JP4402203B2 - Data processing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a data processing method, apparatus, and storage medium related to processing when storing data.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when an edited data file is stored, only the data file is stored in a magnetic recording medium (for example, Zip, floppy disk, or external hard disk), an optical recording medium (for example, CD-ROM), or a magneto-optical recording medium (for example, MO) and a removable data storage device (hereinafter simply referred to as “removable medium”) such as a semiconductor recording medium (for example, a memory card).
[0003]
In order to edit data files stored on removable media stored on other computers, a program suitable for each stored data type is selected and stored separately from the data file on the computer system used. The data file was edited after the introduction.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
With the conventional data storage method or apparatus as described above, it is not possible to edit with another computer system using only removable media on which data files are stored, and a program suitable for each stored data type is selected. Therefore, it had to be installed in the computer in advance and was inefficient.
[0005]
In addition, it is necessary for the user to recognize a program suitable for the data type, and specialized knowledge is required.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  According to the present inventionData processing equipmentIt solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art,Inserted into the data processing deviceFiles that should be saved to removable mediaFile selected by the operator asofextensionAs a search key, a program for editing the file, and a template file that describes the procedure for starting the program.From the storage device using the data file / editing program related information table stored in advance in the storage device built in the data processing deviceMeans for searching and replacing a keyword in the template file in which a procedure for starting the program is described with a file name of the file to be saved;
  Means for storing the program obtained by the search, a file describing a procedure for starting the program obtained by replacing the file name, and the file to be saved on a removable medium;And
  The storage device stores in advance the file to be saved, the program, the template file, and the data file / editing program related information table.It is characterized by that.
[0021]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0022]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a document editing / printing management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the system management apparatus 101 and the editing apparatuses 103 (1), 103 (2),..., 103 (N) are always connected via the network 102. Furthermore, the system management apparatus 101 and the printing apparatuses 104 (1), 104 (2),..., 104 (N) are directly connected, or the system management apparatus 101 and the printing apparatus 104 (1), 104 (2),..., 104 (N) are always connected via the network 102.
[0024]
The system management apparatus 101 is an information processing apparatus (computer system) that is configured by a CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, FDD, and the like as will be described later with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the system management apparatus 101 is operated by an operator of a trader who sells print products and lends editing apparatuses.
[0025]
The editing devices 103 (1), 103 (2),..., 103 (N) are information processing devices (computer systems), which are composed of CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, etc. An information processing apparatus (computer system) that is directly operated.
[0026]
In this embodiment, the editing apparatus 103 is operated by a customer who edits a printed matter.
[0027]
The system management apparatus 101 and the editing apparatuses 103 (1), 103 (2),..., 103 (N) have a function of sharing information via the network 102.
[0028]
Note that the editing devices 103 (1), 103 (2),..., 103 (N) each have the same function, and for the sake of simplification of description, a plurality of editing devices 103 (1 ), 103 (2),..., 103 (N), the editing device 103 specified is referred to as the editing device 103 (X). When all of the plurality of editing devices 103 (1), 103 (2),..., 103 (N) are indicated, they are simply referred to as the editing device 103.
[0029]
Since the printing apparatuses 104 (1), 104 (2),..., 104 (N) have the same configuration, a plurality of printing apparatuses 104 (1), 104 are here to simplify the description. When the printing device 104 specified in (2),..., 104 (N) is indicated, it is referred to as a printing device 104 (X). When all of the plurality of printing apparatuses 104 (1), 104 (2),..., 104 (N) are indicated, they are simply referred to as the printing apparatus 104.
[0030]
The printing apparatus 104 can be configured not to accept a print request from the editing apparatus 103.
[0031]
The network 102 is a general network system. In this embodiment, a LAN (Local Area Network) is used. However, any network system can be used as long as the system management apparatus 101 and the editing apparatus 103 can always be connected to each other. It does not matter.
[0032]
Note that the system management apparatus 101 and the editing apparatus 103 (X) can also serve as a single information processing apparatus. However, for simplification of description, the system management apparatus 101 and the editing apparatus 103 (X) are described as separate information processing apparatuses.
[0033]
FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram showing a system configuration of each information processing apparatus exemplified as an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, there are differences in the internal configurations required for the information processing apparatuses of the system management apparatus 101 and the editing apparatus 103, but since there are slight differences, only those differences will be described later.
[0034]
The system management apparatus 101 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0035]
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a CPU) that controls processing and control of the information processing apparatus.
[0036]
Reference numeral 202 denotes a random access memory (hereinafter referred to as RAM), which functions as a main memory of the CPU 201 and as an execution program area, an execution area of the program, and a data area.
[0037]
Reference numeral 203 denotes a read-only memory (hereinafter referred to as ROM) that stores operation processing procedures of the CPU 201. The ROM 203 includes a program ROM that records basic software (OS), which is a system program for controlling the equipment of the information processing apparatus, and a data ROM that records information necessary for operating the system. An HDD 209 described later may be used instead of the ROM 203.
[0038]
A network interface (NETIF) 204 performs control for performing data transfer between information processing apparatuses via the network and diagnoses connection status.
[0039]
Reference numeral 205 denotes a video RAM (VRAM), which expands an image displayed on a screen of a CRT 206, which will be described later, indicating the operating state of the information processing apparatus, and controls its display.
[0040]
Reference numeral 206 denotes a display device such as a display. Hereinafter referred to as CRT.
[0041]
Reference numeral 207 denotes a controller for controlling an input signal from an external input device 208, which will be described later, and is hereinafter referred to as KBC.
[0042]
Reference numeral 208 denotes an external input device for accepting an operation performed on the information processing device by a user of the information processing device. For example, the external input device 208 is a pointing device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and is simply referred to as KB hereinafter.
[0043]
A hard disk drive (HDD) 209 is used for storing application programs and various data. The application program in the present embodiment is a software program that executes various processing means constituting the present embodiment.
[0044]
Reference numeral 210 denotes an external input / output device which, for example, is mounted with a removable disk such as a floppy disk drive or a CDROM drive to input disk data and output data from the disk. It is used for reading data. Hereinafter, simply referred to as FDD.
[0045]
Reference numeral 213 denotes a magnetic recording medium (for example, Zip, floppy disk, or external hard disk) read by FDD, an optical recording medium (for example, CD-ROM), a magneto-optical recording medium (for example, MO), a semiconductor recording medium (for example, a memory card), or the like. This is a removable data recording device (removable medium). Hereinafter, this is simply referred to as FD.
[0046]
Note that application programs and data stored in the HDD 209 may be stored in the FDD 210 and used.
[0047]
Reference numeral 211 denotes a controller for controlling an output signal to the PRT 211, which will be described later, and is hereinafter referred to as PRTC.
[0048]
A printing apparatus 212 is, for example, an LBP (Laser Beam Printer) or an ink jet printer. Hereinafter referred to as PRT.
[0049]
Reference numeral 200 denotes a transmission bus (address bus, data bus, input / output bus, and control bus) for connecting the above-described units.
[0050]
The above is the internal configuration of the system management apparatus 101.
[0051]
The internal configuration of the editing apparatus 103 is the same as the internal configuration of the system management apparatus 101, but is different in that the FDD 210, the PRTC 211, and the PRT 212 are not required.
[0052]
FIG. 3 illustrates a processing unit group that operates in each information processing apparatus of the system management apparatus 101 and the editing apparatus 103, a storage unit group that stores information, and a control between the processing unit group and the storage unit group. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram for explaining an outline of an information flow, an outline of control and information flow between a system management apparatus 101 and a printing apparatus 104;
[0053]
In FIG. 3, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 310, 311, 312, 314, and 322 are processing means, which are read from the ROM 203, HDD 209, or FDD 210 in each information processing apparatus and expanded in the RAM 202. It is a module that operates as an application program to be used or a part of the program.
[0054]
In FIG. 3, reference numerals 303, 307, 308, 309, 312, 315, and 321 denote information storage devices that use a file system or a database system and use any of the HDD 209, RAM 202, and FDD 210 in the information processing device. Is stored.
[0055]
Information stored in the information processing apparatus can be directly accessed by using a key code or conditions.
[0056]
In FIG. 3, the editing information storage device 321 exists in the editing device 103. However, if the editing information storage device 321 is accessible from the editing device 103 via the network 102 using a general network system or the like, the editing information storage device 321 exists in the editing device 103. It doesn't matter if it doesn't exist. Another editing apparatus 103 (X) or terminal connected via the network 102 may be used.
[0057]
The arrows in FIG. 3 represent the main ones of the control between the processing means and the information flow. A flow across the information processing apparatus between the system management apparatus 101 and the editing apparatus 103 is transmitted via the network 102 through the NETIF 204. A flow across the system management apparatus 101 and the printing apparatus 104 is transmitted to the printing apparatus 104 when connected through the network 130 via the NETIF 204.
[0058]
Another flow that crosses the system management apparatus 101 and the printing apparatus 104 is transmitted to the PRT 212, that is, the printing apparatus 104 via the PRTC 211. The difference between the printing apparatus 104 and the PRT 212 is only the connection form with the system management apparatus 101. That is, when the system management apparatus 101 and the printing apparatus 104 are directly connected, the printing apparatus 104 and the PRT 212 are the same apparatus.
[0059]
The relationship between the information processing apparatus and the processing means and information storage apparatus therein is expanded in the RAM 202 as needed through the KBC 207 and transmitted to the CPU 201 through the KBC 207 according to information and instructions input from the KB 208 by the user. The CPU 201 calculates the necessary processing means and the information stored in the information storage device from the ROM 203, HDD 209, FDD 210, RAM 202 or the like to the RAM 202 and transmits them to the CPU 201. The calculation result information is written in an information storage device existing in the FDD 210 or the like. At the same time, when the result calculated by the CPU 201 is necessary, the result information is displayed on the CRT 206 via the VRAM 205.
[0060]
Transmission among the CPU 201, RAM 202, ROM 203, NETIF 204, VRAM 205, KBC 207, HDD 209, and FDD 210 is performed through the transmission bus 200.
[0061]
The relationship between the information processing device and the processing means and information storage device therein is as described above. Since the relationship between each processing means and information storage device described below and the information processing device is similar to the above description, it will not be described in particular.
[0062]
Each processing means and information storage device will be specifically described below.
[0063]
In the present embodiment, the system management apparatus 101 is operated by an operator of a trader who sells printed products and lends editing apparatuses. Hereinafter, this operator is simply referred to as an operator.
[0064]
In this embodiment, the editing device 103 (X) is operated by a customer who edits the printed matter and a person who conforms to the customer. Hereinafter, this operator is simply referred to as a customer. A customer-like person is a person who acts as a substitute for a customer in order to realize the editing requested by the customer at the request of the customer.
[0065]
The order receiving unit 301 in FIG. 3 is one of processing units that operate in the system management apparatus 101.
[0066]
The operator uses the material information specifying unit 302, the editing device information management unit 306, the editing information providing unit 305, and the printing device information providing unit 304 via the order receiving unit 301.
[0067]
The order receiving means 301 has a function of specifying external information possessed by the customer via the material information specifying means 302 in accordance with an operator instruction.
[0068]
The external information possessed by the customer is a file group of image data and text data in a general format. When editing a document using the editing unit 322 described later, the external information is part of the edited data as external data. Data that can be captured and stored in an external storage medium such as FD 213 is read by FDD 210. In addition, data read by a scanner or a document or film by a scanner, or captured by a digital camera May be entered.
[0069]
The external information can also include edit data created using a document editing application that is equivalent to the edit means 322 or compatible with editable editable data. In this case, the edit means When editing a document using 322, it is possible to re-edit the edited data instead of the new document.
[0070]
After the material information specifying means is completed, the order receiving means 301 issues a new order number, sets the issued order number in the order number of the order information, sets the order status to “new”, and orders information storage device 308. It has a function to store.
[0071]
Order information includes items such as order status, editing device name, editing time, printing device name, printing paper size name, number of copies, price, customer information (customer name, customer phone number, customer address) using the order number as a key. It is information gathered. The order information storage device 308 has a function of storing a plurality of order information.
[0072]
The order receiving unit 301 has a function of storing the external information of the customer specified through the material information specifying unit 302 in the material information storage device 303 in association with the order number issued.
[0073]
The material information storage device 303 has a function of temporarily storing external customer information.
[0074]
The order receiving unit 301 has a function of acquiring editing device information stored in the editing device information storage device 309 via the editing device information management unit 306 and displaying a list of editing device information on the CRT 206 in response to an operator instruction. ing. The editing device information is information in which items such as an editing device state, an editing start time, and an editing storage device location are collected using the editing device name as a key.
[0075]
The editing device information storage device 309 has a function of storing a plurality of editing device information.
[0076]
When the operator designates an available editing device 103 (X) from the list of editing device information, the name of the editing device is specified, and the editing information storage device 321 of the editing device 103 (X) is specified via the editing device information management means 306. Is obtained from the editing storage device location, and the editing device status of the editing device stored in the editing device information storage device 309 is updated to “in use”.
[0077]
The order receiving unit 301 has a function of updating the editing device name of the order information of the order number in the order information storage device 308 to the editing device name designated by the operator and updating the order status of the order information to “editing start”. Have.
[0078]
The order receiving unit 301 has a function of acquiring printing device information stored in the printing device information storage device 307 via the printing device information providing unit 304 and displaying a list of printing device information on the CRT 206 in response to an operator instruction. is doing. The printing apparatus information storage device 307 has a function of storing a plurality of usable printing apparatus information.
[0079]
The printing apparatus information providing unit 304 has a function of specifying one printing apparatus 104 (X) when an operator designates an available printing apparatus 104 (X) from a list of printing apparatus information.
[0080]
The order receiving unit 301 acquires the external information of the customer stored in the material information storage device 303 via the editing information providing unit 305, stores it in the editing information storage device 321 of the editing device 103 (X), and stores the material. It has a function of deleting external customer information stored in the information storage device 303 and storing the printing device information of the printing device 104 (X) in the editing information storage device 321.
[0081]
The editing information storage device 321 of the editing device 103 (X) stores the printing device information of the printing device 104 (X) identified as the customer's external information only while the customer uses the editing device 103 (X). Has a function of storing edited information. The editing information storage device 321 of the editing device 103 (X) has a function that can be accessed only by an operator and a customer who is editing with the editing device 103 (X).
[0082]
The editing unit 322 in FIG. 3 is a processing unit that operates in the editing apparatus 103 and has a function of editing image data, text data, graphic data, or a mixture of the data to be processed. Means.
[0083]
The editing unit 322 of the editing device 103 (X) acquires external information of the customer from the editing information storage device 321 of the editing device 103 (X) according to the customer's instruction, edits the document, and edits the editing device 103 (X). The editing information storage device 321 has a function of storing edited information.
[0084]
The edited information is document editing data created by using the editing unit 322 and is data that can be printed by the printing unit 311.
[0085]
The editing information storage device 321 of the editing device 103 (X) includes the customer external information, the printing device information of the identified printing device 104 (X), and the printing device 104 identified as the customer external information via the editing unit 322. The edited information edited using the printing device information (X) is stored only while the customer is using the editing device 103 (X), and is edited by the operator and the editing device 103 (X). It has functions accessible only to customers.
[0086]
Upon receiving the editing completion of the customer of the editing device 103 (X), the operator uses the order completion means 310 to acquire the edited information from the editing information storage device 321 of the editing device 103 (X), and the order number and The related information is stored in the edited information storage device 312, all the information in the editing information storage device 321 of the editing device 103 (X) is deleted, and the order status of the order information stored in the order information storage device 308 is “ “Edit completed (printable)”, and the editing device status of the editing device information stored in the editing device information storage device 309 is updated from “in use” to “not in use” with no editing start time. It has a function.
[0087]
The edited information storage device 312 is a storage device that stores edited information.
[0088]
The operator acquires the edited information that the customer desires to save from the edited information storage device 312 using the storage means 314, and stores and saves it in the storage information storage device 315.
[0089]
The storage unit 314 and the storage information storage device 315 will be described later with reference to FIG.
[0090]
The operator obtains order information that can be printed from the order information storage device 308 using the printing means 311, selects order information to be printed from the order information, and edits related to the order information from the edited information storage device 312. Information is extracted and transmitted to the printing apparatus 104 (X), and the printing apparatus 104 (X) is instructed to print.
[0091]
When all the printed materials instructed by the printing apparatus 104 (X) are output, the printing unit 311 has a function of setting the order status of the order information in the order information storage device 308 to “printing completed” in accordance with an instruction from the operator.
[0092]
FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the data storage unit of the embodiment of the data storage device according to the present invention, and describes the storage means 314 and the storage information storage device 315 of FIG. 3 in detail.
[0093]
The storage unit 314 includes a data storage processing unit 401 and a data file / editing program related information acquisition unit 402 that are programs that can be used by being read from the program ROM 203 into the RAM 202.
[0094]
The saved information storage device 315 includes a data file storage unit 403 that stores the edited data file in the HDD 209, files necessary for executing the editing dedicated program to be distributed, specifically an execution module, a dynamic link Definition of distribution editing program information storage unit 405 storing path information of a directory storing a library (DLL), a startup procedure description template file, and the like, and the relationship between the edited data file and the editing dedicated program The data file / editing program related information storage unit 404 described later with reference to FIG.
[0095]
The storage unit 314 obtains information on the data file to be stored and the corresponding editing program for distribution from the storage information storage device 315, and removes the data recording medium in the external storage device, for example, the FD 213 in the FDD 210 (hereinafter referred to as “FD”). The data file and the editing program are stored in the “removable medium”. A detailed storage processing procedure will be described later with reference to FIG.
[0096]
FIG. 5 is a format diagram of the data file / editing program related information storage unit 404 according to the embodiment of this invention.
[0097]
The data file / editing program related information table 500 includes a data type identifier 501 that is information of an identifier of a data type to be saved, in this embodiment, a file extension, a file necessary for executing the editing dedicated program to be distributed, Specifically, a distribution editing dedicated program storage directory / full path name 502, which is the full path information of a directory storing an execution module, a dynamic link library (DLL), a startup procedure description template file, and the like, and will be described later with reference to FIG. Template information that is the basis of a batch file (file for batch processing) that describes the procedure for starting the editing-dedicated program in the computer system 801 managed by the customer is described. Store in the same storage directory File of the start-up procedure described template file name 503, which is composed of. The table 500 is created in advance and can be changed as a text file when changed.
[0098]
FIG. 6 is a file image of the data file / editing program related information storage unit of the embodiment of the present invention, and is a file image diagram when the above format diagram is saved as a file and the data type identifier 501 is a file extension. .
[0099]
FIG. 7 is a file image of a startup procedure description template file having a file name of the startup procedure description template file name 503 of FIG. 5 (a startup procedure description template file image 700). The contents of the startup procedure description template file are the source of the batch file that describes the startup procedure for starting the editing dedicated program with the data file being editable in the computer system 801 managed by the customer, which will be described later with reference to FIG. The data file / editing program related information acquisition unit 402 in FIG. 4 embeds the file name of the data file acquired from the data file storage unit 403 in FIG. 4 to create the batch file. . The template file is created in advance, and can be changed as a text file when changing.
[0100]
FIG. 8 shows the removable media stored in FIG. 4, FD 213 in the present embodiment, brought into a computer system 801 that is not directly connected to the system management apparatus 101 via the network 102, and an external storage device, FDD 802 in the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the supply of an editing program and data.
[0101]
FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of data re-editing in a computer system that is not directly connected to the system management apparatus 101 via the network 102 using a removable medium stored by the data storage apparatus according to the present invention. is there. In the computer system 801, the user of the computer system 801 starts the batch file 907 that describes the startup procedure stored in the removable medium supplied in FIG. 8 to the external storage device 802 of the storage unit 902, which is the FD 213 in this embodiment. As a result, the distribution editing dedicated program 908 is read into the RAM 903 of the control unit 901, the load processing unit 904 of the program reads the data file 909 and makes it editable, and the computer system 801 is used by using the editing processing unit 905. Indicates that the user edits the data and saves the edited data in the data processing unit 906 in the data file 909 again. The batch file 907 describing the startup procedure may be a file that automatically operates when the computer system recognizes when a removable medium is inserted into the external storage device.
[0102]
The outline of the series of processing will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 10, 11 and 12 below.
[0103]
The processing of FIGS. 10 and 12 is a store that has a high-definition printer and performs a DTP service (a service that uses a computer system to edit and lay out characters, illustrations, and photos, and prints with a high-definition printer, etc.). FIG. 11 shows processing in a computer system managed by a customer who has visited the store.
[0104]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a data storage method embodying the present invention, and is a flowchart showing a process of automatically storing a data file and a distribution editing-dedicated program according to the present invention on the same removable medium. is there.
[0105]
In the DTP service system performed in the store of FIG. 10, when the customer desires to print the data edited by the customer using the editing program that is the editing unit 322 in the editing device 103 in step S1, in step S2, In step S <b> 3, a store system operator (hereinafter simply referred to as “operator”) uses the printing unit 311 to output to the printing apparatus 104 that is a high-definition printer.
[0106]
In step S4, an operator who is informed that he / she wants to save data on removable media for data take-away from the customer can be read and used on the RAM 202 from the program ROM 203 of the storage means 314 in step S5. In accordance with the screen display displayed on the CRT 206 by the data storage processing unit 401 which is the program, all data files edited by the customer to be stored are selected from the data file storage unit 403 in the HDD 209. The data storage processing unit 401 confirms the file size of each file to be stored.
[0107]
In step S6, the operator selects the removable medium inserted in the external storage device that is the storage destination of the data file to be stored, that is, the FD 213 inserted in the FDD 210 in this embodiment. Here, the FDD and the FD are not limited to use as an external storage device, and can be attached to and detached from the apparatus main body such as an MO, CD-R, etc., and saved data to be described later can be saved and later read out on a user machine. Any possible storage medium and any driver that can write data to the storage medium may be used.
[0108]
In step S 7, the data file / editing program related information acquisition unit 402 started by the data storage processing unit 401 is stored in the data file / editing program related information storage unit 404 in the HDD 209. From the information table 500, the data type of the file to be saved, as an example of this embodiment, the file extension is used as a search key, and the distribution editing program information suitable for the data type is read from the distribution editing program information storage unit 405. The data type identifier 501 of the table 500 is searched in order to obtain a storage editing directory / full path name 502 indicating the storage location of the program information used when selected and read.
[0109]
When the data file / editing program related information acquisition unit 402 is able to search the table 500 for an item that matches the file identifier of the data file to be stored in step S8, the data file / editing program related information is related in step S9. The information acquisition unit 402 reads the distribution editing dedicated program storage directory / full path name 502 in the table 500, and in step S10, the directory actually exists in the distribution editing program information storage unit 405, and is therefore accessible. And check the file size under the directory.
[0110]
If the data file / editing program related information acquisition unit 402 cannot search the table 500 for an item that matches the file identifier of the data file to be saved in step S8, the directory does not exist in step S10, etc. For this reason, if it is determined that the distribution editing program information storage unit 405 cannot be accessed, or if the file size under the directory is 0, that is, if it is an empty directory, it is replaced with an operator in step S11. A dialog for selecting the corresponding distribution editing program storage directory is displayed on the CRT 206. In step S12, the operator selects a path of the directory storing the arbitrary distribution editing program on the dialog and is selected. Special by pass The file size under the directory in the distribution editing program information storage unit 405 to be determined is confirmed. In this case, the process proceeds to step S15 described later.
[0111]
If it is determined in step S10 that the directory actually exists and can be accessed and the file size under the directory is confirmed to be non-zero, in step S13 the data file / editing program related The information acquisition unit 402 acquires the startup procedure description template file name 503 stored in correspondence with the data type identifier 501 searched from the table 500.
[0112]
In step S14, the data file / editing program related information acquisition unit 402 opens and reads the template file stored in the directory based on the information acquired in step S13, and replaces the template file described in the template. Search for a keyword (for example, expressed as “% 1” in the file image of the startup procedure description template file in FIG. 7), and replace that keyword with the file name to be saved acquired in step S5 to another computer. After completing the startup process procedure in the system, the startup procedure is shown based on the storage directory / full path name 502 for the distribution editing dedicated program obtained in step S9, the file size confirmed in step S10, and the template file. Data stored in the It passed to the part 401. Since it is possible to describe the decompression process of the compressed file in the description content of the template file, it is possible to compress the data file and the distribution editing dedicated program by using a file compression program.
[0113]
In step S15, the data storage processing unit 401 confirms whether or not there is a free space corresponding to the file size necessary for storing the data file obtained in step S5 on the removable medium to be stored. In step S16, a dialog requesting the operator to replace the free medium is displayed on the CRT 206, and the operator who has confirmed the dialog display replaces the removable medium with sufficient free space in step S17.
[0114]
In step S18, the data storage processing unit 401 copies the edited data file in the path obtained in step S5 to the removable medium.
[0115]
Next, in step S19, the data storage processing unit 401 stores only the file size necessary for storing the storage-dedicated editing program storage directory or the like obtained in step S10 or step S12 on the removable medium to be stored. If there is no free space, a dialog requesting the operator to replace with a free medium is displayed on the CRT 206 in step S20, and the operator who has confirmed the dialog display is sufficient in step S21. Replace with removable media that has free space. It is also possible to use file compression by the above-described compression command, and it is possible to divide and save data on a plurality of removable media.
[0116]
In step S22, the data storage processing unit 401 copies and stores the files under the storage editing dedicated program storage directory in the path obtained in step S10 or step S12 in the directory on the removable medium. At this time, in step S14, the template file obtained from the data file / editing program related information acquisition unit 402 is replaced with a batch file describing the startup procedure based on the data indicating the startup procedure, and the file is saved. By making the editing program included in this file a program that does not have a printing function, it is possible to prevent the customer from printing data stored together in a place other than the store.
[0117]
In step S23, it is determined whether there is a file in the data file selected in step S5 that has not been completely saved to the removable medium by the data saving processing unit 401. If there is, the next edited data file is saved. The process returns to step S7 to continue the process again.
[0118]
Next, FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flowchart of FIG. 10, and the customer takes the removable media storing the edited data file handed by the store operator and the distribution-only editing program from the store. FIG. 10 is a flowchart simply showing processing for editing a data file stored in a removable medium on a computer system to be managed (a computer system 801 that is not directly connected to the system management apparatus 101 via the network 102). FIG.
[0119]
First, in step S24, the customer inserts the removable medium (FD 213 in this embodiment) stored in the external storage device (FDD 802 in the present embodiment) by the series of processes in the flowchart of FIG.
[0120]
In the following step S25, the customer is read into the RAM 903 of the control unit 901 by starting the startup procedure batch file 907 stored in the removable disk set in the external storage device 802 of the storage unit 902 in the computer system 801. When the batch file is set as a file that the computer system recognizes and automatically operates when the removable medium is inserted into the external storage device, step S25 is automatically executed. It will be.
[0121]
In the subsequent step S26, the distributed editing dedicated program 908 is read from the removable medium and executed on the RAM 202 by the start command described in the batch file executed on the RAM 202, and the data file to be edited. 909 is also read from the removable medium by the load processing unit 904 (step S27), and the process of opening the data file on the application is completed.
[0122]
However, when the editing-dedicated application corresponding to the data file to be saved in the flowchart of FIG. 10 is not found and only the data file can be saved, the processing from step S25 to step S27 is not performed, so the customer himself It is necessary to select and start an editing application suitable for the file type and open the file.
[0123]
In the subsequent step S28, the customer can edit the data file by using the function of the editing processing unit 905.
[0124]
The customer who has finished the editing operation in step S28 instructs the storage processing unit 906 in step S29 to store the edited data file in the removable media data file unit 909 again.
[0125]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a process in which the removable media according to the present invention is re-edited and stored in the computer system managed by the customer and then supplied to the store system again.
[0126]
The processing when the removable media stored in the computer system 801 managed by the customer is brought back to the computer system of the store that performs the DTP service system having the high-definition printer by the series of processing of FIG. 11 is simply expressed. Is the flowchart of FIG.
[0127]
In step S30, the operator confirms whether the customer has a removable medium in which data is stored. If there is, the operator edits the data file from the removable medium set in the external storage device in step S31. To the directory.
[0128]
In step S32, the operator activates the editing program, which is the editing unit 322 in the editing apparatus 103, and opens the data file, so that the customer can start editing the data file by the editing application in step S33.
[0129]
The processing after step S33 is the same as the processing after step S1 in FIG.
[0130]
【The invention's effect】
When you want to re-edit the data file on another computer system using the removable media that saved the edited data file as described above, install a suitable editing application on the hard disk of the computer system in advance. The re-editing can be easily started and the efficiency can be improved.
[0131]
In addition, since a distribution editing program is prepared and can be automatically attached when the edited data file is saved, there is no need to be aware of the relationship between the data file and the related editing program, and the operation can be performed without requiring expert knowledge. In addition to the effect of being able to do so, there is an effect that the processing can be simplified.
[0132]
When the present invention is applied to the relationship between the store and the customer that performs the DTP service, the effect that the store, which has not been edited at the store, can be recalled to the store again after re-editing outside the store. As a customer, there is an effect that editing can be continued on the computer managed by the customer.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a document editing / printing management system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram showing a system configuration of a data storage device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a processing means group and a storage device group for storing information according to the present invention, and control and information flow in the storage device group.
FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a data storage unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a format diagram of a data file / editing program related information storage unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a file image diagram of a data file / editing program related information storage unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a file image diagram of a template file describing a startup procedure according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an exemplary diagram of data re-editing in a computer system managed by a customer according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment according to data editing.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of overall processing according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart of processing when data is edited by a customer's device.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart when data is processed again in the store.

Claims (1)

A data processing device,
The file extension selected by the operator as a file to be stored on the removable medium inserted in the data processing device is used as a search key, a program for editing the file, and a program for starting the program The template file describing the procedure is retrieved from the storage device using the data file / editing program related information table stored in advance in the storage device built in the data processing device, and the program is started. Means for replacing a keyword in the template file in which a procedure for the file is written with a file name of the file to be saved;
Possess the said program obtained by the search, the files listed in step of starting the program obtained by replacing the file name, and means for storing the files and to be the storage on removable media ,
Said storage device, the data processing apparatus characterized that you have previously stored a said to be files stored with the program and the template file data file editing program related information table.

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