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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:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Atobe, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Nagata, Tama, JP;
Yoichi Toyokura, Yokohama, JP;
Maiko Suenaga, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41B 1/500 ; B41J 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41B 1/500 ; B41J 1/500 ;
Abstract
A dot pattern is generated by using scalable font data on the basis of received print data, and then printed. One scalable font set corresponds to two kinds of dot pattern generating modes. One generates a dot pattern with quality being given precedence, and the other generates a dot pattern with speed being given precedence and for printing at high speed, though quality inferior. The two modes are switchable to perform printing to fit user's needs.