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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1995
Tsuneaki Kurumida, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An output apparatus for outputting a character or the like by using an outline font comprises: an outline information memory to store outline information which expresses a character by points on the outline; a correction information memory to store correction information to correct a value of the outline information; and a correction unit to correct the outline information stored in the outline information memory by using the correction information stored in the correction information memory, thereby preventing a slight difference of the outline points of the original character from a large difference when the character size is changed, and enabling such a slight difference to be correctly expressed when the character is enlarged.