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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1998
Bodin Dresevic, Bellevue, WA (US);
Claude Betrisey, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An emboldened font is simulated from a regular font by moving the outline that describes the font along a vector normal to the direction of the outline a predetermined distance. A new emboldened location is calculated for each control point that defines the font outline. The new location for each control point is determined by calculating a vector perpendicular to the outline at the location of the control point. The control point is then moved a predetermined distance along the perpendicular vector. The predetermined distance controls how much emboldening is applied to the font. The greater the predetermined distance, the more emboldened the font will appear. By moving all of the control points that define a font outline a predetermined distance along a vector perpendicular to the outline, a new outline is created that defines the emboldened version of the font.