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Electronic typewriter including right margin adjusting means
Assignee: Tokyo Electron Ltd
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Filing: 1983-06-27
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Granted: 1985-12-03
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Expires: 2003-06-27
Abstract
Abstract When a number of input key data sequentially stored in a first line buffer memory from a keyboard coincide with the contents of a right margin memory in a RAM, the line data up to the word immediately preceding the word reaching a preset right margin is sequentially transferred from the first line buffer memory to a second line buffer memory. The number of input key data from the immediately preceding word to the preset right margin is counted. In accordance with the count thus obtained, a spacing adjustment of the spaces left between words of the line data transferred to the second line buffer memory, is performed under the control of a CPU prior to printing of the words according to the contents of the second line buffer memory.
Inventors
- 👤 Motoi Maekawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 03:12
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J5/00; B41J5/30; B41J5/44; B41J5/46; G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/189
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
An electronic typewriter, comprising: a keyboard for generating printing data including space data and word data including at least one character data; means for presetting a right margin position; a first line buffer memory for sequentially storing the generated printing data from said keyboard; means for counting a storage position of the printing data stored in said first line buffer memory; means for discriminating if the printing data which is stored last in said first line buffer memory is a character data included in said word data when the counted storage position reaches said preset right margin position; means for reading out all the printing data of one line lastly stored in said first line buffer memory, except for the character data which is stored last in said first line buffer memory, when said discriminating means discriminates that the counted storage position of the character data last stored in said first line buffer memory reaches said preset right margin position; a second line buffer memory for storing said read out printing data of one line; a printing mechanism for printing the printing data of one line stored in said second line buffer memory; and means for actuating the printing operation of said printing mechanism when the printing data of one line is stored in said second line buffer memory.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
219 words
An electronic typewriter, comprising: a keyboard for generating printing data including space data and word data including at least one character data; means for presetting a right margin position; a first line buffer memory for sequentially storing the generated printing data from said keyboard; means for counting a storage position of the printing data stored in said first line buffer memory; means for discriminating if the printing data which is stored last in said first line buffer memory is a character data included in said word data when the counted storage position reaches said preset right margin position; means for reading out all the printing data of one line lastly stored in said first line buffer memory, except for the character data which is stored last in said first line buffer memory, when said discriminating means discriminates that the counted storage position of the character data last stored in said first line buffer memory reaches said preset right margin position; a second line buffer memory for storing said read out printing data of one line; a printing mechanism for printing the printing data of one line stored in said second line buffer memory; and means for actuating the printing operation of said printing mechanism when the printing data of one line is stored in said second line buffer memory.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A typewriter according to claim 1, further comprising: means for sequentially storing the character data of said word data which is stored last in said first line buffer memory; and means for sequentially storing in said first line buffer memory remaining character data of said word data and printing data which is continuously entered from said keyboard.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
88 words
A typewriter according to claim 2, further comprising: means for counting a total number of input key data including characters of said word data involving the preset right margin and a space entered between said word data involving the preset right margin and the immediately preceding word data; and spacing adjusting means for adding, in accordance with contents of said counting means, extra spaces to spaces already separating respective words when the line data is transferred from said first line buffer memory to said second line buffer memory.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
119 words
A typewriter according to claim 3, wherein: said keyboard includes a space bar; and said typewriter further includes means for providing a particular significance to space data input by said space bar, which space data is inserted between predetermined words entered from said keyboard; and a right margin memory for storing the preset right margin, and wherein said reading means reads out, when the space between said word data involving the preset right margin and said immediately preceding word has the particular significance, the line data of a line up to a second preceding word before said immediately preceding word by handling said word data involving the preset right margin and the immediately preceding word as a single word.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
108 words
A typewriter according to claim 3, wherein: said keyboard includes a hyphen input key; and said typewriter further includes means for providing a particular significance to hyphen data entered by said hyphen input key; a right margin memory for storing the preset right margin, and wherein said reading means reads out, when a hyphen between said word data involving the preset right margin and said immediately preceding word has the particular significance, the line data of a line up to a second preceding word before said immediately preceding word by handling said word data involving the preset right margin and said immediately preceding word as a single word.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A typewriter according to claim 4, wherein said means for providing the particular significance to said space data comprises a code key arranged at said keyboard.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A typewriter according to claim 5, wherein said means for providing the particular significance to said hyphen data comprises a code key.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
148 words
A typewriter according to claim 1, wherein; said keyboard includes a space bar for entering space data; and the typewriter further includes: means for providing a particular significance to the space data entered by said space bar, which space data is inserted between certain word data entered from said keyboard; and a right margin memory for storing the preset right margin position; and wherein said reading means is arranged so that when the space data entered between word data involving the preset right margin position and an immediately preceding word has said particular significance, only the data stored in said first line buffer memory up to a second preceding word positioned before said immediately preceding word is read out by said reading means, wherein said word data involving the preset right margin position and the immediately preceding word are handled by said reading means as a single word.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A typewriter according to claim 8, wherein said means for providing the particular significance to said space data comprises a code key arranged at said keyboard.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
136 words
A typewriter according to claim 1, wherein: said keyboard includes a hyphen input key for entering hyphen data; and the typewriter further includes: means for providing a particular significance to the hyphen data entered by said hyphen input key; and a right margin memory for storing the preset right margin position; and wherein said reading means is arranged so that when hyphen data entered between word data involving the preset right margin position and an immediately preceding word has said particular significance, only the data stored in said first line buffer memory up to a second preceding word position before said immediately preceding word is read out by said reading means, wherein said word data involving the preset right margin position and said immediately preceding word are handled by said reading means as a single word.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A typewriter according to claim 10, wherein said means for providing the particular signficance to said hyphen data comprises a code key arranged at said keyboard.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-12-02 | 1993-06-03 | 1993-12-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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