US4802104A
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Dual screen document processing system
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1986-05-16
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Granted: 1989-01-31
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Expires: 2006-05-16
Abstract
Abstract A document processing system includes a display unit having a first display for displaying document information and a second display for displaying layout information representative of the output form of the document information displayed on the first display; a storage unit for storing the document information; an indication unit for indicating performance of an edition of the displayed layout information by directly processing the second display; and an edition unit for editing the layout information at the second display end based on the indication by the indication unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Masao Ogiso
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 07:36
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/103; G06F40/106
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A document processing system comprising: display means including a first display for displaying document information and a second display for displaying layout information representative of the form of output of said document information displayed on said first display and for displaying a plurality of commands for editing said layout information; storage means for storing said document information; indication means for selecting one of said plurality of commands displayed by said second display and for indicating that said layout information displayed by said second display has been edited in accordance with said selected command; and edition means for editing said layout information displayed by said second display in accordance with the one of said plurality of commands selected by said indication means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
A document processing system comprising: display means including a first display for displaying document information and a second display for displaying layout information representative of the form of output of said document information displayed on said first display and for displaying a plurality of commands for editing said layout information; storage means for storing said document information; indication means for selecting one of said plurality of commands displayed by said second display and for indicating that said layout information displayed by said second display has been edited in accordance with said selected command; and edition means for editing said layout information displayed by said second display in accordance with the one of said plurality of commands selected by said indication means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, wherein the displayed images of said first and second displays are formed on desired areas of a single screen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of commands in accordance with which said edition means edits said layout information includes at least one of insertion, deletion and joint functions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, wherein the amount of said document information displayed on said first display is smaller than the amount of the document portion of said layout information displayed on said second display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, wherein said layout information is represented by a different image from that of said document information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
166 words
A document processing system comprising: display means including a first display for displaying document information, and a second display for displaying layout information representative of the form of output of said document information displayed on said first display and for displaying a plurality of commands for editing said layout information; storage means for storing said document information; indication means for selecting one of said plurality of commands displayed by said second display and for indicating that said layout information displayed by said second display has been edited in accordance with said selected command; edition means for editing said layout information displayed by said second display in accordance with the one of said plurality of commands selected by said indication means and further for editing said document information stored in said storage means so as to edit said document information displayed by said first display; and printing means for printing out document information which has been edited by said edition means and stored in said storage means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
166 words
A document processing system comprising: display means including a first display for displaying document information, and a second display for displaying layout information representative of the form of output of said document information displayed on said first display and for displaying a plurality of commands for editing said layout information; storage means for storing said document information; indication means for selecting one of said plurality of commands displayed by said second display and for indicating that said layout information displayed by said second display has been edited in accordance with said selected command; edition means for editing said layout information displayed by said second display in accordance with the one of said plurality of commands selected by said indication means and further for editing said document information stored in said storage means so as to edit said document information displayed by said first display; and printing means for printing out document information which has been edited by said edition means and stored in said storage means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A document processing system according to claim 6, wherein the displayed images of said first and second displays are formed on desired areas of a single screen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A document processing system according to claim 6, wherein said plurality of commands in accordance with which said edition means edits said layout information includes at least one insertion, deletion and joint functions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A document processing system according to claim 6, wherein the amount of said document information displayed on said first display is smaller than the amount of the document portion of said layout information displayed on said second display.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A document processing system according to claim 6, wherein said layout information is represented by a different image from that of said document information.
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