JP2002132460A - Document processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document processing system that can perform image synthetic processing, taking the situation at a processing job site into account. SOLUTION: In this document processing system, a printer server 11 acquires and analyzes the document instructed by a client 3, if the description of the synthesis instruction for image data is found, synthesizes the image data that have been set previously according to the description, and outputs the result to a printer 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a document processing system for processing a document, such as XML, in which an instruction for synthesizing a plurality of document elements is described, and more particularly to a reduction in processing load in a network environment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of the Internet, various services using the Internet have been provided. For example, a system that connects a printer placed in a public place such as a convenience store to the Internet and prints various documents in accordance with a print instruction received via the Internet is being realized.

In this system, for example, in order to print a document on a network, a URL (uniform resource file) as reference information of the document is printed.
ocators), and the printer side downloads and prints the target document from the URL via the Internet and prints it.

[0004]

However, in the above conventional service, since the HTML document specified by the URL is always printed as it is, an advertisement image having a meaning only on the Internet, for example, is printed as it is. . Also, in the case of pull printing, if the printer must always acquire image data to be combined with the specified document, the processing load on the network increases. As described above, in the conventional service, there is a problem that the processing is not performed in consideration of the circumstances at the processing site.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a document processing system that takes into account the circumstances at the processing site.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention is a document processing system for processing a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described. Means for rewriting the description, setting the description to a description of a combining instruction of image data set in advance, and generating a corrected document;
Means for processing the corrected document and performing image synthesis in accordance with the image data synthesis instruction. As a result, image data can be synthesized according to the circumstances of the document processing site.

The present invention for solving the problem of the above-mentioned conventional example is a document processing system for processing a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described.
Means for recognizing the description of the combining instruction, means for determining whether or not to rewrite the description based on the properties of the image data to be combined included in the description, and means for determining whether to rewrite the description. Rewriting the description, setting the description of another image data combining instruction, generating a corrected document, processing the corrected document, and performing image combining according to the image data combining instruction,
It is characterized by including. This makes it possible to perform processing such as replacing image data or deleting image data depending on the properties of image data to be combined, and perform document processing in consideration of the circumstances at the processing site.

[0008] Here, for recognizing the properties of the image data to be synthesized, a URL on the network, the size of the image data, color / monochrome, a character string representing the type of the image data, and the like are used. Then, when generating the corrected document, if the URL does not point to the local network, the description of the image data combining instruction is rewritten.

Further, the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem of the prior art is a document processing system for processing a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described. It is characterized by including means for rewriting at least a part of the description of the instruction to generate a corrected document, and means for processing the corrected document and performing image synthesis in accordance with the image data synthesis instruction.

Further, the present invention for solving the problems of the conventional example is a document processing system for printing a document, comprising: means for analyzing a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described; Means for synthesizing previously set image data in accordance with the description of (1), and printing the synthesized document.

The present invention for solving the problem of the above-mentioned conventional example is a service providing method, comprising: means for receiving a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described; and rewriting the description in the synthesizing instruction. A printer server including: a unit configured to set a description of an instruction to combine image data set in advance to generate a corrected document; and a unit configured to process the corrected document and perform image combining according to the image data combining instruction. A document printing service is provided.

The present invention for solving the problems of the above-mentioned prior art is a document processing method, comprising the steps of: receiving a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described; and rewriting the description of the synthesizing instruction. Setting a description of an instruction to synthesize image data set in advance, generating a corrected document, processing the corrected document, and performing image synthesis according to the image data synthesis instruction. Features.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, a document processing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention basically comprises a printer server 11 and a printer 12, and the printer server 11 is connected via the Internet. And is connected to a plurality of WWW servers 2 and a plurality of clients 3. The WWW server 2 stores a document described in a language such as HTML or XML, and upon receiving an acquisition request from the printer server 11 or the client 3 via the Internet, provides the corresponding document. The printer server 11 corresponds to a unit for recognizing a combining instruction, a unit for generating a corrected document, a unit for combining images, and a unit for receiving a document according to the present invention.

The client 3 is a general personal computer, on which browser software as a WWW client is installed. Using this browser, the user of the client 3 downloads and browses a document from the WWW server 2 and transmits a print instruction to the printer server 11.

The printer server 11 performs various processes by processing a software program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. That is, the printer server 11 prints a document in accordance with the print instruction received from the client 3 side. Further, the printer server 11 receives the URL from the client 3 and an instruction to print the document acquired by the URL, accesses the WWW server 2 indicated by the URL, acquires the document therefrom, and prints the document. Generate an image. In the document acquired here, as shown in FIG. 2, specifically, a part (A) to be printed as a normal character string and an instruction to fetch and combine arbitrary image data on the processing site side Is described (B). Here, the image data combining instruction is “<a
dv-img>", but it may be defined as"<!adv-img>"and treated as a comment in HTML in consideration of compatibility with HTML. .

The printer server 11 stores the image data and the image data identifier in a hard disk or the like as a table as shown in FIG. 3 in association with each other. A feature of the present embodiment is that, in the process of generating a print image, when the printer server 11 finds a portion describing an instruction to synthesize image data in the process of processing the document, the description is changed to that shown in FIG. Is to generate a corrected document rewritten by referring to the table shown in FIG. That is, when the printer server 11 finds a portion in which the description for synthesizing the image data is described, the printer server 11 refers to the table shown in FIG. The printer server 11
May be replaced with an instruction to select image data at random and synthesize the image data, instead of the set order. Here, the table shown in FIG.
Registered by one administrator. This registration may be performed directly at the installation location of the printer server 11, or may be periodically downloaded from a management server (not shown) on the Internet. In addition, when the print instruction from the client 3 includes an option of “not printing image data”, the printer server 11 performs rewriting to delete the image data combining instruction.

Further, the printer server 11 processes the modified document generated by rewriting the image data synthesizing instruction, and synthesizes the instructed image data in accordance with the rewritten image data synthesizing instruction to create a print image. Then, the data is output to the printer 12. The printer 12 performs printing according to the print image input from the printer server 11.

[Replacement of Compositing Object] In the description so far, the instruction for synthesizing image data merely indicates the synthesizing position. However, the instruction for synthesizing image data described in the document is synthesized by default. Image data to be combined may be specified. In this case, for example, the image data to be combined is UR as reference information.
L.

In this case, the user of the client 3 selects whether to keep, replace or delete the default image data to be synthesized,
The printer server 11 is instructed to print the document. Then, when the printer server 11 does not change the image data, it performs the image data synthesizing process without performing the replacement process (without generating a corrected document) and outputs the image data to the printer 12. When the deletion is selected, the printer server 11 deletes the description of the synthesis instruction to generate a corrected document, processes the generated correction document, generates a print image, and
Output to 2.

Further, when the replacement of the image data is selected, the printer server 11 performs the replacement based on the default URL of the image data when the URL satisfies a predetermined condition. Here, the predetermined condition is, for example, a condition that the printer does not belong to a local network (the same network as the printer server 11) or a URL of the WWW server 2 set in advance.
Or WWW server 2 set in advance
May not be the same URL. Further, based on the default size of the image data, the replacement process may be performed in the case of image data of a predetermined size or more.

[Synthesis and Billing Processing of Advertising Image Data] When the printer server 11 is installed in a convenience store or the like to provide a print service, the image data to be combined is used as the advertisement image data, It is also preferable to discount from the amount charged for the print service accordingly. In this case, the printer server 11 manages a table (FIG. 4) in which the image data to be combined, the identifier thereof, and the identifier of the advertiser are associated with each other. The discount fee is transferred to the advertiser and charged. In addition, the limit of the ad fee from the advertiser and the transfer charge amount up to now are associated with this image data, and when the transfer charge is made, the transfer charge amount is cumulatively added to the past transfer charge amount. When the amount exceeds the limit, it is preferable that the advertisement image data is set to be unusable. The discount amount is set in accordance with the type of printing (color, double-sided, or the like).

Also in this case, the user of the client 3
It is preferable to be able to select whether or not to combine the advertisement image data. It is also preferable that default advertisement image data is set, and the printer server 11 performs the above-described processing in response to the user's selection of whether or not replacement is possible.

With this configuration, when the user permits the replacement of the advertisement image data, the printer server 11
Can be replaced with advertisement image data of a company near the installation location.

[Operation] Next, the operation of the document processing system according to the present embodiment will be described. The user of the client 3 instructs the printer server 11 installed in the convenience store to print a Web page provided from the WWW server 2. Here, it is assumed that the user has selected an option that can be replaced in response to an instruction to combine image data. Then, the printer server 11 acquires the Web page from the WWW server 2 and analyzes (parses) the Web page. Here, when a description of an instruction for synthesizing image data is found, based on the specification from the user side, the synthesizing instruction is rewritten into an instruction for synthesizing a plurality of image data set in advance to generate a corrected document. Then, based on the image data synthesis instruction after the correction, the image data set in advance is synthesized to create a print image. Then, the printer server 11 outputs the print image to the printer 12. Then, the printer 12 prints this print image. The user visits a convenience store in which the printer 12 is installed and acquires the print result.

As described above, in the document processing system according to the present embodiment, different image data can be combined for each installation location of the printer server 11, so that, for example, an advertisement of a local company can be inserted.
Further, by holding the image data to be synthesized on the printer server 11 side, it is not necessary to acquire the image data via the Internet, and the processing load can be reduced.

In the above description, the case where the printer server rewrites and processes the image data combining instruction when providing the print service when analyzing XML or the like has been described. Alternatively, a server at the time of multicasting, a cache server, a proxy server, or the like may perform this processing. In this way, for example, the tag of the image data combining instruction is set to HTM
L for image data insertion tag (“<img src = ...>”
Thus, the client side can insert different image data for each server while using the current browser. Also, by replacing the image data specified by the URL of the specific WWW server with the image data set in advance in the proxy server, it is possible to obtain and combine the image data from the age-restricted site. Can be prevented.

[0027]

According to the present invention, a description of a compositing instruction is recognized from a document in which a compositing instruction of image data is described, and the description is rewritten to rewrite the description of the compositing instruction. , A modified document is generated, the modified document is processed, and a document processing system, a document processing method, and a document processing program for performing image composition in accordance with an image data composition instruction are stored. Since the recording medium is readable by a computer, the image data can be synthesized according to the circumstances of the document processing site.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a document processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a document.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a table managed by the printer server 11.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a table managed by the printer server 11.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Document processing system, 2 WWW server, 3
Client, 11 printer server, 12 printers.

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A document processing system for processing a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described, comprising: means for recognizing the description of the instruction for synthesizing; and rewriting the description to synthesize the image data set in advance. A document processing system, comprising: means for setting a description of an instruction to generate a corrected document; and means for processing the corrected document and performing image synthesis in accordance with the image data synthesis instruction. 2. A document processing system for processing a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described, comprising: means for recognizing the description of the instruction for synthesizing; and a property of image data to be synthesized included in the description. Means for determining whether or not to rewrite the description; and, when determining to rewrite the description, rewriting the description and setting it as a description of another image data combining instruction,
A document processing system, comprising: means for generating a corrected document; and means for processing the corrected document and performing image synthesis in accordance with the image data synthesis instruction. 3. A document processing system for processing a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described, wherein at least a part of the description of the instruction for synthesizing image data is rewritten according to an instruction from a user, and a modified document is processed. A document processing system comprising: a generating unit; and a unit configured to process the corrected document and perform image synthesis according to an image data synthesis instruction. 4. A means for analyzing a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described, and a means for synthesizing image data set in advance in accordance with the description in the instruction for synthesizing, A document processing system characterized by printing. 5. A means for receiving a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described, and rewriting the description in the synthesizing instruction to set a description of an instruction for synthesizing image data set in advance to generate a corrected document Means for processing a corrected document and means for performing image synthesis in accordance with an image data synthesis instruction, controlling a printer using a printer server, and providing a document print service. Method. 6. A step of receiving a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described, rewriting the description of the synthesizing instruction, setting the description as an instruction for synthesizing image data set in advance, and generating a corrected document. And processing the modified document, and performing image synthesis in accordance with an instruction to synthesize image data. 7. A module for receiving a document in which an instruction for synthesizing image data is described, and rewriting the description in the synthesizing instruction to set a description of an instruction for synthesizing image data set in advance to generate a corrected document And a module for processing the modified document and performing image synthesis in accordance with an image data synthesis instruction. A computer-readable storage medium storing a document processing program.