US4977536A
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Document processor
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-04-16
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Granted: 1990-12-11
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Expires: 2010-04-16
Abstract
Abstract A document processor comprises a memory for storing document information, a first information delimit member for delimiting the document information sequences stored in the memory into blocks, second document delimit member for dividing the document information sequences in the blocks into sort units, a sorter for sorting the document information sequences by the sort units, a sort order memory for storing a sort order of the sorter, and an arranger for rearranging the document information sequences in the blocks in accordance with the sort order stored in the sort order memory.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiyuki Shimamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:13
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F7/00; G06F7/22; G06F7/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
Information processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a sequence of character information and discrimination information to be used for discriminating the sequence of character information; indication means for indicating the sequence of character information stored in said memory means in a first character array format; discrimination means, connected to said memory means for discriminating the sequence of character information stored in said memory means in accordance with the discrimination information; and sort means responsive to the discriminating by said discrimination means for sorting the sequence of character information in the first character array format and for storing in said memory means the sorted sequence of character information in a second character array format different from the first character array format, wherein the sequence of character information to be sorted is a sequence of character information discriminated with the discrimination information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
Information processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a sequence of character information and discrimination information to be used for discriminating the sequence of character information; indication means for indicating the sequence of character information stored in said memory means in a first character array format; discrimination means, connected to said memory means for discriminating the sequence of character information stored in said memory means in accordance with the discrimination information; and sort means responsive to the discriminating by said discrimination means for sorting the sequence of character information in the first character array format and for storing in said memory means the sorted sequence of character information in a second character array format different from the first character array format, wherein the sequence of character information to be sorted is a sequence of character information discriminated with the discrimination information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising format input means for inputting character array format information that determines the array format of the sequence of character information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said memory means is connected to said format input means and stores the character array format information with the sequence of character information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising character input means for inputting the sequence of character information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising keyboard input means which includes said character input means and said format input means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
141 words
Information processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a sequence of character information and discrimination information to be used for discriminating the sequence character information; indication means for indicating the sequence of character information stored in said memory means in a first character array format; discrimination means, connected to said memory means, for discriminating the sequence of character information stored in said memory means, in accordance with the discrimination information; and sorting means responsive to the discriminating by said discrimination means for sorting the sequence of character information in the first character format and for storing in said memory means the sorted sequence of character information in a second character array format different from the first character array format, wherein the sequence of character information to be sorted is the sequence of character information discriminated in accordance with the discrimination information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
141 words
Information processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a sequence of character information and discrimination information to be used for discriminating the sequence character information; indication means for indicating the sequence of character information stored in said memory means in a first character array format; discrimination means, connected to said memory means, for discriminating the sequence of character information stored in said memory means, in accordance with the discrimination information; and sorting means responsive to the discriminating by said discrimination means for sorting the sequence of character information in the first character format and for storing in said memory means the sorted sequence of character information in a second character array format different from the first character array format, wherein the sequence of character information to be sorted is the sequence of character information discriminated in accordance with the discrimination information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising format input means for inputting format information that determines the array format of the sequence of character information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising character input means for inputting the sequence of character information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising format input means for inputting format information that determines the array format of the sequence of character information, and character input means for inputting the sequence of character information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 9 further comprising keyboard input means which includes said character input means and said format input means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
104 words
Information processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a sequence of character information input in a first character array format and discrimination information to be used for discriminating the sequence of character information; discrimination means, connected to said memory means, for discriminating the sequence of character information stored in said memory means in accordance with the discrimination information; and sorting means responsive to the discriminating by said discrimination means for sorting the sequence of character information in a first character format and for storing in said memory means the sorted sequence of character information a second character array different from the first character array.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
104 words
Information processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a sequence of character information input in a first character array format and discrimination information to be used for discriminating the sequence of character information; discrimination means, connected to said memory means, for discriminating the sequence of character information stored in said memory means in accordance with the discrimination information; and sorting means responsive to the discriminating by said discrimination means for sorting the sequence of character information in a first character format and for storing in said memory means the sorted sequence of character information a second character array different from the first character array.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising format input means for inputting character array format information that determines the array format of the sequence of character information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising character input means for inputting the sequence of character information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising format input means for inputting format information that determines the array format of the sequence of character information, and character input means for inputting the sequence of character information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising keyboard input means which includes said character input means and said format input means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
Information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the character array format information inputted by said format input means is stored in said memory means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
87 words
Information processing apparatus comprising: format input means for inputting character array format information which determines the array format of a sequence of character information; memory means for storing the sequence of character information and the array format information; discrimination means, connected to said memory means, for discriminating the sequence of character information stored in said memory means in accordance with the array format information; and sorting means responsive to the discriminating by said discrimination means for sorting the sequence of character information in a matrix array format.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
87 words
Information processing apparatus comprising: format input means for inputting character array format information which determines the array format of a sequence of character information; memory means for storing the sequence of character information and the array format information; discrimination means, connected to said memory means, for discriminating the sequence of character information stored in said memory means in accordance with the array format information; and sorting means responsive to the discriminating by said discrimination means for sorting the sequence of character information in a matrix array format.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
99 words
An information processing apparatus comprising; memory means for storing a character information sequence; format input means for inputting character arrangement format information which determines the character format arrangement of the character information sequence, said format input means inputting character arrangement format information into the character information sequence; discrimination means, connected to said memory means, for discriminating the character information sequence stored in said memory means in accordance with the character arrangement format information; and means for sorting the character information sequence in a matrix array arrangement which represents a matrix in response to a discriminating by said discrimination means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
99 words
An information processing apparatus comprising; memory means for storing a character information sequence; format input means for inputting character arrangement format information which determines the character format arrangement of the character information sequence, said format input means inputting character arrangement format information into the character information sequence; discrimination means, connected to said memory means, for discriminating the character information sequence stored in said memory means in accordance with the character arrangement format information; and means for sorting the character information sequence in a matrix array arrangement which represents a matrix in response to a discriminating by said discrimination means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
124 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a character information sequence and the character arrangement format information. format input means for inputting character arrangement format information into the character information sequence, said character arrangement format information determining the character format arrangement of the character information sequence; display means for displaying the character information sequence stored in said memory means in a first character arrangement format; discrimination means, connected to said memory means, for discriminating the character information sequence stored in said memory means in accordance with the character arrangement format information; and sorting means for sorting the character information sequence in the first character arrangement format and in a second character arrangement format in response to the discriminating by said discrimination means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
124 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a character information sequence and the character arrangement format information. format input means for inputting character arrangement format information into the character information sequence, said character arrangement format information determining the character format arrangement of the character information sequence; display means for displaying the character information sequence stored in said memory means in a first character arrangement format; discrimination means, connected to said memory means, for discriminating the character information sequence stored in said memory means in accordance with the character arrangement format information; and sorting means for sorting the character information sequence in the first character arrangement format and in a second character arrangement format in response to the discriminating by said discrimination means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
124 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a character information sequence and the character arrangement format information; format input means for inputting character arrangement format information into the character information sequence, said character arrangement format information determining the character format arrangement of the character information sequence; display means for displaying the character information sequence stored in said memory means in a first character arrangement format; discrimination means, connected to said memory means, for discriminating the character information sequence stored in said memory means in accordance with the character arrangement format information; and sorting means for sorting the character information sequence in a second character arrangement format different from the first character arrangement format in response to the discriminating by said discrimination means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
124 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: memory means for storing a character information sequence and the character arrangement format information; format input means for inputting character arrangement format information into the character information sequence, said character arrangement format information determining the character format arrangement of the character information sequence; display means for displaying the character information sequence stored in said memory means in a first character arrangement format; discrimination means, connected to said memory means, for discriminating the character information sequence stored in said memory means in accordance with the character arrangement format information; and sorting means for sorting the character information sequence in a second character arrangement format different from the first character arrangement format in response to the discriminating by said discrimination means.
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