System for controlling the display of data related to the status of input data including prevention of status data updates if the speed at which data is input exceeds an established limit

• US 5,136,506 A
• Filed: 07/17/1989
• Issued: 08/04/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Toshiyuki, Sakai
• Primary Examiner(s): Hayes, Gail O.
• Application Number:
  US07/381,145
• Time in Patent Office: 1,114 Days
• Field of Search: 364/419, 364/236.8, 364/929.12, 340/711, 340/724, 340/748, 340/798
• US Class Current: 345/159
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04892 Arrangements for controlling cursor position based on codes indicative of cursor displacements from one discrete location to another, e.g. using cursor control keys associated to different directions or using the tab key arrangements for controlling cursor position based on coordinate signals G06F3/038
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191

Abstract

A text editing device capable of representing on a display a variable pertaining to inputted data in response to movement of a cursor on the display screen as the data is inputted. The device is further provided with a controller which prevents the representation of the variable from changing if data is inputted and hence the cursor moves at a speed greater than a predetermined value.

Claims

1. A text editing device comprising input means for inputting character data, represent means for representing characters in response to the inputted data, input position designate means for arbitrarily designating the position at which a character data is to be inputted on said represent means, and means for moving said input position designated by said input position designate means on said represent means, said text editing device further comprises:

relational data represent means for representing relational data having a predetermined relationship with said input position designated by said input position designate means;

first control means for controlling the relational data represented by said relational data represent means so as to be updated in response to said move means changing said input position; and

second control means for controlling the relational data represented by said relational data represent means so as not to be updated if said input position is successively moved by said move means at intervals of time less than a predetermined value.

2. The text editing device according to claim 1 wherein said relational data comprises a scale representation corresponding to horizontal positions of said represent means and a scale cursor movable in response to the movement of said input position designated by said input position designate means.

3. The text editing device according to claim 1 wherein said relational data comprises a page representation, a line representation and a character numeral representation of a text data including the inputted character data, said each representation representing the input position designated by said input position designate means.

4. The text editing device according to claim 2 which further comprises print means for printing at least the contents of the data represented on said represent means and wherein a scale unit of said scale representation is corresponding to a printing pitch of said print means.

5. The text editing device according to claim 1 wherein said second control means further controls the relational data represented by said relational data represent means so as to be the data corresponding to the input position having been successively moved at intervals of time less than said predetermined value by said move means.

6. The text editing device according to claim 1 wherein said second control means controls the relational data so as not to be varied in case that said input position is successively moved by an instruction of a repeat input code being inputted through said input means and having a function for successively inputting the data at an intervals of time less than said predetermined value.

7. The text editing device according to claim 6 wherein said data successively inputted by said repeat input code is corresponding to a space.

8. A text editing device comprising input means for inputting character data, represent means for representing characters in response to the inputted data print means for printing at least the contents of the data represented on said represent means, cursor position designate means for arbitrary designating the cursor position at which a character data is to be inputted on said represent means, and move means for moving said cursor with each data input operation executed by said input means on said represent means, said text editing device further comprises:

scale represent means for representing a scale corresponding to horizontal positions of said represent means, a scale unit of said scale corresponding to a printing pitch of said print means;

scale cursor move means for moving a scale cursor being horizontally movable represented with said scale in response to a movement of said cursor executed by said move means; and

control means for controlling the scale cursor represented with said scale so as not to be moved in case that said cursor is successively moved at an intervals of time less than a predetermined value by said move means.

9. The text editing device according to claim 8 wherein said control means controls the scale cursor so as not to be varied in case that said cursor is successviely moved by an instruction repeat input code being inputted through said input means and having a function for successively inputting the data at an intervals of time less than said predetermined value.

10. The text editing device according to claim 9 wherein said data successively inputted by said repeat input code is corresponding to a space.

11. A text editing device comprising input means for inputting character data, represent means for representing characters in response to the inputted data, cursor position designate means for arbitrary designating the cursor position at which a character data is to be inputted on said represent means, and memory means for storing the data inputted through said input means, said text editing device further comprises:

means for moving said cursor on said represent means with each data input operation executed by said input means;

data volume represent means for numerically representing one (a) a volume of the data stored in a part of said memory means corresponding to the line on which said cursor is located or (b) a volume of the data capable of being stored in said part of said memory means;

first control means for controlling said representation of said data volume represent means so as to be updated in response to movement of said cursor responsive to an input operation executed by said input means; and

second control means for controlling said volume of the data represented by said data volume represent means so as to be discontinuously varied at an interval of time corresponding to a predetermined number of moving operations of said cursor if the cursor is moved faster than the numerical representation of said data volume represent means is varied.

12. A text editing device comprising input means for inputting character data, represent means including at least two represent areas, one of said represent areas displaying characters in response to inputted data, cursor position designate means for arbitrarily designating the cursor position at which a character data is to be inputted on said one of said represent areas, means for moving said cursor from a position designated by said cursor position designate means, said text editing device further comprises:

first represent control means for representing (a) relational data on another of said represent areas, said relational data being movable in response to movement of said cursor; and

second represent control means for controlling said relational data so as not to be moved in case said cursor is successively move at intervals of time less than a predetermined value.

13. Text editing device according to claim 12 wherein said relational data comprises a scale representation corresponding to horizontal positions of the other of said represent area and a scale cursor movable in response to a movement of said cursor.