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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 1977
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1975
Tsuyoshi Kawanabe, Yokohama, JA;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JA;
Abstract
An apparatus for suppressing undesired information comprises an information storge device in which characters or symbols of plural digits are stored in the form of coded information. Digit designating means is provided to designate digits for detecting whether output of the information stored in the storage device is desired or not. Also, means are provided for reducing the designated digits of the storage device by one digit when the detecting means detects that the information to be displayed is present in at least one of the designated digits of the storage device, and for suppressing the information in the at least one digit of the storage device designated by the designating means when the information to be displayed is not present in any of the designated digits of the storage device.