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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320104 | Text grid creation tools Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for controlling typesetting and layout editing (2a). Data being typeset or laid out are displayed on a display (3). A first menu (20) having a u... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7168037 | Text composition spacing amount setting device with icon indicators Methods and apparatus for setting a text composition spacing amount for a DTP system. At least one inter-character-class spacing amount setting table, for use in line composition, groups similar characters, forms a plurality of character classes and sets inter-chara... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6928611 | Setting text composition spacing amount Methods and apparatus for setting a text composition spacing amount in a DTP system. An inter-character class spacing amount setting table for use in line composition groups similar characters, forms a several character classes and sets inter-character spacing amoun... | 08/09/2005 |
| 5876132 | Method and system for high character density printing utilizing low pel density characters A method and system for printing a high density sequence of characters of M characters per inch from a predetermined character set. A print head having multiple print wires or pins is utilized to print a matrix of "dots" at a selected pel density, prefera... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5803629 | Method and apparatus for automatic, shape-based character spacing Apparatus and methods for setting intercharacter spacing for display, rendering or other output of strings of adjacent characters utilize character shapes to set final spacing amounts. The invention stores specifications of characters to be rendered adjac... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791791 | Character information processor A character information processor for carrying out the processing for printing an input character string, includes: a contact-command receiving section for receiving a contact command which commands to print at a character pitch of 0 between the adjacent ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5727223 | Document processing apparatus A document processing apparatus includes a display unit for visually displaying a character train, a generating unit for generating display position information on the display unit on the basis of visualization position information corresponding to a char... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5399029 | Method of kerning in the processing of documents written in European languages Kerning information that allows font characters to contact the outlines of immediately preceding characters when the setting of character spaces is zero is set for the data on said font characters. The result of output with the setting of character spaces... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5382100 | Tape printing device with justification of multisized characters A wordprocessing device which comprises a keyboard for inputting a plurality of characters; a character size key for selecting the size of the characters, a justification key to justify the characters input from the keyboard. When a character string that ... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5374131 | Printer capable of spacing characters within frame A printer capable of printing characters within a frame is disclosed. In such printer, when the frame start key on the keyboard is depressed, the frame start code data is inserted in the text memory and when the frame terminating key on the keyboard is de... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5230572 | Tape printer having spacing function A tape printer automatically expands an input character string up to the length of a desired printing range. Operating a fixed length key after input of printing data causes an indication, for example, "PRINTING LENGTH: 10" to appear. The "PRINTING LENGTH... | 07/27/1993 |
| 4225249 | Variable character spacing matrix for proportional spacing printing systems The aesthetic characteristics of adjacent characters are used to enhance the quality of output in a proportional spacing printer and to provide right margin justification for composing. Spacing between characters is determined on the basis of the characte... | 09/30/1980 |
