US5774570A
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Document processing system with an image editing function
Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1996-06-03
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Granted: 1998-06-30
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Expires: 2016-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A document processing system is operative to switch easily the scheme of emphasis and distinction of certain elemental contents of a document between the multicolor scheme and the monochrome multi-shape scheme based on key-markers that do not appear as special command symbols in the document. The system comprises an element information register means which holds first information and second information which determine the visual feature of document elements, first default value register means which holds a default value of the first information, a discrimination means which detects as to whether or not the first information of a document element held by the element information register means is different from the default value, and a setting means which sets the second information for a document element with first information that is different from the default value.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuko Toju
- 👤 Naoki Hayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 03:47
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/103
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A document processing system comprising: first information containing a first visual feature of a first element of a document; second information containing a second visual feature of the first element of the document; element information register means which holds the first information and the second information which determine the visual features of the document element; first default value register means which holds a default value of the first information; discrimination means which detects whether or not the first information of a document element held by said element information register means is different from the default value; and setting means which alters the second information for a document element when that document element has first information different from the default value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A document processing system comprising: first information containing a first visual feature of a first element of a document; second information containing a second visual feature of the first element of the document; element information register means which holds the first information and the second information which determine the visual features of the document element; first default value register means which holds a default value of the first information; discrimination means which detects whether or not the first information of a document element held by said element information register means is different from the default value; and setting means which alters the second information for a document element when that document element has first information different from the default value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, wherein said setting means sets the second information for a document element with first information that is different from the default value and sets the first information of said document element to be a default value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, further including a document layout means which alters the layout of a document element in response to the alteration of the first information or second information of a document element held in said element information register means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, further including first analysis means which determines a default value of the first information by using the first information of a document element held in said element information register means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, further including second analysis means which determines a default value of the second information by using the second information of a document element held in said element information register means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, wherein said setting means lets the user specify in interactive manner the correspondence between the first information before the alteration and the second information and first information after the alteration.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, further including setting register means which holds information indicative of the correspondence between the first information before the alteration and the second information and first information after the alteration, wherein said setting means implements the setting by using the information held by said setting register means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, wherein a document element to be treated is a character or a line of a figure or a table.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information which determines the visual feature of a document element handles the shape or color of a character or line.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, wherein the first information which determines the visual feature of a document element handles the shape of the document element and the second information which determines the visual feature of the document element handles the color.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
A document processing system according to claim 1, wherein the first information which determines the visual feature of a document element handles the color of the document element and the second information which determines the visual feature of the document element handles the shape of the document element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
146 words
A document processing system comprising: first information containing a first visual feature of a first element of a document; second information containing a second visual feature of the first element of the document; element information register means which holds the first information and the second information which determine the visual features of the document element; first default value register means which holds a first default value of the first information; second default value register means which holds a second default value of the second information; discrimination means which detects whether or not the first information of a document element held by said element information register means is different from the default value of the first information; and setting means which alters the second information for a document element to the second default value when that document element has first information different from the first default value.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
146 words
A document processing system comprising: first information containing a first visual feature of a first element of a document; second information containing a second visual feature of the first element of the document; element information register means which holds the first information and the second information which determine the visual features of the document element; first default value register means which holds a first default value of the first information; second default value register means which holds a second default value of the second information; discrimination means which detects whether or not the first information of a document element held by said element information register means is different from the default value of the first information; and setting means which alters the second information for a document element to the second default value when that document element has first information different from the first default value.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
150 words
A document processing system comprising: first information containing at least one of a first element of a document and first element layout information on a general restriction on a layout of the first element; second information containing at least one of a second element of the document and second element layout information on a general restriction on the layout of the second element; element information register means which holds the first information and the second information which determine the visual features of the document element; first default value register means which holds a default value of the first information; discrimination means which detects whether or not the first information of a document element held by said element information register means is different from the default value; and setting means which alters the second information for a document element when that document element has first information different from the default value.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
150 words
A document processing system comprising: first information containing at least one of a first element of a document and first element layout information on a general restriction on a layout of the first element; second information containing at least one of a second element of the document and second element layout information on a general restriction on the layout of the second element; element information register means which holds the first information and the second information which determine the visual features of the document element; first default value register means which holds a default value of the first information; discrimination means which detects whether or not the first information of a document element held by said element information register means is different from the default value; and setting means which alters the second information for a document element when that document element has first information different from the default value.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
176 words
A document processing system comprising: first information containing at least one of a first element of a document and first element layout information on a general restriction on a layout of the first element; second information containing at least one of a second element of the document and second element layout information on a general restriction on the layout of the second element; element information register means which holds the first information and the second information which determine the visual features of the document element; first default value register means which holds a first default value of the first information; second default value register means which holds a second default value of the second information; discrimination means which detects whether or not the first information of a document element held by said element information register means is different from the default value of the first information; and setting means which alters the second information for a document element to the second default value when that document element has first information different from the first default value.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
176 words
A document processing system comprising: first information containing at least one of a first element of a document and first element layout information on a general restriction on a layout of the first element; second information containing at least one of a second element of the document and second element layout information on a general restriction on the layout of the second element; element information register means which holds the first information and the second information which determine the visual features of the document element; first default value register means which holds a first default value of the first information; second default value register means which holds a second default value of the second information; discrimination means which detects whether or not the first information of a document element held by said element information register means is different from the default value of the first information; and setting means which alters the second information for a document element to the second default value when that document element has first information different from the first default value.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
44 words
A document processing system according to claim 14, wherein said setting means sets the second information for a document element with first information that is different from the default value and sets the first information of said document element to be a default value.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
A document processing system according to claim 14, further including a document layout means which alters the layout of a document element in response to the alteration of the first information or second information of a document element held in said element information register means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
A document processing system according to claim 14, further including first analysis means which determines a default value of the first information by using the first information of a document element held in said element information register means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
A document processing system according to claim 14, further including second analysis means which determines a default value of the second information by using the second information of a document element held in said element information register means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
38 words
A document processing system according to claim 14, wherein said setting means lets the user specify in interactive manner the correspondence between the first information before the alternation and the second information and first information after the alteration.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
54 words
A document processing system according to claim 14, further including setting register means which holds information indicative of the correspondence between the first information before the alteration and the second information and first information after the alteration, wherein said setting means implements the setting by using the information held by said setting register means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
27 words
A document processing system according to claim 14, wherein a document element to be treated is a character or a line of a figure or a table.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
30 words
A document processing system according to claim 14, wherein the information which determines the visual feature of a document element handles the shape or color of a character or line.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
44 words
A document processing system according to claim 14, wherein the first information which determines the visual feature of a document element handles the shape of the document element and the second information which determines the visual feature of the document element handles the color.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
48 words
A document processing system according to claim 14, wherein the first information which determines the visual feature of a document element handles the color of the document element and the second information which determines the visual feature of the document element handles the shape of the document element.
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