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US 3,964,591 AGranted
Font selection system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJames David Hill, Gene Austin Isbell, Thomas Hampton Williams
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Abstract
A font selection system is provided that is useful in conjunction with ink jet printing apparatus. Facilities are included for storing data representative of one or more fonts or character sets and for selecting these on a font basis or a character basis during printing operations.
Claims32
A printing system comprising:
- means to print a multiplicity of type fonts;
- individual font storage means for determining printing characteristics of each of said fonts;
- a plurality of receptacle means in said printing system for insertion and interconnection of said individual font storage means to said system, said receptacle means accommodating any of said font storage means on a randomly insertable basis;
- and
- interrogation means for determining the font storage means inserted in a specific receptacle means.
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An ink jet printer, comprising:
- means to print by ink drops a multiplicity of type fonts;
- individual font storage means for determining printing characteristics of each of said fonts;
- a plurality of receptacle means in said printer for insertion and interconnection of said individual font storage means to said printer, said receptacle means accommodating any of said font storage means on a randomly insertable basis;
- and
- interrogation means for determining the font storage means inserted in a specific receptacle means.
2 more elements
A printing system, comprising:
- printing means to print a multiplicity of type fonts;
- individual font storage means for determining printing characteristics of each of said fonts, at least one of said font storage means being accommodated in said system on a randomly insertable basis;
- interrogation means for determining the font storage means accommodated in said system;
- and
- printing control means for selecting one of said font storage means to control printing operations.
2 more elements
A font selection system comprising:
- font utilization means;
- individual font storage means for providing font information to said font utilization means, at least one of said font storage means being accommodated on a random basis in said system;
- and
- interrogation means for determining the font storage means accommodated in said system.
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