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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Satoshi Egawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Kozo Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395102 ; 395110 ;
Abstract
An outputting apparatus comprises: a changing circuit to change a bit map font in accordance with a resolution of an outputting mechanism in the case where a resolution of the bit map font to be generated differs from the resolution of the outputting mechanism; a developing circuit to develop dot pattern information of the bit map font changed by the changing circuit; and an outputting device to output the dot pattern information developed by the developing means. The changing circuit executes a smoothing process by interpolating one dot into a zigzag portion of a character pattern. The bit map font is a down-load font.