Word processor with column layout function

• US 5,089,990 A
• Filed: 01/09/1989
• Issued: 02/18/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/1984
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Saito, Keizo
• Primary Examiner(s): Eng, David Y.
• Application Number:
  US07/296,363
• Time in Patent Office: 1,135 Days
• Field of Search: 364/200 MS File, 364/900 MS File
• US Class Current: 715/259
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/189 Automatic justification

Abstract

A word processor has capabilities for dividing a region corresponding to one page into a plurality of blocks, for specifying a sentence or sentences to be placed into each of the blocks, for specifying priority sequence among these blocks or among the specified sentences, and outputting an image. It may also have additional capabilities for specifying a certain position in a sentence and assigning a position name thereto, specifying a certain region of a sentence and assigning a region name thereto, and carrying out a process regarding the position or the region by using its position name or region name.

Claims

1. A word processor, comprising:

an input means for receiving commands;

an output means for outputting an image which output means is in the form of a CRT display device which CRT display device includes a screen having divisible regions;

a control means in connection with the input means and the output means;

a first command function means for sending a signal to the control means whereby the first command function means directs the control means to divide a region of the output means corresponding to one page into a plurality of block, specifying a sentence or sentences to be placed in each of the blocks; and

a second command function means for sending a signal to the control means whereby the control means is directed to specify a priority sequence among the blocks or among sentences specified through the input means.