Method and system for designing fonts
First Claim
1. A method of designing a character mask image for a display, the method comprising:
- designing a plurality of font characters for a font character set;
overlapping each of the plurality of font characters; and
generating a character mask image including one or more segments based on the overlapped font characters.
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Abstract
A method and system for defining a font character set for a display and for designing an electric writeable display using such a font character set is disclosed. A developer can create a font character set including a plurality of characters. The characters are overlapped within a bounded area in order to create a character mask. The character mask is composed of individual segments required to display one or more of the characters in the font character set. Activating one or more segments may display a character in the font character set. The method can be implemented in a system including a processor, a display, and a computer-readable storage medium containing instructions for one or more computer programs. Electrodes shaped and placed based on the segments of the character mask are used to implement an electric writeable display incorporating a font character set.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of designing a character mask image for a display, the method comprising:
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designing a plurality of font characters for a font character set;
overlapping each of the plurality of font characters; and
generating a character mask image including one or more segments based on the overlapped font characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for designing a font character set for a display, the system comprising:
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a processor;
a computer-readable storage medium operably coupled to the processor; and
a display, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains one or more instructions for performing a method of designing a font character set for the display, the method comprising;
designing a plurality of font characters for a font character set;
overlapping each of the plurality of font characters; and
generating a character mask image including one or more segments based on the overlapped font characters. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for designing an electric writeable display, the method comprising:
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designing a character mask for a font character set, wherein the character mask includes a plurality of segments;
determining positions for one or more character locations on an electric writeable display; and
for each character location, defining locations for a plurality of electrodes, wherein each electrode is shaped and positioned to match a segment of the character mask at the character location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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