Patents by Inventor Alan G. DePaoli

Alan G. DePaoli has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for compacting and decompacting character in accordance with a variety of methods
    Patent number: 4409621
    Abstract: There is described method and apparatus for use in phototypesetting operations wherein a character is scanned by a plurality of scans or strokes of a light spot output of a cathode ray tube (CRT) of the phototypesetting apparatus, and output signals derived from a photosensor device in response to the light spot, are compacted to be stored in a magnetic storage device. In particular, each stroke is examined to determine which method of a plurality of compacting methods will produce the smallest quantity of image data, thus requiring the minimum storage area within the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1983
    Assignee: Information International, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Richards, Alan G. DePaoli
  • Method and apparatus for compacting and decompacting character data in accordance with a variety of methods
    Patent number: 4200369
    Abstract: There is described method and apparatus for use in phototypesetting operations wherein a character is scanned by a plurality of scans or strokes of a light spot output of a cathode ray tube (CRT) of the phototypesetting apparatus, and output signals derived from a photosensor device in response to the light spot, are compacted to be stored in a magnetic storage device. In particular, each stroke is examined to determine which method of a plurality of compacting methods will produce the smallest quantity of image data, thus requiring the minimum storage area within the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Assignee: Information National, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Richards, Alan G. DePaoli