JP2016040652A - Document output device and document output method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily output a predetermined document.SOLUTION: A document output device 1 comprises: a storage unit 10 which stores a document correspondence table in which UI identification information identifying a document UI (user interface) for outputting a document is associated with place information indicating a storage place of the document; a display control unit 11 which displays a document UI identified by UI identification information included in the document correspondence table stored in the storage unit 10; and an output unit 13 which, when the document UI displayed in the display control unit 11 is selected by a user, obtains place information associated with the UI identification information of the selected document UI in the document correspondence table stored in the storage unit 10 and outputs a document stored in a place indicated by the place information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a form output apparatus and form output method for outputting a predetermined form.

  Conventionally, an apparatus for outputting a form is known. For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses a customer management control device that outputs a form. In the customer management control apparatus described in Patent Document 1, a form is output by selecting one form pattern, setting a totaling condition, setting the arrangement order of output data, and setting a management item.

JP 2001-297183 A

  However, the customer management control device does not share customized forms with various settings, and outputs various customized forms for each user terminal. Therefore, the customer management control apparatus has a problem that it is not possible to easily output a predetermined form such as a form with a predetermined customization or a latest form.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a form output device and a form output method that can easily output a predetermined form.

  In order to solve the above problems, the form output device of the present invention provides a form in which UI identification information for identifying a form UI (user interface) for outputting a form is associated with location information indicating the storage location of the form. The user selects the storage means for storing the correspondence table, the display control means for displaying the form UI identified by the UI identification information included in the form correspondence table stored by the storage means, and the form UI displayed by the display control means Then, in the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit, the location information associated with the UI identification information of the selected form UI is acquired, and the form stored in the location indicated by the location information is output. Means.

  According to such a form output device, first, the form UI for outputting the form identified by the UI identification information included in the form correspondence table stored by the storage means is displayed by the display control means. Next, when the form UI displayed by the display control means is selected by the user by the output means, the location associated with the UI identification information of the selected form UI in the form correspondence table stored by the storage means Information is acquired and a form stored in the location indicated by the location information is output. With this configuration, when a user selects a form UI for outputting a form, a predetermined form is output based on the association in the form correspondence table. That is, the user can easily output a predetermined form simply by selecting the form UI.

  The form output device of the present invention further includes an input receiving unit that receives input of basic information commonly used in a plurality of forms, and the output unit receives an input by the input receiving unit when outputting the form. It is preferable to reflect the received basic information in the form. By adopting such a configuration, for example, once the user inputs basic information, when outputting a plurality of forms, the input basic information is reflected in the plurality of forms. There is no need for repeated input, improving the convenience for the user.

  In the form output device of the present invention, the form output device further includes a selection receiving means for accepting selection of the form group, and the storage means stores a form correspondence table further associated with group identification information for identifying the form group. The control means preferably displays the form UI identified by the UI identification information associated with the group identification information of the group of the form accepted by the selection accepting means in the form correspondence table stored by the storage means. . With this configuration, when the user selects a group of forms, a form UI corresponding to the group is displayed. Thus, the user can easily output a predetermined form of a predetermined form group simply by selecting a group of forms and selecting a displayed form UI corresponding to the group.

  In the form output device of the present invention, the storage means stores a form correspondence table further associating position information indicating a position for displaying the form UI, and the display control means stores the form UI identified by the UI identification information. When displaying, it is preferable to acquire the position information associated with the UI identification information in the form correspondence table stored by the storage means and display the form UI at the position indicated by the position information. By adopting such a configuration, the form UI can be displayed at a predetermined position based on the form correspondence table, so that the display position of the form UI can be freely customized and the convenience of the user is improved.

  By the way, the present invention can be described as an invention of a form output apparatus as described above, and can also be described as an invention of a form output method as follows. This is substantially the same invention only in different categories, and has the same operations and effects.

  That is, the form output method according to the present invention stores a form correspondence table in which UI identification information for identifying a form UI (user interface) for outputting a form is associated with location information indicating the storage location of the form. A display control step for displaying a form UI identified by the UI identification information included in the form correspondence table stored by the storage means; When the displayed form UI is selected by the user, the location information associated with the UI identification information of the selected form UI is acquired in the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit, and the location indicated by the location information And an output step for outputting the form stored in.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily output a predetermined form.

It is a functional block diagram of the form output device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the form output device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a table of the stored form corresponding table. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the displayed 1st screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the displayed 2nd screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process (form output method) performed by the form output device which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a form output apparatus and form output method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  A form output device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a computer device that outputs a predetermined form. A form is a generic name for a standard document such as a book, a book, and a slip that are necessary for paperwork. Output includes screen display, transmission to another computer device, printing on a paper surface, and the like. The user can output a predetermined form by operating the form output apparatus 1 and giving an instruction to the form output apparatus 1. The form in this embodiment is a request form / quotation / check sheet / ordering inquiry / consultation sheet used in the life cycle such as sales, design, contract, construction, maintenance, etc. of a house, which is a building. A file created with spreadsheet software.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the form output device 1. As shown in FIG. 1, a form output device 1 includes a storage unit 10 (storage unit), a display control unit 11 (display control unit), an input unit 12 (input reception unit, selection reception unit), and an output unit 13 (output unit). ).

  The form output device 1 is configured by hardware such as a CPU. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the form output device 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the form output device 1 shown in FIG. 1 physically includes a CPU 20, a RAM 21 and a ROM 22, which are main storage devices, an input / output device 23 such as a display and a keyboard, a communication module 24, and an auxiliary device. The computer system includes a storage device 25 and the like.

  The function of each functional block of the form output device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is the function of the input / output device 23 under the control of the CPU 20 by reading predetermined computer software on the hardware such as the CPU 20 and the RAM 21 shown in FIG. This is realized by operating the communication module 24 and the auxiliary storage device 25 and reading and writing data in the RAM 21.

  Hereinafter, each functional block of the form output apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

  The storage unit 10 includes a UIID (UI identification information) for identifying a form UI (User Interface) for outputting a form, and a group ID (group identification information) for identifying a group of the form identified by the UIID. A form correspondence table in which position information indicating the position where the form UI is displayed is associated with location information indicating the storage location of the form identified by the UIID is stored.

  The form UI is a UI displayed on the input / output device 23 for outputting a form. In this embodiment, the form UI is a button that can be pressed by the user (hereinafter referred to as “form button”). When the user presses the form button, the corresponding form is output. The form UI is not limited to a button, and may be a general UI such as a link, a check box, or a drop-down list. Further, the UIID for identifying the form UI is a button name of the form button (form name as described later) in this embodiment. The UIID is not limited to the button name of the form button, and may be any information that identifies the form UI.

  The form group is a group that uses the form, a group that manages the form, or the like. A form may belong to one or more groups. In the present embodiment, the group of forms is the sales headquarters that uses the form. The sales headquarters has a plurality of sales headquarters such as “A sales headquarters” and “B sales headquarters”. The group ID of the form group is the name of the sales headquarters such as “A sales headquarters” on the left in this embodiment. The group ID is not limited to the group name, and may be anything as long as it is information for identifying the group.

  The position information is information indicating a display position on the form UI where the form UI is displayed. In this embodiment, since the form UI is displayed in a table format, the position information is a row number and a column number in the table. Note that the display position on the form UI is associated with a predetermined number in advance, and the position information may be the number or information indicating the display position on the other form UI.

  The location information is information indicating a location where the form is stored. In this embodiment, it is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) on the network or a path name on the local file system that stores a form that is a file created by spreadsheet software. The location information may be other information indicating the location where the form is stored.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a table example of the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit 10. Specifically, in the first record of the form correspondence table shown in FIG. 3, the UIID “A form”, the group ID “A sales headquarters”, the position information “1 row and 1 column”, and the location information “http: // xxx / a.xls ”. The UIID “A form” is a UIID for identifying the button name “A form” of the form button. The same applies to other “B forms”. Further, as in the fourth and fifth records, two or more group IDs may be associated with one form. For example, the fourth record indicates that the UIID “D form” is used by the sales headquarters indicated by the group ID “A sales headquarters” and also used by the sales headquarters indicated by the group ID “B sales headquarters”. Yes. When two or more group IDs are associated with each other, the position information may be associated with each group ID. For example, in the fourth record, the location information “3 rows and 1 column” is associated with the group ID “A sales headquarters”, and the location information “3 rows and 2 columns” is associated with the group ID “B sales headquarters”. It may be associated. In this case, as with the group ID, two or more pieces of position information are associated with one form.

  Note that the form correspondence table stored in the storage unit 10 may not necessarily associate all of the UIID, group ID, position information, and location information, and may associate only some of them. For example, the form correspondence table may associate only the UIID and location information, may associate only the UIID, location information, and location information, or associate only the UIID, group ID, and location information. May be. The form correspondence table stored in the storage unit 10 can be updated as appropriate by the administrator of the form output apparatus 1.

  The display control unit 11 controls the display of the UI on the input / output device 23. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 11 controls display of a UI related to the first screen and a UI related to the second screen. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a screen example of the first screen, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a screen example of the second screen. The following description will be given with reference to the screen examples shown in FIGS.

  In the screen example of the first screen shown in FIG. 4, a table T1 for inputting basic information commonly used in a plurality of forms, a drop-down list D1 for selecting a form group, and a form list ( Button B1 for displaying (second screen). In the table T1, the user can input basic information regarding the residence, such as the name of the sales headquarters, the name of the branch, the name of the person in charge of sales, the name of the person in charge of design, the name of the residence, and the place name / location number. The basic information input by the user is registered in the form output device 1, and the basic information registered last time is displayed when the table T1 is displayed. In the table T1, the user can select a record of basic information to be reflected in the form from the input basic information. For example, when the user selects the second record in the table T1, the table row of the second record is highlighted so that the selection can be visually recognized. In the drop-down list D1, one or more form groups stored in advance in the form output apparatus 1 or one or more form groups acquired from another apparatus via a network or the like are displayed by the display control unit 11. The registered user can select one form group from one or more registered form groups. The drop-down list D1 may include all group IDs included in the form correspondence table stored in the storage unit 10 (or the name of the group indicated by the group ID). When the user presses the button B1, the display control unit 11 displays the second screen. The display control unit 11 displays a first screen including the table T1, the drop-down list D1, and the button B1 when the form output device 1 is activated. Hereinafter, before describing the second screen, the input unit 12 will be described.

  The input unit 12 receives an input from a user via a UI displayed on the input / output device 23. Specifically, the input unit 12 receives input of basic information. For example, in the first screen, when the user inputs basic information to the table T1, selects any one record from the plurality of records of the input basic information in the table T1, and presses the button B1, the input unit 12 accepts input of basic information included in one record selected by the user. The input unit 12 may accept selection of a form group. For example, when the user selects any one form group in the drop-down list D1 on the first screen and presses the button B1, the input unit 12 accepts the selection of the form group selected by the user. . The input unit 12 outputs the received input content (basic information and the like) and selection content (such as the group ID of the selected form group) to the display control unit 11 and the output unit 13.

  Subsequently, the second screen will be described. The screen example of the second screen shown in FIG. 5 includes form buttons B2, B3, B4, B5, and the like. The display control unit 11 displays a form button identified by the UIID included in the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit 10. For example, since the UID “A form” is included in the table example of the form correspondence table shown in FIG. 3, the display control unit 11 has the UIID “A form” as in the screen example of the second screen shown in FIG. The form button “A form” identified by is displayed.

  The display control unit 11 may display a form button identified by the UIID associated with the group ID of the form group selected by the input unit 12 in the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit 10. . For example, as shown in the screen example of the first screen shown in FIG. 4, when the user selects the group “A sales headquarters” in the drop-down list D1 and the input unit 12 accepts the selection, the input The group ID “A sales headquarters”, which is the selected content, is input to the display control unit 11 by the unit 12. Then, the display control unit 11 refers to the table example of the form correspondence table shown in FIG. 3, and the UIID “A form”, “B form”, “D form” associated with the group ID “A sales headquarters”, A form button B2 “A form”, a form button B3 “B form”, a form button B4 “D form”, a form button B5 “E form”, etc., respectively identified by “E form” and the like are displayed on the second screen shown in FIG. Display like the example screen. On the other hand, since the group ID “A sales headquarters” is not associated with the UIID “C form” in the table example of the form correspondence table shown in FIG. 3, the display control unit 11 sets the form button “C form”. Do not show.

  When displaying the form button identified by the UIID, the display control unit 11 acquires the position information associated with the UIID in the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit 10 and sets the position indicated by the position information. The form button may be displayed. For example, when the display control unit 11 displays the above-described form button B2 “A form”, form button B3 “B form”, form button B4 “D form”, and form button B5 “E form” in FIG. With reference to the corresponding position information column in the table example of the form correspondence table shown, the form button B2 “A form” is displayed in the “1st row and 1st column” as in the second screen example shown in FIG. The form button B3 “B form” is displayed in “2 rows and 1 column”, the form button B3 “D form” is displayed in “3 rows and 1 column”, and the form button B4 “E form” is displayed. Displayed in the "1 row 2 column".

  When the form button displayed by the display control unit 11 is selected by the user, the output unit 13 displays the location information associated with the UID of the selected form button in the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit 10. Obtain and output the form stored in the location indicated by the location information. For example, in the screen example of the second screen shown in FIG. 5, when the user selects (presses) the form button B2 “A form”, the output unit 13 refers to the table example of the form correspondence table shown in FIG. The location information “http: //xxx/a.xls” associated with the UIID “A form” of the selected form button B2 “A form” is acquired, and the form stored in the URL indicated by the location information is obtained. Output (start). As an output, the output unit 13 may display and output a form on the input / output device 23, print it out as a paper form, or send it out to another apparatus via a network.

  When outputting the form, the output unit 13 may reflect the basic information received by the input unit 12 in the form. Specifically, when the record content of the table T1 shown in the screen example of the first screen shown in FIG. 4 which is the input content received by the input unit 12 is input, the output unit 13 outputs a form. The contents of the record are reflected by automatically inputting the predetermined contents of the form. In this case, it is assumed that the basic information and the item of the form reflecting the basic information (or the position on the form) are set in advance in the setting information stored in the form output device 1.

  Next, processing of the form output method in the form output apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the first screen is displayed by the display control unit 11 after the form output device 1 is activated (S1). Next, the user inputs one or more basic information in the table T1 on the first screen, and selects one of the basic information (the basic information registered in advance without inputting the basic information). A group of forms is selected from the drop-down list D1, and the form list button B1 is pressed (S2). Next, the input of the basic information selected in S2 by the input unit 12 and the selection of the form group selected in S2 are accepted (S3). Next, based on the selection of the form group accepted in S2, the display control unit 11 displays a second screen including a form button for outputting the form used by the group (S4, display). Control step). Next, the user presses the form button on the second screen (S5). Next, the output unit 13 outputs a form corresponding to the form button pressed in S5 and reflecting the input contents of the basic information accepted in S3 (S6, output step). .

  As described above, the form output device 1 according to the present embodiment has been described, but is not limited to the above configuration. For example, in the screen example of the first screen shown in FIG. 4, the table T1 for inputting and selecting basic information may not be provided. In that case, the output unit 13 outputs the form without reflecting the basic information.

  Further, for example, in the table example of the form correspondence table shown in FIG. 3, there is no group ID column, and there is no drop-down list D1 for selecting a group of forms in the screen example of the first screen shown in FIG. good. In that case, when displaying the second screen shown in FIG. 5, the display control unit 11 displays a form button identified by all the UIIDs included in the table example of the form correspondence table shown in FIG. 3.

  Moreover, although the form output device 1 according to the present embodiment includes the storage unit 10, the storage unit 10 may be included in an external device. In that case, the form output apparatus 1 accesses the form correspondence table stored in the storage unit 10 provided in the external apparatus by communicating with the external apparatus via the network. The external device is configured to be accessed from a plurality of form output devices 1, whereby the form correspondence table can be centrally managed in the plurality of form output devices 1.

  In addition, the functions of the storage unit 10, the display control unit 11, the input unit 12, and the output unit 13 constituting the form output device 1 according to the present embodiment are all or partly implemented as a function of spreadsheet software. Also good. For example, the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit 10 is managed as a table on the spreadsheet software, the UI displayed by the display control unit 11 is displayed as the UI on the spreadsheet software, and the input unit 12 and the output unit The 13 functions may be realized by a macro function of spreadsheet software or other programs. In this case, the input unit 12 and the output unit 13 can acquire the table data on the spreadsheet software using a name definition function or the like.

  In addition, each group of the form may have a subgroup. In that case, in the screen example of the second screen shown in FIG. 5, a tab is displayed for each subgroup, and a list of form buttons used by the subgroup identified by the tab is displayed in each tab. In the form correspondence table, subgroup IDs may be further associated, and position information may be set for each subgroup ID.

  Next, the function and effect of the form output device 1 configured as in the present embodiment will be described.

  According to the form output device 1 of the present embodiment, first, the display control unit 11 displays a form button for outputting a form identified by the UIID included in the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit 10. . Next, when the form button displayed by the display control unit 11 is selected by the user by the output unit 13, it is associated with the UIID of the selected form UI in the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit 10. The location information is acquired, and a form stored in the location indicated by the location information is output. With this configuration, when a user selects a form button for outputting a form, a predetermined form is output based on the association in the form correspondence table. That is, the user can easily output a predetermined form simply by selecting the form UI. In addition, if the administrator manages the location information in the form correspondence table so that the location information storing the latest form is associated, the administrator can immediately update the form and Eliminates the hassle of notifying you of the update. Further, the user can easily output the latest form without any particular effort. That is, the workload of the administrator and user can be greatly reduced. Further, since the form can be centrally managed by the location information, the user can easily access the original form (not the copy).

  Further, according to the form output device 1 of the present embodiment, the form output device 1 further includes an input unit 12 that accepts input of basic information that is commonly used in a plurality of forms, and the output unit 13 performs input when outputting the form. It is preferable to reflect the basic information received by the unit 12 in the form. By adopting such a configuration, for example, once the user inputs basic information, when outputting a plurality of forms, the input basic information is reflected in the plurality of forms. There is no need for repeated input, improving the convenience for the user.

  Moreover, according to the form output device 1 of the present embodiment, the form output apparatus 1 further includes an input unit 12 that accepts selection of a form group, and the storage unit 10 includes a form correspondence table that further associates a group ID for identifying the form group. The display control unit 11 stores the form button identified by the UIID associated with the group ID of the form group selected by the input unit 12 in the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit 10. It is preferable. In general, the form of the form may differ depending on the group, and conventionally, it takes time and effort to find the necessary form. With this configuration, when the user selects a group of forms, a form button corresponding to the group is displayed. Thus, the user can easily output a predetermined form of a predetermined form group simply by selecting a form group and selecting a displayed form button corresponding to the group. In addition, since a form button is displayed for each form group, the user can easily and quickly search for forms. In addition, it is possible to easily check the forms used by other groups (visualization).

  Further, according to the form output device 1 of the present embodiment, the storage unit 10 stores a form correspondence table that further associates position information indicating the position where the form button is displayed, and the display control unit 11 includes UI identification information. When the form button identified by is displayed, the position information associated with the UI identification information is acquired in the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit 10, and the form button is displayed at the position indicated by the position information. It is preferable to do. With this configuration, the form button can be displayed at a predetermined position based on the form correspondence table, so that the display position of the form button can be freely customized, and the convenience for the user is improved. For example, the order of the form buttons can be set to the high frequency usage order, the necessity degree order, the time series order, or the like.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Form output device, 10 ... Storage part, 11 ... Display control part, 12 ... Input part, 13 ... Output part.

Claims (5)

Storage means for storing a form correspondence table in which UI identification information for identifying a form UI (user interface) for outputting a form and location information indicating a storage location of the form are associated with each other;
Display control means for displaying a form UI identified by the UI identification information included in the form correspondence table stored by the storage means;
When the form UI displayed by the display control means is selected by the user, the location information associated with the UI identification information of the selected form UI is acquired in the form correspondence table stored by the storage means, An output means for outputting a form stored in the location indicated by the location information;
A form output device comprising: An input receiving means for receiving input of basic information commonly used in a plurality of forms;
The output unit reflects the basic information received by the input receiving unit in the form when outputting the form;
The form output device according to claim 1. It further comprises a selection receiving means for receiving selection of the form group,
The storage means stores the form correspondence table further associated with group identification information for identifying a group of forms,
The display control means displays the form UI identified by the UI identification information associated with the group identification information of the group of the form accepted by the selection accepting means in the form correspondence table stored by the storage means. To
The form output device according to claim 1 or 2. The storage means stores the form correspondence table further associating position information indicating a position for displaying the form UI,
The display control means acquires position information associated with the UI identification information in the form correspondence table stored by the storage means when displaying the form UI identified by the UI identification information, and the position information Display the form UI at the position indicated by
The form output device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Executed by a form output device comprising storage means for storing a form correspondence table in which UI identification information for identifying a form UI (user interface) for outputting a form and location information indicating the storage location of the form are associated with each other. A display control step for displaying a form UI identified by the UI identification information included in the form correspondence table stored by the storage unit;
When the form UI displayed in the display control step is selected by the user, in the form correspondence table stored by the storage means, the location information associated with the UI identification information of the selected form UI is acquired, An output step of outputting the form stored in the location indicated by the location information;
Form output method including

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