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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1991
Ichiro Sasaki, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A data processing apparatus having a basic figure processing device for preparing basic figure data for reproducing at least one basic figure on a recording medium, a display screen or other output medium, and supplemental figure processing device for determining a supplemental figure attached to the basic flgure or figures and preparing supplemental figure data necessary to output the supplemental figure on the output medium. The supplemental figure processing device is adapted to prepare standard supplement figure data necessary to attach at least one standard supplement figure to the basic figure or figures in a predetermined relationship therewith. Each standard supplement figure is specified by a characteristic of the basic figure or figures and contains the supplemental figure. The supplemental figure processing device selects a portion of the standard supplement figure data which corresponds to a portion of the standard supplement figure or figures which satisfies a predetermined condition, so that the supplemental figure data consists of the selected portion of the standard supplement figure data.