Abstract: An information-processing apparatus for document editing. The apparatus has multiple editors for editing documents according to the individual document type. An editing operation interlocking work identifier analyzes the meaning of a work corresponding to a give editing operation on a document. Editing operations for the documents, and information about associated works, are defined in an editing operation interlocking work correlating table. The associated work is done in parallel with, or later than, an editing operation for the document. The editing operation interlocking work identifier refers to the correlating table. A process starting controller refers to an interlocking work starting process correlating table in which information about the associated works and starting processes are defined.

Abstract: A device for aiding a software designing process in which software is divided into a plurality of tasks includes a dynamic-specification-information editing unit for defining dynamic behaviors between the tasks to create a dynamic specification, a static-specification-information editing unit for defining static configurations between the tasks to create a static specification, and an editing-unit-coordination controlling unit for coordinating operations of the dynamic-specification-information editing unit and the static-specification-information editing unit.

Abstract: A division within an information processing apparatus equipped with a graphical user interface that enables interaction with the operator through multiple kinds of interactive screens of a processing-system program group that collects and communicates data that becomes the basis of displays to the screens, a display-system program group that processes the data in a discretionary display format and displays the data on said interactive screens, and a communication means that performs communication between the said processing-system program group and the display-system program group. Moreover, the enabling of performing communication between each program through communication between ports.

Abstract: During a software designing operation, a designer accesses a level prescribing unit through an interaction managing control unit. The level prescribing unit provides the guidance to specification information and design parts, etc. at a desired design level. If the designer selects and inputs specification information or design parts, the design editor corresponding to the design specification information in a design editor unit is activated, so that the designer is guided and aided through a display to produce a desired software. At this time, the information about the state of the editing operation "completed" or "not completed" is stored with the directory. The designed document satisfying a specific condition, for example, a document determined to be "design completed", is stored as a data base by a design data base storing unit.

Abstract: A machine translation apparatus for automatically generating a classified-by-field dictionary to be used for translating a pseudo code program into a program in a plurality of other languages based on a design document described in notation data used to describe a design document which produces a pseudo code program in which names are defined by at least two languages; and for automatically translating a pseudo code program described in a language into a pseudo code program described in another language.