Output apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToru Matoba
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Abstract
An output method and apparatus for operating in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output. The method includes the steps of receiving a command from an exterior equipment or a command from a switch to indicate which one of the two processing methods is to be selected, and selecting either one of the two processing methods in accordance with the command received from either the exterior equipment or the switch, wherein the character pattern selected and output in the first processing method and the character pattern made and output in the second processing method represent the same pattern.
Claims60
An output apparatus operable in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said apparatus comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a command from an exterior equipment to indicate which one of the two processing methods is to be selected;
- discriminating means for discriminating a memory capacity in said apparatus in the case of outputting a certain character;
- and
- selecting means which can select either one of the two processing methods on the basis of the results of the discrimination of said discriminating means irrespective of the received command,
- wherein the character pattern selected and output in the first processing method and the character pattern made and output in the second processing method represent the same pattern.
An output apparatus operably in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said apparatus comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a command from an exterior equipment to indicate which one of the two processing methods is to be selected;
- discriminating means for discriminating a size of a certain character in the case of outputting the character;
- and
- selecting means which can select either one of the two processing methods on the basis of the results of the discrimination of said discriminating means irrespective of the received command,
- wherein the character pattern selected and output in the first processing method and the character pattern made and output in the second processing method represent the same pattern.
An output apparatus operable in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said apparatus comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a command via a switch to indicate which one of the two processing methods is to be selected;
- discriminating means for discriminating a memory capacity in said apparatus in the case of outputting a certain character;
- and
- selecting means which can select either one of the two processing methods on the basis of the results of the discrimination of said discriminating means irrespective of the received command,
- wherein the character pattern selected and output in the first processing method and the character pattern made and output in the second processing method represent the same pattern.
An output apparatus operable in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said apparatus comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a command via a switch to indicate which one of the two processing methods is to be selected;
- discriminating means for discriminating the size of a certain character in the case of outputting the character;
- and
- selecting means which can select either one of the two processing methods on the basis of the results of the discrimination of said discriminating means irrespective of the received command,
- wherein the character pattern selected and output in the first processing method and the character pattern made and output in the second processing method represent the same pattern.
An output apparatus operable in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said apparatus comprising:
- said discriminating means for discriminating a memory capacity in said apparatus in the case of outputting a certain character;
- and
- selecting means for selecting the second processing method when said discriminating means discriminates that the memory capacity is sufficient.
An output apparatus operable in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said apparatus comprising:
- discriminating means for discriminating a memory capacity in said apparatus in the case of outputting a certain character;
- and
- selecting means for selecting the first processing method when said discriminating means discriminates that the memory capacity is insufficient.
An output apparatus operable in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said apparatus comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a command from an exterior equipment to indicate that the first processing method is to be selected;
- discriminating means for discriminating the size of a certain character in the case of outputting the character;
- and
- selecting means for selecting the first processing method in response to the received command when the character size discriminated by said discriminating means is smaller than a predetermined size.
An output apparatus operable in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said apparatus comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a command from an exterior equipment to indicate that the first processing method is to be selected;
- discriminating means for discriminating the size of a certain character in the case of outputting the character;
- and
- selecting means for selecting the second processing method irrespective of the received command when the character size discriminated by said discriminating means is larger than a predetermined size.
An output apparatus operable in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said apparatus comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a command via a switch to indicate that the first processing method is to be selected;
- discriminating means for discriminating the size of a certain character in the case of outputting the character;
- and
- selecting means for selecting the first processing method in response to the received command when the character size discriminated by said discriminating means is smaller than a predetermined size.
An apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the switch may be manually operated.
An output apparatus operable in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said apparatus comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a command via a switch to indicate that the first processing method is to be selected;
- discriminating means for discriminating the size of a certain character in the case of outputting the character;
- and
- selecting means for selecting the second processing method irrespective of the received command when the character size discriminated by said discriminating means is larger than a predetermined size.
An output apparatus operable in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said apparatus comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a command from an exterior equipment and a command from a switch to indicate which one of the two processing methods is to be selected;
- and
- selecting means which can select either one of the two processing methods in accordance with the command received from either the exterior equipment or the switch,
- wherein the character pattern selected and output in the first processing method and the character pattern made and output in the second processing method represent the same pattern.
A method for operating in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a command from an exterior equipment to indicate which one of the two processing methods is to be selected;
- discriminating a memory capacity when outputting a certain character;
- and
- selecting either one of the two processing methods on the basis of the results of the discrimination irrespective of the received command,
- wherein the character pattern selected and output in the first processing method and the character pattern made and output in the second processing method represent the same pattern.
A method for operating in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a command from an exterior equipment to indicate which one of the two processing methods is to be selected;
- discriminating the size of a certain character when outputting the character;
- and
- selecting either one of the two processing methods on the basis of the results of the discrimination irrespective of the received command,
- wherein the character pattern selected and output in the first processing method and the character pattern made and output in the second processing method represent the same pattern.
A method for operating in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a command from a switch to indicate which one of the two processing methods is to be selected;
- discriminating a memory capacity when outputting a certain character;
- and
- selecting either one of the two processing methods on the basis of the results of the discrimination irrespective of the received command,
- wherein the character pattern selected and output in the first processing method and the character pattern made and output in the second processing method represent the same pattern.
A method for operating in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a command from a switch to indicate which one of the two processing methods is to be selected;
- discriminating the size of a certain character when outputting the character;
- and
- selecting either one of the two processing methods on the basis of the results of the discrimination irrespective of the received command,
- wherein the character pattern selected and output in the first processing method and the character pattern made and output in the second processing method represent the same pattern.
An output method for operating in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said methods comprising the steps of:
- discriminating a memory capacity when outputting a certain character;
- and
- selecting the second processing method when said discriminating step discriminates that the memory capacity is sufficient.
An output method for operating in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said methods comprising the steps of:
- discriminating a memory capacity when outputting a certain character;
- and
- selecting the first processing method when said discriminating step discriminates that the memory capacity is insufficient.
A method for operating in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a command from an exterior equipment to indicate that the first processing method is to be selected;
- discriminating the size of a certain character when outputting the character;
- and
- selecting the first processing method in response to the received command when the discriminated character size is smaller than a predetermined size.
A method for operating in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a command from an exterior equipment to indicate that the first processing method is to be selected;
- discriminating the size of a certain character when outputting the character;
- and
- selecting the second processing method irrespective of the received command when the discriminated character size is larger than a predetermined size.
A method for operating in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a command from a switch to indicate that the first processing method is to be selected;
- discriminating the size of a certain character when outputting the character;
- and
- selecting the first processing method in response to the received command when the discriminated character size is smaller than a predetermined size.
A method for operating in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a command from a switch to indicate that the first processing method is to be selected;
- discriminating the size of a certain character when outputting the character;
- and
- selecting the second processing method irrespective of the received command when the discriminated character size is larger than a predetermined size.
An output method for operating in a first processing method in which a character pattern of a bit map form can be selected and output or in a second processing method in which a character pattern can be made by arithmetic operating processes and output, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a command from an exterior equipment or a command from a switch to indicate which one of the two processing method is to be selected;
- selecting either one of the two processing methods in accordance with the command received from either the exterior equipment or the switch,
- wherein the character pattern selected and output in the first processing method and the character pattern made and output in the second processing method represent the same pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.