Abstract: An information processing system comprising a storage device and an information processing device, wherein the information processing device includes a data holding unit which holds first data, a first detection unit which detects a first state of access, and a transmission unit which transmits the first state of access detected by the first detection unit to the storage device, and the storage device includes a storage unit which stores second data, a reception unit which receives the first state of access transmitted from the transmission unit, a second detection unit which detects a second state of access, which is a state of access to the second data, and a control unit which rearranges the second data in the storage unit on the basis of the states of access.

Abstract: From among a plurality of character code groups, a resemblance determining apparatus searches for a character code group resembling a character code group specified by the user. At that time, when each character code included in the specified character code group is within a predetermined numerical range, the resemblance determining apparatus excludes character code groups having character codes outside of the predetermined numerical range and extracts the remaining character code groups.

Abstract: An information processing system comprising a storage device and an information processing device, wherein the information processing device includes a data holding unit which holds first data, a first detection unit which detects a first state of access, and a transmission unit which transmits the first state of access detected by the first detection unit to the storage device, and the storage device includes a storage unit which stores second data, a reception unit which receives the first state of access transmitted from the transmission unit, a second detection unit which detects a second state of access, which is a state of access to the second data, and a control unit which rearranges the second data in the storage unit on the basis of the states of access.

Abstract: From among a plurality of character code groups, a resemblance determining apparatus searches for a character code group resembling a character code group specified by the user. At that time, when each character code included in the specified character code group is within a predetermined numerical range, the resemblance determining apparatus excludes character code groups having character codes outside of the predetermined numerical range and extracts the remaining character code groups.

Abstract: A business nonstandard character processing apparatus includes a plurality of work processing parts for carrying out processes using nonstandard character data registered in a system nonstandard character file, one or a plurality of nonstandard character files provided correspondence with work identification information, and a nonstandard character registration processing part registering as the nonstandard character file a nonstandard character file provided in correspondence with a specified work identification information.

Abstract: An external character management apparatus is provided for collectively managing external characters in a distributed system which is constituted by multiple platforms using different code systems. A desired code system is set in advance as an external character management code system. When external characters in a distributor's external character file are recorded by external character recording means or external characters stored in external character management file storing means are fetched by external character fetching means, code converting means converts the external character codes to corresponding codes of an external character management file or of a distribute's system in accordance with a character code conversion table if the code system of the distributor's system or distribute's system differs from the external character management code system, and stores the converted external characters in the external character management file storing means or in a distributee's external character file.

Abstract: A system for enhanced utility of custom characters in a distributed data processing system allows document data to be distributed from a source system fully capable of handling many custom character codes to a target system capable of handling a limited number of custom character codes and ensures the received custom characters to be correctly displayed and printed in the target system. The source system divides the custom characters available in the source system into a plurality of custom character groups. The number of custom character codes included in each custom character group is adjusted to be less than or equal to the number of custom character codes that the target system can handle. Then, the source system creates custom character environments for the respective custom character groups. The target system sets up one of the custom character environments in the target system.

Abstract: In a distributed information processing system which is capable of transmitting a character string as information with first and second character string storing means which are based on character coding schemes and connected to each other over telecommunication line, there is provided a code conversion means for converting a character string outputted from said first character string storing means into a character code based on the character coding scheme in said second character string storing means, so that the external character can be uniformly dealt with between platforms connected through a network.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for accessing character files comprising the steps of opening simultaneously a plurality of character files; retrieving said each of the character files to read, write, replace and delete graphic pattern data of a character designated by a user; and closing simultaneously said plurality of character files.