JP2001022734A - Device and method for information processing, and computer-readable recording medium where program allowing computer to implement the method is recorded - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and efficiently list and display document files so that their contents can be confirmed. SOLUTION: This information processor is equipped with a display part 301 which has a display screen, a folder generation part 302 which generates a folder for storing document files generated by an application having a document creating function hierarchically on a storage device or in a specific area on a network, a folder specification part 303 which specifies one of the folders generated by the folder generation part 302, a display control part 304 which lists and displays all or some of the contents of the document files in the folder specified by the folder specifications part 303, a list display file generation part 305 which generates a list display file containing the contents of the document files in the folder specified by the folder specification part 303, and a document file selection part 306 which selects one of the listed and displayed document files.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a computer readable program storing a program for causing a computer to execute the information processing method, which displays a list of a plurality of document files to the extent that their contents can be confirmed. It relates to a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the digital information society in recent years, it is essential to perform business using an information processing device such as a personal computer from the viewpoints of improving work efficiency, optimizing information management and preventing waste of paper resources. It has become. In particular, in recent years, with the development of a communication infrastructure, information is often collected and processed through a network such as the Internet in addition to simply creating documents and data.

[0003] Above all, document creation processing is a fundamental task in the core business of a company, and personal computers often use personal computers in order to perform this processing efficiently. Therefore, the number of document files created in the past is inevitably enormous, and management of these document files is also essential.

As a simple method of managing these documents, there is a method of creating folders for sorting and organizing and devising file names to be assigned to respective document files. That is, the contents of the document file can be inferred from the folder name and the file name stored therein.

[0005] This method is effective for managing a relatively small number of document files. However, when a document file created in the distant past exists, or when the file name alone is used, the contents of other document files are not compared. When there are document files that cannot be distinguished, it is necessary to open and confirm the document files each time by using the word processor application that created the document files.

In general, as a method for confirming the contents of a document file, a viewer function for confirming the contents of a document file to be opened when a document file to be edited is selected in an operating state of a word processor application is executed. There is a way.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a viewer function that operates in a conventional information processing apparatus. As shown in FIG. 19, a viewer function on a conventional word processor application is realized on a document file selection dialog 1901 in selecting a document file as an operation for opening a document file.

In FIG. 19, first, in a file name list display area 1903, document files in a folder designated by a folder designation box 1902 are displayed. At this time, by setting one of the listed document files with a mouse cursor or the like, the contents of the document file are displayed in the preview area 1904.

In this way, before actually opening the document file and proceeding to the editing operation, the contents can be confirmed, and a document having the contents to be edited can be searched. In general, the preview area 1904 described above is provided with a scroll bar, and the contents of the document file can be scroll-displayed so that the whole can be viewed.

In some cases, the above-described viewer function is realized by a single window screen, or a viewer application which is a dedicated application for executing the viewer function is used. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram for explaining another example of the viewer function that operates in the conventional information processing apparatus.

In this example, first, as shown in FIG.
As described above, in the document file selection dialog box in which the document files in the folder designated by the folder designation box 2002 are displayed in the file name list display area 2003, a document file whose contents are to be confirmed is selected. Then, the selected document file is displayed on a preview window screen 2004 dedicated to content display.

The preview of a document file on the independent preview window screen 2004 can be performed by selecting a document file one after another in a document file selection dialog box, and a window screen displaying the contents of the selected document file is displayed. There is an advantage that a new display can be performed each time.

That is, a plurality of preview window screens are displayed on the display screen of the display device, and the display contents can be compared between these preview window screens, and a document file having only a slight difference can be distinguished. In particular, it is possible to more effectively use a method of copying a part of the document data of the displayed document file and pasting the document data to a new document.

[0014]

However, in the above-described conventional viewer function, it is necessary to select document files one by one, and it is not possible to examine the file names of the document files whose contents are to be confirmed at all. Has a problem that it takes an enormous amount of time to check the number of document files in proportion to the number of existing document files.

Further, as in the example shown in FIG. 20, even when the contents of a plurality of document files are checked at the same time, the above-mentioned work of selecting the document files cannot be avoided. Usually, the plurality of preview window screens overlap each other and are arranged in a random manner. When comparing the contents of these preview window screens, the arrangement of the preview window screens is required, and a great deal of There was a problem that labor was required.

Further, with respect to a plurality of graphic data files, it is possible to perform thumbnail display in which the contents of the graphic data are reduced and displayed as a list by using a function provided in the graphic processor application.

However, the graphic data is
In many cases, the contents can be recognized only by checking the layout, and the contents of a plurality of graphic data can be checked at a time by the above-described thumbnail display. It was necessary to recognize the characters described therein, and the content confirmation by thumbnail display could not be applied.

According to the present invention, an information processing apparatus and an information processing method capable of easily and efficiently displaying a list of a plurality of document files to the extent that their contents can be confirmed, in order to solve the above-described problems of the conventional example. It is another object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the method is recorded.

[0019]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above-mentioned problems,
In order to achieve the object, an information processing apparatus according to claim 1 is an information processing apparatus for executing an application having a document creation function, comprising: a display unit having a display screen; and a plurality of document files created by the application. Folder creating means for hierarchically creating a folder for storing a folder in a storage device or a predetermined area on a network; folder designating means for designating one of a plurality of folders created by the folder creating means; Display control means for controlling the display means and displaying a list of all or a part of the contents of the plurality of document files in the folder designated by the folder designation means.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, all or a part of the contents of a plurality of document files stored in a designated folder can be displayed as a list, and the contents of a plurality of documents can be simultaneously checked. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the information processing apparatus further includes a list display file including the contents of a plurality of document files in the folder designated by the folder designation means. There is provided a list display file creating means for creating, wherein the display control means reads the list display file to display a list of the plurality of document files.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a list display file including the contents of a plurality of document files stored in a designated folder is created, and the list display file is read, whereby a plurality of document files are read. A list of files can be displayed, and the contents of multiple documents can be checked at the same time.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the display control means may include only text information of a plurality of document files in the folder designated by the folder designating means. It is characterized in that it is extracted and displayed in a list.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, only text information of a plurality of document files stored in a designated folder can be extracted and displayed as a list, and at least the text information can be checked at a minimum. Can provide necessary information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first, second or third aspect, the display control means displays the contents of the plurality of document files in a list in a vertically arranged format. It is characterized by doing.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the contents of a plurality of document files can be displayed in a list in a vertically arranged format.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first, second or third aspect, the display control means displays a list of the contents of the plurality of document files in a grid. It is characterized by the following.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the contents of a plurality of document files can be displayed in a list in a grid pattern.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, further, one of the document files listed by the display control means is selected. Document file selecting means, and the display control means displays the contents of the document file selected by the document file selecting means in the entire area where the list of document files is displayed.

According to the invention of claim 6, one document content of the list-displayed document file can be entirely displayed in the area where the document file is displayed in the list.

Further, the information processing apparatus according to the invention of claim 7 further comprises a document file selecting means for selecting one of the document files listed by the display controlling means, wherein the display controlling means The document file selected by the document file selecting means is displayed on the application.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the contents of one of the listed document files can be displayed on an application having a document creation function used in creating the document.

In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the display control means scrolls and displays the entire contents of the document file for each display area of each document file.
And a second scroll means for scrolling and displaying all the document files in the folder designated by the folder designation means in an area where the document files are displayed in a list. It is characterized by doing.

According to this invention, the contents of the document file can be scroll-displayed for each document file, and all the document files in the designated folder are displayed in units of the display area of the document file. Can be scrolled.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing method for executing an application having a document creation function, a folder for storing a plurality of document files created by the application is stored in a storage device or a storage device. A folder creation step of hierarchically creating a folder in a predetermined area on the network; a folder designation step of designating one of a plurality of folders created by the folder creation means; And displaying a list of all or a part of the contents of the plurality of document files.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, all or a part of the contents of the plurality of document files stored in the designated folder can be displayed as a list, and the contents of the plurality of documents can be confirmed simultaneously. .

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing method according to the ninth aspect, a list display file including the contents of a plurality of document files in the folder specified by the folder specifying step is further stored. A list display file creating step of creating, wherein the display step displays the list of the plurality of document files by reading the list display file.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, a list display file including the contents of a plurality of document files stored in a designated folder is created, and the list display file is read, whereby a plurality of documents are read. A list of files can be displayed, and the contents of multiple documents can be checked at the same time.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the information processing method according to the ninth aspect, the display step extracts only text information of a plurality of document files in the folder specified by the folder specifying step. And displaying the list.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, only text information of a plurality of document files stored in a designated folder can be extracted and displayed as a list. Can provide necessary information.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth, tenth or eleventh aspect, the display step displays a list of the contents of the plurality of document files in a vertically arranged format. It is characterized by the following.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the contents of a plurality of document files can be displayed in a list in a vertically arranged format.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing method according to the ninth, tenth or eleventh aspect, the display step displays a list of the contents of the plurality of document files in a grid. It is characterized by.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the contents of a plurality of document files can be displayed in a grid in a list.

An information processing method according to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is the information processing method according to any one of the ninth to thirteenth aspects.
Further, the method further includes a document file selecting step of selecting one of the document files listed by the displaying step, wherein the displaying step displays the contents of the document file selected by the document file selecting step. It is characterized in that the entire area is displayed in the list display area.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the contents of one of the listed document files can be entirely displayed in the area where the document files are displayed in a list.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing method according to any one of the ninth to fourteenth aspects,
Further, the method further includes a document file selecting step of selecting one of the document files listed by the displaying step, wherein the displaying step displays the document file selected by the document file selecting step on the application. It is characterized by making it.

According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the contents of one of the listed document files can be displayed on an application having a document creation function used for creating the document.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method according to any one of the ninth to fifteenth aspects.
The display step scrolls the contents of each document file and scrolls all the document files in the folder designated by the folder designation step.

According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, the contents of the document file can be scroll-displayed for each document file, and all the document files in the designated folder are displayed in units of the display area of the document file. Can be scrolled.

In the storage medium according to the seventeenth aspect of the present invention, a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of the ninth to sixteenth aspects is recorded, so that the program becomes machine-readable. Item 9
Operations 16 to 16 can be realized by a computer.

[0052]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of an information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a computer readable recording medium according to the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The form will be described in detail.

First, the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

In FIG. 1, 101 is a CPU for controlling the whole system, 102 is a ROM storing a boot program and the like, 103 is a RAM used as a work area of the CPU 101, and 104 is an HD ( A hard disk drive (HDD) 105 controls reading / writing of data from / to a hard disk 105, and an HD 105 stores data written under the control of the HDD 104.

Reference numeral 106 denotes an FD (Floppy (registered trademark) disk) 107 under the control of the CPU 101.
FDD (Floppy Disk Drive) 107 for controlling read / write of data with respect to
Removable FD that stores data written under control of
108 indicates a display for displaying a window relating to data such as a document, an image, and function information.

Reference numeral 109 is connected to the network NET via the communication line 110 and the network NET is connected to the network NET.
And the interface that controls the internal interface (I
/ F), 111 is a keyboard having keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, etc. 112 is a mouse for moving a cursor, selecting a range, moving a window, and changing a size, 113 Is a scanner for optically reading an image, 114 is a printer for printing contents displayed in a window, etc., 115 is a CDROM as a removable recording medium, and 116 is a CDROM for controlling reading of data from the CDROM 115. Each drive is shown. Each unit is connected by a bus 100.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of an application operable in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment executes various applications as described below by installing them in a state where they are installed in the above-described HD 105 or by directly starting them from the CDROM 115. Is possible.

The application configuration shown in FIG. 2 includes an information box (database) 200 for managing data files created by various applications, and an information search application 203. And the information search application 203, the HD10
5 can be accessed efficiently.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is used as an application frequently used in normal business processing. 1. Word processor application 201 2. Graphic processor application 202 Spreadsheet application 2
04 4. 4. Relational database application 205 The environment is set to be executable with the Japanese conversion application 206 installed.

In recent years, due to the development of networks, particularly the communication infrastructure of the Internet, and the demand for collecting various information and transmitting and receiving data over a wider area, the following Internet tool applications are often installed and used. . 6. Internet Mailer Application 20
7 7. 7. Network-aware scheduler application 208 Internet browser application 20
9 9. Web site patrol application 21010. Dial-up application 211

Further, the following tools and applications for strengthening the coordination of the above applications are installed at the same time, thereby improving work efficiency. 11. File search tool application 212 12. Macro editing tool application 213 13. Mathematical formula creation tool application 214 14. Font effect tool application 215 15. Graph creation tool application 216 16. Continuous printing tool application 217 17. Sentence Expression Dictionary Application 218

Note that the above application configuration is
If only the development maker is different with a common use purpose, for example, Word processor application 20
Although there is a difference in the functions and specifications as 1, there is also included a case where a product developed by Company A and a product developed by Company B are simultaneously installed for the purpose of document creation.

Next, an outline of each application will be described. (1. Word Processor Application 201) The word processor application 201 is an application whose main purpose is document creation, and the operation mode of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is operated as one function of the word processor application 201. Includes cases where Here, the features will be described later, and first, an operation mode of a general word processor application 201 will be described.

Word Processor Application 20
1. In addition to enabling the creation of documents with various expressions by incorporating the tools and applications described above, the information retrieval application 203 mounted on the information retrieval apparatus according to the present embodiment enables It is also possible to cover the life cycle of the created document (data file) more widely.

Here, the information retrieval application 203
Has a document creation support function based on similarity search technology, whereby necessary information can be directly called and utilized not only from the word processor application 201 but also from other applications. The contents of the information search application 203 will be described later.

Further, the word processor application 201 is a document / document supporting the creation of a standard document.
It has a navigation function and improves the productivity of business processing by reusing documents and sharing them on a network.

This document navigation function is a function for navigating the creation of a standard document such as a report or a facsimile document. By executing this function on the word processor application 201,
According to the type of a document to be created, such as a change of an executable command or an operation screen, an optimal operation environment for creating the document is provided.

For example, the execution command selection menu is
It is possible to narrow down to the most suitable one for the document, and to display appropriate commands for the document creation and advice on the contents. As a result, it is possible to greatly reduce the time and effort for creating a standard document in a company or the like.

Specifically, by selecting a navigation template which is a template document for realizing the document navigation function, only menus necessary for the document are displayed, and the contents can be simply and quickly filled by simply filling the contents according to the navigation. Documents can be created.

The document navigation information created by the document navigation function can be shared. For example, shared folders and files can be collectively managed as a “virtual folder” and shared by a plurality of members. By using the information sharing function of the document navigation, it is possible to share information such as correspondence, specifications, and standard documents without introducing a special groupware product.

For example, report documents as information to be shared only within a department, this week's schedule, company documents, and the like can be collectively shared in a form that can be understood at a glance. In addition, since the shared document information can be easily added or modified, bottom-up information sharing can be realized.

(2. Graphic Processor Application 202) The graphic processor application is graphic software capable of drawing a precise graphic with a simple interface. In offices, it is used for creating planning papers and reports with mixed characters and figures, in homes for creating cards and various guides, and in specialized fields for creating drawings and other drawings that require precision and accuracy. Can be used.

Further, it has a paint & photo retouch function, and can easily process and edit an image taken from a digital camera or a scanner. The processed image can be widely disclosed on a homepage or the like by using the Internet / intranet compatible function of the graphic processor application 202.

The graphic processor application 202 executes a series of processes in the drawing operation,
It realizes efficient useless operation and can easily create target graphics with intuitive operation. The intuitive operation includes, for example, using a large number of attached parts, and thereby, it is possible to create a document containing drawings and illustrations as if arranging figures.

In order to realize these, the graphic processor application 202 can further have the following functions.

(1) Word processor / application transparent editing function (2) Addition / extension function of other company's file converter (3) Macro box conversion function (4) Paint & retouch function (photo retouch) (5) Image data management function ( (6) Snap function (7) Template figure function (8) Workspace function

(1) Word Processor Application Transparent Editing Function The transparent editing function is realized by activating the graphic processor application 202 instead of the “simple drawing” of the conventional word processor application.
OLE (Object Linking and Em
The function is to realize a more seamless drawing environment than in-place editing based on the above-mentioned method (bedidng). This enables transparent editing that further enhances the affinity with the word processor application 201.

Therefore, the function of the graphic processor application 202 can be used as it is while the document of the word processor application 201 is displayed, and a detailed graphic can be drawn. Further, non-display can be switched. The drawn figure can be below or above the document of the word processor application 201, and the figure can be made transparent.

Also, a graphic created by the simple drawing function of the word processor application 201 can be edited using the graphic processor application 202. Further, the created graphic can be used as it is as a graphic of the document of the word processor application 201.

Word Processor Application 20
The template graphic of the graphic processor application 202 which is not included in the simple drawing 1 can also be brought to the word processor application 201. Furthermore, even if the transparent editing is started again, the graphic processor application 202 can perform editing as a template graphic.

(2) Addition / extension function of another company's file converter With this function, for example, EPS (Encapsul
A generalized graphic file format such as an attached PostScript file can be read and output, and data created by another company's product can be used as a graphic for the graphic processor application 202.

(3) Converting function of macro box Generally, in developing an application, by adding a function by updating a version, compatibility of a file format and a function that can be recognized by the graphic processor application 202 of the same series is limited. In particular, such applications are mainly equipped with a macro language that enables a user to add a function.

Therefore, in order to improve the compatibility of the macro language, the macro box of the graphic processor application 202 of the old version can be registered as a drawing macro or a system macro. Thereby, DTP (Desk Top Publisher)
g) and CAD (Computer Aided Des)
i) can be improved.

(4) Paint & Photo Retouch Function The paint & photo retouch function is used to easily apply corrections and effects to images such as photos captured using a digital camera or scanner to create unique works. It is a function that can be processed.

(5) Image Data Management Function Although it is very complicated to manage images only by file names, the image data management function is not only a part of the graphic processor , JPEG (Joint Photograph)
hic Experts Group) format and BMP
This is a function for centrally managing image data in various file formats such as the (BITMAP) format.

[0086] Images and parts are listed, and necessary ones are selected therefrom.
1 and the graphic processor application 202.

(6) Snap Function The snap function is a function for easily performing accurate pointing to a specific point, which is difficult with normal mouse operation. Just by moving the mouse close to the figure, the pointer can be accurately placed at the closest end point, middle point, intersection, or the like. In addition, pointing to the intersection of a grid, a scale, and an auxiliary line can be performed. This realizes highly accurate drawing.

(7) Template graphic function The template graphic function is a function in which a large number of template graphics are mounted so that the user can efficiently create high-precision graphics, and the template graphics can be used immediately. It is. In addition to basic shapes such as circles, ellipses and rectangles, it supports most frequently used shapes such as stars and arrows. In particular, template figures such as rectangular parallelepipeds, polygons, width arrows, parallel lines, railway tracks, etc. have control handles that can transform the figures themselves,
It is possible to create three-dimensional maps and maps with simple operations.

(8) Workspace Function This is a function in which a workspace is provided outside the paper to be edited, and the layout work can proceed efficiently while temporarily placing a figure there. Since the graphics in the workspace are not printed, it is effective in improving work efficiency.

(3. Spreadsheet Application 204) The spreadsheet application 204 is software for displaying a table of elements (cells) arranged in rows and columns according to the data sheet described above. When changed, recalculation can be performed based on the relationship defined by the user between the elements, and the graph can be displayed.

Further, it has a numeric display unique to Japanese (displayed in trillions of millions), the same expressive power as the word processor application 201, and an excellent user interface, etc., thereby achieving both functionality and operability. I have. The spreadsheet application 204 has the following main functions, for example.

(1) Text frame function (2) Outline function (3) Macro recording function (4) Cell merging function (5) Display mode function (6) Japanese-specific notation function

(1) Text frame function This is a function for freely inputting and arranging a character string at an arbitrary position on the data sheet of the spreadsheet application 204. Specifically, a “text frame” is pasted at a free position on the data sheet, and characters are input.
Any number of text frames can be pasted anywhere on the data sheet, and character decoration and character size can be set for character strings. There is no limit on the number of characters that can be input in one text frame. By using the text frame, it can be used for creating reports with mixed graphs, tables, and sentences.

(2) Outline Function Monthly sales tables, database tables, and the like may have a parent-child relationship between items. For example, there are subtotal items and grand total items in a summary table. In this case, the outline function is used to set an outline,
This is a function that hierarchizes the grand total items and displays the lines that have been narrowed down with a single mouse click, or hides them by narrowing them down.

More specifically, a tree display that allows the user to see the hierarchical state at a glance is performed, and display / non-display can be switched with a single click of the mouse. You can set either the upward tree display or the downward tree display.
It can be set for columns as well as rows. Furthermore, it is possible to analyze the reference relations of the mathematical expressions and automatically set the outline.

(3) Macro Recording Function The macro recording function automatically records an object formula corresponding to a macro command to be created when the command is executed. Therefore, it is not necessary to write a complicated macro from the beginning.

(4) Cell Merging Function The cell merging function can handle a plurality of cells as one cell. Therefore, it is very easy to create a complicated form and input a character string extending over a plurality of cells, which has been troublesome until now. In particular, input of a vertically long character string extending over a plurality of cells can be easily performed, a complicated form can be created, a long character string can be input, and a sheet that is easy to understand and has good appearance can be created.

(5) Display Mode Function The display mode of the spreadsheet application 204 has a mode in which the line width is fixed to the height of the character string and displayed.
As a result, the line width can be set so as not to be narrower than the character string, so that the editing operation can be kept in a state where it is always easy to see on the screen. Further, even when the line width must be narrowed for the sake of printing, the text can be edited on the screen in an easy-to-read state without missing characters.

(6) Notational functions unique to Japan The spreadsheet application 204 displays numerical values in “trillion million” units, “hour, minute, second”, “first quarter”, “thousand yen, million yen”. Expressions, and also △ (minus sign), can be described. The display format in the cell can be customized using a format common to the applications.

(4. Relational Database Application 205) The relational database application 205 enhances and enhances basic functions, thoroughly pursues usability as an office database, and has been a database which has been complicated until now. Operations can be handled like a spreadsheet application.

Further, a connection driver for another relational database is mounted, and a core RDB (R
It also has a function as an "elliptical DataBase" client.

Further, a data conversion function is provided, and the relational database application 205
It is also possible to transfer the database created in step 2 to the server, and import data from other companies' databases and spreadsheet applications. Relational database
The application 205 has, for example, the following main functions.

(1) Table definition function (2) Data conversion function (3) Table open history storage function (4) Refinement condition setting function (5) Format registration function (6) Japanese-specific list item format function

(1) Table definition function The table definition function is used to select a purpose and use of a database to be created (specifically, select a template classified into business use, personal use, and the like) to define a table. This is a function that can be performed.

Further, a table definition function based on a screen form is provided, so that a table definition can be performed only by arranging items on a screen as if a card type database was handled. The created screen can be used as it is as a screen form. Items for table definition are standard items,
Includes those provided in the template above.

(2) Data Conversion Function After confirming the actual data contents displayed on the operation screen of the spreadsheet application and specifying the range, the data can be read into the relational database application 205. Function. CSV (Comma Separated Val)
Even when reading data from a file in the ue) format, it is possible to specify the name of the item to be read while checking the actual data on the screen.

(3) Table open history storage function This is a function of storing previously read tables and screen forms for each database. With this, when the relational database application 205 is started, the target tables and forms are immediately stored. Can be opened.

(4) Refinement condition setting function This is a function that allows the relational database application 205 to refine the condition while sequentially setting conditions for the displayed list without designing a query. . Since the operation can be performed while viewing the actual data, it is possible to easily find a desired cut. Further, the dialog box setting can be easily performed only by selecting a frequently used condition.

(5) Format registration function This function allows a format to be set as a standard format in the table itself, to be set each time a list is displayed, or to be registered with a format name. Registered format names are displayed on tabs, and you can browse them by switching them with a mouse click, so you can look at one table from various angles. Furthermore, if this function is used in a client / server environment, not only data but also a format is shared, which can be useful for group data analysis and the like.

(6) Japanese-specific list item format function This function allows Japanese-specific notation to be used in the display format of the table list. In addition to displaying "billion trillion" units, it also supports "hour, minute, second,""firstquarter," and △ (minus sign). In addition, not only rearrangement of items, but also hierarchical display of item labels can be performed. In addition, you can use thousands separators for numbers,
In addition to setting the unit display such as "%" with a single icon, the display format can be changed like a spreadsheet, such as batch change and optimization of item / row display width.

(5. Japanese conversion application 20
6) Japanese conversion application 206 installed in applications such as word processor application 201 and graphic processor application 202
Has a Japanese conversion function and performs kana-kanji conversion.

As is well known, kana-kanji conversion is a mechanism in which a sentence input by a user is decomposed into units of phrases, a kana-kanji conversion dictionary is searched, and candidates considered to be correct are presented. This can be considered as a kind of database system that searches a database called a conversion dictionary using "reading" as a key.

As described above, the Japanese conversion application 2
Since 06 can be positioned as a kind of database system, the data to be searched need not be only a dictionary for kana-kanji conversion. There is no limitation on so-called Japanese language dictionaries, synonym dictionaries, encyclopedias, data and schedules in address books, information on the Internet, and data in core databases in companies.

(6. Internet Mailer Application 207) The Internet mailer application 207 has a multi-user support function, a mail list function, a mail transmission function, a mail server connection function, a folder automatic sorting function, an address book function, and a backup function. And software mainly for sending and receiving e-mail such as a POP login function.

(7. Network-Aware Scheduler
Application 208) A scheduler that can be connected to a network and used not only for schedule management but also as a memo, diary, or memorandum. The data of the schedule and the TODO (work item management table) can be easily sent by e-mail, and when received by mail software, the data is automatically registered in the scheduler.

(8. Internet Browser Application 209) The Internet browser application 209 is an Internet Web site,
FTP (File Transfer Protco
l) Access to the site etc. and mainly use HTML (Hyp
ertext Markup Language) Enables browsing of pages and data files.

Further, the user can access the NetNews server to subscribe and post news. In some cases, a function for automatically making a dial-up connection when access is required or an access saving mode for maximizing the use of a cache may be provided.

(9. Web Site Patrol Application 210) The Web site patrol application 210
Automatically traverses websites on the Internet / intranet and uses a preset address Web
Software to download page b. The downloaded Web page is stored in a cache or a file in the information processing apparatus, and its contents can be checked offline.

(10. Dial-up application 211) Dial-up application 211
Is a function to monitor the connection status with the network and to automatically connect / disconnect at a set time, a function to automatically disconnect when data transmission / reception is not performed for a predetermined time, a function to manage charging information for network use, etc. Software.

In particular, when the above-described Internet mailer application 207, network-aware scheduler application 208, Internet browser application 209, and Web site patrol application 210 perform online processing via a dial-up connection, they are activated. Before the dial-up application 211
Is started.

(Other tool applications) File search tool application 212, macro editing tool application 213, formula creation tool application 214, font effect tool application 215, graph creation tool application 216, continuous printing tool Applications such as the application 217 and the sentence expression dictionary application 218 are often used in cooperation with the various applications described above, and as their names indicate,
File search function, macro editing, formula creation function, font / effect function, graph creation function, continuous printing function,
Add or enhance the sentence dictionary. Here, these details are omitted.

The various applications described above are:
"Transparent editing function for word processors and applications"
As described in the above description, the OLE in-place technique can often execute the operation by embedding it in a document or drawing to be edited by another application.

In particular, in the case of a document created on a word processor application, in order to enhance the expressive power, a function more than the graphic drawing function and table creation function originally provided in the word processor application is required. In many cases, this request has been met by arranging, as objects, results created by the graphic processor application, the spreadsheet application, and the like on one document.

Therefore, under the present circumstances, when performing document creation processing, it is not possible to respond to all requests by providing only a word processor application in the information processing apparatus. Highly expressed documents can be obtained.

As described above, on a word processor application, not only text information but also figures, tables, formulas, and the like are arranged in a document as needed, and the document is completed. Further, it is possible to arrange control buttons, which cannot be realized by the conventional paper-based document creation.
A control button is an icon-like button created on a document, and clicking this button allows you to execute the action assigned to that button, such as voice output or drop-down menu display. Special object. In the following, a simple expression “document” includes such various forms of expression.

Next, a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally describing the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In the block diagram of FIG. 3, the information processing apparatus includes a display unit 301, a folder creation unit 302, a folder designation unit 303, a display control unit 304, a list display file creation unit 305, a document file selection unit 306, It is a configuration including.

The display section 301 is a display device having a display screen such as a CRT display or a liquid crystal display.
This corresponds to the display 108 described above. The folder creation unit 302 stores a folder for storing a plurality of document files created by an application (word processor application) having a document creation function in a storage device (the above-described HD 105, FD10).
7) or hierarchically in a predetermined area on the network.

The folder specifying section 303 specifies one of a plurality of folders created by the folder creating section 302. Further, the display control unit 304 controls the display unit 301 to display all or a part of the complete contents or only the text information of the plurality of document files in the folder designated by the folder designation unit 303 in a vertically arranged format or List in a grid.

The list display file creation unit 305 also
A list display file including the contents of a plurality of document files in the folder designated by the folder designation unit 303 is created. Also, here, the display control unit 304 reads the list display file created by the list display file creation unit 305 to display a list of a plurality of document files.

The document file selecting section 306 selects one of the document files listed by the display control section 304. Here, the display control unit 304
Displays the contents of the document file selected by the document file selection unit 306 in the entire area where the document files are displayed in a list or on an application different from the application having the document creation function described above.

Further, the display control section 304 is a first scrolling means (scroll bar) for scrolling and displaying the entire contents of the document file for each display area of each document file.
And a second scrolling means (scroll bar) for scrolling and displaying all the document files in the folder designated by the folder designation unit 303 in the area where the document files are displayed in a list. indicate.

Note that the folder creation unit 302, folder designation unit 303, display control unit 304, list display file creation unit 305, and document file selection unit 306 each have
OM 102, RAM 103 or hard disk 10
5. The function of each unit is realized by the CPU 101 or the like executing the instruction processing in accordance with the instruction described in the program recorded on the recording medium such as the floppy disk 107 and the CDROM 115.

Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a series of operations and operations of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

First, a multi-viewer window for realizing a function of displaying a list of contents of a plurality of document files (hereinafter, referred to as a multi-document viewer function), which is a feature of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, is displayed. . This multi-viewer window may be displayed as a separately operated application as a result of being activated by a specified command, or as a part of the functions provided in the word processor application, as described above. It may be displayed by executing a command.

Then, on this multi-viewer window, a folder storing a plurality of document files to be displayed in a list is designated (step S).
401). FIG. 5 is an example of a display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, and particularly shows the multiviewer window described above.

As shown in FIG. 5, the multi-viewer window 501 is provided with a toolbar 502 on which icons for executing various processes to be described later are provided. , Folder designation box 5 on toolbar 502
03.

More specifically, first, a folder display list box 505 is displayed by clicking a list display button 504 with a mouse or the like. In FIG. 5, “Myhome” 50 is set as the top-level folder.
6. “Schedule” 507 is displayed. If there are more hierarchical folders under these folders, by double-clicking on them,
The lower folder can be displayed.

In FIG. 5, “Myhome” 506
An example in which three folders “sales first section” 508, “report” 509, and “Temporary” 510 exist in the lower layer is shown. These folders are created in advance by the folder creation command of the operating system operating as a platform in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

The folder creation command may be executed via a word processor application for creating a document. The created document file is stored and organized in the folder created in this way. You.

Next, it is determined whether or not a collection file exists in the folder designated by the folder designation operation as shown in FIG. 5 (step S40).
2). Here, the collection file is one of the features of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, and is a list display file optimized for displaying a list of contents of a document file as described later. The collection file can be created by a command on the multi-viewer window 501, which will be described later.

If a collection file exists in the designated folder (Yes at step S402), the contents of a plurality of document files included in the collection file are displayed in each of the divided display areas, and these display areas are displayed. Arrange them in a vertical arrangement (step S40).
3).

FIG. 6 is an example of a display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, and particularly shows the vertical display of document files in the above-described multi-viewer window. In FIG. 6, portions common to FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

The multiviewer window 6 shown in FIG.
01, the contents of three different document files are
These are displayed in the divided display areas 602, 603 and 604, respectively. Each of the divided display areas is provided with individual scroll bars 622, 623, and 624, respectively, and the contents of the document file to be displayed in each of the divided display areas can be scrolled by these scroll bars.

Further, the multi-viewer window 60
A whole scroll bar 620 is attached to the entire document file display area.
With 0, the divided display area following the above-described divided display areas 602, 603, and 604 can be scroll-displayed in the document file display area. That is,
In addition to the three different document files described above, the content can be viewed by the number of document files included in the collection file.

Here, the multiviewer window 60
The icons arranged on one toolbar 502 will be briefly described, but the operation assigned to each icon will be described later. First, the “update” icon 605
This is an instruction to create a new collection file.

"Change target file" icon 60
6 and 607 are multi-viewer windows 601
Document file (target file) in the split display area that is selected in the document file display area
It is for switching. The target file can be switched by clicking a part of the divided display area instead of using the “change target file” icons 606 and 607 described above.

The “whole display” icon 608 is for securing one divided display area in the whole document file display area and displaying the contents of the document file in this area.
The above-mentioned “change target file” icons 606 and 607 are effectively used in the entire display.

The “list display” icon 609 is for displaying a plurality of divided display areas as shown in FIG. 6 in a vertically arranged format (list form). The “grid display” icon 610 is for displaying a plurality of divided display areas in a grid pattern.

The “entire text display” icon 611,
A “text list display” 612 and a “text grid display” icon 613 extract text information from each of the original document files in the word processor storage format and display the text information in each divided display area without extracting the document contents from the collection file. (Hereinafter, referred to as a text mode), and the display form is the same as the “whole display” icon 608, the “list display” icon 609, and the “grid display” icon 610.

Then, the “viewer start” icon 614
Is for starting a viewer, which is another application, and displaying the contents of the target file on the viewer.

In the display state shown in FIG. 6, when the display is not switched by the selection of the above-mentioned icon (No at Step S405), a standby state of the browsing process is set (Step S406). FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a browsing process in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

In the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, when the entire scroll bar 620 is operated (moved) (Yes at step S701), the divided display area to be displayed in the list in the document display area is scrolled. A divided display area displaying the contents of another document file is displayed (step S702).

Also, individual scroll bars 622, 623
When any one of the files 624 and 624 is operated (moved) (Yes at step S703), the contents of the document file displayed in the divided display area with the operated scroll bar are scrolled according to the scroll direction. (Step S704).

When the “change target file” icons 606 and 607 have been depressed (clicked) (Yes at step S705), the target file is switched and its change display is performed (step S7).
06). FIG. 6 shows a state in which the document file in the divided display area 602 is selected as the target file. In this state, when the “change target file” icon 607 is clicked, the lower part of the divided display area 602 is displayed. The document file in the divided display area 603 to be located at the target file is the target file.

In the flowchart of FIG. 4, when an instruction to update the collection file occurs, that is, when the “update” icon 605 is clicked (step S 4).
(07 affirmative), the process proceeds to the collection file update process (step S408). FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a collection file update process in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

In the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, first, it is determined whether or not a collection file exists in the specified folder (step S801). This takes into consideration the case where the list display in the text mode is performed in a state where no collection file is created.

Therefore, if the collection file does not exist in the designated folder, a new collection file having a predetermined file name is created (step S80).
2). At this time, a message screen urging permission to newly create a collection file may be displayed.

On the other hand, if a collection file already exists in the specified folder, a message screen for prompting permission to update the collection file can be displayed. FIG. 9 is an example of a display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, and particularly shows a message screen for updating the collection file described above.

In the message screen 901 shown in FIG. 9, a check box 904 is for checking whether or not to include a document file stored in a folder (subfolder) located below the designated folder in the collection file. is there. This message screen 9
By clicking on a “Yes” button 902 on 01, a collection file update process following step S804 is performed. If the user clicks a “No” button 903, the processing in the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 is forcibly terminated (returned). Note that the above-described message screen for prompting permission to newly create a collection file is also the same as that shown in FIG.

In step S804, it is determined whether the check box 904 of the subfolder is checked. If the check box 904 of the subfolder is checked, the document files stored in the subfolder of the specified folder are targeted for the collection file. If the check box 904 is not checked, only the document files stored in the specified folder are set. As the target of the collection file,
The document files to be processed are extracted (step S805).

Subsequently, the contents of each of the extracted document files are converted into image data, connected, and output as one collection file (step S806).
In other words, this updates the collection file.

Since the contents of the collection file have been changed as described above, a list of the contents of the document file is displayed based on the contents of the collection file as shown in FIG. 6 (step S807).

When the "open" button 630 of the multi-viewer window 601 in FIG. 6 is clicked (Yes in step S409 in FIG. 4), the target file is used to create an original document of the target file. Of the word processor application (association word processor) is executed (step S41).
1).

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an association word processor activation process in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 10, first, the word processor application associated with the target file is started (step S1001). The word processor application to be activated is determined from the extension of the target file from the document file information included in the collection file, for example.

With the activation of the word processor application, the active window shifts from the multi-viewer window 601 to the window of the word processor application (step S10).
02). With the shift of the active window, the file name of the target file is delivered to the word processor application (step S1003).
On this word processing application,
The target file can be edited (step S1004).

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the word processor application is activated in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, by the above-described associating word processor activation process, the multi-viewer window
An operation window 1101 of the word processor application is displayed. In addition, the operation window 1101 of the word processor application is displayed on the entire display screen of the display device, and the state may shift to the active state.

On the other hand, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, if the collection file does not exist in the designated folder (No at step S402), a message screen indicating permission to create a collection file is displayed, and the user is instructed. FIG. 12 is an example of a display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, and particularly shows a message screen indicating permission to create a collection file described above.

When a “Yes” button 1202 is clicked on message screen 1201 shown in FIG. 12, a collection file is created by the same processing as the collection update processing in step S408 described above. When the user clicks a “No” button 1203, the screen shifts to the folder designation screen shown in FIG.

Further, in FIG. 12, "text display"
By clicking button 1204, text information is extracted from each document file in the designated folder, and a text mode temporary file corresponding to a collection file is created. Then, based on the contents of the temporary file, a list is displayed in a document display area of the multi-viewer window in a vertically arranged display format (list display) (step S404).

FIG. 13 shows an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
Particularly, a list display in the text mode described above is shown. Multi-viewer window 130 shown in FIG.
1 is different from the multi-viewer window 601 shown in FIG.
And 1304 are not the original contents of the document with the format, figure, etc. inserted, but are simply displayed only by the text part of the document file.

Other whole scroll bar 1320, individual scroll bars 1322, 1323 and 1324
Are the overall scroll bars 620 shown in FIG. 6, respectively.
Similar to the individual scroll bars 622, 623 and 624.

Next, switching of the display format will be described. "Whole display" icon 608, "List display" icon 609, "Lattice display" icon 610, "Whole text display" icon 611, "Text list display"
612, when an instruction to switch the display format of the document file is generated by clicking the “text grid display” icon 613 or the “viewer start” icon 614 (Yes in step S405 in FIG. 4), first, the switching instruction is set to text It is determined whether or not the display indicates the mode (step S412).

When the switching instruction does not indicate the display in the text mode and is not the click of the “viewer start” icon 614 (No at step S 414), that is, the “whole display” icon 608 and the “list display” icon 609 If the click is performed by clicking one of the “grid display” icons 610, a list display process is executed in the display format selected by the click (step S416).

When the switching instruction indicates the display in the text mode, that is, the “entire text display” icon 611, the “text list display” 612,
If the click is made by clicking any of the “text grid display” icons 613, the above-described step S404 is performed.
A text extraction process similar to the process in
A temporary file is created (step S41)
3).

After the process in step S413, the process proceeds to step S413.
The flow proceeds to list display processing 416. Step S4
If the temporary file has already been created in step S04, the process in step S413 is not performed.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a list display process in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In the flowchart shown in FIG.
Alternatively, when it is generated by clicking the “display entire text” icon 611 (Yes in step S1401), the target file is displayed over the entire document display area of the multi-viewer window (step S140).
2).

FIG. 15 is an example of a display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
Particularly, the entire display described above is shown. In this overall display, by clicking the “change target file” icons 606 and 607, the content of the document file to be displayed can be sequentially switched.

When the above-described display format switching instruction is issued by clicking the “list display” icon 609 or the “text list display” icon 612 (Yes at step S1403), as shown in FIG.
While displaying the contents of each document file in the divided display area, these divided display areas are arranged and displayed vertically (step S1404).

When the display format switching instruction is generated by clicking the “grid display” icon 610 or the “text grid display” icon 613 (No at step S1403), the contents of each document file are displayed in the divided display area. While being displayed, these divided display areas are arranged and displayed in a grid pattern (step S1405).

FIG. 16 shows an example of a display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
In particular, the lattice display described above is shown. In FIG. 16, the same parts as those in FIG. In the multi-viewer window 1601 shown in FIG.
2, 1603, 1604 and 1605 are displayed, and the content of the document file is displayed in each divided display area.

Each divided display area is provided with an individual scroll bar similarly to the list display shown in FIG. In particular, in this grid display, since the display range of one divided display area is reduced, two types of individual scroll bars for vertical scrolling and horizontal scrolling are provided. Note that these two types of scroll bars are automatically added as needed in other display formats.

In FIG. 16, scroll bars 1622 and 1622 are used as individual scroll bars for vertical scrolling.
23, 1624 and 1625 are displayed, and the scroll bar 16 is used as an individual scroll bar for horizontal scrolling.
32, 1633, 1634 and 1635 are displayed. Further, the whole scroll bar 1620 has the same function as the whole scroll bar 620 shown in FIG.

On the other hand, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, when the switching instruction does not indicate the display in the text mode and also is caused by clicking the “viewer start” icon 614 (Yes at step S414), the viewer start processing is executed. Is performed (step S415).

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a viewer activation process in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In the flowchart shown in FIG.
The viewer associated with the target file is activated (step S1701). The viewer to be activated is set in advance by, for example, a setting command on the multi-viewer window.

When the viewer is activated, the active window shifts from the multi-viewer window to the viewer window (step S1702).
With the shift of the active window, the file name of the target file is delivered to the viewer (step S1703), and the target file can be browsed on the viewer (step S170).
4).

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the viewer is activated in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 18, the above-described association viewer activation process causes the viewer operation window 18 to overlap the multi-viewer window 601.
01 is displayed. Also, on the entire display screen of the display device,
The operation window 1801 of the viewer is displayed, and the state may shift to the active state.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, all or a part of the contents of a plurality of document files stored in a designated folder can be easily and efficiently transferred to a plurality of document files. The list can be displayed to the extent that each content can be confirmed.
This makes it possible to quickly find the target document file, thereby reducing the burden of reusing the document file and managing the file.

According to the present embodiment, a list display file (collection file) including the contents of a plurality of document files stored in a designated folder is created, and the list display file is read. Since a plurality of document files can be displayed in a list, a process of reading a plurality of documents each time is not required, and a quick list display is possible.

Further, according to the present embodiment, only text information of a plurality of document files stored in a designated folder can be extracted and displayed in a list. Can provide necessary information.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the contents of a plurality of document files can be displayed as a list in a vertically arranged format or in a grid pattern, or can be displayed on the entire surface. It is possible to perform an optimum document checking operation according to the information.

According to the present embodiment, one of the document files displayed in the list is displayed on an application (word processor application) having a document creation function used to create the document. Therefore, it is possible to promptly shift from confirming the contents of the document to editing.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the contents of a document file can be scroll-displayed for each document file, and all the document files in a specified folder can be displayed in units of document file display areas. Since scroll display can be performed, a list display that is not limited by the size of the display screen of the display device can be performed.

The information processing method described in the present embodiment is realized by executing a prepared program on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. This program includes hard disk, floppy disk, CD-ROM, M
The program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as O and DVD, and is executed by being read from the recording medium by the computer. This program can be distributed via the recording medium and a network such as the Internet.

[0194]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus for executing an application having a document creation function, the display means has a display screen, and the folder creation means includes Folders for storing a plurality of document files created by the application are hierarchically created in a predetermined area on a storage device or a network, and the folder designating means is configured to store one of the folders created by the folder creating means. One, and the display control means controls the display means to display a list of all or a part of the contents of the plurality of document files in the folder designated by the folder designation means. , It is possible to quickly find the target document file, An effect that an information processing apparatus capable of reducing the burden in performing physical obtained.

According to the invention of claim 2, according to claim 1,
In the invention, further, the list display file creating means creates a list display file containing the contents of a plurality of document files in the folder designated by the folder designating means, and the display control means comprises: By reading the plurality of document files, a list of the plurality of document files is displayed, so that it is not necessary to read the plurality of documents each time, and an information processing apparatus capable of quickly displaying the list can be obtained.

According to the invention of claim 3, according to claim 1,
In the invention, the display control unit extracts only the text information of the plurality of document files in the folder designated by the folder designation unit and displays the list, so that the list is displayed.
An information processing apparatus capable of extracting only text information of a plurality of document files stored in a designated folder and displaying a list thereof, and presenting the minimum necessary information for confirming the document contents Is obtained.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first, second, or third aspect, the display control means includes:
Since the contents of the plurality of document files are displayed in a list in a vertically arranged format, an information processing apparatus capable of performing an optimal document checking operation according to the size of the display screen of the display device is obtained. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first, second, or third aspect, the display control means includes:
Since the contents of the plurality of document files are displayed in a list in a grid pattern, an information processing device capable of performing an optimal document checking operation according to the size of the display screen of the display device is obtained.

According to the invention of claim 6, according to claim 1,
In any one of the above inventions, further, the document file selection means selects one of the document files listed by the display control means, and the display control means Since the contents of the selected document file are entirely displayed in the area where the document files are displayed in a list, an information processing apparatus capable of performing an optimal document checking operation according to the size of the display screen of the display device is obtained. This has the effect.

[0200] According to the invention of claim 7, further,
The document file selection means selects one of the document files listed by the display control means, and the display control means displays the document file selected by the document file selection means on the application. Therefore, an effect is obtained that an information processing apparatus capable of promptly shifting from confirmation of document contents to editing work can be obtained.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the display control means is provided with a first scroll means for scrolling and displaying the entire contents of the document file for each display area of each document file. In the area where the document files are displayed in a list, the second scroll means for scrolling and displaying all the document files in the folder designated by the folder designating means is displayed. There is an effect that an information processing apparatus capable of displaying a list that is not limited to the above is obtained.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing method for executing an application having a document creation function, the folder creation step stores a folder for storing a plurality of document files created by the application. A folder is created hierarchically in a predetermined area on a device or a network, a folder designation step designates one of a plurality of folders created by the folder creation means, and a display step is designated by the folder designation step. A list of all or part of the contents of multiple document files in the specified folder is displayed, making it possible to quickly find the target document file from multiple document files, and to reuse and manage document files. It is said that an information processing method that can reduce the burden of performing Achieve the results.

According to the tenth aspect, in the ninth aspect, the list display file creating step further includes the contents of a plurality of document files in the folder designated by the folder designating step. A list display file is created, and the display step reads the list display file, thereby displaying a list of the plurality of document files. Therefore, the process of reading a plurality of documents each time is unnecessary, and a quick list display is possible. This provides an effect that a simple information processing method can be obtained.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect, the display step extracts and lists only text information of a plurality of document files in the folder specified by the folder specifying step. Since it is displayed, it is possible to extract only the text information of multiple document files stored in the specified folder and display it in a list,
An effect is obtained that an information processing method capable of presenting the minimum information necessary for confirming the document content is obtained.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth, tenth, or eleventh aspect, the display step includes:
Since the contents of the plurality of document files are displayed in a list in a vertically arranged format, an information processing method capable of performing an optimal document checking operation according to the size of the display screen of the display device is obtained. .

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth, tenth or eleventh aspect, the display step includes:
Since the contents of the plurality of document files are displayed in a list in a grid pattern, an information processing method capable of performing an optimal document checking operation according to the size of the display screen of the display device is obtained.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the ninth to thirteenth aspects, the document file selecting step further includes selecting one of the document files listed by the displaying step. And the display step displays the entire contents of the document file selected in the document file selection step in an area where the document files are displayed in a list, so that an optimal display according to the size of the display screen of the display device is selected. There is an effect that an information processing method capable of performing a document checking operation is obtained.

[0208] According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the ninth to fourteenth aspects, the document file selecting step may further include selecting one of the document files listed by the display step. And the display step displays the document file selected in the document file selection step on the application, so that it is possible to promptly shift from confirmation of document content to editing work. This has the effect that a method can be obtained.

[0209] According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the ninth to fifteenth aspects, the display step includes a step of scroll-displaying the contents of each document file and a step of specifying by the folder specifying step. Scrolls through all the document files in the folder
There is an effect that an information processing method capable of displaying a list that is not limited by the size of the display screen of the display device can be obtained.

According to the seventeenth aspect, by recording a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of the ninth to sixteenth aspects, the program becomes machine-readable. It is possible to obtain a recording medium capable of realizing the operations (1) to (16) by a computer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus including an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an application of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally showing a configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a series of operations and operations of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an example of a display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an example of another display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a browsing process in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a collection file update process in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an example of another display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 illustrates an information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
It is a flowchart which shows an association word processor starting process.

FIG. 11 shows an information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which a word processor application is activated.

FIG. 12 is an example of another display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an example of another display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 14 illustrates an information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
It is a flowchart which shows a list display process.

FIG. 15 is an example of another display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 16 is an example of another display screen displayed by the display unit of the information processing device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 17 shows an information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
It is a flowchart which shows a viewer starting process.

FIG. 18 shows an information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which a viewer is activated.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a viewer function that operates in a conventional information processing apparatus.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another example of a viewer function that operates in a conventional information processing apparatus.

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100 Bus 101 CPU 102 ROM 103 RAM 104 HDD 105 HD 106 FDD 107 FD 108 Display 109 I / F 110 Communication line 111 Keyboard 112 Mouse 113 Scanner 114 Printer 115 CDROM 116 CDROM drive 200 Database 201 Word processor application 202 Graphic processor application 203 Information retrieval application 204 Spreadsheet application 205 Relational database application 206 Japanese conversion application 301 Display unit 302 Folder creation unit 303 Folder designation unit 304 Display control unit 305 List display file creation unit 306 Document file selection unit

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Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus for executing an application having a document creation function, comprising: a display unit having a display screen; and a folder for storing a plurality of document files created by the application, stored in a storage device or on a network. Folder creating means for hierarchically creating in an area; folder designating means for designating one of a plurality of folders created by the folder creating means; controlling the display means to designate by the folder designating means And display control means for displaying a list of all or a part of the contents of the plurality of document files in the specified folder. 2. A list display file creating means for creating a list display file including contents of a plurality of document files in a folder designated by the folder designating means, wherein the display control means comprises: 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a list of the plurality of document files is displayed by reading the file. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit extracts only text information of a plurality of document files in a folder designated by the folder designating unit and displays the text information in a list. apparatus. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the contents of the plurality of document files in a list in a vertically arranged format. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a list of the contents of the plurality of document files in a grid pattern. 6. A document file selection means for selecting one of the document files listed by the display control means, wherein the display control means comprises: a document file selected by the document file selection means. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the content of (1) is entirely displayed in an area where a list of document files is displayed. 7. A document file selection means for selecting one of the document files listed by the display control means, wherein the display control means comprises: a document file selected by the document file selection means. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein is displayed on the application. 8. The display control means displays, for each display area of each document file, a first scroll means for scrolling and displaying the entire contents of the document file, and displays a list of document files. 8. A display according to claim 1, further comprising a second scrolling means for scrolling and displaying all the document files in the folder designated by the folder designating means. Information processing device. 9. An information processing method for executing an application having a document creation function, wherein a folder for storing a plurality of document files created by the application is hierarchically created in a predetermined area on a storage device or a network. A creation step; a folder designation step of designating one of the plurality of folders created by the folder creation means; and all or a part of the contents of the plurality of document files in the folder designated by the folder designation step And a display step of displaying a list of the information. 10. A list display file creating step of creating a list display file including contents of a plurality of document files in a folder designated by the folder designating step, wherein the display step comprises: 10. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein a list of the plurality of document files is displayed by reading the plurality of document files. 11. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein, in the displaying step, only text information of a plurality of document files in the folder specified in the folder specifying step is extracted and displayed in a list. . 12. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein the displaying step displays a list of contents of the plurality of document files in a vertically arranged format. 13. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein the displaying step displays a list of the contents of the plurality of document files in a grid pattern. 14. A document file selecting step of selecting one of the document files listed in the displaying step, wherein the displaying step includes the contents of the document file selected in the document file selecting step. 14. The information processing step according to any one of claims 9 to 13, wherein the entirety is displayed in a region where the document file is displayed in a list. 15. The method according to claim 15, further comprising the step of selecting one of the document files listed in the displaying step, wherein the displaying step includes: selecting the document file selected in the document file selecting step; The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein the information is displayed on the application. 16. The display step includes scrolling and displaying the contents of each document file.
16. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein all the document files in the folder specified in the folder specifying step are scroll-displayed. 17. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to claim 9 is recorded.