JP2006276988A - Structured document preparation device, structured document preparation program and structured document preparation method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structured document preparation device for easily preparing a structured document. <P>SOLUTION: The structured document preparation device uses reference information C inputted according to the operation of a sub-document preparer as a key value, and extracts a sum set document ST being a structured document configured of tags and document data and information relating to a portion of tags in the sum set document ST as tag information TI, and extracts the tag matched with the tag information TI and document data corresponding to the tag from the sum set document ST, and prepares a sub-document S by using the extracted tag and document data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a document creation apparatus, a document creation program, and a document creation method, and more particularly to a structured document creation apparatus, a structured document creation program, and a structured document creation method.

  Conventionally, when creating a plurality of structured documents having common parts (documents using tags such as XML documents), even if the same document has been created in the past, tag names, texts, etc. It was inefficient because it was necessary to re-enter all the information again, and another document that was mostly shared was recreated from scratch. There is also a method of creating a document by referring to all the documents created in the past in a dedicated storage area or storage device, etc., but the management cost increases, the database is enlarged, the search method is complicated, etc. It is a problem. It is also possible to create a union document that includes all information as long as it is presumed in advance and reuse it in all cases. Could not respond when there is no information.

  Multiple structured documents with many common parts (hereinafter referred to as “sub-documents”) are often related to each other, but these relationships cannot be easily obtained from the created document. There is a problem. In addition, every time a document creation request is made, it is necessary to input all necessary information even if the item has been entered at the time of the previous request, which is a burden on the sub document creator. Furthermore, if the sub-document creator wants to provide a sub-document to the target entity (subject / subject to which the sub-document is provided), the sub-document creator may be a similar document having a common tag or content. However, it took time and effort to create a sub-document again and pass the created document to the target entity.

(Disclosure Example 1)
As a disclosure example 1, a method for efficiently creating a document is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-345783 (see Patent Document 1). In the disclosure example 1, each time the document before revision is converted into a document having a position tag, for example, an XML format document, and the user changes the position tag to be changed and its contents in the document before revision, the position tag and its contents Is stored in cache memory. When the revised document is finally determined, the finally stored position tag and its contents are stored in the storage unit as a revised XML format document, and the revised document is created.

  In the disclosure example 1, when the document before revision and the document after revision do not change significantly, the document after revision can be created more efficiently using the document before revision. However, this method is effective when there is no significant change between the pre-revision document and the post-revision document, but it is effective when there is a significant structural change such as adding a tag that does not exist in the pre-revision document after the revision. is not.

(Disclosure example 2)
As a second disclosure example, a document editing method for easily editing a structured document in units of sub-contents (partial documents), which are contents included in the structured document, is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-046357. (See Patent Document 2). In the second disclosure example, part data for each partial document including a partial document that matches or is included in the structured document and position information of the partial document is created, the structured document is stored as a set of part data, The structured document is edited by updating the component data corresponding to the partial document in accordance with the operation content for the partial document selected as the target.

(Disclosure Example 3)
As a third disclosure example, a document processing method that simplifies document correction work is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 04-270458 (see Patent Document 3). In the third disclosure example, only a part common to a plurality of documents is stored as a common part in association with a document number, and a part unique to each document is stored separately. Since the common part and the unique part are displayed separately or simultaneously for document processing, overlapping storage of the common part can be avoided, and correction of the common part can be performed at a time.
JP 2003-345783 A JP 2004-046357 A JP-A-4-270458

  An object of the present invention is to provide a structured document creation apparatus, a structured document creation program, and a structured document creation method capable of easily creating and providing a structured document.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a structured document creation apparatus, a structured document creation program, and a structured document creation method capable of easily creating and providing information on the document structure of a structured document to be created and provided. There is.

  Hereinafter, the [part for solving problems] will be described using the numbers and symbols used in [Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention] in parentheses. This number / symbol is added to clarify the correspondence between the description of [Claims] and the description of the best mode for carrying out the invention. It should not be used for interpreting the technical scope of the invention described in [Scope].

  The structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention includes an input device (3), a data processing device (1) connected to the input device (3), and a storage device (2) connected to the data processing device (1). It comprises. The input device (3) inputs reference information (C) corresponding to the sub-document (S), which is a desired structured document, input by the operation of the sub-document creator to the data processing device (1). The storage device (2) relates to a union document (ST) that is a structured document composed of reference information (C), tags and document data, and some tags in the union document (ST). It includes a document data storage unit (21) in which tag information (TI) which is information to be stored is associated with each other and stored. The data processing device (1) uses the input reference information (C) as a key value, and the union document (ST), which is a structured document composed of tags and document data, and the union document (ST) The tag corresponding to the tag information (TI) and the document corresponding to the tag from the union document (ST), the search unit (13) for extracting the tag information (TI) that is information related to some tags in A second creation unit (14) that extracts data and creates a sub-document (S) using the extracted tag and document data is included.

  With such a configuration, the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention can provide the subdocument (S) corresponding to the reference information (C) input by the subdocument creator. The structured document creation device includes a tag common to a desired sub-document (S) and document data related to the tag, a tag unique to the desired sub-document and document data related to the tag. The collective document (ST) and tag information (TI) that is information related to a tag to be included in the sub-document (S) in the union document are stored. For this reason, the storage capacity for storing all desired sub-documents can be reduced. The tag information (TI) is preferably position information (200) in the union document of tags to be included in the sub-document (S).

  The data processing device (1) includes a first creation unit (11) connected to the input device (3), and a storage unit (11) connected to the first creation unit (11) and the document data storage unit (21). And 12). The first creating unit (11) receives a plurality of sub-documents based on designation information (AS) for designating a tag to be included in each of the plurality of sub-documents (S) input from the input device (3). A union document (ST) that is a structured document is created using a tag that is a union of all tags specified in (S) and document data corresponding to each tag that is a union, The position information (200) in the union document (ST) of the tags specified for each of the plurality of sub-documents (S) is created as tag information (TI). The storage unit (12) stores the document data in association with the created union document (ST), tag information (TI), and reference information (C) that is a key value for creating the sub-document (S). Stored in the part (21). The structured document creation apparatus further includes an output device (4) that is connected to the data processing device (1) and outputs the sub-document (S) output from the second creation unit (14). The output device (4) outputs reference information in response to a document creation request. Further, the output device (4) outputs the tag information (TI) and the tag (100) corresponding to the created tag information (TI) simultaneously with the output of the sub-document (S) or individually. .

  The data processing device (1) of the structured document creation device according to the second aspect of the present invention further comprises a document creation data collection unit (16) connected to the input device (3), and a storage device (2 ) Further includes a unique data storage unit (22) connected to the document creation data collection unit (16). Designation information (AS) for designating a tag to be included in each of the plurality of sub-documents (S) input from the input device (3) and the unique ID are associated with each other in the unique data storage unit (22). Stored. The document creation data collection unit (16) extracts designation information (AS) corresponding to the unique ID input from the input device (3) from the unique data storage unit (22), and extracts the first creation unit (11). Send to. The first creating unit (11), based on the transmitted designation information (AS), each of a tag that is a union of all tags designated in the plurality of subdocuments (S) and a tag that is a union A union document (ST), which is a structured document, is created using the document data corresponding to, and a tag specified for each of the plurality of subdocuments (S) and a union document of the specified tag ( The position information in ST) is created as tag information (TI). The storage unit (12) stores the document data in association with the created union document (ST), tag information (TI), and reference information (C) that is a key value for creating the sub-document (S). Stored in the part (21).

  In this way, the designation information (AS) unique to the sub-document creator or the like is held, and the reference information (C) can be output using the unique ID as a key value.

  As described above, a structured document or an attribute thereof can be easily created and provided by the structured document creation apparatus, the structured document creation program, and the structured document creation method according to the present invention.

  According to the structured document creation apparatus, the structured document creation program, and the structured document creation method according to the present invention, a plurality of structured documents having common information can be easily created and provided.

  Further, it is possible to easily create / provide information related to the document structure of the structured document to be created / provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a structured document creation apparatus, a structured document creation program, and a structured document creation method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The structured document creation device according to the present invention is a device that provides a structured document using a tag such as an XML document in response to a user request. The structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention is a memory or hard disk storage device, a storage device that can use a storage medium such as MO or DVD, a CPU that executes a structured document program, and various data that are operated by a user. A PC or PDA equipped with a keyboard, a mouse, and a display for displaying various data output by various processes is preferably used.

  A sub-document creator who is a user uses a structured document creation apparatus to obtain a reference that serves as a key value for acquiring all structured documents (hereinafter referred to as sub-document S) that are assumed to be requested afterwards. Information C is created ("preparation process"). By using this reference information C, a sub-document creator or a target person or object (hereinafter referred to as a target entity) who wants to receive provision of the sub-document S can obtain a desired sub-document S from the structured document creation apparatus. Can be acquired ("document provision processing").

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment of a structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Constitution)
1 and 2 are functional block diagrams in the first embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention. A structured document creation device according to the present invention includes a data processing device 1, a storage device 2 for storing various data processed by the data processing device 1, an input device 3 such as a keyboard and a mouse, and an output such as a display and a printer. A device 4 is provided. The input device 3 and the output device 4 may be other PCs or PDAs connected to the structured document creation device via a communication line or a network.

  The data processing apparatus 1 includes a storage device such as a memory or a hard disk for storing a structured document creation program, and a CPU for executing the structured document program. The structured program includes a first creation unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a second creation unit 14. The storage device 2 includes a document data storage unit 21. The storage device 2 may be commonly used by being connected to another structured document creation device via a communication line or a network.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the “preparation process” of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention. During the “preparation process”, the input device 3 uses information (for example, the tag 100 of the tag 100) that is supposed to be included in the subdocument S that is assumed to be required in the “document provision process” by an operation by the subdocument creator as a user. The specification information AS for designating the combination) and the values such as the tag name and text data, which are the contents of the tag 100 necessary for creating the document, are acquired. At this time, the sub document creator may operate the input device 3 in accordance with an input screen of a display device (not shown) to input the designation information AS, tag name, text data, and the like. The input screen is preferably a tag specification for inputting a data input area for inputting a value such as a tag name and text necessary for document creation, and specification information AS for specifying a combination of information to be included in the subdocument S Has an input area. In the case of the “preparation process” for the second and subsequent times, the previous input screen is presented, and the sub-document creator requests creation of the sub-document S by adding, changing, or correcting information on the input screen. You may be able to do that. This display device may be the same as the output device 4.

  In accordance with the designation information AS input from the input device 3, the first creation unit 11 includes all the tags 100 included in the designation information AS and the structured document including the document data 103 corresponding to the tags 100, that is, each sub-document. The tag information TI, which is information of the tag 100 necessary for creating each sub-document from the union document ST that is a union, and the sub-document is created from the union document ST. The associated reference information C is created. FIG. 3 is an example of the sub-document S according to the present invention and the union document ST created based on the sub-document S. In the present embodiment, a tag identifier 101 is added to the tag 100 to identify the tag 100. However, the tag identifier 101 is for specifying the tag 100 and is not necessarily included in the tag 100. The content of the tag 100 is described as a tag name 102. The sub-document S1 shown in FIG. 3 includes a tag 100 “T1 to T7 and T12” designated by the designation information AS, and document data 103 such as text data written in association with each tag 100. It is a document. Similarly, the sub-document S2 includes tags 100 “T1 to T3 and T8 to T11” designated by the designation information AS, and document data 103 such as text data written in association with each of the tags 100. It is a structured document. The first creation unit includes a tag 100 (corresponding to a tag identifier 101 “T1 to T12”) that is a union set including the tags 100 of the subdocuments S1 and S2 and document data 103 associated with the tag. A union document ST1 is created.

  Further, the first creation unit 11 creates the position information 200 in the union document ST of the tag specified by the designation information AS and desired to be included in each sub-document as the tag information TI. Here, the position information 200 is preferably information such as XPath indicating the position of the tag 100 in the union document ST. For example, based on the designation information AS, the first creating unit 11 corresponds to the tag identifier 101 “T1 to T7 and T12” when the tag 100 desired to be included in the sub-document S1 is “T1 to T7 and T12”. The position information 200 of all tags 100 in the union document ST is created as tag information TI1. In the present embodiment, the position information 200 is used as the tag information TI. However, in the union document ST, any tag identifier 101 or tag name 102 can be used as long as the information can identify the tag 100 to be included in the sub-document. Or a combination of these may be created as the tag information TI.

  The storage unit 12 stores the union document ST, the tag information TI, and the reference information C created by the first creating unit 11 in the document data storage unit 21 in association with each other. Therefore, the sub-document creator can search the union document ST and the tag information TI using the reference information C as a key. Further, the storage unit 12 outputs the reference information C to the output device 4. The output device 4 outputs (displays) the reference information 4. At this time, the output device 4 may output (display) the union document ST created together with the reference information C. Note that the reference information C may be output from the output device 4 in response to a request from the input device 3.

  FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of the document data storage unit 21. The document data storage unit 21 receives the union document ST input from the storage unit 12, tag information TI that is tag information necessary to create each sub-document based on the union document ST, and a reference Information C is stored in association with it. Since the union document ST is a union of a plurality of subdocuments S, it is associated with a plurality of reference information C and tag information TI.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram in the “document providing process” of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention. In the “document providing process”, the search unit 13 searches the reference information C stored in the document data storage unit 21 using the reference information C input from the input device 3 as a key, and is associated with the reference information C. The tag information TI is extracted and transferred to the second creation unit 14. Further, based on the sub-document creation request from the second creation unit 14, the union document ST is extracted from the data storage unit 21 using the extracted reference information C as a key and transmitted to the second creation unit 14.

  When the tag information TI is transferred from the search unit 13, the second creation unit 14 issues a sub-document creation request to the search unit 13 and acquires the union document ST. The second creation unit 15 extracts a tag and document data related to the tag information TI from the obtained union document ST, creates a sub-document S, and outputs it to the output device 4. At this time, dynamic additional information (for example, time and date) may be output in addition to the subdocument according to the request of the subdocument creator input from the input device 3 and the content of the subdocument to be created. good. The output device 4 outputs (displays) the created subdocument.

(Operation)
With reference to FIG. 5, the operation of the first embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

(Preparation process)
FIG. 5A is an operation flow of “preparation processing” in the first embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention. In the “preparation process”, the structured document creation apparatus creates and stores reference information C used to create a sub-document to be provided to a sub-document creator or a target entity in a “document provision process” described later.

  By the operation of the sub-document creator, the input device 3 subsequently selects the tag identifier 101 of the tag constituting the sub-document S to be created, the tag name 102 and the document data 103 such as text, and the tag 100 to be included in the sub-document S. Designation information AS indicating the combination is input to the first creation unit 11 and a document creation request is issued to the first creation unit 11 (step A1). For example, a combination of tag identifiers 101 is input to the first creation unit 11 as designation information. As an example, tag identifiers 101 “T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T12” of tags to be included in the sub-document S1, and tag identifiers 101 “T1, T2, T3, T8, T9, T10, T11 "are input from the input device 3 to the first creating unit 11 by the sub-document creator. At this time, the tag name 102 and the document data 103 associated with the tag identifier 101 are also input from the input device 3 to the first creating unit 11. These tag name 102 and document data 103 are directly input to the input device 3 by the sub-document creator. A tag name 102 and document data corresponding to the tag identifier 101 input to the input device 3 may be extracted from a database (not shown) and input to the first creation unit 11.

  Upon receipt of the document creation request, the first creation unit 11 sums two sub-documents S1 and S2 as shown in FIG. 3 according to the designation information AS, the tag name 102, and the document data 103 input from the input device 3. A union document ST1, which is a set, is created (step A3). The union document ST1 includes a tag identifier 101 “T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T12” designated in the subdocument S1 and a tag identifier 101 “T1, T2, designated in the subdocument S2. The structured document has an identifier 101 “T1 to T12” that is a union of “T3, T8, T9, T10, and T11”, and includes a tag name 102 and document data 103 corresponding to each.

  The first creating unit 11 creates tag information TI for extracting the tag 100 necessary for creating each sub-document S from the union document ST (step A5). The first creating unit 11 first creates tag information TI1 corresponding to the subdocument S1. The first creating unit 11 in the union document ST1 corresponding to the tag identifier 101 “T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T12” of the tag designated in the sub-document S1 according to the designation information AS. Tag information TI1 including position information 200 is created. Further, reference information C1 that is a key value for providing the sub-document S1 in “document provision processing” described later is created in association with the tag information TI1 (step A7). If there is another tag information TI corresponding to the sub-document S that is the basis of the union document ST (YES in step A9), the first creating unit 11 similarly creates tag information TI corresponding to the other sub-document S. In the present embodiment, tag information TI2 corresponding to the sub-document S2 requested to be created is created. The first creating unit 11 creates tag information T2 corresponding to the tag identifier 101 “T1, T2, T3, T8, T9, T10, T11” of the tag specified in the requested sub-document S2. The reference information C2 corresponding to the information TI2 is created (step A9 YES, step A5 and step A7). Thus, until the tag information TI and the reference information C corresponding to all the sub-documents S requested by the sub-document creator are created, the first creating unit 11 performs the processes of step A9, step A5, and step A7. Do.

  When tag information TI corresponding to all the sub-documents S requested to be created is created, the storage unit 12 creates the created union document ST, tag information TI necessary for creating each sub-document S, and references The information C is associated and stored in the document data recording unit 21 (step A11). Here, as shown in FIG. 4, union document ST1, tag information TI1 for creating subdocument S1, and tag information TI2 for creating subdocument S2 are associated with each other, and tag information TI1 and Reference information C1 and C2 are stored in association with each of TI2. In this way, the union document ST1 and the reference information C1 and C2 are stored in association with each other. Similarly, the other union document ST is stored in association with the tag information TI and the reference information C corresponding to the sub-document S that is the basis of the union document ST. Further, the storage unit 12 outputs the created reference information C to the output device 4. (Step A13). When the reference information C is stored in association with the reference information C1 and the reference information C2, the sub-document S1 corresponding to the tag information TI1 associated with the reference information C1 and the tag information TI2 associated with the reference information C2 are stored. It becomes possible to easily know the association that the corresponding sub-document S2 has been created from the same union document even after creation.

(Document provision processing)
FIG. 5B is an operation flow of “document provision processing” in the first embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention. In the “document providing process”, the structured document creation apparatus provides a desired subdocument to the subdocument creator or the target entity using the reference information C created in the “preparation process” as a key value.

  In the “preparation process”, the document data storage unit 21 stores the union document ST1, tag information TI1 and TI2, and reference information C1 and C2 in association with each other as shown in FIG. The sub-document creator operates the input device 3 to specify the reference information C corresponding to the desired sub-document S. In accordance with the operation of the sub-document creator, the input device 3 inputs the designated reference information C to the search unit 13 and issues a document issuance request (step A21). For example, when the sub-document creator desires to provide the sub-document S 1, the sub-document creator specifies the reference information C 1 using the input device 3. At this time, the sub-document creator may select from the reference information C output (displayed) on the output device 4 and specify the reference information C1, or input the reference information C1 directly to the input device 3 and specify it. I do not care.

  Upon receiving the document request from the input device 3, the search unit 13 searches the document data recording unit 21 using the reference information C 1 as a key value, extracts the union document ST 1 and the tag information TI 1, and outputs it to the second creation unit 14. (Step A23). The second creating unit 14 creates the requested sub-document S1 using the input tag information TI1 and the document data in the union document ST1 corresponding to the tag information TI (step A25). . If there is information such as date and time as dynamic information (step A27 YES), the second creating unit 14 adds the dynamic information to the sub-document S1 (step A29). Finally, the created sub-document S1 document is output from the output device 4 (step A31).

  According to the structured document creation apparatus of the present invention, each time a sub-document S having a common content is requested, it is possible to input a desired sub-document only by inputting the reference information C without creating a sub-document from scratch. Document S can be acquired.

  Further, since the document data stored in the storage device 2 is only the document data included in the union document ST, the capacity of the storage device 2 can be reduced compared to storing all the sub-documents S to be provided.

(Second Embodiment)
A second embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Constitution)
6 and 7 are functional block diagrams of the structured document creation apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The structured document creation device in the second embodiment includes a data processing device 1 ′ and a storage device 2 ′ in place of the data processing device 1 and the storage device 2 in the first embodiment. The data processing device 1 ′ is configured to further include a document creation data registration unit 15 and a document creation data collection unit 16 in addition to the configuration of the data processing device 1 in the first embodiment. The storage device 2 ′ is configured to further include a unique data storage unit 22 in addition to the configuration of the storage device 2 in the first embodiment. In addition, since the structure of the same code | symbol as 1st Embodiment is the same as that of 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted. In the structured document creation apparatus according to the first embodiment, when creating reference information, a sub-document creator uses document creation data (tag name, document data, and designation information AS necessary for creating a sub-document). It is necessary to input to the input device 3. The structured document creation apparatus according to the second embodiment preliminarily stores document creation data (hereinafter referred to as unique data) specific to a sub-document creator or a target entity. Reference information C corresponding to the document requester such as the sub-document creator or the target entity is output by holding the ID associated with the identified unique ID and specifying the unique ID from the input device 3.

  FIG. 6 is a functional block of “unique data registration processing” in the second embodiment of the structured device according to the present invention. The document creation data registration unit 15 associates, as unique data, a tag name, document data, and designation information AS necessary for creating a subdocument, and a unique ID for identifying a subdocument creator and a target entity, and a unique data storage unit 22. If the unique data is already stored in the unique data storage unit 22, addition / deletion / correction is performed on the stored unique data.

  FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of “preparation processing” in the second embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention. The document creation data collection unit 16 searches and acquires the unique data stored in the unique data storage unit 22 using the unique ID input from the input device 3 as a key value.

  The unique data storage unit 22 stores information unique to the document creation requester such as the sub document creator and the target entity in advance. The unique data storage unit 22 in the present embodiment stores in advance tag names and document data necessary for creating each sub-document that each document creation requester needs and information to be included in each created sub-document. The designation is recorded as specific data with designation information AS.

(Operation)
The operation of the second embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The operations of the first creation unit 11, the storage unit 12, the search unit 13, and the second creation unit 14 shown in steps A3 to A13 in FIG. 5 are the same as those of the first creation unit 11 in the first embodiment. Since the operation is the same as that of the storage unit 12, the search unit 13, and the second creation unit 14, the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 8 is an operation flow of “unique data registration processing” and “preparation processing” in the second embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention. The structured document creation device registers unique data unique to the document creation requester in “unique data processing”, and creates a sub-document to be provided to the document creation requester in “document provision processing” in “preparation processing” The reference information C used for the above is created and stored.

(Unique data registration process)
Before performing the “preparation process”, the sub-document creator inputs a unique ID and unique data corresponding to the document requester to the input device 3 and makes a unique data registration request (step B1). The input device 3 inputs these unique ID and unique data to the document creation data collecting unit 15 and issues a unique data registration request. For example, the unique data includes a combination “T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T12” of tag identifiers 101 of tags to be included in the subdocument S1 as shown in FIG. A tag name 102 and document data 103 associated with each of the tag information 101 and the designation information AS that is a combination of the tag identifiers 101 “T1, T2, T3, T8, T9, T10, T11” of the tags to be included. . The unique ID is, for example, a sub-document creator name or a target entity name. The tag name 102 and document data 103 associated with the tag identifier 101 are directly input to the input device 3 by the sub-document creator. Note that the tag name 102 and document data corresponding to the tag identifier 101 input to the input device 3 may be extracted from a database (not shown) and input to the document creation data collection unit 16. If the unique data has already been registered at the time of the previous document creation request, the document creation data registration unit 15 additionally registers only the changed portion. For example, a new designation is made to create a sub-document S including a tag whose tag identifier 101 corresponds to “T1, T2, T3, T4”, or the tag identifier 101 is “T1, T2, T3, T8, Specifies that the sub-document S including the tags corresponding to “T9, T10, T11” is not created, or changes only the value of the document data (telephone number information) corresponding to the tag whose tag identifier 101 is T5. Add / delete / modify registered data such as. Next, the document creation data collection unit 15 that has received the unique data registration request stores the input unique ID and the unique data in the user unique document creation data storage unit 22 in association with each other. (Step B2).

(Preparation process)
A document creation request with a unique ID added is issued from the input device 3 to the document creation data collection unit 16 by the operation of the sub-document requester (step A1). The document creation data collection unit 16 that receives the document creation request extracts the unique data from the unique data storage unit 22 using the input unique ID as a key value, and transfers it to the first creation unit 11. At this time, if the unique data of the sub-document creation requester is not registered, information such as tag names and texts necessary for creating each sub-document and tags to be included in each created sub-document are input from the input device 3. The designation information AS is acquired and transferred to the first creation unit 11 (steps B3 and B4). The first creation unit 11 creates a union document and reference information as in the first embodiment (steps A3 to A9), and the storage unit 12 stores the union document ST and tag information TI. (Step A11). The output device 4 outputs reference information C (step A13).

(Document provision processing)
With reference to FIG. 5B, the operation of the document providing process in the second embodiment is the same as the operation from step A21 to step A31 in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  In the present embodiment, information such as tag names and text necessary for sub-document creation and designation information AS for information to be included in the sub-document are stored in advance in the unique data storage unit 22 by the document creation data registration unit 15. When the document is created, the document creation data collection unit 16 retrieves / acquires the information from the unique data storage unit 22 so that the data necessary for creating the subdocument can be re-started from 1 in the document creation request again. There is no need to re-enter. In addition, since the unique data stored in the unique data storage unit 22 can be added / deleted / modified, it is possible to cope with changes in information. This is less effective in a situation where there is only one document creation request, but has a great effect when a document creation request is made many times.

  Note that an input device dedicated to editing the unique data can be provided separately from the input device 3 so that it can be easily edited to enhance convenience. Further, the unique data storage unit 22 and the document data storage unit 21 may be integrated to delete the redundant information, thereby reducing the storage capacity.

  As described above, the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention, when creating a structured document (a document using a tag such as an XML document), generates a plurality of sub-documents having a common part each time a creation request is received. Instead of creating each time, the union document ST that is the union of all the subdocuments that are assumed to be required, the tag information TI necessary for creating each subdocument S, and the reference information C are preliminarily obtained. Create and save. The sub-document creator can efficiently respond to a document when making a request for the corresponding document based on the reference information C by using the reference information C or giving it to the target entity. Further, by providing a relationship between each reference information C associated with a plurality of sub-documents that form a basis for creating one union document ST, a relationship between a plurality of sub-documents linked to each reference information C Can be maintained.

  Therefore, the sub-document creator can provide the reference document based on the reference information C by giving the reference information C that associates the sub-document with the sub-document including the information to be given to the target entity. For example, the present invention can be applied to applications such as providing attribute information to each service in ISP (Internet Services Provider). Attribute information is information on the authority and characteristics (age, usage, etc.) of humans and machines. For example, when a service is provided for those over 20 years of age, the person who accesses is “35 years old” By giving the attribute information, it becomes possible to receive the service. Also, it is particularly effective when the attribute information of age is desired to be disclosed but the name, occupation, and address are not desired to be disclosed. That is, it is efficient to use the present invention when necessary attribute information differs for each service and necessary information is extracted from a database and delivered.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but the specific configuration is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and changes within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention are included in the present invention. . In the “document providing process”, when it is requested to output the tag information at the time of the document request, the tag information TI1 created in step A31 may be output. In this case, the sub-document creator can refer to the tag information TI to be output and can be used as a reference for selecting a tag to be included in the desired sub-document. The first creating unit 11 can also create the sub-document S instead of creating the tag information TI, and store it in the document data storage unit 21 in association with the reference information C by the storage unit 12. At this time, in the document providing process, the sub-document S can be output from the output device 4 using the reference information C input to the input device 3 as a key value. In this case, it is effective when the capacity of the document data storage unit 21 is large.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of “preparation processing” in the first embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of “document provision processing” in the first embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is an example of a union document and sub-document according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of the document data storage unit according to the present invention. FIG. 5A is an operation flowchart of “preparation processing” in the first embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 5B is an operation flowchart of “document provision processing” in the first and second embodiments of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a functional block of “unique data registration processing” in the second embodiment of the structured device according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of “preparation processing” in the second embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart of “unique data registration processing” and “preparation processing” in the second embodiment of the structured document creation apparatus according to the present invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1 ': Data processing device 2, 2': Storage device 3: Input device 4: Output device 11: 1st preparation part 12: Storage part 13: Search part 14: 2nd preparation part 15: For document preparation Data registration unit 16: Document creation data collection unit 21: Document data storage unit 22: Unique data storage unit 100: Tag S: Sub document ST: Union document TI: Tag information C: Reference information C

Claims (17)

Extracting the union document and tag information, which is information related to some tags in the union document, using the input reference information as a key value;
The union document is a structured document composed of tags and document data,
Extracting a tag corresponding to the tag information and document data corresponding to the tag from the union document;
Using the extracted tag and document data to create a sub-document that is a structured document.
Structured document creation method. The structured document creation method according to claim 1,
A structured document creation method, further comprising the step of outputting the created subdocument. The structured document creation method according to claim 1 or 2,
Specifying the tags you want to include in each of multiple subdocuments;
Creating a union document that is a structured document using a tag that is a union of all tags specified in the plurality of sub-documents, and document data corresponding to each of the tags that is the union; ,
Creating information about tags specified for each of the plurality of sub-documents in the union document as tag information;
A structured document creation method comprising: the union document; and storing the reference information in association with the tag information. The structured document creation method according to claim 1 or 2,
Storing specification information for specifying a tag to be included in each of a plurality of sub-documents in association with a unique ID;
Extracting the designation information corresponding to the input unique ID and designating a tag to be included in each of the plurality of sub-documents based on the designation information;
Creating a union document that is a structured document using a tag that is a union of all tags specified in the plurality of sub-documents, and document data corresponding to each of the tags that is the union; ,
Creating information about tags specified for each of the plurality of sub-documents in the union document as tag information;
A structured document creation method comprising: the union document; and storing the reference information in association with the tag information. The structured document creation method according to claim 3 or 4,
A structured document creation method, further comprising the step of outputting the stored reference information. The structured document creation method according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
The structured document creation method further comprising the step of outputting the stored tag information and the contents of the tag corresponding to the tag information. The structured document creation method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A structured document creation method further comprising the step of adding dynamic information to the created subdocument. The structured document creation method according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The structured document creation method, wherein the tag information is position information of a tag to be included in the sub-document in the union document. A structured document creation program for causing a computer to execute the structured document creation method according to claim 1. An input device;
A data processing device connected to the input device;
A storage device connected to the data processing device,
The input device inputs reference information corresponding to a sub-document that is a desired structured document to the data processing device,
The storage device associates the reference information, a union document that is a structured document composed of tags and document data, and tag information that is information related to some tags in the union document. Including a document data storage unit to be stored
The data processing device uses a reference value to be inputted as a key value, a union document that is a structured document composed of tags and document data, and tag information of some tags in the union document. A search part to be extracted;
A tag corresponding to the tag information and document data corresponding to the tag are extracted from the union document, and a second creation unit for creating the sub-document using the extracted tag and document data; Includes structured document creation device. The structured document creation device according to claim 10.
The data processing device includes a first creation unit connected to the input device;
A storage unit connected to the first creation unit and the document data storage unit;
The first creation unit, based on designation information for designating a tag to be included in each of the plurality of sub-documents input from the input device, sums all the tags designated in the plurality of sub-documents. A union document that is a structured document is created using a tag that is a set and document data corresponding to each tag that is the union, and each of the plurality of sub-documents in the union document Create information about each tag specified as tag information,
The structured document creation apparatus, wherein the storage unit associates the created union document, the tag information, and reference information serving as a key value for creating the sub-document, and stores them in the document data storage unit. The structured document creation device according to claim 10.
The data processing device further includes a document creation data collection unit connected to the input device,
The storage device further includes a unique data storage unit connected to the document creation data collection unit,
Specification information for specifying a tag to be included in each of a plurality of sub-documents input from the input device and a unique ID are associated with each other and stored in the unique data storage unit,
The document creation data collection unit extracts designation information corresponding to a unique ID input from the input device from the unique data storage unit, and transmits it to the first creation unit,
The first creation unit, based on the transmitted designation information, document data corresponding to a tag that is a union of all tags designated in the plurality of sub-documents and a tag that is the union set. And a union document that is a structured document is created, and information about tags specified for each of the plurality of sub-documents in the union document is created as tag information,
The structured document creation apparatus, wherein the storage unit associates the created union document, the tag information, and reference information serving as a key value for creating the sub-document, and stores them in the document data storage unit. The structured document creation device according to any one of claims 10 to 12,
An output device connected to the data processing device;
The structured document creating apparatus, wherein the output device outputs the created sub-document output from the second creating unit. The structured document creation device according to any one of claims 10 to 13,
A structured document creation device comprising an output device connected to the data processing device and outputting the created reference information. The structured document creation device according to any one of claims 10 to 14,
A structured document creation device comprising an output device connected to the data processing device and outputting the created tag information and the contents of a tag corresponding to the tag information. The structured document creation method according to any one of claims 10 to 15,
The structured document creation device, wherein the first creation unit adds dynamic information to the created sub-document. The structured document creation device according to any one of claims 10 to 16,
The structured document creation apparatus, wherein the tag information is position information in the union document of a tag to be included in the sub-document.

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