Method and apparatus for formatting document by using command codes regarding document structure
June 2, 2009. 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 ReferencesSystem for automatically processing and printing the contents and the format of a text Formatting text/graphics using plural independent formatting mechanisms Control structure for a document processing system Ruled line data memory system in a word processing apparatus Flow attribute for text objects Apparatus, method, and structure for translating a document having one structure into a document having another structure Method and apparatus for text analysis Letter processing apparatus Document composition system using named formats and named fonts Computerized editing and composing system Patent #: 4980840 InventorsApplicationNo. 309128 filed on 02/13/1989US Classes:715/513, Structured document (e.g., HTML, SGML, ODA, CDA)715/517LayoutExaminersPrimary: Lee, Thomas C.Assistant: Coleman, Eric Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 007/06Foreign Application Priority Data1988-02-12 JPAbstractA method and an apparatus for formatting a document containing command codes indicating prescribed commands concerning a structural function, which are simply manipulatable as well as consistently correct. The method includes the steps of: structurally analyzing the document and deriving structural information from the document; detecting command codes and adjusting the analysis in accordance with the indications of the command codes; and formatting the document in accordance with the structural information. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.Other References
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