JPH0335361A - Electronic filing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To evolve the code data with an optional drawing attribute by reading the drawing attribute information out of a 2nd storage medium and drawing and evolving the code data in response to a command given from an external equipment. CONSTITUTION:A command is transmitted to an electronic filing device from an external equipment. Then the electronic filing device draws and evolves the code data received from the external equipment or the code data outputted from the 1st storage media 19 and 28a with the drawing attribute information read out of a 2nd storage medium 27a in response to the command given from the external equipment. As a result, the code data can be evolved with an optional drawing attribute.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to an external device such as a search terminal or a registration terminal, which is connected to the external device through a communication line, and receives commands from the external device. The present invention also relates to an electronic filing system that includes an electronic filing device that performs processing such as searching for documents on an optical disk or registering document data on the optical disk.

(Prior Art) Conventional electronic filing devices mainly manage image data read by an image scanner device by recording it on an optical disk. recently,
Document data consisting of character code data created with a word processor, drawing data consisting of bit code data created with a personal computer, coa+puter alded
Drawing data made up of vector/torque code data created by DESIGN (CAD) is also handled in the same manner as the above-mentioned image data.

In such electronic filing devices, code data is read from a floppy disk by a floppy disk device and recorded on an optical disk, and code data is sent via a communication line from an external device such as a search terminal, registration terminal, word processor, personal computer, or CAD. The code data that has been created is recorded on an optical disk, and search and registration processing is performed using the same management system as the image data.

However, in electronic filing systems such as those described above where an external device and an electronic filing device are connected via a communication line, code data is sent from the external device,
It is stored on an optical disk using an electronic filing device.

Therefore, since only the code data is registered on the optical disc, it is not possible to develop the code data into image data and display it on a display unit or print it out using a printer. i.e. display,
Or there is not enough information to print out. For example, because there is a lack of drawing format description information for drawing bit code data, vector code data, etc., it is not possible to perform drawing processing to develop code data into image data.

Therefore, when storing code data from an external device on an optical disk in an electronic filing device, it is not possible to develop this stored code data with arbitrary drawing attributes, and the code data stored on the optical disk cannot be expanded. The drawback is that it cannot be expanded with arbitrary drawing attributes.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) This invention provides the ability to develop the stored code data with arbitrary drawing attributes when storing code data from an external device in a storage medium within an electronic filing device. It also eliminates the drawback that code data stored in a storage medium cannot be developed with arbitrary drawing attributes, and when storing code data from an external device to a storage medium in an electronic filing device. , an electronic filing system that can develop this stored code data with arbitrary drawing attributes instructed by an external device, and can develop code data stored in a storage medium with arbitrary drawing attributes. The purpose is to provide.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In the electronic filing system of the present invention, an external device and an electronic filing device are connected via a communication line, and data is transmitted from the external device to the electronic filing device. In response to a command, a storage process is performed in which code data transmitted from the external device is stored in a first storage medium in the electronic filing device, or code data stored in the first storage medium is performed. The external device is provided with a transmitting means for transmitting a command instructing the drawing of the code data to the electronic filing device, and the electronic filing device is provided with an image of the code data. a reading means for reading out drawing attribute information from a second storage medium in which drawing attribute information to be developed into data is stored in advance; and in response to a command sent from the external device,
drawing development means for drawing and developing code data transmitted from the external device or code data output from the first storage medium using drawing attribute information read from the second storage medium by the reading means; It was established.

In the electronic filing system of the present invention, an external device and an electronic filing device are connected via a communication line, and code data transmitted from the external device to the electronic filing device is stored in a first storage medium in the electronic filing device. in which the code data stored in the first storage medium is subjected to storage processing or output processing is performed to output the code data stored in the first storage medium, the external device:
a first transmitting means for transmitting drawing attribute information to the electronic filing device when developing the code data into image data; and a second transmitting means for transmitting a command instructing drawing of the code data to the electronic filing device. storage means for storing drawing attribute information transmitted from the external device by the first transmission means in a second storage medium; and storage means for storing drawing attribute information from the second storage medium in the electronic filing device. a readout means for reading, and code data transmitted from the external device in response to a command transmitted from the external device by a second transmitting means;
Alternatively, the apparatus is further provided with a rendering expansion means for rendering and expanding the code data outputted from the first storage medium using the rendering attribute information read from the second storage medium by the reading means.

(Operation) According to the present invention, an external device and an electronic filing device are connected via a communication line, and code data sent from the external device is transmitted in response to a command sent from the external device to the electronic filing device. In the device in which a storage process is performed to store code data in a first storage medium in the electronic filing device, or an output process is performed to output code data stored in the first storage medium, the external device transmits a command instructing to draw the code data to the electronic filing device, and the electronic filing device receives the code data sent from the external device or the code data sent from the external device in response to the command sent from the external device. The code data output from the first storage medium is rendered and expanded using the rendering attribute information read from the second storage medium in which the rendering attribute information for rendering the code data into image data is stored in advance. This is what I did.

In the present invention, an external device and an electronic filing device are connected via a communication line, and code data transmitted from the external device to the electronic filing device is stored in a first storage medium in the electronic filing device. In a device in which storage processing is performed or output processing is performed in which code data stored in the first storage medium is output, the code data is expanded into image data from the external device to the electronic filing device. The electronic filing device sends drawing attribute information and a command to instruct the drawing of the code data.
The drawing attribute information sent from the external device is stored in a second storage medium, and the code data sent from the external device or the ml storage medium is stored in accordance with the command sent from the external device. The output code data is rendered and developed using the rendering attribute information read from the second storage medium.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the electronic filing system of the present invention.

In other words, search terminals, registration terminals, word processors, personal computers,
A host computer (host) H1 as an external device such as CAD is connected to this host H by a communication line S, receives commands from the host H, and searches for documents and drawings on an optical disk, or transfers document data and drawings to an optical disk. Electronic filing device A where processing such as data registration is performed
,B.

It is composed of...

FIG. 3 shows the hardware of an information storage device, such as an electronic filing device, according to the present invention.

That is, the electronic filing device includes a control module 11, a memory module 10, and an image processing module 3.
0. Communication control module 31, scanner 20 as supply means, optical disk device 22, keyboard 23, CRT
It is composed of a display device 24, a printer 25, a magnetic disk device 27, a floppy disk device 28, a mouse 29, a system bus 41, and an image bus 42.

The control module 11 includes a CPU 12 as a central processing unit that performs various controls, and an isterface circuit 17 for connecting the optical disk device 22, magnetic disk device 27, floppy disk device 28 and the CPU 12, etc. It is configured. The keyboard 23 and mouse 29 are connected to the CPU 12.

The memory module 10 includes a main memory 13, an A4
A page memory 14 as an image memory (document data memory) having a storage capacity corresponding to image data for several pages of a manuscript, a display memory 15 and a display control unit 16 as a display interface, and characters and figures (not shown). It consists of a drawing processor, etc.

The image processing module 30 includes an enlargement/reduction circuit 34 that enlarges and reduces image data, and a compression/expansion circuit (CODEC) 36 that performs compression to reduce the redundancy of image data and expansion to restore the reduced redundancy. , scanner 2
0, and a printer interface 38 for the printer 25.

The communication control module 31 includes a facsimile connection mechanism CFCP), a host H such as a personal computer, and an R3-232C,
It is constituted by a communication control device 43 which is responsible for the function of being connected via an interface made up of GPIB, 5CSI, etc. and the function of being connected to a local area network (LAN).

The system bus 41 allows the control module 11 to
, a memory module 10, an image processing module 30,
Control signals are transferred to and from the communication control module 31. Further, image data is transferred between the memory module 10 and the image processing module 30 via the image bus 42.

The display memory 15 stores image data actually displayed within the window of the CRT display device 24, that is, image data obtained by processing the image data in the page memory 14 by enlarging, reducing, rotating, etc. Ru.

The scanner 20 is, for example, a two-dimensional scanning device, and converts image data on the document into an electrical signal by two-dimensionally scanning the document or the like with a laser beam.

The floppy disk device 28 serves as a supply means for recording data on a floppy disk 28g or reproducing recorded data.

This floppy disk 28a records code data files such as text files as document data created with a word processor (not shown), CAD drawing files (as drawing data), and worksheet files created with a personal computer (not shown). . The floppy disk 28a is set to be compatible with various operation systems (O8).

The optical disk device 22 sequentially stores image data read by the scanner 20, code data read by the floppy disk device 28, and image data into which this code data is developed into an optical disk 19 as an optical storage means. be remembered.

Through the keyboard 23, code information stored on one optical disk, a unique search code corresponding to image data as image data, various operation commands, etc. are input. The CRT display device 24 is an output device, such as a cathode ray tube display device, which is a display device. Image data read by the scanner 20 by the CRT display device 24, code data read from the floppy disk device 28, image data on which this code data is developed into an image, or code data read from the optical disk device 22, Alternatively, image data etc. are displayed.

Four documents are simultaneously displayed on the CRT display device 24 using a maximum of four windows. For example, four pieces of document data displayed vertically are displayed. Editing such as enlargement, reduction, rotation, scrolling, etc. of the document data is performed independently for each window.

Image data read by the scanner 20 by the printer 25, or code data read from the floppy disk 28a, image data in which this code data is developed into an image, code data and image data read from the optical disk device 22, The image data displayed on the CRT display device 24 is output as a printout, that is, a hard copy.

The magnetic disk device 27 is a hard disk device. The magnetic disk 27a installed in the magnetic disk device 27 stores various control programs, as well as a search code input using the keyboard 23, code data for one item corresponding to this search code, and image data. the storage address on the optical disk 19 to be stored;
Search data is stored as management data, including data size, a flag for identifying whether it is code data or image data, and the like. Further, the code data and image data for each case are stored in the search data area of the optical disk 19.

Furthermore, a storage file is registered in the magnetic disk 27a in which system configuration data (drawing form description information) as a plurality of drawing attribute information when interpreting code data and drawing is stored. This system configuration data will be explained in detail later.

The storage address is a logical address, and at the time of access, a physical track address and a physical sector address are calculated from this storage address.

The mouse 29 is a pointing device.

By using the mouse 27 to arbitrarily move the cursor on the CRT display device 24 vertically or horizontally and giving instructions at a desired position, the display contents where the cursor is located, for example, various modes can be displayed. ,
Edit images, cut and paste ranges, icons, etc. are selected.

Next, how image data and code data are managed in a unified manner will be explained from the perspective of document management.

That is, the document management system in this embodiment has four levels: cabinet, binder, document, and page, and the cabinet is associated with one side of the optical disk 19. A plurality of bidders can be defined in a cabinet, and up to about 30,000 documents can be registered in a binder. The search title for each document is the basic unit of the ring, and in addition to the title, annotations (document description)
can be added. Further, a document can be made up of information in units of multiple pages.

This kind of management system takes into account consistency with paper files, and a page corresponds to one sheet of paper document, but code data is also managed at this page level. There is. That is, image data on one sheet of paper, data on one floppy disk (volume-bulk data), one
A page is either file data on two floppy disks or data obtained by merging these three types of data.

As a result, for example, in one document, a group of source files (code data) of a predetermined program as the first page,
The second page is the program specifications (code data) created with a word processor, and the third page is the processing results (image data), which previously had to be managed completely separately. can do.

Next, the structure of the control program or software stored in the main memory 13 will be explained with reference to FIG. This software structure can be broadly divided into managing and storing image data, controlling various input/output modules, and
A filing processing module 51 manages man-machine interface control with the user, and receives control commands from the host H, interprets them, and controls execution of processing related to filing such as registration, search, display, and printing. Under the control of a command interpretation/execution processing module 52, a database processing module 53 that manages storage information and attribute information regarding data registered on one optical disk, a filing processing module 51, and a command interpretation/execution processing module 52. 61-67 that operates on
various input/output/display/drawing control modules 61. ...
It consists of 67.

First, the filing processing module 51 will be explained in detail. As shown in FIG. 4, the filing processing module 51 is further comprised of five submodules (see Japanese Patent Application No. 83-2481OB).

The system flow management sub-module 71 includes various input/output, display, and drawing control modules for each of the tasks in the electronic filing device A (B,...), such as registration tasks, search tasks, printout tasks, communication tasks, etc. 61.
. . 67, the submodules in the filing processing module 51, etc., which are controlled to sequentially issue instructions and operate.

The man-machine interaction control submodule 72 manages display control, control of input devices such as the keyboard 23 and mouse 29, and screens when the user interacts with the system. In the case of a general process in which a predetermined screen is displayed on the CRT display device 24 and instructions are received from the user using the keyboard 23 or two mice, the corresponding side screen managed in this submodule 72 is displayed. A screen is drawn based on the structural data, and when an input from the keyboard 23 or an instruction from the mouse 29 is received, a corresponding command is issued, and processing is performed to request the system flow management subflow module 71 to execute the process. .

Command interpretation/execution processing module interface 7
3, the system flow management submodule 71 and the command interpretation/execution processing module 52
It is provided as an interface with.

The database processing module interface 74 is provided as an interface between the system flow management subflow module 71 and the database processing module 53, and is required to register or search document names and attribute information.

In the human output/display/drawing module interface 75, various input/output/display/drawing modules 6
1. ...67 is requested to execute the process.

Next, various input/output/display/drawing processing modules 61,
...67 will be explained one by one.

In the communication processing module 61, data is exchanged with the host H via a LAN or the like. host h
This module 61 allows data from to be stored either in the main memory 13 or in the page memory 14 . Conversely, data in the main memory 13 can be sent to the host H, and data in the page memory 14 can be sent to the host H in the same way.

The image input/output processing module 62 controls the scanner device 20 for image input, the printer device 25 for image output, and transfers image data. Through these controls and processes, the scanner device 2
The image data supplied from 0 is output to the page memory 14, and the image data or code data stored in the page memory 14 is output to the printer device 25.

The OD data R/W (read/write) processing module 63 controls the optical disk device 22 and performs reading and writing processing of data on the optical disk 19. This is a read to the main memory 13,
It is possible to perform write processing as well as read and write processing to the page memory 14, and in the case of the latter write processing, encoding and decoding processing can be performed via the CODEC 36.

The FD data R/W (read/write) processing module 64 controls the floppy disk device 28 and reads and writes data on the floppy disk 28a.

This module 64 allows reading and writing processing to the main memory 13 and reading and writing processing to the page memory 14. This module 64 also allows the page memory 14,
When data is read from the main memory 13, attribute information of the data is added to the data as a header,
Conversely, when writing to the floppy disk 28a, the header can be removed or the contents of the header can be updated.

The HD data R/W (read/write) processing module 65 is a module that controls the magnetic disk device 27 and performs processing for reading and writing data on the magnetic disk 27a. This module 65 allows read and write processing to the main memory 13 and read and write processing to the page memory 14. This module 65 also adds attribute information of the data as a header to the data when it is read from the page memory 14 and main memory 13 as necessary, and conversely when writing it to the magnetic disk 27a. You can then remove the header or even update the header contents.

The page memory 14 is controlled by the display control processing module 66.
The above image data is transferred to the display memory 15 and displayed, and a drawing processing module 67, which will be described below, is driven to draw and display characters, tables, ruled lines, figures, etc. on the display memory 15. . When displaying the data on the page memory 14, it is possible to display the data in various sizes or rotate it through the enlargement/reduction circuit 34 and the vertical/horizontal conversion circuit 35 as necessary.

The drawing processing module 67 controls character drawing processing or straight line drawing processing. This controls and executes a drawing means (not shown) registered on the memory module 10.

The internal configuration of the command interpretation/execution processing module 52 will be explained with reference to FIG. The command interpretation/execution processing module 52 includes a command interpretation processing submodule 81,
Code storage command processing sub-module 82, code image recording command processing sub-module 83, printer output command processing sub-module 84, display command processing sub-module 85, transfer end command processing sub-module 86, system configuration registration processing sub-module 87, database It is composed of a processing module interface 91, a processing module interface 92, a data reception processing sub-module 93, and an input/output/drawing/communication processing module 94.

The command interpreter's processing submodule 81 determines whether the received data is a command or data, and if it is a command, interprets what kind of command it is, and activates the corresponding command processing submodule. The code storage command processing submodule 82 receives code data transferred from the host H, and stores data on each storage medium (main memory 13, page memory 14, magnetic disk 27a1).
The data is stored on the floppy disk 28a1 (optical disk 19).

Code imaging recording command processing submodule 83
receives the code data transferred from the host H, interprets it and draws it, and then transfers it to each storage medium (main memory 13, page memory 14, magnetic disk 27).
a1 floppy disk 28a1 optical disk 19). Printer output command processing submodule 8
4, each storage medium (main memory 13,
The code data stored in the page memory 14, the magnetic disk 27a, the floppy disk 28a, and the optical disk 19) are interpreted and drawn on the page memory 14, and then transferred to the printer 25 for printing.

In the display command processing submodule 85, each storage medium (main memory 13, page memory 14,
The code data stored in the magnetic disk 27a, floppy disk 28a, and one optical disk is interpreted and drawn on the display memory 15, and then transferred to the CRT display device 24 for display. The transfer end command processing submodule 86 instructs to end the transfer of code data in the code storage command and code image recording command. For example, in the case of a code image recording command, the code data is interpreted and drawn in the page memory 14, and this is transferred to each storage medium (main memory 1
3. The data is stored in the page memory 14, the magnetic disk 27a1, the floppy disk 28a1, and the optical disk 19).

The system configuration registration processing submodule 87 manages the configuration data CF registered as a storage file in the magnetic disk 27a, and at the time of registration, a storage file name is determined corresponding to the configuration number, and this storage file is Configuration data is registered or deleted on the magnetic disk 27a by name. This system configuration registration processing submodule 87 is provided with a system configuration management table 87a, which is composed of system configuration numbers and corresponding system configuration data, as shown in FIG. System config 1 is registered, system config 2 is registered corresponding to config number 2, and system config 3 is registered corresponding to config number 3.

Actually, as shown in FIG. 20, it is composed of a system configuration number, configuration data location, and configuration data length. The system configuration number is the number of configuration data registered on the magnetic disk 27a, and the location of the configuration data is the number of the configuration data registered on the magnetic disk 27a.
Storage file name of configuration data CF in a (C
NFFILE, 1, CNF FILE, 2, CNFF
ILE, 3, . . . ), and the configuration data length indicates the data length of the configuration data in the storage file of the magnetic disk 27a.

The above storage file has a permanent (
It consists of system configuration data that is set as a default value in the host H) above, and system configuration data that is registered or deleted by the host H) and is temporarily changed and set as needed. ing. In this case, in the system configuration management table 87a, as shown in FIG.
The upper digit of the digit configuration number is distinguished by whether it is a system default value or a temporary value. If it is "0", it is the system configuration data of the system default value, and if it is "1", it is the temporary system configuration data. It is.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 25(a), if the host H instructs the registration or deletion of temporary system configuration data, the electronic filing device A1... returns a permission response to the host H. , as shown in FIG. 2(b), when the host H instructs to register or delete default value system configuration data, the electronic filing device jllA, . . . returns a confirmation request response to the host H. By doing so, the meaning of default and temporary system configuration data can be clarified.

The database processing module interface 91 requests the database processing module 53 to register or search for document names and attribute information. In the filing processing module interface 92, data related to the man-machine interface to the filing processing module 51 is exchanged. In the data reception processing submodule 93, code data in a code storage command and a code image recording command is received. This received data is stored in each storage medium (main memory 13, page memory 14,
The information is stored on a magnetic disk 27a1, a floppy disk 28a1, and one optical disk).

Further, the configuration data (drawing form description information) CF as the above-mentioned drawing attribute information consists of a drawing type declaration and a command description, and it is also possible to suppress comments. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, it is composed of a drawing type description CK, a default plot area setting description IP, a pen drawing attribute setting description SP1, and a comment description CM. The drawing type description CK includes a description of the drawing type (HP GL) and the content of the drawing function (01). The default plot area setting description IP includes:
The default value of the plot area is described. The pen drawing attribute setting description SP includes line widths (0, 1) for each pen type.
,...) and the line type pattern (0,...) are described.

Next, host commands from the host H will be explained using FIGS. 7 to 12. That is, the system configuration registration command transfers the configuration data CF (sequentially rewritable) from the host H to the electronic filing device ASB.

. . . As shown in Figure 7, the system configuration registration command code,
It consists of a config number and config data length. The system configuration deletion command gives an instruction to delete and invalidate the configuration data registered in the electronic filing device ASB, . . . by the system configuration registration command, as shown in FIG. Consists of system config deletion command code and config number. The code storage command gives an instruction to transfer code data from the host H and store it in the electronic filing devices A, B, etc. As shown in FIG. 9, the code storage command code, config mode (config number)
, code data length. The code image storage command gives an instruction to transfer the code data from the host H, draw it in the electronic filing devices A, B, etc., or store it after it has been rendered into an image, as shown in FIG. , code image storage command code, configuration mode (config number), and code data length.

The printer output command is already sent to the electronic filling device ASB by the above-mentioned code storage command.

. . gives an instruction to print out the code data stored in . The display request command is
This command gives an instruction to display and output the code data already stored in the electronic filing devices A, B, etc. using the above-mentioned code storage command, etc., and as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the display request command It consists of code and config mode (config number).

A configuration number can be specified on the system configuration registration command and system configuration deletion command to enable registration of multiple types of configuration data.

FIG. 21 shows a data format when code data is stored in the page memory 14 in the electronic filing device A1 or the optical disk 19 by a code storage command. Here, config data C
F reads out and stores the system configuration data CF from the magnetic disk 27a with a file name corresponding to the configuration number obtained as the configuration mode in the code storage command.
In the case of code data that does not require , the configuration data length is rOJ.

Further, in the command interpretation processing submodule 81, when interpreting the code storage command, it is determined which configuration data should be used to execute the drawing process according to the configuration mode in the command. For example, as shown in FIG. 22, when the config mode is "-1", it is determined that nothing is referenced, and when the config mode is "1",
If the configuration mode is "2", it is determined that system configuration 2 is to be referred to; and if the configuration mode is "3", it is determined that system configuration 3 is to be referred to.

In addition, in the command interpretation processing submodule 81, when interpreting a code image storage command, printer output command, or display request command, which configuration data is used to execute drawing processing according to the configuration mode in the command. Determine. For example, the second
As shown in Figure 3, if the config mode is "-1", it is determined that nothing is referenced, and the config mode is "0".
In this case, it is determined that the configuration data stored on the page memory 14 is to be referenced, and the configuration mode is set to "1".
In this case, it is determined that system config 1 is to be referred to, and if the config mode is "2", system config 2 is
If the configuration mode is "3", it is determined that system configuration 3 is to be referred to.

Furthermore, configuration data can also be added to the host command from the host H. The command format in this case will be explained using FIGS. 26 to 29. In other words, the code storage command transfers code data from host H to electronic filing devices A and B.
, . . . The 26th
As shown in the figure, the code storage command code, configuration data length, and configuration data as drawing attribute information (
Rendering form description information) It is composed of CF and code data length. The code image storage command transfers code data from host H to electronic filing device A.
, B, ... gives an instruction to store after drawing, or converting into an image. As shown in Fig. 27, the command code, configuration data length, configuration data CF, code data length It is configured. The printer output command has already been sent to the electronic filing device AS by the above code storage command, etc.
It gives an instruction to print out the code data stored in B, . The display request command gives an instruction to display and output the code data already stored in the electronic filing device A1B, . . . by the code storage command, etc., as shown in FIG. It consists of a command code, configuration data length, and configuration data CF.

Alternatively, the configuration data stored on the floppy disk 28a may be downloaded and handled. In this case, when interpreting the command, the command interpretation processing sub-module 81 determines which configuration data should be used to perform the drawing process, depending on the configuration mode in the command. For example, Figure 30 and Figure 3.
As shown in Figure 1, when the configuration mode is "-2", it is determined that the configuration data stored in the floppy disk 28a is referred to, and the configuration mode is "-2".
If the config mode is ``1'', it is determined that nothing is to be referenced, and if the config mode is ``0'', it is determined that the config data received with the command, that is, the config data stored on the page memory 14, is to be referred to, and the config mode is ``0''. 1", it is determined that system config 1 is to be referenced; if the config mode is "2" -, it is determined that system config 2 is to be referenced, and the config mode is "
3", it is determined that system configuration 3 is to be referred to.

Next, the processing in the electronic filing device A1, ie, the command interpretation processing submodule 81, will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, the command interpretation processing submodule 81 includes the communication processing module 61 and the filing processing module 51.
, and the filing processing module interface 92, receives commands, code data, or configuration data from the host H. When a command is received, command reception processing is performed, and when code data is received, the code data reception sub The module 93 is used to perform data reception processing, and when configuration data is received, the data reception sub-module 93 is used to perform data reception processing.

Next, command reception processing will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, when the command interpretation processing submodule 81 receives a command from the host H, if it is in the command reception mode,
The process corresponding to the command is performed, and at the end of each process, a normal completion response is sent to the host H via the filing processing module interface 92, the filing processing module 51, and the communication processing module 61, and the command from the host H is sent again. wait.

For example, when a system configuration registration command is received, the system configuration registration processing submodule 87
When the system config registration process is executed using the system config registration process and a system config deletion command is received, when the system config deletion process is executed using the system config registration process submodule 87 and a code storage command is received, the code storage command Processing submodule 8
2 is used to execute the code storage process and a code image recording command is received, the code image conversion process is executed using the code image recording command processing submodule 83, and when a printer output command is received, the printer If the printer output process is executed using the output command processing sub-module 84 and a display request command is received, the display request process is executed using the display command processing sub-module 85 and if a transfer end command is received, the transfer ends. Transfer termination processing is executed using the command processing submodule 86.

Furthermore, if there is no corresponding command, or if an abnormality occurs in each process, an abnormal end response is sent to the host H.

Next, the code data reception process will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

That is, when the command interpretation processing sub-module 81 receives code data from the host H, it stores the received code data in the page memory 14 using the data reception sub-module 93 when in the code data reception mode. During this storage, if it ends normally, the host H
A normal end response is sent to the host H, and if an abnormality occurs, an abnormal end response is sent to the host H. Thereafter, the command interpretation processing submodule 81 resets the code data reception mode.

Next, the configuration data reception process will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the command interpretation processing submodule 81 receives the configuration data from the host H, it uses the system configuration registration processing submodule 87 to input the configuration data into a file stored in the magnetic disk 27a when the configuration data reception mode is set. Store. If this storage ends normally, the system configuration registration processing submodule 87 stores the configuration data as system configuration data in the system configuration management table 87a.
Register. For example, (temporary) system configuration 1 is registered for configuration number "11". After this registration, the command interpretation processing submodule 81 sends a normal end response to the host H, and sends an abnormal end response to the host H if an abnormality occurs during the storage. After that, the command interpretation processing submodule 81
resets the code data reception mode.

Next, system configuration registration command processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 36 and the protocol shown in FIG. 13. When the command interpretation processing submodule 81 receives the system configuration registration command (see FIG. 7) from the host H, it sets the system configuration registration mode and stores it in the magnetic disk 27a using the system configuration registration processing submodule 87. Create a file. After its creation, the command interpretation processing submodule 81 sets the configuration data reception mode. The command interpretation processing submodule 81
If an error occurs during each process, the code storage mode is reset.

Next, system configuration deletion command processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 37 and the protocol shown in FIG. 14. When the command interpretation processing submodule 81 receives a system configuration deletion command (see FIG. 8) from the host H, it sets the system configuration deletion mode and uses the system configuration registration processing submodule 87 to delete the corresponding data in the magnetic disk 27a. Delete the storage file. After the deletion, the system configuration registration processing submodule 87 deletes the management contents of the corresponding file from the system configuration management table 87a. Next, command interpretation processing submodule 8
1 resets the system configuration deletion mode. The command interpretation processing submodule 81 resets the system configuration deletion mode when an abnormality occurs during each process.

Next, the coat storage command processing will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 38 and the protocol shown in FIG. 15. When the command interpretation processing submodule 81 receives a code storage command (see FIG. 9) from the host H, it sets the code storage mode and secures a storage area in the page memory 14 using the code storage command processing submodule 82. Then, the configuration data CF specified by the configuration mode in the command is stored in the reserved area on the page memory 14. After storing it, the command interpretation processing sub-module 81 sets the code data reception mode. Command interpretation processing submodule 81
resets the code storage mode if an error occurs during each process.

Next, the process of storing the configuration data CF specified by the configuration mode onto the page memory 14 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 39. The command interpretation processing submodule 81 interprets the configuration mode in the command, that is, the numerical value (-2, -1, 0, 1,
), it is determined which configuration data CF is to be stored in the page memory 14. For example, if the configuration mode is "-2", the floppy disk 28a
If the configuration mode is "-1", it is determined that nothing is to be referenced; if the configuration mode is "0", it is determined that the configuration data received with the command is stored. However, if the config mode is rIJ, it is determined that system config 1 is to be stored, if the config mode is "2", it is determined that system config 2 is to be stored, and if the config mode is "3", system config 3 is stored. Then it is determined.

As a result, when the configuration mode is "0", the command interpretation processing submodule 81 determines to store the configuration data received with the command, and if there is configuration data received with the command, the configuration data is registered in the system configuration. The data is stored in the page memory 14 using the processing submodule 87. Also, if the config mode is "1", "2", or "3"
At this time, the command interpretation processing submodule 81 determines that the system configuration data stored in the magnetic disk 27a is to be stored, and if the file name corresponding to the configuration number can be read from the system configuration management table 87a, The configuration data of the file name is read from the magnetic disk 27a and the page memory 14 is stored using the system configuration registration processing submodule 87.
Store in. Also, when the config mode is "-2",
The command interpretation processing submodule 81 determines that the configuration data stored on the floppy disk 28a is to be stored, reads the corresponding configuration data from the floppy disk 28a, and stores it in the page memory 14 using the system configuration registration processing submodule 87. do. Furthermore, when the configuration mode is "-1", the command interpretation processing submodule 81 does not execute storage processing.

Next, the code image recording command processing will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 40 and the protocol shown in FIG. 16. When the command interpretation processing sub-module 81 receives the code image recording command (see FIG. 10) from the host H, it sets the code image recording mode and uses the code image recording command processing sub-module 83 to read the page memory. A storage area is secured in the page memory 14, and the configuration data CF specified by the configuration mode in the command is stored in the page memory 14.
Store in the reserved area above. After storing it, the command interpretation processing sub-module 81 sets the code data reception mode. The command interpretation processing submodule 81 resets the code image recording mode if an abnormality occurs during each process.

Next, printer output command processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 41 and the protocol shown in FIG. 17. Command interpretation processing submodule 81
When receiving a printer output command (see FIG. 11) from host H, it sets the printer output mode.

Next, if the corresponding code data (for example, the code data searched by the OD data R/W processing module 63 and read from the optical disk 19 according to an instruction from the host H) is stored in the page memory 14, the command is interpreted. The processing sub-module 81 uses the printer output command processing sub-module 84 to process the page memory 14.
An image drawing area is secured in the page memory 14, and the image is developed and stored in the secured area on the page memory 14 while referring to the configuration data CF specified by the configuration mode in the page memory 14. image data to image input/output processing module 6
Output to printer 2. As a result, the image input/output processing module 62 transfers the supplied image data to the printer 2.
Print out using 5. Thereafter, the command interpretation processing submodule 81 deletes the image data on the page memory 14 in which the image has been developed, and resets the printer output mode. Further, the command interpretation processing submodule 81 resets the printer output mode if an abnormality occurs during each process.

Next, display request command processing will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 42 and the protocol shown in FIG. 18. The command interpretation processing submodule 81
When a display request command (see Fig. 12) is received from the host H, the display execution mode is set and the corresponding code data (for example, OD data R according to an instruction from the host H) is set.
/W processing module 63 searches and processes the optical disk 1.
9) is stored in the page memory 14, the display command processing submodule 85 is used to secure an imaging drawing area in the display memory 15, and the configuration specified by the configuration mode in the command is stored in the page memory 14. While referring to the data CF, the image is developed and stored in a reserved area on the display memory 15, and the image data on the display memory 15 that has been developed is outputted to the display control processing module 66. As a result, the display control processing module 66 transfers the supplied image data to the CRT.
It is displayed on the display device 24. Thereafter, the display command processing sub-module 85 deletes the image data on the display memory 15 in which the image has been developed, and the command interpretation processing sub-module 81 resets the display execution mode. Further, the command interpretation processing submodule 81
If an abnormality occurs during each process, the display execution mode is reset.

Next, the configuration data selection process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 43. The command interpretation processing submodule 81 determines which configuration data CF to select based on the configuration mode, that is, the numerical value (-2, -1, 0, 1, . . . ) in the command. For example, if the configuration mode is "-2", it is determined that the configuration data stored in the floppy disk 28a is referred to, and the configuration mode is "-1".
If the configuration mode is "0", it is determined to refer to the configuration data received with the command; if the configuration mode is "1", it is determined to refer to the system configuration 1, When the config mode is "2", it is determined that system config 2 is to be referred to, and when the config mode is "3.", it is determined that system config 3 is to be referred to.

As a result, when the configuration mode is "0", the command interpretation processing submodule 81 determines to refer to the configuration data received with the command and stored in the page memory 14, and moves the reference pointer to the page memory 14.
4. Set the above configuration data. Furthermore, when the configuration mode is "1", "2", or "3", the command interpretation processing submodule 81
It is determined that the system configuration data stored in a is to be referenced, and the reference pointer is set to that configuration number "1".
, "2", or "3". Further, when the configuration mode is "-2", the command interpretation processing submodule 81 determines to refer to the configuration data stored on the floppy disk 28a, and sets the reference pointer to the corresponding file on the floppy disk 28a. In addition, when the configuration mode is "-1", the command interpretation processing submodule 81
determines that it is not referenced and sets the pointer to null.

Next, the above image development will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, the configuration data CF specified by the configuration mode in the command is loaded. This loaded configuration data CF is interpreted.

Define drawing attribute default values based on the interpreted results. Load the code data on the page memory 14. Interpret loaded code data. Drawing is performed based on this interpreted result. Thereafter, when there is no more code data, image development is terminated.

Next, the transfer end command processing will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 45.

When the command interpretation processing submodule 81 receives the transfer end command from the host H, it confirms whether the mode is code storage mode or code image recording mode. In the case of code storage mode, the command interpretation processing submodule 81 checks whether the data transfer was performed normally or not, and if it is normal, it sends a normal completion response to host H, and if it is abnormal, it sends a normal completion response to host H. Send an abnormal termination response. Thereafter, the command interpretation processing submodule 81 resets the code storage mode or system configuration registration mode.

In the case of code imaging mode, the command interpretation processing sub-module 81 checks whether the data transfer has been performed normally, and if it is normal, the data is stored in the page memory 14 using the transfer end command processing sub-module 86. An imaging drawing area is secured, and the code data in the page memory 14 is expanded and stored as an image in the secured area on the page memory 14 while referring to the configuration data CF specified in the command mode in the command, and the image is expanded. The image data stored in the page memory 14 is output to the OD data R/W processing module 63. Thereby, the OD data R/W processing module 63 registers the supplied image data on the optical disk 19. Thereafter, the transfer end command processing sub-module 86 deletes the transferred code data and the image data on the page memory 14, and the command interpretation processing sub-module 81 sends a normal end response to the host H. Reset code imaging mode. Further, if an abnormality occurs during each process, the command interpretation processing submodule 81 transmits an abnormal end response to the host (H). Thereafter, the command interpretation processing submodule 81 transmits an abnormal termination response to the host H and resets the code storage mode.

Furthermore, when data transfer is abnormal in the code imaging mode, an abnormal end response is sent to the host H.

In addition, if the system configuration data can manage two types of configuration settings, one for temporary and one for system default, the registration request from host H will be sent to host H depending on whether it is for system default or temporary. Change the response. The system configuration registration command processing in this case becomes a flowchart as shown in FIG. Note that the above system defaults can be changed using a separate command.

As mentioned above, when storing code data from a host on an optical disk in an electronic filing device, this stored code data can be developed into image data using configuration data instructed by the host and drawn. Further, the code data stored on the optical disk can be developed into image data using arbitrary configuration data instructed by the host and drawn. The configuration data instructed by the host is selected from one of configuration data transmitted with a command from the host, configuration data read from a floppy disk, and system configuration data stored in a magnetic disk.

Furthermore, the system configuration data stored in the magnetic disk is such that configuration data transmitted together with a command from the host can be registered or deleted. This allows the system configuration data to be set arbitrarily.

Further, a plurality of system configuration data stored in the magnetic disk can be arbitrarily selected by a command mode transmitted together with a command from the host.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, when code data from an external device is stored in a storage medium in an electronic filing device, the code data to be stored can be specified by the external device. It is possible to provide an electronic filing system that can develop code data stored in a storage medium with arbitrary drawing attributes.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the structure of software, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic filing system, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of an electronic filing system. A block diagram showing the hardware configuration; FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the schematic configuration of the filing processing module; FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the schematic configuration of the command interpretation/execution processing module; The figure shows an example of configuration data description.
Figures 12 and 26 to 29 are diagrams for explaining format examples of host commands, and Figures 13 to 18 and Figure 25 are diagrams for explaining the protocol between the host and the electronic filing device. Figure 19 for
20 and 24 are diagrams showing storage examples of the system configuration management table, FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a data format when storing code data in a storage medium, and FIGS. 22, 23, and 30. 31 are diagrams for explaining determination examples in the command interpretation processing submodule, FIG. 32 is a flowchart for explaining the reception processing of commands, code data, and configuration data, and FIG. 33 is the command reception processing. FIG. 34 is a flowchart to explain code data reception processing, FIG. 35 is a flowchart to explain configuration data reception processing, and FIGS. 36 and 46 are system configuration registration command processing. FIG. 37 is a flowchart to explain system configuration deletion command processing, FIG. 38 is a flowchart to explain code storage command processing, and FIG. 39 is flowchart to explain configuration data to page memory. 40 is a flowchart for explaining the code image recording command processing, FIG. 41 is a flowchart for explaining the printer output command processing, and FIG. 42 is a flowchart for explaining the display request command processing. FIG. 43 is a flowchart for explaining configuration data selection processing, FIG. 44 is a flowchart for explaining image development using configuration data, and FIG. 45 is for explaining transfer end command processing. This is a flowchart. H...Host, ASB~...Electronic filing device, 10...Memory module, 11...Control module, 10...Memory module, 13...Main memory, 14...Document data memory , 15... Display memory, 19... Optical disk, 20... Scanner,
22... Optical disk device, 23... Keyboard, 2
4... CRT display device, 25... Printer, 27... Magnetic disk device, 27a... Magnetic disk, 28... Floppy disk device, 28a...
・Floppy disk, 29...Mouse, 51...
Filing processing module, 52... Command interpretation/execution processing module, 53... Database processing module, 61... Communication processing module, 62...
Image input/output processing module, 63...OD data R/
W processing module, 64... FD data read/write processing module, 65... HD data read◆write processing module, 66... display control processing module, 67... drawing processing module, 81... command Interpretation processing sub-module, 82... Code storage command processing sub-module, 83... Code imaging recording command processing sub-module, 84... Printer output command processing sub-module, 85... Display command processing sub-module, 86... Transfer end command processing sub-module, 87... System configuration registration processing sub-module, 87a... System configuration management table, 91... Database processing module interface, 92... Filing processing module interface, 93... ...Data reception processing submodule. Figure 2 Figure Figure 6 Figure Electronic filing device host @ 13 Figure 11 Figure Figure Figure 10 Figure 12 Electronic filing device host Figure 14 Electronic filing device host Figure 15 Electronic filing device host Figure 16 Electronic filing device Host Fig. 17 Fig. 18 System configuration 7 management Fig. 20 Fig. 21 Fig. 22 Fig. 24 Electronic filing device host (a) (b) Fig. 25 Fig. 26 F Fig. 27 Fig. 28 Figure 29 Figure 31 Figure 32 Figure 33 Figure 34 Figure 35 Figure 36 Figure 37 Figure 38 Figure 40 Figure 41 Figure 44

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An external device and an electronic filing device are connected via a communication line, and in response to a command sent from the external device to the electronic filing device, code data sent from the external device is transmitted to the electronic filing device. In an electronic filing system, in which a storage process is performed to store code data in a first storage medium of the computer, or an output process is performed to output code data stored in the first storage medium, the external device includes: A second transmitter is provided for transmitting a command instructing drawing of the code data to the electronic filing device; reading means for reading out the drawing attribute information from the storage medium; and code data transmitted from the external device or a code output from the first storage medium in response to a command transmitted from the external device. An electronic filing system characterized by comprising: a drawing/expanding means for drawing/expanding data using drawing attribute information read from the second storage medium by the reading means. (2) Storage in which an external device and an electronic filing device are connected via a communication line, and code data sent from the external device to the electronic filing device is stored in a first storage medium within the electronic filing device. In an electronic filing system in which processing is performed or output processing is performed in which code data stored in the first storage medium is output, drawing is performed when the code data is developed into image data on the external device. A first transmitting means for transmitting attribute information to the electronic filing device, and a second transmitting means for transmitting a command instructing drawing of the code data to the electronic filing device, storage means for storing drawing attribute information transmitted from the device by the first transmission means in a second storage medium; reading means for reading out the drawing attribute information from the second storage medium;
The code data transmitted from the external device or the code data output from the first storage medium is read from the second storage medium by the reading means in response to a command transmitted by the transmission means. 1. An electronic filing system characterized by comprising a drawing development means for drawing and developing a drawing using drawing attribute information.