Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Hiroshi Takakura

Takahiro Kato

Masaki Hamada

Yasuhiro Watanabe

Masaaki Shimizu

Yasuhisa Ishizawa

Kensaku Tanaka

Kenzoh Ina

Taketo Hasegawa

Masaki Sagoh

Fumio Furukawa

Masayuki Utsumi

Kunio Seto

Akifumi Shirasaka

Toshihiko Komatsu

Yukari Shibuya

Takashi Minagawa

Keiko Yasuda

Satoshi Ishihara

Takashi Miagawa

Kikuo Takise

Masaka Hamada

A character processing apparatus provides improved layout and formatting. In a preferred embodiment, the character processing apparatus includes a character data memory for storing a plurality of groups of character data, a first format data memory for storing a plurality of format data each having a correspondence with a different one of the groups of character data and a second format data memory for storing a plurality of format data having no correspondence with character data. The apparatus designates either one of (a) the groups of character data stored in the character data memory and (b) the plurality of format data stored in the first format data memory, and further designates one of the plurality of format data stored in the second format data memory.

Character processing apparatus

An image processing apparatus for drawing the inside of an image area which is expressed by vector data has reversal and painting means for sequentially reversing write dots (data) along the storage direction in correspondence to one outline which is specified by vector data, for writing the reversed write dots into an image memory, and for painting the inside of an image area like a closed figure in the image memory. Thus, the area in a closed figure can be painted at a high speed using an apparatus which has a simple construction. The optimum reversal and painting method can be selectively switched in accordance with the attribute data of an image area to be painted, so that the optimum. painting process can be executed at a high precision and at a high speed.

Image processing apparatus with paint-in of outline interiors

A document processing apparatus includes an microprocessing unit, a main memory, an external memory, a cathode ray tube display, and input units (e.g., a pointing device and a keyboard). In this apparatus, graphic (e.g., an illustration) data, image (e.g., a photographic image) data, and character (e.g., a sentence) data for a frame formed on a sheet are controlled. Frame size data is also stored in the above memories. The microprocessing unit designates the size data or one of the graphic, image, and character data to be obtained.

Frame within frame for document processor

A document processing apparatus which can edit to a sheet which is displayed on a display screen. This apparatus includes a format setting device to set format information regarding a character editing, a size information deciding device to decide size information in which an interval corresponding to the format information is used as a unit; a figure input device to input a figure on the same display screen as that upon the character editing; and a display controller for controlling the display such that the figure input by the figure input device is displayed in accordance with the size information decided by the size information deciding device. The size information includes a point train called grids serving as reference marks when inputting a figure. With this apparatus, characters, a figure, a picture, and a form can be input and edited to arbitrary positions on a document while observing the state of the print bound document without newly designating an area. One integrated document consisting of a plurality of pages in which characters, figures, pictures, and forms mixedly exist can be output by a single output instruction.

Document processing apparatus for processing a document and associated

A document processing apparatus and method inputs character code information corresponding to a character to be output, stores a character or symbol pattern in the form of a plurality of fonts, discriminates whether a character or a symbol pattern to be output exists across a plurality of lines, generates one character or a symbol pattern existing across a single line from one stored font based on one character code of the input character code information in the event that the character or symbol pattern to be output is discriminated to exist, across only a single line, and generates one character or symbol pattern existing across a plurality of lines from the plurality of stored fonts based on one character code of the input character code information in the event that the character or symbol pattern to be output is discriminated to exist across a plurality of lines.

Document processing apparatus and method for generating a character or

A document processing system for formatting document information in accordance with a format includes a disk apparatus which independently has a document file, an address table file, and a format information file. The document file stores the document information corresponding to predetermined regions. The address table file stores an address table corresponding to the document information. The format information file stores the format information corresponding to the document information. A control circuit, in response to a page designation, controls the three files to correct format information and address information for document information preceding the designated page.

Document processing apparatus for correcting address and format

Document processing apparatus for simultaneously displaying graphic

A document processing apparatus which can edit to a sheet which is displayed on a display screen. This apparatus includes: a format setting device to set format information regarding a character editing, a size information deciding device to decide size information in which an interval corresponding to the format information is used as a unit; a figure input device to input a figure on the same display screen as that upon the character editing; and a display controller for controlling the display such that the figure input by the figure input device is displayed in accordance with the size information decided by the size information deciding device. The size information includes a point train called grids serving as reference marks when inputting a figure. With this apparatus, characters, a figure, a picture, and a form can be input and edited to arbitrary positions on a document while observing the state of the print bound document without newly designating an area. One integrated document consisting of a plurality of pages in which characters, figures, pictures, and forms exist can be output by a single output instruction.

Document processing apparatus

There is an image processing system which inputs and edits image data including document data and prints and displays a document with figures with a beautiful style. This system comprises: an output device which can output the image data including document data; a parameter adding device to add output parameters to edit the image data outputted by the output device; and an edition control unit which can edit, as a headline, at least a part of the image data outputted by the output device on the basis of the parameters added by the parameter adding device. These parameters include data such as position, size, character style, and the like of the headline. With this system, arbitrary information such as headline, catchword, line number, page number, caption, or the like can be extremely easily arranged at any position of the image data displayed on the CRT and the document with such information can be printed as a beautiful style. Also, the document and figure data can be freely edited.

Image processing system

An image processing system which inputs and edits image data including document data and prints and displays a document with figures with a pleasing style. This system comprises: an output device which can output the image data including document data; a parameter adding device to add output parameters to edit the image data outputted by the output device; and an edition control unit which can edit, as a headline, at least a part of the image data outputted by the output device on the basis of the parameters added by the parameter adding device. These parameters include data such as position, size, character style, and the like of the headline. With this system, arbitrary information such as headline, catchword, line number, page number, caption, or the like can be extremely easily arranged at any position of the image data displayed on the CRT and the document with such information can be printed in a pleasing style. Also, document and figure data can be freely edited.

A document processor receives a document prepared by a different type of device, recognizes and registers a table in the document. It composes and outputs a document with the original form of the table being maintained.

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Yokohama, Japan

Hiroshi Takakura