JPH04111052A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display the positions of respective diagrams or tables in a document by preparing lists respectively by data structures such as diagrams or tables, etc., by processing the document stored in a document storing means. CONSTITUTION:A magnetic disk device 13 stores the contents of various programs in addition to a program for controlling this document processor. A RAM 14 stores various data for temporary storage as well as the program, and a display 15 displays the contents of the document in a multiwindow form. The lists are prepared by data structures in the document, and the positions of the respective diagrams or tables, etc., are calculated and displayed in the lists as pages, for example. Thus, the positions of respective diagrams or tables, etc., in the document can be displayed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a document processing device that performs document editing processing,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a document processing device that processes documents containing different data structures such as figures and tables.

``Prior Art'' Document processing devices such as Japanese word processors that can create and edit documents have become widely used not only in offices but also at home. In such a document processing device, between sentences there are items with different structures, such as figures, tables, graphs, and images (hereinafter, such structures are referred to as data structures). ) may be inserted as appropriate to create one document. In such cases, each data structure such as text, figures, tables, etc. is not necessarily created by one person, and in particularly complex documents or documents with long pages, person A creates the text and tables, and person B creates the figures and images. There are times when the task of creating the work is decided, with one person creating the work. When making corrections to this document, each person in charge usually takes charge of the part that he or she was responsible for.

Conventionally, each person in charge has searched for the data structure of the diagrams, etc. that he or she was responsible for in one document and corrected it. In this case, check the display screen page by page from the beginning to find the relevant data structure, or if the device is equipped with a search function,
Previously, keywords such as those shown in Figure 2 were used to manually search for the corresponding data structure.

``Problem to be solved by the invention'' However, when dealing with a large-volume document, for example 100 pages, you can scroll the display screen or call up the pages one by one to select the data structure of the drawings, tables, etc. that you are responsible for. It was quite difficult to find out exactly. For example, when a user needs the 20th drawing included in a document, it takes a lot of patience and time to sequentially search and count the drawings in the document. Especially in documents that have been edited in columns, the layout within the document is complex, so if you try to check the data structure in a short time, you may mistake small embedded tables etc. for other data structures and overlook them. This makes it difficult to reliably find the relevant data structure.

Additionally, when using the search function, there were problems in that unless appropriate keywords were selected, unnecessary items would be searched or it would not be possible to find all the relevant items. For example, if the word "diagram" is specified as a keyword for the purpose of extracting drawings, even such phrases that appear in the sentence "drawing" will be searched. In order to avoid such problems, it may be necessary to specify specific words as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, which may complicate the search work.

Furthermore, with conventional document processing devices, even if pages corresponding to data structures such as drawings, tables, formulas, rask images, or headings are found through searches, it is not possible to determine whether these belong to chapters or sections of the document. It was difficult to determine the position of each in the entire document.

Furthermore, conventional document processing devices cannot display a list of documents and the contents of the documents at the same time on the screen, and there is also the problem that documents cannot be edited smoothly.

Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device that can display the positions of individual figures, tables, etc. in a document.

A second object of the present invention is to create chapters based on pages in a document.
An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device that can grasp the hierarchical structure of a document such as sections.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device that can display items that require different display processing, such as document contents, lists of figures, tables, etc., on the same screen.

A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device that can easily call up and edit the contents of figures, tables, etc. on a screen.

A fifth object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device that can call up the contents of figures, tables, etc. on the screen as visual images similar to printing them.

"Means for Solving the Problem" The invention according to claim 1 includes a document storage means for electronically storing documents, a display screen composed of a CRT, etc., and a display screen that processes documents stored in the document storage means. a list creation means for creating a list of individual figures, tables, etc. for each data structure such as figures, tables, etc., and each figure displayed in these lists;
A document includes a position calculation means for determining the position of a table, etc. in a document, and a list display means for displaying a list of these data structures created by a list creation means on a display screen together with the positions of each figure, table, etc. Provided in the processing equipment.

That is, the invention as claimed in claim 1 achieves the first object by creating a list for each data structure in a document, finding the positions of individual figures, tables, etc., and displaying these as pages in the list. The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a document storage means for electronically storing a document having a hierarchical structure, a display screen constituted by a CRT or the like, and a document storage means for processing the document stored in the document storage means, A list creation means for creating a list representing individual figures, tables, etc. and their pages in a document for each data structure such as figures and tables, and a list of these data structures created by this list creation means for each. A document processing apparatus is provided with list display means for displaying the positions of figures, tables, etc. on a display screen, and replacement means for replacing pages in the list with information representing the hierarchical structure of a document.

That is, in the invention according to claim 2, the hierarchical structure of the document is traced based on the page information to reach the target chapter or section, and the page information is replaced with information representing the hierarchical structure, thereby achieving the second object. The invention recited in claim 3 is characterized in that it includes a document storage means for storing documents electronically, a display screen composed of a CRT or the like, and a display screen that processes the documents stored in the document storage means to display figures and tables. A list creation means for creating a list of individual figures, tables, etc. for each data structure such as, and each figure displayed in these lists,
a position calculation means for calculating the position of a table or the like in a document; a list display means for displaying a list of these data structures created by the list creation means on a display screen together with the position of each figure, table, etc.; A document processing device is provided with an item specifying means for specifying a desired item in the list displayed by the list display means, and a document content display means for reading out the document content of the specified item from the document storage means and displaying it.

That is, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the third object is achieved by allowing document contents to be read from the document storage means and displayed on the display screen by specifying a desired item displayed in the list. In the invention as claimed in claim 4, there is provided a document storage means for electronically storing documents, a display screen comprising a CRT or the like, and a data structure such as a diagram or a table by processing the documents stored in the document storage means. A list creation means that separately creates a list of individual figures, tables, etc., a position calculation means that calculates the position of each figure, table, etc. displayed in these lists in a document, and list display means for displaying a list of these data structures together with the positions of their respective figures, tables, etc. on a display screen; item specification means for specifying a desired item in the list displayed by the list display means; The document processing device is provided with a document content display means for displaying the document content of the selected item.

In other words, in the invention set forth in claim 4, a desired item displayed in the list can be specified and its contents can be displayed on the screen, and even items whose position in the document is unknown can be easily changed. The invention according to claim 5, characterized in that the fourth object is to enable the content to be displayed and to edit the content, the display screen comprising a document storage means for electronically storing a document, and a CRT or the like. a list creation means that processes the documents stored in the document storage means to create a list of individual figures, tables, etc. for each data structure such as figures and tables; Item specifying means for specifying a desired item; display processing means for displaying the document content of the specified item in the same visual state as it will be printed; and displaying the document content processed by the display processing means. The document processing device is provided with a document content display means.

In other words, the invention as claimed in claim 5 achieves the fifth object by allowing the user to specify a desired item among the items displayed in the list and displaying the contents in the same visual state as when it is printed. .

"Example" The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to Examples.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of the circuit configuration of a document processing device in an embodiment of the present invention. This device is a CPU
(Central Processing Unit) 11, which is connected to each section of a magnetic disk group [13], a RAM (Random Access Memory) 14, a display 15, and a keyboard 16 through a bus 12 such as a data bus.

Here, the magnetic disk device 13 stores the contents of various documents in addition to programs for controlling this document processing device. The RAM 14 stores the above-mentioned programs as well as various types of temporary storage data. The display 15 is designed to display the contents of the document in a multi-window format. The keyboard 16 is used to input various data such as characters. A mouse 17 is connected to the keyboard 16 as a coordinate indicating device. Of course, like a tablet, the mouse 1
It is also possible to use coordinate indicating devices other than 7.

Display Control of Multiple Windows FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display of this device. In this example, there are three windows 22-1 to 22-2 on the display screen 21 of the display 15.
2-3 is set. The first window 2
2-1 displays the contents of the first page of the first chapter of a certain document. This display is
YSIWYG) format, that is, in the visual state as it is recorded on paper. That is, this first window 22-1 contains (a) a chapter heading 23 that says "Chapter 1, Introduction" and (b) a main text 2 that starts with "This text is".
A one-page document consisting of three types of document structures is displayed: 4, and (c) a graphic frame 25.

In the second window 22-2, all heading portions of the currently created document are extracted and displayed.

A graphic frame 25 is displayed alone in the third window 22-3.

In the display state of the display screen 21 shown in FIG. 2, the operator moves a cursor (not shown) with the mouse 17,
Editing can be performed in any window. For example, if you change the chapter heading 23 "Chapter 1, Introduction" in the first window 22-1 to a phrase for another heading, the corresponding heading in the second window 22-2 will be changed to the changed content. It turns out. In addition, for example, the figure frame 25 enlarged and displayed in the third window 22-3
If the graphic is edited, the edited contents will be reflected in the first window 22-1 as well.

Display of Document Structure FIG. 3 shows the layout of each page of a certain document. The document in this example consists of three pages in total, and when displayed in two-page spreads, it consists of a first spread 81 and a second spread 82. The contents of the first page are displayed on the left half of the first spread 81, and the contents of the second page are displayed on the right half. The contents of the third page are displayed on the left half of the second spread 82. The first page is composed of two stages, a first stage 831 and a second stage 832, and the other pages are similarly composed of two stages. 1st
Step 83. , the first chapter, the first section, and the first content "1" are arranged in this order, and the second content "2" is arranged in the second column 832.
", Figure 1, Section 2, and the third content "3" are arranged in this order. The same applies hereafter.

FIG. 4 shows the specific logical structure and specific layout structure of the document shown in FIG. 3, respectively.

A specific logical structure is a structure in which a document is logically subdivided.

The document of this embodiment has a hierarchical structure of chapters, sections, paragraphs, and document contents, as shown in the upper half of the figure. The same document can also be viewed from another perspective: a specific layout structure. The specific layout structure is a structure subdivided from the layout.

From this perspective, it can be seen that the structure is such as spreads, pages, columns, and document contents. The document of this embodiment is composed of two chapters when viewed from a specific logical structure, and no matter how the chapters are allocated, this point remains the same.

FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the three pages of document content and each window. Information regarding the layout of document contents is stored in this device in a series of two-page spreads. The document shown in Figure 5 is 3
As for the contents of the page, as the number of pages increases, this storage area becomes longer like a scroll.

In FIG. 5, the upper hatched area 93 represents the entire first page of the document. Window 22M' has “WYS
The document contents are displayed in the "IWYG" format, and the coordinates of the origin of the storage area described above are displayed to match the origin of the window 22-M'. The coordinates are displayed so as to match the origin of the window 22-3' for specifying the end position.
The magnification of 2-M' is "1" times, and the latter window 2
The magnification of 2-3' is set to be 3 times larger due to specification reasons. Therefore, these windows 22
-M'22-8' Even if the sizes match, the latter displays a wider range. The document processing device is configured to collectively register data such as what kind of display processing has been performed on each of these windows 22, the display magnification, and the origin coordinates of the window. FIG. 6 shows the registration status of each window.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a state in which the window representing the specific layout structure and the two windows described in FIG. 5 are displayed simultaneously on the display screen. The latter two windows 22-M' and 22-8' are displayed at different magnifications as explained in FIG. are displayed above these.

Document Display Control Next, the control for calling up document contents of a desired data structure in this document processing apparatus will be explained in order.

FIG. 8 shows the first procedure in this case. In this first procedure, a first window 22-A is opened on the display screen 21, and the 17th page as the desired page of the document is displayed in the "WYSIWYG" format.

FIG. 9 shows the second procedure.

In this second procedure, a second window 22-B is opened, in which a list of tables as one of the data structures is displayed. In the list, the number, title, and page number are written for each item, that is, for each condolence.

FIG. 10 shows the third procedure.

In this third step, a third window 22-C
is opened, and a list of diagrams is displayed as one of the data structures. In this list, each item, that is, each concave side, has its number, title, and page number written.

FIG. 11 shows the fourth procedure.

In this fourth step, the page number in the window 22-B is switched to a "section" display. The contents of window 22-C remain as they were.

FIG. 12 shows the fifth procedure.

In this fifth step, the page number in the window 22-C is switched to "chapter" display.

FIG. 13 shows the flow of control operations of the document processing apparatus that implements such display control.

When the operator takes some action for editing using the mouse 17 or keyboard 16 (Step ■ in Figure 13), the CPU II examines the coordinate data at that time and determines in which window 22 this occurred. (step, pump■). If this occurs, for example, in a pop-up menu window (not shown), it is determined from the specified contents whether the user's action was to generate a list window (
Step ■; Y), step ■; Y) to generate a table viewing window (step ■; Y), step ■; Y) to generate a "WYSIWYG" window, or something other than these (N) Make a determination.

First, if it is determined that the action is for generating a figure-listing window (step 2; Y), processing for creating a new window 22-C for displaying figures-listing is performed (step 2). Then, the figure-view display process described next is registered as a window display process on the RAM 1d (Step ■), the currently displayed window 22-C is registered as the current window (Step ■), and this registered Display processing of the window 22-C is executed (step 2).

FIG. 14 shows the process of displaying a list of figures or tables. The following is an explanation using figures and tables as an example. When the operator requests the generation of a viewing window for a "diagram" through an operation not shown, the CPU II stores the numerical value N "1" in a predetermined address of the RAM 14 shown in FIG.
(Step ■ in Figure 14). Then, the Nth (in this case, the first) document element is acquired from the corresponding document (step ■). Here, a document element is the smallest unit in which a document is divided by data structure, and the type of data structure is recorded in each element. Once a document element is obtained, a check is made to see if it is the desired data structure (step ■). In this example, if it is a data structure for "diagram" (Y), the document element is The title (figure number and name) of the item is extracted and displayed (step ■), and then the position is determined and displayed (step ■).These displays can be highlighted, etc., if necessary. It may be emphasized.

After this, the CPU 11 checks whether the document ends with the acquired N-th document element (step ■), and if it does not end (N), increments the numerical value N by 1 (step ■).
). Then, the process proceeds to step (2) and the same process is repeated for the second document element (steps (2) to (2)). In this way, each item will be restored. When the document element processing is completed in step (2) (Y), the display processing of the list of figures is completed.

FIG. 14 can also be used for table list display processing, which will be pointed out later.

Returning again to FIG. 13, the explanation will be continued. After the display processing of the window 22-C registered in step (2) in FIG. 13 is executed, the CPU II determines whether or not another window 22 exists on the display screen 21 (step (2)).

If it does not exist (N), the process ends. If it exists (
Y), the next window 22 is registered as the current window (step 0), and display processing is executed for these windows as well.

On the other hand, when the operator performs an action to generate a table view window (step Y), processing is performed to create a new window 22-B for table view display (step O). .

Then, the table list display process is registered as a window display process on the RAM 14 (Step 0), the currently displayed window 22-B is registered as the current window (Step ■), and the registered window 22-B Executes display processing (step ■). The same applies below.

Next, a case will be described in which the operator opens a window 22-A displayed in a "WYSIWYG" format. In this case, instruct to open a “WYSIWYG” format window (step ■; Y), and
A new window in “YG” format is created (
Step ■). In this case, register the "WYS IWYG" display process as a window display process.
), registers the currently displayed window 22-A as the current window (step ■), and executes display processing for this registered window 22-A (step ■
). The same applies below.

FIG. 15 specifically shows the "WYS IWYG" display process. In this process, one document element is acquired (step ■ in Figure 15), and this is
c” format in window 22-A (step ■
). Similar operations are repeated as long as document elements remain (steps ■, ■, ■).

Returning again to FIG. 13, the explanation will be continued. If it is determined in steps ① to ① of this figure that the processing is other than the above-mentioned processing, then in step ①; N), the specified document editing operation will be executed (step @).

By the way, in this document processing device, the position information can be changed by displaying the position information of each item in the list displayed in each window as a page, or switching the display to chapter or section display. For example, if you correct the text or figures in the window 22-A on the display screen shown in Figure 12 and the number of pages or figures becomes different, proceed as shown in step In the same way, the contents displayed in each window 22 displayed on the display screen 21 are also changed so that the latest information at each time is displayed at the same time.

Changing position information FIG. 16 is for explaining the principle of changing position information.

This example shows a search method for determining how many pages "Section 2.1" corresponds to. As explained with reference to FIG. 4, the document processing apparatus of this embodiment grasps the same document content in two aspects: a specific logical structure and a specific layout structure. Therefore, the corresponding document content "7" is reached based on "Section 2.1" of the specific logical structure, and from there, the second page of the specific layout structure is found. The same goes for how pages lead to appropriate chapters, sections, and paragraphs.

FIG. 17 shows the principle of checking in which chapter "Figure 2" exists. It can be seen that "Chapter 2" is reached by tracing a specific logical structure from "Figure 2" as the document content.

In the embodiment described above, the list is displayed in a multi-window format, but the list of documents may be displayed without particularly setting a window on the display screen. Furthermore, it goes without saying that one window may be divided vertically or horizontally, and the list may be displayed in at least one of these areas.

Further, in the embodiment, a list is created for each of the tables and figures, but in addition to this, various data structures such as mathematical formulas, rask images, and headings may be similarly displayed as a list.

By the way, to display different data structures,
There may be cases where it is necessary to perform different display processing.

FIG. 18 shows an example in which windows with different display processes coexist. Displayed on the display screen 21 are a window 22-c displaying a list of figures, and two "WYSIWYG" format windows 22-A and 22-D specified and displayed by this window 22-c. For the former window 22-C, a display process for displaying the figure heading is executed, and for the latter two windows 22-A and 22-D, a display process for performing a "WYSIWYG" display format is executed.

Window Creation and Management FIG. 19 shows the initial procedure for creating windows for these different display processes. A window 22-8 for making various selections is displayed on the display screen, and for example, by clearing the illustrated right button, a pop-up menu window 91 for generating various vinyls is opened. When the item "Figure Heading Generation" is selected in this pop-up menu 91, the display is reversed as shown in the figure, and a mode for generating figure headings is entered. This corresponds to step (2) and step (2) shown in FIG.

Each time a new window 22 is created, a new window management record is created to manage it. The display processing type and window ID (wi-specific data) are registered in this window management record. The origin coordinates and magnification for displaying contents for each window are also registered, but if the operator does not specify these, default values are registered as predetermined values.

When a new window 22 is created in this way,
After step (2) in FIG. 13, the redisplay processing for each of the remaining windows 22 will be performed. “WYSIWYG” format windows 22-A, 22
~D and the other windows 22-B are displayed based on centrally managed document data, so if the contents of the document data are changed by editing operations in any window 22, the contents of the other windows 22 will be changed. The displayed content is also changed accordingly.

FIG. 20 shows the contents of each window and the window management record corresponding to each window. Each window is associated with the window ID of the window management record 93 on a one-to-one basis. The window management record 93 of this embodiment includes the window ID
In addition, display formats such as "WYSIWYG", display magnification, and origin coordinates are registered.

When creating a list, the document contents are sequentially checked, relevant information is extracted, and this is displayed according to the display process prescribed by the relevant window management record 93.

FIG. 21 shows the structure of each figure in the document content of this embodiment. Information regarding each figure consists of a title and figure contents. When displaying a list in the window 22-C as shown in FIG. 9, etc., information 94 regarding figures is extracted from the document content, and the number and title of the figure are displayed as items. Location information, such as whether the figure belongs to a circular or what page it belongs to, is determined from the structure of the document each time a display is requested.

FIG. 22 shows the process of creating one item of a list from information related to a diagram. If a title is added to the figure number, the count value of the line counter (not shown) will change to “
1” is counted up and the item is displayed at position 95.
shifts downward by one unit. In this state, items for the next "Figure 2" are created.

FIG. 23 shows the work to create the second item. The document content is scanned along the arrow 96 and “1”
"Figure 2" is searched after "Figure 2", and information about this figure 9
4 and the second line item will be created. In this way, when the arrow 96 is searched to the end of the document content (not shown), all items related to figures will be extracted and the list will be completed.

"Modified Example" Next, as a modified example of the present invention, a case will be described in which a list is displayed and then desired document contents are displayed in a "WYSIWYG" format.

FIG. 24 shows the first procedure in this modification. In this first procedure, a window 22-0 is first opened on the display screen 21, and a list of figures is displayed here.

FIG. 25 shows the second procedure.

In this second step, the operator operates the multi-window 17 (see FIG. 1) to select an item of document content to be displayed. The selected part is displayed in reverse. After this, in a third step (not shown), “WYSI
An operation for opening a screen in "WYG" format is performed.

FIG. 26 shows the fourth procedure.

In this fourth procedure, a window 22-A is opened in a "WYSIWYG" format. This window 22-
In A, the document contents of the designated item are displayed. The operator can perform normal editing operations on this window 22-A. In other words, in addition to editing operations such as correcting, deleting, and adding sentences,
Graphic editing operations can be performed in the same way. Further, by scrolling within the window 22-A, the contents of the next page etc. can be displayed and similar operations can be performed.

If the pages or structure of the document change as a result of such editing, the original document data is changed accordingly. Moreover, if the figure number, title, etc. are changed, the contents of the window 22-C displayed on the display screen 21 are also changed accordingly.

FIG. 27 shows the principle by which a target diagram is immediately displayed in a window by specifying an item. In this example, it is assumed that "Figure 2" is specified. In this case, the CPU II determines, based on "Figure 2" in the document content, that this is allocated to page 3, column 6. Therefore, the content of this document is set to be placed inside the newly set window and displayed.

FIG. 28 is for explaining such a setting work when setting a window. In the document processing apparatus of this embodiment, each document is stored in the storage area as a two-page scroll, as described with reference to FIG. The contents of column 6 on page 3 are displayed in window 22-A.
By setting the origin coordinates (x, y) in the window management record 93 to be located inside the window, the contents of "Figure 2" will be displayed in the new window 22-A. In this example, the display magnification is "1", but it is of course possible to set this to a desired value in relation to the size of the window 22-A.

With this mechanism, if the operator selects a desired item in the list and instructs the display of window 22-A,
The diagram you want to see will be immediately displayed in the new window 22A.

FIG. 29 mainly shows the modified portion of FIG. 13 shown earlier. Steps in Figure 13 ~
In addition to the classification of processing contents shown in ■, in this modified example, it is determined from the list (-view) whether or not a "WYSIWYG" format window will be opened (see step 29). 0). If opening of such a window has been instructed (Y), a new window creation process is performed (step Φ). Then, "WYSIWYG" display processing is registered as the window display processing (step 2). After this, the currently specified item is set as the first page to be displayed in this new window (step @).

After this, the process proceeds to step ■ in Figure 13, where the currently displayed window is set as the current window, and display processing in the "WYSIWYG" display format is performed as the registered window display process (step ■ in Figure 13).
. If other windows 22 are displayed on the second display screen (step 2 in FIG. 13), they are set as the current window one after another, and these windows are also displayed in parallel.

"Effects of the Invention" As explained above, according to the inventions recited in claims 1 to 5, documents stored in the document storage means are processed,
Since we have a list creation method that creates a list of individual figures, tables, etc. for each data structure such as tables, once you know the type of figure, table, etc., you can know the specific location information of pages, chapters, etc. in the document. Even if you don't have them, you can know their whereabouts. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine how many tables, figures, etc. exist, especially for long documents or documents that are frequently edited. In addition, by restoring and checking these items, you can confirm at a glance the validity of serial numbers in tables, figures, etc. Furthermore, by using these lists, it is possible to easily create a table of contents by type, such as a table of contents or a table of figures. . Furthermore, it is possible to easily check the order in which tables, figures, etc. are arranged in the document, and the ratio of arrangement.

Furthermore, in the invention as claimed in claims 1 and 2, since the position of the document content is displayed in the list, the desired document content can be easily called up.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the location page indicated in each item can be replaced with information indicating the hierarchical structure of the document, so editing management can be performed with the structure of the document in mind.

Further, according to the invention as claimed in claim 3, since the content of the document data itself and the content with certain processing added are mixed and displayed on the display screen, one document can be edited from a different perspective. This has the effect of making it possible to

Furthermore, according to the fourth aspect of the invention, the contents of specified items in the list are displayed on the screen, so that the contents of the document can be easily confirmed.

Further, in the invention as set forth in claim 5, since a display processing means for displaying the document contents in the same visual state as the printed matter is provided, there is an advantage that detailed editing on the assumption of printing can be performed within the window.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 23 are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, of which Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the main part of the circuit configuration of the document processing device, and Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the main part of the circuit configuration of the document processing device. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the layout of each page of a certain document, and FIG.
The figures are a structural explanatory diagram showing the specific logical structure and specific layout structure of the document shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between three pages of document content and each window, and Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the document content of one page and each window.
The figure is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the registration status of each window,
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a state where the window representing the specific layout structure and the two windows explained in FIG. 5 are displayed simultaneously on the display screen, and FIG. 8 is the document content of the desired data structure. FIG. 9 is a plan view of the display screen showing the first procedure for calling , FIG. 9 is a plan view of the display screen showing the second step, and FIG. 10 is a plan view of the display screen showing the third step. 11 is a plan view of the display screen showing this fourth step, FIG. 12 is a plan view of the display screen showing this fifth step, and FIG. 13 is a plan view showing such display control. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the process of displaying a list of figures or tables, and FIG.
Figure 16 is an explanatory diagram showing the principle of converting position information from "Section" to "Page", Figure 17 is a flowchart specifically showing the "YG" display process, Figure 17 is a diagram showing which chapter "Figure 2" exists in Fig. 18 is a plan view showing an example of a display screen in which windows with different display processing are mixed, and Fig. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing the principle of checking whether windows with different display processing are generated. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of each window and the window management record corresponding thereto, FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of each diagram in the document contents of this embodiment, and FIG. The figure is an explanatory diagram showing the work of creating one item of a list from information related to the diagram, Fig. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing the work of creating two items, and Figs. 24 to 29 are detailed explanations of the present invention. 24 is a plan view of the display screen showing the first procedure for displaying the desired document content, and FIG. 25 is a plan view of the display screen showing the second procedure. ,
FIG. 26 is a plan view of the display screen showing the fourth step, FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing the principle that the target diagram is immediately displayed in the window by specifying an item, and FIG.
FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing the window setting work, and FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing the display control of a modified example of the apparatus, centering on the changed portions of FIG. 13. 11...CPU. 13...Magnetic disk device, 14...RAM. 15... Display, 16... Keyboard, 17... Mouse, 21... Display screen, 22... Window, 91... ...Pop-up menu window, 9
3... Window management record. Applicant Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Umeo Yamauchi Figure 1 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 8 Figure 7 Figure 14 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Fig. 22 Fig. 23 Fig. 27 Fig. 28 Steam η-A Fig. 29 (from %1311B Sdebb ■) (Go to Fig. 1613 Stesive ■)

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[Claims] 1. A document storage means for electronically storing a document, a display screen, and a display screen for processing the document stored in the document storage means to display individual figures by data structure such as figures and tables; List creation means for creating a list of tables, etc., position calculation means for determining the position of each figure, table, etc. displayed in these lists in a document, and these data structures created by the list creation means 1. A document processing device comprising: list display means for displaying a list of figures, tables, etc. on a display screen together with the positions of the respective figures, tables, etc. 2. A document storage means for electronically storing documents with a hierarchical structure; a display screen; and a display screen for processing the documents stored in the document storage means to display individual figures and tables according to data structures such as figures and tables. and a list creation means for creating a list representing those pages in a document, and displaying a list of these data structures created by the list creation means on a display screen together with the position of each figure, table, etc. A document processing device comprising: list display means; and replacement means for replacing pages in the list with information representing a hierarchical structure of a document. 3. A document storage means for electronically storing documents, a display screen, and processing the documents stored in the document storage means to create a list of individual figures, tables, etc. for each data structure such as figures, tables, etc. display target selection means for selecting an object to be displayed from among the document content itself and the list created by the list creation means; and display processing according to the object selected by the display object selection means. What is claimed is: 1. A document processing device comprising: a display processing unit that performs the following: and display means that displays the results processed by the display processing unit on the display screen. 4. A document storage means for electronically storing documents, a display screen, and processing the documents stored in the document storage means to create a list of individual figures, tables, etc. for each data structure such as figures, tables, etc. a position calculation means for calculating the position of each figure, table, etc. in a document displayed in these lists, and a list of these data structures created by the list creation means in each figure. , a list display means for displaying on a display screen together with the position of a table, etc., an item specifying means for specifying a desired item in the list displayed by the list display means, and a document displaying the document content of the specified item. 1. A document processing device comprising: content display means. 5. A document storage means for storing documents electronically, a display screen, and processing the documents stored in the document storage means to create a list of individual figures, tables, etc. for each data structure such as figures, tables, etc. an item specifying means for specifying a desired item in the list displayed by the list display means; and a display process for displaying the document content of the specified item in the same visual state as when it is printed. What is claimed is: 1. A document processing device comprising: a document processing device; and a document content display device for displaying document content displayed by the display processing device.