JP2008234538A - Medium layout support system, page layout device, program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium layout support system or the like capable of changing a display method according to the achievement situation of actual results to the page layout of a medium created in the past. <P>SOLUTION: A page layout device 103 retrieves and acquires allocation information carrying the same merchandise in the past medium layout 86 from a carried information database 302 with respect to merchandise carried in a present medium layout 66, and makes a superposed display of a mark image 52 corresponding to the actual result, a background color 53 and the allocation result of the past medium layout 86 based on actual result information display setting information 324 and merchandise actual result information 313. When a user allocates merchandise on a present layout area 61 from the past medium layout 86, the user rearranges and displays a frame allocation of the present layout area 61 based on frame information 323 corresponding to the past medium layout 86. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium layout support system using a network and linked with a product information database, and more particularly, to a performance information display function for discriminating selling products. A medium refers to a medium, a catalog, or the like.

  Conventionally, a page layout system equipped with a database suitable for editing and producing printed materials related to a large amount of product information data such as catalogs and media has been put into practical use (for example, Patent Document 1).

  Furthermore, in recent years, when media production is performed, with the widespread use of computers, it has begun to use product data included in catalogs as a database. Media production systems that are highly compatible with desktop publishing (DTP) work that can be done in collaboration with a database in a form that includes customers have been operated, and the efficiency of media production work has been improved. .

JP 2004-220548 A

When creating the page layout of the medium, the layout for the next medium creation is determined in consideration of the actual information such as how much products are actually sold when the medium is created in the past.
However, in the conventional system, the actual thing (medium, catalog) of the media created in the past and the list in which the result information is arranged are brought together and examined. For this reason, it is difficult to associate the actual medium with the actual information (finding the target product from the list, the relationship between the placement position and size of the previous layout and the actual information), which causes a decrease in work efficiency. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a medium layout support system or the like that enables a display method to be changed in accordance with the achievement status of a page layout of a medium created in the past. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the first invention has a product information database and a publication information database, and is connected to a server that operates and manages the product information database and the publication information database via a network. A page layout device comprising client terminals, wherein the product information database stores and manages product information and performance information of the product information, and the posted information database is created by the page layout device. Page allocation consisting of at least one piece of piece information associated with a piece on which a plurality of product information items related to each other are provided for each page constituting the information medium, and record information display setting information associated with the information medium A database that stores and manages information, and is designated on the page. According to the classified area, the classification area allocating means for setting the position size of the classification area as the classification information associated with the page, and the classification area according to the frame allocation in the designated classification area. A frame allocating unit that arranges at least one frame for displaying product information therein, associates the frame information corresponding to the number of frames with the classification information corresponding to the classification area, and sets the position size of the frame for each piece of frame information; Product allocation means for posting product information selected from one or more product information groups acquired from the product information database on a designated frame, and associating the selected product information with the corresponding frame information, and the information medium Performance information table for setting, as the performance information display setting information, a display method that changes depending on the color and / or shape according to the performance information of the product information to be posted Based on the setting means and the result information display setting information set by the result information display setting means, the result of superimposing and displaying the color and / or shape changing according to the corresponding result information for each product information to be posted Based on the information display means and the page allocation information of the selected information medium created in the past, the page layout of the information medium is displayed, and on the basis of the record information display setting information, Past medium layout display means for superimposing and displaying a color and / or shape that changes according to the corresponding performance information, and page allocation of past information media on which product information selected from the page layout of the current information medium is posted Based on page allocation information retrieval means for retrieving and retrieving information from the posted information database, and obtained page allocation information of information media created in the past The product information selected from the displayed page layout of the past information medium is posted on the page layout of the current information medium, and the corresponding position information is set to the same position size as that of the past information medium. And a product layout unit for associating the selected product information.

Further, it is desirable that the result information display setting means sets at least one of a result calculation formula, condition, value, background color, and mark image using the result information item as the result information display setting information.
In addition, it is preferable that the display method that changes depending on the color and / or shape changes the background color of the mark image and / or the frame.

The “product information” is composed of character information (such as specifications) of the product, material information (image information) of the product, and the like.
“Page allocation information” includes at least one classification information having a position and a size of a classification area in which a plurality of product information items related to each other for each page constituting the information medium, and a classification area associated with the classification information. Frame information having product information associated with the position and size of the frame, which is at least one placement frame.
The “information medium (medium)” specifically refers to a medium, a catalog, or the like. It does not matter whether it is printed on paper or used as digital data.
The “page” constitutes an information medium, and has a “classification area” that is a grouped area in which at least one or more items of product information related to each other are placed on the page. Each classification area has at least one or more “frames (publishing areas)” according to the frame division, and one piece of product information is posted in the “frame (publishing area)”.
The “actual information” is actual information such as the actual sales amount, the number of sales, etc. of the products posted on the media created in the past.
“Actual information display setting information” is for setting a display method that changes depending on the mark image or the background color of the frame according to the actual information of the product information to be posted. It consists of conditions, values, background colors, mark images, etc.

In the first invention, by changing the display method according to the achievement status of the past with respect to the page layout of the medium created in the past, the relationship between the past medium layout and the past information is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner. The product can be discriminated and used for the next page layout for creating the medium.
Also, in the page layout work when creating a new medium, the past layout posted from the product information selected on the layout is searched, and the achievement status of the products posted on the displayed past layout is responded Referring to the displayed information, the product information and frame layout selected from the past media layout are allocated to the current page layout to improve the efficiency of page layout work, and more effective layout arrangement and product selection are performed. It is possible to create a medium with a high sales promotion effect.

  The second invention includes a page layout device including a client terminal, a product information database that stores and manages product information, and a publication information database that stores and manages page allocation information. A server for providing the page allocation information is connected to a medium layout support system via a network, and the product information database is a database for storing and managing product information and performance information of the product information. The posted information database includes at least one piece of piece information associated with a piece of a plurality of product information related to each other, which is created by the page layout device and constitutes an information medium. Stores and manages page allocation information consisting of performance information display setting information associated with media The page layout device, according to the classification area specified on the page, a classification area allocation means for setting a position size of the classification area as the classification information associated with the page; According to the frame division in the specified classification area, at least one frame for placing product information is arranged in the classification area, and the frame information for the number of frames is associated with the classification information corresponding to the classification area. The frame allocation means for setting the position size of the frame for each frame information, and the product information selected from one or more product information groups acquired from the product information database are posted on the specified frame, and the corresponding frame Product allocation means for associating selected product information with information, and color and / or shape according to the performance information of product information to be posted for each information medium Applicable for each product information to be posted, based on the results information display setting means for setting the display method that changes more as the results information display setting information, and the results information display setting information set by the results information display setting means. The page layout of the information medium is displayed based on the result information display means for superimposing and displaying the color and / or shape that changes according to the result information to be performed, and the page allocation information of the selected information medium created in the past. A past medium layout display means for superimposing and displaying a color and / or a shape that changes according to the corresponding record information for each product information to be posted based on the record information display setting information, and a page of the current information medium Page allocation that searches and acquires the page allocation information of past information media on which product information selected from the layout is posted from the publication information database Product information selected from the displayed page layout of the past information medium based on the information search means and the acquired page allocation information of the information medium created in the past is posted on the page layout of the current information medium. And a product allocation means for setting the same position size as the frame information of the past information medium to the corresponding frame information and associating the selected item information with each other.

  The second invention is an invention relating to a medium layout support system comprising a page layout device of the first invention and a server for performing database management and providing product information and page allocation information.

A third invention is a program for causing a computer to function as the page layout apparatus of the first invention.
A fourth invention is a recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to function as the page layout apparatus of the first invention is recorded.

  The above-described program may be distributed by being held in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or the program can be transmitted / received via a communication line.

  The present invention can provide a medium layout support system or the like that enables a display method to be changed in accordance with the achievement status of results for a page layout of a medium created in the past.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a medium layout support system and the like according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to components having substantially the same functional configuration, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a medium layout support system 100 according to the present embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of a media layout support system 100. As shown in FIG. 1, the media layout support system 100 is configured by connecting a server 101, a plurality of client terminals 103, and the like via a network 109. The

  The network 109 is a network such as the Internet, a local area network (LAN), or an in-house LAN, and may be wired or wireless.

  The server 101 is a server computer or the like and has a database management unit 111. The database management unit 111 is a database engine, and performs processing corresponding to various requests such as search, reference, registration, and deletion of the product information database 301 and the publication information database 302 in response to a request from the client terminal 103.

The client terminal 103 is a personal computer, a portable terminal (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like. The client terminal 103 is a page layout device, and uses the product information database 301 of the server 101 to perform page layout and product allocation processing when producing media such as media and catalogs.
The medium is an information medium, and specifically means a product catalog, medium, plan, proposal, etc. It does not matter whether it is printed on paper or used as digital data.

  The client terminal (page layout apparatus) 103 includes a classification area allocation unit 121, a frame (posting area) allocation unit 122, a search unit 123, a product allocation unit 124, an allocation information recording unit 125, an allocation result output unit 126, and a medium production data output. Means 127, record information display setting means 131, record information display means 132, record medium display means 133, record medium search means 134, record product assignment means 135 from record medium, etc. Have

The classification area allocation unit 121 sets a classification area that is an area for each classification in which a plurality of product information items related to each other are posted on a page constituting the medium.
The frame (posting area) allocation unit 122 sets frame allocation in each classification area. The top is a posting area in which one product information is posted.
The search unit 123 issues a product information search request to the product information database 301 to the server 101 and acquires product information.
The merchandise allocation means 124 allocates the selected merchandise information to the designated frame from the merchandise information group as the search result.
The allocation information recording unit 125 registers and holds the created allocation information in the posting information database 302 via the server 101.
The allocation result output means 126 prints out the allocation result based on the allocation information.
The medium production data output means 127 outputs text data necessary for medium production from the allocation information.

The performance information display setting means 131 sets, as the performance information display setting information, a display method that changes depending on the background color and mark (icon) according to the product performance information (achievement achievement status) of the product information to be posted for each medium. .
Based on the performance information display setting information set by the performance information display setting means 131, the performance information display means 132 changes according to the corresponding product performance information (actual achievement status) for each product information to be posted. The background color and mark (icon) are displayed in a superimposed manner.
The past medium layout display means 133 displays the page layout of the information medium created in the past, and the corresponding product result information (achievement status of results) for each product information to be posted based on the result information display setting information. A background color and a mark (icon) that change in accordance with are superimposed and displayed.
The past product searching means 134 searches and acquires from the posted information database 302 allocation information of past information media on which the product information selected from the page layout of the current information medium is posted.
The product allocation means 135 from the past medium places the product information selected from the page layout of the past information medium on the page layout of the current information medium, and associates the selected product information.

  The medium layout support system 100 according to the present embodiment is realized by using WWW (World Wide Web) technology. The server 101 includes a Web server, the client terminal 103 includes a Web browser, and the server 101 and the client terminal 103. Transmits and receives data via a Web server and a Web browser, respectively.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the server 101 will be described. FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the server 101.

  The server 101 is configured by connecting a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, a media input / output unit 203, a communication control unit 204, an input unit 205, a display unit 206, a printing unit 207, and the like via a system bus 209.

  The control unit 201 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like.

The CPU calls a program stored in the storage unit 202, ROM, recording medium or the like to a work memory area on the RAM, executes it, controls the drive of each device connected via the system bus 209, and is performed by the server 101. Implement various database management processes.
The ROM is a non-volatile memory and permanently holds a computer boot program, a program such as BIOS, data, and the like.
The RAM is a volatile memory, and temporarily stores a program, data, and the like loaded from the storage unit 202, ROM, recording medium, and the like, and includes a work area used by the control unit 201 for performing various processes.

The storage unit 202 is an HDD (hard disk drive), and stores a program executed by the control unit 201, data necessary for program execution, an OS (operating system), and the like. As for programs, a control program 391 corresponding to an OS (operating system), an application program 392 corresponding to various database management processes performed by the server 101 to which the present computer is applied, and the like are stored.
Each of these program codes is read by the control unit 201 as necessary, transferred to the RAM, read by the CPU, and executed as various means.

  The media input / output unit 203 (drive device) performs data input / output, for example, floppy disk drive, PD drive, CD drive (-ROM, -R, -RW, etc.), DVD drive (-ROM, -R, etc.) -RW etc.) and media input / output devices such as MO drives.

  The communication control unit 204 includes a communication control device, a communication port, and the like, and is a communication interface that mediates communication between the server 101 and the network 109. Communication control between the server 101 and the client terminal 103 is performed via the network 109. I do.

The input unit 205 inputs data and includes, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, and an input device such as a numeric keypad.
An operation instruction, an operation instruction, data input, and the like can be performed on the server 101 via the input unit 205.

  The display unit 206 includes a display device such as a CRT monitor and a liquid crystal panel, and a logic circuit (such as a video adapter) for realizing a video function of a computer in cooperation with the display device.

A printing unit 207 is a printer and performs print output processing.
The system bus 209 is a path that mediates transmission / reception of control signals, data signals, and the like between the devices.

  Next, information stored in the storage unit 202 of the server 101 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating information stored in the storage unit 202.

  In the storage unit 202, a plurality of product information databases 301, a publication information database 302, a control program 391, an application program 392, and the like are stored.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the data structures of the product information database 301 and the publication database 302.
As shown in FIG. 4, the product information database 301 includes a plurality of product information 310 and a plurality of product result information 313. Note that a plurality of product information databases 301 managed by the server 101 may exist as necessary.

The product information 310 includes a product information ID, product specification information 311 (character information), product material information 312 (image information), and the like.
The product performance information 313 is associated with the product information 310 and includes sales performance information and the like.

  The data configuration of the product information database 301 is not limited to this configuration.

The posting information database 302 includes allocation information 320 created by the client terminal (page layout apparatus) 103.
The allocation information 320 is page layout information for each page 21 constituting a medium such as a medium, and includes medium information 321, at least one classification information 322, at least one piece of frame information 323, performance information display setting information 324, and the like. .

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of page layout information.
As shown in FIG. 5, the page layout information to be created manages data in a hierarchical structure of pages 21, classification areas 22, and frames (posting areas) 23.
The page 21 constitutes a medium (information medium), and has a classification area 21 that is a grouped area on which at least one or more items of product information related to each other are posted. Each classification area 22 has at least one or more frames (publishing areas) 23 according to the frame division, and one piece of product information 310 is posted in the frames (publishing areas) 23.

  The medium information 321 includes a medium ID, a medium name, a size, a publication date, and the like.

  The classification information 322 is position size information of the classification area 22 in which a plurality of pieces of product information 310 (product value set information such as specification information 311 and material information 312) are associated with each other, and is at least one associated with the medium information 321. It consists of the above classification information 322. The classification information 322 includes a medium ID, a classification ID, a classification area size, classification area position information (for example, a classification area lower left coordinate, a classification area coordinate upper right coordinate), and the like.

  The frame information 323 is position size information of a frame (posting region) 23 allocated in each classification region 22 and product information ID to be posted, and includes at least one piece of frame information 323 associated with the classification information 322. The frame information 323 includes a classification ID, a frame ID, a frame size, frame position information (for example, a frame lower left coordinate, a frame coordinate upper right coordinate), a product information ID to be posted, a responsible user information ID, and the like.

The performance information display setting information 324 indicates a display method that changes depending on the background color and the mark image in accordance with the product performance information (achievement achievement status) of the product information to be posted, is associated with the medium information 321, and is associated with the medium ID and the performance information. It consists of information such as display setting ID, mark image 52, background color 52, performance information calculation formula 54, condition 55, value 56, and the like. The mark image 52 is an image displayed as a mark, for example, a star. The background color 52 is the background color of the frame that is the placement frame. The performance information calculation formula 54 is a calculation formula using the items of the product performance information 313, and is, for example, ““ sales target ”/“ sales performance ”× 100”. The condition 55 is =,> =, <=,>, <, etc. with respect to the performance information calculation formula 54. A value 56 is a threshold value for the record information calculation formula 54 and the condition 55. For example, as the result information display setting, “if“ Sales target ”/“ Sales result ”× 100> = 90, mark: star, frame background color: red” is set.
The data structure of the posting information database 302 is not limited to this structure.

The control program 391 is a program that drives and controls each component of the server 101, and corresponds to an OS (operating system).
The application program 392 is an executable program corresponding to the data management unit 111 performed by the server 101.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the client terminal (page layout apparatus) 103 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a hardware configuration diagram of the client terminal 103.

The client terminal 103 is connected to a control unit 401, a storage unit 402, a communication control unit 403, a media input / output unit 404, an input unit 405, a display unit 406, a printing unit 407, and the like via a system bus 409.
The hardware configuration of the client terminal 103 is the same as that of the server 101 described above with reference to FIG.

  Note that the storage unit 402 corresponds to a process described later by a control program 391 corresponding to an OS (operating system) and a client terminal (page layout apparatus) 103 to which the computer is applied (FIG. 7, FIG. 7). 8) Executable program, classification area allocation means 121, frame (posting area) allocation means 122, search request means 123, product allocation means 124, allocation information recording means 125, allocation result output means 126, medium production data A page layout processing program corresponding to the output means 127, the result information display setting means 131, the result information display means 132, the past medium layout display means 133, the product search means 134 in the past medium, the product allocation means 135 from the past medium, etc. is there. Each of these program codes is read by the control unit 401 as necessary, transferred to the RAM, read by the CPU, and executed as various means.

  Next, the results information display setting unit 131, the result information display unit 132, the past medium layout display unit 133, the product search unit 134 in the past medium, and the product allocation unit 135 from the past medium, which are characteristic points of the present invention. The processing operation of the page layout process accompanied by the display of performance information of the client terminal (page layout apparatus) 103 corresponding to the above will be described.

A page layout processing program, which is an application program 392, is installed in the storage unit 402 of the client terminal 103, and the following page layout processing (classification area allocation unit 121, frame (posting area) allocation unit 122, Search request means 123, product assignment means 124, assignment information recording means 125, assignment result output means 126, medium production data output means 127, results information display setting means 131, results information display means 132, past medium layout display means 133, past The medium product search means 134, the product allocation means 135 from the past medium, and the like are performed by the control unit 401 of the client 103.
A database management program that is an application program 392 is installed in the storage unit 202 of the server 101. The following processing of the server 101 is performed by the control unit 201 of the server 101 according to the control of this database management program.

First, a processing procedure of medium result information display setting processing will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the processing procedure of the medium record information display setting process.
FIG. 11 is a screen transition diagram from login to performance information display setting processing.

  The control unit 401 of the client terminal (page layout apparatus) 103 accesses the server 101 and makes a login request to the database (step S701).

  For example, a predetermined URL of the server 101 is designated from the client terminal 103 to access the server 101, and the control unit 201 of the server 101 transmits login screen data to the client terminal 103. The control unit 401 of the client terminal 103 transmits the input user ID, password, and server name to the server 101 according to the login screen 30.

  The control unit 201 of the server 101 performs user authentication from the received user ID, password, and the like, and when the user authentication is correct, sets and connects the product information database 301 and the publication information database 302 corresponding to the specified server name. (Step S702).

The control unit 401 of the client terminal 103 displays the medium layout list screen 40 based on the medium information 321 of the posting information database 302 (step S703).
The medium layout list screen 40 includes a medium layout list 42 including medium layout information 43 and a “result information display setting” button 41. The medium layout list 42 includes one or a plurality of medium layout information 43. The medium layout information 43 includes information such as an item, a medium name, an issue number, and a creation date. By clicking the “result information display setting” button 41, the result information display setting screen 50 is displayed on a separate screen.
The user selects the medium layout information 43 and clicks the “result information display setting” button 41 (step S704).

The control unit 401 displays the result information display setting screen 50 (step S705).
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a performance information display setting screen 50.
As shown in FIG. 12, the result information display setting screen 50 includes an input field such as a mark image 52 for setting the result information display setting information 324, a background color 53, a result information calculation formula 54, a condition 55, a value 56, and the like. The button includes a “add condition” button 57, a “condition delete” button 58, a “setting” button 59, and the like. As the mark image 52, an image to be displayed as a mark is set, and an image can be selected by “reference”. The background color 52 is the background color of the frame that is the posting frame, and a color to be displayed is selected from the color palette. The performance information calculation formula 54 is a calculation formula using the items of the product performance information 313, and is, for example, ““ sales target ”/“ sales performance ”× 100” and represents the achievement rate of the performance. The condition 55 is =,> =, <=,>, <, etc. with respect to the performance information calculation formula 54. A value 56 is a condition value for the record information calculation formula 54 and the condition 55. For example, when “sales target” / “sales record” × 100> = 90 (when the achievement rate is 90% or more), the mark is set to be displayed with a yellow star and the background color of the frame is set to red. The “setting” button 59 is used to register the input result information display setting item.

In order to display the result information, the user designates the mark image 52, the background color 53, the result information calculation formula 54, the condition 55, and the value 56, and clicks the “set” button 59 (step S706).
The control unit 401 generates record information display setting information 324 associated with the medium information 321 including item information such as the specified mark image 52, background color 53, record information calculation formula 54, condition 55, value 56, and the like ( Step S707).

The control unit 401 issues a request for registering the record information display setting information 324 to the posting information database 302 to the server 101 (step S708).
The control unit 201 of the server 101 registers and holds the received record information display setting information 324 on the posting information database 302 (step S709).

Next, a past media layout display process selected from the past media layout list will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for displaying the past medium layout selected from the past medium layout list.
FIG. 13 is a screen transition diagram of the past media layout display selected from the past media layout list.

  The control unit 401 of the client terminal (page layout apparatus) 103 displays the layout screen 60 (step S801).

On the layout screen 60, a current layout area 61, a medium layout list 62, a posting list 64, a medium tree 65, a menu bar 67, and the like are displayed.
The current layout area 61 is an area for performing layout work, and displays a medium layout 66 that is currently being created.
The medium layout list 62 displays a list of medium layout information 63 indicating the medium information included in the folder selected from the medium tree 65.
The posting list 64 includes frame information records indicating product information IDs, frame sizes, and the like arranged in the frame (posting area) 23 of the page 21 displayed in the layout area 61.
The medium tree 65 represents a tree structure of the medium based on the medium information 321.
The menu bar 67 is an interface for calling a menu for performing various operations of the page layout device 103. For example, when searching for the merchandise information database 301, pull down “search” in the menu bar 67 to call a search dialog.

The past medium layout list screen 70 is displayed from the menu bar 67 (step S802).
The user selects the desired past medium layout information 73 from the past medium layout list 72 on the past medium layout list screen 70, and clicks the “select” button 71 (step S803).
The control unit 401 issues a request to read out the medium allocation information 320 corresponding to the selected past medium layout information 72, the product information 310 in the product information database 301, and the product performance information 313 (step S804).

  The control unit 201 of the server 101 extracts and transmits the allocation information 320 of the selected medium from the posting information database 302 (step S805), and the product information 310 and the product result information 313 of the selected medium from the product information database 301. Is extracted and transmitted (step S806).

The control unit 401 of the client terminal (page layout apparatus) 103 performs page setting, frame setting, and allocation of product information to be posted based on the acquired allocation information 320 and product information 310 (step S807).
The control unit 401 uses the product record information 324 associated with each product information 310 to be posted on each frame 23 based on the acquired record information display setting information 324 and the product record information 313 to obtain the record information calculation formula 54. The mark image 52 and the background color 53 corresponding to the conditions satisfied from the calculation result are set and assigned to the frame 23 (step S808).
The control unit 401 superimposes and displays the set past media layout assignment result and the mark image 52 and the background color 53 of the frame 23 according to the actual result, and displays the past layout screen 80 on a separate screen (step S809). .
As shown in FIG. 13, in the layout area (past) 81 of the past layout screen 80, a past medium layout 86 in which the mark image 52 and the background color 53 of the frame 23 corresponding to the results are displayed. .

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, FIG. 10, and FIG. 14, a processing procedure for searching for products from the past media layout 86 and assigning products from the past media layout 86 to the current media layout 66 will be described. .
FIGS. 9 and 10 are flowcharts showing a processing procedure for searching for a product from the past media layout 86 and allocating a product from the past media layout 86 to the current media layout 66.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating product search from the past media layout 86 and allocation of products from the past media layout 86 to the current media layout 66.

The control unit 401 of the client terminal (page layout apparatus) 103 temporarily allocates a product to be placed on the frame 23 in the current layout area 61 (step S901).
The control unit 401 issues a search request for the product information 310 published in the past medium layout 86 to the publication information database 302 to the server 101 by right-clicking the user and clicking the “search” button. (Step S902).

The control unit 201 of the server 101 extracts the allocation information 320 on which the product information 310 is posted from the posting information database 302 and transmits it (step S903).
The control unit 201 of the server 101 extracts the product result information 313 of the product information 310 from the product information database 301 and transmits it (step S904).

The control unit 401 of the client terminal (page layout apparatus) 103 performs page setting, frame setting, and allocation of product information to be posted based on the acquired allocation information 320 and product information 310 (step S905).
The control unit 401 uses the actual product information 324 associated with each product information 310 to be posted on each frame 23 based on the acquired actual information display setting information 324 and the actual product information 313. Is used to calculate the actual result, and the mark image 52 and the background color 53 corresponding to the conditions satisfied from the calculation result are set in the frame 23 (step S906).
The control unit 401 superimposes and displays the allocation result of the past medium layout 86 set in the past layout area 81 on another screen, and the mark image 52 and the background color 53 of the frame 23 corresponding to the actual result (step S907).

The user allocates products from the past medium layout 86 onto the current layout area 61 by drag and drop (step S1001).
The control unit 401 rearranges the frame layout of the current layout area 61 based on the corresponding frame information 323 of the past medium layout 86 (step S1002). That is, the control unit 401 resets the frame size and the frame position information of the frame information 323 of the searched product in the past medium layout 86 to the frame information 323 of the current medium layout 66.
The control unit 401 displays the allocation result in the current medium layout area 61 (step S1003).

The control unit 401 issues a registration / holding request to the server 101 for the allocation information 320 of the created medium layout 66 in the posting information database 302 (step S1004).
The control unit 201 of the server 201 registers and holds the allocation information 320 in the posting information database 302 (step S1005).

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the page layout apparatus 103 connected to the server 101 having the product information database 301 and the posting information database 302 that stores and manages the allocation information 320 for each page of the medium. Is set for each medium, the result information display setting means 131 for setting the display method that changes according to the mark image 52 and the background color 53 as the result information display setting information 324 according to the product result information 313 of the product information to be posted. Based on the actual result information display setting information 324, for each product information 310 to be posted, the actual result information display that superimposes the mark image 52 and the background color 53 that change according to the corresponding actual product result information (achievement status of the actual result). The means 132 and the media layout 86 created in the past are displayed and displayed on the basis of the record information display setting information 324. Each pasted product information 310 includes past medium layout display means 133 that superimposes and displays the mark image 52 and the background color 53 in accordance with the corresponding product result information 313, and product information 310 selected from the current medium layout. The past medium allocation information 320 is retrieved from the posted information database 302, and the past medium product search means 134 for retrieving and acquiring the past medium layout information 86 is selected from the past medium layout 86 as the current medium layout 66. A page layout process that changes the display method according to the achievement status of the results.

This makes it easy to understand the relationship between past media layout and results information by changing the display method according to the achievement status of the media page layout created in the past. Can be used for the next page layout for media creation.
In the page layout work when creating a new medium, the past layout posted from the product information selected on the layout is searched, and the display according to the achievement status of the products posted on the displayed past layout Referring to the above, product information and frame layout selected from past media layouts can be allocated to the current page layout to improve the efficiency of page layout work, and more effective layout layout and product selection can be performed. This makes it possible to create a medium with a high sales promotion effect.

  In this embodiment, the server 101 has a database management unit 111, a product information database 301, a publication information database 302, and the like, and a client terminal (page layout device) 103 has a classification area allocation unit 121 and a frame (posting). Area) assignment means 122, search request means 123, product assignment means 124, assignment information recording means 125, assignment result output means 126, medium production data output means 127, result information display setting means 131, result information display means 132, past medium The layout display unit 133, the product search unit 134 in the past medium, the product allocation unit 135 from the past medium, and the like, start the page layout program which is an executable program, and execute the database management unit 111 on the server 101 side. Through the product information database 301 and While accessing the broadcast database 302, performs the page layout process, the server 101 side, equipped with a page layout program, access the page layout means as an application server 101 from the client terminal 103, may be activated.

  Note that the program for performing the processes shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 and the like may be distributed by being held on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or the program can be transmitted and received via a communication line.

  The preferred embodiments of the medium layout support system and the like according to the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

The figure which shows schematic structure of the medium layout assistance system 100 which concerns on this Embodiment. Hardware configuration diagram of server 101 The figure which shows the information which the memory | storage part 202 hold | maintains The figure which shows the data structure of the merchandise information database 301 and the publication information database 302 Diagram showing the data structure of page layout information Hardware configuration diagram of client terminal (page layout apparatus) 103 The flowchart which shows the processing procedure of the performance information display setting of a medium The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the display process of the past media layout selected from the past media layout list. The flowchart which shows the process sequence which allocates the merchandise search from the past media layout 86, and the allocation of the merchandise from the past media layout 86 to the current media layout 66. The flowchart which shows the process sequence which allocates the merchandise search from the past media layout 86, and the allocation of the merchandise from the past media layout 86 to the current media layout 66. Screen transition diagram from login to results information display setting process The figure which shows the performance information display setting screen 50 Screen transition diagram of past media layout display selected from past media layout list The figure which shows the product search from the past media layout 86, and allocation of the product from the past media layout 86 to the current media layout 66

Explanation of symbols

100... Media layout support system 101... Server 103... Client terminal (page layout device)
109 ......... Network 111 ......... Database management means 121 ......... Classification area assignment means 122 ......... Frame assignment means 123 ......... Search means 124 ......... Product assignment means 125 ......... Assignment information recording means 126 ... ...... Allocation result output means 127... Media production data output means 131... Performance information display setting means 132... Performance information display means 133... Past media layout display means 134. Retrieval means 135... Product allocation means 201, 401... Control section 202, 402 ... Storage section 301 ... Product information database 302 ... Post information database 310 ... Product information 313 ……… Product result information 320 ……… Allocation information 321 ……… Media information 322 ……… Classification information 323 ……… Frame Broadcast 324 ......... past record information display configuration information 21 ......... page 22 ......... classification region 23 ......... frames (publishing area)
52 ......... Mark image 53 ......... Background color 54 ......... Result information calculation formula 55 ......... Conditions

Claims (11)

A page layout device including a product information database and a publication information database, connected to a server that operates and manages the product information database and the publication information database via a network, and includes a client terminal,
The product information database is a database for storing and managing product information and performance information of the product information,
The posted information database includes at least one piece of piece information created by the page layout device and associated with pieces of pieces of product information related to each other that constitute the information medium, and the information medium. It is a database for storing and managing page allocation information consisting of associated performance information display setting information,
According to a classification area designated on the page, a classification area allocation means for setting a position size of the classification area as the classification information associated with the page;
According to the frame division in the specified classification area, at least one frame for placing product information is arranged in the classification area, and the frame information for the number of frames is associated with the classification information corresponding to the classification area. Frame allocation means for setting the position size of the frame for each frame information;
Product allocation means for posting product information selected from one or more product information groups acquired from the product information database on a designated frame, and associating the selected product information with the corresponding frame information;
Performance information display setting means for setting, as the performance information display setting information, a display method that changes depending on the color and / or shape according to the performance information of product information to be posted for each information medium;
Based on the performance information display setting information set by the performance information display setting means, performance information display means for superimposing and displaying a color and / or shape that changes according to the corresponding performance information for each product information to be posted ,
Based on the page allocation information of the selected information medium created in the past, the page layout of the information medium is displayed. Based on the record information display setting information, the corresponding record information Past medium layout display means for superimposing and displaying a color and / or shape that changes according to
Page allocation information search means for searching and acquiring the page allocation information of the past information medium in which the product information selected from the page layout of the current information medium is posted from the posting information database;
Based on the acquired page allocation information of the information medium created in the past, the product information selected from the displayed page layout of the past information medium is posted on the page layout of the current information medium, and the corresponding A product allocation means for setting the same position size as the frame information of the past information medium in the information and associating the selected product information;
A page layout apparatus comprising: The performance information display setting means sets at least one of a performance calculation formula, condition, value, background color, and mark image using the performance information item as the performance information display setting information. The page layout apparatus according to 1. The page layout apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display method that changes according to the color and / or shape changes a background color of the mark image and / or the frame. A search means for accepting the input search condition and searching for and acquiring product information from the product information database;
The page layout apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: Registration means for registering and holding the created page allocation information in the posting information database;
The page layout apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: An allocation result output means for printing out an allocation result in which product information associated with each piece of frame information is arranged at the position size of the frame information based on the created page allocation information;
The page layout apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: Medium production data output means for outputting data necessary for production of the information medium from the created page allocation information;
The page layout apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: The product information is
The page layout apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the page layout apparatus is character information that is spec data of a product and / or material information that is image data of the product. A server that includes a page layout device including a client terminal, a product information database that stores and manages product information, and a publication information database that stores and manages page allocation information, and provides the product information and the page allocation information Is a media layout support system connected through a network,
The product information database is a database for storing and managing product information and performance information of the product information,
The posted information database includes at least one piece of piece information created by the page layout device and associated with pieces of pieces of product information related to each other that constitute the information medium, and the information medium. It is a database for storing and managing page allocation information consisting of associated performance information display setting information,
The page layout device includes:
According to a classification area designated on the page, a classification area allocation means for setting a position size of the classification area as the classification information associated with the page;
According to the frame division in the specified classification area, at least one frame for placing product information is arranged in the classification area, and the frame information for the number of frames is associated with the classification information corresponding to the classification area. Frame allocation means for setting the position size of the frame for each frame information;
Product allocation means for posting product information selected from one or more product information groups acquired from the product information database on a designated frame, and associating the selected product information with the corresponding frame information;
Performance information display setting means for setting, as the performance information display setting information, a display method that changes depending on the color and / or shape according to the performance information of product information to be posted for each information medium;
Based on the performance information display setting information set by the performance information display setting means, performance information display means for superimposing and displaying a color and / or shape that changes according to the corresponding performance information for each product information to be posted ,
Based on the page allocation information of the selected information medium created in the past, the page layout of the information medium is displayed. Based on the record information display setting information, the corresponding record information Past medium layout display means for superimposing and displaying a color and / or shape that changes according to
Page allocation information search means for searching and acquiring the page allocation information of the past information medium in which the product information selected from the page layout of the current information medium is posted from the posting information database;
Based on the acquired page allocation information of the information medium created in the past, the product information selected from the displayed page layout of the past information medium is posted on the page layout of the current information medium, and the corresponding A product allocation means for setting the same position size as the frame information of the past information medium in the information and associating the selected product information;
A medium layout support system comprising: A program that causes a computer to function as the page layout apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8. 9. A recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to function as the page layout apparatus according to claim 1 is recorded.

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