Patent ID: 8873087
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A recording device that records characters on a recording medium according to a font specified by an externally connected device, comprising: a memory unit storing: a plurality of pre-stored internal fonts; and font substitution information that correlates the specified font to the plurality of pre-stored internal fonts based on a recordable column count of the specified font per line on the recording medium, a line feed pitch of the recording medium, a width of the recording medium, a margin, a recordable printing area of the recording medium, and a recording resolution; a control unit coupled to the memory unit and configured to: compare the font substitution information of the specified font to the font substitution information of each of the pre-stored internal fonts; and replace the specified font with the one of the pre-stored internal font based on the comparison of the font substitution information when the specified font is specified by the externally connected device, such that when the selected pre-stored internal font is recorded on the recording medium it appears similar to the specified font.