JP2017033355A - Information processing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To create or provide a template with high designability in comparison to a case of using document data as a template at all times.SOLUTION: A taste determination unit 20 receives document data constituted of a plurality of contents, determines the impression of each content, and obtains the impression similarity of each content. In accordance with the difference in the impression similarity of each content, the first processing or second processing is executed. In the first processing, the document data is registered as a template. In the second processing, a basic template having the impression similarity included in a coordination range of the representative impression similarity obtained from the impression similarity of at least one content of the plurality of contents is output.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a program.

  Templates such as flyers, advertisements, direct mail (DM), posters, postcards, catalogs, etc. are prepared in advance, and the templates may be edited.

  In the apparatus described in Patent Document 1, a document design is created based on element information indicating elements constituting a design variation and content information input by a user.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-232474

  Incidentally, document data input by a user may be used as a template. In this case, if the design of the document is low, there arises a problem that a template with a low design is created. For example, when a plurality of contents included in a document are not harmonized, a problem arises that a template with low designability is created.

  An object of the present invention is to create or provide a template with high designability compared to a case where document data is always used as a template.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a storage means for storing a basic template group, a determination means for receiving document data composed of a plurality of contents, determining an impression of each content, and determining an impression similarity of each content; The first process of registering the document data as a template according to the difference in the impression similarity of each content, or the representative impression similarity obtained from the impression similarity of at least one of the plurality of contents And a processing means for executing any one of the second processes for selecting and outputting the basic template having the impression similarity included in the harmony range from the basic template group.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the processing means performs the first processing when the impression similarity of the content more than the reference number or the reference ratio in the plurality of contents is included in the first similarity range. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus executes the second process in other cases.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the processing means includes an impression similarity within the first similarity range when a difference in impression similarity between contents equal to or greater than the reference number or equal to or greater than the reference ratio is equal to or less than a threshold value. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first process is executed, and the second process is executed otherwise.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the processing means adds the plurality of contents to the basic template in the second processing. Information processing apparatus.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the processing means processes each content so that the impression similarity of each content is included in a second similarity range of the impression similarity of the basic template. An information processing apparatus according to claim 4.

  In the invention according to claim 6, the document data includes at least one or a plurality of image contents, the basic template includes one or a plurality of image areas into which images are input, and the processing means includes the first data 6. The process according to claim 1, wherein in the second process, the basic template having the same number of image areas as the number of the image contents included in the document data is selected and output. An information processing apparatus according to one item.

  The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the representative impression similarity is an average of the impression similarity of at least one content among the plurality of contents, or the plurality of contents on a map indicating a distribution of impression similarity. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is an impression similarity corresponding to a center position or a gravity center position of the impression similarity of at least one content in the information processing apparatus. is there.

  The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the harmony range is a range defined on the basis of a position corresponding to the representative impression similarity on a map showing a distribution of impression similarity. It is an information processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-7.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the information processing according to claim 8, wherein the harmony range is a range including a position adjacent to a position corresponding to the representative impression similarity on the map. Device.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided determination means for receiving data of a document composed of a plurality of contents, determining an impression similarity of each content by determining an impression of each content, and an impression similarity of each content. The information processing apparatus includes: an evaluation unit that evaluates the design quality of the document according to the difference; and an output unit that outputs a result of the evaluation.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, a computer that stores a basic template group receives document data composed of a plurality of contents, determines an impression of each content, and determines an impression similarity of each content, The first process of registering the document data as a template according to the difference in impression similarity of each content, or harmony of representative impression similarity obtained from the impression similarity of at least one of the plurality of contents This is a program that functions as a processing unit that executes any one of the second processes for selecting and outputting a basic template having an impression similarity included in a range from the basic template group.

  According to the first, second, third, seventh, eighth, ninth, and eleventh aspects of the invention, a template with high designability is created or provided as compared with a case where document data is always used as a template.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, even if it is a case where a some content is not harmonized, the template with favorable design property is produced.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, the content in harmony with the taste of a basic template is produced compared with the case where a content is not processed.

  According to the invention of claim 6, a basic template suitable for inserting image content is selected as compared with a case where a basic template having a number of image areas different from the number of image contents included in document data is selected. Is done.

  According to the invention of claim 10, the design quality of the document data is automatically determined.

It is a block diagram which shows the template management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the template management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows a terminal device. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a template. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of document data. It is a figure which shows an example of a taste map. It is a figure which shows an example of a taste management table. It is a figure which shows an example of a basic template management table. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process by a template management apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a taste map. It is a figure which shows an example of a taste map. It is a figure which shows an example of the edited template.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of a template management system as an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The template management system includes a template management device 10 and a terminal device 12 as information processing devices. The template management device 10 and the terminal device 12 are connected to a communication path N such as a network. In the example shown in FIG. 1, one terminal device 12 is connected to the communication path N, but a plurality of terminal devices 12 may be connected to the communication path N.

  The template management apparatus 10 has a function of managing a template for creating an edited material and providing a template in response to a request. Examples of the compilation include flyers, advertisements, direct mail (DM), posters, postcards, catalogs, other documents, other images, and the like. The template is template data for creating the compilation. Further, the template management device 10 has a function of transmitting / receiving data to / from other devices.

  The terminal device 12 is a device such as a PC (personal computer), a tablet PC, a smartphone, or a mobile phone, and has a function of transmitting / receiving data to / from other devices. For example, the terminal device 12 is a device used when an edited material is created using a template.

  In the template management system according to the present embodiment, for example, when editing a template, template data is transmitted from the template management apparatus 10 to the terminal apparatus 12, and the template is displayed on the terminal apparatus 12. When an editing instruction is given by the user using the terminal device 12, the template is edited in the template management device 10 or the terminal device 12 according to the editing instruction.

  The terminal device 12 may be incorporated in the template management device 10 and the template management device 10 and the terminal device 12 may be physically integrated.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the template management apparatus 10 will be described in detail. FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the template management apparatus 10.

  The communication unit 14 is a communication interface, and has a function of transmitting data to another device and a function of receiving data from another device via the communication path N. For example, the communication unit 14 transmits template data to the terminal device 12 and receives document data transmitted from the terminal device 12. The document data may be data including image data.

  The basic template storage unit 16 is a storage device such as a hard disk, and stores basic template data. For example, a plurality of types of basic templates having different designs are created in advance, and data of the plurality of basic templates is stored in the basic template storage unit 16 in advance.

  The basic template includes, for example, a background area, an image display area where an image is displayed, and a character string display area where a character string is displayed. Images, figures, and the like are displayed in the background area and the image display area. As the character string display area, for example, a title display area in which a character string related to a title (title) is input, a caption display area in which a character string related to a caption (explanatory text, etc.) is input, and a detail in which a character string related to a detailed description is input A content display area and the like are included in the template.

  The data of each basic template includes template identification information (for example, template ID and template name) for identifying the basic template, template taste information, sample information, and information indicating the number of image display areas. Corresponding in advance.

  The template taste information is information indicating the taste (impression) of the template. This taste is determined in advance based on, for example, a preference model that typifies an impression that a person has on an object. In the preference model, impressions are classified into a plurality of types according to the hue and tone of the object, and the taste of the template is determined based on the hue and tone of the template. For example, a dominant hue and tone are determined in the template, and the template taste is determined by the dominant hue and tone. For example, a taste map indicating a taste distribution is created in advance, and the template taste information is a taste value indicating coordinates on the taste map. The taste of the template may be determined by the layout of a sample image or sample character string, the font size of the sample character string, the type of the font, the size of the sample image, etc., which will be described later. The template taste and taste value correspond to an example of the template impression similarity.

  The sample information is, for example, character string data (sample character string) or image data (sample image) created in advance as a sample. As a sample, both a sample character string and a sample image may be used, or one of them may be used. In the sample information, sample identification information (for example, sample ID and sample name) for identifying the sample, sample taste information, and information indicating the size of the sample on the basic template are associated in advance. In the basic template, for example, a sample character string may be input in advance in the character string display area, or a sample image may be input in advance in the image display area or the background area. The sample information is information that is permitted to be edited by the user, and an edited material based on the basic template is created by editing the sample information. Further, the basic template may include an area where editing by the user is prohibited.

  The sample taste information is information indicating the taste of the sample. The taste of the sample image is determined by, for example, hue or tone. The taste of the sample character string is determined by the color of the character string, the font type of the character string, the character size, and the like. The sample taste information is, for example, a taste value indicating coordinates on the taste map.

  The content extraction unit 18 has a function of extracting content data included in document data by applying image analysis to the document data. The document data is, for example, PDF (Portable Document Format) data, JPEG data, and the like, and includes background content, image content, character string content (text content), and the like. Background content is the background in the document. The image content is an image other than the background image. The character string content is a character string (text) in the document. For example, the document data may be transmitted from the terminal device 12 or may be transmitted from another device. The document data may be data generated by reading a recording medium such as paper with a scanner. When the document data includes background image content, image content, and character string content, the content extraction unit 18 extracts background content data, image content data, and character string content data from the document data.

  The taste determination unit 20 has a function of determining the taste (impression) of each content by analyzing each content extracted by the content extraction unit 18 and creating content taste information indicating the taste of each content. For the background content and the image content, for example, the taste determination unit 20 obtains a dominant hue and color tone in the image, and determines the taste of the background content and the image content from the dominant hue and color tone. For character string content, the taste determination unit 20 determines the taste of the character string content based on the color of the character string, the font type of the character string, the size of the character, and the like. The content taste information is, for example, a taste value indicating coordinates on the taste map. The taste and taste value of content correspond to an example of the impression similarity of content.

  The taste information storage unit 22 is a storage device such as a hard disk, and stores taste information indicating the definition of taste. In the taste information, taste identification information (for example, taste ID, taste name) for identifying the taste, information (for example, color palette) indicating the tone and hue corresponding to the taste, and sensitivity indicating the taste as a character string. The keywords are associated with each other.

  The design quality evaluation unit 24 has a function of evaluating the design quality of the document based on the taste of each content extracted from the document data. For example, the quality of the design is determined to be “good” if the taste of the content more than the reference number or more than the reference ratio is included in the similar range among all the content, otherwise the quality of the design is It is determined to be “bad”. The reference ratio is a ratio of the number of contents with respect to the total number of contents. The reference number and the reference ratio are values set in advance, for example. The reference number and the reference ratio may be changed by a user or the like. The size of the similar range is, for example, a preset size. The size of the similar range may be changed by a user or the like. If the taste of all content is included in the similar range, the design quality is determined as “good”, and if one or more contents are not included in the similar range, the design quality is “bad”. May be determined. In addition, when the tastes of the content more than the reference number or the reference ratio among all the contents have the same taste, the design quality is determined to be “good”, otherwise the design quality is “ It may be determined as “bad”.

  Specifically, the quality of the design is determined to be “good” when the difference in the taste of the content that is greater than or equal to the reference number or more than the reference ratio among all the content is less than or equal to the threshold value, otherwise, The quality of the design is determined to be “bad”. The threshold value is, for example, a preset value. The threshold value may be changed by a user or the like. For example, the design quality evaluation unit 24 calculates a distance between positions (coordinates) corresponding to the taste value of each content on the taste map. The design quality is judged to be “good” when the distance between the positions corresponding to the taste value of the content that is greater than or equal to the reference number or greater than the reference percentage is less than the threshold value, otherwise the design quality Is determined to be “bad”.

  When it is determined that the design quality of the document is “bad”, the template selection unit 26 selects a basic template that matches the taste of each content from the template group stored in the basic template storage unit 16. It has a function to select. The template selection unit 26 calculates, for example, a representative value based on a taste value of at least one content among all the contents extracted from document data, and has a taste value included in the harmony range of the representative value. Select. This representative value can be said to represent the taste of document design. The representative value corresponds to an example of the representative impression similarity. Specifically, the template selection unit 26 corresponds to the average value of the taste values of at least one content among all the contents, or the center position or the center of gravity position of the taste value of the at least one content on the taste map. The taste value to be calculated is calculated as a representative value. The harmony range is, for example, a range defined on the taste map with reference to a position (coordinates) corresponding to the representative value. The size of the harmony range is, for example, a preset size. The size of the harmony range may be changed by a user or the like. The template selection unit 26 may select a basic template having the same taste as the taste corresponding to the representative value. Further, the template selection unit 26 may select a basic template that matches the taste of content and has the same number of image display areas as the number of image contents included in the document data.

  The template selection unit 26 may calculate the representative value based on the taste values of all the contents (background content, image content, character string content) extracted from the document data. As another example, the template selection unit 26 may calculate a representative value based on a taste value of any one of background content, image content, and character string content. As another example, the template selection unit 26 may calculate a representative value based on taste values of two or more types of content selected from all content. As another example, the template selection unit 26 may calculate the representative value based on the taste value of the content specified by the user.

  The template generation unit 28 has a function of registering document data as template data when it is determined that the design quality of the document is “good”. For example, the template generation unit 28 creates a template having background content, image content, and character string content extracted from document data, and stores the template data in the edited template storage unit 30 as edited template data. .

  Further, the template generation unit 28 adds a content extracted from the document data to the basic template selected by the template selection unit 26 when it is determined that the design quality of the document is “bad”. It has. Thereby, each content is merged with the basic template. For example, the template generating unit 28 inserts the image content extracted from the document data into the basic template instead of the sample image, and inputs the character string content extracted from the document data into the basic template instead of the sample character string. As a result, an edited template is created, and the data is stored in the edited template storage unit 30.

  The edited template storage unit 30 is a storage device such as a hard disk, and stores data of the edited template created by the template generation unit 28.

  The control unit 32 has a function of controlling the operation of each unit of the template management apparatus 10. For example, the control unit 32 has a function of adding, deleting, editing, and displaying a template. For example, the control unit 32 causes the basic template storage unit 16 to store newly registered basic template data. In addition, the control unit 32 has a function of causing the terminal device 12 to display a template. For example, the control unit 32 has a function of causing the terminal device 12 to display a template selected by the template selection unit 26, a thumbnail image (reduced image) of the template, or a template designated by the user.

  When the template is edited, the user uses the terminal device 12 to edit the contents of the image display area and the character string display area. Note that editing includes changing or adding information. For the character string display area, for example, character string input, character string change, font setting, character string size setting, character color setting, character arrangement position change, and the like are executed. For the image display area, for example, addition of an image, change of an image, change of an image size, change of an arrangement position of an image, and the like are executed. Further, the positions of the image display area and the character string display area may be changed. By such an editing operation, an edited material based on the template is created.

  Hereinafter, the terminal device 12 will be described in detail. FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the terminal device 12.

  The communication unit 34 is a communication interface and has a function of transmitting data to another device and a function of receiving data from another device via the communication path N. For example, the communication unit 34 receives template data transmitted from the template management apparatus 10 and transmits document data to the template management apparatus 10. The storage unit 36 is a storage device such as a hard disk, and stores programs, data, and the like. The UI unit 38 is a user interface and includes a display unit and an operation unit. The display unit is a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and the operation unit is an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel. The control unit 40 has a function of controlling the operation of each unit of the terminal device 12.

  Hereinafter, the template will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows an example of a basic template. The basic template 42 includes, for example, a background area 44, image display areas 46 and 48 where images are displayed, and character string display areas 50, 52, 54 and 56 where character strings are displayed. A sample image is input in advance in the background area 44, a sample image is input in advance in the image display areas 46, 48, and a sample character string is input in advance in the character string display areas 50, 52, 54, 56. Has been. When editing a template, for example, a list of basic templates registered in the template management device 10 is displayed on the UI unit 38 of the terminal device 12. When the basic template 42 is selected from the list by the user, the basic template 42 is displayed on the UI unit 38 of the terminal device 12. In the terminal device 12, the user inputs a character string in the character string display area and an image is input in the image display area. Alternatively, the sample character string is edited, or the sample image is changed to another image. A template may be selected from the list of edited templates, and the template may be edited by the user.

  Hereinafter, the document data will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows an example of a document. The document 58 includes background content 60, image contents 62 and 64, and character string contents 66, 68, 70 and 72. These contents are extracted from the document 58 by the content extraction unit 18, and the taste of each content is determined by the taste determination unit 20. Based on the taste of each content, the design quality of the document 58 is evaluated.

  Hereinafter, a taste map used for taste evaluation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 shows an example of a taste map. The taste map 74 is a map showing a taste distribution. The taste map 74 is created in advance, and the data is stored in the taste information storage unit 22 in advance. The taste map 74 is, for example, a two-dimensional map defined by two axes. Each coordinate on the taste map 74 is associated with taste information, a sensitivity keyword, and a color palette in advance. That is, each coordinate on the taste map 74 corresponds to a taste value indicating each taste. By designating coordinates on the taste map 74, a taste and a sensitivity keyword corresponding to the coordinates are specified.

  In the taste map 74, the horizontal axis is an index axis that defines the taste indices “WARM” and “COOL”, and the vertical axis is an index axis that defines the taste indices “HARD” and “SOFT”. For example, the taste of “COOL” is stronger in the region on the right side. That is, a taste in which the “COOL” feeling is stronger is associated with the right region. On the other hand, the sense of “WARM” taste is stronger in the left area. That is, the left area is associated with a taste that gives a stronger “WARM” feeling. In addition, the taste of “SOFT” is stronger in the upper region. In other words, the upper region is associated with a taste that gives a stronger “SOFT” feeling. On the other hand, the lower area has a stronger “HARD” taste. That is, the lower region is associated with a taste that gives a stronger “HARD” feeling.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the taste map 74 is divided into a plurality of areas, and taste information (for example, a taste “romantic” indicated by reference numeral 76) is associated with each area. In addition, a sensitivity keyword (for example, a sensitivity keyword “dainty” indicated by reference numeral 78) is associated with each coordinate. The taste map may be a map having three or more dimensions, or may be a one-dimensional map.

The color palette (for example, a color palette indicated by reference numeral 80) is information indicating the hue and tone corresponding to the taste. For example, by using a color palette, the taste of the template and the taste of the content are determined. The taste determination unit 20 analyzes, for example, the hue and tone of all the pixels included in the image content, counts the number of pixels belonging to the combination for each combination of hue and tone, and the hue and tone with the largest number of pixels. Is determined as the taste of the image content. The sensitivity keyword corresponding to the taste corresponds to, for example, the image sensitivity keyword of the image content. The taste is similarly determined for the background content and the sample image. As another example, the taste determination unit 20 forms a circle having a diameter corresponding to the number of images for each combination of hue and tone on the taste map 74, and tastes corresponding to the center of gravity positions of a plurality of circles. You may determine as the taste of the said image content. As yet another example, the taste may be determined using L ^* , a ^* , and b ^* defined by coordinates in the Lab color space.

  Further, information indicating the type of font may be associated with each coordinate of the taste map 74. The taste determination unit 20 specifies the coordinates corresponding to the font of the character string content on the taste map 74, and determines the taste corresponding to the coordinates as the taste of the character string content. The taste determination unit 20 may determine the taste of the character string content based on the color of the character string, the size of the character, and the like. The taste may be similarly determined for the sample character string.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the taste management table. The taste management table is created in advance, and the data is stored in the taste information storage unit 22 in advance. In the taste management table, a taste ID is associated with information indicating a range of taste values. The taste ID is information indicating a taste area on the taste map 74. The range of taste values is defined by the coordinates of the taste area on the taste map 74. For example, the taste B indicates a taste area B on the taste map 74, and the taste area B is an area corresponding to the taste “romantic”. As a range of taste values, the coordinates of the taste area B are defined. The same applies to other tastes. By referring to this taste management table, the taste corresponding to the position (coordinates) on the taste map 74 is specified.

  Hereinafter, the basic template management table will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 shows an example of the basic template management table. The basic template management table is created in advance, and the data is stored in advance in the basic template storage unit 16. In the basic template management table, an ID, the number of image display areas, a taste value, and information indicating a storage location are associated with each other. The ID is information for identifying the basic template. The number of image display areas is the number of image display areas set in the basic template. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the basic template 42 includes image display areas 46 and 48. Therefore, the number of image display areas of the basic template 42 is “2”. The taste value is an example of template taste information indicating the taste of the basic template, and corresponds to coordinates on the taste map 74. The information indicating the storage location is address information indicating the storage location of the basic template data. By referring to the basic template management table, the number of image display areas and taste values set in each basic template are specified.

  Hereinafter, the process performed by the template management apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 shows a flowchart showing the processing.

  First, the user inputs document data to be processed using the terminal device 12 (S01). The document data is transmitted from the terminal device 12 to the template management device 10.

  In the template management apparatus 10, the content extraction unit 18 extracts background content, image content, and character string content from the document data (S02).

  Next, the taste determination unit 20 determines the taste of each content by analyzing each content (S03). Thereby, content taste information (taste value) indicating the taste of each content is created.

  Next, the design quality evaluation unit 24 evaluates the design quality of the document based on the taste of each content. For example, the quality of the design is determined to be “good” if the taste of the content more than the reference number or more than the reference ratio is included in the similar range among all the content, otherwise the quality of the design is It is determined to be “bad”.

  Information indicating the evaluation result may be transmitted from the template management device 10 to the terminal device 12, and the evaluation result may be displayed on the UI unit 38 of the terminal device 12. Thereby, the quality of document design is presented to the user. Further, the data of each extracted content may be transmitted from the template management device 10 to the terminal device 12 and displayed on the UI unit 38 of the terminal device 12. Each content may be corrected by the user using the UI unit 38.

  When it is determined that the design quality of the document is “bad” (S04, No), the template selection unit 26 harmonizes with the taste of each content from the template group stored in the basic template storage unit 16. A basic template to be selected is selected (S05). For example, the template selection unit 26 calculates a representative value from the taste value of at least one content among all the contents, and selects a basic template having a taste value included in the harmony range of the representative value.

  Next, the template generation unit 28 merges each content extracted from the document into the basic template (S06). As a result, an edited template is created. The edited template data is stored in the edited template storage unit 30 and transmitted from the template management device 10 to the terminal device 12. In the terminal device 12, the edited template is displayed on the UI unit 38 (S07).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the design quality of the document is “good” (S04, Yes), the template generation unit 28 creates a template from the document (S08). For example, the template generation unit 28 creates an edited template having background content, image content, and character string content extracted from a document. The edited template data is stored in the edited template storage unit 30 and transmitted from the template management device 10 to the terminal device 12. In the terminal device 12, the edited template is displayed on the UI unit 38 (S07).

  If it is determined that the design quality of the document is “bad”, the processes in steps S05 and S06 may be executed according to a user instruction. For example, even when the quality is determined to be “bad”, a template may be created from the document data when the user instructs the use of the document data.

  Hereinafter, the process by the template management apparatus 10 will be described with a specific example. For example, it is assumed that the data of the document 58 shown in FIG. 5 is input as the document data to be processed. In this case, the tastes of the background content 60, the image contents 62 and 64, and the character string contents 66, 68, 70, and 72 are determined from the document 58, and the taste value of each content is obtained. For this determination processing, for example, a taste map 74 shown in FIG. 6 is used.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the taste value of each content. The taste value of each content corresponds to the coordinates on the taste map 74. The taste value 82 is a taste value of the background content 60 and belongs to the taste area O. The taste value 84 is a taste value of the image content 62 and belongs to the taste area J. The taste value 86 is a taste value of the image content 64 and belongs to the taste area E. The taste value 88 is a taste value (for example, an average taste value) of the character string content 66, 68, 70, 72, and belongs to the taste area D. For example, the taste of the background content 60 is “classic dandy”, the taste of the image content 62 is “gorgeous”, the taste of the image content 64 is “natural”, and the character string content 66, 68, 70, 72. The taste is “casual”.

  The design quality evaluation unit 24 determines that the design quality of the document 58 is “good” when, for example, the tastes of the content more than the reference number or the reference ratio among all the content are the same taste, In other cases, it may be determined that the quality of the design is “bad”. For example, when the tastes of two or more contents are the same taste, or when the tastes of 50% or more contents are the same taste, the design quality is determined to be “good”. Of course, the values of the reference number and the reference ratio are merely examples, and other values may be used. In the example shown in FIG. 10, since all the contents have different tastes, the quality of design of the document 58 is determined to be “bad” according to this determination criterion.

  As another example, the design quality evaluation unit 24 determines that the design quality of the document 58 is “good” when the tastes of all the contents are the same taste, and the design quality is determined otherwise. You may determine that it is “bad”. In the example shown in FIG. 10, since all the contents have different tastes, the quality of design of the document 58 is determined to be “bad” according to this determination criterion.

  As another example, the design quality evaluation unit 24 calculates the distance between the positions (coordinates) corresponding to the taste values 82, 84, 86, and 88 on the taste map 74, and exceeds the reference number or the reference ratio. When the distance between the positions corresponding to the taste value of the content is equal to or less than the threshold value, it is determined that the design quality of the document 58 is “good”. Otherwise, the design quality is “bad”. You may determine that there is. The design quality may be determined to be “good” when the distance between the positions corresponding to the taste values of all the contents is equal to or less than the threshold value.

  As another example, the design quality evaluation unit 24 determines the quality of the design when the taste of the content more than the reference number or the reference ratio among all the contents is included in the taste areas adjacent to each other on the taste map 74. May be determined to be “good”, otherwise the quality of the design may be determined to be “bad”. The design quality may be determined to be “good” when the tastes of all the contents are included in taste areas adjacent to each other.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 11, a process when it is determined that the design quality of the document 58 is “bad” will be described. FIG. 11 shows an example of a taste map. The template selection unit 26 calculates a representative value based on the taste value of at least one content among all the contents. For example, the template selection unit 26 calculates the representative value according to at least one of the following calculation conditions 1 to 8. The calculation conditions used for the calculation may be specified by the user or may be set in advance. A plurality of calculation conditions may be specified, and a representative value may be calculated for each calculation condition.

  Under the calculation condition 1, the template selection unit 26 calculates the representative value based on the taste values of all the contents extracted from the document data. In this case, the average value of the taste values of all the contents or the taste value corresponding to the center position or the center of gravity position of the taste values of all the contents on the taste map 74 is used as the representative value. In the specific example, an average value of the taste values 82, 84, 86, and 88, a taste value corresponding to the center position, or a taste value corresponding to the center of gravity position is used as the representative value.

  In the calculation condition 2, the template selection unit 26 uses the taste value of the background content as a representative value. In the specific example, the taste value 82 of the background content 60 is used as a representative value.

  Under the calculation condition 3, the template selection unit 26 calculates a representative value based on the taste values of all image contents. In this case, an average value of taste values of all image contents or a taste value corresponding to the center position or the center of gravity position of the taste values of all image contents is used as the representative value. In the specific example, an average value of the taste values 84 and 86, a taste value corresponding to the center position, or a taste value corresponding to the center of gravity position is used as the representative value.

  In the calculation condition 4, the template selection unit 26 calculates the representative value based on the taste value of all the character string contents. In this case, the average value of the taste values of all the character string contents or the taste value corresponding to the center position or the gravity center position of the taste values of all the character string contents is used as the representative value. In the specific example, the taste value 88 is used as the representative value.

  Under the calculation condition 5, the template selection unit 26 calculates a representative value based on the taste values of the background content and the entire image content. In this case, an average value of the taste values of the background content and all the image contents, or a taste value corresponding to the center position or the gravity center position of the taste values of the background content and all the image contents is used as the representative value. In the specific example, an average value of the taste values 82, 84, 86, a taste value corresponding to the center position, or a taste value corresponding to the center of gravity position is used as the representative value.

  Under the calculation condition 6, the template selection unit 26 calculates a representative value based on the taste values of the background content and the entire character string content. In this case, the average value of the taste values of the background content and all the character string contents, or the taste value corresponding to the center position or the barycentric position of the taste values of the background content and all the character string contents is used as the representative value. In the specific example, an average value of the taste values 82 and 88, a taste value corresponding to the center position, or a taste value corresponding to the center of gravity position is used as the representative value.

  Under the calculation condition 7, the template selection unit 26 calculates a representative value based on the taste values of all image contents and all character string contents. In this case, an average value of taste values of all image contents and all character string contents, or a taste value corresponding to the center position or the barycentric position of the taste values of all image contents and all character string contents is used as a representative value. In the specific example, an average value of the taste values 84, 86, and 88, a taste value corresponding to the center position, or a taste value corresponding to the center of gravity position is used as the representative value.

  Under the calculation condition 8, the template selection unit 26 calculates the representative value based on the taste value of one or a plurality of contents designated by the user.

  As an example, it is assumed that the representative value 90 is obtained. It can be said that the representative value 90 indicates the design taste of the document 58. The representative value 90 belongs to the taste area E, and the taste is “natural”. Therefore, the design taste of the document 58 is evaluated as “natural”.

  The template selection unit 26 is a basic template having the same number of image display areas as the number of image contents included in the document 58 out of the basic template group stored in the basic template storage unit 16, and has a representative value 90. One or a plurality of basic templates having taste values included in the harmony range are selected. In the specific example, since the document 58 includes two image contents (image contents 62 and 64), a basic template having two image display areas is selected. Of course, the template selection unit 26 selects a basic template having a number of image display areas different from the number of image contents included in the document 58 and having a taste value included in the harmony range of the representative value 90. May be.

  For example, the template selection unit 26 may select a basic template belonging to the taste area E, or may select a basic template having a taste associated with the coordinates of the representative value 90. As a result, a basic template having the same taste as the document 58 is selected. That is, a basic template that matches the document 58 is selected.

  As another example, the template selection unit 26 may define a harmony range 92 and select a basic template whose taste is included in the harmony range 92. Thereby, a basic template in harmony with the document 58 is selected. The harmony range 92 is, for example, a circular region having a preset diameter with the position of the representative value 90 as the center position. Of course, the harmony range 92 may be a rectangular region. The representative value may not be the center position of the harmony range. In the example shown in FIG. 11, a basic template belonging to the taste area E (natural), a basic template belonging to the taste area J (gorgeous), and a basic template belonging to the taste area K (classic) are selected.

  As yet another example, the template selection unit 26 may adopt a taste area adjacent to the taste area E as a harmony range on the taste map 74. In the example shown in FIG. 11, taste areas B, D, E, G, J, and K are adopted as the harmony ranges, and basic templates belonging to these areas are selected.

  The template selection unit 26 may select a basic template having a taste close to a taste corresponding to the representative value 90 as a basic template having a higher degree of harmony among a plurality of basic templates whose tastes are included in the harmony range. For example, the template selection unit 26 forms a plurality of harmony ranges concentrically with the position of the representative value 90 as the center position, and the basic template belonging to the harmony range whose taste is closer to the center position has a degree of harmony with the document 58. Choose as a high basic template. For example, a basic template that belongs to the harmony range closest to the center position corresponds to a basic template whose degree of harmony with the document 58 is “large”, and a basic template that belongs to the second closest harmony range corresponds to the document 58. A basic template having a harmony degree of “medium” corresponds to a basic template belonging to the third closest harmony range, and corresponds to a basic template having a harmony degree with the document 58 of “small”. In addition, four or more harmony ranges may be set.

  It is assumed that, for example, the basic template 42 shown in FIG. 4 is selected by the above selection process. The template generation unit 28 merges the content extracted from the document 58 (background content 60, image content 62, 64, character string content 66, 68, 70, 72) into the basic template 42. As a result, an edited template is created, and the data is stored in the edited template storage unit 30. The edited template data is transmitted from the template management apparatus 10 to the terminal apparatus 12 and displayed on the UI unit 38 of the terminal apparatus 12.

  When a plurality of basic templates are selected, the content extracted from the document 58 is merged with each selected basic template, thereby creating a plurality of edited templates. In addition, when a plurality of calculation conditions are specified from the calculation conditions 1 to 8 and a representative value is calculated for each calculation condition, a basic template included in the harmony range of the representative value is selected for each representative value. Is done. In this case, the content extracted from the document 58 is merged with a plurality of basic templates, thereby creating a plurality of edited templates. Data of a plurality of edited templates is stored in the edited template storage unit 30. A plurality of edited templates are displayed on the UI unit 38 of the terminal device 12. When a plurality of edited templates are created, the data of the edited template specified by the user is stored in the edited template storage unit 30, and the edited template not specified by the user may not be stored.

  The number of basic templates to be selected may be set in advance or may be set by the user. In this case, the number of basic templates may be selected in order from the basic template having the highest degree of harmony, or an arbitrary basic template may be selected.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of an edited template. The edited template 94 is a template created by the basic template 42 and the content extracted from the document 58. Specifically, the background content 60 extracted from the document 58 is inserted into the background area 44 of the basic template 42, and the image content 62 extracted from the document 58 is inserted into the image display areas 46 and 48 of the basic template 42. , 64 are inserted, and character string contents 66, 68, 70, 72 extracted from the document 58 are inserted into the character string display areas 50, 52, 54, 56 of the basic template 42.

  The template generation unit 28 uses the character string display areas 50, 52, 54, and 56 of the basic template 42 as the font of the character string contents 66, 68, 70, and 72 input to the character string display areas 50, 52, 54, and 56. You may use the font set in. Thereby, the character string contents 66, 68, 70, 72 are expressed by the font set in the character string display areas 50, 52, 54, 56. Thereby, the character string content in harmony with the taste of the basic template is obtained. Of course, a font designated by the user may be used.

  The template generation unit 28 may apply color correction processing to the image contents 62 and 64 so that the tastes of the image contents 62 and 64 are included in the similar range of the taste of the basic template 42. By this color correction process, the hue and tone of the image contents 62 and 64 are adjusted. The similarity range is, for example, a range set on the taste map 74 with the position corresponding to the taste value of the basic template 42 as the center position. The range may be a circular range, a rectangular range, or a range having other shapes. The template generation unit 28 may adjust the hue and tone of the image contents 62 and 64 so that the tastes of the image contents 62 and 64 are the same as the taste of the basic template 42. The template generation unit 28 may apply color correction processing when the difference between the taste values of the image contents 62 and 64 and the taste value of the basic template 42 is equal to or greater than a threshold value. By this processing, image content that matches the taste of the basic template is obtained.

  Further, the template generation unit 28 converts the size of the image contents 62 and 64 into the size of the image display areas 46 and 48 in the basic template 42 and arranges the image contents 62 and 64 in the image display areas 46 and 48. May be. For example, the template generation unit 28 performs a trimming process on the image contents 62 and 64 so that the vertical and horizontal sizes of the image contents 62 and 64 match the vertical and horizontal sizes of the image display areas 46 and 48. Apply. For example, the trimming process is applied to the image content so as to match the size of the image display area with reference to the center coordinates of the image content. Alternatively, the user may specify an area to be trimmed.

  The template generation unit 28 may specify a font having a taste included in the similar range of the taste of the basic template 42. Information indicating the font is transmitted from the template management apparatus 10 to the terminal apparatus 12. In the UI unit 38 of the terminal device 12, information indicating the font is displayed as a design editing guide. As a result, a font that matches the taste of the basic template 42 is provided to the user.

  The template generation unit 28 may delete content that is not merged with the basic template 42 from the content group extracted from the document 58 and merge content that has not been deleted with the basic template 42. The content to be deleted is specified by the user using the terminal device 12, for example.

  The template generation unit 28 may change the taste of the edited template 94. For example, the user gives a change instruction using the terminal device 12. The template generation unit 28 changes the taste of each content included in the edited template 94 so that it matches the taste indicated by the change instruction.

  Note that the number of image display areas included in the basic template 42 may be changed by a template creator or an administrator.

  When it is determined that the design quality of the document 58 is “good”, the template generation unit 28 creates a template from the document 58. In this case, a template including the background content 60, the image contents 62 and 64, and the character string contents 66, 68, 70, and 72 is created. The template data is stored in the edited template storage unit 30 as edited template data.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a content group is extracted from an input document, the taste of each content is determined, and the design quality of the document is evaluated based on the taste of each content. That is, it is determined whether or not each content is harmonized. With this process, the evaluation result of the design quality of the document is presented to the user. For example, even if it is difficult for the user to perform design quality evaluation, according to the present embodiment, the evaluation result is presented to the user.

  When it is determined that the design quality of the document is “good”, a template is created from the input document and the template is registered. On the other hand, if it is determined that the quality of the document design is “bad”, no template is created from the document. As a result, a template with higher designability is created and registered as compared to a case where a template is always created and registered from an input document. By using this template, an editable product having a relatively high design property can be created.

  If it is determined that the design quality of the document is “bad”, a basic template that matches the taste of the document is selected, and the content group extracted from the document is merged with the basic template, which is edited. A template is created. As a result, a template with higher designability is created and registered as compared with a case where a template is created from a document whose design quality is determined to be “bad”. By using this template, an editable product having a relatively high design property can be created.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, it is easier to select a template that matches the taste of the document from the case where the user always selects a template from among a large number of templates, and the user's effort is reduced.

  The template management apparatus 10 described above is realized by cooperation of hardware resources and software as an example. Specifically, the template management apparatus 10 includes a processor such as a CPU (not shown). When the processor reads and executes a program stored in a storage device (not shown), the functions of the respective units of the template management apparatus 10 are realized. The program is stored in the storage device via a recording medium such as a CD or DVD, or via a communication path such as a network. Or each part of the template management apparatus 10 may be implement | achieved by hardware resources, such as a processor and an electronic circuit, for example. In the realization, a device such as a memory may be used. As another example, each unit of the template management apparatus 10 may be realized by a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or the like.

  10 template management device, 12 terminal device, 16 basic template storage unit, 18 content extraction unit, 20 taste determination unit, 22 taste information storage unit, 24 design quality determination unit, 26 template selection unit, 28 template generation unit, 30 edited Template storage.

Claims (11)

Storage means for storing a basic template group;
Determination means for receiving document data composed of a plurality of contents, determining an impression of each content, and obtaining an impression similarity of each content;
The first process of registering the document data as a template according to the difference in the impression similarity of each content, or the representative impression similarity obtained from the impression similarity of at least one of the plurality of contents Processing means for executing one of second processes for selecting and outputting a basic template having an impression similarity included in the harmony range from the basic template group;
An information processing apparatus. The processing means executes the first process when the impression similarity of the content more than the reference number or the reference ratio in the plurality of contents is included in the first similarity range, and otherwise Performing the second process;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The processing means performs the first process by assuming that the impression similarity is included in the first similarity range when a difference in impression similarity between the contents equal to or greater than the reference number or the reference ratio is equal to or less than a threshold. Execute, otherwise execute the second process,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2. The processing means adds the plurality of contents to the basic template in the second processing.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. The processing means processes the contents so that the impression similarity of the contents is included in a second similarity range of the impression similarity of the basic template.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4. The document data includes at least one or a plurality of image contents,
The basic template includes one or more image areas into which images are input,
The processing means selects and outputs the basic template having the same number of image areas as the number of the image contents included in the document data in the second processing.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. The representative impression similarity is an average of the impression similarity of at least one content among the plurality of contents or a map showing a distribution of impression similarity of at least one content in the plurality of contents. Impression similarity corresponding to the center position or center of gravity of impression similarity
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. The harmony range is a range defined on the basis of a position corresponding to the representative impression similarity on the map showing the distribution of impression similarity.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. The harmony range is a range including a position adjacent to a position corresponding to the representative impression similarity on the map.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 8. Determination means for receiving data of a document composed of a plurality of contents, determining an impression of each content, and obtaining an impression similarity of each content;
Evaluation means for evaluating the design quality of the document from the difference in impression similarity between the contents;
Output means for outputting the result of the evaluation;
An information processing apparatus. A computer that stores basic templates
Determination means for receiving document data composed of a plurality of contents, determining an impression of each content, and obtaining an impression similarity of each content;
The first process of registering the document data as a template according to the difference in the impression similarity of each content, or the representative impression similarity obtained from the impression similarity of at least one of the plurality of contents Processing means for executing one of second processes for selecting and outputting a basic template having an impression similarity included in the harmony range from the basic template group;
Program to function as.