Patent ID: 6633292
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
A recording device that receives supplied record data, the supplied record data comprising a font file that includes a set of display font codes and a set of record font codes that differ from and correspond to the display font codes, the supplied record data further comprising an input character string converted into display font codes, the recording device comprising:font converting means for converting the supplied record data, wherein the font converting means uses the font file to convert at least a part of the converted input character string from display font codes into record font codes; means for outputting the record font codes corresponding to the input character string whose display font codes are converted by said font converting means; a conversion rule storage section for storing (a) a plurality of conversion rules between the set of display font codes and the set of record font codes, and (b) format information when a record font code is recorded for each of the conversion rules, wherein a conversion rule selection section specifies the conversion rule for the supplied record data based on the font file; and a data conversion section for converting the supplied record data into record data containing record font codes based on the specified conversion rule and outputting the record data, said data conversion section reflecting the format information corresponding to the specified conversion rule on the record data and outputting the result, wherein said conversion rule storage section and said data conversion section are positioned in said means for outputting.