Word processor permitting modification of a preset frame

Claim 2

An information processor comprising: input means for entering information into said processor; memory means for storing boundary information used for editing said information input by said input means, said boundary information defining a region for arranging said information input by said input means; boundary information input means for entering additional boundary information into said processor to be supplementally added to said boundary information in said processor, said additional boundary information defining an independent editing region different from the region defined by said boundary information; manual designation means for moving said additional boundary information input by said boundary information input means; and rearranging means, when said additional boundary information is moved by said manual designation means to change the region defined by said boundary information, for rearranging said information arranged in the region defined by said boundary information according to the changed region before the region defined by said boundary information is changed, the information within the region not being arranged in another region.

Claim 3

An information processor according to claim 1, wherein said selecting means comprises a function key for selection.

Claim 4

An information processor according to claim 1, further comprising selecting means for selecting whether said additional boundary information input by said boundary input means should be visually displayed along with said information input by said input means.

Claim 5

An information processor according to claim 3, further comprising visualizing means for visualizing an additional region of said additional boundary information along with said information input by said input means in response to the selection of said selecting means.

Claim 6

An information processor according to claim 3, wherein said boundary information comprises a plurality of kinds of visual information.

Claim 7

An information processor for processing boundary information and character codes, comprising: information input means for entering character codes into said processor; memory means for storing boundary information used for editing said character codes input by said information input means, said boundary information defining a region for arranging such character codes input by said information input means; boundary input means for entering additional boundary information into said processor to be supplementally added to said boundary information and for causing said additional boundary information to be stored in said memory means, said additional boundary information defining an independent editing region different from the region defined by said boundary information; designation means for changing the editing region defined by said additional boundary information input by said boundary input means by moving said additional boundary information; rearranging means, when said additional boundary information is moved by said designation means to change said region, for rearranging character codes arranged in said region according to the changed region before said region is changed; and converting means for converting said additional boundary information into visual character information.

Claim 8

An information processor for processing boundary information and character codes, comprising: information input means for entering character codes into said processor; memory means for storing boundary information used for editing said character codes input by said information input means, said boundary information defining a region for arranging such character codes input by said information input means; boundary input means for entering additional boundary information into said processor to be supplementally added to said boundary information and for causing said additional boundary information to be stored in said memory means, said additional boundary information defining an independent editing region different from the region defined by said boundary information; designation means for changing the editing region defined by said additional boundary information input by said boundary input means by moving said additional boundary information; rearranging means, when said additional boundary information is moved by said designation means to change said region, for rearranging character codes arranged in said region according to the changed region before said region is changed; and converting means for converting said additional boundary information into visual character information.

Claim 9

An information processor according to claim 6, wherein said coded character information comprises one of a plurality of character codes and wherein said processor includes character code memory means for storing said plurality of character codes each of which represents a format pattern of said framework format.

Claim 10

An information processor according to claim 6, wherein said boundary information comprises a plurality of kinds of visual information.

Claim 11

An information processor according to claim 6, wherein said information input means, said boundary input means, and said designation means comprises a common keyboard.

Claim 12

An information processor comprising: input means for entering information into said processor; memory means for storing boundary information used for editing said information input by said input means and by which said information input by said input means is arranged; boundary input means for entering boundary information into said processor, said information input by said input means also being arrangeable on the basis of said boundary information; checking means for checking the presence of an arrangement of the information in an editing region defined by said boundary information; and revising means, responsive to said checking means, for revising a region defined by said boundary information upon deletion of a portion of said information arranged on the basis of said boundary information, in the absence of an arrangement of said information input by said input means.

Claim 13

An information processor comprising: input means for entering information into said processor; memory means for storing boundary information used for editing said information input by said input means and by which said information input by said input means is arranged; boundary input means for entering boundary information into said processor, said information input by said input means also being arrangeable on the basis of said boundary information; checking means for checking the presence of an arrangement of the information in an editing region defined by said boundary information; and revising means, responsive to said checking means, for revising a region defined by said boundary information upon deletion of a portion of said information arranged on the basis of said boundary information, in the absence of an arrangement of said information input by said input means.

Claim 14

An information processor according to claim 10, further comprising selecting means for selecting whether said additional boundary information input by said boundary input means should be visually displayed along with said information input by said input means.

Claim 15

An information processor according to claim 10, wherein said boundary information comprises a plurality of kinds of visual information.

Claim 16

An information processor utilizing a cursor, comprising: input means for entering information into said processor; cursor moving means for moving the position of a cursor; memory means for storing boundary information used for editing said information input by said input means, said boundary information defining an editing region for arranging said information input by said input means in the editing region; boundary input means for entering boundary information into said processor, and for further defining another region in said editing region; designation means for changing the another region defined by said boundary information input by said boundary input means by moving said boundary information; rearranging means, when said boundary information is moved by said designation means to change said another region, for rearranging information arranged in said editing region according to the changed region before said editing region is changed; and displaying means for displaying said information in an editing region defined by said boundary information.

Claim 17

An information processor utilizing a cursor, comprising: input means for entering information into said processor; cursor moving means for moving the position of a cursor; memory means for storing boundary information used for editing said information input by said input means, said boundary information defining an editing region for arranging said information input by said input means in the editing region; boundary input means for entering boundary information into said processor, and for further defining another region in said editing region; designation means for changing the another region defined by said boundary information input by said boundary input means by moving said boundary information; rearranging means, when said boundary information is moved by said designation means to change said another region, for rearranging information arranged in said editing region according to the changed region before said editing region is changed; and displaying means for displaying said information in an editing region defined by said boundary information.

Claim 18

An information processor according to claim 13, wherein said moving means includes a carriage return key.

Claim 19

An information processor according to claim 13, wherein said boundary information comprises a plurality of kinds of visual information.

Claim 20

An information processor comprising: input means for entering information into said processor; memory means for storing boundary information used for editing said information input by said input means, said boundary information defining an editing region for arranging said information input by said input means; boundary input means for entering additional boundary information into said processor to be supplementally added to said boundary information in said memory means, said additional boundary information further defining another editing region in said editing region when added to said boundary information; designation means for changing the editing region defined by said additional boundary information input by said boundary input means; first enabling means for enabling said information to be entered by said input means into the another editing region specified by said additional boundary information; second enabling means for enabling said information input by said input means to be entered into the editing region specified on the basis of said boundary information from the another region specified on the basis of said additional boundary information upon the repeat entry of a specific information of said information input by said input means; and displaying means for displaying said editing region and the another editing region.

Claim 21

An information processor comprising: input means for entering information into said processor; memory means for storing boundary information used for editing said information input by said input means, said boundary information defining an editing region for arranging said information input by said input means; boundary input means for entering additional boundary information into said processor to be supplementally added to said boundary information in said memory means, said additional boundary information further defining another editing region in said editing region when added to said boundary information; designation means for changing the editing region defined by said additional boundary information input by said boundary input means; first enabling means for enabling said information to be entered by said input means into the another editing region specified by said additional boundary information; second enabling means for enabling said information input by said input means to be entered into the editing region specified on the basis of said boundary information from the another region specified on the basis of said additional boundary information upon the repeat entry of a specific information of said information input by said input means; and displaying means for displaying said editing region and the another editing region.

Claim 22

An information processor according to claim 16, further comprising a carriage return key for inputting said specific information.