Document editing system and method of preparing a tag information management table

Abstract

A document editing system is described and is to solve a problem of a background technology, that is, a problem of incapability of distinguishing, a plurality of document areas which are nested or which partially overlap and are specified through use of tags of the same type. Document area management means and tag management means assign nonoverlapping, unique IDs to arbitrary document areas, wherewith a tag information management table for managing document areas is retained in the document editing system.

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       10 . A retrieval method of a document in a computer, comprising: 
 storing in the document a start tag that identifies a start of an arbitrary area in the document and an end tag that identifies an end of the arbitrary area in the document, wherein a unique identifier is attached to the stat tag and the unique identifier is attached to the end tag, said unique identifier being uniquely associated with the arbitrary area in the document identified by the start tag and the end tag, each start and end tag includes an attachment symbol, and said unique identifier is attached to each start tag and each end tag by the attachment symbol; and    retrieving the arbitrary area in the document identified by the start tag attached with the unique identifier and the end tag attached with the unique identifier.    
   
   
       11 . The retrieval method of  claim 10 , wherein the retrieving further comprises: 
 identifying a type of tag to be retrieved; and    retrieving the arbitrary area identified by the type of tag.    
   
   
       12 . The retrieval method of  claim 10 , wherein the retrieving further comprises retrieving the arbitrary area in the document including a first area in the document after a cursor location.  
   
   
       13 . The retrieval method of  claim 10 , further comprising: 
 retrieving a next area in the document positioned in the document after the arbitrary area.    
   
   
       14 . The retrieval method of  claim 10 , wherein the retrieving further comprises displaying a title of the arbitrary area.  
   
   
       15 . The retrieval method of  claim 10 , wherein the retrieving further comprises displaying a content of the arbitrary area.  
   
   
       16 . The retrieval method of  claim 10 , wherein the retrieving further comprise displaying a content of the arbitrary area using a reversed indication.  
   
   
       17 . The retrieval method of  claim 10 , wherein the retrieving further comprising displaying a warning message when the arbitrary area is not located at a position in the document after a cursor location.  
   
   
       18 . The retrieval method of  claim 10 , further comprising: 
 identifying a desired tag type; and    displaying a warning message when a next area in the document having the desired tag type is not positioned in the document after the arbitrary area.    
   
   
       19 . The retrieval method of  claim 10 , further comprising displaying a retrieval dialog including an information about the arbitrary area and a desired characteristic of the arbitrary area.  
   
   
       20 . The retrieval method of  claim 19 , wherein the displaying further comprises: 
 selecting an item in a menu list; and    displaying the retrieval dialog based on the selected item.    
   
   
       21 . The retrieval method of  claim 19 , wherein the displaying further comprises: 
 activating a combination of keys on a keyboard; and    displaying the retrieval dialog based on the activated combination of keys.    
   
   
       22 . The retrieval method of  claim 19 , further comprising: 
 closing the retrieval dialog and    maintaining a display of a content of the arbitrary area after closing the retrieval dialog.