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Document processing apparatus which evaluates elements of a document and changes the color/format of elements that satisfy user-defined parameters
Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1996-04-10
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Granted: 1999-06-29
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Expires: 2016-04-10
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a document processing apparatus including an information inputting component for inputting document information having a document element including a numeric value, an element detecting component for detecting the document element including the numeric value in the document information input by the information inputting component, an element value detecting component for detecting the numeric value included in the document element detected by the element detecting component, and a storing component for storing a numeric value condition and a method of emphasis of a document element corresponding to the numeric value condition. Emphasis determining components determine the method of emphasis of the document element detected by the element detecting component, if the numeric value detected by the element value detecting component satisfies the numeric value condition stored in the storing component, by fetching a method of emphasis of the document element corresponding to the satisfied numeric value condition. Image information generating components generate a document image in which emphasis is given to the document element detected by the element detecting component according to the method of emphasis determined by the emphasis determining components.
Inventors
- 👤 Naoki Hayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:57
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/103
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A document processing apparatus comprising: information inputting means for inputting document information having a document element including a numeric value; element detecting means for detecting said document element including said numeric value in said document information input by said information inputting means; element value detecting means for detecting said numeric value included in said document element detected by said element detecting means; storing means for storing a numeric value condition and a method of emphasis of a document element corresponding to said numeric value condition; emphasis determining means for determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected by said element detecting means, if said numeric value detected by said element value detecting means satisfies said numeric value condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said satisfied numeric value condition; and image information generating means for generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected by said element detecting means according to said method of emphasis determined by said emphasis determining means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A document processing apparatus comprising: information inputting means for inputting document information having a document element including a numeric value; element detecting means for detecting said document element including said numeric value in said document information input by said information inputting means; element value detecting means for detecting said numeric value included in said document element detected by said element detecting means; storing means for storing a numeric value condition and a method of emphasis of a document element corresponding to said numeric value condition; emphasis determining means for determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected by said element detecting means, if said numeric value detected by said element value detecting means satisfies said numeric value condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said satisfied numeric value condition; and image information generating means for generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected by said element detecting means according to said method of emphasis determined by said emphasis determining means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said method of emphasis of said document element stored in said storing means is coloring of said document element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a target of emphasis on said document element stored in said storing means is a character when said numeric value is visualized as a character.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a target of emphasis on said document element stored in said storing means is a background of a character when said numeric value is visualized as a character.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a target of emphasis on said document element stored in said storing means is an outline forming said document element when said document element is visualized.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a target of emphasis on said document element stored in said storing means is an inside area enclosed by an outline forming said document element when said document element is visualized.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said method of emphasis of said document element stored in said storing means is changing of form of said document element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a target of emphasis on said document element stored in said storing means is a character when said numeric value is visualized as a character.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a target of emphasis on said document element stored in said storing means is a background of a character when said numeric value is visualized as a character.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a target of emphasis on said document element stored in said storing means is an outline forming said document element when said document element is visualized.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a target of emphasis on said document element stored in said storing means is an inside area enclosed by an outline forming said document element when said document element is visualized.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: legend adding means for adding an image indicating a legend which shows the correspondence of said numeric value detected by said element value detecting means to said method of emphasis corresponding to said numeric value determined by said emphasis determining means to said document image generated by said image generating means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
58 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: specifying means for accepting a document element specified by the user from said document information input by said information inputting means; and said element value detecting means detecting a numeric value included in said document element accepted by said specifying means and detected by said element detecting means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
187 words
A document processing apparatus comprising: information inputting means for inputting document information having a document element including an item name indicating said document element; element detecting means for detecting said document element including said item name indicating said document element in said document information input by said information inputting means; item name detecting means for detecting said item name included in said document element detected by said element detecting means; storing means for storing an item name condition and a method of emphasis of a document element corresponding to said item name condition; emphasis determining means for determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected by said element detecting means, if said item name detected by said item name detecting means conforms to said item name condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said conformable item name; and image information generating means for generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected by said element detecting means according to said method of emphasis determined by said emphasis determining means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
187 words
A document processing apparatus comprising: information inputting means for inputting document information having a document element including an item name indicating said document element; element detecting means for detecting said document element including said item name indicating said document element in said document information input by said information inputting means; item name detecting means for detecting said item name included in said document element detected by said element detecting means; storing means for storing an item name condition and a method of emphasis of a document element corresponding to said item name condition; emphasis determining means for determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected by said element detecting means, if said item name detected by said item name detecting means conforms to said item name condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said conformable item name; and image information generating means for generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected by said element detecting means according to said method of emphasis determined by said emphasis determining means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
61 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising: legend adding means for adding an image indicating a legend which shows the correspondence of said item name detected by said item name detecting means to said method of emphasis corresponding to said item name determined by said emphasis determining means to said document image generated by said image generating means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
58 words
The document processing apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising: specifying means for accepting a document element specified by the user from said document information input by said information inputting means; and said item name detecting means detecting an item name included in said document element accepted by said specifying means and detected by said element detecting means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
133 words
A document processing apparatus comprising: image information inputting means for inputting image information including a graph; graph element detecting means for detecting a graph element in said image information input by said image information inputting means; graph element value detecting means for detecting a value indicated by said graph element detected by said graph element detecting means; emphasis determining means for determining a method of emphasis of said graph element detected by said graph element detecting means in accordance with said value indicated by said graph element detected by said graph element detecting means; and document image generating means for generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said graph element detected by said graph element detecting means in accordance with said method of emphasis determined by said emphasis determining means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
133 words
A document processing apparatus comprising: image information inputting means for inputting image information including a graph; graph element detecting means for detecting a graph element in said image information input by said image information inputting means; graph element value detecting means for detecting a value indicated by said graph element detected by said graph element detecting means; emphasis determining means for determining a method of emphasis of said graph element detected by said graph element detecting means in accordance with said value indicated by said graph element detected by said graph element detecting means; and document image generating means for generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said graph element detected by said graph element detecting means in accordance with said method of emphasis determined by said emphasis determining means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
124 words
A document processing apparatus comprising: image information inputting means for inputting image information including a table; cell detecting means for detecting a cell of said table in image information input by said image information inputting means; cell value detecting means for detecting a value indicated by said cell detected by said cell detecting means; emphasis determining means for determining a method of emphasis of said cell detected by said cell detecting means in accordance with said value indicated by said cell detected by said cell detecting means; and document image generating means for generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said cell detected by said cell detecting means in accordance with said method of emphasis determined by said emphasis determining means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
124 words
A document processing apparatus comprising: image information inputting means for inputting image information including a table; cell detecting means for detecting a cell of said table in image information input by said image information inputting means; cell value detecting means for detecting a value indicated by said cell detected by said cell detecting means; emphasis determining means for determining a method of emphasis of said cell detected by said cell detecting means in accordance with said value indicated by said cell detected by said cell detecting means; and document image generating means for generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said cell detected by said cell detecting means in accordance with said method of emphasis determined by said emphasis determining means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
172 words
A document processing method using a document processing apparatus having document inputting means for inputting a document, display means for displaying the document and storing means for storing a numeric value condition and a method of emphasis of a document element corresponding to the numeric value condition, comprising the steps of: (a) inputting document information having a document element including a numeric value; (b) detecting said document element including said numeric value in said document information input in step (a); (c) detecting said numeric value included in said document element detected in step (b); (d) determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected in step (b), if said numeric value detected in step (c) satisfies said numeric value condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said satisfied numeric value condition; and (e) generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected in step (b) according to said method of emphasis determined in step (d).
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
172 words
A document processing method using a document processing apparatus having document inputting means for inputting a document, display means for displaying the document and storing means for storing a numeric value condition and a method of emphasis of a document element corresponding to the numeric value condition, comprising the steps of: (a) inputting document information having a document element including a numeric value; (b) detecting said document element including said numeric value in said document information input in step (a); (c) detecting said numeric value included in said document element detected in step (b); (d) determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected in step (b), if said numeric value detected in step (c) satisfies said numeric value condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said satisfied numeric value condition; and (e) generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected in step (b) according to said method of emphasis determined in step (d).
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
184 words
A document processing method using a document processing apparatus having document inputting means for inputting a document, display means for displaying the document and storing means for storing an item name condition indicating a document element and a method of emphasis of a document element corresponding to the item name condition, comprising the steps of: (a) inputting document information having a document element including an item name indicating said document element; (b) detecting said document element including said item name indicating said document element in said document information input in step (a); (c) detecting said item name included in said document element detected in step (b); (d) determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected in step (b), if said item name detected in step (c) conforms to said item name condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said conformable item name; and (e) generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected in step (b) according to said method of emphasis determined in step (d).
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
184 words
A document processing method using a document processing apparatus having document inputting means for inputting a document, display means for displaying the document and storing means for storing an item name condition indicating a document element and a method of emphasis of a document element corresponding to the item name condition, comprising the steps of: (a) inputting document information having a document element including an item name indicating said document element; (b) detecting said document element including said item name indicating said document element in said document information input in step (a); (c) detecting said item name included in said document element detected in step (b); (d) determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected in step (b), if said item name detected in step (c) conforms to said item name condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said conformable item name; and (e) generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected in step (b) according to said method of emphasis determined in step (d).
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
190 words
A recording medium readable by a computer having document inputting means for inputting a document, display means for displaying the document and storing means for storing a numeric value condition and a method of emphasis of a document element corresponding to the numeric value condition, said recording medium storing a program for making said computer carry out document processing, said program including instructions for executing the following processes of: (a) inputting document information having a document element including a numeric value; (b) detecting said document element including said numeric value in said document information input in process (a); (c) detecting said numeric value included in said document element detected in process (b); (d) determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected in process (b), if said numeric value detected in process (c) satisfies said numeric value condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said satisfied numeric value condition; and (e) generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected in process (b) according to said method of emphasis determined in process (d).
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
190 words
A recording medium readable by a computer having document inputting means for inputting a document, display means for displaying the document and storing means for storing a numeric value condition and a method of emphasis of a document element corresponding to the numeric value condition, said recording medium storing a program for making said computer carry out document processing, said program including instructions for executing the following processes of: (a) inputting document information having a document element including a numeric value; (b) detecting said document element including said numeric value in said document information input in process (a); (c) detecting said numeric value included in said document element detected in process (b); (d) determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected in process (b), if said numeric value detected in process (c) satisfies said numeric value condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said satisfied numeric value condition; and (e) generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected in process (b) according to said method of emphasis determined in process (d).
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
202 words
A recording medium readable by a computer having document inputting means for inputting a document, display means for displaying the document and storing means for storing an item name condition indicating a document element and a method of emphasis of the document element corresponding to the item name condition, said recording medium storing a program for making said computer carry out document processing, said program including instructions for executing the following processes of: (a) inputting document information having a document element including an item name indicating said document element; (b) detecting said document element including said item name indicating said document element in said document information input in process (a); (c) detecting said item name included in said document element detected in process (b); (d) determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected in process (b), if said item name detected in process (c) conforms to said item name condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said conformable item name; and (e) generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected in process (b) according to said method of emphasis determined in process (d).
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
202 words
A recording medium readable by a computer having document inputting means for inputting a document, display means for displaying the document and storing means for storing an item name condition indicating a document element and a method of emphasis of the document element corresponding to the item name condition, said recording medium storing a program for making said computer carry out document processing, said program including instructions for executing the following processes of: (a) inputting document information having a document element including an item name indicating said document element; (b) detecting said document element including said item name indicating said document element in said document information input in process (a); (c) detecting said item name included in said document element detected in process (b); (d) determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected in process (b), if said item name detected in process (c) conforms to said item name condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said conformable item name; and (e) generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected in process (b) according to said method of emphasis determined in process (d).
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