EP0259957A2
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Text processing device
Assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1987-07-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-07-14
Abstract
Abstract In a data processing device such as a word processor comprising input means for inputting character data and format data, display means for displaying the input data on a screen, and means for processing the input data and displaying the processed data on the display means, the screen on the display means is separated into a line format area for displaying line format data and other area for displaying the other, and the processing device is provided with means for shifting the data displayed on the line format area relative to the data displayed on the the other area.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasushi 20-1 Yagoto-Fujimigaoka Kawakami
- 👤 Fukue Meito-Suginoki 201 Obata
- 👤 Kayoko Makihara
- 👤 Shiro Yamada
- 👤 Minoru Oishi
- 👤 Yoshinari Morimoto
- 👤 Atsuko Kawasumi
- 👤 Kazuko Nakagawa
- 👤 Yukimi Mizutani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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2026-11-07 10:39
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A data processing device comprising input means for inputting character data and format data, display means for displaying the input data on a screen, and means for processing the input data and displaying the processed data on said display means, the improvement which comprises in that said screen on said display means is separated into a line format area for displaying line format data and other area for displaying other data, and said processing device is provided with shift means for shifting the data displayed on said line format area relative to the data displayed on said other area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A data processing device comprising input means for inputting character data and format data, display means for displaying the input data on a screen, and means for processing the input data and displaying the processed data on said display means, the improvement which comprises in that said screen on said display means is separated into a line format area for displaying line format data and other area for displaying other data, and said processing device is provided with shift means for shifting the data displayed on said line format area relative to the data displayed on said other area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
191 words
The data processing device according to claim 1 which further comprises a data memory for storing various data which are entered from said input means, said data displayed in said line format area designates a scale which indicates the input range of one line with its one column corresponding to the standard printing spacing, printing means for printing the data onto the printing medium at varying printing space in dependence on the corresponding character width, a printing spacing memory for storing the printing spacing of each character, printing space summing means for calculating the sum of corresponding printing spaces of the characters to be entered from the beginning to a predetermined position of said input range on said display means, column number calculating means for calculating the number of columns by dividing said sum of printing spaces by said standard printing space, and said shifting means comprising means for shifting said scale so that the column which is positioned closer to the end of line by said number of columns from the column corresponding to the beginning of said input range is placed in a position corresponding to said predetermined position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
259 words
The data processing device according to claim 1 or 2 which further comprises means for calculating the total width of the characters positioned in the left side of a text cursor position on a line where the text cursor exists; means for calculating the column where the text cursor exists; means for calculating the column where the scale cursor exists; means for comparing said columns of the text cursor column and the scale cursor column; means for shifting the scale cursor toward the right on the display screen when the column of the text cursor is larger than the column of the scale cursor; and means for shifting the scale cursor toward the left when the column of the cursor is smaller than the column of the scale cursor. 4. A data processing device comprising input means for inputting character data and format data, display means for displaying the input data on a screen, and means for processing the input data and displaying the processed data on said display means, the improvement which comprises in that said screen on said display means is separated into a line format area for displaying line format data and other area for displaying other data, and said processing device is provided with shift means for shifting the data displayed on said line format area relative to the data displayed on said other area and means for bringing the screen of said other area to a standstill while keeping the screen of said line format area movable, when a format setting mode is entered.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
The data processing device according to claim 4, wherein a scale for indicating the position of margins and tabs and a cursor movable along said scale are displayed on the screen of said line format area and, when said cursor moves outside the screen of said line format area, the whole scale is horizontally moved together with the cursor movement.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The data processing device according to claim 4 or 5 which further comprises means for reforming the character data based upon the newly set format, and means for shifting the scale line to meet with the text data displayed on the screen.
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