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5999708 Method and apparatus for copier request and retrieval of files from multiple computers  
The present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus which comprises connection means for connecting to a computer network to which a plurality of computers are connected and record...
5996032 System for writing a plurality of data bits less than from the total number of bits in a data register using a single register write operation  
Register write circuitry (250) writes to a plurality of data register bits (276) using a single register write operation by storing both designated address bits (276) and an address field (274) for...
5995718 Information processing apparatus which secures an exclusive memory for storing a registered font and method therefor  
In an information processing apparatus for causing a printer to execute a printing operation by registering a font therein, there is disclosed a configuration allowing the information processing...
5987229 Method for controlling the passage of media through mixed speed print processes  
For a multiprocess application including a plurality of work stations at which the application processes proceed simultaneously, such as a printer including serially aligned laser and inkjet print...
5982991 Method and apparatus for switching between binary and arithmetic operators during raster operations  
The method of the invention performs logical operation on a pixel image, wherein pixels of the image comprise multi-bit color pixel values. The method performs the steps of: identifying a received...
5960164 Data interface for high performance  
A method and system for producing documents at a first site from database information produced at a second site remote from the first site has enhanced system flexibility and enhanced data handling...
5946001 Output apparatus with changeable font resolution  
Output apparatus that converts vector font data into dot font data in accordance with a change in output resolution has a first memory to store dot font data and a second memory to store vector...
5946105 Facsimile apparatus and control method therefor  
There are provided a facsimile apparatus in which fonts of plural languages each including plural characters need not be permanently stored from the beginning, and a control method therefor. A data...
5940581 Dynamic font management for large character sets  
When a document imaging operation commences, a document is examined to detect each font, and each glyph of a font, appearing in the document. If all of the detected fonts are currently stored in an...
5920880 Method and system for a dynamic rendering protocol  
The present invention includes a method of dynamic rendering protocol for display of glyphs used in a data processor comprising the steps of listing output image formats of font scalers which can...
5917507 Output apparatus and method capable of outputting information in response to instructions for data source  
There is disclosed an output apparatus such as a printing apparatus or a display apparatus capable of exhibiting sufficient performance even when the output apparatus and the data source do not...
5893129 Document storage and reproduction method  
The present invention relates to a method for reproducing a set of documents and the characters and fonts in each document, which includes, storing each document in a print file; creating an index...
5887990 Virtual font cartridge  
Methods and apparatus for emulating font cartridges with virtual cartridges. Virtual cartridges may be loaded onto a data storage device, and desired virtual cartridges may be selected for use from...
5878194 Method and device for outputting multicolor document  
There is provided a multicolor document output device including a designating circuit to designate an output position of a character; an output format setting circuit to set an output format of...
5872897 Method for conserving print media  
A method of printing an image on a substrate, where a solid border is printed on the substrate, the solid border corresponding to the perimeter of the image. A dead zone, in which no media is...
5871287 Extended ribbon life for improved bar code printing  
Disclosed is an improved method, in an impact matrix printer, for extending print ribbon life when used in printing bar codes and for improving the quality of bar codes printed by the ribbon, the...
5861957 Image outputting apparatus with auxiliary memory device for storing a plurality of control programs  
An image outputting abstract has a removably mounted auxiliary memory device for prestoring control programs process print information conforming to a command system. The auxiliary memory device is...
5850488 Character generating method and apparatus using discrimination of stored font data  
In the invention, a plane region to which characters are output is divided into lattice-like elements (orthogonal lattice, triangular lattice, hexagonal lattice, etc.). In each element, an area...
5847713 Output apparatus with size change of character patterns only  
An output apparatus and method include a character pattern memory for storing a character pattern, a screen pattern memory for storing a screen pattern to be synthesized with the character pattern...
5841429 Method and apparatus for managing a character pattern  
A controller section registers a character pattern and individual information thereof in a buffer memory. The individual information includes a first flag indicating a first processing state and a...
5841954 Dot printers with width compression capabilities  
A printer for printing font and/or barcode character bars comprised of a plurality of rows in a direction of printing movement perpendicular to the character bars which are in turn comprised of a...
5825987 Character output device  
A font substitution printer serving as a character output device includes a substitute font generation section, a storage section and other sections. The storage section includes a font attribute...
5822504 Font packing device and font unpacking device  
Font packing device and font unpacking device aims at storing a bit map font at a high packing ratio, and processing and unpacking the packed data with a simple hardware configuration at a high...
5822499 Method and apparatus for printing data in accordance with a previously set parameter regardless of currently specified parameters  
An output method and apparatus is provided for storing first control information for controlling an output operation based on externally supplied data and for storing command information for...
5819011 Media boundary traversal method and apparatus  
A method and data processing system are disclosed for media boundary traversal. In one embodiment, the invention transforms an electronic data processing file to a printed output that is...
5812743 Image recording system  
An image recording system and method for smoothing printed characters, in particular, for low resolution printers. The image recording system includes a font decoding device, a font generating...
5802257 Information processing apparatus, method and memory medium that control a bold process in accordance with the setting of a facsimile mode  
An information processing apparatus is constructed by a judging unit for judging a set mode and a control unit for performing a bold process to an object in a document and outputting the document...
5793936 Center-line anti-aliasing for digital printing  
A method of eliminating the effects of aliasing when printing objects having opposing edges. A center line between the opposing edges is identified. (FIG. 3). "Opposing pixels" on the edges are...
5774879 Automated financial instrument processing system  
An integrated data processing system is described which comprises an execution control processor (10) that itself comprises a security processor (12) and data base processor (14). Bidirectional...
5761395 Apparatus for and method of controlling output  
An output control apparatus which delivers a character pattern in accordance with a character generating request from a host computer and which selects one of a plurality of fonts in accordance...
5758041 Output control method and apparatus  
An output control method and apparatus for receiving data from an external apparatus such as a floppy disc and generating are disclosed. ID data that is peculiar to a printer is non-volatilely...
5758039 Small size printer having multiple font sizes  
Upon issuance of a check, predetermined mark data are added to data and letters indicating an amount of money so as to be converted into new data and letters indicating the amount of money....
5746524 Printing control apparatus for spacing 1-byte and 2-byte characters  
In a printer that normally prints 1-byte characters as well as 2-byte characters in such a manner that a size of a 2-byte character is smaller than twice the size of a 1-byte character, a device...
5748861 Image processing apparatus and method therefor  
According to an image processing apparatus and a method therefor, external font data and a program for generating a font patten using the font data are input. The input program is executed to...
5748798 Method and system for adding effects to gray scale images  
The present invention enables application of the bold process to thicken the data or the outline process to hollow the inside of the data to leave the contour thereof to the gray scale data...
5742744 Output apparatus and method for establishing a using right for plural data processing units  
An output apparatus and method controls a combination of a plurality of font data stores and a plurality of conversion methods for converting font data to dot pattern data in accordance with a...
5742746 Character output control method and apparatus for terminal  
A terminal, such as character display unit or printer, has a character pattern memory region. A host system controls an operation of outputting a character to the terminal. In case of outputting a...
5742298 64 bit wide video front cache  
A VGA compatible graphics controller receives character data, attribute data and font data, each of which are stored in different planes of a display memory. The font data comprises bit maps of at...
5737501 Printer control unit and method  
When there occurs a need to perform resolution conversion while a drawing object, such as a character, is formed, deterioration of print quality is reduced by selecting a reforming method according...
5737502 Character processing apparatus having a cursor whose display form changes with pitch  
A character processing apparatus for arbitrarily setting a character pitch when a mathematical formula is input. This apparatus includes: a memory to store character patterns corresponding to...
5734873 Display controller with accelerated drawing of text strings  
A display controller includes a text engine which stores font information, including image and width information, in a unused portion of the frame buffer. A character string comprising width...
5732201 Method for divisionally utilizing memory area  
A method for divisionally utilizing a memory area may include the steps of setting an input buffer area in the memory, receiving data from a computer, determining whether a user defined character...
5731800 Output method and apparatus  
An output apparatus includes a memory for storing attribute information and an output resolution of a character pattern, an outline font forming unit for forming an outline font on the basis of...
5732197 Printing control apparatus  
When a font is to be registered, if the font can be classified into a character set which is used frequently, and a character set which is used not so frequently, one font is divided into a...
5729666 Efficient method and apparatus for downloading of fonts from a processor to a printer  
A data processing configuration includes a computer, a printer and a font memory which houses tables that define spacing metrics that are individual to each glyph included in a font. The computer...
5721812 Character data processing method and apparatus  
A character-data processing method and apparatus enabling registration of font data generated by an external device into an output device even if the data format created by the external device is...
5706413 Printer  
Code conversion tables for some major language spheres are stored in a ROM 13 in a printer. Pattern information of all kinds of characters, discriminately represented by their internal codes, are...
5696984 Output apparatus and method for varying size of cache memory area  
An output apparatus includes a pattern generator for generating a font pattern such as a character symbol, a memory including a storage area for temporarily storing a dot image corresponding to the...
5694485 Outputting method and apparatus which reuses already-developed output patterns  
An outputting apparatus comprises: a discriminating circuit to discriminate whether the same pattern as the pattern to be developed at a predetermined position has already been developed in an...
5684930 Output apparatus and method with font control in plural output modes  
Method and apparatus in which a font whose use is intended to be restricted to a particular purpose, such as a specific emulation program, is identified in such manner as to prevent its use...
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