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System for converting data processing information to text processing format and vice versa
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1984-03-12
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Granted: 1986-08-05
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Expires: 2004-03-12
Abstract
Abstract A method and control apparatus for operating an interactive text processing system wherein the system emulates a terminal for a data processing system which is capable of accessing information from the data processing system data base, copying the information into the text processing system memory, and automatically converting the information from the data processing system format into the text processing system format. Similarly, the text processing system is capable of converting information from its own data base from a text processing system format to a data processing system format and transmitting the information to the data processing system.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Amezcua
- 👤 Silous F. Clements
- 👤 John S. Coenen
- 👤 Ralph H. DaFoe
- 👤 Michael N. Day
- 👤 Dennis M. Ross
- 👤 Richard O. Simpson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:32
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/103; G06F40/12; G06F40/123; G06F40/151; G06F40/166
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
In an information processing system capable of conducting data processing operations wherein data information including one or more alphanumeric character codes and an attribute code is stored in a data processing field format and the data processing affects the substance of the data information and capable of conducting text processing operations wherein text information is stored in a text processing string format having strings of text codes intermixed with format codes and the text processing affects the arrangement of the text information, the improvement for converting data information in said data processing field format to text information in said text processing string format comprising: means for storing data information in said data processing field format; means connected to said means for storing for converting the stored data information in said data processing field format to text information in said text processing string format; said means for converting the stored data information including means, connected to said means for storing, for scanning said data information after said data information has been stored; means, connected to said means for scanning, for testing each of said codes of said stored data information to detect said attribute code; and means, connected to said means for storing and said means for testing, for replacing said attribute code with a space code.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
In an information processing system capable of conducting data processing operations wherein data information including one or more alphanumeric character codes and an attribute code is stored in a data processing field format and the data processing affects the substance of the data information and capable of conducting text processing operations wherein text information is stored in a text processing string format having strings of text codes intermixed with format codes and the text processing affects the arrangement of the text information, the improvement for converting data information in said data processing field format to text information in said text processing string format comprising: means for storing data information in said data processing field format; means connected to said means for storing for converting the stored data information in said data processing field format to text information in said text processing string format; said means for converting the stored data information including means, connected to said means for storing, for scanning said data information after said data information has been stored; means, connected to said means for scanning, for testing each of said codes of said stored data information to detect said attribute code; and means, connected to said means for storing and said means for testing, for replacing said attribute code with a space code.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
250 words
In an information processing system capable of conducting data processing operations wherein data information including one or more alphanumeric character codes and an attribute code is stored in a data processing field format and the data processing affects the substance of the data information and capable of conducting text processing operations wherein text information is stored in a text processing string format having strings of text codes intermixed with format codes and the text processing affects the arrangement of the text information, the improvement for converting data information in said data processing field format to text information in said text processing string format comprising: means for storing data information in said data processing field format; means, connected to said means for storing, for displaying the stored data information; means connected to said means for displaying for defining a block of data information within the stored data information; means responsive to said means for defining for converting the defined block of data information in said data processing field format to text information in said text processing string format; said means for converting the stored data information including means, connected to said means for storing, for scanning said data information after said data information has been stored; means, connected to said means for scanning, for testing each of said codes of said stored data information to detect said attribute codes; and means, connected to said means for storing and said means for testing, for replacing said attribute code with a space code.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
250 words
In an information processing system capable of conducting data processing operations wherein data information including one or more alphanumeric character codes and an attribute code is stored in a data processing field format and the data processing affects the substance of the data information and capable of conducting text processing operations wherein text information is stored in a text processing string format having strings of text codes intermixed with format codes and the text processing affects the arrangement of the text information, the improvement for converting data information in said data processing field format to text information in said text processing string format comprising: means for storing data information in said data processing field format; means, connected to said means for storing, for displaying the stored data information; means connected to said means for displaying for defining a block of data information within the stored data information; means responsive to said means for defining for converting the defined block of data information in said data processing field format to text information in said text processing string format; said means for converting the stored data information including means, connected to said means for storing, for scanning said data information after said data information has been stored; means, connected to said means for scanning, for testing each of said codes of said stored data information to detect said attribute codes; and means, connected to said means for storing and said means for testing, for replacing said attribute code with a space code.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
213 words
In an information processing system capable of conducting data processing operations wherein data information including alphanumeric character codes and attribute codes is stored in a data processing field format and the data processing affects the substance of the data information and capable of conducting text processing operations wherein text information is stored in a text processing string format having strings of alphanumeric codes intermixed with a format code and the text processing affects the arrangement of the text information, the improvement for converting text information in said text processing string format to data information in said data processing field format comprising: means for storing text information in said text processing string format; means connected to said means for storing for converting the stored text information in said text processing string format to data information in said data processing field format; said means for converting the stored text information including means, connected to said means for storing, for scanning said text information after said text information has been stored; means, connected to said means for scanning, for testing each of said codes of said stored text information to detect said format code; and means, connected to said means for storing and said means for testing, for replacing said format code with a null code.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
213 words
In an information processing system capable of conducting data processing operations wherein data information including alphanumeric character codes and attribute codes is stored in a data processing field format and the data processing affects the substance of the data information and capable of conducting text processing operations wherein text information is stored in a text processing string format having strings of alphanumeric codes intermixed with a format code and the text processing affects the arrangement of the text information, the improvement for converting text information in said text processing string format to data information in said data processing field format comprising: means for storing text information in said text processing string format; means connected to said means for storing for converting the stored text information in said text processing string format to data information in said data processing field format; said means for converting the stored text information including means, connected to said means for storing, for scanning said text information after said text information has been stored; means, connected to said means for scanning, for testing each of said codes of said stored text information to detect said format code; and means, connected to said means for storing and said means for testing, for replacing said format code with a null code.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
112 words
In an information processing system capable of conducting data processing operations wherein data information including alphanumeric character codes and attribute codes is stored in a data processing field format and the data processing affects the substance of the data information and capable of conducting text processing operations wherein text information is stored in a text processing string format having strings of alphanumeric codes intermixed with a format code and the text processing affects the arrangement of the text information, the improvement for converting text information in said text processing string format to data information in said data processing field format comprising: means for storing text information in said text processing string format;
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
112 words
In an information processing system capable of conducting data processing operations wherein data information including alphanumeric character codes and attribute codes is stored in a data processing field format and the data processing affects the substance of the data information and capable of conducting text processing operations wherein text information is stored in a text processing string format having strings of alphanumeric codes intermixed with a format code and the text processing affects the arrangement of the text information, the improvement for converting text information in said text processing string format to data information in said data processing field format comprising: means for storing text information in said text processing string format;
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
135 words
means connected to said means for storing for displaying the stored text information; means connected to said means for displaying for defining a block of text information within the stored text information; means responsive to said means for defining for converting the defined block of text information in said text processing string format to data information in said data processing field format; said means for converting the stored text information including means, connected to said means for storing, for scanning said text information after said text information has been stored; means, connected to said means for scanning, for testing each of said codes of said stored text information to detect said format code; and means, connected to said means for storing and said means for testing, for replacing said format codes with a null code.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
135 words
means connected to said means for storing for displaying the stored text information; means connected to said means for displaying for defining a block of text information within the stored text information; means responsive to said means for defining for converting the defined block of text information in said text processing string format to data information in said data processing field format; said means for converting the stored text information including means, connected to said means for storing, for scanning said text information after said text information has been stored; means, connected to said means for scanning, for testing each of said codes of said stored text information to detect said format code; and means, connected to said means for storing and said means for testing, for replacing said format codes with a null code.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
180 words
In an information processing method for conducting data processing operations wherein data information including one or more alphanumeric character codes and an attribute code is stored in a data processing field format and the data processing relates to the substance of the data information and for conducting text processing operations wherein text information is stored in a text processing string format having strings of text codes intermixed with format codes and the text processing relates to the arrangement of the text information, the improvement for converting data information in said data processing field format to text information in said text processing string format comprising the steps of: storing data information in said data processing field format; converting the stored data information in said data processing field format to text information in said text processing string format; said step of converting the stored data information including scanning said data information after said data information has been stored; testing each of said codes of said stored data information to detect said attribute code; and replacing said attribute code with a space code.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
180 words
In an information processing method for conducting data processing operations wherein data information including one or more alphanumeric character codes and an attribute code is stored in a data processing field format and the data processing relates to the substance of the data information and for conducting text processing operations wherein text information is stored in a text processing string format having strings of text codes intermixed with format codes and the text processing relates to the arrangement of the text information, the improvement for converting data information in said data processing field format to text information in said text processing string format comprising the steps of: storing data information in said data processing field format; converting the stored data information in said data processing field format to text information in said text processing string format; said step of converting the stored data information including scanning said data information after said data information has been stored; testing each of said codes of said stored data information to detect said attribute code; and replacing said attribute code with a space code.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
177 words
In an information processing method for conducting data processing operations wherein data information including alphanumeric character codes and attribute codes is stored in a data processing field format and the data processing relates to the substance of the data information and for conducting text processing operations wherein text information is stored in a text processing string format having strings of alphanumeric codes intermixed with a format code and the text processing relates to the arrangement of the text information, the improvement for converting text information in said text processing string format to data information in said data processing field format comprising the steps of: storing text information in said text processing string format; converting the stored text information in said text processing string format to data information in said data processing field format; said step of converting the stored text information including scanning said text information after said text information has been stored; testing each of said codes of said stored text information to detect said format code; and replacing said format code with a null code.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
177 words
In an information processing method for conducting data processing operations wherein data information including alphanumeric character codes and attribute codes is stored in a data processing field format and the data processing relates to the substance of the data information and for conducting text processing operations wherein text information is stored in a text processing string format having strings of alphanumeric codes intermixed with a format code and the text processing relates to the arrangement of the text information, the improvement for converting text information in said text processing string format to data information in said data processing field format comprising the steps of: storing text information in said text processing string format; converting the stored text information in said text processing string format to data information in said data processing field format; said step of converting the stored text information including scanning said text information after said text information has been stored; testing each of said codes of said stored text information to detect said format code; and replacing said format code with a null code.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
70 words
The improvements of claim 3 or claim 4 further comprising: means for receiving an operator entry of a field identification code; and means, connected to said means for receiving, said means for testing, and said means for storing, and upon the detection of a carrier return format code, for inserting said field identification code into said means for storing along with said information stored in said text processing string format.
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