Document display processing apparatus including means for controlling the display of plural text block groups
US5347625A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/60
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A coordinate input device is used in document processing to input user instructions including display coordinates of the display frame as specified by the user. A text block group control section controls a grouping of text to be displayed on the display frame, and includes a memory for storing a plurality of text characters, a block area storing section for storing information indicative of a plurality of rectangular display areas of the display frame each constituting a text block area, a text block specifying section for specifying text characters from among the plurality of text characters which are for display in each of plurality of rectangular display areas stored in the block area storing section, a text block display section for controlling the display of the text block areas stored in the block area storing section containing the text characters specified by the text block specifying section, and a text block group management section for designating a text block group containing one or more text block areas to be displayed by the text block display section. A display control section receives the user instructions from the coordinate input device and controls the text bloc…
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