System and method for generating a custom font
View Patent ↗A processor is operable to identify characters in a file that represents a scanned image, and generate a font that includes the identified characters.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a processor;
a memory in communication with the processor, the memory configured to store a software application operable to:
identify a plurality of registration marks;
identify characters in a scanned image, wherein each of the characters corresponds to one of the plurality of registration marks in the scanned image;
detect a front edge and a back edge of a respective portion of the scanned image;
identify the character based on the detected front and back edges of the scanned image; and
generate a font file that includes the identified characters.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein
identifying each of the characters in the scanned image by one of the plurality registration marks disposed adjacent thereto.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is
operable to identify each of the characters by:
detecting an edge and a space of a respective portion of the image; and
identifying the character as the portion of the image.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a scan element operable to scan the image from a medium.
5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the scannable medium carries the registration mark and the character is disposed substantially adjacent to the registration mark.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to store the font.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a print assembly operable to print registration marks on a scannable medium.
8. An electronic system, comprising:
a processor;
a memory in communication with the processor, the memory configured to store a software application operable to:
identify a plurality of registration marks;
identify characters in a file that represents a scanned image, wherein each of the characters corresponds to one of the plurality of registration marks;
detect a front edge and a back edge of a respective portion of the scanned image;
identify the character based on the detected front and back edges of the scanned image; and
generate a font that includes the identified characters.
9. The electronic system of claim 8 further comprising a scanner.
10. The electronic system of claim 8 further comprising an inkjet printer having a scan element.
11. A method of generating a font, the method comprising:
identifying a plurality of registration marks;
identifying characters in a file that represents a scanned image, wherein each of the characters corresponds to one of the plurality of registration marks, and wherein identifying each of the characters further includes:
detecting a front edge and a back edge of a respective portion of the image;
identifying the character based on the detected front and back edges of the image; and
generating a font file that includes the identified characters.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
scanning a medium that includes the image; and
generating the font file from the scanned image.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein scanning the image comprises utilizing a scan element in an inkjet printhead assembly.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein identifying each of the characters comprises:
detecting an edge and a space of a respective portion of the image; and
identifying the character based on the detected edge and space of the image.
15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising storing the font file in the memory.
16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising providing the plurality of registration marks on a medium before scanning the medium.