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US 4,642,624 AGranted
Width card
AssigneeLeonard Storch Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsLeonard Storch, Robert Hotto
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AssigneeLeonard Storch Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsLeonard Storch, Robert Hotto
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A width card associated with a film strip both of which are adapted to be used in a phototypesetting machine, the film strip containing a plurality of fonts, each of which contains a plurality of characters. The width card includes a memory for storing a plurality of sets of character width information for each of the fonts contained on the associated film strip, means for selecting one of the sets of character width information for all of the fonts contained on the associated film strip and means for permitting the phototypesetting machine to obtain from the memory the width information for a character in a particular font by accessing the selected set of character width information for the particular font. In response to access of the memory by the phototypesetting machine, a visual indication of the particular font accessed and the set of character width information selected is provided.
A width card associated with a film strip containing a pluralilty of fonts each of said fonts containing a plurality of characters, said width card and said film strip adapted to be used with a phototypesetting machine, comprising a memory for storing a first set and a second set of character width information for each of said fonts contained on said associated film strip, means for permitting the selection of either said first set or said second set of character width information for all of said fonts contained on said associated film strip, means for permitting said phototypesetting machine to obtain from said memory the width information for a character in a particular font by accessing the selected set of character width information for the particular font from said memory, and means responsive to access of said memory by said phototypesetting machine for providing a visual indication of the particular font accessed and the set of character width information selected.
A width card associated with a film strip containing a plurality of fonts, each of said fonts containing a plurality of characters, said width card and said film strip adapted to be used with a phototypesetting machine, comprising a memory for storing a plurality of sets of character width information for each of said fonts contained on said associated film strip, means for permitting the selection of one of said sets of character width information for all of said fonts contained on said associated film strip, means for permitting said phototypesetting machine to obtain from said memory the width information for a character in a particular font by accessing the selected set of character width information for the particular font, and means responsive to access of said memory by said phototypesetting machine for providing a visual indication of the particular font accessed and the set of character width information selected.
A width card associated with a film strip containing a plurality of fonts each of said fonts containing a plurality of characters, said width card and said film strip adapted to be used with a phototypesetting machine, comprising a memory for storing a set of character width information for each of said fonts contained on said associated film strip, means for permitting said phototypesetting machine to obtain from said memory the width information for a character in a particular font by accessing the set of character width information for the particular font, and means responsive to access of said memory by said phototypesetting machine for providing a visual indication of the particular font accessed.
A width card associated with a film strip containing a plurality of fonts each of said fonts containing a plurality of characters, said width card and said film strip adapted to be used with a phototypesetting machine, comprising a memory for storing a first set and a second set of character width information for each of said fonts contained on said associated film strip, means for permitting the selection of either said first set or second set of character width information for all of said fonts contained on said associated film strip, means for permitting said phototypesetting machine to obtain from said memory the width information for a character in a particular font by accessing the selected set of character width information for the particular font.
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