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Information processing apparatus and method
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1997-01-16
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Granted: 1997-09-30
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Expires: 2017-01-16
Abstract
Abstract An information processor includes a coordinate analyzer which analyzes input coordinate information, and a marking device which marks a desired coordinate. A memory stores marking coordinate information analyzed by the coordinate analyzer, and includes a mark name marked by the marking device. A display device displays the marking position in a display area based on marking information stored in the memory by designating the mark name when the marked coordinate is not present in the display area, when changing the display area.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuyuki Ogawa
- 👤 Tsuneaki Kadosawa
- 👤 Takashi Nakamura
- 👤 Hitoshi Watanabe
- 👤 Satoshi Asada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:40
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/14; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F3/0485
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: analysis means for analyzing input coordinate information to mark a coordinate point; marking means for giving a mark name to the coordinate point marked by said analysis means; memory means for storing marking information comprising the coordinate point marked by said analysis means and the mark name given by said marking means, the coordinate point and the mark name being in correspondence to each other; input means for inputting a name; search means for searching said memory means for the mark name coincident with the name input by said input means; and display control means for controlling a display device to replace information currently displayed on a display area of the display device by information at the marked coordinate point based on the marking information, stored in said memory means, corresponding to the mark name searched by said search means when the marked coordinate point is not present in the display area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: analysis means for analyzing input coordinate information to mark a coordinate point; marking means for giving a mark name to the coordinate point marked by said analysis means; memory means for storing marking information comprising the coordinate point marked by said analysis means and the mark name given by said marking means, the coordinate point and the mark name being in correspondence to each other; input means for inputting a name; search means for searching said memory means for the mark name coincident with the name input by said input means; and display control means for controlling a display device to replace information currently displayed on a display area of the display device by information at the marked coordinate point based on the marking information, stored in said memory means, corresponding to the mark name searched by said search means when the marked coordinate point is not present in the display area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the marked coordinate point comprises X and Y coordinate data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said memory means stores the marked coordinate point and the mark name in correspondence to each other in response to the marked coordinate point and the mark name being simultaneously input.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said memory means stores a plurality of the marked coordinate points and a plurality of the mark names in correspondence to each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said display control means controls the display device to display the plurality of mark names stored in said memory means such that a desired one of the mark names can be designated.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
107 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: display control means for controlling a display device to display data; registration means for registering in a memory means a desired position of the displayed data and a name in correspondence to each other; input means for inputting a name; search means for searching said memory means for the name registered by said registration means coincident with the name input by said input means; and display updating means, responsive to the name being input, for displaying data for the position corresponding to the name searched by said search means on the display device instead of data currently displayed on the display device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
107 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: display control means for controlling a display device to display data; registration means for registering in a memory means a desired position of the displayed data and a name in correspondence to each other; input means for inputting a name; search means for searching said memory means for the name registered by said registration means coincident with the name input by said input means; and display updating means, responsive to the name being input, for displaying data for the position corresponding to the name searched by said search means on the display device instead of data currently displayed on the display device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
An information processing apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said display updating means displays the data such that the position corresponding to the input name is present at the center of a display area of the display device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the registered position comprises X and Y coordinate data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said registration means registers the position and the name in correspondence to each other in response to the position and the name being simultaneously input.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said registration means registers a plurality of the points and a plurality of the names in correspondence to each other.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said display control means controls the display device to display the plurality of names registered in said registration means such that a desired one of the names can be designated.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
91 words
An information processing method comprising the steps of: displaying data on a display screen; registering in a memory a desired position of the displayed data and a name in correspondence to each other; inputting a name; searching the memory for the name registered in said registering step coincident with the name input in said inputting step; and in response to the name being input, displaying data for the position corresponding to the name searched in said searching step on the display screen instead of data currently displayed on the display screen.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
91 words
An information processing method comprising the steps of: displaying data on a display screen; registering in a memory a desired position of the displayed data and a name in correspondence to each other; inputting a name; searching the memory for the name registered in said registering step coincident with the name input in said inputting step; and in response to the name being input, displaying data for the position corresponding to the name searched in said searching step on the display screen instead of data currently displayed on the display screen.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein the registered position comprises X and Y coordinate data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 13, wherein said registering step registers the position and the name in correspondence to each other in response to the position and the name being simultaneously input.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said registering step registers a plurality of the points and a plurality of the names in correspondence to each other.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said displaying step displays the plurality of names registered in said registering step such that a desired one of the names can be designated.
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