JP4673335B2 - Structured document hyperlink method and hyperlink apparatus - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for easily and efficiently creating a hyperlink of a structured document while displaying or editing the structured document.
In the present invention, a structured document refers to a document structured based on predetermined components, such as SGML (Starndard Generalized Markup Language, ISO 8879: 1986) language or XML (eXtensible Markup Language, W3C recommendation) language. Etc. can be described. A target is the whole or part of a structured document that forms a hyperlink. Furthermore, “to display a structured document” means that the contents of the structured document can be displayed, or only the document name can be displayed, as long as the existence of the structured document can be visually output by some display method. Means that.

  Conventionally, when a hyperlink is described in a structured document, the text information is directly input into the document together with the structure information by hand, or the structure information is inputted to the document body using the structured document editor. The hyperlink is generated by describing the link destination while automatically describing it. In addition, although an editor that provides a function for pasting a memo as an annotation into a document is already provided, this is a function unique to each editor.

  Currently, HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the mainstream for describing hyperlinks on structured documents. However, hyperlink description languages with higher expressive power than this HTML, such as HyperTime (Hypermedia), have been developed by ISO and W3C. Time-based Structuring Language, ISO / IEC 10744: 1996) and XLink (XML Linking Language, W3C Working Draft) are already defined.

  In the conventional method, a dedicated editor or text editor for describing a hyperlink is used, and the link is directly described in the original document. In other words, if you want to add a link to a related document to a document displayed by a viewer or the like, you can simply start the editor, edit the document, read it again with the viewer, and display it again. Cannot be added.

  In addition, when describing hyperlinks, if the document to be described is stored on a CD-ROM or is a network destination document, such as a document that cannot be changed, link information will be included directly in the document. The link information cannot be added by the conventional method that requires embedding. This can be dealt with by creating a duplicate of the original document on a local disk and describing the hyperlink to the duplicated document using conventional methods. Since it will be necessary to copy and modify it, it will take considerable effort to maintain the link information. Therefore, although these problems can be solved by describing hyperlinks using a hyperlink description language such as XLink or HyTime, specialized knowledge is required and considerable effort is required from the user.

  Furthermore, the function of attaching annotation information such as annotations and notes to a document being displayed or edited is provided as a function unique to the application as described above. In other words, there is no function for displaying or reusing information described in a memo in the same way as the original document in another application. That is, even if the original document is stored in a description format independent of the application, the information described in the memo depends on the application.

  The present invention can easily describe a hyperlink not only for a document being edited but also for a document that cannot be edited, and makes annotation information added to the document available without depending on the application. It is an object of the present invention to provide a structured document hyperlink method and a structured document hyperlink device.

In order to solve the above problems, the first invention of the present application is a hyperlink method of a structured document executed by an information terminal capable of displaying or editing a structured document structured based on a predetermined component. ,
Link information including addresses of all or a part of each of the plurality of structured documents (hereinafter referred to as targets), and inputting predetermined link information for generating hyperlinks between the plurality of targets A link information reception step for receiving;
A structured document generation step of generating a hyperlink between the plurality of targets by associating the received link information with each other, and generating a structured document in which the associated link information is described independently of the target When,
A link mark display step for displaying on the display means one or more marks indicating the presence of a hyperlink created by acquiring the link information;
The link mark display step
Displayed on the display means the mark for each hyperlink, it detects the target of access to the mark, if there is the access, adding the address of the target in the link information corresponding to the accessed marked Updating the link information corresponding to the accessed mark,
An action corresponding step of outputting a part or all of the link information associated with the mark in response to access to the mark to the display means;
A display change step of changing information indicating the size and / or color of the mark and / or the number of link destinations according to the number of link destinations of the hyperlink, and a hyperlink method for a structured document. I will provide a.

  First, the user designates the whole or an arbitrary part (target) of each of the plurality of structured documents constituting the hyperlink. As a target designation method, for example, various methods such as designation of a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), designation of a structured document name, designation of an arbitrary area in the structured document, and input of a new document are conceivable. Next, link information including the address of the designated target is acquired, the acquired link information is described on the structured document, and a structured document in which only the generated hyperlink is described is created. In the link information transmission step, for example, a link described in the XML language is converted into a data format corresponding to XLink or HyTime, and the generated hyperlink can be used without depending on the application.

  For example, the link device has a display screen. When the user designates an arbitrary fixed area in a document displayed on the screen, the target address is acquired and a mark is displayed. Next, when a target to be added is selected and put into a mark by drag and drop, the two targets are associated with each other, and a hyperlink between the two targets is generated. Similarly, by designating targets one after another and adding them to the mark, hyperlinks between not only two but also three or more targets are generated. Since one mark is displayed for each hyperlink, the hyperlink related to which hyperlink is specified by performing an operation on the desired mark.

A second invention of the present application is a hyperlinked device of a structured document that can display or edit a structured document structured based on a predetermined component, and includes a link information receiving unit, a structured document generating unit, A hyperlink device for a structured document comprising link information transmission means. This apparatus includes the following means.
Link information including addresses of all or a part of each of the plurality of structured documents (hereinafter referred to as targets), and receiving input of predetermined link information for generating hyperlinks between the plurality of targets Link information acceptance means,
Structured document generation means for generating hyperlinks between the plurality of targets by associating the received link information with each other, and generating a structured document in which the associated link information is described independently of the target ,
Display means for displaying one or more marks indicating the presence of a hyperlink created by acquiring the link information.

In this device, the link mark display means, the mark is displayed in the table shown means for each hyperlink, detects the target of access to the mark, if there is the access, corresponding to the accessed marked The system further comprises means for updating the link information corresponding to the accessed mark by adding the address of the target to the link information. Further, the link mark display means has action corresponding means for outputting a part or all of link information associated with the mark to the display means in response to access to the mark , and the hyperlink Display changing means is provided for changing information indicating the size and / or color of the mark and / or the number of link destinations according to the number of link destinations.

For example, when it is detected that the mark has been clicked, the action handling unit displays the name of the target that forms the current hyperlink, or displays link information about each target currently acquired by double-clicking. .
For example, the display changing unit displays the number of targets in a mark, and changes the number of targets to be displayed each time a target is added to a hyperlink. Also, the color and shape of the mark may be changed according to the link type.

In the structured document link device of the third invention of the present application, the link information further includes an attribute relating to the designated target.

  The attributes related to the target are, for example, a specification to display the target in a sticky note style, a specification to display the target automatically or by user's specification, and a target to the current window when displaying the target based on the created hyperlink. Attributes related to display, such as designation to be embedded and displayed, and attributes related to the type of link. Examples of the link type include an annotation link that expresses an annotation, a link that performs cross-reference, and a collective link that associates a plurality of targets together.

The fourth invention of the present application provides a hyperlink device for a structured document in which the link information receiving means acquires information indicating the location of the target in cooperation with another application.
For example, when creating an annotation, the structured document editor is started and the input document is acquired as a target. The structured document saved in the storage device by another application is displayed in a tree structure. Get a target by specifying a name, etc.

A fifth invention of the present application provides a hyperlink device for a structured document, wherein the link information receiving means can acquire an arbitrary area in the structured document being displayed or edited as a target.
The sixth invention of the present application provides a hyperlink device for structured documents, wherein the link information receiving means further comprises target creating means for creating a new structured document as a target.

For example, the target creation means newly opens a window and acquires a document created by inputting a sentence or a character string into the window as a target. The created document may be stored in an appropriate location, and an address indicating the location may be obtained.
The seventh invention of the present application further comprises a storage means for storing the structured document in which the hyperlink is described, and an output means for outputting the structured document to the storage means. I will provide a.

The output unit outputs the structured document created by the structured document generation unit to the storage unit, and stores the structured document in which only the generated hyperlink is described.
The eighth invention of the present application is a computer-readable recording of a hyperlink program of a structured document for causing an information terminal capable of displaying or editing a structured document structured based on predetermined components to execute the following steps: A computer-readable recording medium on which a hyperlink program of a structured document for executing the following steps A to D is recorded.
A: Input of predetermined link information for generating hyperlinks between the plurality of targets, including link information including addresses of all or a part of each of the plurality of structured documents (hereinafter referred to as targets). The stage of accepting,
B; generating a hyperlink by associating the received link information with each other;
C: creating a structured document describing the associated link information independently of the target;
D; a step for displaying on the display means one or more marks indicating the presence of a hyperlink created by acquiring the link information.

In the step D of this hyperlink program, and displayed on the display means the mark for each hyperlink, detects the target of access to the mark, if there is the access, corresponding to the accessed marked links The step of updating the link information corresponding to the accessed mark is further performed by adding the address of the target to the information. In the stage D, an action corresponding stage for outputting a part or all of link information associated with the mark in response to access to the mark to the display means and the number of hyperlink link destinations. And a display changing step for changing information indicating the size and / or color of the mark and / or the number of link destinations.
Has the same effect as the first invention.

  According to the present invention, since the generated link is described as a structured document independent of the target, it is possible to easily create and describe the link even when browsing the document. In addition, a link can be easily generated for a non-editable document such as a document in a CD-ROM or a network destination document. An annotation to be added to a document can be created in parallel with the generation of a link, and the created annotation can be used in various applications.

Next, the structured document hyperlink device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment. In the following description, the link is assumed to mean a hyperlink.
<First embodiment>
[overall structure]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of a hyperlink apparatus for structured documents according to the present invention. The hyperlink device shown in FIG. 1 can operate on the display device S1, the input device S2, the link information acquisition unit S3, the link generation unit S4, the storage processing unit S5, the storage device S6, the link information transmission unit S7, and the hyperlink device. Other application S8. Here, the other application S8 can display or edit the XML document. In the following, link information refers to locator information indicating the location of the target that constitutes the link, attributes related to display when the target is displayed based on the created hyperlink, attributes related to the type of link, and the content of the annotation linked to the target Etc. widely including information for generating a link.

The display device S1 displays a window for inputting link information passed from the link information acquisition unit S3. Further, the structure information and the document name of the structured document are displayed on the display device S1 by the application S8.
The input device S2 accepts designation of a target from the user and input of other link information, and sends the input information to the link information acquisition unit S3.

The link information acquisition unit S3 outputs a window for inputting various types of information necessary for generating link information to the display device S1. Further, the link information acquisition unit S3 acquires an identifier indicating the location of the designated target and other input information for generating link information (link type, attribute, etc.) and sends it to the link generation unit S4.
The link generation unit S4 generates a link by associating the link information acquired from the link information acquisition unit S3 with each other. Furthermore, a structured document in which only link information is described as a component is created based on the generated link. Languages that allow link information to be described as independent documents in this way include HyTime and XLink, for example, and can be described not only in XML but also in other structured documents using SGML. Can do.

  The storage processing unit S5 writes the structured document created by the link generation unit S4 in the storage device S6. The storage device S6 holds the written structured document. The link information transmission unit S7 converts the structured document in which the link information is described into a data format that can be handled by the application S8 as necessary, and sends the data to the application S8. In converting the link information, it is conceivable to prepare a link information conversion rule, for example, a conversion table according to the application S8, and convert the link information based on the rule. The link information transmission unit S7 makes it possible to use the generated link information in various applications. Of course, if the application S8 can handle the structured document, there is no need to convert it.

[Link Information Acquisition Unit]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing in detail the functions of the hyperlink device 1 shown in FIG. 2, the same elements as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. The link information acquisition unit S3 includes a target specification unit 2, a link type specification unit 3, and an attribute acquisition unit 4.

(1) Target designation unit The target designation unit 2 receives designation of a plurality of targets constituting a link, and acquires information indicating the addresses of the designated targets. Here, the address includes the address of the structured document and the address of an arbitrary partial area in the structured document. In the present embodiment example, the target designating unit 2 has an area designating unit 21, an address designating unit 22, an application document designating unit 23, and a creating unit 24, and acquires the target address.

The area designating unit 21 receives designation of an arbitrary partial area or all areas in the structured document displayed on the display device by the application S8, and acquires an address indicating the designated area. FIG. 3 shows an arbitrary area acquired by the area specifying unit 21.
The address designating unit 22 displays an address input window for inputting an address indicating the location of the structured document such as a URL on the display device S1, and acquires the address input in the address input window. FIG. 4 shows an example of an address input window displayed by the address designating unit 22.

  The application document designation unit 23 activates another application, for example, an application that displays all structured document names on the storage device S6 in a tree structure, and accepts designation of one of the displayed structured documents. Get the address indicating the location of the structured document. FIG. 5 shows an example of a window when a structured document is specified by starting another application.

  The creation unit 24 displays a creation window for creating a new target structured document, saves the created contents, and acquires the address of the save location. FIG. 6 shows an example of a creation window displayed by the creation unit 24. In addition, the structured document editor can be called by the creating unit 24 in order to allow a complicated target description. The creation unit 24 can internally perform a process of generating a link between a plurality of targets and a process of creating a target, thereby improving work efficiency.

(2) Link type designation unit The link type designation unit 3 displays a window for selecting a link type on the display device S1, and performs processing according to the designated link type. FIG. 7 shows an example of a link type designation window displayed by the link type designation unit 3. In this embodiment, there are three types of link types: annotation links, cross-reference links, and aggregate links.

Annotation links are hyperlinks that attach a sticky note to a location specified by a user in a structured document. When an annotation link is selected, the creation unit 24 opens a creation window. If the structured document editor is called by the creation unit 24, the structured document editor is automatically activated.
A cross-reference link is a one-to-one bidirectional hyperlink. For example, this corresponds to the relationship between a term in a sentence and a footnote attached to the term. When a cross-reference link is selected for one selected target, the target designating unit 2 acquires the other target by any one of the above-described area designation, address designation, and document designation methods.

The collective link is a link between a plurality of targets, and a link between not only two but also three or more targets can be generated. When a collective link is selected for one selected target, the target designating unit 2 acquires another target by any one of the above-described area designation, address designation, and document designation methods.
(3) Attribute Acquisition Unit The attribute acquisition unit 4 displays an attribute input window for inputting a target attribute on the display device S1, and acquires the input attribute. FIG. 8 shows an example of an attribute input window displayed by the attribute acquisition unit 4. The user inputs an attribute into the attribute input window using the input means S2.

  Examples of attributes include the role of a target such as cross-reference and annotation, designation of a title, designation of display timing, designation of a display method, designation of a link direction, and the like. The aforementioned link type is also considered as a kind of attribute. Here, the designation relating to the display timing is a designation of whether the target is automatically displayed or displayed by the user when the target is displayed based on the generated link. The designation relating to the display method is designation of whether to display the target by opening a new window, embedding it in the current window, or replacing the current window.

  In addition, it is also conceivable to provide a special entry column in the attribute input window for designating an arbitrary attribute not included in the above by the user. In the special note column, for example, a designation such as “display a target constituting a link by starting another application based on the generated link” is described. In addition, when the default value of the attribute value is preset according to the type of link or when using an application-specific attribute value, this window is automatically set without displaying it, The input burden on the user may be reduced.

By making these attribute values settable, it is possible to display according to the link type, the role of the target, etc., and when displaying the target based on the link, it becomes possible to perform display that is easy for the user to see. .
[Link generator]
In FIG. 2, the link generation unit S <b> 4 has a link mark display unit 5 and a structured document creation unit 6.

(1) Link Mark Display Unit The link mark display unit 5 displays the link mark on the display device S1, and detects the target access to the link mark on the display device S1, thereby the link information acquisition unit S3. The acquired link information is associated with each other to generate a link. Specifically, each time the link mark is accessed, the link mark display unit 5 updates the link information corresponding to the link mark and stores it internally. In other words, the link mark is for designating which link the subsequent link generation processing is performed even when a plurality of links are generated. By using the link mark, it is possible to easily generate a plurality of links, particularly including three or more targets, and to simultaneously generate a plurality of links. FIG. 9 shows an example of a link mark displayed by the link mark display unit 5.

  While the link mark is displayed, the link mark display unit 5 sequentially adds the link information regarding the added target to the link information corresponding to the link mark, and updates the generated link. Moreover, the link mark display part 5 may not display a link mark, when the link type which does not need to display a link mark is selected. For example, when there is one link or when a link to be added by a continuous process is a default, the link mark display unit 5 automatically selects a link to which the acquired link information is added, and selects the generated link. Update.

Further, the link mark display unit 5 includes a drag and drop unit 51, an action response unit 52, a display change unit 53, an application adjustment unit 54, and a close unit 55.
As shown in FIG. 9, the drag & drop unit 51 detects access to the link mark when the selected target is dragged onto the link mark by the input means S2 such as a mouse and dropped.

The action corresponding unit 52 performs predetermined display processing according to the user's operation on the link mark. For example, when a link mark is double-clicked, the currently stored link information is displayed, when the cursor is moved over the link mark, a list of target addresses is displayed.
The display change unit 53 changes the display of the link mark as needed according to the link generation state. For example, each time the number of link destinations increases, the link mark is enlarged or the color is changed, or the number of current link destinations is displayed. The display change unit 53 changes the color of the link mark according to the link type.

The application adjustment unit 54 displays the link mark in a window displayed by the application S8, or performs a setting for displaying the link mark outside the window independently from the window of the application S8. This setting may be selectable by the user.
When the number of targets determined by a predetermined link type is reached, the closing unit 55 automatically deletes the link mark to complete the generation of the link, and notifies the structured document creation unit 6 of a link generation completion notification. For example, when an annotation link or a cross-reference link is selected, the link mark is automatically deleted when the second target is dragged and dropped onto the link mark. Further, when the close unit 55 is instructed to close the link mark by a user instruction, the close unit 55 deletes the link mark and completes the generation of the link. For example, when a collective link is selected, the link mark is closed based on a user's instruction to close the link mark, and a notification of completion of link generation is sent to the structured document creation unit 6.

(2) Structured document creation unit The structured document creation unit 6 sends hyperlink information to an XML document or SGML document based on the link information created by the link mark display unit 5 in accordance with the completion notification from the close unit 55. A structured document in which the generated link is described is created independently of the target. The structured document creation unit 6 also outputs the created structured document to the storage processing unit S5 and the link information transmission unit S7.

[Process flow]
Next, the flow of processing performed by the hyperlink device in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 9 using the flowchart shown in FIG. For ease of explanation, a case where a link is generated for an arbitrary location (hereinafter referred to as a first target) in the structured document currently displayed by the application S8 will be described as an example.

First, in step S11, the area specifying unit 21 of the link information acquiring unit 2 acquires the address of the first target shown in FIG. 3 according to the user's specification.
In step S12, the link type designation unit 3 of the link information acquisition unit 2 displays the link type designation window shown in FIG. 7, and waits for designation of the link type.
In step S13, the link type designation unit 3 determines the selected link type. When the link type is an annotation link, the link information acquisition unit S3 sets the acquired attribute value for the first target as a default value set in advance, and sets the address and attribute value of the first target to the link generation unit S4. Then, the process proceeds to step S14. Thereby, link information is created by the link mark display unit 5. When the cross-reference link or the collective link is selected, the process proceeds to step S114 described later.

In step S14, the creation unit 24 displays the creation window shown in FIG. 6 and accepts input of the annotation that is the second target until the “OK” button is input.
In step S15, the creation unit 24 waits until the “OK” button is pressed. If it is determined that the “OK” button is pressed, the contents of the input annotation are stored in an appropriate location and the address is acquired. At this time, designation of the storage location by the user may be accepted. Further, the content of the annotation may be acquired as link information. As described above, when an annotation is created by another application, the address of a document created by the application is acquired. The link information acquisition unit S3 sets the attribute value to a preset default value for the second target from which the address has been acquired, and sends the address and attribute value of the second target to the link generation unit S4. Of course, the attribute value input window shown in FIG. 8 may be opened to accept an attribute value input by the user. However, in the case of an annotation link, it is considered that the attribute value is determined in advance, so a default value should be set. It is preferable to reduce the input burden on the user.

In step S16, the link mark display unit 5 displays a link mark representing the newly generated link on the display device S1.
In step S17, the drag and drop unit 51 waits for drag and drop to the link mark of the annotation window as the second target, and when dragged and dropped, the process proceeds to step S18.

In step S18, the link mark display unit 5 generates a link between the two targets by associating link information related to the first target and the second target with the same link. Specifically, link information related to the second target added to the created link information, that is, locator information, attribute values, and the like are added.
In step S19, the closing unit 55 determines whether to delete the link mark. If the cross-reference link is selected in step S13, since there are only two targets for generating the link, the close unit 55 automatically deletes the link mark and sends a completion notification to the structured document creation unit 6. To do. In step S13, when an annotation link or a collective link is selected, the closing unit 55 does not automatically delete the link mark, but continues the link generation until the link mark is deleted by the user. The process again returns to the target designation wait (step S11).

In step S110, the structured document creation unit 6 describes the link information temporarily held in a structured document such as XML or SGML.
In step S111, the generated structured document is sent to the link information transmission unit S7. The link information transfer unit S7 converts the structured document into a data format corresponding to the application S8, for example, a data format according to an XLink or HyTime processing system, if necessary.

In step S112, the storage processing unit S5 determines whether or not to save the structured document in which the generated link is described. If so, the process proceeds to step S113. If not saved, the process ends. Here, the user may confirm the storage process and specify the storage destination.
In step S113, the structured document describing the generated link is written in the storage device S6, and the process ends.

If a cross-reference link or aggregate link is selected in step S13, the process proceeds to step S114. In step S114, in order to acquire the attribute information regarding the acquired first target, the attribute acquisition unit 4 displays the attribute input window shown in FIG. 8, and acquires the attribute value input by the user.
In step S115, the target designating unit 2 acquires the address of an additional target associated with the link by any of the area designating unit 21, the address designating unit 22, and the application designating unit 23. The designation method may be selected by the user.

In step S116, in order to acquire the attribute for the added target, the attribute acquisition unit 4 displays the attribute input window shown in FIG. 8, acquires the attribute value input by the user, and repeats the above-described steps S16 to S113. .
Thus, by creating a document describing only the generated link independently of the document including the target, link information can be generated even when the document including the target cannot be edited. In addition, since a structured document newly created for storing link information does not depend on the application, the link information can be used in various applications that support XLink.

In the description of the above process, an arbitrary area of the displayed structured document is designated as the first target. However, other areas such as designation of a URL and designation of a structured document name by an application are designated. Of course, designation by method is possible.
[Screen flow]
The processing performed by the hyperlink device will be specifically described with reference to screen examples shown in FIGS. As described above, a case will be described in which an arbitrary area of the structured document displayed by the application S8 is selected as the first target, and a link between the first target and another target is generated.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the user selects an arbitrary part or all of the area of the structured document as the first target.
Next, a link type designation window is displayed as shown in FIG. 4, and the link type is selected by the user. When an annotation link is selected, a creation window shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, and the apparatus enters a state of waiting for an annotation input by the user. When an annotation is entered and the “OK” button is pressed, a link is created between the first target and the second target annotation. If there is a link that has already been generated, the link mark shown in FIG. 9 is displayed when the “OK” button is pressed after inputting the annotation. By dragging and dropping the creation window onto the link mark, a link is generated between the first target and the annotation that is the second target.

  When the cross-reference link or the collective link is selected, the attribute input window shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, and the input of the first target attribute is awaited. When the attribute is input and the “OK” button is pressed, the system waits for the designation of the second target to be added. The second target is designated by selecting an area shown in FIG. 3, designation of a URL shown in FIG. 4, or designation of a document name by another application shown in FIG. When the second target is designated, the attribute input window shown in FIG. 8 is displayed again, and the input of the attribute for the added second target is awaited. After inputting the attribute and pressing the “OK” button, if there is a link already generated, the link mark shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. By dragging and dropping the second target onto the link mark, a link between the first target and the second target is generated.

In the case of an annotation link or cross-reference link, the link mark disappears by drag and drop of the second target. In the case of a collective link, the link mark is displayed as it is. Each time a target is added to the link mark, the number of targets in the link mark increases, and a link between three or more targets can be easily generated.
<Another embodiment>
(A) The link information acquisition unit may further include a linkage unit (not shown) with another application so that the link information can be acquired by the other application. For example, it is conceivable to use a voice recognition application as another application and acquire link information input by voice.

  (B) In the above processing, a default value is set for the attribute value depending on the link type, or the link mark is automatically closed, but these processing can be appropriately changed according to needs. .

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a hyperlink device for a structured document according to a first embodiment. FIG. The functional block diagram of the hyperlink apparatus of the structured document which concerns on the example of 1st Embodiment. Explanatory drawing which designates the arbitrary areas in a structured document as a target. Address input window for specifying the target address. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the window which designates a target by starting another application. Explanatory drawing of the creation window which creates a new structured document. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of a link type designation | designated window. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the attribute input window which the attribute acquisition part 4 displays. Explanatory drawing which shows the access to a link mark and a link mark. The flowchart which shows the process which the hyperlink device which concerns on the example of 1st Embodiment performs.

Explanation of symbols

S1; Display device S2; Input device S3; Link information acquisition unit S4; Link generation unit S5; Storage processing unit S6; Storage device S7; Link information transmission unit S8;

Claims (8)

A structured document hyperlink method executed by an information terminal capable of displaying or editing a structured document structured based on a predetermined component,
Link information including addresses of all or a part of each of the plurality of structured documents (hereinafter referred to as targets), and receiving input of predetermined link information for generating hyperlinks between the plurality of targets Link information reception step,
Generating a hyperlink between the plurality of targets by associating the received link information with each other, and generating a structured document in which the associated link information is described independently of the target; and ,
A link mark display step for displaying on the display means one or more marks indicating the presence of the hyperlink created by acquiring the link information,
The link mark display step includes
Displayed on the display means the mark for each hyperlink, it detects the target of access to the mark, if there is the access, adding the address of the target in the link information corresponding to the accessed marked Updating the link information corresponding to the accessed mark ,
An action corresponding step of outputting a part or all of the link information associated with the mark in response to access to the mark to the display means;
Depending on the number of linked hyperlink has a display changing step of changing the information indicating the number of sizes and / or colors and / or landing of the mark, hyperlinks structured document Method. A structured document hyperlink device capable of displaying or editing a structured document structured based on a predetermined component,
Link information including addresses of all or a part of each of the plurality of structured documents (hereinafter referred to as targets), which accepts input of predetermined link information for generating hyperlinks between the plurality of targets. Information receiving means;
Structured document generation means for generating hyperlinks between the plurality of targets by associating the received link information with each other, and generating a structured document describing the associated link information independently of the targets; ,
Link mark display means for displaying one or more marks indicating the presence of a hyperlink created by acquiring the link information,
The link mark display means
The mark displayed in the table shown means for each hyperlink, detects the target of access to the mark, if there is the access, adding the address of the target in the link information corresponding to the accessed marked Means for updating link information corresponding to the accessed mark ,
Action corresponding means for outputting a part or all of link information associated with the mark in response to access to the mark to the display means ;
To have a, and a display changing means for changing the information indicating the number of sizes and / or colors and / or landing of the mark in accordance with the number of linked hyperlink, the hyperlink apparatus structured document.   The structured document hyperlink device according to claim 2, wherein the link information further includes an attribute relating to the designated target. The structured document hyperlink device according to claim 2, wherein the link information receiving unit acquires information indicating the location of the target in cooperation with another application. 5. The structured document hyperlink device according to claim 2, wherein the link information receiving unit can acquire an arbitrary region in the displayed or edited structured document as a target. The structured document hyperlink device according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the link information receiving means further comprises target creating means for newly creating a structured document as a target. Storage means for storing a structured document in which the hyperlink is described;
Output means for outputting the structured document to the storage means;
The structured document hyperlink device according to claim 2, further comprising: A computer-readable recording medium recording a hyperlink program of a structured document for causing an information terminal capable of displaying or editing a structured document structured based on predetermined components to execute the following steps: And
A: Input of predetermined link information for generating hyperlinks between the plurality of targets, including link information including addresses of all or a part of each of the plurality of structured documents (hereinafter referred to as targets). The stage of accepting,
B; generating a hyperlink by associating the received link information with each other;
C: creating a structured document describing the associated link information independently of the target;
D; causing a display means to display one or more marks indicating the presence of a hyperlink created by acquiring the link information; and
In step D,
Displayed on the display means the mark for each hyperlink, it detects the target of access to the mark, if there is the access, adding the address of the target in the link information corresponding to the accessed marked Updating the link information corresponding to the accessed mark,
An action handling step of outputting a part or all of the link information associated with the mark in response to access to the mark to the display means;
A display change stage for changing information indicating the size and / or color of the mark and / or the number of link destinations according to the number of link destinations of hyperlinks;
A computer-readable recording medium on which a hyperlink program of a structured document for executing the program is recorded.