File processing method using expanding display windows for selected
records and text fields
    11.
    发明授权
    File processing method using expanding display windows for selected records and text fields 失效
    文件处理方法使用扩展的显示窗口来选择记录和文本字段

    公开(公告)号:US4481603A

    公开(公告)日:1984-11-06

    申请号:US264625

    申请日:1981-05-18

    CPC分类号: G06F17/24 G06F17/211

    摘要: An information processing system (10) has a terminal (12) which functions with a diskette storage (14). The terminal (12) includes a display screen (16) and keyboard (18) wherein an operator enters alphanumeric characters and predefined commands. A file of information is stored on the diskette storage (14). The file is made up of a plurality of records. Each of the records comprises a plurality of fields. The fields include character fields, arithmetic fields and text fields. The text fields include alphanumeric, punctuation and control characters, the character fields include alphanumeric and punctuation characters and exclude control characters and the arithmetic fields include numeric characters and exclude control characters. By inputting commands to the keyboard (18) the operator reads a record from storage (14) and displays it on the screen (16). The content of the fields in the record are displayed on the screen (16) except for the text fields. For each text field there is displayed an asterisk (60). The operator selects a text field by positioning a cursor (62) beneath the corresponding asterisk and then inputting a down cursor command. In response to the down cursor command the terminal (12) opens a text window on the screen (16) and displays the corresponding text field on the lower portion (16b) of the screen (16). The operator is then free to edit the text field. After completion of the editing the operator enters a command to incorporate the edited text field with the selected record. The record with the edited text field can then be returned to the file in the storage (14).

    摘要翻译: 信息处理系统(10)具有与软盘存储器(14)一起工作的终端(12)。 终端(12)包括显示屏(16)和键盘(18),其中操作员输入字母数字字符和预定义的命令。 信息文件存储在软盘存储器(14)上。 该文件由多个记录组成。 每个记录包括多个场。 字段包括字符字段,算术字段和文本字段。 文本字段包括字母数字,标点符号和控制字符,字符字段包括字母数字和标点符号,排除控制字符,算术字段包括数字字符,排除控制字符。 通过向键盘(18)输入命令,操作者从存储器(14)读取记录并将其显示在屏幕(16)上。 记录中的字段的内容显示在除了文本字段之外的屏幕(16)上。 对于每个文本字段,显示一个星号(60)。 操作员通过将光标(62)定位在相应的星号下方然后输入向下光标命令来选择文本字段。 响应于向下光标命令,终端(12)在屏幕(16)上打开文本窗口,并在屏幕(16)的下部(16b)上显示相应的文本字段。 然后,操作员可以自由地编辑文本字段。 编辑完成后,操作员输入一个命令,将编辑的文本字段与选定的记录合并。 具有编辑的文本字段的记录可以返回到存储器中的文件(14)。

    Method for automatic field width expansion in a text processing system
during interactive entry of displayed record selection criterium
    12.
    发明授权
    Method for automatic field width expansion in a text processing system during interactive entry of displayed record selection criterium 失效
    在显示记录选择标准的交互输入期间,文本处理系统中自动字段宽度扩展的方法

    公开(公告)号:US4507753A

    公开(公告)日:1985-03-26

    申请号:US581209

    申请日:1984-02-21

    IPC分类号: G06F17/24 G06T1/00 G06F3/14

    CPC分类号: G06F17/245 G06T1/0014

    摘要: An improved method is disclosed for entering record selection criteria into an interactive text processing system which also processes spatially related data that is stored in vector formatted record. A qualifying frame is displayed consisting of a header row and, for example, three qualifying rows. The header row includes the field names and the qualifying rows are blank, except for the vertical lines depicting field boundaries. Selection criteria are entered into the system by positioning the cursor to the appropriate row/column intersection and entering the selection data for that field. Criterium entered in different fields in one row represent a "logical AND" selection, while criterium in different rows represent a "logical OR" situation. The improvement involves the automatic expansion of the left and right field boundaries of the selected field in both the header row and qualifying rows when more space is required to enter lengthy qualifiers, a number of qualifiers which are ORed together, or different spellings of the same qualifier. The expansion results automatically in accordance with the relationship of the end of data position to the right field boundary marker position to move repetitively the marker towards the right edge of the display, and, when additional space is required, to shift repetitively the field name and entered data to the left providing additional character positions at the right edge of the field.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于将记录选择标准输入到交互式文本处理系统中的改进方法,该交互式文本处理系统还处理存储在向量格式化记录中的空间相关数据。 显示一个合格框架,包括一个标题行,例如三个合格的行。 标题行包括字段名称,限定行是空白的,除了描绘字段边界的垂直线。 通过将光标定位到相应的行/列交点并输入该字段的选择数据,将选择标准输入到系统中。 在一行中输入的不同字段中的标准表示“逻辑与”选择,而不同行中的标准表示“逻辑或”状态。 该改进涉及当需要更多空间来输入冗长的限定符时,在标题行和合格行中自动扩展所选字段的左和右字段边界,若干限定符被合并在一起或者不同的拼写 限定词 根据数据位置结束与右边界边界标记位置的关系自动移动扩展结果,重新移动标记朝向显示器的右边缘,并且当需要额外的空间时,重复地移动字段名称和 输入到左边的数据,在字段的右边缘提供附加的字符位置。

    Footnote assembly management
    13.
    发明授权
    Footnote assembly management 失效
    脚注装配管理

    公开(公告)号:US4503515A

    公开(公告)日:1985-03-05

    申请号:US378946

    申请日:1982-05-17

    IPC分类号: G06F17/24 G06F9/00

    CPC分类号: G06F17/241

    摘要: A method of, and system for, managing assembly and formatting of footnotes and body text. Following preparation and separate storage of both body and footnote text, assembly of the footnote text with the body text can be accomplished in one pass for a review of the appearance of the document in its to-be-printed format. Two techniques are available for assembly of the document. The technique selected will be the one which will provide optimum performance and will be determined by the amount of footnote text being assembled and/or the body and footnote text edited. If any editing is performed, the new and/or edited footnote text can be re-assembled in one pass.

    摘要翻译: 管理脚注和正文的装配和格式化的方法和系统。 在准备和单独存储身体和脚注文本之后,脚注文本与正文文本的组合可以一次完成,以便以其打印格式检查文档的外观。 两种技术可用于组装文档。 所选择的技术将是提供最佳性能的技术,并将由组装的脚注文本的数量和/或编辑的正文和脚注文本来确定。 如果执行任何编辑,则可以一次性重新组合新的和/或编辑的脚注文本。

    Method and apparatus for processing a file of record information
    14.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for processing a file of record information 失效
    用于处理记录信息文件的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US4459678A

    公开(公告)日:1984-07-10

    申请号:US264945

    申请日:1981-05-18

    摘要: An information processing system is disclosed which includes a display, a memory, a keyboard and a control unit. The system may store and display data in a table format by record and field. The system may be employed in an entry edit mode whereby data is entered or edited by an operator through the keyboard into the system. The system may also operate in a record selection mode whereby data in a field having a predetermined relation to a field value may be selected by the system. The system permits the entry of comparison operators and field values below the field heading in the display for the field to be searched. The keys representing the comparison operators and the keys representing data are at separate locations on the keyboard to prevent operator error in input. This feature is particularly advantageous when one symbol may be employed both as a comparison operator and data. Such a symbol would then be represented by two keys on the keyboard. The system also includes a syntax check routine which acts to detect syntax errors in data entered. The system rejects the improper data and informs the operator through the display. The syntax check routine also may be programmed for the type of data to be entered into each field. The routine will then check each data to be entered in a given field to determined if the data is of the proper type.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种包括显示器,存储器,键盘和控制单元的信息处理系统。 系统可以通过记录和字段存储和显示表格格式的数据。 该系统可以以入口编辑模式使用,由此数字由操作员通过键盘输入或编辑到系统中。 该系统还可以以记录选择模式操作,由此系统可以选择与场值具有预定关系的场中的数据。 该系统允许在要搜索的字段的显示中输入比较运算符和字段值在字段标题之下。 表示比较运算符的键和表示数据的键位于键盘上的不同位置,以防止操作员输入错误。 当一个符号可以用作比较运算符和数据时,该特征是特别有利的。 这样的符号然后将由键盘上的两个键表示。 该系统还包括用于检测输入的数据中的语法错误的语法检查例程。 系统拒绝不正确的数据,并通过显示屏通知操作员。 语法检查程序也可以编程为要输入到每个字段的数据类型。 然后例程将检查要在给定字段中输入的每个数据,以确定数据是否属于正确的类型。

    Printing with a data stream including merged graphic and alphanumeric
data
    16.
    发明授权
    Printing with a data stream including merged graphic and alphanumeric data 失效
    使用包含合并图形和字母数字数据的数据流进行打印

    公开(公告)号:US4555773A

    公开(公告)日:1985-11-26

    申请号:US493402

    申请日:1983-05-11

    摘要: A word processing system is provided with printing means for printing on a character by character basis a data stream including merged graphic and alphanumeric data. The word processing system is provided with an interactive display for displaying by character generation a data stream representative of alphanumeric characters to be printed together with means for printing the characters on a document on a character by character basis. Operator interactive apparatus is provided whereby the operator can form a graphics data stream which is displayable on said display by character generation. This graphics data stream may then be integrated into the existing alphanumeric data stream, and the data in this integrated data stream may then be applied to the printing means whereby the alphanumeric characters and the graphic characters represented by this data stream are printed character by character to provide a document having the integrated alphanumeric and graphic information.

    摘要翻译: 文字处理系统具有打印装置,用于逐个字符地打印包括合并图形和字母数字数据的数据流。 文字处理系统设置有交互式显示器,用于通过字符生成来显示表示要打印的字母数字字符的数据流,以及用于以字符为单位在文档上打印字符的装置。 提供了操作员交互式装置,由此操作者可以形成可通过字符生成在所述显示器上显示的图形数据流。 然后,该图形数据流可以被集成到现有的字母数字数据流中,然后可以将该集成数据流中的数据应用于打印装置,由此将由该数据流表示的字母数字字符和图形字符逐个打印到 提供具有集成的字母数字和图形信息的文档。

    Selective use of restored file setups
    17.
    发明授权
    Selective use of restored file setups 失效
    选择性使用恢复的文件设置

    公开(公告)号:US4555759A

    公开(公告)日:1985-11-26

    申请号:US264794

    申请日:1981-05-18

    CPC分类号: G06F17/243

    摘要: The specification discloses a method for using stored information about previous file setups to permit portions of the previous file setup to be reconstructed and selectively used for different tasks or for the stored setup to be used for multiple, compatible files. A specified task to be performed on a file is selected by the operator from a task menu. The current frame for the task specified is displayed to the operator. From the displayed frame, the operator requests stored information about a previous file setup from a diskette. Stored information about the previous file setup is interrogated to determine whether the setup contained a current frame and/or frames lower in the hierarchy of the current frame. If the result of the interrogation is positive, the stored information is further interrogated to determine whether the fields in the previous file setup are compatible with the current file. If the result of the second interrogation is positive, the stored information is copied into the current frame and/or frames lower in the hierarchy of the current frame to produce an updated setup containing restored frames.

    摘要翻译: 本说明书公开了一种使用关于先前文件设置的存储信息的方法,以允许对先前文件设置的部分进行重构并且选择性地用于不同的任务,或者存储的设置用于多个兼容的文件。 操作员从任务菜单中选择要在文件上执行的指定任务。 指定的任务的当前帧将显示给操作员。 从显示的帧中,操作者从软盘请求存储有关先前文件设置的信息。 询问有关先前文件设置的存储信息,以确定设置是否包含当前帧的当前帧和/或当前帧的层次结构中较低的帧。 如果询问的结果是肯定的,则进一步询问存储的信息,以确定先前文件设置中的字段是否与当前文件兼容。 如果第二询问的结果是肯定的,则将所存储的信息复制到当前帧中的当前帧和/或当前帧的层级中较低的帧,以产生包含恢复帧的更新的设置。

    Interactively rearranging spatially related data
    18.
    发明授权
    Interactively rearranging spatially related data 失效
    交互重新排列空间相关数据

    公开(公告)号:US4435777A

    公开(公告)日:1984-03-06

    申请号:US264387

    申请日:1981-05-18

    CPC分类号: G06F17/243

    摘要: An improved method is disclosed for assisting the operator of an interactive text processing system in entering instructional data which defines to the system changes to stored spatially related data. The method involves the operator identifying to the system the task to be accomplished and the name and the location of the source file in the system, displaying to the operator on the screen of the display device the header portion of the file, which defines the fields or column names, and converting sequences of operator keystrokes representing conventional text editing operations on selected fields of the displayed header to instructions for use by the system in processing records of the file.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种改进的方法,用于帮助交互式文本处理系统的操作者输入指定数据,该系统定义了系统对存储的空间相关数据的改变。 该方法涉及操作者向系统识别要完成的任务以及系统中的源文件的名称和位置,向显示设备的屏幕上的操作者显示定义字段的文件的标题部分 或列名称,以及将表示常规文本编辑操作的操作员按键序列转换为所显示的标题的所选字段的指令,以供系统在处理该文件的记录中使用的指令。