Patent US4445795A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US4445795A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Method and apparatus for merge processing in a text processing system
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
•
Filing: 1981-09-24
•
Granted: 1984-05-01
•
Expires: 2001-09-24
Abstract
Abstract An improved method and apparatus in an interactive text processing system for creating documents by selectively merging text data from two or more text records by signalling the location in a document at which the insert of text data is to be added, displaying a Merge Tasks Menu which provides an option for executing a merge operation in response to either Switch Code or Named Variable control codes, specifying the identification and location of the text data comprising the Shell Document and the Fill-In Document, and executing the Merge operation based on the specified data and Merge control mode.
Inventors
- 👤 Lewis J. Levine
- 👤 Kenneth O. Shipp, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 07:19
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166; G06F40/174
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
In an interactive text processing system in which a document input by way of a keyboard is stored, displayed to an operator, and merged with other keyed data in accordance with directions supplied to said system by an operator interacting with the keyboard and a display unit, the combination which comprises: means for signalling, by either a first or a second control code, the location in a document at which an insert of pre-stored text data is to be added to the document; means for displaying a first menu of predetermined task selections selectable by an operator through said keyboard for selecting either a first type of merge operation operable in response to said first control code or for selecting a second type of merge operation in response to said second control code; means for displaying, when said merge operation operable in response to said first control code is selected, a second menu of predetermined task selections for specifying the identification of a first insert of pre-stored text data; means for displaying, when said merge operation operable in response to said second control code is selected, a third menu of predetermined task selections for specifying the identification of a second insert of pre-stored text data; and means for fetching in response to the specified identification the specified insert of pre-stored text data and merging said data into said document at the signalled location to produce a revised document.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
238 words
In an interactive text processing system in which a document input by way of a keyboard is stored, displayed to an operator, and merged with other keyed data in accordance with directions supplied to said system by an operator interacting with the keyboard and a display unit, the combination which comprises: means for signalling, by either a first or a second control code, the location in a document at which an insert of pre-stored text data is to be added to the document; means for displaying a first menu of predetermined task selections selectable by an operator through said keyboard for selecting either a first type of merge operation operable in response to said first control code or for selecting a second type of merge operation in response to said second control code; means for displaying, when said merge operation operable in response to said first control code is selected, a second menu of predetermined task selections for specifying the identification of a first insert of pre-stored text data; means for displaying, when said merge operation operable in response to said second control code is selected, a third menu of predetermined task selections for specifying the identification of a second insert of pre-stored text data; and means for fetching in response to the specified identification the specified insert of pre-stored text data and merging said data into said document at the signalled location to produce a revised document.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The text processing system recited in claim 1 in which said first control code comprises Switch Codes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The text processing system recited in claim 1 in which said second control code comprises Named Variables.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
237 words
In an interactive text processing system in which a document input by way of a keyboard is stored, displayed to an operator, and merged with other keyed data in accordance with directions supplied to said system by an operator interacting with the keyboard and a display unit, the method which comprises: signalling, by either a first or a second control code, the location in a document at which an insert of pre-stored text data is to be added to the document; displaying to the operator a first menu of predetermined task selections selectable by the operator through said keyboard for selecting either a first type of merge operation operable in response to said first control code or for selecting a second type of merge operation in response to said second control code; displaying, to the operator when said merge operation operable in response to said first control code is selected, a second menu of predetermined task selections for specifying the identification of a first insert of pre-stored text data; displaying, to the operator when said merge operation operable in response to said second control code is selected, a third menu of predetermined task selections for specifying the identification of a second insert of pre-stored text data; and fetching in response to the specified identification the specified insert of pre-stored text data and merging said data into said document at the signalled location to produce a revised document.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
237 words
In an interactive text processing system in which a document input by way of a keyboard is stored, displayed to an operator, and merged with other keyed data in accordance with directions supplied to said system by an operator interacting with the keyboard and a display unit, the method which comprises: signalling, by either a first or a second control code, the location in a document at which an insert of pre-stored text data is to be added to the document; displaying to the operator a first menu of predetermined task selections selectable by the operator through said keyboard for selecting either a first type of merge operation operable in response to said first control code or for selecting a second type of merge operation in response to said second control code; displaying, to the operator when said merge operation operable in response to said first control code is selected, a second menu of predetermined task selections for specifying the identification of a first insert of pre-stored text data; displaying, to the operator when said merge operation operable in response to said second control code is selected, a third menu of predetermined task selections for specifying the identification of a second insert of pre-stored text data; and fetching in response to the specified identification the specified insert of pre-stored text data and merging said data into said document at the signalled location to produce a revised document.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method recited in claim 4 in which said first control code comprises Switch Codes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method recited in claim 4 in which said second control code comprises Named Variables.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3025941A
Cited
US3702007A
Cited
US3696343A
Cited
DE2723945A1
Cited
DE2801750A1
Cited
US4308582A
Cited
US4223393A
Cited
US4250560A
Cited
US4240075A
Cited
US4355913A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-05-01 | 1987-10-31 | 1988-05-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-05-01 | 1991-10-31 | 1992-05-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-05-01 | 1995-10-31 | 1996-05-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |