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Information processing apparatus capable of opening two or more windows on screen, one window containing a page and other windows containing supplemental information

  • US 5,367,623 A
  • Filed: 09/25/1991
  • Issued: 11/22/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An information processing apparatus which opens two or more windows on a screen, at least one window displaying a page of information, and processes one or more objects on each page, comprising:

  • means for pasting one or more tag windows at any location of each page;

    means for registering one or more items of supplemental information, supplemental to information contained on a page, in said tag window pasted by said pasting means;

    means for linking said page to said one or more tag windows pasted on said page;

    an input means for receiving input data from an input device;

    an input data processing means for identifying whether the input data concerns said tag window or a book composed of two or more pages;

    a tag processing means for setting said tag window, registering one or more items in said tag window, and linking said tag window to said page if said input data processing means determines that said input data concerns said tag window;

    a book means for registering one or more objects in said book, processing a page, turning over the pages composing said book, and retrieving a target page;

    a linkage information registering means for registering linkage information about a relation between a tag and a tag-pasted page in a linkage information storing means;

    a linkage information calling means for calling linkage information between the tag and the tag-pasted page from the linkage information storing means;

    the linkage information storing means for storing said linkage information;

    an output control means for controlling image output on screen; and

    a display means for selectively displaying pages and tag windows on screen.

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