JP6537484B2 - Editing support program, editing support method and editing support apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an editing support program, an editing support method, and an editing support apparatus.

  In a newspaper or other editing operation, a frame of a desired size called a frame or box for placing characters or images is set at a desired position of each page according to the content of information to be edited, etc. Work is often performed by pouring characters and images inside. Also, recently, shape data that can be used to edit a document page in which a frame or a box is placed at a desired position is prepared in advance, that is, a model is saved, and labor saving is achieved by using it for work. It is also done.

  For example, in Patent Document 1 etc., when managing plate-making data, the convenience in reusing plate-making data is improved by separating data to be managed in printed matter units and data to be managed in page units. Technology is disclosed.

JP-A-9-50110

  However, as the number of models increases, it is not easy to narrow down a model suitable for producing a newspaper or the like.

In one aspect, the editing support program receives specification of an attribute of a document page to be edited, and shape data extracted from each of a plurality of document pages, and part of a document page and / or from which the shape data is extracted. The shape data corresponding to the specified attribute of the document page is specified by referring to the storage unit that stores the entire image in association with the attribute of the document page from which the shape data is extracted, and the specified shape The program is a program that causes a computer to execute processing for presenting data as a component of a document page to be edited and presenting a part and / or all of the image of the document page from which the specified shape data is extracted .

  In one aspect, the editing support program receives specification of an attribute of a document page to be edited, and associates shape data extracted from each of a plurality of document pages with the attribute of the document page from which the shape data is extracted. The shape data corresponding to the specified attribute of the document page is specified with reference to the storage unit to be stored, and the specified shape data is presented as a component of the document page to be edited. It is a program.

  Shape data suitable for editing a document page can be presented as a component of the document page.

It is a figure showing roughly the composition of the newspaper production system concerning one embodiment. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus, and FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a user terminal. It is a functional block diagram of an information processor and a user terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of a storage object table. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of model DB. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a model | form production | generation process. It is a figure which shows an example of the newspaper page which the user produced. It is a figure which shows the position of the arrangement | positioning area | region, size, and classification which are obtained from the layout data of a newspaper page. It is a figure which shows the state by which the arrangement | positioning area | region of the newspaper page was divided | segmented by module division with a thick line frame. It is a figure which shows the newspaper layout after the writing interruption. FIG. 11 (a) is an example of a display image showing the assembled state (the state at the time of newspaper issuance), and FIG. 11 (b) is an example of a displayed image showing the divided state (the state of only the arrangement area). It is. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a model presentation process. FIG. 13A and FIG. 13B are diagrams showing an example of a screen used to obtain information of a sheet of paper in step S50 of FIG. It is a figure (the 1) showing an example of a list screen which presents a model. It is a figure (the 2) showing an example of a list screen which presents a model. It is a figure which shows the state which expand | deployed the model on the display part.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a newspaper production system will be described in detail based on FIGS. 1 to 16.

  FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of a newspaper production system 100 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the newspaper production system 100 includes an information processing device 10 as a shape extraction device and an editing support device, a user terminal 60, and a layout data storage device 70. Each device included in the newspaper production system 100 is connected to a network 80 such as the Internet.

  The information processing apparatus 10 includes a server and the like, and automatically generates a template usable for newspaper production from document information (here, newspaper page data (layout data)) produced by the user. To provide a suitable template for

  The hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2A, the information processing apparatus 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 90, a read only memory (ROM) 92, a random access memory (RAM) 94, and a storage unit (here, a hard disk drive (HDD). ), A network interface 97, and a portable storage medium drive 99 and the like. Each component of the information processing apparatus 10 is connected to a bus 98. In the information processing apparatus 10, a program (including a shape extraction program or an editing support program) stored in the ROM 92 or the HDD 96, or a program read by the portable storage medium drive 99 from the portable storage medium 91 (a shape extraction program or The CPU 90 executes the editing support program to implement the functions of the units shown in FIG. Note that FIG. 3 also illustrates a database and a table stored in the HDD 96 or the like of the information processing apparatus 10.

  The functional block diagram of the information processing apparatus 10 and the user terminal 60 is shown by FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing apparatus 10 functions as a model generation unit 20 and a model presentation unit 22.

  The template generation unit 20 determines whether the newspaper page produced by the user is an accumulation target with reference to the accumulation target table 30, and in the case of an accumulation target, based on the newspaper page produced by the user, Automatically generate templates that can be used for newspaper space production from the next time onwards. The form (layout data) automatically generated by the form generation unit 20 is stored in the form DB 32. Here, when the template generation unit 20 automatically generates a template, the newspaper page is divided into articles (each module), and the divided modules include articles, headings, images (such as photographs), and dividing lines. Processing such as “module division” for extracting the placement area, and “write division” for deleting characters and images from the extracted placement area and leaving only the placement area are performed. A module means a group of articles (characters), photographs, etc. belonging to the same theme.

  When the user starts producing newspaper pages, the template presenting unit 22 refers to the template DB 32 to select a template suitable for the newspaper page (document page to be edited) that the user is trying to produce. And sends a list screen of the selected template to the user terminal 60. Further, the form presenting unit 22 transmits the form selected by the user on the list screen to the user terminal 60.

  An example of the data structure of the accumulation object table 30 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the accumulation target table 30 has fields of “face name” and “accumulation target / not target”. The field name "face name" stores the face name (one side, two sides, social side, living side, etc.). In the field of “accumulation target / non-target”, information on prototypes is generated and it is stored whether or not it is a target to be stored (target / non-target). Therefore, the template generation unit 20 can determine which side of the newspaper page the template should be generated and stored by referring to the storage target table 30.

  An example of the model DB 32 is shown in FIG. The model DB 32 is a database that stores data of a model in association with the attribute of the newspaper page used when generating the model. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the template DB 32 has “data type”, “creation date”, “last use date”, “number of times of use”, “publication date”, “publication day”, “ Left and right pages, "face name", "version name", "module name", "vertical size", "horizontal size", "article section number", "layout storage path", "display image storage path (write "Division", "display image storage path (assembled)", "module configuration information storage path", "article number", "article line number", "image number", and "image height and width" fields.

  In the field of “data type”, “face” or “module” is stored. The data (row) in which the “face” is stored means the data on the layout (model) of the entire newspaper face (1 page), and the data (row) in which the “module” is stored is It means data about layout (form) of each article included.

  Information of the date and time when the form was created is stored in the field of “date and time of creation”, and information of date and time when the form was last used is stored in the field of “last used date and time”. Information on the number of times the template has been used is stored in the field "Number of times of use", and the newspaper used for creating the template has been issued in the fields "date of publication" and "date of publication" Date and day are stored. In addition, the information stored in the fields of “date of creation”, “date of last use”, and “number of times of use” may be used as a determination criterion to determine whether to delete data of a model that is not often used. it can.

  The field "left and right pages" stores information on whether the face and the field are arranged on the page on the left side or the page on the right side of the paper, and the face name or module is placed in the field "face name". The name of another face is stored. The field of "version name" stores the name of the version on which the face and module are posted, and the field of "module name" stores the name of module. In addition, in the data (row) of the data type “face”, the module name is the same as the face name.

  The vertical size and horizontal size fields store the vertical and horizontal sizes of faces and modules, and the number of articles section field contains how many articles (parts excluding advertisements) in the face Information on whether it is placed is stored. It can be said that the number of stages of the article section is the number of stages obtained by subtracting the number of stages of the advertisement from the number of stages of the surface.

  The field of “layout storage path” stores a path of a storage destination in which layout data (model information) is stored. The layout data file is stored in the storage of the information processing apparatus 10. In addition, since a storage is HDD96 grade | etc., Of Fig.2 (a), it shall also describe it also as "the storage 96" below. For example, a file of layout data manages the layout (position, size, shape, etc.) of an arrangement area in which headings, articles, images, dividing lines, etc. are arranged, and the type of an object (arrangement) arranged in the arrangement area Manage articles, images, and separators). In the present embodiment, layout data is stored in the storage 96, and in order to manage a storage destination path in the model DB 32, it can be said that layout data is readably stored in the model DB 32 and the storage 96.

  The display image after writing (for example, see FIG. 11B) and the display image before writing are displayed in the fields of “Display image storage path (write division)” and “Display image storage path (composed)” A storage destination path for storing (see, for example, FIG. 11A) is stored. The file of the display image is, for example, a jpeg file and is stored in the storage 96 of the information processing apparatus 10. In the field of “module configuration information storage path”, a path of a storage destination in which module configuration information is stored is stored. The module configuration information is a list of identification numbers of objects (headings, articles, images, etc.) included in the module. The position, size, and shape of the object can be extracted by searching the layout data file using the identification number of the object. The file of the module configuration information is also stored in the storage 96 of the information processing apparatus 10. In this embodiment, the display image and module configuration information are stored in the storage 96, and the form DB 32 and the storage 96 can read the display image and module configuration information in order to manage the storage destination path in the model DB 32. It can be said that I remember.

  The number of articles included in the module is stored in the field of “number of articles”, and the number of lines of articles included in the module is stored in the field of “number of article rows”. Also, the number of images included in the module is stored in the "number of images" field, and whether the images included in the module are vertically or horizontally stored is stored in the "image vertical / horizontal" field .

  Returning to FIG. 1, the user terminal 60 is a terminal used by a user (such as a newspaper company employee) who produces a newspaper page. The user terminal 60 provides the information processing apparatus 10 with information on the newspaper page that the user is about to produce, and displays a list screen of templates presented by the information processing apparatus 10. In addition, the user terminal 60 transmits the information of the template selected by the user on the list screen to the information processing apparatus 10, and the template transmitted from the information processing apparatus 10 and / or the template in the information processing apparatus 10 On the display unit 193. In addition, the user terminal 60 stores layout data of the newspaper page produced by the user in the layout data storage device 70. In this case, the user terminal 60 is associated with the layout data, and information on the newspaper page or module produced by the user (date of publication, day of publication, right and left pages, page name, version name, module name, vertical size, horizontal The size, the number of article sections, the number of articles, the number of article lines, the number of images, the height and width of images, etc. are stored in the layout data storage device 70.

  The hardware configuration of the user terminal 60 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2B, the user terminal 60 includes a CPU 190, a ROM 192, a RAM 194, a storage unit (HDD) 196, a network interface 197, a display unit 193, an input unit 195, and a portable storage medium drive 199. Have. Each component of the user terminal 60 is connected to the bus 198. The display unit 193 includes a liquid crystal display and the like, and the input unit 195 includes a keyboard, a mouse touch panel and the like. In the user terminal 60, the CPU 190 executes a program stored in the ROM 192 or the HDD 196, or a program read by the portable storage medium drive 199 from the portable storage medium 191, whereby the sheet production unit 62 shown in FIG. The function of the paper transmission unit 64 is realized. The paper production unit 62 executes a process of producing a newspaper according to the user's operation. In this case, the paper surface production unit 62 produces the newspaper surface by receiving the designation of the placement area in which the article and the heading are placed by the user, the designation of the dividing line, and the designation of the type of the article and the heading. Also, the paper surface production unit 62 may produce the paper surface, for example, in accordance with the user's operation on the template selected by the user. In this case, having the user select a template and arranging an article, an image, or the like in the template is equivalent to specifying the arrangement area, the dividing line, and the type of the article or the heading. The sheet sending unit 64 stores the sheet produced by the sheet producing unit 62 in the layout data storage device 70.

  The layout data storage device 70 is a data server or the like, and manages layout data of a newspaper page produced in the user terminal 60, and information of the page and module.

(Model generation processing of the information processing apparatus 10)
Next, the template generation processing by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described in detail along the flowchart of FIG. The timing when this processing is performed is the timing when a new newspaper page is produced in the user terminal 60 and data (layout data) of the new newspaper page is stored in the layout data storage device 70. However, the process of FIG. 6 is not limited to this, for example, when new newspaper pages are produced by a predetermined number, or when a predetermined period has elapsed (for example, once a day), the processing of FIG. It is good also as execution. Further, the user or the administrator of the information processing apparatus 10 may manually instruct the start of the process of FIG.

  In the process of FIG. 6, first, in step S10, the form generation unit 20 of the information processing apparatus 10 acquires layout data of a newspaper page newly stored in the layout data storage device 70.

  Next, in step S11, the form generation unit 20 determines an accumulation target surface from among newspaper sheets produced by the user. The model generation unit 20 refers to the accumulation target table 30 and determines a plane for generating a model from newspaper pages for one day. From the accumulation target table 30 of FIG. 4, the faces of “life”, “life”, and “culture” are determined as faces to generate a template. In the following, it will be described by taking an example of template generation of the side of "culture".

  Next, in step S12, the form generation unit 20 executes module division. For example, in the user terminal 60, it is assumed that the “culture” side of the newspaper page is manufactured as shown in FIG. In this case, the model generation unit 20 divides the culture aspect into categories (= articles, topics). In the present embodiment, the layout data of the newspaper page manages the position and size of the arrangement area and the type (heading, articles, images, and separation lines). That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the position, size, and type of the arrangement area can be obtained from the layout data. Further, in the layout data, articles and headings arranged in the arrangement area, and category names of images (names indicating what they are articles related to) are managed. Therefore, the model generation unit 20 divides the arrangement area into groups of category names. In FIG. 9, a state in which the layout area of the newspaper page is divided by module division is shown by a bold line frame.

  Next, in step S14, the form generation unit 20 executes the write-in process. Specifically, the template generation unit 20 edits the layout data of the newspaper, deletes characters and photographs, and makes only the arrangement area. FIG. 10 shows the newspaper layout after the writing breaks. In addition, it can be said that the newspaper layout after the drafting is shape data extracted from the newspaper page.

  Next, in step S16, the form generation unit 20 writes out layout data. That is, the form generation unit 20 writes out the layout data of the newspaper page that has been written and divided, stores the data in the storage 96, and acquires the path of the storage destination. In this case, the form generation unit 20 writes out layout data of the entire surface, and also writes out layout data for each module which is a part of the surface (layout data for each bold frame in FIG. 9).

  Next, in step S18, the form generation unit 20 collects management information. In this case, the template generation unit 20 refers to the information of the newspaper page produced by the user stored in the layout data storage device 70, and collects management information which needs to be stored. Specifically, from the layout data storage device 70, the template generation unit 20 uses the "date of publication", "date of publication", "right and left pages" of the template DB 32 of FIG. It collects information to be stored in the fields of “face name”, “version name”, “module name”, “vertical size”, “horizontal size”, and “number of article section”.

  Next, in step S20, the form generation unit 20 creates a display image. In this case, display images for each module as shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b) are written out. More specifically, the template generation unit 20 displays a display image showing the assembled state (the state at the time of issuing the newspaper) as shown in FIG. 11 (a) and the writing state as shown in FIG. 11 (b). Create two types of display images of the display image showing (the state of only the placement area). Further, the template generation unit 20 also creates a display image of the newspaper page itself of FIG. 7. The template generation unit 20 stores the created display image in the storage 96, and acquires the path of the storage destination.

  Next, in step S22, the form generation unit 20 stores data in the form DB 32. That is, the form generation unit 20 stores the data created and collected in the processing up to this point in the form DB 32. The storage path of the display image of the newspaper page itself in FIG. 7 is stored in the field of “display image storage path (upset)” of data (row) of data type “plane” in the template DB 32 of FIG. Be done.

(Model presentation processing by the information processing apparatus 10)
Next, a template presentation process performed by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described along the flowchart of FIG. 12. The process of FIG. 12 is, for example, a process executed at the timing when the user starts producing a new newspaper page at the user terminal 60.

  In the process of FIG. 12, first, in step S <b> 50, the model presenting unit 22 acquires information of the sheet that the user is about to produce. In this case, there are a case where the information on the sheet is automatically acquired at the start of the sheet editing, and a case in which the information on the sheet manually input by the user is acquired.

  When the information on the sheet is automatically acquired at the start of the sheet editing, the form presenting unit 22 attributes the information on the sheet to be produced from the user terminal 60 and the attributes (content) of the content (article) to be created and arranged in the newspaper sheet. Get it automatically. The screen displayed when the user terminal 60 starts to edit the page is a screen as shown in FIG. When the user produces a sheet of paper, in order to enter and select the date, the information of the surface to be produced, etc. in the input column 72 of the screen of FIG. Acquire the information input on the screen of). In addition, the form presenting unit 22 acquires information (content of the article (article) set in the user terminal 60 (name of module, size of module, number of images, vertical and horizontal information of images, etc.) set by the user. Note that the content (article) information includes characters, character configuration information, and photograph configuration information.

  On the other hand, the screen on which the user manually inputs the information on the sheet is a screen as shown in FIG. On the screen shown in FIG. 13B, when the user calls the template, the date of publication, the date of publication, the number of articles, the number of images, the module name, the plane name, the version name, the left and right pages, the number of article sections, the articles Enter information such as the number of lines, the image height and width, and press the OK button. When the confirmation button is pressed by the user, the information input on the screen of FIG. 13B is transmitted from the user terminal 60 to the stationery presenting unit 22.

  Referring back to FIG. 12, in the next step S52, the form presenting unit 22 narrows down the form by the attributes of the sheet (the published day, left and right pages, face names, version names, etc.). In this case, the form presenting unit 22 refers to the form DB 32 to extract a form that matches the attribute of the sheet that the user is about to produce. Note that, in step S52, the present invention is not limited to the case of extracting a template that completely matches the attribute of the sheet to be produced by the user, and a template having a similar attribute to some extent may be extracted.

  Next, in step S54, the form presenting unit 22 narrows the form by the attribute of the article (content). In this case, the template presenting unit 22 matches the attributes (for example, the module name, the number of articles, the number of lines, the number of images, the length and width of images, etc.) of the articles obtained in step S50 among the templates extracted in step S52. Extract the template to Note that, in step S52, the present invention is not limited to the case of extracting a template that completely matches the attribute of the article, and a template having a similar attribute to a certain extent may be extracted.

  Next, in step S56, the model presenting unit 22 displays a list of model candidates. Specifically, the form presenting unit 22 transmits a list screen as shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 to the sheet production unit 62 of the information processing apparatus 10. Thus, the paper surface production unit 62 displays a list on the display unit 193. In the list screen of FIG. 14, “composition” and “write-in” are displayed as display images. On the other hand, in the list screen of FIG. 15, "completion" is displayed in addition to "composed" and "written" as display images. The display image (finished) is an image of the newspaper surface itself used when generating the template (display image generated from the newspaper surface of FIG. 7). The display image (finished) is a display image managed by a path stored in the field of “display image storage path (composed)” of the data of the data type “surface” in the form DB 32. In addition, it is assumed that which list screen of FIG. 14 or FIG. 15 is displayed is previously set by the user. The list screen may be switched from FIG. 14 to FIG. 15 or from FIG. 15 to FIG. 14 by an input from the user. The user can confirm how articles and images are arranged in the newspaper page to be produced by referring to the list screen of FIG. 14 and FIG. It is easy to do.

  Next, in step S58, the form presenting unit 22 waits until the user selects any form from the list screen. When the user selects one of the templates via the input unit 195 and the information on the selected template is transmitted from the paper surface producing unit 62 to the model presenting unit 22, the process proceeds to step S60.

  At step S60, the model presenting unit 22 deploys the model on the display unit 193 of the user terminal 60. FIG. 16 shows a state in which the selected template is expanded on the display unit 193. The user can arrange a headline or an article or arrange an image for each arrangement area of the expanded template. In addition, the size of the deployed area of the deployed template can be updated or changed appropriately by the user at the time of deployment. That is, in step S60, it can be said that the model presenting unit 22 presents the model selected by the user as a component of the newspaper page that the user is about to produce.

  As described above, by executing the process of FIG. 12, in the present embodiment, the user can use an appropriate template, and thus it is possible to easily produce a newspaper page. .

  As can be understood from the above description, in this embodiment, an acquisition unit for acquiring layout data of a newspaper page produced by a user by the template generation unit 20, an extraction unit for extracting a dividing line and an arrangement area from the layout data, A function as a storage control unit for readably storing the extracted dividing line and arrangement area in the form DB 32 and the storage 96 is realized. Further, in the present embodiment, a template corresponding to information received by the receiving unit with reference to the template DB 32 and the receiving unit receiving the attribute of the newspaper page to be produced and the information of the article by the template presenting unit 22. A function as an identifying unit for identifying the user, and a presenting unit for presenting the identified template to the user as a template suitable for newspaper page production is realized.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the template generation unit 20 specifies an arrangement area for a plurality of articles, specifies a dividing line between articles, and an article category (module name). And the layout data of the newspaper page generated by the user terminal 60 (S10), and among the acquired data, the dividing line and the arrangement area of each article are extracted (S12 to S16), and the extraction is performed. The parting line and the shape of the arrangement area of each article are stored in the form DB 32 and the storage 96 in a readable manner as a form (layout data) (S22). As a result, it is possible to automatically generate a template that can be used when the user produces a newspaper page, and store the template in the template DB 32 and the storage 96. In this case, as compared with the case where a template is manually generated from scratch or a character or an image is removed from a newspaper page that has already been produced to generate a template, the template can be generated with less effort and time. It is possible to generate and appropriately support the newspaper page production operation.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the category DB 32 stores article categories (module names) in association with a model. Thereby, according to the category of the article which a user intends to produce, an appropriate model can be read from the model DB 32 and provided to the user.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the form DB 32, the image (display image) generated from the newspaper page used when generating the form is stored in association with the form. Thus, when presenting a template to the user, the display image can be displayed, so the user refers to the display image and selects a template to be used from the presented templates. It is possible.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a template (layout data) is generated using a surface targeted in the accumulation target table 30 among newly produced newspaper pages, and read out to the model DB 32 and the storage 96. It is supposed to be memorized as possible. As a result, a highly convenient model that is highly likely to be used by the user can be generated and stored in the model DB 32 and the storage 96.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the template presenting unit 22 is an attribute of the page or article (targeted for publication, the right and left pages, the page name, the version name, the number of articles, the number of articles lines) Acquire the number of images, the height and width of the image, etc., and refer to the template DB 32, narrow down the template corresponding to the acquired attribute of the paper (S52, S54), and the user is trying to produce the narrowed template. It is presented as a paper model (S56). In this way, it is possible to automatically identify and present a model suitable for the production of the sheet the user is trying to produce. Therefore, even if a large number of stationery are stored in the stationery DB 32 and the storage 96, it is possible to easily narrow down the stationery suitable for newspaper production and present it to the user.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when presenting the narrowed-down template, the template presenting unit 22 may use the data of the template and the arrangement candidate (display image (assembled) or display image (finished)) of characters and photographs. To present. Thereby, the user can refer to the paper surface after assembly and completion when selecting a template to be used from the presented templates.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when presenting the template, the model presenting unit 22 presents the entire surface or a part of the surface to be produced. This allows the user to select a template of a size that is easy to use when creating a sheet of paper.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the form DB 32, the surface name of the surface on which the module is arranged, the number of article sections in the surface, and the line number information of the module are stored in association with the model of the module. As a result, based on the information stored in association with the model, it is possible to extract from the model DB 32 a model suitable for the newspaper page to be produced by the user, and provide the model to the user.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the form DB 32, information indicating whether the side on which the module is disposed is the left or right side of the newspaper is stored in association with the form of the module. In the case of a newspaper, the layout is different depending on which side is the left or the right, and the user is trying to create it by storing information on which the side is the left or the right as described above in association with the template. It is possible to extract a template suitable for newspaper page and provide it to the user.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the form DB 32, the day of the week and the date on which the newspaper page in which the module is posted is issued is stored in association with the form of the module. In the case of a newspaper, the layout often varies depending on the day of the week and the date, so by storing the information of the day and the date in correspondence with the template as described above, it is suitable for the newspaper page that the user is trying to produce It is possible to extract the template and provide it to the user.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case has been described in which the form presenting unit 22 narrows the form by the attributes of the surface and the content in steps S52 and S54. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, one of step S52 and step S54 may be executed.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the template generated in the information processing apparatus 10 is managed by the model DB 32 in the information processing apparatus 10 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also good. In this case, the device for generating the template and the device for presenting the template may be different.

  In the above-mentioned embodiment, although a case where information processor 10 performs the above-mentioned processing in generation and presentation of a model used at the time of newspaper production was explained, it is not restricted to this. For example, the information processing apparatus 10 may execute the above-described processing in generation and presentation of a template used when producing a book such as a magazine.

  The above processing functions can be realized by a computer. In that case, a program is provided which describes the processing content of the function that the processing device should have. The above processing functions are realized on the computer by executing the program on the computer. The program in which the processing content is described can be recorded on a computer readable recording medium (except for the carrier wave).

  In the case of distributing the program, for example, the program is sold in the form of a portable recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) or the like in which the program is recorded. Alternatively, the program may be stored in the storage device of the server computer, and the program may be transferred from the server computer to another computer via a network.

  The computer executing the program stores, for example, the program recorded on the portable recording medium or the program transferred from the server computer in its own storage device. Then, the computer reads the program from its storage device and executes processing according to the program. The computer can also read the program directly from the portable recording medium and execute processing in accordance with the program. The computer can also execute processing in accordance with the received program each time the program is transferred from the server computer.

  The embodiments described above are examples of preferred implementations of the invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

In addition, the following additional remarks are disclosed regarding description of the above embodiment.
(Supplementary Note 1) Accepting specification of the attribute of the document page to be edited,
A shape corresponding to an attribute of the specified document page with reference to a storage unit that stores shape data extracted from each of a plurality of document pages in association with the attribute of the document page from which the shape data is extracted Identify the data,
Present the identified shape data as a component of the document page to be edited
An editing support program that causes a computer to execute a process.
(Supplementary Note 2) When presenting the identified shape data as a component of the document page to be edited,
Presenting candidates for placement of characters and / or photographs together with the shape data
The editing support program according to appendix 1, causing the computer to execute the process.
(Supplementary Note 3) The editing support program according to supplementary note 1 or 2, wherein when presenting the component, shape data of the entire page to be edited or a part of the page to be edited is presented.
(Supplementary Note 4) In the process of presenting, shape data selected from among the identified shape data is presented as a component on a document page to be edited. Editing support program.
(Supplementary Note 5) Acceptance of specification of the attribute of the document page to be edited and specification of characters or character configuration information or photograph configuration information,
Shape data extracted from each of a plurality of document pages, attributes of the document page from which the shape data is extracted, characters in the area from which the shape data is extracted, or character configuration information or photograph configuration information Shape data corresponding to the attribute of the designated document page with reference to the storage unit stored in association with the designated character or configuration information of the character or configuration information of the photograph Identify
Present the identified shape data as a component of the document page to be edited
An editing support program that causes a computer to execute a process.
(Supplementary Note 6) Accepts specification of the attribute of the document page to be edited,
A shape corresponding to an attribute of the specified document page with reference to a storage unit that stores shape data extracted from each of a plurality of document pages in association with the attribute of the document page from which the shape data is extracted Identify the data,
Present the identified shape data as a component of the document page to be edited
An editing support method characterized in that a computer executes processing.
(Supplementary Note 7) Acceptance of specification of the attribute of the document page to be edited and specification of characters or character configuration information or photograph configuration information,
Shape data extracted from each of a plurality of document pages, attributes of the document page from which the shape data is extracted, characters in the area from which the shape data is extracted, or character configuration information or photograph configuration information Shape data corresponding to the attribute of the designated document page with reference to the storage unit stored in association with the designated character or configuration information of the character or configuration information of the photograph Identify
Present the identified shape data as a component of the document page to be edited
An editing support method characterized in that a computer executes processing.
(Supplementary Note 8) A receiving unit that receives specification of an attribute of a document page to be edited;
A shape corresponding to an attribute of the specified document page with reference to a storage unit that stores shape data extracted from each of a plurality of document pages in association with the attribute of the document page from which the shape data is extracted A specific part that specifies data,
And a presentation unit for presenting the identified shape data as a component of a document page to be edited.
(Supplementary Note 9) When presenting the specified shape data as a component of a document page to be edited, the presenting unit presents candidates for the arrangement of characters and / or photographs together with the shape data. The editing support device according to 8.
(Supplementary note 10) The editing according to supplementary note 8 or 9, characterized in that when presenting the component, the presenting unit presents shape data of the entire page to be edited or a part of the page to be edited. Support device.
(Supplementary Note 11) The editing according to any one of Supplementary notes 8 to 10, wherein the presenting unit presents shape data selected from the specified shape data as a component on a document page to be edited. Support device.
(Supplementary Note 12) A receiving unit that receives specification of an attribute of a document page to be edited and specification of characters or character configuration information or photograph configuration information;
Shape data extracted from each of a plurality of document pages, attributes of the document page from which the shape data is extracted, characters in the area from which the shape data is extracted, or character configuration information or photograph configuration information Shape data corresponding to the attribute of the designated document page with reference to the storage unit stored in association with the designated character or configuration information of the character or configuration information of the photograph A specific part to identify,
And a presentation unit for presenting the identified shape data as a component of a document page to be edited.

10 Information Processing Device (Editing Support Device)
22 template presentation unit (reception unit, identification unit, presentation unit)
32 Model DB (storage section)
96 Storage (storage unit)

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Accepts specification of the attribute of the document page to be edited
The shape data extracted from each of a plurality of document pages and the image of a part and / or all of the document page from which the shape data has been extracted are stored in association with the attributes of the document page from which the shape data is extracted. Identifying shape data corresponding to the specified attribute of the document page with reference to
While presenting the identified shape data as a component of the document page to be edited, and presenting a part or all of the image of the document page from which the identified shape data is extracted ,
An editing support program that causes a computer to execute a process. When presenting the identified said shape data as a component of a document page to be edited, the entire document page to be edited or to claim 1, wherein the presenting part of the shape data of the document page to be edited Description editorial support program. The editing support program according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein in the process of presenting, shape data selected from among the specified shape data is presented as a component of a document page to be edited. Accepts specification of the attribute of the document page to be edited
The shape data extracted from each of a plurality of document pages and the image of a part and / or all of the document page from which the shape data has been extracted are stored in association with the attributes of the document page from which the shape data is extracted. Identifying shape data corresponding to the specified attribute of the document page with reference to
While presenting the identified shape data as a component of the document page to be edited, and presenting a part or all of the image of the document page from which the identified shape data is extracted ,
An editing support method characterized in that a computer executes processing. A receiving unit that receives specification of an attribute of a document page to be edited;
The shape data extracted from each of a plurality of document pages and the image of a part and / or all of the document page from which the shape data has been extracted are stored in association with the attributes of the document page from which the shape data is extracted. An identifying unit for identifying shape data corresponding to the specified attribute of the document page with reference to
And a presentation unit that presents identified shape data as a component of a document page to be edited, and presents an image of a part and / or all of the document page from which the identified shape data is extracted .

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