Method for displaying kanji characters
CA 2016609 C · Owner: Schiller, Stephen N. · Inventors: Schiller, Stephen N.; Paxton, William H.
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This invention relates to a method for displaying characters on a screen or printer, particularly kanji characters. The structure of the character is represented by stems and counters, bath vertical and horizontal the counters being the, spaces between stems. The character is then transferred from character to display space. Either the horizontal or vertical counters are grouped into a first chain of counters. The non-integral counter widths of this chain are adjusted in relation to the other counter widths within the chain selected counter, widths being made equal to others within the chain in order to most faithfully reproduce the desired character. The remaining horizontal or vertical …
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- Filed May 11, 1990 and granted May 1, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 11, 2010.
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