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Document processing apparatus which evaluates elements of a document and changes the color/format of elements that satisfy user-defined parameters

  • US 5,918,238 A
  • Filed: 04/10/1996
  • Issued: 06/29/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A document processing apparatus comprising:

  • information inputting means for inputting document information having a document element including a numeric value;

    element detecting means for detecting said document element including said numeric value in said document information input by said information inputting means;

    element value detecting means for detecting said numeric value included in said document element detected by said element detecting means;

    storing means for storing a numeric value condition and a method of emphasis of a document element corresponding to said numeric value condition;

    emphasis determining means for determining the method of emphasis of said document element detected by said element detecting means, if said numeric value detected by said element value detecting means satisfies said numeric value condition stored in said storing means, by fetching the method of emphasis of said document element corresponding to said satisfied numeric value condition; and

    image information generating means for generating a document image in which emphasis is given to said document element detected by said element detecting means according to said method of emphasis determined by said emphasis determining means.

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