Symbol definition apparatus
First Claim
1. Computer processing apparatus for assembling text in ideographic language characters, the computer processing apparatus comprising:
- a memory including character stroke data storage means which stores data relevant to ideographic character stroke-type categories wherein each category is characterized by a size of a character stroke in the category and a direction of forming the character stroke in the category when hand-written, data relating to ideographic characters, and data representative of the order in which character strokes of respective ideographic characters are hand-written, and graphic data storage means from which data relevant to the graphic representations of each said ideographic character may be retrieved;
display means for displaying ideographic language characters retrieved from said graphic data storage means;
entry means providing a plurality of input entry designations including character stroke-type category entry designations designated by indicating means indicative of respective ones of the ideographic character stroke-type categories, andselection means for selecting one of a plurality of characters displayed by said display means;
wherein said character stroke data storage means is searched by entering through the input entry designations search criteria including the entered ideographic character stroke-type categories and the order in which the character stroke-type categories are entered through the input entry designations, whereby, upon entry of the search criteria, data relevant to a graphic representation of the ideographic character or data relevant to the graphic representations of a plurality of ideographic characters which meet the search criteria is retrieved from the graphic data storage means and at least one of the graphic representations displayed by the display means.
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Abstract
In a method and apparatus for assembling text in ideographic language characters, a computer processing apparatus is provided, which comprises a central processing unit to which are connected a program storage unit, a character storage unit, a display unit and a printer. The character storage unit is searched by entering through input entry keys of a keyboard search criteria including the entered ideographic character stroke-type categories and the order in which the character stroke-type categories are entered through the input entry keys, whereby, upon entry of the search criteria, data relevant to the graphic representation of the ideographic character or data relevant to the graphic representations of a plurality of the ideographic characters which meet the search criteria, is retrieved from the program storage unit and the graphic representations are displayed by the display unit.
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20 Claims
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1. Computer processing apparatus for assembling text in ideographic language characters, the computer processing apparatus comprising:
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a memory including character stroke data storage means which stores data relevant to ideographic character stroke-type categories wherein each category is characterized by a size of a character stroke in the category and a direction of forming the character stroke in the category when hand-written, data relating to ideographic characters, and data representative of the order in which character strokes of respective ideographic characters are hand-written, and graphic data storage means from which data relevant to the graphic representations of each said ideographic character may be retrieved; display means for displaying ideographic language characters retrieved from said graphic data storage means; entry means providing a plurality of input entry designations including character stroke-type category entry designations designated by indicating means indicative of respective ones of the ideographic character stroke-type categories, and selection means for selecting one of a plurality of characters displayed by said display means; wherein said character stroke data storage means is searched by entering through the input entry designations search criteria including the entered ideographic character stroke-type categories and the order in which the character stroke-type categories are entered through the input entry designations, whereby, upon entry of the search criteria, data relevant to a graphic representation of the ideographic character or data relevant to the graphic representations of a plurality of ideographic characters which meet the search criteria is retrieved from the graphic data storage means and at least one of the graphic representations displayed by the display means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of assembling text in ideographic language characters by a computer processing apparatus including a memory including character stroke data storage means which stores data relevant to ideographic character stroke-type categories characterized by a size of a character stroke in the category and a direction of forming the character stroke in the category when hand-written, data relating to ideographic characters, and data representative of the order in which character strokes of respective ideographic characters are hand-written, and graphic data storage means from which data relevant to the graphic representations of each said ideographic character may be retrieved, display means for displaying ideographic language characters retrieved from said graphic data storage means, and entry means providing a plurality of input entry designations including character stroke-type category entry designations designated by indicating means indicative of respective ones of said ideographic character stroke-type categories, and selection means for selecting one of a plurality of characters displayed by said display means, the method comprising the steps of:
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entering ideographic stroke-type categories through said input entry designations in the order in which categories strokes are written wherein said character stroke data storage means is searched by search criteria including the entered ideographic character stroke-type categories and the order in which the character stroke-type categories are entered through said input entry designations and data relevant to a graphic representation of an ideographic character or the data relevant to graphic representations of a plurality of the ideographic characters which meet said search criteria from the graphic data storage means are retrieved and displayed as at least one graphic representation by said display means; and operating said selection means to select one of said retrieved graphic representations of ideographic characters to arrange a selected one of the displayed most used characters in a text being assembled. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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