JPH05324742A - Drawing managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To register and manage image information and CAD information in common and to make drawing management efficient by storing the image information and CAD information on a common storage medium and taking necessary image information and CAD information out with retrieval information. CONSTITUTION:An image reader 1c reads a drawing, etc., and a drawing information management means 8 stores the image information on a drawing information storage medium 5c and the CAD information on a drawing information storage medium 5c. A drawing title management means 4c stores the retrieval information in a drawing title information data-base 6c at an external request, and also takes the retrieval information out of the drawing title information data base 6c and displays it at an external request. A drawing information management means 8 takes the image information or CAD information out of the drawing information storage medium 5c and outputs it at an external request according to the retrieval information. Thus, the image information and CAD information can be managed in common.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to image information, CAD
The present invention relates to a drawing management device that stores and prints information, and particularly relates to a drawing management device that can commonly manage the registration status of image information and CAD information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An electronic filing device is a device for converting a drawing represented on paper or the like into image information and managing it. Here, the image information refers to information in which the drawing is decomposed into minute sections and each minute section is represented by bit information of 1 and 0 in a black and white state. Further, in the case of a color drawing or the like, there are some which represent color information of a minute section with several bits.

The CAD device is a device for creating and managing CAD information. Here, the CAD information refers to the drawing represented by vector information.

Such a conventional electronic filing apparatus and CA
The outline of the D device will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

As shown in FIG. 7, the electronic filing apparatus comprises an image reading device 1a for taking in a drawing as image information and a printing device 2a for outputting image information as a drawing, and is read from the image reading device 1a. The image information is stored in the image recording medium 5a by the image title management means 4a via the image information display registration means 3a. The keyword item for searching the title of the image information is stored in the image title information database 6a by the image title management means 4a.

The CAD device is a CAD information display / correction means 7b for creating a drawing based on CAD information as shown in FIG.
And a printing device 2b for printing the CAD information as a drawing, and the created CAD information is stored in the CAD information recording medium 5b by the CAD title management means 4b. C
The title of the AD information and the keyword item for performing the search are stored in the CAD drawing title information database 6b by the CAD title management means 4b.

[0007]

However, when the above-mentioned electronic filing apparatus and CAD apparatus are used together to manage drawings of the same type, there are the following problems.

Generally, in an electronic filing apparatus, CA
The drawing once output to the paper from the device D is also registered and managed as image information in the same manner as the normal drawing shown on the paper.
By the way, the electronic filing device cannot create or modify image information inside the device, but the CAD device can create CAD information or modify stored CAD information, so that the same drawing is used for the electronic filing device. It is often stored in the CAD device as well as in the. For this reason, the user needs complicated work such as determining which of the electronic filing apparatus and the CAD apparatus the drawings created by the CAD apparatus are stored and managed. In addition, if the same drawing is saved and managed by different drawing management devices, the management efficiency is poor.

Therefore, according to the present invention, image information and CAD are used.
An object of the present invention is to provide a drawing management device that commonly registers and manages information.

[0010]

According to the present invention, a drawing information storage medium for storing a drawing as image information and a CAD drawing as CAD information, and image information and CAD information stored in this drawing information storage medium are provided. A drawing title information database that stores search information for retrieving the image, an image reading device that reads the drawing and converts it into image information, and a request to save the image information in the drawing information storage medium and search information are input from the outside.
A request for outputting the search information of the image information stored in the drawing information storage medium to a display device is input, and the image information of the drawing information storage medium is printed based on the search information displayed on the display device. An image drawing display registration means for inputting a request to be output to a display device, and a request for externally saving CAD information in a drawing information storage medium and search information are input, while the CAD information stored in this drawing information storage medium is input. A CAD drawing for inputting a request for outputting search information to a display device and for inputting a request for outputting CAD information of a drawing information storage medium as a CAD drawing to a printing device and a display device based on the search information displayed on this display device The display correction means and the search information input from the CAD drawing display correction means or the image drawing display registration means are used as the drawing title information. Together to save to the database,
A drawing title management means for outputting search information from the CAD drawing title information database in response to a request to output search information from the CAD drawing display correction means or the image drawing display registration means, and the image drawing display registration means or CA.
D The image information or CAD information is stored in the drawing information storage medium in response to the storage request input from the drawing display correction means, and the image information or CAD information is stored in the drawing information storage medium in response to the output request. A drawing information management means for outputting is provided.

[0011]

With the above construction, when a drawing is managed as image information, when there is a request from the outside, the drawing is read by the image reading device and becomes image information, and this image information is stored in the drawing information storage medium by the drawing information management means. Is saved to. At the same time, search information is input from the outside, and this search information is stored in the drawing title information database by the drawing title management means. Also, CA
When managing the D drawing as CAD information, the CAD information is saved in the drawing information storage medium by the drawing information management means when a request is made from the outside. At the same time, search information is input from the outside, and this search information is stored in the drawing title information database by the drawing title management means. On the other hand, if there is an external request to output search information,
The search information is output by the drawing title management means.
When the search information is specified from the outside based on the output search information, the image information or CAD information is taken out from the drawing information storage medium by the drawing information management means and output to the display device and the printing device. In this way, the image information and the CAD information can be stored in a common storage medium, and the necessary image information and CAD information can be easily retrieved by the search information, so that the efficiency of drawing management can be improved.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a drawing management apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention. The drawing management device includes an image reading device 1c, a printing device 2c, an image drawing display / registration means 3c, a drawing title management means 4c, a drawing information storage medium 5c, and a drawing title information database 6c.
And CAD drawing display / correction means 7c and drawing information management means 8.

Here, the image reading device 1c reads documents and drawings represented on paper as image information. The printing device 2c prints the stored image information as a drawing. Image drawing display / registration means 3
c is a request for storing image information in the drawing information storage medium 5c, registration of search information such as a corresponding title or search keyword item, and a request for output of the registered search information to obtain drawing information. A request is made to retrieve the image information from the storage medium 5c.

The drawing title managing means 4c manages the title of the drawing information and the search keyword item in the drawing title information database 6c. The drawing information storage medium 5c stores image information and CAD information. The drawing title information database 6c is a database of drawing titles and search keywords for searching the stored image information. In addition to the drawing titles, the drawing creation date, information such as the creator, and CAD drawings or images. The drawing is saved in the flag format.

The CAD drawing display / correction means 7c is a CAD
Create a drawing and handle it like image information. The drawing information management means 8 stores the image information from the image drawing display / registration means 3c or the CAD drawing display / correction means 7c in the drawing information storage medium 5c or reads the image information output from the drawing information storage medium 5c.

When managing drawings as image information, an operator first inputs a request for saving from the image drawing display / registration means 3c. As a result, the image reading device 1c reads documents and drawings as image information. The image information read from the image reading device 1c is stored in the drawing information storage medium 5c by the drawing information management means 8. In this case, titles and keyword items (for example, drawing classification No., drawing name, creator, etc.) for searching the image information to be saved are input from the image drawing display / registration means 3c, and the drawings are managed by the drawing title management means 4c. Title information database 6
stored in c.

Next, when managing the CAD information, the operator first inputs a saving request from the CAD drawing display / correction means 7c. As a result, in the CAD drawing display / correction means 7c, the CAD information is stored in the drawing information storage medium 5c by the drawing information management means 8 like the image information. In this case, a title and a search keyword item for searching the CAD information to be saved are input by the CAD drawing display / correction means 7c and saved in the drawing title information database 6c by the drawing title management means 4c.

Next, when retrieving the stored image information, the operator inputs a request to output retrieval information such as drawing title and keyword items from the image drawing display / registration means 3c. As a result, information is obtained whether the search information is output and stored as image information or as CAD information.

When the drawing to be displayed is image information after the drawing title or the like is searched, the drawing title management means 4c passes the title information of the searched drawing to the image drawing display / registration means 3c. Upon receiving the drawing title information, the image drawing display / registration means 3c requests the drawing information management means 8 to extract the image information based on the retrieved drawing title information. Upon receipt of this request, the drawing information management means 8 takes out the image information from the drawing information storage medium 5c and displays the image information as a drawing by the image drawing display / registration means 3c.

Next, the drawing management apparatus shown in FIG. 1 will be specifically described with reference to FIG. In the figure, 5d indicates an optical disk, 5e indicates a magnetic disk, 9 indicates a display device, and the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same or corresponding portions.

Here, the drawing title information database 6
c is configured as shown in FIG. 3, and includes drawing number, drawing title, creation date, creator, drawing size, drawing classification flag as drawing title information (whether the saved drawing is image information or CAD Information), a save file name (file name when saved in the optical disk or magnetic disk), and a drawing save address (representing an address actually saved in the optical disk or magnetic disk).

The items of the drawing title information can be freely set except for the drawing classification flag, the save file name, and the drawing save address. In this embodiment, an optical disk 5d and a magnetic disk 5e are used as a drawing storage medium, image information is stored in the optical disk 5d, and CAD information is stored in the magnetic disk 5e.

When managing drawings as image information,
The operator requests the image drawing display / registration means 3c to save. As a result, the image information read by the image reading device 1c is stored in the optical disc 5d by the drawing information management means 8. At this time, the operator registers the drawing number, drawing title, drawing size, etc. as search information for searching the image information from the image drawing display / registration means 3c. Data of this search information is stored in the corresponding area shown in FIG. 3 of the drawing title information database 6c by the drawing title management means 4c. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the drawing title information database 6
Data is set by the drawing title management means 4c in the areas of the drawing classification flag c, the saving file name, and the drawing saving address.

On the other hand, when managing the CAD information, the operator requests the CAD drawing display / correction means 7c to save the information. As a result, the CAD information is stored in the magnetic disk 5e by the drawing information management means 8. At this time, CA
In order to retrieve the CAD information from the D drawing display / correction means 7c, the operator registers the drawing number, drawing title, creation date, screen size, etc. as the search information. This search information is stored in the corresponding area of the drawing title information database 6c shown in FIG. 3 by the drawing title management means 4c. Along with this, drawing title information database 6
Data is set by the drawing title management means 4c in the areas of the drawing classification flag c, the saving file name, and the drawing saving address.

Next, the case of retrieving image information or CAD information stored on the optical disk 5d or the magnetic disk 5e will be described.

First, when the operator requests the image drawing display / registration means 3c to display the drawing title list display screen, the drawing title management means 4c retrieves data from the drawing title information database 6c and displays it on the display device 9. The display as shown in 4 is displayed. This screen 1 (9
When the drawing information to be displayed in a), for example 1, image 1, is selected, the drawing title management means 4c outputs the drawing title search result of the drawing title information database 6c to the image drawing display / registration means 3c. To do.

The image drawing display / registration means 3c outputs to the drawing information management means 8 the keyword of the saved file name and drawing saved address from the inputted title information. As a result, the drawing information management means 8 accesses the optical disk 5d, takes out the image information, and displays the image information on the display device 9 by the image drawing display / registration means 3c like the screen 2 (9b) shown in FIG. ..

Further, for example, the screen 1 (9
When 2, CAD1 is selected in a), the drawing title management means 4c outputs the search result of the drawing title information database 6c to the CAD drawing display / correction means 7c. CA
The D drawing display / correction means 7c outputs the keywords of the save file name and the drawing save address from the input title information to the drawing information management means 8. As a result, the drawing information management means 8 accesses the magnetic disk 5e and performs CAD.
Information is taken out, and the screen 9 (9
Display the CAD information as in c).

As described above, in this embodiment, by managing the drawing title, the image information and the CAD information can be managed by the common device, and the operator judges whether the drawing is the image information or the CAD information. You can manage the search without doing.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS.

FIG. 5 shows a document and a CA in addition to the image drawing.
This is an example including a drawing title information database 6c for managing D drawings. In this case, it is possible to determine whether the item stored in the drawing title information database 6c indicating the drawing classification is image information, document information, or CAD information.
Then, the document information is taken out from the drawing information storage medium 5c and displayed on the display device 9 by the document display / correction means 10.

FIG. 6 is a drawing title information database 6
In this embodiment, c is provided in the OS and the drawing title management means 4c is operated as a function in the OS.

In the figure, in the OS, the peripheral device management means 11
Is provided, to which the image reading device 1c, the printing device 2c, and the drawing information storage medium 5c are connected,
A drawing title information database 6c is connected via the drawing title management means 4c. The drawing title management means 4c stores the image application 12
a, a CAD application 12b, a document application 12c, and a spread sheet application 12d are connected.

In the drawing title information database 6c,
It is configured so that the linkage information of data files such as documents, drawings and spread sheets used by applications can be centrally managed. Specifically, the content managed by the drawing title information database 6c manages the information of the data file itself, the storage information of the data file, and the information of the application that uses the data file. By managing the association information between the data file and the application, the data file is selected based on the drawing title list of the drawing title management means 4c, and then the application that has read the data file is automatically started.

As described above, in the normal OS file management, the file storage location cannot be accessed unless the user recognizes it. However, by providing the drawing title information database 6c in the OS, the drawing title information is provided. The file name and the storage location of the file are collectively managed in the database 6c. Therefore, the user can access the search information only by specifying the file name without being aware of the storage location of the file.

As described above, in this embodiment, the image information and the CAD information are stored in the common drawing information storage medium, and the retrieval information is stored in the drawing title information database at this time. Then, based on this search information, the image information or CAD information can be retrieved from the drawing information storage medium. Therefore, when a drawing is required, regardless of whether the drawing is stored as image information or CAD information, the required drawing can be specified from the search information, which reduces the burden on the operator. Moreover, image information and CA
Since the drawing management can be performed by unifying with the D information, the efficiency of the drawing management can be improved.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, since image information and CAD information are stored and managed in a common storage medium, when a specific drawing is required, it is stored as image information or CAD. A specific drawing can be easily retrieved regardless of whether it is stored as information. Therefore, the efficiency of drawing management and the labor of the operator can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a drawing management apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram in which an optical disk and a magnetic disk are used as the drawing storage medium of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the drawing title information database of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which the drawing information of FIG. 1 is retrieved and displayed.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention and is a configuration diagram of a drawing management device which also manages document information.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the present invention, and is a configuration diagram of a drawing management apparatus in which a drawing title information database and drawing title management means are provided in the OS.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an electronic filing device showing a conventional example.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a CAD device showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1c Image reading device 2c Printing device 3c Image drawing display / registration means 4c Drawing title management means 5c Drawing information storage medium 6c Drawing title information database 7c CAD drawing display / correction means 8 Drawing information management means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A drawing information storage medium for saving a drawing as image information and a CAD drawing as CAD information, and retrieval information for retrieving the image information and the CAD information saved in the drawing information storage medium. A drawing title information database for storing the drawing, an image reading device for reading the drawing and converting the drawing into image information, a request for saving the image information in the drawing information storage medium and the search information from the outside, and the drawing. A request for outputting the search information of the image information stored in the information storage medium to a display device is input, and further, the image information of the drawing information storage medium is printed based on the search information displayed on the display device. Image drawing display registration means for inputting a request to output to a display device, and While inputting a request to store AD information in the drawing information storage medium and the search information, a request to output search information of CAD information stored in the drawing information storage medium to a display device is input, and the display device CAD of the drawing information storage medium based on the search information displayed on
CAD drawing display correction means for inputting a request to output information as a CAD drawing to a printing device and a display device, and the search information input from the CAD drawing display correction means or the image drawing display registration means to the drawing title information database And save it in the CAD
Drawing title management means for outputting search information from the CAD drawing title information database in response to a request for output of search information from the drawing display correction means or the image drawing display registration means, and the image drawing display registration means or the CAD drawing display correction The image information or the CAD information is stored in the drawing information storage medium according to the request for saving input from the means, and the image information or the CAD information is stored in the drawing information storage medium based on the search information according to the output request. A drawing management device comprising: drawing information management means for outputting CAD information.