Pattern generating method and apparatus

Details Pattern generating method and apparatus Pattern generating method and apparatus

1993-07-12

1994-05-03

Evans, Arthur G.

395110, G06F 1500

Patent

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053095480

ABSTRACT:
There are provided a pattern generating method and apparatus for generating a character/symbol pattern. The apparatus comprises a font memory to store outline font data of characters, symbols, and the like, an image memory to store image data based on the outline font data stored in the font memory, storing means for storing the font image based on the outline font data into the image memory, a color data generating circuit to generate color data in accordance with the designated color information, and a painting circuit to paint the inside of the stored font image by the color data. The color data generating circuit executes a masking operation on the basis of the color information which was designated and input and generates the color data. Thus an accurate color image can be reproduced.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4368491 (1983-06-01), Saito
patent: 4716533 (1987-12-01), Ohmori
patent: 4907282 (1990-03-01), Daly et al.

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