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Method for obtaining common mode information and common field attribute information for a plurality of card images
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1985-12-18
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Granted: 1987-06-30
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Expires: 2005-12-18
Abstract
Abstract In a method for obtaining common mode information and common field attribute information for a plurality of card images belonging to a "box" in a data processing system, fixed information and field indicating information are written into a mode image buffer and the content of the mode image buffer is displayed on a display unit. The field indicating information written into the mode image buffer is analyzed to make field definition information tables, and a field name, for each field, is detected to make a field name table. By sorting and merging the contents of the field definition information tables and the field name table, a blank form is made.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiki Ikegami
- 👤 Yasuaki Sato
- 👤 Mitsutoshi Ishimaru
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 03:57
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166; G06F40/174
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A method for obtaining common mode information and common field attribute information for a plurality of card images belonging to a "box" to generate field definition tables, each card image having at least one field with each field including corresponding mode information and field attribute information, in a data processing system having a mode image buffer and a display unit for displaying at least part of said mode image buffer, said method comprising the steps of: writing the mode information and field attribute information of said at least one field of said card image into said mode image buffer; analyzing said corresponding mode information and said field attribute information of said at least one field of said card image written into said mode image buffer; to discriminating said corresponding field attribute information from said corresponding mode information; and automatically generating field definition tables at least as to the position of said at least one field, the attribute of said at least one field, and the length of said at least one field specified by start and end field position indicators based upon said corresponding field attribute information of said at least one field.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
193 words
A method for obtaining common mode information and common field attribute information for a plurality of card images belonging to a "box" to generate field definition tables, each card image having at least one field with each field including corresponding mode information and field attribute information, in a data processing system having a mode image buffer and a display unit for displaying at least part of said mode image buffer, said method comprising the steps of: writing the mode information and field attribute information of said at least one field of said card image into said mode image buffer; analyzing said corresponding mode information and said field attribute information of said at least one field of said card image written into said mode image buffer; to discriminating said corresponding field attribute information from said corresponding mode information; and automatically generating field definition tables at least as to the position of said at least one field, the attribute of said at least one field, and the length of said at least one field specified by start and end field position indicators based upon said corresponding field attribute information of said at least one field.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising the step of detecting a field name of said at least one field of said field definition information tables from said corresponding mode information of said at least one field written into said mode image buffer to make a field name table.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
152 words
A method as set forth in claim 2 wherein said at least one field has an upper side and a left side, and wherein said detecting step comprises the sub-steps of: determining whether or not said field name is located within said corresponding mode information on the upper side of each field; determining whether or not said field name is located within said corresponding mode information on the left side of each field when no field name is located on the upper side of each field; determining whether or not said field name associated with a colon on the right side thereof is located at the left side of each field when no field name is located at the left side of each field; and giving the coordinates of each field as a field name when no field name associated with a colon is located on the left side of each field.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein said writing step comprises the step of writing a field start mark and a field end mark for one character field into said mode image buffer so as to form a rectangular area for said character field.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein said writing step comprises the step of writing numeric marks for one numeric field into said mode image buffer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein said writing step comprises the step of writing a table start mark and a table end mark for repeating a line of fields following said table start mark from said table start mark to said table end mark.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
206 words
A method for obtaining common mode information and common field attribute information for a plurality of card images belonging to a "box" to generate field definition tables, each card image having at least one field with each field including corresponding mode information and field attribute information, in a data processing system having a mode image buffer and a display unit for displaying at least part of said mode image buffer, said method comprising the steps of: writing the mode information and field attribute information of said at least one field of said card image into said mode image buffer; analyzing said corresponding mode information and said field attribute information of said at least one field of said card image written into said mode image buffer; discriminating said corresponding field attribute information from said corresponding mode information; automatically generating field definition tables at least as to the position of said at least one field, the attribute of said at least one field, and the length of said at least one field by start and end field position indicators based upon said corresponding field attribute information of said at least one field; and performing a "hiragana"-to-"kanji" transformation upon said corresponding mode information of said at least one field.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
206 words
A method for obtaining common mode information and common field attribute information for a plurality of card images belonging to a "box" to generate field definition tables, each card image having at least one field with each field including corresponding mode information and field attribute information, in a data processing system having a mode image buffer and a display unit for displaying at least part of said mode image buffer, said method comprising the steps of: writing the mode information and field attribute information of said at least one field of said card image into said mode image buffer; analyzing said corresponding mode information and said field attribute information of said at least one field of said card image written into said mode image buffer; discriminating said corresponding field attribute information from said corresponding mode information; automatically generating field definition tables at least as to the position of said at least one field, the attribute of said at least one field, and the length of said at least one field by start and end field position indicators based upon said corresponding field attribute information of said at least one field; and performing a "hiragana"-to-"kanji" transformation upon said corresponding mode information of said at least one field.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
287 words
A method for obtaining common mode information and common field attribute information for a plurality of card images belonging to a "box" to generate field definition tables, each card image having at least one field with each field including corresponding mode information and field attribute information, in a data processing system having a mode image buffer and a display unit for displaying at least one part of said mode image buffer, said method comprising the steps of: writing the mode information and field attribute information of said at least one field of said card image into said mode image buffer; analyzing said corresponding mode information and said field attribute information of said at least one field of said card image written into said mode image buffer; to discriminating said corresponding field attribute information from said corresponding mode information; automatically generating field definition tables at least as to the position of said at least one field, the attribute of said at least one field, and the length of said at least one field by start and end field position indicators based upon corresponding field attribute information of said at least one field; determining whether a field name is located within said corresponding mode information on a left side of each field when no field name is located on the upper side of each field; determining whether a field name associated with a colon on a right side thereof is located at the left side of each field when no field name is located at the left side of each field; and providing the coordinates of each field with a field name when no field name is associated with a colon located on the left side of the field.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
287 words
A method for obtaining common mode information and common field attribute information for a plurality of card images belonging to a "box" to generate field definition tables, each card image having at least one field with each field including corresponding mode information and field attribute information, in a data processing system having a mode image buffer and a display unit for displaying at least one part of said mode image buffer, said method comprising the steps of: writing the mode information and field attribute information of said at least one field of said card image into said mode image buffer; analyzing said corresponding mode information and said field attribute information of said at least one field of said card image written into said mode image buffer; to discriminating said corresponding field attribute information from said corresponding mode information; automatically generating field definition tables at least as to the position of said at least one field, the attribute of said at least one field, and the length of said at least one field by start and end field position indicators based upon corresponding field attribute information of said at least one field; determining whether a field name is located within said corresponding mode information on a left side of each field when no field name is located on the upper side of each field; determining whether a field name associated with a colon on a right side thereof is located at the left side of each field when no field name is located at the left side of each field; and providing the coordinates of each field with a field name when no field name is associated with a colon located on the left side of the field.
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