Method and device for editing a document having a plurality of headings
August 3, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References Re32130 Document filing, updating and retrieval system Method for editing spatially related data in an interactive text processing system Method and apparatus for text editing display Text processing apparatus with two-stage formatting of text Formatting text/graphics using plural independent formatting mechanisms Method of creating text using a computer Queue symbol field recovery flags for defining boundaries of one or more fields of a document read by a reader sorter Document rearrangement system Method for communicating changes made to text form a text processor to a remote host InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 227653 filed on 08/03/1988US Classes:707/200, FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE340/573.3, Domestic animal training, monitoring, or controlling715/514Hierarchical controlExaminersPrimary: Eng, David Y.Assistant: Coleman, Eric Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesG06F 007/28G06F 007/10 Foreign Application Priority Data1987-08-05 JPAbstractA document editing device for editing a document having a hierarchial structure by sets of element which share definition information on existence and format of serial number and heading title of a text which includes chapters and sections, comprises a document data memory for storing text data with a control character indicating the modification of a hierarchial level of the set and a control character indicating the end of each element being added to a position in the text data corresponding to the heading, and a management information memory for storing management information for each set and each element separately from the text data. When the text data is to be displayed or printed, the control character is detected from the text read from the document data memory, the serial number and title corresponding to the detected control character are read from the management information memory and they are outputted in place of the control character. | |
