Typewriting machines – Including type-set-assemblage mounted on carrier and... – Imprint by pivoting of type-head-carrier and type-head...
Patent
1982-03-09
1984-04-03
Wright, Jr., Ernest T.
Typewriting machines
Including type-set-assemblage mounted on carrier and...
Imprint by pivoting of type-head-carrier and type-head...
400 83, 400110, 400479, 400484, 178 18, 382 13, G06K 900
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active
044405138
ABSTRACT:
A character shaping device includes a tablet or the like upon which characters are written or drawn, and a device for determing distribution functions for the character as projected in the x- and y-directions. From this information the "center of gravity" of the character is calculated, and the x- and y-dimensions of the character are detected to determine the character area. The image is then centered within a normalization area and enlarged or reduced in size according to scale factors dependent upon the relative dimensions of the character area and the normalization area, to obtain a well balanced and sized character which may then be printed along with other characters to form sentences on a printed document or the like.
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Arai Yoshio
Kataoka Hiroyuki
Fuji 'Xerox Co., Ltd.
Wright, Jr. Ernest T.
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