Claims
- 1. A printer apparatus for printing data prepared for a continuous sheet on a cut sheet, said apparatus comprising:
- means for storing a pattern of a character represented by non-dot matrix data;
- means for converting the pattern of the character stored in said storing means into a printable dot image of an arbitrary size so as to enable printing of data prepared for a continuous sheet; and
- means for controlling said converting means to convert the pattern of the character into a reduced dot image of the character in accordance with reduction ratios of a character pitch and a line pitch upon printing the data prepared for the continuous sheet on the cut sheet.
- 2. A printer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pattern of the character in said storing means is outline font data which expresses the outline of the pattern by a coordinate dot train.
- 3. A printer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the size of the dot image can be independently determined in vertical and horizontal directions.
- 4. A printer apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a laser beam printer, wherein said storing means, said converting means and said control means perform their functions in conjunction with a memory work area.
- 5. A method of printing data prepared for a continuous sheet on a cut sheet, said method comprising the steps of:
- storing a pattern of a character represented by non-dot matrix data;
- converting the pattern of the character stored in said storing step into a printable dot image of an arbitrary size so as to enable printing of data prepared for a continuous sheet; and
- controlling said converting step to convert the pattern of the character into a reduced dot image of the character in accordance with reduction ratios of a character pitch and a line pitch upon printing the data prepared for the continuous sheet on the cut sheet.
- 6. A method according to claim 5, wherein the pattern of the character stored in said storing step is outline font data which expresses the outline of the pattern by a coordinate dot train.
- 7. A method according to claim 5, wherein the size of the dot image can be independently determined in vertical and horizontal directions.
- 8. A method according to claim 5, wherein said storing step, said converting step and said control step are performed in conjunction with a memory work area.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/089,063, filed Jul. 9, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/586,975, filed Sep. 24, 1990, now abandoned.
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Continuations (2)
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