Document processing apparatus and computer program product therefor

Claim 2

A document processing apparatus which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said document processing apparatus comprising: a detecting device detecting whether a document region change request which requests a change of a document region is issued; a changing device, responsive to said detecting device, changing a first document region on the display screen defined by said pointing device to a prescribed region defined by said pointing device in response to said detecting device detecting issuance of the document region change request; and an adjusting device, responsive to said changing device, adjusting a data size and a data interval of a document element in a second document region, which is subject to change due to the change in the first document region made by said changing device, corresponding to the change in the first document region, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, both said first and second document regions being displayed within a common display region having a fixed size regardless of the change in the first document region.

Claim 3

A document processing apparatus which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said document processing apparatus comprising: a detecting device detecting whether a document region acquisition request which requests acquisition of a document region is issued; a setting device, responsive to said detecting device, setting a first document region in a region defined by said pointing device when said detecting device detects issuance of the document region acquisition request; a changing device, responsive to said setting device, changing the first document region set by said setting device to a prescribed region defined by said pointing device; and an adjusting device, responsive to said changing device, adjusting a data size and a data interval of a document element in a second document region, which is subject to change due to the change in the first document region made by said changing device, corresponding to the change in the first document region to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, both said first and second document regions being displayed within a common display region having a fixed size regardless of the change in the first document region.

Claim 4

A document processing apparatus which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said document processing apparatus comprising: a detecting device detecting whether a document region acquisition request which requests acquisition of a document region is issued; a setting device, responsive to said detecting device, setting a first document region in a region defined by said pointing device when said detecting device detects issuance of the document region acquisition request; a changing device, responsive to said setting device, changing the first document region set by said setting device to a prescribed region defined by said pointing device; and an adjusting device, responsive to said changing device, adjusting a data size and a data interval of a document element in a second document region, which is subject to change due to the change in the first document region made by said changing device, corresponding to the change in the first document region to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, both said first and second document regions being displayed within a common display region having a fixed size regardless of the change in the first document region.

Claim 5

A document processing apparatus which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said document processing apparatus comprising: a detecting device detecting whether a document region exclusive acquisition request which requests exclusive acquisition of a document region is issued; a setting device, responsive to said detecting device, setting a first document region having no document element in a region defined by said pointing device when said detecting device detects issuance of the document region exclusive acquisition request; a moving device, responsive to said setting device, moving a first document element which is excluded by the first document region set by said setting device to a second document region at a document linking destination while adjusting one of a data size and a data interval of the first document; and an adjusting device, responsive to said moving device, adjusting a data size and a data interval of a second document in a third document region, which is subject to change due to the first document region set by said setting device, corresponding to the change in the first document region, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, all of said first, second and third document regions being displayed within a common display region having a fixed size regardless of the change in the first document region.

Claim 6

A document processing apparatus which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said document processing apparatus comprising: a detecting device detecting whether a document region exclusive acquisition request which requests exclusive acquisition of a document region is issued; a setting device, responsive to said detecting device, setting a first document region having no document element in a region defined by said pointing device when said detecting device detects issuance of the document region exclusive acquisition request; a moving device, responsive to said setting device, moving a first document element which is excluded by the first document region set by said setting device to a second document region at a document linking destination while adjusting one of a data size and a data interval of the first document; and an adjusting device, responsive to said moving device, adjusting a data size and a data interval of a second document in a third document region, which is subject to change due to the first document region set by said setting device, corresponding to the change in the first document region, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, all of said first, second and third document regions being displayed within a common display region having a fixed size regardless of the change in the first document region.

Claim 7

A document processing apparatus which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said document processing apparatus comprising: a detecting device detecting whether a document element delete request which requests deletion of a document element is issued; a specifying device, responsive to said detecting device, specifying a region defined by said pointing device when said detecting device detects issuance of the document element delete request; a deleting device, responsive to said specifying device, deleting a first document element in the region specified by said specifying device; and an adjusting device, responsive to said deleting device, adjusting a data size and a data interval of a second document element in a document region including the region specified by said specifying device, corresponding to the first document element deleted by said deleting device, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, both said regions specified by said specifying device and said document region being displayed within a display region having a fixed size regardless of the deletion of the first document element.

Claim 8

A document processing apparatus which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said document processing apparatus comprising: a detecting device detecting whether a document element delete request which requests deletion of a document element is issued; a specifying device, responsive to said detecting device, specifying a region defined by said pointing device when said detecting device detects issuance of the document element delete request; a deleting device, responsive to said specifying device, deleting a first document element in the region specified by said specifying device; and an adjusting device, responsive to said deleting device, adjusting a data size and a data interval of a second document element in a document region including the region specified by said specifying device, corresponding to the first document element deleted by said deleting device, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, both said regions specified by said specifying device and said document region being displayed within a display region having a fixed size regardless of the deletion of the first document element.

Claim 9

A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for performing document processing which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said computer program product comprising: detecting means for detecting whether a document region change request which requests a change of a document region is issued; changing means, responsive to said detecting means, for changing a first document region on the display screen defined by said pointing device to a prescribed region defined by said pointing device when said detecting means detects issuance of the document region change request; and adjusting means, responsive to said changing means, for adjusting a data size and a data interval of a document element in a second document region, which is subject to change due to the change in the first document region made by said changing means, corresponding to the change in the first document region, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, both said first and second document regions being displayed within a common display region having a fixed size regardless of the change in the first document region.

Claim 10

A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for performing document processing which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said computer program product comprising: detecting means for detecting whether a document region change request which requests a change of a document region is issued; changing means, responsive to said detecting means, for changing a first document region on the display screen defined by said pointing device to a prescribed region defined by said pointing device when said detecting means detects issuance of the document region change request; and adjusting means, responsive to said changing means, for adjusting a data size and a data interval of a document element in a second document region, which is subject to change due to the change in the first document region made by said changing means, corresponding to the change in the first document region, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, both said first and second document regions being displayed within a common display region having a fixed size regardless of the change in the first document region.

Claim 11

A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for performing document processing which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said computer program product comprising: detecting means for detecting whether a document region acquisition request which requests acquisition of a document region is issued; setting means, responsive to said detecting means, for setting a first document region in a region defined by said pointing device when said detection means detects issuance of the document region acquisition request; changing means, responsive to said setting means, for changing the first document region set by said setting means to a prescribed region defined by said pointing device; and adjusting means, responsive to said changing means, for adjusting a data size and a data interval of a document element in a second document region, which is subject to change due to the change in the first document region made by said changing means, corresponding to the change in the first document region, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, both said first and second document regions being displayed within a common display region having a fixed size regardless of the change in the first document region.

Claim 12

A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for performing document processing which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said computer program product comprising: detecting means for detecting whether a document region acquisition request which requests acquisition of a document region is issued; setting means, responsive to said detecting means, for setting a first document region in a region defined by said pointing device when said detection means detects issuance of the document region acquisition request; changing means, responsive to said setting means, for changing the first document region set by said setting means to a prescribed region defined by said pointing device; and adjusting means, responsive to said changing means, for adjusting a data size and a data interval of a document element in a second document region, which is subject to change due to the change in the first document region made by said changing means, corresponding to the change in the first document region, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, both said first and second document regions being displayed within a common display region having a fixed size regardless of the change in the first document region.

Claim 13

A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for performing document processing which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said computer program product comprising: detecting means for detecting whether a document region exclusive acquisition request which requests exclusive acquisition of a document region is issued; setting means, responsive to said detecting means, for setting a first document region having no document element in a region defined by said pointing device when said detecting means detects issuance of the document region exclusive acquisition request; moving means, responsive to said setting means, for moving a first document element which is excluded by the first document region set by said setting means to a second document region at a document linking destination while adjusting one of a data size and a data interval of the first document; and adjusting means, responsive to said moving means, for adjusting a data size and a data interval of a second document element in a third document region, which is subject to change due to the first document region set by said setting means, corresponding to the change in the first document region, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, all of said first, second and third document regions being displayed within a common display region having a fixed size regardless of the change in the first document region.

Claim 14

A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for performing document processing which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points on the display screen, said computer program product comprising: detecting means for detecting whether a document region exclusive acquisition request which requests exclusive acquisition of a document region is issued; setting means, responsive to said detecting means, for setting a first document region having no document element in a region defined by said pointing device when said detecting means detects issuance of the document region exclusive acquisition request; moving means, responsive to said setting means, for moving a first document element which is excluded by the first document region set by said setting means to a second document region at a document linking destination while adjusting one of a data size and a data interval of the first document; and adjusting means, responsive to said moving means, for adjusting a data size and a data interval of a second document element in a third document region, which is subject to change due to the first document region set by said setting means, corresponding to the change in the first document region, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, all of said first, second and third document regions being displayed within a common display region having a fixed size regardless of the change in the first document region.

Claim 15

A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for performing document processing which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points} on the display screen, said computer program product comprising: detecting means for detecting whether a document element delete request which requests deletion of a document element is issued; specifying means, responsive to said detecting means, for specifying a region defined by said pointing device when said detecting means detects issuance of the document element delete request; deleting means, responsive to said specifying means, for deleting a first document element in the region specified by said specifying means; and adjusting means, responsive to said deleting means, for adjusting a data size and a data interval of a second document element in a document region including the region specified by said specifying means, corresponding to the first document element deleted by said deleting means, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, both said regions specified by said specifying device and said document region being displayed within a display region having a fixed size regardless of the deletion of the first document element.

Claim 16

A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for performing document processing which displays a created document on a display screen and carries out an editing process with respect to the created document in response to an instruction from a pointing device which points} on the display screen, said computer program product comprising: detecting means for detecting whether a document element delete request which requests deletion of a document element is issued; specifying means, responsive to said detecting means, for specifying a region defined by said pointing device when said detecting means detects issuance of the document element delete request; deleting means, responsive to said specifying means, for deleting a first document element in the region specified by said specifying means; and adjusting means, responsive to said deleting means, for adjusting a data size and a data interval of a second document element in a document region including the region specified by said specifying means, corresponding to the first document element deleted by said deleting means, to enable addition of a document to a created document using a free format, both said regions specified by said specifying device and said document region being displayed within a display region having a fixed size regardless of the deletion of the first document element.