Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a table, in which image data is stored as cell data of table data, so that an operation and procedure for processing the image data as cell data (e.g., an image process of the image data or an output of the image data to a designated cell) can be simple. In a table data output process, it is discriminated whether the type of a designated cell is numerical, character, image or sound data, and the corresponding data is read from a table data file, an image file or a sound file in accordance with the discriminated cell type. The read data is then output to an output region of the designated cell.

Abstract: An information display method and apparatus unifiedly displays at a client terminal unrenewal information together with renewal information which is acquired at any time from a server through a wide area network. A common page describing language is utilized with regard to positions of the renewal information and positions of the unrenewal information. The method and apparatus are particularly suitable for use with the World Wide Web.

Abstract: A group-based cryptographic code management method is proposed, in which a security policy which is used in a further communication is negotiated between group computer units and a first computer unit.

Abstract: An object's Z-buffered primitives are determined using a floating point Z=wF/W, where wF is the value the W coordinate achieves at the front clipping plane F. This representation produces Z-values ranging from 1 to .apprxeq.0 as W varies from W=wF to W.fwdarw..infin.. Z-values for distances near the back clipping plane advantageously have leading zeros and are more amenable to floating point representation and exhibit less information loss. Primitive vertices are examined and the largest vertex floating point exponent is stored and associated with the entire primitive as that triangle's floating point Z exponent. The stored exponent is subtracted from all the vertices' exponents and the results converted to fixed point, which format advantageously typically has few or no leading zeroes.

Abstract: A document data administrating system comprises a filing means for previously storing data related to particular words, texts, symbols, or graphics as related data files; medium paper in which at least one piece of description data, linking data, and selection data; a reading means for reading out selection data and linking data from the medium data; a searching means for searching corresponding related data files from the filing means according to the selection data and linking data each read out by the reading means; and an outputting means for outputting the related data files each searched by the searching means.

Abstract: A system for generating electronic and printed medical records provides automatic integration of captured video still images and voice dictated information concerning the image. A voice recognition module allows the system to respond to voice commands and automatically transcribes the dictated text into a word processing document.

Abstract: In the information presentation apparatus of the present invention, it is possible for the user to effectively present information relative to first information. A memory stores first information including at least one part corresponding to second information. The first information is displayed and the user indicates the part corresponding to the second information in the displayed first information. In response to the indication, a summary of the second information is read from a data file and stored in the memory. The summary is displayed in addition to the first information. Therefore, the user can previously know an outline of the second information.

Abstract: A token identifies a special comment that includes information usable by a specific Web page editor. Tile information included within a special comment may include authoring state information, such as parameters used by "WEBBOT" components to provide extensions to hypertext markup language (HTML) features. When a Web page is opened, the editor parses each element on the page and determines if a comment is special by detecting the presence of a predefined token. In the preferred embodiment, the token is the word "WEBBOT." The information included within this special comment can include references to extensions to HTML tags, including those that are not known by the editor, and parameters required by HTML extensions. Since the special comment is in a format ignored by Web browsers, it does not impact upon the ability of a browser to render the page.

Abstract: One or more form descriptions are expressed in the form description language (FDL) and are entered into an FDL file. The FDL file is then registered with a dynamic forms software module using a dynamic forms API. Upon registration, the file is parsed and software "specification" objects containing a data from the file or added to the internal catalogue of compiled form descriptions. When the application requests a form to be displayed, the dynamic form software finds the entry for the form in the catalogue, constructs the form using the information from the specification objects, and displays the information to the user. The form construction process includes the selection of widgets, the binding of each widget to a data source, the layout and alignment of all widgets, and the construction of rule objects that respond to the users interaction with the form and validate the users input.

Abstract: Printing format display equipment for displaying image data on a CRT display. The image data includes different parts with varying printing formats, and for reading printing formats for different areas of the image data from the image data itself and displaying those printing formats on the CRT display at positions corresponding to the different areas of the image data, which is already being displayed on the CRT display, allowing the user to accurately determine the printing formats without having to actually print the image.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed that provide enhancements to client-side image maps in HTML based documents. These enhancements provide audio feedback to a user of a HTML capable application as to the hyperlinks associated with an area in an image. These enhancements also provide a visual representation of the areas defined by a client-side image map when the image is not available.

Abstract: A data conversion apparatus is provided for reading a document for a display screen and generating a display image for another display screen which has a different aspect ratio from the former display screen, where the document is composed of control statements written along with character strings or image information. The data conversion apparatus obtains the document from an external unit and converts the character strings and the image information in the document into display image elements based on conversion information. The data conversion apparatus judges whether a storage includes a blank for storing the display image elements at an appropriate position based on the conversion information.