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Text-moire' minimization

  • US 6,625,328 B2
  • Filed: 12/27/2001
  • Issued: 09/23/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A typesetting system, for preparing text as pixel patterns with minimized text-moire′

  • effects, comprisinga) input means to develop a text portion having lines of text aggregating visually readable patterns having words and inter-word spaces subject to text-moire′

    effects;

    b) text accumulator means, responsive to said input means, to store a plurality of lines of text and inter-word spaces;

    c) moire′

    -effect detection means to review the content of said text accumulator means, to develop a virtual moire′

    prediction pattern;

    d)control means inter-relating said input means, said text accumulator means and said moire′

    -effect detection means;

    e) text manipulation means, responsive to said moire′

    -detection means and said control means, to alter the pixel patterns of individual characters and individual inter-word spaces in said virtual moire′

    prediction pattern to minimize undesirable text-moire′

    effects; and

    f) output means responsive to said control means, said text accumulator means and said text manipulation means, to present as a visually-readable pattern a text closely-related to said preliminary text having minimized text-moire′

    effects.

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