| 摘要 |
<p>A device for generating dot signals corresponding to a character pattern described only with straight lines from the outline information about the character pattern. The device has a unit (6) for determining the endpoints of the straight lines constituting the outline on the basis of the outline information. Receiving the information about the endpoints determined by the unit (6), a DDA calculating part (7) selects an endpoint from among the ones received and generates successively pieces of information each indicating a pair of points used for constituting two straight lines which extend from the selected endpoint toward the two points adjacent to the selected endpoint respectively. The information about the pairs of points is inputted into a straight line generating part (8). Here, straight lines comprising dot signals between paired points are generated. These dot signals correspond to the character pattern. In this way, dot signals corresponding to a character pattern described only with straight lines are obtained directly from the outline information.</p> |
