JP3319046B2 - Map editing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to document creation support.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the frequency of creating documents containing figures and tables has been increasing. For documents such as guide letters, it is necessary to create a document with a map indicating the destination.

An example of the above-described conventional map retrieval apparatus will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a conventional map retrieval apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-116379. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 601 denotes an address information input unit, where an operator inputs a place name of a map to be searched. A map storage unit 602 stores a map in association with address information. 603 is a map search unit,
A map corresponding to the place name input by the input unit 601 is obtained from the map storage unit 602. An output unit 604 outputs the map obtained by the map search unit 603. The operation of the map search device configured as described above will be described below. (1) The operator inputs a place name to the address information input unit 601. (2) The map extraction unit 603 searches the map storage unit 602,
Get the corresponding map. (3) The output unit 604 outputs the map obtained by the map extraction unit 603. (end)

[0004]

However, in the above configuration, when a document containing a map is created, there is no function of extracting and searching for address information in the document. There was a problem that it was necessary to input information again. In addition, the map obtained by the search may be too large or the range indicated by the map may be too wide. Therefore, it is necessary to first cut out an appropriate area from the map and then combine it with a sentence.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a document creation support apparatus which saves the trouble of re-input by an operator and the effort of cutting out and synthesizing an optimum area, thereby enabling efficient document creation. Aim.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems , the present invention provides address information and a map corresponding to the address information.
Based on the map storage unit to be stored and the address information to be searched
Map extraction unit that searches the corresponding map from the map storage unit
And map cutout designation to specify transportation to address information
Department and the destination are determined based on the means of transportation.
Map extraction unit that cuts out the area including information from the map
And characterized in that:

[0007]

According to the present invention , a map is cut out by the above configuration.
In the specification section, specify the means of transportation to the address information. Search vs
Map corresponding from the map storage unit based on the elephant address information
Search, and the map clipping part is specified by the map clipping specification part.
The target is determined based on the selected transportation method, and the target and address information are determined.
The area including the information is cut out from the map.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document creation support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is to be noted that the description includes the configuration including the second, fourth and sixth aspects.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a document creation support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1
Reference numeral 01 denotes an input unit for inputting a sentence. A map storage unit 102 stores a map in association with address information. 10
Reference numeral 3 denotes an address extraction unit that analyzes the text input by the input unit 101 using the map storage unit 102 and extracts address information.
A map extraction unit 104 obtains a map corresponding to the address information obtained by the address extraction unit 103 from the map storage unit 102. 1
Reference numeral 05 denotes a destination marking unit, which marks the corresponding position on the map obtained by the map extracting unit 104 to indicate the destination. 1
Reference numeral 06 denotes a modification designating unit for designating a method of cutting out the map. 1
Reference numeral 07 denotes a map correction unit which cuts out a certain area from the map marked by the destination marking unit 105 in accordance with the cutout method designated by the modification designation unit 106. Reference numeral 108 denotes a document editing unit which outputs the text input by the input unit 101 and the map correction unit 10.
The map obtained in step 7 is synthesized. An output unit 109 outputs a document containing a map synthesized by the document editing unit 108.

The operation of the document creation support device configured as described above will be described. (1) The operator inputs a sentence into the input unit 101. (2) The address extraction unit 103 analyzes whether or not the input text includes the same address information as the address information stored in the map storage unit 102, and extracts the address information. (3) The map extraction unit 104 obtains a map corresponding to the address information extracted by the address extraction unit 103 from the map storage unit 104. (4) The destination marking unit 105 marks a location corresponding to the address information obtained by the address extracting unit 103 on the map obtained by the map extracting unit 104. (5) The modification designation unit 106 designates how to cut out the map. It is assumed that there are (a) for a person coming by car and (b) for a person coming by train. (6) The map correction unit 107 cuts out an optimal area from the marked map according to the map cutout method specified by the correction specifying unit 106. When "for people coming by car" is specified by the correction specifying unit 106, a range including a destination and a main intersection which is likely to be a target is cut out. If "for trains" is specified, cut out the area including the destination and the nearest station. (7) The document editing unit 108 combines the text input by the input unit 101 with the map cut out by the map correction unit 107. It is assumed that the format of the document to be created is predetermined, and the layout is to be composed in the form of text in the upper half and in the form of a map in the lower half. (8) The output unit 109 outputs the document with the map synthesized by the document editing unit 108. (End) A specific operation of the document creation support apparatus of the present embodiment that operates as described above will be described below. FIG. 2 shows a map storage unit 1
02. Address information, a map number, and coordinates on the map are stored. The address information is the name of a place or a building. (9) The operator inputs a sentence into the input unit 101. See FIG. (10) The address extraction unit 103 analyzes the input text and searches for a character string that matches the name or address information stored in the map storage unit 102. As a result, "Izumi Hall" is obtained as address information. (11) The map extracting unit 104 searches for a corresponding map using the address information “Izumi Hall” obtained by the address extracting unit 103. As a result, it is found that the fountain hall is located at the coordinates of 2B of map number 1, and the map of map number 1 is obtained. (12) The destination marking unit 105 determines that the coordinates of the destination are 2B.
So mark this position. See FIG. (13) The operator designates (a) for a person coming by car to the correction designating section 106 as to how to cut out. (14) The map correction unit 107 searches for the main intersection that is likely to become a target by using the coordinates recorded in the map storage unit 102, determines an optimal range, and cuts out the optimal range. See FIG. (15) The document editing unit 108 combines the text input by the input unit 101 and the map cut out by the map correction unit 107. See FIG. (16) The output unit 109 outputs the map-added document synthesized by the document editing unit 108. (End) As described above, according to the present embodiment, by providing the address extraction unit that extracts the address information in the input text, it is possible to save the trouble of re-inputting the address information for the map search. .

[0011] Further, by providing the destination marking section, it is possible to automatically mark the destination, and it is possible to save the trouble of finding and marking the destination. In addition, by providing a correction specification section and a map correction section, if it is specified for people coming by car, a map including the nearest major intersection that will be a target will be cut out, so easy-to-understand map-containing sentences will be automatically generated. Since it becomes possible to create a map, it is possible to save the trouble of cutting out an area to be used for a searched map and combining it with a sentence.

In this embodiment, the name of a building is extracted and used as address information. However, a map can be searched using the address of a building as address information. In addition, it is also possible to determine an area from which a map is cut, including the nearest parking lot, for a person coming by car. Further, in the present embodiment, the name and address of the building are used as the address information, but by further adding a telephone number as address information to the map storage unit,
In the case of a sentence including a telephone number, a document with a map can be created in the same manner as in the present embodiment.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing the address extracting unit for extracting the address information in the input text, the trouble of re-inputting the address information for the map search can be omitted.

[0014] Further, by providing the destination marking section, it is possible to automatically mark the destination, and it is possible to save the labor of marking.

Further, by providing a correction designating section and a map correcting section, a map is automatically cut out in accordance with a specified method. Therefore, it is possible to cut out only a portion desired to be used from a searched map and to save time for combining with a sentence. it can. From the above points, efficient document creation becomes possible, and its practical effect is great.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a document creation support device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing contents of a map storage unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a view showing contents input by an input unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a map marked by a destination marking unit in the embodiment; FIG. 4B is a map correction unit in the embodiment which determines an area for a person coming by car and cuts out the area; Illustration showing the map

FIG. 5 is an exemplary view showing a document synthesized by a document editing unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a conventional text creation support device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 101 input unit 102 map storage unit 103 address extraction unit 104 map extraction unit 105 destination marking unit 106 correction designation unit 107 map correction unit 108 document editing unit 109 output unit

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-142993 (JP, A) JP-A-61-194599 (JP, A) JP-A-57-118440 (JP, U) Kuniaki Tabata, Akio Tamura, Document Management Image Processing Technology for System, Hitachi Review, Japan, April 25, 1982, Vol. 64, No. 4, pp. 17-20, Tsutsui et al., Water and Sewage Road Drawing Information Management System, Hitachi Review, Japan, 1986 September 25, Vol. 68, No. 9, pp. 61-66 (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 17/30 G06F 17/21 JICST file (JOIS)

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A a map storage unit for storing the land <br/> diagram associated with the address information and the address information, pairs from the map storage section on the basis of the address information to be searched
Map cut designation to specify a map extraction unit to search the map to respond, the transportation means to the address information
And determining a target based on the means of transportation, and
The range including the address information was searched by the map extraction unit.
It is characterized by having a map cutout section that cuts out from the map
And a map editing device. 2. The map storage unit further stores telephone number information.
And the map extractor stores the data based on the telephone number to be searched.
2. A map according to claim 1, wherein a search is made for a map.
Collector. 3. A test against the map retrieved by the map extractor
Claim, characterized in that it comprises a destination marking unit that marked at a position corresponding to the address information of the search target 1 or claim 2
Map editing device as described. 4. The map cut-out unit according to claim 1 , wherein
Based on the address information and how to cut out the map cutout designation section
Determine the map extraction range including the target address information.
Any one of claims 1 to 3,
The map editing device according to the item. 5. Address information to be searched is extracted from a document.
Address extracting unit, and the map extracting unit performs the extracted address.
Search the map based on the information and combine the document with the map
A document editing unit for creating a document by
Output unit for outputting the generated document
The map editing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
Place. Map extracting retrieving 6. Address information and map storage step of storing <br/> map which associates with the address information, the corresponding map from the map storage step based on the address information to be searched And map cutout designation to specify the means of transportation to the address information
Determining a target based on the step and the means of transportation;
The range including the address information was searched by the map extraction unit.
Map having a map extracting step for extracting from a map
Editing method. 7. The map storing step further includes the step of storing a telephone number.
The information is also stored, and the map extraction step is a search target.
A request for searching a map based on a telephone number
Item 6. The map editing method according to Item 6. 8. A map searched in the map extracting step .
Claim 6, characterized in that it comprises a destination marking step of marked at a position corresponding to the search target address information against
Alternatively, the map editing method according to claim 7. 9. The method according to claim 9, wherein the map extracting step includes the step of searching.
The target address information and the cutout of the map cutout designation step
Map cut including target address information based on how to put out
9. An output range is determined.
The map editing method according to any one of the above. 10. Address information to be searched is extracted from a document.
The address extraction step to be issued and the map extraction step
A map is searched based on the extracted address information, and the
Document editing step of creating a document by synthesizing the map
Output the document created in the document editing step.
7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising a force step.
9. The map editing method according to any one of items 9 to 9.