JP2005322045A - Content production method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content production method and device, allowing improvement of working efficiency or work accuracy by omitting complicated operation of designation of a link destination, image retrieval or the like, and dispensing with fine arrangement. <P>SOLUTION: By operation for associating an in-editing display screen and an already edited display screen, a position control part 11 specifies a position wherein information about the already edited display screen in an already edited display screen file 21 holding meta information is stored, an already edited display screen file control part 12 selects object information from the meta information about the already edited display screen file 21, and an in-editing display screen file control part 16 describes storage position information and the object information in an in-editing display screen file as screen display information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a content creation method and apparatus created mainly using an object when a link destination is designated on a display screen.

  In general, in order to create content to be displayed on a screen, a content creation apparatus is known in which association for extracting other content is performed on the content being created, and this association is constructed as a link. For example, in a content creation apparatus represented by the homepage builder 7 made by IBM Japan, Inc., when building a link relationship to content that has already been created, the editor has already created it. An image or the like of a specific object is selected and set from a plurality of objects in the content, and a storage position that is a link destination of the object is input.

  In addition, as an example of a content creation device, there is a technology in which an editor selects a link destination object that has been created using a pointing device and places the object on the link source object being created, thereby constructing a link relationship. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-110675 (paragraph [0006], FIG. 4)

  However, the former content creation apparatus has a problem in that the operation itself becomes complicated because the editor himself / herself needs to input the storage position that is the link destination of the object using a character input device or the like. In the latter content creation device, the created object is displayed at a predetermined position of the object designated by the pointing device. Therefore, when a plurality of links are designated at once or displayed in advance. Even when content whose position is determined is designated, it is necessary to perform the designation operation one by one using a pointing device, and there is a problem that the operation becomes fine. For this reason, it has been desired to improve the work efficiency and work accuracy of the editor.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and its purpose is to create a content by specifying a link destination in a state where the link destination content has already been created. Complex operations such as specifying link destinations and searching for images of pages corresponding to objects can be omitted, and it is not necessary to perform detailed arrangements when manipulating objects using a pointing device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a content creation method and apparatus capable of improving performance.

  A content creation method and a content creation apparatus according to the present invention include a file that holds information about a display screen being edited so that the screen transitions according to the operation of a preset object on a screen on which a plurality of objects are displayed. Information that uniquely specifies an object displayed on the editing screen when the edited display screen file is used to create screen display information content using a file that holds information about the display screen that has already been edited The position control unit stores the position where the information of the edited display screen in the edited display screen file is stored by the operation of associating the editing display screen with the edited display screen. The edited display screen file control unit identifies and edits the edited display screen based on the storage position information specified by the position control unit. The object information is selected from the meta information of the display screen file, and the editing display screen file control unit determines the storage position information specified by the position control unit and the object information selected by the edited display screen file control unit. In the editing display screen file, it is described as screen display information.

  According to the present invention, the meta information held in the edited display screen file is used to determine the link relationship between the edited display screen file and the editing display screen file and the object displayed on the editing display screen. be able to. In this case, the content creator easily creates the content by preliminarily holding the object information as meta information in the edited display screen file and performing an operation of associating the editing display screen with the edited display screen. be able to.

  In addition to the object information, the content creation device of the present invention includes information for uniquely specifying the type of the button object displayed on the editing display screen, and an execution module necessary for executing the operation of the button. In addition to the object information, the button object type information and the execution module information are selected from the edited display screen file holding the meta information in which the information for uniquely specifying the information is described and the meta information of the edited display screen file. A button for specifying information of a button object displayed on the editing display screen based on the button object type information and the execution module information selected by the edited display screen file control unit and the edited display screen file control unit. The editing display screen file control unit includes storage location information. In addition to the object information, the button object information specified by the button specifying unit and the execution module information selected by the edited display screen file control unit are described as screen display information in the editing display screen file. Features. In addition, an editing display screen file that holds meta information describing information for determining a button object to be displayed on the editing display screen is provided, and the button designation unit holds the editing display screen file. The button object information is specified based on the button object determination information in the meta information, the button object information selected by the edited display screen file control unit, and the execution module information.

  According to the present invention, using the meta information held in the edited display screen file or the meta information held in the edited display screen file and the editing display screen file, the button object to be displayed in the object selection state, and The action of the button can be determined. In this case, the content creator holds the button object type information and the execution module information in advance in the edited display screen file as meta information, or in addition to this, the button object determination information is stored in the editing display screen file. The content can be easily created by performing the operation of associating the edited display screen with the edited display screen.

  In the content creation device of the present invention, the edited screen display file further holds meta information in which information designating an arrangement and an operation of an object displayed on the editing display screen is described, and the edited screen display file The display screen file control unit further selects arrangement and operation information from the meta information of the edited display screen file, and the editing display screen file control unit selects the arrangement and operation information selected by the edited display screen file control unit. The operation information is also described as screen display information in the editing display screen file. Also, information for determining the button object displayed on the editing display screen, information defining the arrangement and operation rules of the object displayed on the editing display screen, and selection of the object arrangement and operation information Edit display screen file that holds meta information in which information defining the priority rule is described, priority rule information, arrangement and operation rule information of meta information held by the edit display file, and the edited display screen file An arrangement operation designating unit for designating arrangement and operation information based on the arrangement and operation information selected by the control unit, wherein the editing display screen file control unit designates the arrangement and operation designated by the arrangement operation designating unit. Information is described as screen display information in the editing display screen file.

  According to the present invention, using the meta information held in the edited display screen file, or the meta information held in the edited display screen file and the editing display screen file, the arrangement and operation of the object can be determined. it can. In this case, the content creator holds the object arrangement and operation information in advance in the edited display screen file as meta information, or in addition to this, the priority rule information, the arrangement and operation rule information are displayed during editing. The contents can be easily created by performing the operation of associating the editing display screen and the edited display screen with the screen file stored.

  The content creation device of the present invention is characterized in that the operation of associating the editing display screen with the edited display screen is a drag-and-drop operation performed using a pointing device. The drag-and-drop operation may be an operation of dragging a plurality of edited display screens and dropping one of the editing display screens.

  According to the present invention, since the content creator determines an object or the like by performing a drag-and-drop operation, the content can be created more easily.

  The content creation apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that a series of operations for associating the editing display screen with the edited display screen are displayed on the screen one by one.

  The content creation apparatus of the present invention further includes a moving unit that moves various information described as screen display information in the editing display screen file by the editing display screen file control unit under the same directory. It is characterized by that.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the content creator does not need to input the storage position that is the link destination of the object using a character input device or the like, and the operation is not complicated. As a result, the work efficiency and work accuracy of the content creator can be improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a content screen display example created by the content creation device according to the embodiment of the present invention. This screen is an example of content displayed by arranging images of a plurality of objects in a pseudo three-dimensional display space. On the initial state screen, images of a plurality of objects such as OBJ-A and OBJ-B are displayed. The object of OBJ-A includes an OBJ-like operation (pattern 1) in which the location is clicked with a mouse or the like to change to a predetermined link destination, or an object selection screen shown at the bottom of FIG. An operation (pattern 2) is defined in which state transition is performed so that the image of the object of -A is enlarged and displayed on the foreground and the images of the button objects of BOBJ-A and B are displayed. The BOBJ-A button object defines an operation for calling an external file by clicking the location. The BOBJ-B button object has a predetermined link destination by clicking the location. Transition behavior is defined.

  FIG. 2 is a screen on which the content creator operates the content creation apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, the edited display screen is dragged and dropped to the editing display screen. It is an image figure which performs and produces the link relationship of an object. In the left part of FIG. 2, window 1 of the editing display screen for editing the display screen is displayed. The editing display screen information is managed together with the meta information as an editing display screen file. Details will be described later. In the right part of the figure, a window displaying an edited display screen A4-1, an edited display screen B4-2, an edited display screen C4-3, etc. as a list of edited display screen files that have already been edited. 2 is displayed. The edited display screen information is centrally managed together with the meta information as an edited display screen file. Details will be described later.

  The content creator uses the mouse to select and drag the edited display screen A4-1 from the file list display window 2 and drop it on the display screen editing window 1. Then, an image of the object 3 that is the edited display screen A4-1 is displayed on the display screen editing window 1. In this case, various kinds of information such as object information and button object information are already defined in the object of the edited display screen A4-1, and the editing display screen of the display screen editing window 1 is operated by drag and drop operation. And the edited display screen A4-1 are established. In this case, the content creator may select and drag a plurality of edited display screens from the file list display window 2 and drop the plurality of edited display screens on the display screen editing window 1. In the left object portion of the display screen editing window 1, an image of an object in which transition to the editing screen of the display screen editing window 1 is defined is displayed. This object is subjected to a drag-and-drop operation on another editing display screen located at a higher hierarchy of the editing display screen.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the outline | summary of a structure and operation | movement of the content creation apparatus 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the relationship between the functions of the content creation device 10 when the content creator performs a drag-and-drop operation. The content creation apparatus 10 includes a position control unit 11 that reads an operation content of a content creator from a pointing device 30 such as a mouse, an edited display screen file 21 in which edited display screen information is stored, and an edited display screen file 21. Edited display screen file control unit 12 that obtains meta information from an object and performs predetermined control, an object designation unit 13 that designates an object, an operation / layout designation unit 14 that designates the operation and arrangement of an object, and button component information are stored. The button component group file 23, the button specifying unit 15 that specifies a button using the button component group file 23, the editing display screen file 22 that stores the editing display screen information, and the editing display screen file 22 Edit display screen file control unit (base) that acquires meta information and performs predetermined control And a display control unit 17 for controlling the edit display screen information to be displayed to the path conversion control unit) 16, a display 40 such as a CRT.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the content creation apparatus 10 shown in FIG. This figure shows a data flow in the content creation device 10 when the content creator performs a drag-and-drop operation. As shown in FIG. 2, the content creator uses the pointing device 30 to select a desired edited display screen 4- from the plurality of edited display screens 4-1 to 4-3 in the file list display window 2. 1 is selected, and an operation for arranging the edited display screen 4-1 is performed on the editing screen in the display screen editing window 1. That is, the content creator designates a desired edited display screen 4-1 and performs a drag and drop operation.

  The position controller 11 reads the content of the drag and drop operation. Then, storage position information (storage position) in the edited display screen file 21 in which file information of the edited display screen selected by the drag-and-drop operation (information of the edited display screen 4-1 shown in FIG. 2) is stored. Is sent to the edited display screen file control unit 12 and the position control unit 11 (steps 101 and 102).

  When the edited display screen file control unit 12 receives the storage position information of the edited display screen file from the position control unit 11, the edited display screen file is held from the edited display screen file 21 based on the storage position information. Get meta information. Then, from the meta information, information for uniquely specifying the object, information for placing and operating the object, information for uniquely specifying the type of the button object, and an execution module necessary for executing the operation of the button object are uniquely specified. Information is selected, the object information is sent to the object designating unit 13 (step S103), the placement / motion information is sent to the motion / layout designating unit 14 (step S104), and the button object type information and execution module information are sent to the button designating unit 15. (Step S105) Each is sent out.

  When the object specifying unit 13 receives the object information from the edited display screen file control unit 12, the object specifying unit 13 sends the object information to the operation / layout specifying unit 14, the button specifying unit 15, and the editing display screen file control unit 16 ( Steps S106, 107, 108).

  The operation / layout designating unit 14 arranges / operates information from the edited display screen file control unit 12, object information from the object designating unit 13, and arrangement / operation priority order rule information and arrangement from the editing display screen file control unit 16. Receives operation rule information (step S109). Then, based on the arrangement / operation priority rule information, it is determined whether to send the arrangement / operation information to the editing display screen file control unit 16 as it is. If it is decided to send it as it is, the arrangement / operation information is sent as it is to the editing display screen file control unit 16 (step S110). If it is decided not to send it as it is, a new arrangement / operation is generated based on the arrangement / operation rule information to generate arrangement / operation information, and the new arrangement / operation information is being edited. 16 (step S110).

  The button designation unit 15 receives button object type information and execution module information from the edited display screen file control unit 12, and receives a button object information group from the editing display screen file control unit 16 (step S111). Then, based on the button object type information, the execution module information, and the button object information group, a button to be applied is acquired from the button component group file 23, and button object information is generated. The button specifying unit 15 sends the generated button object information and execution module information to the editing display screen file control unit 16 (step S112).

  The editing display screen file control unit 16 acquires the meta information held by the editing display screen file 22 from the editing display screen file 22, and from the meta information, arrangement / operation priority rule information, arrangement / operation rule information, and A button object information group is selected, and as described above, the placement / motion priority order rule information and the placement / motion rule information are sent to the motion / layout designation unit 14 (step S109), and the button object information group is sent to the button designation unit 15 as described above. (Step S111).

  Further, the editing display screen file control unit 16 receives the object information from the object designation unit 13 and the storage position information of the edited display screen file from the position control unit 11. Then, the object information and the storage position information of the edited display screen are managed so as to be managed under the reference path in which the editing display screen file is stored (the object information and the storage position information of the edited display screen are converted to the reference path). This information is described as screen transition destination information in the editing display screen file. The editing display screen file control unit 16 receives the arrangement / operation information from the operation / layout designating unit 14 and describes the arrangement / operation information as screen display information in the editing display screen file.

  The editing display screen file control unit 16 receives button object information and execution module information from the button specifying unit 15. Then, the button object information and the execution module information are converted to be managed under the reference path where the display screen file being edited is stored (the button object information and the execution module information are copied under the reference path). Is described as screen display information in the editing display screen file. Further, the editing display screen file control unit 16 sends the screen display information of the editing display screen file to the display control unit 17 (step S113).

  The display control unit 17 causes the display 40 to display screen display information of the editing display screen file from the editing display screen file control unit 16.

  If various information such as object information and button parts group related to the editing screen display file and the edited screen display file are stored under a predetermined reference directory (path) by the above-described content creation, the content is displayed. The creation device 10 may be provided with means for converting a storage location name (reference directory name) described in the content in order to port (copy) these information under another reference directory. Good. Thereby, in the other environment, the same operation as that of the content created by the content creation device 10 can be realized.

  Next, the content creation method and apparatus of the present invention will be described in more detail with specific examples. In the following embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an object is displayed while moving in a three-dimensional space, and when the object is selected, it is enlarged and displayed in front of the three-dimensional space, and at the same time, a button object is also displayed. It is an example of the content creation apparatus 10 for implement | achieving such a display system.

  The edited display screen file 21 stores an object displayed while moving in the three-dimensional space and an edited display screen file of an object displayed in front of the three-dimensional space. As described above, the edited display screen file control unit 12 selects object information, arrangement / operation information, button object type information, and execution module information from the meta information held in the edited display screen file. In this embodiment, information (object information) for uniquely specifying an object in the meta information held by the edited display screen file is used as path information of the image file. Further, the arrangement information of the object on the display screen is set as a point (x, y, z) in the three-dimensional space, and the operation information on the display screen of the object is set as the rotation center point (X, Y, z) in the three-dimensional space. Z) and angular velocity γ. Further, information (button object type information) for uniquely specifying the type of the button object is used for the transition operation to the link destination (pattern 1 shown in FIG. 1) or the execution of the moving image file (pattern 2 shown in FIG. 1). Information that uniquely specifies one of them, and information (execution module information) that uniquely specifies an execution module necessary to execute the operation of the button object is path information for executing the video file. .

  The editing display screen file 22 stores a three-dimensional space editing display screen file in which images of various objects are displayed. As described above, the editing display screen file control unit 16 selects the arrangement / operation priority rule information, the arrangement / operation rule information, and the button object group based on the meta information of the editing display screen file. In this embodiment, in the meta information of the currently edited display screen file, information (placement rule information) that defines the placement rules of the objects existing on the display screen is used as a function Yn (n The order in which the objects are added to the editing screen during editing), and information defining the operation rules of the objects (operation rule information) is the rotation center axis (AXIS) and the angular velocity Γ in the three-dimensional space. An information group (button object group) that uniquely designates a button object displayed when an object is selected is defined as a button component group in which the design, arrangement position, and operation of the button are described.

  Under the state where the edited display screen file and the editing display screen file having such meta information are stored in the edited display screen file 21 and the editing display screen file 22, respectively, the content creator can point to the pointing device 30. Is used to select a desired edited display screen (object displayed in the three-dimensional space) from among the plurality of edited display screens 4-1 to 4-3 of the file list display window 2, and the display screen In the editing window 1, a drag-and-drop operation is performed for placing on a display screen during editing (screen in a three-dimensional space on which a predetermined object is displayed). That is, the content creator performs a drag-and-drop operation. The content creation device 10 reads the drag-and-drop operation content, displays it while moving in the three-dimensional space, and holds an edited display screen file in which an operation for transitioning to a predetermined state when the object is selected is already defined. Various information selected and converted from the meta information held by the editing display screen file defining the object placement / operation priority order rules, placement / operation rules, and button object groups in the 3D space Is described in the editing display screen file, and the screen display information of the editing display screen file is displayed on the display 40.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, in order to construct the link relationship of the editing display screen file with respect to the edited display screen file that has already been edited, the content creator Since it is only necessary to select the edited display screen A4-1 from the file list display window 2 and perform a drag-and-drop operation to the display screen editing window 2, it is possible to search for an object such as an image or a link destination using a character input device. Is not required, and work efficiency and work accuracy can be improved.

  In addition, even when there are multiple link destinations for one object or when another action is defined, the drag and drop operation by the content creator causes the edited display screen file and the editing display screen file to be edited. Since various pieces of information are associated with each other using the meta information, the content can be analyzed and determined based on the mutual information, and the simple work of the content creator can be greatly reduced.

  Further, when a content creator who has specialized knowledge creates a meta information template using the content creation apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the content creator who does not have specialized knowledge The content can be created simply by performing a drag-and-drop operation using the template. This facilitates the division of labor according to the content creation expertise, and can create rich content without requiring special skills from general content creators. Can increase the number of useful content.

  The present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment. However, the above description is intended to help understanding of the present invention and does not limit the scope of the claims of the present invention. Accordingly, various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention, and can be appropriately changed within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention and producing effects.

  The content creation device 10 includes a CPU, a volatile storage medium such as a RAM, a nonvolatile storage medium such as a ROM, an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device, a monitor device that displays images and data, and an external device. You may make it each be comprised with the computer provided with the interface for communicating with an apparatus. In this case, the position control unit 11, the edited display screen file control unit 12, the object designation unit 13, the operation / layout designation unit 14, the button designation unit 15, the editing display screen file control unit 16, and the like included in the content creation device 10. Each function of the display control unit 17 is realized by causing the CPU to execute a program describing the function. These programs can also be stored and distributed in a storage medium such as a magnetic disk (floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, etc.), semiconductor memory, or the like.

It is an example of the content display screen produced by the content production apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example of a screen which a content creator performs operation with respect to a content creation apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the outline | summary of a content production apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the content creation apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Display screen edit window 2 File list display window 3 Object 4-1 Edited display screen A
4-2 Edited display screen B
4-3 Edited display screen C
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Content creation apparatus 11 Position control part 12 Edited display screen file control part 13 Object designation part 14 Operation | movement layout specification part 15 Button designation part 16 Editing display screen file control part 17 Display control part 21 Edited display screen file 22 Edit Medium display screen file 23 Button parts group file 30 Pointing device 40 Display

Claims (10)

A file that holds information about the display screen being edited and information about a display screen that has already been edited, so that the screen transitions according to the action of a preset object on a screen on which a plurality of objects are displayed. A method for creating content of screen display information using a file,
Information that uniquely specifies the object displayed on the editing display screen is described as meta information, and the edited display screen file that holds the meta information is associated with the editing display screen and the edited display screen To identify the location where the edited display screen information is stored,
According to the specified storage location information, object information is selected from the meta information of the edited display screen file,
The content creation method, wherein the specified storage location information and the selected object information are described as screen display information in the editing display screen file. A file that holds information about the display screen being edited and information about a display screen that has already been edited, so that the screen transitions according to the action of a preset object on a screen on which a plurality of objects are displayed. A content creation device that creates content of screen display information using a file,
Information that uniquely specifies an object displayed on the editing display screen is described as meta information, an edited display screen file that holds the meta information, and
A position control unit that specifies a position where information of the edited display screen in the edited display screen file is stored by associating the editing display screen with the edited display screen;
An edited display screen file control unit that selects object information from meta information of the edited display screen file according to the storage position information specified by the position control unit;
The editing display screen file control unit that describes the storage position information specified by the position control unit and the object information selected by the edited display screen file control unit as screen display information in the editing display screen file; A content creation apparatus comprising: The content creation device according to claim 2,
In addition to the object information, information that uniquely specifies the type of the button object displayed on the editing screen and information that uniquely specifies an execution module necessary to execute the operation of the button are described. Edited display screen file that holds the meta information,
An edited display screen file control unit for selecting button object type information and execution module information in addition to the object information from the meta information of the edited display screen file;
A button designating unit for designating button object information displayed on the editing screen based on the button object type information and execution module information selected by the edited display screen file control unit;
In addition to the storage location information and object information, the editing display screen file control unit edits the button object information designated by the button designation unit and the execution module information selected by the edited display screen file control unit. A content creation device characterized by being described as screen display information in a middle display screen file. The content creation device according to claim 3.
An editing display screen file that holds meta information in which information for determining a button object to be displayed on the editing display screen is stored.
The button specifying unit is configured to generate button object information based on button object determination information of meta information held by the editing display screen file, button object information selected by the edited display screen file control unit, and execution module information. A content creation device characterized by designating a content. The content creation device according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
The edited screen display file further holds meta information in which information specifying the arrangement and operation of the object displayed on the editing display screen is described,
The edited display screen file control unit further selects arrangement and operation information from the meta information of the edited display screen file,
The editing display screen file control section describes the arrangement and operation information selected by the edited display screen file control section as screen display information in the editing display screen file. The content creation device according to claim 5,
Information for determining the button object displayed on the editing screen, information defining the object arrangement and operation rules displayed on the editing display screen, and priority rules for selecting the object arrangement and operation information A display screen file being edited that holds meta information in which information specifying the
Arrangement that specifies arrangement and operation information based on the priority rule information, arrangement and operation rule information of meta information held by the editing display file, and arrangement and operation information selected by the edited display screen file control unit With an action designation section,
The editing display screen file control unit replaces the arrangement and operation information specified by the arrangement operation specifying unit with the editing display screen file instead of the arrangement and operation information selected by the edited display screen file control unit. A content creation device characterized by being described as screen display information. In the content creation apparatus as described in any one of Claim 2-6,
An operation for associating the editing display screen with the edited display screen is a drag-and-drop operation performed using a pointing device. The content creation device according to claim 7.
The content creation device, wherein the drag-and-drop operation is an operation of dragging a plurality of edited display screens and dropping them on a single editing display screen. In the content creation apparatus as described in any one of Claim 2-8,
A content creation apparatus, wherein a series of operations for associating the editing display screen and the edited display screen are displayed one by one on the screen. In the content creation apparatus as described in any one of Claim 2-9,
The content creation apparatus further comprises a moving unit for moving various information described as screen display information in the editing display screen file by the editing display screen file control unit under the same directory.

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