Computer typesetting
Patent 4195338 Issued on March 25, 1980. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 25, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 25, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3037192 3187321 3191006 3241120 3325786 3389404 3394366 3396377 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/035025 filed on 05/06/1970US Classes:715/519, Horizontal spacing345/17, Strokes for forming characters345/25, Alphanumeric display345/467, Character generating345/469, Character generation using control points or hints345/471, Alteration of stored font345/619, Graphic manipulation (object processing or display attributes)396/549, PHOTOTYPE COMPOSING396/551, Having character printing control by program card, tape, or disk400/304, For kerning or overlap imprinting715/529, Text attribute715/535Ideographic generatorExaminersPrimary: Thomas, James D.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG09G 5/24 (20060101)AbstractApparatus 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 memory and is retrieved and the corresponding symbol relatively positioned on an imaging device in response to a control program and an input specification of the desired coincidence of "concatenation points" associated with each symbol. | |
