JP2015121926A - Correction method, device, and program in form system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automate additional object creation in correction work in proofreading.SOLUTION: A correction method in a form system includes: creating a difference extraction text clearly indicating a content of an object to be added and meta information including a key and a tag of the object on the basis of a given original text and a proofreading text reflecting the proofreading; and creating additional object data including the content of the object to be added and the meta information thereof, and data of the designated position and attribute on the basis of the created difference extraction text.

Description

  This invention is applicable when correcting data on paper media such as leaflets, catalogs, pamphlets, etc. produced using an automatic typesetting system, especially when adding missing characters, missing images, etc. The present invention relates to an automatic method, apparatus, and program.

  When producing flyers, catalogs, pamphlets, etc. using an automatic typesetting system, the product information (product name, price, place of production, catch phrase, etc.) is automatically typeset and the first school proof printed. Present to customers. When corrections are made by the customer, corrections are made accordingly. The production is completed by repeating calibration and correction several times.

  In order to automate rework after re-training, it is necessary to maintain the meta information (key information, tag information) maintained by automatic composition and make corrections. In particular, when information that is not on the first school page is newly added, work for adding meta information (key information, tag information) to the newly added object occurs.

  In the correction work, there is a method of bringing object data of another page as described in Patent Document 1, but this method cannot be used when a new object is added.

Japanese Patent No. 4399296

  Conventionally, since all new object data was created from the beginning, there was a problem that it took time and an input error occurred.

  An object of the present invention is to make it possible to automatically create additional object data in correction work at the time of calibration.

  The correction method in the typesetting apparatus according to the present invention is based on a given manuscript text and a proof text reflecting the proof, and contents of an object to be added (additional object), meta information including a key and a tag for the object, Is created, and based on the created difference extraction text, additional object data including the contents of the additional object and its meta information, and the data of the specified position and attribute is created. is there.

  In one embodiment, based on the created difference extraction text, the contents of the additional object and the contents of the object having the meta information are displayed, and the specified position and attribute data are added to the displayed contents. Create additional object data.

  In another embodiment, an object having at least the same attribute as the additional object to be created is specified, and the specified object is displayed at the specified position in response to the arrangement position being specified. Additional temporary object data having the same content as the object is created, and the content and meta information of the additional temporary object data are corrected based on the created difference extraction text.

  The correction device in the typesetting device according to the present invention is based on a given manuscript text and proof text reflecting the proofreading, and the meta information including the contents of the object to be added (additional object) and the key and tag for the object, Based on the created difference extraction text, the additional object data including the contents of the additional object and its meta information, and the data of the specified position and attribute is created based on the created difference extraction text Additional object creation means is provided.

  The correction program in the typesetting apparatus according to the present invention includes, based on a given manuscript text and proof text reflecting the proofreading, meta information including contents of an object to be added (additional object) and keys and tags for the object, Creates a difference extraction text that clearly specifies and creates additional object data based on the created difference extraction text, including the contents of the additional object and its meta information, and the data of the specified position and attribute. It controls the computer.

  According to the present invention, meta information (key, tag) and contents of a newly created object are automatically obtained from the difference extraction text, so that additional object data can be created automatically. Workers (users and operators) only need to manipulate the character attributes and location, save time and effort to add (input) important information, and reduce human input errors. The occurrence of errors due to is reduced.

The block diagram which shows the whole structure of a DTP editing system. An example of a display screen is shown. An example of a printing plate is shown. Indicates the format of the object. An example of a correction content list (difference extraction text) is shown. An example of the correction content list displayed on the display screen is shown. The flowchart which shows the procedure of an additional object data automatic creation process (a part of typesetting correction process). The flowchart which shows the specific example of an additional object data automatic creation process (a part of typesetting correction process). The flowchart which shows the other specific example of an additional object data automatic creation process (a part of typesetting correction process). The state where the additional object was created outside the printing plate is shown. The figure of the display screen which shows the flow of the procedure of the other specific example shown in FIG. The figure of the display screen which shows the flow of the procedure of the other specific example shown in FIG. The example of the additional object created in the printing plate is shown.

  FIG. 1 shows an overview of the overall configuration of a DTP (Desk Top Publishing) editing system. The DTP editing system includes a typesetting device (typesetting terminal device) 10 and a database server 20, which can communicate with each other via a network (for example, LAN) 21.

  The database server 20 includes, for example, a server computer, and its storage unit (hard disk drive, etc.) is posted on a product (catalog etc.) used in DTP data (typesetting data) such as a catalog, flyer or magazine. A product database has been constructed that registers records of products for each product. Each record contains product information divided into items (fields) such as product code, product name, product price, product specification (eg, color, size, material, etc.) and product image file name. . In addition, each item of the product in the product database (for example, product name, product price, product specification) and character style (also referred to as a character attribute. Character color, character size, character An “item-character style correspondence table” indicating a correspondence relationship with a font or the like is stored.

  The typesetting device 10 includes a processing unit 11 including a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., a storage unit 12 including a hard disk drive, a display unit 13 including a display, an operation unit 14 including a mouse and a keyboard, and a network 21. A communication unit 15 for communicating with the database server 20 is provided.

  The processing unit 11 reads out and executes the DTP editing application program (including the composition correction program) stored in the storage unit 12, thereby creating or correcting DTP data in accordance with an instruction from the user. The created or modified DTP data is stored in the storage unit 12.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a display form displayed on the display screen of the display unit 13 in the process of creating DTP data, after creation, or in the process of correction based on calibration. A part of the display screen 30 is an area 31 of the printing plate, on which a DTP layout is displayed. There is also an area 32 other than the area 31 of the printing plate, and this area 32 is used for correction (addition, change) work or the like as will be described later.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of one page of a leaflet displayed in the region 31 of the plate. This is an example of a layout created based on a manuscript text given by a customer. After the first school by the customer is over, we are now trying to make corrections (including additions) based on the first school.

  In the “8/25 limited” column, data of four types of products are arranged. An “image” of the product is displayed in a vertically long rectangular frame (with diagonal lines inside). "Product name" (long onion, eggplant, cheese, xx milk), "production area" (from Ibaraki Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture) or "manufacturer" (△△ company), "standard" (bunch) , 1 piece, 300 g), “selling price” (128 yen, 58 yen, 298 yen, 158 yen) characters (characters) are arranged. Each of these data representing the image, product name, production area, manufacturer, standard, selling price, etc. is an object.

  The format of the object is shown in FIG. Object data representing an object includes an object ID for identifying the object, a code indicating the type of object (representing whether it is a character or an image), and the content of the object (if the object type is a character, a code representing the character string) Column, that is, text, in the case of an image, the file name of the image), data representing the position where the object is located (the upper left corner of the plate is the origin, and the position of the upper left corner of the object is XY) (Represented by coordinates), character attributes (if the object is a character, its font name, size, color, etc.) and meta information. The meta information includes a key (product code), a tag, and the like. The key (product code) is a code that uniquely represents the product name. The tag indicates an attribute of the object, and identifies whether the object represents the above-described product name, production area, manufacturer, standard, selling price, or the like.

  The customer gives the user (layout creator) the manuscript text describing the key, product name, production area, manufacturer, standard, selling price, image file, etc. of each product to be placed on the flyer. The user creates a printing plate as shown in FIG. 3 using the DTP editing application program based on the manuscript text, prints it (the first school proof print), and gives it to the customer. The customer adds a proof to the proof and creates a proof text and passes it to the user. The proof text is manuscript text data after proofreading.

  In the DTP editing process (executed according to the DTP editing application program), the processing unit 11 of the typesetting device 10 compares the manuscript text created by the user with the proof text, and detects different data between the two texts. , Judge whether to change or add. The change means that the object already exists and the contents, position, character attribute, etc. of the object are changed. Addition means adding a new object on the page. As the composition correction processing (executed in accordance with the composition modification program) in the processing unit 11, an object with meta information (key, tag) is newly added. Includes processing to create data.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a correction (addition / change) content list (difference extraction text or one created based on the correction extraction contents) created by the processing unit 11 by comparing the manuscript text and the proofreading text. ing. This correction content list is stored in the storage unit 12.

  In this modified content list, for each key (product code), there is a column for the tag name of the object (product name, place of production, manufacturer, standard, selling price, image, etc.), and the content of the object in each column (Long onion, Ibaraki prefecture, 1 bundle, 128 yen, S0101 (image file name), etc.) are described. The contents of these objects represent the contents after correction. A correction flag is associated with the contents of the object. The correction flag “0” indicates no correction, “1” indicates addition, and “2” indicates a change.

  For example, for the standard of the key (product code) “0004”, the characters “1000 ml” are entered, and a flag “1” is set to indicate addition. As can be seen with reference to FIG. 3, the content of the standard object “1000ml” is missing for the “Ox milk” of the key (product code) “0004” in the proof print. It is shown that it should be added. With regard to the selling prices of the keys (product codes) “0002” and “0004”, the proofs in FIG. 3 are “58 yen” and “158 yen”, respectively, but in the list of FIG. 5, “48 yen” and “168 yen”, respectively. ”And a flag“ 2 ”indicating a change is set. This is because the customer corrected the selling price to 48 yen and 168 yen in the proofreading text by looking at the proof printed in Fig. 3.

  Furthermore, in the modification list, an “add / change” field indicating whether or not there is a tag content for addition or change for each key product, and whether or not these addition and change processes have been completed yet. A “not yet completed” column is provided.

  On the display screen 30 of the display unit 13, a correction content list having the same content as the correction content list of FIG. 5 is displayed as a window 33, as shown in FIG. May be displayed). Although it is not always necessary to provide a flag field, it is preferable to clearly indicate to the user which tag name is to be added or changed by color coding or the like. In this window, an “Add” button 34 appears.

  FIG. 7 shows that an object that does not exist on the printing plate, that is, an object to be added (additional object) is added meta information with reference to the correction content list (FIG. 5) in the composition correction processing (proofreading processing) by the processing unit 11. Is automatically generated, and in response to an operation input from the user operation unit 14, the object data of the desired object is finally completed and laid out in the printing plate (positioned and represented) ) Shows the flow of processing. This process is started when the add button 34 is pressed.

  In the correction content list (FIG. 5), a tag with an addition flag “1” is obtained for a key (product code) in which “addition” is written in the “addition / change” column (S11). In the example shown in FIG. 5, the additional flag “1” is set at the “standard” tag for the key (product code) “0004”. Therefore, the key (product code) and tag in the meta information of the object to be created (added) are acquired.

  Using the acquired meta information, object data in the format shown in FIG. 4 is created (S12, S13). Object IDs are assigned according to serial numbers or appropriate rules. The type of the object is “character” in the above example. The content is “1000ml”. The position has not yet been determined. Default values can be used for character attributes. The meta information is obtained from the correction content list. This object (1000 ml characters of the contents thereof) is displayed at an appropriate place on the display screen 30 (may be an area 32 other than the plate area 31 or an appropriate place in the plate area 31). If the user moves the created object (1000ml character) to an appropriate location in the printing plate area 31, below the character “XX milk” in FIG. 3, and specifies the font, size, color, etc. Accordingly, the corresponding data in the object data is changed, and the creation of additional object data is completed. As shown below, either of the processes of S12 and S13 may be performed first.

  FIG. 8 shows a specific example of a part of the processing of S12 and S13 of FIG. When the user presses the add button 34, an additional object is created, and the created additional object is displayed in the area 32 outside the printing plate 30 as shown in FIG. 10 (displaying the character "1000ml") ). In this display, the font, size, and color are changed if necessary. The displayed character “1000 ml” is moved (dragged) to the position to be added (under “Ox Milk”) in the plate 31 and pasted at that position (S21). As a result, the additional object data is completed, and a layout as shown in FIG. 13 is created.

  FIG. 9 shows another example of the processing of S12 and S13 of FIG.

  First, after pressing the add button 34, the operator looks at the display of the printing plate 31 (FIG. 3), finds an object having the same character attribute as the object to be added (similar design), and adds it to the position to be added. Drag to. For example, in FIG. 11, when a character “300g” having the same character attribute as the character to be added is designated and dragged as shown in FIG. 12, the object of the character “300g” is stored on the storage unit 12. Copying and pasting (creation of additional provisional object data) is performed, and as a result, the characters “300 g” are displayed under the dragged position, that is, “Ox milk” (S31). After that, if the object ID, contents, key, tag, etc. of the object “1000ml” created in the area 32 outside the printing plate are overwritten on the additional temporary object data “300 g” previously copied and pasted (S32). ), Creation of additional object data is completed. The character attribute of the additional temporary object “300 g” is stored on the new object (additional object data).

  The change of the tag contents (in the above example, the change from 58 yen to 48 yen and the change from 158 yen to 168 yen) is performed according to the operator's operation in the conventional manner.

  As described above, the meta information (key, tag) and contents of the newly created object are automatically obtained from the modified content list (difference extraction text), so this information is added by the operator (user, operator). This saves time (input), shortens time, and reduces the occurrence of errors due to human error.

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Claims (7)

Based on the given manuscript text and proofreading text reflecting the proofreading, create a difference extraction text that specifies the contents of the additional object and meta information including key and tag for that object,
Based on the created difference extraction text, create additional object data including the contents of the additional object and its meta information, and the data of the specified position and attribute.
Correction method in a typesetting apparatus.   Based on the created difference extraction text, the contents of the additional object and the contents of the object having the meta information are displayed, and the additional object data is added by adding the specified position and attribute data for the displayed contents. The correction method in the typesetting apparatus of Claim 1 produced.   An additional temporary object with the same contents as the specified object is displayed and the specified object is displayed at the specified position in response to the specified object having at least the same attribute as the additional object and its placement position. The correction method in the typesetting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein data is generated, and the content and meta information of the additional temporary object data are corrected based on the generated difference extraction text. Based on the given manuscript text and the proofreading text reflecting the proofreading, a means for creating a differential extraction text that clearly shows the contents of the additional object and meta information including the key and tag for the object, and the created differential extraction An additional object creating means for creating additional object data including the content of the additional object and its meta information and the data of the specified position and attribute based on the text;
A correction apparatus in a typesetting apparatus comprising:   The additional object creation means displays the content of the additional object and the content of the object having the meta information based on the created difference extraction text, and stores the data of the position and attribute specified for the displayed content. The correction device in the typesetting device according to claim 4, which additionally generates additional object data.   The additional object creating means displays the designated object at the designated position in response to the designation of the object having at least the same attribute as the additional object and the designation of the arrangement position, and the designated object and 5. The correction device in the typesetting device according to claim 4, wherein additional temporary object data having the same content is generated, and the content and meta information of the additional temporary object data are corrected based on the generated difference extraction text. . Based on the given manuscript text and proofreading text reflecting the proofreading, create a difference extraction text that specifies the contents of the additional object and meta information including key and tag for that object,
Based on the created difference extraction text, create additional object data including the contents of the additional object and its meta information, and the data of the specified position and attribute.
Program in a typesetting device for controlling a computer in the same way

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