JP2011043895A - Document processor and document processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively utilize a display space for an electronic document to be displayed with a plurality of pages thereof overlapped so that an electronic tag can be displayed additionally so as to facilitate viewing and operation. <P>SOLUTION: Tag data corresponding to position data of a tag object region designated by a user for an arbitrary page of a document displayed with a plurality of pages thereof overlapped are generated by a tag generation processing part 143, and attribute data to be associated with the tag data are acquired by a tag attribute acquisition part 144, and a tag arrangement processing part 145 generates tag arrangement data for aligning and arranging the tag data at a position where the tag data are isolated from the tag object region thereof, and not overlapped with tag data corresponding to another tag object region. A tag display control part 146 turns the tag data into graphics having attributes shown by the pertinent attribute data, and aligns, arranges and displays the graphics at a position where the tag data are not overlapped with another tag information in any region other than the image region of the document based on the pertinent tag arrangement data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a document processing apparatus and a document processing program.

  2. Description of the Related Art A document processing apparatus is known that has a document processing function for displaying a document by superimposing a plurality of pages and adding an electronic tag to a tag region designated for an arbitrary page.

  In this type of document processing device, depending on the designated position of the sticky note area, when the documents are displayed in an overlapping manner, the electronic sticky note may overlap on the same page or between multiple pages, making it difficult to see the contents of the sticky note. It was.

  Regarding the electronic sticky note attaching processing technique, the following Patent Document 1 discloses that, in order to always display a sticky note even when a plurality of pages are displayed in a superimposed manner, the overlapping order information of pages stored in the storage means and the attachment position and size of the sticky note Based on the information, the overlap between the upper-layer page tag and the lower-layer page tag is determined, and if there is an overlap between the tag pages, the attachment position information of the upper-layer or lower-layer tag is rewritten, thereby attaching the tag There is disclosed a sticky note display control device that changes a position to shift an upper-layer-side sticky note and a lower-layer-side sticky note so that at least a part of the lower-layer-side sticky note is displayed.

  Patent Document 2 below discloses a client / server type information sharing system capable of providing electronic sticky notes.

  Patent Document 3 below discloses a technique for handling a plurality of electronic sticky notes attached to the same location.

  Patent Document 4 below discloses a technique for providing a memo that can be moved with different applications and desktops.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-292286 JP 2005-141589 A JP 2005-202596 A JP 2006-260579 A

  The present invention provides a document processing apparatus and a document processing program capable of displaying an electronic sticky note so as to be easy to view and operate by effectively utilizing a display space for an electronic document displayed by overlapping a plurality of pages. The purpose is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, the document processing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that sticky target position information for acquiring sticky target position information designated by a user for an arbitrary page of a document displayed with overlapping pages is displayed. Acquisition means, sticky information generation means for generating sticky information corresponding to the sticky target position information, and the content, size, and size of the sticky specified by the user for the sticky information generated by the sticky information generation means An attribute information acquisition unit that acquires attribute information including a shape, and the sticky information generated by the sticky note information generation unit is separated from a sticky target area of the sticky information outside the image area of the document, and another sticky target The sticky note placement information generating means for generating sticky note placement information for arranging and placing the sticky note information corresponding to the area in a position not overlapping, and the sticky note information generated by the sticky note information generating means A sticky note display control means for performing sticky note display control for making a figure having the attribute indicated by the attribute information and arranging and arranging it in a position not overlapping with other sticky information outside the image area of the document based on the corresponding sticky note placement information It comprises.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the sticky note display control unit is configured to display a trace of the sticky target area corresponding to the sticky note information with respect to the sticky note information displayed in an aligned manner. Trace information to be displayed is displayed together with link information indicating a link relationship between the trace information and the corresponding tag information.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the sticky note display control further comprises selection designation means for selecting and displaying the trace information and the link information. The means controls the trace information and the link information to be displayed or hidden according to the selection designation by the selection designation means.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sticky note display control means stores the sticky note information corresponding to the sticky target area designated on the upper page in the document. Arranged and displayed so as not to overlap the tag information corresponding to the tag target area specified on the lower page.

  The invention according to claim 5 comprises the aligned arrangement target attribute acquisition means for acquiring attribute information indicating the alignment arrangement target attribute designated by the user in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, The sticky note display control means arranges and displays the sticky note information having the attribute indicated by the attribute information acquired by the aligned arrangement target sticky attribute acquisition means.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein the sticky note display control means includes the sticky note information having an attribute indicated by the attribute information obtained by the aligned placement target sticky note attribute obtaining means. It is displayed on the tag information having an attribute other than the attribute indicated by the attribute information acquired by the aligned placement target tag attribute acquisition means.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the electronic device further comprises a rearrangement request accepting unit that accepts a request for rearrangement of a sticky note due to a size change, and the sticky note display control means When the placement request is received, the sticky note information is made smaller than the size of the corresponding sticky note target area, and rearranged and displayed at vertical intervals according to the size after the reduction.

  The invention described in claim 8 comprises the detecting means for detecting that the tag information is indicated by an input position image indicating the input position in the invention described in claim 7, wherein the tag display control means comprises: In the vicinity of the tag information detected to be pointed to by the input position image by the detecting means, a content display area having a size for displaying the tag information of the tag information so that all the information can be seen is displayed. Then, the tag content information of the tag information is displayed in the content display area.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 8, wherein the tag display control means designates the content display area as a tag information area corresponding to the tag information pointed to by the input position image. The sticky note content information of the sticky note information is displayed in the content display area displayed on the outer side of the page.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the seventh aspect, the sticky note display control means displays the sticky note information on the outside of the page where the corresponding sticky target area is designated, and is displayed on the outside of the page. In the sticky note information, the sticky note content information of the sticky note information is displayed so that all information can be seen.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, sticky note display area designating means for designating an arbitrary area outside the document display area of the document as a sticky note display area, and sticky note information displayed in the sticky note display area The sticky note display control means includes a sticky note group having an attribute designated by the attribute designation means within the sticky note display area designated by the sticky note display area designation means. The tag information belonging to is rearranged and displayed.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the eleventh aspect, the sticky note display control means corresponds to the sticky note information that is rearranged and displayed in the sticky note display area and corresponds to the sticky note information. It displays together with the link information which shows the link relationship between the said trace information of a target area | region, and the said tag information displayed rearranged corresponding to this trace information.

  The invention according to claim 13 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the rearrangement instructing means for instructing the rearrangement of the sticky notes using the sticky note emphasis display layer, and the attribute of the sticky note information displayed on the sticky note emphasis display layer. The sticky note display control means displays a translucent sticky note highlighting layer on the document display area on the basis of the rearrangement instruction of the sticky notes by the rearrangement instruction means, and the sticky note display control means The tag information belonging to the tag group having the attribute designated by the designation means is rearranged and displayed on the highlight display layer.

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the thirteenth aspect, the sticky note display control means overlaps the sticky note target area on the page below the sticky note highlighting layer and corresponds to the sticky note target area. Is displayed.

  According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the thirteenth aspect, the sticky note display control means corresponds to the sticky note target area at a position that does not overlap with the sticky note target area of the page below the sticky note highlighting display layer. The tag information is rearranged and displayed, and the link between the trace information of the tag target area corresponding to the tag information after the rearrangement and the tag information after the rearrangement corresponding to the trace information Displayed together with link information indicating the relationship.

  According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the thirteenth to fifteenth aspects, the sticky note display control means emphasizes each sticky note corresponding to each rearrangement instruction each time the sticky note rearrangement instruction is received. The display layers are displayed in multiple layers, and the tag information belonging to the attribute group having the attribute specified for each tag highlight display layer by the specifying means is rearranged and displayed on each tag highlight display layer. .

  The invention according to claim 17 is the invention according to any one of claims 13 to 16, further comprising transparency designating means for designating transparency of the tag highlight display layer, wherein the tag display control means is the tag highlight display. The layer is displayed with the transparency specified by the transparency specifying means.

  The document processing program according to claim 18 comprises a computer, displays a document by overlapping pages, and also displays the tag information corresponding to the tag target area of an arbitrary page designated by the user. Mounted on a device, the computer corresponds to the sticky target position information, sticky target position information acquisition means for acquiring sticky target position information designated by a user for an arbitrary page of the document displayed with pages overlaid, Tag information generating means for generating sticky information to be obtained, attribute information acquisition for acquiring attribute information including the content, size and shape of the sticky specified by the user for the sticky information generated by the sticky information generating means And the tag information generated by the tag information generation unit is separated from the tag target area of the tag information outside the image area of the document, and corresponds to another tag target area. Sticky note placement information generating means for generating sticky note placement information that is arranged in a position that does not overlap with the sticky note information, and the sticky note information generated by the sticky note information generating means is converted into a figure having an attribute indicated by the corresponding attribute information. And function as a sticky note display control unit that performs sticky note display control for arranging and arranging in a position that does not overlap other sticky information outside the image area of the document based on the corresponding sticky note placement information.

  According to the document processing apparatus of the first aspect, the upper and lower sticky notes are automatically arranged so as not to overlap with each other and displayed on a plurality of pages so that the sticky notes are easy to see and operate.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to visually recognize the trace of the sticky target area before the automatic alignment corresponding to the automatic alignment displayed sticky notes.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in the invention described in claim 1 or 1, it is possible to display or not display a trace before automatic alignment according to a user's request.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, in the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, in principle, the tag on the upper page is aligned so that it does not overlap the tag on the lower page. That makes it easy to use.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, in the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4, the automatic alignment display is performed only on the tag that matches the color designated by the user, the user information, the tag creation date, and the like. Yes.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, in the invention described in claim 5, it is possible to allow overlapping of sticky notes having attributes other than those specified by the user.

  According to the invention described in claim 7, in the invention described in claim 1, the size of the tag can be displayed smaller than the tag target area by rearrangement, and a large number of tags can be arranged.

  According to the invention described in claim 8, in the invention described in claim 7 above, all the text contents of the tag contents can be seen in response to the mouse over the tag.

  According to the invention described in claim 9, in the invention described in claim 8, the entire text of the sticky note that has been subjected to the mouse over is displayed in the outer direction of the page, and the contents can be confirmed in a state that does not overlap with the content on the page. .

  According to the invention of claim 10, in the invention of claim 7, when the sticky notes are arranged and arranged, the contents of the sticky notes on the corresponding page are displayed outside the page area, and the content contents of the sticky notes are increased. Can be seen.

  According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the sticky note display spacer provided in an area outside the document display area can be used to realize sticky note display that effectively utilizes the display space.

  According to the invention described in claim 12, in the invention described in claim 11, the link relation between the tag on the tag display spacer and the original tag target position can be recognized.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, display / non-display, printing or no printing is performed on a tag displayed on a translucent tag highlight display layer covering the document. The operations can be performed together.

  According to the invention described in claim 14, in the invention described in claim 13, the content of the tag is displayed at the original location of the tag on the tag highlight display layer, and the relationship with the original location can be easily grasped.

  According to the fifteenth aspect of the invention, in the thirteenth aspect of the invention, the respective sticky notes can be collectively displayed on the sticky note highlighting layer at a position different from the original location, and operations on the respective sticky notes can be easily performed.

  According to the invention described in claim 16, in the invention described in any one of claims 13 to 15, a plurality of tag highlight display layers are displayed so as to overlap each other, and an operation for a tag with the same attribute for each layer is facilitated. Yes.

  According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the thirteenth to sixteenth aspects, when a multi-layered sticky note highlighting layer is used, only the sticky note on the topmost layer is visually opaque, It is possible to operate such as making the sticky note on the layer of a semi-transparent.

  According to the document processing program of the present invention, the document processing apparatus that implements the program causes the target area and arrangement position of the sticky note to be separated and the sticky note displaying operation that the upper and lower sticky notes do not overlap, It can provide easy viewing and usability for users.

1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a document processing apparatus according to the present invention. 6 is a flowchart showing a sticky note addition processing operation of the document processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a configuration of various data used for sticky note addition processing according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart showing in detail a sticky note arrangement process according to the first embodiment. The conceptual diagram which shows the display area on the xy secondary plane for 1 page of documents. The flowchart which shows the detail of the link setting step in FIG. 4 in detail. The figure which shows the example of a display of the tag setting screen 300a which concerns on Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the example of a display of the tag setting screen 300b which concerns on Example 1. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a document display screen 300c according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a document display screen 300d according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display of the tag setting screen 300e which concerns on Example 1. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a document display screen 300f according to the first embodiment. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310a according to a specific embodiment of Example 1. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a document display screen 310b according to a specific embodiment of Example 1. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310c according to a specific embodiment of Example 1. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310d according to a specific embodiment of Example 1. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310e according to a specific embodiment of Example 1. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310f according to a specific embodiment of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310g according to a specific embodiment of Example 1; 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310h according to a specific embodiment of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a document processing apparatus according to a second embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display of the tag setting screen 300g which concerns on Example 2. FIG. The figure which shows the example of a display of the tag setting screen 300h which concerns on Example 2. FIG. FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a configuration of various data used for sticky note addition processing according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating in detail a sticky note arrangement process according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310i according to a specific embodiment of Example 2. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a document processing apparatus according to a third embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display of the tag setting screen 300i which concerns on Example 3. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a document display screen 300j according to the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a document display screen 300k according to the third embodiment. FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a configuration of sticky note emphasis layer data according to the third embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail a sticky note arrangement process according to the third embodiment. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a document display screen 310j according to a specific embodiment of Example 3. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310k according to a specific embodiment of Example 3.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a document processing apparatus 10 according to the present invention.

  The document processing apparatus 10 is realized by, for example, a PC (Personal Computer). As shown in FIG. 1, the document processing apparatus 10 receives various information such as an input / operation unit 11 including an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, operation guidance, and an operation state. A display unit 12 including an LCD display for displaying, a RAM, a hard disk device, etc., a storage unit 13 for storing various information such as operation programs, a control unit 14 for controlling the entire device, and a communication network (NW) 60 And a communication interface (I / F) unit 15 that serves as a communication interface when communicating with an external device such as a printer 50 connected via the network.

  The control unit 14 includes a CPU (central processing unit), a system clock, an internal cache memory, and the like, and includes an application unit 141 as one of specific processing function units.

  The application unit 141 performs various types of document processing such as generation, editing, storage, display, and printing of document information (document file) in accordance with a predetermined operation by the user at the input / operation unit 11.

  In particular, the application unit 141 installed in the document processing apparatus 10 of the present invention has a function of displaying a generated document with a plurality of pages superimposed.

  In addition, when a plurality of pages are displayed in an overlapped manner, in cooperation with a tag addition processing function unit, which will be described later, the designation of a tag target area for an arbitrary page by the user is accepted, and a tag corresponding to the tag target area is received. It has a sticky note addition processing function for displaying together with the document.

  Note that the sticky note referred to here is a thing (electronic sticky note) that electronically realizes a sticky note that is usually realized on paper (a piece of paper), and corresponds to a corresponding sticky target area of an electronic document as a figure of a predetermined shape. In response to an operation such as a mouse over, information (such as text character information) such as an explanation of the information in the tag target area and related memo writing is newly placed in or near the figure. It is used for the purpose of confirming the contents displayed in the displayed figure.

  In the functional configuration illustrated in FIG. 1, the control unit 141 includes, as a tag addition processing function unit that operates in cooperation with the application unit 141, a tag target position acquisition unit 142, a tag generation processing unit 143, a tag attribute acquisition unit 144, and a tag layout. A processing unit 145, a sticky note display control unit 146, and a user data acquisition unit 147 are provided.

  The tag target position acquisition unit 142 displays a target position (sticky target position) of a tag input by a user's instruction operation using the input / operation unit 11 when a document is displayed with a plurality of pages superimposed. Data is acquired and stored in the corresponding area of the storage unit 13 as sticky note target position data.

  The tag generation processing unit 143 inputs (reads) the tag target position data from the storage unit 13, generates tag data corresponding to the tag target position data, and stores the generated tag data in a corresponding area of the storage unit 13. , Keep it.

  The tag attribute acquisition unit 144 receives, from the input / operation unit 11, tag attribute data including information such as a character string that is the content attached to the tag and information indicating the size, shape, and the like. The tag attribute data is stored and held in the corresponding area of the storage unit 13.

  The sticky note placement processing unit 145 calculates data such as the placement position, shape, size, color, and orientation order for the sticky note data stored in the storage unit 13, and uses the calculated data as sticky note placement data. It is stored and held in the corresponding area of the storage unit 13.

  The sticky note display control unit 146 inputs (reads) sticky note arrangement data from the storage unit 13, configures graphic sticky note data, and displays the graphical sticky note data on the display unit 12.

  For example, the user data acquisition unit 147 acquires information such as a user name and a company name related to the user by inputting necessary information, and stores the information in the corresponding area of the storage unit 13 as user data. Remember and hold.

  The document processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment has a functional configuration as illustrated in FIG. 1 and performs a tag addition process based on the flowchart illustrated in FIG.

  FIG. 3 shows various data held and managed by the document processing apparatus 10 (for example, a tag addition process data management unit provided in the control unit 14; not shown) for performing the tag addition process shown in FIG. The data structure of (user data 21, tag target position data 22, tag data 23, tag attribute data 24, tag placement data 25, link data 26) is conceptually shown.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the document processing apparatus 10, when the sticky note addition process is started, the control unit 14 controls the control unit 14 itself (an application unit 141, a tag target position acquisition unit 142, a tag generation processing unit 143, a tag attribute). In addition to the acquisition unit 144, the tag placement processing unit 145, the tag display control unit 146, and the user data acquisition unit 147, the input / operation unit 11, the display unit 12, and the storage unit 13 are initialized (step S101).

  Next, the user data acquisition unit 147 acquires information (identification information and the like) related to the user by a method such as allowing the user to input necessary item information, and stores it in the storage unit 13 as user data. (Step S102).

  Here, the user data is composed of information such as a user identifier, a user name, a company name, and an employee number as shown in FIG.

  In addition, a user identifier is produced | generated for every user by the user data acquisition part 147 in step S102.

  Also, the user name, company name, employee number, etc. are input by the user.

  Next, the tag target position acquisition unit 142 acquires the data of the position to be the tag target in accordance with the user's instruction input using the input / operation unit 11 and stores the data in the storage unit 13 as the tag target position data. (Step S103).

  Here, the tag target position data includes, for example, each information of a tag target position data identifier, an X coordinate, a Y coordinate, a width, and a height as shown in FIG.

  In step S103, the tag target position data identifier is determined from the tag target position data from the position target data input by the tag target position acquisition unit 142 through the input / operation unit 11 according to the user's instruction. Generated every time.

  Note that it is assumed that the shape of the tag target position input here is a rectangle, and the upper left vertex of the rectangle is set as the reference point of the rectangle.

  The X coordinate has a horizontal coordinate of the reference point on the display unit 12 as a value, and the Y coordinate has a vertical coordinate of the reference point on the display unit 12 as a value.

  The width is the value of the pixel width of the rectangle. Similarly, the value of the height is the value in pixel units of the height of the rectangle.

  Further, the tag generation processing unit 143 inputs the tag target position data stored (held) in the storage unit 13, generates tag data corresponding to the tag target position data, and stores the generated tag data. (Step S104).

  Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 3C, the tag data includes a tag data identifier, a user input identifier, a tag target position data identifier, a tag attribute data identifier, and a tag layout data identifier.

  The tag data identifier is generated for each tag data corresponding to the tag target position data input from the storage unit 13 by the tag generation processing unit 143 in the tag generation step S104.

  The tag attribute data identifier is information for identifying the tag attribute data shown in FIG. 3D, and the tag placement data identifier is information for identifying the tag placement data shown in FIG. The configuration of each data will be described in detail later.

  Further, the tag attribute acquisition unit 144 takes in tag attribute data such as a character string that is a content attached to the tag and is input by the user using the input / operation unit 11 and stores the tag attribute data in the storage unit 13. (Step S105).

  Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 3D, the tag attribute data includes each data of a tag attribute data identifier, contents (for example, a character string), color, shape, generation date and time, and link identifier.

  In the tag attribute step S105, the tag attribute data identifier corresponds to data such as a character string that is the content (the tag content) attached to the tag input by the user from the input / operation unit 11 by the tag attribute acquisition unit 144. Is generated for each tag attribute data.

  Here, a figure (displayed with a sticky note) that visually gives feedback to the user at the time of drawing, as an area to be attached to a sticky note (sticky target area) and a sticky note displayed at a distant position. The graphic) is called a link (link information: see link line 43 in FIG. 9).

  The link identifier for identifying the link information is generated for each link in the tag attribute acquisition step S105.

  The color in the tag attribute data means the display color of the area that is the target of the tag.

  The shape in the tag attribute data means the shape of the area that is the target of the tag.

  In this example, a rectangle is set as the shape of the area that is the target of the sticky note, as with the sticky note.

  Next, the tag placement processing unit 145 applies the tag attribute in the tag attribute acquisition step S105 to the tag data generated by the tag generation processing unit 143 in the tag generation step S104 and held in the storage unit 13. Based on the tag attribute data captured and stored by the acquisition unit 144, data such as an arrangement position, shape, size, color, orientation, and order is calculated and stored in the storage unit 13 as tag placement data. (Step S106).

  Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 3E, the sticky note arrangement data is composed of sticky note arrangement data identifier, X coordinate, Y coordinate, width, height, color, orientation, and order data.

  The tag placement data identifier is generated for each tag placement data by the tag placement processing unit 145 in the tag placement step S106.

  Further, the sticky note display control unit 146 inputs the sticky note arrangement data from the storage unit 13, configures the graphical sticky note data, and displays the constructed graphical sticky note data on the display unit 12 (step S107).

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a detailed processing operation of the tag placement step S106 in FIG.

  When the sticky note placement process shown in FIG. 4 is started, the sticky note placement processing unit 145 performs processing such as securing and initializing the corresponding storage area of the storage unit 13 in order to generate and hold sticky note placement data (step S61). .

  After completion of the initialization step S61, the sticky note placement processing unit 145 generates the sticky note placement data (previously the sticky note generated in the sticky note generation step S104 by the acquisition of the sticky note target position data in the sticky note target position acquisition step S103 of FIG. In order to generate the tag placement data corresponding to the data, first, a tag placement data identifier for identifying the tag placement data is generated, and the generated attached placement data identifier is used as the tag placement data in the storage unit 13 (FIG. 3). (See (e)).

  Next, the tag placement processing unit 145 acquires tag data [see FIG. 3C] held in the storage unit 13 (step S62).

  Here, first, a sticky note data identifier is obtained, sticky note data corresponding to the obtained sticky note data identifier is specified, and subsequently, a user input identifier is obtained.

  Next, the tag placement processing unit 145 acquires user input data (see FIG. 3A) corresponding to the acquired user input identifier from the storage unit 13 (step S63).

  Here, the acquired user input identifier and other user input data (user name, company name, employee number) are used in the subsequent processing, particularly for selecting a tag for each user.

  In particular, the tag placement processing unit 145 can set the color corresponding to the user input identifier as the initial value of the color of the tag placement data.

  For example, as a color corresponding to a user whose user identifier is USER001, the color can be set as FF0000 of a value configured as a character string in which so-called RGB hexadecimal displays are arranged. Here, FF0000 represents red.

  The color data determined in step S63 is output to the storage unit 13 and stored as the color data in the tag placement data (see FIG. 3E) having the tag placement data identifier generated in step 62. .

  Next, the tag placement processing unit 145 determines the shape of the tag (here, for example, a predetermined rectangle is set as the tag shape), and stores the determined tag shape data in the storage unit 13 (step S64).

  Next, the tag placement processing unit 145 determines the size of the tag and stores the determined size (width and height of the tag) in the storage unit 13 as the width and height data of the tag placement data. (Step S65).

  Here, as the size of the sticky note, a predetermined width and height corresponding to the shape set in the shape determination step S64 are set.

  As the width and height values, predetermined width and height values can be set as initial values. For example, a 50-pixel width and 20-pixel height can be stored in the storage unit 13 in advance as a rectangle of size 1. In addition, as a rectangle of size 2, a width of 60 pixels and a height of 40 pixels can be held in the storage unit 13 in advance.

  Here, the width and height are the width and height for expressing a rectangle smaller than the target area of the sticky note for efficient use of the sticky note, particularly for effective use of the spatial area. (Up-down interval).

  That is, the width and height values smaller than the width and height of the tag target position data can be set as the width and height of the tag placement data.

  After the size calculation step S65, the sticky note placement processing unit 145 determines the position of the sticky note, and uses the determined value of the reference point position of the sticky note as the X and Y coordinates of the sticky note placement data [see FIG. 3 (e)]. Is stored in the storage unit 13 as data (step S66).

  Subsequent to this arrangement position calculating step S66, the sticky note arrangement processing unit 145 determines the order of the sticky notes, and stores the determined value of the order of the sticky notes in the storage unit 13 as the order data of the sticky note arrangement data (step S67). .

  Following this order calculation step, the tag placement processing unit 145 determines the orientation of the tag and stores the determined value of the tag orientation in the storage unit 13 as the orientation data of the tag placement data (step S68).

  Further, after the orientation determination step S68, the tag placement processing unit 145 sets a link and stores the set link data [see FIG. 3 (f)] in the storage unit 13 (step S69).

  During the series of sticky note placement processing shown in FIG. 4, in the placement position calculation step S66, the sticky note placement processing unit 145 positions the reference point of the sticky note outside the display area of the document image based on the document image drawn for each page. That is, the X and Y coordinates can be determined.

  In this arrangement position calculation process, the concept of the display area of the document image to be tagged will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a display area on the xy secondary plane for one page of a document displayed on the display unit 12 with a plurality of pages superimposed by the application unit 141.

  In FIG. 5, the height of the text area of the document image in the one page area of the document surrounded by the coordinates (x0, y0), (x3, y0), (x3, y3), (x0, y3) is (y2-y1). ), And the height of the upper margin and the height of the lower margin are (y1-y0) and (y3-y2), respectively.

  Also, in the one page area of the document, the width of the text area of the document image is (x2-x1), and the width of the left margin and the width of the right margin are (x1-x0) and (x3-x2), respectively. And

  Here, the positions and sizes of the text area (shaded area in FIG. 5), the upper margin, the lower margin, the left margin, and the right margin of the document image are given in advance by the user, or the tag placement processing section It is set in the storage unit 13 by 145, or is calculated by the tag placement processing unit 145 and set in the storage unit 13 using the conventional technique.

  Further, the coordinates xi0 and yi0 of the reference point of the sticky note placement position and the distance (yi1-yi0) between the sticky notes in the y direction are set in the storage unit 13 in advance.

  The position of the sticky note placed first on a page is set with xi0 as the x coordinate and yi0 as the y coordinate.

  In addition, the positions of the sticky notes placed on the second and subsequent pages of the page are calculated based on the already set x and y coordinates of the sticky notes.

  Here, the x-coordinate is the same as the x-coordinate of a sticky note arranged in advance up to a predetermined number (for example, 20).

  On the other hand, for the y coordinate, a value obtained by adding a distance (yi1-yi0) between stickies in the y direction with reference to the y coordinate of the sticky placed in advance is set as the y coordinate of the sticky.

  That is, for example, the y coordinate of the second tag is a value obtained by adding (yi1-yi0) with respect to yi0 (that is, yi1) as the y coordinate.

  The x-coordinate and y-coordinate of the tag placed after the third are calculated in the same manner.

  In that case, in principle, the sticky notes on the upper page can be aligned so as not to overlap the sticky notes on the lower page.

  Here, when placing a sticky note exceeding the predetermined maximum number (for example, 20) of the sticky notes arranged at the same same x-coordinate, the newly placed sticky notes (the 21st to 40th sticky notes) The x coordinate is an x coordinate obtained by adding a predetermined distance in the x direction to the x coordinate of the previous 20 sticky notes.

  Further, during the sticky note placement process shown in detail in FIG. 4, in the order calculating step S67, the sticky note placement processing unit 145 calculates the number counted (counted) based on the sticky note data identifier as the order of the sticky notes. It is set as the value of the order data of the tag placement data shown in (e).

  Here, the order data starts from “0 (zero)”, and increases every time the order of the so-called dictionary order of the tag data identifiers increases.

  For example, for a tag with the tag data identifier ANNOTATION001, the order data value is “0 (zero)”, and for a tag with the tag data identifier ANNOTATION002, the sequence data value is “1”. Is calculated.

  Further, during the sticky note placement process shown in detail in FIG. 4, in the orientation determination step S68, the sticky note placement processing unit 145 uses the position of the image drawn for each predetermined page or a vector in the coordinate relationship as the orientation of the sticky note. Set.

  For example, when a vector decomposed and displayed into each x component and y component in a pixel unit of x and y orthogonal coordinates is expressed by vector (x, y), for example, as tag placement data shown in FIG. Set vector (1,0).

  This orientation value, vector (1, 0), is used as the orientation of the sticky note drawing.

  In particular, it is used as the orientation of a sticky note redrawing of a sticky note drawing whose temporary orientation has been changed by a user instruction.

  For example, when a sticky note that is inclined 30 degrees with respect to the horizontal direction (x-axis) is temporarily drawn according to the user's instruction, and when the sticky note is returned to the original orientation according to the user's instruction, the sticky note placement data The original orientation to be drawn is determined using the vector (1, 0), and the drawing is performed.

  Next, the processing operation of the link setting step S69 during the tag placement processing shown in detail in FIG. 4 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  In this description, in the document processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, as will be described in detail later (see, for example, FIG. 9), the tag target area designated by the user in the tag target position acquisition step S103 in FIG. The sticky note (42) corresponding to (40) is arranged in a location (outside the document image area) separated from the sticky note target area (40), and the sticky note target area (40) and the sticky note (42) are linked. It is assumed that it is displayed so that it is attached (so that the trace of location separation remains).

  It is assumed that the link set in the link setting step S69 whose details are shown in FIG. 6 is graphically expressed as a line (corresponding to the link line 43 in FIG. 9).

  A point where the link line (43) and the tag target area (40) are connected graphically is called a first anchor, and the link line (43) and the drawn tag (42) are connected graphically. Is called the second anchor.

  Here, the first anchor is a point in the upper right corner of the rectangle that is the tag target area (40), and the second anchor is a point in the upper right corner of the shape (here, a rectangle) representing the tag (42).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3F, the link data includes a link identifier, a color, a line type, a thickness, a first anchor x coordinate, a second anchor y coordinate, a second anchor x coordinate, and a second anchor y. Consists of coordinate data.

  The link setting step S69 in FIG. 4 includes an initialization step S691, a first anchor setting step S692, and a second anchor setting step S693, as shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  6, in the initialization step S691, the tag placement processing unit 145 sets the link identifier set in the tag attribute acquisition step S105 (see FIG. 2) as the memory area for the link data shown in FIG. Each time it is secured in the storage unit 13 and cleared.

  Further, the tag placement processing unit 145 sets the same value as the link identifier value of the tag attribute data set in the tag attribute acquisition step S105 as the link identifier of the link data.

  Next, the tag placement processing unit 145 sets the color, line type, and thickness data of the link in the storage unit 13.

  As an example, a line type identifier such as “LINE TYPE 1” is set as the line type data. Further, as the thickness data, a value 3, which means a width of 3 pixels, is set.

  After completion of the initialization processing step S691, the tag placement processing unit 145 sets the x coordinate of the first anchor and the y coordinate of the first anchor as link data values based on the corresponding tag target position data ( First anchor setting step S692).

  Specifically, the x-coordinate and y-coordinate of the upper right corner point of the rectangle of the tag target position data are specified from the x-coordinate, y-coordinate, width, and height data of the corresponding tag target position data, and the identification The x-coordinate and y-coordinate values are the x-coordinate of the first anchor and the y-coordinate of the first anchor is the link data value.

  Subsequently, the tag placement processing unit 145 sets the x coordinate of the second anchor and the y coordinate of the second anchor as link data values based on the corresponding tag placement data (second anchor setting step S693).

  Specifically, the x-coordinate and y-coordinate of the reference point of each sticky note calculated in the placement position calculating step S66 (see FIG. 4) are set as the x-coordinate of the second anchor and the y-coordinate of the second anchor.

  When the sticky note placement step S106 shown in FIG. 2 is completed due to the end of the second anchor setting step S693 shown in FIG. 6, the sticky note attaching process (see FIG. 2) in the document processing apparatus 10 proceeds to the sticky note display step S107.

  In the sticky note display step S107, the sticky note display control unit 146 inputs sticky note arrangement data from the storage unit 13, constructs graphic sticky note data based on the sticky note arrangement data, and displays the constructed graphic sticky note data. Output (display) to the unit 12.

  Here, the graphic sticky note data can be expressed and drawn (displayed) as a rectangle surrounded by a solid line (see the sticky note 42 in FIG. 9).

  Further, the sticky note display control unit 146 inputs the sticky note target arrangement data from the storage unit 13, configures graphic sticky note target position data, and outputs (displays) the configured graphic sticky note target position data to the display unit 12. )

  Here, the graphic tag target position data can be expressed and drawn (displayed) as a rectangle surrounded by a dotted line (see the tag target area 40 in FIG. 9).

  Further, the sticky note display control unit 146 inputs sticky note arrangement data from the storage unit 13, configures graphic link data, and outputs (displays) the configured graphic link data to the display unit 12.

  Here, the graphic link data is drawn as a straight line (see the link line 43 in FIG. 9) or a curve connecting the points of the first anchor and the first anchor.

  In addition, the sticky note display control unit 146 draws graphic sticky note data according to the order and orientation of the sticky note arrangement data of the corresponding sticky note, as many as the number of set sticky notes.

  As a result of the sticky note display control in this sticky note display step S107, a sticky note (42) corresponding to the sticky target area (40) designated by the user is displayed on the display unit 12 as shown in FIG. The sticky note target area (40) is displayed in a dotted line so that a trace of location separation between the sticky note (42) displayed in the location (outside the document area) separated from (40) and corresponding to the sticky note target area (40) remains. ) And a sticky note (42) are connected by a link line (43).

  In order to realize the tag-added document display in this form, the document processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment supports a graphic user interface (GUI) as shown in FIGS. 7 to 12, for example.

  That is, in the document processing apparatus 10, the application unit 141 reads a document specified by the user and displays an operation menu (for example, on the screen) on the document display screen in which each page is displayed on the display unit 12 in an overlapping manner. When “32” is always selected, the tag target position acquisition unit 142 displays the contents of the electronic document in the electronic document area 31 (see FIG. 7). Display on the tag setting screen 300a displayed together with the image.

  In this example, the operation menu 32 includes menu items 33 of “add tag”, “rearrange tag”, “sort tag”, and “end”.

  When the user selects the “add tag” item from the menu item 33 using the input / operation unit 11, the tag target position acquisition unit 142 displays the icon of the tag template 34 on the tag setting screen 300a. Is displayed.

  Here, the tag template 34 can be dragged and dropped to a desired position (tag position) on the electronic document area 31 by the input / operation unit 11 (for example, a mouse).

  The sticky note template 34 can be displayed by performing a drag-and-drop operation on the electronic document region 31 and performing a drag-and-drop operation.

  Thereby, for example, in the sticky target position acquisition step S103 in FIG. 2, the user can use a sticky note that is graphically expressed as a predetermined icon on the sticky note setting screen 300a (see FIG. 7) displayed on the display unit 12. The sticky note target area 40 is designated by dragging and dropping the template 34 with the mouse.

  FIG. 8 shows a display example of the tag setting screen 300b displayed on the display unit 12 by the tag target area specifying operation on the tag setting screen 300a shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, after the user drags and drops the tag template 34 onto the electronic document area 30, the position of the tag template 34 or the tag target area 40 indicated by the area is expressed as a rectangle surrounded by a dotted line. (Is displayed.

  When the user operates (clicks) the sticky note target area 40 on the sticky note setting screen 300b, the sticky note attribute acquisition unit 144 is used to input the content of the sticky note corresponding to the sticky note target area 40 to the display unit 12. A rectangular input dialog box 41 is displayed.

  The user can input the contents of the tag in the input dialog box 41 as text or a character string.

  The input dialog box 41 can be hidden by a user instruction.

  Here, the content of the tag inputted by the user constitutes “content” data of the tag attribute data [see FIG. 3D].

  As described above, in the document processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, in the tag target position acquisition step S103 of FIG. 2, when the document is displayed on the display unit 12 as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. The “add tag” item, which is one of the pull-down menus 33 of the menu 32, is selected and the desired area of the page is designated as the tag target area 40 using the tag template 34, and the position data of the tag target area 40 (the tag target) Position data) is acquired by the tag target position acquisition unit 142.

  In addition, in the tag attribute acquisition step S105 of FIG. 2, the tag attribute acquisition unit 144 includes attribute data including the content of the tag by the user in the input dialog box 41 displayed by clicking on the previously specified tag target area 40. Is input, and the inputted attribute data is taken in.

  Thereafter, in the tag placement step S106 of FIG. 2, the tag data generated by the tag generation processing unit 143 corresponding to the tag target area 40 corresponding to the tag target area 40 by the tag placement processing unit 145 is actually used. Sticky note placement data including coordinates to be placed is calculated.

  In addition, tag attributes (shape, size, color, etc.) designated by the user corresponding to the tag data are set in association with the tag data.

  Thereafter, in the sticky note display step S107 of FIG. 2, the sticky note display control unit 146 displays the document as shown in FIG. 9 based on the sticky note placement data calculated by the sticky note placement processing unit 145 and the associated sticky note attribute data. A screen 300c is displayed.

  On the document display screen 300c, the sticky note target area 40 is displayed as a dotted frame (rectangle), while the sticky note 42 corresponding to the sticky note target area 40 is outside the electronic document image of the electronic document area 31, for example, the right margin. The sticky note 42 and the corresponding sticky note target area 40 arranged in the right margin area of the electronic document area 31 are arranged and arranged in a rectangular shape in the area (see FIG. 5). It is displayed in a form connected by a link line 43 (in this example, a solid straight line).

  When confirming the contents of the sticky notes 42 arranged in the margin portion of the electronic document area 31 while the document display screen 330c shown in FIG. 9 is displayed, the user operates the mouse as shown in FIG. Then, the cursor 47 is moved onto the desired sticky note 42 (pointing to the sticky note 42 with the cursor 47), and a mouse-over operation (or click operation) is performed.

  When it is recognized that the sticky note 42 is pointed (placed) by the cursor 47 by the mouse-over operation, the sticky note attribute acquisition unit 144 reads the content (content data) of the sticky note corresponding to the sticky note 42 on which the cursor 47 is placed. ) From the storage unit 13 (see FIG. 3D), the sticky note display control unit 146 switches and displays the content 44 of the sticky note on the document display screen 300d displayed in the vicinity of the sticky note 42.

  On the document display screen 300d on which the content 43 of the sticky note is displayed, the user can edit and change the content (text or character string) data of the sticky note.

  The content 43 of the displayed sticky note can be closed by clicking again, for example.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310a which is a specific embodiment of the document display screen 300c shown in FIG.

  In the document display screen 310a, for example, the tag target areas 40 are designated on the first page (frontmost page), the eighth page, and the eleventh page, respectively, and different attribute data (for example, for each tag target area 40) , Color) is a display example.

  According to the document display screen 310a, the respective sticky note target areas 40-1, 40-2, and 40-3 are drawn with dotted line frames (40-2 and 40-3 are not visible), and the corresponding sticky notes 42- 1, 42-2, 42-3 are arranged so as not to overlap the document image area (right margin area) of the electronic document area 31, and different colors corresponding to the respective attributes (for example, blue, yellow, red) Link lines 43-1, 43-2, 43 between the respective sticky note target areas 40-1, 40-2, 40-3 and the corresponding sticky note target areas 40-1, 40-2, 40-3. -3 are displayed so as to be connected (however, visually, only the tag area 40-1 and the link line 43-1 on the foreground page are visible).

  In the example of the document display screen 310a, the target position (area) and the arrangement position of the sticky note 42 are separated, and the traces of the sticky target area 40 before automatic alignment are the sticky note target area 40 and the corresponding sticky note 42. The link information (link line 43) is visually left by, for example, a straight line display.

  Further, on the document display screen 310a, the foreground page (first page) is calculated by the calculation processing of the tag placement data of each tag 42-1, 42-2, 42-3 in the link setting step S69 shown in FIG. ) Are arranged so that they do not overlap each tag 42 on the lower page (8th page, 11th page).

  As can be seen from the display example of the document display screen 310a in FIG. 13, the target position (area) and the arrangement position of the tag 42 are separated and automatically aligned, and the trace before the automatic alignment is displayed and displayed. According to the document processing apparatus 10, it is possible to expand the function so that a plurality of types of sticky note target areas are designated at the same location on an arbitrary page, and the respective sticky notes corresponding to various different sticky note target areas are displayed so as not to overlap.

  In order to realize this function, the document processing apparatus 10 supports a GUI as shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of a sticky note setting screen 300e that transitions by selecting an “add sticky note” item from the pull-down menu 33 of the operation menu 32 on the document display screen 300c shown in FIG.

  That is, while the document display screen 300c (see FIG. 9) is being displayed (the sticky note 42 is displayed at the arrangement position corresponding to the sticky target area 40 (in the margin area of the electronic document area 30)), a sticky note already on a certain page. When adding a sticky note 42 corresponding to the area designated as the target area 40, the user selects the sticky note target area 40 displayed in a rectangular shape with a dotted line as shown in FIG. Then, the “add tag” item equivalent to that in the pull-down menu 32 of the tag operation menu 32 is displayed by a so-called right click operation of the mouse.

  Next, after selecting the “add tag” item, the user displays an input dialog by a predetermined operation (for example, right click), sets attribute data including the contents of the tag, and selects application. By performing the operation, it is possible to additionally generate tags with different attributes for the same tag target area 40 (same as the tag target area 40) so as not to overlap the previous tag.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the document display screen 300f when a tag is set for the same tag target area 40 in a situation where a tag 42 is generated for the tag target area 40.

  According to the display example of the document display screen 300f, a plurality of sticky note target areas 40 are designated at the same location, and a plurality of sticky notes 42-1 and 42-2 corresponding to the respective sticky note target areas 42 are the right part outside the document image area. Arranged without overlapping in the margin area.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310b which is a specific embodiment of the document display screen 300f shown in FIG.

  In the document display screen 310b, the same area on the foreground page is designated as the sticky target area 40 three times, and each time the different attribute data (for example, color) is designated each time, the sticky target area 40 is displayed. Is a display example of a sticky note corresponding to.

  According to this document display screen 310b, each sticky note target area 40 is drawn with a dotted frame (rectangle), and each corresponding sticky note 42-1, 42-2, 42-3 is outside the document image area of the electronic document area 31 ( (Right margin area) are arranged so as not to overlap each other and are displayed in different colors (for example, blue, yellow, red) corresponding to the respective attributes, and correspond to the respective sticky notes 42-1, 42-2, 42-3. It is displayed so that it may connect with the tag object area | region 40 with the link line 43. FIG.

  According to the GUI described above (see FIGS. 7 to 12), as the pull-down menu 33 of the operation menu 32 on the tag setting screen 300 (300a, 330b, 300e, etc.), in addition to the “Add tag” item described above. , "Sticky note rearrangement", "sticky note sorting", and "end" items are also supported.

  Accordingly, the user can rearrange the sticky notes by selecting the “reposition sticky note” item from the pull-down menu 33 of the operation menu 32 on the sticky note setting screen 300.

  When repositioning a sticky note, the user can use the repositioning input dialog box to reposition the sticky note (sticky note width and sticky note height), horizontal distance between sticky notes, and vertical direction between sticky notes. By specifying the distance, the placement of the sticky note can be changed.

  Even in the case of rearrangement of sticky notes, when the electronic document is composed of multiple pages, the position of the sticky note on the subsequent page (the lower page when displayed in a superimposed manner) is taken into account. They can be rearranged so as not to overlap the pages (the same as above).

  Further, the user can sort and rearrange the sticky notes by selecting the “sort sticky notes” item from the pull-down menu of the operation menu 32.

  When sorting the sticky notes, the user can sort and rearrange the sticky notes by specifying an attribute as a sorting reference in the sort input dialog box for sorting.

  As sorting criteria, it is possible to appropriately select or specify the color of the sticky note, the period for specifying the generation date and time (for example, January 1, 2009 to March 31, 2009, etc.), the user name, etc. it can.

  Next, a processing function for rearranging only the tag 42 having the attribute designated by the user in the document processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment will be described.

  This designated attribute rearrangement function is, for example, one of the sticky note rearrangement processing functions to which transition is made by selection of the “tag rearrangement” item in the pull-down menu 33 of the operation menu 32 on the sticky note setting screen 300 shown in FIG. Can be mounted as.

  In this case, the tag placement processing unit 145 further displays an “attribute designation placement” item when the “tag placement rearrangement” item is selected.

  When this “attribute designation arrangement” item is selected by the user, a dedicated input dialog is displayed to accept input of desired attribute data from the user.

  When the input of the attribute data is completed (when the input dialog is closed), the tag placement processing unit 145 displays the attribute information (color, user, tag creation date, etc.) designated by the user as an arrangement placement target attribute. Are extracted, sticky notes having the attributes indicated by the acquired attribute information are extracted, and rearrangement data for rearranging these sticky notes so as not to overlap is generated.

  In this rearrangement data generation processing, the tag placement processing unit 145 is used, for example, in the right margin area in the xy coordinates shown in FIG. 5 by the method described in the placement position calculation step S66 of FIG. Data (relocation data) of positions (x coordinate, y coordinate) where sticky note data having attributes specified by the person do not overlap each other is calculated.

  Then, the sticky note display control unit 146 displays the sticky note data (sticky note 42) having the user-specified attribute so as not to overlap between the sticky notes based on the rearrangement data.

  That is, the target area and the arrangement position of the sticky note are displayed separately for only the sticky note having the attribute designated by the user.

  In this case, the sticky note having the attribute not designated is allowed to overlap (the sticky note 42 having the attribute designated by the user is displayed on the sticky note 42 having an attribute other than the attribute designated by the user). Anyway.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310c with a tag based on the function of rearranging only the specified attributes described above.

  The document display screen 310c is a display example when “color: yellow” is designated as an attribute by the user, for example.

  In this case, a plurality of sticky note data including attribute data matching the specified attribute “color: yellow” is searched, rearranged outside the document area so that the respective sticky note data does not overlap, The sticky notes 42-5 and 42-6 are arranged and displayed.

  On the other hand, for the blue sticky notes (42-1, 42-2, 42-3) and the red sticky note 42-4 other than the attribute “color: yellow” designated by the user, the above-described rearrangement is performed. For example, the display form is such that the yellow sticky note 42-5 overlaps the red sticky note 42-4.

  Here, the attribute received from the user is not limited to “color” information.

  Therefore, in addition to the “color” described above, the user designates attributes such as user data and creation date and time, and rearranges only sticky notes having attributes that match the designated attributes so as not to overlap. Can be displayed.

  Next, the tag size change processing function at the time of tag alignment of the document processing apparatus 10 will be described.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 13 (or FIG. 14), each sticky note 42 corresponding to the sticky note target area 40 specified by the user across each page (designated for the same area on the same page) is set as the electronic document area. According to the document display screen 310a (or the document display screen 310b) arranged and arranged so as not to overlap the 31 margin area, if as many arrangements as possible of the sticky notes 42 are realized within the limited display area, It is necessary to improve the efficiency of the sticky note display space so that the content of the sticky note can be shown as much as possible.

  The document processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment supports a tag size change processing function for adjusting and controlling the tag size to a size smaller than the normal size (for example, the size of the tag target area) at the time of tag alignment to improve the tag display space efficiency. ing.

  This tag size change processing function, for example, causes the tag placement processing unit 145 to perform tag data corresponding to each tag target area designated by the user in the right margin area, for example, in the xy coordinates shown in FIG. In the process of calculating the arrangement position of y, the value obtained by adding the distance (yi1-yi0) to the y-coordinate in the order of sticky notes with (xi0, yi0) described in FIG. For example, the coordinate value is 1 / N of (yi1-yi0) (N is 1, 2, 3,...) Or an arbitrary distance or the like (x coordinate, y coordinate). This can be realized by providing a function for calculating data (relocation data).

  Here, the width of the y-coordinate of each sticky note (referred to as 42b) after the size change is smaller than the width of the sticky note 42 (that is, the width of the sticky target area 40) displayed in the manner shown in FIG. Also good.

  Further, the value of the y coordinate (the vertical interval between the sticky notes) added in the order of the sticky notes 42b may also be a value corresponding to the changed size.

  Furthermore, when automatically arranging the sticky notes 42b, the shape of the sticky notes 42b may be changed in accordance with the change in the sticky note size described above.

  In addition, the tag size change processing function is a tag relocation that is changed by selecting a “tag relocation” item in the pull-down menu 33 of the operation menu 32 on the tag setting screen 300 (see, for example, FIG. 7). It can also be installed as one of the processing functions.

  In this case, the tag placement processing unit 145 further displays a “change tag size” item when the “tag placement rearrangement” item is selected.

  When this “change tag size” item is selected by the user, a dedicated input dialog is displayed, and the input of attribute data such as the size of the tag to be changed by the user is used as a tag relocation request by size change. Accept.

  Then, when the input of the attribute data is completed (acceptance of the tag relocation request by the size change is completed), each tag data corresponding to each tag target area 40 designated by the user is extracted, and these tag data are extracted. Relocation data is generated for relocation so that the data does not overlap.

  In this rearrangement data generation process, the tag placement processing unit 145 uses the method described in the placement position calculation step S66 in FIG. 4, for example, the placement position of each piece of tag data corresponding to the right margin area (see FIG. 5). , The distance value specified by the user in the order of the tag 42b in the order of the sticky note 42b [any value smaller than (yi1-yi0)] with (xi0, yi0) described above as the reference point. Data (relocation data) of a position (x coordinate, y coordinate) corresponding to the added distance value is calculated.

  In any of the above implementation methods, the sticky note display control unit 146 selects each sticky note 42b corresponding to each sticky target area 40 specified by the user based on the rearrangement data calculated by the sticky note placement processing unit 145. The size is smaller than the sticky note 42 shown in FIGS. 9 and 12, and the sticky note 42b is displayed so as not to overlap.

  16 and 17 are diagrams showing specific display examples of the document display screens 310d and 310e with sticky notes based on the sticky note size changing processing function described above.

  The document display screen 310d shown in FIG. 16 has sticky notes 40b-1, 40b-2 respectively corresponding to a plurality of sticky target areas 40-1, 40-2, 40-3 designated at different positions on the foreground page. , 40b-3 are arranged and displayed outside the document image area of the electronic document area 31.

  The document display screen 310 e shown in FIG. 17 arranges the sticky notes 40 b-1, 40 b-2, and 40 b-3 corresponding to the same sticky target area 40 on the forefront page in an aligned manner outside the document image area of the electronic document area 31. An example of display is shown.

  In both of the document display screens 310d and 310e, the sticky notes 40b-1, 40b-2, and 40b-3 arranged outside the document image area are compared with the sticky note 42 (sticky target area 40) shown in FIGS. Therefore, at least the height (the width in the y direction in FIG. 5) is small.

  Here, the separation distance between the respective sticky notes 40b (40b-1, 40b-2, 40b-3) is also a small value corresponding to the changed size. Further, the width of each tag 40b (the width in the x direction in FIG. 5) may be smaller than the width of the tag 42 before the change.

  When the user performs a mouse-over operation on a desired tag 40b (40b-1, 40b-2, 40b-3) while the document display screen 310e (or 310d) is displayed, the tag display control unit 146 For example, the display is switched to a document display screen 310f as shown in FIG.

  According to the document display screen 310 f shown in FIG. 18, a sticky note content area 44 is displayed on the sticky note 42 b where the cursor 47 is placed by the mouse-over operation, and a sticky note attribute acquisition unit is included in the sticky note content area 44. The contents of the sticky note corresponding to the sticky note 42b-1 read from the storage unit 13 by 144 are displayed.

  At that time, the sticky note display control unit 146 does not limit the content area 44 of the sticky note to a predetermined size, but controls the size to display all the content of the sticky note.

  In short, the sticky note content area 44 of the sticky note 42b that has received the mouse-over is arranged on the outer side of the corresponding page, and the entire content of the sticky note (the entire text) is displayed therein, that is, the content within the page is important. Provide a function to display the contents of the sticky note so that it does not become.

  As described above, the document processing apparatus 10 displays the sticky note 42b by displaying the sticky note 42b in a size smaller than the size of the normal sticky note 42 (see FIGS. 13 and 14) (for example, the size of the sticky target area 40). While improving the space efficiency of the space, for the sticky note selection operation (mouse over, etc.), it is possible to display all the contents of the sticky note of the sticky note 42b (the size of the sticky note content area 44 is not restricted), thereby making the sticky note We are also trying to maintain quality.

  In addition, according to the display examples of the document display screen 310d in FIG. 16 and the document display screen 310e in FIG. 17, each of the sticky notes 42b having different attributes (for example, colors) is changed to a small size. Although an example of arranging and arranging in order is given, in the document processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, even when the sticky note 42b is displayed with a small size, as illustrated with reference to FIG. It is also possible to cope with the control of arranging and arranging the sticky notes 42b so that they do not overlap.

  This control function is realized, for example, as one of the sticky note rearrangement processing functions to which transition is made by selecting the “sticky note rearrangement” item in the pull-down menu 33 of the operation menu 32 on the sticky note setting screen 300 shown in FIG. be able to.

  In this case, the sticky note placement processing unit 145 further displays the “change sticky note size” item and the “change attribute specified sticky note size” item when the “replacement of sticky note” item is selected.

  Here, when the “change tag size” item is selected by the user, as described above, the tag size is changed to be smaller than, for example, the tag target area using the screens 300d to 300f shown in FIGS. Implement the display control.

  On the other hand, when the “Change attribute specified tag size” item is selected by the user, a dedicated input dialog is displayed, and the user inputs the attribute data to be aligned and arranged with a smaller tag size. Accept.

  When the input of the attribute data is completed (when reception of the request for arranging and arranging the sticky notes having the attributes designated by the user is reduced), the respective sticky target areas 40 designated by the user. The sticky note data corresponding to is extracted, the sticky note data is classified according to the attribute indicated by the attribute data input by the user, and rearranged data for rearranging the sticky notes so as not to overlap is generated for each attribute.

  Thereafter, the sticky note display control unit 146 selects each sticky note 42b corresponding to each sticky target area 40 designated by the user for each attribute based on the rearrangement data calculated by the sticky note placement processing unit 145. The images are arranged and displayed so that no overlap occurs between them.

  19 and 20 are diagrams showing specific display examples of the document display screens 310g and 310h with sticky notes based on the attribute designation sticky note size change processing function described above.

  A document display screen 310g shown in FIG. 19 has sticky notes 42b (4211, 4212, 4213, 4221) respectively corresponding to a plurality of sticky target areas 40 (40-1, 40-2,...) Designated across the pages. , 4222, 4223, 4231, and 4232) are arranged and arranged in units of attributes outside the document area.

  In particular, in this example of the document display screen 310g, “color: blue / yellow / red” is designated as an attribute, and blue sticky notes (4211, 4212, 4213) are provided in the uppermost area outside the document display area. The yellow sticky notes (4221, 4222, 4223) are collectively displayed below, and the red sticky notes (4231, 4232) are collectively displayed below them.

  The document display screen 310h shown in FIG. 20 has sticky notes 42b (4211, 4212, 4213, 4221) respectively corresponding to a plurality of sticky target areas 40 (40-1, 40-2,...) Designated across the pages. , 4222, 4223, 4231, and 4232) are arranged in an attribute unit outside the document area and arranged and displayed.

  In this document display screen 310h, “color: blue / yellow / red” is designated as an attribute, and blue sticky notes (4211, 4212, 4213) are arranged and displayed together in the uppermost area outside the document display area. Below that, yellow sticky notes (4221, 4222, 4223) are arranged and displayed together, and further below that red sticky notes (4231, 4232) are arranged and displayed together, the document display shown in FIG. This is the same as the screen 310g.

  However, on the document display screen 310h, the blue sticky note (4212, 4213), the yellow sticky note (4222, 4223), and the red sticky note 4232 corresponding to the sticky target area designated on each page other than the frontmost page are: Each corresponding sticky note on the document display screen 310g (see FIG. 19) is displayed by moving to the right on the screen.

  The control for displaying these blue sticky notes (4212, 4213), yellow sticky notes (4222, 4223), and red sticky notes 4232 from the right is performed in the sticky note position calculating step S66 (see FIG. 4). The processing unit 145 takes an x coordinate value larger than the x coordinates of the blue sticky note 4211, the yellow sticky note 4221, and the red sticky note 4231 on the frontmost page on the xy coordinates of the document display area shown in FIG. However, it can be realized by calculating the arrangement position data (x coordinate, y coordinate) when the x coordinate increases in the right direction on the xy coordinate.

  At that time, for example, when arrangement position data in which the arrangement position of the sticky note of each page other than the frontmost page is shifted to the right to the x coordinate value of the right edge adjustment of the electronic document area 31 of each page is generated, On the document display screen 310h (see FIG. 20), the blue sticky note (4212, 4213), the yellow sticky note (4222, 4223), and the red sticky note 4232 are displayed in a state where they are not obscured by the page above it. Is done.

  That is, when the sticky notes 42b are arranged, the contents (contents) of the sticky notes of the sticky notes 42b associated with pages other than the frontmost page are displayed outside the corresponding page.

  As a result, the blue sticky note (4212, 4213), the yellow sticky note (4222, 4223), and the red sticky note 4232 are hidden under the upper page on the document display screen 310g (see FIG. 19). The contents of the sticky notes that have been made are all visible on the document display screen 310h (see FIG. 19), and the user can see more of the contents (contents) of the sticky notes.

As described above, in this embodiment, the tag placement processing unit 145 moves the tag data generated by the tag generation processing unit 144 away from the tag target area 40 corresponding to the tag data outside the image area of the document. Generating sticky note placement data for arranging and placing the sticky note data corresponding to the sticky note target area 40 in a position not overlapping with the sticky note data,
The sticky note display control unit 146 converts the sticky note data (sticky note 42) generated by the sticky note placement processing unit 145 into a figure having the attribute indicated by the corresponding attribute information, and the image area of the document based on the corresponding sticky note placement data. Sticky note display control is performed so that the sticker 42 is aligned at a position that does not overlap with other sticky notes 42 outside.

  According to such sticky note display control, a document processing function for displaying a document with a plurality of pages superimposed and displaying a sticky note 42 corresponding to the sticky note target area 40 specified by the user is also provided. Therefore, the sticky notes 42 are not overlapped between the upper and lower sticky notes, making it easy to see and use.

Further, in the sticky note display control, the sticky note display control unit 146 provides trace information (in this example, a dotted line frame) indicating traces of the sticky target area 40 corresponding to the sticky note 42 to the sticky notes 42 arranged and arranged. Since it is displayed together with link information (link line 43) indicating the link relationship between the trace information and the corresponding sticky note 42, the user can perform an efficient operation by relying on the trace before automatic alignment. Whether to display or hide the trace information and link information may be selected and specified, and the trace information and link information may be controlled to be displayed or hidden according to the selection and specification.

  FIG. 21 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the document processing apparatus 10B according to the second embodiment. Functional units equivalent to the functional units of the document processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. Yes.

  In the document processing apparatus 10B, the tag placement processing unit 145b and the tag display control unit 146b in the control unit 14b have configurations unique to the present embodiment.

  The tag placement processing unit 145b uses a request for setting a dedicated display area for displaying a tag (hereinafter referred to as a tag display spacer) when the document application unit 141 displays an electronic document with a plurality of pages superimposed. The sticker display spacer is displayed outside the display area of the document received from the user, and the group attribute, etc. of the sticky note placed on the sticky display spacer is further received, and it falls within the secured sticky display spacer. A processing function (sticky note display spacer setting unit 1451) for rearranging sticky notes belonging to a sticky note group (a sticky note group having an attribute designated by the user corresponding to the sticky note display spacer).

  In addition, the sticky note display control unit 146b uses the sticky note rearrangement function of the sticky note display spacer setting unit 1451 to set each sticky note based on the rearrangement setting (relocation data) of each sticky note group in each sticky note display space. Each group has a processing function for displaying sticky notes belonging to the sticky note group in the corresponding sticky note display spacer.

  In the document processing apparatus 10B of this embodiment, in order to realize the setting of the sticky note display spacer for each sticky note group and the placement (rearrangement) processing of the sticky notes of the corresponding group in the sticky note display space, FIG. The GUI shown in FIG. 23 is supported.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a tag setting screen 300g used when setting a tag display spacer.

  This tag setting screen 300g is displayed by the following operations on the document display (tag setting) screen 300 such as the screen 300c shown in FIG. 9 supported by the document processing apparatus 10 of the first embodiment. The

  For example, when the user selects (for example, right-clicks) the “reposition tag” item in the pull-down menu 33 of the operation menu 32 on the document display screen 300c shown in FIG. When the “sticky note display spacer” item is selected here, a sticky note display spacer 35 is displayed at a predetermined position outside the electronic document area 31 (see FIG. 22).

  The sticky note display spacer 35 can be moved to an arbitrary position using the input / operation unit 11 (for example, a mouse), and the shape can be changed to an arbitrary shape.

  In this example, it is assumed that the sticky note display spacer 35 has a rectangular shape. As will be described later, the sticky note display spacer 35 is used as a display area when the sticky notes are rearranged.

  In order to use the sticky note display spacer 35 as a rearrangement area for sticky notes belonging to a sticky note group, it is necessary to specify information for identifying the group of sticky notes to be rearranged in the sticky note display spacer 35.

  In order to realize this, when the user selects the sticky note display spacer 35 on the sticky note setting screen 300g displaying the sticky note display spacer 35 as described above (for example, right click), as shown in FIG. In the vicinity of the spacer 35, for example, a sticky note display spacer menu including an “input dialog” item 351 and an “apply” item 352 is displayed.

  Here, when the user selects the “input dialog” item 351 of the sticky note display spacer menu, the sticky note display spacer setting unit 1451 displays the input dialog box of the sticky note display spacer menu on the screen.

  The user uses this sticky note display spacer input dialog box to specify information on the color of the sticky note display spacer 35 and the condition of the sticky note group associated with the sticky note display spacer 35 (corresponding to a sticky note group data condition dictionary described later). ) Can be entered.

  When the user selects the “Apply” item 352 in the sticky note display spacer menu after completing the input of each attribute data (color, group condition dictionary, etc.) described above using the input dialog box, the sticky note display control unit 146b The tag setting screen 300g shown in FIG. 22 including the input dialog box is switched to the document display screen 300h shown in FIG.

  When the display is switched to the document display screen 300h, the “input dialog” item 351 and the “apply” item 352 of the tag display spacer menu are not displayed.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a document display screen 300 h for displaying the sticky notes of the corresponding sticky note group on the sticky note display spacer 35.

  In displaying the document display screen 30, the sticky note display spacer setting unit 1451 has a sticky note belonging to a corresponding sticky note group (a sticky note group having a specified attribute) based on the group condition dictionary input by the input dialog box. 42 is extracted and rearranged data rearranged as a tag 36 on the tag display spacer 35 is generated.

  The sticky note display control unit 146b displays the sticky note 36 belonging to the corresponding sticky note group on the sticky note display spacer 35 on the sticky note display screen 30 based on the rearrangement data by the sticky note display spacer setting unit 1451. Here, when there are a plurality of sticky notes 36, the respective sticky notes 36 are displayed side by side.

  When the sticky note 36 is displayed (rearranged) on the sticky note display spacer 35, the link (link line 43b) related to the sticky note target area 40 (the trace is displayed with a dotted frame as in the first embodiment). Is redrawn from the state connected to the tag 42 before rearrangement to the state connected to the tag 36 after rearrangement in the tag display spacer 35.

  At this time, the position of the sticky note 36 displayed on the sticky note display spacer 35 is calculated and set based on the reference point of the sticky note display spacer 35.

  FIG. 24 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration example of sticky note display spacer data 27 and sticky note group data 28 used by the document processing apparatus 10B for sticky note display control using the sticky note display spacer 35.

  The sticky note display spacer data 27 is composed of information such as a sticky note display spacer identifier, a sticky note group identifier, an X coordinate, a Y coordinate, a width, a height, a line type, a thickness, and a color as shown in FIG. Is done.

  The sticky note group data 28 includes information of a sticky note group identifier, a condition dictionary, and a sticky note identifier array as shown in FIG.

  Here, the tag group identifier is an identifier that identifies the tag group.

  The condition dictionary is dictionary data of tag group attributes that characterize a tag group.

  For example, when the dictionary data is expressed as a key: value sequence like Python language, a character string or {"color": "ff0000", "": "user id": "USER001"} It can be expressed as a computer internal representation corresponding to the character string.

  Here, when the above dictionary is “d”, “d” has character strings of “color” and “USER id” as keys.

  The color key value is a character string ff0000, and the color means red.

  Another key is a character string “user id”, and its value has a user identifier that is a character string USER001.

  The tag identifier array is an array of tag identifiers that meet the conditions defined by the condition dictionary corresponding to the tag group identifier.

  Next, a sticky note giving process of the document processing apparatus 10B according to the present embodiment will be described.

  Similarly to the document processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment, the document processing apparatus 10 </ b> B according to the present embodiment performs a sticky note giving process according to the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 2.

  However, in the document processing apparatus 10B of the present embodiment, during the series of sticky note attaching processes shown in FIG. 2, as described in detail below (see FIG. 25), the sticky note setting screen 300g shown in FIG. In the state where the input dialog box related to the sticky note display spacer 35 displayed outside the electronic document area 31 is opened (an arbitrary area outside the document display area is designated as a sticky note display area). The spacer setting unit 1451 accepts input of a tag group condition dictionary in addition to information such as the X coordinate, Y coordinate, width, height, line type, thickness, and color of the sticky note display spacer 35 (sticky note display area) When the input is finished (when the input dialog box is closed), the conditions specified in the condition dictionary are met. Each piece of sticky note having a sticky identifier is extracted as a sticky of the same group to be placed on the sticky note display spacer 35, and rearrangement data rearranged in the sticky note display spacer 35 is constructed (the sticky note display spacer in FIG. 25). Then, after finishing the sticky note placement step S106 and proceeding to the sticky note display step S107 (see FIG. 2), the sticky note display control unit 146b uses the sticky note display spacer setting unit 1451 as shown in FIG. By displaying one or more sticky notes 36 of the corresponding sticky note group side by side on the sticky note display space 35 based on the rearrangement data, the sticky note display for each sticky note group using the sticky note display spacer 35 is realized.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the detailed processing operation of the tag placement step 106 in the tag giving process (see FIG. 2) in the document processing apparatus 10B of this embodiment.

  In FIG. 25, processing steps similar to the processing steps of the tag placement processing (see FIG. 4) in the document processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In FIG. 25, steps S651, S652, and S66b are processing steps unique to the present embodiment, and both these processing steps will be mainly described.

  During the series of sticky note placement processing shown in FIG. 25, after the calculation processing of the size of the sticky note (size corresponding to the shape set in the shape determination step S64) is completed in the size calculation step S65, the sticky note placement processing unit 145b. Checks whether there is a request for setting the sticky note display spacer 35 (instruction to specify an arbitrary area outside the document area as the sticky note display area) (step S651).

  Whether or not there is a request for setting the sticky note display spacer 35 is checked by right-clicking the “reposition tag” item in the operation menu 32 on the operation screen shown in FIG. Judgment by whether or not.

  Here, when it is determined that there is no request for setting the sticky note display spacer 35 (NO in step S651), similarly to the first embodiment, the arrangement position calculation step S66, the order calculation step S67, the orientation determination step S68, and the link setting step S69 are performed. Perform sticky note placement processing.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that there is a setting request for the tag display spacer 35 (YES in step S651), the tag placement processing unit 145b displays the user for the tag display spacer 35 opened on the tag setting screen 300g shown in FIG. A setting process for setting the sticky note display spacer 35 in response to the input of attribute data such as color, shape, or group condition dictionary from step S652 is performed (step S652).

  In the sticky note display spacer setting process in step S652, the sticky note display spacer setting unit 1451 generates a sticky note display spacer identifier when the sticky note display spacer 35 is displayed, and the sticky note display spacer for each sticky note display spacer 35 in the storage unit 13 is displayed. An area of sticky note display spacer data 27 corresponding to the identifier is secured.

  Next, when the user right-clicks the sticky note display spacer 35 on the sticky note setting screen 300g, the sticky note display spacer menu including the “input dialog” item 351 and the “apply” item 352 is close to the sticky note display spacer 35. Is displayed.

  Next, when the user selects the “input dialog” item 351 of the sticky note display spacer menu, the input dialog box of the sticky note display spacer menu is displayed on the sticky note setting screen 300g.

  Here, the user can input the color of the sticky note display spacer and the condition dictionary of the sticky note group data 28 using the sticky note display spacer input dialog box.

  On the other hand, the sticky note display spacer setting unit 1451 displays the color of the sticky note display spacer input by the user and the condition dictionary of the sticky note group data as a configuration example of the sticky note display spacer data 27 shown in FIG. In addition, the data is output as data and held in the storage unit 13 with a configuration like the configuration example of the tag group data 28 shown in FIG.

  At this time, the sticky note display spacer setting unit 1451 generates a sticky note group identifier for each sticky note group designated by the user, and secures a memory area of the sticky note group data 28 for each sticky note group.

  Further, when the user selects the “Apply” item 352 of the sticky note display spacer menu, the sticky note display spacer setting unit 1451 determines that the sticky note display spacer setting process has ended, and proceeds to the subsequent arrangement position calculation step S66b.

  When the process proceeds to the arrangement position calculation step S66b, the tag arrangement processing unit 145b determines the position of the reference point of the tag displayed on the tag display spacer 35 based on the setting information of the tag display spacer 35 in step S652 by the user. That is, the x coordinate and the y coordinate are determined.

  In this process, first, the coordinates xi0 and yi0 of the reference point of the tag placement position and the distance (yi1-yi0) between the tags in the y direction are set in the storage unit 13 in advance.

  As for the position of the sticky note placed first on a page, xi0 is set as the x coordinate and yi0 is set as the y coordinate.

  The positions of the sticky notes placed on the second and subsequent pages of the page are calculated based on the already set x and y coordinates of the sticky notes.

  Here, the x-coordinate is the same as the x-coordinate of a sticky note arranged in advance up to a predetermined number (for example, 20).

  Next, for the y coordinate, a value obtained by adding a distance (yi1-yi0) between stickies in the y direction with reference to the y coordinate of the sticky note placed in advance is set as the y coordinate of the sticky note.

  That is, for example, the y-coordinate of the second sticky note is a value obtained by adding (yi1-yi0) with respect to yi0, that is, yi1 is the y-coordinate.

  The x-coordinate and y-coordinate of the tag placed after the third are calculated in the same manner.

  Here, when placing a sticky note exceeding the predetermined maximum number (20 in this example) of sticky notes arranged at the same x coordinate, the x coordinate of the newly placed sticky note is a distance in a predetermined x direction. The added x coordinate is set as the x coordinate of the newly placed sticky note.

  As described above, in the arrangement position calculation step S66b, the position (x coordinate and y coordinate) of the reference point of the sticky note displayed on the sticky note display spacer 35 is determined (that is, the x coordinate and y coordinate are set as the rearrangement position data). When the rearrangement process is completed, the sequence of the sticky note placement process step S106 shown in FIG. 25 is completed through the order calculating step S67, the orientation determining step S68, and the link setting step S69, and the sticky note giving process shown in FIG. The process proceeds to display step S107.

  In the sticky note display step S107, the sticky note display control unit 146b calculates the setting contents of the sticky note display spacer set in the sticky note display spacer setting step S652 and the placement position calculation step S66b during the sticky note placement process shown in detail in FIG. Based on the tag rearrangement data, for example, as shown in the document display screen 310h shown in FIG. 23, one or more tag 36 belonging to the tag group having the attribute specified by the user is displayed side by side on the tag display spacer 35. To do.

  At this time, the “input dialog” item 351 and the “apply” item 352 of the tag display spacer menu are not displayed.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a display example of a document display screen 310i which is a specific embodiment of the document display screen 300h shown in FIG.

  According to the document display screen 310i of this example, each sticky note display spacer 35-1 for the sticky note (annotation) group 1 and the sticky note display spacer for the annotation group 2 based on the sticky note display spacer setting operation by the user in step S652. 35-2 are displayed at respective positions on the upper and right sides outside the document area of the document displayed overlapping each page, and each tag corresponding to the tag target area set on each page of the displayed document. Among them, a plurality of sticky notes 36a (36a-1, 36a-2, 36a-3) belonging to group 1 are rearranged in alignment on the annotation group 1 sticky note display spacer 35-1, and a plurality of sticky notes 36a belonging to group 2 are also arranged. Sticky notes 36b (36b-1, 36b-2, 36b-3) are aligned on the annotation group 2 sticky note display spacer 35-2. It has become a re-arranged display content.

  Here, the trace of the sticky target area 40 before the rearrangement is displayed on the corresponding page by, for example, a dotted frame as in the first embodiment, and the trace of the sticky target area and the corresponding rearrangement destination sticky notes are displayed. 36 is connected and displayed by each link line 43b.

  As described above, the document processing apparatus 10B according to the second embodiment displays the sticky note display area for each sticky note group outside the document display area, and corresponds to each sticky note group that matches the condition (attribute) specified by the user. It has a processing function for rearranging and displaying the sticky notes 36 belonging to the sticky note group in the sticky note display area.

  According to this configuration, a dedicated area (sticky note display spacer 35) for displaying the sticky note 36 is allocated outside the document area and the sticky note 36 is displayed for each corresponding sticky note group, so that the sticky note display space is effectively used. I can plan.

  The document processing apparatus 10C according to the third embodiment expands the sticky note addition processing function for placing the corresponding group of sticky notes on the sticky note display spacer 35 in the document processing apparatus 10B according to the second embodiment. , A semi-transparent sticky note highlighting layer (hereinafter referred to as a sticky note highlighting layer) is secured in a document display area, and a sticky note addition processing function for highlighting and displaying the sticky notes of the corresponding group on the sticky note highlighting layer It is something that has

  FIG. 27 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the document processing apparatus 10C according to the third embodiment. Functional units equivalent to the functional units of the document processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. Yes.

  In the document processing apparatus 10C, the tag placement processing unit 145c and the tag display control unit 146c in the control unit 14c have configurations unique to the present embodiment.

  When the document application unit 141 displays an electronic document with a plurality of pages superimposed with a sticky note, the sticky note placement processing unit 145c performs the above-described request for setting the sticky note highlighting layer (reposition of a sticky note using the sticky note highlighting layer). Instructions) from the user, and one or more semi-transparent sticky highlight layers are secured in layers (overlapping) on the document display area, and then the group attributes of the sticky notes placed on the sticky highlight layer, etc. Processing function for re-arranging sticky notes belonging to a group (a group designated by the user corresponding to the sticky note emphasis layer) on the sticky note emphasis layer that has been received and secured (sticky note emphasis layer setting) Part 1455).

  In addition, the sticky note display control unit 146c determines the group for each sticky note group based on the sticky note rearrangement setting (relocation data) for each corresponding sticky note group on each sticky note enhancement layer by the sticky note enhancement layer setting unit 1455. Has a processing function of displaying the sticky notes belonging to each on the corresponding sticky note emphasizing layer.

  In the document processing apparatus 10C of the present embodiment, in order to realize the setting of the tag emphasis layer for each tag group and the arrangement (rearrangement) processing of the tag of the corresponding group on the tag emphasis layer, FIG. 28 and FIG. A GUI as shown in FIG. 29 is supported.

  FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an example of a tag setting screen 300i used when setting a tag highlight layer.

  This sticky note setting screen 300i is displayed by the following operations on the document display (sticky note setting) screen 300 supported by the document processing apparatus 10 of the first embodiment, such as the screen 300c shown in FIG. The

  For example, on the document display screen 300c shown in FIG. 9, the sticky note 42 corresponding to the sticky note target area 40 designated by the user, the trace of the sticky note target area 40 corresponding to the sticky note 42, and the link line 43 are displayed together. When the user selects (for example, right-clicks) the “reposition tag” item in the pull-down menu 33 of the operation menu 32, an item including the “sticky emphasis layer” item is displayed. When the “enhancement layer” item is selected, the tag emphasis layer 37 is displayed in a semi-transparent state on the electronic document area 31 (so as to cover the upper surface of the document area) (see FIG. 28).

  In this example, the shape of the sticky note emphasis layer 37 is rectangular, but for example, it may be configured such that the setting can be changed to an arbitrary shape using the input / operation unit 11 (for example, a mouse).

  This tag emphasis layer 37 is used as a display area for a tag 38 (or 39) described later.

  In order to use the tag emphasis layer 37 as a rearrangement area for the tag 38 (39) belonging to the tag group, it is necessary to specify information for identifying the tag group to be rearranged in the tag emphasis layer 37.

  In order to realize this, when the user selects the tag emphasis layer 37 on the tag setting screen 300i displaying the tag emphasis layer 37 as described above (for example, right click), as shown in FIG. In the vicinity of the layer 37, for example, a tag emphasis layer menu including an “input dialog” item 371 and an “apply” item 372 is displayed.

  When the user selects the “input dialog” item 371 of the tag emphasis layer menu, the tag emphasis layer setting unit 1455 displays an input dialog box of the tag emphasis layer menu on the screen.

  Using this sticky note emphasis layer input dialog box, the user inputs information (sticky note group data condition dictionary) indicating the color and transparency of the sticky note emphasis layer and the conditions of the sticky note group associated with the sticky note emphasis layer 37. can do.

  If the user selects the “Apply” item 372 in the tag emphasis layer menu after completing the input of each attribute data (color, transparency, group condition dictionary, etc.) by the input dialog box, the tag display control unit 146c The sticky note setting screen 300i including the input dialog box is switched to the document display screen 300j shown in FIG. 29 or the document display screen 300k shown in FIG.

  When the display is switched to the document display screen 300j or the document display screen 300k, the “input dialog” item 371 and the “apply” item 372 of the tag emphasis layer menu are not displayed.

  FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example of a document display screen (document display screen 300 j) that displays a sticky note on the sticky note enhancement layer 37.

  In displaying the document display screen 300j, the tag emphasis layer setting unit 1455 is linked to the tag 42 belonging to the corresponding group based on the group condition dictionary input by the input dialog box, for example, on the frontmost page. The sticky note target area 40 is extracted, and rearrangement data is generated by rearranging the sticky notes 38 corresponding to the sticky note target area 40 in the area position overlapping the sticky note target area 40 on the sticky note emphasizing layer 37.

  Then, the tag display control unit 146c converts the tag 38 belonging to the corresponding group on the tag highlight layer 37 on the document display screen 300j based on the rearrangement data by the tag highlight layer setting unit 1455 to the translucent tag highlighting. The frame is displayed with emphasis, for example, by drawing a frame with a thick line so as to completely overlap the corresponding tag target area 40 of the lower page viewed through the layer 37.

  As described above, when the sticky note 38 is displayed (rearranged) on the sticky note emphasizing layer 37, the sticky note 38 is displayed so as to overlap the sticky target area 40 of the corresponding sticky note 42 before rearrangement.

  When the sticky note 38 is displayed on the sticky note target area 40 on the sticky note emphasizing layer 37, a function of adjusting and controlling the transparency of the sticky note 38 and changing the display to a non-translucent state may be provided.

  In this embodiment, the user designates the transparency value of the tag emphasis layer 37 from the input / operation unit 11 using an appropriate GUI, and the tag display control unit 146c designates the tag emphasis layer 37 by the user. The display may be controlled with transparency corresponding to the value obtained.

  FIG. 30 is a diagram showing another example (document display screen 300k) of a document display screen that displays a sticky note on the sticky note enhancement layer 37. As shown in FIG.

  In displaying the document display screen 300k, the tag emphasis layer setting unit 1455 extracts the tag 42 belonging to the corresponding group based on the group condition dictionary inputted by the input dialog box, and puts it on the tag emphasis layer 37. Rearrangement data is generated by rearranging the tag 39 corresponding to the tag 42.

  Then, the tag display control unit 146c converts the tag 39 belonging to the corresponding group on the tag highlight layer 37 on the document display screen 300k based on the rearrangement data by the tag highlight layer setting unit 1455 to the translucent tag highlight layer. 37, the page is recognized in a position that does not overlap with the corresponding sticky note target area 40 on the lower page, and is displayed with emphasis, such as drawing with a bold line.

  If there are a plurality of sticky notes 39, the sticky notes 36 are displayed side by side so as not to overlap each other.

  When the sticky note 39 is displayed (rearranged) on the sticky note emphasis layer 37, the trace of the corresponding sticky note target area 40 is displayed as it is, but a link line 43c indicating a link with the rearranged sticky note 39 is displayed. Is redrawn from the state connected to the sticky note 42 before the rearrangement (link line 43) to the state connected to the post-repositioned sticky note 39 on the sticky note emphasizing layer 37.

  That is, on the document display screen 300k (see FIG. 30), the sticky note 39 corresponding to the sticky note target area 40 is rearranged and displayed at a position not overlapping the sticky note target area 40 on the page below the sticky note emphasizing layer 37. , Together with the trace information of the tag target area 40 corresponding to the rearranged sticky note 39 and the link information (link line 43c) indicating the link relation between the trace information and the rearranged sticky note 39 corresponding to the trace information. To do.

  On the document display screen 300k, the position of the tag 39 displayed on the tag emphasis layer 37 is calculated and set based on the reference point of the tag emphasis layer 37.

  As will be described later with reference to FIG. 34, the tag emphasis layer 37 can be configured in a plurality of layers and displayed and operated.

  When displaying the tag emphasis layer 37 in multiple layers, only the tag 39 associated with the tag emphasis layer 37 visually arranged at the top is made opaque, and is associated with other tag emphasis layers 37. The sticky note 39 can be displayed as translucent.

  FIG. 31 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a configuration example of the tag emphasis layer data 29 used by the document processing apparatus 10 </ b> C for tag display control using the tag emphasis layer 37.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the sticky note emphasis layer data 29 includes information such as a sticky note emphasis layer identifier, a sticky note display spacer identifier, transparency, and a layer number, and the sticky note used in the second embodiment by the sticky note display spacer identifier. Display spacer data [see FIG. 24A] 27 is linked.

  That is, the sticky note emphasis layer data 29 used in the present embodiment is a function expansion of the sticky note display spacer data 27 applied to the second embodiment (transparency, layer number, etc. can be added).

  Also in the document processing apparatus 10 </ b> C of this embodiment, the sticky note giving process according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  However, in the document processing apparatus 10C of the present embodiment, during the series of sticky note giving processing shown in FIG. 2, as described in detail below (see FIG. 32), the sticky note setting screen 300i shown in FIG. In the state where the input dialog box related to the tag highlight layer 37 displayed on the document display area is opened (reposition of the tag using the tag highlight layer is instructed), the tag highlight layer setting unit 1455 accepts information such as the transparency of the tag emphasis layer 37 as well as the condition dictionary of the tag group (accepts designation of conditions such as the attributes of the tag displayed on the tag emphasis display layer). (When the input dialog box is closed), a sticky note target area corresponding to a sticky note having a sticky identifier that meets the conditions specified in the condition dictionary (or The tag is extracted and the rearrangement data rearranged on the tag emphasis layer 37 is constructed. After that, when the tag placement step S106 is completed and the process proceeds to the tag display step S107 (see FIG. 2), the tag display control unit 29 (or FIG. 30), the sticky note 38 is superimposed on the sticky note target area 40 on each sticky note emphasizing layer 37 based on the rearrangement data set by the sticky note emphasizing layer setting unit 1455, as shown in FIG. By displaying (or displaying the corresponding sticky note 39 on each sticky note emphasizing layer 37), the display of the sticky note for each sticky note group using the sticky note emphasizing layer 37 is realized.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing the detailed processing operation of the tag placement step 106 in the tag giving process (see FIG. 2) in the document processing apparatus 10C of this embodiment.

  In FIG. 32, processing steps similar to the processing steps of the tag placement processing (see FIG. 4) in the document processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In FIG. 32, steps S655, S656, and S66c are processing steps unique to the present embodiment, and each of these processing steps will be mainly described.

  During the series of sticky note placement processes shown in FIG. 32, after the calculation processing of the sticky note size (size according to the shape set in the shape determination step S64) is completed in the size calculation step S65, the sticky note placement processing unit 145c. Checks whether or not there is a request for setting the tag emphasis layer 37 (instruction to rearrange the tag using the tag emphasis display layer) (step S655).

  Whether or not there is a request for setting the sticky note emphasis layer 37 is checked by right-clicking the “reposition tag” item in the pull-down menu 33 of the operation menu 32 on the sticky note setting screen 300i shown in FIG. The determination is made based on whether or not the “sticky note enhancement layer” item is selected from the displayed menu and the sticky note enhancement layer 37 is expanded (displayed) on the electronic document area 31.

  If it is determined that there is no setting request for the tag emphasis layer 37 (NO in step S655), the placement position calculation step S66, the order calculation step S67, the orientation determination step S68, and the link setting step S69 are performed as in the first embodiment. Perform sticky note placement processing.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that there is a setting request for the tag emphasis layer 37 (YES in step S655), the tag arrangement processing unit 145c displays the user for the tag emphasis layer 37 opened on the tag setting screen 300i shown in FIG. The processing for setting the tag emphasis layer 37 in response to the input of the attribute data such as the transparency or the group condition dictionary is performed (step S656).

  In the tag emphasis layer setting process in step S656, the tag emphasis layer setting unit 1455 generates a tag emphasis layer identifier when the tag emphasis layer 37 is displayed, and the tag emphasis layer for each tag emphasis layer 37 is stored in the storage unit 13. An area of the tag emphasis layer data (see FIG. 31) 29 corresponding to the identifier is secured.

  The sticky note emphasis layer setting unit 1455 generates a sticky note display spacer identifier, and the sticky note display spacer data corresponding to the sticky note display spacer identifier for each sticky note display spacer in the storage unit 13 (see FIG. 24A) 27 area. Secure.

  Further, the tag emphasis layer setting unit 1455 calculates a layer number and sets it as the layer number of the tag emphasis layer data 29 corresponding to the calculated layer number.

  Next, when the user right-clicks the tag emphasis layer 37 on the tag setting screen 300i, the tag emphasis layer menu including the “input dialog” item 371 and the “apply” item 372 is close to the tag emphasis layer 35. Is displayed.

  Next, when the user selects the “input dialog” item 371 of the tag emphasis layer menu, an input dialog box of the tag emphasis layer menu is displayed on the tag setting screen 300i.

  Here, the user can input the color of the tag emphasis layer 37 and the condition dictionary of the tag group data using the tag emphasis layer input dialog box.

  On the other hand, the tag emphasis layer setting unit 1455 displays the color of the tag emphasis layer 37 and the condition dictionary of the tag group data input by the user, the configuration example of the tag emphasis layer data 29 shown in FIG. The data is output and held as each data in the storage unit 13 with a configuration like the configuration example of the tag group data 28 shown in FIG.

  At this time, the tag emphasis layer setting unit 1455 generates a tag group identifier for each tag group designated by the user, and secures a memory area of the tag group data 28 for each tag group.

  Thereafter, when the user selects the “apply” item 372 in the tag emphasis layer menu, the tag emphasis layer setting unit 1455 determines that the tag emphasis layer setting process has been completed, and proceeds to the subsequent arrangement position calculation step S66c.

  When the process proceeds to the arrangement position calculating step S66c, the tag arrangement processing unit 145c determines the position of the reference point of the tag displayed on the tag emphasis layer 37 based on the setting information of the tag emphasis layer 37 in step S565 by the user. That is, the x coordinate and the y coordinate are determined.

  For example, when the tag 38 belonging to the user-specified group is rearranged on the tag emphasis layer 37 in the manner shown in FIG. 29, the position of the tag target area 40 corresponding to the tag 42 before the rearrangement is rearranged. The reference point position of the sticky note 38 is determined.

  In the arrangement position calculating step S66c, the position (x coordinate and y coordinate) of the reference point of the sticky note 38 displayed on the sticky note emphasizing layer 37 is determined (the x coordinate and y coordinate are set as rearrangement data). When the placement process is completed, a series of sticky note placement processing step S106 shown in FIG. 32 is completed through order calculation step S67, orientation determination step S68, and link setting step S69, and the sticky note giving process shown in FIG. Migrate to

  In the sticky note display step S107, the sticky note display control unit 146c calculates the setting contents of the sticky note emphasis layer 37 set in the sticky note emphasis layer setting step S656 and the placement position calculation step S66c during the sticky note placement process shown in detail in FIG. For example, as shown in the document display screen 300j of FIG. 29, the tag 38 corresponding to the tag highlight area 37 is superimposed on the tag target area 40 corresponding to the tag 38 based on the rearranged data of the tag. Highlight.

  At this time, the “input dialog” item 371 and the “apply” item 372 in the tag emphasis layer menu are not displayed.

  In the document processing apparatus 10C of this embodiment, for example, when the sticky note 39 belonging to the user-specified group is rearranged on the sticky note emphasizing layer 37 in the manner shown in FIG. 30, the placement position calculating step S66c (FIG. 32) is performed. In the same manner as the placement processing on the sticky note display spacer 35 in the second embodiment (see step S66b in FIG. 25), the sticky note enhancement layer setting unit 1455 is placed first in the sticky note enhancement layer 37. After setting the coordinates (xi0, yi0) of the sticky note, for each sticky note placed in each order after the second, the same coordinate (Xi0) as the sticky note 39 placed first is the x coordinate of the sticky note, And each value which added the distance (yi1-yi0) of the sticky notes of ay direction sequentially according to order is determined as the y coordinate of the sticky note.

  Thereafter, in the tag display step S107 (see FIG. 2), the tag display control unit 146c, based on the tag rearrangement data (rearrangement x, y coordinates) calculated in the layout position calculation step S66c, for example, FIG. As shown in the document display screen 300k, the corresponding sticky note 39 on the sticky note emphasizing area 37 is emphasized together with a link line 43c connected to the corresponding sticky note target area 40 (when the sticky note emphasizing layer 37 is translucent, it can be recognized through this). indicate.

  FIG. 33 is a diagram showing a display example (document display screen 310j) of the document display screen which is a specific embodiment of the document display screen 300k shown in FIG.

  According to the example of the document display screen 310j, a translucent sticky note enhancement layer for a single layer group 1 based on a sticky note enhancement layer setting operation including a group 1 condition designation (for example, blue) by the user in step S656. 37 is displayed so as to cover the entire electronic document region 31 from above, and among the sticky notes set on the page of the document being displayed, the sticky note 38a belonging to group 1 corresponds to the sticky note emphasizing layer 37. The display contents are highlighted and rearranged on the sticky note target area 40 with a solid line frame.

  Here, when the sticky note emphasis layer 38a is set to be semi-transparent, the trace of the sticky note placement in the non-document area and the remaining sticky target area 40 are transparently displayed below the sticky note emphasis layer 38a. It is displayed so that it can be seen.

  FIG. 34 is a diagram showing another example (document display screen 310k) of the document display screen which is a specific embodiment of the document display screen 300k shown in FIG.

  According to the example of the document display screen 310k, the translucent group 1 for group 1 is received every time a request for setting the tag emphasis layer by the user in step S655 is received (the instruction for repositioning the tag on the tag emphasis display layer is received). A sticky note emphasizing layer 37a and a translucent sticky note emphasizing layer 37b for group 2 below the layer are displayed so as to cover the entire electronic document region 31 from above, and then the group 1 by the user in step S656 is performed. For example, the first page (frontmost page) of the displayed document based on the tag emphasis layer setting operation including the condition specification (for example, blue) and the group 2 condition specification (for example, yellow) During the sticky note, the blue sticky note 38a belonging to the group 1 is emphasized by the solid line frame on the corresponding sticky note target area 40 on the sticky note emphasizing layer 37a and rearranged. In addition, among the sticky notes set on the third page of the displayed document, the yellow sticky note 38b belonging to the group 2 (indicated by hatching in FIG. 34) is displayed on the sticky note emphasizing layer 37b. The display content is highlighted and rearranged on the region 40 with a solid line frame.

  Here, when the tag emphasis layers 37a and 37b are set to be translucent, the tag 38b rearranged on the tag emphasis layer 37b corresponding to the lower layer is displayed so as to be seen through the upper layer tag emphasis layer 36a.

  In this embodiment, the group designation condition related to the tag emphasis layer 37 is not limited to the color described above, and various attributes such as the user who created the tag and the creation time can be designated.

  As described above, in the document processing apparatus 10C according to the third embodiment, the translucent tag emphasis layer 37 for each group is displayed in a single layer or a multilayer state on the document display area, and the tag emphasis layer corresponding to each group is displayed. 37 has a processing function for rearranging and displaying the sticky notes of the group.

  According to this configuration, the translucent sticky note enhancement layer 37 is secured on the document display area, and the sticky notes having the same attribute set in the document are collectively highlighted on the sticky note enhancement layer 37. Can be operated.

  As the contents of the operation, for example, an operation of displaying or hiding tags having the same attribute collectively, an operation of collectively printing, prohibiting printing, or the like is possible.

  Further, in the document processing apparatus 10C according to the present embodiment, the icon highlight layers 37 corresponding to a plurality of groups are secured in multiple layers on the document display area, so that icon groups and icon groups having different attributes can be obtained. At the same time, it can be confirmed at a time, and furthermore, these can be operated together.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, and can be implemented by being appropriately modified within a range not changing the gist thereof.

  For example, in each of the embodiments described above, a document processing program is installed in the document processing apparatus 10 configured by a computer, and the computer designates a tag target position designated by a user for an arbitrary page of a document displayed with pages overlaid. Sticky target position information acquisition means for acquiring information, sticky information generation means for generating sticky information corresponding to the sticky target position information, the content of the sticky specified by the user for the sticky information generated by the sticky information generation means, Attribute information acquisition means for acquiring attribute information including size and shape, and the tag information generated by the tag information generation means are separated from the tag target area of the tag information outside the image area of the document, and other tag target areas The sticky note information generated by the sticky note information generating means, the sticky note placement information generating means for generating the sticky note placement information to be arranged in a position not overlapping with the sticky note information corresponding to Functions as sticky note display control means for controlling the sticky note to be displayed as a figure having the attribute indicated by the attribute information to be arranged and arranged at a position not overlapping with other sticky information outside the image area of the document based on the corresponding sticky note placement information However, the document processing program may be stored in a storage medium such as a CDROM and provided.

  The present invention relates to a document processing apparatus and document processing program for automatically arranging and displaying tag information corresponding to tag target areas of an arbitrary page designated by a user when displaying a document with overlapping pages. Applicable.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Document processing apparatus, 11 ... Input / operation part, 12 ... Display part, 13 ... Memory | storage part, 14 ... Control part, 141 ... Application part, 142 ... Sticky target position acquisition part, 143 ... Sticky note production | generation process part, 144 ... Sticky note attribute acquisition unit, 145 ... Sticky note placement processing unit, 146 ... Sticky note display control unit, 147 ... User data acquisition unit, 15 ... Communication interface (I / F) unit, 300a, 300b, 300c, 300d, 300e, 300f, 300g, 300h, 300i, 300j, 300k ... document display (sticky note setting) screen, 310a, 310b, 310c, 310d, 310e, 310f, 310g, 310h, 310i, 310j, 310k ... document display screen (specific display mode), 60 ... Communication network (NW)

Claims (18)

A tag target position information acquisition means for acquiring tag target position information designated by a user for an arbitrary page of a document displayed by overlapping pages;
Sticky note information generating means for generating sticky note information corresponding to the sticky note target position information;
Attribute information acquisition means for acquiring attribute information including the content, size and shape of the tag specified by the user for the tag information generated by the tag information generation means;
The sticky note information generated by the sticky note information generating means is arranged outside the image area of the document, separated from the sticky note target area of the sticky note information, and aligned at a position that does not overlap with the sticky note information corresponding to another sticky note target area. Sticky note placement information generating means for generating sticky note placement information;
The sticky note information generated by the sticky note information generating means is formed into a figure having an attribute indicated by the corresponding attribute information, and other sticky note information outside the image area of the document based on the corresponding sticky note arrangement information. A document processing apparatus comprising: a sticky note display control unit that performs sticky note display control for arranging and arranging at positions that do not overlap. The sticky note display control means includes:
For the sticky note information displayed in an aligned manner, the trace information indicating the trace of the sticky target area corresponding to the sticky note information is combined with the link information indicating the link relationship between the trace information and the sticky note information corresponding to the trace information. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1 to display. The sticky note display control means comprises selection designation means for selecting and specifying whether to display or hide the trace information and the link information.
The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the trace information and the link information are controlled to be displayed or hidden according to the selection designation by the selection designation unit. The sticky note display control means includes:
The alignment information is displayed so that the tag information corresponding to the tag target area specified for the upper page in the document does not overlap the tag information corresponding to the tag target area specified for the lower page. The document processing apparatus according to any one of 1 to 3. Alignment arrangement target attribute acquisition means for acquiring attribute information indicating the alignment arrangement target attribute specified by the user,
The sticky note display control means includes:
The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tag information having the attribute indicated by the attribute information acquired by the aligned layout target tag attribute acquisition unit is arranged and displayed. The sticky note display control means includes:
The sticky note having an attribute other than the attribute indicated by the attribute information acquired by the aligned arrangement target tag attribute acquisition unit, the sticky information having the attribute indicated by the attribute information acquired by the aligned arrangement target tag attribute acquisition unit. The document processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the document processing apparatus displays the information. Relocation request accepting means for accepting a tag relocation request due to size change,
The sticky note display control means includes:
When a request for rearrangement of sticky notes due to the size change is received, the sticky note information is made smaller than the size of the corresponding sticky note target area, and rearranged and displayed at vertical intervals according to the size after the reduction. Item 2. The document processing apparatus according to Item 1. Detecting means for detecting that the tag information is indicated by an input position image indicating an input position;
The sticky note display control means includes:
In the vicinity of the tag information detected to be pointed to by the input position image by the detecting means, a content display area having a size for displaying the tag information of the tag information so that all the information can be seen is displayed. The document processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein sticky note content information of the sticky note information is displayed in the content display area. The sticky note display control means includes:
The content display area is displayed on the outside of a page where a sticky information area corresponding to the tag information pointed to by the input position image is designated, and the tag is displayed in the content display area displayed on the outside of the page. The document processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the content information of the tag is displayed. The sticky note display control means includes:
The sticky note information is displayed outside a page where a corresponding sticky target area is designated, and the sticky content information of the sticky information is displayed so that all information can be seen in the sticky information displayed outside the page. 8. The document processing apparatus according to 7. A sticky note display area designating means for designating an arbitrary area outside the document display area of the document as a sticky note display area;
An attribute designating unit for designating attributes of the tag information displayed in the tag display area;
The sticky note display control means includes:
The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tag information belonging to the tag group having the attribute designated by the attribute designation unit is rearranged and displayed in the tag display area designated by the tag display region designation unit. The sticky note display control means includes:
For the sticky information displayed rearranged in the sticky note display area, the trace information of the sticky target area corresponding to the sticky information, and the sticky note displayed rearranged corresponding to the trace information The document processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the document processing apparatus displays together with link information indicating a link relationship with the information. Rearrangement instruction means for instructing rearrangement of sticky notes using the sticky note highlighting layer;
Designating means for designating attributes of sticky note information to be displayed on the sticky note highlighting layer;
The sticky note display control means includes:
A sticky note having a translucent sticky note highlighting layer displayed on the document display area on the basis of a rearrangement instruction of the sticky note by the rearrangement instructing unit, and an attribute designated by the designating unit on the sticky note highlighting layer The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tag information belonging to the group is rearranged and displayed. The sticky note display control means includes:
The document processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the tag information corresponding to the tag target area is displayed so as to overlap the tag target area of the page below the tag highlight display layer. The sticky note display control means includes:
The tag information corresponding to the tag information after the rearrangement is displayed by rearranging and displaying the tag information corresponding to the tag target region at a position that does not overlap the tag target region of the page below the tag highlight display layer. The document processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the document information is displayed together with link information indicating a link relationship between the trace information of the area and the tag information after the rearrangement corresponding to the trace information. The sticky note display control means includes:
Each time a tag rearrangement instruction is received, each tag highlight display layer corresponding to each rearrangement instruction is displayed in multiple layers, and each tag highlight display layer is displayed on each of the tag highlight display layers by the designating unit. The document processing apparatus according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein sticky information belonging to an attribute group having an attribute specified for each is rearranged and displayed. Transparency designating means for designating the transparency of the sticky note highlighting layer,
The sticky note display control means includes:
The document processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the sticky note highlighting display layer is displayed with the transparency specified by the transparency specifying means. The computer is configured to display a document with overlapping pages, and is mounted on a document processing apparatus that displays sticky note information corresponding to a sticky target area of an arbitrary page specified by a user.
Sticky note target position information acquisition means for acquiring sticky target position information designated by a user for an arbitrary page of the document displayed in a superimposed manner;
Sticky note information generating means for generating sticky note information corresponding to the sticky note target position information;
Attribute information acquisition means for acquiring attribute information including the content, size, and shape of the tag specified by the user with respect to the tag information generated by the tag information generation means;
The sticky note information generated by the sticky note information generating means is arranged outside the image area of the document, separated from the sticky note target area of the sticky note information, and aligned at a position that does not overlap with the sticky note information corresponding to another sticky note target area. Sticky note placement information generating means for generating sticky note placement information,
The sticky note information generated by the sticky note information generating means is formed into a figure having an attribute indicated by the corresponding attribute information, and other sticky note information outside the image area of the document based on the corresponding sticky note arrangement information. A document processing program that functions as sticky note display control means for performing sticky note display control for arranging and arranging at positions that do not overlap.

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