METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AND EDITING MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS IN TEXTBOOK FORMAT

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AND EDITING MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS IN TEXTBOOK FORMAT

A calculator (10) programmed for displaying in textbook format a mathematical expression as it is entered (33). This format is the way the expression would appear if presented in a textbook or if written with pencil and paper. As a key is pressed, means display the associated object, such as an alph...

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1. Verfasser: EISENSTEIN, GABE L
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Sprache:eng
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CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:A calculator (10) programmed for displaying in textbook format a mathematical expression as it is entered (33). This format is the way the expression would appear if presented in a textbook or if written with pencil and paper. As a key is pressed, means display the associated object, such as an alpha character or mathematical symbol, on the display screen in textbook format. A cursor (36) is provided which responds to currently entered objects for indicating where the next object to be entered will be displayed. The means for displaying objects is also context sensitive. It responds to currently entered objects by controlling the display of the next object to maintain the textbook format of the expression. Other features include syntax checking (43) of the mathematical expression as its objects are being entered, and implicit entering and displaying (41) objects in response to entry of a predetermined patterns of objects.