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Prompt line display in a word processing system
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1980-11-20
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Granted: 1984-06-12
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Expires: 2000-11-20
Abstract
Abstract The specification discloses a word processing system having a keyboard (10), a display (20), a processor (14) and a random access memory (22) for storing data and programs. The display (20) includes a first text area (24) wherein text entered through the keyboard is displayed. The display also includes a prompt line (26) through which all input between the operator and the word processing system occurs. The system provides deadkey compression wherein the depression of selected deadkeys on the keyboard causes the automatic generation of a required backspace in order to enable the construction of a diacritic character and the display of the constructed diacritic character in either the text display area (24) or the prompt line (26).
Inventors
- 👤 William C. Cason
- 👤 Freddie R. White
- 👤 Thomas L. Adam
- 👤 Lewis J. Levine
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 21:34
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/103; G06F40/111
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 41
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
In a word processing system having a keyboard, visual display and a processor responsive to said keyboard for controlling said visual display, the combination comprising: first means controlled by said processor for displaying on a first predetermined area of the display information entered through the keyboard to be processed by the processing system, and second means controlled by said processor for displaying on a second predetermined dedicated area of the display prompt instructions to inform the operator of desired or required actions to be taken via said keyboard, said second means also for displaying on said second predetermined dedicated area all information input by said operator in response to said prompt instructions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
In a word processing system having a keyboard, visual display and a processor responsive to said keyboard for controlling said visual display, the combination comprising: first means controlled by said processor for displaying on a first predetermined area of the display information entered through the keyboard to be processed by the processing system, and second means controlled by said processor for displaying on a second predetermined dedicated area of the display prompt instructions to inform the operator of desired or required actions to be taken via said keyboard, said second means also for displaying on said second predetermined dedicated area all information input by said operator in response to said prompt instructions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The combination defined in claim 1 wherein said prompt instructions control the performance of the functions of the word processing system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system as defined in claim 1 and further comprising: means responsive to the keyboard for displaying control characters on said second predetermined area while suppressing the control functions represented by the displayed control characters.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system as defined in claim 1 and further comprising: a third predetermined area of the display for displaying error exception messages to the operator to note errors made by the operator on the keyboard.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system as defined in claim 1 and further comprising: means controlled by said processor for enabling the operator to revise only information displayed on said second predetermined area on the display entered through the keyboard.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system as defined in claim 1 and further comprising: means controlled by said processor for displaying a cursor in said second predetermined area to indicate to the operator the location for information to be entered through the keyboard by the operator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system as defined in claim 1 and further comprising means responsive to a requirement for the operator to interface with the word processing system for coupling the output of the keyboard to said second predetermined area of the display.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system as defined in claim 1 and further comprising: deadkey compression means responsive to actuation of a plurality or predetermined keys on the keyboard for constructing and displaying on said visual display a single character which is not shown on the keyboard.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
116 words
A prompt display in a word processing system having a keyboard and a display comprising: a first area on said display designated to display data input through the keyboard to be processed by the system, a second area on said display designated to display prompt instructions to the operator regarding action to be taken on the keyboard, said second area further displaying prompt information for the processing system input through the keyboard by the operator, and processing means for generating said prompt instructions and responsive to the prompt information entered by the operator for controlling word processing functions by the system, said processing means also serving to generate said first and second area on said display.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
116 words
A prompt display in a word processing system having a keyboard and a display comprising: a first area on said display designated to display data input through the keyboard to be processed by the system, a second area on said display designated to display prompt instructions to the operator regarding action to be taken on the keyboard, said second area further displaying prompt information for the processing system input through the keyboard by the operator, and processing means for generating said prompt instructions and responsive to the prompt information entered by the operator for controlling word processing functions by the system, said processing means also serving to generate said first and second area on said display.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The word processing system of claim 9 and further comprising: means responsive to the keyboard for displaying control characters on said second predetermined area while suppressing the control functions represented by the displayed control characters.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The word processing system of claim 9 and further comprising: a third predetermined area of the display for displaying error exception messages to the operator to note errors made by the operator on the keyboard.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The word processing system of claim 9 and further comprising: means controlled by said processing means for preventing the operator from revising information displayed on said second predetermined area on the display by said processing means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
The word processing system of claim 9 and further comprising: means controlled by said processing means for displaying a cursor in said second area to indicate to the operator the location for information to be entered through the keyboard by the operator.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
The word processing system of claim 9 and further comprising: deadkey compression means responsive to actuation of a plurality of predetermined keys on the keyboard for constructing and displaying a single character which is not shown on the keyboard.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The word processing system of claim 14 wherein depression of one of said predetermined keys generates a character and a backspace.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
135 words
A word processing system comprising: a keyboard for allowing the operator to enter data, a display for displaying in a first predetermined area data to be processed which is entered through said keyboard, data processing means responsive to said keyboard for controlling the display of data on said display, storage means connected to said data processing means for storing data input through said keyboard, said storage means containing stored program instructions for generating prompt instructions to the operator regarding action to be taken via said keyboard, said data processing means operable to display said prompt instructions on a second predetermined area of said display, said keyboard operable by the operator to generate system interface data, and said data processing means operable to display said system interference data on said display in said second predetermined area.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
135 words
A word processing system comprising: a keyboard for allowing the operator to enter data, a display for displaying in a first predetermined area data to be processed which is entered through said keyboard, data processing means responsive to said keyboard for controlling the display of data on said display, storage means connected to said data processing means for storing data input through said keyboard, said storage means containing stored program instructions for generating prompt instructions to the operator regarding action to be taken via said keyboard, said data processing means operable to display said prompt instructions on a second predetermined area of said display, said keyboard operable by the operator to generate system interface data, and said data processing means operable to display said system interference data on said display in said second predetermined area.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The word processing system of claim 16 and further comprising: means controlled by said data processing means for allowing only selective editing of said system interface data.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
The word processing system of claim 16 and further comprising: said data processing means allowing selected function representations to be displayed on said second predetermined area of said display while inhibiting the performance of the function by the system.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The word processing system of claim 16 wherein said prompt instructions are displayed video reversed from the data in said first predetermined area.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
38 words
The word processing system of claim 16 wherein said keyboard includes at least one deadkey which when actuated automatically generates a required backspace in addition to a character in order to allow the construction of a diacritic character.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
65 words
A method of word processing comprising: inputting data to be processed, displaying said input data in a first area of a display, generating prompt instructions to the operator regarding necessary action by the operator, displaying said prompt instructions on a second area of the display, and displaying operating instructions and responses to said prompt instructions from the operator on said second area of the display.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
65 words
A method of word processing comprising: inputting data to be processed, displaying said input data in a first area of a display, generating prompt instructions to the operator regarding necessary action by the operator, displaying said prompt instructions on a second area of the display, and displaying operating instructions and responses to said prompt instructions from the operator on said second area of the display.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 21 and further comprising: displaying said operating instructions video reversed from said input data and said responses.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 21 and further comprising: displaying selected control functions on said second area of the display while inhibiting the actuation of the functions.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 21 and further comprising: automatically generating a required backspace upon the actuation of predetermined deadkeys on the keyboard.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
113 words
In a word processing system having an input keyboard, a display and a printer, deadkey compression apparatus comprising: means for storing a table of code points representing characters, means responsive to actuation of a plurality of keys on the input keyboard for searching said table for unique code points represented by actuation of at least two keys on the keyboard, means connected to said means for searching responsive to the location of a unique code point for performing deadkey compression to combine characters represented by the keys into a desired diacritic character, means for displaying the desired diacritic character on the display, and means for printing the desired diacritic character on the printer.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
113 words
In a word processing system having an input keyboard, a display and a printer, deadkey compression apparatus comprising: means for storing a table of code points representing characters, means responsive to actuation of a plurality of keys on the input keyboard for searching said table for unique code points represented by actuation of at least two keys on the keyboard, means connected to said means for searching responsive to the location of a unique code point for performing deadkey compression to combine characters represented by the keys into a desired diacritic character, means for displaying the desired diacritic character on the display, and means for printing the desired diacritic character on the printer.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 25 wherein actuation of predetermined deadkeys on the keyboard display a character on the display while automatically preventing escapement of the display from the displayed character in order to allow construction of a combined diacritic character.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 25 wherein said desired diacritic character is displayed on a prompt line separate and apart from the area on the display where text data is displayed.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 25 wherein depression of one of said keys automatically generates an backspace and a designated character.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for deadkey compression in a word processing system comprising: actuating a predetermined deadkey on a keyboard representing a first character, displaying a representation of the first character, automatically generating a backspace upon actuation of the deadkey in order to prevent spacing of the display past the displayed first character, actuating a second key on the keyboard which represents a second character, displaying a representation of the second character in combination with the first character in order to construct a diacritic character, and printing out the constructed diacritic character.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for deadkey compression in a word processing system comprising: actuating a predetermined deadkey on a keyboard representing a first character, displaying a representation of the first character, automatically generating a backspace upon actuation of the deadkey in order to prevent spacing of the display past the displayed first character, actuating a second key on the keyboard which represents a second character, displaying a representation of the second character in combination with the first character in order to construct a diacritic character, and printing out the constructed diacritic character.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a word processing system having a keyboard, visual display and a processor responsive to said keyboard for controlling said visual display, the combination comprising: first means controlled by said processor for displaying on a first predetermined area of the display information entered through the keyboard to be processed by the processing system, second means controlled by said processor for displaying on a second predetermined dedicated area of the display all interface information transferred between the operator and the word processing system, said interface information controlling the performance of the functions of the word processing system, and means responsive to the keyboard for displaying control characters on said second predetermined area while suppressing the control functions represented by the displayed control characters.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a word processing system having a keyboard, visual display and a processor responsive to said keyboard for controlling said visual display, the combination comprising: first means controlled by said processor for displaying on a first predetermined area of the display information entered through the keyboard to be processed by the processing system, second means controlled by said processor for displaying on a second predetermined dedicated area of the display all interface information transferred between the operator and the word processing system, said interface information controlling the performance of the functions of the word processing system, and means responsive to the keyboard for displaying control characters on said second predetermined area while suppressing the control functions represented by the displayed control characters.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a word processing system having a keyboard, visual display and a processor responsive to said keyboard for controlling said visual display, the combination comprising: first means controlled by said processor for displaying on a first predetermined area of the display information entered through the keyboard to be processed by the processing system, second means controlled by said processor for displaying on a second predetermined dedicated area of the display all interface information transferred between the operator and the word processing system, said interface information controlling the performance of the functions of the word processing system, and a third predetermined area of the display for displaying error exception messages to the operator to note errors made by the operator on the keyboard.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a word processing system having a keyboard, visual display and a processor responsive to said keyboard for controlling said visual display, the combination comprising: first means controlled by said processor for displaying on a first predetermined area of the display information entered through the keyboard to be processed by the processing system, second means controlled by said processor for displaying on a second predetermined dedicated area of the display all interface information transferred between the operator and the word processing system, said interface information controlling the performance of the functions of the word processing system, and a third predetermined area of the display for displaying error exception messages to the operator to note errors made by the operator on the keyboard.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
119 words
In a word processing system having a keyboard, visual display and a processor responsive to said keyboard for controlling said visual display, the combination comprising: first means controlled by said processor for displaying on a first predetermined area of the display information entered through the keyboard to be processed by the processing system, second means controlled by said processor for displaying on a second predetermined dedicated area of the display all interface information transferred between the operator and the word processing system, said interface information controlling the performance of the functions of the word processing system, and means for enabling the operator to revise only information displayed on said second predetermined area on the display entered through the keyboard.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
119 words
In a word processing system having a keyboard, visual display and a processor responsive to said keyboard for controlling said visual display, the combination comprising: first means controlled by said processor for displaying on a first predetermined area of the display information entered through the keyboard to be processed by the processing system, second means controlled by said processor for displaying on a second predetermined dedicated area of the display all interface information transferred between the operator and the word processing system, said interface information controlling the performance of the functions of the word processing system, and means for enabling the operator to revise only information displayed on said second predetermined area on the display entered through the keyboard.
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