JP2016201128A - Program, and information processing apparatus, and method for processing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism to easily create a drawing image having a name object of an approver of a drawing attached thereto, while ensuring originality of the drawing.SOLUTION: An information processing system for creating a drawing image, stores an approver that approves drawing data set to be incapable of editing, instructs conversion of the drawing data into a drawing image, opens the drawing data in a non-editable state according to the conversion instruction, attaches a name object corresponding to the approver at a predetermined position of the opened drawing data, and creates a drawing image from the drawing data having the name object attached thereto.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  Information processing system, method and program for generating drawings

  In general, drawing data designed by a CAD application is managed by a drawing management application (for example, PDM), and drawings are approved by reviewers and approvers using the workflow application function of the drawing management application. Yes.

  As a result of approval of a drawing filed in the workflow, an approver's signature is attached to the drawing as an electronic seal on the CAD application (for example, Patent Document 1).

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  However, the fact that an electronic seal can be pasted on a drawing filed on a CAD application means that the drawing can be changed. That is, since the approval user has the editing authority for the drawing, the contents of the applied drawing can be changed, or the electronic seal of the applicant or the previous approver can be removed, or the electronic seal of another user ( Name images) can be pasted. For this reason, there is a problem that the originality cannot be secured.

  In order to solve this problem, there may be a mechanism that does not give the editing authority so that the approver cannot change the drawing. In this case, an electronic seal (name image) can be attached to the drawing. As a result, it is necessary to print the drawing and seal it on the printed paper drawing, which is inefficient in work efficiency.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for easily creating a drawing image with a name object of an approver of a drawing attached while ensuring the originality of the drawing.

  In order to achieve the object of the present invention, an information processing system for generating a drawing image, an approver storage means for storing an approver who has approved drawing data for which editing is disabled, and drawing the drawing data A conversion instruction means for instructing conversion to an image; and in accordance with the conversion instruction by the conversion instruction means, the drawing data is opened in an uneditable state, and the name corresponding to the approver stored in the opener storage means in the opened drawing data A pasting unit for pasting an object at a predetermined position, and a drawing image generating unit for creating a drawing image from the drawing data pasted with the name object by the pasting unit.

  In addition, in order to ensure the originality of the drawing data, the editing apparatus further includes an editing prohibition setting unit that sets the drawing data to be uneditable, and an approval unit that approves the drawing data that is set to be uneditable by the editing prohibition setting unit. It is characterized by.

  The apparatus further comprises status determination means for determining whether or not the drawing data has a status that can be converted into a drawing image, and the drawing image generation means has a name when the status is convertible to a drawing image by the determination means. A drawing image is generated from drawing data to which an object is pasted.

  Further, in order to paste a name object, paste setting means for setting paste information including a paste position, and the paste means paste the name object in accordance with the paste position included in the paste information set by the paste setting means. It is characterized by attaching.

  Further, the drawing data is managed by a drawing management application, and when the conversion instruction is given by the conversion instruction means by the drawing management application, the drawing data includes application execution means for executing a drawing generation application by the drawing management application, The means is characterized in that the drawing data to be pasted with the name object is opened by the drawing generation application executed by the application executing means, and the name object is pasted into the drawing data.

  The non-editable setting is a setting for opening the drawing data read-only by the drawing generation application.

  The information processing system includes a client terminal and a server.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily create a drawing image in which the name object of the approver of the drawing is pasted while ensuring the originality of the drawing.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a drawing management system (information processing system). It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus applicable to an information processing apparatus and a server. It is a functional block diagram of an information processing system as a drawing management system. It is a flowchart which shows the whole process in a drawing management system. It is a flowchart of a workflow application and approval process. It is a data figure which shows various tables. It is an image figure which shows an example of the starting screen of a drawing management application. It is an image figure which shows an example of an application screen. It is an image figure which shows an example of the approval screen of an examiner. It is an image figure which shows an example of the approval screen which a final approver performs final approval. It is an image figure which shows an example of the screen which pastes and performs an electronic seal. It is an image figure which shows an example of an electronic seal sticking dialog. It is an image figure which shows an example of an electronic seal sticking setting screen. It is the image figure which opened drawing data by the CAD application for reading-only. It is an image figure which shows the coordinate of the middle point of a sticking position. This is an image in which an electronic seal image is pasted on drawing data.

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

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a drawing management system (information processing system) in the present embodiment. This drawing management system is a system for storing drawing data and generating a drawing image from the drawing data.
Information processing apparatuses 101, 102, 103, and 104 (client terminals) and a server 200 are connected via a network 300 (for example, a LAN).

  The server 200 is a server that stores drawing data created by a CAD application (drawing generation application) installed in the information processing apparatus 102. A PDM application (server application) is stored, and the PDM application (client application) of the information processing apparatuses 102, 103, and 104 can communicate with the server. Furthermore, the server 200 is a data management apparatus that stores various tables shown in FIG.

  The information processing apparatus 101 is a client terminal that is communicably connected to the server 200, and is a terminal in which a PDM application (client application) and a CAD application are installed.

  The information processing apparatus 101 is a client terminal that creates a TIFF image (drawing image) in which an electronic seal is pasted from drawing data approved by an approver using a PDM application.

The information processing apparatus 102 is a terminal that is communicably connected to the server 200, and is a terminal in which a PDM application (client application) and a CAD application are installed. The information processing apparatus 102 is a designer's terminal that creates drawing data using a CAD application, and is a client terminal that stores the created drawing data in the server 200 via the PDM application. The drawing data is CAD data such as a design drawing composed of objects such as line segments.
The information processing apparatus 102 is an applicant terminal that executes an approval workflow to obtain approval for drawing data.

  The information processing apparatuses 103 and 104 are terminals that are communicably connected to the server 200 and are terminals on which a PDM application (client application) is installed. The information processing apparatuses 103 and 104 are terminals of an approver who approves the requested drawing data using the PDM application. In this embodiment, the information processing apparatus 103 is the examiner's terminal and the information processing apparatus 104 is the information processing apparatus 104. It is the terminal of the approver (final approver). The information processing apparatuses 103 and 104 are configured such that a viewer for viewing the drawing data is installed and no CAD application that can edit the drawing is installed, but the CAD application may be installed.

  The reason why the CAD application is not installed is that it is expensive to purchase a license if the CAD application is introduced to a terminal that does not design a drawing. Depending on the company, the CAD application may be installed on the terminal of an examiner or approver. This is because is often not installed.

  Although the information processing apparatuses 101, 102, 103, and 104 shown in FIG. 1 are configured as separate enclosures, all information processing apparatuses may be one information processing apparatus as the same enclosure. Further, for example, the information processing apparatus 101 and the information processing apparatus 102 may be the same casing, and the other information processing apparatuses 103 and 104 may be separate casings. Hereinafter, the PDM application will be described as a drawing management application.

Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus applicable to the information processing apparatuses 101, 102, 103, and 104 and the server 200 illustrated in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus applicable to the information processing apparatus and server shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes a CPU that comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204. Further, the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 is necessary to realize a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as an OS), which is a control program of the CPU 201, or a function executed by each server or each PC. Various programs to be described later are stored.

  A RAM 203 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for execution of processing from the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 into the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

  An input controller 205 controls input from a keyboard (KB) 209 or a pointing device such as a mouse (not shown). A video controller 206 controls display on a display device such as a CRT display (CRT) 210. In FIG. 2, although described as CRT 210, the display device is not limited to the CRT, but may be another display device such as a liquid crystal display. These are used by the administrator as needed.

  A memory controller 207 is connected to the hard disk (HD), flexible disk (FD), or PCMCIA card slot for storing a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, etc. via an adapter. The access to the external memory 211 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory is controlled.

  A communication I / F controller 208 is connected to and communicates with an external device via a network (for example, the network 300 shown in FIG. 1), and executes communication control processing on the network. For example, communication using TCP / IP is possible.

  Note that the CPU 201 enables display on the CRT 210 by executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 203, for example. In addition, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the CRT 210.

  Various programs and applications to be described later for realizing the present invention are recorded in the external memory 211 and executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 203 as necessary. Furthermore, definition files and various information tables used when executing the program are also stored in the external memory 211, and a detailed description thereof will be described later.

Next, a functional block diagram of a drawing management system applicable to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that detailed processing performed by each functional block will be described with reference to a flowchart described later.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an information processing system as a drawing management system.
The approver storage control unit 301 is a functional unit that stores an approver who has approved drawing data for which editing is disabled.

The conversion instruction unit 302 is a functional unit that instructs conversion of drawing data into a drawing image.
The pasting unit 303 opens the drawing data in an uneditable state in accordance with the conversion instruction from the conversion instruction unit 302, and places the name object corresponding to the approver stored in the open drawing data in the approver storage control unit 301 at a predetermined position. It is a functional part to be pasted on. Further, it is a functional unit that pastes a name object according to a pasting position included in pasting information set by a pasting setting unit 308 described later. In addition, this is a functional unit that opens drawing data to which a name object is pasted by a drawing generation application executed by an application execution unit 309 described later, and pastes the name object to the drawing data.

  The drawing image generation unit 304 is a functional unit that generates a drawing image from the drawing data to which the name object is pasted by the pasting unit 303. In addition, when the status determination unit 307, which will be described later, determines that the status can be converted into a drawing image, the functional unit generates a drawing image from the drawing data to which the name object is pasted.

The non-editable setting unit 305 is a functional unit that sets non-editable drawing data in order to ensure the originality of the drawing data. Further, the edit disabling setting set by the edit disabling setting unit 305 is a setting for opening drawing data read-only by the drawing generation application.
The approval unit 306 is a functional unit that approves the drawing data that has been set in the edit disabled setting unit 305.
The status determination unit 307 is a functional unit that determines whether the drawing data has a status that can be converted into a drawing image.
The pasting setting unit 308 is a functional unit that sets pasting information including a pasting position in order to paste a name object.

  The application execution unit 309 is a functional unit that causes a drawing management application to execute a drawing generation application when a conversion instruction is given by a drawing management application managed by drawing data.

Next, detailed processing in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing overall processing in the drawing management system.
Note that the processing of each step is executed by the CPU 201 of each device.

  In step S <b> 101, the information processing apparatus 102 activates a drawing management application and registers drawing data created by the CAD application in the server 200. In order to obtain approval for the registered drawing data, a workflow is executed on the selected drawing data.

A detailed description of step S101 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the workflow application / approval process.

  In step S <b> 201, the information processing apparatus 102 starts a drawing management application and logs into the server 200. FIG. 7 shows a startup screen of the drawing management application. In step S202, the drawing data created by the CAD application is registered in the server 200 on the screen of FIG. In the server 200, when drawing data is received and registered, the newly issued ID is registered in the drawing ID 611 of the workflow attribute table 610 in FIG. 6, and the user name logged in the creator (designer) 612 is registered. Then, the state 615 is registered as being changed (step S202-2).

In step S203, the information processing apparatus 102 executes an approval application workflow in order to obtain approval for the drawing data registered in the server 200. Specifically, this will be described using the application screen of FIG.
FIG. 8 is an image diagram showing an example of an application screen.

  The information processing apparatus 102 displays the screen 800 and displays a list of drawing data acquired from the server 200. The drawing data to be applied is selected from the list according to the user's operation. Then, the group to which the approver belongs is selected with the group name 801, and the name of the next approver (in this case, Sato of the examiner) is selected with the approval destination 802. In addition, a comment is arbitrarily input in the comment 803.

  When it is detected that the application button 804 is pressed by the user, a workflow for approving the selected drawing data starts. When the workflow starts, the drawing data file setting is set to read-only (ReadOnly) so that the registered drawing data cannot be edited. That is, it is a process of setting the drawing data to be uneditable so as to ensure the originality of the drawing data. As a result, it becomes impossible to change the drawing data at the time of application, and the originality can be secured.

  Before registering the drawing data in the server 200, the drawing data file setting may be previously read-only (ReadOnly) in the information processing apparatus 102 and registered in the server 200.

  When the application button 804 is pressed, an application request is made from the information processing apparatus 102 to the server 200, and the state 615 of the workflow attribute table 610 in FIG. 6 is rewritten during the review. Further, the name of the approver included in the application request is registered in the approver 1 613 (step S203-2).

Next, in step S204, the information processing apparatus 103 determines whether to approve the drawing data applied by the information processing apparatus 102. Specifically, this will be described using the approval screen of FIG.
FIG. 9 is an image diagram showing an example of an examiner's approval screen.

  The information processing apparatus 103 displays the screen 900 and displays the drawing data list acquired from the server 200. A selection of drawing data (for example, drawing data being reviewed by Suzuki) approved by the examiner is accepted from the reviewer who approves. Then, the group to which the approver belongs is selected with the group name 901, and the name of the next approver (in this case, Tanaka, which is the final approver) is selected with the approval destination 902. In addition, a comment is arbitrarily input in the comment 903.

  It is determined whether or not the application button 905 has been pressed by the examiner. If it is detected that the application button 905 has been pressed, an approval request is made from the information processing apparatus 103 to the server 200 in step S205, and the next approver approves the selected drawing data in order to approve the workflow attribute table 610 in FIG. Update. When it is detected that the reject button 904 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S203 for re-application.

  In the server 200, the name of the approver included in the approval request is registered in the approver 2 614 of the workflow attribute table 610 in FIG. 6 (step S205-2). Steps S203-2 and S205-2 are processes for storing an approver who has approved the drawing data for which editing is disabled.

  The state 615 of the workflow attribute table 610 in FIG. 6 is rewritten to wait for final approval when the next approver is final approval. In this embodiment, since the next approval is the final approval, the final approval is awaited here. If there are a plurality of examiners, the processes in steps S204 and S205 are repeated in order to repeat the approval.

  When the final approver makes final approval in the information processing apparatus 104, the screen shown in FIG. 10 is displayed and final document approval is executed. FIG. 10 is an image diagram showing an example of an approval screen for final approval by the final approver. The selection of the screen 1000 at the time of final approval is the same as that at the time of the examiner's approval, and a description thereof is omitted. Note that the screen 1000 accepts input of a comment 1001.

  When the approval button 1003 is pressed, an approval request is made from the information processing apparatus 104 to the server 200, and the workflow attribute table 610 of FIG. 6 is updated to complete the approval of the selected drawing data. Here, the state 615 of the workflow attribute table 610 in FIG. 6 is rewritten to released. If the reject button 1002 is pressed, it is denied and returned to the applicant.

In step S206, it is determined whether or not the user is the final approver. If the user is the final approver, the process is terminated because there is no next approval. If it is not the final approver (if it is not the approval in FIG. 10), the processing of step S204 and step S205 is repeated again as described above.
Returning to FIG. 4, the processing will be described.

In step S102, when the drawing management application is started in the information processing apparatus 101, the screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. A list of drawing data to be displayed on the screen of FIG. 11 is transmitted from the server 200 (step S102-1), and the transmitted list of drawing data is acquired and displayed. Here, on the screen 1100, drawing data to be pasted with an electronic seal is selected. With the drawing data selected, an electronic seal is pasted (for example, right-clicking selects electronic stamp pasting). That is, it is a process of instructing conversion of drawing data into a drawing image. It is assumed that the data of the workflow attribute table 610 is acquired from the server 200 and stored in the RAM 203. Further, when starting the drawing management application, user authentication is performed and login to the server 200 is executed. The login user name is stored and managed in the information processing apparatus 101 and the RAM 203 of the server 200.
FIG. 11 is an image diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which an electronic seal is pasted.

In step S103, it is determined from the state of the selected drawing data to be attached to the electronic seal whether the status allows TIFF output. For example, it is determined whether or not it has been released. If it is determined that the TIFF output is possible, the process proceeds to step S105. If it is determined that the TIFF output is not possible, the process proceeds to step S104. It should be noted that the status capable of TIFF output can be arbitrarily set by the status capable of TIFF output 1301 in FIG.
In step S104, since the TIFF output cannot be performed, an unexecutable message is displayed.

  In step S105, paper / image information, which is information for attaching an electronic seal, is acquired from the RAM 203. The paper / image information is acquired from the image pasting position setting table 600 by the server 200 and transmitted to the information processing apparatus 101 (step S105-2). The information processing apparatus 101 stores the transmitted sheet / image information in the RAM 203.

  In step S106, the electronic seal pasting dialog shown in FIG. 12 is displayed. FIG. 12 is an image diagram illustrating an example of an electronic seal pasting dialog. Various data are displayed on 1201. Specifically, the names of the designer, examiner, and final approver corresponding to the selected drawing data are acquired from the RAM 203 and set to the designer, the approver 1, and the approver 2, respectively. Further, the paper size of the paper / image information acquired in step S105 is displayed in the paper column so that the paper size can be selected (for example, A3, A3 vertical). Here, the user arbitrarily selects a paper size suitable for the drawing data. Thereby, the position where the electronic seal is pasted is determined.

In step S107, it is determined whether or not the setting button 1202 has been pressed. If the setting button 1202 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S108. If the button is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S109.
In step S108, FIG. 13 is displayed, and information is added in 1304 to register new paper / image information.
Here, FIG. 13 will be described. FIG. 13 is an image diagram illustrating an example of an electronic seal pasting setting screen.

  The status 1301 inputs information to be registered in the TIFF output enabled status table 630 in FIG. A status name permitting TIFF output is input by the user. When a new status name is added, an add button 1302 is pressed, and when a delete is desired, a delete button 1303 is pressed.

  The image pasting position 1304 inputs information to be registered in the image pasting position setting table 600 of FIG. In association with an arbitrary paper name and space name, the center point coordinates of the electronic stamp pasting position and the width and height of the electronic seal on each paper name are received from the user. The addition / deletion of information is the same as the above-described line addition / deletion button.

  A radio button 1305 selects a setting for a storage destination of the generated TIFF file. If the radio button is “designate every save”, the designation is registered in the designation flag 622 of the TIFF file saving destination table 620 in FIG. 6, and the designated place is input every time the electronic stamp pasting function is executed. Run the output. On the other hand, if it is “fixed”, “fixed” is similarly registered in the designation availability flag 622, and TIFF output is executed to an output destination arbitrarily designated in advance by the user. The output destination path is input to the text box 1306, and the path is registered in the file path 621 of the TIFF file storage destination table 620 in FIG.

  When all settings are completed by the user, pressing of the save button 1307 is accepted, and various input data are registered in the respective tables of the server 200. When the pressing of the cancel button 1308 is accepted, the input of various input data that has been input is discarded. That is, FIG. 13 shows processing for setting paste information including a paste position in order to paste a name object.

  In step S109, it is determined whether or not the execution button 1203 has been pressed. If the execute button 1203 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S110. If the execute button 1203 is not pressed, that is, if the cancel button 1204 is pressed, the process is terminated without executing the electronic seal pasting. When the execute button 1203 is pressed, the paper / image information acquired in step S105 is written into the information file read by the CAD application.

  In step S109-2, the user name stored in the RAM 203 currently logged in at the server 200 is compared with the user name 642 in the TIFF output capable user table 640 in FIG. It is determined whether there is a TIFF output authority and a determination result is transmitted. Note that the TIFF output authority may be determined by the information processing apparatus 101. Also,

  In step S110, if it is determined that there is a TIFF output authority according to the determination result, the process proceeds to step S111. If it is determined that there is no TIFF output authority, the process proceeds to step S104. As shown in FIG. 6, the user name 642 is stored in association with a user number (for example, an employee number).

  It should be noted that the process for determining whether or not there is a TIFF output authority in step S109-2 can be determined when the electronic seal sticking is executed in step S102.

  In step S111, when there is a TIFF output authority, an execution request for starting up the CAD application is made from the drawing management application to the operating system of the information processing apparatus 101 in order to activate the CAD application. The CAD application is executed in the background so that the screen is not displayed. After the CAD application is activated, the drawing ID of the drawing data (drawing data selected to paste the electronic seal) to be opened by the CAD application is passed from the drawing management application to the CAD application, and the drawing data is opened. At this time, the drawing data is read-only in order to ensure originality, and the edited drawing data cannot be overwritten or newly saved. Also, from the drawing management application to the CAD application, “paper size” “designer-user name (Sato)” “approver 1 (examiner) —user name (Suzuki)” “approver 2 ( Approver)-User name (Tanaka) ".

  The data passed to the CAD application is included in an electronic seal image pasting request (request issued when opening drawing data) issued from the drawing management application to the CAD application. In addition to the electronic seal image pasting request, information used for pasting the electronic seal image (information for identifying drawing data (drawing ID) and position for pasting the electronic seal image) is stored in the information file. Information may be used.

In step S112, the CAD application acquires the position information (604 to 607) for pasting the space name and the electronic seal image from the information file according to the paper size and the space name received from the drawing management application. Also, an electronic seal image to be pasted is acquired from the electronic seal image 653 of the electronic seal table 650 using the received user name as a key. Then, the electronic seal image is pasted according to the corresponding position information so that the electronic seal image is pasted to the location of the designer, examiner, and approver. That is, in accordance with the conversion instruction, the drawing data is opened in an uneditable state, and a name object corresponding to the approver is pasted on the opened drawing data at a predetermined position.
The electronic seal table 650 stores a user number 651, a user name 652, and an electronic seal image 653 in association with each other.
In step S113, the electronic seal image is enlarged or reduced (resized) in accordance with the width / height information.

Here, sticking of an electronic seal image will be described with reference to FIGS.
Drawing data 1401 is an image opened for reading by a CAD application, and an area 1402 is an area in which additional information for drawing data such as an approval mark (sign) and a comment for drawing data is described.

  The electronic seals of the designer, the examiner (approver 1), and the approver (approver 2) are pasted in the space for attaching the electronic seal in the additional information area 1402 (the location indicated by the diagonal lines in the figure). As shown in FIG. 15, the XY coordinates of the middle point of each pasting position are calculated in advance and the pasting positions are registered in the image pasting position setting table 600 shown in FIG. Further, the width and height of the pasting position are also stored in the image pasting position setting table 600. FIG. 15 is an image diagram showing the coordinates of the midpoint of the pasting position.

  Obtain electronic seal images corresponding to the designer / examiner (approver 1) and approver (approver 2) of the drawing data to which the electronic seal is pasted, and the X and Y coordinates of each are the midpoints of the electronic seal image. In this way, an electronic seal image is pasted at a location corresponding to the designer / examiner (approver 1) and approver (approver 2) (FIG. 16). FIG. 16 shows an image in which an electronic seal image is pasted on the drawing data.

  In step S114, the drawing data to which the electronic seal image is pasted is output as TIFF. Specifically, the drawing data to which the electronic seal image is pasted is converted (generated) into TIFF format image data by using the file conversion function of the CAD application. That is, it is a process of generating a drawing image from drawing data to which a name object is pasted.

  Further, the output method of the converted image data changes depending on whether the designation flag 622 of the TIFF file storage destination table 620 in FIG. 6 is designated or fixed. For example, if it is fixed, the TIFF image data generated on the file path (folder) stored in the file path 621 is saved. In the case of designation, when the execution button 1203 is pressed, the user designates a destination for saving TIFF format image data, and the TIFF format image data is saved in the designated saving destination. This storage may be performed by the server 200 or any of the information processing apparatuses 101.

Further, after generating TIFF image data, the execution of the CAD application is terminated, and the drawing data on the CAD application to which the electronic seal image is pasted is discarded.
In this embodiment, an image in the TIFF format is generated, but the file format may be data in other formats.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily create a drawing image to which the name object (electronic seal image) of the approver of the drawing is attached while ensuring the originality of the drawing.

  In addition, when applying for a drawing registered in the drawing management application, the originality of the drawing data can be ensured by applying as a read-only application, and the electronic seal is based on the information of the user who applied and the user who approved it. Since it is automatically pasted into a TIFF file, there is no inconsistency between the approver of the drawing and the location of the approval mark on the drawing. Also, anyone who selects the user's skill by automating the application of the electronic seal can easily complete the electronic seal application work. Furthermore, unauthorized operation of the electronic seal can be prevented.

  Even in an environment where the approver has only a viewer who can view the drawing data, an electronic seal can be pasted if the CAD application is available on the user's terminal to be converted into a TIFF file. No longer needed. The CAD application does not need to be installed on all users' computers, leading to cost reduction.

As a preferred example of this embodiment, it is desirable to implement by adding an add-on application to the drawing management application or CAD application using the basic functions of the conventional drawing management application or CAD application.
It should be noted that the configuration and contents of the various data described above are not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the various data and configurations are configured according to the application and purpose.

  For example, in this embodiment, the server 200 manages drawing data and tables, and various processes are realized by an information processing apparatus that is a client terminal (client server type system). It may be realized. In this case, the information processing apparatus that is a client terminal includes a browser, and executes various processes (for example, generation of a TIFF file) by the server 200, and images generated as a result (for example, a drawing data list). Is displayed in the browser. Therefore, processing other than the display described in the above flowchart can be realized by the server 200.

Further, in recent years, by installing ActiveX or the like in an information processing apparatus that is a client terminal, even in a Web system using a browser, processing other than display is executed on the client terminal side (for example, determination in step S110). For example, the processing subject (information processing apparatus or server) of each step is not limited.
That is, it goes without saying that the information processing system may be configured to include each step.

  In addition, the electronic seal image is not limited to an image, and may be, for example, an object in which a character string is inserted into a rectangle that can be created by a CAD application. That is, the electronic seal image can be rephrased as a name object.

  Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention can take an embodiment as, for example, a system, apparatus, method, program, or recording medium, and specifically includes a plurality of devices. The present invention may be applied to a system including a single device.

  Further, the program according to the present invention is a program capable of executing the processing method of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the storage medium of the present invention is a program capable of executing the processing method of FIGS. Is remembered. Note that the program in the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each apparatus shown in FIGS.

  As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by executing the reading.

  In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk, solid state drive, or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on an instruction of the program is actually It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.
In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

101 Information processing device (TIFF output)
102 Information processing device (applicant)
103 Information processing equipment (examiner)
103 Information processing device (approver)
200 Server 300 Network 301 Approver Memory Control Unit 302 Conversion Instruction Unit
303 Pasting unit 304 Drawing image generation unit 305 Uneditable setting unit 306 Approval unit 307 Status determination unit 308 Paste setting unit 309 Application execution unit

Program, information processing apparatus and processing method for generating drawing

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a drawing in which an approver object is pasted to drawing data of a predetermined status using a plurality of arbitrarily added statuses that enable creation of a drawing in which an approver object is pasted. It is to provide a mechanism for easily creating data.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, there is provided a program for an information processing apparatus for storing an approver object indicating an approver capable of communicating with drawing data and a storage apparatus for storing a status indicating a management state of the drawing data. The information processing device is a storage device specified by a user using a plurality of statuses input from a screen that can arbitrarily add a plurality of statuses that enable creation of a drawing on which the approver object is pasted. Status determination means for determining whether or not the status indicating the management state of the managed drawing data is a status that enables creation of the drawing with the approver object pasted, and the status determination means specifies the specified status that allows create drawings that status of the drawing data is pasted the approver object If it is determined that the status is such that the drawing to which the approver object is pasted can be created without outputting the drawing to which the approver object is pasted, the information processing apparatus in wherein the function as the sticking processing execution means for executing the processing to paste the approver objects approver of the drawing data to a predetermined position of the drawing data to which the designated acquired from the storage device.

According to the present invention, drawing data in which an approver object is pasted on drawing data of a predetermined status using a plurality of arbitrarily added statuses that enable creation of a drawing in which the approver object is pasted. Can be easily created.

Claims (9)

An information processing system for generating a drawing image,
Approver storage means for storing the approver who has approved the drawing data that is set to be non-editable;
Conversion instruction means for instructing conversion of the drawing data into a drawing image;
Pasting means for opening the drawing data in a non-editable state in accordance with the conversion instruction by the conversion instruction means, and pasting a name object corresponding to the approver stored in the approver storage means to the opened drawing data at a predetermined position When,
An information processing system comprising: drawing image generation means for generating a drawing image from drawing data to which a name object is pasted by the pasting means. In order to ensure the originality of the drawing data, an edit disabling setting means for disabling the drawing data setting;
The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: an approval unit that approves drawing data that is set to be edit-disabled by the edit-disable setting unit. Further comprising status determination means for determining whether the drawing data is in a status that can be converted into a drawing image;
The drawing image generation means generates a drawing image from drawing data to which a name object is pasted when the status determination means determines that the status is convertible to a drawing image. The information processing system according to 1 or 2. Paste setting means for setting paste information including a paste position to paste a name object;
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the pasting unit pastes the name object according to a pasting position included in pasting information set by the pasting setting unit. The drawing data is managed by a drawing management application, and when a conversion instruction is given by the conversion management means in the drawing management application, the drawing data includes application execution means for executing a drawing generation application by the drawing management application,
5. The pasting unit opens the drawing data to which the name object is pasted by a drawing generation application executed by the application executing unit, and pastes the name object to the drawing data. The information processing system according to item 1.   6. The information processing system according to claim 5, wherein the non-editable setting is a setting for opening the drawing data read-only by the drawing generation application.   The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the information processing system includes a client terminal and a server. A processing method of an information processing system for generating a drawing image,
The information processing system is
Approver memorizing step for memorizing the approver who has approved the drawing data that is set not to be edited;
A conversion instruction step for instructing conversion of the drawing data into a drawing image;
In accordance with the conversion instruction in the conversion instruction step, the drawing data is opened in an uneditable state, and a pasting step of pasting a name object corresponding to the approver stored in the approver storage step in a predetermined position in the opened drawing data When,
And a drawing image generating step of generating a drawing image from the drawing data to which the name object is pasted in the pasting step. An information processing system program for generating a drawing image,
An approver storage means for storing an approver who has approved the drawing data for which the information processing system is not editable;
Conversion instruction means for instructing conversion of the drawing data into a drawing image;
Pasting means for opening the drawing data in a non-editable state in accordance with the conversion instruction by the conversion instruction means, and pasting a name object corresponding to the approver stored in the approver storage means to the opened drawing data at a predetermined position When,
A program that causes a drawing image generation unit to generate a drawing image from drawing data in which a name object is pasted by the pasting unit.

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