CA1121056A - Character generating method and apparatus - Google Patents

Character generating method and apparatus

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CA1121056A
CA1121056A CA000327232A CA327232A CA1121056A CA 1121056 A CA1121056 A CA 1121056A CA 000327232 A CA000327232 A CA 000327232A CA 327232 A CA327232 A CA 327232A CA 1121056 A CA1121056 A CA 1121056A
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French (fr)
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Roderick I. Craig
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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
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Eltra Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41B—MACHINES OR ACCESSORIES FOR MAKING, SETTING, OR DISTRIBUTING TYPE; TYPE; PHOTOGRAPHIC OR PHOTOELECTRIC COMPOSING DEVICES
    • B41B19/00—Photoelectronic composing machines
    • B41B19/01—Photoelectronic composing machines having electron-beam tubes producing an image of at least one character which is photographed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41B—MACHINES OR ACCESSORIES FOR MAKING, SETTING, OR DISTRIBUTING TYPE; TYPE; PHOTOGRAPHIC OR PHOTOELECTRIC COMPOSING DEVICES
    • B41B27/00—Control, indicating, or safety devices or systems for composing machines of various kinds or types

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  • Controls And Circuits For Display Device (AREA)
  • Image Generation (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
  • Dot-Matrix Printers And Others (AREA)
  • Laser Beam Printer (AREA)
  • Digital Computer Display Output (AREA)
CA000327232A 1978-05-12 1979-05-09 Character generating method and apparatus Expired CA1121056A (en)

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US05/905,451 US4199815A (en) 1978-05-12 1978-05-12 Typesetter character generating apparatus
US905,451 1978-05-12

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US (1) US4199815A (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png)
JP (6) JPS54149522A (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png)
CA (3) CA1105620A (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png)
DE (3) DE2954383C2 (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png)
FR (1) FR2425677B1 (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png)
GB (2) GB2089179B (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png)
IT (1) IT1116588B (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png)
SE (3) SE446705B (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png)

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FR2425677B1 (fr) 1985-05-31
DE2919013C2 (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png) 1989-04-27
JPH021787U (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png) 1990-01-08
GB2020520A (en) 1979-11-14
DE2954383A1 (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png) 1985-03-21
DE2919013A1 (de) 1979-12-06
JPS54149522A (en) 1979-11-22
FR2425677A1 (fr) 1979-12-07
JPS61258285A (ja) 1986-11-15
SE456049B (sv) 1988-08-29
JPS59176048A (ja) 1984-10-05
SE8501905D0 (sv) 1985-04-18
CA1105620A (en) 1981-07-21
JPH0224895U (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png) 1990-02-19
CA1105619A (en) 1981-07-21
GB2089179B (en) 1982-12-08
SE8502470L (sv) 1985-05-20
IT7948998A0 (it) 1979-05-10
DE2953600C2 (de) 1985-06-27
GB2089179A (en) 1982-06-16
US4199815A (en) 1980-04-22
SE446705B (sv) 1986-10-06
IT1116588B (it) 1986-02-10
JPS59170883A (ja) 1984-09-27
SE7904009L (sv) 1979-11-13
SE456050B (sv) 1988-08-29
DE2954383C2 (US07709020-20100504-C00032.png) 1987-07-02
GB2020520B (en) 1982-11-17
SE8502470D0 (sv) 1985-05-20

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