Pen-based computer copy editing apparatus and method for manuscripts

• US 5,666,139 A
• Filed: 03/03/1995
• Issued: 09/09/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Advanced Pen Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Advanced Pen Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Landau, Francis A. Jr., Martin, Clifford L., Farbstein, Mitchell, Tebbenhoff, Robert, Thielens, John B.
• Primary Examiner(s): SARAS, STEVEN J
• Application Number:
  US08/398,387
• Time in Patent Office: 921 Days
• Field of Search: 345/145, 345/173, 345/179, 345/180, 345/182, 382/13, 382/14, 382/57, 382/59, 382/186, 382/187, 382/188, 382/189, 395/144, 395/146, 395/149, 395/156, 395/157, 395/161
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

A pen-based computer copy editing apparatus includes a pressure sensitive screen for displaying original text having page breaks thereon; a pen for writing on the screen by applying pressure thereon; and a CPU for (a) identifying handwriting and gestures corresponding to insertions and deletions of portions of the original text and identifying the insertion of typesetting codes and author queries, in response to pressure applied by the pen on the screen, (b) controlling the screen to display the inserted text corresponding to the handwriting in a handwritten font different from the typewritten font already displayed on the screen such that the inserted text is discernable from screen text in the typewritten font, (c) controlling the screen to display the deleted text in the typewritten font with a strike-out therethrough, such that the deleted text is discernable from unmodified screen text in the typewritten font, (d) controlling the screen to display the typesetting codes in a particular font, (e) controlling the screen to display the revised text while maintaining the page breaks, regardless of the amount of handwritten text added to a page of the original text, and (f) controlling the screen to display an indication with respect to an author query in the original text, and to display a writing pad by which a person can enter a question corresponding to the author query, and (g) deleting all stricken-out text, changing all handwritten fonts to typewritten fonts and changing all codes for typesetting.

Claims

1. A pen-based computer copy editing apparatus comprising:

screen means for displaying original text thereon in a typewritten font;

pen means for writing on said screen means in an inkless manner by moving along said screen means; and

central processing means for;

identifying;

handwriting,

first gestures corresponding to insertions of text at a designated location in said original text in response to movement of said pen means along said screen means, and

second gestures corresponding to deletions of text in said original text in response to movement of said pen means along said screen means, and

controlling said screen means in response;

substantially only to said handwriting and said first gestures to display the inserted text corresponding to said handwriting only in a predetermined, fixed handwritten font different from the typewritten font already displayed on the screen means, at said designated location in said original text, wherein the inserted text is discernable from text on the screen means in the typewritten font, and

to said second gestures by said pen means to;

delete said second gestures which are displayed on said screen,

display the original deleted text, and

display a strike-out across the original deleted text for providing a visual difference of the original deleted text from remaining portions of the original text which are not deleted.

2. A pen-based computer copy editing apparatus comprising:

screen means for displaying original text thereon in a typewritten font;

pen means for writing on said screen means in an inkless manner by moving along said screen means;

central processing means for;

identifying handwriting and gestures by a person in response to movement of said pen means along said screen means, and

controlling said screen means to mark said original text at a desired location so as to display an indication with respect to an author query in said original text at said desired location, said author query being an indication of an inquiry to be posed to an author, and

controlling said screen means to display a writing pad by which a person can enter a question corresponding to said author query, and

controlling said screen means to display said mark in said original text at said desired position even after a new operation has been started; and

storage means for storing said entered question in correspondence with said author query and apart from said original text, for later display by an author.

3. A pen-based computer copy editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said central processing means creates a separate list of said author queries.

4. A pen-based computer copy editing apparatus comprising:

screen means for displaying original text thereon;

pen means for writing on said screen means in an inkless manner by moving along said screen means;

storage means for storing a document containing said text, and for storing a table containing a list of symbols to be replaced and a corresponding list of replacing symbols;

central processing means for;

examining each word of the document,

automatically searching if there is a match for each word in said document with one said symbol found in said list of symbols to be replaced in a continuous, single search operation, and

automatically and continuously replacing each said word in said document with a replacing word from said corresponding list, without any input by a user, each time that a match is found while leaving each replaced word in the document with a strike-out indication therethrough.

5. A pen-based computer copy editing apparatus comprising:

screen means for displaying original text thereon;

pen means for writing on said screen means in an inkless manner by moving along said screen means;

storage means for storing a document containing said text and having page breaks with a bottom page line delimiter for each page of the document;

central processing means for;

locking the page breaks of the document,

maintaining the locking of the page breaks when adding text to any page of the document,

extending the bottom page line delimiter when text is added to a particular page exceeding a maximum lower position of the bottom page line delimiter of the particular page so that the added text remains on said particular page.

6. A pen-based computer copy editing apparatus comprising:

means for displaying original text thereon comprised of characters, spaces, symbols and typesetting codes, said typesetting codes being abbreviated printing instructions for said text in a final form, said final form not being viewable on said means for displaying, such that the total number of pages of said original text that is displayed may be different from the total number of pages of the final form of said text that will be printed;

pen means for writing on said screen means in an inkless manner by moving along said screen means;

storage means for storing a document containing said text with said characters, spaces, symbols and typesetting codes therein;

central processing means for;

assigning a numerical value to each said character, space and symbol in accordance with the anticipated space said characters, spaces and symbols will occupy on a printed page, determined in accordance with said typesetting codes, and

adding said numerical values to obtain a total numerical value for the document, which corresponds to the total number of printed pages that said document will occupy in said final form.

7. A pen-based computer copy editing apparatus comprising:

screen means for displaying original text thereon;

pen means for writing on said screen means in an inkless manner by moving along said screen means;

storage means for storing said text under a set file name;

central processing means for;

modifying said text in response to movement of said pen means along said screen means, and

keeping track of at least one of;

the amount of time in which said original text stored in said storage means under said set file name is being modified,

the number of changes made to said text stored in said storage means under said set file name, and

the number of times a file corresponding to the original text and stored in said storage means under said set file name is opened.

8. A method for editing original text in a pen-based computer system, comprising the steps of:

displaying the original text on a screen;

writing on said screen with an inkless pen by moving said pen along said screen;

electronically identifying handwriting and first gestures corresponding to insertions of text at a designated location in said original text in response to movement of said pen along said screen;

electronically identifying second gestures corresponding to deletions of text in said original text in response to movement of said pen along said screen, and

displaying the inserted text corresponding to said handwriting only in a predetermined, fixed handwritten font different from the typewritten font already displayed on the screen, at said designated location in said original text, in response substantially only to said handwriting and said first gestures in order to view said inserted text without reference to said original text

deleting said second gestures which are displayed on said screen;

displaying the original deleted text; and

displaying a strike-out across the original deleted text for providing a visual difference of the original deleted text from remaining portions of the original text which are not deleted.

9. A method according to claim 8, further including the step of deleting all stricken-out text, changing all handwritten fonts to typewritten fonts and changing all codes for typesetting, after final approval of the modified text.

10. A method for editing original text in a pen-based computer system, comprising the steps of:

displaying the original text on a screen;

writing on said screen with an inkless pen by moving said pen along said screen;

electronically identifying handwriting and gestures corresponding to insertions of text at a designated location in said original text in response to movement of said pen along said screen;

displaying the inserted text corresponding to said handwriting only in a predetermined, fixed handwritten font different from the typewritten font already displayed on the screen, at said designated location in said original text, in response substantially only to said handwriting and gestures in order to view said inserted text without reference to said original text;

assigning page breaks to said original text;

locking the page breaks of the document;

maintaining the locking of the page breaks when adding text to any page of the document; and

extending the bottom page line delimiter when text is added to a particular page exceeding a maximum lower position of the bottom page line delimiter of the particular page so that the added text remains on said particular page.

11. A method for editing original text in a pen-based computer system, comprising the steps of:

displaying the original text on a screen;

writing on said screen with an inkless pen by moving said pen along said screen;

electronically identifying handwriting and gestures corresponding to insertions of text at a designated location in said original text in response to movement of said pen along said screen;

displaying the inserted text corresponding to said handwriting only in a predetermined, fixed handwritten font different from the typewritten font already displayed on the screen, at said designated location in said original text, in response substantially only to said handwriting and gestures in order to view said inserted text without reference to said original text;

storing said text under a set file name in storage means; and

keeping track of the amount of time in which said original text stored in said storage means under said set file name is being modified.

12. A method according to claim 11, further including the step of automatically and electronically keeping track of the number of modifications made in said original text under said set file name, the number of times a file corresponding to said original text is opened under said set file name, and the number of words in the modified original text under said set file name.

13. A method for editing original text in a pen-based computer system, comprising the steps of:

displaying the original text on a screen;

writing on said screen with an inkless pen by moving said pen along said screen;

electronically identifying handwriting and gestures corresponding to insertions of text at a designated location in said original text in response to movement of said pen along said screen;

displaying the inserted text corresponding to said handwriting only in a predetermined, fixed handwritten font different from the typewritten font already displayed on the screen, at said designated location in said original text, in response substantially only to said handwriting and gestures in order to view said inserted text without reference to said original text;

marking said original text at a desired location so as to display an indication on said screen with respect to an author query in said original text at said desired location, said author query being an indication of an inquiry to be posed to an author,

displaying a writing pad on said screen by which a person can enter a question corresponding to said author query;

controlling said screen means to display said mark in said original text at said desired position even after a new operation has been started; and

storing said entered question in storage means in correspondence with said author query and apart from said original text, for later display by an author.

14. A method according to claim 13, further including the step of creating a separate list of said author queries.