Method and apparatus for combining characters

摘要

A method and apparatus for combining a character pattern of a first typeface with a character pattern of a second typeface to generate a character pattern of a third typeface, wherein searching for corresponding part patterns or contour points among part patterns constituting a character pattern of the first typeface and part patterns or contour points among part patterns constituting a character pattern of the second typeface is performed, based on identical code data affixed to the corresponding part patterns or contour points. The corresponding part patterns or contour points are combined to prepare part patterns or contour points of a character pattern of the third typeface. The apparatus has a typeface data memory having a first typeface file for storing individual part patterns of each character pattern of the first typeface with code data being affixed to the part patterns, and a second typeface memory for storing individual part patterns of each character pattern of the second typeface with the same code data affixed to the part patterns of the first typeface being affixed to corresponding part patterns of the each character pattern of the second typeface which correspond to the part patterns of the first typeface. A character processing circuit is provided for combining corresponding part patterns, affixed with the same code data to prepare part patterns of a character pattern of the third typeface.