Information processing apparatus, printing apparatus, information processing method and storage medium
US-2016378740-A1 · Dec 29, 2016 · US
Printing with a combination of fixed fonts and proportional fonts
US2016253583A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016253583-A1 |
| Application number | US-201514633234-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | Feb 27, 2015 |
| Publication date | Sep 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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In accordance with the embodiment, a printer comprises a communication section configured to receive character data from a host, an image buffer configured to store the character data received by the communication section, a character generator configured to include font data which corresponds to the character data uniquely, and a control section configured to read, from the character generator, the font data corresponding to the character data read from the image buffer and generate a character string.
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1 . A printer comprising: a communication section configured to receive character data from a host; an image buffer configured to store the character data received by the communication section; a character generator configured to identify alphanumeric characters and non-alphanumeric characters of the character data and generate fixed font data for the alphanumeric characters and proportional font data for the non-alphanumeric characters; and a control section configured to read, from the character generator, the fixed font data and proportional font data corresponding to the character data read from the image buffer and generate a character string with fixed font alphanumeric characters and proportional font non-alphanumeric characters. 2 . (canceled) 3 . The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the non-alphanumeric characters correspond to Arabia characters. 4 - 5 . (canceled) 6 . The printer according to claim 1 , further comprising: a print head configured to print the character string generated by the control section on a medium. 7 . The printer according to claim 6 , wherein the medium is a receipt. 8 . The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the end of the line of the non-alphanumeric character data sent from the host contains line feed information. 9 . The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the end of the line of the non-alphanumeric character data sent from the host contains carriage return information. 10 . The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the correspondence relation between the character data and the font data can be changed from the host. 11 . A method of printing characters, comprising: storing, in an image buffer, character data received from a host; identifying, from the image buffer, alphanumeric characters and non-alphanumeric characters of the character data and generating fixed font data for the alphanumeric characters and proportional font data for the non-alphanumeric characters; generating a character string from the fixed font data and the proportional font data; and printing the generated character string on a medium, wherein the character string includes fixed font alphanumeric characters and proportional font non-alphanumeric characters.
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Accessing generic data, e.g. fonts · CPC title
characterized by the format of the data · CPC title
characterized by its workflow · CPC title
involving combining data of different types · CPC title
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- What does patent US2016253583A1 cover?
- In accordance with the embodiment, a printer comprises a communication section configured to receive character data from a host, an image buffer configured to store the character data received by the communication section, a character generator configured to include font data which corresponds to the character data uniquely, and a control section configured to read, from the character generator…
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- Toshiba Tec Kk
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- Primary CPC classification G06K15/1827. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Thu Sep 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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