Information processing apparatus

• US 5,321,802 A
• Filed: 08/17/1993
• Issued: 06/14/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Yoshinori, Murayama, Michihei, Furuya, Yoji, Sugiura, Kenichiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Herndon, Heather R.
• Application Number:
  US08/109,111
• Time in Patent Office: 301 Days
• Field of Search: 395/144-148, 395/159, 395/162, 395/164, 358/401, 358/403, 358/448, 358/452, 358/462
• US Class Current: 358/403
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/10 Text processing natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40

Abstract

An information processing apparatus for performing a plurality of functions includes an auxiliary memory for receiving document data, a main memory for storing the document data received by the auxiliary memory, and a display for displaying the document data stored in the main memory. Icons for designating various edit operations for the document data displayed on the display. A CPU performs edit processing of the document data stored in the main memory in accordance with designation made by the icons.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus to which a detachable external memory apparatus is connected, comprising:

means for receiving facsimile compatible document data;

memory control means for controlling the external memory apparatus such that the document data received by said receiving means is stored in the external memory apparatus;

display control means for controlling a display such that the document data stored in the external memory apparatus is displayed on the display;

means for designating various operation icons displayed on the display, the operation icons representing instructions including an edit instruction, a delete instruction and a print instruction; and

processing means for performing processing of the facsimile compatible document data stored in the external memory apparatus in accordance with each of the various operation icons designated by said designating means.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for instructing the display to display the document data stored in the external memory apparatus.

3. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said designating means comprises a touch panel arranged on a front surface of a display screen on the display for designating command icons displayed on the display.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for printing the document data stored in the external memory apparatus.

5. An apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising print instructing means for sending a printing instruction to said printing means.

6. An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said print instructing means comprises a transparent touch panel arranged on a front surface of a display screen of the display to designate command icons displayed on the display.

7. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said designating means comprises a transparent touch panel arranged on a front surface of a display screen of the display, said touch panel being arranged to specify command icons for the various editing operations, said command icons being displayed on the display.

8. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for managing individual received document data stored in the external memory apparatus.

9. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

means for receiving facsimile compatible document data from an apparatus;

memory means for storing the document data received by said receiving means;

display control means for controlling a display such that the document data stored in said memory means is displayed on the display;

means for designating various edit operation icons displayed on the display; and

edit processing means for performing edit processing of the document data stored in said memory means in accordance with the edit operation icon designated by said designating means.

10. An apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising means for instructing the display to display the document data stored in said memory means.

11. An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said designating means comprises a touch panel arranged on a front surface of a display screen of the display to designate command icons displayed on the display.

12. An apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising means for printing the document data stored in said memory means.

13. An apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising print instructing means for sending a printing instruction to said printing means.

14. An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said print instructing means comprises a transparent touch panel arranged on a front surface of a display screen of the display to designate command icons displayed on the display.

15. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said designating means comprises a transparent touch panel arranged on a front surface of a display screen of the display, said touch panel being arranged to specify command icons for the various editing operations, said command icons being displayed on the display.

16. An apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising means for managing individually received document data stored in said memory means.

17. A method for processing data in an apparatus to which a detachable external memory apparatus is connected, comprising the steps of:

receiving facsimile compatible document data;

storing the received document data in the external memory apparatus;

displaying the stored document data on a display;

designating various operation icons displayed on the display, one of the operation icons representing a print instruction which can be executed either in an all data print mode or in a partial data print mode; and

print processing the document data stored in the external memory apparatus in the all data print mode or in the partial data print mode in accordance with the print instruction icon designated during said designating step.

18. A method according to claim 17, further comprising a step of instructing the display to display the document data stored in the external memory apparatus.

19. A method according to claim 17, further comprising a step of printing the document data stored in the external memory apparatus.

20. A method for processing information comprising the steps of:

receiving facsimile compatible document data from an apparatus;

storing the received document data;

displaying the stored document data on a display;

designating various edit operation icons displayed on the display; and

edit processing the document data stored during said storing step in accordance with the edit operation icon designated during said designating step.

21. A method according to claim 20, further comprising a step of instructing the display to display the document data stored during said storing step.

22. A method according to claim 20, further comprising a step of printing the document data stored during said storing step.

23. An information processing apparatus to which a detachable external memory apparatus is connected comprising:

means for receiving document data from a facsimile apparatus;

memory control means for controlling the external memory apparatus such that the document data received by said receiving means is stored in the external memory apparatus;

display control means for controlling a display such that the document data stored in the external memory apparatus is displayed on the display;

means for designating an icon displayed on the display; and

means for updating a portion of the document data displayed on the display in response to a designation by said designation mean.

24. An apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising means for instructing the display to display the document data stored in the external memory apparatus.

25. An apparatus according to claim 24, further comprising designating means including a transparent touch panel arranged on a front surface of a display screen of the display for designating command icons displayed on the display.

26. An apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising means for printing the document data stored in the external memory apparatus.

27. An apparatus according to claim 26, further comprising print instructing means for sending a printing instruction to said printing means.

28. An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein said print instructing means comprises a transparent touch panel arranged on a front surface of a display screen of the display for designating command icons displayed on the display.

29. An apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising means for transmitting the document data stored in the external memory apparatus to a desired destination.

30. An apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising designating means including a transparent touch panel arranged on a front surface of a display screen of the display, said touch panel being arranged to specify command icons for various editing operations, the command icons being displayed on the display.

31. An apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising means for managing individual received document data stored in the external memory apparatus.