JP2003208419A - Contents creating device, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a contents creation device, a content creation method and a content creation program capable of changing the contents in a short time with small labor. <P>SOLUTION: The content creation device comprises a repository 101 having a page list 201, a material 203, a page template 205, and at least one contents area 151 for storing the contents 207 created by a contents creation part 105, a registering part 103 for registering the page list 201, the material 203 and the page template 205 in the contents area designated by a user, and the contents creation part 105 for reading the page list 201, the material 203 and the page template 205 from the contents area selected as an object of work for creating the contents. The contents creation part 105 makes the material 203 and the page template 205 be corresponded to each other, and then layouts each material on a predetermined position of the page template 205 to create the contents with a page constitution indicated by the page list 201. <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 content creating apparatus, a content creating method, and a content creating program for creating content in a desired form that can be browsed via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art DTP (DeskTop Prepress (P
ublishing)) is always provided from the stage of creation to show the quality of the content, and the application that can create the content on the graphical screen is provided. The content created by the application is saved as at least one file, and when changing the content, it is necessary to re-edit the content for each file using the application.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional application can be used to change the contents of the contents without much effort if the volume of the contents is small and there are few places to be changed. However, if there is a large change in content such as a plurality of files or if there are many changes, the amount of time and effort required for the change will be enormous.

For example, in the case where the content is composed of a plurality of files and each file corresponds to one page constituting the content, and when adding a new page in the middle of the content, it is already added. It is necessary to edit each file one by one using the above-mentioned application in order to change the page number and the file name that have been created. Similarly, the link information is also used when the file storage location of the image included as a part of the content is changed, the directory structure is changed, or the page link is changed. However, it is necessary to edit each file that has a portion to be changed by using the above application.

Since the time and effort involved in such editing increases as the volume of contents increases and the number of changed portions increases, the editing time becomes longer and human labor and cost are required accordingly. Therefore, it is not much affected by the volume of contents and the number of changes,
There has been a demand for a technology capable of changing the content of content in a shorter time and with less labor than ever before.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional circumstances, and provides a content creation device, a content creation method, and a content creation program capable of changing the content of a content in a short time and with a small labor. Has an aim.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a content creation apparatus according to the present invention is a content creation apparatus for creating content in a file format that can be browsed via a network, and is a recording medium. , A page list that shows the configuration between pages that make up the content, and a page template that is a template of each page that makes up the content are stored, and after associating the content information of the content with the specified page template. A content creation unit is provided that arranges the content information of the content at a predetermined position of the page template and creates the content with the inter-page configuration indicated by the designated page list.

Therefore, it is possible to significantly reduce the time for creating the content and to change the page list, page template or the content information of the content related to the change even if the page structure or the page content is changed after the content is created. Just recreate the content. Therefore, the content can be changed in a short time and with little labor.

Further, in the content creating apparatus according to the present invention, at least one content area is set in the recording medium, and the page list, the page template and the content information of the content are stored separately for each content area. . Therefore, it is possible to deal with a plurality of contents and improve the operability and the ability to access the recording medium.

Further, in the content creation apparatus according to the present invention, the page list, the page template, and the content information of the content can be rewritten. Therefore, even if there is a change in the page structure, page contents, etc. after the content is created, it is sufficient to change the page list, page template or content information related to the changed part and create the content again. You can change the contents of.

Further, in the content creating apparatus according to the present invention, the content created by the content creating means is a page break type content.

Further, the content creating method according to the present invention is a content creating method for creating content in a file format that can be browsed via a network, and includes a page list showing a structure between pages constituting the content and a content. A page template, which is a template of each page that configures, and a specifying step for specifying, and associating the content information of the content with the specified page template, and disposing the content information of the content at a predetermined position of the page template And a content creating step of creating content in the inter-page configuration indicated by the page list specified in the specifying step.

Further, the content creation program according to the present invention is a content creation program that creates content in a file format that can be browsed via a network, and is a designated page that is a model of each page that constitutes the content. After associating the content information of the content with the template, the content information of the content is arranged at a predetermined position of the page template to indicate the configuration between the pages configuring the content. Is to create.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a content creating apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a content creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the content creation apparatus of the present embodiment includes a repository 101 corresponding to a recording medium in the claims, a registration unit 103,
Content creation unit 105 corresponding to content creation means
And a setting storage unit 107. The contents in this embodiment are HTML and X.
Page description language such as ML or * 1 JAVA (registered trademark)
It is a file programmed in a programming language or the like according to the above, and includes text, symbols, images, voices, moving images, etc. that can be browsed by a personal computer, PDA, mobile phone or the like via a network. Further, the content is a page break type content in which pages are sequentially advanced or returned by clicking a button such as “advance” or “return”.

The respective constituent elements of the content creation apparatus of this embodiment will be described below. First, the repository 101 includes a page list 201 used when creating content, a material 203 corresponding to the content information of the claimed content, and a page template 20.
5 and a content area 151 for storing the content 207 created by the content creating unit 105. As shown in FIG. 2, the page list 201 is information about the configuration between pages that make up the content. Further, the material 203 is information such as text data and image data that constitutes the content. Further, the page template 205 is a template file of each page constituting the content, as shown in FIG. These pieces of information are separately stored in the same content area.

A plurality of content areas 151 can be set in the repository 101, and a new content area can be created, an existing content area can be deleted, and a work target content area can be selected according to an instruction from the user. FIG. 4 shows an example of a display screen showing the relationship between the content areas in the repository 101. As shown in the figure, since the content area in the repository 101 is represented by a tree shape, the user selects a content area to be a work target from the content areas that are leaves. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 4, one of the content areas “401k Introduction Guide”, “Introduction to Business Documents”, and “Introduction to Financial Statements” included in the content group “Useful Net” is selected. You can choose.

The registration unit 103 also includes a page list 20.
1. The material 203 or the page template 205 is registered in the content area designated by the user.
More specifically, after the files such as materials are once stored in the hard disk, the memory or the like (not shown), the registration unit 10
3 is registered by writing the file in the content area designated by the user.

Further, the content creating section 105 reads the page list 201, the material 203, and the page template 205 from the content area selected as the work target, and creates the content. The content creation unit 105 is executed by executing a program (hereinafter referred to as “content creation program”).

FIG. 5 shows an example of the execution screen of the content creation program before the content is actually created by the content creation unit 105. In the example shown in the figure, the content area “40” in the content group “useful net” shown in FIG.
1k introduction guide "is selected, page template" useful net-text and image 1 "is selected, screen for page" 1.2 Benefit Pension "is selected, and material 203
It is a display screen when the body 1 and the image 1 (01_01_02_1.jpg) are used as.

In the present embodiment, the text 1 is created by the content creation unit 105 automatically extracting the portion to be used on the page from the manuscript file stored in the content area of the work target. The content is decided. The content of the text 1 can be edited by the external editor 111. The external editor 111 is
It is activated by clicking the "Edit" button shown in FIG.
The setting such as which external editor is to be started is stored in advance in the setting storage unit 107, and the content creation unit 105 refers to the setting stored in the setting storage unit 107 and is designated by the setting. External editor 1
11 is started. Further, the image creation unit 105 automatically determines the image 1 to be used on the page from the image files stored in the content area of the work target.

When the content creation is instructed after the content area, the page template and the page list are designated and the materials such as the text and images are determined in this way, the content creation unit 105 starts the creation of the content. It After associating each material with the specified page template, the content creation unit 105 arranges each material at a predetermined position of the page template and creates the content with the page configuration indicated by the specified page list. It should be noted that when the content is changed, a page template, a page list, materials, etc. according to the changed content are prepared (edited), these are designated, and then an instruction to create the content is issued again.

The content thus created is stored in the designated content area in the repository 101. The contents stored in the contents area can be exported and viewed by a browser via the network if requested. FIG. 6 shows a display example of pages included in the content created by the content creating unit 105. The content creation unit 105
It has a preview function to check what kind of display form the created content will have before it is actually created.
When the "Preview" button shown in FIG. 5 is clicked, a preview of the page in which the content created by the content creating unit 105 is designated is displayed.

The above description is about the content creation by the content creation unit 105.
Functions other than the content creation of 5 will be described. If the user selects a desired tag (configuration, material, template, macro) in the window shown in FIG. 5 while the content creation program is being executed in the content creation unit 105, the content creation apparatus of the present embodiment can be operated. The function (work content) can be switched. The functions are roughly divided into "content area management function", "page list management function", "material management function",
"Page template management function", "Page management function"
And "other functions". Tables 1 and 2 list the detailed items of these functions and their outlines.

[0025]

[Table 1]

[0026]

[Table 2]

As shown in Tables 1 and 2 above, the content creation unit 105 not only creates the content but also creates and deletes or selects the content area, registers and edits the page list, and registers and edits the material. Or delete, etc.
It is possible to register and delete page templates, automatically create and update pages, set configurations (external programs such as editors), etc., and these functions can also be executed by the content creation program executed by the content creation unit 105. Can be realized.

The content creating method according to the present invention is the operation itself of the content creating unit 105 included in the content creating apparatus of this embodiment. That is, when a user requests a page template and a page list from a specified content area set in the repository 101, and materials such as a text and an image are determined and then content creation is instructed. This is the operation of the content creation unit 105 or the content creation program. When content creation is instructed, the content creation unit 105 or the content creation program associates each material with the specified page template, arranges each material at a predetermined position of the page template, and then specifies the specified page list. Create contents with the page structure shown by.

As described above, in the content creating apparatus, the content creating method, and the content creating program of this embodiment, the page list 201 relating to the page configuration of the content and the page template 205, which is the template of the page, include characters and images. It is stored separately from the material 203, and when the content is created, these pieces of information are associated with each other to create an integrated content. Therefore,
The content creation time can be significantly shortened, and even if there is a change in the page structure, page contents, etc. after the content is created, the page list 201, page template 205 or material 203 relating to the changed portion is changed (rewritten) to change the content. You just have to recreate it. For example, when adding a new page in the middle of existing content, you can change the page list, prepare the text and images that make up the additional page, and recreate the content. There is no need to change the material of existing pages.

Therefore, it is possible to change the contents of the contents in a short time and with less labor as compared with the conventional case where the changed portions are edited one by one with respect to the existing contents. As a result, the effort to change the bibliographic items associated with the change in the content can be saved, and the worker can focus on the essential part such as the content.

Further, since the page list 201, page template 205 and material 203 are stored separately for each content area, a plurality of contents can be supported and operability and access capability to the recording medium can be improved. be able to.

The above-described content creation program may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. Further, the term “change” used in this embodiment is used as including the concept of “addition”. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the content is described as the page break method, but the content is not limited to the page break method and may be a content that can be displayed by a general browser or the like.

[0033]

As described above, according to the content creating apparatus, the content creating method, and the content creating program according to the present invention, it is possible to greatly reduce the creation time of the content, and the page structure and page contents after the content is created. Even if there is a change in the above, it is sufficient to change the page list, page template or material relating to the changed portion and recreate the content. Therefore, the content can be changed in a short time and with little labor.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a content creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a page list stored in a content area.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a template stored in a content area.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen showing a relationship between content areas in a repository.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an execution screen of a content creation program before the content is actually created by the content creation unit.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of pages included in the content created by the content creating unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 repository 103 Registration Department 105 Content Creation Department 107 setting storage unit 111 External editor 151 content area 201 page list 203 material 205 page template 207 content

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Toshihiro Otsuka             Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 4-1-9 Shinjuku Youth             Building Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5B009 NA05 ND01 ND03

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A content creation apparatus for creating content in a file format that can be browsed via a network, wherein a recording medium has a page list showing a configuration between pages that make up the content and each page that makes up the content. A page template, which is a template of, is stored, and after the content information of the content is associated with the specified page template, the content information of the content is arranged at a predetermined position of the page template and designated. A content creation device comprising content creation means for creating content with an inter-page configuration indicated by a page list. 2. The recording medium has at least one content area set therein, and the page list, the page template, and the content information of the content are stored separately for each content area. Content creation device. 3. The content creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the page list, the page template, and the content information of the content are rewritable. 4. The content creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content created by the content creating means is a page break type content. 5. A content creation method for creating content in a file format that can be browsed via a network, which comprises a page list showing a configuration between pages constituting the content and a template of each page constituting the content. A step of designating a certain page template, associating the content information of the content with the designated page template, arranging the content information of the content at a predetermined position of the page template, and designating in the step of designating A content creation step of creating content with an inter-page configuration indicated by the page list described above. 6. A content creation program for creating content in a file format that can be browsed via a network, wherein content information of a content is associated with a specified page template which is a template of each page constituting the content. After that, the content information of the content is arranged at a predetermined position of the page template, and the content is created with a page-to-page configuration indicated by a designated page list indicating a configuration between pages configuring the content. Creation program.