Apparatus, method and program for performing layout operations on space
First Claim
1. An apparatus for performing a layout operation on space, comprising:
- display means with a touch panel for displaying a newspaper space on which a layout operation is performed; and
control means for tracing a figure drawn by an operator on the touch panel of the display means, and determining, according to the figure, a field to be inputted and an input mode of the field, the control means comprising figure tracing means for tracing the figure drawn by the orerator on the touch panel, field determining means for determining the field to be inputted on the newspaper space from the figure traced by the figure tracing means, figure discriminating means for discriminating between clockwise and counterclockwise figures drawn by the operator, and input mode determining means for determining the input mode of the field as a headline input mode or an article input mode according to the discrimination result of the figure discriminating means.
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Abstract
An apparatus for performing a layout operation on space includes a display with a touch panel for displaying space on which a layout operation is performed and controller for tracing a figure drawn by an operator on the touch panel of the display and determining, according to the figure, a field to be inputted and an input mode of the field. A method of performing a layout operation on space including the steps of displaying space on which a layout operation is performed on a monitor with a touch panel, tracing a figure drawn by an operator on the touch panel of the monitor, and determining, according to the figure, a field to be inputted and an input mode of the field. A program to perform the method.
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11 Claims
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1. An apparatus for performing a layout operation on space, comprising:
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display means with a touch panel for displaying a newspaper space on which a layout operation is performed; and control means for tracing a figure drawn by an operator on the touch panel of the display means, and determining, according to the figure, a field to be inputted and an input mode of the field, the control means comprising figure tracing means for tracing the figure drawn by the orerator on the touch panel, field determining means for determining the field to be inputted on the newspaper space from the figure traced by the figure tracing means, figure discriminating means for discriminating between clockwise and counterclockwise figures drawn by the operator, and input mode determining means for determining the input mode of the field as a headline input mode or an article input mode according to the discrimination result of the figure discriminating means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of performing a layout operation on space, comprising:
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displaying a newspaper space on which a layout operation is performed on a monitor with a touch panel; tracing a figure drawn by an operator on the touch panel of the monitor, and determining, according to the figure, a field to be inputted on the newspaper space and an input mode of the field; discriminating between clockwise and counterclockwise figures drawn by the operator; and determining the input mode of the field as a headline input mode or an article input mode according to the discrimination result at the figure discriminating. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for performing a layout operation on a newspaper space, comprising:
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a monitor including a touch panel to display the newspaper space on which a layout operation is performed; and a controller for tracing a figure drawn by an operator on the touch panel, the controller comprising a field determining function for determining, according to the figure, the field to be inputted on the newspaper space from the figure traced by the figure tracing function, figure discriminating function for discriminating between clockwise and counterclockwise figures drawn by the operator, and an input mode determining function for determining an input mode of the field as a headline input mode or an article input mode according to the discrimination result of the figure discriminating function.
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