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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshiko Naito, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
707530 ; 207535 ; 345112 ; 345142 ;
Abstract
A figure editing apparatus and method includes the feature of displaying a first table of classifications of editing objects. A desired classification from the first table is selected and displayed. A second table containing editing objects is displayed based on the selected classification, and the editing objects are displayed in such a manner that editing objects that have been edited and editing objects that have not yet been edited are displayed in different forms in a common display area. A desired editing object is selected from the second table and displayed, and an editing process is performed based on the selected editing object.