JP2002082930A - Method for processing structured document processing and device for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structured document processing method and a processing device capable of shortening the time required for screen display by dividing and screen-displaying a structured document. SOLUTION: This method comprises a structured document analyzing step S1, a style chart editing step S2 for editing and preserving the screen display style of the structured document in a chart format, a screen dividing position designating step S3, a style chart analyzing step S4 for analyzing the style chart, a layout structure converting step S5 for converting the style chart into a screen layout structure, a screen dividing step S6 for dividing the screen according to the designation of the screen dividing positions, a style sheet preparing step S7 for preparing respective style sheets, a structured document dividing and connecting step S8 for dividing and connecting the structured document substances according to the designation of the screen dividing positions, and a style sheet executing step S9 for analyzing the style sheet, for executing the defined conversion, and for outputting the display picture.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to SGML (Standard Genera) which is a meta language for describing a structured document.
XML (Extended Markup Lang), which is an improved version of lized Markup Language (SG) and SGML for Internet use
uage) using a structured document as a medium, and a server-client type computer system that executes a task using a computer. Specifically, a business document described in a structured document format is groupware. The present invention relates to a structured document processing method and a structured document processing device that improve the efficiency of business processing by displaying the information in a format that is easy for a user or a workflow system user to view.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, companies have been introducing computers and other computers in order to improve the efficiency of business processing. With the introduction of computers, the creation of in-house documents has been unified with specific document creation software, and paper documents have been digitized to greatly improve in-house document creation operations.

[0003] Further, business documents are not simply digitized, but are described in a structured document format represented by SGML and XML, and are connected by a network to share document information. By displaying the information in an easy-to-read format, centralized management and exchange of business documents are facilitated, and the efficiency of the entire business performed jointly by a plurality of members is improved. Here, the style sheet defines a method of converting a structured document, and one structured document can be converted into a plurality of formats by switching a plurality of style sheets.

FIG. 22 shows, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-11627.
This is a conventional document style editing device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5 (1993) -205. In the figure, an operation unit 101 includes an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse used by a style setting person.
2 is a display unit composed of a display, and 103 is a DT described later.
A DTD management unit that manages DTD files of various SGML documents stored in the D file storage unit 104; a DTD file storage unit 104 that stores the DTD file;
A DT 105 opens a DTD tree display window on the display screen of the display unit 102 and displays a DTD tree structure.
A D viewer 106 is a management unit that manages style information of each DTD managed by the DTD management unit 103. Specifically, when the style editor 108 creates a new style, the style is stored in a style file to be described later. A style information management unit 107 stores a style file, and a style file storage unit 107 stores a style file.
08 is a style editor used when creating or editing a DTD style, and 109 is a DTD viewer 1
05 and the style editor 108,
An interlocking management unit that manages an interlocking relationship between the target node highlighted in the TD tree display window and the target node edited by the style editor 108, and a control unit 110 that controls the entire document style editing apparatus 100.

The operation will be described. DTD Viewer 1
05 and the style editor 108
When the DTD tree display window and the style setting window are opened, and the inversion target node on the DTD tree display window is changed by the operation unit 101,
In conjunction with this, the setting target node in the style setting window is updated, and when the setting target node is updated in the style setting window, the DTD is linked with this.
Update the inversion target node on the tree display window.

[0006]

In the conventional method of displaying a structured document using a style sheet, when the size of the style sheet or the size of the structured document is large,
The problem is that it takes a long time to display a screen, and the operability is deteriorated due to a long screen scroll. Further, when a structured document is divided and displayed by the conventional document style editing apparatus as described above, a plurality of style sheets must be individually created for each screen to be divided. Since it is necessary to control and manage a plurality of style sheets to switch the style, there is a problem that it takes time to create and manage the style sheets.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. By dividing a structured document and displaying the screen, the time required for screen display can be reduced, the screen scrolling can be shortened, and the structure can be reduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a structured document processing method and a structured document processing apparatus capable of facilitating creation and management of a style sheet for dividing and displaying a structured document on a screen and controlling switching of the divided screen.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a structured document processing method used in a server-client type computer system which executes a business using a structured document as a medium, and a structure for analyzing the structured document. A structured document analysis step, a style table editing step of editing and saving the screen display style of the structured document as a table style table, a screen division position designation step of designating a screen division position for the style table, and a screen division A style table analyzing step of analyzing a style table whose position is designated, a layout structure converting step of converting the style table into a screen layout structure, a screen dividing step of dividing a screen according to designation of a screen dividing position, A style sheet creation step for creating each style sheet corresponding to the screen; A structured document division / combination step of dividing and combining a structured document entity in accordance with the designation of a division position; and a style sheet execution step of interpreting a style sheet, executing a defined conversion, and outputting a display screen. Structured document processing method.

Further, the method further includes a table of contents style sheet creating step of creating a style sheet corresponding to a table of contents screen for switching the divided screen by a hyperlink.

[0010] Further, there is provided a split screen range presenting step of displaying the range of the currently displayed split screen on the table of contents.

[0011] The method may further include a divided screen moving step of providing a hyperlink for moving the divided screen forward or backward.

Further, the method further includes a structured document content verification step of verifying the content of the entire structured document, switching the divided screen from an error message as a result of the verification, and moving to the error location.

[0013] Further, there is further provided a style sheet format conversion step of converting the style sheet format according to the client terminal software.

Further, the method further includes a structured document division switching step of switching whether the division of the structured document is performed on the server side or on the client side.

[0015] Further, the method further comprises a style sheet execution switching step for switching whether to interpret the style sheet on the server side or on the client side.

The image processing apparatus further includes a screen dividing condition specifying step of specifying a screen dividing condition, and a screen dividing position determining step of determining a screen dividing position based on the screen dividing condition and setting an initial value of the screen dividing position. I have.

The present invention also relates to a structured document processing apparatus used in a server-client type computer system for executing a business using a structured document as a medium, comprising a structured document analyzing means for analyzing the structured document. A style table editing means for editing and saving the screen display style of the structured document as a table style table, a screen division position designating means for designating a screen division position for the style table,
Style table analysis means for analyzing a style table in which a screen division position is specified, table structure conversion means for converting a style table into a table layout structure, and screen division means for dividing a screen according to designation of a screen division position. A structured document division / combination unit for dividing and combining a structured document in accordance with the designation of the screen division position, a style sheet creation unit for creating each style sheet corresponding to the divided screen, and interpreting and defining the style sheet And a style sheet executing means for executing the conversion and outputting a display screen.

Further, the style sheet creating means is added with a table of contents style sheet creating means for creating a style sheet corresponding to a table of contents screen for switching divided screens by hyperlinks.

Further, a divided screen range presenting means for displaying the currently displayed divided screen range on the table of contents screen is added to the table of contents style sheet creating means.

Further, a divided screen moving means for embedding a hyperlink for moving the divided screen back and forth is added to the style sheet creating means.

Further, the style sheet creating means is provided with a structured document content verifying means for verifying the contents of the entire structured document, switching divided screens from an error message of the verification result and moving to an error location.

Further, a style sheet format converting means for converting the style sheet format according to the client terminal software is added to the style sheet creating means.

Further, a structured document division switching means for switching whether the structured document is divided on the server side or on the client side is added to the structured document division and coupling means.

Further, the style sheet execution means is provided with a style sheet execution switching means for switching between interpretation of the style sheet on the server side and execution on the client side.

The screen division position designation means further includes:
A screen division condition designating means for designating a screen division condition and a screen division position decision means for judging a screen division position based on the screen division condition and setting an initial value of the screen division position are added.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage medium storing a computer program for executing a structured document process used in a server-client type computer system that executes a business using a structured document as a medium, comprising: A structured document analysis step for analyzing a document, a style table editing step for editing and saving the screen display style of the structured document as a table style table, and a screen division position specifying step for specifying a screen division position for the style table And a style table analysis step of analyzing a style table with a designated screen division position, a table structure conversion step of converting the style table into a table layout structure, and a screen division for dividing the screen according to the designation of the screen division position Steps and splits and combines structured documents according to the screen split position specification A structured document division / combination step, a style sheet creation step for creating each style sheet corresponding to the divided screen, a style sheet for interpreting the style sheet, executing a defined conversion, and outputting a display screen And a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for performing structured document processing including an execution step.

[0027]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a flow of structured document processing according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, S1 is a structured document analysis step of analyzing the structured document 1, and S2 is a style table editing step of setting a screen display style for the analysis result of the structured document 1 and creating a style table 2. S3 is a screen division position designation step for designating a screen division position with respect to the style table 2, S4 is a style table analysis step for analyzing a style table with the screen division position designated, and S5 is a style table analysis step. This is a layout structure conversion step of converting the analysis result into a screen layout structure, S6 is a screen division step of dividing the layout structure according to the screen division position, and S7 is a grouping of the text style sheets 3 corresponding to the respective screens to be divided. In step S8, the structured document entity 4 is divided according to the screen division position. Step S9 is to interpret the text style sheet 3 and convert the divided structured document entity 5 to output a text display screen 6, which is input by the user to the text display screen 6. This is a style sheet execution step of storing the divided contents in the divided structured document entity 5.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below by taking, as an example, a case where the structured document processing method of the present invention is applied to a specification creation business.

FIG. 2 is an example of a style table editing screen presented in the style table editing step S2. The style table 2 is a tabular data format in which the vertical axis is an array of tags appearing in the structured document and the horizontal axis is an array of items for setting style information. This is a style sheet editor screen that edits style information in table format. The “tag name” 7 displays the tag name and the hierarchical structure of the tag of the structured document 1 analyzed in the structured document analysis step S1 by indentation. The structured document 1 has a DT that defines the tags of the structured document and the hierarchical structure of the tags.
D (Document Type Definition) or D
Use any structured document entity that conforms to the TD.
“Heading” 8 sets a heading when displaying the tag on the screen, and details such as the font size and color of the heading are displayed and specified in another window. The “layout” 9 specifies a screen display layout pattern for a partial structure including a plurality of tags, and details such as the thickness and arrangement of the frame line are displayed and specified in another window. "Input" 10 specifies a method of inputting the contents of the tag on the screen, and details such as the number of characters and options are displayed and specified in another window. "Constraints" 11
The number of constraints to be satisfied among the contents of the plurality of tags is displayed, and the constraint condition and the processing when the constraint condition is violated are specified by displaying another window. The screen division position designation step S3 is
By presenting the "division position" 12, the designation of the division position is accepted, the division position is given to the style table, and a serial number is given to each division start position. The style table analyzing step S4 analyzes the style table edited in the style table editing step S2 and given the dividing position in the screen dividing position designating step S3 to create internal data. The layout structure conversion step S5 converts the layout pattern specified in the style table into a layout structure, and embeds a heading display, an input command, and a constraint condition and a processing command when the constraint condition is violated. The screen division step S6 divides the layout structure according to the division position specified in the style table. The style sheet creation step S7 collectively generates a plurality of body style sheets 3 from each of the divided layout structures. The structured document division / combination step 8 performs bidirectional conversion between the structured document entity 4 and the divided structured document 5 by dividing the structured document entity 4 and combining the divided structured documents 5. The style sheet execution step executes the conversion defined in the text style sheet 3 corresponding to the divided structured document 5, outputs the text display screen 6, and changes the text display screen 6 by the user. The content is reflected on the divided structured document 5.

FIG. 3 shows a style sheet execution step S9.
5 is an example of the text display screen 6 displayed by. Reflects the contents specified on the style table edit screen above, SPEC tag, BO
The screen is divided into screens 6A, 6B, and 6C each having a DY tag and an INSTALLATION tag at the top.

As described above, in the present invention, since the screen division position is specified, the screen designer can specify the screen division after creating the entire style sheet, and can change the screen division position later. The screen design of structured documents is easy, and the structured document division connection is provided, so that all the information used in business can be centrally managed by one structured document without depending on the screen division unit, so the management cost of business information Can be reduced.

Also, since the screen division is provided, even when the structured document is large, the main body is divided and displayed on the screen, so that the screen display time and the screen scroll length are shortened, and the display and operation of the structured document by the user are reduced. It will be easier.

Embodiment 2 FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of structured document processing according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the same case as the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted. In the figure, S10 is a table of contents style sheet creating step of creating a table of contents style sheet 13 for generating the table of contents display screen 14 from the heading specified in the table of contents in the style table editing step S2.

In the style sheet creation step S7, an ID for uniquely specifying the tag is generated for each tag of the structured document entity 4, and the divided screen ID and the divided screen ID are displayed at the display position of each tag on the body display screen 6. Like adding a tag ID,
The split screen ID and the tag ID are inserted into the body style sheet 3. In the table of contents style sheet creation step S10, a hyperlink between the table of contents and the body is generated by assigning the same divided screen ID and tag ID as those of the body display screen 6 to each display position of the table of contents display screen 14.

FIG. 5 is an example of a screen in which the table of contents display screen 14 and the text display screen 6 are combined. The table of contents display screen 14A in which “header” is selected is switched to the body display screen 6A including the HEADER tag, the table of contents display screen 14B in which “content” is selected is switched to the body display screen 6B including the BODY tag, and “installation” is switched. The selected table of contents display screen 14C
The screen is switched to the text display screen 6C including the STALLATION tag.

As described above, in the present embodiment,
In the style sheet creation step S7, a table of contents style sheet creation step S1 for creating a style sheet corresponding to the table of contents screen for switching the divided screens by hyperlinks
Since 0 is further added to switch the main body display screen by operating the table of contents display screen, the user can easily switch the divided screen.

Further, since a hyperlink that can be switched between the table of contents display screen and the text display screen is generated, it is not necessary for the screen designer to set the hyperlink.

Embodiment 3 FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of structured document processing according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In the case of the same as the first and second embodiments, the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted. In the figure, S11 is a divided screen range presenting step for presenting which part of the display range of the text display screen 6 is in the whole.

In the divided screen range presenting step S11, a table of contents item having the same divided screen ID as that of the currently displayed text screen is displayed by being distinguished from items having other divided screen IDs by color coding, bolding, or the like. .

FIG. 7 shows an example in which the display range of the text display screen 16B is presented on the table of contents display screen 14D. The black background of the table of contents display screen 14D indicates the selected heading, and the gray background indicates the range of the text display screen including the selected heading.

As described above, in the present embodiment,
A divided screen range presenting step S11 for displaying the currently displayed divided screen range on the table of contents screen is further added to the table of contents style sheet creation step S10 so that the display range of the body display screen 16B for the whole body is presented. As a result, the user can easily grasp the display range of the text display screen 16B, and when moving from the table of contents to the text, knows in advance whether or not the text screen will be switched, so that unnecessary screen switching can be prevented.

Embodiment 4 FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of structured document processing according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. In the case of the same as the first to third embodiments, the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted. In the figure, step S12 is a divided screen moving step of embedding a hyperlink for switching the body display screen back and forth in the style sheet.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a text display screen in which a hyperlink for moving back and forth is embedded.
When the "next screen" button 61 is designated on the text display screen 6D, the screen moves to the text display screen 6E. When the "previous screen" button 62 is designated on the text display screen 6E, the text display screen 6D
When the “next screen” button 61 is designated, the screen moves to the body display screen 6F. "Previous screen" on the body display screen 6F
When the button 62 is designated, the screen moves to the text display screen 6E. When there is a screen next to the text display screen 6F, the user moves by designating the "next screen" button 61 of the text display screen 6F. When there is no next screen, the "next screen" button 61 is displayed on the text display screen 6F. Is not displayed.

As described above, in the present embodiment,
A split screen moving step S12 for embedding a hyperlink for moving the divided screen back and forth is added to the style sheet creating step S7, and the main body display screen is switched only by operating the main body display screen. It becomes easy to use.

Embodiment 5 FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of structured document processing according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. In the case of the same as the first to fourth embodiments, the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted. In the figure, S13 is a structured document content verification step for creating a content verification style sheet 15 for verifying the constraints specified on the style table editing screen. The content verification style sheet 15 is executed in the style sheet execution step S9, and the content verification result screen 1 is displayed.
6 is displayed.

FIG. 11 shows a constraint condition 17 stored in the content verification style sheet 15 and a process 18 when the condition is violated.
It is an example of a content verification rule and a content verification result screen 16 consisting of: If the value of the “power frequency” 63 on the text display screen 6B is not “60”, the message “Please change the frequency to 60.” 21 is displayed on the content verification result screen 16 according to the processing 18 by the content verification rule 19, If the value of “Height” 65 of “Installation” on the body display screen 6C is less than “250” when the value of “Panel size” 64 on the body display screen 6B is “L”, the content verification rule 20 According to the process 18, the message "Installation height is not enough." 22 is displayed on the content verification result screen 16. When the user specifies the message 21, the main body display screen 6 including the “power frequency” 63 where the error has occurred
When the message is moved to B and the message 22 is designated, the message is moved to the text display screen 6C including the “height” where the error occurred.

As described above, in the present embodiment,
In the style sheet creation step S7, there is provided a structured document content verification step S13 for verifying the content of the entire structured document, switching the divided screen from the error message of the verification result and moving to the error location, and displaying the error from the content verification result screen. The user can move to the body display screen including the location where the error occurred, so that the user can check the contents verification result and correct the error immediately, so that the user can easily create a structured document that satisfies the specified constraints it can.

Further, since errors in the contents of the document can be reduced at the stage when the structured document is created, the time spent for error correction is reduced, and the work efficiency is improved.

Embodiment 6 FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of structured document processing according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention. In the case of the same as the first to fifth embodiments, the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted. In the figure, S14 converts the text style sheet 3 into another format output style sheet 23.
This is a style sheet format conversion step of converting into a style sheet format.

Style sheet format conversion step S14
Reads data defining the correspondence between a style sheet and another format separately, and converts it into the specified different format.

FIG. 13 shows an example of a screen 24 for specifying in which format the text style sheet 3 is to be output, and a usage form corresponding to the specified format. Change the output format to "HTM
L "," CHTML "," RTF "and" XSL-F "
In the case of "O", the usage forms are a WWW browser 25, a mobile phone or a mobile terminal 26, a word processor 27, and an XSL-compatible viewer 28, respectively.

As described above, in the present embodiment,
By adding a style sheet format conversion step S14 for converting the style sheet format according to the client-side terminal software (browser) or the like to the style sheet creation step S7, the text can be output in another format by converting the style sheet. With this configuration, it is possible to easily cope with a case where a plurality of users use different usage forms.

Embodiment 7 FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a flow of structured document processing according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. In the case of the same as the above-described embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted. In the figure, S15 is a structured document division switching step in which the division method selected by the user on the division method selection screen 30 is stored in the SC input / output information 29. On the division method selection screen 30, whether to execute the structured document division / combination processing on the server side or on the client side is selected, and the selection result is stored in the SC input / output information 29 for each user. In the style sheet execution step S9 and the structured document division / combination step S8, by referring to the user and the SC input / output information 29, a process is executed on a designated side of the server side or the client side. Switch the data format to be transferred to the registry and client side of the client. When processing is performed on the client side, the style sheet execution step S9 and the structured document division / combination step S8 transfer their own processing program on the server side to the client side.

FIG. 15 shows the flow of processing when the structured document division / combination processing is executed on the server side. Reference numeral 41 denotes a network connecting between the server and the client. The structured document division / combination step S8 and the style sheet execution step S9 refer to the contents set in the SC input / output information 29 to determine that the execution is performed on the server side.
The processing flow of the server / client mode shown in FIG. 15 is configured.

FIG. 16 shows a flow of processing when the structured document division / combination processing is executed on the client side. The structured document division / combination step S8 and the style sheet execution step S9 refer to the contents set in the SC input / output information 29 to determine that they are to be executed on the client side, and perform the processing of the server / client mode shown in FIG. Make up the flow. At this time, the execution program of the structured document division / combination step S8 and the style sheet execution step S9 is transferred to the client side.

As described above, in the present embodiment,
The structured document division / combination process is added to the structured document division / combination step S8 to switch the structured document division / combination process between the server side and the client side. The user can select the method of execution on the client side or on the client side, so efficient processing is possible according to the size of the structured document, the processing capacity of the client computer, and the network load at that time. Since the method can be selected, groupware / workflow by a plurality of users having different use conditions can be realized.

Embodiment 8 FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a flow of structured document processing according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. In the case of the same as the first to seventh embodiments, the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted. In the figure, S16 indicates the execution method selected by the user on the execution method selection screen 31.
This is a style sheet execution switching step stored in the C input / output information 29. On the execution method selection screen 31, whether to execute the style sheet execution processing on the server side or on the client side is selected, and the selection result is stored in the SC input / output information 29 for each user. In the style sheet execution step S9, by referring to the user and the SC input / output information 29, the process is executed on the specified side of the server side or the client side, and the input / output data is transferred to the registry and the client side. Switch the data format.
When the processing is executed on the client side, the style sheet execution step S9 transfers its own processing program on the server side to the client side.

FIG. 18 shows the flow of processing when the structured document division / combination processing is executed on the server side and the style sheet execution processing is executed on the client side. The structured document division / combination step S8 refers to the contents set in the SC input / output information 29, and determines that it is to be executed on the server side. The style sheet execution step S9 includes the contents set in the SC input / output information 29. , It is determined to be executed on the client side, and the processing flow of the server / client mode shown in FIG. 18 is configured. At this time, the execution program of the style sheet execution step S9 is transferred to the client.

As described above, in the present embodiment,
To the style sheet execution step S9, a style sheet execution switching step S16 for switching between interpretation of the style sheet on the server side and execution on the client side is added to execute the style sheet execution processing on the server side or on the client side. The user can select the method to execute on the side, so that an efficient method can be selected according to the size of the structured document, the processing capacity of the client computer, and the network load situation at that time, Groupware / workflow by a plurality of users having different use conditions can be realized.

Embodiment 9 FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the flow of structured document processing according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention. In the case of the same as the first to eighth embodiments, the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted. In the figure, S17 is a screen division condition designating step in which the screen designer designates a division condition 50, and S18 is a screen division position for determining an optimal division position based on the screen division condition and setting the screen division position as an initial value. This is a determination step.

FIG. 20 shows an example of a screen division condition. 51
Is the priority of the screen division condition, and an optimum screen division position is determined by giving priority to satisfying the screen division condition of the higher order. Reference numeral 52 denotes a type of a screen division condition, where “split” indicates a condition for dividing a screen, and “combination” indicates a condition for not dividing a screen. Numeral 53 denotes the content of the screen division condition, which is formed by an equation or inequality logical operation including the depth of the tag hierarchy, the layout structure, the number of lines on the screen, and the like.

The screen division condition of the priority order 1 is a rule that the hierarchical depth of the highest tag is set to 0, so that the tag is divided when the tag is immediately below the highest tag. In the example of FIG.
The screen is divided so that the head end tag of each of the HEADER tag and the BODY tag is the head of each screen. The screen division condition of the priority order 2 is a rule that the range of the table layout structure is combined. When this rule is applied, the screen is not divided in the middle of the table composition. The screen division condition of the priority 3 is a rule that the screen is divided when the number of lines displayed on the screen exceeds 60, and the 61st line is divided so as to be the next screen. If the number of rows in the table exceeds 60, the rule of priority 2 and the rule of priority 3 conflict with each other, but the rule of higher priority takes precedence, so the table with more than 60 rows is divided into separate screens. Never.

As described above, in the present embodiment,
A screen division condition designation step S17 in which the screen designer designates a screen division condition is included in the screen division position designation step S3.
Screen division position determination step S1 for determining a screen division position based on a screen division condition and setting an initial value of the screen division position
8 is added, and the optimal screen division position that satisfies the screen division condition is set as the initial value. Therefore, the number of times the screen designer sets the screen division position is reduced, and the screen design is facilitated.

Embodiment 10 FIG. FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a structured document processing device according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 101 denotes a keyboard device for receiving an instruction operation from a user, a pointing device such as a mouse or a pad, and / or an operation unit such as a card reader or a voice input device, and 102 denotes a display for presenting information to the user. A monitor device and / or a display unit such as a printing device or a sound output device; 103, a DTD management unit that specifies a document type definition file and manages its input / output;
104, a document type definition file storage unit for storing a document type definition file; 105, a DTD viewer for editing a document type definition by a user via an operation unit and a display unit; 106, a style sheet file; , A style file storage unit 107 for storing a style sheet file, a style editor 108 for a user to edit a style sheet via an operation unit and a display unit, and 109 a document type definition and a style sheet. Management unit for managing or notifying a change in
Is an internal bus connecting each unit and a control unit for centrally controlling each unit. 120 is a network connection unit that connects to an external network to transmit and receive data. 130 is a structured unit that specifies a structured document file and manages its input / output. A document management unit 131 is a structured document file storage unit that stores a structured document file, 132 is a structured document combining unit that divides and combines structured documents, and 133 is a unit that interprets processing contents described in a style sheet. A style sheet execution unit 134 for executing a structured document conversion by using a structured document analysis procedure, a style table editing procedure, a screen division position designation procedure,
A structured document processing program for causing a computer to execute a style table analysis procedure, a table structure conversion procedure, a screen division procedure, a structured document division and connection procedure, a style sheet creation procedure, and a style sheet execution procedure. The stored structured document processing program storage unit.

The operation of the structured document processing apparatus according to the present invention corresponds to the structured document processing method according to the first to ninth embodiments, and a description thereof will be omitted.

In the structured document processing apparatus of the present invention,
Structured document analysis means (110, 1) for analyzing a structured document
34), a style table editing means (108) for editing and saving the screen display style of the structured document in a table format, and a screen division position designating means (101, 10) for designating a screen division position.
8) and a style table analyzing means (1) for analyzing the style table
33); a table structure converting means (110, 134) for converting the style table into a table layout structure; a screen dividing means (110, 134) for dividing a screen according to designation of a screen dividing position; And a style sheet creating means (11) for creating and combining style sheets corresponding to the divided screens.
0, 134) and a style sheet executing means (133) for interpreting the style sheet and converting the structured document so that the screen dividing position can be designated in the style editor 108, so that the screen designer can use the entire style. The screen division can be specified after the sheet is created, and the screen division position can be changed later. This facilitates the screen design of the structured document, and the structured document division / combination unit 132 provides all information used in business. Can be centrally managed by one structured document without depending on the screen division unit, so that the management cost of business information can be reduced. Also, since the screen division is provided, even when the structured document is large, the main body is divided and displayed on the screen, so that the screen display time and the screen scroll length are shortened, and the display and operation of the structured document by the user are facilitated. .

[0067]

According to the present invention, there is provided a structured document processing method used in a server-client type computer system for executing a business using a structured document as a medium, the structured document analyzing step of analyzing the structured document. When,
A style table editing step for editing and saving the screen display style of the structured document as a table style table, a screen division position specifying step for specifying a screen division position for the style table, and a style in which the screen division position is specified A style table analyzing step of analyzing a table, a layout structure converting step of converting the style table into a screen layout structure, a screen dividing step of dividing a screen according to designation of a screen dividing position, and a screen corresponding to the divided screen. A style sheet creation step for creating a style sheet, a structured document division / combination step for dividing and combining a structured document entity according to the designation of a screen division position, and interpreting the style sheet and executing a defined conversion, Structured document processing method having a style sheet execution step of outputting a display screen Since it is, the screen division position designation step, the screen designer can specify the split screen after creating the entire style sheet, it is possible to change the screen division position later, it is easy to screen designed structured document,
In addition, since the structured document division / combination step allows all information used in the business to be centrally managed by one structured document without depending on the screen division unit, the management cost of business information can be reduced.

In addition, the method further includes a table of contents style sheet creating step of creating a style sheet corresponding to the table of contents screen for switching the divided screens by hyperlinks, and the main body display screen is switched by operating the table of contents display screen. The user can easily switch the divided screen.

Further, the present invention further comprises a split screen range presenting step of displaying the range of the currently displayed split screen on the table of contents screen, so that the user can easily grasp the display range of the text display screen, and from the table of contents. When moving to the text, it is known in advance whether or not the text screen is switched, so that useless screen switching can be prevented.

Further, there is provided a divided screen moving step for providing a hyperlink for moving the divided screen back and forth, and the main body display screen is switched only by operating the main body display screen. It will be easier.

Further, the method further comprises a structured document content verification step of verifying the contents of the entire structured document, switching the divided screen from the verification result error message and moving to the error location, and Since the user can move to the text display screen including the text, the user can confirm the content verification result and correct the error immediately, so that the user can easily create a structured document satisfying the constraints specified in advance. Further, since errors in the contents of the document can be reduced at the stage when the structured document is created, the time spent for error correction is reduced, and business efficiency is improved.

Further, a style sheet format conversion step for converting the style sheet format according to the client terminal software is further provided. By converting the style sheet, the text can be output in another format. It is possible to easily cope with a case where a plurality of users have different usage forms.

Further, the method further comprises a structured document division switching step for switching whether the structured document is divided on the server side or on the client side. Depending on the size of the structured document, the processing capacity of the client computer and the network load at that time,
Since an efficient method can be selected, groupware / workflow by a plurality of users having different use conditions can be realized.

Further, a style sheet execution switching step for switching between interpretation of the style sheet on the server side and execution on the client side is further provided, so that the user can select which to execute. Therefore, an efficient method can be selected according to the size of the structured document, the processing capability of the client computer, and the network load at that time, so that groupware / workflow by a plurality of users having different use conditions can be realized.

Further, there is further provided a screen dividing condition specifying step of specifying a screen dividing condition, and a screen dividing position determining step of determining a screen dividing position based on the screen dividing condition and setting an initial value of the screen dividing position. Since the optimum screen division position that satisfies the screen division condition is set as the initial value, the number of times that the screen designer sets the screen division position can be reduced, and the screen design becomes easy.

The present invention also relates to a structured document processing apparatus used in a server-client type computer system for executing a business using a structured document as a medium, comprising a structured document analyzing means for analyzing the structured document. A style table editing means for editing and saving the screen display style of the structured document as a table style table, a screen division position designating means for designating a screen division position for the style table,
Style table analysis means for analyzing a style table in which a screen division position is specified, table structure conversion means for converting a style table into a table layout structure, and screen division means for dividing a screen according to designation of a screen division position. A structured document division / combination unit for dividing and combining a structured document in accordance with the designation of the screen division position, a style sheet creation unit for creating each style sheet corresponding to the divided screen, and interpreting and defining the style sheet Is a structured document processing apparatus having a style sheet executing means for executing the conversion that has been performed and outputting a display screen. Since screen division can be specified and the screen division position can be changed later, the screen design of structured documents becomes easy, and The document divider coupling step, since the centrally managed by a single structured document regardless all the information used by the business to the screen division unit, can be reduced management costs of the business information.

Further, by adding to the style sheet creating means a table of contents style sheet creating means for creating a style sheet corresponding to a table of contents screen for switching divided screens by hyperlinks, the text display screen can be displayed by operating the table of contents display screen. Since the switching is performed, the user can easily switch the divided screen.

Further, since the divided table range presenting means for displaying the currently displayed divided screen range on the table of contents screen is added to the table of contents style sheet creating means, the user can change the display range of the text display screen. Since it can be easily grasped and it is known in advance whether or not the text screen is switched when moving from the table of contents to the text, useless screen switching can be prevented.

Also, a split screen moving means for embedding a hyperlink for moving the divided screen back and forth is added to the style sheet creating means so that the text display screen is switched only by operating the text display screen. It becomes easy to use it in order to refer to in order.

Further, the style sheet creating means is provided with a structured document content verifying means for verifying the contents of the entire structured document, switching the divided screen from the verification result error message and moving to the error location, The user can move from the result screen to the body display screen including the location where the error occurred, so that the user can check the content verification result and correct the error immediately. Can be easily created. Further, since errors in the contents of the document can be reduced at the stage when the structured document is created, the time spent for error correction is reduced, and business efficiency is improved.

Further, a style sheet format converting means for converting the style sheet format according to the client-side terminal software is added to the style sheet creating means, and the style sheet is converted so that the text can be output in another format. Therefore, it is possible to easily cope with a case where a plurality of users have different usage forms.

Further, a structured document division switching means for switching whether the structured document is divided on the server side or on the client side is added to the structured document division and coupling means, and the user is provided with the structure. Since it is possible to select which method to execute, an efficient method can be selected according to the size of the structured document, the processing capacity of the client computer, and the network load situation at that time. Can realize groupware / workflow.

Further, the style sheet execution means is provided with style sheet execution switching means for switching between execution of the style sheet on the server side and execution on the client side. Or the size of structured documents,
An efficient method can be selected according to the processing capacity of the client computer and the network load at that time.
Groupware / workflow by a plurality of users having different use conditions can be realized.

The screen division position designation means further includes:
Screen split condition specifying means for specifying a screen split condition and screen split position determining means for determining a screen split position based on the screen split condition and setting an initial value of the screen split position are added. Since the optimum screen division position that satisfies the condition is set as the initial value, the number of times that the screen designer sets the screen division position can be reduced, and the screen design becomes easy.

The present invention also relates to a storage medium storing a computer program for executing a structured document process used in a server-client type computer system which executes a business using a structured document as a medium. A structured document analysis step for analyzing a document, a style table editing step for editing and saving the screen display style of the structured document as a table style table, and a screen division position specifying step for specifying a screen division position for the style table And a style table analysis step of analyzing a style table with a designated screen division position, a table structure conversion step of converting the style table into a table layout structure, and a screen division for dividing the screen according to the designation of the screen division position Steps and splits and combines structured documents according to the screen split position specification A structured document division / combination step, a style sheet creation step for creating each style sheet corresponding to the divided screen, a style sheet for interpreting the style sheet, executing a defined conversion, and outputting a display screen Since the storage medium stores the computer program for executing the structured document processing including the execution step, the screen division position designation step allows the screen designer to specify the screen division after creating the entire style sheet, Since the screen division position can be changed from the above, the screen design of the structured document becomes easy, and the structured document division / combination step allows all the information used in the business to be in one structured document without depending on the screen division unit. Since management can be performed centrally, the management cost of business information can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a structured document processing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a style table editing screen presented by a style table editing step in the structured document processing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a text display screen displayed by a style execution step in the structured document processing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a structured document processing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen obtained by combining a table of contents display screen and a text display screen in the structured document processing method according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a structured document processing method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which display ranges of a table of contents display screen and a text display screen in the structured document processing method according to the third embodiment of the present invention are presented.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a structured document processing method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a text display screen in which a hyperlink for switching back and forth and moving is embedded in the structured document processing method according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a structured document processing method according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a content verification rule and a content verification result screen in the structured document processing method according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a structured document processing method according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen for designating a format in which a body style sheet is output and a use mode corresponding to the designated format in the structured document processing method according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention; It is.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a structured document processing method according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing when a structured document division / combination process is executed on the server side in the structured document processing method according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing when a structured document division / combination process is executed on a client side in a structured document processing method according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a structured document processing method according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 shows a flow of processing when a structured document division / combination process is executed on the server side and a style sheet execution process is executed on the client side in the structured document processing method according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a structured document processing method according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen division condition of the structured document processing method according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a structured document processing device according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional document style editing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 structured document, 2 style table, 3 body style sheet, 4 structured document entity, 5 structured document entity, 6 body display screen, 13 table of contents style sheet, 1
4 Contents display screen, 15 Content verification style sheet, 1
6 Content verification result screen, 23 different output style sheets, 29 SC input / output information, 30 division method selection screen,
31 execution method selection screen, 50 screen division conditions, 101
Operation unit, 102 display unit, 103 DTD management unit, 1
04 DTD file storage unit, 105 DTD viewer, 106 style information management unit, 107 style file storage unit, 108 style editor, 109
Interlocking management unit, 110 control unit, 120 network connection unit, 130 structured document management unit, 131 structured document file storage unit, 132 structured document division and connection unit, 13
3 Style sheet execution unit, 134 Structured document processing program storage unit.

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Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. A structured document processing method used in a server-client type computer system that executes a business using a structured document as a medium, comprising: a structured document analyzing step of analyzing the structured document; A style table editing step of editing and saving the screen display style of the formatted document as a tabular style table; a screen division position designation step of designating a screen division position with respect to the style table; and the screen division position is designated. A style table analyzing step of analyzing the style table; a layout structure converting step of converting the style table into a screen layout structure; a screen dividing step of dividing a screen according to designation of the screen dividing position; A style sheet creation step for creating each corresponding style sheet; A structured document division / combination step of dividing and combining the structured document entity in accordance with the designation of the screen division position; executing a style sheet for interpreting the style sheet, executing a defined conversion, and outputting a display screen And a structured document processing method. 2. The structured document processing method according to claim 1, further comprising: a table of contents style sheet creating step of creating a style sheet corresponding to a table of contents screen for switching the divided screen by a hyperlink. . 3. The structured document processing method according to claim 2, further comprising a divided screen range presenting step of displaying a currently displayed divided screen range on the table of contents screen. 4. The structured document processing method according to claim 1, further comprising a divided screen moving step of providing a hyperlink for moving the divided screen back and forth. 5. The structured document contents verification step of verifying the contents of the entire structured document, switching the divided screen from a verification result error message and moving to an error location. 5. The structured document processing method according to any one of items 4 to 4. 6. The structured document processing method according to claim 1, further comprising a style sheet format conversion step of converting a style sheet format according to client-side terminal software. 7. The structured document division switching step for switching whether the division of a structured document is performed on the server side or on the client side. A structured document processing method according to any one of the above. 8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a style sheet execution switching step of switching between execution of the style sheet on the server side and execution on the client side. Structured document processing method described. 9. A screen dividing condition specifying step of specifying a screen dividing condition, and a screen dividing position determining step of determining a screen dividing position based on the screen dividing condition and setting an initial value of the screen dividing position. The structured document processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: 10. A structured document processing apparatus for use in a server-client type computer system that executes a business using a structured document as a medium, comprising: a structured document analyzing means for analyzing the structured document; Style table editing means for editing and saving the screen display style as a table style style table; screen division position designation means for designating a screen division position with respect to the style table; and the style in which the screen division position is designated Style table analysis means for analyzing a table; table structure conversion means for converting the style table into a table layout structure; screen division means for dividing a screen according to designation of the screen division position; Means for dividing and combining the structured document according to the specification, Structured document processing comprising: a style sheet creating unit that creates a tile sheet; and a style sheet executing unit that interprets the style sheet, executes a defined conversion, and outputs a display screen. apparatus. 11. The structure according to claim 10, wherein said style sheet creating means is added with a table of contents style sheet creating means for creating a style sheet corresponding to a table of contents screen for switching divided screens by hyperlinks. Document processing device. 12. The table of contents style sheet creating means,
12. The structured document processing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a split screen range presenting means for displaying a currently displayed split screen range on a table of contents screen. 13. The style sheet creating means further includes a split screen moving means for embedding a hyperlink for moving the divided screen back and forth.
13. The structured document processing device according to any one of 0 to 12. 14. A structured document content verification means for verifying the contents of the entire structured document, switching a divided screen from an error message of the verification result and moving to an error location, is added to the style sheet creation means. 14. The structured document processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein: 15. The structure according to claim 10, wherein a style sheet format conversion unit for converting a style sheet format according to client terminal software is added to said style sheet creation unit. Document processing device. 16. A structured document division switching unit for switching whether structured document division is performed on a server side or on a client side is added to the structured document division and coupling unit. 16. The structured document processing device according to claim 10, wherein 17. The style sheet execution means further comprising a style sheet execution switching means for switching between interpretation of a style sheet on a server side and execution on a client side.
17. The structured document processing device according to any one of 0 to 16. 18. A screen dividing condition specifying means for specifying a screen dividing condition, a screen dividing position is determined based on the screen dividing condition, and an initial value of the screen dividing position is set. 18. The structured document processing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a screen division position determining unit. 19. A storage medium storing a computer program for executing a structured document process used in a server-client type computer system that executes a business using the structured document as a medium, wherein the computer program executes a structured document analysis. A structured document analysis step; a style table editing step of editing and saving a screen display style of the structured document as a table style table; a screen division position designation step of designating a screen division position with respect to the style table; A style table analysis step of analyzing the style table in which a screen division position is specified; a table structure conversion step of converting the style table into a table layout structure; and a screen for dividing a screen according to the specification of the screen division position Dividing the structured document according to the designation of the screen dividing position. And a structured document division / combination step to combine, a style sheet creation step to create each style sheet corresponding to the divided screen, interpret the style sheet, execute a defined conversion, and output a display screen A storage medium storing a computer program for executing structured document processing, comprising: