The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1995
Hiroshi Takakura, Yokohama, JP;
Takahiro Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Kunio Seto, Tokyo, JP;
Akifumi Shirasaka, Yokohama, JP;
Masaki Hamada, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A document processing apparatus and method inputs character code information corresponding to a character to be output, stores a character or symbol pattern in the form of a plurality of fonts, discriminates whether a character or a symbol pattern to be output exists across a plurality of lines, generates one character or a symbol pattern existing across a single line from one stored font based on one character code of the input character code information in the event that the character or symbol pattern to be output is discriminated to exist, across only a single line, and generates one character or symbol pattern existing across a plurality of lines from the plurality of stored fonts based on one character code of the input character code information in the event that the character or symbol pattern to be output is discriminated to exist across a plurality of lines.