Class 345/17 - Strokes for forming characters

Subclass of Class 345 - Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems
Definition: Subject matter wherein the strokes formed on the CRT result
No. of patents: 31
Last issue date: 09/23/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7428711	Glow highlighting as an ink attribute Methods for rendering electronic ink with highlighting attributes include: (a) receiving data representing at least one electronic ink stroke including a highlighting attribute; (b) rendering a first highlighting stroke in a first dimension and in a first highlighti...	09/23/2008
7289159	Video generation and capture techniques Method and arrangement for capturing and automatically formatting video signals in both synchronized and deflection driven forms in which a single real-time capture module is provided including three input channels for receiving the video signals, three analog to di...	10/30/2007
7221475	Color image processing apparatus The invention relates to a color image processing apparatus and, more particularly, to adjusting means of a color tone and a sharpness. According to the invention, there is provided a color image processing apparatus characterized by having processing means for perf...	05/22/2007
7068286	Edge smoothing systems and methods A method of processing video data includes directing the video data set toward a display device. The display device has horizontal resolution h1 and vertical resolution v1. The video data has horizontal resolution h2 and vertical res...	06/27/2006
6999622	Stroke data editing device A stroke data editing device, for editing stroke data, indicating at least one stroke of a coordinate input device, comprising, a stroke data storage unit that stores stroke data, each piece of the stroke data corresponding to one stroke of a coordinate input device...	02/14/2006
6798400	System, method and program products for counting key-in operation A system for counting a key-in operation has a keyboard, input key judging unit for judging an input key keyed-in by the keyboard to be an effective key, an ineffective key or a command key, input key counting unit for counting the number of inputs of each input key...	09/28/2004
6795579	Method and apparatus for recognizing handwritten chinese characters A method for recognizing handwritten Chinese characters based on stroke recognition comprises steps of: recognizing handwritten strokes, updating stroke code sequences; retrieving in dictionaries/lexicons at least one corresponding character/phrase entry so as to ob...	09/21/2004
6496160	Stroke to raster converter system An apparatus for converting analog stroke display signals representing electron beam generated stroke traces into raster display information for producing a raster-scan image display. The apparatus includes a sampling circuit for sampling the analog strok...	12/17/2002
6295378	Handwriting stroke information encoder which encodes handwriting stroke information by sampling A handwriting stroke information encoder capable of reducing costs resulting from communication and storage of encoded data by reducing the amount of the encoded data. The handwriting stroke information encoder is provided with a processor which calculate...	09/25/2001
6246800	Loss-less compression and decompression of bitmaps using strokes A method of compressing a bitmap of a symbol includes dividing up the symbol into one or more strokes which include a number of parallel, laterally adjacent, continuous line segments, run-length encoding each stroke to form a stream of line codes for that...	06/12/2001
5459796	System for entering handwritten data into computer generated forms A method for entering data into a computer generated form including field areas of preselected height and width includes the steps of converting handwritten characters of arbitrary height which may be greater than the preselected height formed on the scre...	10/17/1995
5414228	Handwritten character input device The present invention discloses a handwritten character input device for entering a handwritten character into a microcomputer accommodated inside of the handwritten character input device, the handwritten character input device comprising a digitizer inc...	05/09/1995
5388166	Image drawing apparatus An image drawing apparatus wherein the processing time and the memory capacity are reduced and jaggy is reduced to improve the image quality. A command received at an image data inputting section is sent to a vector production section, in which, when the ...	02/07/1995
5313573	Apparatus for forming character patterns with line segments A character pattern forming apparatus has a ROM, a RAM, and a CPU. The ROM includes a first memory area for storing a plurality of segment data respectively designating different segments of a character each segment having one or more dots arranged in a r...	05/17/1994
5305433	Method and system for generating characters with compact character data A character generator and method which requires reduced storage memory space for a character memory by virtue of generating bit fill patterns that fill character borders. The borders are, in turn, generated from partial borders that are local to the start...	04/19/1994
5233335	Symbol/raster generator for CRT display A symbol/raster generator system for a CRT display system is described, having the capability of generating raster-scanned display signals or vector symbology. The system includes a polar coordinate transformation circuit which transforms polar coordinate...	08/03/1993
4672370	Technique for scaling characters in a stroke-vector display system A technique is disclosed for use in an electronic raster-scan display system, for generating characters of variable size using a stroke-vector technique. An incoming data signal defines the type of character to be displayed, the horizontal X and vertical ...	06/09/1987
4660028	Stroke-vector character generator A novel stroke-vector character generator is disclosed for generating characters or the like in a raster-scan video display system. An external data signal defines the type of character to be displayed, the character field dimensions, the character drawin...	04/21/1987
4658248	Method for generating stroke-vector characters for use in a display system A novel method is disclosed for use in an electronic raster-scan display system, for generating characters using a stroke-vector technique. An incoming data signal defines the type of character to be displayed, the character field dimensions, the characte...	04/14/1987
4633243	Method of storing characters in a display system In a method of storing characters in a display system having a display device with an orthogonal matrix of addressable points, each character is represented as a succession of strokes each constrained to lie in one of the eight fundamental directions of t...	12/30/1986
4507656	Character/vector controller for stroke written CRT displays A controller for a vector generator used in drawing vector defined symbology on the face of a cathode ray tube is disclosed. Digital storage definitive of contiguous vectors which comprise each symbol to be drawn is addressed by a character address output...	03/26/1985
4491925	Precision time tracking line generator A display system line generator network having an error correction feedback loop which achieves high positional accuracy for both plan position indicators PPI and synthetic character and line data. Digital reference position and relative beam motion data ...	01/01/1985
4413323	Digital symbol generator with symbol error checking A digital symbol generator for developing analog deflection voltages to drive a cathode ray tube display forming a plurality of symbols from successive blanked and unblanked vectors rotatable about an arbitrary angle of rotation. Each vector is specified ...	11/01/1983
4338673	Phototypesetting system and method A method and system for use in phototypesetting. A type font character is scanned and character data representative of the font character is generated. The scan data is encoded in accordance with a first predetermined sequence of steps to have the form of...	07/06/1982
4321597	Expanded character generator A cursive writing type cathode ray tube (CRT) display system in which the vertical size of the characters are increased by an input command from a keyboard and central processing unit (CPU). The CRT has both electrostatic and magnetic deflection systems w...	03/23/1982
4205309	Character generator A character generator produces highly accurate electronic reproductions of characters of any chosen style on the screen of a CRT by simultaneously controlling the orientation, length and intensity of the strokes formed by the electron beam of the CRT. The...	05/27/1980
4195338	Computer typesetting Apparatus and methods are disclosed for defining and controlling the relative positioning of symbols in a computer-based imaging system for generating images suitable for controlling a printing operation. Information describing the symbols is stored in a ...	03/25/1980
4156915	Font generating system A character display system which generates analog signals to write sequentially specified strokes forming a character on a display device is described. The character strokes are stored as digital words in a Read Only Memory (ROM) and are sequentially read...	05/29/1979
4012735	Dual mode pattern generator In a cathode ray tube display system, characters are generated for display either as matrices of dots or as sets of strokes on the lines of a parallel horizontal line raster....	03/15/1977
3979742	Apparatus for generating graphical configurations Apparatus for forming graphical configurations, such as alphanumeric characters, on a radiant energy surface, such as the face of a cathode ray tube, with an energy beam. The apparatus includes a path segment length command means which serves to provide a...	09/07/1976
3936664	Method and apparatus for generating character patterns Apparatus for generating a character pattern comprising vector producing means for sequentially producing a plurality of vectors comprising the character pattern; and first storing means for storing the vectors where the configuration of the vectors in th...	02/03/1976

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