JP2003186871A - Newspaper production system and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a newspaper production system and its method that can deal with restrictions on command usage for an operator flexibly, simply and rapidly. <P>SOLUTION: The newspaper production system is provided with an article server that accumulates article text data from an article input/proofreading terminal; an image server that accumulates image data from an image input/ processing terminal; a form terminal that performs layout processing of the article text data and the image data accumulated in the article server and the image server, respectively; a form/edition server that accumulates page space data composing a page space produced by the layout processing with the form terminal in a page space data file; a use key definition table 71 for restricting execution of a command usable in the system; a command use propriety definition table 72; and a layout processing execution means 41. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a newspaper production system and method for producing a newspaper, and more particularly, it automatically limits commands that can be used according to a login name of a user (operator) who is logged in (input) by an operator. And a method for producing a newspaper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a conventional newspaper production system 1. As shown in this figure, the newspaper production system 1 includes various terminals such as an article input / proofreading terminal 2, an image input / processing terminal 3 and a typesetting terminal 4, an article server 5, an image server 6, a typesetting / editing server 7 and an output server. 8 various servers, space data file 9,
The printer / plotter 10 is provided.

The article input / proofreading terminal 2 is for inputting text data of newspaper articles and proofreading of the entered articles by the operator's input operation or proofreading operation.

The image input / processing terminal 3 is for inputting an image such as a photograph to be printed on a newspaper and processing the input image. The image includes a color image, a monochrome image thereof, a simple monochrome image, and the like.

The typesetting terminal 4 carries out a layout process for setting a layout such as layout on articles, images and the like to be published on newspapers by the operation of the operator. The typesetting terminal 4 also has the same proofreading function as the article input / proofreading terminal 2.

The article server 5 stores article text data from the article input / proofreading terminal 2 and article text data transmitted from outside via a network (not shown).

The data accumulated in the article server 5 can be transmitted to the typesetting / editing server 7 according to an operator's instruction. The article server 5 has an automatic transmission function. It is also possible to transmit the accumulated article data to the typesetting / editing server 7.

Similarly, the image server 6 stores the image data from the image input / processing terminal device 3 and the image data sent from the outside via the network, and the stored data is instructed by an operator or automatically transmitted. It is possible to send to the typesetting / editing server 7 based on the function.

The typesetting / editing server 7 accumulates various data from the article server 5 and the image server 6, and the typesetting terminal 4
The stored typesetting data is transmitted to the typesetting terminal 4 in response to a request (instruction) from the operator via the. The typesetting terminal 4 uses the data sent from the typesetting / editing server 7 to perform a layout process for allocating a page material such as an article or an image on a page, and the page data formed by this layout process is It is adapted to be stored for each sheet in the sheet data file 9 of the typesetting / editing server 7.

The paper surface data stored in the paper surface data file 9 is sent to the output server 8 in accordance with the large printing / stencil printing instruction sent from the typesetting terminal 4 to the typesetting / editing server 7, and is stored therein. There is. The output server 8 edits the typesetting data from the typesetting / editing server 7 and develops these into dot data. The printer / plotter 10 outputs a large print or a block copy using the developed dot data.
When outputting the block copy, based on the designation from the typesetting terminal 4, for example, a C (cyan) plate, an M (magenta) plate, a Y
Output of color plates such as (yellow) plate and K (black) plate,
Monochrome output only, or C, M, Y, K
It is possible to output the plate and the monochrome version at the same time.

[0011]

By the way, in such a conventional newspaper production system 1, it is required to limit the commands that can be used depending on the operator's responsibility and role.

For example, for a trainee who uses the newspaper production system 1 for the purpose of education and training, the plate-reduction function as the final output cannot be used in order to prevent a serious result from occurring due to an erroneous operation. Need to

Regarding the function of reducing the space data,
If the general operator is also permitted to execute the operation, a serious result such as deleting the created sheet will occur. Therefore, it is necessary to restrict the use thereof.

As an example of the method of restricting the system function to the operator in this way, the user mode for general operators, trainees, system operation managers, etc. is defined and the program It is also possible to incorporate by logic.

However, in such a function limiting method by the program logic, the function limitation is fixed by the program logic, and the degree of freedom of change is reduced. There is a problem that it becomes difficult to do.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a newspaper production system and a method thereof that can flexibly, easily, and swiftly respond to command use restrictions for an operator. To do.

[0017]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention stores article text data from an article input / proofreading terminal for inputting and proofreading of article text data. An article server, an image input / processing terminal for inputting and processing image data, an image server for storing image data from the image input / processing terminal, and an article server and an image server, respectively. A typesetting terminal that performs layout processing of article text data and image data, a typesetting / editing server that accumulates the page space data that forms the page surface created by the layout process of this typesetting terminal in a page data file, and the input login name Accordingly, command limiting means for limiting execution of commands usable in this system is provided. It is a newspaper production system which is characterized in that.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the command restricting means defines a usage key defining a usage key designating a class of command usage restriction for an input login name, and a usage key definition table for the usage key. Command availability definition table that defines the availability of the above commands,
Based on the entered login name, refer to the above usage key definition table, obtain the usage key corresponding to this login name, refer to the above command availability table based on this obtained usage key, and refer to this usage key 2. The newspaper production system according to claim 1, further comprising: a command executing unit that executes only a command that is permitted to be used for.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the utilization key definition table and the command usability definition table are provided in the typesetting / editing server, while the command executing means is provided in the typesetting terminal. The newspaper production system described in 2.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a step of accumulating article text data from an article input / proofreading terminal for inputting article text data and proofreading work, and an image input / processing for inputting and processing the image data. A step, a step of accumulating the image data input and processed in the image input / modification step, and a layout process of the article text data and the image data respectively accumulated in the accumulation steps of the article text data and the image data. The layout processing step that performs the layout processing, the typesetting / editing step that accumulates the paper surface data that forms the paper surface created by this layout processing, and the usage key that specifies the class of command usage restriction for the input login name Refer to the usage key definition table Refer to the command availability definition table that defines the availability of the command for the above usage key based on the step of obtaining the usage key corresponding to the name, and for this usage key A newspaper production method comprising: a command execution step of executing only a command that is permitted to be used.

[0021]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
A description will be given based on FIG. In these figures, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main part of a newspaper production system 11 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the newspaper production system 11 is
In the memory (not shown) of the editing server 70, a usage key definition table 71 and a command availability definition table 72 are stored, while the typesetting terminal 40 has a layout processing execution means 41, which is an example of command execution means, and a page space data during work. Is characterized in that the command limiting means is configured by providing the paper surface data recording means 42 for recording and storing the command. Other than this, the configuration is almost the same as that of the conventional newspaper production system 1 shown in FIG. 10, and each terminal and each server are provided.

That is, the newspaper production system 11 according to the present embodiment includes the typesetting terminal 40 shown in FIG.
The article input / proofreading terminal 2, the image input / processing terminal 3, the article server 5, shown in FIG.
An image server 6, an output server 8 and a printer / plotter 10 are provided.

The typesetting / editing server 70 accumulates each data from the article server 5 and the image server 6 as well as the conventional typesetting / editing server 7 described above, and accumulates the data from the operator via the typesetting terminal 4. , A function of transmitting the stored data to the typesetting terminal in response to a request from the operator via the typesetting terminal 40, and a paper surface forming a plurality of paper surfaces configured by the layout processing of the layout processing execution means 41 of the typesetting terminal 40. And a function of accumulating data in the paper surface data file 9 for each of a plurality of paper surfaces.

By the way, an operator (user) of each terminal of the newspaper production system 11 operates the terminals to perform various processes such as layout processing on the paper surface, plate reduction as the final output, and deletion of the material on the paper surface once created. However, in order to prevent erroneous operation of the newspaper production system 11, differences in production and organization, or as trainees and operators who are undergoing training, are still immature. There are cases where it is better to limit the use of the functions of the newspaper production system 11 due to differences in operators such as general operators.

FIG. 2 is a table showing an example of the use restrictions of the commands of the functions of the newspaper production system 11 according to the terminal operator (user). This is a class that restricts the system functions as an operation type, for example. An example of dividing into three classes of A, B and C is shown. For example, a general operator who creates and organizes the operation type A is allowed to use a command for plate reduction and layout processing, but is not allowed to use a command for deleting a material from the paper. Here, the material means a material that constitutes a paper surface such as a paper article, an image such as a photograph, or an illustration.

Further, the system administrator has an operation type of B, and for example, the deletion of the material from the paper and the use of the layout processing command are permitted, but the use of the plate reduction command is not permitted.

Furthermore, the trainees are permitted to use the commands for layout processing, but not the commands for plate reduction and material deletion.

FIG. 3 shows that the operator (user) logs in (inputs) a usage key for designating the operation types A to C, which is an example of the command use restriction class shown in FIG.
It is a figure which shows the structural example of the utilization key definition table 71 which records according to the login name. As shown in FIG. 3, the usage key definition table 71 records various login names of operators (users) input to terminals such as the typesetting terminal 40 and usage keys to which these login names belong, in association with each other. The usage keys specify the above operation types A to C. In FIG. 3, reference numerals 711LG, 711KY,
712LG, 712KY, etc. are merely reference numerals for convenience of the following description.

For example, this utilization key definition table 71 is
The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, ... nth record 7
For each of the 11, 712, 713, 714, 715, ... 71n, for example, 1 and 2 of user which is an example of the login name of the system operator, admin1 which is an example of the login name of the system administrator, and login of the trainee. The trains 1, 2, etc., which are examples of names, and the usage keys for designating the operation types A to C, which indicate the classes of the above-mentioned command usage restrictions, are recorded in association with each other.

The operator's login name is not limited to the section name in charge, and for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the names of the person in charge are, for example, aoki (Aoki), kamata (Kamada), sa
No (Sano) etc. may be used.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the structure of the command availability definition table 72 which defines the availability of the command of the system function for the usage key designated in FIG. In FIG. 4, reference numerals 721KY, 721CM1, 721Y
N1 and the like are simply added for convenience of the following description.

As shown in FIG. 5, the command usability definition table 72 has the first, second, third, ... Nth record 7
Usage keys 721KY, 722 specified in the usage key definition table 71 for each 21, 722, 723, 72n
KY, 723KY, 72nKY, a plurality of command names for executing system functions such as material deletion, plate reduction, layout processing, etc. for each of these usage keys, and whether or not each of these commands can be used (Yes, No) ) And are recorded respectively.

For example, in the first record 721, the usage key specifies the operation type A, and the first command name 01
Is not available (No), the second and third commands 0
Nos. 2 and 03 are recorded as usable (Yes). This corresponds to the general operator of operation type A in the command non-use restriction table of FIG. For example, this general operator cannot use the material deletion command (×), but can use the plate-reduction command and layout processing command (◯), so these commands are command names 01, 02, 03 in FIG. Respectively correspond to.

Further, the usage key 722KY of the second record 722 of FIG. 5 is the operation type B, and the third record 72
Since the usage key 723KY of No. 3 is the operation type C, these correspond to the system administrator of the operation type B and the trainees of the operation type C of FIG. 2, respectively, and also the commands that can be used by these operators, respectively. . It should be noted that in the command availability definition table 72, it is possible to record a usage key in which the availability of the command is all (Yes) and there is no usage restriction at all.

FIGS. 6, 7, 8 and 9 show flow charts of the processing program of the layout processing executing means 41 shown in FIG. 1, and reference numerals S1 to S16 in these figures denote the steps of these flow charts, and circles in the figure. Reference characters a, circle b, circle c, and circle d indicate connectors.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the layout process executing means 41 activates the process program (sta).
rt), first in S1, the utilization key definition table 71 for designating the command use restriction shown in FIG.
In step 2, the login name 711LG of the first record 711 at the head of the usage key definition table 71 is read as the target record.

In the next step S3, it is determined whether or not the read login name matches the login name of the operator (user) logged in the typesetting terminal 40 by the operator. If Yes (match), it is determined in step S4. While proceeding to N
If o (mismatch), the process proceeds to S5 in FIG.

In S5, it is determined whether or not the login name logged in by the operator for all the records of the usage key definition table 71 matches the login name of the target record, and the determination of the matching of these login names for all the records is completed. If not, that is, if No,
While proceeding to S6, if Yes, the process branches to S7. S6
Then, after reading the next record of the usage key definition table 71, the process returns to S3 again, and the following steps are repeated to search for a login name in the usage key definition table 71 that matches the login name of the login. Further, in S7, the usage key is not set and the process proceeds to S8 in FIG.

On the other hand, in S4, the usage key with which the login name matches is read out, and the process jumps to S8 shown in FIG. In S8, it is repeatedly determined by the loop processing whether or not the operator (user) has input a command for executing some processing to the typesetting terminal 40, and Yes,
That is, if a command is entered,
In the next step S9, it is determined whether or not the usage key is still set. If No, the process jumps to step S11 in FIG.
If es, that is, if the usage key is set, the process proceeds to S10.

In S10, a message indicating that the input command has no use restrictions is displayed in the typesetting terminal 4
0 is displayed on the display or the like, the process returns to S8 again, and the following steps are repeated. When the use key is set in S9, the process proceeds to S11 of FIG.

In S11 and S12, the first first record 721 in the command usability definition table 72 shown in FIG. 5 is read out as the target record based on the obtained usage key.

Thereafter, in S13, it is judged whether or not the use key of the read target record matches the use key acquired in the use key definition table 71. If No, the process returns to S11 and the following steps are performed. Repeat, Ye
If s, proceed to S14.

In S14, the command designated by the usage key matched in S13 is the command availability definition table 72.
8 to determine whether the command name in the target record matches, and if No, returns to S10 shown in FIG. 8 and repeats the following steps until the designated command matches the command name in the target record in S14. repeat.

When the designated command and the command name in the target record match in S14, it is judged whether or not the designated command can be used. If No, that is, if the designated command cannot be used, the process returns to S10 of FIG. Then, the next record of the command usability definition table 72 is sequentially read, the following steps are repeated, and when the designated command is usable (Yes) in S15, the processing of this designated command is executed.

After that, returning to S8 of FIG. 8 again, by repeating the following steps, it is determined whether or not all the commands input to the typesetting terminal 40 are available by referring to the command availability definition table 72 and used. The process is executed for possible commands, while the execution of unusable commands is prohibited.

Therefore, according to this newspaper production system 11, the newspaper production system 1 is represented by the login name of the operator (user) who has logged in to the typesetting terminal 40.
Command usage of one function can be restricted. Also, depending on the login name of the operator, newspaper production system 1
Since it is determined whether or not the first function command can be used, when setting or changing the function restriction of the system function for the operator, it can be performed flexibly, easily and quickly without changing the logic of the program.

Further, since the use of the command is not directly defined for the login name but is performed through the use key, the same command use restriction can be easily given to a plurality of operators having different login names. it can.

In the above embodiment, the case where the usage key definition table 71 and the command availability definition table 72 are provided in the typesetting / editing server 70 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The tables 71 and 72 may be provided in another terminal or server. Also,
The number of types of the above-mentioned operation types and the functions to be subject to the function limitation are not limited to those in the above-mentioned embodiment, and various settings can be made.

[0050]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to restrict the command use of the function of this newspaper production system by the login name used by an operator (user) to log in a terminal such as a typesetting terminal. In addition, since it is determined whether the function command of the newspaper production system can be used or not based on the operator's login name, when setting or changing the function restriction of the system function for the operator, it is flexible without changing the logic of the program. It can be done easily and quickly.

Furthermore, since the use of the command is not directly defined for the login name but is performed through the use key, the same command use restriction can be easily given to a plurality of operators having different login names. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of a newspaper production system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a list showing an example of operation types and command use restrictions of various operators who operate the typesetting terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a part of a configuration example of a usage key definition table stored in a typesetting / editing server shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a part of a list showing another example of the login name shown in FIG. 3 in association with an operation type.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a part of a configuration example of a command usability definition table accumulated in the typesetting / editing server shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a part of a processing program of the layout processing unit shown in FIG.

7 is a flowchart of another part of the layout processing program shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of another part of the layout processing program shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the rest of the layout processing program shown in FIGS.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a conventional newspaper production system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,11 Newspaper production system 2 Article input / proofreading terminal 3 Image input / processing terminal 4 Typesetting terminal 5 Article server 6 Image server 7,70 typesetting / editing server 8 Output server 9 Paper data file 10 Printer / Plotter 41 Layout processing execution means 51 Working data recording means 71 Usage key definition table 72 Command availability definition table

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Iwamoto             No. 1 Toshiba-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo Toshiba Corporation             Fuchu Office (72) Inventor Tetsuyuki Takagi             No. 1 Toshiba-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo Toshiba Corporation             Fuchu Office F term (reference) 5B009 KA05 SA11 TB13 VC03                 5B085 AA08 AE06 CC16

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An article server for accumulating article text data from an article input / proofreading terminal for inputting article text data and proofreading work, an image input / processing terminal for inputting image data and processing the image data, and this image An image server that stores image data from the input / processing terminal, a typesetting terminal that performs layout processing of the article text data and image data that are stored in the image server, and a layout process of the typesetting terminal. Includes a typesetting / editing server that stores the paper surface data that makes up the created paper surface in a paper surface data file, and command limiting means that limits the execution of commands that can be used in this system according to the input login name. A newspaper production system that is characterized by 2. The command limiting means defines a usage key definition table defining a usage key that specifies a class of command usage restriction for an input login name, and a usage key definition table for the usage key. Refer to the above usage key definition table based on the entered login name and the command usage definition table that defines the availability, obtain the usage key corresponding to this login name, and further based on this obtained usage key 2. The newspaper production system according to claim 1, further comprising: a command execution unit that refers to the command availability table and executes only the commands that are permitted to be used for this usage key. 3. The newspaper production system according to claim 2, wherein the use key definition table and the command usability definition table are provided in the typesetting / editing server, and the command executing means is provided in the typesetting terminal. . 4. A step of accumulating article text data from an article input / proofreading terminal for inputting article text data and proofreading work, an image inputting / processing step for inputting image data and processing the image data, and this image inputting. / A step of storing the image data input and processed in the processing step, and a layout processing step of performing a layout process of the article text data and the image data respectively stored in the storage steps of the article text data and the image data , The typesetting / editing step that accumulates the page space data that composes the page created by this layout process, and the key usage definition table that defines the key usage that specifies the command usage restriction class for the input login name. Refer and use corresponding to this login name And the command availability definition table that defines the availability of the above command for the above usage key based on the obtained usage key, and the usage is permitted for this usage key. A newspaper production method, comprising: a command execution step for executing only the existing commands.