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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Junichiro Kizaki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a document processing apparatus which enhances operability with respect to a character line inputted in the vicinity of a table format. When a designated area extends from the inside of the table format to the outside of the table format, the vicinity area of the table format is treated as a cell, and the character lines inputted in the cell in the table format specified by the designated area and the area treated as the cell of the vicinity of the table format are selected as a series of character lines.