JP2008305200A - Sentence preparation support method based on layout design and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sentence preparation support method, support device and support program, when preparing a sentence after determining overall layout of a preparation document. <P>SOLUTION: This sentence preparation support method has steps: for designating information related to length of the sentence of the document to be prepared; for determining the layout of the preparation document based on the information related to the length of the sentence; for displaying the layout of the preparation document and an editing sentence edited about the preparation document; and for visualizing a difference 1, 2 between the editing sentence and the length of the sentence prescribed in the layout. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a text creation support method, a support apparatus, and a support program that support text creation based on a layout design of a created document.

  One of the methods for searching and analyzing an electronic document (document) is document visualization. This visualization has been done in a research area called “Information Visualization”. For example, Non-Patent Document 1 reports many such visualization systems, most of which are related to a method for grasping the entire image of a large amount of documents (document space). There are only a few suggestions for visualizing a single document for editing purposes.

  As an example of the visualization of a single document, the document search system (TileBars) of Non-Patent Document 2 is like a bar graph that is proportional to the amount of information described in the document as well as the title of the document searched with a specific keyword. By displaying a simple rectangle, we are trying to intuitively understand the document length of the search results. Specifically, the text document is segmented into chunks called tiles, and rectangles proportional to the number of the text documents are displayed. Furthermore, the number of search keywords appearing on each tile is calculated, and the tiles are color-coded in association with the appearance frequency. Thereby, it is possible to grasp where and how often the search keyword is used in the searched document.

  Patent Document 1 supports editing of a document having a hierarchical structure, and when the hierarchical structure is folded, the amount of sentences (number of descriptions, number of sentences, number of figures and tables, etc.) in the lower hierarchy is expressed numerically. indicate.

  In Patent Document 2, each page of a document is abstracted and arranged as an icon so that the amount of the document and the current display position can be grasped visually and intuitively. At that time, by stacking pages and displaying them in stacks, it is possible to effectively visualize the amount of the large document and the current position.

  In Patent Document 3, a hierarchical section of a document is represented by a tree structure, and is represented together with a figure such as a bar graph that is proportional to the length of each section. This makes it possible to intuitively understand the overall structure of the document, including the length of each section.

S. K. Card, J. D. Mackinlay and B. Shneiderman: Readings in information visualization-Using vision to think, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1999. M. A. Hearst: TileBars: Visualization of term distribution information in full text information access, Proc.CHI'95, pp. 56-66, May, 1995. JP 7-295980 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-282312 JP-A-2005-301869

  When writing a sentence, the number of pages, the number of characters, and the like may be strictly determined in advance. In this case, at least the necessary contents must be described within the determined frame. In order to describe these in a well-defined amount, the minimum amount of each part needs to be divided, and conversely how much amount must be described, and so on. It is a situation where you have to write a sentence within the constraints. In other words, the logical composition of the sentence is important, but the sentence is created when the restriction on the amount of the sentence is as important as that or more.

  To make the problem clearer, let's take the case of writing a paper as an example. In the case of papers, page restrictions are often given to papers. Also, the composition of papers is often implicitly defined culturally and traditionally. For example, the composition of papers related to new system proposals may be slightly different, but roughly "introduction", "approach", "system explanation", "evaluation experiment", "related research", "conclusion" Would take the configuration. In such a situation, the writer needs to know what is going to be written, how much is needed to write a certain explanation, while imagining the final layout of the paper in front of the paper on which it is actually written. Consider how much the description should be reduced and create a rough image of the composition of the paper.

  In the above-described prior art, Non-Patent Document 2 is a devised method for presenting document search results, and does not support document editing. Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and Patent Document 3 aiming to support document editing aim to support document editing by visually presenting the entire structure of the document during editing. However, as described above, it does not support where and what to write before actually writing a sentence. In other words, none of the conventional techniques support a style of writing in which a document layout is determined and then a sentence is written.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a sentence creation support method, a support apparatus, and a support program for creating a sentence after determining the overall layout of a created document.

  The text creation support method according to the present invention includes a step of specifying information relating to a description amount of a created document, a step of determining a layout of the created document based on the information relating to the description amount, and a layout of the created document and the created document being edited. And a step of visualizing a difference between a description amount defined in the layout and the edit description amount. The created document may include not only a text document but also a figure, a table, an image, and the like. Further, the editing description of the created document may include not only the edited text but also a table and an image.

  Preferably, the information on the description amount includes the length of the sentence or the number of pages of the created document, and further includes information on a description section including a certain description amount arranged in the page, and the step of determining the layout includes the creation step A description section, which determines the number of pages of a document and the position and size of the description section placed in the page, is either a chapter, a section, a paragraph, or a heading. Further, when a plurality of description units are designated, these description units may be in a hierarchical relationship. Further, the information related to the description section can include a title representing the contents of the description section.

  Preferably, the step of determining a layout further includes the step of determining the amount of description that can be described in the description section, and the step of visualizing comprises the step of determining the amount of description and the amount of edited description. Visualize the differences. More preferably, the step of determining the layout further includes a step of determining a display area according to a description amount of the description section, and the step of visualizing displays the display area and displays the display area on the display area. The size of the edit description amount is displayed. Further, in the visualizing step, when the edit description amount exceeds the description amount of the description section, a display capable of identifying the excess can be provided in the display area.

  Preferably, the sentence creation support method further includes a step of holding an editing history of the created document, a step of storing the created document in association with the editing history, and a created document with reference to at least the editing history based on search information. And a step of searching. The search information can include any of the information related to the description amount of the created document, the information related to the description category of the created document, or the editing frequency of the description category.

  Further, the sentence creation support device according to the present invention is determined by a designation unit that designates information related to a description amount of a created document, a layout determination unit that determines a layout of the created document based on the information related to the description amount, and the layout determination unit A calculating unit that calculates a difference between a description amount defined in the generated layout and an edited description amount edited for the created document; and a visualization unit that visualizes the calculated difference on the layout of the created document. Preferably, the text creation support apparatus further includes display means for displaying the layout of the created document and the edit description of the created document on the same screen. Further, the determining means includes holding means for holding the position and size of the description section and a character string described in the description section, and the calculating means can calculate the difference with reference to the holding means.

  Further, the text creation support program according to the present invention is determined by a designating unit that designates information related to a description amount of a created document, a layout determining unit that determines a layout of the created document based on the information related to the description amount, and the layout determining unit A calculation means for calculating a difference between a description amount defined in the specified layout and an edit description amount edited for the created document, and the layout of the created document and the edited description of the created document are displayed, and the layout and the created document are edited. Display editing means for enabling the display, and visualization means for visualizing the calculated difference on the layout.

  According to the present invention, when the document is created, the layout of the created document is determined in advance, and the difference between the edited document and the layout constraint is visualized on the layout. It is possible to easily grasp the description position and the amount of the sentence, and in particular, it is possible to support the creation of a page-oriented and layout-oriented sentence. In addition, the progress of the created document can be easily managed.

  Next, the basic idea of the sentence creation support method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, in order to make the explanation easy to understand, a paper is used as an example of the created document. FIG. 1 shows a layout design example of a paper whose sentence length is limited to 6 pages. Prior to the creation of the paper, the “font type”, “font size”, “page size”, and “margin size” regarding the text style are specified by the user. Further, the number of pages or a character string (number of characters) is designated by the user as one that defines the length or description amount of the text of the paper. Here, description will be made assuming that the number of pages is designated.

  As shown in the figure, the title, affiliation, and abstract keywords are specified on the first page of the paper, and then, as a section (chapter) title, 1. An introduction is specified. Between each section, a space or block corresponding to the description amount is defined. On the second page, as the section title, Approach (Approach), 3. System is specified. The approach on the first page continues until the beginning of the second page. In the approach section, the architecture is described as a keyword that serves as a guideline for the contents of the text. On the third page, following the system on the second page, a system image is described as a keyword. On the fourth page, as the section title, Evaluation is specified, and the graph is described there as a keyword. On page 5, consideration is specified as an evaluation keyword, and as a section title, 5. Related work is specified, and system 1 and system 2 are described as keywords. On the last 6 pages, 6. The conclusion (Conclusion) is specified, and the reference (References) is described as the keyword.

  In the above example, the layout in the page is divided by section (chapter). However, this is an example, and the layout in the page can be divided by items other than the section. For example, headings, paragraphs, numbers, columns, etc. can be replaced with or equivalent to sections as needed. As will be described later, these sections define the layout and the position and size of the text in the page. The keyword is not an object of layout, but is simply used as a guideline for the description content. The layout design mentioned here does not refer to the font size, margin size, quoting method, figure numbering method, etc., but the given style, given page. Based on the content you want to write, you need to limit what you actually write in each part of the content, how much you can divide into each part, and how much It means the layout for judging.

  FIG. 2 is a display example of a layout panel and an editor for which layout design has been performed. On the left side of the display, a rectangular layout panel that abstracts pages according to the designated number of pages is displayed, and on the right side, an editor showing edited text and the like for editing a paper is displayed.

  The layout panel shows 6 pages of the paper and the position of each section on each page. The user can design the layout while viewing the layout panel display. In the layout design, it is possible to arrange not only the position of each section but also a keyword indicating where to insert the graph and what to write. The editor is a work area for editing characters, figures, etc. in each part of the paper, and can edit text.

  The user performs layout design in the left layout panel and then edits text in the right editor while viewing the layout design. As the user edits the text, the layout panel visualizes which part is described and how much. Specifically, a block obtained by abstracting a segment of a sentence is displayed so that the length of the block is proportional to the length of the text of the segment. By allowing the block size to be freely changed and allowing the block to be given a title, the user can make a rough design of where and what length to write.

  FIG. 3 is a display example of a visualized layout panel. In the figure, since the user has described the text for chapters 2, 3, and 4, the texts are written in chapters 2, 3, and 4 on the layout panel in response. An identification display 1 (hatched display in the figure) is given to indicate that it has been broken. In Chapter 2, the amount of description exceeds the amount of description specified in Chapter 2, and it has gone into Chapter 3. Therefore, on the layout panel, the identification display 2 (indicating that the amount of description in Chapter 2 has been exceeded) In the figure, a dark hatching display) is given. In Chapters 3 and 4, since only halfway is written, the identification display 1 on the layout panel does not fill in all blanks. As described above, the meaning of the visualization of the present invention is to visualize the difference between the layout determined first and the amount of the actually written sentence.

  As a result, the user can manage the progress of how much he / she is currently writing, ie, how close he is to the goal. In addition, by grasping the amount and position of sentences that have been written so far, it is possible to prevent the sentences from becoming longer than necessary. Furthermore, when the sentence becomes longer or shorter, it becomes easier to think about where to supplement and where to cut.

  In the above example, the layout design (page image display format) that displays the page as an abstract rectangle was used, but not limited to this, each section in the page may be expressed with a visualization like a bar graph ( Section display method). In this case, there is an advantage that the display area can be narrower than that of the page image display format. Moreover, there is an advantage that the hierarchical structure of a sentence can be easily understood by expressing the hierarchical structure of a section with a tree structure.

  Furthermore, the display mode of visualization on the layout panel is not limited to expressing the length of each section or each block as a rectangle, as long as the difference from a predetermined description amount on the layout can be visually recognized. It may be expressed numerically. Thereby, a display area can be saved.

  Further, at the time of printing, the current editing state can be overlaid on the initial layout image. That is, it is equivalent to printing the layout panel of FIG. 3 as it is so that the edited text can be seen. As a result, it is possible to grasp the current situation of sentence creation and to make a plan on paper.

  Further, it is possible to search for a document based on the document layout. Since the text creation support method of the present invention supports layout-oriented text creation support, it can be expected that the user's episode memory for the layout will be formed more strongly. From this point of view, the search function is more effective than a normal search system. Is expected to be. Here, a search method using an editing history is proposed as a search method that actively uses episode memory based on the user's experience.

  A user interface (UI) for designating how much editing (editing frequency) is provided along with the layout design. Documents that match this specification are acquired as search results. More preferably, the document editing order (which section is described after which section) may be specified, and a document that matches this specification may be searched.

  Next, a text creation support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is an example of a hardware configuration of the text creation support apparatus. The text creation support apparatus 10 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, an image scanner, an input device 12 including other inputs, an external interface (I / F) 14 that enables transmission and reception of information with an external network, a display device 16, and the like. An output device 18 such as a printer, a storage device 20 that can store various data, a program memory 22 that stores a program, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 24 that can control the operation of each unit in accordance with the program. The program memory 22 stores the above-described layout panel and editor, and stores a text creation support program that visualizes differences such as text actually described on the layout panel.

  As a first embodiment of the present invention, a text creation support apparatus using a page image display format will be described. Here, it is assumed that the section does not have a hierarchical structure. For simplicity of explanation, the document does not include a figure or a table.

  FIG. 5 shows a functional block diagram of the text creation support apparatus. The text creation support apparatus 10 displays a layout panel including a page image, displays a layout display editing means 30 that enables editing, and displays a document, enabling a document text, diagram, table, etc. to be edited. When a change is made to the display editing means 32 and the page image, the document composition means 34 for reflecting the result to the document display editing means 32, and when the document is changed, the result is changed to the page image display editing means. 30 and layout configuration means 36 to be reflected in 30. The storage device 20 stores a block table 38 and a keyword table 40 for managing sections included in the page image, and the block table 38 and the keyword table 40 are commonly used by each of the above-described units. .

  FIG. 6A is an example of a block table, and FIG. 6B is an example of a keyword table. Here, the block is a target whose length is designated by the user, and corresponds to the section described above. In addition, keywords are not words whose length is specified, but are words or short sentences that are intended to help the user think about the logical flow of writing, and to serve as mere reminders. It is used as a mark of where and what to write.

  The block table holds block information. As shown in FIG. 6A, a block ID indicating an ID for identifying a block, a title indicating the title of the block, and a head from the head of the block. The starting position indicating the ideal starting position (ratio to the total number of lines), the ideal length indicating the ideal length of the block (ratio to the total number of lines), and the current character of the block being edited And text holding a row as a column. FIG. 6A illustrates three blocks: introduction, approach, and system.

  The keyword table holds keyword information. As shown in FIG. 6B, a keyword holding a word or a short sentence, a page indicating a page number on which the keyword is displayed, and a keyword on a specific page. The coordinates for holding the position on the page (the upper left coordinates of the keyword are held in a ratio with respect to the length and width of the page) are included as columns. In FIG. 6B, the architecture described in the second page, the graph described in the fourth page, and the system 1 described in the fifth page are illustrated as keywords.

  Next, the operation of each means shown in FIG. 5 will be described. The layout display editing means 30 displays a page image constituting the layout panel on the display. Also, when there is a change from the user in the page image, the change is accepted and processed.

  The layout display editing means 30 edits the block table 38 and the keyword table 40 in accordance with an instruction from the user. When a block (section) is newly added to the page image by the user, the layout display editing means 30 adds a row to the block table 38 and adds information related to the new block (AddBlock).

  When the title of the block of the page image is changed by the user, the layout display editing means 30 changes the title of the corresponding row in the block table 38 (ModifyTitle).

  When the position of the block of the page image is changed by the user, the layout display editing means 30 changes the start position of the corresponding row in the block table 38 (MoveBlock). Further, the start position of the block table, “Recalculate so that the entire ideal length is consistent.

  When the order of the block of the page image is changed by the user, the layout display editing unit 30 changes the order of the block table corresponding to the plurality of rows (ChangeBlockOrder). Accordingly, the start position of the block table and the entire ideal length are recalculated so that there is no contradiction.

  When the size of the block of the page image is changed by the user, the layout display editing means changes the ideal length of the corresponding row in the block table (ResizeBlock). Accordingly, the start position and the entire ideal length of the block table 38 are recalculated so that there is no contradiction.

  When a keyword is newly added to the page image by the user, the layout display editing means 30 adds a row to the keyword table 40 (AddKeyword).

  When the keyword character string in the page image is changed by the user, the layout display editing means 30 changes the keyword in the corresponding row of the keyword table 40 (ModifyKeyword).

  When the position of the keyword in the page image is changed by the user, the layout display editing means 30 changes the page and coordinates of the corresponding row in the keyword table 40 (MoveKeyword).

  In the layout display editing unit 30, when any operation of adding a block (AddBlock) or changing the order of blocks (ChangeBlockOrder) is performed on the block, the document composing unit 34 refers to the block table 38. A document is constructed, and the newly constructed document is displayed by the document display editing means 32.

  A document composition method of the document composition unit 34 when the layout display editing unit 30 executes the above operation will be described. Originally, it is sufficient to change only a necessary part regarding the structure of the document, but here, for simplicity, it is assumed that the document is formed from scratch each time. The structure of the document is very simple, and it is sufficient to scan from the beginning to the end of the block table 38 and to connect the character strings in the text fields of the table.

  The document display / editing means 32 displays a document and accepts editing of the document from the user. The document display editing means 32 rewrites the contents of the block table 38 when the following editing is performed on the document.

  When a text sentence or character string is added by the user via the editor, the document display / editing means 32 identifies which block the current cursor position is included in, and then the corresponding block of the block table 38. Add a string (AddText).

  When the text sentence or character string is deleted by the user via the editor, the document display editing means 32 deletes the existing character string of the corresponding block in the block table 38 according to the deletion state (DeleteText).

  There are three cases as shown in FIG. When the character string 50 in the block b is deleted as shown in FIG. 7A, the character string of the corresponding block b in the block table is simply deleted. As shown in FIG. 7B, when the character string 52 straddling a plurality of blocks a and b is deleted, the text fields of the corresponding blocks a and b in the block table are respectively corrected. As shown in FIG. 7C, in the case of deletion of the character string 54 including the blocks a and c, the block b in between is deleted, so the corresponding block in the block table is deleted and the others The corresponding character strings of blocks a and c are deleted. Also, the copy, cut, paste, and move of the character string are basically a combination of the above operations, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  When the document is changed in the document display editing unit 32, the layout configuration unit 36 configures a page image indicating the current editing situation, and the layout display editing unit reflects it on the page image to be displayed. The flow of this process is shown in FIG.

  The layout constructing means 36 performs the following processing for all the rows (blocks) in the block table. The layout construction unit 36 checks whether or not there is an unprocessed line in the block table (step S1), and if there is an unprocessed line, reads the line (step S2). Next, the layout configuration unit 36 generates a rectangle corresponding to the block (step S3). The rectangle starts from the start position, and the height is generated based on the ideal length. Next, the position of the block title is generated in the upper left corner of the rectangle (step S4). Based on these processes, the layout edit display means 30 displays a rectangular R block, that is, a range indicating the description amount of the section on the page image.

  Next, the layout constructing means 36 calculates how many lines the character string of the text of the block corresponds to, and calculates what percentage of the block rectangle R it corresponds to (step S5). Then, the rectangle R is colored to indicate what percentage of the block is described (step S6). Thereby, the amount of sentences edited in each section is visualized.

  Next, the following processing is performed on all the rows of the keyword table to display the keywords on the page image. The layout constituting unit 36 checks whether or not there is an unprocessed line in the keyword table (step S7), and if there is an unprocessed line, reads the line (step S8). The layout constructing means 36 generates a keyword based on the page number of each keyword in the keyword table and the coordinates (expressed in a vertical / horizontal ratio) within the page (step S9). Based on these processes, the layout display editing means 30 displays the keyword in the page image.

  FIG. 9 is a display example of a page having a layout panel. In FIG. 9A, a rectangle R corresponding to the description amount (ideal length) is shown in the page immediately under the title of each section. When section 1 is described, a display T representing the size of the description is visualized in rectangle R. If there is an excess of the description amount for the section 2, a display T1 that can identify the excess in the rectangle R is visualized. The user can grasp the amount of description and progress in section 1 and section 2 from the difference between rectangle R and visualization T or T1, and create a sentence. Note that the boundary of the rectangle R indicating the range of the description amount of each section does not necessarily have to be clearly indicated by a line or the like as long as a certain amount of description can be inferred by a blank area between sections.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The first embodiment shows an example in which the visualization of the sentence is displayed on the page image in the layout panel, but the second embodiment enables the visualization of the sentence on the section image in the layout panel. It is.

  FIG. 10 is a display example of visualization on a section image. In the figure, the layout panel has six sections: 1. Introduction, Approach (Approach), 3. System, 4. 4. Evaluation, Related work, 6. The section of the system, including the conclusion, is structured as a hierarchy 3.1. Overview and 3.2. Includes modules and the evaluation section is 4.1. Experimental method, 4.2. Contains the result.

A rectangle R corresponding to the description amount (ideal length) defined in the layout of each section is displayed. If the rectangle R is long in the horizontal direction, the amount of description that can be described there is large.
Further, a broken-line rectangle R1 shown in the system and evaluation corresponds to the total description amount including the description amount of the hierarchical structure. The actually described description amount T is visualized as a rectangle with a color different from that of the rectangle R (hatched display in the figure). From FIG. 9, it can be seen that in the approach section, the actual description amount exceeds the description amount defined in the block R. Further, it can be seen that a part of the description is made in the overview and module of the system hierarchical structure, and a part of the description is made in the experimental method of the evaluation hierarchical structure.

  The basic configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. However, in the second embodiment, since the section has a hierarchical structure, the data structure in the block table is different. Also, the layout display method and configuration method are different from those of the first embodiment. Here, only the parts different from the first embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of the block table. As shown in the figure, the block table includes a block ID indicating an ID for identifying a block, a title indicating the title of the block, a parent block indicating the block ID of the parent block of the block, and from the head of the block. The starting position indicating the ideal starting position (ratio to the total number of lines), the ideal length indicating the ideal length of the block (ratio to the total number of lines), and the current character of the block being edited And text holding a row as a column.

  Next, a layout configuration method in the layout configuration means will be described. First, based on the information in the block table, a tree structure corresponding to the hierarchical structure of blocks (sections) is generated. Next, a rectangle R like a bar graph whose width is proportional to the ideal length is displayed to the right of each block. This visualizes the length of the whole sentence, and at the same time, visualizes the final section structure including the ratio of the length to the other sections. Next, based on the length of the character string in the text field, a colored rectangle is superimposed and displayed with a width corresponding to the ratio of the character string actually described for each block. Thus, the visualization shown in FIG. 10 described above is generated and displayed by the layout display editing means.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The text creation support apparatus according to the third embodiment has a function of holding an editing history created in a document and searching for the document with reference to the held editing history. FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram of the text creation support apparatus according to the third embodiment. In addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, the sentence creation support apparatus of the third embodiment includes an editing history holding means 60 for holding an editing history in the editing history table 70 during document editing, and a document editing history. A document storage means 62 stored in the document database 72, a search instruction means 64 for receiving a document search instruction from the user, and a search means 66 for searching the document database 72 based on the search instruction from the user The search result presenting means 68 for presenting the search result to the user, the edit history table 70 for holding the edit history, and the document database 72 for storing the edited document are included.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of the edit history table. As shown in the figure, the edit history table 70 includes a block ID indicating which block of the document is edited and the number of edit characters indicating how many characters have been edited in the block as columns. Here, whether the character string is added or deleted, the edited character string is counted in the same way. When 10 characters are added together by the paste function, 10 is added at a time. Furthermore, 10 is added also when 10 characters are deleted collectively.

  Although the edit history table is intended only for editing character strings (addition and deletion of character strings) as a minimum configuration, the edit history table can also hold a more detailed history. For example, it is possible to include a history of editing date and time, section addition, deletion, and the like. By doing so, various search methods can be provided. The edit history table has an advantage that the memory capacity of the edit history can be saved by using a minimum data structure in order to avoid complexity. The document database 72 manages the edited document and the information in the editing history table as a pair.

  Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described. The editing history holding unit 60 monitors the user's document editing in the document display editing unit 30. When characters are added or deleted, the result is reflected in the edit history table. Not only when the character string is added but also when the character string is deleted, the number of character strings is added to the edit character number field of the corresponding block of the table.

  The document holding means 62 stores the document and editing history table information as a pair in the document database 72 automatically or upon receiving an instruction from the user. For example, the document and the editing history may be stored at regular time intervals, or the document and the editing history may be stored when the editing on the document is completed.

  The search instruction means 64 provides a user interface for designating user search conditions for the document database 72. Preferably, first, the number of pages is specified as a search condition. Then, an image obtained by abstracting each page is displayed on the display by the number of pages. For example, if 6 pages are specified, an abstract image of 6 pages is displayed. On that screen, it is possible to divide the page into several sections. Furthermore, it is possible to specify the editing frequency for the divided sections (blocks). The editing frequency is specified at several levels. For example, three levels of low, medium, and high are set as editing frequencies.

  FIG. 14 shows an example in which the editing frequency of the section in the page is specified. In the figure, the approach (Approach) is designated as medium editing frequency and is displayed in pink (indicated by hatching 80 in the figure). In the evaluation (Evaluation), the editing frequency is designated as high, and the display is red (indicated by hatching 82 in the figure).

  By using such a user interface of the search instruction means 64, the page length of the document, what block structure is used as the document chapter (section structure), the approximate length of each section, each section It is possible to acquire the search condition for the edit frequency for.

  The search means 66 searches the document database 72 for a document set that matches the following conditions based on the search conditions of the search specification means 64. Here, the degree of coincidence is scored for each document, and a search set having a score larger than the threshold value is set.

The coincidence degree M of the document D is expressed as an integrated value of the following values.
The degree of coincidence P between the page length of document D and the specified number of pages
The degree of matching S between the structure of the chapter structure of document D and the value of the specified section structure
The degree of coincidence L between the length of each section of the document D and the value of the specified section length
For a section for which the editing frequency is specified, the matching degree E between the editing frequency of the corresponding section of document D and the specified value

An example of how to determine the degree of coincidence P, S, L, E will be shown.
P = 1 / (| number of pages of document D-designated number of pages | + 1)
S = 1 / (| Number of sections of document D-number of specified sections | + 1)
L = Σ _{(each section t)} 1 / (| length of t − specified length of section corresponding to t | + 1)
E = Σ _{(frequency specified section t)} 1 / (| edit frequency of t − specified edit frequency of section corresponding to t | + 1) + Σ _{(each section t not specified frequency)} 1

  These values are linearly combined, and the score of the document D is determined as in Expression (1). Here, “a”, “b”, “c”, and “d” are weights indicating how much each scale is emphasized.

  Finally, a document having a score greater than the threshold is set as a search set. Although the editing frequency is also used for the search, this need not necessarily be used.

  The search result presenting means 68 sorts the search result set according to the score and displays it as a list on a display or the like. When the user selects a specific document, the search result presenting means 68 displays the contents of the selected document and enables browsing.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims. Can be modified or changed.

It is a figure which shows the example of the layout design of a paper. It is a display example of a layout panel and editor designed for layout. It is the example of a display of the visualized layout panel. It is an example of the hardware constitutions of a text preparation assistance apparatus. It is a functional block diagram of a text creation support device. FIG. 6A is an example of a block table, and FIG. 6B is an example of a keyword table. FIG. 7A shows deletion of a character string in a block, FIG. 7B shows deletion of a character string straddling the block, and FIG. 7C shows deletion of a character string including the block. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flow of a layout structure means. FIG. 9A is a display example of a page having a layout panel according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9A is a display before visualization of an edited sentence, and FIG. 9B is a display after visualization. It is an example of a display of visualization on a section image by the 2nd example. It is a figure which shows the example of the block table in a 2nd Example. It is a functional block diagram of the text preparation assistance apparatus which concerns on a 3rd Example. It is a figure which shows the example of the edit history table in a 3rd Example. It is a figure which shows the example of designation | designated of the edit frequency of the section in a page in a 3rd Example.

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10: Text creation support device 30: Layout display editing means 32: Document display editing means 34: Document composition means 36: Layout composition means 38: Block table 40: Keyword table 60: Editing history holding means 62: Document storage means 64: Search Instruction means 66: Search means 68: Search result presentation means 70: Editing history table 72: Document database 80: Medium editing frequency 82: High editing frequency R: Rectangular T: Text visualization

Claims (24)

Specifying information about the amount of description of the created document;
Determining a layout of the created document based on the description amount information;
Displaying the layout of the created document and the edit description edited for the created document;
Visualizing a difference between a description amount defined in the layout and the edit description amount;
A sentence creation support method. The information relating to the description amount includes information relating to the number of pages of the created document and a description section including a certain description amount arranged in the page, and the step of determining the layout includes the number of pages of the created document, The sentence creation support method according to claim 1, wherein a position and a size of a description section to be arranged are determined. The sentence creation support method according to claim 2, wherein the description section is any one of a chapter, a section, a paragraph, or a heading. 4. The sentence creation support method according to claim 2, wherein the description section includes a plurality of description sections having a hierarchical relationship. The text creation support method according to claim 2, wherein the information related to the description category includes a title representing the content of the description category. The step of determining the layout further includes a step of calculating a description amount that can be described in the description section, and the visualizing step visualizes a difference between the description amount and the edit description amount. The sentence creation support method according to any one of 1 to 5. The step of determining the layout further includes a step of determining a display area according to a description amount of the description section, and the step of visualizing displays the size of the edit description amount on the display area. The sentence creation support method according to claim 1. 8. The visualization step according to claim 1, wherein when the edit description amount exceeds a description amount of the description section, a display capable of identifying the excess is provided in the display area. 9. Sentence creation support method. The sentence creation support method further includes a step of holding an editing history of the created document, a step of storing the created document in association with the editing history, and searching the created document with reference to at least the editing history based on search information The sentence creation support method according to claim 1, comprising: a step. The sentence creation support method according to claim 9, wherein the search information includes any one of information relating to a description amount of a created document, information relating to a description category of the created document, and an editing frequency of the description category. A designation means for designating information related to the description amount of the created document;
Layout determining means for determining a layout of a created document based on information on the description amount;
Calculating means for calculating a difference between a description amount defined in the layout determined by the layout determining means and an edited description amount edited for the created document;
A sentence creation support apparatus comprising: visualization means for visualizing the difference calculated by the calculation means on a layout of a created document. The sentence creation support apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising display means for displaying the layout of the created document and the edit description of the created document on the same screen. The information relating to the description amount includes information relating to the number of pages of the created document and a description section including a certain description amount arranged in the page, and the layout determining means is arranged in the number of pages of the created document and in the page. The sentence creation support apparatus according to claim 12, wherein a position and a size of a description section are determined. The sentence creation support apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the description section is any one of a chapter, a section, a paragraph, or a heading. The sentence creation support apparatus according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the description section includes a plurality of description sections having a hierarchical relationship. The sentence creation support apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the information related to the description section includes a title representing the content of the description section. The layout determination unit calculates a description amount that can be described in the description section, and the visualization unit visualizes a difference between the description amount and the edit description amount of the description section. The sentence creation support device according to one. 18. The layout determination unit determines a display area according to a description amount of the description section, and the visualization unit displays a size representing the edit description amount on the display area. The sentence creation support device according to any one of the above. The sentence according to any one of claims 11 to 18, wherein when the editing description amount exceeds the description amount of the description section, the visualization means gives a display capable of identifying the excess in the display area. Creation support device. The determination means includes a holding means for holding a position, a size of the description section, and a character string described in the description section, and the calculation means calculates the difference with reference to the holding means. 11. The sentence creation support device according to 11. The text creation support apparatus further includes a holding unit that holds an editing history of the created document, a storage unit that saves the created document in association with the editing history, and the created document by referring to at least the editing history based on search information. The sentence creation support apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising search means for searching. 21. The text creation support apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the search information includes any of information related to a description amount of a created document, information related to a description category of the created document, and an editing frequency of the description category. A designation means for designating information related to the description amount of the created document;
Layout determining means for determining a layout of a created document based on information on the description amount;
Calculating means for calculating a difference between a description amount defined in the layout determined by the layout determining means and an edited description amount edited for the created document;
Display editing means for displaying the layout of the created document and the edit description of the created document, and enabling editing of the layout and the created document;
Visualization means for visualizing the difference calculated by the calculation means on a layout;
A text creation support program. The text creation support apparatus further includes a holding unit that holds an editing history of the created document, a storage unit that saves the created document in association with the editing history, and the created document by referring to at least the editing history based on search information. The sentence creation support program according to claim 23, further comprising search means for searching.

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