JP7304019B2 - DATA OUTPUT COMPUTER, DATA OUTPUT SYSTEM, DATA OUTPUT METHOD AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a data output system, data output method and program.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when outputting a plurality of documents to a printing machine, a screen, or the like, there is known a method (variable printing) in which objects to be printed are integrated and printed one by one. For example, when printing a bank form with addresses, names, etc. in the specified fields, data that integrates the format of the form and each individual's address is generated and output to a printer or screen. ing.

As a specific method of variable printing, a fixed form (template) and information records such as destination names and addresses are integrated into an intermediate file called a display list record by record, and this intermediate file is output to an output device. is known to interpret and output. (Patent document 1)

JP 2010-88104 A

However, in this method as disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the number of sheets to be output is large, or when large-capacity data such as images are to be integrated and output, the amount of intermediate files to be generated is large, and memory is required. It consumes a lot of data, slows down the output speed, and takes a long time to output to a printer or a screen.

The inventor focused on a method that can output a large amount of data in a short time by omitting the creation of this intermediate file. In view of these problems, the present invention provides a data output system, data output method, and program capable of outputting data without consuming a large amount of system resources even when outputting a large amount of data. intended to provide

The present invention provides the following solutions.

The invention according to the first feature is
A data output system for collectively outputting predetermined first target data and second target data to one output medium ,
a first output instruction unit that instructs output of the first target data;
a second output instruction unit that instructs to output the second target data together with arrangement information on the same output medium after instructing to output the first target data ;
receiving an output instruction for the first target data and an output instruction for the second target data, and based on the first target data, the second target data, and the arrangement information, the first target data and the second target data; an output unit that outputs a data output result in which the two target data are integrated,
the arrangement information includes a coordinate system for integrating the first target data and the second target data;
The output unit does not generate an intermediate file on a system resource when outputting the data output result,
When the first target data and the second target data are documents, the second output instruction unit extracts from the document of the second target data the layout information of each of all the output elements constituting the document. 1. A data output system for instructing the output of the second target data together with the extracted arrangement information on the same output medium after instructing the output of the first target data.

According to the first aspect of the invention, the output instruction for the first target data is issued, and then the output instruction is issued together with the arrangement information for the second target data. Since there is no need to integrate the data, system resources can be saved for outputting these data, and the output time can be shortened.

Furthermore, even if the first target data and the second target data are documents, since the arrangement information is extracted from the document of the second target data, there is no need to hold the arrangement information in the system, thus saving system resources. Is possible.

Although the present invention is in the category of computer systems, the same actions and effects are exhibited in other categories such as data output methods and programs as well.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a data output system, a data output method, and a program that can output a large amount of data without consuming a large amount of memory. Become.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a data output system 1 according to a first embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the data output system 1 according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of data output processing executed by the computer 2 in the first and second embodiments of the invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of first target data 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the second target data 200 according to the first embodiment of the invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of arrangement information 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a data output result 400 output to the output device 3 in the first embodiment of the invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining part of the output of the data output system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the data output system 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of data output processing executed by the computer 2 according to the second embodiment of the invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of first target data 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the second target data 200 according to the second embodiment of the invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of arrangement information 300 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a data output result 400 output to the output device 3 in the second embodiment of the invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. This is just an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

[Overview of the first embodiment]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the data output system 1 of the first embodiment. A data output system 1 comprises a computer 2, an output device 3, and a communication network 4, and is a computer system for using data output.

Note that the data output system 1 may include other terminals, devices, and the like. For example, a separate computer 2 or output device 3 may be used for each user. In this case, the data output system 1 performs each process described later on the computer 2, the output device 3, and other included terminals and devices. It will be executed by any one or a plurality of combinations with the class and the like.

Further, the computer 2 of the data output system 1 may be implemented by, for example, one terminal device, may be implemented by a plurality of terminal devices, or may be implemented by a virtual device such as a cloud computer. may

The computer 2 is, for example, a computer such as a desktop personal computer, a notebook computer, or a server, a mobile terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet terminal, a wearable terminal such as a head-mounted display such as smart glasses, or a smart watch.

The output device 3 is, for example, a computer such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, or a server, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, a head-mounted display such as smart glasses or a wearable terminal such as a smart watch, a laser printer, an inkjet printer, or a PS printer. and other printers.

The computer 2 and the output device 3 are connected via a communication network 4 so as to be capable of data communication, and transmit and receive necessary data and information. The communication network 4 is a network such as the Internet that enables communication between the computer 2 and the output device 3 .

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the first target data 100 in the data output system 1 of this embodiment. The first target data 100 is data that serves as a template such as a document, and is not limited to the example shown in FIG. In the figure, fields 1001 to 1004 are output fields for second target data, which will be described later.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the second target data 200 in this embodiment. The second target data 200 is data to be integrated with the model of the first target data 100 and output. In the example of the present embodiment, the second target data 200 is associated with "data number", "employee number", "name", "affiliation", and "photograph". is the file name. The "photo image" may be associated with the "data number", in which case the file name "photo" of the "photo image data" may not be included. The "employee number" is output in the field 1002 shown in FIG. 4, the "name" in the field 1003 in FIG. 4, the "department" in the field 1004 in FIG. . The second target data is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 5, and may be data to be integrated into various templates.

FIG. 6 shows an example of arrangement information 300 in this embodiment. The arrangement information 300 is associated with the second target data 200 and indicates in a coordinate system at which position in the first target data 100 each data of the second target data 200 is to be integrated. The coordinate system is user space, and is indicated by the X coordinate and the Y coordinate with the origin being the upper left corner of the first target data output area where the second target data is integrated. In the example of arrangement information 300 shown in FIG. 6, the coordinates of "employee number" indicate the position within the field 1002 of the first target data shown in FIG. The position in the field 1003 of the target data is indicated, the coordinates of "affiliation" indicate the position coordinates in the field 1004 of the first target data shown in FIG. Location coordinates in field 1001 of data are shown.

Returning to FIG. 1, the outline of the processing executed by the data output system 1 of this embodiment will be described. The data output system 1 first receives an input of a data output request (step S11). Specifically, the computer 2 receives input of data to be output. The data to be output is document data such as a slip, a form, an address label, and a postcard. The input of the data output request may be received directly by the computer 2 or may be received by the computer 2 via the communication network 4 from another terminal or the like connected to the communication network 4 .

Next, based on the received data output request, the data output system 1 acquires the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 that constitute the specific data to be output (step S12). Specifically, output target data is specified from the received input, and first target data 100 as a template of the specified document and second target data as data to be integrated and output to the template are obtained. At this time, the computer 2 may read the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 stored in the storage unit of the computer 2, or read the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 from the external media via the communication unit 4. 2 object data 200 may be obtained.

Next, the data output system 1 instructs the output device 3 to output the first target data 100 (step S13). As the output instruction of the first target data, specifically, the first target data 100 acquired in step S12 is transmitted to the output device 3 as data output. The printing protocol and application program interface (API) used for printing instructions to the output device 3 are not particularly limited in the present invention.

Next, the data output system 1 instructs to output the second target data 200 (step S14). Specifically, as the instruction to output the second target data, the arrangement information 300 associated with the second target data 200 acquired in step S12 is acquired and transmitted to the output device 3 together with the second target data 200 as data output. At this time, the computer 2 may read the arrangement information 300 stored in the storage unit of the computer 2, or acquire the arrangement information 300 via an external medium or communication unit. As in step S13, the print protocol and application program interface (API) used to issue a print instruction to the output device 3 are not particularly limited in the present invention.

As a result of the processing in steps S13 and S14, the output device 3 that has received the output instruction outputs the first target data 100 and the second target data based on the first target data 100, the second target data 200, and the arrangement information 300. is output as a data output result 400 in which are integrated. FIG. 7 shows an example of a data output result 400 output to the output device 3 in this embodiment. Although the data output result 400 is output from the output device 3 in this embodiment, it may be output from the computer 2 itself. The output destination of the data output result 400 is not particularly limited in the present invention.

In this way, after issuing an output instruction for the first target data 100, an instruction for outputting the second target data 200 together with the arrangement information 300 is issued. 200 is not generated, system resources can be saved and the output time can be shortened even when outputting a large amount of data.

Further, the data output system 1 accepts input of part of the second target data 200 from the user of the data output system 1, and outputs part of the second target data 200 to the same output target as the first target data 100. may be sent to the output device 3. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, an input of a data output request for only "Sato" of the second target data 200 is received from the user to obtain the output data, and for the same output target as the first target data 100, " An instruction to output the second target data 200 is given only for "Sato". As a result, an output result 300 in which only "Sato" of the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 is integrated is obtained. In this example, an output instruction is issued for one piece of second target data 200, but in the present invention, the number of second target data 200 for which an output instruction is issued is not limited.

In this way, the output device 3 receives an output request for part of the second target data 200 from the user, and issues an instruction to output part of the second target data 200 to the same output target as the first target data 100. By doing so, the user can obtain the output result 300 in which the desired part of the second target data 200 is integrated with the first target data 100 .

The above is the outline of the processing executed by the data output system 1 .

[System configuration of data output system 1]
Based on FIG. 2, the system configuration of the data output system 1, which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the system configuration of the data output system 1, which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, a data output system 1 comprises a computer 2, an output device 3, and a communication network 4, and is a computer system used for data output.

Note that the data output system 1 may include other terminals, devices, and the like. For example, a separate computer 2 or output device 3 may be used for each user. In this case, the data output system 1 performs each process described later on the computer 2, the output device 3, and other included terminals and devices. It will be executed by any one or a plurality of combinations with the class and the like.

Further, the computer 2 of the data output system 1 may be implemented by, for example, one terminal device, may be implemented by a plurality of terminal devices, or may be implemented by a virtual device such as a cloud computer. may

The computer 2 is, for example, a computer such as a desktop personal computer, a notebook computer, or a server, a mobile terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet terminal, a wearable terminal such as a head-mounted display such as smart glasses, or a smart watch.

The output device 3 is, for example, a computer such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, or a server, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, a head-mounted display such as smart glasses or a wearable terminal such as a smart watch, a laser printer, an inkjet printer, or a PS printer. and other printers.

The computer 2 includes, as a control unit 210, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like. Control unit 210 cooperates with input unit 220 , storage unit 240 , and communication unit 230 to implement data output request reception module 221 . Also, the control unit 210 implements an output data acquisition module 222 in cooperation with the storage unit 240 . Also, the control unit 210 cooperates with the communication unit 230 and the output unit 250 to implement a first target data output instruction module 223 and a second target data output instruction module 224 .

The computer 2 is assumed to have functions necessary for operating the computer 2 as the input unit 220 . As examples for realizing input, it is possible to provide a liquid crystal display, a keyboard, a mouse, a pen tablet, hardware buttons on the device, a microphone for voice recognition, etc., which realize a touch panel function. The function of the present invention is not particularly limited by the input method.

The computer 2 includes, as a communication unit 230, the output device 3 and a device for enabling communication with other terminals, devices, and the like. The communication method may be wireless or wired.

The computer 2 includes a data storage such as a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, a recording medium, or a memory card as the storage unit 240 . The data storage destination may be a cloud service, a database, or the like.

The computer 2 is assumed to have functions necessary for outputting the print instruction as the output unit 250 . As an example for realizing the output, a form of display such as a liquid crystal display, a display of a PC, or projection onto a projector is conceivable. The function of the present invention is not particularly limited by the output method.

The output device 3 includes a CPU, a GPU, a RAM, a ROM, etc. as a control unit 310 .

The output device 3 includes a data storage such as a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, a recording medium, or a memory card as the storage unit 320 .

The output device 3 includes a device as a communication unit 330 for enabling communication with other terminals, devices, and the like. The communication method may be wireless or wired.

The output device 3 is assumed to have functions necessary for outputting a print instruction from the computer 2 as an output unit 340 . Examples of output from the output unit 340 include a display such as a liquid crystal display, a PC display, and projection onto a projector, and printing from a printer. The function of the present invention is not particularly limited by the output method.

The communication network 4 is a network such as the Internet that enables communication between the computer 2 and the output device 3 . If there are other terminals, devices, etc., it may be possible to communicate with them.

[Data output instruction processing]
The data output instruction process executed by the data output system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flowchart of data output instruction processing executed by the data output system 1. As shown in FIG. Processing executed by each module described above will be described together with this processing.

The data output request reception module 221 of the computer 2 first receives the input of the data output request (step S110). Specifically, the data output request receiving module 221 of the computer 2 receives input of document data to be output. For example, the user of the data output system 1 specifies and directly inputs a document to be output to the input 220 of the computer 2 . A user of the data output system 1 specifies and inputs a document to be output from a WEB page or the like from another terminal such as a computer, tablet, or smart phone owned by the user connected to the communication network 4, and inputs the document to the computer. 2, a data output request to be output may be sent. The data output request reception module 221 receives output target data from its own input unit 220 or communication unit 230 . The data to be output is document data such as slips, forms, address labels, and postcards, but is not limited to these.

Next, based on the received data output request, the output data acquisition module 222 acquires the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 forming the data to be output from the storage unit 240 (step S120). In this embodiment, it is premised that the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 are stored in the storage unit 240 of the storage unit 240 itself. good too. In the present embodiment, the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 may be input by the user and stored in the storage unit 240 when the data output request is received in step S110.

Next, the first target data output instruction module 223 instructs the output device 3 to output the first target data 100 (step S130). The first target data output instruction module 223 transmits the first target data 100 acquired in S120 to the output device 3 via the communication unit 4 together with an output instruction. The print protocol and application program interface (API) used for this output instruction are not particularly limited in the present invention.

Then, the second target data output instruction module 224 instructs the output device 3 to output the second target data 200 (step S140). The first target data output instruction module 223 transmits the second target data 200 and the arrangement information 300 acquired in S130 to the output device 3 via the communication unit 4 together with an output instruction. The print protocol and application program interface (API) used for this output instruction are not particularly limited in the present invention. Note that since the location information 300 indicates in the coordinate system of the user space which position of the first target data 200 is to be integrated, the second target data output instruction module 224 actually uses the coordinates of this user space. The coordinate system is converted into the device space coordinate system and transmitted to the output device 3 . Coordinate transformation from the user space to the device space is usually performed by software such as an API provided in the computer 2, but the transformation method is not particularly limited in the present invention.

As a result of the processing of steps S130 to S140, the output device 3 that has received the output instruction outputs the first target data 100 and the second target data based on the first target data 100, the second target data 200, and the arrangement information 300. is output from the output unit 340 as a data output result 400 in which are integrated. In this embodiment, the data output result 400 is output from the output device 3, but the data output result 400 may be output to the output unit 250 of the computer 2 itself. The output destination of the data output result 400 is not particularly limited in the present invention.

In this way, after issuing an output instruction for the first target data 100, an output instruction is issued together with the arrangement information 300 for the second target data 200. Therefore, in order to integrate the first target data 100 and the second target data 200, Since it does not use system resources to generate intermediate files such as display lists, it is possible to save system resources and shorten the output time even when outputting a large amount of data. be.

In addition, the data request acceptance module 221 accepts input of part of the second target data 200 from the user of the data output system 1, and the output data acquisition module 222 identifies part of the second target data 200 from the accepted input. However, the second target data output instruction module 224 may instruct the output device 3 to output part of the second target data 200 for the same output target as the first target data 100 . For example, as shown in FIG. 8, an input of a data output request for only "Sato" of the second target data 200 is received from the user, and for the same output target as the first target data 100, only "Sato" is subjected to the second output request. An instruction to output the target data 200 is given. As a result, an output result 300 in which only "Sato" of the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 is integrated is obtained. In this example, an output instruction is issued for one piece of second target data 200, but in the present invention, the number of second target data 200 for which an output instruction is issued is not limited.

In this way, the output device 3 receives an output request for part of the second target data 200 from the user, and issues an instruction to output part of the second target data 200 to the same output target as the first target data 100. By doing so, the user can obtain the output result 300 in which the desired part of the second target data 200 is integrated with the first target data 100 .

The above is the data output instruction processing.

[Overview of Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the data output system 1 of the second embodiment of the invention. The same reference numerals are assigned to the same functions and configurations as those of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted. This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 are document format data such as PDF, and the arrangement information 300 is included in the second target data 200. , and is extracted from the second target data 200 . The document format and document data extraction method are not particularly limited in the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the first target data 100 in this embodiment. The first target data 100 is document data of a document, and the content of the data is not limited to the example shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the second target data 200 in this embodiment. The second target data 200 is data to be integrated and output to the first target data 100 . In the example of this embodiment, the second target data 200 is watermark data for indicating that it is a “copy” of the document of the first target data 100 . In the example of the present embodiment, the text data is "copy copy copy copy copy", but it may be image data, and the content of the data is not limited to the example shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 shows an example of arrangement information 300 in this embodiment. The arrangement information 300 indicates in a coordinate system at which position in the first target data 100 the second target data 200 is to be integrated. It is the same as the first embodiment in that it is indicated by the X coordinate and the Y coordinate with the upper left corner of the one target data output area as the origin. The point is that the coordinate system of the positions of all the characters and images contained in the output elements, for example, the document is included, and the layout information 300 is extracted. Extraction of the arrangement information 300 from the second target data 200 will be described later.

Returning to FIG. 9, the outline of the processing executed by the data output system 1 will be described. The data output system 1 first receives an input of a data output request (step S21). Step S21 is the same processing as step S11 of the first embodiment.

Next, the data output system 1 acquires the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 that constitute the data to be output based on the received data output request (step S22). Step S22 is the same process as step S12 of the first embodiment, but differs in that the first target data 100 and the second target data are document format data. The document format is not particularly limited in the present invention.

Next, the data output system 1 instructs the output device 3 to output the first target data 100 (step S23). Step S23 is the same process as step S13 of the first embodiment.

Next, the data output system 1 instructs to output the second target data 200 (step S24). Step S24 is the same processing as step S14 of the first embodiment, but since the layout information 300 is included in the second target data 200, the layout information 300 of the output elements included in the document is obtained from the second target data 200. is extracted. The method of extracting the arrangement information 300 from the second target data 200 is not particularly limited in the present invention.

As a result of the processing of steps S23 to S24, the data output result 400 in which the first target data 100 and the second target data are integrated is output from the output unit 340 of the output device 3, as in steps S23 to S24 of the first embodiment. . FIG. 14 shows an example of a data output result 400 output to the output device 3 in this embodiment. As in the first embodiment, the data output result 400 may be output to the output unit 250 of the computer 2 itself. The output method of the data output result 400 is also not particularly limited in the present invention.

In this way, even if the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 are documents, the arrangement information 300 is included in the second target data 200, so that the arrangement information 300 is extracted from the second target data 200. By doing so, the output of the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 are instructed to be output together with the arrangement information after the output of the first target data 100 is instructed. Since there is no integration, system resources can be saved and output time can be shortened even when outputting a large amount of data.

The above is the outline of the processing executed by the data output system 1 .

[System configuration of data output system 1]
Since the system configuration of the data output system 1 according to the present embodiment of the invention is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

[Data output instruction processing]
The data output instruction process executed by the data output system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flowchart of data output instruction processing executed by the data output system 1. As shown in FIG. Processing executed by each module described above will be described together with this processing.

The data output request reception module 221 of the computer 2 first receives an input of a data output request from the user (step S210). Step S210 is the same process as step S110 of the first embodiment.

Next, based on the received data output request, the output data acquisition module 222 acquires the first target data 100, the second target data 200, and the arrangement information 300 that constitute the data to be output from the storage unit 240. (Step S220). Step S220 is the same process as step S120 of the first embodiment, but differs in that the first target data 100 and the second target data are document format data such as PDF. The document format is not particularly limited in the present invention.

Next, the first target data output instruction module 223 instructs the output device 3 to output the first target data 100 (step S230). Step S230 is the same process as step S130 of the first embodiment.

Then, the second target data output instruction module 224 instructs the output device 3 to output the second target data 200 (step S240). Step S240 is the same process as step S140 of the first embodiment, but since the layout information 300 is included in the second target data 200, all output elements contained in the document from the second target data 200 are placed. The difference is that information 300 is extracted. The extraction of the arrangement information 300 from the second target data 200 is performed by software such as a script, but the extraction method is not particularly limited in the present invention.

As a result of the processing of steps S230 to S240, the data output result 400 in which the first target data 100 and the second target data are integrated is output from the output unit 340 of the output unit 3, similarly to steps S230 to S240 of the first embodiment. . As in the first embodiment, the data output result 400 may be output to the output unit 250 of the computer 2 itself. The output method of the data output result 400 is also not particularly limited in the present invention.

In this way, even if the first target data 100 and the second target data 200 are documents, by extracting the layout information 300 from the second target data 200, after instructing the output of the first target data 100, Since the output instruction is given together with the arrangement information of the second target data 200, system resources are not used to generate an intermediate file or the like for integrating the first target data 100 and the second target data 200. data, it is possible to save system resources and shorten the output time.

The above is the data output instruction processing.

In each process described above, each module of the computer 2 executes each process, but an application installed in the output device 3 may execute each process. In this case, this application should have the same function as each module described above.

The means and functions described above are realized by a computer (including a CPU, an information processing device, and various terminals) reading and executing a predetermined program. The program is provided, for example, in the form of being provided via a network from one or more computers (cloud service, SaaS: software as a service). Also, the program is provided in a form recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, for example. In this case, the computer reads the program from the recording medium, transfers it to an internal recording device or an external recording device, records it, and executes it. Alternatively, the program may be recorded in advance in a recording device (recording medium) such as a magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, etc., and provided from the recording device to the computer via a communication line.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments described above. Moreover, the effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are merely enumerations of the most suitable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. isn't it.

1 data output system, 2 computer, 3 output device, 4 communication network

Claims (5)

A data output system for collectively outputting predetermined first target data and second target data to one output medium ,
a first output instruction unit that instructs output of the first target data;
a second output instruction unit that instructs to output the second target data together with arrangement information on the same output medium after instructing to output the first target data ;
receiving an output instruction for the first target data and an output instruction for the second target data, and based on the first target data, the second target data, and the arrangement information, the first target data and the second target data; an output unit that outputs a data output result in which the two target data are integrated,
the arrangement information includes a coordinate system for integrating the first target data and the second target data;
The output unit does not generate an intermediate file on a system resource when outputting the data output result,
When the first target data and the second target data are documents, the second output instruction unit extracts from the document of the second target data the layout information of each of all the output elements constituting the document. 2. A data output system for instructing output of said second target data together with said extracted arrangement information on the same output medium after instructing output of said first target data. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein an input of part of said second target data is received from a user, and an output device is instructed to output said part of said second target data for the same output target as said first target data. data output system. The coordinate system is a coordinate system in user space indicating at which position in the first target data each data of the second target data is to be integrated,
2. The second output instruction unit according to claim 1, wherein the coordinate system of the user space of the arrangement information is transformed into the coordinate system of the device space, and the output instruction of the second target data is issued together with the transformed arrangement information. data output system. A data output method for collectively outputting predetermined first target data and second target data to one output medium ,
a first output instruction step of instructing output of the first target data;
a second output instruction step of instructing output of the second target data together with arrangement information on the same output medium after instructing output of the first target data ;
receiving an output instruction for the first target data and an output instruction for the second target data, and based on the first target data, the second target data, and the arrangement information, the first target data and the second target data; and an output step of outputting a data output result in which the two target data are integrated,
the arrangement information includes a coordinate system for integrating the first target data and the second target data;
The output step does not generate an intermediate file on system resources when outputting the data output result,
The second output instruction step, when the first target data and the second target data are documents, extracts the layout information of each of all the output elements constituting the document from the document of the second target data. 7. A data output method of instructing output of said first target data and then instructing output of said second target data to the same output medium together with said extracted arrangement information. to the computer system,
a first output instruction step of instructing output of the first target data;
a second output instruction step of instructing the output of the second target data together with the arrangement information on the same output medium after instructing the output of the first target data ;
receiving an output instruction for the first target data and an output instruction for the second target data, and based on the first target data, the second target data, and the arrangement information, the first target data and the second target data; 2 an output step of outputting a data output result integrated with the target data;
and
the arrangement information includes a coordinate system for integrating the first target data and the second target data;
The output step does not generate an intermediate file on system resources when outputting the data output result,
The second output instruction step, when the first target data and the second target data are documents, extracts the layout information of each of all the output elements constituting the document from the document of the second target data. 1. A computer-readable program for instructing output of said second target data together with said extracted arrangement information to the same output medium after instructing output of said first target data.

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