Apparatus for processing character and image data
May 12, 2009. 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 ReferencesPrinting methods for producing prints having images of variable size and text Image processing apparatus for combining image and character data Image processing method and apparatus therefor Image reading and/or recording apparatus with enlarging and reducing function Method of and apparatus for enlarging/reducing two-dimensional images Data processing system with common channel for image and character data Communication terminal device Data communication apparatus Patent #: 4922349 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 243791 filed on 09/13/1988US Classes:715/520, Area designation358/448, Image processing715/515, Compound document715/523, Format transformation715/525, Pagination715/539Block controlExaminersPrimary: Herndon, Heather R.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 015/63Foreign Application Priority Data1987-09-16 JPAbstractA mixed data processing apparatus having a memory for storing mixed data of character blocks and image blocks and a discriminator of discriminating whether or not the number of blocks stored in the memory exceed a predetermined number. A synthesizer synthesizes the blocks when the number of blocks in memory exceeds the predetermined number of blocks. During synthesizing, character blocks are converted into image blocks. After synthesizing, the mixed data is transmitted by a transmitter to a party being transmitted to.Other References
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