JP2008299571A - Home page creation device, its home page creation program, and home page creation method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To create a page with desired configurations by a simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: A home page creation device 1 forms a block in the region of a portion of a page composing a home page, and constructs a page by combining a plurality of blocks. A block edition part 162 is provided with a content edition function for accepting the edition of content to be displayed in the block; a layout selection function for accepting the selection of the layout of content to be displayed in the block; and a design selection function for accepting the selection of the design of content displayed in the block. That is, the designation information of the accepted content, the instruction information of the layout, and the instruction information of the design are associated with each block by a block edition part 162, and managed in the block data region of a data memory 15. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a homepage creation apparatus that supports creation of a homepage, a homepage creation program, and a homepage creation method.

  Conventionally, application software (program) that allows a user to easily create a homepage with a personal computer has been put into practical use. Hereinafter, a state in which this application software is installed in a personal computer and the software is started to enable creation of a homepage is referred to as a homepage creation device.

  As is well known, the home page is created in the HTML (HyperText Markup Language) format. The HTML file is a text format file, and can use a reserved word called a tag to format the text, specify the storage location of the image file, and describe the link destination of the file. However, in order to create the desired page using the method described directly in HTML, it is necessary to understand the original description rules of HTML and use various tags properly, and specialized knowledge is required. It was difficult for a user to create a home page.

  Therefore, in the conventional homepage creation device, the user is presented with a plurality of types of templates on which various screens of the page are formed and selected, and the content, design, and layout that the user designates and inputs according to the presented templates are automatically selected. The HTML file is converted to an HTML file, and even a user who does not have specialized knowledge can visually create a homepage via a GUI (Graphical User Interface) (for example, patents). See reference 1.)

  By the way, in recent years, even general users have come to demand a more sophisticated configuration of the home page. For this reason, the homepage creation apparatus also has a wide variety of page layouts and design variations in templates and incorporates various editing functions for individual elements so that it can respond to various requests of users. However, as a result of such diversification and multi-functionality, a large number of function-specific operation buttons are arranged around the editing screen, etc., or a number of functions can be selected and operated from one button operation by a pull-down method. As a result, there is a problem that it is difficult to understand an operation for executing a desired editing function. Further, even in individual editing, the editing function linkage processing is not sufficient, for example, the layout is broken as a result of editing, and this increases the difficulty of creation work.

JP 2003-141103 A

As described above, the conventional homepage creation apparatus has a problem that it is difficult for general users to understand the selection operation for each function, and complicate work is required if the user wants to create the page configuration as desired.
The present invention has been made paying attention to the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a homepage creation apparatus, a homepage creation program, and a homepage creation method capable of creating a page having a desired configuration with a simple operation. There is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, a homepage creation apparatus, a homepage creation program, and a homepage creation method according to the present invention include block forming means for forming a block in a partial area of a page constituting the homepage, and displaying the block on the block. Content designation accepting means for accepting designation of content, layout instruction accepting means for accepting an instruction for layout of content displayed in the block, design instruction accepting means for accepting an instruction for design of content displayed in the block, Management means for managing content designation information, layout instruction information, and design instruction information in association with the block, content designation information corresponding to the block formed on the page from the management means, layout information Reading indicates information, and instruction information designed, respectively, characterized by comprising a generating means for generating the page data based on each information read.

  According to the above configuration, since the user only needs to perform operations in units of blocks formed in a partial area of the page, the operability can be unified, and the operation is more complicated than in the case of editing in units of pages. There is nothing. Further, even when a page having a complicated configuration is created, it can be created by a simple operation by simply combining blocks having different layouts or designs.

The present invention is also characterized by having the following various configurations.
The first configuration further includes design change instruction accepting means for accepting a design change instruction corresponding to the plurality of blocks on a page basis when a plurality of the blocks are formed on the page, and the managing means Changes the design instruction information corresponding to each block formed on the page based on the received change instruction.

  According to the first configuration, the design of a plurality of blocks formed on a page can be changed at once. With this configuration, operability can be further improved, and a unified design can be immediately reflected on the entire page.

The second configuration further includes a layout pattern storage unit that preliminarily stores a layout pattern of the block, and the layout instruction unit accepts a layout pattern selection instruction stored in the storage unit. .
According to the second configuration, for example, a plurality of layout patterns are stored for each category such as articles, sidebars, indexes, menus, and the like, and the user is allowed to select these layout patterns during block editing. In this way, it is possible to instruct the layout of the block with a simpler operation.

The third configuration further includes a design pattern storage unit that stores in advance a design pattern of the block, and the design instruction unit receives a design pattern selection instruction stored in the storage unit. .
According to the third configuration, for example, a plurality of design patterns such as block background color and text font designation are stored, and the user is allowed to select these design patterns when editing the block. In this way, it is possible to instruct the design of the block with a simpler operation.

  The fourth configuration further includes a sharing instruction means for receiving a sharing instruction for sharing the content, layout, and design of the formed blocks when the block includes a plurality of the blocks, and the management The means is characterized in that the managed content specification information, layout instruction information, and design instruction information are shared between the blocks based on the received sharing instruction.

  According to the 4th structure, it becomes possible to form the block of the same display content easily. Further, since only a change operation is performed for one block that is set to be shared, the change is reflected in all the shared blocks. Therefore, an update operation for each block becomes unnecessary, and block management becomes easy.

  In short, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a homepage creation apparatus, a homepage creation program, and a homepage creation method capable of creating a page having a desired configuration with a simple operation.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of a homepage creation apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the website of the website created by the website creating apparatus 1.

  First, the configuration of a homepage created by the homepage creation apparatus 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the site is composed of a plurality of corners. A corner classifies pages according to a theme. For example, in the case of a travel journal site, a corner can be created for each destination. Each page belongs to one of the corners. The pages are divided in advance into a plurality of areas (hereinafter referred to as areas) representing standard page configurations. An area has any attribute (hereinafter referred to as an area type) such as a header, main, side, and footer. In the homepage creation apparatus 1, a block is created by arranging blocks each specifying various contents in each area. The block includes three editing elements: content composed of text, images, and the like, and layout and design of the content.

  Now, as shown in FIG. 1, the homepage creation apparatus 1 is realized by a personal computer, for example. Specifically, a central processing unit (CPU) 11 such as a microprocessor is provided. An input / output interface (input / output I / F) 12, a data memory 15, and a program memory 16 are connected to the CPU 11 via a bus. An input device 13 such as a mouse or a keyboard and a display device 14 such as a liquid crystal display are connected to the input / output I / F 12, respectively. The input / output I / F 12 performs processing for receiving user operation information input from the input device 13 and processing for outputting screen data created by each program to the display device 14 under the control of the CPU 11.

  The data memory 15 uses, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a hard disk as storage media. The data memory 15 includes a site data area 151, a block data area 152, a layout pattern area 153, a design pattern area 154, and a content area 155. In the site data area 151, information set for each of the site, corner, and page is stored. The block data area 152 stores editing data (layout / design / content / shared information) of each block formed on the page. In the layout pattern area 153, the layout pattern of the content included in the block is stored in advance. As layout patterns, for example, articles, indexes, photo centers, columns, albums, and the like are prepared. In the design pattern area 154, the design pattern of the content included in the block is stored in advance. The design pattern is composed of a combination of background color, character font, color, and the like. The content area 155 stores contents such as text data, images, tables, links, and moving images that are materials to be displayed in the block.

The program memory 16 stores a site editing unit 161, a block editing unit 162, a page data generation unit 163, and a pattern update unit 164 as control programs according to the present invention.
The site editing unit 161 has an editing function for sites, corners, and pages. The block editing unit 162 has basic functions such as block addition, deletion, duplication, and position change, and a block editing function. The block editing functions include content editing, layout pattern selection, design pattern selection, design customization, and block sharing settings (shared / not / released). The content editing function includes, for example, processing such as combining a text input from the input device 13 with an image, a table, a link, a moving image, or the like stored in the content area 155. The page data generation unit 163 generates page data such as an HTML file based on the block data stored in the block data area 152 of the data memory 15. The pattern update unit 164 has a function of updating patterns stored in the layout pattern region 153 and the design pattern region 154, respectively.

Next, a procedure for creating a homepage using the homepage creation apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for an input operation at the time of homepage creation in the homepage creation apparatus 1.
When the user receives a request for creating a new site, the site is created (step S3a), and the site editing unit 161 adds a corner to the created site (step S3b). A theme is set in the corner according to a user instruction. Further, a page having a configuration according to the added corner theme is added (step S3c), and a block is generated in each area within the page (step S3d).

  When the user receives a block editing request, the block editing unit 162 receives an editing operation for the requested block, and stores the editing content for the block in the block data area 152 of the data memory 15 (step S3e). When the editing operation for each block generated in the page is completed, the editing data of each block in the page is read from the block data area 152 and the page data generation unit 163 generates page data such as an HTML file ( Step S3f).

  Here, the operation of the block editing unit 162, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure and contents of block editing processing in the homepage creation apparatus 1. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing data management in the block editing process of the homepage creation apparatus 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a site editing screen displayed by the homepage creation apparatus 1. The user performs various edits for each page in the site via the site edit screen displayed on the display device 14.

  Prior to the description of FIG. 4, it is assumed that the user selects one block from the page displayed on the site editing screen and presses an “edit” button displayed in the selected block. When an edit request for the selected block is received by this operation, the block editing unit 162 is executed to display the block edit screen, and reception of an edit operation (layout / design / content / share) for this block is started (step S4a). . FIG. 7 shows an example of a block edit screen displayed during content editing.

(1) Content editing process
When a content editing request is received from the user (step S4b), a block editing screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed (step S4c). On this screen, a content selection operation is accepted (step S4d). For example, in FIG. 7, when the user selects “image” from the parts list when inputting text, “image part setting” is displayed in the editing screen, and an image stored in advance in the content area 155 of the data memory 15 is presented. To select the display target image. Also, at this time, a specification such as the size of the selected image or text wrapping is accepted.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the content of the selected and designated content is stored as content designation information in the block data area 152 in association with this block (step S4e). Based on the stored content designation information, the content is read from the content area 155 (step S4f), and the content display of the block on the site editing screen is updated (step S4v).

(2) Layout editing process
When a layout editing request is received from the user (step S4g), a block editing screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed (step S4h). On this screen, a layout pattern stored in advance in the layout pattern area 153 of the data memory 15 is presented, and a content layout selection operation is accepted (step S4i). For example, in FIG. 8, when the block layout menu is selected, a layout pattern corresponding to the area to which the block belongs and the category of the block is displayed in a pop-up together with a thumbnail.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the selected layout pattern is stored as layout instruction information in the block data area 152 in association with this block (step S4j). Based on the stored layout instruction information, a layout pattern is read from the layout pattern area 153 (step S4k), and the layout display of the content of the block on the site editing screen is updated (step S4v).

(3) About the design editing process
When a design editing request is received from the user (step S41), a block editing screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed (step S4m). On this screen, a design pattern stored in advance in the design pattern area 154 of the data memory 15 is presented, and a content design selection operation is accepted (step S4n). For example, in FIG. 8, when a menu such as block design color or background color is selected, a design pattern corresponding to the area to which the block belongs and the category of the block is displayed in a pop-up together with a thumbnail.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 11 stores the selected design pattern as design instruction information in the block data area 152 in association with this block (step S4o). Based on the stored design instruction information, a design pattern is read from the design pattern area 154 (step S4p), and the design display of the content of the block on the site editing screen is updated (step S4v).

(4) Sharing setting process
When a sharing setting request is received from the user (step S4q), for example, a block editing screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed (step S4r). In this screen, the sharing setting operation for this block is accepted (step S4s). In FIG. 9, when the user sets the start of block sharing, “Share” is selected from the sharing setting, and a block name for identifying the block is input. Here, the input block name is added to “original”. On the other hand, in order to share the block with another block already shared, the block name of the block to be shared is selected from “original”.

  Then, the set sharing setting content is stored as sharing instruction information in the block data area 152 in association with this block (step S4t). The block data shared based on the stored sharing instruction information is read from the block data area 152 (step S4u), and the display of the block on the site editing screen is updated (step S4v). Various editing operations are repeatedly performed until an end instruction is received for the selected block (step S4w). FIG. 5 shows an image in which the block 103 is shared between the page 100 and the page 200.

(5) Other Editing Processing As shown in FIG. 5, it is possible to instruct the design pattern change for the blocks 101 to 104 formed on the page 100 in a lump. When this instruction is received, the design instruction information corresponding to each of the blocks 101 to 104 stored in the block data area 152 may be updated to the changed design instruction information. In addition to the page unit, the design may be changed in a batch at the corner or site unit.

  Further, the pattern update unit 164 receives an update of the layout pattern in the layout pattern area 153 or the design pattern in the design pattern area 154 under the control of the CPU 11. The pattern update unit 164 can register a design pattern customized by the user, or can add a new layout pattern. For example, in FIG. 5, when a new layout pattern and design pattern are added, a new layout and design can be applied to an already edited block only by selecting each of these patterns.

  As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the homepage creation apparatus 1 forms a block in a partial area of a page constituting the homepage, and constructs a page by combining a plurality of blocks. The block editing unit 162 includes a content editing function that receives editing of content displayed in the block, a layout selection function that receives selection of the layout of content displayed in the block, and a design that receives selection of design of content displayed in the block. A selection function. That is, the block editing unit 162 manages the received content specification information, layout instruction information, and design instruction information in the block data area of the data memory 15 in association with each block.

  Therefore, according to the embodiment, it is possible to create a page having a desired configuration with a simple operation. That is, since the user only needs to perform operations in units of blocks formed in a partial area of the page, the operability can be unified, and the operation does not become complicated as compared with the case of editing in units of pages. Further, even when a page having a complicated configuration is created, it can be created by a simple operation by simply combining blocks having different layouts or designs.

In addition, a block having the same display content can be easily formed by the sharing setting function between blocks. Further, since only a change operation is performed for one block that is set to be shared, the change is reflected in all the shared blocks. Therefore, an update operation for each block becomes unnecessary, and block management becomes easy.
Furthermore, the design of blocks formed in units such as pages and corners can be changed at once. With this configuration, operability can be further improved, and a unified design can be immediately reflected on the entire page.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, although the homepage creation apparatus is configured as a single personal computer in FIG. 1, it can be realized by a system constructed by a server apparatus and a client terminal connected to the server apparatus via a network. In this case, various control programs stored in the program memory 16 are executed by the server device, and the server device performs the above-described editing process based on user operation information input from the client terminal via the network. By configuring in this way, when there is an update of the control program, layout pattern, design pattern, etc., it is only necessary to perform the update process only on the server device side, so the trouble of version upgrade etc. is saved for the user, The latest functions can always be provided. In addition, the configuration and processing procedure and contents of the homepage creation apparatus 1 can be variously modified and implemented without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  That is, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, you may combine suitably the component covering different embodiment.

The block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the homepage production apparatus which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the site of the homepage created with the homepage creation apparatus shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the process sequence with respect to input operation at the time of the homepage creation in the homepage creation apparatus shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the block edit process in the homepage creation apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and its content. The schematic diagram which shows the data management in the block edit process of the homepage creation apparatus 1 shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the site edit screen displayed by the homepage production apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the block edit screen displayed at the time of content edit in the homepage creation apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the block edit screen displayed at the time of layout and design edit in the homepage creation apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the block edit screen displayed at the time of sharing setting in the homepage creation apparatus shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Homepage creation apparatus, 11 ... CPU, 12 ... Input / output interface, 13 ... Input device, 14 ... Display device, 15 ... Data memory, 151 ... In-site data area, 152 ... Block data area, 153 ... Layout pattern area, 154 ... Design pattern area, 155 ... Content area, 16 ... Program memory, 161 ... Site editing section, 162 ... Block editing section, 163 ... Page data generating section, 164 ... Pattern updating section.

Claims (11)

A block forming means for forming a block in a partial area of a page constituting the homepage;
Content specification accepting means for accepting designation of content to be displayed in the block;
Layout instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction for the layout of the content displayed in the block;
Design instruction accepting means for accepting an instruction for designing the content displayed in the block;
Management means for managing the content designation information, layout instruction information, and design instruction information in association with the block;
Generation means for reading content designation information, layout instruction information, and design instruction information corresponding to the blocks formed on the page from the management means, and generating page data based on the read information; A homepage creation apparatus characterized by comprising. When a plurality of the blocks are formed on the page,
Further comprising design change instruction accepting means for accepting design change instructions corresponding to the plurality of blocks in units of pages;
2. The homepage creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the management unit changes design instruction information corresponding to each block formed on the page based on the received change instruction. A layout pattern storage unit for storing in advance a layout pattern of the block;
The homepage creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the layout instruction unit accepts a layout pattern selection instruction stored in the storage unit. Further comprising a design pattern storage unit that prestores a design pattern of the block;
The homepage creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the design instruction unit receives an instruction to select a design pattern stored in the storage unit. When a plurality of the blocks are formed on the page,
Further comprising a sharing instruction means for receiving a sharing instruction for sharing the content, layout, and design of the formed blocks,
2. The homepage according to claim 1, wherein the management unit shares the managed content specification information, layout instruction information, and design instruction information between the blocks based on the received sharing instruction. Creation device. A homepage creation program for using a computer as a homepage creation device,
Processing to form a block in a partial area of the page constituting the homepage;
Processing for accepting designation of content to be displayed in the block;
A process of receiving an instruction for a layout of content displayed in the block;
A process of accepting an instruction for design of content displayed in the block;
A process of managing the content designation information, layout instruction information, and design instruction information in association with the block;
A process for reading out the content specification information, layout instruction information, and design instruction information corresponding to the blocks formed on the page and generating page data based on the read information is executed in the computer. A homepage creation program characterized by When a plurality of the blocks are formed on the page,
Causing the computer to further execute a process of accepting a design change instruction corresponding to the plurality of blocks in units of pages;
The homepage creation program according to claim 6, wherein the managing process changes design instruction information corresponding to each block formed on the page based on the received change instruction. Pre-store the block layout pattern in the computer;
7. The homepage creation program according to claim 6, wherein the process of accepting the layout instruction accepts the stored layout pattern selection instruction. Pre-store the design pattern of the block in the computer,
The homepage creation program according to claim 6, wherein the process of accepting the design instruction accepts an instruction to select the stored design pattern. When a plurality of the blocks are formed on the page,
A process of receiving a sharing instruction for sharing the content, layout, and design of the formed blocks;
The computer is further configured to execute processing for sharing the managed content specification information, layout instruction information, and design instruction information between blocks based on the received sharing instruction. 6. Homepage creation program described in 6. A homepage creation method used in a homepage creation device that creates a homepage based on operation information input via an edit screen,
Blocks are formed in some areas of the pages that make up the homepage,
Accept specification of content to be displayed in the block,
Accepts layout instructions for content displayed in the block;
Accepts design instructions for content displayed in the block,
Managing the content designation information, layout instruction information, and design instruction information in association with the block,
A homepage creation method characterized in that content designation information, layout instruction information, and design instruction information corresponding to blocks formed on the page are read out, and page data is generated based on the read-out information. .

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