JP2004334708A - External character managing system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an external character managing system and method for executing the comprehensive consignment of the management of external characters, the reserved character investigation of external characters and the preparation of external characters. <P>SOLUTION: When receiving the retrieval request of external characters from a user terminal 10 through a sales center terminal 20, a user reserved character database 30 retrieves whether or not the external characters are registered in the database itself, and when the external characters are not registered, it prepares the external characters according to an external character preparation instruction. The font file of the prepared external characters is setup in a user font master management terminal 50. The user font master management terminal 50 transmits the prepared external character font file to one or more connected clients 60, and validates the file. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an external character management system and an external character management method, and more particularly, to an external character management system and an external character management method capable of requesting a search and creation of an external character held through a network.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, an orderer has used a communication network to search for a desired external character from a user terminal to see if it is registered in a stored character database in a provided external character sales system and place an order. Furthermore, the orderer himself has installed the received external character file on a plurality of clients.
[0003]
As one of the prior arts for providing the external character font as described above, there is a font providing device disclosed in Patent Document 1.
In Patent Literature 1, a user requests a server to search for an external character by designating a font name or the like, and the server searches for an external character in response to the search request. A search result (a list of extracted external characters) transmitted from the server is displayed on the device operated by the user.
The user selects an external character to be ordered from the displayed list of external characters and places an order with the server.
In this way, Patent Literature 1 provides a user with an external character.
[0004]
In the server device and the client device, the external character providing program, and the external character request program disclosed in Patent Document 2, the server device searches for external character font data in response to a request signal from the client, and converts the corresponding external character font data. It was extracted and returned to the client device.
[0005]
Further, in the external character sales method and the external character sales system disclosed in Patent Document 3, when the desired character is not registered in the database, the orderer inputs information of the character to be created and requests the external character sales side. Send. The external character sales side creates an external character based on the received information and registers it in the database. As described above, in Patent Document 3, even when the character desired by the orderer is not registered in the database, the external character is newly created so that the orderer can use it.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-259717 A
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2002-334075
[Patent Document 3]
JP 2001-319080 A
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when the orderer searches for whether or not it is registered in the possessed character database, makes an order, and installs the received external character file on a plurality of clients, there are the following problems.
In the above method, it is necessary for the user himself / herself to carry out a character search to determine whether or not the desired external character is registered in the font environment of the own department before ordering the external character. Could be created and registered. When a plurality of external characters are registered, there is a high possibility that the registered region of the external characters is wasted and the duplicate external characters must be arranged in order to secure the external character area.
[0008]
Further, in the related arts including Patent Literatures 1 and 2, there is no description of a solution when a character desired by a user is not registered.
[0009]
Further, in the related arts including Patent Literatures 1 to 3, there is no description of a unit that can unify the external character environment in one or more terminal devices that actually use the external character font.
[0010]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide an external character management system and an external character management method that can collectively outsource management of external characters, investigation of retained characters of external characters, and creation of external characters. .
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, the present invention stores a user terminal device operated by an orderer who requests provision of an external character font, a sales center terminal device that receives a request to acquire an external character font, and information on the external character font. User-owned character database, character creation terminal device for creating external character fonts, and user font master management terminal device connected to one or more client terminal devices operated by a user who uses external character fonts and delivering an external character font file Is an external character management system interconnected via a network, wherein the user-owned character database stores whether the external character font specified by the user terminal device via the sales center terminal device is stored therein. Search results are stored in the user-owned character database. If so, the external character font file specified by the user terminal device and created by the character creation terminal device is transmitted to the user terminal device, and the user terminal device transmits the external character font file received from the user owned character database. The user font master management terminal device transmits the registered external character font file to one or more client terminal devices and activates the registered external character font file.
[0012]
Further, according to the present invention, the user possessed character database stores, for each of one or more users who use the same font file, information indicating a font environment used by one or more users, When a search request for an external character is received from the device, information indicating which character code is stored in the font environment of one or more users in the external environment requested by the user is transmitted to the user terminal via the sales center terminal. Is transmitted.
[0013]
Further, according to the present invention, the user terminal device transmits one or a combination of the reading of the external character font, the number of strokes, and the radical to the user possessed character database via the sales center terminal device. , Based on a search condition specified by any one or a combination of the reading of the external character font, the number of strokes, and the radical transmitted from the user terminal device, to perform a search for the external character font that matches the search condition by itself. Features.
[0014]
Further, according to the present invention, the user-owned character database newly stores the external character font created by the character creating terminal.
[0015]
Also, according to the present invention, a code table creation terminal device for creating a character code of a font is connected to a network, and the user-owned character database stores the external character font specified by the user terminal device via the sales center terminal device. If the search result is not stored in the user-owned character database, the external character code table specified by the user terminal device and created by the code table creation terminal device is searched. The user terminal device transmits the code table of the external character received from the user possessed character database to the user font master management terminal device and registers it, and the user font master management terminal device registers the registered external character code. Activate the table by sending it to one or more client terminals And wherein the Rukoto.
[0016]
Further, according to the present invention, the user possessed character database newly stores the external character code table created by the code table creating terminal.
[0017]
Further, the present invention provides a user terminal device operated by an orderer requesting provision of an external character font, a sales center terminal device for receiving a request for obtaining an external character font, a user possessed character database storing information relating to the external character font, and A character creation terminal device for creating an external character font, and a user font master management terminal device connected to one or more client terminal devices operated by a user who uses the external character font and delivering an external character font file. An external character management method using an external character management system interconnected via an external character, wherein the user terminal device transmits an external character font search request to a sales center terminal device, and a user owned character database, Based on the search request received from the user terminal via the sales center terminal In the case where the external character search step of searching whether or not the external character font specified by the user terminal device is stored in itself and the search result of the external character search step is not stored in the user-owned character database, An external character file transmitting step of transmitting a file of an external character font created by the character creating terminal device to the user terminal device, wherein the user terminal character database is designated by the user terminal device; An external character file registration step of transmitting and registering an external character font file to a user font master management terminal device, and an external character file transmitted and validated by the user font master management terminal device to one or more client terminal devices And a file distribution step. .
[0018]
Further, according to the present invention, the user possessed character database stores font information for each of one or more users who use the same font file, the information indicating a font environment used by one or more users. The process and, when the user possessed character database receives a search request for an external character from the user terminal device, information indicating which character code is stored in the font environment of one or more users in the font environment of the one or more users. And transmitting a character code to the user terminal device via the sales center terminal device.
[0019]
Further, according to the present invention, in the external character search requesting step, the user terminal device transmits one or a combination of the reading of the external character font, the number of strokes, and the radical to the user possessed character database via the sales center terminal device. In the external character search step, the user possessed character database matches the search condition based on a search condition specified by any or a combination of the reading of the external character font, the number of strokes, and the radical transmitted from the user terminal device. It is characterized in that external character font search is performed by itself.
[0020]
According to the present invention, the font information storing step is characterized in that the user-owned character database newly stores the external character font created by the character creating terminal.
[0021]
Further, according to the present invention, if the search result in the external character search step is not stored in the user-owned character database, the search result is created by the code table creation terminal device specified by the user terminal device and connected to the network. A code table transmitting step of transmitting the external character code table to the user terminal device, and a code table registration in which the user terminal device transmits and registers the external character code table received from the user possessed character database to the user font master management terminal device And a code table distributing step in which the user font master management terminal device transmits a registered external character code table to one or more client terminal devices and validates the code table.
[0022]
Further, according to the present invention, the font information storing step is characterized in that the user possessed character database newly stores a code table of the external character created by the code table creating terminal.
[0023]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
<First embodiment>
(Overview of First Embodiment)
In the external character management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, an orderer uses a user terminal to order an external character via a communication network.
The sales center terminal that has received the order issues an instruction to each terminal and checks whether the desired external character is registered in the database for each managed user font.
As a result of the confirmation, the sales center terminal provides the registered external character code information to the user terminal if it has been registered, and requests the character creation terminal to create an external character if it has not been registered.
The sales center terminal transmits the URL in which the external character file for delivery is stored, the ID for identifying the orderer, and the password to the user terminal operated by the orderer by e-mail or the like.
The orderer accesses the designated URL using the user terminal and downloads the external character file.
The orderer sets up the downloaded external character file in the user font master management terminal using the user terminal, activates the external character distribution tool, and distributes and activates the external character file to each client.
[0024]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an external character management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the orderer uses his or her own user terminal 10 to transmit order information of external characters to the sales center terminal 20. The sales center terminal 20 instructs the user-owned character database 30 to confirm whether the external character ordered by the orderer is registered in the user-owned character database 30.
[0025]
The user possessed character database 30 checks whether the desired external character has been registered in itself based on “reading”, “radical”, “number of strokes” information, a specific “management number”, and the like. ) To the sales center terminal 20.
[0026]
If the desired external character has been registered, the sales center terminal 20 that has received the confirmation result (search result) transmits the registered external character code to the user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 checks the content, and if there is no problem, the operation is completed.
[0027]
If the desired external character has not been registered, the sales center terminal 20 instructs the character creating terminal 40 to create an external character. The character creation terminal 40 creates an external character in response to a creation instruction from the sales center terminal 20, transmits the created external character to the sales center terminal 20 as image data, and stores the newly created external character data in a user-owned character database. Register at 30.
[0028]
The sales center terminal 20 transmits the received image data to the user terminal 10 and requests a confirmation of the external character image. The user terminal 10 displays the content of the received image data. After confirming that there is no problem with the external character image data displayed on the user terminal 10, the orderer uses the user terminal 10 to request the sales center terminal 20 to deliver the external character file.
[0029]
The sales center terminal 20 instructs the user possessed character database 30 to create an external character file for delivery. The user possessed character database 30 stores the created external character file after creating the external character file for delivery. Next, the user possessed character database 30 transmits the URL storing the created external character file to the sales center terminal 20. The sales center terminal 20 transmits an ID and a password for specifying the orderer to the user terminal 10 in addition to the URL received from the user possessed character database 30. The user terminal 10 downloads the external character file stored in the user owned character database 30 from the specified URL, and performs setup in the user font master management terminal 50.
[0030]
The user font master management terminal 50 activates the external character distribution tool, distributes the external character file to one or more clients 60, and activates the external character file.
[0031]
(Configuration of the first embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the external character management system includes a user terminal 10, a sales center terminal 20, a user possessed character database 30, a character creation terminal 40, a user It has a font master management terminal 50, one or more clients 60, and a communication network 100 such as the Internet for interconnecting them.
[0032]
The user terminal 10 is an information processing device such as a personal computer.
The user terminal 10 has a function of transmitting order information of external characters to the sales center terminal 20 and a function of receiving and confirming newly created external character image data from the sales center terminal 20 (display function of the received image data). And a function for requesting the sales center terminal 20 to deliver the external character data when the content of the received image data is correct, and a function for downloading the generated external character file from the URL received from the sales center terminal 20. And a function of setting up the obtained external character file in the user font master management terminal 50.
[0033]
The sales center terminal 20 is configured by an information processing device such as a workstation or a server.
The sales center terminal 20 receives the external character order information transmitted by the user terminal 10 by the operation of the orderer, and checks the user-owned character database 30 to confirm whether the ordered external character is registered in the user-owned character database 30. The function of instructing, the function of receiving the search result of the user-owned character database 30, the transmission of the external character code registered in the user terminal 10 when registered, and the generation of external character in the character creation terminal 40 when not registered A function of transmitting an instruction and instructing the creation of an external character, receiving image data of the newly created external character received from the character creation terminal 40, transmitting the image data of the external character to the user terminal 10, and A function for requesting confirmation, a function for instructing the user-owned character database 30 to create an external character file for delivery, and a user-owned character database 0 ID for identifying the orderer and URL received from, and a function of transmitting the password to the user terminal 10.
[0034]
The user possessed character database 30 is configured by an information processing device such as a workstation or a server, and stores character data and character information of all retained characters including external characters possessed by the user.
The user possessed character database 30 stores, for each orderer such as a local government, font data (font environment) used by each orderer (client), character codes and characters (including internal characters and external characters) in the font data. Stores information (code table) such as correspondence of When a search request for an external character is received from the user terminal 10 via the sales center terminal 20, the user-owned character database 30 stores the external character requested for search in any character code in the font environment of the requester (orderer). Give a specific answer.
The user-owned character database 30 has a function of searching whether a desired external character is registered in the user-owned character database 30, a function of transmitting the search result to the sales center terminal 20, and a method of creating an external character file for delivery. And a function of transmitting the URL storing the external character file to the sales center terminal 20.
[0035]
The character creation terminal 40 is used by a character creator and is configured by an information processing device such as a workstation or a server.
The character creation terminal 40 has a function of creating a new external character, a function of transmitting the image data of the created external character to the sales center terminal 20, and a function of registering the created external character in the user-owned character database 30. I have.
[0036]
The user font master management terminal 50 is configured by an information processing device such as a workstation or a server.
The user font master management terminal 50 has a function of activating the external character distribution tool and distributing and validating the newly created external character file to the client 60.
[0037]
The client 60 is an information processing device such as a personal computer, and is a device for actually displaying and printing external characters.
Further, the client 60 has a function of notifying the user terminal 10 and the sales center terminal 20 that the registration has been successfully completed when the registration of the external character file is completed successfully.
[0038]
(Operation of First Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are sequence diagrams showing the operation flow of the external character management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2, first, the orderer accesses the sales center terminal 20 using his / her own user terminal 10 (step A1).
The sales center terminal 20 sends the input screen information to the user terminal 10 in response to the access from the user terminal 10 (step A2).
[0039]
Upon receiving the input screen information from the sales center terminal 20, the user terminal 10 displays an input screen as shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an input screen displayed on the user terminal 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, on the input screen, processing such as “log-in to sales center terminal”, “creation of external character order information”, “data reception”, “delivery request”, and “log-off” is executed. Various keys for making a start request are displayed.
The orderer operates the user terminal 10, selects “log in to the sales center terminal”, and logs in to the sales center terminal 20.
[0040]
Next, the user terminal 10 selects "create external character order information" on the input screen, performs a process of generating external character order information, and transmits the generated external character order information to the sales center terminal 20 (step A3). ).
[0041]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen (external character order information creation screen) for creating external character order information in the first embodiment of the present invention. When "Create external character order information" on the input screen is selected, the user terminal 10 displays the external character order information creation screen as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, on the external character order information creation screen, a part for inputting an external character image to be created using an input pen or the like, and “reading information”, “radical”, And a part for inputting "number of strokes" and "(external character registration) external character code".
By pressing the “register” button on the external character order information creation screen, the temporarily input image of the external character, reading information, radical, number of strokes, and the contents of the external character code are stored in the user terminal 10 as external character order information. Then, the user presses a “Send” button on the external character order information creation screen to transmit the external character order information to the sales center terminal 20.
[0042]
Next, the sales center terminal 20 transmits the external character order information received from the user terminal 10 to the user possessed character database 30, and instructs the possessed character investigation (search) (step A4).
[0043]
Next, based on the contents of the external character order information transmitted from the sales center terminal 20, the user-maintained character database 30 determines that the external character for which the search instruction request has been received is used as the external character currently used by the orderer (client). Whether it is registered in the held character database 30 is searched from "reading", "radical", "number of strokes" information, "management number (character code, etc.)" based on a specific rule (step A5).
[0044]
Next, the user possessed character database 30 transmits the search result to the sales center terminal 20 (step A6).
[0045]
Next, the sales center terminal 20 receives the search result from the user possessed character database 30 (step A7).
[0046]
The sales center terminal 20 determines whether the received search result is “registered” (step A8).
[0047]
If the received search result is "registered" (step A8 / registered), the sales center terminal 20 transmits only the external character code registered in the user-held character database 30 to the user terminal 10 (step A9). ). The user terminal 10 checks whether the received information of the external character code is correct, and if the information is correct, the operation is completed (step A10).
In other words, the user terminal 10 checks whether the received external character code information matches the external character code information of the transmitted external character order information, and if they match, the operation is completed.
[0048]
If it is "unregistered" (step A8 / unregistered), the sales center terminal 20 transmits an external character creation instruction to the character creation terminal 40 (step A11).
Here, the external character creation instruction is information for the sales center terminal 20 to instruct the character creation terminal 40 to create an external character requested to be created based on the external character order information received from the user terminal 10. Specifically, it includes information necessary for creating an external character, such as an image of the external character, reading, and radicals.
[0049]
Next, the character creation terminal 40 receives the external character creation instruction from the sales center terminal 20 (step A12), and creates an external character according to the contents of the external character creation instruction (step A13).
[0050]
Next, the character creation terminal 40 transmits the external character creation completion document and the created external character image data (external character data) to the sales center terminal 20, and registers the created external character data in the user possessed character database 30 (step A14). ).
[0051]
Next, the sales center terminal 20 transmits the external character image data transmitted from the character creation terminal 40 to the user terminal 10 (step A15).
[0052]
Next, the user terminal 10 receives the image data of the external character transmitted from the sales center terminal 20, confirms that the image data matches the requested external character image, and then requests the sales center terminal 20 to deliver the external character file. Perform (Step A16).
[0053]
Next, upon receiving the delivery request for the external character file from the user terminal 10, the sales center terminal 20 instructs the user possessed character database 30 to create an external character file for delivery (step A17).
[0054]
Next, the user possessed character database 30 creates an external character file for delivery (step A18), and transmits information indicating the URL storing the external character file to the sales center terminal 20 (step A19).
[0055]
Next, the sales center terminal 20 transmits the URL received from the user possessed character database 30, the ID for specifying the orderer, and the password to the user terminal 10 (step A20).
[0056]
Next, the user terminal 10 accesses the user possessed character database 30 using the URL received from the sales center terminal 20, downloads the created external character file, and sets up the obtained external character file in the user font master management terminal 50. (Step A21).
[0057]
Next, the user font master management terminal 50 activates an external character distribution tool which is software for distributing the external character file to the client 60, distributes the newly created external character file to each client 60, and activates the client (60). Step A22).
[0058]
Next, each client 60 confirms that the activated external character file received from the user font master management terminal 50 has been updated normally (step A23). When confirming that the client 60 has been updated normally, each client 60 notifies the user terminal 10 and the sales center terminal 20 of the normal end (step A24).
[0059]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the font environment for each user is managed from the management of external characters, which is a major problem in local governments and the like, the investigation of retained characters before the generation of external characters, and the generation of external characters. Therefore, the orderer can collectively entrust.
[0060]
Further, according to the present embodiment, the created external character file is distributed from the server (user font master management terminal 50) to the plurality of clients 60 using the external character distribution tool, and is validated. Therefore, it is possible to unify the external character environment in a plurality of clients 60 that use external characters.
[0061]
Further, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to strictly perform the external character possession character search based on “reading”, “number of strokes”, “radical” information, etc., thereby preventing double registration of external characters beforehand. It becomes possible.
[0062]
Further, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to greatly reduce the time required from the order of the external character to the transmission of the external character data by using the communication network as compared with the related art. In the case of using physical transportation means, it takes several days, but it is possible to respond in several hours by using a communication network.
[0063]
<Second embodiment>
(Overview of Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. FIG. Note that, unless otherwise specified, the configuration and operation in the present embodiment will be described as being the same as in the first embodiment.
At present, character sets unique to each system are prepared in font files used in personal computers and the like. For example, the “Basic Resident Register Network System” operating in a local government has a dedicated font file called “Juki Mincho”.
In the present embodiment, the collation work between the external character created by the customer (the external character created by the user-owned character database 30) and a font file composed of a specific character set such as the above-mentioned "Juki Mincho" And its result as a code table.
[0064]
(Configuration of the second embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the external character management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the external character management system includes a user terminal 110, a sales center terminal 120, a user possessed character database 130, a character creation terminal 140, a code It has a table creation terminal 150, a user font master management terminal 160, a client 170, and a communication network 200 such as the Internet for interconnecting these.
In the external character management system according to the present embodiment, a code table creation terminal 150, which is an information processing device such as a server or a workstation, is added to the configuration of the external character management system according to the first embodiment. Thus, this embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that not only the external character is created but also the code table of the created external character is created.
[0065]
(Operation of Second Embodiment)
FIGS. 7 to 9 are sequence diagrams showing the operation flow of the external character management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0066]
First, the orderer accesses the sales center terminal 120 using his / her user terminal 110 (step B1).
The sales center terminal 120 sends the input screen information to the user terminal 110 in response to the access from the user terminal 110 (step B2).
[0067]
Upon receiving the input screen information from the sales center terminal 120, the user terminal 110 displays the input screen as shown in FIG. 4 as in the first embodiment.
The orderer operates the user terminal 110 to log in to the sales center terminal 120.
[0068]
Next, the user terminal 110 selects "create external character order information" on the input screen, performs a process of generating external character order information, and transmits the generated external character order information to the sales center terminal 120 (step B3).
[0069]
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an external character order information creation screen according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 10, on the external character order information creation screen, a part for inputting an external character image to be created using an input pen or the like and “reading information”, “radical”, It is composed of a part for inputting the "number of strokes" and a "character code for registering external characters" and a "code table" part for requesting the creation of a code table.
By pressing the “register” button on the external character order information creation screen, the temporarily input image of the external character, reading information, radical, number of strokes, and the contents of the external character code are stored in the user terminal 110 as external character order information. Then, the user presses a “send” button on the external character order information creation screen, and the external character order information is transmitted to the sales center terminal 120.
When requesting the creation of a code table, a box of the code table on the input screen is clicked with an information input device such as a mouse provided in the user terminal 110.
[0070]
Next, the sales center terminal 120 transmits the external character order information received from the user terminal 110 to the user possessed character database 130, and instructs the possessed character investigation (inspection) (step B4).
[0071]
Next, based on the contents of the external character order information transmitted from the sales center terminal 120, the user-owned character database 130 determines that the external character for which the search instruction request has been received is used as the external character currently used by the orderer (client). Whether it is registered in the held character database 130 is searched from "reading", "radical", "number of strokes" information, "management number" based on a specific rule, and the like (step B5).
[0072]
Next, the user possessed character database 130 transmits the search result to the sales center terminal 120 (step B6).
[0073]
Next, the sales center terminal 120 receives the search result from the user owned character database 130 (step B7).
[0074]
The sales center terminal 120 determines whether the received search result is “registered” (step B8).
[0075]
If the received search result is "registered" (step B8 / registered), the sales center terminal 120 transmits only the external character code registered in the user-held character database 130 to the user terminal 110 (step B9). ). The user terminal 110 checks whether the received information of the external character code is correct, and if the information is correct, the operation is completed (step B10).
That is, the user terminal 110 checks whether the received external character code information matches the external character code information of the transmitted external character order information, and if the information matches, the operation is completed.
[0076]
If it is "unregistered" (step B8 / unregistered), the sales center terminal 120 transmits the external character creation instruction to the character creation terminal 140 (step B11).
[0077]
Next, the character creation terminal 140 receives the external character creation instruction from the sales center terminal 120 (step B12), and creates an external character according to the contents of the external character creation instruction (step B13).
[0078]
Next, the character creation terminal 140 transmits the external character creation completion document and the created external character image data (external character data) to the sales center terminal 120, and further registers the created external character data in the user owned character database 130 (step B14). ). At this time, the user possessed character database 130 stores the external character code specified by the user terminal 110 in association with the generated external character data.
[0079]
Next, the sales center terminal 120 transmits the external character image data transmitted from the character creation terminal 140 to the user terminal 110 (step B15).
[0080]
Next, the user terminal 110 receives the external character image data transmitted from the sales center terminal 120, and confirms that the image data matches the requested external character image (step B16).
[0081]
Next, the user terminal 110 requests the sales center terminal 120 to deliver the external character file and the code table (step B17).
[0082]
Next, the sales center terminal 120 instructs the user possessed character database 130 to create an external character file for delivery (step B18), and instructs the code table creation terminal 150 to create a code table (step B18). B19).
[0083]
Next, the user possessed character database 130 creates an external character file for delivery (step B20), and transmits information indicating the URL storing the external character file to the sales center terminal 120 (step B21).
[0084]
Next, the code table creation terminal 150 creates a code table for the external character including the character code of the external character created by the character creation terminal 140 (external character code) in response to the code table creation instruction from the sales center terminal 120. (Step B22). The code table creation terminal 150 transmits the created code table to the user-owned character database 130. The user possessed character database 130 stores the received code table. It is assumed that the external character code of the code table created in step B22 is the external character code specified by the user terminal 110 based on the external character order information.
[0085]
Further, the code table creation terminal 150 transmits information indicating the URL in which the created code table is stored to the sales center terminal 120 (step B23).
[0086]
Next, the sales center terminal 120 transmits the URL received from the user possessed character database 130 and the code table creation terminal 150, an ID for specifying the orderer, and a password to the user terminal 110 (step B24). ).
[0087]
Next, the user terminal 110 accesses the user possessed character database 130 using the URL received from the sales center terminal 120, downloads the created external character file and code table, and stores the acquired external character file and code table in the user font. Setup is performed on the master management terminal 150 (step B25).
[0088]
Next, the user font master management terminal 160 activates an external character distribution tool which is software for distributing the external character file to the client 170, and distributes and activates the newly created external character file to the client 170 (step B26). Subsequently, the code table is also transmitted to the client 170 and validated (step B27).
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Next, the client 170 receives from the user font master management terminal 160, confirms that the activated external character file and code table have been updated normally, and terminates the user terminal 110 and the sales center terminal 120 normally. Notifying that the operation has been performed (step B28).
[0090]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a character whose search is requested is not registered in the user-owned character database 30, the external character management system not only creates the external character but also generates a code table of the external character. (Character code) is also created.
Therefore, the user who uses the actually created external character font can save the trouble of creating a code table including the character codes of the external character font.
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The user possessed character database 130 stores the created external character code table for each font (for example, Juki Mincho) used by the user. Further, when the character creating terminal 140 creates a new external character in response to a request for creating an external character from the user terminal 110, the code table creating terminal 150 creates the external character code and generates the external character code of the corresponding user and font. Add to table.
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Further, the above processing is performed by the user terminals 10, 110, the sales center terminals 20, 120, the user possessed character databases 30, 130, the character creation terminals 40, 140, the user font master management terminals 50, 160, the clients 60, 170, or The program is executed by a computer program included in the code table creation terminal 150. The program is recorded on a recording medium such as an optical recording medium, a magnetic recording medium, a magneto-optical recording medium, or a semiconductor, and is loaded from the recording medium. Alternatively, it may be loaded from an external device connected via a predetermined network.
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Note that the above embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and may be variously modified and implemented without departing from the gist of the present invention. Becomes possible.
[0094]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the external character management system performs management of external characters, investigation of retained characters before generation of external characters, and generation of external characters. The user font master management terminal device distributes the created external character file to a plurality of client terminal devices using an external character distribution tool and validates the external character file.
Therefore, the orderer can collectively outsource management of his or her own font environment. In addition, it is possible to unify the external character environment for a plurality of users who use external characters.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an external character management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an operation flow of the external character management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of an operation by the external character management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an input screen displayed on the user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an external character order information creation screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an external character management system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an operation flow of the external character management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of an operation of the external character management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of an operation of the external character management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an external character order information creation screen according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10,110 user terminal
20, 120 Sales center terminal
30,130 User character database
40, 140 character creation terminal
50, 160 User font master management terminal
60, 170 clients
100, 200 communication network
150 Code table creation terminal

Claims (12)

Create a user terminal operated by an orderer who requests the provision of an external character font, a sales center terminal that accepts a request to acquire an external character font, a user-maintained character database storing information on the external character font, and an external character font A character creation terminal device and a user font master management terminal device connected to one or more client terminal devices operated by a user who uses an external character font and delivering an external character font file are interconnected via a network. External character management system,
The user possessed character database,
A search is performed to determine whether the external character font specified by the user terminal device is stored in the terminal itself via the sales center terminal device, and that the search result is not stored in the user possessed character database. Transmitting a file of the external character font specified by the user terminal device and created by the character creation terminal device to the user terminal device,
The user terminal device,
The external character font file received from the user possessed character database is transmitted to the user font master management terminal device and registered,
The user font master management terminal device,
The external character management system, wherein the registered external character font file is transmitted to the one or more client terminal devices and validated. The user possessed character database,
For each of the one or more users who use the same font file, storing information indicating a font environment used by the one or more users, and receiving a search request for external characters from the user terminal device, Transmitting, to the user terminal device via the sales center terminal device, information indicating in which character code the external character requested for retrieval is stored in the font environment of the one or more users. The external character management system according to claim 1. The user terminal device,
The reading of the external character font, the number of strokes, and any or a combination of radicals are transmitted to the user possession character database via the sales center terminal device,
The user possessed character database,
Based on a search condition specified by one or a combination of the reading of the external character font, the number of strokes, and the radical transmitted from the user terminal device, performing a search for the external character font that matches the search condition by itself. The external character management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The user possessed character database,
The external character management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the external character font created by the character creating terminal is newly stored. A code table creation terminal device for creating a character code of a font is connected to the network,
The user possessed character database,
A search is performed to determine whether the external character font specified by the user terminal device is stored in the terminal itself via the sales center terminal device, and that the search result is not stored in the user possessed character database. , Specified by the user terminal device, transmits a code table of the external character created by the code table creation terminal device to the user terminal device,
The user terminal device,
The code table of the external character received from the user possessed character database is transmitted to the user font master management terminal device and registered,
The user font master management terminal device,
The external character management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the registered external character code table is transmitted to the one or more client terminal devices and validated. The user possessed character database,
6. The external character management system according to claim 5, wherein the external character code table generated by the code table generating terminal is newly stored. Create a user terminal device operated by an orderer who requests the provision of an external character font, a sales center terminal device that receives a request to acquire an external character font, a user possessed character database storing information on the external character font, and an external character font A character creation terminal device and a user font master management terminal device connected to one or more client terminal devices operated by a user who uses an external character font and delivering an external character font file are interconnected via a network. An external character management method using an external character management system,
An external character search requesting step in which the user terminal device transmits a search request for an external character font to the sales center terminal device,
The user possessed character database retrieves whether or not the external character font designated by the user terminal device is stored therein based on a retrieval request received from the user terminal device via the sales center terminal device. If the search result of the external character search step and the external character search step is not stored in the user owned character database, the user owned character database is designated by the user terminal device, and the character creation terminal device An external character file transmitting step of transmitting the created external character font file to the user terminal device,
An external character file registration step in which the user terminal device transmits and registers an external character font file received from the user possessed character database to the user font master management terminal device,
An external character file distribution step in which the user font master management terminal device transmits the registered external character font file to the one or more client terminal devices and validates the external character file. A font information storing step of storing, for each of the at least one user using the same font file, information indicating a font environment used by the at least one user,
When the user possessed character database receives a search request for an external character from the user terminal device, it indicates which character code is stored in the font environment of the one or more users. 8. A method of managing external characters according to claim 7, further comprising a character code transmitting step of transmitting information to said user terminal device via said sales center terminal device. The external character search requesting step includes:
The user terminal device, the reading of the external character font, the number of strokes, and any or a combination of radicals, via the sales center terminal device to the user possession character database,
The external character search step includes:
The user possessed character database, the reading of the external character font transmitted from the user terminal device, the number of strokes, based on the search conditions specified by any or a combination of radicals, based on the external character font matching the search conditions 9. The external character management method according to claim 7, wherein the search is performed by itself. The font information storing step includes:
The external character management method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the user possessed character database newly stores an external character font created by the character creating terminal. If the search result by the external character search step is not stored in the user-owned character database, the external character specified by the user terminal device and generated by the code table generating terminal device connected to the network A code table transmitting step of transmitting a code table to the user terminal device;
A code table registration step in which the user terminal device transmits a code table of the external character received from the user possessed character database to the user font master management terminal device and registers the code table;
11. The code table distribution step of transmitting the code table of the registered external character to the one or more client terminal devices and validating the code table of the registered external character, wherein the user font master management terminal device includes: The external character management method according to any one of the preceding claims. The font information storing step includes:
12. The external character management method according to claim 11, wherein the user-owned character database newly stores a code table of the external character created by the code table creating terminal.

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