Electronic document filing apparatus

Claim 2

A data processing apparatus characterized by comprising: means (7) for storing data; means (9) for displaying the data stored in said storing means and selection marks for selecting said storing means and said display means, respectively; means (19) for designating the selection marks for selecting said storing means and said display means; and control means (14) including first detection means, for detecting the selection marks in the order in which the marks have been designated by said designating means, second detection means, for detecting the comple­tion of the designation of the selection marks, and out­putting a signal representing the completion of the designation thereof, and means for driving said storing means and said display means in the order in which the selection marks have been designated by said designating means, in response to the signal output from said second detection means.

Claim 3

The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said display means has means (9) for appending a marking frame to each of the marks designated by said designating means (19).

Claim 4

The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said second detection means is means for detecting that said designating means has designated at least two times, one of said selection marks, and transfer to said drive means, a command ini­tiating execution of processing.

Claim 5

The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said drive means includes means for driving, in the designated order, said storing means and said display means (9), in response to the signal from said second detection means.

Claim 6

The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said display means (9) includes means for displaying an "execution" mark repre­senting "execution" of processing, and said second detec­tion means includes means for detecting the designating that the "execution" mark has been designated by said designating means (19), and transfer to said drive means, a command initiating execution of processing.

Claim 7

The data processing apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that said display means in­cludes means for erasing the "execution" mark, in response to the receipt of the command from said second detection means.

Claim 8

The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, including image-reading means (1) for reading images from a document, characterized in that said designating means (19) includes means for designating said image-reading means (1), said storing means (7) and said display means (9).

Claim 9

The data processing apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that said image-reading means is a scanner (1) for scanning the document to produce image data of the document.

Claim 10

The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, including means for printing the data, charac­terized in that said designating means includes means (19) for designating, in a selective sequence, said display means, said print means and said storing means.

Claim 11

The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said storing means is an optical disk device (13) for recording the data.

Claim 12

The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said designating means is mouse means (19) for generating a cursor for selectively designating the selection marks.

Claim 13

A data processing apparatus characterized by comprising: means (1) for scanning picture information; means (7) for storing the scanned picture infor­mation; means (9) for displaying the scanned information and the picture information in said storing means, and selection marks for selecting at least one of said storing means and said scanning means, and display means; means (19) for designating the selection marks for selecting said display means and at least one of said storing means and said scanning means; and control means (14) including first detection means, for detecting the selection marks in the order in which the marks have been designated by said designating means, second detection means, for detecting the comple­tion of the designation of the selection marks, and out­putting a signal representing the completion of the designation thereof, means for setting in a batch mode for continuously processing a batch data, the means corresponding to the mark first designated by said designating means, and means for continuously driving said display means and at least one of said storing means and said scanning means, in the order in which the selection marks have been designated by said designating means, in response to the signal output from said second detection means.

Claim 14

A data processing apparatus characterized by comprising: means (1) for scanning picture information; means (7) for storing the scanned picture infor­mation; means (9) for displaying the scanned information and the picture information in said storing means, and selection marks for selecting at least one of said storing means and said scanning means, and display means; means (19) for designating the selection marks for selecting said display means and at least one of said storing means and said scanning means; and control means (14) including first detection means, for detecting the selection marks in the order in which the marks have been designated by said designating means, second detection means, for detecting the comple­tion of the designation of the selection marks, and out­putting a signal representing the completion of the designation thereof, means for setting in a batch mode for continuously processing a batch data, the means corresponding to the mark first designated by said designating means, and means for continuously driving said display means and at least one of said storing means and said scanning means, in the order in which the selection marks have been designated by said designating means, in response to the signal output from said second detection means.

Claim 15

The data processing apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that said display means (9) displays a "stop" mark representing the stopping of pro­cessing, and said second detection means detects that the "stop" mark is designated by said designating means, to output a stop signal, and said setting means releases the batch mode in response to the stop signal.

Claim 16

The data processing apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that said second detection means has means for detecting that said continuous pro­cessing has been completed, and said setting means releases the batch mode in response to the detection of completion of said continuous processing.

Claim 17

The data processing apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that said display means has means for appending a marking frame to the mark designated by said designating means.

Claim 18

The data processing apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that said second detection means has means for detecting that said designating means has designated at least two times, one of the selection marks, and for transferring to said drive means, the signal representing the completion of the designation.

Claim 19

The data processing apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that said display means (9) displays an "execution" mark representing execution of processing, and said second detection means detects that the "execution" mark has been designated by said designating means, and transfers to said drive means, the signal representing the completion of the designa­tion.

Claim 20

The data processing apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that said designating means designates, in a selective sequence, said scanning means (1), said storing means (7), and said display means (9).

Claim 21

The data processing apparatus according to claim 18, characterized in that said storing means is an optical disk device (13) for recording the image data.

Claim 22

The data processing apparatus according to claim 12, including means for printing the information, characterized in that said designating means includes means (19) for designating, in a selective sequence, said display means, said printing means (5) and said storing means (7).