Method and system for achieving enhanced glyphs in a font

Details Method and system for achieving enhanced glyphs in a font Method and system for achieving enhanced glyphs in a font

1998-01-30

2000-07-18

Evans, Arthur G.

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Static presentation processing

Character or font

358 12, G06K 1500

Patent

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060915056

ABSTRACT:
Aspects for achieving enhanced glyphs of a font are presented. In a method aspect, the method includes determining a glyph layer description for a selected glyph, and accessing at least one contour for the selected glyph. The method further includes accessing at least one layer style for the at least one contour of the selected glyph, and rendering the selected glyph in accordance with the at least one layer style to produced an enhanced glyph. In a system aspect, the system includes a mechanism for providing a hinted path. A glyph layer processor is coupled to the mechanism for providing and receives the hinted path. The glyph layer processor outputs enhanced glyph data. A drawing client for receiving the enhanced glyph data from the glyph layer processor for output from a computer system is further included.

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patent: 5715473 (1998-02-01), Reed

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