JP2006285465A - Content production support system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content production support system and method for making it possible to easily access a variety of consolidated information via a visual interface. <P>SOLUTION: A computer 1, which accesses a recording part 4 storing information about the materials of content production to manage the information stored, either groups the information about the materials or structures the information into a tree; assumes each node of the tree as one basic information unit; stores the individual basic information units in the recording part 4 as a complex of various data and means for handling the data; and provides a graphical interface to a user terminal 2 that requests access to the information about the materials via a network N, the graphical user interface making it possible to acquire data for each basic information unit or to make changes to the data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a content production support system and method capable of easily accessing various types of centrally managed information through a visual interface.

The invention described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-171208, which is an earlier application of the present applicant, provides a system having a database structure capable of freely associating various information posted on an advertising medium. In the present invention, registration of product information, one item and related products, and their image files and production media can be associated from the GUI screen.
The present invention also provides a basic mechanism for grouping document information and image information, and uploading and downloading image information.
JP 2004-1712089 A

In the above-described prior art, the user can perform various processes via the GUI. However, as described below, the present invention constructs a precise and flexible GUI by integrating structuring and visualization as described below. The purpose was to provide a more user-friendly system.
By structuring various information including not only product information to be posted on advertising media but also advertising media in the production process from various viewpoints and visualizing the structure, it is possible to quickly and easily access necessary information, Provide a system that can concentrate on planning and production work.
Specifically, a screen displaying a hierarchical structure is used as a basic screen, and various information can be registered, updated, and browsed around this screen. Even if a search keyword is not input and search processing is executed, the target information can be accessed by an extremely simple operation such as a mouse click or a keyboard arrow key press. It also provides a GUI to realize the assignment function for planning the information.

At the same time, the purpose was to propose a data structure for realizing such a user interface.
Specifically, a data structure called a box is adopted to realize the above-described ease of operation. That is, information related to one product, a group of products grouped, or one medium such as an advertisement and a means for operating the information are managed within a single box.

  In order to achieve such an object, a content production support system according to the present invention includes a user-side terminal that produces content, a management computer that manages material objects that are information about materials for content production, A content production support system comprising the network connecting the user side terminal and the management computer, wherein the material object has a file object, a folder object, a group object or an XML object as a data type, A folder object is a data type in which file objects, group objects, XML objects, and subordinate folder objects are grouped in units of folders, and group objects are related files. This is a data type that groups objects, folder objects, XML objects, and other group objects. The XML object is a data type that defines an XML schema that has a link function to file objects, folder objects, and group objects. On the other hand, the management computer includes a recording unit and a control unit, the recording unit, a file object database that stores file objects, a folder object database that stores folder objects, a group object database that stores group objects, An object management repository including an XML object database for storing XML objects; Depending on the information browsing request from, and provide information acquired from the object management repository, according to the information update request from the user terminal, characterized by recording the updates to the object management repository.

  With the above configuration, various types of information are centrally managed by the management computer. If the management computer is always operating, the production staff using this system can work without any time and place restrictions via the terminal. In addition, since it is easy to grasp the structure visually, it is easy to share content and the progress is smooth.

“Content” is a concept indicating not only Web content but also general expressions that can be provided to various information media such as information processing apparatuses, televisions, magazines, and the like. Therefore, it includes games and animations. In the following embodiment, a medium such as an advertisement is taken as an example of content.
The “material object” includes not only information such as a product to be posted on a medium such as an advertisement but also information on the medium such as an advertisement on which it is posted. For example, data for one page of catalog and data for one chapter are material objects for the catalog, which is the final content. One catalog can be regarded as a material object.

  The material object can be classified into one of the data types of a file object, a folder object, a group object, and an XML object, paying attention to its function. A file object refers to a data entity such as a file, ie, a single text file or an image file, and a folder refers to a data structure for managing these files.

  Here, in the content production support system, the concept of information about materials is structured in a tree form from an upper level to a lower level, and each node of this tree is an information basic unit of this conceptual structure. The control unit of the management computer associates this basic information unit with one folder object including an arbitrary number of file objects, lower-level folder objects, XML objects, and group objects, and associates this folder object with the basic information unit. It is possible to store in the folder object database in correspondence with a tree structure.

  With the above configuration, the concept of basic unit of information is implemented by a data type called folder object suitable for hierarchical structure. This folder object is an aggregate of an arbitrary number of file objects, subordinate folder objects, XML objects, and group objects. Therefore, it is possible to organize and manage complex contents that are difficult to manage with a simple hierarchical structure.

  The “basic unit of information” is described as “box” in this specification. One item when a list is displayed on the user's terminal corresponds to one information basic unit. Then, the user can grasp the information processing unit as a target for operations such as browsing, registration, and updating.

  In the content production support system, the user-side terminal includes an input unit and a screen display unit. On the other hand, if the control unit of the management computer has a request to display a list of information on materials from the user-side terminal, Obtaining basic information units having a hierarchical structure from the recording unit, juxtaposing rectangles corresponding to the respective hierarchies, creating screen data for displaying a list of basic information units in each rectangle, and displaying the screen of the user terminal It can be characterized in that it is transmitted to the section.

  With the above configuration, the list of basic units of information having a hierarchical structure is displayed on the screen of the user terminal, so that the user can quickly and easily access the target information. Related information is also grouped and can be easily accessed from here.

  Furthermore, the content production support system specifies one or two information basic units listed on the screen display unit via the input unit of the user terminal, and specifies the specified information basic unit. When the unit is instructed to the management computer, the control unit of the management computer creates template screen data for browsing or setting various information associated with the specified information basic unit, and It can transmit to a screen display part, and can be displayed on the margin part of the said list display.

  With the above configuration, when an information basic unit displayed in a list on the screen is specified, an environment that enables various operations on the information is prepared. Possible operations include, for example, creation of a new basic information unit, addition or association of an object to a group object, and the like.

  In order to achieve the object of the present invention, a content production support method according to the present invention accesses a recording device that stores information related to content production materials, and a computer that can manage the stored information is capable of managing information related to materials. Various groups are formed and structured in the form of a tree. Each node of this tree is regarded as one basic information unit, and each basic information unit is a complex of various data and means for handling those data. Providing a graphical user interface that enables data acquisition or data change for each information basic unit to a user terminal that is stored in a recording device and requests access to information on the material via a network To do.

  With the above configuration, information is structured and is suitable for visualization, so that a GUI can be provided to the user and work efficiency can be improved.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, various types of information are centrally managed by the management computer. The fact that information is centrally managed is equivalent to having a single virtual workplace. Since each user who is physically separated from each other is working in the same workplace, there is no need for data transfer and mutual communication between users. As a result, information security and wasteful costs are reduced. In addition, since the work status of staff other than yourself can be grasped, duplicate work can be avoided. The production flow is transparent, and it is easy to manage the progress of the administrator user because it is possible to know who is involved in the production, when and how.
Moreover, since data is concentrated in one place, backup is easy, and quick recovery processing is possible even if a failure occurs.

  Furthermore, if the user can connect his / her terminal to the management computer, the user can share the content with other users and collaborate on the production. In other words, a new work style without time and place restrictions is possible.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, information of various data types related to materials such as advertisement media and products is hierarchized, so that the structure of information can be visually grasped. Therefore, even for a user who is a system administrator, even if the amount of data is enormous, the management becomes easy, and a user who is a production staff can easily search and view necessary information.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the information basic unit, that is, the type of information that can be held in the box is arbitrary, such as a file object or a folder object, and is not limited.
In other words, since the boxes are a collection of related information, all the objects to be processed by the computer can be managed by including them in one box. Therefore, it is easy to cope with future system function expansion and data specification changes.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, boxes having a hierarchical structure can be graphically displayed in a list form. Users consistently access product information and produce media such as advertisements through this screen. Thus, since the user interface is shared, the operability is very good.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a template screen is displayed by selecting one box, and data can be viewed and data settings can be registered via this screen. That is, if a box is specified, data itself about the box and data handling means can be obtained.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the information is structured and visualized, the management of the information becomes easy and the operation becomes easy.

Hereinafter, examples of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
(1) Overview of System Configuration The system configuration of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
A management computer 1 and a user terminal 2 are connected to a network N. Although only two user-side terminals 2 are shown in FIG. 1, there is no limit on the number of connected terminals.
The network N includes the Internet and a LAN.

The management computer 1 includes a control unit 3 and a recording unit 4. In addition, an interface unit and an input / output unit with a network are also provided, but not particularly illustrated.
The function of the control unit 3 is realized by a program describing a processing procedure to be executed by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown). This program is stored in the recording unit 4, read into the internal memory when the management computer 1 is started, and executed by the CPU. The function of the control unit 3 will be described in detail later.

The recording unit 4 includes an object management repository 5, user information recording means 6, and the like.
The object management repository 5 includes a file object database (hereinafter “file object DB”) 7, a folder object database (hereinafter “folder object DB”) 8, a group object database (hereinafter “group object DB”) 9, and an XML object. A database (hereinafter, “XML object DB”) 10 is included.
The management computer 1 is assumed to include a database engine having an inquiry to the group object DB 9 and the XML object DB 10 and a function of registering them.
As the recording unit 4, an external storage medium such as a CD-ROM or a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk built in the management computer 1, a RAM, or the like can be used.
Each element constituting the recording unit 4 will be described in detail later.

  Note that the management computer 1 serves as a web server, an application server, and a database server, and it is a matter of course that the respective computers may have different roles.

  The user side terminal 2 includes an input unit 11, a screen display unit 12, a control unit 13, a communication interface unit (not shown), and the like. The input unit 11 is a mouse or a keyboard, for example, and the screen display unit 12 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display or a VDT, for example.

  The control unit 13 performs various processes by reading various programs onto the memory and executing them by a CPU (not shown). These programs include word processing software, drawing software, layout software, and the like depending on the work contents of the user, in addition to the web browser and the user terminal side application of the system. The application program may be downloaded from the management computer 1 via the network N as well as being read from a storage medium such as a CD-ROM onto the memory.

Users of this system include an administrator who supervises the entire system, a production staff who produces media such as advertisements and their managers, a customer-side staff who requests production, and their managers. The scope of processing that can be performed, that is, the access authority differs depending on the type of user. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the user information recording means 6 records the access authority in addition to the user ID and password of each user. The reason why the work group item is provided in FIG. 2 is that the production staff may be grouped for each project or for each customer.
The type and content of access authority can be set arbitrarily.

(2) Description of Each Process The process performed by the system of this embodiment will be described by taking as an example the case of producing hat advertising content.

1) Product information registration process The registration process when product information is not yet registered in the object management repository 5 is performed as follows.
When the user terminal 2 starts the application program of this system, a login screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the screen display unit 12. When a user ID, a password, and a work group are input and transmitted to the management computer 1, the control unit 3 refers to the user information recording unit 6 and performs user authentication and acquisition of access authority.
If user authentication is successful, operations within the range of access authority can be performed.
In the following description, it is assumed that all processing requests from the user side terminal 2 to the management computer 1 are within the range of access authority.

  Since product information setting screen data as shown in FIG. 4 is transmitted from the management computer 1, the screen display unit 12 of the user side terminal 2 is connected via a web browser (which is one of the functions of the control unit 13). This screen is displayed. The upper screen 20 illustrated in FIG. 4 displays a basic information unit having a hierarchical structure, that is, a list of boxes, and plays a central role in this system. Since the data structure is visualized, this screen is hereinafter referred to as “structure viewer”.

  By the way, it is difficult to display a plurality of structure viewers simultaneously on one screen display unit 12 for the sake of screen space. Therefore, a plurality of structure viewers are overlapped, and a tab provided at the upper end of the structure viewer is clicked with a mouse to switch the currently hidden structure viewer. In FIG. 4, since there are two tabs A and B, two structure viewers are displayed superimposed on the screen display unit 12. Note that the number of structure viewers displayed in a superimposed manner is not limited to two.

In the example of FIG. 4, the menu item above the structure viewer 20 has “◎ basic menu ◎ category...” As the menu item from left to right. This indicates that the highest hierarchy is the “basic menu” and the lower hierarchy is “category”. When product information is hierarchically structured, it is not unique depending on the viewpoint. Therefore, the product management type is selected via the pull-down menu 21 shown in FIG. 4 so that the menu items can be changed.
Note that the association between the product management type and the menu item may be set by a parameter file or the like before the operation of the system of the present embodiment is started, or may be appropriately set and changed by the user after the operation is started.

  Next, an example of registering product information performed through the structure viewer 20 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the menu item “basic menu” corresponding to the highest hierarchy is selected via the input unit 11 and “product DB” is registered. Select the menu item “Category” corresponding to the next hierarchy, and register “Shoes” and “Hat”. Here, with “hat” selected, the menu item “maker” corresponding to the next level is selected, and “Koda hat store” and “Otokawa hat store” are registered. Next, in a state where “Otogawa Hat Store” is selected, the menu item “product number” corresponding to the next hierarchy is selected, and “AB-123” and the like are registered. Each time it is input via a text input GUI (not shown) or the like, it is transmitted to the management computer 1 and recorded in the object management repository 5. At the same time, the control unit 3 rewrites the content of the structure viewer 20 and transmits it to the user terminal 2 to rewrite the screen display unit 12.

After completing such registration, the list displayed in the structure viewer 20 of FIG. 5 is each node of a tree structure having “product DB” as the highest hierarchy as a root node. Each node corresponds to one “information basic unit”, that is, a box.
As described above, according to the present invention, the registration data is hierarchically structured without the user's conscious operation by registering via the GUI called the structure viewer.

  FIG. 6 shows a state in which “AB-123” is selected from the lowest hierarchy, and a template screen 22 for assignment, that is, various settings is displayed. Here, between the selection of the box and the display of the template screen 22, the display of the pop-up menu and the selection process of the menu item are interposed.

When the button “image upload” is pressed on the template screen 22 in FIG. 6, an image file name input screen is displayed (not shown), and the created image file can be uploaded to the management computer 1. This image file is created in advance by drawing software. The control unit 3 of the management computer 1 stores the image file in the file object DB 7 and causes the user terminal 2 to display the processing result on the confirmation screen 23.
When the file is transmitted, the control unit 3 of the management computer 1 records history information such as the user name and the transmission date / time in the recording unit 4. In this way, history management is performed, so that a plurality of production staff can work at their own pace.

When the button “Spec data” is pressed on the template screen 22 in FIG. 6, information regarding the product specifications such as size and color can be input from a predetermined GUI, stored in an XML document file or the like, transmitted to the management computer 1, It is stored in the object management repository 5.
In the present invention, XML (extensible Markup Language) is also used. This is because one document can be output in various layouts.

  Such assignment functions are similar to methods in object-oriented programming.

As a result of the above registration processing, the object management repository 5 stores the contents as shown in FIG. In the figure, a rectangle represents a “folder object”, and a circle represents a “file object”. Here, it is assumed that the file object and the folder object are managed with identification information in the file object DB 7 and the folder object DB 8.
In FIG. 7, for example, the folder object “hat” includes two folder objects “Koda hat store” and “Otokawa hat store” in the lower level, and the folder object “Otokawa hat store” has “AB-123” in the lower level. Contains a folder object. Further, the folder object “AB-123” includes two file objects of “image 0307.jpg” and “quality 0302.xml”.
As described above, the folder object includes an arbitrary number of subordinate folder objects and an arbitrary number of file objects, and can also include an arbitrary number of group objects and XML objects.
Each folder object models the concept of “box” in this system.

  The product information is not necessarily registered through the structure viewer 20, but may be registered from a screen as shown in FIG. Regardless of the registration method, the product ID is normally set to a unique value by the system, and corresponds to the box one-to-one.

Next, the group object will be described with reference to FIG. A group object is also a material object, and is a data type managed uniformly by a folder object, that is, a box.
The product data table 24 in the upper part of FIG. 9 represents information corresponding to one box in one line. The product related data table 25 in the middle of FIG. 9 shows to which product group the product corresponding to one box belongs. The product group data table 26 in the lower part of FIG. 9 represents information corresponding to one product group in one line. From the three types of tables in FIG. 9, it can be seen that the product numbers “AB-123” and “AC-221” belong to the same group whose group name is “mother-daughter outing product”.

These tables are stored in the group object DB 9 of the management computer 1. When the box “AB-123” is specified in the structure viewer 20 and a search for a product constituting the group is requested, the control unit 3 of the management computer 1 searches the group object DB 9 and “AC-221” is the same group. Is determined. This combination of boxes “AB-123” and “AC-221”, ie, folder objects, is an example of a group object.
The data type associated as a group object is not limited to a folder object, and may be a file object or an XML object.

The reason for adding a group object to one of the data types in the box is as follows.
In many cases, not only a single product but also related products and information of the same type of product are posted on the same page of an advertisement medium. If the group object is missing, in the above example, the other party's data must be registered in each of the boxes “AB-123” and “AC-221”.
However, since the group object is included in the box data, it can be seen from the box “AB-123” that “AC-221” is a related product. Therefore, it is not necessary to register duplicate data.

  The group object may be a group of group objects, and a group may be formed in multiple stages, such as a grouped group object. For example, it is possible to create a new group by associating a group called “mother and daughter outing supplies” with a group called “summer clothing”.

  As described above, a file object, a folder object, a group object, and an XML object described later can be included as data types in the box. Moreover, it is not limited to these four types, and other types of data can be included as appropriate. The box takes advantage of elemental technologies such as object orientation, relational database, and structured data processing, and is flexible and expandable while providing a box. A box is a kind of data type called a folder object. At the same time, the box is visualized in the structure viewer 20 and is subject to data manipulation. Therefore, it can be considered that this is a technique for handling various objects in groups. it can.

The registration of product information has been mainly described above.
Even when the registered information needs to be corrected or deleted, it may be performed via the structure viewer 20. In that case, a box corresponding to the corresponding product is selected, and a data acquisition request is made to the management computer 1. The control unit 3 acquires current data from the file object DB 7 and transmits it to the user-side terminal 2. Since the control unit 13 (particularly the function of the web browser) of the user terminal 2 displays this, the user changes the data while referring to the current data, and makes an update request to the management computer 1.
When one box is selected, various types of data belonging to the box can be accessed. This is possible because the control unit 3 assigns identification information and the like to each data in the database such as the file object DB 7 under a predetermined policy. Since this is a problem at the implementation level, the description is omitted.

2) Production processing of advertising media As with products, advertising media can be managed in a hierarchical structure.
FIG. 10 shows an example in which, when “catalog” is selected from the basic menu in the structure viewer 20, the medium name, chapter, and page are displayed in a hierarchical order.
A medium such as an advertisement is a product that produces product information as a material, and has a different character from the product. However, in this system, both product information and medium information such as advertisements can be hierarchized in a tree shape, and each node can be handled uniformly by the concept of a box. In the example of FIG. 10, the access right can be set separately depending on whether the user is a customer (for example, an advertising agency requesting advertisement production) or a creator. This is because there is a difference between those who exclusively browse and those who perform various operations.

FIG. 11 shows an example of capturing image data into a medium such as an advertisement.
When two boxes are selected from the structure viewer 20, display screens 27L and 27R corresponding to the respective boxes appear on the left and right in the lower stage.
When a product information box is displayed on the tab A of the structure viewer 20 and the product number “AB-123” is selected, the set information is displayed in the lower left 27L of the screen.
When the tab of the structure viewer 20 is switched from A to B and a box of an advertisement medium is displayed on the tab B, and the page “P1” is selected, the set information is displayed on the lower right 27R of the screen.

  In this state, in order to copy the image data of the product number “AB-123” to the page “P1”, the user clicks the icon I1 of the image data on the screen, moves the mouse while pressing the mouse button, and displays the icon I2. All you have to do is release the mouse button. The control unit 3 performs processing such as adding link information to the image file corresponding to the icon I1 to the icon I2, but the user need not be aware of internal processing. This is because one of the purposes of the present invention is to improve the operability by using the GUI and to allow the user to concentrate on the production work.

If you want to post images of other products on the same page “P1”, select the box for the other products from tab A, rewrite the lower left screen 27L with the product information, and copy the image using the same operation. .
The copying method includes data copying and a link to a data storage location. It can be implemented so that either one can be selected according to the user's specification.

  The image information capturing has been described above, but text information, audio information, and the like can also be captured in a medium such as an advertisement by a similar simple operation.

Here, an XML object which is one of data types managed by a box, that is, a folder object will be described. The box of the advertisement medium has an XML document file describing the page in the file object DB 7 as a file object. This is a description of the content and order of publication on a medium such as an advertisement. Since a character string representing a product name and a product image can be updated in the production process of a medium such as an advertisement, it is not appropriate to describe a specific character string or specific image data in an XML document file. Therefore, an XML schema is separately defined, and character data or a link to an image file is designated as an entity in this schema. This XML schema corresponds to an XML object and is stored in the XML object DB 10.
When an XML document is laid out and displayed by a web browser or the like, the link destination of the file link specified in the corresponding XML object may be referred to. The linked file object is displayed as a data entity.

  It should be emphasized here that it is particularly significant that the box includes a data type called a folder object, particularly in the case of a medium such as an advertisement. For example, when the box “2005 total catalog” is selected from the medium name hierarchy in FIG. 10, a tree having this as a root node can be extracted, and the entire extracted tree, that is, one folder object is “2005 total catalog”. The whole content. When copying or printing the entire contents of the “2005 total catalog”, this folder object may be handled as a unit.

3) Other Processes Using Structure Viewer In FIG. 12, product information boxes are selected one by one from tab A and tab B of the structure viewer 20, and the data contents are displayed on the left and right screens 27L and 27R. . By comparing and displaying in this way, product data or media data such as advertisements can be compared and collated.

  If a personal area for each user is provided in the recording unit 4 of the management computer 1 and the data stored in this area is hierarchically structured, it can be displayed by the structure viewer 20. If you display your own box list on tab A and another user's box list on tab B, and display each data list to the left and right, you can exchange the data that you own. it can. Usually, e-mail is often used for exchanging data. However, e-mail is not guaranteed to reach the other party, and there is a risk of eavesdropping. On the other hand, if the structure viewer is used, the reliability of transmission and the confidentiality of information can be maintained.

  However, at the time of transmission / reception between the management computer 1 and the user-side terminal 2, it is necessary to take security measures such as encrypting data or ensuring that each user manages his / her password. This is true for all of the embodiments of the present invention.

(3) Others The above embodiment is based on the assumption that a plurality of computers are connected via a network. Certainly, the present invention is a system that is particularly effective when working to achieve the same purpose involving a plurality of people. However, it can also be used when individuals work creatively on a single computer. Even in the case of production by one individual, management tends to become complicated as the amount of information increases, and it is useful to manage in the form of a tree as in the present invention. Moreover, the concept of “structure viewer” is to provide an environment in which operations related to the box can be performed in general, and this has many effects even in personal use.

  In the above embodiment, the number of content production requesters such as customers, that is, advertising agencies, is not particularly mentioned. When each of a plurality of customers publish the same product, the data related to the product is not always the same. Therefore, a work group may be set for each customer, and the box may be divided into a common box for all work groups and a dedicated box for some work groups.

  Although FIG. 4 illustrates the structure viewer 20 of the above embodiment, in this figure, there are only four rectangles for displaying a list of information basic units, so only four layers can be displayed at a time. However, the number of rectangles for list display is not limited to four and can be arbitrarily set. If the number of information basic unit hierarchies is large, an arbitrarily designated intermediate hierarchy may be displayed as the highest hierarchy in the structure viewer 20.

In short, the embodiment disclosed above is illustrative in all respects and is not restrictive, and various modifications are possible. However, as long as the modification is based on the technical idea described in the claims, the modification is included in the technical scope of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data stored in the user information recording means. It is a figure which illustrates a login screen. It is a figure which shows the structure viewer before merchandise information registration. It is the figure which visualized the structured product information on the structure viewer. It is a figure explaining selecting an information basic unit (box) and displaying an assignment screen. It is a figure which shows a mode that merchandise information is stored in the object management repository in the shape of a tree. It is a figure which shows an example of GUI which inputs merchandise information. It is a figure which shows an example of the data stored in the group object database, and explains a group object. It is the figure which visualized the structured media information such as advertisements in the structure viewer. It is a figure explaining the mechanism which takes in merchandise information into media, such as an advertisement. It is a figure which illustrates the screen which compares and browses different merchandise information.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Management computer 2 User side terminal 3 Control part 4 of management computer 1 Recording part 5 of management computer 1 Object management repository 7 File object database 8 Folder object database 9 Group object database 10 XML object database 11 Input part 12 of user side terminal 2 Screen display part N of user terminal 2 Network

Claims (5)

It is composed of a user terminal that produces content, a management computer that manages material objects that are information related to materials for content production, and a network that connects one or more user terminals and the management computer. A content production support system,
The material object has a file object, folder object, group object or XML object as a data type,
A folder object is a data type in which file objects, group objects, XML objects, and subordinate folder objects are collected in units of folders. A group object is a group of related file objects, folder objects, XML objects, and other group objects. An XML object is a data type in which an XML schema having a link function to a file object, a folder object, or a group object is defined.
The management computer includes a recording unit and a control unit,
The recording unit is
Storing an object management repository including a file object database for storing file objects, a folder object database for storing folder objects, a group object database for storing group objects, and an XML object database for storing XML objects;
The controller is
The information acquired from the object management repository is provided in response to an information browsing request from the user terminal, and the update content is recorded in the object management repository in response to an information update request from the user terminal. Content production support system. The content production support system according to claim 1,
The concept of information about the material is structured in a tree form from the upper level to the lower level, and each node of this tree is the basic information unit of this conceptual structure,
The control unit of the management computer includes:
The information basic unit is associated with one folder object including an arbitrary number of file objects, subordinate folder objects, XML objects, and group objects, and the folder object is associated with the tree structure of the information basic unit. Characterized by being stored in a database. The content production support system according to claim 2,
While the user terminal includes an input unit and a screen display unit,
The control unit of the management computer includes:
If there is a request to display a list of information about the material from the user side terminal, the information basic unit having a hierarchical structure is acquired from the recording unit, rectangles corresponding to the respective layers are juxtaposed, and the information basic unit is placed in each rectangle. Screen data to be displayed in a list and transmitted to the screen display unit of the user terminal. In the content production support system according to claim 3,
One or two information basic units listed on the screen display unit are specified via the input unit of the user terminal, and the specified information basic unit is instructed to the management computer. When,
The control unit of the management computer includes:
Template data for browsing or setting various information associated with the specified basic information unit is created, transmitted to the screen display unit of the user side terminal, and displayed in a margin part of the list display Things to do. A computer that can access a recording device that stores information about content production materials and manage the stored information.
Various information is grouped or structured in a tree-like manner, and each node of this tree is regarded as one basic information unit, and each basic information unit handles various data and their data. Stored in a recording device as a complex with the means,
A content production support method, characterized by providing a graphical user interface that enables data acquisition or data change for each basic information unit to a user terminal that requests access to information on the material via a network.

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