JP2002109451A - Input support system and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an input support system which is able to efficiently save inputting labor when creating multiple application forms. SOLUTION: Specified multiple electronic form data are identified from among electronic form data with a certain format. From the identified electronic form data, both an identical tag and a synonymous tag are searched. Based on a search result of the identical tag and the synonymous tag, a common items input form is created and submitted. The contents inputted on the submitted common items in put form are reflected, and input on the input section of the electronic form specified by the user is completed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to support for inputting a plurality of electronic forms using a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a company is established,
Fill out the required information on a standardized paper application,
Must be submitted to multiple government offices and establishments. A user who needs such a prescribed notification, application, or the like obtains a form (form document) or the like sold or distributed by a government office or the like, fills in and submits necessary items.

With the development of networks such as the Internet in recent years, it has become possible to acquire various information on the Internet. Therefore, it is convenient if the user can obtain the digitized form data on the Internet or the like and perform the application work using the network in the form of an electronic form.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the form of the application is different for each government office or business establishment, and when submitting the application to a plurality of places, be sure to include the name, address, etc. of the applicant. This is inefficient because it is necessary to fill out a set of items that will be done for each application.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an input support system capable of efficiently saving the trouble of inputting when preparing a plurality of application forms.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an input support system in which electronic form data having a predetermined format is stored, a plurality of electronic forms specified from the electronic form data. Means for specifying data, the same tag search means for searching for the same tag from the specified electronic form data, the synonym tag search means for searching for a synonym tag from the specified electronic form data, the same tag and the same name Means for creating and presenting a common item input form based on word tag search results.

According to the above arrangement, the same tag and the synonym tag are searched for in a plurality of electronic form data specified from the electronic form data having a predetermined format.
A common item input form displaying only the searched common items can be created and presented. In this way, items for which the same content is input can be displayed collectively as a common item input form.

[0010] The invention according to claim 2 is an item input for inputting the electronic form data by reflecting the content input to the presented common item input form in the specified electronic form data. Means are provided.

[0009] According to the above configuration, the contents input to the common item input form are reflected in the input fields of the specified plural electronic form data, and the input to the plural electronic form data can be completed. This saves the trouble of repeatedly inputting the same content in the input fields of a plurality of electronic form data, and the input of the electronic form data can be completed at a minimum, which is very efficient.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the synonym tag search means has a synonym table and searches for synonyms by referring to the synonym table. When a synonym tag is searched in this way, a table representing the relation between synonym items between electronic form data is provided, and a synonym is searched with reference to this table. Thereby, in addition to the same tag, a synonym tag can be searched, and when completing a plurality of electronic form data, the trouble of inputting can be saved, so that it is very efficient.

[0011] The invention according to a fourth aspect is characterized in that there is provided means for creating and presenting a non-common item input form based on the search result. In this way, by creating a non-common item input form in addition to the common item input form, the items that need to be input are clarified, and the description is eliminated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the contents input in the non-common item input form are reflected in the specified electronic form data, and the input to the electronic form data is completed. Thus, the input to the plurality of electronic form data can be completed with a minimum input.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus comprising: means for transmitting an electronic form completed by the item input means to a destination corresponding to each electronic form. This allows the user to send the completed electronic form to the submission destination without sending it by himself,
Efficient. Also, there will be no mistakes in the submission destination.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage medium readable by a computer, wherein the computer specifies a plurality of electronic form data specified from electronic form data having a predetermined format. Means for searching for the same tag from the specified electronic form data, means for searching for a synonym tag, and means for creating and presenting a common item input form based on the search result. It is a storage medium storing a program.

According to the above configuration, by executing the storage medium, the same tag and the synonym tag are searched for in the plurality of electronic form data specified from the electronic form data having the predetermined format. A common item input form displaying only common items can be created and presented. In this way, items for which the same content is input can be displayed collectively as a common item input form.

[0018] The invention described in claim 8 is to operate as item input means for inputting electronic form data by reflecting the content input in the presented common item input form in the specified electronic form data. Is a storage medium storing the program.

According to the above configuration, by executing the storage medium, the contents input to the common item input form are reflected in the specified input fields of the plurality of electronic form data, and the input to the plurality of electronic form data is performed. Can be completed. This saves the trouble of repeatedly inputting the same content in the input fields of a plurality of electronic form data, and the input of the electronic form data can be completed at a minimum, which is very efficient. Further, when creating a plurality of electronic forms, there is no need to connect to a server provided with an input support system, so that a plurality of electronic forms can be created efficiently in a computer in which the storage medium is installed.

[0018]

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an electronic form input support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the system includes a server 10 of company X and terminal devices 15 to 17 of submission destinations A, B, and C via a network 1.
And the end user terminal 20 are connected. A preferred example of the network 1 is the Internet. The end user can use the terminal 20 and connect to the server 10 of company X via the network 1 to receive support in preparing an application form to be submitted to a government office or the like.

The submission destinations A, B, and C are the public offices and the like that submit the application when making each application. This government agency,
They also sell or distribute documents. Submission A,
Although there are many B and C depending on the type of document to be submitted, only three are shown here as an example.
However, the present invention is not limited to this number in implementing the present invention.

The server 10 of the company X includes the input support system 1
1 and a database 12. The input support system 11 acquires information on a predetermined electronic form itself or a form of such an application document (application form) distributed or sold in advance by a government office or the like, and creates electronic form data for each application document. I do. This electronic form data is created so that it can be submitted to the government office or the like which should be submitted only by inputting the corresponding phrase in the input field. The created electronic form data is stored in the database 12. The stored electronic form data is read from the database 12 in response to a request from the end user, and provided to the end user via the network 1. In addition, the database 12 obtains application documents sold or distributed by a government office or the like, and digitizes electronic form data, and among the electronic form data, a plurality of electronic form data requested by an end user, A search table for extracting synonym items.

The end user is, for example, a company that intends to establish a company or a general consumer who submits a pension notification. The end user terminal 20 is a terminal device used by a user who needs a predetermined electronic form, such as a company terminal device or an individual personal computer. In the present embodiment, a WWW browser 21 (hereinafter simply referred to as a browser) is used as the content display means. Therefore, it is necessary that the terminal device be installed with browser software for connecting to the Internet web, browsing and downloading information, and the like.

Here, the form of the electronic form data stored in the database will be described. FIG. 3 shows electronic form data displayed on the screen.

As shown, the electronic form data 31,
32 include a predetermined item and an input field 41 for inputting the content of the item. Generally, it is displayed on a screen such as a display in the form shown in the figure,
The actual data structure is, for example, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a data structure of a document called XML which is an example of a structured document. Here, as an example, a case where the document has a data structure called XML will be described.

For example, when displaying the phrase "application for A station" on the screen, <application for A office></ application for A office>
Is used. This <***></ **
The format of the data with the data structure of *> is called the tag format, and as in <Application for A department> or <Application for A department>,
One unit surrounded by <> is called a tag. In addition, when inputting the contents after the “A-station application” on the screen, the tag of the <A-station application> and the < The content is input between the tag of </ A station application>.

The database 12 has a large number of electronic form data 31, 32,... According to the type of document. The electronic form data 31, 32,... Can be immediately called by the input support system in response to an end user request. When submitting multiple applications, it is necessary to create as many applications as required.

For example, in the case where an application for the office A to be submitted to the destination A and an application for the place B to be submitted to the destination B are required, as shown in FIG. 31 and 32 need to be input. Comparing the two pieces of electronic form data 31 and 32, there is the same item or an item called a synonym representing the same meaning even if the item name is different. The same contents are input into the input fields provided for these same or synonym items. Therefore, the end user has to input the same content to both electronic forms, which is troublesome. Skip the hassle,
A method of searching for the same or synonym items for efficient input will be described below. This method uses tags to search and extract the same or synonym items,
This is a method in which an end user inputs contents to the extracted items and reflects the contents to the same or synonym items of each electronic form.

The same item is searched for the same tag in the plurality of electronic form data 31, 32,... Requested by the end user. Specifically, the two requested electronic form data 31 and 32 are compared to search for the same tag. In the case of the application for the department A and the application for the place B, the tag which is the same as can be seen from FIG.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the search for synonym items is performed using a table 45 for synonym search. This table 45 is stored in the database 12 as described above. As an example, this table 45 summarizes synonyms for the tags of the electronic form data 31 and 32 in the application form for the department A and the application form for the place B. This table 45 has a character string 45a at the left end.
Includes an “entity name” 46 representing substantial semantic content, and the item of the tag which is a synonym of the “entity name” 46 is listed in the right character string.

As described above, this table 45 indicates that “subject name” and “subject name” are synonyms, and means that “name” 46 a is used as “substance name” 46. ing. Similarly, "item A" and "item D" shown below are synonyms, and "entity name" 4
6 means that “type” 46b is used.

Table 45 for searching for this synonym
Is created in advance by checking the item names (item tags) of a large number of electronic form data stored in the database 12 and stored in the database 12.

When the user uses the input support system, the table 45 is used to search for synonyms. Specifically, the requested electronic form data 3
1 and 32, a tag which is a synonym is searched with reference to the table 45. When the same tag is searched from the electronic form data 31, 32, the entity name 46 corresponding to the tag is further searched with reference to the table 45. Search for. in this case,
The entity names 46 to be searched are “name 46a” and “type 4
6b ". FIG. 6A shows a sheet 50 for displaying tags searched for the same and synonym items described above.

The sheet 50 is a sheet for inputting common items. The sheet 50 is displayed in a form in which input fields 50a,. According to the above example, the displayed items are the same item, “Submitter address”
And the synonym items "name" 46a and "type" 46b
And In the input fields 50a,... Of the displayed items, contents corresponding to the items are input by the end user. The input contents are reflected in the input fields of each electronic form data. Specifically, the reflecting means is the sheet 5
The tag of “0” and the tag of the requested electronic form data are searched, and when they match, the content of the tag is reflected in the input field of the tag of the corresponding electronic form data. If they do not match, the "entity name" in the table shown in FIG.
With reference to the item corresponding to 46, a tag that is a synonym is searched. The contents entered in the input fields 50a,... Of the sheet 50 are reflected in the input fields 41,.

As described above, the input field 50a of the sheet 50,
.. Are reflected in the input fields 41,... Of the tags that are the same or synonyms of the requested electronic form data, so that the end user repeats the same contents in a plurality of electronic form data. It is very efficient because there is no need to input.

FIG. 6B shows a sheet 51 for displaying tags (remaining tags) that are not the same or synonymous from the tags of the requested electronic form data. FIG. 6B is a sheet for inputting each item other than the common items. Sheet 51
Are displayed in a form in which input fields 50b,... Are provided in the remaining tags. In the input fields 50b,..., Contents corresponding to the items are input. The input contents are reflected in the input fields 41 of the tags of the same electronic form data as the items.

Next, the processing from the request of a plurality of electronic form data to be created by the end user to the submission of the electronic form data to each submission destination will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that, for the sake of simplicity, a case will be described in which the application form for the A station and the application form for the B place are described, but the application is not limited to the above application form. The processing described below is performed by the input support system 11 in the server 10 of company X executing the input support program.

First, the terminal 20 of the end user requests the server 10 of company X to create an electronic form (step S2). Specifically, when the end user submits an application form to each government agency, the function of the browser 21 installed on the end user terminal 20 is used,
The user connects to the input support system 11 provided in the server 10 of the company X via the network 1 and requests electronic form data of a document to be created. As an example, application A and B
It is assumed that a request for a place application has been made.

The input support system 11 extracts electronic form data for each submission destination from the database 12 based on the request of the end user (step S4). More specifically, for example, if the end user's request is an application for a department A to be submitted to the destination A and an application for a location B to be submitted to the destination B, the corresponding electronic form data 31 and 32 are extracted.

When the electronic form data 31, 32 is extracted, the same tag is searched for in the plurality of electronic form data 31, 32 (step S6). Specifically, the tag of the "submission address" corresponds.

Next, a synonym tag is searched (step S8). When searching for a synonym, referring to the table 45 for synonym search shown in FIG. Search for any. Specifically, "name" 46a as a synonym of "name of submitter" and an entity name of "name of submitter" are searched. Similarly,
"Type" 4 as the entity name of "item A" and "item D"
6b is searched.

As described above, the same tag and a synonymous tag are searched. Further, a sheet 50 is created as a common item input form and displayed on the screen of the terminal 20 of the end user. More specifically, the "subject address", the "name" 46a, and the "type" 46b, which are searched by the tag search of the same and synonyms, enter the input fields 50a. It is displayed in the form provided. While browsing the sheet 50 displayed on the terminal 20, the end user inputs the contents (data and the like) into the corresponding input fields 50a (Step S12).

Next, a tag of each electronic form data other than the tag which is a common item is extracted, and a sheet 51 is created and displayed as each item input form. Specifically, tags of “item B”, “item C”, “item E”, and “item F” are extracted and displayed in a form in which input fields 51a to 51a are provided. The end user can use the sheet 51 displayed on the terminal 20.
Are input into the corresponding input fields 51a... (Step S16).

When the common item input form and each item input form are input, the sheets 50 and 51 are input.
Are input to the input fields 41 of each electronic form (step S1).
8) A temporary electronic form is created (step S20).

The end user browses and confirms each created electronic form, and if there is no mistake, the terminal 2
Request is made from 0 (step S22). When a submission request is made, the server 10 of company X transmits each created electronic form to the corresponding submission destination 15 (step S2).
4). Once transmitted, the submission is received by the government office or the like (step S26).

As described above, the same or synonymous item tags are put together as common items, and only one input is required to be reflected in all electronic forms, so that extra time (time to input the same words and phrases) is added. And can be entered efficiently.

In the above example, the input sheet 51 for non-common items shown in FIG. 6B is created, but this is not essential. That is, after inputting common items using the common item input sheet 50, it is also possible to configure so that necessary items are input for each electronic form. For example,
In the example of FIG. 3, “item B” and “item C” of the application for department A and “item E” and “item F” of the application for location B remain as non-common items. What is necessary is just to input necessary information.

As another embodiment, when the end user frequently uses the input support program, the input support program stored in the server 10 of company X is stored in a medium 23 such as a CD-ROM (stored). And the end user terminal 20
To install and provide. By executing the input support program, there is no difference from connecting and using the network 1 and a plurality of electronic forms can be efficiently created in the terminal 20 of the end user. In addition, the created electronic form can be sent directly to the submission destination.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a plurality of applications are prepared, the contents entered in one application item are the same or the same as those of another application. , The same content is not input, and the work efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electronic form input support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an entire process of the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a screen display example of electronic form data stored in a database.

FIG. 4 is a document data structure of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a table for extracting synonyms.

FIG. 6 is an item content entry column.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Network 10 Server of X company 11 Input support system 12 Database 15-17 Terminal 20 End user terminal 21 Browser 23 Storage medium

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An input support system in which electronic form data having a predetermined format is stored, means for specifying a plurality of electronic form data specified from the electronic form data, and the specified electronic form data An identical tag search unit for searching for the same tag from the same; a synonym tag search unit for searching for a synonym tag from the specified electronic form data; and a common item input form based on the search result of the same tag and the synonym tag. An input support system comprising: means for creating and presenting. 2. An item input means for inputting to the specified electronic form data by reflecting contents input to the presented common item input form in the specified electronic form data. The input support system according to claim 1, wherein 3. The input support system according to claim 1, wherein the synonym search means includes a synonym table, and searches for synonyms by referring to the synonym table. 4. The input support system according to claim 1, further comprising means for creating and presenting a non-common item input form based on a search result of the same tag and a synonym tag. 5. The method according to claim 5, wherein the content input to the non-common item input form is reflected in the specified electronic form data.
5. The input support system according to claim 4, further comprising an item input unit for inputting electronic form data. 6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means for transmitting the electronic form completed by the item inputting means to a destination corresponding to each electronic form. Input support system. 7. A storage medium readable by a computer, wherein the computer specifies a plurality of specified electronic form data from electronic form data having a predetermined format, and the specified electronic form. Same tag search means for searching for the same tag from the data, synonym tag search means for searching for the synonym tag from the specified electronic form data, and a common item input form based on the search result of the same tag and the synonym tag And a storage medium storing a program for causing the program to operate. 8. A program for operating as item input means for inputting electronic form data by reflecting the contents input to the presented common item input form in the specified electronic form data. The storage medium according to claim 7.