JP2014013436A - Document arrangement device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document arrangement device capable of recognizing the characters of individual documents even in the case of displaying a whole paper space.SOLUTION: The document arrangement device includes: document data storage means for storing document data in association with a face classification and a face number; and layout pattern storage means for storing a layout pattern having a plurality of document arrangement regions for arranging the document data. The layout pattern associated with the face classification of the selected face (one face) is acquired, and the document data associated with the face number of the selected face are acquired, and each document data are arranged and displayed with a character size which is equal to or larger than a predetermined size in document arrangement regions R1 to R5 owned by the acquired layout pattern.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for displaying document data having character information, and more particularly to a technique suitable for displaying document data in the same form as a paper medium.

  In recent years, various information has been digitized by the development of computer technology. The same applies to newspaper articles. Articles published on newspapers are digitized and can be viewed on newspaper company websites.

  The newspaper company's website contains articles similar to newspaper articles, but its appearance is completely different from the actual newspaper, and the readers want to read it in the same format as the newspaper. I have not responded. On the other hand, a technique for displaying an image of a newspaper image similar to the actual paper surface of a newspaper has been developed (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-323369 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since it is displayed as an image of a newspaper image, it is written that the text is too small when the entire paper surface is displayed and the document or the like is not changed to an enlarged display. There is a problem that the contents cannot be confirmed.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a document placement device that can recognize characters of individual documents even when the entire sheet is displayed.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the first aspect of the present invention, a layout having a plurality of document data storage means for storing document data in association with a surface type and a surface number, and a plurality of document placement areas for placing the document data Layout pattern storage means for storing a pattern, layout pattern acquisition means for acquiring a layout pattern corresponding to the surface type of the selected face from the layout pattern storage means, and document data corresponding to the face number of the selected face Is obtained from the document data storage means, each document data is arranged in a document arrangement area of the obtained layout pattern with a character size of a predetermined size or more, and the layout by the document arrangement means Page data for storing page data obtained by arranging the document data in a pattern Providing a document placement device, characterized in that it comprises a 憶 means.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the document data corresponding to the selected surface is arranged and displayed in a layout pattern according to the type of the selected surface with a character size larger than a predetermined size. Therefore, even when a similar paper medium exists, it can be displayed in the same form as that of the paper medium, and the displayed characters can be reliably recognized. In particular, when a display corresponding to a newspaper having a specific layout due to a difference in surface is performed, the display is similar to a paper image, and the displayed content can be read as if reading a paper newspaper.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the document arrangement apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the document arrangement unit is arranged on the selected surface based on the number of document arrangement areas provided in the acquired layout pattern. For document data that cannot be arranged in the document arrangement area when the number of corresponding document data is large, a heading corresponding to the document data is arranged.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the number of articles of the document data acquired is larger than the number of document placement areas provided in the layout pattern, the document data that cannot be placed in the document placement area is included in the document data. Since the corresponding headline is arranged, it is possible to check only the headline even for a document whose priority is low and whose contents cannot be displayed.

  According to the present invention, even when the entire paper surface is displayed, it is possible to recognize characters of individual documents.

It is a block diagram of a document display system. It is a figure which shows the detail of the portable terminal 10 (document display apparatus). It is a figure which shows the detail of the document arrangement | positioning server 20 (document arrangement | positioning apparatus). It is a figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in the document data storage means D2. It is a figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in the layout pattern memory | storage means D3. It is a figure which shows the example of a layout pattern. 4 is a flowchart showing processing operations of the document arrangement server 20. It is a figure which shows the screen of the portable terminal of the state in which unit document data is arrange | positioned and displayed. It is a sequence diagram which shows the processing operation of a document display system.

<1. System configuration>
DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a document display system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 10 is a portable terminal, 20 is a document placement server, and 30 is a network. The portable terminal 10 and the document placement server 20 are connected to a public network 30 such as the Internet, and can transmit and receive data to and from each other.

  The portable terminal 10 is a portable terminal device having an information processing function such as a smartphone and a tablet PC, a network communication function, and a display function, and functions as a document display device that displays document data. In carrying out the present invention, the portable terminal 10 may not have a call function. The document arrangement server 20 is a server computer that arranges document data in a predetermined layout and supplies page data obtained as a result of arrangement in response to a request from the portable terminal 10, and is an embodiment of the present invention. It functions as such a document arrangement device.

  FIG. 2A is a hardware configuration diagram of the portable terminal 10. The portable terminal 10 is realized by incorporating a dedicated program into the tablet PC. The tablet PC is a flat personal computer having an Internet connection function. As shown in FIG. 2A, the portable terminal 10 stores a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10a, a main memory RAM (Random Access Memory) 10b, and programs and data executed by the CPU. Non-volatile storage device 10c (for example, hard disk, flash memory, etc.), instruction input unit 10d such as a keyboard, touch panel, etc., and data input / output I / F (interface) for data communication with external devices (data storage medium, etc.) ) 10e, a display unit (liquid crystal display or the like) 10f, and a communication unit 10g for performing network communication with other computers via a network, and are connected to each other via a bus. When a smartphone is used as the portable terminal 10, it is realized by incorporating a dedicated program into a smartphone having a hardware configuration as shown in FIG. A smartphone is a multifunctional mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet in addition to voice calls and has the same functions as a personal computer.

  FIG. 2B is a functional block diagram of the portable terminal 10. In the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 2 (a), the CPU 10a reads the program stored in the storage device 10c into the RAM 10b and executes it, whereby the portable terminal 10 performs the means shown in FIG. 2 (b). It becomes possible to make it function. As shown in FIG. 2B, the portable terminal 10 includes a page data request unit 11, a page data acquisition unit 12, a display unit 13, and a page data storage unit D1.

  The page data request means 11 is a means for requesting page data to the document arrangement server 20 in accordance with an instruction from the instruction input unit 10d, and is realized by the CPU 10a controlling the communication unit 10g. The page data acquisition unit 12 is a unit that acquires page data from the document arrangement server 20 and stores the page data in the page data storage unit D1, and is realized by the CPU 10a controlling the communication unit 10g and the storage device 10c.

  The display unit 13 is a unit that displays the page data stored in the page data storage unit D1, and is realized by the CPU 10a executing a display control program such as a viewer and controlling the display unit 10f.

  The page data storage unit D1 is a storage unit that stores page data. The page data is created by a page description language such as HTML. The page data stored in the page data storage means D1 is extracted by the display means 13 and displayed on the screen as described above.

  FIG. 3A is a hardware configuration diagram of the document arrangement server 20. The document placement server 20 can be realized by a general-purpose server computer. As shown in FIG. 3A, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20a and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 20b, which is a main memory of the computer, , A large-capacity storage device 20c (for example, a hard disk, a flash memory, etc.) for storing programs and data executed by the CPU, and an input I / F (interface) 20d for receiving input from input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse A data input / output I / F (interface) 20e for data communication with an external device (data storage medium or the like), and a display output I / F (interface) for sending information to a display device (liquid crystal display or the like). 20f and a communication unit for performing network communication with other computers via a network 20g and connected to each other via a bus.

  FIG. 3B is a functional block diagram of the document arrangement server 20. In the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 3A, the CPU 20a reads the program stored in the storage device 20c into the RAM 20b and executes it, so that the document placement server 20 executes each unit shown in FIG. It becomes possible to make it function. As shown in FIG. 3B, the document arrangement server 20 includes a layout pattern acquisition unit 21, a document arrangement unit 22, a page data acquisition unit 23, a page data transmission unit 24, a document data storage unit D2, and a layout pattern storage unit D3. And page data storage means D4.

  The layout pattern acquisition unit 21 is a unit that acquires a layout pattern corresponding to the surface designated via the input I / F 20d from the layout pattern storage unit D3, and is realized by the CPU 20a executing a dedicated program. .

  The document arrangement unit 22 is a unit that arranges document data corresponding to a designated surface in a layout pattern acquired by the layout pattern acquisition unit 21, and is realized by the CPU 20a executing a dedicated program.

  The page data acquisition means 23 is means for acquiring page data from the page data storage means D4 in response to a page data request from the portable terminal 10, and is realized by the CPU 20a executing a dedicated program. The page data transmission unit 24 is a unit that transmits the page data acquired by the page data acquisition unit 23 to the portable terminal 10, and is realized by the communication unit 20g executing a transmission command received from the CPU 20a.

  The document data storage unit D2 is a storage unit that stores document data. The document data is composed of character data, and is stored in association with the face number, face type, and document number. For example, when displaying the contents of a newspaper, one document data corresponds to one article. The layout pattern storage unit D3 is a storage unit that stores a layout pattern in association with a surface type. The document data storage unit D2 and the layout pattern storage unit D3 are realized by securing a predetermined area for storing the document data and the layout pattern in the storage device 20c.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the document data storage unit D2. As shown in FIG. 4, the document data storage means D2 stores a face number, a face type, and a document number as document information. In addition, document data that is character data is stored in association with the document information. The document number is assigned so as to be uniquely specified on each surface. In the example of FIG. 4, the surface with the surface number “M1” indicates that the surface type is “1 surface” and there are 6 documents K1 to K6.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the layout pattern storage unit D3. As shown in FIG. 5, the layout pattern storage means D3 stores the correspondence between the surface type and the layout pattern number. A layout pattern is stored in association with the layout pattern number. In the example of FIG. 5, the surface type “1 surface” indicates that the layout pattern P1 is used.

<2. Preparation>
First, as a preliminary preparation, the user obtains a dedicated program for causing his / her smartphone or the like to function as the portable terminal 10 according to a predetermined procedure. For example, a dedicated program is registered as a program called an “app” on a predetermined server on the network, and the user accesses the server from a smartphone and downloads the dedicated program. Can be obtained. By downloading this dedicated program to the smartphone, an address on the network for accessing the document placement server 20 such as a URL is stored in the storage device 10 c of the portable terminal 10.

  On the other hand, the document arrangement server 20 stores necessary data in the document data storage means D2 and the layout pattern storage means D3. The document data and layout pattern are updated at a predetermined timing. For example, when the document data is about an article constituting a newspaper, it is updated once a day. In particular, when using newspaper data, the document data used for printing the newspaper, information such as the type of page, page number, etc. are diverted and stored in the document data storage means D2, so that efficient operation is possible. Is possible.

  When newspaper data is used, newspaper data is data in which articles and photographs held in units of paper are associated with each other, and is described in XML format, for example. The document placement server 20 may store the XML-format newspaper data as it is in the document data storage means D2 and use it as the document information shown in FIG. 4, or convert the XML-format newspaper data into another format. Alternatively, it may be stored in the document data storage means D2 and used as the document information shown in FIG.

<3. Creating page data>
The creation of page data will be described. The document arrangement server 20 starts to create page data when designated via the input I / F 20d, periodically or when document data or layout patterns are updated. First, the CPU 20a determines a surface to be processed (step S11). Specifically, the number with the smallest face number is selected and set as a processing target. For example, in the case of the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the surface number “M1” is acquired and determined as the surface to be processed.

  When the surface to be processed is determined, the layout pattern acquisition unit 21 acquires a layout pattern corresponding to the surface number (step S12). Specifically, first, the layout pattern acquisition means 21 refers to the document information in the document data storage means D2 by the face number, and acquires the face type corresponding to the face number. For example, when the surface number is “M1”, the corresponding surface type “1 surface” is acquired in the example of FIG. Subsequently, the layout pattern acquisition unit 21 refers to the layout pattern correspondence information in the layout pattern storage unit D3 by the surface type, and acquires the layout pattern number corresponding to the surface type. For example, when the surface type is “1 surface”, the corresponding layout pattern P1 is acquired in the example of FIG.

  Once the layout pattern has been acquired, the document placement unit 22 then obtains document data corresponding to the face number obtained in step S11, and performs processing for placing the document data in the layout pattern obtained in step S12. (Step S13). In the example of FIG. 4, there are six document data with the face number “M1”, and there are five document placement areas in the layout pattern P1, so five are arranged in ascending order of the document numbers. The document data is assigned a number in advance, and the document placement area is also numbered in order, so that the document placement area in which each document data is placed is determined by assigning the numbers in order. Therefore, in the examples of FIGS. 4 and 6, the document data K1 to K5 are arranged in the document arrangement areas R1 to R5, respectively. If image data is attached to the document data, the image data is also arranged in the document arrangement area. When image data is arranged, the number of characters arranged is reduced accordingly.

  The document arrangement means 22 arranges the characters of each document data in order from the top of each document arrangement area. The character size is set to a predetermined size or more so that it is not difficult to see each character even when the entire surface is displayed. For example, when displaying on a 7-inch screen using the layout pattern of FIG. 6A, the character size is set to 11.25 points. Since the character size is equal to or larger than the predetermined size, the characters of the document data usually do not fit in the document arrangement area. Further, the document placement unit 22 performs processing for placing the headings of document data not placed in the document placement area in a document heading column (described later) outside the layout pattern. Thereby, page data is obtained. As described above, the page data is created in a page description language such as HTML, and when displayed on the portable terminal 10 which is a document display device, the portable terminal 10 interprets and displays it in a predetermined format. A description using tags is made as possible.

  When the page data is obtained by arranging the document data in the layout pattern, the document arrangement unit 22 stores the page data in the page data storage unit D4 (step S14). In practice, the CPU 20a stores the obtained page data in the storage device 20c.

  Further, the document arrangement unit 22 creates page data in which the entire sentence is arranged for each document data, and stores the created page data in the page data storage unit D4. As a result, the page data storage means D4 stores the number of page data corresponding to each surface and the number of page data corresponding to each document data. The page data is associated with an identification number (for example, a page number or a document number) for identifying each page data, and an identification number for identifying the page data is described in the link tag in each page data. When a predetermined area is designated when displayed, it can be switched to the corresponding page data and displayed.

  Further, the document arrangement unit 22 creates page data with a size that matches the assumed screen of the portable terminal 10. Therefore, when the screen is displayed on the portable terminal 10, the entire contents of the surface are displayed without the need for scrolling.

<4. Document display>
Next, document display processing in the document display apparatus will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When a user activates a dedicated program (application) for displaying a document on the portable terminal 10, the page data requesting means 11 accesses the document placement server 20 using the URL stored in the storage device 10c. The page data request signal is transmitted (step S21).

  In the document arrangement server 20, the communication unit 20 g receives a page data request signal from the portable terminal 10. Then, the page data acquisition unit 23 acquires page data from the page data storage unit D4 (step S22). When there are a plurality of page data, a plurality of page data is transmitted. Subsequently, the page data transmission unit 24 transmits the page data acquired by the page data acquisition unit 23 to the portable terminal 10 (step S23).

  In the portable terminal 10, the communication unit 10 g receives page data from the document arrangement server 20. Then, the page data received by the CPU 10a is stored in the page data storage means D1 (step S24).

  Next, the display means 13 displays page data corresponding to the selected surface (step S25). Specifically, when it is directly designated from the instruction input unit 10d, the corresponding face number is acquired. If there is no instruction for designating a surface after the dedicated program is started, the surface number “M1” of one surface set as a default is acquired and determined as a surface to be processed. Then, the page data stored corresponding to the determined face number is acquired and displayed.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 10 f of the portable terminal 10. In the example of FIG. 8, the case of the layout pattern P1 is shown as an example. A number of squares shown in the document arrangement areas R1 to R5 corresponding to the layout pattern P1 indicate positions where characters of the document data are arranged. The document arrangement regions R1 and R2 having a large area are arranged in two upper and lower columns. Also, image data associated with the document data is arranged in the document arrangement regions R1 and R2 having a large area.

  If a headline exists in the document data, it is displayed with a character size larger than the text as shown in the document placement areas R1 and R5. Although omitted in the document placement areas R2 to R4 for convenience of drawing, if a headline exists in the document data, the headline is displayed. The character size of each heading is set for each document arrangement area, but is usually set to be larger as the document arrangement area has a larger area. The text size of the text of the document data is the same in all document placement areas. This is because even a document layout region having a small area needs to be displayed with a character size that is easy to read. However, the character size may be changed to some extent depending on the document arrangement area within a range where it is difficult to read.

  A link is pasted on each document arrangement area R1 to R5. When any one of the document arrangement areas R1 to R5 is instructed, the pages are switched, and the document data K1 to K1 corresponding to the instructed document arrangement area are displayed. Display the full text of any of K5. Specifically, page data assigned with another page number is acquired, and the display means 13 performs display processing.

  Below the document placement areas R1 to R5, a document heading field L and an advertisement field are provided. In the document header field L, document data headers that could not be placed in the document placement areas R1 to R5 in step S13 are placed. In the example of FIG. 4, since the document data K6 is not arranged in the document arrangement areas R1 to R5, the document data K6 heading is arranged in the document heading column L. When there are two or more pieces of document data that are not arranged in the document arrangement area, the heading is arranged within the range of the size of the document arrangement area, and the description “other” is displayed in addition to that. A link is pasted to each headline. When each headline is designated, the page is switched and the text of the document data is displayed in full text. A link is pasted on the description “other”, and when the description “other” is designated, one or more headings are displayed, and when each heading is further designated, the text of the document data is displayed in full text.

  On the upper side of the document arrangement area, the surface selection tabs T are arranged in a horizontal row. In the example of FIG. 8, ten face selection tabs T of “one side”, “politics”, “economy”, “international”, “opinion”, “life”, “education”, “sports”, and “society” are arranged. The “one side” plane selection tab T is selected. When an instruction to select another surface selection tab T is given from the instruction input unit 10d, the surface number is acquired and determined as a surface to be processed as described in step S11, and the above-described steps S12 to S14 are performed. By executing the process, the article data of the surface corresponding to the selected surface selection tab T is displayed. The surface selection tabs T have a one-to-one correspondence with the surfaces and are provided in the same number as the number of surfaces. In the case of newspapers, since the number of faces varies depending on the day, the number of face selection tabs T changes accordingly.

  Above the surface selection tab T, a surface movement button B is provided. When this plane movement button B is operated, the display is switched to another adjacent plane. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the left side movement button B is operated in a state where “one side” is selected, the screen is switched to the “politics” side. When the right side movement button B is operated in a state where “one side” is selected, the page moves to another set page. As another page, a full text display page of each document data as described above can be set.

  The pasting of links on each surface, the surface selection tab T, the surface moving button B, the document placement areas R1 to R5, the movement to the other surface or page when an instruction is given to the document heading column L, etc. This is realized by creating data constituting a page in a page description language such as HTML. In addition, the instructions of the surface selection tab T and the surface movement button B are realized by an operation of touching a corresponding part when the instruction input unit 10d of the portable terminal 10 receives an input from the touch panel. In addition, when the instruction input unit 10d of the portable terminal 10 is configured to accept touch panel input, a configuration that is performed by a sliding operation with a finger instead of the operation of the surface moving button B in order to move to the previous or next surface or page. It is also good.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a case where one layout pattern is prepared for each surface type has been described. However, a plurality of layout patterns are prepared for each surface type, and can be changed in order every day. The layout pattern of the day may be determined by changing it at random. In that case, the layout pattern is determined by the document placement server 20, and one layout pattern is stored in the layout pattern storage means D3 for each type of face.

  In the above-described embodiment, the portable terminal 10 accesses the document arrangement server 20 to acquire the layout pattern. However, if the layout pattern does not need to be changed according to the day, the layout pattern is previously set as the layout pattern. You may make it memorize | store in the memory | storage means D3. In this case, it is not necessary to acquire a layout pattern from the document arrangement server 20 each time processing is performed.

  In the above embodiment, the headings of the document data that could not be arranged in the document arrangement area are arranged in the document heading column L different from the document arrangement area. (A low priority area) may be used as the document heading column. For example, in the example of FIG. 8, the document placement area R5 is used as a document heading field.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used in the information processing industry for displaying document data on a terminal device, particularly in the industry for displaying a document on which a paper medium such as newspaper is present on the terminal device.

10 ... Portable terminal (document display device)
10a ... CPU
10b ... RAM
10c: Storage device 10d: Instruction input unit 10e: Data input / output I / F
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10f ... Display part 10g ... Communication part 11 ... Page data request | requirement means 12 ... Page data acquisition means 13 ... Display means 20 ... Document arrangement | positioning server (document arrangement apparatus)
20a ... CPU
20b ... RAM
20c: Storage device 20d: Input I / F
20e: Data input / output I / F
20f: Display output I / F
20g: Communication unit 21 ... Layout pattern acquisition means 22 ... Document placement means 23 ... Page data acquisition means 24 ... Page data transmission means 30 ... Network 100 ... Document display system B ... Surface movement button D1 ... Page data storage means D2 ... Document data storage means D3 ... Layout pattern storage means D4 ... Page data storage means K1-K7 ... Document data L ... Document heading field P1 to P4 ... Layout pattern R1 to R6 ... Document placement area T ... Face selection tab

Claims (3)

Document data storage means for storing document data in association with the surface type and the surface number;
Layout pattern storage means for storing a layout pattern having a plurality of document arrangement areas for arranging the document data;
Layout pattern acquisition means for acquiring a layout pattern corresponding to the surface type of the selected surface from the layout pattern storage means;
Document data corresponding to the surface number of the selected surface is acquired from the document data storage means, and each document data is arranged in a document arrangement area of the acquired layout pattern with a character size greater than or equal to a predetermined size. Document placement means to
Page data storage means for storing page data obtained by arranging the document data in the layout pattern by the document arrangement means;
A document arrangement apparatus characterized by comprising:   The document placement unit is configured to process document data that cannot be placed in the document placement area when the number of document data corresponding to the selected surface is larger than the number of document placement areas provided in the acquired layout pattern. 2. The document arrangement apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a headline corresponding to the document data is arranged.   A program for causing a computer to function as the document arrangement apparatus according to claim 1.

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