Document processing method and apparatus using batch process

Details Document processing method and apparatus using batch process Document processing method and apparatus using batch process

1991-10-10

2001-02-13

Feild, Joseph H. (Department: 2776)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000, C345S182000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06189020

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a document processing apparatus for inputting, type-setting, and displaying the document information.
2. Related Background Art
In the DPI field, there are two forms of type-setting for calculating the optimum location of character within a page. One of them is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) system, to which widely used word processors correspond. This system is such a system that the document creator inputs characters in the corresponding character sizes to their corresponding locations, while seeing the final print format on a screen.
This system has the following features.
[Merits]
{circle around (1)} Document can be created as desired because the user can input characters while seeing the final screen.
{circle around (2)} Excellent user interface.
{circle around (3)} Easy creation of short document.
[Drawbacks]
{circle around (1)} Difficulty in systematic handling of a large quantity of documents.
{circle around (2)} Batch processing is needed for making the content or index.
{circle around (3)} Difficulty in reusing documents in other systems.
{circle around (4)} Dedicated apparatus is needed.
The other form is a batch system, to which a TEX created by Dr. Kunth in Stanford University, or a roff system developed by the AT/T correspond (see a book by Izumi Kimura: “Document fairing language” (also entitled “Text-Formatting Languages), information processing, p.559 to p.564, June, 1981).
This system is operated in such a way that a source file
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including instructions for type-setting the document is created with a text editor
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, an intermediate file
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is created by compiling it for the type-setting
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, and its result is displayed
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on the screen or printed
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on the printer, as shown in FIG.
2
.
This system has the following features.
[Merits]
{circle around (1)} Easy systematic handling of a large quantity of documents.
{circle around (2)} A function for making the content or index can be easily incorporated.
{circle around (3)} The source file of documents can be easily reused in other systems.
{circle around (4)} The document can be created with an ordinary text terminal.
[Drawbacks]
{circle around (1)} Difficulty for a nonprofessional due to its form of programming the document.
{circle around (2)} Processed result must be compiled to display it.
{circle around (3)} For creation of a shorter document, it is simpler to use the WYSIWYG.
As seen from the above comparison, there are respective merits in the document processing system such as the WYSIWYG or batch-type, but it is conceived that the merits of the batch type system, such as a batch processing function for the content or index, or creation of the document in the same page style throughout all pages by introducing a style sheet, are adopted into the WYSIWYG type system. On the other hand, in the batch type system, instead of forcing the user to program the document, a structure editor is provided, so that the user is prompted for the input command with the icon, thereby eliminating the necessity of being thoroughly acquainted with the type-setting commands.
In this way, the recent document type-setting processing exhibits hybrid aspects of the WYSIWYG and batch-type.
Thus, in the document processing system of batch-type, the drawbacks of this system have been significantly overcome, but unresolved problems still remain. In conventional batch systems, the final document image was visualized through a process of displaying or printing after the compilation of a source file, taking a very long turnaround time, so that there was a large dissatisfaction for the user. Also, for the display of text images, their physical images were only shown, but there was no function of clarifying the interconnection of the information. Furthermore, in most cases, the number of display images was fixed, such as one or two, so that it was impossible to see the page layout of more images simultaneously.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a document processing method in which the transfer of data between the type-setting and display processings is allowed so that type-set results can be rapidly displayed.
It is an another object of the present invention to provide a document processing apparatus for inputting, type-setting and displaying the document information, comprising type-setting means for type-setting a document information, and display means for displaying the document information type-set by said type-setting means, by receiving said document information in a unit of page.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a document processing method and apparatus which is capable of receiving and displaying a document information type-set by type-setting means for type-setting the document information in a unit of page in sequence.


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