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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Albert Chang, Lindfield, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of modifying a font character. An outline of the font character is received, the outline being a vector representation of the character. A slant angle parameter to be applied to the font outline is received, the slant angle specifying an amount of shearing to be applied to the font outline. A modified stroke width is determined for each segment of the font outline according to an initial angle of the segment and the slant angle, the modified stroke width being proportional to ratio of a length of the segment before and after applying the slant angle to the outline. The modified stroke width is used for adjusting an initial stroke width of the segment to compensate for changes to stroke width of the segment caused by applying the slant angle. The font character is rendered using the modified stroke width of the segments.