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Document preparing apparatus which automatically capitalizes characters at the head of a sentence

US4772145A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 1985
Grant dateSep 20, 1988
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/253
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A document preparing apparatus capable of preparing a document in which small letters and capital letters are printed together, e.g. a document in English. The apparatus includes a decision circuit for deciding whether or not a character to be processed is at a head of a sentence, and a capitalizing circuit for capitalizing the character when the decision circuit decides that the character heads a sentence.

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