FR2857765A1 - Help system for editing of multimedia data description or script files, especially XML files, comprises means for integrating predetermined information relating to the plan or layout of the script files in the editing interface - Google Patents

Abstract

Help system for editing of multimedia data description files (20) based on a predefined plan (16) of the description files. It comprises means (10) for generating a file-editing interface based on the plan of the description files. Said means also comprise integration means (12) for integrating predetermined information, associated with the plan of the description files, to help editing, into the editing interface.

Description

The present invention relates to a system for assisting in the editing of files

of

  description of multimedia data from a predefined description file schema.

  More specifically, the invention relates to a system comprising means for generating a description file editing interface from this description file schema.

  Many systems are known for assisting the editing of multimedia data description files. These systems analyze the predefined description file schema and extract all elements for display in a presentation window visible on a user's computer screen. The problem with this type of systems is that they are not able to generate a user-friendly interface from the only data analysis of the predefined description file schema. A generally adopted solution involves additional development to improve the presentation window, this development being done manually and specifically for each description file schema.

  Thus, the alternative is either to be content with an interface that is not user-friendly, or to develop a more user-friendly interface with a long development time.

  The invention aims to remedy these drawbacks by providing a system 20 capable of automatically and generically generating a user-friendly editing interface.

  For this purpose, the subject of the invention is a system for assisting the editing of multimedia data description files from a predefined description file schema, the system comprising means for generating a data interface interface. editing of description files from this description file schema, characterized in that the generation means of the editing interface further comprise integration means, in the editing interface, predetermined information for editing assistance,

  associated with the description file schema.

  Thus, when generating the editing interface, not only the data of the predefined description file schema is taken into account, but also predetermined information for editing assistance, which can be automatically inserted into the editor. editing interface, since they are associated with the file schema of

description.

  A help system for editing description files according to the invention may further include one or more of the following features: the description files are XML type files; the editing help information is contained in a file separate from the description file schema; the description file schema includes the information for editing assistance, which information is marked by a specific marker; the editing help information is inserted into at least one comment field of the description file schema; each editing assistance information is associated with the name of an element or attribute or the value of an enumeration of the description file schema to which it relates; each editing help information is associated with a type selected from one of the types of the set consisting of an element, an attribute, and an enumeration, in the syntax of the schemas. XML; at least one editing assistance information is associated with an online help text, intended to be displayed by the editing interface; At least one editing assistance information is associated with a character string intended to replace the name of the associated element or attribute or the value of the associated enumeration, when displaying the editing interface; and - the character string and / or online help text associated with online help information are themselves associated with an attribute defining the language of that character string and / or text of online help.

  The present invention will be better understood with the aid of the description which follows, given solely by way of example and with reference to the appended drawings in which: FIG. 1 schematically represents the structure of a system of assisting in the editing of description files according to a first embodiment of the invention; FIG. 2 diagrammatically represents the structure of a help system for editing description files according to a second embodiment of the invention; and FIG. 3 diagrammatically represents the structure of a help system for editing description files according to a variant of the second embodiment of the invention.

  The file editing assistance system represented in FIG. 1 comprises means 10 for generating a description file editing interface, associated with means 14 for the transcription of data entered in the interface of FIG. edition in one

  multimedia data description file.

  In a conventional manner, the generation means 10 of the editing interface are adapted to receive as input a schema 16 of predefined description files. This diagram 16 is itself also in the form of a file.

  In addition, the means 10 for generating the editing interface comprise means 12 for integrating, into the editing interface, predetermined information for editing assistance, contained in a file 18 separated from the editor. schema 16 of description files.

  This help information for editing is for example one of the following types (in the XML syntax sense): element, attribute, or enumeration.

  For each of these informations, at least one of the following elements is defined in the file 18: - the element Name>, containing the name of an element or attribute or the value of an enumeration of the schema 16 description to which the information relates; - the Type element, specifying the type of information; The TitleOrValue element, comprising a new label (for element or attribute type information) or a new default value (for enumeration type information) for the information, to be displayed in the editing interface; - the HelpText element, containing an online help text, to be displayed by the editing interface, if necessary (for example at the request of the user).

  TitleOrValue elements (for element or attribute or enumeraion information) and HelpText can also have a lang attribute specifying the language in which their value is written.

  Using the editing interface generated by the means 10, a user can fill in the fields predefined by the description file schema 16, these data then being supplied to the transcription means 14, to output the 30 system, a multimedia data description file. Conventionally, the editing interface is in the form of a display window of the elements and attributes of the diagram 16 of description files. Thanks to the invention, this window also displays their new labels in the desired language, their new default values and / or the online help text.

  An example schema 16 of predefined description files is given below: <xs: schema xmlns: xs = "http: // www .w3. Org / 200 1 / XMLSchema" elementFormDefault = "qualified" attributeFormDefault = "unqualified"> < xs: element name = "Library" type = "BiblioType '> <! - this is a comment -> <xs: complexType name =" BiblioType "> <xs: sequence> <xs: element name =" Collection "type = "Collection Type" maxOccurs = "unbounded" '> </ xs: sequence> <xs: attribute name = "libraryName" type = "xs: string" use = "required"> </ xs: complexType> <xs: complexType name = "Collection Type"> <xs: sequence> <xs: element name = "Book" type = "BookType" maxOccurs = "unbounded" '> </ xs: sequence> <xs: attribute name = "reference" type = "CollectionReferenceType" use = "required" '> </ xs: complexType> <xs: simple Type name = "CollectionReference Type"> <xs: restriction base = "xs: string"> <xs: enumeration value = "Computerscience" Y> <xs: enumeration value = "History"> <xs: enumeration value = "Chemistry" /> </ xs: restriction> </ xs: simpleType> <xs: complexType nam e = "BookType"> <xs: sequence> <xs: element name = "A uthor" type = "xs: string" maxOccurs = "unbounded" '> <xs: element name = "Title" type = "xs: string '7> <xs: element name = "Publisher" type = "xs: string'> 30 </ xs: sequence> <xs: attribute name =" identifier "type =" xs: string "use =" required '> < / xs: complexType> </ xs: schema> An example of a file 18 containing editing help information is given below: <Root> <Userinterface name = "Library" type = "element"> < TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Library </ TitleOrValue> <HelpText lang = "en"> Description table of a bookshelf structured library </ HelpText> </ Userinterface> <BiblioType> <Userinterface name = "Collection" type = "element"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Domain </ TitleOrValue> 10 <HelpText flang = "en"> Description table for all books in a domain in the library </ Help Text> </ Userinterface <Userinterface name = "libraryName" type = "attribute"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Library Name </ TitleOrValue> <HelpTex t This field is used to distinguish libraries from one another </ HelpText> </ Userinterface> 20 </ BiblioType> <Type Collection> <Userinterface name = "Book" type = "element"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Book </ TitleOrValue> <Help Text lang = "en"> Description table for a particular book </ HelpText> 25 </ Userinterface> <Userinterface name = "reference" type = "attribute"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Domain Name </ TitleOrValue> <HelpText lang = "en"> This field is used to distinguish the different domains of a library 30 </ HelpText> </ Userinterface> </ Collection Type> <CollectionReferenceType> <Userinterface name = "Computer science" type = "enumeration" 35 <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Computer </ TitleOrValue> <Help Text lang = "en"> To sort all books in the "Computer Science" domain </ Help Text </ Userinterface> <UserInterface name = "History" type = "enumeration'5 <TitleOrValue lang =" en "> History </ TitleOrValue> <Help Text lang =" en "> To sort all books in the" History "domain </ Hel p Text> </ Userinterface> <Userinterface name = "Chemistry" type = "enumeration"> <value lang = "en"> Chemistry </ value> <HelpText lang = "en"> To sort all books in the "Chemistry" domain </ Help Text> </ Userinterface> </ CollectionReference Type> <BookType> <Userinterface name = "Author" type = "element"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Author name and surname </ TitleOrValue> 20 <HelpText lang = "en"> We only put one author's first name and last name at a time. You have to put the name first for easy search then </ Help Text> </ Userinterface> <UserInterface name = "Title" type = "element"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Book Title </ TitleOrValue> <HelpText lang = "en"> This is the full title of the book as it appears on the book </ Help Text> </ Userinterface> <Userinterface name = "Publisher" type = "element"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Name of the editor </ TitleOrValue> <HelpText lang = "fr"> This is the full name of the editor as it appears on book 35 </ HelpText> </ Userinterface> <Userinterface name = "ldentifier" type = "attribute"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> book identifier </ TitleOrValue> <HelpText lang = "en"> This identifier is not the ISBN number but allows you to to distinguish a particular book especially when there are several copies </ Help Text> </ Userinterface> </ BookType> </ Root> Note that the help information for editing inserted in file 18 are marked by a marker specific <Userint erface ...> ... </ Userinterface>.

  An example of a multimedia data description file 20, output from the system described above, from files 16 and 18, is given below: <Library xmlns: xsi = "http: // www .w3 .org / 200 1 / XMLSchema-instance "xsi: noNamespaceSchemaLocation =" biblio.xsd "name =" FTR & D-Rennes "> <Collection reference =" Computer science "> <Book identifier = -" 2346 "> <Author> Author 1 </ Author> 20 <Author> Author 2 </ Author> <Title> XML Training </ Title> <Publisher> Publisher 1 </ Publisher> </ Book> </ Collection> </ Library> The second embodiment shown in Figure 2 differs of the first embodiment in that the editing help information is contained in a schema 17 of description files itself. The latter is therefore an enriched scheme of description files, comprising, in certain predetermined fields, these information for editing assistance.

  For example, these are inserted into comment fields of the description file schema 17, and are marked by specific markers.

  An example of a description file schema 17, enriched with editing help information, is shown below: <xs: xmlns schema: xs = "http: // www .w3 .org / 2001 / XMLSchema "elementFormDefault =" qualified "attributeFormDefault =" unqualified "> <xs: element name =" Library "type =" Library Type'F> <! - <Userinterface name = "Library" type = "element"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Library </ TitleOrValue> <HelpText lang = "en"> Description table of a bookshelf structured library </ Help Text> </ Userinterface> -> <xs: complexType name = "BiblioType" > 10 <xs: sequence> <xs: element name = "Collection" type = "Collection Type" maxOccurs = "unbounded" '> <! - <Userinterface name = "Collection" type = "element"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Domain </ TitleOrValue> 15 <HelpText lang = "en"> Description table for all books in a domain in the Library </ Help Text> <lUserinterface> -> 20 </ xs: sequence> <xs: attribute name = "libraryName" type = "xs: string" use = "required '"> <! - <UserInterf ace name = "libraryName" type = "attribute"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Name </ TitleOrValue> <Help Text lang = "en"> 25 This is the name that distinguishes libraries between them </ Help Text> </ Userinterface> -> </ xs: complexType> <xs: complexType name = "CollectionType"> <xs: sequence> <xs: element name = "Book" type = "BookType" maxOccurs = "unbounded" /> <! - <Userinterface name = "Book" type = "element"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Book </ TitleOrValue> 35 <HelpText lang = "en">

  Table of description of a particular book

  </ Help Text> </ Userinterface> -> </ xs: sequence> <xs: attribute name = "reference" type = "CollectionReference Type" use = "required" '> <! - <UserInterface name = "reference" type = "attribute"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> domain name </ TitleOrValue> <HelpText lang = "en"> What distinguishes the different domains of the Library </ Help Text> </ Userinterface> - -> </ xs: complexType> <xs: simple Type name = "CollectionReference Type"> <xs: restriction base = "xs: string"> <xs: enumeration value = "Computer science" '> <! - <UserInterface name = "Computer science" type = "enumeration"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> lnformatics </ TitleOrValue> <HelpText lang = "fr"> To sort all books in the "Computers" domain 20 </ HelpText> </ Userinterface> -> <xs: enumeration value = "History'Y> <! - <UserInterface name =" History "type =" enumeration "> <TitleOrValue lang =" en "> History </ TitleOrValue> 25 <HelpText lang = "en"> To sort all books in the "History" domain </ HelpText> </ Userinterface> -> <xs: enumeration value = "Chemistry"> <! - <UserInterface name = "Chemistry" type = "enumeration"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Chemistry </ TitleOrValue> <HelpText lang = "en"> To sort all books in the domain "Chemistry" </ Help Text> </ Userinterface> -> </ xs: restriction> </ xs: simpleType> <xs: complexType name = "BookType"> <xs: sequence> <xs: element name = "Author "type =" xs: string "maxOccurs =" unbounded "> <! - <Userinterface name =" Author "type =" element "> <TitleOrValue lang =" en "> Author name and surname </ TitleOrValue> < HelpText lang = "en"> Only one author's name and first name at a time. \ Nll need to put the name first to facilitate the search 10 </ Help Text> <lUserinterface> -> <xs : element name = "Title" type = "xs: string" '> <! - <Userinterface name = "Title" type = "element"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Book Title </ TitleOrValue> 15 <HelpText lang = "fr"> This is the complete title of the book as it appears on the book </ Help Text> </ Userinterface> -> <xs: element name = "Publisher" type = "xs: string 'Y> <! - <Userinterface n ame = "Publisher" type = "element"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> Name of the editor </ TitleOrValue> <Help Text lang = "fr"> This is the full name of the editor as it is it appears on the book </ HelpText> </ Userinterface> -> </ xs: sequence> <xs: attribute name = "ldentify" type = "xs: string" use = "required '" /> <! - - <UserInterface name = "Identifier" type = "attribute"> <TitleOrValue lang = "en"> The book identifier </ TitleOrValue> <Help Text lang = "en '"> This is the reference given to this particular copy of the book by the library itself </ Help Text> </ Userinterface> -> </ xs: complexType> </ xs: schema> A variant of the second embodiment described above is illustrated in Figure 3. According to this variant , the help system for editing description files allows not only the creation of the description file 20, but also the modification of this description file 20. In this case, the means 10 for generating the interface of editing receive also the description file 20 as input data. The editing interface also displays the values already entered in this description file and allows them to be modified by a user. A modified description file 20 'is then outputted from the system.

  It is clear that a system for assisting the editing of multimedia data description files according to the invention makes it possible to generate a user-friendly editing interface, by using, for the generation thereof, not only the minimum data of the description file schema provided as input, but also specific editing assistance data, either associated with the description file schema as a separate file, or inserted into this schema of description files in predetermined fields.

Claims (9)

  A system for assisting the editing of multimedia data description files (20) from a schema (16; 17) of predefined description files, the system comprising means (10) for generating an interface for editing description files from this diagram (16; 17) of description files, characterized in that the means (10) for generating the editing interface further comprise means (12). integrating, in the editing interface, predetermined information for editing assistance, associated with the schema (16; 17) of description files.   The description file editing support system (20) of claim 1, wherein the description files (20) are XML type files.   A description file editing aid (20) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the editing help information is contained in a file (18) separate from the schema (16) of description files.   A description file editing aid (20) as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the description file schema (17) includes the editing help information, the latter being marked with a specific marker.   The description file editing aid (20) according to claim 4, wherein the editing help information is inserted into at least one comment field of the file schema (17). of description.   The description file editing support system (20) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein each editing help information is associated with the name of an element or attribute or to the value of an enumeration of the schema (16) of description files to which it relates.   The description file editing assistance system (20) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein each editing assistance information is associated with a type selected from one of the types of the set consisting of an element, an attribute, and an enumeration, in the sense of the syntax of XML schemas.   The description file editing aid (20) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein at least one editing help information is associated with a help text. online, intended to be displayed by the editing interface.   The description file editing aid (20) according to claim 6, wherein at least one editing help information is associated with a character string for replacing the name of the editor. associated element or attribute or the value of the associated enumeration, when viewing the editing interface.   An aid for editing description files (20) according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the character string and / or online help text associated with online help information is themselves associated with an attribute defining the language of this string of characters and / or this online help text.