JP4736606B2 - Arrangement order management apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an arrangement order management apparatus and program for managing the arrangement order of pages in a file that can be printed for each page.

As an example of a technique for changing the order of pages in a file that can be printed page by page, such as a document file edited by a word processor, a file of a PDF (Portable Document Format), etc., for example, Adobe Acrobat (Adobe Systems
Incorporated is a registered trademark of Incorporated, which uses a technique for displaying thumbnail images of each page and changing the page order by selecting and dragging one of the displayed thumbnail images.

JP 2003-72182 A

“Acrobat Standard product catalog”, [online], Adobe Systems Incorporated, [Search July 17, 2005], Internet <URL: http://www.adobe.co.jp/products/acrobatstd/pdfs/acrobatstd_overview. pdf>

  In the above prior art, when the page order is changed by selecting and dragging the first thumbnail image (first image), the screen display shifts to the destination of the first image. In order to change the page order of the thumbnail image (second image) that is a page, it is necessary to return the screen display so that the second image is displayed, and there is a problem that the operation is complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide an arrangement order management apparatus and program that can change the arrangement order of pages and the like with a simpler operation.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a first arrangement order management device according to the present invention is provided in a device including a display unit and an operation unit that receives a user's operation input , in a file that can be printed for each page. in sorted management apparatus for managing the order of the pages, on the display unit, a plurality of keywords indicating the order, the display content control means for displaying a symbol indicating each page, by the user, the display content control unit Corresponding input accepting means for accepting an operation input via the operation unit, which associates any of the keywords displayed by the display content control means, and accepting by the associating input accepting means was in accordance with the operation input, a correspondence storing means for storing relationships between keywords and symbols, is held in the correspondence relation storage unit In accordance with the correspondence relationship, it is characterized in that it comprises a sort order changing means for changing the order of the pages in the file. A second arrangement order management apparatus according to the present invention is provided in a device including a display unit, and in the arrangement order management apparatus that manages the arrangement order of pages in a printable file for each page, the arrangement unit is arranged in the display unit. A display content control means for displaying a plurality of keywords indicating the order, a design indicating each page, an association input receiving means for accepting an input by the user associating any of the keywords with the design, and a keyword and a design Correspondence relationship storage means for holding correspondence relationships, and arrangement order changing means for changing the arrangement order of pages in the file according to the correspondence relationships held in the correspondence relationship storage means, and the correspondence relationship storage means are the same It is characterized in that sub-order information indicating the order of arrangement of a plurality of symbols associated with the keyword is held.

  In the configuration of the present invention, as compared with the case where the page order is changed by dragging the thumbnail image of each page as described above, there is a problem that the screen display shifts to the position after the page order is changed. Can be suppressed, and the arrangement order can be changed with a simpler operation. The symbol may be a thumbnail image of each page, but the symbol is not limited to a thumbnail, and may be an icon or the like, and may include display of characters.

A third arrangement order management apparatus according to the present invention is provided in a device including a display unit, and in the arrangement order management apparatus that manages the arrangement order of files in a binder that is a set of files, the display unit includes an arrangement order. Display content control means for displaying a plurality of keywords indicating a file, a design indicating each file, an association input receiving means for accepting an input by the user associating one of the keywords with the design, and a correspondence between the keyword and the design Corresponding relationship storage means for holding the relationship and arrangement order changing means for changing the arrangement order of the files in the binder according to the correspondence relation held in the correspondence relationship storage means. As a design, an icon indicating a file can be used, but the design is not limited to the above.

  The association input accepting unit can accept an input of selecting a keyword or a design and dragging it to the design or the keyword. It is also possible to associate a plurality of symbols with a keyword at a time by selecting a plurality of symbols by dragging and dropping them on the keyword.

  It is preferable that the correspondence relationship storage unit holds sub-order information indicating the order of arrangement of a plurality of symbols associated with the same keyword. The sub-order information may be information indicating an order in which the same keyword is associated with the plurality of symbols, and the sub-order information is the same keyword with respect to the plurality of symbols. It is also possible to adopt a configuration that is information indicating the order in which the selection of associating is made. Further, if the sub-order clear input receiving means for receiving an input for clearing the sub-order information is further provided, it is convenient for changing the sub-order.

  And a keyword selection input receiving means for receiving an input for selecting one of a plurality of keywords, wherein the display content control means displays a design associated with the selected keyword when the input for selection is received. The display unit is preferably configured to display. The keyword selection input acceptance means can be configured to accept an input when the mouse cursor is placed on the keyword and right-clicked, for example. However, the keyword selection input acceptance means is not limited to this. It can also be accepted as an input for selecting a keyword here.

The display content control unit, when receiving an input of the selection can also be configured to display the symbols associated with the selected keyword, on the display unit in sorted based on the sub-sequence information . In this state, the symbol drag operation may be performed to change the sub-order information.

  A keyword storage unit that holds the plurality of keywords together with information representing an arrangement order indicated by each keyword, and further receives a keyword registration input reception that receives an input indicating that a new keyword should be stored in the keyword storage unit It is preferable to have a configuration including means. The information indicating the arrangement order indicated by each keyword may be configured to be a keyword indicating the immediately preceding order and a keyword indicating the immediately following order for each keyword, but is not limited thereto, and is not limited thereto. It is also possible to store a number or the like indicating the keyword in association with the keyword.

  A change instruction input receiving means for receiving an input indicating that the arrangement order should be changed by the arrangement order changing means, and the arrangement order changing means, when the change instruction input receiving means receives an input, the correspondence relationship The arrangement order can be changed according to the correspondence relationship held in the storage means. For example, the arrangement order changing means can be configured to change the arrangement order by changing the property of the file or page. In this case, when there is an input indicating that the change should be made, the arrangement order is changed. It is possible to adopt a configuration that actually reflects the change in the property.

A first program according to the present invention is installed in a device including a display unit, an operation unit that receives a user's operation input, a storage unit, and a processor, and changes the order of pages in the file or the order of files in the binder. in program, keyword on the display unit, a plurality of keywords indicating the order, the display content control process of displaying a symbol indicating each page or each file, the user, being displayed by the display content control process In accordance with the operation input received by the association input reception process and the association input reception process for accepting the operation input via the operation unit, which is associated with any of the symbols displayed by the display content control process a storage process for storing relationships between keywords and symbols in the storage means, wherein Following the corresponding relationship held in 憶 means, it is characterized in that to execute a sorted changing process for changing the order to the processor. A second program according to the present invention is installed in a device including a display unit, a storage unit, and a processor, and in the program for changing the arrangement order of files in the binder, the display unit includes a plurality of keywords indicating the arrangement order. , A display content control process for displaying a symbol representing each file, a correspondence input receiving process for accepting an input by a user to associate one of the keywords with the symbol, and a correspondence relationship between the keyword and the symbol are held in the storage unit It is characterized by causing the processor to execute a storage process and an arrangement order changing process for changing the arrangement order in accordance with the correspondence relationship held in the storage means. A third program according to the present invention is installed in a device including a display unit, a storage unit, and a processor, and in the program for changing the order of pages in a file or the order of files in a binder, A display content control process for displaying a plurality of keywords indicating the order of arrangement and a symbol indicating each page or each file, a correspondence input receiving process for accepting an input by the user associating one of the keywords with the symbol, and a keyword The storage process for holding the correspondence relationship with the symbol in the storage means and the arrangement order changing process for changing the arrangement order in accordance with the correspondence relation held in the storage means are executed by the processor. Sub-order information indicating the order of arrangement of multiple symbols with associated keywords There has been characterized in that it is held in the storage means. The program can be installed in an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer to realize the arrangement order management apparatus of the present invention, and can also be installed in an image reading apparatus, a copying machine (including the following MFP), and the like.

  According to the arrangement order management device and the like according to the present invention, for example, the screen display shifts to the position after the page order is changed as compared with the case where the page order is changed by dragging the thumbnail image of each page. The occurrence of problems can be suppressed, and the arrangement order can be changed with a simpler operation. In addition, the operation of binding the file to the binder can be simplified.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
(1) Configuration of file management system

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a file management system including an information processing apparatus, for example, a personal computer (PC) 31, in which the arrangement order management apparatus according to the present embodiment is installed. In the present embodiment, an MFP (multifunction peripheral) 1 and a PC 31 are connected via a network 500 such as a LAN, and image data obtained by reading a document with the MFP 1 is transmitted to the PC 31 as a file. The configuration is possible.

  In the PC 31, by starting up the installed arrangement order management device, it is possible to change the arrangement order of the pages in the file and the arrangement order of the files in the binder which is a collection of files.

(2) Configuration of MFP 1 FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of MFP 1 according to the present embodiment. The MFP 1 is an image forming apparatus that integrates functions such as copying, network printing, scanner, FAX, or document server. Sometimes called a multifunction device.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration in MFP 1 according to the present embodiment. The MFP 1 includes an operation unit 11, a display unit 12, a scanner unit 13, a printer unit 14, a communication interface 16, a document feeder 17, a paper feeder 18, a tray 19 (see FIG. 2), a CPU 20, a RAM 21, a ROM 22, and a data storage unit. 23 or the like.

  The operation unit 11 includes a plurality of keys for inputting numbers, characters, symbols, and the like, a sensor for recognizing the pressed key, and a transmission circuit for transmitting a signal indicating the recognized key to the CPU 20. .

  The display unit 12 displays a screen for displaying a message to the user, a screen for the user to input setting content and processing content, a screen for displaying the result of processing executed by the MFP 1, and the like. In the present embodiment, a liquid crystal touch panel is used as the display unit 12. Therefore, the display unit 12 has a function of detecting a position on the touch panel touched by the user with a finger and transmitting a signal indicating the detection result to the CPU 20.

  The operation unit 11 and the display unit 12 serve as a user interface for the user to operate the MFP 1. Note that an application program and a driver for outputting a command to the MFP 1 are installed in the PC 31. Therefore, the user can also operate the MFP 1 remotely using the PC 31.

  The scanner unit 13 photoelectrically reads an image on a document and generates digital image data (here, density data representing the density of RGB or black). The image data obtained in this way is used for printing in the printer unit 14. Alternatively, it is converted into a file of a format such as JPEG format, PDF format, TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) format and stored in the data storage unit 23 or transmitted to a device such as the PC 31. The document feeder 17 is provided in the upper part of the main body of the MFP 1 and is used for sequentially conveying one or more originals to the scanner unit 13.

  The printer unit 14 prints an image read by the scanner unit 13 and an image of image data transmitted from the PC 31 or the like on a recording sheet such as paper or film. The paper feeding device 18 is provided in the lower part of the MFP 1 main body, and is used for supplying a recording sheet suitable for an image to be printed to the printer unit 14. The recording sheet on which the image is printed by the printer unit 14 is discharged to the tray 19.

  The communication interface 16 is a device for transmitting and receiving data with the PC 31 and the like via the network 500. As the communication interface 16, for example, a NIC (network interface card) can be used. The data storage unit 23 includes a hard disk 23H, a card reader / writer 23R, and the like. The card reader / writer 23R reads data from a memory card 91 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) or smart media, or writes data to the memory card 91. The memory card 91 can be used for exchanging data with the PC 31 without going through the network 500, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a folder 5 that is a storage area for storing data as a file 6 is assigned to the hard disk 23H for each user. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents stored in the hard disk 23H such as the folder 5. Each folder 5 has a folder name. In the present embodiment, the user name of the user who is the user of the folder is used as the folder name. The user can save the file 6 in the folder 5 by transferring the file from the PC 31 or the like.

  When the user gives an instruction to copy the original set on the document feeder 17, the MFP 1 converts the image data of the image read from the original into the file 6 and puts it in the folder 5 of the user. Can be saved. Also, when an instruction is given to send image data of an original image set on the document feeder 17 to the PC 31, the read image data is converted into a file 6 and stored in the user's folder 5. can do.

(3) Configuration of PC 31 Next, the configuration of the PC 31 in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the PC 31. The PC 31 includes an operation unit 311, a display unit 312, a communication interface 316, a CPU 320, a RAM 321, a ROM 322, a data storage unit 323, and the like.

  As the operation unit 311, for example, an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard can be provided. In this embodiment, a mouse is mainly used for changing the order of arrangement of pages and the like. The display unit 312 displays a keyword indicating the order of pages to be assigned as a property to each page, a thumbnail image for each page, and the like. As the display unit 312, a liquid crystal display, CRT, or the like can be used.

  The communication interface 316 is a device for transmitting / receiving data to / from the MFP 1 or the like via the network 500. As the communication interface 316, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) can be used. The data storage unit 323 includes a hard disk 323H, a card reader / writer 323R, a CD / DVD drive 323C, and the like. The card reader / writer 323R reads data from the memory card 91 or writes data to the memory card 91 in the same manner as the card reader / writer 23R of the MFP 1. The CD / DVD drive 323C is used when reading the CD-ROM or the like storing the program of the arrangement order management apparatus according to the present embodiment and installing it in the PC 31.

  The functions of the arrangement order management apparatus according to the present embodiment are realized by the program 3211 stored in the ROM 322 and the program 3211 stored in the hard disk 323H and loaded in the RAM 321 operating on the CPU 320. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration when the order management apparatus is installed on the PC 31.

  The PC 31 includes a file reception unit 401, a thumbnail generation unit 402, a display content control unit 403, an input acquisition unit 404, an arrangement setting acquisition unit 405, an arrangement order change unit 406, a keyword management unit 407, a file storage unit 421, and a keyword storage unit. 422, an arrangement setting storage unit 423 is provided. The file storage unit 421, the keyword storage unit 422, and the arrangement setting storage unit 423 can all be provided in the hard disk 323H, for example.

  The file receiving unit 401 corresponds to a communication interface 316 such as a NIC, and can receive an image file or the like obtained by reading a document with the MFP 1, for example, but can also receive a file from the outside via the Internet. The received file is stored in the file storage unit 421.

  The thumbnail generation unit 402 generates a thumbnail image for each page from the file stored in the file storage unit 421. A thumbnail image can be acquired in advance in a file. The thumbnail image is sent to the display content control unit 403 and displayed on the display unit 312 together with the keyword stored in the keyword storage unit 422.

  The keyword storage unit 422 stores keywords indicating the order of pages and files. Although keywords determined in advance can be used, new registration, correction, and the like can be performed by user input via the operation unit 311. The content change of the keyword storage unit 422 is executed via the keyword management unit 407. The display content control unit 403 determines the display content on the display unit 312.

  The input acquisition unit 404 acquires user input via a mouse, a keyboard, or the like as the operation unit 311. User input includes input for associating keywords with thumbnails, input for instructing new registration of keywords, etc., input for instructing to actually change the order of pages, etc., according to the correspondence between keywords and thumbnails, etc. is there.

  The arrangement setting acquisition unit 405 acquires the arrangement information of the arrangement order set by the user input, stores the setting information in the arrangement setting storage unit 423, and sends the arrangement information of the arrangement order to the display content control unit 403. The arrangement order changing unit 406 changes the arrangement order of the pages in the file and the arrangement order of the files in the binder based on the setting information of the arrangement order. The changed information is reflected in the file stored in the file storage unit 421 by changing the page property or the file property.

(4) Processing contents of arrangement order management device (change of page arrangement in file)
Next, processing contents of the arrangement order management apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, a case where the order of pages in a file is changed will be described with reference to a flowchart. The following processing is realized by a program running on the CPU 320, but dedicated hardware can also be used.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the arrangement order changing process when changing the arrangement order of the pages in the file. It is assumed that the file whose arrangement order is to be changed is already stored in the file storage unit 421 and the keyword is already stored in the keyword storage unit 422. In the arrangement order changing process, first, the thumbnail generation unit 402 generates thumbnails for each page of the selected file (S101), and the display content control unit 403 first displays an initial screen on the display unit 312 (S102).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an initial screen displayed on the display unit 312 of the PC 31. On the initial screen, a keyword display area 121, a thumbnail display area 122, an apply button 123, a sub-order clear button 124, and a mouse cursor 125 are displayed. The keyword display area 121 displays a list of keywords stored in the keyword storage unit 422. In the present embodiment, any of the keywords displayed in the keyword display area 121 is selected and associated with each page. Hereinafter, this association processing is also referred to as “keyword addition”. A keyword can be added to a page by dragging and dropping the selected keyword onto any thumbnail. It is also possible to specify a plurality of pages by dragging and add the same keyword.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of the keyword storage unit 422. In addition to the keyword 4221, the keyword storage unit 422 stores a keyword 4222 in the immediately preceding order and a keyword 4223 in the immediately following order as information indicating the arrangement order indicated by each keyword. In the example of FIG. 9, after changing the order of the pages, the keyword indicating the page to be arranged at the top part is “cover”, and the keyword indicating the page to be arranged at the last part is “back cover”. It is. Then, as a keyword indicating that the page is arranged between the two pages, “table of contents”, “text chapter 1”, “text chapter 2”, and “text chapter 3” are defined after “cover”.

  Next to “Chapter 3”, pages without keywords are arranged, followed by “index” and “back cover” in order of unadded pages. Note that the order of arrangement between pages to which the same keyword is added is defined by a sub-order to be described later.

  Now, returning to the flowchart of FIG. 7, the input acquisition unit 404 is displayed in the keyword display area 121 by the mouse drag input as the operation unit 311, specifically, the mouse cursor 125 shown in FIG. 8. When it is detected that any of the keywords is selected and dragged and dropped on any of the thumbnail images displayed in the thumbnail display area 122 (S103: YES), the arrangement setting management unit 405 Keyword addition processing is performed (S104). Specifically, the correspondence relationship between the keyword and the page as the arrangement setting information is acquired and stored in the arrangement setting storage unit 423. FIG. 10A is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of the arrangement setting information.

  Next, 1 is added to the sub-order of the selected keyword (S105). The sub-order is information indicating the arrangement order among pages to which the same keyword is added. As shown in FIG. 10A, the page number before the change process of each page, the added keyword, and the sub-order are stored as the arrangement setting information.

  The sub-order is incremented by 1 when the same keyword is added to the page with the initial value set to 0 (S106). In principle, the sub-order is incremented in the order in which keywords are added, and multiple pages, such as when a keyword is dragged to multiple pages, or when a keyword is dragged with multiple pages selected. If keywords are added at once, the order in which the pages are selected is held, and the sub-order is incremented in the selected order. If a keyword is added again to a page where a keyword has already been added, the keyword is overwritten and updated so that the sub-order is last. For pages without keywords, the current order is maintained.

  When the application button 123 is pressed (S107: YES), the page arrangement order is changed by changing the page property or file property according to the arrangement setting information (S108). FIG. 10B is a diagram showing an example of the content of the property after the change when the page order is held as a file property. For pages without keywords, the current order is maintained, but sub-orders indicating the current order may be added even without keywords. The sub-order is preferably provided with a function that can be corrected before the actual property change. In this embodiment, a sub-order clear button 124 is provided, and when the button is pressed (S109: YES), the sub-order corresponding to the selected keyword is cleared (S110). If any keyword is selected and, for example, the right mouse button is clicked (S111: YES), the thumbnail images of the pages to which the keyword is added are displayed in the thumbnail display area 122 in the order of the sub-order. (S112). Here, a new sub-order can be given by sequentially selecting each thumbnail image again. In this state, the sub-order may be changed by dragging and dropping the thumbnail image.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, when binding a file to a binder, the order is set. A binder is a collection of files and can define the arrangement of included files as a binding order. Conventionally, the operation of binding files to a binder is to select each file to be bound to a binder, drag and drop it to the binder, register it, and open the binder and rearrange it if the binding order of the files is inappropriate. A complicated operation with many mouse operations is required. Since the present embodiment is obtained by replacing the page of the first embodiment with a file, different points will be described below.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the initial screen according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, an icon display area 126 is arranged instead of the thumbnail display area 122. In the icon display area 126, icons indicating the respective files are displayed. Similar to the first embodiment, the correspondence between a keyword and a file can be input by dragging the mouse cursor 125.

  When the apply button 123 is pressed, the files to which the keywords are added are gathered to form a binder. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the keyword storage unit 422 in the present embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment is that the arrangement order of unadded files to which no keyword is added is not defined. This is because only the file to which the keyword is added is bound to the binder. Similar to the first embodiment, the sub-order can be added and the order can be changed by changing the property. The property is defined in the binder property, and the file Information indicating the arrangement order in the binder can also be held as a property.

(Embodiment 3)
Registration of a new keyword will be described as a third embodiment of the present invention. When registering a new keyword, the keyword management unit 407 automatically sets the immediately preceding keyword 4222 and the immediately following keyword 4223 when storing the new keyword in the keyword storage unit 422.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 312 when registering a new keyword. The screen as shown in the figure can be displayed when the mouse cursor 125 is moved to a part other than the part where the keyword is displayed in the keyword display area 121 and, for example, an operation such as a double click or a right click is performed. It is. In the example shown in the figure, a new keyword is registered between “Chapter 1” and “Chapter 2”. On the new keyword registration screen, a new registration keyword input box 127 is displayed, and a keyword is input into the box 127 from the keyboard as the operation unit 311.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the contents of the keyword storage unit 422 after “Preface” is registered between “Contents” and “Chapter 1” as a new keyword from the state of FIG. The keyword management unit 407 changes the keyword 4223 immediately after the keyword “table of contents” to “preface”, and also changes the keyword 4222 immediately before the keyword “one chapter of the text” to “preface”. Then, the immediately preceding keyword 4222 of the new keyword “Foreword” is set to “Contents”, and the immediately following keyword 4223 is set to “Chapter 1”.

  Note that registration of a new keyword may be performed on a screen as shown in FIG. In this screen, the order in which the new keywords indicate is not specified by the mouse cursor 125 but by specifying the immediately preceding keyword in the immediately preceding keyword input box 128. If the immediately preceding keyword is designated, the keyword management unit 407 automatically determines the immediately following keyword. Of course, a keyword may be specified immediately after. Note that it is possible to change the order of the keywords indicated by dragging and dropping the keywords in the keyword display area 121. In this case, the keyword management unit 407 automatically selects the immediately preceding keyword or the immediately following keyword. Can be changed. In addition, the method for holding the order of the keywords is not limited to the method of holding the immediately preceding keyword and the immediately following keyword, and each keyword (including keywords not added) includes numbers, symbols, and other information indicating the order. Can also be held in association with each other.

(Modification)
Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the content of the present invention is not limited to the specific examples described in the embodiment, and for example, the following modifications may be implemented. it can.

  (1) In the above embodiment, the correspondence between the keyword and each page and file is input by a drag operation using the mouse. However, this input is not limited to the one using the mouse. For example, a tab key, an arrow key It is also possible to perform keyword addition operations using the above. Specifically, for example, the operation target area (keyword display area 121, thumbnail display area 122, etc.) is switched using the tab key, and the keyword and thumbnail are selected using the arrow keys. A sub-order can be added.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the description has been given of the case where the keyword is selected and the mouse cursor 125 is dragged on the thumbnail image or icon. However, the thumbnail image or icon side is selected and dragged and dropped on the keyword. By doing so, it is possible to associate the two. When a plurality of thumbnails are selected and dragged to the keyword side at the same time, the sub-order can be added while maintaining the selection order.

  (3) Although the thumbnail image of each page and the icon indicating the file are displayed in the above embodiment, the display method is not limited to this, and the page and file such as the icon, list display, and detailed display of each page are displayed. The present invention can be applied to any format that can display a list.

  (4) In the above embodiment, the arrangement management apparatus of the present invention is provided in the PC 31, but the arrangement management apparatus can also be provided on the MFP 1 side.

  The present invention can be applied to, for example, an arrangement order management apparatus that manages the arrangement order of pages.

It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the file management system in embodiment of this invention. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an appearance of an MFP 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration in MFP 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the memory content of the hard disk 23H. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of PC31. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a functional structure in case the sequence management apparatus is installed in PC31. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of an arrangement | sequence order change process. It is a figure which shows an example of an initial screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the keyword storage part 422. (A) It is a figure which shows an example of the content of arrangement | positioning setting information. (B) It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the file property after arrangement order change. It is a figure which shows an example of the initial screen of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the keyword storage part 422 in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part 312 in the case of new keyword registration in 3rd Embodiment. In the third embodiment, the contents of the keyword storage unit 422 after registering “Chapter 1 Chapter 1” between “Chapter 1 of Text” and “Chapter 2 of Text” are shown as new keywords from the state of FIG. FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of the screen displayed on the display part 312 in the case of new keyword registration in 3rd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 MFP
5 Folder 6 File 11, 311 Operation unit 12, 312 Display unit 13 Scanner unit 14 Printer unit 16, 316 Communication interface 17 Document feeder 18 Paper feeder 19 Tray 20, 320 CPU
21, 321 RAM
22,322 ROM
23, 323 Data storage unit 23H, 323H Hard disk drive 23R, 323R Card reader / writer 323C CD / DVD drive 31 Personal computer (PC)
91 Memory Card 121 Keyword Display Area 122 Thumbnail Display Area 123 Apply Button 124 Sub-order Clear Button 125 Mouse Cursor 126 Icon Display Area 127 Newly Registered Keyword Input Box 128 Previous Keyword Input Box 401 File Receiving Unit 402 Thumbnail Generation Unit 403 Display Content Control Unit 404 Input Acquisition Unit 405 Arrangement Setting Management Unit 406 Arrangement Change Unit 407 Keyword Management Unit 421 File Storage Unit 422 Keyword Storage Unit 4221 Keyword 4222 Immediate Keyword 4223 Immediate Keyword 423 Arrangement Setting Storage Unit 500 Network

Claims (20)

In an arrangement order management apparatus that is provided in a device that includes a display unit and an operation unit that receives an operation input of a user and manages the arrangement order of pages in a printable file for each page.
Display content control means for displaying a plurality of keywords indicating the order of arrangement and symbols indicating each page on the display unit,
Corresponding input accepting means for accepting an operation input via the operation unit , associating any of the keywords displayed by the display content controlling means with a symbol displayed by the display content controlling means by a user ;
A correspondence relationship storage means for retaining a correspondence relationship between a keyword and a symbol in response to an operation input accepted by the correspondence input acceptance means ;
Arrangement order change means for changing the arrangement order of pages in a file in accordance with the correspondence relation held in the correspondence relation storage means. The arrangement order management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the symbol is a thumbnail image of each page. In an arrangement order management device that is provided in a device having a display unit and manages the arrangement order of files in a binder that is a set of files,
Display content control means for displaying a plurality of keywords indicating the order of arrangement and symbols indicating each file on the display unit,
Correspondence input receiving means for receiving an input by the user to associate any of the keywords with the design
Correspondence storage means for holding the correspondence between keywords and symbols;
An arrangement order management apparatus comprising: an arrangement order changing unit that changes the arrangement order of files in a binder according to the correspondence held in the correspondence relation storage unit. The association input receiving means
4. The arrangement order management device according to claim 1, wherein an input for selecting a keyword or a design and dragging the design to the design or the keyword is received. The correspondence storage means
5. The arrangement order management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein sub-order information indicating an arrangement order among a plurality of symbols associated with the same keyword is held.   In an arrangement order management device that is provided in a device including a display unit and manages the arrangement order of pages in a printable file for each page,
  Display content control means for displaying a plurality of keywords indicating the order of arrangement and symbols indicating each page on the display unit,
  Correspondence input receiving means for receiving an input by the user to associate one of the keywords with the design,
  Correspondence storage means for holding the correspondence between keywords and symbols;
  An arrangement order changing means for changing the arrangement order of the pages in the file according to the correspondence relation held in the correspondence relation storage means,
  The correspondence storage means
  Holds sub-order information indicating the order of arrangement of multiple symbols associated with the same keyword
  An arrangement order management device characterized by that.   The symbol is a thumbnail image of each page.
  The arrangement order management device according to claim 6.   The association input receiving means
  Select a keyword or design and accept input to drag to the design or keyword
  The arrangement order management apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein The sub-order information is
The arrangement order management apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein the plurality of symbols is information indicating an order in which the same keyword is associated. The sub-order information is
The arrangement order management apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein the arrangement order management apparatus is information indicating an order in which the selection of associating the same keyword with respect to the plurality of symbols is performed. The arrangement order management device according to any one of claims 5 to 10 , further comprising sub-order clear input receiving means for receiving an input for clearing the sub-order information. A keyword selection input receiving means for receiving an input for selecting one of a plurality of keywords;
The display content control means includes
The arrangement order management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , wherein when the input to be selected is received, a symbol associated with the selected keyword is displayed on the display unit. A keyword selection input receiving means for receiving an input for selecting one of a plurality of keywords;
The display content control means includes
12. The display unit according to claim 5 , wherein when the input to be selected is received, the symbols associated with the selected keyword are displayed on the display unit in an arrangement order based on the sub-order information . The arrangement order management device described in 1. A keyword storage unit that holds the plurality of keywords together with information representing an arrangement order indicated by each keyword;
The arrangement order management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 13, further comprising a keyword registration input receiving unit that receives an input indicating that a new keyword should be stored in the keyword storage unit. Information indicating the order of arrangement indicated by each keyword is as follows:
The arrangement order management device according to claim 14 , wherein each keyword is a keyword indicating the immediately preceding order and a keyword indicating the immediately following order. A change instruction input receiving means for receiving an input indicating that the arrangement order should be changed by the arrangement order changing means;
The arrangement order changing means includes
The arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 15 , wherein when the change instruction input accepting unit accepts an input, the arrangement order is changed in accordance with the correspondence relation held in the correspondence relation storage means. Sequential management device. The arrangement order changing means includes
The arrangement order management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 16 , wherein the arrangement order is changed by changing a property of a file or a page. In a program for changing the order of pages in a file or the order of files in a binder, installed in a device including a display unit, an operation unit that accepts user input, a storage unit, and a processor,
A display content control process for causing the display unit to display a plurality of keywords indicating an arrangement order and a symbol indicating each page or each file;
An association input receiving process for receiving an operation input via the operation unit, associating any of the keywords displayed by the display content control process with a symbol displayed by the display content control process ;
In accordance with the operation input accepted by the association input acceptance process, a storage process for causing the storage unit to retain a correspondence relationship between the keyword and the pattern;
A program for causing the processor to execute an arrangement order changing process for changing an arrangement order in accordance with the correspondence relationship held in the storage means.   In a program that is installed in a device including a display unit, a storage unit, and a processor and changes the order of files in the binder,
  A display content control process for causing the display unit to display a plurality of keywords indicating an arrangement order and a symbol indicating each file;
  A correspondence input acceptance process for accepting an input by the user to associate one of the keywords with the symbol;
  A storage process for causing the storage means to retain the correspondence between the keyword and the design;
  Causing the processor to execute an arrangement order changing process for changing the arrangement order in accordance with the correspondence relationship held in the storage means.
  A program characterized by that.   In a program that is installed in a device including a display unit, a storage unit, and a processor and changes the order of pages in a file or the order of files in a binder,
  A display content control process for causing the display unit to display a plurality of keywords indicating an arrangement order and a symbol indicating each page or each file;
  A correspondence input acceptance process for accepting an input by the user to associate one of the keywords with the symbol;
  A storage process for causing the storage means to retain the correspondence between the keyword and the design;
  In accordance with the correspondence relationship held in the storage means, the processor performs the arrangement order changing process for changing the arrangement order,
  In the storing process,
  For a plurality of symbols associated with the same keyword, sub-order information indicating the order of arrangement among them is held in the storage means.
  A program characterized by that.

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