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Text processing system

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1985-05-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-05-24
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Abstract

Abstract An automatic numbering apparatus for use with a text processing system has first storage means (108) for storing a starting position specified on a display screen of a display and the kind or type of a corresponding outline number, an outline number generator (110) for sequentially generating, when the starting position of the specified item is specified on the display screen and a predetermined key is operated, outline numbers corresponding to the starting positions of the specified items, second storage means (113) for storing the outline number generated by the outline number generator (110), for starting position thereof, and a corresponding page and text inputted by a data input device (keyboard), and an outline searching device (117) for searching for the outline number, the corresponding position and the corresponding page of the stored contents in the second storage means (113), whereby the text containing the items can be printed out and a table of contents comprising a list of the items and the corresponding pages as searched by the outline searching device can be printed out on paper. Document data formed from character data inputted by the data input device is stored in a text memory and displayed on the display device. When a mode detector detects that a numbering mode has been selected, a data processor (20) searches for previously specified outline numbers and generates a subsequent index number, the index number automatically being set on a document text specified by the text data.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kouji C/O Sony Corporation Aoyagi
  • 👤 Akihide C/O Sony Corporation Demura
  • 👤 Yoshinori C/O Sony Corporation Tanba
  • 👤 Tsutomu C/O Sony Corporation Amo
  • 👤 Michie C/O Sony Corporation Toyoda

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 13:31
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F17/00; G06F40/00; G06F40/20; G06F40/258

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 144 words
A display editing apparatus for use in text processing for automatically numbering and displaying a plurality of items of outline data and outline position data, the apparatus comprising: display means (40) for displaying outline format data of the outline data; storage means (21, 108) for storing the outline format data and the outline position data; and processing means (20) connected to receive a command signal for determining the outline data to be displayed by the display means (40), the processing means (20) comprising (a) means (10) for generating a positioning signal which indicates a cursor (CS) position, (b) means (109) for comparing the positioning signal with the outline position data, (c) means responsive to the comparing means (109) for selecting one of the items of outline format data, and (d) means (112) for supplying the selected outline format data to the display means (40).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 144 words
A display editing apparatus for use in text processing for automatically numbering and displaying a plurality of items of outline data and outline position data, the apparatus comprising: display means (40) for displaying outline format data of the outline data; storage means (21, 108) for storing the outline format data and the outline position data; and processing means (20) connected to receive a command signal for determining the outline data to be displayed by the display means (40), the processing means (20) comprising (a) means (10) for generating a positioning signal which indicates a cursor (CS) position, (b) means (109) for comparing the positioning signal with the outline position data, (c) means responsive to the comparing means (109) for selecting one of the items of outline format data, and (d) means (112) for supplying the selected outline format data to the display means (40).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A display editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display means (40) comprises a display screen comprising a tab area and a text area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
A display editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the positioning signal is such as to indicate a horizontal position in the text area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 24 words
A display editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the positioning signal is such as to indicate a vertical position in the text area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 34 words
A display editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the outline format data comprises at least an outline number, which can be selected from among a variety of types (I, i, A, a, 1).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 25 words
A display editing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the outline format data further comprises an outline pattern to be combined with the outline number.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 27 words
A display editing apparatus according to claim 5 or claim 6, wherein the outline format data comprises a label string to be combined with the outline number.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 37 words
A display editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing means comprises means for positioning the cursor (CS) on a line which is the same as a line at which the outline format data is displayed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 29 words
A display editing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the setting means is operative to position the cursor (CS) to be aligned vertically with a predetermined tab position (T).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 39 words
A display editing apparatus according to claim 8, comprising a tab setting means for aligning a starting position of the cursor (CS), the setting means being operative to control the cursor to set the cursor at said starting position.

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