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Word processing apparatus
Assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1990-09-24
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Granted: 1991-10-22
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Expires: 2010-09-24
Abstract
Abstract In a conventional word processing apparatus provided with a users' dictionary memory into or from which arbitrary words such as proper nouns can be stored or deleted, each word to be stored or deleted into or from the users' dictionary memory is required to be pointed out by a cursor in the case of the memory mode and to be pointed out by a print head in the case of the typewriter mode. Thus, a word processing apparatus is provided with a storage controlling arrangement for storing the word nearest to a pointer element of an outputting medium, which is a display or a printer, into the users' dictionary memory and a delete controlling arrangement for deleting the word nearest to the pointer element of the outputting medium from the users' dictionary memory.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyuki Sakai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 08:01
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/20; G06F40/237; G06F40/247
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
298 words
A word processing apparatus comprising: inputting means for inputting data of characters, symbols and various command signals including a storage key for generating a storage command signal; memory means for storing data inputted from said inputting means; display means comprising a display for displaying characters and symbols corresponding to data stored in said memory means, and a cursor on said display for indicating a position of a character or symbol to be nextly inputted; cursor position counting means for counting and storing a current position of said cursor on said display, and current position of said cursor indicating the position of a character or symbol to be nextly inputted; address pointing means for indicating an address in said memory means corresponding to said current position of said cursor stored in said cursor position counting means; a users' dictionary memory for storing data of words to be supplied form said memory means; means for detecting operation of a key of said inputting means and for determining whether said key is the storage key; means responsive to operation of said storage key for causing the current position of said cursor stored in said cursor position counting means to be entered into said address pointing means; means responsive to the operation of said storage key and to the address stored in said address pointing means, for automatically detecting in said memory means a word nearest in the backspacing direction, to the address entered in the address pointing means, without movement of said cursor; comparing means for detecting an absence of said nearest word from among words stored in said users' dictionary memory, and for generating a storage signal in response thereto; and means responsive to said storage signal for causing said nearest word to be entered into said users' dictionary memory.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
298 words
A word processing apparatus comprising: inputting means for inputting data of characters, symbols and various command signals including a storage key for generating a storage command signal; memory means for storing data inputted from said inputting means; display means comprising a display for displaying characters and symbols corresponding to data stored in said memory means, and a cursor on said display for indicating a position of a character or symbol to be nextly inputted; cursor position counting means for counting and storing a current position of said cursor on said display, and current position of said cursor indicating the position of a character or symbol to be nextly inputted; address pointing means for indicating an address in said memory means corresponding to said current position of said cursor stored in said cursor position counting means; a users' dictionary memory for storing data of words to be supplied form said memory means; means for detecting operation of a key of said inputting means and for determining whether said key is the storage key; means responsive to operation of said storage key for causing the current position of said cursor stored in said cursor position counting means to be entered into said address pointing means; means responsive to the operation of said storage key and to the address stored in said address pointing means, for automatically detecting in said memory means a word nearest in the backspacing direction, to the address entered in the address pointing means, without movement of said cursor; comparing means for detecting an absence of said nearest word from among words stored in said users' dictionary memory, and for generating a storage signal in response thereto; and means responsive to said storage signal for causing said nearest word to be entered into said users' dictionary memory.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
161 words
Word processing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising: A detection key for generating a deletion command signal, means for detecting operation of a key of said inputting means and for determining whether said key is the deletion key; means responsive to operation of said deletion key for causing the current position of said cursor stored in said cursor position counting means to be entered into said address pointing means; means responsive to operation of said deletion key and to the address stored in said address pointing means, for automatically detecting in said memory means a word nearest, in the backspacing direction, to the address entered in the address pointing means, without movement of said cursor; means for detecting presence of said nearest word among words stored in said user' dictionary memory, and for generating a deletion signal in response thereto; and means responsive to said delete signal for causing said nearest word to be deleted from said user' dictionary memory.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
101 words
Word processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means responsive to said storage command signal for causing a position in said memory means of a head character of said nearest word in the backspacing direction, to be entered into said address pointing means after said nearest word is determined to be present in said users' dictionary memory or is entered therein, whereby repeated operation of said storage key causes said comparing means to detect sequentially the absence of the next consecutive word in the backspacing direction, from the users' dictionary memory, and to generate a storage signal in response thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
101 words
Word processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: means responsive to said deletion command signal for causing a position in said memory means of a head character of said nearest word in the backspacing direction, to be entered into said address pointing means after said nearest word is determined to be absent from said users' dictionary memory or is deleted therefrom, whereby repeated operation of said deletion key causes said comprising means to detect sequentially the presence of the next consecutive word in the backspacing direction, in the users' dictionary memory, and to generate a deletion signal in response thereto.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A word processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said display of said display means is a one-line display, and said memory means is a one-line buffer, and both correspond to each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A word processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said display of said display means is a one-line display, and said memory means is a one-line buffer, and both correspond to each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A word processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said display means includes means for causing a word, to be stored into said users' dictionary memory, to blink on said display in response to a storage command signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A word processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said display means includes means for causing a word, to be deleted from said users' dictionary memory, to blink on said display in response to a deletion command signal.
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