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Method and apparatus for coding pictorial information for efficient storage, transmission and reproduction

CA 1207886 A · Owner: Kramer, Henry P. · Inventors: Kramer, Henry P.

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A character in a set of characters comprising a font for use in reproducing an image comprises a composite of two colors wherein at least one of said two colors occupies one area of said character and the other of said two colors occupies at least two areas of said character, said at least two areas of said other color being separated from each other by said one area of said one color. Each character having at least, three areas of two different colors is structurally different, from other characters of a single color or only two areas of different colors.

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  • Granted July 15, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 15, 2003.
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FiledSeptember 1, 1981
GrantedJuly 15, 1986
Term endedJuly 15, 2003
Patent numberCA 1207886 A
Classification (IPC)H04N1/00

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19821985198819911994199720002003Application filedSep 1, 1981Patent grantedJuly 15, 1986Term endedJuly 15, 2003

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