JP2000067037A - Document processing method and document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a reader to quickly read a part (main body part) other than a stylized character string (for example, the season's greetings) in a document by enabling the main body part to be easily discriminated, and to allow the reader to quickly read the main body part by fewer operations when the document is displayed on a narrow display. SOLUTION: A stylized character string is registered as a retrieval character string, and whether or not any part matched with the retrieval character string is present in an inputted document is judged (S804), and when any matched part is present, the part is replaced with a replaced character string (for example, a specific mark), and the document is displayed (S808). Thus, the main body part can easily be discriminated, and the main body part can be easily read by the reader. Also, even when the document is displayed on a narrow display, the main body part can quickly be read by the reader by fewer operations. Moreover, one part of the stylized character string can be registered as the retrieval character string, and a sentence including the retrieval character string can be replaced with the replaced character string, and the document can be displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing method and apparatus, and more particularly, to a document (e.g., e-mail) that may include a fixed character string (e.g., a seasonal greeting).
Regarding the conversion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when an e-mail is exchanged with a word processor or a personal computer, a fixed character string such as a greeting of a time peculiar to the e-mail may be written at the beginning of the e-mail. The reader (recipient) of the e-mail should read only the non-standard text strings related to the content (hereinafter referred to as the “body part”) quickly without reading the standard text strings that are not relevant to the content for an early reply. Often need to read.

However, conventionally, when displaying an e-mail,
Since the fixed character string and the main body were displayed in the same manner, the reader of the e-mail could not identify the main body immediately, and thus could not read the main body quickly.

Also, when displaying an e-mail on a display device, the number of characters that can be displayed at one time is limited, so that a reader of the e-mail may be forced to perform a number of scroll operations or the like before reaching the main body. Was. Especially when displaying on a narrow display, such a case often occurred. However, if the user is forced to perform the operation, the main body cannot be read quickly.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to convert a document that may contain a fixed-form character string (for example, to convert a fixed-form character string into a document). (Replacement with a replacement character string) to make it easier to identify the body part in the document. This allows the reader of the document to read the main body part quickly.

Another object of the present invention is to enable a reader to read a main body part quickly with less operation (for example, scroll operation) when a document is displayed on a narrow display.

[0007]

Therefore, an apparatus according to the present invention is a document processing apparatus, comprising: a document storage means for storing a document; and a search character for storing a search character string for searching for a fixed character string. Column storage means; and determination means for determining whether a portion of the document stored in the document storage means includes the search character string stored in the search character string storage means. Conversion means for converting and outputting the document based on the result, so that a portion other than the fixed character string of the document including the fixed character string can be read quickly.

Here, the search character string stored in the search character string storage means is a perfect match search character string, and the determination means can make a determination based on perfect match. Further, the search character string stored in the search character string storage means is a partial match search character string, and the determination means can make a determination based on partial match. Further, the search character strings stored in the search character string storage means may be a perfect match search character string and a partial match search character string, and the determination means may make a determination based on perfect match and partial match. it can. Here, the conversion unit may convert the document while distinguishing between the perfect match and the partial match. In addition, there are a plurality of determination modes to be performed by the determination unit, and the document processing apparatus may further include a determination mode selection unit that selects the determination mode.

Here, when the search character string is included in a part of the document, the conversion means replaces the part of the document including the search character string with a replacement character string. be able to. Further, when the search character string is included in a part in the document, the conversion unit does not include the part in the document that includes the search character string or the search character string in the document. The display form of the part may be changed. Here, there are a plurality of conversion modes performed by the conversion unit, and the document processing device may further include a conversion mode selection unit that selects the conversion mode.

[0010] The part in the document may be a sentence. Further, the document may be received by communication and stored in the document storage unit. The document may be an e-mail.

Here, the document processing apparatus further includes a restoring unit that outputs the document in which all or a part of the document output by the converting unit is in a state before the conversion is performed. Can be. The document processing apparatus may further include a display unit that displays the document output by the conversion unit and / or the document output by the restoration unit.

In the document processing method according to the present invention, a part of the document stored in the document storage means includes a search character string for searching for a fixed character string stored in the search character string storage means. And a step of converting and outputting the document based on the result of the determination, so that a portion other than the standard character string of the document including the standard character string can be read quickly.

[0013] A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program according to the present invention is such that the program causes a computer to execute the document processing method.

According to the above arrangement, it is possible to convert a document having a possibility of including a fixed character string, thereby making it easy to determine the main body portion in the document. This allows the reader of the document to read the main body part quickly.

Further, according to the present invention, when a document is displayed on a narrow display device, the reader can quickly read the main body with less operation.

[0016]

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

First, consider the document example shown in FIG. 1 to explain the present invention. This document contains standard character strings such as "Your company is more and more beautiful ..." and "The other day is special ...". If this document is displayed on a display as it is, the reader cannot immediately identify the main body, and therefore cannot read the main body quickly. In addition, when displaying on a narrow display, the reader may be forced to perform many scrolling operations or the like before reaching the main body.

According to the present invention, when a document as shown in FIG. 1 is input, the main body portion in the document can be easily identified so that the reader can read the main body portion quickly. Specifically, FIG.
When the document shown in (1) is input, for example, a standard character string is searched, and a document in which the standard character string is replaced with a specific mark "O" as shown in FIG. I do.

Also, in the present invention, for example, when a document is displayed on a narrow display device, the reader can change the main body portion with less operation when the fixed character string is changed to one character “O” by the above-described replacement. You can make it read faster.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. This apparatus includes a CPU (central processing unit) 1, a keyboard 2, a display 3, a display RAM (random access memory) 4, a floppy disk 5, a memory 7, a hard disk 8, a modem 9, and a printer 10. The CPU 1 is connected to other elements such as the keyboard 2 through the bus line 6, and controls the other elements. The keyboard 2 includes control keys for allowing the user to instruct the apparatus to execute various controls and character keys for inputting characters. The display 3 can take the form of a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, or the like, and is used for displaying a converted document or the like. The display RAM 4 is used as a display write-only memory in this embodiment. The floppy disk 5 and the hard disk 8 are external storage devices for storing document data and the like.

The memory 7 is composed of a ROM or a RAM, and contains therein, for example, a program 7a, a font pattern 7b, a work area 7c, a text area 7d, a complete match search table 7e, and a partial match search table 7e.
f. The program 7a is a program for executing the conversion processing according to the present invention, and the font pattern 7b is a font pattern of characters, symbols, ruled lines, and the like. When the font pattern 7b is written in the display RAM 4, characters and the like corresponding to the pattern are displayed on the display 3. The work area 7c is used as a temporary work area and a save area when executing the program 7a, a temporary storage area for document data, and the like. The text area 7d is used as a storage area for document data and the like. The complete match search table 7e is a storage area for a complete match search character string, and the partial match search table 7f is a storage area for a partial match search character string, and is provided for searching for the above-mentioned fixed-form character string. The perfect match search table 7e is composed of a record group of variable length as shown in FIG. 4, and each record has a perfect match search character string (first perfect match search character string 41, second perfect match search character string 42, 3 exact match search string 43,
The fourth perfect match search character string 44, the fifth perfect match search character string 45, ...) are registered. Partial match search table 7
f is also composed of a record group of variable length as shown in FIG. 5, and each record has a partial match search character string (first partial search fixed character string 51, second partial match search character string 52, third partial match search character string). Character string 53, fourth partial match search character string 54,
The fifth partial match search character string 55 is registered.

The modem 9 controls communication with the outside of the apparatus and plays a central role in transmitting and receiving document data and the like. The printer 10 is used for printing a converted document or the like.

In this embodiment, the program 7a is:
Although described as being stored in the memory 7, it may be stored in the floppy disk 5, CD-ROM, or the like, and may be read into the memory 7, the hard disk 8, or the like before execution and executed.

[0024]

(First Embodiment) In the first embodiment, a fixed character string to be searched is registered in advance as an exact match search character string, and the character string in the document matches the exact match search character string. In that case, the character string in the document is replaced with the exact match replacement character string. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, two perfect match search character strings 41 and 42
e is registered in advance. Here, FIG.
When the conversion (replacement) process is performed on the document example shown in (1), the standard character string “Kisha Masuromi Kiyoei ...” in the document matches the exact match search character string 41. Is replaced with a match replacement character string (here, “◎”) 71,
The document shown in FIG. This makes it easier to determine the main body portion in the document, and the reader can read the main body portion quickly. Further, even when the document is displayed on a narrow display, the reader can quickly read the main body portion with less operations. Hereinafter, registration of a perfect match search character string and conversion processing of a document in the first embodiment will be described.

The registration of the exact match search character string is performed before the document conversion processing. In the example of FIG. 6, two perfect match search character strings 41 and 42 are registered. First
The fixed character string "Kisha Masuru Miyoshiei ..." is registered as the exact match search character string 41, and the second exact match search character string 42 is similar to the first exact match search character string 41 but is slightly different. The column has been registered. In the example of FIG.
Although only the exact match search character string of the sentence is registered, it is also possible to register an exact match search character string extending over two or more sentences.

The method of registering the exact match search character string can be easily realized by generally known methods such as word registration and phrase registration, and will not be described in detail here.

Next, the document conversion processing will be described in detail. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a document conversion process according to the first embodiment. First, the apparatus receives document data including a character code via, for example, the modem 9 and stores the document data in the work area 7c (step S801). Next, the contents of the work area 7c are stored in the text area 7d (step S802). Then, n is set to 1 (step S803), and it is determined whether or not there is a matching part in the text area 7d in order from the first perfect match search character string 41 (step S804). In step S805, the part is replaced with an exact match replacement character string “◎” (step S805).

When the above processing is completed for one complete match search character string, 1 is added to n (step S80).
6) It is determined whether or not the n-th perfect match search character string exists (step S807). If there is, the process of steps S804 and S805 described above is performed on the exact match search character string. If not, that is, if the processing has been completed for all the exact match search character strings, the contents of the text area 7d are displayed on the display 3 (step S808). Display is text area 7
This is performed by searching for the font pattern 7b from the character code of the document in d and writing it to the display RAM 4.

When the above-described processing is performed on the document example shown in FIG. 1, the first perfect match search character string 41 "your company masukumi kiyoei ..." in the perfect match search table 7e in FIG. 6 is included in the document. Therefore, the character string in the document is replaced with the exact match replacement character string “◎” 71 (FIG. 7). This makes it easier to determine the main body portion in the document, and the reader can read the main body portion quickly. Further, even when the document is displayed on a narrow display, the reader can quickly read the main body portion with less operations.

In this embodiment, the presence / absence of a matching portion is determined by comparing the exact match search character string with the text area 7d. For example, the complete match search character string is sorted in the code order of the first character. Thus, for each character in the text area 7d, it is possible to determine whether or not there is a matching portion by comparing the character string with the exact match search character string. If the characters in the text area 7d are compared with the first character in order from the first exact match character string, an exact match search character string having the first character as the code after the character in the text area 7d There is no need to compare with

(Second Embodiment) In the second embodiment, a part of a fixed-form character string to be searched is registered in advance as a partial match search character string, and the character string in the document matches the partial match search character string. If there is a match, the block (here, a sentence) containing the character string in the document is replaced with a partial match replacement character string. That is, when a sentence includes a partial match search character string, the sentence is replaced with a partial match replacement character string. Second
The embodiment takes into consideration that if a character string in a sentence matches a part of a fixed-form character string, the entire sentence may be recognized as a fixed-form character string without checking the rest. If a part of such a fixed character string is registered as a partial match search character string, it is not necessary to register the entire sentence as a complete match search character string for a fixed character string (sentence) including those character strings.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, it is assumed that five partial match search character strings 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55 are registered in advance in the partial match search table 7f. Here, when the conversion (replacement) process is performed on the document example shown in Fig. 1, a part of the fixed-form character string in the document, "Kisha Masuru", "The other day", "First", and "Keiyuu" partially match Since the search character strings 51, 53, 54, and 55 match, the sentence including a part of those fixed character strings is a partial match replacement character string (here, "O") 21, 22, 23, and 24.
To the document shown in FIG. This makes it easier to determine the main body portion in the document, and the reader can read the main body portion quickly. Further, even when the document is displayed on a narrow display, the reader can quickly read the main body portion with less operations.

The registration of the partial match search character string in advance before the document conversion process and the method of registering the partial match search character string are the same as in the first embodiment.

Next, the document conversion processing will be described in detail. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a document conversion process according to the second embodiment. First, as in the first embodiment,
The document data is received, for example, via the modem 9 and stored in the work area 7c (step S1001), and the contents of the work area 7c are stored in the text area 7d (step S1002). Next, m is set to 1 (step S
1003) In order from the first sentence of the document, it is determined whether or not the m-th sentence has a portion that matches the partial match search character string (step S1005). Specifically, n is set to 1 (step S1004), and the first partial match search character string 51 is set.
In this order, it is determined whether the m-th sentence has a portion that matches the n-th partial match search character string. If there is a matching part, the entire m-th sentence is replaced with a partial matching replacement character string “○” (step S1006). Instead of a matching string,
The difference from the first embodiment is that the entire sentence including the character string is replaced.

When the above processing is completed for one partial match search character string, 1 is added to n (step S100).
7) It is determined whether or not the n-th partial match search character string exists (step S1008). If there is, the above-described step S1005 is performed on the partial match search character string
And the processing of 1006. If it does not exist, that is, if the processing has been completed for all the partial matching search character strings, 1 is added to m (step S1009), and it is determined whether or not the m-th sentence exists (step S101).
0). If there is, the processing of the above steps S1004 to S1008 is performed on the sentence. If not, that is, if processing has been completed for all sentences, the contents of the text area 7d are displayed on the display 3 (step S1011).

When the above-described processing is performed on the document example in FIG. 1, the first partial match search character string 51, the third partial match search character string 53, and the fourth partial match search character in the partial match search table 7e in FIG. Column 54 and Fifth Partial Match Search String 5
Since 5 is included in the document, the sentence including those character strings in the document is replaced with the partial match replacement character strings “○” 21, 22, 23, and 24 (FIG. 2). This makes it easier to determine the main body portion in the document, and the reader can read the main body portion quickly. Further, even when the document is displayed on a narrow display, the reader can quickly read the main body portion with less operations.

In the present embodiment, a block is a sentence, which is a unit of replacement. The range of one sentence is basically specified by examining a period. However, even if there is no period, a character string that clearly starts in the middle of the line (for example, a character string that starts after half of the line), such as "B Shoji" and "Keiku" in FIG. One sentence is from the first character to the last character of the line. Also, a character string clearly ending in the middle of the line (for example, a character string ending before half of the line) such as “A Corporation in FIG. If there is no character string (for example, a character string without a character string in the previous line, or a character string in which the character string in the previous line does not reach the end of the line), the sentence from the first character to the last character of the line is regarded as one sentence .

With regard to the specification of the range of one sentence, only a character string starting from the first or second character of a line and ending with a period may be regarded as one sentence. May be used as a delimiter. Further, the user of the present apparatus may be able to specify a method for specifying a range of one sentence.

A block can be other than a sentence. For example, a block in which a sentence is further divided by a reading point can be used as a block. Further, depending on the type of the document or the fixed character string, the block may be a paragraph. Further, a block may be changed for each partial match search character string. Further, the user of the present apparatus may be able to specify a block.

(Other Embodiments) In the first and second embodiments, it is determined whether or not either a perfect match search character string or a partial match search character string is included in a document. These strings were replaced with replacement strings. However, it is also possible to determine whether or not both the complete match search character string and the partial match search character string are included in the document, and replace the character strings and the like with the replacement character strings. For example, after replacing a string in the document that matches the exact match search string with the exact match replacement string,
A sentence including a character string in a document that matches the partial match search character string can be replaced with a partial match replacement character string. If the complete match replacement character string and the partial match replacement character string are set to different character strings, it is possible to distinguish a replacement part based on a perfect match from a replacement part based on a partial match.

A plurality of determination forms for determining whether or not a search character string is included in a document (e.g., determination based on only a perfect match) may be prepared so that a user of the apparatus can select the search string via the keyboard 2 or the like. Good.

In the first and second embodiments,
Although the search character string or the block including the search character string, which is the fixed character string, is replaced with the replacement character string, the display form of the fixed character string may be changed instead of the replacement. For example, it is conceivable to display a fixed-form character string by shading, to display the fixed-form character string in reverse video, or to draw a line through the fixed-form character string. FIG. 11 shows an example in which, in the conversion example shown in the second embodiment, the sentence (fixed-character string) is shaded instead of being replaced. In FIG. 11, "O" in FIG.
111, 11 corresponding to the part replaced by
2, 113 and 114 are shaded. The portion not shaded is the body portion related to the content. When confirming the contents of the document, it is possible to distinguish the main body part from the fixed-form character string and to see only the main body part quickly.

Contrary to these methods, it is conceivable to change the display mode of the main body. For example, it is conceivable that only the main body portion is displayed in Gothic font, which is normally displayed in Mincho font. Such a change in the display mode of the main body portion is performed by, for example, replacing the matching portion in the first and second embodiments (step S805 in FIG. 8 and step S1006 in FIG. 10) with the matching portion based on the position and the number of characters. Is stored so as to be specified, and the display processing (FIG. 8)
Before performing step S808 of step S808 and step S1011) of FIG. 10, it can be realized by changing the display mode of the portion other than the matching portion.

Further, as a change of the display mode, it is conceivable to make the size of the character of the fixed character string smaller than the size of the character of the main body. The fixed character string may be displayed in smaller characters than the main body portion, or the main body portion may be displayed in larger characters than the fixed character string.

A plurality of conversion forms, such as replacement of a fixed character string or a main body portion, change of a display form, and the like, may be prepared so that the user of the apparatus can select the form via the keyboard 2 or the like. The user may select, for example, a method in which the main body portion is conspicuous and is easy to read.

In the first and second embodiments, only the display of the converted document has been described. However, the converted portion may be returned to the state before the conversion and displayed if necessary. The document before conversion may be displayed as it is, or, of the converted portion, only the portion specified by the user with the cursor operation or the mouse operation of the keyboard 2 may be returned to the state before conversion and displayed. You may do so. Further, the converted document and the document restored to the state before the conversion may be displayed simultaneously. By providing such a restoration function, for example, after grasping the contents from the converted document, the user can read a fixed character string such as a greeting of the weather in the document before conversion again.
As document data before conversion, data stored in the work area 7c may be used, or data stored in the memory 7, the floppy disk 5, the hard disk 8, or the like before conversion and stored after conversion may be used. You may make it.

It is determined whether or not there is a portion that matches the search character string in the text area 7d (step S804 in FIG. 8).
In step S1005) of FIG. 10, it is also possible to make a flexible decision by ignoring differences due to the presence or absence of punctuation marks, differences due to long sounds, and the like. The user of the present apparatus may be able to specify how much such flexible judgment is made.

The replacement character string may be a mark, symbol, alphabet string, or the like other than "“ "or" 、 ", and may be specified by the user of the apparatus.

[0049]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to convert a document that may include a fixed-form character string to make it easier to determine the body part in the document. This allows the reader of the document to read the main body part quickly.

Further, according to the present invention, when a document is displayed on a narrow display device, the reader can read the main body portion quickly with less operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a document to be converted according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a document after one conversion process is performed on the document example of FIG. 1, and is a diagram showing a document after a conversion process according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a perfect match search table.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a partial match search table.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a perfect match search character string registered in a perfect match search table.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a document after the conversion process according to the first embodiment of the present invention has been performed on the document example of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a conversion process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a partial match search character string registered in a partial match search table.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a conversion process according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a document after performing shading display processing similar to the conversion processing according to the second embodiment of the present invention on the document example of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 Keyboard 3 Display 4 Display RAM 5 Floppy Disk 6 Bus Line 7 Memory 7a Program 7b Font Pattern 7c Work Area 7d Text Area 7e Perfect Match Search Table 7f Partial Match Search Table 8 Hard Disk 9 Modem 10 Printer 21-24 Partial Match Replacement character string 41 First complete match search character string 42 Second perfect match search character string 43 Third perfect match search character string 44 Fourth exact match search character string 45 Fifth exact match search character string 51 First partial match search character Column 52 Second partial match search character string 53 Third partial match search character string 54 Fourth partial match search character string 55 Fifth partial match search character string 71 Perfect match replacement character strings 111 to 114 Shaded display part

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A document processing apparatus, comprising: a document storage unit for storing a document; a search character string storage unit for storing a search character string for searching for a fixed character string; Determining means for determining whether or not a part in the document includes the search character string stored in the search character string storage means; and converting means for converting and outputting the document based on the determined result. A document processing apparatus comprising: a document including a fixed-form character string, wherein a portion other than the fixed-form character string can be read quickly. 2. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the search character string stored in the search character string storage unit is a perfect match search character string, and the determination unit makes a determination based on perfect match. A document processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the search character string stored in the search character string storage unit is a partial match search character string, and the determination unit performs the determination based on the partial match. A document processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 4. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the search character strings stored in the search character string storage unit are a complete match search character string and a partial match search character string. A document processing device that makes a determination based on perfect match and partial match. 5. The document processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the conversion unit converts the document while distinguishing the perfect match and the partial match. 6. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein there are a plurality of determination modes performed by said determination section, and said document processing apparatus further includes a determination mode selection section for selecting said determination mode. Document processing device. 7. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conversion unit is configured to, when a portion in the document includes the search character string, search for the search character in the document. A document processing device for replacing a part including a column with a replacement character string. 8. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conversion unit is configured to output the search character in the document when a part of the document includes the search character string. A document processing apparatus for changing a display form of a portion including a column or a portion of the document not including the search character string. 9. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said conversion means performs a plurality of conversion forms, and said document processing apparatus further comprises a conversion form selection means for selecting said conversion form. A document processing apparatus comprising: 10. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the part in the document is a sentence. 11. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said document is received by communication and stored in said document storage means. 12. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document is an electronic mail. 13. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein all or a part of the document output by the conversion unit is in a state before the conversion is performed. A document processing apparatus comprising a restoration unit for outputting a document. 14. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display for displaying the document output by the conversion unit and / or the document output by the restoration unit. A document processing apparatus comprising: 15. In the document processing method, whether or not a part of the document stored in the document storage means includes a search character string for searching for a fixed character string stored in the search character string storage means And a step of converting and outputting the document based on the result of the determination, so that a portion other than the fixed-form character string of the document including the fixed-form character string can be read quickly. Processing method. 16. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the document processing method according to claim 15 is recorded.