JP2008242957A - Editing processor, editing processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tabular composition editing device, a tabular composition editing method and a program, capable of reducing the operation load in editing operation of a tabular composition. <P>SOLUTION: In the editing device capable of performing editing processing of a catalog containing characters, images, a tabular composition and the like on a display screen, a CPU 11 extracts style information in editing completion of the tabular composition contained in the catalog under editing, and stores it in a style information memory 133. When an instruction for switching to an editing screen for the other catalog is input by an operator, the editing screen for the other catalog is displayed while reflecting the style information stored in the style information memory 133 to the style of a tabular composition contained in this catalog. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an editing processing apparatus, an editing processing method, and a program for performing page editing processing including a table set.

In recent years, DTP (desktop publishing) tools for editing books, catalogs, and other publications on a computer display screen and outputting them to a printer have been developed and used. In general, the DTP tool can display various objects such as tables, characters, images, and the like by assigning them to desired positions in the page and performing editing operations on the display screen (see Patent Document 1). .
Data can be shared by registering data used for page editing in a database accessible from multiple computers, accessing the database from the editing computer, and acquiring the necessary data. Systems have also been developed (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2002-318573 A JP 2002-318806 A

  For example, when producing a plurality of different catalogs for the same product using the above DTP tool, only the contents of the tables arranged in those catalogs may be different. In that case, the editing work is conventionally performed by the following method.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the flow of editing in the conventional catalog production.
As shown in FIG. 9, after manually editing one catalog A (step S101), the completed data is duplicated by copy and paste, and the table B layout position on the catalog B editing screen is displayed. The data is arranged manually (steps S102 to S103), and the data of the details of the product information is manually input by using the appearance of the catalog A, and the appearance is adjusted (steps S104 to S105).
In the display screen example of FIG. 9, when the creation of the table set 201a is completed on the catalog A editing screen 201, the operator performs a copy operation on the table set 201a to switch the catalog B editing screen 202 to be displayed. A copy 201a ′ of the catalog A table set is pasted and pasted. Further, the data for the catalog B is manually input into the pasted table set 201a ', and the appearance of the cell height, width, color, etc. is adjusted and completed. In the table set 203a of the catalog B editing screen 203, items such as “manufacturer's suggested retail price” and “provided price” are different parts from the catalog A, and editing work is necessary for this part.

  However, when editing a plurality of catalogs by the method as described above, if the contents of the information posted in the tables of each catalog are significantly different, copy and paste of the contents of the completed catalog A can be performed. There were few parts that could be diverted, and the work load on the operator was large accordingly. In addition, if the number of catalogs to be created increases, the workload is greater, and mistakes during work tend to occur.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an editing processing device, an editing processing method, and a program capable of reducing the work load in editing a table set. is there.

  In order to achieve the above object, the first invention generates a table set based on predetermined data, displays the table set, and edits the table set on the display screen. Extraction means for extracting appearance information on the display, switching display means for switching to a table set different from the table set being edited, and display of the table set displayed by switching by the switching display means An editing processing apparatus comprising: appearance reflecting means for reflecting appearance information extracted by the means.

  According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided an editing processing apparatus in which an object including any one of a table set, a character, and an image is allocated and displayed at a desired position in a page and the object can be edited on a display screen. , An extraction means for extracting appearance information about a table set included in the page being edited, a switching display means for switching to a page different from the page being edited, and a switching display means for switching. An editing processing apparatus comprising: appearance reflecting means for reflecting appearance information extracted by the extracting means in the appearance of a table set included in a page.

  1st or 3rd invention WHEREIN: It further has the management information table which arranged the merchandise information published in a some catalog for every predetermined | prescribed attribute, The said table group is produced | generated based on the merchandise information contained in the said management information table It is desirable that

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a table set is generated and displayed on the basis of predetermined data, and in the edit processing method in which the table set can be edited on the display screen, appearance information about the table set being edited is extracted. The appearance information extracted by the extraction step in the extraction step, the switching display step for switching to a table set different from the table set being edited, and the appearance of the table set displayed by the switching display step And an appearance reflecting step for reflecting the image.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an editing processing method in which an object including a table, a character, and an image is allocated and displayed at a desired position and displayed in a page, and the object being edited can be edited on a display screen. An extraction step for extracting appearance information about a table set included in the table, a switching display step for switching to a page different from the page being edited, and a table included in the page displayed by switching in the switching display step An editing processing method comprising: a style reflection step for reflecting the style information extracted by the extraction step in a style of a set.

  In the third or fourth aspect of the invention, the table set is preferably generated based on product information included in a management information table in which product information published in a plurality of catalogs is arranged for each predetermined attribute. .

  The fifth invention is a program for causing a computer to function as the editing processing device of the first or second invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an editing processing device, an editing processing method, and a program capable of reducing the workload in editing a table.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a computer that implements the editing processing apparatus 1.
As shown in FIG. 1, the editing processing apparatus 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM 13 (Random Access Memory), a storage unit 14, an input unit 15, a display unit 16, and a communication control. The unit 17 and the like are connected via the bus 18.

The CPU 11 calls and executes a program stored in the storage unit 14, the ROM 12, a recording medium or the like to the work memory area on the RAM 13, drives and controls each device connected via the bus 18, and the editing processing device 1 A table group editing process (see FIG. 7) described later is performed.
The ROM 12 is a non-volatile memory and permanently stores a computer boot program, a program such as a BIOS, data, and the like.
The RAM 13 is a volatile memory, and temporarily stores a program, data, and the like loaded from the storage unit 14, the ROM 12, a recording medium, and the like, and includes a work area used by the CPU 11 to perform various processes.

The storage unit 14 is an HDD (hard disk drive), and stores a program executed by the CPU 11, data necessary for program execution, an OS (operating system), and the like. As for the program, a control program corresponding to the OS and an application program corresponding to processing to be described later are stored.
Each of these program codes is read by the CPU 11 as necessary, transferred to the RAM 13, and executed as various means.

The input unit 15 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 computer via the input unit 15.

  The display unit 16 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 the computer in cooperation with the display device.

  The communication control unit 17 includes a communication control device, a communication port, and the like, and is a communication interface that mediates communication between the computer and the network 19. The communication control unit 17 controls communication with other computers via the network 19. The network 19 includes the Internet, an intranet, a LAN, and the like.

  The bus 18 is a path that mediates transmission / reception of control signals, data signals, and the like between the devices.

Next, a memory area formed in the RAM 13 of the editing processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a memory area formed in the RAM 13 of the editing processing apparatus 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the editing processing apparatus 1 forms a memory area for storing various data about the catalog currently being edited in the RAM 13 during a table editing process (see FIG. 7) described later. Specifically, the catalog A data memory 131 for storing design information, product information, table sets, images, texts, and other data about the catalog A, design information for the catalog B, product information, table sets, images, A catalog B data memory 132 for storing text and other data, a table A table format information memory 133 for storing format information extracted from the catalog A table set, and the like are formed.

Next, functions of the editing processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the editing processing apparatus 1.
As shown in FIG. 3, the editing processing apparatus 1 includes an editing unit 111, a format information extracting unit 112, a switching display unit 113, a format reflecting unit 114, and a database 20.

The database 20 stores and stores a management information table 22 including product information and design information of a plurality of catalogs, and objects such as table sets, images, and text data used for catalog production.
FIG. 4 is a management information table 22 stored in the database 20.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the management information table 22, product information and design information of each catalog are set for each attribute. The attributes include “ID”, “name”, “order code”, “ordering unit”, “product number”, “manufacturer suggested retail price”, “provided price”, and the like.
In the management information table 22, each piece of product information and the like published in a plurality of catalogs is set commonly or individually for each attribute.

  The database 20 may be configured to be held in the storage unit 14 of the editing processing apparatus 1 or may be configured to be accessible via the network 19 by the communication control unit 17 of the editing processing apparatus 1. When accessing via the network 19, the operator logs in by performing a predetermined operation from the editing processing device 1 to the server having the database 20 via the network 19, and acquires various data stored in the database 20. be able to.

  The editing unit 111 in FIG. 3 includes an application program for supporting catalog editing on the display screen. The editing unit 111 assigns an object such as a character, an image, or a table to a designated area in the page, and inputs the data. Processing related to support or format editing support is executed. In the present embodiment, the operator uses the editing unit 111 to perform editing processing for catalog A and catalog B.

FIG. 5 is an example of the table editing screen 30.
As shown in FIG. 5, the product information set in the management information table is displayed in each cell on the editing screen 30 in each cell, and vertical and horizontal cell dividing lines 30a are displayed. The operator expands and contracts the width and height of the column by appropriately operating the cell dividing line 30a. In the editing screen 30, editing such as changing the background color of a cell and adding or deleting ruled lines can be performed.

  The appearance information extraction unit 112 in FIG. 3 extracts appearance information about the catalog being edited. In the present embodiment, the format information about the table set arranged in the original catalog (catalog A) is extracted. The appearance information is information related to the appearance of the table, for example, information about the height, width, color, ruled line, etc. of each cell. The appearance information extracted from the original catalog is stored in the appearance information memory 133 of the RAM 13 and is used when another catalog is edited.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the extracted appearance information.
As shown in FIG. 6, the format information includes “table column width information”, “length ratio information”, “header color information”, “row height information”, “alignment information”, “indent information”, “in-table” Text information "etc. are extracted.

  The switching display unit 113 in FIG. 3 switches from the catalog editing screen currently being edited to another catalog editing screen in accordance with an operator's instruction operation. When the edit screen is switched and displayed, the management information table 22 in FIG. 4 is referred to, and among the attributes set in the management information table 22, the contents of the original catalog are reflected as they are for the common information. As for information, display information is newly generated based on the information and displayed.

  The appearance reflecting means 114 is based on the appearance information of the original catalog extracted by the appearance information extracting means 112 and the product information of another catalog set in the management information table 22 with respect to a table set of another catalog. A table set that reflects the appearance of the table set of the original catalog is generated.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the operation of the table group editing process executed in the editing processing apparatus 1 will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of table group editing processing executed by the editing processing apparatus 1.
FIG. 8 is a display example of an editing screen displayed on the display unit 16 at each stage of the table editing process.

  Here, a program for realizing each function described in the flowchart of FIG. 7 is stored in the ROM 12 or the storage unit 14 of the editing processing apparatus 1 in the form of a readable program code. Performs operations according to the code sequentially.

  Further, it is assumed that the database 20 stores a management information table 22 including character data, image data, product information, design information, and the like used for the production of the catalog A.

First, the editing processing apparatus 1 accesses the database 20 and acquires data about the catalog A. The acquired data is stored in the catalog A data memory 131 of the RAM 13 (step S1).
Next, the CPU 11 generates a table set of the catalog A from the data related to the product information among the acquired catalog A data. The generated table set is allocated and displayed at a predetermined position on the editing screen together with images and texts set in advance in the management information table 22 (step S2).

  FIG. 8A is an example of the editing screen 31 displayed in step S2. In the display area of the editing screen 31, an image 31a, texts 31b, 31d, 31e, and a table set 31c are allocated and displayed at predetermined positions. The table 31c includes “specification”, “part number”, “order code”, “reference price including tax price (tax-excluded price)”, “ordering” from the product information related to the catalog A set in the management information table 22. Data of an attribute such as “unit” is extracted, and the data is generated as a table set of a predetermined format based on preset design information.

  If there is a necessary correction on the editing screen 31, the operator performs the editing operation. In the editing operation, the editing screen 30 shown in FIG. 5 is used (step S3). For example, the work of arranging the appearance of the table set 31a is performed.

  Thereafter, when the editing operation of the catalog A is completed and the operator's operation instruction is input, the CPU 11 extracts the appearance information of the table set 31c and stores it in the appearance information memory 133 of the RAM 13 (step S4).

  Next, when editing the catalog B, the operator inputs product information for the catalog B and performs an operation for registration in the database 20 (step S5). If the product information for the catalog B is registered in advance in the database 20 before starting the table editing process, it is not necessary to newly register data in step S4.

  The operator inputs a switching display instruction from catalog A to catalog B (step S6).

  The CPU 11 displays the catalog B editing screen 32 in response to the switching display instruction. Here, the CPU 11 generates the table set 32c for the catalog B from the format information stored in the format information memory 133 of the RAM 13 and the data of the catalog B registered in the database 20 (step S7). The set 32c is reflected and displayed on the editing screen 32 (step S8).

  When the table set of the catalog B is generated in step S7, the CPU 11 does not use the design information set in advance as information relating to the appearance, but uses the appearance information extracted from the catalog A. For this reason, in the above-described step S3, the appearance editing work performed by the operator is also reflected in the table set 32c of the catalog B.

  FIG. 8B is an example of the editing screen 32 displayed in step S8. In the display area of the edit screen 32, the same image 31a and text 31b as the catalog A edit screen 31 are displayed, and a table set 32c and text 32d of the catalog B are displayed.

The table set 32c of the catalog B is common to the catalog A for the data of “specification”, “product number”, and “order code” in the product information set in the management information table 22, but the area 32e The attribute data such as “Manufacturer's suggested retail price (excluding tax)” and “Provided price including tax (excluding tax)” are extracted and generated, and contents different from those in catalog A are reflected.
Further, the appearance (column width, row height, cell color) of the table set 32c is the same as that when the editing of the catalog A is completed.

The operator edits any necessary correction on the editing screen 32 (step S9).
In the example of FIG. 8B, in the table set 32c, there is a difference in height between the “specification” item and the “part number” item, so the operator sets the height of the “specification” item to the height of other items. It is sufficient to perform an adjustment operation to align the thickness.

FIG. 8C shows the catalog B editing completion screen 33.
As shown in FIG. 8C, the catalog B displays the same image 31a and text 31b as the catalog A (FIG. 8A) and reflects the appearance of the table set 31c of the catalog A. A table set 33c in which product information for the catalog B is posted is generated and displayed.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the case where table information of one catalog is extracted and appearance information after editing is extracted and switched to the editing screen of another catalog and displayed, the original catalog is displayed. A table set for other catalogs is generated by reflecting the appearance information extracted from.
Therefore, when creating a plurality of catalogs for the same product, there is no duplication in the table appearance adjustment work, and the operator's workload is greatly reduced. As a result, editing mistakes at the time of table creation are reduced, and a catalog can be created efficiently.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example of table composition editing in catalog production is used. However, the present invention is not limited to catalogs, and can be applied to various documents and data creation such as brochures, flyers, and tickets.

  The appearance information is extracted from the catalog A when the editing is completed. The appearance information is extracted according to an instruction operation from the operator. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be automatically extracted and updated each time. Alternatively, it may be automatically extracted when the editing work is completed.

  The preferred embodiments of the editing processing apparatus 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.

Hardware configuration diagram of a computer for realizing the editing processing apparatus 1 The figure which shows the memory area formed in RAM13 of the edit processing apparatus 1. Functional block diagram of the editing processing apparatus 1 The figure which shows the management information table 22 memorize | stored in the database 20 The figure which shows an example of the table edit screen 30 The figure which shows an example of the extracted appearance information Flow chart showing the procedure of table group editing processing The figure which shows the example of a display of the edit screen displayed at each step of table group edit processing Figure showing the flow of table editing in conventional catalog production

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Edit processing apparatus 111 ... Editing means 112 ... Format information extraction means 113 ... Switching display means 114 ... Format reflection means 11 ... CPU
12 .... ROM
13 ... RAM
14 .... Storage unit 15 .... Input unit 16 .... Display unit 17 .... Communication control unit 18 ... Bus 19 ...・ ・ Network 20 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Database 22 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Management information table

Claims (7)

In an editing processing device capable of generating and displaying a table set based on predetermined data and editing the table set on a display screen,
Extraction means for extracting appearance information about the table being edited;
Switching display means for switching to a table set different from the table set being edited;
Appearance reflecting means for reflecting the appearance information extracted by the extraction means on the appearance of the table set switched and displayed by the switching display means;
An editing processing apparatus comprising: In an editing processing device that allows an object including any one of a table, a character, and an image to be arranged and displayed at a desired position and displayed in a page and edit the object on a display screen.
An extraction means for extracting appearance information about a table set included in the page being edited;
Switching display means for switching to a page different from the page being edited;
Appearance reflecting means for reflecting the appearance information extracted by the extracting means on the appearance of the tables included in the page displayed by switching by the switching display means;
An editing processing apparatus comprising: It further includes a management information table in which product information to be published in multiple catalogs is arranged for each predetermined attribute,
The editing processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the table set is generated based on product information included in the management information table. In an editing processing method in which a table set is generated and displayed based on predetermined data, and the table set can be edited on a display screen,
An extraction step for extracting appearance information about the table being edited;
A switching display step for switching to a table set different from the table set being edited;
Appearance reflecting step of reflecting the appearance information extracted by the extraction step on the appearance of the table set switched and displayed by the switching display step,
An editing processing method comprising: In an editing processing method in which an object including any of a table set, a character, and an image is allocated and displayed at a desired position and displayed in a page, and the object can be edited on a display screen.
An extraction step for extracting appearance information about a table set included in the page being edited;
A switching display step for switching to a page different from the page being edited;
Appearance reflecting step of reflecting the appearance information extracted by the extraction step on the appearance of the table set included in the page displayed by switching by the switching display step;
An editing processing method comprising:   6. The editing process according to claim 4, wherein the table set is generated based on product information included in a management information table in which product information published in a plurality of catalogs is arranged for each predetermined attribute. Method.   The program for functioning a computer as an edit processing apparatus in any one of Claim 1 to 3.

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