Patent Document ID: 4193119
Application ID: 05781266

Base Claim:
1. Apparatus for generating a text of information in a language form comprised of first and second sets of characters, wherein each character or group of characters of said first set bears a predetermined phonetic or semantic relationship to a character or group of characters of said second set, said apparatus comprising: memory means for storing in a binary digital format each of the first and second sets of characters comprising said language form; first selection means for selecting individual ones of said first set of characters for inclusion in the text of information being generated; display means including a first display area for displaying the text of information being generated and a second display aread for displaying predetermined ones of said second set of characters; processing means coupled to said first selection means, to said memory means, and to said display means and including means responsive to the selection of each character of said first set by said first selection means for automatically accessing said selected character of said first set in binary digital format from said memory means, means for controlling said display means to display said accessed character of said first set in said first display area as part of said text of information, means responsive to the selection of each character or group of characters of said first set that bears said predetermined phonetic or semantic relationship to a character or group of characters of said second set for automatically accessing said character or group of characters of said second set in binary digital format from said memory means, and means for controlling said display means to display said accessed character or group of characters of said second set in said second display area; second selection means for selecting a desired character or group of characters of said second set displayed in said second display area for substitution in said text of information in place of said selected character or group of characters of said first set that bears said predetermined phonetic or semantic relationship toward said selected character or group of characters of said second set; and said processing means is coupled to said second selection means and further includes means responsive to the selected character or group of characters of said second set for automatically substituting said selected character or group of characters of said second set for the selected character or group of characters of said first set by controlling said display means to display said selected character or group of characters of said second set in place of said selected character or group of characters of said first set in said text of information displayed in said first display area.

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Claim 15:
15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second display area of said display means includes a predetermined dedicated area on the face of a cathode ray tube.