JP2001167090A - Newspaper production system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the burden of the labor of an operator by automatically switching non-published elements on space between the space of a morning edition and the space of an evening edition. SOLUTION: A space file 12 stores space output completion flag data showing whether each of space outputting is completed or not or layout state data showing whether layout in the space is completed or not for each of elements such as article elements, image elements or small typesetting elements. A mutual morning edition/evening edition relation table 13 describes the correspondent relation of switching source space and switching destination space. When the space with non-completed space outputting is detected, while referring to the table 13, a non-published element switching processing means 11 performs switching processing of non-published elements on the space.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a newspaper production system, and more particularly, to a technique for transferring an unlisted element of a newspaper production system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a conventional newspaper production system. In FIG. 1, various terminals and printers such as an article input / proofreading terminal 2, an image input / processing terminal 3, a typesetting terminal 4, a large printing printer 5, and a block copy printer 6 are connected to a network 1. ,
The article server 7, the image server 8, and the typesetting server 9
Are connected.

The article input / proofreading terminal 2 is used for inputting article text data by an operator's input operation and performing a proofreading operation on the input article. The image input / processing terminal 3 is for inputting an image of a photograph to be placed on a newspaper and performing processing on the input image. The typesetting terminal 4 is for performing a layout process for articles, images, and the like to be placed on the newspaper by an operation of the operator. This typesetting terminal 4 also has the same proofreading function as the article input / proofreading terminal 2.

The article server 7 has an article input / proofreading terminal 2
, And article text data sent from outside via the network 1.
The data stored in the article server 7 can be transmitted to the typesetting server 9 according to the instruction of the operator.
The article server 7 has an automatic transmission function, and the stored data can be transmitted to the typesetting server 9 also by the automatic transmission function.

Similarly, the image server 8 accumulates image data from the image input / processing terminal device 3 and image data sent from the outside via the network 1 and transmits the accumulated data to an instruction of an operator or an automatic operation. It is possible to transmit to the typesetting server 9 based on the transmission function.

[0006] The typesetting server 9 stores data from the article server 7 and the image server 8, and transmits the stored data to the typesetting terminal 4 in response to a request from an operator via the typesetting terminal 4. Has become. The typesetting terminal 4 performs a layout process using the data sent from the typesetting server 9, and the result of the layout process is also stored in the typesetting server 9.

The data stored in the typesetting server 9 is sent to the sheet output server 10 in response to a large-size printing / copying instruction from the typesetting terminal 4. Then, the page output server 10 edits the typesetting data from the typesetting server 9 and develops them into dot data. The large printing printer 5 and the composition printer 6 output large printing and composition using the developed dot data. In addition, when outputting composition,
Based on the designation from the typesetting terminal 4, for example, C-version, M-version
It is possible to output color plates such as plates, Y plates, K plates, etc., output only monochrome plates, or simultaneously output C plates, M plates, Y plates, K plates, and monochrome plates.

[0008]

[0005] By the way, when there are many major events that cannot be excluded from the press in the production of newspapers, etc., if there are many important events, etc. In many cases) or articles on relatively low-priority cases, etc., and articles on these major or important cases may be posted on the relevant paper (in this case, "article"
Is in a broad sense and includes “articles” (text data), images, small sets, and the like in a narrow sense. In this specification, the “article”, the image, the small set, and the like in a narrow sense may be appropriately referred to as “elements”. ).

[0009] In this case, an article that is not published on the relevant page is usually published on the page of the next newspaper to be published. For example, an article not published in one page of the morning edition will be published in one page of the evening edition of the day, and an article not published in one page of the evening edition will be published in one page of the next morning edition.

Then, the operator operates the typesetting terminal 4 to carry out a work of transferring an article not published on the relevant paper when the next newspaper to be generated is prepared. Although such transfer work by the operator is a routine work that is performed every time a newspaper is issued, the work time is considerably long when the preparation work is also included, which results in a considerable burden on the operator. Has become.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and makes it possible to automatically perform a task of switching an unpublished element on paper between a morning edition and an evening edition, thereby reducing the burden on the operator. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a newspaper production system capable of performing such operations.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article input / proofreading terminal for inputting and proofreading article text data;
An article server that stores article text data sent from the article input / proofing terminal, an image input / processing terminal that performs image data input and processing operations, and an image server that is sent from the image input / processing terminal. An image server that stores incoming image data; a typesetting terminal that performs layout processing using the article server and article text data and image data stored in the image server, respectively; and a layout processing performed by the layout processing of the typesetting terminal. And a typesetting server for storing the typeset file data.In a newspaper production system in which each of these terminals and each of the servers are connected to a network, the typesetting server determines whether or not each page output is completed. The page output completion flag data shown, and the arrangement of the article element, image element, and small group element on the paper Page containing the layout status data indicating whether or not the page has been printed, and morning / evening pages describing the correspondence between the transfer source page and the transfer destination page for unlisted elements in the page for which page output has not been completed. When detecting a sheet on which the sheet output is not completed based on the correlation table and the check of the sheet output completion flag data,
Non-posted element transfer processing means for determining the destination paper for transferring the unpublished elements of the paper with reference to the morning / evening newspaper mutual relation table and transferring the non-posted elements to the determined paper. It is characterized by being.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, transfer flag data indicating that the page file has been transferred by the processing of the unpublished element transfer processing means is included in each of the page files. Included in each
It is characterized by the following.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of an embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, a typesetting server 9 is connected to a network 1. FIG.
The illustration of other servers, terminals, and printers shown in FIG. 1 is omitted. And this typesetting server 9
Are the unpublished element transfer processing means 11, the paper file 12,
It has a morning paper / evening paper mutual relation table 13 and a paper definition table 14.

The page file 12 is a file in which information on each element constituting the page is stored. 2 to 6 are explanatory diagrams showing the configuration of each piece of element information stored in the page file 12. FIG. In these figures, reference numerals such as P-1-0-1,... Pt-0-10,. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the arrangement of article text data and image data among the elements stored in the page file 12.

The morning newspaper / evening newspaper mutual relation table 13
9 is a table showing the correspondence between each page when transferring an unpublished element between the morning edition and the evening edition. FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of the morning / evening face mutual relation table 13. In this figure, T-0, T-1
Symbols such as −1,..., T− (i + 3) −2,.

As shown in FIG. 8, the transfer source face name T-
1-1, transfer destination face name T-1-2, transfer source face name T-2-1
Are paired with each other and are described in the same record # 1, # 2. In the table of FIG. 8, since the morning and evening pages are described in both the transfer source and the transfer destination, the number of registrations is large, but when the transfer source surface and the transfer destination surface are exchanged, Utilizing the fact that the two have a paired relationship, the number of registrations in the table can be reduced by half by adding an inverse search function. FIG. 9 is an example of the configuration of a table in which the number of registrations has been reduced by half. In FIG. 9, for example, one morning edition and one evening edition are in a pair relationship, so when performing the transfer process, only search in the transfer source column (from) or the transfer destination column (to). Is fine.

The paper surface definition table 14 is a table that has been used conventionally, and an illustration of its configuration is omitted. The paper surface definition table 14 is a table for defining the appearance (character size, filling, the number of columns, the number of columns, the number of lines, the space between lines, etc.), the plate configuration, the morning / evening edition, and the like for the paper. .

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the transfer processing operation of the unlisted element transfer processing means 11.
The unpublished element transfer processing means 11 is started when the page creation work for all pages of the morning or evening edition is completed, and all the pages # 1, # 2, # 3,.
The processing operation for the surface #N is performed.

The unpublished element transfer processing means 11 first inputs data sequentially from the page file 12 (step 1), and determines whether or not the output of the page has been completed (step 2). For example, the determination as to whether or not the paper output of the surface # 1 has been completed is made based on the detection of the paper output completion flag (P-1-0-10) shown in FIG.

If it is determined in step 2 that the output of page # 1 has not been completed, the unprinted element transfer processing means 11 searches for a transfer destination for this page # 1 (step 3).

That is, the unlisted element transfer processing means 11
Reads the face name (P-1-0-2) and searches the morning / evening face mutual relation table 13 shown in FIG. 8 for a transfer source face name that matches the read face name. Now, for example, assuming that the transfer source face name (T-1-1) matches, the unpublished element transfer processing means 11 sends the transfer source face name (T-1-1).
1) and whether the corresponding transfer destination page name (T-1-2) is morning or evening edition is checked from the morning / evening edition category defined in the page definition table 14. In this case, since each column in FIG. 8 describes [1 morning edition], [1 evening edition], etc., it seems that it is possible to distinguish between morning edition and evening edition by itself, but actually [Tama [1 page], [1 Yokohama page], etc., and it is often not possible to identify whether it is morning edition or evening edition only from the character string of the face name. Therefore, the morning paper /
It will be necessary to refer to the data in the evening edition. Also,
If the transfer destination face name corresponding to the transfer source face name is not specified (T- (i + 3) -2), the automatic transfer processing by the unlisted element transfer processing means 11 is not performed, and the operator performs the transfer processing by himself. (However, in this case, it is possible to set to perform the automatic transfer process.)

The non-posted element transfer processing means 11 sets the posting date of the transfer destination face name. The setting of the publication date is performed based on, for example, the following rules.

<1> When the transfer source is the evening edition and the transfer destination is the morning edition: the date on which the transfer was posted = the day after the date on which the transfer was posted <2> The transfer source is the evening paper and the transfer front is Is in the evening edition: the date on which the transfer was posted = the day after the date on which the transfer was posted. <3> If the transfer source was in the morning and the transfer destination was in the morning, the transfer date was posted in the transfer source. <4> In the case where the transfer source page is the morning edition page and the transfer destination page is the evening edition page: the transfer destination posting date = the transfer source posting date The unposted element transfer processing means 11 is as described above. The corresponding page in the page file 12 is searched for based on the specified page name and the transfer destination posting date. In the following description, the case where the found paper surface is the surface #t will be described as an example.

The unpublished element transfer processing means 11 then
It is determined whether or not there is an unarranged element on the transfer source paper (step 4), and if so, what kind of element it is is determined (step 5). Here, taking the article A of the surface # 1 as an example, the determination in step 4 can be made based on the arrangement state data (P-1-1-4), and the determination in step 5 is element type It can be performed based on the data (P-1-1-2). In addition,
The morning / evening automatic transfer flag (P-1-1-1) is data indicating whether or not the automatic transfer processing has been performed by the unlisted element transfer processing means 11, and the element ID (P-1-1-3). Is data for identifying the article A. surface#
The element information of the article A of No. 1 is P-1-1-5-5.
8, etc., various other data are included.

Now, it is assumed that as a result of the processing of steps 3 to 5, for example, the transfer source is the article B of the surface # 1 and the transfer destination is an empty record of the element # 1 of the surface #t. In this case, the unpublished element transfer processing means 11 copies or sets the element information of the article B on page # 1 as follows (step 6) (note that the element # 1 on page #t is shown in FIG. 6). But
The detailed configuration of element # 1 is omitted because it is the same as that of articles A, B,... ).

[Transfer source: article B of surface # 1, transfer destination: surface #
(1) Element type data of article B in plane # 1 (P-1-2)
-2) is copied as element type data (Pt-1-2) of article B in element # 1 in plane #t.

(2) The element ID data (P-1-2-3) of the article B in the surface # 1 is converted to the element ID data (Pt-t-1-) of the article B in the element # 1 in the surface #t. Copy as 3).

(3) The arrangement state data (P-1-2-4) of the article B in the plane # 1 is converted to the arrangement state data (Pt-t-1-) of the article B in the element # 1 in the plane #t. Copy as 4).

(4) The element # 1 in the surface #t is "storage directory / file name of article text" (Pt-1-
5) is set.

(5) The “byte size of the text of the article” (P-1-2-6) of the article B in the plane # 1 is changed to the “byte size of the text of the article” in the element # 1 in the plane #t. Copy as "byte size" (Pt-1-6).

(6) The text (P-1-2-TX) of the article B on the surface # 1 shown in FIG. 7 is converted into the (P-t-1-TX) of the article B on the element # 1 in the surface #t. ).

(7) An morning / evening automatic transfer flag (Pt-1-1) is provided for the element # 1 in the surface #t and is set to "automatic transfer available".

(8) Other data items are set.

Similarly, as a result of the processing of steps 3 to 5, for example, the transfer source is image C of plane # 1, and the transfer destination is plane #t.
It is assumed that the element # 2 is an empty record. in this case,
The unpublished element transfer processing means 11 copies or sets the element information of the image C on the surface # 1 as follows (step 7).

[Transfer source: image C of plane # 1, transfer destination: plane #
t element # 2] (1) Element type data (P-1-3) of image C in plane # 1
-2) is copied as element type data (Pt-2-2) of image C in element # 2 in plane #t.

(2) The element ID data (P-1-3-3) of the image C in the plane # 1 is converted into the element ID data (Pt-2-3-) of the image C in the element # 2 in the plane #t. Copy as 3).

(3) The arrangement state data of the image C in the plane # 1 (P-1-3-4) is converted to the arrangement state data of the image C in the element # 2 in the plane #t (Pt-2- Copy as 4).

(4) “Image data storage directory / file name” is assigned to element # 2 in plane #t (Pt-2-5).
Set.

(5) The “byte size of image data” (P-1-3-6) of image C in plane # 1 is replaced with the “byte size of image data” of image C in element # 2 in plane #t. "
Copy as (Pt-2-6).

(6) The image data (P-1-3-IM) of the image C of the plane # 1 shown in FIG. 7 is converted into the image data (Pt-IM) of the image C of the element # 2 in the plane #t. 2-IM).

(7) An morning / evening automatic transfer flag (Pt-2-1) is provided for the element # 2 in the surface #t, and is set to "automatic transfer available".

(8) Other data items are set.

It is also assumed that as a result of the processing of steps 3 to 5, for example, the transfer source is the small set K of plane # 1, and the transfer destination is an empty record of element # 3 of plane #t. In this case, the unpublished element transfer processing means 11 copies or sets the element information of the small set K on the surface # 1 as follows (step 8). In this example, a case where the small set K is composed of an article G, an image I, and an article J will be described.

[Transfer source: Subset K of plane # 1, transfer destination: plane #
(1) Element type data (P-1-1) of small set K in plane # 1
1-2) is copied as the element type data (Pt-3-2) of the small set K in the element # 3 in the plane #t.

(2) The element ID data (P-1-11-3) of the small group K in the plane # 1 is converted to the element ID data (Pt-3-) of the small group K in the element # 3 in the plane #t. Copy as 3).

(3) The arrangement state data (P-1-11-4) of the small group K in the plane # 1 is converted to the arrangement state data (Pt-3-) of the small group K in the element # 3 in the plane #t. Copy as 4).

(4) The morning / evening automatic transfer flag (Pt-3-1) is provided for the element # 3 in the surface #t and is set to "automatic transfer available".

(5) The number of registered element lists (P-1-11-L-0) in the small set K of the plane # 1 (three in this case) is reduced to the small set of the element # 3 in the plane #t. Copy as the element list registration number in P (Pt-3-L-0).

(6) The element ID (P-
1-11-L-1) is copied as the element ID (Pt-3-L-1) of the article G in the small set K in the element # 3 in the plane #t.

(7) The element ID of the image I in the small set K (P-
1-11-L-2) is copied as the element ID (Pt-3-L-2) of the image I in the small set K in the element # 3 in the plane #t.

(8) The element ID (P-
1-11-L-3) is copied as the element ID (Pt-3-L-3) of the article J in the small set K in the element # 3 in the plane #t.

(9) Other data items are set.

(10) Copy each element information of the article G. In this case, it is assumed that the transfer destination is an empty record of element # 4 in plane #t.

(10-1) The element type data (P-1-7-2) of the article G in the plane # 1 is converted to the element type data (Pt- Copy as 4-2).

(10-2) Element ID of article G in plane # 1
Data (P-1-7-3) is copied as element ID data (Pt-4-3) of article G in element # 4 in plane #t.

(10-3) The arrangement state data (P-1-7-4) of the article G in the plane # 1 is converted to the arrangement state data (Pt- Copy as 4-4).

(10-4) “Element text storage directory / file name” (Pt)
-4-5) is set.

(10-5) The “byte size of the text of the article” (P-1-7-6) of the article G in the plane # 1 is
Copy the article G in the element # 4 in t as "byte size of article text" (Pt-4-6).

(10-6) Article G on surface # 1 shown in FIG.
Of text (P-1-7-TX) of the element #
4 is copied as (Pt-4-TX) of article G.

(10-7) Morning edition / element # 4 in plane #t
An evening transfer automatic transfer flag (Pt-4-1) is provided and set to "with automatic transfer".

(10-8) Other data items are set.

(11) Copy each element information of the image I. In this case, it is assumed that the transfer destination is an empty record of element # 5 in plane #t.

(11-1) The element type data (P-1-9-2) of the image I in the plane # 1 is converted to the element type data (Pt- Copy as 5-2).

(11-2) Element ID of image I in plane # 1
The data (P-1-9-3) is copied as the element ID data (Pt-5-3) of the image I in the element # 5 in the plane #t.

(11-3) The arrangement state data (P-1-9-4) of the image I in the plane # 1 is converted to the arrangement state data (Pt- 5-4).

(11-4) "Image data storage directory / file name" (Pt-5
-5) is set.

(11-5) The “byte size of image data” (P-1-9-6) of the image I in the plane # 1 is replaced with the “byte size of the image data” of the image I in the element # 5 in the plane #t. Copy as "byte size" (Pt-5-6).

(11-6) Image I of plane # 1 shown in FIG.
Of the image I (Pt-5-IM) of the image I in the element # 5 in the plane #t.
Copy as

(11-7) In the element # 5 in the plane #t,
An evening paper automatic transfer flag (Pt-5-1) is provided and set to "with automatic transfer".

(11-8) Other data items are set.

(12) Copy each element information of the article J. In this case, it is assumed that the transfer destination is an empty record of element # 6 in plane #t.

(12-1) The element type data (P-1-10-2) of the article J in the plane # 1 is converted into the element type data (Pt- 6-2).

(12-2) Element ID of article J in plane # 1
The data (P-1-10-3) is copied as the element ID data (Pt-6-3) of the article J in the element # 6 in the plane #t.

(12-3) The arrangement state data (P-1-10-4) of the article J in the plane # 1 is converted to the arrangement state data (Pt- 6-4).

(12-4) The element # 6 in the plane #t contains "article text storage directory / file name" (Pt
-6-5) is set.

(12-5) The “byte size of the text of the article” (P-1-10-6) of the article J in the plane # 1 is replaced with the “byte size of the article J” in the element # 6 in the plane #t. Copy as "byte size of text" (Pt-6-6).

(12-6) Article J on surface # 1 shown in FIG.
(P-1-10-TX) is copied as (Pt-6-TX) of article J in element # 6 in plane #t.

(12-7) Morning edition /
An evening transfer automatic transfer flag (Pt-6-1) is provided and set to "with automatic transfer".

(12-8) Other data items are set.

After performing any one of steps 6 to 8, the unpublished element transfer processing means 11 determines whether or not the processing of all the elements on the corresponding paper surface, that is, the surface # 1 has been completed (step S 8). 9). It should be noted that the determination result of step 2 is “Y
In the case of "ES" and when the result of the determination in step 4 is "NO", the determination in step 9 is immediately performed.

If the result of the determination in step 9 is "NO", the unpublished element transfer processing means 11 returns to step 4 and performs the processing in steps 4 to 8 again. If the result of the determination in step 9 is “YES”, the entire page, that is, the page # 1
It is determined whether or not the processing of surface #t has been completed (step 10). If not completed, the process returns to step 1, and if completed, all the processing operations are completed.

According to the above-described newspaper production system of the present invention, after the operator finishes the page creation work, the non-posted element transfer processing function of the typesetting server automatically determines the transfer destination of the element not posted on the corresponding page. Assigned
Unlisted elements are automatically copied to the transfer destination. Therefore, it is possible to automate the operation of transferring the unpublished elements, which has conventionally been performed manually by the operator, and it is possible to greatly reduce the operator's labor.

In the above-described embodiment, since the automatic transfer flag between morning and evening editions is included in the data of the page file, when the operator prepares the next newspaper page, which element is transferred by the automatic transfer process. It is possible to easily know whether or not the sheet is the same, and it is possible to easily perform a paper surface creation operation such as a layout process. In this case, the elements transferred by the automatic transfer processing are displayed on the display in a color different from other elements, or a special symbol or the like is added to draw the attention of the operator. By doing so, it is possible to further facilitate the paper surface creation operation.

[0085]

As described above, according to the present invention, the unpublished element transfer processing means of the typesetting server inputs each data of the paper page file and outputs the paper page while referring to the morning / evening page mutual relation table. The process of transferring the unpublished elements of the paper that has not been completed to the transfer destination paper is performed, so it is possible to automate the work of transferring the unpublished elements that the operator had conventionally done manually. Therefore, the labor of the operator can be greatly reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of each element information stored in a page file 12 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of each element information stored in a page file 12 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of each element information stored in a paper file 12 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of each element information stored in a page file 12 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of each element information stored in a page file 12 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of an arrangement configuration of article text data and image data among elements stored in the page file 12 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a morning newspaper / evening newspaper mutual relation table 13 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the configuration of a morning newspaper / evening newspaper mutual relation table 13 in which the number of registrations in the table is halved from that in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a transfer processing operation of an unpublished element transfer processing unit 11 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a conventional newspaper production system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Network 2 Article input / proofing terminal 3 Image input / processing terminal 4 Typesetting terminal 5 Large printing printer 6 Composition printer 7 Article server 8 Image server 9 Typesetting server 10 Paper output server 11 Unprinted element transfer processing means 12 Paper File 13 Morning / Evening newspaper relation table 14 Paper definition table

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Claims (2)

[Claims] An article input / proofreading terminal for inputting and proofreading article text data; an article server for storing article text data sent from the article input / proofreading terminal; An image input / processing terminal for performing a processing operation; an image server for storing image data sent from the image input / processing terminal; article text data stored in the article server and the image server; A typesetting terminal that performs a layout process using image data; and a typesetting server that stores typesetting file data created by the layout process of the typesetting terminal.These terminal devices and each server are connected to a network. In such a newspaper production system, the typesetting server outputs a page output indicating whether or not each page output has been completed. A paper file containing completion flag data, and arrangement state data indicating whether or not each element of the article element, the image element, and the small group element has been arranged on the paper. A morning / evening page correlation table that describes the correspondence between the transfer source page and the transfer destination page for unlisted elements, and detects pages whose page output has not been completed based on the check of the page output completion flag data. In this case, the non-posted element transfer processing means for determining the transfer destination of the unpublished element of the page with reference to the morning / evening page mutual relation table and transferring the unposted element to the determined page. A newspaper production system, comprising: 2. The paper file includes transfer flag data for each element indicating that the file has been transferred by the processing of the unpublished element transfer processing means. 1. The newspaper production system according to 1.