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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kunio Yoshida, Nara, JP;
Fusao Makino, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400124 ; 400 76 ; 400120 ; 358180 ; 358287 ; 358298 ;
Abstract
An enlarged pattern generator generates an enlarged dot matrix pattern from an original dot matrix pattern by providing up to four mutually adjacent dots. Presence and absence of neighboring dots are examined regarding each dot in the original dot matrix pattern in order to determine whether less than four dots should be provided in the enlarged pattern corresponding thereto.