JP2001216453A - Information system and information processing program storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing system suitable for preserving the documents of a large number of kinds or large amount. SOLUTION: An information processing program storage medium 900 stores an information processing program 910 for constructing the information processing system, which is provided with a data converting means 920 for processing inputted data, converting the processed data into the form of document data capable of being outputted by a printer and recording these data on an electronic medium on a computer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an information processing system for processing input data and outputting the processed data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an information processing system for processing input data and outputting the processed data, there are a great number of types of forms, and some of the forms are required to be stored for a predetermined period. In some cases, there are many forms that must be saved in system operation or forms that are desirably saved as records.

[0003] For example, in the case of an information processing system in a medical institution, a claim (medical reimbursement statement) describing the medical treatment of a patient is submitted to an examination institution every month.
The review may take several months, and if there are any incomplete entries, you may be required to resubmit after a few months.

[0004] Statistical data obtained by tabulating the number and amount (medical expenses) of medical treatments performed by medical institutions on a daily and monthly basis are important forms for grasping the balance of medical institutions. It is necessary to keep it as management data for a certain period.

Conventionally, these forms are often stored in the form of paper output from a printer of a computer system. In some computer systems, the "database storage type" stores all data in the database used in the system on electronic media, restores the database to the system when necessary, and prints out forms again. In some cases, the past form can be re-output by adopting the above method.

[0006]

However, each of the above methods has the following problems. That is, (1) paper is generally bulky, and a method of storing forms as paper requires a sufficiently large storage space. For example, in the case of the claim, in a large medical institution,
The number of issues per month often exceeds 10,000,
A huge storage space is required.

(2) In most cases, paper deteriorates with time, and the method of storing forms as paper is not suitable for long-term storage.

(3) In the method of storing forms as paper, as the types and amounts of forms increase, it becomes more difficult to search for a target form and the readability deteriorates.

(4) Since the form includes information relating to the privacy of patients and staff, important information relating to management, and the like, strict attention must be paid to the storage location and storage method so that the information does not leak. .

(5) In a system in which a form is stored as paper, it is extremely difficult to browse from a place slightly away from the storage location, and it is practically impossible to browse from a remote place.

(6) When the "database storage type" system is adopted, there is a problem that it takes a long time to save / restore a database. Further, depending on the form, it takes time to edit the form even after the database is restored, so that the required form cannot be browsed instantaneously.

(7) In the case of the “database storage type” system, since the database cannot be used from a system other than the system storing the database, other systems in the medical institution or different operating systems Cannot browse from computer.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide an information processing system suitable for storing a large number of types and amounts of forms.

[0014]

An information processing system according to the present invention for achieving the above object processes input data,
In an information processing system for outputting processed processing data, the information processing system further comprises data conversion means for converting the processing data into a form of form data that can be output by a printer and recording the form data on an electronic medium. And

Here, it is preferable that the data conversion means converts the processing data into form data coded based on a form drawing form in a printer and records the form data.

It is also preferable that the data conversion means includes an encryption means for encrypting the entire form data or a part of the form data when recording the form data on an electronic medium. It is.

Further, when the data conversion means records the form data on an electronic medium, the stored form can collectively store form data for each of a series of output jobs on the electronic medium. A folder generating means for generating a folder having a name to which form data identification information including a data type and a recording date and time is added, wherein the form data is recorded in a folder generated by the folder generating means; Is also a preferred embodiment.

The data conversion means may output the form data only to a printer, a mode outputting only to an electronic medium, or a mode outputting the form data to both a printer and an electronic medium. It is also one of the preferable modes to include an output mode selecting means for selecting one of the modes, and to output the form data to an output destination corresponding to the selected mode.

Further, the information processing system comprises a plurality of clients and a server connected to the plurality of clients via a communication line. The client is provided by the data conversion means provided in the server. It may have a viewer that can display the processed data converted to the form data on the WWW browser of the client in the format of the processed data before the conversion. Here, the WWW browser refers to a program that accesses a WWW (World Wide Web) server on the Internet, reads the data, and displays the data on the screen of the client.

The viewer may be provided with use right authentication means for authenticating the use right of the user based on authentication information input by the user. A search means for searching character information including a character string input by a user from character information included in the processing data may be provided. A printer may be provided with a print range designating unit for designating a print range when outputting from a printer.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing program storage medium for processing input data,
An information processing program for constructing, on a computer, an information processing system including data conversion means for converting the processed data into a form of form data that can be output by a printer and recording the converted data on an electronic medium is stored. It is characterized by becoming.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a part of a computer system in which each embodiment of the information processing system of the present invention is operated.

Here, two server machines 100 and 200 and three client machines 300, 400 and 500, each of which is constituted by a computer system, are illustratively shown. The machines 300, 400, and 500 are connected to each other via a communication network 600. 2
The computer systems constituting the server machines 100 and 200 are high-speed and large-capacity computer systems generally called workstations.

Each server machine 100, 200 and each client machine 300, 400, 500 have a CPU
(Central processing unit), RAM (random access memory), hard disk, communication board, etc., in accordance with instructions from main units 101, 201, 301, 401, 501, and main units 101, 201, 301, 401, 501. Display screens 102a, 202a, 302a, 402
a, display unit 10 for displaying images and character strings on 502a
2, 202, 302, 402, 502, server machine 1
00, 200 and client machines 300, 40
Keyboard 103, 203, 303, 403, 503 for inputting user's instruction at 0,500, display screen 1
02a, 202a, 302a, 402a, 502a, by specifying an arbitrary position, the mouse 104, 204, 304, 404, 504 for inputting an instruction corresponding to the icon or the like displayed at that position at the time of the specification is displayed. Have.

The main body parts 101 and 201 further have an external appearance
FD (floppy disk: not shown), FD loading port 101a, 2 for loading MO (magneto-optical disk) 700
01a; having MO loading ports 101b and 201b,
Inside them, their loading ports 101a, 201
a; A floppy disk driver and an MO driver for driving and accessing a floppy disk or MO 700 loaded from 101b and 201b are also incorporated.

Similarly, the main body parts 301, 401, 501
Is a floppy disk (not shown), MO7
00 loading FD loading ports 301a, 401a, 50
1a: MO loading ports 301b, 401b, 501b are provided, and the loading ports 301a,
A floppy disk driver M which drives and accesses a floppy disk or MO 700 loaded from 401b, 501a; 301b, 401b, 501b;
An O driver is also built in.

In the following description, two server machines 10
The server machine 100 of 0 and 200 will be described as a representative.

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an information processing system (computer system) having the appearance shown in FIG.

In this hardware configuration diagram, the CPU 11
1, RAM 112, hard disk controller 11
3, a floppy disk driver 114, an MO driver 115, a mouse controller 116, a keyboard controller 117, a display controller 118, and a communication board 119.
At 10 they are interconnected.

Floppy disk driver 114, MO
As described with reference to FIG. 1, the driver 115 loads the floppy disks 710 and MO700, respectively, and loads the loaded floppy disks 710 and MO700.
Is to access.

The communication board 119 is a communication network 6
00 is connected.

FIG. 2 shows the hard disk 12 accessed by the hard disk controller 113.
0, a mouse 104 controlled by a mouse controller 116, a keyboard 103 controlled by a keyboard controller 117, and a CRT display 102 controlled by a display controller 118.

The information processing system of the present invention is constructed and operated on the computer system described above.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an output form in the embodiment of the information processing system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a receipt (medical reimbursement statement) as an example of an output form used in a computer system for a medical institution. The following form is shown on two-dimensional coordinates (x, y). Such contents are recorded. That is, on the second line, a character string 11 of “medical remuneration statement”, a character string 12 of “September 1999”, a character string 13 of “prefecture number 14”, and “ ,
567 "is recorded in" Mincho "," 9 points ", and" black ", and a plurality of ruled lines 15, 16, 17, ... are recorded in the third to ninth lines. In the section surrounded by the plurality of ruled lines, for example, in the fourth row, the character strings 18 and 271, “Municipalities” are displayed.
A character string 19, such as "234556", is recorded in "Mincho", "9 points", and "black".

When such a form is printed by a printer, a plurality of commands as described below are usually issued to the operating system (or directly to the printer).

Instruction 1: Draw the character string 11 of “medical remuneration statement” in “Mincho”, “9 points”, and “black” starting from the coordinates (3, 2).

Command 2: Starting from the coordinates (25, 2), the character string 12 of "September 1999" is written as "Mincho", "9
Draw with "point" and "black".

Command 3: Draw the character string 13 of "prefecture number 14" in "Mincho", "9 points", and "black" starting from the coordinates (43, 2).

Command 4: Draw the character string 14 of "Medical 1,234,567" in "Mincho", "9 points", and "black" with the coordinates (55, 2) as the starting point.

Command 5: A straight line 15 starting at the coordinates (2, 3) and ending at the coordinates (43, 3) is defined as a "normal width".
Draw in "black".

Command 6: A straight line 16 having the coordinates (2, 3) as the starting point and the coordinates (2, 9) as the ending point is [normal width] and [black].
Draw with.

Command 7: A straight line 17 starting at the coordinates (10, 3) and ending at the coordinates (10, 9) is defined as [normal width],
Draw in [Black].

Command 8: Starting from the coordinates (3, 4), the character string 18 of “municipalities” is changed to “Mincho”, “9 points”,
Draw in "black".

Command 9: Draw a character string 19 of "27 12 345 6" in "Mincho", "9 points", and "black" starting from the coordinates (11, 4).

In each of the embodiments of the information processing system of the present invention, the processing data for all the books output from the system is converted into a hard disk, MO, CD-R (write-once type) The data is output to an electronic medium such as a compact disk) or a DVD-R (write-once digital versatile disk). Therefore, the information processing system of each embodiment converts the data processed inside the computer into form data in a format such as the above-described drawing instruction, which can be directly output in the form of a form by a printer. Is provided on the electronic medium.

The CPU 111 shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to the data conversion means according to the present invention. The RAM 112, the hard disk 120, the floppy disk 710 and the MO 700 shown in FIG. Is equivalent to

Here, it is preferable that the data conversion means of the present invention converts the processing data into form data coded based on a form drawing form in a printer and records the converted form data. That is, when recording form data on an electronic medium, line drawings and characters in the form are not pixel data,
It is preferable to record the form drawing method as coded data.

Further, the data conversion means of the present invention may be such that, as a unit for recording the form data on the electronic medium, for example, a drawing command for one page is collectively recorded as one file, or The drawing commands for a plurality of pages may be collectively recorded in one file. At the beginning of these files, header information for each page, such as the paper size and the coordinates of the printing start origin, is recorded.
Subsequently, each drawing information is recorded.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a file format when form data is recorded on an electronic medium in each embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, from the top, page header information 21 including a paper size "A4", a printing start origin coordinate "(1.0 mm, 2.0 mm)", a printing direction "vertical",. Type "character", start coordinate "(3,2)", character length "14byt
e ", character string" Medical Remuneration Statement ", character font" Mincho ", character size" 9 point ", character color" black ", etc., drawing information 22 of character string 11 (see FIG. 3), data type "Character", start coordinate "(25,2)", character length "14byte", character string "September 1999", character font "Mincho", character size "9 point", character color "black" , Etc., the drawing information 23 of the character string 12 (see FIG. 3),..., Data type “straight line”, start coordinate “(3,2)”, end point coordinate “(43,3)”, line width “normal” , Drawing information 24 of a ruled line 15 (see FIG. 3) composed of a line color "black", etc., data type "straight line", start coordinates "(3,2)", end point coordinates "(2,9)", line Drawing information 2 of a ruled line 16 (see FIG. 3) having a width of “normal”, a line color of “black”, etc.
5, etc. are shown.

As described above, the data conversion means converts the processed data into form data coded based on the form drawing style in the printer.

Here, the data conversion means is provided with an encryption means for encrypting the whole or a part of character data such as name and address or numeric data when recording form data on an electronic medium. Thus, the security of the form data can be improved.

Hereinafter, the first information processing system of the present invention will be described.
A basic mode will be described as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram of an information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The first embodiment shown in FIG. 5 shows an example of form processing in an information processing system for a medical institution.
An information processing system that processes related data and outputs processed data.

In this information processing system, a receipt printing program 30a for creating and printing a receipt (medical reimbursement statement) based on individual medical reimbursement statement data, a daily medical reimbursement statistical process, and a date for printing it There is a next statistics printing program 30b, a monthly statistics printing program 30c for performing monthly medical fee statistical processing and printing it, and the like. Process data processed by these form output programs is passed to the print management program 30d.

The print management program 30d includes an overlay pattern file 30e and an operation environment setting file 30f.
With such support, the processing data is converted into a form of form data that can be output by a printer.

The form data converted and created by the print management program 30d can be sent from the print management program 30d to the printer 30h and output directly as a form. If necessary, the form data output process 30
The data can be output to the form data storage destination file 30g via i.

The form data output process 30i is a dedicated process for writing form data converted and created by the print management program 30d to an electronic medium. The form data output process 30i is used to convert form data to an electronic medium. , It is possible to shift to the next printing process without waiting for the writing to the electronic medium to be completed.

The print management program 30d in this embodiment corresponds to the data conversion means according to the present invention.

The form data output process 30i in this embodiment also corresponds to a part of the data conversion means according to the present invention.

The form data storage destination file 30g in this embodiment corresponds to an electronic medium according to the present invention.

Reception printing program 30a, daily statistics printing program 30b, monthly statistics printing program 30c
Print management program 3 from each form output program such as
The print data passed to 0d has a format as shown in Table 1, and is passed to the print management program 30d in page units.

[0066]

[Table 1]

As shown in Table 1, this print data has an overlay pattern name of "REZE01" and a print data of "prefecture number 14
34, 56727 12 345 6 ... ".

The overlay pattern file 30e includes:
The following format file is stored.

[0069]

[Table 2]

As shown in Table 2, the format file defines the form frame, fixed character positions such as “medical remuneration statement”, “municipalities”,..., And the print position of each data. Japanese character string data is overlaid on the print position where “NNN.
.. X ”is defined to be printed with numeric data overlaid on the print position.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process from the conversion of print data to form data to recording on an electronic medium in the first embodiment.

As will be described later, the data conversion means of the present embodiment outputs the converted form data only to the printer, only the electronic medium, and both the printer and the electronic medium. Output mode selection means for selecting any one of the three modes. Since the conversion process to form data in these three modes is substantially the same,
In the first embodiment described below, only a flowchart when at least a mode for outputting to an electronic medium is selected will be described.

As shown in FIG. 6, first, the print management program 30d (see FIG. 5) reads one form from each form output program.
When print data for a page (see Table 1) is received (step S1), the print management program 30d acquires an overlay pattern name from the received print data, and reads the corresponding overlay pattern from the overlay pattern file 30e (step S1). S2). Next, based on the overlay pattern, the paper size, the coordinates of the printing start origin, the printing direction, and the like are stored in a buffer in the print management program 30d (step S3).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the contents stored in the buffer in the print management program.

As shown in FIG. 7, the buffer in the print management program stores page header information such as paper size, print start origin coordinate, print direction, and the like.

Next, the first print item is obtained from the overlay pattern (step S4). Next, it is determined whether the acquired print item is character data or line drawing data (step S5).

If the result of determination in step S5 is that the data is line drawing data, the flow advances to step S16. Step S1
In step 6, the print start coordinates, print end coordinates, line width, and line color are acquired from the overlay pattern, added to the buffer (see FIG. 7) in the print management program, and the process proceeds to step S14.

If the result of determination in step S5 is that it is character data, the flow advances to step S6. In step S6, the print start coordinates, character length, character font, character size, and character color are obtained from the overlay pattern. next,
It is determined whether the print item is a fixed item or an output item (step S7). Here, the fixed items refer to “medical remuneration statement” and “municipalities” shown in Table 2, and the output items include “NNN... N” and “XXX. Say.

If the result of determination in step S7 is that the print item is an output item, the flow proceeds to step S8, and if the result of determination in step S7 is that the print item is a fixed item, the flow proceeds to step S9.

In step S8, a character string is obtained from the print data received from each form output program, and the flow advances to step S10.

In step S9, a character string is obtained from the overlay pattern, and the flow advances to step S10.

In step S10, the operation environment file 3
From 0f (see FIG. 5), the setting information about the encryption of the character string is read.

Next, it is determined whether or not the read setting information is set to encrypt a character string (step S11).

If the result of determination in step S11 is that character strings are to be encrypted, control proceeds to step S12, where the print management program 30d (see FIG. 5)
The encryption is performed by an encrypting means provided in the unit for encrypting a character string with a predetermined encryption algorithm (step S12), and then the process proceeds to step S13.

If the result of determination in step S11 is that encryption of a character string has not been set, the flow proceeds directly to step S13.

In step S13, the contents of the print start coordinates, character length, character font, character size, character color, and character string are added to a buffer (see FIG. 7) in the print management program.

Next, in step S14, it is determined whether or not the last item in the page has been reached.

If the result of determination in step S 14 is that the last item in the page has been reached, step S 17
If the last item in the page has not been reached, the process proceeds to step S15 to acquire the next print item from the overlay pattern, returns to step S5, and repeats the processing from step S5 for the acquired print item.

In step S17, the output unit (number of pages) to the form data storage destination file 30g (see FIG. 5)
Is acquired from the operation environment setting file 30f (step S17).

Next, in step S18, the number of pages buffered in the print management program is compared with the output unit (number of pages) obtained from the operating environment setting file 30f. If they are the same, the flow advances to step S19 to output the contents of the buffer to the form data storage destination file 30g via the form data output process 30i, and then to step S20. If the result of the comparison in step S18 is that they do not match, the flow directly proceeds to step S20.

In step S20, it is determined whether or not the processing of all the print data has been completed. If the processing of all of the print data has not been completed, the process returns to step S1 and the processing from step S1 is repeated.

Processing of all print data has been completed.
If there is a buffer content that has not been output, it is transferred to the form data storage destination file 30 via the form data output process 30i.
After outputting to step g (step S21), all the processing ends.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram of an information processing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the information processing system according to the second embodiment has a reception printing program 40a, a daily statistical printing program 40b, a monthly printing program as in the first embodiment shown in FIG. Statistics printing program 40
c, a print management program 40d, an overlay pattern file 40e, an operation environment setting file 40f, a form data storage destination file 40g, and a printer 40h.

In the second embodiment, when the print management program 30d records form data on an electronic medium,
Folder generation means for generating a folder having a name to which form data identification information including a type of form data to be stored and a recording date and time is added, which can collectively store form data for each series of output jobs The first embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the form data is recorded in a folder generated by the folder generating means.

The folder for storing the form data is
Prior to the start of form output, it is created on an electronic medium, and information for uniquely identifying form data, such as "print start fine", "print start time", "form name", etc. is added to the folder name.

The medium for storing the form data, the hierarchy in the medium, etc. can be specified in advance for each form, or can be specified on the form issuing instruction screen.

The output order can be arranged by adding a serial number to the form data file name stored in the folder.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing a recording image when form data is stored in an electronic medium in the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the second embodiment,
Form data created by issuing a series of forms is stored in the same folder on the electronic medium. For example, in the hard disk 120 (see FIG. 2) of the server machine 100 (see FIG. 1), the folder 31 in the "@ (root)", the folder 32 in the "form data", and the folder 33 "199910"
02_12: 56_Patient number monthly report ”, data file 34“ 199
91002_09: 12: 56_Patient number monthly report_P00001.DAT "stores the patient number data.

Similarly, for example, the client machine 30
The folder 36 “9990930_1” in the folder 35 “root” in the MO 700 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) at 0 (see FIG. 1)
9: 05: 22_Reset, data file 37 "19991001_
17: 10: 01_Receive_P00001.DAT ”stores the receipt data.

The folder 31 “@ (root)” shown in FIG. 9 is a folder created by the user in advance to distinguish it from other data in the hard disk.
2. The “form data” is a folder automatically generated by the folder generating means provided in the present embodiment when the “patient monthly report” is printed, and the folder 33 “19991002_09: 1
2: 56_Patient Monthly Report ”is a folder that is automatically generated by the folder generating means provided in the present embodiment when the“ Patient Monthly Report ”is printed.
"02_09: 12: 56_Patient Monthly Report_P00001.DAT" is form data of "Patient Monthly Report".

The folder 36 "19990930_19: 05: 22_"
The “reset” is a folder automatically generated by the folder generating means provided in the present embodiment when the “recept” is printed, and the data file 37 “19991001_17: 10: 01_”
“Reset_P00001.DAT” is form data of “Receive”.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the automatic generation of the output destination folder in the second embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a file structure of an operation environment setting file used in the second embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, when each form output program is started, first, the operation environment setting file 4
The data 41 of the output destination folder is read from 0f (step S31). Next, it is determined whether the read output destination folder is set to “specify on the screen” (step S32).

If the result of determination in step S 32 is that “designate on screen” is set, step S 3
The process proceeds to step S3, where the input area of the output destination folder is displayed on the input screen 42 of the form output program, and then the process proceeds to step S34. On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S32 is that "designate on screen" has not been set, the flow directly proceeds to step S34.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen for inputting a form output program used in the second embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing folders automatically created in the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 12, this input screen 42
Is provided with an input area 43 of an output destination folder.

In step S34, at the same time as the start of form output, "print start date""1" is stored in the designated output destination folder.
9990930 "," print start time "" 19:05:22 ", folder name 44 with information such as" form name "" reset "44" 19990930_19: 0
5: 22_Reset ”(see FIG. 13).

Next, the created folder name 44 "1999093
0_19: 05: 22_Reset ”is added to the print data and sent to the print management program 40d (see FIG. 8) (step S3).
5) The first half of the process is terminated, and the process proceeds to the second half.

In the latter half of the process, the page number is set to 1 (step S36), and the print data is read by the print management program (step S37). Next, form data is output with a file name created by adding a page number to the output destination folder name (step S38). For example,
The page name "P00001" is added to the output destination folder name "19990930_19: 05: 22_Reset" and the file name is "19990930_19: 05:
22_Reset_P00001.DAT ".

Next, it is determined whether or not all printing has been completed (step S39). If all printing has not been completed, 1 is added to the page number (step S40), and the process returns to step S37. The processing after S37 is repeated. If the result of determination in step S39 is that print data has ended, all processing ends.

By configuring the information processing system according to the present embodiment as described above, searchability and identification during browsing can be significantly improved.

Next, as a third embodiment, a case where the data conversion means includes an output mode selection means will be described.

The data conversion means according to the third embodiment converts the form data into a "mode for outputting only to a printer", a "mode for outputting only to an electronic medium", and a "mode for outputting to both a printer and an electronic medium". Output mode selection means for selecting any one of the three modes, and is configured to output the form data to an output destination corresponding to the selected mode.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for selecting an output mode in the third embodiment. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an operation environment setting file in the third embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a screen for inputting a form output program used in the third embodiment.

Hereinafter, the output mode selection in the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14, 15 and 16. The configuration of each program, file, printer, and the like in the third embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 8, the reception printing program 40a, the daily statistics printing program 40b, the monthly statistics printing program 40c,
It comprises a print management program 40d, an overlay pattern file 40e, an operation environment setting file 40f, a form data storage destination file 40g, a printer 40h, a form data output process 40i, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 14, at the start of each form output program, first, output mode data 51 is read from the operating environment setting file 40f (FIG. 15) (step S41). Next, the read output mode is
It is determined whether "select on screen" is set (step S42).

If the result of determination in step S 42 is that “select on screen” is set, step S 43
If it is not set to "select on the screen", the process proceeds to step S44.

In step S43, the form 52 is displayed on the form output program screen 52 as "output only to printer", "output only to electronic medium", and "output to both printer and electronic medium".
A selection column 53 for selecting one of the modes is displayed. When the desired mode is selected by the user, the process proceeds to step S44.

In step S44, the selected output mode is added to the print data and sent to the print management program 40d, where the first half of the process is completed and the process proceeds to the second half.

In the latter half of the processing, first, the print data is read by the print management program 40d (step S45), and then the output mode is set to either "output to printer only" or "output to both printer and electronic medium". Is determined (step S46).

If the result of determination in step S46 is that the output mode is set to "output only to printer" or "output to both printer and electronic medium", the flow advances to step S47 to make the printer 40h (see FIG. 8). After the data is sent to step S48, the process proceeds to step S48. If the result of determination in step S46 is that the output mode is not set to either "output to printer only" or "output to both printer and electronic medium", the flow proceeds to step S48.

In step S48, it is determined whether the output mode is set to "output only to electronic medium" or "output to both printer and electronic medium" (step S46).

If the result of determination in step S46 is that the output mode is set to either "output to printer only" or "output to both printer and electronic medium", the flow proceeds to step S49, where the form data output process is performed. 4
After activating 0i (see FIG. 8), the process proceeds to step S50, where the print data is sent to the form data output process 40i (step S50), and all the processing ends.

On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S48 is that the output mode is not set to either “output to electronic medium only” or “output to both printer and electronic medium”, all processing ends. .

Next, as a fourth embodiment, the information processing system comprises a plurality of clients and a server connected to the plurality of clients via a communication line, and each client is provided in the server. A case will be described in which the processing data converted into the form data by the data conversion means is provided with a viewer capable of displaying the processing data before conversion on the WWW browser of the client.

According to the fourth embodiment, the viewer for displaying the form data recorded on the electronic medium in the format of the processing data before the conversion is created as an application operating on the WWW browser, whereby It is possible to browse form data between computers having different operating systems, and to browse form data using a computer at a remote location.

As described above, by creating a viewer for displaying the form data recorded on the electronic medium as an application operating on the WWW browser, the LAN
(Local Area Network), WAN
(Wide Area Network), and computers connected via the Internet can mutually communicate form data.

This viewer program may be installed in the servers 100 and 200 of the computer system as shown in FIG. 1, and does not need to be installed in each of the clients 300, 400 and 500 that browse the form data. .

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a viewer provided in the server of the fourth embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 17, the viewer program 61 is installed on the hard disk 120 of the server 100, and the H
TML (Hyper Text Markup Lan)
create) file 62 is created and stored. H
In the TML file 62, for example, a viewer program name "FormViewer" is defined as shown in the figure.

The software required for browsing the form data on the client 300 side may be only the WWW browser 63 for the Internet, which is standardly installed in a normal computer.

The process of displaying the form data on the client 300 is as shown in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a process of browsing form data from a client in the fourth embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 18, first, the user of the client 300 (see FIG. 17)
(See FIG. 17) is started (step S51). next,
Users can use HTTP (HyperText Transf)
er Protocol) HT on the server in the address field
The viewer program name of the ML file 62 is input (step S52). Next, the viewer program defined in the HTML file 62 starts on the WWW browser (step S53).

FIG. 19 shows a viewable range of the form data in the fourth embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 19, by constructing the information processing system of the present embodiment in the server 100 of the computer system 71 for a certain medical institution, the clients 300, 400,
By using the Internet 74 from any one of the computer system 500 and the server 200 which is another computer system 72 in the same medical institution and its client, as well as a remote computer system 73 such as another medical institution. It is possible to browse the form data stored in the server 100 of the computer system 71.

In this way, by creating a viewer as an application operating on a WWW browser on the Internet, it is possible to create a viewer not only in one computer system but also in other computer systems on a network.
Also, the form data can be browsed from a remote computer system. The computer system for browsing the form data only needs to have a WWW browser for the Internet, and the form data can be browsed between computers having different operating systems.

Next, as a fifth embodiment, a configuration in which the viewer shown in the fourth embodiment is provided with use right authentication means for authenticating the use right of the user based on authentication information input by the user. An embodiment will be described.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of the usage right authentication in the fifth embodiment. FIG. 21 is a display screen of an address input area in the fifth embodiment.
FIG. 23 is a display screen of a user ID and password input area in the fifth embodiment. FIG. 23 is a screen for selecting a storage destination of the form data in the fifth embodiment.
Is a display screen of the form data in the fifth embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 20, first, when browsing the form data, the user can use the WWW provided in the computer.
The browser 63 (see FIG. 17) is started (step S6).
1). Next, the user inputs an address at which the HTML file is stored, for example, “server / viewer.html” into the address input area 81 (see FIG. 21) of the WWW browser (step S62).

The WWW browser interprets the contents of the HTML file, automatically downloads the defined viewer program, and executes the viewer program (step S63). The viewer program is started in the WWW browser, and the user ID input area 82 (FIG. 2)
2) and a password input area 83 (see FIG. 22).
Are displayed (step S64). An inquiry is made as to whether the entered user ID and password are registered in the server database (step S65).
Next, it is determined whether or not data matching the entered user ID and password is registered in the server (step S66).

If the result of determination in step S66 is that data matching the input user ID and password is registered in the server, the flow proceeds to step S67, but as a result of the determination in step S66, the input user ID If the data that matches the password is not registered in the server, the process ends.

In step S67, a folder list 91 (see FIG. 23) for selecting a storage destination of the form data is displayed.

Next, the files in the selected folder are sequentially read out based on the serial number added to the file name (step S68). Next, the drawing commands recorded on the screen 92 (FIG. 24) are sequentially read from the top of the read file.
(See step S69).

Next, it is determined whether or not the read information is character information and encrypted and recorded (step S70). If the result of the determination is that the read information is not character information or is not encrypted and recorded, the process directly proceeds to step S72, but as a result of the determination, the read information is character information and If the data is encrypted and recorded, the encryption is released (step S71), and the process proceeds to step S72.

In step S72, it is determined whether all the files in the designated folder have been read.
If all files have not been read, the process returns to step S68 to repeat the processing from step S68. If all files have been read as a result of the determination, all processing ends.

Thus, the user I displayed immediately after the start-up
The form data can be displayed only when the authentication by the user ID and password input by the user on the D and password input screens is established, and if the authentication fails, the viewer function cannot be executed. Thereby, security of this information processing system can be ensured.

Next, as a sixth embodiment, the viewer shown in the fourth embodiment is used to include the character string input by the user from the character information included in the processing data before conversion. An embodiment in which a search unit for searching character information is provided will be described.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart of a character information search in the sixth embodiment, and FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a search screen used in the sixth embodiment.

First, when the user presses a predetermined function key, a search screen 93 (see FIG. 26) is displayed on the screen (step S81). When the user inputs a desired search character string in the search character string input area 94 of the search screen 93 and presses the search start button 95, the search means provided in the present embodiment stores the search character in the currently selected folder. The read form data is sequentially read out based on the serial number added to the file name (step S82). next,
The recorded character information is read sequentially from the beginning of the read file and compared with the designated search character string (step S83).

The read character information is compared with the search character string to determine whether they match (step S84). If the result of the determination is that there is character information that matches the search character string, An instruction to draw a page including character information that matches the search character string is executed on the screen to display the contents of the page (step S85), and the search processing ends.

If the result of determination in step S84 is that there is no character information that matches the search character string, it is determined whether reading of all files in the designated folder has been completed (step S86), and determination is made. As a result, if all the files in the specified folder have been read, the search process is terminated. If the result of the determination is that all the files in the designated folder have not been read, the process returns to step S82 and repeats the processing from step S82.

Thus, the WWW of the client machine
A viewer that can display the contents of form data in the format of processed data before conversion on a browser, and equipped with a character information search mechanism, allows you to search for huge amounts of form data with keywords such as name, address, disease, etc. , It is possible to easily search for the desired form data.

Next, as a seventh embodiment, it is assumed that the viewer shown in the fourth embodiment is provided with a print range designating means for designating a print range when form data is output from a printer. An embodiment will be described.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart for specifying a print range in the seventh embodiment, and FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a print range specification screen used in the seventh embodiment.

First, when the user presses a predetermined function key, a print range designation screen 96 (see FIG. 28) is displayed on the screen (step S91). When the user selects a desired print range from the three print ranges displayed on the print range designation screen 96, ie, “print all pages”, “print only pages”, and “print after page □”, The print range designating means provided in the embodiment determines whether or not the user has selected "print all pages" (step S92).

If the result of determination in step S92 is that the user has not selected "print all pages", the flow proceeds to step S93, and if the user has selected "print all pages", the flow proceeds to step S97.

In step S93, the form data corresponding to the number of pages input from the screen is read based on the serial number added to the file name. Next, the recorded drawing commands are executed for the printer in order from the top of the read file (step S94). Next, it is determined whether the user has selected any of the printing ranges of “print only the □ page” and “print after the □ page” (step S95). If the result of the determination is that the user has selected "print only pages", the print range designating means provided in the present embodiment designates a print range for the printer to print only the designated pages. If the result of determination in step S95 is that the user has selected "print after page", the print range specifying means specifies a print range to the printer to print the specified page, and then specifies the specified folder. It is determined whether or not there is a file for the next page (step S96). If the result of determination is that there is no file for the next page, all processes are terminated. If the result of determination in step S96 is that there is a file for the next page, the process returns to step S94, and the processing after step S94 is repeated.

On the other hand, in step S97, the form data stored in the currently selected folder is sequentially read out based on the serial number added to the file name. Then, the recorded drawing commands are executed for the printer in order from the top of the read file (step S9).
8). Next, it is determined whether or not all the files in the designated folder have been read (step S99). As a result of the determination, if all the files have been read, all the processes are ended. If all files have not been read, the process returns to step S97 and returns to step S97.
The processing after 97 is repeated.

According to the present embodiment, a desired page of the form data displayed on the viewer can be freely printed by adopting such a configuration, so that the operability of this information processing system is greatly improved. Can be improved.

Next, an information processing program storage medium of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 29 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the information processing program storage medium of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 29, this information processing program storage medium 900 processes input data, converts the processed data into a form of form data that can be output by a printer, and converts the processed data into an electronic form. This is a storage medium storing an information processing program 910 for constructing, on a computer, an information processing system including a data conversion unit 920 for recording on a medium.

The data conversion means 920 incorporates an encryption means 921, a folder generation means 22, an output mode selection means 923, and the like as necessary.

As the information processing program storage medium 900 in which such an information processing program 910 is stored, an electronic storage medium such as a hard disk, an MO, a CD-R, and a DVD-R can be used.

The information processing programs stored in these storage media, for example, the MO 700 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, are read into the system by the MO driver 115 shown in FIGS. The data is stored in the hard disk 120 by the hard disk controller 113. In actual execution, the information processing program in the hard disk 120 is loaded on the RAM 112 and executed by the CPU 111. As a result, server systems 100 and 200 having the appearance shown in FIG.
Then, the information processing system of the present invention is constructed.

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As described above, according to the information processing system of the present invention, the processing data processed by the computer is converted into the form of the form data that can be output by the printer, and the hard disk and the MO are used. , CD-R, D
Since the data can be stored in a large-capacity electronic recording medium such as a VD-R, a large amount of form data can be stored without securing a huge storage place required for storing a large amount of forms.

Further, when the form data is recorded on the electronic medium, not the pixel data but the form drawing method is stored as coded data, so that the data size can be made smaller than the pixel data. As for the character string included in the form, not the pixel data but the character code is recorded as it is, so that the form data can be stored by designating the character string.

Further, since the form data is stored in the electronic medium, there is no possibility of deterioration as in the case of paper, and the form data can be kept semi-permanently.

Further, if an authentication mechanism using a user ID and a password is provided in a viewer for displaying the electronically stored form data, the security of the stored data can be greatly improved.

When a viewer for displaying the form data recorded on the electronic medium is created as an application operating on a WWW browser on the Internet, a viewer having a different operating system or a computer at a remote location can be used. The form data can be browsed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a part of a computer system in which each embodiment of an information processing system according to the present invention is operated.

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an information processing system (computer system) having the appearance shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an example of an output form in the embodiment of the information processing system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a file format when form data is recorded on an electronic medium in each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram of the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which print data is converted into form data and recorded on an electronic medium in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing storage contents stored in a buffer in the print management program.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram of an information processing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing a recording image when form data is stored in an electronic medium in a second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of automatic generation of an output destination folder in the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a file structure of an operation environment setting file used in the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen for inputting a form output program used in the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing folders automatically created in the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of output mode selection in the third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an operation environment setting file according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a screen for inputting a form output program used in the third embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a viewer provided in a server according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a process of browsing form data from a client according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a viewable range of form data in a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of use right authentication in the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a display screen of an address input area in the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a display screen of a user ID and password input area in the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a screen for selecting a storage destination of form data in the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a display screen of form data according to the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart of a character information search according to the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a search screen used in the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart for specifying a print range according to the seventh embodiment.

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a print range designation screen used in the seventh embodiment.

FIG. 29 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an information processing program storage medium of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19 Character string 15, 16, 17 Ruled line 21 Page header information 22, 23, 24, 25 Drawing information 30a, 40a Recept printing program 30b, 40b Daily statistical printing program 30c, 40c Month Next statistical printing program 30d, 40d Print management program 30e, 40e Overlay pattern file 30f, 40f Operating environment setting file 30g, 40g Form data storage destination file 30h, 40h Printer 30i, 40i Form data output process 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 Folder 41 Data 42 Input screen 43 Input area 44 Folder name 61 Viewer program 62 HTML file 63 WWW browser 71, 72, 73 Computer system 74 Internet 81, 82, 83 input area 91 folder list 92 screen 93 search screen 94 search character string input area 95 search start button 100, 200 server machine 101, 201, 301, 401, 501 main body 101a, 201a, 301a, 401a, 501a
FD loading port 101b, 201b, 301b, 401b, 501b
MO loading port 102, 202, 302, 402, 502 Display unit (display) 102a, 202a, 302a, 402a, 502a
Display screen 103, 203, 303, 403, 503 Keyboard 104, 204, 304, 404, 504 Mouse 110 Bus 111 CPU 112 RAM 113 Hard disk controller 114 Floppy disk driver 115 MO driver 116 Mouse controller 117 Keyboard controller 118 Display controller 119 Communication Board 120 Hard disk 300, 400, 500 Client machine 600 Communication network 700 MO 710 Floppy disk 900 Information processing program storage medium 910 Information processing program 920 Data conversion means 921 Encryption means 922 Folder generation means 923 Output mode selection means

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An information processing system for processing input data and outputting the processed data, wherein the processing data is converted into a form of form data which can be output by a printer, and the form data is converted to an electronic form. An information processing system comprising data conversion means for recording on a medium. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said data conversion means converts the processing data into form data coded based on a form drawing format in a printer and records the form data. system. 3. The data conversion means includes an encryption means for encrypting the entire form data or a part of the form data when recording the form data on an electronic medium. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein: 4. When the data conversion means records the form data on an electronic medium, the data conversion means can collectively store the form data for each of a series of output jobs on the electronic medium. A folder generating means for generating a folder having a name to which the identification information of the form data including the type of the form data and the recording date and time is added, and recording the form data in the folder generated by the folder generating means. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein: 5. The data conversion means outputs the form data only to a printer, a mode to output only to an electronic medium, and a mode to output the form data to both a printer and an electronic medium. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising an output mode selecting means for selecting one of the modes, wherein the form data is output to an output destination corresponding to the selected mode. 6. An information processing system comprising a plurality of clients and a server connected to the plurality of clients via a communication line, wherein the client is configured to execute a form by the data conversion means provided in the server. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising a viewer capable of displaying the processed data converted into the data on a WWW browser of the client in a format of the processed data before the conversion. 7. The information processing system according to claim 6, wherein the viewer includes a usage right authentication unit that authenticates the usage right of the user based on authentication information input by the user. 8. The viewer includes a search unit for searching character information included in the processing data before conversion, for character information including a character string input by a user. The information processing system according to claim 6, wherein 9. The information processing system according to claim 6, wherein the viewer includes a print range specifying unit that specifies a print range when the form data is output from a printer. 10. An information processing system comprising data conversion means for processing input data, converting the processed data into a form of form data that can be output by a printer, and recording the form on an electronic medium. An information processing program storage medium characterized by storing an information processing program for constructing a program on a computer.