JP2006024021A - System, method, server and apparatus for automatically generating business form - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic business form generation system enabling an administrator to easily generate a data input screen and a business form at any time, and a method thereof. <P>SOLUTION: An automatic business form generation system 1 is constituted of user terminal 30, administrator terminal 20, automatic business form generation server 10 and communication network 50 for connecting the above terminals and server. The administrator terminal 20 inputs business format information of the business form, being constituted of a business form layout generated by means of at least either word processing software or spreadsheet software, and data layout identification information for the dedicated use. Based on the above business format information, the automatic business form generation server 10 generates a data input screen 17, a business form layout 16, and a storage area in a business form input data storage 205, stores the business form input data being input from the user terminal 30, reads out the business form layout 16, and generates the business form by inserting the corresponding business form input data into the business form layout 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic form creation system, and more particularly to an automatic form creation server that generates a data input screen and form layout that can be used on the Web from a conventional form.

  Conventionally, paper forms have been used in various situations such as personnel management, order management, and production management. In many cases, the layout of various forms operated by paper is created by word processing software or spreadsheet software. When these forms are systematized and input, publishing, and distribution are attempted on the Web, the form layout and data arrangement will be designed by the form layout creation tool dedicated to the system. There was a problem that it took. In order to solve these problems, there is a method of creating and registering a form definition file separately, but there is a problem that advanced technology is required and users are restricted.

  For this reason, a means by which a user with little experience can easily create a screen form definition body has been devised and disclosed (see Patent Document 1). Here, a linkage information file in which layout information and item information are stored is provided, each of which is composed of a program in the definition body automatic generation unit of the processing device, which is a form creation tool, a screen creation tool, a validity check means, a screen Form design means and screen form definition creation means are provided.

  FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram showing a form creation system having a conventional screen and form creation method. As shown in FIG. 10, a conventional form creation system includes an administrator terminal 920, a user terminal 930, a form creation server 910 that creates a form 96, a screen creation tool 914 that creates an input screen 97, The form creation server 910 is provided with a data storage unit 905. These administrator terminal 920, user terminal 930, and server 910 operate under program control and are connected to each other via a communication network 950 such as the Internet.

The administrator uses the screen creation tool 914 and the form creation tool 915 to create a screen and a form layout in advance. Since this creation man-hour is large, the creation man-hour is reduced by a method of creating a dedicated object definition file as disclosed in Patent Document 2.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-019695 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-161480

  However, these conventional methods have a problem that it is necessary to understand the structure of a complicated definition file and that it is difficult to understand intuitively because all of them are created as a text file.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic form creation system and method in which an administrator can easily create a data entry screen and a form at any time.

The form automatic creation system of the present invention is
An automatic form creation system comprising a communication network, an administrator terminal connected via the communication network, a user terminal, and an automatic form creation server for creating a form. Form format information indicating a format, and form format information composed of a form layout and data arrangement identification information describing contents input at the layout position corresponding to the identifier arranged in the form layout Is sent to the form automatic creation server, the form created by the form automatic creation server is displayed, the user terminal sends the form input data to be entered in the form to the form automatic creation server, and the form automatic creation server is the administrator terminal. Create the data entry screen layout and form layout based on the form format information entered from Each form is stored, and a form format creation means for creating the form input data storage area of the form in the form input data storage unit, and a form for storing the form input data input from the user terminal in the form input data storage area Input data receiving means and form creation output means for reading out the form layout and creating form information by fitting the corresponding form input data into the form layout. The form format information is preferably created by at least one of word processing software and spreadsheet software.

The form automatic creation method of the present invention is:
A form automatic creation method in a form automatic creation system comprising a communication network and an administrator terminal, a user terminal, and an automatic form creation server connected via the communication network. The form automatic creation server registers the form format. The screen is sent to the administrator terminal, the form layout created from the administrator terminal by at least one of word processing software and spreadsheet software, and the layout position corresponding to the identifier arranged in the form layout. The form format information includes the step of sending the form format information composed of the data arrangement identification information describing the input contents to the form automatic registration server on the form format registration screen, and the form automatic creation server is included in the form format information The layout of the data entry screen is generated from the generated form layout. And generating the input field of the data input screen from the data arrangement identification information included in the form format information and storing it in the data input screen layout storage unit, and the form automatic creation server includes the form layout included in the form format information. Generating a form layout and storing it in the form layout storage unit, and creating a region for storing the form input data information in the form input data storage unit from the data layout identification information The form automatic creation server sends the data input screen to the user terminal, the user terminal inputs the form input data information to the data input screen and sends it to the form automatic creation server, and the form automatic creation The server analyzes the form input data information and stores the form input data in the form input data storage unit. A step in which the administrator terminal requests presentation of a form from the form automatic creation server, and a corresponding input read from the form input data storage unit by the form automatic creation server in the form layout read from the form layout storage unit. A step of generating form information by fitting data is included, and a form automatic creation server transmits the form information to the administrator terminal, and the administrator terminal displays the form information on the screen.

The form automatic creation server of the present invention
A form automatic creation server of a form automatic creation system comprising a communication network and an administrator terminal, a user terminal, and an automatic form creation server connected via the communication network, and the form input from the administrator terminal Data layout that is format information and describes the form layout created by at least one of word processing software and spreadsheet software, and the contents entered at the layout position corresponding to the identifier placed in the form layout Form format creation means for creating a data entry screen layout and a form layout based on the form format information composed of identification information, and creating the form input data storage area of the form in the form input data storage unit, and using The form input data entered from the user terminal in the form input data storage area Includes a form input data receiving means that reads the document layout, a form creation output means for creating a document information by fitting the corresponding form input data to the form layout. In another aspect, a recording medium may be provided, and the operation of each unit may be controlled by an automatic form creation program recorded on the recording medium.

A recording medium on which the control program of the present invention is recorded,
Create the data entry screen layout and form layout from the entered form format information, design the form input data storage layout, analyze the entered form input data, store the form input data in a predetermined area, and read it out A recording medium that records a control program for causing a computer system to execute an operation for outputting form information created by inserting form input data corresponding to a form layout, and is an input form format information that is a word processor. It consists of a form layout created by at least one of software and spreadsheet software, and data layout identification information that describes the contents input to the layout position corresponding to the identifier placed in the form layout Data entry screen layout and form from form format information The procedure for creating an iout and creating a form input data storage area, analyzing the entered form input data and storing it in a predetermined area of the form input data storage section, and the form corresponding to the read form layout This is a machine-readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer system to execute a procedure for outputting form information created by inserting input data.

The form automatic creation device of the present invention is
An automatic form creation device that creates a data entry screen layout and a form layout from input form format information, stores the input form input data, and creates form information in combination with the form layout. Data layout that is format information and describes the form layout created by at least one of word processing software and spreadsheet software, and the contents entered at the layout position corresponding to the identifier placed in the form layout Form format creation means for creating a data entry screen layout and a form layout based on the form format information composed of identification information, and creating a form input data storage area for the form in the form input data storage unit, and input Stored form input data in the form input data storage area Comprises a form data receiving means, reads the document layout, a form creation output means for creating a document information by fitting the corresponding form input data to the document layout.

  In the present invention, a file generated by directly inserting dedicated data arrangement identification information into a conventional form created by word processing software or spreadsheet software is registered in the apparatus of the present invention, so that the word processing software or the spreadsheet is registered. The layout information created by the calculation software and the dedicated data location identification information are automatically identified, the data entry screen for the user to enter the data, and the form layout information is generated, and the data and form entered by the user By creating form information for output composed of layout information, a system, method and apparatus for automating form creation and creating a form in a short period of time are provided.

The present invention has the following effects. That is,
The first effect is that word processing software is created by directly inserting dedicated data arrangement identification information into a conventional form created by word processing software or spreadsheet software, and registering the generated file in the apparatus of the present invention. The layout information created with the spreadsheet software and the dedicated data location identification information are automatically discriminated, and the screen for the user to input data and the form layout are created. The data input screen and form layout can be created without any problem.

  The second effect is that by having a dedicated data storage unit, the input data is saved in the server when the user sends the input information. It can be used secondarily.

  The third effect is that by having a dedicated data storage unit, it is possible to determine where in the form layout information the data is output when the user transmits the input information. Therefore, it is possible to easily create a form composed of the data input by.

  The fourth effect is that by having a dedicated data storage unit, it is possible to save the input information that is sequentially input in the server in a lump instead of sending the input information whenever the user needs it. It is easy to create a lot of forms.

  The fifth effect is that by installing the server on the communication network, the administrator can provide the input screen and the data storage unit by registering the form format information. This is because it is possible to easily perform such aggregation.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block configuration diagram of an automatic form creation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. An automatic form creation system 1 according to the present invention includes a core form automatic creation server 10 and an administrator terminal. 20, a user terminal 30, and a communication network 50 that is connected to these and transmits information. Only one administrator terminal 20 and one user terminal 30 are displayed, but a plurality of administrator terminals 20 and user terminals 30 may be provided corresponding to the purpose and the system configuration. These form automatic creation server 10, administrator terminal 20, and user terminal 30 operate under program control.

  The present invention provides a method for generating a data input screen and a form layout that can be used on the Web from a conventional form using a layout created by word processing software or spreadsheet software, and the form input data can be retrieved at any time. It is stored in a predetermined area of the form input data storage unit.

  The administrator terminal 20 is an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer operated by the administrator, accesses the form format registration screen provided by the form automatic creation server 10, and obtains the form format information via the communication network 50. A function of transmitting to the form automatic creation server 10 is provided. The form format information includes a layout of a form created by word processing software or spreadsheet software, and data arrangement identification information in which contents input to the layout position corresponding to the identifier arranged in the form layout are described. It is included. The data arrangement identification information includes information such as an item name and a data format, and includes text, an image, a hyperlink, and the like with a data identification tag. Further, the administrator terminal 20 has a function of accessing a form output screen provided by the form automatic creation server 10 and displaying form information on the screen. The form information includes, for example, information on personnel evaluation forms, customer name forms, product forms, and the like, and includes information such as name, affiliation, evaluation result, age, gender, product name, price, and the like.

  The user terminal 30 is an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer in which a user inputs data into a form. The user terminal 30 accesses a data input screen 17 provided by the form automatic creation server 10 and communicates by user operation. A function of transmitting form input data information to the form automatic creation server 10 via the network 50 is provided. The form input data information includes information such as the appraisal result, name, address, age, gender, product name, and price.

  The form automatic creation server 10 stores a form format registration screen. From the form format information entered by the administrator on the form format registration screen, the data input screen 17 corresponding to the form format, the form layout 16, and the form input data storage. The storage area of the unit 205 is set, the form input data input to the data input screen 17 at the user terminal 30 is analyzed, stored in a predetermined area of the form input data storage unit 205, and a request from the administrator terminal 20 The corresponding form input data is inserted into the corresponding form layout 16 and output as form information.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the form automatic creation server according to the present embodiment. The form automatic creation server 10 is an information processing device such as a workstation server installed on the communication network 50, and includes an input unit 101, a data processing device 102, a storage unit 103, and an output unit 104. The output unit 104 is connected to the communication network 50. If necessary, a microphone (not shown), a user input unit, an image display unit, and a speaker are provided. Voice can be input from the microphone, operator instructions can be input from the user input unit, data can be displayed on the image display unit, and voice can be output from the speaker. May be sent.

  The data processing apparatus 102 includes a central processing unit 110, a form format registration screen request receiving unit 111, a form format registration screen transmitting unit 112, a form format information receiving unit 113, a data input screen layout creating unit 114, a form layout creating unit 115, a form Input data storage area creation unit 116, data input screen output request reception unit 121, screen layout transmission unit 122, form input data reception unit 123, form input data analysis storage processing unit 124, form output request reception unit 131, form layout reading unit 132, a form input data fitting unit 133 and a form screen output unit 134 are provided.

  The storage unit 103 includes a form format registration screen storage unit 201, a form format information storage unit 202, a data input screen layout storage unit 203, a form layout storage unit 204, and a form input data storage unit 205. The form format information storage unit 202 can be omitted.

  Form format registration screen request acceptance unit 111, form format registration screen transmission unit 112, form format information reception unit 113, data input screen layout creation unit 114, form layout creation unit 115, form input data storage area creation unit 116, form format registration The screen storage unit 201, form format information storage unit 202, data input screen layout storage unit 203, form layout storage unit 204, and form input data storage unit 205 constitute a form format creation unit 11, and a data input screen output request reception unit 121. The screen layout transmission unit 122, the form input data receiving unit 123, and the form input data analysis storage processing unit 124 constitute the form input data receiving unit 12, and the form output request receiving unit 131, the form layout reading unit 132, and the form input data fitting Part 13 , Form screen output unit 134 constitutes a form creation output unit 13.

  The form automatic creation server 10 creates a form from a function for creating a form layout and a data input screen layout, a function for accepting input data entered in the form, and a form layout and the data received and stored. Output function.

  In the form format creation unit 11, a form format registration screen that is requested to be created is stored in the form format registration screen storage unit 201. When the form format registration screen request reception unit 111 receives a request for presentation of the form format registration screen from the administrator terminal 20, the form format registration screen request reception unit 111 notifies the form format registration screen transmission unit 112. Upon receipt of the registration screen presentation request, the form format registration screen transmission unit 112 reads the form format registration screen from the form format registration screen storage unit 201 and outputs it to the administrator terminal 20. When the form format information receiving unit 113 receives form format information including the layout of the form input on the form format registration screen and the dedicated data arrangement identification information from the administrator terminal 20, the form format information receiving unit 113 stores the form format information in the form format information storage unit 202. The data input screen layout creation unit 114, the form layout creation unit 115, and the form input data storage area creation unit 116 are notified. If it is not necessary to use it later, it is not necessary to store it in the form format information storage unit 202. The form format information includes a layout of a form created by word processing software or spreadsheet software, and data arrangement identification information in which contents input to the layout position corresponding to the identifier arranged in the form layout are described. It is included.

  The data input screen layout creation unit 114 generates a data input screen layout from the layout of the form included in the received form format information, and generates a data input screen from the dedicated data arrangement identification information included in the received form format information. Are entered and stored in the data entry screen layout storage unit 203. The form layout creation unit 115 generates a form layout 70 from the form layout included in the received form format information and stores it in the form layout storage unit 204. Further, the form input data storage area creation unit 116 creates an area for storing the form input data in the form input data storage part 205 from the dedicated data arrangement identification information included in the received form format information.

  In the form input data receiving unit 12, when the data input screen output request receiving unit 121 receives a data input screen output request for data input from the user terminal 30, it notifies the screen layout transmitting unit 122. Upon receiving a request for data input screen presentation, the screen layout transmission unit 122 reads the corresponding data input screen layout from the data input screen layout storage unit 203 and outputs it to the user terminal 30. When the form input data receiving unit 123 receives the form input data input on the data input screen from the user terminal 30, it notifies the form input data analysis / storage processing unit 124. The form input data analysis storage processing unit 124 analyzes the form input data input on the received data input screen and stores the form input data in a predetermined area of the form input data storage unit 205.

  In the form creation output unit 13, the form output request reception unit 131 notifies the form layout reading unit 132 when it receives an output request for the designated form from the administrator terminal 20. Upon receiving a form output request, the form layout reading unit 132 reads the form layout of the designated form from the form layout storage unit 204 and transmits it to the form input data fitting unit 133. The form input data insertion unit 133 reads out the form input data corresponding to the form layout from the corresponding area of the form input data storage unit 205, and inserts the form input data into the form screen output unit 134. The form screen output unit 134 outputs the form layout in which the form input data is inserted as form information to the requested administrator terminal 20.

  Next, the form automatic creation method of the form automatic creation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a form automatic creation method of the form automatic creation system according to the first embodiment, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a form format registration screen, and FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example, (a) shows a form layout, (b) shows data arrangement | positioning identification information. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a data input screen layout, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of data input screen input.

  First, the administrator accesses the form automatic creation server 10 from the administrator terminal 20 (step S11 in FIG. 2). In response to this, the form automatic creation server 10 transmits a form format registration screen to the administrator terminal 20 (step S12).

  In the administrator terminal 20, for example, a form format registration screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed, and the administrator displays the form format information composed of the form layout and data arrangement identification information created in advance on the form format registration screen. Put it on and send it. (Step S13). For example, a form layout and data arrangement identification information as shown in FIG. 5 are transmitted as form format information.

  When the form automatic creation server 10 receives the form format information transmitted from the administrator terminal 20, the data entry screen layout creation unit 114 generates the layout of the data entry screen 17 from the form layout included in the form format information. To do. Further, the form automatic creation server 10 generates an input field of the data input screen 17 from the data arrangement identification information included in the received form format information (step S14). Further, the form automatic creation server 10 generates the form layout 16 by the form layout creation unit 115 from the form layout included in the form format information. (Step S15). Further, the form automatic creation server 10 creates an area for storing the form input data information in the form input data storage unit 205 from the data arrangement identification information included in the received form format information (step S16). The process up to this point is the form format creation process.

  Next, the user accesses the form automatic creation server 10 from the user terminal 30 (step S21). In response to this, the form automatic creation server 10 transmits the data input screen 17 to the user terminal 30 (step S22).

  A data input screen 17 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the user terminal 30, and the user transmits the form input data information (step S23). For example, as shown in FIG. 7, input data is input in the “implementation date”, “name”, “affiliation”, and “evaluation” input fields on the data input screen 17 and the “registration” button is clicked with the mouse. Then, it is transmitted to the form automatic creation server 10 as input data.

  Upon receiving the form input data transmitted from the user terminal 30, the form automatic creation server 10 analyzes the form input data and stores the form input data in a predetermined area of the form input data storage unit 205 (step S24). ). This is the form data input process.

  Next, the administrator accesses the form automatic creation server 10 from the administrator terminal 20 and requests a form (step S31). In response to this, the form automatic creation server 10 generates form information by inserting the form input data read from the form input data storage unit 205 into the form layout 16 read from the form layout storage unit 204 (step S32). Furthermore, the form automatic creation server 10 transmits the form information as data to the administrator terminal 20 (step S33). When the administrator terminal 20 receives the form information, it displays it on the screen (step S34).

  Next, a form automatic creation system and a form automatic creation method according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 is a schematic block configuration diagram of an automatic form creation server of the automatic form creation system according to the second embodiment of this invention. The automatic form creation server 60 of the automatic form creation system according to the second embodiment is the first except that the automatic form creation server 10 according to the first embodiment is provided with a recording medium 105 connected to the data processing apparatus 102. Since the same operation is performed with the same configuration as the embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and the description of the same parts is omitted. The recording medium 105 stores a control program for the automatic form creation system of the present invention that can control the operation of each unit, and an FD, a CD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like is used.

Create the data entry screen layout and form layout from the entered form format information, and create the form input data storage area, analyze the entered form input data, store the form input data in the specified area, and read the form A control program for outputting form information created by inserting form input data corresponding to the layout to the screen is read from the recording medium 105 to the data processing apparatus 102 and controls the operation of the data processing apparatus 102. The data processor 102 is controlled by the control program.
1) Creation of a data entry screen layout and a form layout from the entered form format information, and creation of a form input data storage area;
2) processing to analyze the input form input data and store it in a predetermined area of the form input data storage unit;
3) A process of outputting a form screen created by inserting the corresponding form input data into the read form layout is executed.

  Next, an automatic form creation device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram of an automatic form creation device according to the third embodiment of this invention. In the first and second embodiments, the form automatic creation server is configured by connecting the form automatic creation server, the administrator terminal, and the user terminal via a communication network. In the third embodiment, however, the form automatic creation system is configured. A form is automatically created only by the creation device 70.

  The automatic form creation device 70 is an information processing device such as a personal computer or a workstation, and includes an input unit 701, a data processing device 702, a storage unit 703, an output unit 704, an operator input unit 705, and an image display unit 706, and a keyboard. An operator instruction can be input from an operator input unit 705 including a mouse and a mouse, and data is displayed on the image display unit 706.

  The data processing device 702 includes a central processing unit 710, a form format registration screen request receiving unit 711, a form format registration screen transmitting unit 712, a form format information receiving unit 713, a data input screen layout creating unit 714, a form layout creating unit 715, a form Input data storage area creation unit 716, data input screen output request reception unit 721, screen layout transmission unit 722, form input data reception unit 723, form input data analysis storage processing unit 724, form output request reception unit 731, form layout reading unit 732, a form input data fitting unit 733, and a form screen output unit 734.

  The storage unit 703 includes a form format registration screen storage unit 801, a form format information storage unit 802, a data input screen layout storage unit 803, a form layout storage unit 804, and a form input data storage unit 805. The form format information storage unit 802 may be omitted.

  Form format registration screen request reception unit 711, form format registration screen transmission unit 712, form format information reception unit 713, data input screen layout creation unit 714, form layout creation unit 715, form input data storage area creation unit 716, form format registration The screen storage unit 801, form format information storage unit 802, data input screen layout storage unit 803, form layout storage unit 804, form input data storage unit 805 constitute a form format creation unit 71, and a data input screen output request reception unit 721. , Screen layout transmission unit 722, form input data receiving unit 723, form input data analysis and storage processing unit 724 constitute form input data receiving unit 72, form output request receiving unit 731, form layout reading unit 732, and form input data fitting Part 73 , The form screen output section 734 constitutes a form creation output section 73.

  The form automatic creation device 70 has a function for creating a form format and a data input screen layout, a function for accepting form input data to be entered in the form, and form information from the form input and the form input data received and stored. Has the function to create and output.

  In the form format creation unit 71, a form format registration screen to be created is stored in the form format registration screen storage unit 801. When the form format registration screen request receiving unit 711 receives a request for presentation of the form format registration screen from the operator input unit 705, the form format registration screen request receiving unit 711 notifies the form format registration screen transmission unit 712. Upon receipt of the registration screen presentation request, the form format registration screen transmission unit 712 reads the corresponding form format registration screen from the form format registration screen storage unit 801 and outputs it to the image display unit 706. When the form format information receiving unit 713 receives form format information including the layout of the form input on the form format registration screen and the dedicated data arrangement identification information from the operator input unit 705, the form format information receiving unit 713 stores the form format information in the form format information storage unit 802 and data. The input screen layout creation unit 714, form layout creation unit 715, and form input data storage area creation unit 716 are notified. The form format information includes data layout identification information that describes the layout of the form created by word processing software or spreadsheet software, and the content input at the layout position corresponding to the identifier arranged in the form layout. It is included.

  The data input screen layout creation unit 714 generates a data input screen layout from the layout of the form included in the received form format information, and the data input screen from the dedicated data arrangement identification information included in the received form format information. Is input and stored in the data input screen layout storage unit 803. The form layout creation unit 715 generates a form layout from the form layout included in the received form format information and stores the form layout in the form layout storage unit 804. Further, the form input data storage area creation unit 716 creates an area for storing the form input data in the form input data storage part 805 from the dedicated data arrangement identification information included in the received form format information.

  In the form input data receiving unit 72, when the data input screen output request receiving unit 721 receives an output request for a data input screen for data input from the operator input unit 705, it notifies the screen layout transmitting unit 722. Upon receiving a request for data input screen presentation, the screen layout transmission unit 722 reads out the corresponding data input screen layout from the data input screen layout storage unit 803 and displays it on the image display unit 706. When the form input data receiving unit 723 receives the form input data input on the data input screen from the operator input unit 705, the form input data analysis storage processing unit 724 is notified. The form input data analysis storage processing unit 724 analyzes the form input data input on the received data input screen and stores the form input data in a predetermined area of the form input data storage unit 805.

  In the form creation output unit 73, the form output request reception unit 731 notifies the form layout reading unit 732 when receiving the output request for the form designated from the operator input unit 705. Upon receiving a form output request, the form layout reading unit 732 reads the form layout of the designated form from the form layout storage unit 804 and transmits it to the form input data fitting unit 733. The form input data insertion unit 733 reads out the form input data corresponding to the form layout from the corresponding area of the form input data storage unit 805, inserts it into the form layout, and transmits it to the form screen output unit 734. The form screen output unit 734 outputs the form layout in which the form input data is inserted as form data to the image display unit 706 and displays the form image.

  Next, a form automatic creation apparatus form automatic creation method according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The flow of the creation method is that the administrator terminal 20 and the user terminal 30 in the flowchart for explaining the form automatic creation method of the form automatic creation system of the first embodiment of FIG. The operator input unit 705 and the image display unit 706 are read and described with reference to FIG. The step numbers shown in FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the form format registration screen, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the form format information input, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the data input screen layout, and FIG. 7 is a data input screen input example. The schematic diagram shown is applied mutatis mutandis also in the third embodiment.

  First, the administrator accesses the automatic form creation device 70 from the operator input unit 705 (step S11 in FIG. 2). In response to this, the form automatic creating apparatus 70 displays a form format registration screen on the image display unit 706. (Step S12). In the image display unit 706, for example, the form format registration screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed, and the administrator inputs the form format information created in advance to the form format registration screen by the operator input unit 705 (step S13). ). For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a form layout and dedicated data arrangement identification information are input as form format information. Here, it is assumed that data1, data2, etc. enclosed in parentheses in a conventional form created by word processing software or spreadsheet software are hyperlinks, and the contents are described as data arrangement identification information at the link destination of the hyperlink. To do.

  When the form format information is input from the operator input unit 705 to the form format information receiving unit 713, the data input screen layout creating unit 714 generates the layout of the data input screen from the form layout included in the form format information. Then, an input field of the data input screen is generated from the dedicated data arrangement identification information included in the received form format information (step S14). Further, the form layout creation unit 715 generates a form layout from the form layout included in the form format information. (Step S15). Further, the form input data storage area creation unit 716 creates an area for storing the form input data information from the dedicated data arrangement identification information included in the received form format information in the form input data storage unit 805 (step S16). . The process up to this point is the form format creation process.

  Next, the user accesses the automatic form creation device 70 through the operator input unit 705 (step S21). In response to this, the form automatic creating apparatus 70 displays a data input screen on the image display unit 706 (step S22). The data input screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the image display unit 706, and the user inputs the form input data information using the operator input unit 705 (step S23). For example, as shown in FIG. 7, enter the form input data in the “Execution date”, “Name”, “Affiliation”, and “Evaluation” input fields on the data input screen, and click the “Register” button with the mouse. Then, the form input data is input. When the form input data is input to the form input data receiving unit 723, the form input data analysis storage processing unit 724 analyzes the form input data and stores the form input data in the form input data storage unit 805 (step S24). This is the form data input process.

  Next, the administrator requests a form from the input user operation unit 705 (step S31). In response to this, the form creation output unit 73 generates form information by fitting the corresponding form input data read from the form input data storage unit 805 into the form layout read from the form layout storage unit 804 (step S32). ) And displayed on the image display unit 706 (steps S33 and S34).

  Up to now, the form information has been explained for information related to personnel evaluation forms, customer name forms, product forms, etc. as an example, but according to the form automatic creation system of the present invention, the data input screen, form layout, form It can also be used to create various forms such as various applications such as companies and public institutions, ledgers, and rosters by using the input data storage unit, and it can create a list of information entered on the automatically generated data input screen. It can also be used in a secondary manner such as counting and analysis. In addition, the present invention can be applied to providing a form creation service on a communication network and collecting a fee from a requester depending on the number of sheets used or the number of people. In addition, it can be applied to the creation of survey forms when conducting surveys and market surveys on a communication network, and by providing data input using the form input data storage unit, it is possible to provide services more quickly it can.

It is a typical block block diagram of the form automatic creation system of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block block diagram of the form automatic creation server of this Embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the form automatic creation method of the form automatic creation system of 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a form format registration screen. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of form format information input. (A) shows a form layout. (B) shows data arrangement identification information. It is a schematic diagram of a data input screen layout. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a data input screen input. It is a typical block block diagram of the form automatic creation server of the form automatic creation system of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a typical block block diagram of the form automatic creation apparatus of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a typical block block diagram which shows the form production system which has the screen of the prior art example, and the automatic production method of a form.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Form automatic creation system 9 Form creation system 10, 60 Form automatic creation server 11 Form format creation part 12 Form input data reception part 13 Form creation output part 16 Form layout 17 Data input screen 20, 920 Administrator terminal 30, 930 User Terminal 50, 950 Communication network 70 Form automatic creation device 96 Form 97 Input screen 101, 701 Input unit 102, 702 Data processing device 103, 703 Storage unit 104, 704 Output unit 105 Recording medium 111, 711 Report format registration screen request reception unit 112, 712 Form format registration screen transmission unit 113, 713 Form format information reception unit 114, 714 Data input screen layout creation unit 115, 715 Form layout creation unit 116, 716 Form input data storage area creation Generation unit 121, 721 Data input screen output request reception unit 122, 722 Screen layout transmission unit 123, 723 Form input data reception unit 124, 724 Form input data analysis storage processing unit 131, 731 Form output request reception unit 132, 732 Form layout Reading unit 133, 733 Form input data fitting unit 134, 734 Form screen output unit 201, 801 Form format registration screen storage unit 202, 802 Form format information storage unit 203, 803 Data input screen layout storage unit 204, 804 Form layout storage unit 205, 805 Form input data storage section 705 Operator input section 706 Image display section 905 Data storage section 914 Screen creation tool 915 Form creation tool S11-S16, S21-S24, S31-S34 Steps

Claims (9)

A form automatic creation system comprising a communication network, an administrator terminal connected via the communication network, a user terminal, and a form automatic creation server for creating a form,
The administrator terminal is form format information indicating a format of a form to be created, and is a data layout identification in which contents entered in the layout position are described corresponding to a form layout and an identifier arranged in the form layout The form format information composed of information is transmitted to the form automatic creation server, and the form created by the form automatic creation server is displayed.
The user terminal transmits the form input data to be input to the form to the form automatic creation server,
The form automatic creation server
Based on the form format information input from the administrator terminal, a data input screen layout and a form layout are created and stored, and a form input data storage area of the form is created in the form input data storage unit. Form format creation means,
A form input data receiving means for storing the form input data input from the user terminal in the form input data storage area;
An automatic form creation system comprising: a form creation output unit that reads out the form layout and creates the form information by fitting the corresponding form input data into the form layout.   The form automatic creation system according to claim 1, wherein the form format information is created by at least one of word processing software and spreadsheet software. A form automatic creation method in a form automatic creation system comprising a communication network, an administrator terminal connected via the communication network, a user terminal, and a form automatic creation server,
The form automatic creation server sends a form format registration screen to the administrator terminal; and
A data layout that describes the form layout created by at least one of word processing software and spreadsheet software from the administrator terminal, and the contents input to the layout position corresponding to the identifier arranged in the form layout. Sending the form format information composed of the identification information to the form automatic creation server on the form format registration screen;
The form automatic creation server generates a data input screen layout from the form layout included in the form format information, and generates an input field of the data input screen from the data arrangement identification information included in the form format information. Storing in the data input screen layout storage unit;
The form automatic creation server generates a form layout from the form layout included in the form format information and stores the form layout in a form layout storage unit;
The form automatic creation server creates an area for storing form input data information in the form input data storage unit from the data arrangement identification information;
The form automatic creation server transmits the data input screen to the user terminal;
The user terminal inputting form input data information into the data input screen and transmitting it to the form automatic creation server;
The form automatic creation server analyzes the form input data information and stores the form input data in the form input data storage unit;
The manager terminal requesting the form automatic creation server to present a form;
The form automatic creation server generates form information by fitting the corresponding input data read from the form input data storage unit into the form layout read from the form layout storage unit;
An automatic form creation method, comprising: the form automatic creation server transmitting the form information to the manager terminal, and the manager terminal displaying the form information on a screen. The form automatic creation server of a form automatic creation system comprising a communication network and an administrator terminal connected via the communication network, a user terminal, and a form automatic creation server,
The form format information input from the administrator terminal, which is input to the layout position corresponding to the form layout created by at least one of word processing software and spreadsheet software and the identifier arranged in the form layout A data input screen layout and a form layout are created based on the form format information composed of data arrangement identification information in which the contents to be written are described, and the form input data storage area of the form is a form input data storage unit Form format creation means to create in
Form input data receiving means for storing form input data input from the user terminal in the form input data storage area;
A form automatic creation server comprising: a form creation output unit that reads out the form layout and creates the form information by fitting the corresponding form input data into the form layout. An input unit and an output unit connected to the communication network, a data processing device, and a storage unit;
The data processing apparatus includes a form format registration screen transmission unit that transmits a stored form format registration screen, and a data input screen layout creation unit that creates a data input screen layout based on the form format information received from the administrator terminal. A form layout creating section for creating a form layout based on the form format information, a form input data storage area creating section for creating a form input data storage area based on the form format information, and the data input screen on the user terminal. A screen layout transmission unit for transmitting a layout; a form input data analysis storage processing unit for analyzing the form input data received from the user terminal and storing the data in a predetermined area; and the form output request corresponding to the administrator terminal Read form layout Read form layout Parts and read had the form input data fitting section for creating a document information by fitting reads the form input data corresponding to the document layout,
The storage unit is a form format registration screen storage unit that stores a previously created form format registration screen, a data input screen layout storage unit that stores the data input screen layout created by the data input screen layout creation unit, A form layout storage unit that stores the form layout created by the form layout creation unit, and a form input data storage unit that stores the form input data input from the user terminal;
The form format registration screen transmission unit, the data input screen layout creation unit, the form layout creation unit, the form input data storage area creation unit, the form format registration screen storage unit, the data input screen layout storage unit, the form layout The storage unit and the form input data storage unit constitute the form format creation unit, and the screen layout transmission unit and the form input data analysis storage processing unit constitute the form input data reception unit, and read the form layout The form automatic creation server according to claim 3, wherein the form and the form input data insertion part constitute the form creation output unit.   6. The form automatic creation server according to claim 4, further comprising a recording medium, wherein the operation of each unit can be controlled by an automatic form creation program recorded on the recording medium. Create the data entry screen layout and form layout from the entered form format information, design the form input data storage layout, analyze the entered form input data, store the form input data in a predetermined area, and read it out A recording medium recording a control program for causing a computer system to execute an operation for outputting the form information created by inserting the form input data corresponding to the form layout;
The form format information that has been entered, including the form layout created by at least one of word processing software and spreadsheet software, and the contents entered at the layout position corresponding to the identifier arranged in the form layout. A procedure for creating the data input screen layout and the form layout, and creating the form input data storage area from the form format information composed of the data arrangement identification information to be
A procedure for analyzing the input form input data and storing it in a predetermined area of the form input data storage unit;
A machine-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer system to execute a procedure for outputting form information created by inserting the corresponding form input data into the read form layout. A form automatic creation device that creates a data input screen layout and a form layout from input form format information, stores the input form input data, and creates form information in combination with the form layout,
The form format information that has been entered, including the form layout created by at least one of word processing software and spreadsheet software, and the contents entered at the layout position corresponding to the identifier arranged in the form layout. A form format for creating a data input screen layout and a form layout based on the form format information composed of data arrangement identification information to be created, and creating a form input data storage area for the form in the form input data storage unit Creating means;
A form data receiving means for storing the input form input data in the form input data storage area;
An automatic form creation apparatus comprising: a form creation output unit that reads out the form layout and creates the form information by fitting the corresponding form input data into the form layout. An input unit including an operator input unit, an output unit including an image display unit, a data processing device, and a storage unit;
The data processing apparatus includes a form format registration screen transmission unit that transmits a stored form format registration screen, and a data input screen layout creation unit that creates a data input screen layout based on the form format information received from the administrator terminal. A form layout creation unit that creates a form layout based on the form format information, a form input data storage area creation unit that creates a form input data storage area based on the form format information, and the data input to the user terminal A screen layout transmission unit for transmitting a screen layout, a form input data analysis storage processing unit for analyzing form input data received from the user terminal and storing it in a predetermined area, and the form corresponding to a request from the administrator terminal Form layout reading section for reading layouts Has a form input data fitting section for creating a document information by fitting reads the form input data corresponding to the read the document layout,
The storage unit is a form format registration screen storage unit that stores a previously created form format registration screen, a data input screen layout storage unit that stores the data input screen layout created by the data input screen layout creation unit, A form layout storage unit for storing the form layout created by the form layout creation unit, a form input data storage unit for storing the form input data input from the user terminal,
The form format registration screen transmission unit, the data input screen layout creation unit, the form layout creation unit, the form input data storage area creation unit, the form format registration screen storage unit, the data input screen layout storage unit, the form layout The storage unit, the form input data storage unit constitutes the form format creation unit, the screen layout transmission unit, the form input data analysis storage processing unit constitutes the form input data receiving unit, the form layout reading unit, 9. The form automatic creation apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the form input data insertion unit constitutes the form creation output unit.

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