Abstract: A franking machine stores first data relating to a first impression second data relating to a second impression. Printing of both impressions or omission of the first impression and printing of only the second impression may be selected by a user. When both impressions are to be printed, the printing means is controlled to print the first impression in a first location on a mail item and to print the second impression in a second location on the mail item adjacent said first location. When omission of printing the first impression is selected the printing means is controlled to print the second impression in the first location.

Abstract: A printing device including a central processing unit, a first memory, a keyboard for inputting characters forming words, and symbols, which are stored in the first memory, a second memory, a printer, and an eraser. The printer prints the information stored in the first memory. The central processing unit determines whether a word printed by the printer means before the commencement of the printing of the next word is correctly spelled. The second memory contains a dictionary used by the central processing unit to determine whether the spelling of the word printed by the printer is correct. The eraser erases a part of or the entire printed word in response to the central processing means determining that the printed word is misspelled.

Abstract: A method for performing a search of a database in an information retrieval system in response to a query having at least one query word with a query word weight and for applying the query word to the database and selecting information from the information retrieval system in accordance with the query word. A query word is selected and assigned a weight. The weight is adjusted depending on whether the query word is a proper noun or slow word. The adjusting can be an increase or a decrease in the weight. Information is selected from the information retrieval system in accordance with the adjusted weight.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically modifying a print job ticket having a plurality of page tickets is provided. Each page ticket is programmed with one or more print job attributes and each print job attribute is associated with one or more print job characteristics. In practice, one or more values are assigned respectively to the one or print job characteristics. The print job attributes and print job characteristics are stored in memory as a set, and a portion of the set is scanned with a processor to determine each page ticket upon which a print job characteristic first value is located. A set of page tickets is selected from the page ticket(s) determined with the processor and, for at least a portion of the set of page tickets, one or more print job characteristic first values are changed to print job characteristic second values so that the need on the part of a printing system user to manually change print job characteristic first values to print job characteristic second values is minimized.

Abstract: A printing apparatus system includes a plurality of type units each having a plurality of type elements and each being different from the others. Each type unit may be mounted in the apparatus. A detector detects which of the type units is so mounted and produces a detection signal representative thereof. The printing pressure with which each type element is imprinted on a print medium is determined in accordance with the particular type wheel mounted in the apparatus as indicated by the detection signal. Additionally, the amount of advance of an ink ribbon for imprinting a type element on a type unit is determined in accordance with the particular type unit mounted in the apparatus, again as indicated by the detection signal.

Abstract: A word processor bearing a spelling verification function which is achieved in more efficient manner through the use of an independent control unit. The capacity of a text buffer memory can be reduced, as the entered text is verified word by word, and each verified word is stored as a code in the memory to economize on the capacity.

Abstract: A spell verification method and apparatus which comprises inputting characters and operational modes by keystrokes, printing input characters, providing a read only memory having plural dictionaries with spelling information, each dictionary including different but complementary dictionary entries, and executing program steps by a single chip microprocessor which includes an internal memory for storing program steps to control functions of the printer via a dedicated interface port and to control a spell verification function of the electronic typewriter. The single chip microprocessor further includes a detector for detecting whether the read only memory is connected to a dedicated interface port of the single chip microprocessor. Upon determining the status of the connection, the single chip microprocessor either enables or disables the spell verification function.

Abstract: A printing apparatus system includes a plurality of type units each having a plurality of type elements and each being different from the others. Each type unit may be mounted in the apparatus. A detector detects which of the type units is so mounted and produces a detection signal representative thereof. The printing pressure with which each type element is imprinted on a print medium is determined in accordance with the particular type wheel mounted in the apparatus as indicated by the detection signal. Additionally, the amount of advance of an ink ribbon for imprinting a type element on a type unit is determined in accordance with the particular type unit mounted in the apparatus, again as indicated by the detection signal.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of printing characters and symbols either vertically or horizontally on an elongated recording medium adjusts the position of vertically printed characters and symbols so that the vertically printed characters and symbols are evenly spaced on the recording medium. When a vertical printing is to be accomplished, dot pattern data in a data development buffer is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, and transferred to a vertical data development buffer. The rotated dot pattern data for each character is then moved in the longitudinal direction of the recording medium, as necessary, to ensure that each character will be positioned in the middle of its character pitch. The longitudinal adjustment ensures that the upper and the lower margin of each character are equal.

Abstract: An output apparatus provided with an input unit for entering character information, a printing unit for printing the character information entered by the input unit, a memory unit for storing the character information entered by the input unit, and a selection unit for selecting a part of the character information printed by the printing unit, wherein the part, selected by the selection unit, of the character information can be re-printed by the printing unit.

Abstract: This specification discloses apparatus and a process for printing data on a web of print from data related to a wider web than that to be printed upon. It includes a printer having a paper output of a narrower web than data from the wider web, and the provision of data as to the narrow and wide web width. The apparatus and process establishes the difference between the narrow web width of the printer and the wide web width and calculates the number of pages of narrow web width to be printed thereafter forming a raster output from the difference between the narrow web width and the wide web width to establish the width for printing by the printer.

Abstract: In a tape printing device, pressing the print execution key when print data and size data are stored on the memory causes the tape printing device to perform a calculation to obtain the total character height based on the number of print lines L and the vertical size of the print image. The tape printing device further performs a calculation to obtain the total blank space width based on the total height and the print allowance area and distributes the total width into the upper blank space width, the lower blank space width and the blank space width between the print lines based on the result of the calculation. The blank spaces are positioned according to the blank widths. The dot pattern data is spread along the base lines and positioned in the process.

Abstract: A printing apparatus system includes a plurality of type units each having a plurality of type elements and each being different from the others. Each type unit may be mounted in the apparatus. A detector detects which of the type units is so mounted and produces a detection signal representative thereof. The printing pressure with which each type element is imprinted on a print medium is determined in accordance with the particular type wheel mounted in the apparatus as indicated by the detection signal. Additionally, the amount of advance of an ink ribbon for imprinting a type element on a type unit is determined in accordance with the particular type unit mounted in the apparatus, again as indicated by the detection signal.

Abstract: An article information printer is composed of a feeding mechanism for feeding continuous paper in which a series of label regions are provided, a SRAM for storing size data regarding a length of the label region, a printing head section for printing article information on the continuous paper fed by the feeding mechanism, and a control circuit for controlling the feeding mechanism on the basis of the size data stored in the SRAM to print the article information in the label region. Particularly, the control circuit has a feed sensing section for sensing ends of the label region from the continuous paper fed by the feeding mechanism, and a processing unit, responsive to start of power supply, for driving the feeding mechanism, measuring the length of the label region on the basis of a sensing signal from the sensing section which is obtained each time the continuous paper is fed by a preset distance, and setting a result of measurement in the SRAM as the size data.

Abstract: A tape printing apparatus having a RAM divided into a character data storage area, a handwritten data storage area and a read data storage area. Data on characters, number and symbols entered from a keyboard are stored in the character data storage area; handwritten data, such as graphic forms entered from an electronic pen and a touch-sensitive panel, are stored in the handwritten data storage area; and image data read in through an image scanner are stored in the read data storage area. Thus, the data are stored independently in their respective storage areas. The data, both characters and graphic forms, can then be edited and printed concurrently onto a tape.

Abstract: A printer, which prints text or image data sent from external data sources, allows the operator to select through a key operation on its operation panel whether the print data is to be printed and/or stored in the non-volatile memory of the printer. The operator can store frequently used text and image data provided by the external data sources in the non-volatile memory and can retrieve and print intended print data independently of the external data sources.

Abstract: An outputting apparatus having a mode which rotates a character pattern and outputs the rotated pattern. A predetermined pattern is stored in a memory in a rotated state. A rotated pattern is read out of the memory in accordance with a signal designating the output mode when it is stored in the memory, and output as it is.

Abstract: A document processing apparatus includes a first determining unit including a CPU for verifying the spelling of a word while referring to the first correct spelling information stored in a first spelling dictionary; a second determining unit including its own CPU for verifying the spelling of a word different from those stored in the first spelling dictionary while referring to the second correct spelling information stored in a second spelling dictionary; a connection unit for detachably connecting the second determining unit to the apparatus main body; and a switch for switching the spelling verification determining process between the first and second determining units in accordance with the connection state of the second determining unit relative to the connection unit.

Abstract: A dot printer receives coded printing information, and expands it into dots in an image memory. When expanding the information into dots, the printing contents of the previous printed document and the new printing document are compared as to their coded information. Only the changed portions therebetween are rewritten in the image memory. As a result, the printing efficiency with respect to multiple documents of the same type in which only small portions thereof change is improved.

Abstract: A method of scanning and detecting format code changes is disclosed. The method is preferably utilized in a data processing system which includes a central processing unit, a random access memory, a bulk storage device, a display device and a printer. The method scans a document for format controls, detects a format control, retrieves information about the format characteristics in effect before and after that control, organizes that format characteristic information in a menu and displays that menu to the user. This method minimizes the amount of time spent editing format controls in a large document by fully informing the user of the underlying format characteristics associated with each format control.

Abstract: A document processing system for formatting document information in accordance with a format includes a disk apparatus which independently has a document file, an address table file, and a format information file. The document file stores the document information corresponding to predetermined regions. The address table file stores an address table corresponding to the document information. The format information file stores the format information corresponding to the document information. A control circuit, in response to a page designation, controls the three files to correct format information and address information for document information preceding the designated page.

Abstract: When a text name is selected on an index during editing other text data, the text data which is processed for editing is automatically stored in a text store area in a RAM. At this time, the text data corresponding to the newly selected text name is read out in the text store area and is displayed on the display.

Abstract: After an operator inputs text data and presses the print execution key, a console for setting the size of characters appears on the display. Setting auto-mode in this step initiates the process of data examination. If the whole text consists of code data for capital alphabets and numerals, the control unit calculates the magnification power Q for magnifying original characters to maximum characters, and the printing device prints the text in maximum size.

Abstract: A recording apparatus has a memory for storing information entered from a key input device, whereby the stored information can be used to rapidly and precisely position erasing means at a previously recorded indicium for erasure thereof. The apparatus may also have at least one drive system which controls the printing pressure, the amount of printing ribbon feeding, or the amount of printing sheet feeding, and a memory for storing information to regulate the drive systems. One embodiment of the apparatus is an electronic typewriter.

Abstract: A system for registering and calling documents in a character processing unit includes a memory for storing character string information and title information associated with the character string information, and a display for displaying the title information stored in the memory. An entry device enters the title information and a call device calls the relevant character string information from the memory by entering the title information associated with the title information displayed on the display from the entray device. A registration device registers a new character string by entering the title information which is not stored in the memory device and reads out a character string which is stored in the memory device.

Abstract: An electronic typewriter for printing a document having a fixed format with portions thereof containing replaceable character code. The document is stored in an external storage device and read out until a replaceable character code is detected. The replaceable character code is acted upon by replacement with substitute character code or deletion thereof based on instructions communicated to a keyboard. Following input of the instructions, the document is once again read out from the external storage device until the next replaceable character code is detected and acted upon. The sequential reading of the document, detection of and acting upon the detected replaceable character code and automatic reading of the remaining portion of the document until detection of the next replaceable character code, continues until the entire document is read out of the external storage device.

Abstract: A word processor for setting a format of a text, having a format controller for controlling a newly set format to be effective from the beginning of a character data group to which the position where the format setting operation is carried out belongs, and a reformatter for reforming at least the character data group based upon the newly set format. The word processor searches backward and forward in the text for locating line feed codes designating the beginning and end of the character data group, respectively, and selects the beginning and end of the text when the line feed codes could not be located.

Abstract: A character processing apparatus such as an electronic typewriter which can erase the recorded characters on a word unit basis.

Abstract: A document processing apparatus such as an electronic typewriter includes: a document memory to store character data and an edit command which are input; a dictionary to store the spellings of correct words; and a checking circuit to check whether the spelling of the word which is expressed by the input character data train is correct by referring to the dictionary. When the spelling of the word is determined to be incorrect as the result of the check by the checking circuit, the process based on the edit command is not performed. Since an opportunity to correct the incorrectly word is given to the operator before the function of the input key is executed, the operator can easily correct it and a misprint due to the erroneous operation of the operator can be prevented.

Abstract: In a printing apparatus, even if print position data and its associated printing data are inputted at random in a memory, the print position data are rearranged in a predetermined order in which to move a printing heat at a minimum distance during the printing of the data in the specified position. Specifically, the print position data are rearranged so that the printing head is moved from the top of a printing paper toward the bottom thereof. If a plurality of position data are specified which are printed on the same line, the printing head is moved from the left to the right of the line.

Abstract: Computer controlled numbering of consecutive business forms is provided for both computer controlled presses and in the form of a retrofit unit for conventional rotary presses. The retrofit unit includes a disk provided with radially oriented metallic strips of predetermined locations on the disk, and mounted on a suitable shaft of the press. The disk cooperates with a stationary transducer mounted, for example, on a stationary press wall to send signals to the control unit to fire the printer.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a printer capable of printing character information in the same printing format irrespective of the direction in which sheets of paper (30) for printing are loaded. Such a printer comprises a cassette (20) which can receive the printing sheets (30) either in a longitudinal direction or in a traverse direction, a detecting portion (18) for detecting direction of the printing sheets (30) loaded in the cassette (20), a format setting key (6a) for setting a format including feeding manner of the printing sheets (30), alignment direction of characters and the like, and a control portion (10). The control portion (10) determines whether or not the actual direction of the printing sheets (30) detected by the detecting portion (18) corresponds to the direction having been set by the setting key (6a). If they do not correspond to each other, the control portion (10) controls the printer such that printing data read out of a document buffer (12) where character information is stored are rotated by 90.

Abstract: A word processing apparatus capable of automatically handling characters of which use is inhibited at the head or end of a row. Such inhibited character processing can be verified on a cathode ray tube, and is applied only to the locations selected by the operator with a cursor. The character rows after such inhibited character processing can be made uniform by character pitch adjustment.

Abstract: A desktop printing system for use with microprocessor-based computers includes the modular combination of a color printer and a monochrome text printer. Preferably, the color printer is of the type which prints color graphics incrementally and the text printer is of the type which prints monochrome text continuously. In operation, printing information is segregated into color and text components, and the color printer is controlled to print only color components while the text printer is controlled to print only monochrome text components.

Abstract: A document processing apparatus comprises an element for editing input character data an element for recording and outputting the input or edited character data, and an element for erasing the recorded and output character data. A plurality of different erasing systems are provided for the erasing element. The optimum erasing system is selected from the plurality of different erasing systems of the erasing element in accordance with predetermined processing conditions of the apparatus. The recorded and output character data is erased. The optimum erasing system can be selected in accordance with the printing system of the recorded characters, dot density, presence or absence of the character data in the memory, and presence of superimposed characters so that the low electric power consumption and the optimum erasing quality can be realized.

Abstract: When the label size is larger than the memory size of a frame buffer on which information to be printed on a label is drawn, the label is divided into a plurality of areas. A drawing enable area in the frame buffer is designated for drawing fields included in each divided area in units of divided areas, thereby performing label printing.

Abstract: An electronic typewriter comprises a printing head, a carriage on which the printing head is movable along along a printing line, a keyboard including various keys, a carriage pointer for indicating the position at which the carriage is presently located, a line buffer having sequential memory locations corresponding to printing positions on the printing line, and a control circuit for performing a character key processing when a character key is operated and a space key processing when a space key is operated.

Abstract: A method of printing with an automatic replacement includes the steps of specifying a memory; setting a sheet of paper on which a character group stored in the memory specified has been printed, to a printer having a carrier; inputting a search text and a replacement text and storing them; retrieving the character group from the head of characters to the end one character after another to recognize whether the character group has an element identical with the search text; calculating a position on said printed sheet each time the retrieving is performed; moving the carrier to the position calculated when the character group has an element identical with the search text; erasing a part where the element identical with the search text is printed on the printed sheet; and printing the replacement text in a blank from which the element has been erased without changing the contents of the memory.

Abstract: A method of setting the operating parameters in a microprocessor controlled typewriter or like office machine having a microprocessor, a set-up initiating actuator, a data input keyboard which includes (i) a printer-advance actuator, (ii) a first command actuator, and (iii) a second command actuator, a memory, a record carrier, and a printing apparatus including the steps of:(a) actuating the set-up initiating actuator disposed on the keyboard to enter a set-up mode and to recall a set-up plane which lists a plurality of sub-planes;(b) displaying the set-up plane on the record carrier;(c) selecting one of the plurality of sub-planes by using the printer-advance actuator;(d) actuating the first command actuator to recall from memory the selected sub-plane and to print the parameters of the selected sub-plane upon the record carrier;(e) selecting one of the values of the selected sub-plane by using the printer-advance actuator;(f) storing the selected value in the memory;(g) actuating the second command actuato

Abstract: A word processing system or memory typewriter having a list of misused phrases together with alternative phrases for each misused phrase in the list and all stored in the memory. The memory includes a spelling Dictionary part and a phrase alert part which is responsive to the spelling dictionary part and including therein a list of alternative phrases both being available for comparison with the words and phrases being introduced into the system; a detection element for sensing entry of any phrase on the phrase alert list, a selectively enabled generator of a warning signal for the operator being activated in response to sensing entry of any of said phrases by said detection element; a first control responsive to pressing a discrete one of a depressible keys. The first control is operable to present in the display any phrase so detected along with alternative phrases therefore.

Abstract: In a conventional word processing apparatus provided with a users' dictionary memory into or from which arbitrary words such as proper nouns can be stored or deleted, each word to be stored or deleted into or from the users' dictionary memory is required to be pointed out by a cursor in the case of the memory mode and to be pointed out by a print head in the case of the typewriter mode. Thus, a word processing apparatus is provided with a storage controlling arrangement for storing the word nearest to a pointer element of an outputting medium, which is a display or a printer, into the users' dictionary memory and a delete controlling arrangement for deleting the word nearest to the pointer element of the outputting medium from the users' dictionary memory.

Abstract: Document processing equipment comprising an input device to input enlarged character data covering a plurality of lines, a memory to store enlarged character data input, a printing/erasing device which can print or erase the stored enlarged character data in the form of enlarged character pattern on a recording medium, a commanding device to instruct erasing of a plurality of enlarged character patterns printed on the recording medium by the printing/erasing device and a control device to erase en bloc the enlarged character pattern covering several lines printed on the recording medium line by line in response to the erasing instruction given by the commanding device.

Abstract: A data processing machine which is controlled to produce graphical output from stored sets of data. The data sets may be stored in the non-uniform manner. The machine is controlled to determine column boundaries in each row of a data set and then to determine column boundaries in each row of a data set and then to determine which rows of the set have missing items. Data sets can then be reformatted as graphs or similar representations. The machine takes away the constraint on users to accurately enter data items into specific slots in a table or data set.

Abstract: The typewriter is equipped with the capability to check or verify the spelling of words as they are typed and the typewriter may also upon request from the operator provide candidate words from which the operator may select a word to replace a misspelled word. When a candidate word is selected, the typewriter electronic controls check the spelling of the misspelled word and delimit the zone which contains the erroneous characters. Only the characters that are within this bounded zone are erased from the page and the character which fit within the zone in the new or correctly spelled word are printed, eliminating the need to remove characters which are outside the zone and which are correct in the original word and will be correct in their position in the correctly spelled word.

Abstract: A printing device that detects misspelled words which contains a counter for counting a period of time after a detection of misspelling of the character string executed by a spelling check and a print controller for controlling a print head member so as to execute print operations in case that a value counted by the counter reaches a predetermined value.

Abstract: In a text editing device, provided is an improved so-called wordout function, a word lying across two lines can be erased at one time with a single key operation. In case that a hyphen is located at the end of the line, it is determined that two divided parts of a single word are located on two lines.By detecting a hyphen between two character strings, these two strings are erased at one time as two parts included in a single word.

Abstract: Disclosed is a text processing system such as a word processor and an electronic typewriter. The disclosed system comprises memory means for storing character data and shift data indicating a character be printed on a line shifted upward or downward from a standard print line. Control means is operated to move a print head along the standard print line when a space or backspace key is operated, but is not operated to feed a print sheet even when the shift data are stored in the memory means for a character on which the print head is currently positioned.

Abstract: A date checking system optionally attached to a host device like a typewriter has two buffers, a predetermined cut-out rule and a dictionary ROM. A data queue from the host device is temporarily stored in one of the buffers, and then one word is cut out therefrom by cut-out codes like a space or punctuation mark to be stored in another buffer, where the word is locked up in the dictionary ROM to determine if the spelling thereof is correct.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a keyboard including a key for setting an automatic line feed/line return mode, a control device, a printer, and a memory. When a space input is detected in a preset hot zone, an automatic line feed/line return is made. When a space input immediately after an automatic line feed/line return is detected, the space input is cancelled and the printer waits for the next key input.

Abstract: There is disclosed an information processing apparatus such as a word processor or a typewriter enabling rapid and easy erasure of the printed characters. Instead of moving the carriage to the position of the character to be erased, the operator enters the character to be erased, whereby the carriage is automatically moved to the proper position.