JPH02255966A - Output control system for document information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output the document information at a speed suited to the recognizing speed of a human being by preparing a means which measures the length of the same character string, a means which decides the output speed of the document information, and a means which controls the output of the document information in accordance with the document output speed. CONSTITUTION:A document signal 10 is inputted to a document information storage part 11 via an output speed control part 13 to be primarily stored there and also sent to an output speed deciding part 12. A character type deciding part 21 decides the type of each character of a document based on a document signal 20, and a character type string length calculation part 22 recognizes the punctuations of the same character type string and obtains the average length of the character type strings for each character type. Then an output speed calculation part 23 calculates the output speed in response to the average character type string length and from a function secured between the output speed and the value obtained from the average character type string length and supplies the calculated output speed to the part 13. The part 13 reads out the document stored temporarily in the part 11 and performs the output control in accordance with the output speed information 24. Then the part 13 outputs the output information 14 to a document output part 15. Thus the document can be read at a proper speed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document information output control method, and in particular, to a computer system, when outputting document information such as a file, program, message, etc. This invention relates to a document information output control method that outputs at an output speed.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in computer systems, output control methods for outputting document information such as files, programs, messages, etc. depend on the physical characteristics of the device, such as the communication speed of the communication control device (modem, etc.) and the processing speed of the output device f (display, etc.). Depends on the speed of operation of the characteristics.

The output speed of document information is determined, and depending on the output speed,
The system is designed with an output control method that outputs document information.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

By the way, when outputting data that needs to be output from the system, message data that has been sent, etc.
The principle of system design is to output as quickly as possible, so if a high-speed output device is incorporated in a system designed according to this principle, the high-speed The output information that is output at the output speed will be output.

Therefore, the system incorporates a high-speed output device,
When document information is sequentially output to a high-speed output device, operators who need to read the document information that is being output from the system in order to monitor the operating status and operation of the system, for example, may exceed their recognition limits. The problem of putting it away arises. To deal with this, there is an output method that sets the output speed to a constant value according to the characteristics of the device, but depending on the type of document information being output, it may feel too fast or too slow and may be irritating. However, as mentioned above, it has the disadvantage of being difficult to recognize. In addition, as an example of other output methods, there is a method that instantly outputs a group of document information to a display screen in response to input operations from a keyboard, etc., but when outputting a large amount of document information, many key operations are required. This has the disadvantage that the operation becomes complicated. Furthermore, as an example of another output method, there is a method in which the output speed is determined in advance according to the content of the document information of the message, but it is necessary to know the content of the document information to be output in advance, and There is a problem in that the output speed of document information to be processed must be set and stored in advance.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

The purpose of the present invention is to measure the readability of documents with the same character type (alphabetic, hiragana, kanji).

An object of the present invention is to provide a document information output control method that determines the output speed of document information from the length of a string of characters (katakana, numbers, symbols, etc.) and controls the output.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a document information output control method including means for measuring the length of the same character type string of a document of document information to be output.

The apparatus includes an output speed determining means for determining the output speed of document information from the measured length of the same character type string, and an output control means for controlling the output of the document information according to the output speed specified by the output speed determining means. It is characterized by

[Effect]

According to the above means, the system for controlling the output of document information includes means for measuring the length of the same character type string, and output speed determining means for determining the output speed of the document information from the measured length of the same character type string. is provided. Thereby, the character type of the document information to be output is determined, the length of the same character type string is measured, and the output speed of the document information is determined from the measured length of the same character type string. The output speed determining means determines the output speed of the document information, for example, by determining the relationship between the length of the same character type string and the output speed as a function, and calculating and determining the output speed using this function. The output control means controls the output of document information according to the output speed designated by the output speed determination means.

In this way, the output speed when outputting document information is changed according to the length of the same character type string in the document of the document information to be output, and one piece of document information is output. In other words, the output speed of document information is determined according to the length of the same character type string in the document, which is a measure of the readability of the document. Output can be performed.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described using the drawings.

In addition, in all the figures for explaining an example.

Identical elements are given the same reference numerals, and repeated explanations will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main part of an output control section of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 10 is a document signal, and the 1-document signal 10 is a signal of document information to be output, which is transmitted from a computer system or the like. 11 is a document information storage section, 12 is an output speed determination section, 13 is an output speed control section, 14 is output information, and 15 is a document output section. Further, 20 is a document signal, and the 1-document signal 20 is supplied from the output speed control section 13,
This data is used to determine the output speed. 21 is a character type discrimination section, 22 is a character type string length calculation section, 23 is an output speed calculation section, and 24 is output speed information.

The transmitted document signal 10 is supplied to the output speed control section 13. The output speed control section 13 receives the one-document signal 10, supplies it to the one-document information storage section 11 for temporary storage, and outputs the one-document signal 20 as data for determining the output speed for controlling the output of the one-document signal. The signal is supplied to the speed determining section 12. When the output speed determination unit 12 is supplied with the document signal 20, it determines the character type of each character in the document from the document signal, recognizes the break between strings of the same character type, and measures the length of the string of character types for each character type. , the output speed is determined according to the result of measuring the length of the character type string. This output speed determination process is performed by a character type discrimination unit 212, a character type string length calculation unit 22, and an output speed calculation unit 23.The character type discrimination unit 21 discriminates the character type of each character of the document from the supplied document signal 20. The character type blade length calculation unit 22 recognizes the break between the same character type strings,
The average length of the character type string for each character type (referred to as the average character type blade length) is determined. Then, the output speed calculation unit 23 calculates the output speed corresponding to the average character seed blade length from the function of the F value calculated from the average character seed blade length and the output speed. As a function for calculating this output speed, in this embodiment, for example, the second
As shown in the figure, a function between the F value obtained from the average character seed blade length and the output speed is used. This function increases the output speed when the F value calculated from the average character seed blade length is small,
This is a function that determines the output speed so that the output speed is slowed down when the F value is large.

Here, the calculated output speed information 24 is supplied to the output speed control section 13.

On the other hand, when the output speed control section 13 receives the output speed information 24 from the output speed determination section 12, the one-document information storage section 11
The document output section 15 that reads the document information temporarily stored in the , performs output control to output the document information according to the received output speed information 24 , and outputs the output information 14 is controlled by the output speed control section 13 . Document information is output based on the output information 14 sent from.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of document information transmitted as one document signal. In FIG. 3, one document information 30 is
Document information consisting of 19 rows and 20 columns of character strings (this document is
(Quoted from “User Interface Design” by Ben Shneiderman; supervised translation by Kiyoshi Higashi and Osamu Iseki)
It becomes.

FIGS. 4a, 4b, and 4c are diagrams showing display screens for output processing examples corresponding to the document information shown in FIG. 3. Each.

Each part of the document information shown in FIG. 3 (a, b.

An example of a screen in which C) is output is shown. Figure 4a.

FIGS. 4b and 4c respectively show the display screen 30 seconds after the start of the output process, the display screen 60 seconds after the start, and the display screen 90 seconds after the start of the output process.

Next, an operational example of output processing will be explained. Before explaining this operation example, some assumptions will be made.

(1) It is assumed that a document as shown in FIG. 3 is transmitted as the document signal 10, and all of these are temporarily stored in the document information storage section 11. It is also assumed that line feed information is added to these for every 20 characters.

(2) The character type discrimination unit 21 recognizes the document signal 20 character by character, and distinguishes each character into five types: alphabet, hiragana, kanji, katakana, and symbol. Alphanumeric characters shall be included in the alphabet, and Chinese numerals shall be included in the kanji characters.

(3) The character type blade length calculation unit 22 considers consecutive character strings of the same character type as one continuous character type string (character type strings can be separated at places where symbols such as period marks, commas, or spaces appear). , calculate the average character type blade length for each character type as follows.

Average character type blade length = Σ (ixni) / ΣnLi: Character type string length n 1 blade length Frequency of character type discrimination section (4) In the output speed calculation section 23, first, the average of each character type calculated by the character type string length calculation section 22 From the seed blade length, a weighted F value is calculated for each average character seed blade length by the following formula.

F=WAXMA+WHXMH+WCXMC+WKXMK
Here, MA is the average letter length of the alphabet, MH
is the average character seed blade length for hiragana, MC is the average character seed blade length for kanji, and MK is the average character seed blade length for katakana. WA,
WH, WC, and WK are each weighted, and WA=2.
WH=1. Let WC=10°WK=5. It is assumed that the output speed information 24 is calculated by a function of the F value and the output speed as shown in FIG. The output speed shall be expressed as the number of output lines per minute.

(5) In the document output unit 15, one document is output to the display screen.The document to be displayed is 1 screen with 10 lines 2
It is assumed that the data is output in the size of column 0, appears from the bottom of one screen, and is scrolled upward in line units.

Next, the operation of output processing will be specifically explained. In the explanation of the operation example below, according to the block diagram of FIG.
This will be explained with reference to examples of each display screen.

Document information 3 shown in FIG. 3 given as document signal 10
0 is received by the output speed control section 13. The output speed control section 13 temporarily stores the document signal 10 in the document information storage section 11, and also transmits it to the output speed determination section 12 as a document signal 2o. In the output speed determination section 12, a 1 character type discrimination section 21 receives the document information 30 shown in FIG. Find the character blade length. Document information 3° in Figure 3 consists of 10 alphabet strings,
76 hiragana columns.

It consists of 62 kanji strings, 6 katakana strings, and 18 other symbols, and the average length of each character type is MA=1.
2 characters/column, MH= 2.6 characters/column, MC=1°8 characters/
column, M K =4.5 characters/column. Output speed calculation section 2
In step 3, the F value is determined from the average character type edge length of each character type calculated by the 1 character type sequence position calculation unit 22. What is the F value?

F=2X1.2+IX2.6+10X1.8+5X4.
5=45.5, so the output speed information 24 is calculated from the function in Figure 2.
is calculated as 14 lines/minute. The output speed control section 13 receives the output speed information 24 from the output speed determination section 12, controls the document information read out again from the one-document information storage section 11 at an output speed of 14 lines/min, and outputs the document as output information 14. The document output section 15 displays the document shown in FIG. 3 from the received output information 14 on the display screen at an output speed of 14 lines/minute.

Figures 4a, 4b, and 4c are output examples when the document information shown in Figure 3 is output at the calculated output speed of 14 lines/minute, each 30 seconds after the start of output processing A later display screen, a double-sided display after 60 seconds, and a display screen after 90 seconds are shown.

As explained above, in the document information output control method of this embodiment, the average character type string length is determined from the document of the document information to be outputted, the output speed is determined based on the average character type edge length, and the Output control is performed so that documents that are relatively short and easy to read are output quickly, and documents that tend to have the same character type for a long time and are difficult to read are output slowly. It becomes possible to read the document information that is displayed.

Next, a modification of this embodiment will be described. In the description of the above embodiment, it is assumed that document information as shown in FIG. 3 is transmitted as the document signal 20 and output control is performed.
Number of characters and sentence length of document information.

The number of rows and columns is arbitrary. In addition, although it is assumed that line feed information is added to the one-document signal 20 every 20 characters, additional information such as the size and type of one character, document arrangement, etc. may be provided, or no additional information may be provided. The output speed control unit 13 may interpret and process the information as appropriate.

The character type discrimination unit 21 recognizes the document signal 20 character by character, and recognizes the alphabet, hiragana, and kanji.

Characters are classified into five types: katakana and symbols, alphanumeric characters are included in the alphabet, and Chinese numerals are included in the kanji characters. However, the classification of character types is arbitrary, and new character types such as numbers may be created.

In the character type sequence length calculation unit 22, the general average of the character type sequence for each character type for all sentences in the document information document is taken as the average character type length for that character type, but it can be calculated arbitrarily such as calculating for each paragraph. You can also calculate the average character seed blade length for a group, or instead of the average character seed blade length, you can use the result of any function such as the standard deviation, maximum value, or normalized value of one character type sequence length to represent the character type sequence. It may be used as a value, or the frequency of one character type string (Σn) may be used.

In the process of the output speed calculation unit 23, first, from the average character type string length of each character type (or the representative value of the character type string) calculated by the character type sequence position calculation unit 22, F=WAXMA+WHXM
Although the weighted F value is determined for each average character type edge length (or representative value of character type string) such as H+WCXMC+WKXMK, the function used to determine this F value may be arbitrary. The output speed information 24 is calculated by a function of the F value and the output speed as shown in FIG. 2, but other functions or tables may be used, or the upper limit of the output speed.

A lower limit or the like may be set. The output speed is expressed by the number of output lines per minute, but it may also be expressed by the number of output characters per second or the like.

In the document output unit 15, one piece of document information is displayed on the display screen, but this may also be done by an output device such as a printer.The screen display of six document information is outputted in a size of 10 rows and 20 columns on one screen. However, the screen size and configuration are arbitrary.6 Document information appears from the bottom of the screen,
Although it is assumed that scrolling is performed in units of upward entry lines, document information can be output controlled in units of arbitrary blocks (horizontal/vertical scrolling, erasing the previously output block and outputting the next block in its place) (output control such as substitution).

Here, it is assumed that the document information as shown in FIG. 3 is transmitted as a document signal 10 at one time and temporarily stored in the document information storage section 11, but the entire document to be transmitted is longer. The document signal 10 transmitted each time is a part of the document signal, and may be transmitted in several parts.Also, the output speed control section may output all the documents temporarily stored in the document information storage section 11 at once. 13 is sent to the character type discrimination section 21 of the output speed determination section 12 as a reading 1 document signal 20. However, the document signal 20 that the output speed control section 13 transmits to the character type discrimination section 21 of the output speed determination section 12 is 1 document information. Not all documents temporarily stored in the storage unit 11 may be stored, but only an arbitrary group of documents may be stored.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the output control section of the system according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, 10 is a document signal, 11 is a document information storage unit, and 12
13 is an output speed determination section, 13 is an output speed control section, 14 is output information, and 15 is a document output section, and each element of these blocks is the same as the element explained in FIG. 1. In this example of the system, document information in a database stored in advance in the database 50 is used as the document signal 10 given to the output speed control section 13. in this way,
The embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is an example of a system that is employed in a control device that outputs document information stored in a database system or other system to an output device of an information processing system.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main part of an output control section of a system according to another embodiment of the present invention. 6th
In the example system shown, each element of the block is similar to the element described in FIG. In the system example here, the document signal 10 given to the output speed control section 13 is
1 communication line 60 using document information stored in a database 50 located at a remote location.
It is assumed that the information will be supplied via This system example is a system example used in an information center having a database system, a communication terminal that outputs data information transmitted through a communication line from another terminal, or a communication control device such as a modem.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main part of an output control section of a system according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.

In the example system of FIG. 7, each element of the block is similar to the element described in FIG. In this example of the system, document information in a database stored in advance in the database 50 is used as the information signal 10 given to the output speed control section 13. In addition, in the system example shown in FIG. 7, contrary to the system example shown in FIG.
0 is provided on the center side, and the terminal device of the document output section 15 of the output data display section is provided at a remote location. That is, this is an example of a system in which an output control section is incorporated in a main body section or communication control device side that transmits output information, such as an information center or a communication control terminal device.

The present invention has been specifically explained above based on examples, but
It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit thereof.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the document output control method of the present invention, the average character type string length is determined from the document of document information to be outputted, and the output speed is determined based on the average character type string length to perform output control. Output control is performed so that documents with relatively short strings of the same character type that are easy to read are outputted quickly, and documents that tend to have long strings of the same character type and are difficult to read are outputted slowly. This makes it possible to read document information that is reliably output at a fast speed. In this way, the output is controlled at an appropriate speed according to the content of the document, so the document information is output at an output speed that is suitable for the human recognition speed of document information, and the output document information can be reliably read. It becomes possible.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the output control section of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the F value and output calculated from the average character type string length used in the output speed calculation section. Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of document information transmitted as one document signal; Figures 4a, 4b, and 4c are shown in Figure 3. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display screen of an example of output processing in response to document information that has been output. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main part of the output control section of a system according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a system according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of main parts of an output control section of the apparatus. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main part of the output control section of a system according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, IO...Sentence IIF signal, 11... Document information storage section, 12... Output speed determining section, 13... Output speed control section, 14... Output information, 15... Document output section,
20... Document signal, 21... Character type discrimination section, 22.
...Character type string length calculation unit, 23...Output speed calculation unit, 2
4...Output speed information, 30...Document information, 50...
-Database, 60...communication line. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a document information output control method that outputs accumulated document information to an output device, there is a means for measuring the length of the same character type string of the document information to be outputted, and 1. A document information output control method comprising: an output speed determining means for determining an information output speed; and an output control means for controlling the output of document information according to the output speed specified by the output speed determining means.