Apparatus, method and computer program product for drawing image on thermal medium

A method for drawing an image on a thermal medium, the method comprising:

• detecting an overlapped part between strokes or stroke groups forming a character to be drawn to remove the detected overlapped part;
• attaching dissipation liability information to one or more of the strokes or one or more of the stroke groups grouping continuous strokes, the dissipation liability information indicating that the strokes or the stroke groups to which the dissipation liability information is attached are liable to dissipate due to the removal of the detected overlapped part;
• and
• excluding the strokes or the stroke groups to which the dissipation liability information is attached such that the overlapped part is not removed from the excluded strokes or the excluded stroke groups when removing the overlapped part between the strokes or the stroke groups.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a drawing control program for drawing an image on a thermal medium, which, when processed by a processor, causes a drawing control unit of a drawing apparatus to execute a set of instructions of the drawing control program, the set of instructions comprising:

• detecting an overlapped part between strokes or stroke groups forming a character to be drawn to remove the detected overlapped part;
• attaching dissipation liability information to one or more of the strokes or one or more of the stroke groups grouping continuous strokes, the dissipation liability information indicating that the strokes or the stroke groups to which the dissipation liability information is attached are liable to dissipate due to the removal of the detected overlapped part;
• and
• excluding the strokes or the stroke groups to which the dissipation liability information is attached such that the overlapped part is not removed from the excluded strokes or excluded stroke groups when removing the overlapped part between the strokes or the stroke groups.