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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2016
Monotype Imaging Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
William Elliott Betts, Andover, MA (US);
Monotype Imaging Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Abstract
A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The system also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations that include receiving data representative of a portion of a font character. The portion of the font character being represented as one or more cubic curves. Operations also include determining one or more quadratic curves that approximately track the shape of the one or more cubic curves. In a geometric and recursive manner, determining the one or more quadratic curves includes using a predefined tolerance to compare the one or more quadratic curves to the one or more cubic curves. Operations also include preparing data to represent the one or more quadratic curves to represent the portion of the font character.