JP2007041937A - Network system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve working efficiency by registering and calling edition data in relation to a previously registered keyword, in a system for creating one page by operating a plurality of regions constituting one page with a plurality of editors. <P>SOLUTION: Main processings to be added to a system with which the plurality of editors operate the page constituted by the plurality of regions comprises (1) a mechanism of storing data filling the regions constituting the page in relation to a keyword, (2) a mechanism of calling data filling all regions constituting the page by specifying the keyword, and (3) a mechanism of creating un-created data from created data and stored data related to it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a catalog information management and output method in a WWW environment.

  In catalog creation, when a plurality of operators edit the same page at the same time, a method of merging products after performing work independently for each area in charge is generally used. Also, if no product is present, the default data is often substituted.

As another conventional example, Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 can be cited.
JP 2001-195438 A JP 2003-16101 A

  In the situation of creating a catalog, when multiple operators independently generate the data that composes a page, it is necessary to proceed with the assumption that each other's data is related to maintain consistency as a page There is. Moreover, when generating catalog data for multiple types of products, it is necessary for a specific editor to prepare multiple types of data in a specific area, so the data created by multiple editors is keyed to a specific product. Need to be associated and managed.

  In addition, if the data that fills the area is not generated when the data that fills the area is a default that does not consider the data that fills the other area, there is a problem that the information constituting the page is insufficient.

  A mechanism that saves data that fills the area that constitutes a page in association with a keyword, a mechanism that calls data that fills the entire area that constitutes a page by specifying a keyword, and a saved data that is associated with previously generated data and associated data A mechanism for generating data, and a means for solving each problem.

  In a situation where a catalog or the like is created jointly, the editor can save his / her work progress only by selecting a keyword and check the layout together with other areas. In addition, incomplete data can be generated automatically / semi-automatically, which contributes to improving work efficiency.

  Next, details of the present invention will be described in accordance with the description of the embodiments.

  It is positioned as a subsystem of a system that registers, manages, and outputs a document having pages composed of a plurality of data areas, for example, individual pages such as a product catalog.

  The system configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

  Reference numerals 101 and 102 denote client PCs which are used by a system administrator to register a new data file and jointly create a product catalog page. A scanner 103 reads image data shared on the network, and reads catalog image data and the like in accordance with an instruction from the client PC.

  A printer 104 shared on the network outputs product information or catalog data in accordance with an instruction from the client PC.

  Reference numerals 105 and 111 denote local area networks (LANs), and the devices 101 to 105 connected to the network exchange data with other devices via the LAN. Reference numeral 107 denotes the Internet, and reference numeral 106 denotes a client PC directly connected to the Internet. 101 and 102 are different in connection form but are used for the same purpose.

  Reference numeral 108 denotes an HTTP server that receives a request that can be HTTP protocol from a client PC via a network. Reference numeral 109 denotes a Web application server. Several web application servers are registered in the HTTP server, and the HTTP server allocates the processing to the appropriate web application server according to the request from the client PC. In addition, the Web application server that has received the request executes processing and returns the processing result to the client. A database 110 records content data information such as catalog data and image data, text information such as product information, and system information such as user / group information and registration data file processing information.

  As described above, the WEB database system functions organically in combination with the HTTP server 108, the WEB application server 109, and the database 110.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the apparatus according to the present invention.

  Reference numeral 1 denotes a system bus, and each component block described below is connected to the system bus. Reference numeral 2 denotes a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Reference numeral 3 denotes a program memory (referred to as PMEM). A program for this processing is appropriately selected / read from the hard disk 10 and executed by the CPU 2. Data input from the keyboard 12 is stored as code information in the PMEM which is also a text memory. Reference numeral 4 denotes a communication control unit, which controls input / output data in the communication port 5. The signal output from the communication port 5 is transmitted to the communication port of another device on the network via the communication line 6. The communication with the printer and the image reading apparatus shared on the network is performed via the communication control unit 4.

  In this embodiment, a network such as a LAN is described, but it goes without saying that the present invention is applicable even if the communication port and communication line connected to the communication control unit are general public lines.

  8 is an external storage device controller, 9 and 10 are data file disks, for example, 9 is a flexible disk (referred to as FD), and 10 is a hard disk (referred to as HD).

  Reference numeral 11 denotes an input control unit to which input devices such as 12 keyboards and 13 mice are connected. The operator operates the keyboard 11 to give a system operation command or the like.

  Reference numeral 13 denotes a pointing device (referred to as PD) for instructing processing of image information on 16 CRTs. In this embodiment, a mouse is used. As a result, the cursor on the CRT 16 is arbitrarily moved in the X and Y directions to select a command / icon on the command menu to instruct processing, in addition to instructing the editing target and instructing the drawing position. 14 is a video image memory (referred to as VRAM), 15 is a display output control unit, and 16 is a CRT. Data displayed on the 16 CRTs are expanded as bitmap data on the 11 VRAMs. Reference numeral 17 denotes a printer control unit that controls data output to the connected printer 18.

  Reference numeral 1A denotes an image reading device control unit that controls the connected image reading device 1B. In the present invention, the components 1A and 1B are indispensable for the image reading server device. However, in the client side device, as described above, the server side via the communication control unit 4 and the communication port 5 is used. The same shared component can be used.

  1 has the same function even if the image reading device and the image reading device are physically separate components, even if the image reading device is a single component including the image reading device. And

  Note that the program stored in the ROM in this embodiment may be stored in a storage medium such as a hard disk (HD) or a flexible disk (FD) directly connected to the apparatus. Furthermore, it may be stored on another device connected via a network. The program of the present invention can be supplied to a system or apparatus via a storage medium such as FD or HD or a network.

  The data management method according to claim 1 and the processing related to area prioritization according to claim 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. The priority will be described later. FIG. 3 is a data table for defining priorities depending on keywords specified at the time of data storage and the keywords specified at the time of data storage for the editor and each area constituting the page. FIG. 4 is an editing screen, and the definition of the area in FIG. 3 corresponds to 402, 403, and 404. FIG. 5 is a table for storing editing data.

  301 is an identifier for starting the area definition, and 305 is an identifier for ending it. 306 is equivalent to 301 and 310 is equivalent to 305. The interpretation of region priority will be described using 302 to 304. In the area F1 (302), when the editor A specifies (product1) as the product name (303) and edits the data (304), it means that the priority of the area is high (304). Here, the priority of an area represents a display priority with an adjacent area. For example, an area having a relatively high priority is enlarged, and an area having a relatively low priority is reduced. The technology related to the priority of the area has been proposed in the field of DLE (Dynamic Layout Engine), and here, the details are not mentioned, but only the attribute designation method for cooperation is described. 307 is equivalent to 302, 308 is equivalent to 303, 309 is equivalent to 304, and 307 to 309 are examples different from 302 to 304 only in the editor and work area.

  Reference numerals 402 to 404 are areas where each editor independently edits data. After editing the data, the editor selects the key (405) and the value (406) and saves the edited data (407). 405 and 406 are automatically loaded from 304 and 309. FIG. 5 shows a table for storing various information to be saved. Reference numerals 501 and 502 denote keyword keys and values, 503 denotes an area for editing data, 504 denotes an editor, and 505 denotes a pointer of edited data. For example, information “506” is recorded as a result of “self” editing data in area 404, selecting key: “product name”, value: “product1” and saving. An empty cell in FIG. 5 means that no data is stored.

  With reference to FIG. 4, processing for calling data in each area related to a keyword according to claim 3 will be described. When a call operation is performed by specifying a key (405) and a value (406) (408), the corresponding key and value are retrieved from the information table of FIG. 5, and matching data (505 data on 506 to 507) is called. , Load on screen (401). The priority of the area is determined according to the information shown in FIG. 3, and the layout is determined.

  A process for generating non-generated data will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 6 shows a table for storing saved data. 601 is an information ID, 602 to 604 are data attributes, and 605 is an ID of stored data. The attribute of the data is assumed to be manually saved by the user in association with the saved data.

  FIG. 7 represents a choice of values when a specific attribute in FIG. 6 is used as a key.

  FIG. 8 shows a page (801) composed of an area (802) containing stored data and an area (803) containing ungenerated data.

  FIG. 9 shows prescribed data used when there is no information to which ungenerated data is applied. This is different from the stored data and is data associated with the value of the specific key determined in the table of FIG. 6 and the dialog of FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a screen that prompts the user to select whether or not to adopt ungenerated data as information.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of data for filling an area including ungenerated data.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart relating to processing for completing ungenerated data.

  Processing is started (1201). The ID of the saved data included in the area constituting the page is acquired (1202), and the matching specific key and value are extracted (1203). When there are multiple matches (1204), the user is selected (1205). Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, when the specific key is the product name in FIG. 6 and the data ID: 11 (606) is the saved data (802), “product1” and “product2” are the product name values. "" Is matched, the user is selected in the dialog shown in FIG. 7 (701, 702). FIG. 7 shows an example in which “product1” is selected (703). After the value of the specific key (product name) is determined, information that is not included in the stored data is extracted from the table of FIG. 6 and stored in the buffer as information to which ungenerated data is applied (1207). “¥ 35,000” in the table of FIG. 6 corresponds to the information.

  On the other hand, there is no guarantee that the information included in the stored data is information related to the value selected in FIG. For example, the value “2004/10/01” of the attribute “release date” is included in the saved data (802) and saved as information related to the value “product1” of the specific key “product name” (604). However, it is also stored as information related to the value “product2”. That is, there is no guarantee that the value “2004/10/01” in 802 is related to “product1”, and it is uncertain whether or not this value can be adopted as information to which ungenerated content is applied. Therefore, the value of the specific key “product name” and the value of the related attribute “release date” are displayed on the screen, and the user is prompted to determine whether or not to adopt it as information to which ungenerated data is applied ( 1001), and the selection result is saved in the buffer (1208).

  The information of 1207 and 1208 is used as information to finally allocate ungenerated data (1210, 1101). On the other hand, when no information for finally applying ungenerated data is found, it is applied with related data different from the ID of the data constituting the page. In the taxation example, ID: 12 (605) is applied to ungenerated data. 901 is an example.

System Configuration. System Configuration. A data table that defines the priority of the areas that make up a page. Data editing screen. A table that stores editing data. A table that stores information related to saved data. Dialog to select a value when using a specific attribute as a key. A page composed of multiple areas. Specified data used when there is no information to allocate ungenerated data. A screen that prompts the user to select whether or not to adopt ungenerated data as information. Completed data. The flowchart regarding the process which completes non-generated data.

Claims (5)

A central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU), a memory for storing operation programs for the CPU, a display for displaying data, and a network interface for exchanging data with other devices via the network In a network system having a server device and a client device, a network for transferring data, and a database for holding a large amount of data,
A plurality of operators asynchronously operate a page composed of a plurality of areas in the client to create a page,
Storage means for storing data to be edited in a designated area in association with a keyword;
A network system comprising: a second storage unit for storing the area and a client operator in association with each other. The network system according to claim 1,
A network system comprising region information management means for defining a display priority of the region as an attribute of region information in order to determine a screen layout. In the network system according to claim 1 or 2,
A network system comprising data management means for calling data edited by an operator to all areas constituting a page with clues to an operator, an operation area, and a keyword. In the network system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Data that fills the area using attributes and values that are not included in the page among any attributes and values that are stored in association with the edited data when there is an area that does not contain data edited by the operator A network system comprising data generation means for generating The network system according to claim 3,
The data generation means includes an information determination means for prompting the operator to make a selection when an attribute that is not included in the page cannot be specified.

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