US4953105A
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Word processor with a merge print function responsive to variable data length
Assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1987-07-13
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Granted: 1990-08-28
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Expires: 2007-07-13
Abstract
Abstract A word processor with a merge print function which permits an insertion data file to be easily formed without troublesome operations an insertion data field can be adaptively expanded or has the capability to adaptively expand or contract an insertion data field to cope with either longer or shorter lengths of input data. The expansion or contraction is executed either manually by a specific key operation, or automatically according to the data length.
Inventors
- 👤 Keiichi Hirata
- 👤 Tomohiro Ban
- 👤 Atsuko Kawasumi
- 👤 Kazuko Nakagawa
- 👤 Yukimi Mizutani
- 👤 Satoru Tsuruki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 12:25
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166; G06F40/174
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
A data processor with a table edit function, comprising: a display unit; table memory means for storing a table, the table including a plurality of data fields, each data field having a predetermined length; data memory means for storing a plurality of external data to be inserted into the table; table display means for displaying the table on the display unit with each of the plurality of external data inserted in a respective data field of the plurality of data fields; data input means for operatively inputting external data into the table; and alteration means for (i) changing the predetermined length of at least one selected data field of the table during inputting of external data into the table in response to a single operation of a selected one of a group of keys consisting of a field expansion key and a field contraction key, such that the alteration means expands the data field by a preset length responsive to a single operation of the field expansion key and contracts the data field by another preset length responsive to a single operation of the field contraction key; and (ii) for controlling the table display means to display the at least one changed selected data field and resultant table.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
A data processor with a table edit function, comprising: a display unit; table memory means for storing a table, the table including a plurality of data fields, each data field having a predetermined length; data memory means for storing a plurality of external data to be inserted into the table; table display means for displaying the table on the display unit with each of the plurality of external data inserted in a respective data field of the plurality of data fields; data input means for operatively inputting external data into the table; and alteration means for (i) changing the predetermined length of at least one selected data field of the table during inputting of external data into the table in response to a single operation of a selected one of a group of keys consisting of a field expansion key and a field contraction key, such that the alteration means expands the data field by a preset length responsive to a single operation of the field expansion key and contracts the data field by another preset length responsive to a single operation of the field contraction key; and (ii) for controlling the table display means to display the at least one changed selected data field and resultant table.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
The data processor according to claim 1, wherein: the table is arranged so that: the table has one or more columns each corresponding to a label name in the matrix text, each data field in the same column has the same length, and the alteration means changes the length of all of the data fields in the same column at the same time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The data processor according to claim 2, wherein each column comprises a plurality of rows, the first row of each column of the table is provided for a label name, and the second and the following rows are provided to accept external data to be inserted into the matrix text.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The data processor according to claim 2, wherein the alteration means expands the data field into which an external data is being inputted by a preset length when another data element of the external data is inputted through the data input means after the data field is full of data elements of the external data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The data processor according to claim 2, wherein the alteration means contracts the data fields of a column to the length of the longest data in the same column responsive to a specific command from an operator for terminating the data input of the same column.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
The data processor according to claim 1, wherein the alteration means expands the data field into which an external data is being inputted by a preset length when another data element of the external data is inputted through the data input means after the data field is full of data elements of the external data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The data processor according to claim 1, wherein the alteration means contracts the data fields of a column to the length of the longest data in the same column responsive to a specific command from an operator for terminating the data input of the same column.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
139 words
A data processor with a table edit function, comprising: a display unit; table memory means for storing a table, the table including a plurality of data fields, each data field having a predetermined length; data memory means for storing a plurality of data to be inserted into each of the data fields of the table; table display means for displaying the table on the display unit with each of the plurality of data fields; data input means for operatively inputting external data into the table; and alteration means for changing the predetermined length of at least one selected data field of the table during inputting of external data into the table automatically in response to the inputted external data and for controlling the table display means to display the at least one changed selected data field and resultant table.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
139 words
A data processor with a table edit function, comprising: a display unit; table memory means for storing a table, the table including a plurality of data fields, each data field having a predetermined length; data memory means for storing a plurality of data to be inserted into each of the data fields of the table; table display means for displaying the table on the display unit with each of the plurality of data fields; data input means for operatively inputting external data into the table; and alteration means for changing the predetermined length of at least one selected data field of the table during inputting of external data into the table automatically in response to the inputted external data and for controlling the table display means to display the at least one changed selected data field and resultant table.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
53 words
The data processor according to claim 8, wherein: the table is arranged so that: the table has one or more columns; each data field in the same column has the same length; and the alteration means changes the length of all of the data fields in the same column at the same time.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
The data processor according to claim 9, wherein the alteration means contracts the data field into which a data is being inputted to the length of the longest data in the same column responsive to a specific command from an operator for terminating the data input of the same column.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
70 words
The data processor according to claim 8, wherein the data processor is provided with at least one of the group consisting of a field expansion key and a field contraction key; and the alteration means expands the data field by a preset length responsive to an operation of the field expansion key and contracts the data field by another preset length responsive to an operation of the field contraction key.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
52 words
The data processor according to claim 8, wherein the alteration means expands the data field into which a data is being inputted by a preset length when another data element of the data is inputted through the data input means after the data field is full of data elements of the data.
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