JP2017037587A - Information processing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a template more suitable for an individual user than in the case of selectively providing a template by using the number of objects included in the template, and the size or a keyword of an object.SOLUTION: A template storage part 16 stores data of a plurality of templates. A history of editing of each template is managed for each user, and history information showing the history is stored in a history information storage part 20. A template to be provided in a plurality of templates is dynamically changed and provided according to the history. For example, a template periodically used in relation to the present date and time is preferentially provided. As another example, if a template, the number of editing times of which is equal to or more than a threshold is stored in the template storage part 16, a template similar to an edited article prepared from the template is preferentially provided.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 plurality of keywords that are related to photographing information of photographic images and customer personal information are extracted, and a template having keywords that match one or more keywords is extracted.

  In the apparatus described in Patent Document 2, a template having the number of insertion areas corresponding to the number of images to be inserted, a template of a category corresponding to the input category, or a keyword corresponding to the sentence to be inserted is included. Templates are extracted preferentially.

  In the apparatus described in Patent Document 3, the ratio between the size of the object defined in the template and the size of the object to be incorporated is calculated, the total value of the ratio in the template is calculated, and the total value is high. Each template is displayed in order.

JP 2003-46916 A JP 2003-109023 A JP 2012-8883 A

  By the way, even if the number of objects such as images included in the template, the size of the object, or a keyword is used, a template suitable for each user is not always provided.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a template suitable for each user as compared with the case where a template is selected and provided using the number of objects included in the template, the size of the object, or a keyword. It is in.

  The invention according to claim 1 includes a storage unit that stores a template group, a history management unit that manages an editing history for each template for each user, and a template to be provided in the template group according to the history. An information processing apparatus having providing means for dynamically changing and providing.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the providing means preferentially provides a template that is regularly used in relation to the current date and time. .

  In the invention according to claim 3, the providing means specifies a template whose number of edits is equal to or greater than a threshold value from the template group, and preferentially provides a template similar to an edit created from the template. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

  The invention according to claim 4 further includes processing means for specifying a tendency of editing based on the history and processing a template provided by the providing means based on the tendency. It is an information processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3.

  The invention according to claim 5 further includes processing means for receiving information related to the user's business type and changing content included in the template provided by the providing means to content related to the business type. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

  The invention according to claim 6 is a computer for storing templates, a history management unit for managing a history of editing each template for each user, and dynamically providing a template to be provided in the templates according to the history. It is a program that functions as a providing means that is provided in place of.

  According to the inventions according to claims 1 and 6, a template suitable for an individual user is provided as compared with a case where a template is selected and provided using the number of objects included in the template, the size of the object, or a keyword. The

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a template that is more suitable at the time of using the template is provided as compared with the case where the template is selected and provided using the number of objects, the size of the object, or a keyword included in the template. The

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the design of the edited material to be finally created is closer than the case where the template is selected and provided using the number of objects included in the template, the size of the object, or the keyword. A template having a design is provided.

  According to the fourth and fifth aspects of the present invention, compared with the case where a template is selected and provided using the number of objects, the size of the object, or a keyword included in the template, the user's trouble of editing is reduced.

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 figure which shows an example of a template management table. It is a figure which shows an example of a creation log | history management table. It is a figure which shows an example of an edit log | history management table. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process by the template management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the template after a process.

  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 with reference to FIG. 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, template data is transmitted to the terminal device 12 by the communication unit 14.

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

  The 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. In the background area, a background image, a background graphic, and the like are displayed. Images, graphics, and the like are displayed in 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 template includes, for example, template identification information (for example, template ID and template name) for identifying the template, category information indicating the category (type and use) of the template, and a keyword representing the feature of the template. Are associated in advance.

  Sample content is preset in the template. The sample content is, for example, a character string (sample character string) or an image (sample image) created in advance as a sample. Both the sample character string and the sample image may be used, or one of them may be used. The sample content data is associated in advance with sample identification information (for example, sample ID, sample name) for identifying the sample and information indicating the size of the sample on the template. Sample content data is stored in the template storage unit 16. In the 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 content is information that is permitted to be edited by the user, and an edited material based on the template is created by editing the sample content. Further, the template may include an area where editing by the user is prohibited.

  The compilation storage unit 18 is a storage device such as a hard disk, and stores compilation data generated using a template. For each edited data, for example, edited material identification information (for example, edited material ID and edited material name) for identifying the edited material, template identification information for identifying the original template, and editing were performed. User identification information (for example, a user ID and a user name) for identifying the user is associated with the user.

  The history information storage unit 20 is a storage device such as a hard disk, and stores history information indicating an editing history for each template for each user. The history is managed by, for example, the control unit 36, and the history information is created by the control unit 36.

  The user information storage unit 22 is a storage device such as a hard disk, and stores user account information for each user. The account information includes, for example, user identification information (for example, user name and user ID) for identifying the user, information indicating the user's gender, information indicating the user's age, information regarding the user's occupation (for example, industry), and the like. Including.

  The content storage unit 24 is a storage device such as a hard disk, and stores content data used for the template. The content is, for example, background content, image content, character string content (text content), or the like. The background content is content used as a template background. The image content is an image other than the background image. The character string content is a character string (text). For example, content identification information (for example, content ID or content name) for identifying the content and business type information indicating a business type related to the content of the content are associated with each content data in advance. Yes.

  The editing unit 26 has a function of editing a template in accordance with a user instruction. By this editing, a compilation based on the template is created. When editing the template, for example, when the user uses the terminal device 12, the contents of the image display area and the character string display area are edited. 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.

  The template acquisition unit 28 has a function of acquiring and outputting template data from the template storage unit 16. For example, the template acquisition unit 28 acquires and outputs data of a plurality of templates.

  The creation timing analysis unit 30 has a function of changing the output order of each template based on the history information so that templates that are regularly used in relation to the current date and time are preferentially provided. . The current date and time is, for example, the date and time when the user logs in to the template management apparatus 10, that is, the date and time when the user tries to create an edited material using the template.

  The edit count analysis unit 32 has a function of analyzing the number of edits performed until an edited material is created from a template for each template based on the history information. The editing frequency analysis unit 32 specifies a template whose editing frequency is equal to or greater than a threshold, and each template is preferentially provided so that a template having a design similar to the design of the edited material created from the template is provided. It has a function to change the output order.

  The processing unit 34 has a function of processing (customizing) a template based on history information and account information. For example, the processing unit 34 analyzes the editing tendency based on the history information, and processes the sample content included in the template based on the tendency. In addition, the processing unit 34 specifies, for example, the user's business type from the account information, acquires content data related to the business type from the content storage unit 24, and uses the sample content included in the template as content related to the business type. Change to It can be said that the template processed by the processing unit 34 is a pseudo template in the sense of being distinguished from a general template. When the type of business and the tendency of editing differ for each user, different pseudo templates are created for each user.

  The control unit 36 has a function of controlling the operation of each unit of the template management apparatus 10. For example, the control unit 36 has a function of adding, deleting, and displaying a template. For example, the control unit 36 causes the template storage unit 16 to store the newly registered template data. In addition, the control unit 36 has a function of causing the terminal device 12 to display a template. The control unit 36 has a function of causing the terminal device 12 to display, for example, a template acquired by the template acquisition unit 28, a thumbnail image (reduced image) of the template, or a template specified by the user.

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

  The communication unit 38 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 template unit transmitted from the template management apparatus 10 is received by the communication unit 38, and information indicating an editing instruction for the template is transmitted to the template management apparatus 10. The storage unit 40 is a storage device such as a hard disk, and stores programs, data, and the like. The UI unit 42 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 44 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 template. The template 46 includes, for example, a background area, a plurality of image display areas, and a plurality of character string display areas. A sample image 48 is input in advance in the background area. The template 46 has two image display areas, and sample images 50 and 52 are input in advance in each image display area. The template 46 has four character string display areas, and sample character strings 54, 56, 58, and 60 are input in advance in each character string display end area. When editing a template, for example, a list of templates registered in the template management apparatus 10 is displayed on the UI unit 42 of the terminal apparatus 12. When the template 46 is selected from the list by the user, the template 46 is displayed on the UI unit 42 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. In the template management apparatus 10, the editing unit 26 edits the template 46 in accordance with an editing instruction from the user. Thereby, the compilation based on the template 46 is created.

  Hereinafter, the template management table will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows an example of the template management table. The template management table is created in advance, and the data is stored in the template storage unit 16. In the template management table, a template ID, a template name, information indicating a category, and a keyword are associated with each other. The template ID is information for identifying a template. The template name is the name of the template. The information indicating the category is information indicating the type and use of the template. The keyword is information representing the characteristics of the template. The categories are, for example, DM (direct mail), flyers, advertisements, catalogs, and the like. By referring to the template management table, the template is specified by the template name, category, or keyword. For example, the name of the template with the template ID “1” is “Membership DM”, and the category of the template is “DM”. For example, a character string such as “DM” or “recruitment” is associated with the template data as keywords.

  Hereinafter, the history information will be described. FIG. 6 shows an example of a usage history management table as history information. The usage history management table is created by the control unit 36, and the data is stored in the history information storage unit 20. The usage history management table is information indicating a past usage history of a template, that is, a creation history of a compilation using the template. In the usage history management table, for example, an ID, information indicating date and time, a user ID, a template ID, a template name, and an editing history ID are associated with each other. The ID is information for managing a usage history (creation history). The date and time is the date and time when the template is used. The user ID is information for identifying a user who uses the template. The template name is the name of the template used. The editing history ID is information for managing editing contents. By referring to the use history management table, the date and time when the template was used, the user who used it, the template used, and the edit history ID are specified. Information indicating the contents of editing is included in an editing history management table described later with reference to FIG. For example, in the usage history with the ID “1”, the template with the template ID “1” (the template for the membership recruitment DM) is used by the user A on November 10, 2013. The contents of the editing are managed by the editing history ID. Each time the template is used by the user, the control unit 36 adds information indicating the usage history to the usage history management table, and updates the usage history management table.

  The creation timing analysis unit 30 refers to the template management table and the usage history management table to identify a template that is used periodically in relation to the current date and time. For example, in the usage history management table, description will be given focusing on the user A. User A uses a template with a template ID “1” on November 10, 2013 (a template for a membership recruitment DM), and a template with a template ID “2” on December 15, 2013 (for a coupon DM). Template) and a template with a template ID “2” on January 9, 2014 (a template for coupon DM). Referring to the template management table, the category of these templates is “DM”. That is, it is specified that the user A regularly uses the template for DM on the day around the 10th day of every month. Further, it is specified that the user B regularly uses the template for the special sale flyer on the 8th day of each month. In the template management table, a category and a keyword are associated with each template, and by referring to the category and the keyword, it is specified what type or usage of the template is used. As described above, the creation timing analysis unit 30 analyzes the information included in the usage history management table to identify templates of the same category that are regularly used for each user. For example, when the difference between the current date (the date on which the user intends to create an edited material using the template) and the periodic usage date of the template is equal to or less than a threshold, the creation timing analysis unit 30 The template is determined to be a template that is regularly used in relation to the current date and time. The threshold value is a preset value, for example. The threshold value may be changed by a user, an administrator, or the like.

  Templates that are regularly used in relation to the current date and time are output with priority over other templates. Specifically, the creation timing analysis unit 30 applies weighting processing to templates that are used regularly. The weighting process is performed, for example, by adding points. For example, “+2 points” is given to templates actually used in the past, and “+1 point” is given to templates having characteristics similar to the templates used regularly. For example, a plurality of templates having categories and keywords similar to each other correspond to a plurality of templates having characteristics similar to each other. A template with a higher score is output preferentially. For example, data of a plurality of templates is acquired by the template acquisition unit 28, and weighting processing is applied to the plurality of templates. For example, the templates are displayed on the UI unit 42 of the terminal device 12 in accordance with the display order. Since templates that are used regularly are preferentially displayed, it is easier for the user to select a template than when templates are randomly displayed. A template with a high score may be displayed in a different color from a template with a low score.

  Through the processing by the creation timing analysis unit 30, a periodic usage activity is identified from the usage history, and it is inferred at what timing (creation date and time) the user wants what template. As another example, for example, when a menu related to the season is created every year, a template for creating the menu may be specified as a template that is regularly used.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of an edit history management table as history information. The editing history management table is created by the control unit 36, and the data is stored in the history information storage unit 20. The editing history management table is information indicating the contents of editing applied to the template in the past. In the edit history management table, for example, an edit history ID, information indicating date and time, an object ID, a property name, and information indicating change contents (edit contents) are associated with each other. The editing history ID is information for managing editing contents, and is an editing history ID included in the usage history management table shown in FIG. The object ID is information for identifying a sample object (for example, a background object, an image object, or a character string object) included in the template. The property name is information indicating the property (attribute) that is the editing target in the sample object. The properties are, for example, background color, font type, position, and the like. The changed content is the content of editing applied to the template. For example, information indicating the color after change, information indicating the type of font after change, information indicating the position after movement, and the like are included in the edit history management table as information indicating the change contents. By referring to the usage history management table shown in FIG. 6, the editing history ID is specified for each template, and by referring to the editing history management table, the editing content corresponding to the editing history ID is specified. The Specifically, the date and time of editing, the sample object to be edited, the property to be edited, and the editing content are specified. The number of edits is specified for each template. Each time the template is edited by the user, the control unit 36 adds information indicating the editing history to the editing history management table, and updates the editing history management table.

  In the present embodiment, the usage history management table and the editing history management table correspond to an example of information indicating the editing history.

  The edit count analysis unit 32 refers to the template management table, the usage history management table, and the edit history management table to identify a template whose edit count is equal to or greater than a threshold, and edits the data of the edited material created from the template. Obtained from the object storage unit 18. The threshold value is a preset value, for example. The threshold value may be changed by a user, an administrator, or the like. The editing frequency analysis unit 32 changes the output order of each template so that a template having a design similar to the design of the edited product (similar template) is preferentially output with respect to other templates. For example, the edit count analysis unit 32 compares the design of a template whose edit count is equal to or greater than a threshold and the design of the edited product. If the difference in design features is equal to or greater than a reference value, the similar template is used as another template. The output order of each template is changed so that it is output preferentially. The difference in design features is calculated by, for example, an object size difference, an arrangement position difference, a taste difference, a font type difference, and the like. A taste is an impression of a template or content. For the background content and image content, for example, the editing frequency analysis unit 32 obtains a dominant hue and tone in the image and determines the taste of the background content and image content from the dominant hue and tone. For the character string content, the editing frequency analysis unit 32 determines the character string taste based on the character string color, the character string font type, the character size, and the like. The taste is classified into, for example, “clear fresh”, “mild natural”, “pop casual”, “formal classic”, and the like. The reference value is, for example, a preset value. The reference value may be changed by a user or an administrator. The design similarity is determined by, for example, a difference in object size, a difference in arrangement position, a difference in taste, a difference in font type, and the like. If the difference is within the similar range, the two designs are determined to be similar, and if the difference is outside the similar range, the two designs are determined to be dissimilar. The similar range is, for example, a preset range. The similar range may be changed by a user, an administrator, or the like.

  Similar templates are output preferentially over other templates. Specifically, the editing frequency analysis unit 32 applies weighting processing to the similar templates. The weighting process is performed, for example, by converting the score. For example, “+2 points” is given to similar templates. For example, data of a plurality of templates is acquired by the template acquisition unit 28, and weighting processing is applied to the plurality of templates. The display order of each template is changed in descending order of the score. For example, each template is displayed on the UI unit 42 of the terminal device 12 according to the display order. As a result, templates that have a design close to the design of the final compilation will be displayed preferentially, so a template closer to the completed image is provided compared to the case where the template is displayed randomly. Is done.

  Further, the editing frequency analysis unit 32 may associate the similar template with the original template (template in which the editing frequency is equal to or greater than a threshold value). When a list of templates is displayed on the UI unit 42 of the terminal device 12, the original template and the similar template may be displayed adjacent to each other, or similar when the original template is selected by the user. A template may be recommended.

  The processing unit 34 analyzes the tendency of editing by the user by referring to the editing history management table, and processes sample content included in the template based on the tendency. The tendency of editing is, for example, the tendency of frequently used font types and colors. For example, the type and color of a font whose number of uses has exceeded a threshold value corresponds to the type and color of a frequently used font. The threshold value is a preset value, for example. The threshold value may be changed by a user, an administrator, or the like. For example, when a Gothic font is frequently used as the font type, the processing unit 34 changes the font of the sample character string included in the template to the Gothic font. When red is frequently used as the character color, the processing unit 34 changes the color of the sample character string to red.

  In addition, the processing unit 34 identifies the user's business type from the account information, acquires content data related to the business type from the content storage unit 24, and changes the sample content included in the template to content related to the business type. To do. For example, when the user's business type is the real estate business, the processing unit 34 acquires data of content (image content or character string content) related to the real estate business from the content storage unit 24, and is included in a template other than the real estate business Replace content (sample images and sample character strings) with content related to real estate. Thus, a template related to the real estate business is created from a template other than the real estate business while maintaining the design of the template (for example, the size and arrangement position of the content). For example, a template related to the real estate business is created from a restaurant template.

  Further, the processing unit 34 may specify the gender of the user from the account information and change the taste of the template according to the gender. For example, when the user is a man, the processing unit 34 may change the taste of the template to a taste based on black or blue, or may adopt “formal classic” as the taste of the template.

  Hereinafter, the processing by the template management apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing.

  First, the user logs in to the template management apparatus 10 using the terminal device 12. At the time of login, for example, the user ID is input by the user at the terminal device 12. The user ID is transmitted from the terminal device 12 to the template management device 10 and the login is completed. Of course, authentication information such as a password may be requested at the time of login. As an example, it is assumed that user A has logged in.

  When the login is completed, in the template management apparatus 10, the template acquisition unit 28 acquires template group data from the template storage unit 16 (S01). For example, the template acquisition unit 28 acquires data of all templates in a list format. The arrangement order of the templates in the list is a preset arrangement order, such as name order, update date order, number of uses, and the like. Note that when a search keyword or category is input by the user, data of a template group corresponding to the search keyword or category is acquired.

  Next, the creation timing analysis unit 30 refers to the template management table and the usage history management table, and is a template used by the user A from the template group acquired by the template acquisition unit 28. A template that is regularly used in relation to the date and time (date and time at login) is specified, and a weighting process is applied to the template that is regularly used (S02). For example, as a result of the weighting process, the display order of each template is changed in descending order.

  Next, the editing frequency analysis unit 32 refers to the template management table, the usage history management table, and the editing history management table to identify a template that is used by the user A and whose editing frequency is equal to or greater than the threshold. Then, a template (similar template) having a design similar to the design of the compilation created from the template is specified (S03). The editing frequency analysis unit 32 applies a weighting process to the similar template. For example, as a result of the weighting process, the display order of each template is changed in descending order. Further, the editing frequency analysis unit 32 may associate the similar template with the original template (template in which the editing frequency is equal to or greater than a threshold value).

  Next, the processing unit 34 processes (customizes) the template group acquired by the template acquisition unit 28 (S04). The processing unit 34 analyzes, for example, the editing tendency by the user A by referring to the editing history management table, and processes the sample content included in each template based on the tendency. The processing unit 34 may analyze the editing tendency by the user A for each template or each category of the template, and may process the sample content under different conditions for each template or each category. Of course, the processing unit 34 may process the sample contents of all templates under the same conditions.

  Further, the processing unit 34 identifies the business type of the user A from the account information of the user A, acquires content data related to the business type from the content storage unit 24, and sets the sample content included in the template to be related to the business type. Change to the content you want. For example, when the business type of the user A is a real estate business, image content and character string content data related to the real estate business are acquired from the content storage unit 24, and sample images and sample character strings included in templates other than the real estate business are It is replaced with image content and character string content related to the real estate business.

  After the above processing, the template data acquired by the template acquisition unit 28 is transmitted from the template management device 10 to the terminal device 12, and a list of templates is displayed on the UI unit 42 in the terminal device 12 (S05). ). At this time, as a result of the weighting process, the display order of each template is changed in descending order of the score, and each template is displayed according to the display order. For example, templates that are regularly used by the user A are preferentially displayed. Further, a similar template having a design close to the design of the compilation that is finally created may be preferentially displayed. Further, the similar template and the original template may be displayed in a state of being associated with each other.

  In the terminal device 12, the user A uses the UI unit 42 to select a target template and edit the template (S06). For example, information indicating an editing instruction given by the user A is transmitted from the terminal device 12 to the template management device 10. In the template management apparatus 10, the editing unit 26 edits the template according to the editing instruction. As a result, a compilation based on the template is created. The editing operation by the user A is recorded by the control unit 36, and the usage history management table and the editing history management table are updated by the control unit 36.

  Hereinafter, the template processed by the processing unit 34 will be described with reference to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 shows an example of a template after processing (after customization). The template 62 is a template created by processing the template 46 shown in FIG. The processed template 62 has a background area, an image display area, and a character string display area, like the template 46 before processing. The layout of the background area, image display area, and character string display area of the template 62 is the same as the layout of the background area, image display area, and character string display area of the template 46. Content related to the business type of the user A is input to the background area, image display area, and character string display area of the template 46, and the font and color of the character string are changed according to the editing tendency of the user A. Yes. Specifically, in the background area of the template 62, a sample image 64 related to the business type of the user A is arranged instead of the sample image 48 included in the template 46. In the image display area of the template 62, sample images 66 and 68 related to the business type of the user A are arranged instead of the sample images 50 and 52 included in the template 46. In the character string display area of the template 62, sample character strings 70, 72, 74, and 76 related to the business type of the user A are arranged instead of the sample character strings 54, 56, 58, and 60 included in the template 46. Yes.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the template to be provided is dynamically changed and provided to the user according to the user's editing history for the template. Since the editing history is managed for each user, for example, there is a template suitable for each user as compared with the case where a template is selected and provided using the number of objects included in the template, the size of the object, or a keyword. Provided.

  In addition, by providing a template that is regularly used in relation to the current date and time, it is possible to compare the template search with the number of objects, the size of the object, or the keyword. A template more suitable at the time of use is provided. Thereby, compared with the case where a template is displayed at random, selection of the template used regularly is facilitated. Further, even when the user does not input the search condition, a template that is used regularly is provided, and the time required to select the target template is shorter than when the user inputs the search condition. Become. In addition, since the regular use of the template is analyzed for each user, a template suitable for each user, which is regularly used in relation to the current date and time, is preferentially provided.

  In addition, by analyzing the number of edits and preferentially providing a similar template based on the analysis result, the final number of objects is compared with the case of searching for a template using the number of objects, the size of an object, or a keyword. A template having a design close to the design of the compilation is provided. Thereby, compared with the case where a template is displayed at random, the template more suitable for a user is provided. It is assumed that the higher the number of edits, the more the design of the original template has changed. In this case, if a template having a design close to the design of the final compilation is provided, it is assumed that the number of editing operations will be reduced. Therefore, in this embodiment, similar templates are preferentially provided based on the analysis result of the number of edits. As a result, it is possible to provide a template that requires a smaller number of edits compared to a case where a template is provided randomly without analyzing the number of edits. Since the number of edits is analyzed for each user, a similar template suitable for each user is preferentially provided.

  Also, the template is processed based on the user's business type and editing tendency, thereby creating a pseudo template. Since the template is processed under conditions for each user, a pseudo template suitable for each user is created. For example, when the type of business and the editing tendency differ for each user, different pseudo templates are created for each user. If the image, character string, color, etc. are changed in the template, the impression of the design is assumed to change. For example, even if it is a flyer template for restaurants, a flyer template for a pet shop may be created by changing content. However, in general, it is not easy for a user to imagine that a flyer for a pet shop is created from a template for a restaurant business. Therefore, as in this embodiment, by processing the template based on the user's business type and editing tendency, a pseudo template closer to the completed form is created, so that the user can imagine the completed form template. It becomes easy.

  Hereinafter, modified examples will be described. The creation timing analysis unit 30 identifies a template that is used regularly, and when a period equal to or greater than a threshold has elapsed since the last use of the template, the template is preferentially provided. As such, the output order of each template may be changed. The threshold value for the period is, for example, a preset value. The threshold value may be changed by a user, an administrator, or the like. Specifically, the creation timing analysis unit 30 applies weighting processing to the template. The weighting process is performed, for example, by adding points. By this processing, a template that is used regularly and whose period of not being used is equal to or greater than a threshold value is preferentially provided. For example, if a restaurant user has created a menu in the past but has not recreated the menu for a long time, a menu template is preferentially provided. Thereby, the creation timing of the compilation is provided to the user, and the creation of the compilation is promoted.

  As another modification, the processing unit 34 may process the template based on information on the target of the edited material. The target is, for example, a child, a woman, a man, or the like. For example, information on the target is associated with the content data stored in the content storage unit 24. The processing unit 34 acquires content related to the target from the content storage unit 24, and changes the sample content included in the template to the content. Thereby, for example, content for children is added to the template, and a template suitable for the purpose is created as compared with the case where the target is not considered.

  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 template storage unit, 18 compilation storage unit, 20 history information storage unit, 22 user information storage unit, 24 content storage unit, 26 editing unit, 28 template acquisition unit, 30 creation timing analysis Part, 32 editing frequency analysis part, 34 processing part.

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Storage means for storing the template group;
History management means for managing the editing history for each template for each user;
Providing means for dynamically changing a provision target template in the template group according to the history;
An information processing apparatus. The providing means preferentially provides a template that is regularly used in relation to the current date and time.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The providing means specifies a template whose number of edits is equal to or greater than a threshold value from the template group, and preferentially provides a template similar to an edited material created from the template.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. Further comprising processing means for identifying a tendency of editing based on the history, and processing a template provided by the providing means based on the tendency.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. Further comprising processing means for receiving information related to the user's type of business and changing content included in the template provided by the providing means to content related to the type of business;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. A computer that stores templates
History management means for managing the editing history for each template for each user,
Providing means for dynamically changing a provision target template in the template group according to the history;
Program to function as.

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