JP2006302118A - System, method and program for printing document information - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain versatility by a simple operation while adopting form input for a printed matter such as a back cover. <P>SOLUTION: This invention relates to a system, method and program having a document information storage means for storing one or more pieces of document information comprising a plurality of items and for printing instructed document information by a printing means. According to this invention, (1) print layout divided into one or more areas is selected, (2) print attributes of each area in the selected print layout are set, (3) a list of the document information is displayed with the selected print layout in a table form including names of each item, kinds of items of each area are set by dropping item names in the list to the corresponding area in a drag and drop method, (4) document information of a printing object is selected and (5) the document information of the print object is printed by a print means according to the print attributes and the kinds of items of each area by the selected print layout. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a document information printing system, a document information printing method, and a document information printing program, and, for example, to a system, method, and program for printing document information that can be used for document file management on a back cover such as a document file. It can be applied.

  For example, companies and other organizations often create the same type of document file every predetermined period, such as every year, half year, quarter, etc., and the back cover often has the same form. In addition, a cover sheet for facsimile used for work often uses the same form regardless of the destination or the like.

  For this reason, various document editing apparatuses using form input have been proposed. As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-284, there is a technique using a drag-and-drop method for inputting information on a cover sheet for facsimile. The form document editing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 causes a drag-and-drop method to input any of the choices displayed in a list on another window screen in an input field of a window screen for form input.

It has also been proposed to print a two-dimensional code when printing information entered in a form. Patent Document 2 discloses that a two-dimensional code corresponding to the seat designation information is printed on the seat designation ticket in addition to the seat designation information such as the boarding date, the boarding section, and the train name.
JP 2002-157240 A JP-A-9-300870

  By the way, the back cover of a document file is often the same type, but there are many types of print contents. For this reason, when the number of fixed forms is reduced, it is often impossible to respond to the input contents of any fixed form. On the other hand, when the number of fixed forms is increased, it may be difficult to determine which fixed form to use. possible.

  Also, even if a two-dimensional code is printed on the back cover of a document file, there are many types of print contents for the back cover of the document file, so it is difficult to use the two-dimensional code. A case where a two-dimensional code can be printed on the back cover of a document file is considered to be a case where form input is used for inputting a character string of the back cover. That is, it can be considered that this is a method of printing a two-dimensional code corresponding to a character string of a predetermined input field.

  Therefore, there is a demand for a document information printing system, a document information printing method, and a document information printing program capable of realizing diversity with simple operations while adopting form input for printed matter such as a spine including document information.

  In order to solve this problem, a document information printing system according to a first aspect of the present invention manages document information including a plurality of items and prints instructed document information. (1) One or more document information Document information storage means for storing document information, (2) layout selection means for selecting an arbitrary print layout from a plurality of print layouts divided into one or a plurality of areas, and (3) the selected print layout (4) A list of document information stored in the document information storage means is displayed in a table format including the item name of each item and selected. The selected print layout is also displayed by dragging and dropping to display the print layout and drag the item name in the list to the desired area. An area item setting means for setting one or a plurality of item types related to each area, (5) a print target selection means for selecting document information to be used for printing, and (6) a selected print layout for the area. A print control unit that prints document information to be selected for printing according to a set print attribute and item type, and (7) a print unit that executes printing under the control of the print control unit. And

  A document information printing method according to a second aspect of the present invention is a document information printing method having document information storage means for storing one or more pieces of document information consisting of a plurality of items, and for causing the printing means to print the instructed document information. (1) a layout selection step for selecting an arbitrary print layout from a plurality of print layouts divided into one or a plurality of areas; and (2) setting print attributes for each area in the selected print layout. An area attribute setting step; (3) a list of document information stored in the document information storage means is displayed in a table format including item names of each item, and a selected print layout is also displayed, By dragging and dropping the item name in the list and dropping it in the desired area, it is related to each area in the selected print layout. An area item setting step for setting one or a plurality of item types; (4) a print object selection step for selecting document information to be used for printing; and (5) a print attribute set for the area in the selected print layout. And a printing control step of printing the document information to be selected for printing according to the item type by the printing means.

  A document information printing program according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the processing of each step of the document information printing method according to the second aspect of the present invention is described in a code executable by a computer.

  According to the document information printing system, the document information printing method, and the document information printing program of the present invention, since it is possible to associate a plurality of item types of document information with each area of the print layout, the document information is included. For printed matter such as a back cover, diversity can be realized with a simple operation while adopting form input (layout input).

(A) Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment in which a document information printing system, a document information printing method, and a document information printing program according to the present invention are applied to a document unified management system, a document unified management method, and a document unified management program will be described. To do.

(A-1) Configuration of Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a document central management system of this embodiment. The document integrated management system 1 of this embodiment is connected to the information processing apparatus 2 corresponding to a stand-alone personal computer or a notebook personal computer, and the information processing apparatus 2 (connection via a wireless line may be used). ), A label printer 3 as a peripheral device of the information processing device 2, and a multi-code reader 4 as a peripheral device of the information processing device 2.

  The information processing apparatus 2 includes a control unit 10, a keyboard unit 11, a mouse unit 12, a display unit 13, a large-capacity storage unit 14, a recording medium access unit 15, an input / output interface unit 16, and the like. A unit 11, a mouse unit 12, a display unit 13, a mass storage unit 14, a recording medium access unit 15, and the like are connected via an input / output interface unit 16.

  The label printer 3 is connected to the control unit 10 via an input / output interface unit 16 that accommodates the cable 5, and the multicode reader 4 is connected via the input / output interface unit 16 that accommodates the cable 6. It is connected to the control unit 10.

  The label printer 3 includes a control unit 20, a communication unit 21, a print head 22, a print head drive unit 23, a tape feed mechanism 24, a tape feed drive unit 25, a tape type detection unit 26, and the like.

  The multicode reader 4 includes a control unit 30, a communication unit 31, a CCD camera unit 32, and the like.

  The control unit 10 in the information processing apparatus 2 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an EEPROM, a CG-ROM, etc., and the CPU stores the RAM and the EEPROM in accordance with a program stored in the ROM, the RAM, the EEPROM, or the like. In the display output process and the print output process, the data stored in the CG-ROM is also used as appropriate, and the display buffer and the print buffer are appropriately set in the RAM or the like.

  The keyboard unit 11 is provided integrally with the apparatus housing or as a separate body, and is used for inputting input characters and control information. The mouse unit 12 is cable-connected to the apparatus housing and is used for cursor movement instructions, icon selection instructions, and the like. Instead of the mouse unit 12, another pointing device may be applied. In the case of another pointing device, it may be provided integrally with the apparatus housing.

  The display unit 13 corresponds to a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, or the like, and displays an image under the control of the control unit 10.

  The large-capacity storage unit 14 corresponds to, for example, a hard disk device, stores various programs and data, and stores installed applications and the like. The large-capacity storage unit 14 also functions as a working memory that interpolates the RAM or EEPROM in the control unit 10 depending on the processing load.

  In the case of this embodiment, the large-capacity storage unit 14 stores a document unified management program P (see FIG. 2) and a document information database INF (FIG. 3).

  The recording medium access unit 15 corresponds to, for example, an external or built-in access device such as a CD-ROM or a flexible disk. The recording medium access unit 15 is loaded with a recording medium for inputting / outputting file data and a recording medium for storing an application program and causing the apparatus to install it. Among such recording media, there is also a recording medium 7 in which the document unification management program P is stored. A plurality of recording medium access units 15 may be provided for each type of recording medium.

  Note that copying (installation) of the document central management program P to the large-capacity storage unit 14 may be performed not only by reading and storing from the recording medium 7 but also by downloading from another device.

  The input / output interface unit 16 has an interface function between the control unit 10 and other processing units, and although not clearly shown in FIG. 1, there is an interface unit for each processing unit. The input / output interface unit 16 shown in FIG. 1 also includes communication units such as a driver and a receiver that communicate with the label printer 3 and the multicode reader 4.

  The control unit 20 in the label printer 3 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and performs a control to print on the loaded tape while buffering the print image data transferred from the information processing apparatus 2. It is.

  The communication unit 21 includes, for example, a communication driver and receiver, and performs communication with the information processing apparatus 2 side under the control of the control unit 20.

  The print head 22 is, for example, a thermal head, and transfers the ink ribbon ink to the tape. The print head drive unit 23 appropriately drives each heating element of the print head 22 under the control of the control unit 20.

  The tape feeding mechanism 24 is a mechanism for running and stopping a tape and an ink ribbon in a tape cassette (not shown) loaded in the label printer 3. The tape is run from the inside of the tape cassette to the outside, and the ink ribbon is run in the tape cassette (note that the position facing the print head 22 is opened as a window).

  The tape feed drive unit 25 drives the tape feed mechanism 24 under the control of the control unit 20.

  The tape type detection unit 26 detects the type of tape loaded in the label printer 3. The type of tape is distinguished by the tape width (12 mm, 24 mm,...), Whether or not it is dedicated to the index, color, etc., and is detected from the identification configuration and information provided on the tape cartridge. It is what is done.

  Note that the label printer 3 may also be provided with a mechanism for automatically cutting a printed tape, its driving unit, and the like.

  The control unit 30 in the multi-code reader 4 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and recognizes a two-dimensional code (for example, QR code (registered trademark)) included in image data from the CCD camera unit 32. Control for transferring the recognized code data to the information processing apparatus 2 is performed. The two-dimensional code to be applied is preferably a code that can be read by a mobile phone having a two-dimensional code reading function.

  The communication unit 31 includes, for example, a communication driver and receiver, and performs communication with the information processing apparatus 2 side under the control of the control unit 30.

  The CCD camera unit 32 takes an image of a two-dimensional code included in a title label, which will be described later, and supplies the image data to the control unit 30.

  The document central management program P stored in the recording medium 7 and copied (installed) to the large-capacity storage unit 14 is roughly divided into an information registration unit P1, a search unit P2, and label printing as shown in FIG. Part P3 and lending management part P4.

  The information registration unit P1 registers or deletes document information for one document file. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the data structure of the document information database INF stored in the large-capacity storage unit 14. One record (document information) of the document information database INF includes, for example, a registration date, an update date, a reference number, a title, a subtitle, a storage period, an administrator, an index 1 to an index 5, a loan history, and the information registration unit P1. Performs registration of such document information INF. Here, the registration date / time and the update date / time are automatically set based on a timer built in the control unit 10, and the lending history is blank at the time of registration and is added at the time of lending or returning the document file. There are other items (blanks are possible) that are input by the user using the keyboard unit 11 and the mouse unit 12 (including cases of using other information). Some information such as a loan history may be stored in another relational database.

  The search unit P2 executes a search function for the document information database INF. The search unit P2 provides a function of rearranging each registered item in ascending or descending order or searching by keyword. In the case of this embodiment, on the search result screen (not shown), the lent document information (determined based on the rent history) is displayed in a mode (for example, the color is changed) different from other document information. Has been made. Further, the search unit P2 has a calculation function for obtaining the use frequency and the most frequently used user from the registration date / time and the loan history, and searches the document information from such a viewpoint, and such a viewpoint of the searched document information. It is designed to provide supplementary information.

  The label printing unit P3 executes a function of creating a title label including all or part of document information in the document information database INF and an index label including index information in the document information. Details of the label printing unit P3 will be clarified in the description of the operation described later.

  The lending management unit P4 executes a function for managing lending and returning of a document file to which a title label formed using document information in the document information database INF is attached. When the character string data obtained by reading the two-dimensional code is given from the multi-code reader 4 to the information processing apparatus 2 in a state where the initial menu screen immediately after the centralized document management program P is logged in, The lending management unit P4 functions. In such a case, the lending management unit P4 searches the document information database INF for document information including character string data given from the multicode reader 4, and together with the document information, a “lending” key and a “return” key. A screen including keys is displayed, and data is added to the lending history in response to any key operation. Note that editing of a character string such as a lending destination is allowed on the display screen.

(A-2) Operation of Embodiment Next, among the operations (document integrated management method) in the document integrated management system 1 of the embodiment, the operation of creating a title label that characterizes this embodiment will be described. This title label creation operation is executed by the control unit 10 executing the label printing unit P3 in the document unification management program P.

  Immediately after the central document management program P is logged in, an initial menu screen (not shown) with options of “registration”, “search”, and “label printing” is displayed. In the initial menu screen, “ When “Label Print” is selected, a menu screen (not shown) with “Title Label Print” and “Index Label Print” as options is displayed. When “Title Label Print” is selected, The title label creation process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 is executed.

  The control unit 10 executes the information registration unit P1 in the document central management program P when “registration” is selected on the initial menu screen, and when “search” is selected on the initial menu screen. Then, the search unit P2 in the document central management program P is executed. In addition, when the option “index label printing” is selected, the control unit 10 takes in document information to be used for printing and an index character string (to be selected from indexes 1 to 5) to be used for printing. The label printer 3 prints the index label in which the index character string is vertically written and arranged in two rows with the center line in the vertical direction interposed therebetween.

  When the processing shown in FIG. 4 is started, the control unit 10 first selects a tape width (S100), and displays a layout selection screen PIC1 as shown in FIG. 5 corresponding to the selected tape width, to the user. The title label layout is selected and the label length is selected (S101).

  Note that the tape width loaded in the label printer 3 may be confirmed when the tape width is selected. Further, the width of the tape loaded in the label printer 3 may be confirmed at the time of a print command to be described later, and the tape width of the loaded tape may not be a problem at the time of this selection.

  The layout selection screen PIC1 shown in FIG. 5 is for a tape width of 24 mm, and includes a plurality of layouts indicating the vertical arrangement of one or a plurality of areas (in FIG. 5, reference numerals 50-1 to 50-6). The radio buttons 51-1 to 51-6 that can be alternatively turned on below the layouts 50-1 to 50-6, and any one of the radio buttons 51-1 to 51-6 The layout can be selected by turning on using the mouse unit 12. In addition, the layout selection screen PIC1 describes label length options 52-1 to 52-3 ("20.5 cm", "21.5 cm", "23.0 cm" in FIG. 5), Radio buttons 53-1 to 53-3 that can be alternatively turned on to the left of the options 52-1 to 52-3 are provided, and any one of the radio buttons 53-1 to 53-3 is moved to the mouse unit 12. The label length can be selected by turning it on.

  When the “selection” key 54 in FIG. 5 is operated and the selection of the layout and the label length is confirmed, the control unit 10 displays the print attribute detail setting screen PIC2 as shown in FIG. The details are set (S102).

  In the print attribute detail setting screen PIC2 shown in FIG. 6, the selected layout 60 is displayed on the left side, and an “area addition” key 61-1 and an “area deletion” key 61-2 are provided below the layout 60. ing. When the “add area” key 61-1 or the “delete area” key 61-2 is operated, the control unit 10 performs an additional area setting process, a deletion area specifying process, and the like to correct the layout 60. In addition, if the layout after the addition process or the deletion process is not a selection target on the layout selection screen PIC1 described above, the control unit 10 performs an update process that can be a selection target in the future.

  The detailed setting screen PIC2 for printing attributes has a label length selection field 62, and the label length can be reselected on the detailed setting screen PIC2.

  The print attribute detail setting screen PIC2 has an area designation field 63-1 in the layout and a print content designation field 63-2 for designating whether the print contents of the area are "character" or "two-dimensional code". The user can specify whether to print a character string or a two-dimensional code in each area in the selected layout.

  The font selection field 64-1 and the character size selection field 64-2 are fields for selecting a font and a character size, and are fields that are valid when “character” is designated as the print content.

  The print attribute detail setting screen PIC2 includes check boxes 65-1 to 65-4 for enabling decoration such as "border rules", "upper and lower rules", "bold characters", "italics", and character spacing. Check boxes 66-1 and 66-2 for designating “normal” and “assignment” related to the pitch are also provided. These check boxes 65-1 to 65-4, 66-1 and 66-2 are also effective when “character” is designated as the print content.

  In addition, the print attribute detail setting screen PIC2 is a radio button for selecting the print direction of a character string such as vertical writing for a document file, horizontal writing for a document file, horizontal writing for a document file. 67-1 to 67-3 are provided. These radio buttons 67-1 to 67-3 are also effective when “character” is designated as the print content.

  Further, the print attribute detail setting screen PIC2 also has a partition designating figure 68 for designating which of the nine partitions in which the area is divided into three in the vertical direction and three in the horizontal direction. ing. The section designating figure 68 may be made effective not only when “character” is designated as the print content but also when “two-dimensional code” is designated.

  When an “OK” key 69 in FIG. 6 is operated and an area for which details are not set remains, the area name in the area designation field 63-1 is switched, and a new area is set as a setting target. .

  When the “OK” key 69 in FIG. 6 is operated and the details of the print attributes for all the areas have been made, the control unit 10 displays a print data selection screen PIC3 as shown in FIG. The user is allowed to select a print item for each area and document information to be used for printing (S103).

  In the print data selection screen PIC3 shown in FIG. 7, the selected layout 70 is displayed on the left side, and the document information list 71 in the document information database INF is displayed on the right side. In displaying the layout 70, the control unit 10 displays the area where the print content is “character” and the area where “two-dimensional code” is displayed in different colors. Each line in the document information list 71 is one document information, and item names (“registration date”, “update date”, “reference number”, “title”) are displayed at the top of the document information list 71. ... 72 is displayed. Items displayed in the document information list 71 are items to be printed on labels, and rental history information and the like are not displayed.

  The control unit 10 drags any item name 72 and drops the item name on any area of the displayed layout 70, so that the area stores the data of the dropped item name. Recognized as an area to be printed.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a drag-and-drop method for associating item names with such areas. The example illustrated in FIG. 8 illustrates a case where the item name “reference number” is associated with “area 1”. For example, the user presses the left click of the mouse unit 12 with the cursor positioned at the “reference number” in the document information list 71 (ST1), and the cursor is displayed while maintaining the pressed state. The control unit 10 moves to the “area 1” area by moving to the “area 1” area of the layout 70 (ST2) and releasing the left-click state of the mouse unit 12 at the movement destination (ST3). It is recognized that the item name (item type) “reference number” is associated.

  Here, regardless of whether the print content of the area is “character” or “two-dimensional code”, the item name drag-and-drop method is adopted, and there is no difference in the item name designation method. The control unit 10 allows a plurality of item names to be dropped in one area, and an item specified later is automatically processed so as to be added to the rear side with a “line feed” (2). The same applies to dimension codes). Depending on the number of designated items, the background color or gradation may be changed so that the number of designated items can be confirmed. An upper limit for the number of items may be set (the same upper limit may be set for each area, the upper limit may be changed depending on whether the area is “character” or “two-dimensional code”, and “character” In the case of an area, the upper limit may be changed depending on the area area), or a drop exceeding the upper limit may be rejected, and the rejection may be notified with an error sound or the like. Further, instead of the number of items, an error may be determined when the total number of allowable maximum characters in each item exceeds a predetermined number of characters. The control unit 10 also allows the same item name to be dropped in a plurality of areas.

  A button icon 73 is provided at the left end of each line of the document information list 71 to instruct whether or not to print the document information of the line. It is also permitted that a plurality of button icons 73 are turned on. The control unit 10 recognizes that the document information in the row of the button icon 73 that is turned on is a print target.

  When the “print” key 74 shown in FIG. 7 is operated, the control unit 10 sequentially performs the label printing process for the document information for which the button icon 73 is “ON” (S104). For example, the label printing is executed for the document information with the smallest line number for which the button icon 73 is “ON”, and then the label for the document information with the next smallest line number for which the button icon 73 is “ON”. In the same manner, the label printing is repeated from the one having the smallest matrix number.

  Printing the document information of each line in which the button icon 73 is “ON” is performed in a similar manner. The control unit 10 expands specific print data in the document information of the selected item name for each area according to the set print attribute, and when expansion for all the areas is completed, The obtained print image data is transferred to the label printer 3 for printing. Here, for an area for which “two-dimensional code” is designated as the print content, a process for expanding specific print data in the document information of the selected item name into a two-dimensional code is performed.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing specific designation contents such as various data and title label printing results.

  Assume that the layout of “Area 1” to “Area 3” as shown in FIG. 9A is selected by the user. For “area 1”, vertical writing of the print content “character” is designated, for “area 2”, horizontal writing of the print content “character” is designated, and for “area 3”, the print content “2” is designated. It is assumed that “dimensional code” is specified. Further, the user drops the item name “title” for “area 1”, drops the item names “index 1” to “index 5” for “area 2” in this order, and “area 3”. ”Is assumed to drop the item name“ registration date ”and“ save date ”in this order.

  Among the rows in which the button icon 73 is “ON”, the “registration date” is “2005/03/14”, the “title” is “maker material”, the “index 1” is “printing relation”, and the “index 2”. "Metal processing", "Index 3" is "Parts manufacturer", "Index 4" is "Soft house", "Index 5" is "Molding relation", "Storage term" is "7 years storage" Suppose that it becomes a target.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, “Manufacturer material”, which is “Title”, is printed vertically in area 1, and “Print relation”, which is “Index 1” to “Index 5”, in Area 2, “Metal processing”, “Parts manufacturer”, “Soft house”, “Forming relation” are written in horizontal writing (line feed processing), and “Registration date” for area 3 is “2005/03 / A two-dimensional code obtained by coding a character string in which “14” and “save for 7 years”, which is “save for 7 years”, are connected by a line feed is printed.

(A-3) Effect of Embodiment According to the above embodiment, a plurality of data items are added to each area of the selected layout while adopting form input (layout input) for input for creating a title label. Since they can be associated with each other, various title labels can be created while suppressing the number of layout types.

  Here, since the data items are associated with each area of the selected layout by the drag-and-drop method, the operability is good. Further, since the drag and drop method is applied regardless of whether the print contents of the area are “character” or “two-dimensional code”, the operability is also good from this aspect.

  In addition, according to the above embodiment, the data items to be two-dimensionally encoded are not fixed but can be arbitrarily selected by the user, and a plurality of two-dimensional codes can be included, which is suitable for various applications. The two-dimensional code can be included in the title label.

  Furthermore, according to the above-described embodiment, each area of the selected layout is associated with a data item name, not specific data of document information, and thus title labels having a similar structure are collectively created. The input operation is easy.

(B) Other Embodiments In the description of the above-described embodiment, the modified embodiment has been referred to. However, the following modified embodiments can be exemplified.

  In the above embodiment, the symbol code included in the title label is a two-dimensional code, but other symbol codes such as a barcode (linear barcode) may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the item type is associated with each area by dragging and dropping the item name from the document information list 71. However, the item type of the area in which the item type has already been set is shown. May be copied to other unset areas (for example, copied using a drag-and-drop method), and the item type may be set in the unset areas. For example, when the print content of area 2 is “character” and the print content of area 3 is “two-dimensional code”, the item designation for character printing of area 2 is used to print the two-dimensional code of area 3 Specify the item.

  Further, although not mentioned in the above embodiment, if the specified character size does not fit within the area, the character size may be automatically reduced so that it fits. For example, in horizontal writing, only the character width is reduced, and in vertical writing, only the character height is reduced. In addition, the user may not be allowed to specify the character size. In this case, the fixed character size may be used, or it may be automatically determined so as to be exactly within the area.

  The tape width is not limited to one type. Moreover, it is not limited to predetermined widths, such as 24 mm and 12 mm. Here, the number of areas may be changed according to the width of the selected tape. Further, when the tape width detection value is different from the tape width of the set layout, an error may be notified, or the layout, character size, etc. may be changed according to the detection.

  In the above-described embodiment, the back cover for the document file or the title label to be attached to the back cover of the document file has been shown. However, a system for printing directly on the back cover or general paper The present invention can also be applied to a system that prints together with a frame line that represents the size of the back cover mount.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the back cover, and can be applied to, for example, the creation of a printed material for the cover of a document file, or a printed material to be attached to the surface of a flexible disk, CD-ROM, or the like. . As in this modification, the “document information” of the present invention may be, for example, “artist name”, “title name”, “release date”, “management code”, etc. of a music CD.

  In the above embodiment, the title label is printed immediately when the “print” key is operated. However, the print image is displayed, and the operation of the “confirm” key shifts to title label printing. It may be anything.

  Although the document management system 1 including the information processing apparatus 2 such as a personal computer and the label printer 3 and the multicode reader 4 as peripheral devices of the information processing apparatus 2 has been described in the above embodiment, The present invention can also be applied to the document central management system.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the document unified management system of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the document unified management program of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structure of the document information of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the printing operation of the title label of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the layout selection screen of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detailed setting screen of the printing attribute of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the selection screen of the printing item kind and print data of embodiment. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a drag-and-drop method for setting a print item type to an area on the screen of FIG. 7. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific designation | designated content and printing result of a title label of embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Document unified management system, 2 ... Information processing apparatus, 3 ... Label printer, 4 ... Multicode reader, P ... Document unified management program, P1 ... Information registration part, P2 ... Search part, P3 ... Label printing part, P4 ... Lending management unit, PIC1 ... layout selection screen, PIC2 ... detailed setting screen for print attributes, PIC3 ... print data selection screen.

Claims (11)

A document information printing system for managing document information including a plurality of items and printing instructed document information,
Document information storage means for storing one or more document information;
Layout selecting means for selecting an arbitrary print layout from a plurality of print layouts divided into one or a plurality of areas;
Area attribute setting means for setting the print attribute of each area in the selected print layout;
A list of document information stored in the document information storage means is displayed in a table format including the item names of the respective items, and the selected print layout is also displayed. Area item setting means for setting one or a plurality of item types related to each area in the selected print layout by a drag-and-drop method of dropping in the area;
A printing object selection means for selecting document information to be printed;
Print control means for printing the document information to be selected for printing according to the print attributes and item types set for the area in the selected print layout;
A document information printing system comprising: a printing unit that executes printing under the control of the printing control unit.   2. The document information according to claim 1, wherein the area item setting means performs error notification when the number of set item types exceeds an upper limit, and rejects setting of the item types exceeding the upper limit. Printing system.   3. The document information printing system according to claim 1, wherein the print target selection unit selects document information to be used for printing from a list of document information displayed by the area item setting unit.   The print control unit combines the character data of the items in the document information selected as the document information to be printed into a single piece of data in the set order by line feed for the area in which a plurality of item types are set. The document information printing system according to claim 1, wherein the document information printing system is a document information printing system. The area attribute setting means sets, as one of the print attributes, whether the area is an area for printing a character or an area for printing a symbol code,
The print control means prints the character data of the corresponding item type of the document information to be printed for the area for printing the character, and prints the document information for the print target for the area for printing the symbol code. The document information printing system according to claim 1, wherein the character data of the corresponding item type is converted into a symbol code and printed. A document information printing method having document information storage means for storing one or a plurality of document information consisting of a plurality of items, wherein the instructed document information is printed by a printing means,
A layout selection step of selecting an arbitrary print layout from a plurality of print layouts divided into one or a plurality of areas;
An area attribute setting step for setting the print attribute of each area in the selected print layout;
A list of document information stored in the document information storage means is displayed in a table format including the item names of the respective items, and the selected print layout is also displayed. An area item setting step for setting one or a plurality of item types related to each area in the selected print layout by a drag-and-drop method of dropping in the area;
A printing object selection step for selecting document information to be printed;
A print control step for printing the document information to be used for the selected printing by the printing means in accordance with the printing attributes and item types set for the area in the selected printing layout. Method.   7. The document information according to claim 6, wherein the area item setting step performs error notification when the number of set item types exceeds an upper limit, and rejects setting of the item types exceeding the upper limit. Printing method.   The document information printing method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the printing object selection step selects document information to be used for printing from a list of document information displayed in the area item setting step.   In the print control step, for the area in which a plurality of item types are set, the character data of the item in the document information selected as the document information to be printed is connected by a line feed in the order of setting to be combined into one data. The document information printing method according to claim 6, wherein the document information is printed. In the area attribute setting step, as one of the print attributes, the area is set as an area for printing characters or an area for printing a symbol code.
In the print control step, the character data of the corresponding item type of the document information to be printed is printed in the area where the character is printed, and the document information of the print target is printed in the area where the symbol code is printed. The document information printing method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein character data of a corresponding item type is converted into a symbol code and printed. 11. A document information printing program in which processing of each step of the document information printing method according to claim 6 is described by a code executable by a computer.

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