JP2005166032A - Information processing method, information processor, program and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor capable of reducing a case where data of a linked destination at a partner destination cannot be seen or a case where a data unnecessary for the partner destination is transmitted as much as possible, capable of suppressing transmission of useless data and capable of accurately coping with intention about the data transmission which an author of a structured document or a manager of a device has when the structured document is transmitted to other devices or applications. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU201 embeds the data of the linked destination in document data and transmits the document data to other devices. When transmitting the document data, it determines whether to transmit it after embedding the data of the linked destination in the document data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention stores an information processing method for processing information by an information processing device such as a file server device, an information processing device for implementing the information processing method, a program for realizing the information processing method, and the program The present invention relates to a storage medium.

  In structured documents such as XML (eXtensible Markup Language) and HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), a link description method for referring to other files and data is prepared. For example, in HTML, an image file can be used as a part of display by using an img element, and a hyperlink function to another file can be realized by using an a element.

  In such a structured document, there has conventionally been a method for selectively embedding linked data in a document (see Patent Document 1).

Further, in HTML, there is a method of transmitting after archiving including a link destination file (see Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-212962 JP 2002-229842 A

  However, when such a structured document is transmitted to another device, the link destination data is referred to at the other party depending on the state of the link destination data, the environment of the other party's terminal, and the link information description method. There was a case where it was not possible. For example, there is a case in which it is not possible to refer from the terminal of the transmission partner due to restrictions on access to linked data.

  As a solution to such a problem, when sending a structured document, there is a method of sending the linked data together or archiving it including the linked data, When the other party can refer to the data of the link destination, the result is that unnecessary data is transmitted to the other party.

  As a result, when there is little storage area of the counterpart device, if the link destination data is also transmitted together, the destination storage area may be compressed.

  In addition, no useful means has been prepared so far when the administrator of the apparatus or the author of the structured document has the intention of not wanting to send the linked data to the other party.

  Therefore, when the structured document is transmitted to another device or application, the present invention can minimize the number of cases in which the data at the link destination cannot be referred to by the partner and the case of transmitting data unnecessary for the partner. An information processing method, an information processing apparatus, a program, and an information processing method capable of suppressing transmission of useless data, and capable of accurately responding to the intention regarding data transmission possessed by the administrator of the apparatus and the author of the structured document An object is to provide a storage medium.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method for processing a structured document that can refer to other data by describing link information in the document data. A data embedding step for embedding link destination data in the document data, a document transmission step for transmitting the document data to another device, and the data embedding step when the document data is transmitted by the document transmission step. Embedded in the document data and determining whether or not to transmit.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method for processing a structured document that can refer to other data by describing link information in the document data. A data archiving step for archiving the document data including the link destination data, a document transmission step for transmitting the document data to another device, and sending the document data by the document transmission step And archiving determination step for determining whether to archive and transmit the data including the link destination data in the data archiving step.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus of the present invention is an information processing apparatus for processing a structured document that can refer to other data by describing link information in the document data. A data embedding unit for embedding the link destination data in the document data, a document transmitting unit for transmitting the document data to another device, and a link destination by the data embedding unit when the document data is transmitted by the document transmitting unit. And embedded determination means for determining whether to transmit the data embedded in the document data.

  Furthermore, in order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus of the present invention is an information processing apparatus for processing a structured document that can refer to other data by describing link information in the document data. A data archiving means for archiving the document data including the link destination data, a document transmitting means for transmitting the document data to another apparatus, and the document transmitting means for transmitting the document data And archiving determining means for determining whether to archive and transmit the data including the link destination data by the data archiving means.

  According to the present invention, when a structured document is transmitted to another device or application, it is possible to minimize the number of cases in which data at a link destination cannot be referred to by the partner and data that is unnecessary for the partner. In addition, the transmission of useless data can be suppressed, and furthermore, the intention regarding the data transmission possessed by the manager of the apparatus and the author of the structured document can be accurately handled.

  Embodiments of an information processing method, an information processing apparatus, a program, and a storage medium according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the present embodiment, a file server apparatus will be described as an example of the information processing apparatus in the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system including a file server apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, 101 is a first file server device that is an information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, 102 is a LAN (local area network), 103 is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), and 104 is a client. PC (personal computer), 105 is a second file server apparatus which is an information processing apparatus according to this embodiment, 106 is a printer (network printer), and 107 is USB.

  A first file server device 101, a PC 104, a second file server device 105, and a printer 106 are connected to the LAN 102. The PDA 103 is connected to the first file server apparatus 101 via the USB 107.

  Although FIG. 1 shows a state in which the first file server apparatus 101 and the PDA 103 are connected, the PDA 103 can be carried separately from the first file server 101.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the file server apparatuses 101 and 105 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 2, 201 is a CPU (central processing unit), 202 is a ROM (read only memory), 203 is a RAM (random access memory), 204 is a storage unit, 205 is an operation panel, 206 is a display unit, 207 is a LAN. Interface (LAN I / F), 208 is a LAN line, 209 is a USB interface (USB I / F), and 210 is USB.

  A CPU 201 is a system control unit and controls the entire apparatus. The ROM 202 stores a control program for the CPU 201 and various fixed data. The RAM 203 is configured by SRAM, DRAM, or the like, and stores program control variables and the like. Various setting parameters and various work buffers are also stored in the RAM 203. The storage unit 204 is configured by a hard disk or the like, and stores file data such as documents and images. The operation panel 205 includes a keyboard, a touch panel, and the like, and is used by an operator to perform various input operations. The display unit 206 is used to notify the operator of the display using an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an LED (Light Emitting Diode), or the like. A LAN I / F 207 is an interface for connecting to a LAN line 208. The USB I / F 209 is an interface for connecting to the USB 210.

  The configuration shown in FIG. 2 shows a part of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. Depending on the apparatus, a scanner unit, a printer unit, a modem, a speaker, and the like are added to the configuration of the apparatus. There is a case. Further, when the present invention is realized by software or the like, each block of FIG. 2 is not necessarily provided in the apparatus.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document file stored in the storage unit 204 in the file server apparatuses 101 and 105.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the document file is a text file described in the XML format. In FIG. 3, “./image/sample.jpg” is designated as the attribute value of the xlink: href attribute of the image element, which means link information to an external data file. That is, the image file “./image/sample.jpg” is referred to from the structured document file by the description of the link information.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state in which an image file linked from the document file illustrated in FIG. 3 is embedded in the document file.

  The method described as shown in FIG. 4 is called “embedding” or “embedding”. In the example shown in FIG. 4, a JPEG image at the link destination converted into text data in Base64 format is described in the document file.

  The archiving method is not shown, but in the present embodiment, a plurality of files are made into one file by using tar (Tape Archival and Retrieval format).

  Note that ZIP, LHA, or the like may be used instead of tar, and file compression may be performed during archiving.

  Hereinafter, an operation when the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment transmits a document file to an external apparatus via the LAN 102 or the like will be described.

  The transmission protocol is not particularly limited in the present embodiment, but TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) / IP (Internet protocol) or HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). FTP (File Transfer Protocol) may be used, or e-mail or the like may be used. In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which control is switched depending on whether a file linked from a document file is in its own apparatus (in the transmission source apparatus).

  Hereinafter, the operation of the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment.

  In the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment, when sending the link destination data together with the transmission of the structured document file, “embed the link destination data in the structured document file” or “link destination” The operator can set in advance one of three methods of “archiving including data” and “sending without processing”. Of these, the operation when the setting is “send without processing” is not much different from the conventional method, and therefore will not be described here.

  Hereinafter, an operation when the setting of “embed the link destination data in the structured document file” or “archiving including the link destination data” is described.

  In FIG. 5, first, in step S501, when sending the structured document file, the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment reads the structured document file from the beginning of the document, and whether there is a description of link information. Judge whether or not. If it is determined that there is no description of link information, the process proceeds to step S507, the document is transmitted as it is, and the processing operation is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S501 that there is a description of the link information, the process proceeds to step S502, and the file server apparatus 101 stores the link destination data file described therein in its own apparatus (transmission source). It is determined whether there is a link destination data file in the storage unit 204 of the file server apparatus 101. Whether or not the data file of the link destination exists in the own device can generally be determined by whether or not the domain name included in the character string of the file path described as the link information belongs to the own terminal. it can.

  If it is determined in step S502 that the data file at the link destination is not present in the own apparatus, it can be determined that the data can be referred to from the transmission destination, and therefore it is not necessary to perform embedding or archiving. move on.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S502 that the linked data file is in the own apparatus, the process advances to step S503, and the file server apparatus 101 sets “embed linked data in the document file”. It is determined whether or not. As described above, this setting can be set in advance by the operator.

  If it is determined in step S503 that the setting “embed link destination data in the structured document file” is set, the process advances to step S504, and the file server apparatus 101 converts the link destination file into the Base64 format. In step S506, the text data is converted into text data and embedded in the document file.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S503 that the setting “embed link destination data in the document file” is not set, the setting “archiving including link destination data” is set. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S505, and the file server apparatus 101 performs the archiving process including the data file at the link destination, and then proceeds to step S506.

  When the archiving process is performed in step S505, if the file path indicating the link destination file is described as an absolute path, it is changed to a description using a relative path. For example, if the data file is specified by the absolute path description "" /home/user/image/sample.jpg "", the relative path "" ./sample.jpg "" will be used when archiving Convert the description to This process is performed because the relative positional relationship of the link destination file is changed by performing the archiving process.

  In step S506, it is determined whether there is any description of link information in the structured document file. If it is determined that there is another description of link information in the structured document file, the processing from step S502 is repeated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S506 that there is no other link information description in the structured document file, all the processing related to the link information has been completed. After the structured document file subjected to the archiving process is transmitted to the other party, this processing operation is terminated.

  Although omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 5, in the embedding process in step S504 and the archiving process in step S505, in order to maintain the original file state, the structured document file is copied and processed, The processed file is transmitted to the other party in step S507. After the transmission, the processed file is unnecessary and is deleted.

  As described above, according to the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, a structured document is transmitted to another apparatus or application by embedding link destination data or performing archiving processing according to the situation. In this case, it is possible to minimize the number of cases where the link destination data cannot be referred to by the other party. In addition, it is possible to minimize the number of cases where data unnecessary for the other party is transmitted.

  Further, by reducing the file size of the link destination image according to the situation, it is possible to suppress transmission of useless data.

  Furthermore, if the administrator of the device or the author of the structured document does not want to send the linked data to the other party, or is willing to send the data after embedding or archiving, By describing the intention information in the document, it is possible to accurately respond to the intention.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment and the information processing system including the information processing apparatus is the same as that in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the first embodiment described above. Both figures will be used for explanation.

  This embodiment shows an example in which control is switched depending on whether or not a data file linked from a structured document file exists on the network.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the file server apparatus 101 which is the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of operation of the file server apparatus 101 which is the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  Also in the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment, as in the case of the first embodiment described above, when sending the data of the link destination together with the transmission of the structured document file, “link destination in the document file” The operator can set in advance one of three methods: "Embed data", "Archive including linked data", or "Send without processing" It has become.

  Hereinafter, an operation when the setting of “embed link data in document file” or “archiving including link data” will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the difference from the first embodiment is only the processing in step S602 in FIG. That is, in the first embodiment, it is determined whether or not the data file at the link destination is in the own device (transmission source terminal device) (step S502 in FIG. 5). Then, it is determined whether or not the link destination file exists on the network (step S602 in FIG. 6). In step S602, whether or not this file is on the network is determined, for example, if the file path description includes HYPERLINK "http: //" http: // is determined as a file on the network, and "file: // ... "or" /user/data/file.jpg "If there is a description of the file path, it is determined that it exists locally (within the terminal device of the transmission source).

  Note that if the link destination file is on the network, it can be determined that the transmission destination can refer to it, so there is no need to perform embedding processing or archiving processing.

  Moreover, since the operation | movement after step S603 in FIG. 6 is completely the same as the operation | movement after step S503 in FIG. 5, the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As another modification, an inquiry is made to the document file management server (not shown) from the transmission source terminal device as to whether or not the document file (or a folder stored in the document file) has access right. The link-destination file data may be transmitted when it is determined that it does not have.

  Here, the management server stores a table regarding whether or not each terminal device has an access right to the document file (or a folder stored in the document file) in a storage medium. The identifier stored in the table is an IP address, a mail address, or the like.

  The table may be held in a storage medium of a transmission source terminal.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment and the information processing system including the information processing apparatus is the same as that in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the first embodiment described above. Both figures will be used for explanation.

  This embodiment shows an example in which control is switched depending on whether or not a transmission destination is connected to a network.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the file server apparatus 101 which is the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment.

  Similarly to the first and second embodiments described above, the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment also sends a “destination in a structured document file” when sending link destination data together with a document file. The operator pre-sets one of three methods: “Embed link data in”, “Archiving with link data included”, or “Send without processing” It can be done.

  Hereinafter, an operation when the setting of “embed the link destination data in the structured document file” or “archiving including the link destination data” is described.

  In FIG. 7, first, in step S701, when the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment sends a structured document file, there is at least one description of link information of the data file in the structured document file. Determine whether or not. If it is determined that there is no description of link information, the process proceeds to step S706, and the file server apparatus 101 transmits the document as it is, and then ends this processing operation.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S701 that there is at least one description of link information, the process advances to step S702, and the file server apparatus 101 determines whether or not the transmission destination is an apparatus connected to the network. Judging.

  The method for determining whether or not this transmission destination is a device connected to the network will not be described in detail in this embodiment.For example, when it is detected that the destination is connected to the destination via USB, That is, if it is possible to determine by performing negotiation in advance that the other party is a stand-alone device such as the PDA 103 in FIG. 1, the other party may not be connected to the network. Further, if the partner is connected via the LAN, that is, if the partner is the PC 104 in FIG. 1, it can be determined that the partner is connected to the network. In addition, there may be a means for notifying whether or not it is connected to the network in the communication procedure with the other party, or acquiring the capability (capability) of the other device in the communication procedure with the other party. It is also possible to determine whether or not the partner device can be connected to the network. There is also a method of storing information related to the connection status of each device in the file server device 101 in advance.

  In any case, when the other party is connected to the network, it can be determined that the data file at the link destination can be referred to from the other party, so there is no need to perform embedding or archiving. Accordingly, if it is determined in step S702 that the other party is connected to the network, the process proceeds to step S706, and the file server apparatus 101 transmits the document as it is.

  If it is determined in step S702 that the partner is not connected to the network, the process advances to step S703, and the file server apparatus 101 is set to “embed link destination data in the document file”. Judge whether or not. As described above, this setting can be set in advance by the operator.

  If it is determined in step S703 that the setting of “embed link destination data in the document file” is set, the process advances to step S704, and the file server apparatus 101 determines that all of the linked files from the document file are obtained. The link destination file is sequentially converted into text data in Base64 format and embedded in the structured document file, and the process proceeds to step S706.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S703 that “embed link data in the structured document file” is not set, the setting is “archive including link data”. In step S705, the file server apparatus 101 performs archiving processing including all link destination files linked from the structured document file. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S706, and the file server apparatus 101 transmits the structured document file subjected to the embedding process and the archiving process to the other party, and then ends the processing operation.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment and the information processing system including the information processing apparatus is the same as that of the first embodiment described above with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. Both figures will be used for explanation.

  The present embodiment shows an example in which control is switched according to information from a transmission destination. Hereinafter, the operation of the file server apparatus 101 which is the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment.

  In the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment, an apparatus for receiving a request from the other party is prepared in advance in the communication procedure. That is, the file server apparatus 101 has a configuration for receiving an embedding request signal and an archiving request signal sent from the partner before sending the document to the partner. The configuration for receiving these signals is not an important part in the present embodiment and is not shown in the flowchart of FIG. The process shown in FIG. 8 shows the flow of operations when transmitting a structured document file.

  In FIG. 8, first, in step S801, the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment determines whether or not there is a description of link information in the structured document file when sending the structured document file. . If no link information description is retrieved, the process advances to step S806 in FIG. 8, and the file server apparatus 101 transmits the document as it is.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S801 that there is at least one description of link information, the process advances to step S802, and the file server apparatus 101 determines whether or not there is a request for embedding the link destination file from the transmission destination. Determine whether. If it is determined that there is an embedding request from the other party, the process advances to step S803, and the file server apparatus 101 sequentially converts all linked files linked from the document file into text data in the Base64 format. And embed it in the document file.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S802 that there is no embedding request, the process advances to step S804, and the file server apparatus 101 determines whether there is a request for archiving the link destination file from the transmission destination. If it is determined that there is a request for archiving, the process advances to step S805, and the file server apparatus 101 performs an archiving process including all linked data files linked from the structured document file. Then, the process proceeds to step S806, where the file server apparatus 101 transmits the structured document file subjected to the embedding process and the archiving process to the other party, and thereafter ends the processing operation.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S804 that there is no request for archiving, the process advances to step S806, and the file server apparatus 101 performs the structured document file without performing link destination embedding processing or archiving processing. Is transmitted to the other party, and this processing operation is terminated.

[Fifth Embodiment]
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment and the information processing system including the information processing apparatus is the same as that in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the first embodiment described above. Both figures will be used for explanation.

  The present embodiment shows an example in which the control is switched according to the description in the structured document file.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the file server apparatus 101 which is the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment.

  In the structured document file handled by the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment, whether to permit transmission of the link destination data file, whether to embed it in the document data when transmitting the link destination data file. The distinction between the archiving process at the time of transmission of the link destination data file can be described in the document file. For example, the description “send =“ YES ”” in the image element of the example of the document file shown in FIG. 3 means that transmission of a file linked from this element is permitted. If this description is “send =“ NO ””, it means that transmission of a file linked from this element is prohibited.

  Further, the description “embed =“ YES ”” in the image element in the example of the structured document file shown in FIG. 3 means that the data file linked from this element is embedded in the document file. . If this description is “embed =“ NO ””, it means that when a data file linked from this element is transmitted, it is not embedded in the structured document file.

  Although not described in FIG. 3, if there is a description of “archive =“ YES ”” in the image element, when the data file linked from this element is transmitted, archiving processing is performed together with the document file. means. If there is a description of “archive =“ NO ”in the image element, this means that when a file linked from this element is transmitted, archiving processing is not performed with the structured document file. How to determine and process these descriptions is up to the application, but in the present embodiment, a method of switching control according to these descriptions is shown.

  In FIG. 9, first, in step S901, when sending the structured document file, the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment reads the structured document file from the beginning of the document, and whether there is a description of link information. Judge whether or not. If it is determined that there is no description of link information, the process proceeds to step S908, and the file server apparatus 101 transmits the document as it is.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S901 that there is a description of link information, the process proceeds to step S902, and the file server apparatus 101 prohibits transmission of link destination data in the description of the link information. Determine if there is a description. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a description “send =“ NO ””.

  If it is determined in step S902 that there is a description that prohibits transmission of link destination data, the process advances to step S907 without performing processing related to the link destination data.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S902 that there is no description prohibiting transmission of link destination data, the process proceeds to step S903, and the file server apparatus 101 has a description to embed link destination data. Judge whether or not. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a description “embed =“ YES ””. If it is determined that there is a description to embed the link destination data, the process advances to step S904, and the file server apparatus 101 converts the link destination file into text data in the Base64 format, and stores it in the document file. After embedding, the process proceeds to step S907.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S903 that there is no description to be embedded, the process proceeds to step S905, and the file server apparatus 101 determines whether there is a description to archive the link destination file. To do. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a description “archive =“ YES ””. If it is determined that there is a description for archiving the link destination file, the process advances to step S906, and the file server apparatus 101 performs the archiving process including the link destination file, and then performs step The process proceeds to S907.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S905 that there is no description for archiving the link destination file, the process advances to step S907 without performing the process related to the link destination file.

  In step S907, it is determined whether there is another description of link information. If it is determined that there is another description of link information, the file server apparatus 101 performs the processing from step S902 onward.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S907 that there is no other description of link information, all the processing related to link information has been completed, and the process proceeds to step S908, where the file server apparatus 101 executes embedding processing or After the archived document file is transmitted to the other party, this processing operation is terminated.

  So far, the first to fifth embodiments have been described, but two or more of the embodiments shown here can be used in combination. For example, it is conceivable to perform processing such as embedding link destination data only when there is a request to embed link destination data from the other party and there is a description to embed the link destination in the structured document file.

[Sixth Embodiment]
Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  Note that the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment and the information processing system including the information processing apparatus is the same as that in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the first embodiment described above. This will be explained with reference to the figure.

  This embodiment shows an example related to processing when embedding link destination data or performing archiving processing. That is, step S504 and step S505 in FIG. 5, step S604 and step S605 in FIG. 6, step S704 and step S705 in FIG. 7, step S803 and step S805 in FIG. 8, step S904 and step S906 in FIG. It relates to the operation when performing.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the file server apparatus 101 which is the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment.

  In the file server apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment, processing as described later is performed when link destination data embedding processing or archiving processing is performed.

  In FIG. 10, first, in step S1001, the file server apparatus 101 determines whether or not the link destination data described in the link information is an image file. Here, it is determined whether or not the link destination file described in the link information is an image file by analyzing the data of the link destination file, but it is determined by analyzing the file extension and the file storage location. May be.

  If it is determined in step S1001 that the linked file is not an image file, the process advances to step S1004, and the file server apparatus 101 performs the embedding process or the archiving process as it is.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1001 that the link destination file is an image file, the process advances to step S1002, and the file server apparatus 101 determines whether the size of the link destination file exceeds a predetermined value. Judge whether or not. Here, the predetermined value is a value that an operator can set in advance in the apparatus. If the predetermined value is set to 1 MB (megabytes), in step S1002, it is determined whether or not the size of the image file exceeds 1 MB.

  If it is determined in step S1002 that the size of the linked file exceeds a predetermined value, the process advances to step S1003, and the file server apparatus 101 creates an image file with a reduced file size. The process proceeds to step S004, where the embedding process or the archiving process is performed, and then the present processing operation is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1002 that the size of the linked file does not exceed a predetermined value, step S1003 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S1004, where the file server apparatus 101 keeps the size as it is. After performing the embedding process or the archiving process in step 3, the present processing operation is terminated.

  In the processing in step S1003, the resolution of the image file is roughened or the number of colors is reduced in order to reduce the file size.

  Although not used in this embodiment, there is a method of reducing the file size by simply performing a file compression process or changing the image format.

  In the processing in step S1002 and step S1003, the processing is divided according to the size of the link destination file, but whether or not the file size is reduced by a request from the other party or by a description in the document data. It may be judged.

  Further, the file may be always reduced in size without performing the processing in step S1002.

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The above is the description of the embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the functions shown in the claims or the functions of the embodiments can be achieved. Any configuration is applicable.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, an XML format file has been described as an example of a document file. However, the present invention can also be applied to processing of other structured documents such as HTML.

  The operation as described above is executed by the CPU 201 based on a program stored in the ROM 202 or the RAM 203, but the present invention executes such a program on a floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, CD-ROM, The data may be stored in various storage media such as a memory card, taken into an information processing device such as a computer by a dedicated data reader, and executed by the CPU 201.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the file server apparatus has been mainly described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can be similarly applied to a communication processing device such as a digital copying machine, a printer, a document processing device such as a scanning device, or a device control device in an information processing device such as a computer.

  Another object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and the computer of the system or apparatus (or CPU, MPU, or the like). Needless to say, this can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium. In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the storage medium and program storing the program code constitute the present invention.

  As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like is used. it can.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) or the like running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. However, it is needless to say that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

  Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the CPU or the like provided in the board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the network containing the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the structured document which the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention handles. It is a figure which shows an example of the document which embedded the link destination file among the structured documents which the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention handles. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 6th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

101 First file server (information processing apparatus)
102 LAN
103 PDA
104 PC
105 Second file server (information processing apparatus)
106 Printer 107 USB
201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 Storage unit (hard disk)
205 Operation panel 206 Display unit 207 LAN I / F
208 LAN line 209 USB I / F
210 USB

Claims (30)

In an information processing method for processing a structured document that can refer to other data by describing link information in the document data,
A data embedding process for embedding linked data in document data;
A document transmission step of transmitting document data to another device;
An information processing method comprising: an embedding determination step for determining whether or not to transmit the link destination data embedded in the document data by the data embedding step when the document data is transmitted by the document transmission step. . A link destination determination step of determining whether or not a destination to which the document data is transmitted by the document transmission step can refer to data linked from the document data;
When transmitting the document data by the document transmission step, if it is determined by the link destination determination step that the transmission destination of the document data cannot refer to the link destination data, the data at the link destination is determined by the data embedding step. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted while being embedded in the document data. In an information processing method for processing a structured document that can refer to other data by describing link information in the document data,
A data archiving process for archiving document data including linked data,
A document transmission step for transmitting document data to another device;
An archiving determination step of determining whether to archive and transmit the link destination data including the link destination data in the data archiving step when transmitting the document data in the document transmission step. Method. A link destination determination step of determining whether or not a destination to which the document data is transmitted by the document transmission step can refer to data linked from the document data;
When transmitting the document data by the document transmission step, if it is determined by the link destination determination step that the document data transmission destination cannot refer to the link destination data, the data archiving step performs the link destination data The information processing method according to claim 3, wherein the information is archived and transmitted.   5. The link destination determination step, wherein if the data linked from the document data is data in the own apparatus, it is determined that the other party cannot refer to the link destination data. Information processing method described in 1.   5. The link destination determining step, wherein if the data linked from the document data is data on the network, it is determined that the other party can refer to the link destination data. Information processing method described in 1.   3. The link destination determining step, when it is detected that the partner is not connected to the network, the partner determines that the linked data cannot be referred to from the document data. 5. The information processing method according to 4.   When the document data is transmitted by the document transmission step, if there is an embedding request from the other party, the link destination data is embedded in the document data and transmitted by the data embedding step. Item 6. The information processing method according to Item 1. The structured document is a structured document that can describe in a document whether or not to embed linked data when sending document data,
When transmitting document data in the document transmission step, if there is a description to embed a link destination in the document data, the link destination data is embedded in the document data in the data embedding step and transmitted. The information processing method according to claim 1.   When the document data is transmitted by the document transmission process, if there is a request for archiving from the other party, the data archiving process includes the link destination data and archives it. The information processing method according to claim 3. The structured document is a structured document that can describe in a document whether or not to archive including linked data when sending document data,
When the document data is transmitted by the document transmission step, if there is a description in the document data that the link destination data is included and archived, the data archive step includes the link destination data. The information processing method according to claim 3, wherein the information is transmitted.   The data archiving step rewrites the description to a description using a relative path when the description indicating the link destination data to be archived in the document data is a description using an absolute path. The information processing method described. The structured document is a structured document that can describe in a document whether or not transmission of link destination data is permitted when document data is transmitted,
The link destination data is not transmitted when there is a description in the document data that the transmission of the link destination data is prohibited when the document data is transmitted by the document transmission step. 4. The information processing method according to 1 or 3. An image data determination step for determining whether the data linked from the document data is image data;
An image data reduction process for reducing the size of the image data,
When the document data is transmitted by the document transmission step, if it is determined by the image data determination step that the linked data is image data, the image data is reduced by the image data reduction step and then embedded. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the information is archived. In an information processing apparatus for processing a structured document that can refer to other data by describing link information in the document data,
A data embedding means for embedding linked data in document data;
Document transmission means for transmitting document data to another device;
An information processing apparatus comprising: an embedding determination unit configured to determine whether or not the data embedding unit embeds link destination data in document data and transmits the document data when the document transmitting unit transmits the document data. . Link destination determination means for determining whether or not a destination to which the document data is transmitted by the document transmission means can refer to data linked from the document data;
When transmitting the document data by the document transmission means, if the link destination determination means determines that the transmission destination of the document data cannot refer to the link destination data, the data embedding means converts the link destination data. 16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the information processing apparatus is embedded in document data and transmitted. In an information processing apparatus for processing a structured document that can refer to other data by describing link information in the document data,
Data archiving means for archiving document data including linked data,
Document transmission means for transmitting document data to another device;
Archiving determination means for determining whether or not the data archiving means archives the data including the link destination data when transmitting the document data by the document transmitting means. apparatus. Link destination determination means for determining whether or not a destination to which the document data is transmitted by the document transmission means can refer to data linked from the document data;
When transmitting the document data by the document transmission means, if the link destination determination means determines that the transmission destination of the document data cannot refer to the link destination data, the data archiving means causes the link destination data The information processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the information is archived and transmitted.   19. The link destination determination unit determines that the destination cannot refer to the data of the link destination if the data linked from the document data is data in the own device. The information processing apparatus described in 1.   19. The link destination judging means judges that if the data linked from the document data is data on the network, the other party can refer to the data of the link destination. The information processing apparatus described in 1.   17. The link destination determination unit, when detecting that the partner is not connected to the network, determines that the partner cannot refer to the data linked from the document data. The information processing apparatus according to 18.   When the document data is transmitted by the document transmission unit, if there is an embedding request from the other party, the data embedding unit embeds the link destination data in the document data and transmits the document data. Item 16. The information processing apparatus according to Item 15. The structured document is a structured document that can describe in a document whether or not to embed linked data when sending document data,
When sending document data by the document sending means, if there is a description to embed a link destination in the document data, the data embedding means embeds the link destination data in the document data and sends it. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15.   When document data is transmitted by the document transmission means, if there is a request for archiving from the other party, the data archiving means archives the data including the link destination data and transmits it. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17. The structured document is a structured document that can describe in a document whether or not to archive including linked data when sending document data,
When document data is transmitted by the document transmission means, if there is a description of archiving including the link destination data in the document data, the data archiving means includes the link destination data and archives it. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the information processing apparatus transmits the information.   The data archiving means rewrites the description to a description using a relative path when the description indicating the link destination data to be archived in the document data is a description using an absolute path. The information processing apparatus described. The structured document is a structured document that can describe in a document whether or not transmission of link destination data is permitted when document data is transmitted,
The link destination data is not transmitted when there is a description in the document data that prohibits transmission of link destination data when the document transmission means transmits the document data. The information processing apparatus according to 15 or 17. Image data determining means for determining whether the data linked from the document data is image data;
Image data reduction means for reducing the size of the image data,
When the document data is transmitted by the document transmission unit, if the image data determination unit determines that the linked data is image data, the image data is reduced by the image data reduction unit and then embedded. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the information processing apparatus is archived.   A program comprising computer-readable program code for realizing the information processing method according to claim 1.   15. A storage medium having computer-readable program code for implementing the information processing method according to claim 1.

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