Document producing device with processing for identical data blocks

Claim 2

A document producing apparatus comprising: a document producing means for producing a document with document information formed of a plurality of blocks; a judging means for evaluating each of the plurality of blocks after each of the plurality of blocks is formed, by comparing the plurality of blocks to one another, for judging whether at least two blocks of the plurality of blocks of said document information are the same as each other; and a document data producing means for producing document data of first information of the at least two blocks of said document information judged to be the same as each other by said judging means and second information of at least one block of said document information other than the at least two blocks judged to be the same by said judging means.

Claim 3

A document producing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said document producing means produces said document with at least one of character information and image information.

Claim 4

A document producing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a document information inputting means for inputting said document information from an external device, which information is used for producing said document; an executing means for executing operation of said document producing means, judging means and document data producing means; and a document data outputting means for outputting said document data.

Claim 5

A document producing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said document data comprises: page information designating a position of at least one block of said document information in at least one page of said document, block information designating contents of at least one designated block of said document information, so that said contents correspond to said position designated by said page information, and content information comprising actual contents of said designated block of said document information.

Claim 6

A document producing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said document data comprises: profile information indicating that said document data comprises said first information and second information, document information indicating that said document information includes character information and image information and indicating a number of pages of said document, page information designating a position of at least one block of said document information in said page of said document, block information designating contents of at least one designated block of said document information, so that said contents correspond to said position designated by said page information, and content information comprising the actual contents of said designated block of said document information.

Claim 7

A document producing apparatus comprising: a document producing means for producing a document with document information formed of a plurality of blocks; a judging means for evaluating each of the plurality of blocks after each of the plurality of blocks is formed, by comparing the plurality of blocks to one another, for judging whether at least two blocks of the plurality of blocks of said document information are the same as each other; a document data producing means for producing document data of first information of the at least two blocks of said document information judged to be the same as each other by said judging means and second information of at least one block of said document information other than the at least two blocks judged to be the same by said judging means; an executing means for executing operations of said document producing means, judging means and document data producing means; an operating sequence storing means for storing operation sequence information for said executing means; a temporary storing means for temporarily storing data regarding operation of said document producing apparatus; an external operation inputting means for inputting document information for document producing and inputting directing information regarding an operation executed by said executing means; image information reading means for reading image information so as to input the image information to the external operation inputting means; a printing out means for printing out said produced document; an indicating means for indicating the contents of said produced document; an editing means for editing said inputted document information into a prescribed format; a data converting means for converting said document information, edited by said editing means, into said document data for data transmission; a document data storing means for storing said document data converted by said data converting means; a scanning pattern adjusting means for adjusting a specification of a scanning pattern of image information at a time of transmission thereof into a required specification; a data compressing and expanding means for compressing said document data at the time of transmission thereof and expanding received document data for restoring to an original state; a transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving said document data by means of a prescribed information transmission means; and a data transfer means for transferring data mutually between said executing means, external operation inputting means, image information reading means, printing out means, indicating means, editing means, data converting means, document data storing means, scanning pattern adjusting means and data compressing and expanding means.

Claim 8

A document producing apparatus comprising: a document producing means for producing a document with document information formed of a plurality of blocks; a judging means for evaluating each of the plurality of blocks after each of the plurality of blocks is formed, by comparing the plurality of blocks to one another, for judging whether at least two blocks of the plurality of blocks of said document information are the same as each other; a document data producing means for producing document data of first information of the at least two blocks of said document information judged to be the same as each other by said judging means and second information of at least one block of said document information other than the at least two blocks judged to be the same by said judging means; an executing means for executing operations of said document producing means, judging means and document data producing means; an operating sequence storing means for storing operation sequence information for said executing means; a temporary storing means for temporarily storing data regarding operation of said document producing apparatus; an external operation inputting means for inputting document information for document producing and inputting directing information regarding an operation executed by said executing means; image information reading means for reading image information so as to input the image information to the external operation inputting means; a printing out means for printing out said produced document; an indicating means for indicating the contents of said produced document; an editing means for editing said inputted document information into a prescribed format; a data converting means for converting said document information, edited by said editing means, into said document data for data transmission; a document data storing means for storing said document data converted by said data converting means; a scanning pattern adjusting means for adjusting a specification of a scanning pattern of image information at a time of transmission thereof into a required specification; a data compressing and expanding means for compressing said document data at the time of transmission thereof and expanding received document data for restoring to an original state; a transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving said document data by means of a prescribed information transmission means; and a data transfer means for transferring data mutually between said executing means, external operation inputting means, image information reading means, printing out means, indicating means, editing means, data converting means, document data storing means, scanning pattern adjusting means and data compressing and expanding means.

Claim 9

A document producing method comprising the steps of: (a) producing a document with document information formed of a plurality of blocks; (b) evaluating each of the plurality of blocks after each of the plurality of blocks is formed, by comparing the plurality of blocks to one another, for judging whether at least two blocks of the plurality of blocks of said document information are the same as each other; and (c) producing document data of first information of the at least two blocks of said document information judged to be the same as each other by said step (b) and second information of at least one block of said document information other than the at least two blocks judged to be the same by said step (b).

Claim 10

A document producing method comprising the steps of: (a) producing a document with document information formed of a plurality of blocks; (b) evaluating each of the plurality of blocks after each of the plurality of blocks is formed, by comparing the plurality of blocks to one another, for judging whether at least two blocks of the plurality of blocks of said document information are the same as each other; and (c) producing document data of first information of the at least two blocks of said document information judged to be the same as each other by said step (b) and second information of at least one block of said document information other than the at least two blocks judged to be the same by said step (b).

Claim 11

A document producing method according to claim 7, wherein said step of (a) comprises a step of (a-1) of producing a document with at least one of character information and image information.

Claim 12

A document producing method according to claim 8, further comprising the steps of: (f) inputting said document information from an external device, which information is used for producing said document; (g) executing operations of said step (a), step (b) and step (c); and (h) outputting said document data.

Claim 13

A document producing method according to claim 7, wherein said step (c) comprises the steps of: (c-3) producing the actual contents of at least one designated block of said plurality of blocks of said document information, (c-4) designating a position of said designated block of said document information in at least one page of said document, and (c-5) designating said contents of said designated block of said document information, so that said contents correspond to said position designated by said step (c-4).

Claim 14

A document producing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said step (c) comprises the steps of: (c-3) producing the actual contents of at least one designated block of said plurality of blocks of said document information, (c-4) designating a position of said designated block of said document information in at least one page of said document, (c-5) designating said contents of said designated block of said document information, so that said contents correspond to said position designated by said step (c-4), (c-6) designating that said document information includes character information and image information and designating a number of said pages of said document, and (c-7) designating that said document data comprises said first information and second information.

Claim 15

A document producing method comprising the steps of: (a) producing a document with document information formed of a plurality of blocks; (b) evaluating each of the plurality of blocks after each of the plurality of blocks is formed, by comparing the plurality of blocks to one another, for judging whether at least two blocks of the plurality of blocks of said document information are the same as each other; (c) producing document data of first information of the at least two blocks of said document information judged to be the same as each other by said step (b) and second information of at least one block of said document information other than the at least two blocks judged to be the same by said step (b); (i) executing operations of said step (a), step (b) and step (c); (j) storing operation sequence information for said step (i); (k) temporarily storing data regarding operation of said document producing method; (l) inputting document information for document producing and inputting directing information regarding an operation executed in said step (i); (m) reading image information so as to input the image information for document producing in step (l); (n) printing out said produced document; (o) indicating the contents of said produced document; (p) editing said inputted document information into a prescribed format; (q) converting said inputted document information, edited by said step (p), into said document data for data transmission; (r) storing said document data converted by said step (q); (s) adjusting a specification of a scanning pattern of image information at a time of transmission thereof into a required specification; (t) compressing said document data at the time of transmission thereof and expanding received document data for restoring to the original state; (u) transmitting and receiving said document data; and (v) transferring data mutually between said step (i), step (j), step (k), step (l), step (m), step (n), step (o), step (p), step (q), step (r), step (s), step (t) and step (u).

Claim 16

A document producing method comprising the steps of: (a) producing a document with document information formed of a plurality of blocks; (b) evaluating each of the plurality of blocks after each of the plurality of blocks is formed, by comparing the plurality of blocks to one another, for judging whether at least two blocks of the plurality of blocks of said document information are the same as each other; (c) producing document data of first information of the at least two blocks of said document information judged to be the same as each other by said step (b) and second information of at least one block of said document information other than the at least two blocks judged to be the same by said step (b); (i) executing operations of said step (a), step (b) and step (c); (j) storing operation sequence information for said step (i); (k) temporarily storing data regarding operation of said document producing method; (l) inputting document information for document producing and inputting directing information regarding an operation executed in said step (i); (m) reading image information so as to input the image information for document producing in step (l); (n) printing out said produced document; (o) indicating the contents of said produced document; (p) editing said inputted document information into a prescribed format; (q) converting said inputted document information, edited by said step (p), into said document data for data transmission; (r) storing said document data converted by said step (q); (s) adjusting a specification of a scanning pattern of image information at a time of transmission thereof into a required specification; (t) compressing said document data at the time of transmission thereof and expanding received document data for restoring to the original state; (u) transmitting and receiving said document data; and (v) transferring data mutually between said step (i), step (j), step (k), step (l), step (m), step (n), step (o), step (p), step (q), step (r), step (s), step (t) and step (u).

Claim 17

A document transmitting apparatus comprising: a document producing means for producing a document with document information formed of a plurality of blocks; a judging means for evaluating each of the plurality of blocks after each of the plurality of blocks is formed, by comparing the plurality of blocks to one another, for judging whether at least two blocks of the plurality of blocks of said document information are the same as each other; a document data producing means for producing document data of first information of the at least two blocks of said document information judged to be the same as each other by said judging means and second information of at least one block of said document information other than the at least two blocks judged to be the same by said judging means; and transmitting means for transmitting the document of the first and second information.

Claim 18

A document transmitting apparatus comprising: a document producing means for producing a document with document information formed of a plurality of blocks; a judging means for evaluating each of the plurality of blocks after each of the plurality of blocks is formed, by comparing the plurality of blocks to one another, for judging whether at least two blocks of the plurality of blocks of said document information are the same as each other; a document data producing means for producing document data of first information of the at least two blocks of said document information judged to be the same as each other by said judging means and second information of at least one block of said document information other than the at least two blocks judged to be the same by said judging means; and transmitting means for transmitting the document of the first and second information.

Claim 19

A document transmitting method comprising the steps of: (a) producing a document with document information formed of a plurality of blocks; (b) evaluating each of the plurality of blocks after each of the plurality of blocks is formed, by comparing the plurality of blocks to one another, for judging whether at least two blocks of the plurality of blocks of said document information are the same as each other; (c) producing document data of first information of the at least two blocks of said document information judged to be the same as each other by said step (b) and second information of at least one block of said document information other than the at least two blocks judged to be the same by said step (b); and d) transmitting the document of the first and second information.

Claim 20

A document transmitting method comprising the steps of: (a) producing a document with document information formed of a plurality of blocks; (b) evaluating each of the plurality of blocks after each of the plurality of blocks is formed, by comparing the plurality of blocks to one another, for judging whether at least two blocks of the plurality of blocks of said document information are the same as each other; (c) producing document data of first information of the at least two blocks of said document information judged to be the same as each other by said step (b) and second information of at least one block of said document information other than the at least two blocks judged to be the same by said step (b); and d) transmitting the document of the first and second information.