Table data entering device

• US 5,537,633 A
• Filed: 10/19/1995
• Issued: 07/16/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Salem Engelhard
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Akira, Shin, Kilho
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lintz, Paul R.
• Application Number:
  US08/545,545
• Time in Patent Office: 271 Days
• Field of Search: 395/600, 395/145, 395/149, 364/419.1, 364/419.4
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/177 of tables; using ruled lines

Abstract

In a table data entering device, an input table generating unit generates an input table frame in the form of a table. An input table retaining unit retains the input table frame. A table data entering unit is used for entering table data containing titles and element data with the aid of the input table frame retained in the input table retaining unit. An input data retaining unit retains the entered table data. A set generating unit generates sets of title string and element data associated therewith from the table data retained in the input data retaining unit on the basis of the input table frame retained in the input table retaining unit.

Claims

1. A table data entering device comprising:

input table frame generating means for generating an input table frame in the form of a table;

input table retaining means for retaining the input table frame;

table data entering means for entering table data containing titles and element data with the aid of the input table frame retained in said input table retaining means;

input data retaining means for retaining the entered table data; and

set generating means for generating data sets of title string data and element string data associated therewith from the table data retained in said input data retaining means, each of said sets including at least one string of title having at least one title data and at least one string of element data having at least one element data in accordance with the input table frame retained in said input table retaining means; and

means for designating the title string of one of the sets of title and element string data for movement of the entire one set to another designated table position.

2. A table data entering device for entering titles and element data necessary for forming a table, comprising:

means for designating a relationship, including a title string, among layers of the titles in the table;

input table frame generating means for generating an input table frame in the form of a table used for entering titles and element data, on the basis of the layer relationship designated by said designating means;

table data entering means for entering titles and element data into the input table frame;

said input table frame consist of a title input portion based on the designated layer relationship of the titles and an element data input portion varying depending on the combination of the designated layer relationship; and

means for designating a title data for movement of the designated title data and associated element data to another designated table location.

3. The table data entering device according to claim 2, further comprising set generating means for generating sets of the element data entered into the input table frame and a title string in which the titles corresponding to the element data are lined up.

4. The table data entering device according to claim 2, wherein said designating means includes a column layer relationship for designating a relationship among the titles in a column direction and a row layer relationship for designating a relationship among the titles in a row direction.

5. A table data entering device for entering titles and element data necessary for forming a table, comprising:

means for designating a relationship, including a title string, among layers of the titles in the table;

input table frame generating means for generating an input table frame in the form of a table used for entering titles and element data, on the basis of the layer relationship designated by said designating means; and

table data entering means for entering titles and element data into the input table frame,

said input table frame consisting of a title input portion based on the designated layer relationship of the titles and an element data input portion varying depending on the designated layer relationship; and

when a plurality of first layer cells are provided by said designating means and a relationship between one of the first layer cells and second layer cells belonging to the one first layer cell is common to all of the first layer cells, and when a title is entered into the title input portion of a certain second layer cell, said table data entering means automatically setting said entered title to the title input portion of the second layer cells corresponding to the remaining first layer cells.

6. The table data entering device according to claim 5, further comprising set generating means for generating sets of the element data entered into the input table frame and title string data in which title data corresponding to the element data are lined up.

7. A table data entering device for entering title and element data necessary for forming a table, comprising:

means for designating a relationship among layers of the title data in the table;

input table frame generating means for generating an input table frame in the form of a table used for entering title data and element data, on the basis of the layer relationship designated by said designating means;

means for desirably editing the title data of the input table frame generated by said input table generating means;

table data entering means for entering the title and element data into the edited input table frame,

said input table frame consisting of a title input portion based on the edited layer relationship of the title data and an element data input portion varying depending on the combination of the edited layer relationship; and

means for designating a title data for movement of the designated title data and associated element data to another designated table location.

8. The table data entering device according to claim 7, wherein the designating means comprises means for designating a title string, and further comprising set generating means for generating sets of the element data entered into the input table frame and title string in which the titles corresponding to the element data are lined up.