Patent ID: 6795073
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
A character reading circuit for reading character font data in one character area designated by one character code,wherein, the circuit prohibits, when data stored in a predetermined section of the character area is read through partial reading as in-part data, modification of the in-part data based on out-part data which is stored in a section adjacent to the predetermined section for partial reading, modification of the in-part data is prohibited by reading in-part data instead of out-part data for use in modification of the in-part data, when character font data is read, data on lines above and below a data reading line is read together with data on the data reading line so that data on the data reading line is modified based on the data on the data reading line and the lines above and below the data reading line, and with respect to the predetermined section for partial reading, when reading data on a head line of the predetermined section, data on the head line is read twice and data on a line below the head line is read once, and when reading data on a last line of the predetermined part, data on the last line is read twice and data on a line above the last line is read once.