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Document processing apparatus for extracting a format from one document and using the extracted format to automatically edit another document

  • US 5,438,657 A
  • Filed: 03/11/1993
  • Issued: 08/01/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A document processing apparatus comprising:

  • means for extracting a format of a stored document used as a standard;

    means for storing the extracted format in order to automatically edit another document; and

    document data storage means for storing document data representing said document used as the standard, said document data including character data and delimiter information;

    said extracting means further comprising juxtaposition information extracting means for reading out the document data stored in said document data storage means, and for detecting said delimiter information so as to identify document blocks separated by said delimiter information, and for extracting position information representing positions of the document blocks on said document; and

    said storing means further comprising juxtaposition information storing means for storing, for each document block, the detected delimiter information and the extracted position information, said another document being edited with reference to the delimiter information and the position information stored in said juxtaposition information storing means.

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