JP4716900B2 - Information batch output system and information batch output program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information batch output system and an information batch output program that collectively output the contents of each file later for the contents of a plurality of files that can be displayed by an application program such as a WEB program.

  Conventionally, a computer user connects a computer to the Internet and browses various information posted on a homepage. When such a user finds necessary information during browsing, the user prints this information for later use. Here, since the contents and details described in various home pages are various, there are cases where more useful information is found on another home page after printing the information as necessary. In such a case, if more useful information is printed, the previously printed information may be unnecessary. As a result, the previously performed printing is wasted, leading to a waste of resources, which is not preferable.

  On the other hand, a printing apparatus that prevents the occurrence of erroneous printing has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). This printing apparatus is supposed to prevent erroneous printing by making it possible to check the image data of a file stored in the printing apparatus.

  However, this printing apparatus always performs printing once and prevents erroneous printing when performing reprinting. Therefore, as described above, it has not been useful in the case where better information that does not require the printed matter is found after printing is performed first.

JP 2004-326817 A

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an information batch output system and an information batch output program that can finally output necessary information in a batch later, and to improve user convenience. To do.

The present invention relates to a file content display means for displaying the contents of a file opened by an application program, a range specification means for specifying a part of the displayed file contents, and a storage indicating a storage location of the specified file. Output expectation registration means for associating location information with a part of designated start position and designation end position specified as ranges and registering them as output expectation information, and a list display for reading and displaying a plurality of registered output expectation information Information batch comprising: means; output selection means for individually selecting whether or not to output the output expected information displayed in a list; and output means for collectively outputting all the selected output expected information It is an output system.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information batch output system and an information batch output program that can finally output necessary information in a batch later, thereby improving user convenience.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an information batch output system 1.

  The information batch output system 1 includes a WEB server 3 and a computer terminal 4 connected to the Internet 2.

  The WEB server 3 includes a storage device composed of a hard disk, a control device composed of a CPU, an input device composed of a mouse and a keyboard, a display device composed of a liquid crystal display or a CRT display, and a LAN. It is a computer having a communication device composed of a board or a wireless LAN card.

  The computer terminal 4 includes a communication device 11 including a LAN board or a wireless LAN card, a control device 12 including a CPU, an input device 13 including a mouse and a keyboard, a liquid crystal display or a CRT display, and the like. The computer includes a display device 14, a medium processing device 15 that reads and writes information from and on a CD-ROM and a flexible disk, and a storage device 16 that includes a hard disk and the like.

The OS 21 is expanded in the memory of the control device 12, and software such as browser software 22 and output selection software 24 is installed as programs that operate on the OS 21. Further, the browser software 22 incorporates output expectation registration software 23 as an add-in program. Note that the expected output registration software 23 may be configured to be incorporated in the OS 21 instead of the browser software 22.

  The control device 12 is connected to a printing device 5 such as a laser printer or an ink jet printer through an appropriate interface.

  FIG. 2 shows a screen image diagram of the browser screen 30 and the command screen 35, and FIG. 3 shows a screen image diagram of the title input screen 40. The command screen 35 and the title input screen 40 are both screens displayed by the output expectation registration software 23.

  The browser screen 30 displays the contents of the open html file as the content 31. The user can select a part of the displayed content 31 as the selection range 32 by dragging with the cursor 39 on the screen.

  The command screen 35 is a screen displayed when the selection range 32 is selected on the browser screen 30 and input by the input device 13 (for example, right click of the mouse). On this command screen 35, an expected output registration command 37 provided by the expected output registration software 23 is displayed together with normal commands 36 such as cut, copy, paste, select all, and print, which are functions that the browser software 22 has from the beginning. Is done. Thus, the user can select the output expected registration command 37 by designating the selection range 32.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a title input text box 41 and an OK button 42 are displayed on the title input screen 40. As a result, the user can add a title to the contents registered as the expected output information.

FIG. 4 shows a configuration diagram of the output expectation table 50 stored in the storage device 16 (see FIG. 1).
The output expectation table 50 is No. , Title, path, start position, end position, original attribute, output attribute, and registration date and time.

No. Stores a number indicating the registered order. This number is automatically assigned and registered in order from 1.
The title stores the title input by the user on the title input screen 40.

  The path stores the location where the registered output expectation information 51 exists. If this path is an html file on the Internet 2, a URL is stored, and if it is a file in the computer terminal 4, the path in the computer terminal 4 is stored.

  As the start position, the start position of the range selected as the selection range 32 (see FIG. 2) is stored. As the start position, appropriate information for specifying the start position, such as the number of lines, the number of pages, and coordinates, is stored.

  As the end position, the end position of the range selected as the selection range 32 (see FIG. 2) is stored. As the end position, appropriate information for specifying the end position such as the number of lines, the number of pages, and coordinates is stored.

The original attribute stores the original attribute of the file to be output. More specifically, “html” is stored for an html file, and “doc” is stored for a document file.
As the output attribute, the original attribute is stored by default, and when the attribute to be output is changed by the user, the changed attribute is stored.
As the registration date and time, the date and time registered as the output expected information 51 is stored.

  With this configuration, it is possible to sequentially store the expected output information 51 that the user intends to output.

FIG. 5 shows a screen image diagram of the output content determination screen 60.
The output content determination screen 60 includes an output content selection unit 61, an output format selection button 64, an output destination selection button 65, an attribute selection combo box 66, an output button 67, and a cancel button 68.

  In the output content selection unit 61, No. of the output expected information 51 is displayed. , Title, original attribute, output attribute, and registration date and time are listed as registration information 61b. For each of the registration information 61b, a selection check box 61a that permits selection of whether to output or not and a confirmation button 61d that permits content confirmation are displayed.

  In the selection check box 61a, the registration information 61b to be output is checked and the registration information 61b not to be output is unchecked. On the other hand, by default, all the items may be unchecked. In this case, it is only necessary to check the necessary registration information 61b, which is convenient when the history of the output expected information 51 registered in the past remains.

  The attribute selection combo box 61c allows selection of an attribute to be output. Although the original attribute (see FIG. 4) is displayed by default, the attribute can be appropriately changed according to the user's selection.

  When the confirmation button 61d is pressed, another window is opened and a portion selected as the selection range 32 of the content 31 (see FIG. 2) is displayed based on the corresponding output expectation information 51. Thereby, the user can confirm the information to be output as an output image.

  Further, the output content selection unit 61 is provided with a scroll bar 61e. By dragging the scroll bar 61e up and down, the user can confirm all the registered information 61b displayed in a list and select whether to output it.

  The output format selection button 64 outputs the content 31 to be output based on the output expected information 51 corresponding to the selected registration information 61b by outputting a page break for each file, or combines them without page breaks. This button is used to select whether to output. Here, when the output for each file is selected, the attribute selection combo box 61c is selectable and the attribute batch selection combo box 66 described later cannot be selected. When continuous output is selected, the attribute selection combo box 61c cannot be selected and an attribute batch selection combo box 66 described later can be selected.

  The output destination selection button 65 selects printing, e-mail transmission, or file output, so that printing is output to the printing device 5, mail transmission is output to the communication device 11, or writing to the storage device 16 or the medium processing device 15 is performed. Select whether to output.

  The attribute batch selection combo box 66 is a combo box that can be specified when continuous output is selected by the output format selection button 64, and allows batch specification of output attributes for continuous output. As a result, for example, a file with the attribute “html” and a file with “doc” can be unified into the “html” attribute and output together on one page.

When the output button 67 is pressed, a process of outputting the selection range 32 portion of the content 31 corresponding to the selected registration information 61b to the selected output destination in the selected output format is executed. Here, when file output or e-mail transmission is selected by the output destination selection button 65, the storage destination determination screen 70 of FIG. 6 is displayed before the output, and a file name or the like is input.
The cancel button 68 is a button for ending the process without outputting.

  FIG. 6 shows a screen image diagram of the storage destination determination screen 70. The storage destination determination screen 70 is displayed when the output button 67 is pressed when file output or e-mail transmission is selected with the output destination selection button 65 of the output content determination screen 60.

  The save destination determination screen 70 has a file name input text box 70a for inputting a file name, a save presence / absence selection button 70b for selecting whether to save, a save destination input text box 70c for inputting a save destination, and a save destination. It includes a save destination designation button 70d for displaying a selection window (not shown) and an OK button 70e.

  The file name input text box 70a displays the default of the title of the registration information 61b displayed in the output content selection unit 61, displays the automatically numbered number by default, or leaves it blank. It is preferable that the display is configured.

  When file output is selected by the output destination selection button 65 on the output content determination screen 60, the save / non-selection selection button 70b is fixed to “Save”, and the file name input text box 70a and the save destination input text box 70c are fixed. Let the user enter both. When e-mail transmission is selected, the user inputs a file name in the file name input text box 70a and selects whether or not to save the save / non-select button 70b. If save is selected, the save destination input text box 70c and the save destination designation button 70d are enabled to specify the save destination. If not save is selected, the save destination input text box 70c and save are selected. The destination designation button 70d is disabled.

  With the above configuration, the user can select and output arbitrary information from the information registered as the expected output information 51.

FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of processing executed by the control device 12 by the browser software 22 and the output expectation registration software 23.
When the selection range 32 is designated while the content 31 (see FIG. 2) is displayed by the browser software 22 (step S1: YES), the control device 12 displays the command screen 35 (step S2).

  When the output expected registration command 37 is selected (step S3: YES), the control device 12 activates the output expected registration software 23, displays the title input screen 40, and allows the input of the title (step S4).

  When the title is input, the control device 12 outputs the input title, the path of the content 31 opened at this time, the start position and the end position of the selection range 32, the file attribute of the content 31, and the registration date and time. The expected information 51 is registered in the output expected table 50 (see FIG. 4) on the memory (step S5).

  If the normal command 36 is selected in step S3 (step S3: NO), the selected process such as cut, copy, paste, select all, or print is executed (step S6).

  With the above operation, the control device 12 can sequentially register the expected output information 51 so that the information in the selection range 32 selected from the content 31 can be output later.

FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of processing executed by the control device 12 by the output selection software 24.
When the output selection software 24 is activated, the control device 12 displays an output content determination screen 60 (see FIG. 5) on the display device 14 in accordance with the output selection software 24 (step S11).

  The control device 21 allows selection of output content and output attributes by the output content selection unit 61, selection of an output format by the output format selection button 64, and selection of an output destination by the output destination selection button 65 (step S12).

  When the confirmation button 61d is pressed (step S13: YES), the part selected in the selection range 32 of the content 31 corresponding to the selected registration information 61b is previewed in another window (step S14).

  When the output button 67 is pressed (step S15: YES), the selection range 32 of all the selected contents 31 is collectively output to the selected output destination in the selected format (step S16). This output is executed by opening the application that handles the file having the output attribute selected in step S12 (the application that created the original file if the output attribute is the same as the original attribute), invisible. As this application, there are various software such as browser software 22 and word processing software.

  When outputting in this way, if output for each file is selected by the output format selection button 64, the output file 71 is output individually by dividing the contents 31 as shown in the front view of FIG. 9A. . If continuous output is selected by the output format selection button 64, the contents 31 are integrated and continuously output to one output file 71 as shown in the front view of FIG. In any output file 71, a title 73 and a path 74 are displayed for each content 31.

  If the output button 67 is not pressed in step S15 (step S15: NO) and the cancel button 68 is pressed (step S17), the process ends.

  With the above operation, it is possible to select and output only the necessary content 31 registered as output expected information 51 at the stage of output. Therefore, for example, various contents 31 on the Internet are browsed, and if necessary, registered as output expected information 51 each time. After obtaining a sufficient amount of information, only the truly necessary contents 31 are selected. This can be output in a batch.

  Therefore, as in the past, what was found in the content 31 on the Internet 2 is printed for the time being, and after a large amount of printing, only the important printed material is left and other printed materials are discarded. it can.

  Registration of the expected output information 51 can be performed by selecting and registering only a necessary part of the content 31 as the selection range 32, so that only an important part can be registered and output. Therefore, it is possible to create a file in which important information is extracted from various contents 31 and collected.

Since the title 73 input by the user is displayed in the output file 71, the information can be easily viewed by the title 73.
In addition, since the path 74 is displayed in the output file 71, when it is desired to refer to a portion other than the selection in the selection range 32 later, the original file can be easily found and referred to as appropriate. it can.

In addition, when the printing apparatus 5 is shared by a plurality of computer terminals 4, when various contents 31 on the Internet 2 are referred to and printed each time as in the past, the printing apparatus 5 is requested each time. It is cumbersome to go, and if you leave it in a printed state, printed matter printed by someone else will come in between. In particular confusion with printed material of others, there is a possibility that lead to printed matter of loss or information leakage. However, since this information batch output system 1 can be registered as output expected information 51 and printed later in a batch, such a problem can be solved, convenience is improved, and information leakage occurs. Risk can be reduced.

  In addition, for an html file of a home page whose contents are updated daily, such as news and exchange, for example, a portion where target information is displayed can be specified in the selection range 32 and registered as output expected information 51. In this case, the user displays the output content determination screen 60, selects and outputs the registration information 61b corresponding to the output expected information 51, and outputs the latest information (the latest news and the latest news in the selection range 32). Currency exchange etc.) can be output every day just by operating the output selection software 24 without having to bother to open the homepage.

  Further, when a file of an application such as word processing software is registered as the expected output information 51, the updated latest information can be output from the output content determination screen 60 even if the content of the file is updated after registration. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the information in the selection range 32 of the content 31 is output as it is. However, in the case of mail transmission output or writing output, if the content 31 is information on the Internet 2, the URL and You may make it the structure which outputs a start position and an end position. In this case, the data amount of the output file 71 can be reduced. The recipient of the output file 71 can also obtain the contents of the selection range 32 of the content 31 from the URL stored in the output file 71 from the WEB server 3 on the Internet 2 and print it.

  Further, the expected output registration software 23 may be provided by a program that operates alone on the OS 21 instead of being incorporated as an add-in of the browser software 22. In this case, for example, a floating window is displayed on the screen of the display device 14, the selection range 32 is selected by the content 31, and the selection range 32 dropped by dragging and dropping the selection range 32 onto the floating window. The information in 32 can be registered in the output expectation table 50.

  The output content selection unit 61 may be configured to change the order of the registration information 61b. Thereby, the output order of the contents 31 can be set, and convenience is improved.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The computer of the present invention corresponds to the computer terminal 4 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The output means corresponds to the communication device 11, the medium processing device 15, the storage device 16, and the printing device 5,
The control means corresponds to the control device 12,
The input means corresponds to the input device 13,
The display means corresponds to the display device 14,
The application program supports various software such as browser software 22 and word processing software.
The output expected registration means corresponds to the control device 12 that executes the output expected registration software 23,
The information batch output program corresponds to the output expectation registration software 23 and the output selection software 24.
The file content display means corresponds to the display device 14 displaying the browser screen 30,
The part of the range specified corresponds to the selection range 32,
The range specifying means corresponds to the input device 13 that allows the cursor 39 to move,
The output expected information corresponds to the output expected information 51,
The list display means corresponds to the display device 14 that displays the output content determination screen 60,
The output selection means corresponds to the selection check box 61a,
The output format selection means corresponds to the output format selection button 64,
The range designation process corresponds to step S1,
The output expected registration process corresponds to step S5,
The list display process corresponds to step S11,
The output selection process corresponds to step S12,
The output process corresponds to step S16,
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

The system block diagram of an information batch output system. The screen image figure of a browser screen and a command screen. The screen image figure of a title input screen. The block diagram of an output expectation table. The screen image figure of an output content determination screen. The screen image figure of a save destination decision screen. The flowchart of operation | movement of browser software and output expectation registration software. The flowchart of operation | movement of output selection software. Explanatory drawing of the output format of an output file.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information batch output system 4 ... Computer terminal 5 ... Printing device 11 ... Communication device 12 ... Control device 13 ... Input device 14 ... Display device 15 ... Media processing device 16 ... Storage device 22 ... Browser software 23 ... Output expectation registration software 24 ... Output selection software 30 ... Browser screen 32 ... Selection range 39 ... Cursor 51 ... Output expected information 60 ... Output content determination screen 61a ... Selection check box 64 ... Output format selection button

Claims (4)

File content display means for displaying the contents of the file opened by the application program;
A range specification means for specifying a range of a part of the displayed file contents;
Output expected registration means for associating the storage location information indicating the storage location of the range-specified file with the specified designation start position and specified end position of the range specified as output expected information;
A list display means for reading and displaying a list of a plurality of registered output expectation information;
Output selection means for individually selecting whether to output the output expected information displayed in a list;
An information batch output system comprising: an output unit that collectively outputs all the selected output expected information. Comprising output format selection means for allowing selection of whether to output a plurality of output expected information separately in a state of being separated separately or in an integrated state;
The information batch output system according to claim 1, wherein the output unit is configured to output in a selected output format. 3. The information batch output system according to claim 1, wherein the output unit is configured to start the application program invisible and to output the output expected information to the application program. A range designation process that allows a range designation by the input means for part of the file contents opened by the application program and displayed on the display means;
An output expectation registration process that allows registration as output expectation information by associating the storage location information indicating the storage location of the range-specified file with a part of the designation start position and the designation end position specified in the range;
A list display process for reading a plurality of registered output expectation information and displaying the list on a display means;
Whether to output the output expected information displayed in a list as to whether or not to be output individually by output selection means; and
An information batch output program for causing a control means of a computer to execute an output process for collectively outputting all the selected output expected information by an output means.

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