JPH0458362A - Device and method for processing word - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the input operability for production of a document with no troublesome operation required by extracting automatically the necessary headwords out of the document in accordance with a prescribed description rule of the Japanese words. CONSTITUTION:A word processor containing an outline processing function produces a corresponding table of the outline data extracted out of the document data stored in a document memory 14 and the document data stored in the memory 14 based on the character data stored in a reserved word table 19. Then the outline processing is carried out based on the contents of the table 20. In other words, the character data on a headword is retrieved and the outline data equivalent to the headword is automatically extracted out of the document data. Then the outline processing is carried out for the document that is produced based on the outline data. Thus the troublesome operations needed for selection/designation of headwords can be omitted and the input operability is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a document creation device and a document creation method having an outline processor function.

(Prior art) Conventionally, document creation devices such as Japanese word processors have
A variety of functions useful for document creation processing have been developed. The outline processor function is also like that. This outline processor function is a function that allows you to specify headwords such as chapters, sections, and sections in a document, and allows you to easily check the skeleton of the created document by processing such as moving these headwords. . By checking the skeleton of the document, it becomes possible to refine the document efficiently.

The outline processor function is, for example, Th1nk
Tank (M a, a computer manufactured by Apple Inc. in the United States)
It is well known as software such as software that can be used in computer systems (Cintosh) and Hiper-X (software available from Acel Inc. in Japan).

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Some conventional document creation devices have an outline processor function that is effective in easily checking the skeleton of a document. However, in the conventional method, it is necessary to set headwords (items) such as chapters, sections, and sections in a document in advance, and to select and specify the headwords during outline processing.

The operation of setting such headwords (items) in advance and selecting and specifying them is a troublesome operation. Furthermore, since it is necessary to store the headword as data separate from the document data, there is a drawback that the amount of data stored in the apparatus as a whole increases.

An object of the present invention is to: when performing outline processing,
To improve the input operability of the entire document creation process by eliminating the need for troublesome operations such as selecting and specifying headwords.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means and Effects for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a document creation device having an outline processor function, in which a character string corresponding to a headword is stored in a document memory means. In order to detect a character string, reserved word table means stores predetermined character data set in advance, and based on the character data stored in this reserved word table means, from the document data stored in the document memory means. An outline data extraction means for extracting outline data, a correspondence table creation means for creating a correspondence table between the outline data extracted by the outline data extraction means and the document data stored in the document memory means, and a correspondence table created by the correspondence table creation means. The apparatus includes outline processor means for executing outline processing based on the contents of the correspondence table.

With such a configuration, for example, character data of a headword according to Japanese notation rules is detected, and outline data corresponding to the headword is automatically extracted from document data based on this character data. Based on this outline data, outline processing of the created document can be executed.

(Example) The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document creation device having an outline processor function according to the same embodiment.

This device includes a display device 10 consisting of, for example, a CRT display device, a keyboard 11 for inputting character strings and control signals for specifying various modes, and an input control device 12 that constitutes an input interface between the keyboard 11 and the main body of the device. It is equipped with Furthermore, this device can insert text,
Proofreading/editing device 1 that performs proofreading/editing such as deletion, movement, etc.
3. A document memory 14 that stores document data; a document management device 15 that executes document management processing such as saving and retrieving documents;
and an external storage device 16 consisting of, for example, a floppy disk device.

On the other hand, this device includes various components for realizing an outline processor function. The various components are
It consists of an outline data extraction device 17, an outline data memory 18, a reserved word table memory 19, an outline/document correspondence table memory 20, and an outline processor 21. Outline data extraction device 17
extracts headwords, which are outline data, from document data.

The outline data memory 18 is a memory that stores extracted headwords. The reserved word table memory 19 is a memory that stores a table consisting of character data serving as keywords for extracting headwords. The outline/document correspondence table memory 20 is a memory that stores a table for making correspondence between extracted outline data and document data. outline processor 2
Reference numeral 1 denotes a processor that executes outline processing using a table in the outline/document correspondence table memory 20 and the like. Specifically, the outline processor 21 includes a CPU of the document creation device and software for outline processing.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, as shown in step S1 in FIG. 4, when a character string is input from the keyboard 11, it is displayed on the screen of the display device 10, and is converted into a sentence containing kanji by a kana-kanji conversion device (not shown). The proofreading/editing device 13 performs proofreading/editing processes such as insertion, deletion, and movement on the converted text containing kanji in response to instructions from the keyboard 11 (
Step S2).

The created document data is stored in the document memory 14 (step S3).

Here, when a preset specific mode key on the keyboard 11 is operated (YES in step S4), outline processing is executed. That is, the outline data extraction device 17 is activated and extracts outline data from the created document data (step S5). An outline/document correspondence table is created to establish a correspondence between the extracted outline data and document data (step S6).
. Furthermore, the outline processor 21 is activated and executes outline processing using the created outline/document correspondence table, etc. (step S7).

The contents of such outline processing are shown in Figures 5 to 7.
This will be explained with reference to the figures.

First, as shown in step SIO in FIG. 6, the outline data memory 18 and the outline/document correspondence table memory 20 are initialized. Here, document memory 1
4 stores created document data consisting of multiple lines, as shown in FIG. 3, for example. The outline data extraction device 17 sets a line counter to an initial value of "1", uses this line counter to scan the document data stored in the document memory 14 line by line, and determines whether or not it is a heading line. (Steps S11.S12). A table consisting of character data stored in the reserved word table memory 19 in advance is used for the header line determination process. As shown in Figure 5, each character data is a keyword (for example, 1, .1), a, etc. for extracting a headword.
It is based on the Japanese notation rules.

Specifically, the outline data extraction device 17
Headline line determination processing as shown in steps S20 to S30 in the figure is executed. That is, the character of each digit is read out from the document memory 14 for each line of the document data using the digit counter (step S20.degree. 521). It is determined whether this first digit character corresponds to any of the character data stored in the reserved word table memory 19 (step 52).
2). For example, as shown in FIG. 3, if the word "No." in the first column of the third line of the document data is stored in the reserved word table memory 19, the third line is determined to be a heading line. (Steps 323-527). On the other hand, if the first digit is a leading space, it is determined whether it is a line break position of a sentence in the main text or a heading line. In the case of a heading line, the leading space length counter counts the spaces and sets the hierarchy level of the heading line (
Steps 528, 529).

After executing such a heading line determination process, as shown in steps S31 to S35 in FIG. 7, a process of setting contents in the outline data memory 18 and the outline/document correspondence table memory 20 is executed. That is, the headword determined as the header line (for example, the appearance of Chapter 1 Outline Processor shown in FIG. 3) is set in the outline data memory 18 (step 833).
. Furthermore, a table is created to correlate the extracted headwords (outline data) and document data, and is stored in the outline/document correspondence table memory 20 (
Step 534). As shown in FIG. 2, this table shows the correspondence between the heading lines and the line positions of the main text. The table also includes data indicating the hierarchical level of each heading row.

This hierarchy level is determined by the number of leading spaces in the heading row, starting with the number of leading spaces or
For example, the levels are chapter, section, and section.

In this way, as shown in step S15 in FIG. 6, all the outline data, which is the heading line, is extracted from the document data stored in the document memory 14, and the outline data in the outline data memory 18 and the outline/document correspondence table memory 20 are extracted. Performs processing to set the contents to . Based on the contents of the memory 18, 20, the outline processor 21 performs outline processing (step 516).

That is, for example, moving the main text as the heading moves,
In addition, by processing to create a table of contents consisting of all headings, it is possible to refine the document while checking the framework of the document.

When performing such outline processing, headwords can be automatically extracted from the document data based on a preset table in the reserved word table memory 19 that conforms to Japanese notation rules. Therefore, according to the present invention, unlike conventional methods, headwords such as chapters, sections, and sections in a document are set in advance, and the headwords are selected and specified during outline processing. No additional operations are required.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, when executing outline processing in a document creation device having an outline processor function, necessary It is possible to automatically extract headwords from documents. This eliminates the need for troublesome operations such as selecting and specifying headwords, and improves the overall input operability of document creation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the contents of an alert line/document correspondence table according to the embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the contents of the document memory according to the embodiment; FIG. 4, FIG. 6, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the contents of a reserved word table according to the same embodiment. 17... Outline data extraction device, 18... Outline data memory, 19... Reserved word table memory, 20... Outline/document correspondence table memory, 21... Outline processor. Applicant's representative Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 6 Figure 6 Compartment (Part 2)

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A document memory means for storing document data consisting of a character string inputted by an input means, and a character string corresponding to a headword is detected from among the character strings of the document data stored in this document memory means. a reserved word table means storing predetermined character data set in advance, and extracting outline data from the document data stored in the document memory means based on the character data stored in the reserved word table means. a correspondence table creation means for creating a correspondence table between the outline data extracted by the outline data extraction means and the document data stored in the document memory means; 1. A document creation device comprising: outline processor means for executing outline processing based on the contents of the correspondence table. (2) Storing document data consisting of a character string input by the input means in a document memory means, and selecting a character string corresponding to a headword from among the character strings of the document data stored in the document memory means. extracting outline data from the document data stored in the document memory means based on the character data stored in the reserved word table means storing predetermined character data set in advance for detection; A document creation method comprising: creating a correspondence table between outline data and document data stored in the document memory means; and executing outline processing based on the contents of the correspondence table. .