Creation and processing of documents containing destination information

• US 5,583,655 A
• Filed: 12/07/1994
• Issued: 12/10/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Tsukamoto, Takahiro, Nakamura, Atsushi, Hosokawa, Naohiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kim
• Assistant Examiner(s): Williams, Kimberly A.
• Application Number:
  US08/351,640
• Time in Patent Office: 734 Days
• Field of Search: 358/400, 358/401, 358/402, 358/403, 358/407, 358/440, 358/452, 358/453, 379/100, 364/919.1, 395/157, 395/161, 345/113, 345/115, 345/118, 345/119, 345/146
• US Class Current: 358/400
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00206 Transmitting or receiving computer data via an image communication device, e.g. a facsimile transceiver H04N1/00236 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0035 User-machine interface; Control console input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00384 Key input means, e.g. buttons or keypads electromechanical details of key input means in general H01H13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32358 using picture signal storage, e.g. at transmitter H04N1/17 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32368 Functions of a still picture terminal memory associated with transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/3871 the composed originals being of different kinds, e.g. low- and high-resolution originals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0067 Converting to still picture data

Abstract

A data processing apparatus having a communication function includes an editor which edits document data, and displays the edited document data on a display device. An area setting device sets a destination area of an arbitrary sized for destination information into the edited document data, and a generating device generates the destination information and causes the display device to display the destination information on the destination area in the edited document data. A memory stores the edited document and the destination information as different files, and a transmitter combines and transmits the stored document data and destination information to a utilization device.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus having a communication function, comprising:

editing means for editing document data;

display means for displaying the edited document data;

area setting means for setting a destination area for destination information into the edited document data, the destination area being an arbitrary size;

generating means for generating the destination information and for causing said display means to display the destination information on the destination area in the edited document data;

memory means for storing the edited document data and the destination information as different files; and

transmitting means for connecting the edited document data and the destination information stored as different files in said memory means and for transmitting the edited document data and the destination information.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said area setting means sets the destination area before the destination information is generated.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising registration means for registering a plurality of destination information in advance, each destination information including name information and telephone number information,

wherein said generating means generates the destination information to be set on the destination area, on the basis of the plurality of destination information registered in said registration means.

4. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said generating means generates the destination information to be set, on the basis of manually selected destination information out of the plurality of registered destination information.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said area setting means sets the destination area in accordance with start and end points designated by using a pointing device.

6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said area setting means sets the destination area in accordance with a number of lines.

7. A data processing method having a communication function, comprising:

an editing step of editing document data;

a display step of displaying the edited document data;

an area setting step of setting a destination area for destination information into the edited document data, the destination area being an arbitrary size;

a generating step of generating the destination information and for causing to display the destination information on the destination area in the edited document data;

a memory step of storing the edited document data and the destination information as different files; and

a transmitting step of connecting the edited document data and the destination information stored as different files and for transmitting the edited document data and the destination information.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein said area setting step sets the destination area before the destination information is generated.

9. A method according to claim 7, further comprising a registration step of registering a plurality of destination information in advance, each destination information including name information and telephone number information,

wherein said generating step generates the destination information to be set on the destination area, on the basis of the plurality of destination information registered in said registration step.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein said generating step generates the destination information to be set, on the basis of manually selected destination information out of the plurality of registered destination information.

11. A method according to claim 7, wherein said area setting step sets the destination area in accordance with start and end points designated by using a pointing device.

12. A method according to claim 7, wherein said area setting step sets the destination area in accordance with a number of lines.