Document processing system capable of simultaneously displaying two continuous document pages in accordance with a selected binding position

• US 5,289,569 A
• Filed: 09/03/1992
• Issued: 02/22/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Taniguchi, Yukari
• Primary Examiner(s): Lall, Parshotam S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lim, Krisna
• Application Number:
  US07/938,594
• Time in Patent Office: 537 Days
• Field of Search: 395/145, 395/111, 340/700
• US Class Current: 715/235
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/114 Pagination

Abstract

A document processing system which makes document files while displaying the inputted document (such as characters, figures, symbols, etc.) has a display section to display the files of the documents which are divided on a page unit basis; an instructing device to prompt a predetermined display so that the printing position when each page of the files was printed can be determined; and a controller for controlling the display section so as to display the files of at least two continuous pages on one screen due to the display instruction of the instructing device such that the state after the files were printed and bound can be known. With this system, a document of continuous pages can be very easily edited on the same display screen while preliminarily checking the printing and binding format.

Claims

1. A document processing system comprising:

storage means for storing files of documents, said documents comprising a plurality of continuous pages;

page information storage means for storing page information of plural pages;

display means for displaying the files of documents;

selecting means for selecting a left or other binding position for the document pages;

information generating means for designating displaying a single page or displaying at least two continuous document pages including the single page; and

control mans for controlling said display means to display the page information of at least two continuous document pages in accordance with the selected binding position and to display information indicative of a spread direction of the displayed continuous document pages when said information generating means designates display of the at least two continuous pages, and

wherein, when a left binding position is selected and a page to be displayed is an even number page, the information belonging to the page to be displayed is displayed on right hand side of the display means and the information belonging to the preceding page is displayed on a left hand side of the display means, and, when the page to be displayed is an odd number page, the information belonging to the page to be displayed is displayed on the left hand side of the display means and the information belonging the succeeding page is displayed on the right hand side of the display means.

2. A document processing system according to claim 1, wherein said display means includes means for displaying the binding position of each displayed document page.

3. A document processing system according to claim 1, further comprising editing means for editing document information.

4. A document processing system according to claim 3, wherein said editing means includes means for creating a document and means for modifying the created document,

and wherein said selecting means includes means for selecting said binding position while a document is being created or while the created document is being modified.

5. A document processing system according to claim 1, including page designating means for designating a page of the document information.

6. A document processing system according to claim 5, wherein said control means controls said display means to cause the page designated by said page designating means to be displayed on said display means.

7. A document information display system comprising:

means or storing document information to be written on a plurality of pages and first information which includes at least a page number to be displayed;

display means for displaying the document information;

designating means or designating pages to be displayed in continuous form;

judgment means for judging whether or not the pages designated by said designating means are beginning or end pages;

control mans for controlling said display means to display in a spread direction pattern that makes the beginning or end page visible when the page judged by said judging means is determined to be the beginning or end page,

wherein, when the beginning page is to be displayed, the information belonging to the beginning page to be displayed is displayed on a right hand side of the display means and a blank page is simultaneously displayed on a left hand side of the display means, and

wherein, when the end page having an even number is to be displayed, the information belonging to the end page to be displayed is displayed on the left hand side of the display means and a blank page is simultaneously displayed on the right hand side of the display means.

8. A document information display method comprising the steps of:

storing document information to be written on a plurality of pages;

displaying the document information;

designating display of pages to be displayed;

judging whether or not the designated page is at a beginning of said plurality of pages in which said document information is written; and

controlling said display to display in a spread direction pattern when the judged page is determined to be the beginning or an end page,

wherein, when the beginning page is to be displayed, the information belonging to the beginning page to be displayed is displayed on a right hand side and a blank page is simultaneously displayed on a left hand side, and

wherein, when the end page having an even number is to be displayed, the information belonging to the end page to be displayed is displayed on the left hand side and a blank page is simultaneously displayed on the right hand side.

9. A method according to claim 8, further comprising the step of storing format information used by said display for displaying the document information.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein the format information includes data corresponding to (1) a page number to be displayed and (2) a number of characters which can be displayed in a single page.

11. A document information display system comprising:

means for storing document information to be written on a plurality of pages;

display means for displaying the document information;

designating means for designating pages to be displayed in continuous form;

judgment means for judging whether or not the page designated by said designating means is at a beginning of said plurality of pages in which said document information is written; and

control means or controlling said display means to display in a spread direction pattern that makes the beginning or an end page visible when the page judged by said judgment means is determined to be the beginning page or the end page,

wherein, when the beginning page is to be displayed, the information belonging to the beginning page to be displayed is displayed on a right hand side of the display means and a blank page is simultaneously displayed on a left hand side of the display means, and

wherein, when the end page having an even number is to be displayed, the information belonging to the end page to be displayed is displayed on the left hand side of the display means and a blank page is simultaneously displayed on the right hand side of the display means.

12. A document information display method comprising the steps of:

storing document information to be written on a plurality of pages;

displaying the document information;

designating display of prescribed pages of the plurality of pages on which the document information is to be written;

judging whether or not one of the designated pages is at a beginning or an end of the plurality of pages in which said document information is written;

controlling said display to display in a pattern identifying that the judged page is determined to be the beginning or the end page,

wherein, when the beginning page is to be displayed, the information belonging to the beginning page to be displayed is displayed on a right hand side and a blank page is simultaneously displayed on a left hand side, and

wherein, when the end page having an even number is to be displayed, the information belonging to the end page to be displayed is displayed on the left hand side and a blank page is simultaneously displayed on a right hand side.

13. A method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of storing format information used by said display for displaying the document information.

14. A method according to claim 13, wherein the format information includes data corresponding to (1) a page number to be displayed and (2) a number of characters which can be displayed on a single page.

15. A document information display system comprising:

document information storing means for storing information of a document comprising plural pages;

page information storing means for storing page information of the plural pages;

control means for controlling display of the information stored said document information storing means on a display means; and

change instructing means for changing the display of the information on said display means,

wherein, when the information corresponding to one page of the document information is displayed on said display means responsive to an instruction from said change instruction means and based on the page information stored in said page information storing mean, the information of pages next preceding and next following the page of information to be displayed, and the information of the page to be displayed is displayed on the display means under the control of said control means, and

wherein, when the information to be displayed belongs to an even number page, the information to be displayed is displayed on a left hand side of the display means and the information which belongs to the following page is displayed on a right hand side of the display means, and,

wherein, when the information to be displayed belongs to an odd page, the information to be displayed is displayed on the right hand side of the display means and the information which belongs to the preceding page is displayed on the left hand side of the display means.

16. A system according to claim 15, wherein

when the information to be displayed belongs to a first page, the information of the first page is displayed on the right hand side of the display means, and a blank page is displayed on the left hand side of the display means.

17. A system according to claim 15, wherein

when the information to be displayed belongs to a last page of an even number, the information of the last page is displayed on the left hand side of the display and a blank page is displayed on the right hand side of the display.

18. A document information display method comprising the steps of:

storing information of a document comprising plural pages;

storing page information of the plural pages;

controlling display of the stored information of the document on a display; and

instructing a change of the display of the information on said display,

wherein, when the information corresponding to one page of the document information is displayed on said display responsive to an instruction and based on the stored page information, the information of pages next preceding and next following the page of information to be displayed, and the information of the page to be displayed is displayed on the display means according to the display control, and

wherein, when the information to be displayed belongs to an even number page, the information of the even number page to be displayed is displayed on a left hand side and the information which belongs to the following page is displayed on a right hand side, and, when the information to be displayed belongs to an odd page, the information of the odd number page to be displayed is displayed on the right hand side and the information which belongs to the preceding page is displayed on the left hand side.

19. A method according to claim 18, wherein,

when the information to be displayed belongs to a first page, the information of the first page is displayed on the right hand sided and a blank page is displayed on the left hand side.

20. A method according to claim 18, wherein,

when the information to be displayed belongs to a last page of an even number, the information of the last page of even number is displayed on the left hand side and a blank page is displayed on the right hand side.