US4849908A
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Word processor with a ruled line display function
Assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1987-05-12
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Granted: 1989-07-18
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Expires: 2007-05-12
Abstract
Abstract A word processor that shows, on a display screen, in which place of a text a line will be drawn and, further, which kind of line will be printed out later. In a line ruler mode, the word processor displays a line pointing cursor instead of a normal cursor on the display screen. Here, the line pointing cursor has an arrowhead which points at one corner of the character region so as to indicate the starting point of a line to be ruled and has a line display portion in which a structure of line type to be printed by the printer is displayed.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuji Kurokawa
- 👤 Hiroyuki Kikukawa
- 👤 Hiroshi Shimizu
- 👤 Tsutomu Inagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:20
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/08; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166; G06F40/177
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A word processor with a ruled line display function comprising a display having a plurality of rectangular character regions arranged vertically and horizontally and predetermined line regions on each edge of each said character region, each character region being able to display a character, display control means for displaying a character or a line pointing cursor in one of the character regions, said line pointing cursor having a shape of an arrow with an arrowhead for pointing at one corner of said one of the character regions and indicating intersecting locations of said predetermined line regions; cursor control means for moving said line pointing cursor from one character region to another adjacent character region; and line rule means for displaying a line on one or more of said predetermined line regions corresponding to a trace of said arrowhead when the line pointing cursor is moved by said cursor control means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A word processor with a ruled line display function comprising a display having a plurality of rectangular character regions arranged vertically and horizontally and predetermined line regions on each edge of each said character region, each character region being able to display a character, display control means for displaying a character or a line pointing cursor in one of the character regions, said line pointing cursor having a shape of an arrow with an arrowhead for pointing at one corner of said one of the character regions and indicating intersecting locations of said predetermined line regions; cursor control means for moving said line pointing cursor from one character region to another adjacent character region; and line rule means for displaying a line on one or more of said predetermined line regions corresponding to a trace of said arrowhead when the line pointing cursor is moved by said cursor control means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A word processor according to claim 1, wherein said display control means display said line pointing cursor in one of the character regions with priority to a character when said line pointing cursor is to be displayed in the character region where the character is already displayed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A word processor according to claim 1, wherein: said word processor comprises a printer for printing characters and plural kinds of line; and said line pointing cursor displayed on said character region has a line-type display portion in which a line structure of one kind of line to be printed by said printer is displayed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A word processor according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said predetermined line regions is included in said character region.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
177 words
A word processor with a ruled line display function comprising a display having a plurality of rectangular character regions arranged vertically and horizontally and predetermined line regions on each edge of each said character region, each character region being able to display a character, and a printer for printing characters and plural kinds of lines, said word processor further comprising: display control means for displaying a character or a line pointing cursor in one of the character regions, said line pointing cursor, for indicating one of the character regions and indicating intersecting locations of said predetermined line regions, having a line-type display portion in which a line structure of one kind of line to be printed by said printer is displayed; cursor control means for moving said line pointing cursor from one character region to another adjacent character region; and line rule means for displaying a line on one or more of said predetermined line regions corresponding to a trace of said line pointing cursor when the line pointing cursor is moved by said cursor control means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
177 words
A word processor with a ruled line display function comprising a display having a plurality of rectangular character regions arranged vertically and horizontally and predetermined line regions on each edge of each said character region, each character region being able to display a character, and a printer for printing characters and plural kinds of lines, said word processor further comprising: display control means for displaying a character or a line pointing cursor in one of the character regions, said line pointing cursor, for indicating one of the character regions and indicating intersecting locations of said predetermined line regions, having a line-type display portion in which a line structure of one kind of line to be printed by said printer is displayed; cursor control means for moving said line pointing cursor from one character region to another adjacent character region; and line rule means for displaying a line on one or more of said predetermined line regions corresponding to a trace of said line pointing cursor when the line pointing cursor is moved by said cursor control means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A word processor according to claim 5, wherein said display control means display said line pointing cursor in one of the character regions with priority to a character when said line pointing cursor is to be displayed in the character region where the character is already displayed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A word processor according to claim 5, wherein at least one of said predetermined line regions is included in said character region.
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