Patent Document ID: 4513391
Application ID: 06360093

Base Claim:
1. Apparatus for editing and formatting text stored in a refresh buffer and display on a display device as lines, said apparatus comprising; (a) logic means for causing said text to be edited in response to keystroke signals received from a keyboard, and in absence of keystroke signals, for reformatting said edited text according to formatting requirements for said text; and (b) means included in said logic means for (1) delaying editing of said text in response to said keystroke signals if overflow of a line being edited will result from said editing, and (2) reformatting said line being edited in order to avoid overflow during subsequent editing.

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Claim 2:
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said logic means includes means, in response to said keystroke signals, for setting a flag indicating a need for reformatting said line.