TEXT RECORDER WITH AUTOMATIC WORD ENDING AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:DE3172183D1

    公开(公告)日:1985-10-17

    申请号:DE3172183

    申请日:1981-03-06

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A text recorder of the type which includes a text display device (21) to record text in intelligible form on a typewritten page or line or page-like display in response to character and function identifying signals, a keyboard (20) with a plurality of alphabetic, numeric, symbol and function keys for actuation by an operator to produce a keyboard signal unique to the ectuated key, decoding means (50) responsive to keyboard signals from said keyboard (20) to produce character and function identifying signals and wherein the decoding means (50) includes a word completion means (52) for producing one of at least two groups of one or more character identifying signals (53G) in response to actuation of a selected key on said keyboard (20). each group of character identifying signals representing a different word ending and wherein the word completion means (52) includes means (52 A-B-C) for selecting among the group dependent upon the identity of one or more keys actuated prior to actuation of the selected key.

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