EP0094546A2
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Footnote management for display and printing
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1983-05-02
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-05-02
Abstract
Abstract A method of managing body and footnote text during preparation, review, editing, and printing of a document. Preparation can be accomplished in a one pass input keying operation without regard to 1) storage of the body and footnote text, and 2) numbering of reference points in the body text and corresponding footnotes. During preparation there is separate storage of the body and footnote text, separate display frames are provided for each, editing is permitted in the frame being operated on, and the system automatically numbers and updates the numbering of the reference points and footnotes. For a review of the appearance of the document in its to-be-printed format, and any editing thereof, the body and footnote text are assembled for display. Thereafter, the document can be printed.
Inventors
- 👤 James Terry Repass
- 👤 Thomas Michael Ruiz
- 👤 Kenneth Osborn Shipp, Jr.
- 👤 Richard Brian Wood
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:27
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166; G06F40/169
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
Method of managing footnote and footnote reference numbering in a word processing system between separately stored footnote text and body text baed on an operator selected initial number, characterized in that it comprises the step of : a) causing a footnote reference point to be numbered with a number following preparation of a corresponding footnote; and b) causing said corresponding footnote to be numbered with the same number used for numbering said footnote reference point upon a merging of said footnote and body text to form a footnoted document.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
Method of managing footnote and footnote reference numbering in a word processing system between separately stored footnote text and body text baed on an operator selected initial number, characterized in that it comprises the step of : a) causing a footnote reference point to be numbered with a number following preparation of a corresponding footnote; and b) causing said corresponding footnote to be numbered with the same number used for numbering said footnote reference point upon a merging of said footnote and body text to form a footnoted document.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
Method according to claim 1 characterized in that it includes defining said initial number by selecting between a graphic symbol and numeric character.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
Method according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that it, includes defining said initial number by selecting a number of graphic symbols.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
Method according to claim 2 or 3 characterized in that it includes causing a following footnote reference point to be numbered with a number of graphic symbols increased by one over a previous number of graphic symbols used for numbering a previous footnote reference point.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
Method according to claim 2 characteried in that it includes causing a following footnote reference point to be numbered with a number incremented by one over a previous number used for numbering a previous footnote reference point.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
Method according to any one of claims 2 to 5 characterized in that it includes selecting a graphic symbol following a selection of a numeric character and causing a following footnote reference point to be numbered with said selected graphic symbol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
Method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 characterized in that it includes paginating said footnote document.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
Method according to claim 7 characterized in that it includes displaying a page of said paginated document.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
Method according to any one of claims 2 to 8 characterized in that it includes mainting numbering sequencing following editing by updating all following numbering beginning with an updated number for a footnote reference point.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
78 words
Word processing sytem for implementing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 characterized in that it comprises : a) means for causing a footnote reference point to be numbered with a number following preparation of a corresponding footnote; and b) means for causing said corresponding footnote to be numbered with the same number used for numbering said footnote reference point upon a merging of said footnote and body text to form a footnoted document.
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