Abstract:
A data composing, editing, formatting and display system for use by composers of quality printed graphics. A cathode ray tube display is utilized to display keyed data and data inputed by a secondary media reader in a manner analogous to the display of a page of typed data on a typewriter. The number of words of text which appear on each line of displayed text between margin boundaries are optimized. Additional text may be inserted or deleted at any point in the displayed text or the margin boundaries can be altered resulting in the displayed text shifting to accommodate the additional test or new boundaries. Text shifting results in re-optimization of the display lines without resultant loss of word integrity or paragraph definition. Operator controls are effective to justify each line of displayed text by effecting extra spacing between text characters. The displayed justified text can then be outputed to a secondary media recorder or dejustified to facilitate further text and format modifications and thus maintain optimum word-line relationships.
Abstract:
A data composing, editing, formatting and display system for use by composers of quality printed graphics. A cathode ray tube display is utilized to display inputed data characters in a proportionally spaced representation. The number of words of text which appear on each line of displayed text are optimized in accordance with variable margin settings and the width values of the characters appearing on the line. Additional text may be inserted or deleted at any point in the displayed text without resultant loss of word definition, paragraph definition, word order, or line-margin relationship. Additional lines of text may be created or deleted between paragraphs of words as words are inserted or deleted in one of the paragraphs. The text character representations are stored serially in bulk storage and accessed by a processor having a high speed storage and arithmetic section for display and line-word optimization calculations. A large parallel gating section of the processor and a control storage containing unique factors set the conditions which ''''program'''' the high speed storage and arithmetic section to effect necessary text manipulation between display frames while maintaining a real time response to rapidly initiated operator controlled functions.
Abstract:
TEXT MERGE WITH COPIES AND ENVELOPES Disclosed is a system and method for interleaved printing of letters and envelopes in an unattended manner. The system includes a memory for storing in a first portion thereof, text codes and control codes corresponding to the constant text of a form letter and envelope to be printed. As required, one or more blocks of variable data are written into the memory succeeding the form letter and envelope. The system is operative to output the contents of the memory to a printer while merging the variable data with the form letter and the envelope for a completed letter followed by the envelope. Logic is provided to utilize a selected field of a record of variable data exclusively in either the letter or envelope. The printing system is also operative to print more than one copy of the same letter before printing the envelope. All of the printing relative to the record is performed, however, before the next record is read so that distribution of the letter to all recipients can begin when the next record is read.
Abstract:
1526912 Text transmission INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 25 April 1977 [7 June 1976] 17018/77 Heading H4P In the transmission of coded text, control signals for printer control are transmitted, using the ordinary text signals. Overall commands, such as "new job", "instructions to be changed", "end", "send", and sent using ordinary text symbols, are recognized as commands by being preceded by the ordinary coding for line end or carriage return, LE, and "comma", so that the code "LE", precedes all overall commands. More specific instructions within such overall commands, such as: positioning of right, or left margins, or top and bottom of format; selection of remote device to receive transmission; holding of transmission link; are recognized by being preceded by the code "LE" alone. Commands and instructions are terminated by the ordinary coding for page end or form feed "PE", whereafter received data is interpreted as normal text. The above approach allows additional commands over and above those normally available in an EBCDIC (extended bcd interchange code) to be communicated without loss or mutilation.
Abstract:
METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING TEXT COMMANDS AND INSTRUCTIONS USING CONVENTIONAL CODED TEXT CHARACTERS AND A STRUCTURE FOR DECODING AND PRESENTING COMMAND AND INSTRUCTION SIGNALS A control language using conventional text characters and a unique command and instruction delimiter whereby the commands and instructions which use conventional text characters may be detected and presented to a utilization device is shown. The control language facilitates the transmission of commands and instructions through existing data communication networks without alterations thereto. In addition, a structure suitable for scanning coded signals, detecting the unique delimiter and providing an indicia of commands and instructions is shown.
Abstract:
1526912 Text transmission INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 25 April 1977 [7 June 1976] 17018/77 Heading H4P In the transmission of coded text, control signals for printer control are transmitted, using the ordinary text signals. Overall commands, such as "new job", "instructions to be changed", "end", "send", and sent using ordinary text symbols, are recognized as commands by being preceded by the ordinary coding for line end or carriage return, LE, and "comma", so that the code "LE", precedes all overall commands. More specific instructions within such overall commands, such as: positioning of right, or left margins, or top and bottom of format; selection of remote device to receive transmission; holding of transmission link; are recognized by being preceded by the code "LE" alone. Commands and instructions are terminated by the ordinary coding for page end or form feed "PE", whereafter received data is interpreted as normal text. The above approach allows additional commands over and above those normally available in an EBCDIC (extended bcd interchange code) to be communicated without loss or mutilation.