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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2005
Applicant:
Kotaro Shima, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kotaro Shima, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/20 (2006.01); G06F 17/21 (2006.01); G06F 17/22 (2006.01); G06F 17/24 (2006.01); G06F 17/25 (2006.01); G06F 17/26 (2006.01); G06F 17/27 (2006.01); G06F 17/28 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An editing apparatus for editing objects on a screen includes an object input display section for displaying contents which have been input by a user, as objects on a screen. The apparatus also includes an object extension section for superposing at least one side of a first object on one side or on an extension line of the side of a second object by extending an external form of the first object among the plurality of objects displayed by the object input display section, to a position within a range which does not overlap the second object.