JPH0490022A - Document display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display information of another sentence related to information in a perusal part by determining a corresponding file of a designated sentence file to display contents of the corresponding file at the time of indicating the display of a prescribed related sentence. CONSTITUTION:A sentence correspondence information file 11 holds information which indicates a required sentence file as the corresponding file with respect to each sentence file 10. When prescribed related sentence display is indicated at the time of displaying contents of the designated sentence file 10 in a first window on the display picture of an input/output part 12 in accordance with a prescribed indication inputted from the input/output part 12, a processing part 13 retrieves the sentence correspondence information file 11 to determine the sentence file 10 as the corresponding file of the designated sentence file 10 and displays contents of the corresponding file in a second window provided for each corresponding file. Thus, information of another sentence related to information in the perusal part is displayed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding a device that reads a document consisting of text and figures from a document file and displays it, the main document to be viewed as well as the information of other documents associated with the information of the viewed portion thereof. The object of the present invention is to provide a document display device that can automatically display documents in each window in a manner that makes it easy to recognize the relationship, and has a document file, a document correspondence information file, an input/output section, and a processing section. The correspondence information file holds information indicating the required document file as a correspondence file for each document file, and the processing section processes the specified document file according to a predetermined instruction inputted from the input/output section. When displaying the content in the first window provided on the display screen of the input/output unit, if there is an instruction to display a predetermined related document, search the document correspondence information file,
Determine the corresponding file of the specified document file, display the contents of the corresponding file in a second window provided for each corresponding file, and have a location correspondence information file, the location correspondence information file: For each required pair of document files, for each pair of required partial information, a pair of predetermined position information indicating an area of both partial information is retained for each pair of required partial information, and the processing unit , when displaying the contents of the corresponding file on the second window, search the position correspondence information file and apply a predetermined correspondence to the information displayed in a predetermined focus area on the first window. The positional information of the partial information of the corresponding file, which has the corresponding file, is determined, and the information determined by the positional information is displayed so as to be positioned in a predetermined focus area of the second window.

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an apparatus for reading and displaying a document consisting of text and figures from a document file, and in particular for reading out and displaying a document consisting of text and figures from a document file, and in particular, for displaying a main document to be viewed as well as information on other documents associated with the information in the viewed portion. The present invention relates to a document display device capable of displaying.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a document display device. By inputting commands, etc. from the input/output unit 1 using the input device 2 such as a keyboard or mouse, the user specifies the necessary part of the necessary document file 4 and displays it on the display screen 3 to view the document information. .

For this purpose, the processing unit 5 interprets the commands received and received from the input/output unit 1, reads specified information from the document file 4, and
It is sent to the input/output unit 1 along with necessary display control information and displayed on the display screen 3.

When a user views a document file, there may be cases where the user wishes to refer to the contents of several other related document files at the same time as the contents of the document file. A plurality of windows are provided on the screen, and information read from different document files is displayed in each window.

Therefore, users create a window to display a document file when necessary, and when they learn of other related document files, for example from related information written in the document file, they create a new window to display it. Set up a window, specify the document file, and display the contents.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] As mentioned above, when displaying and viewing information of a certain document file, there is a means for simultaneously displaying and referencing related information in other document files, but there is no means to do so. The users of
Once you somehow know the document file that has the relevant information,
It is necessary to specify each document file individually and instruct the display of the information of the necessary part of the document file. Need to repeat.

The object of the present invention is to provide a document display device that can automatically display, in each window, information on other documents associated with the information in the viewed portion of the main document to be viewed, in a manner that makes it easy to recognize the relationship. do.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention.

The figure shows the configuration of a document display device, which includes a document file 10, a document correspondence information file 11, an input/output section 12, and a processing section 13. The processing unit 13 holds information indicating the required document file 10 as a corresponding file, and provides the contents of the specified document file 10 on the display screen of the input/output unit 12 in accordance with a predetermined instruction input from the input/output unit 12. When displaying in the first window, if there is an instruction to display a predetermined related document, document correspondence information file 1
1 to determine the document file 10 that is the corresponding file of the specified document file 10, and display the contents of the corresponding file in a second window provided for each corresponding file. The position correspondence information file 14 also includes a position correspondence information file 14 that stores, for each required pair of document files 10, information held in both document files, and for each pair of required partial information, both partial information. When displaying the contents of the corresponding file in the second window, the processing unit 13 searches the position correspondence information file 14 to display the first area. The position information of the partial information of the corresponding file that has a predetermined correspondence to the information displayed in a predetermined focus area on the window is determined, and the information determined by the position information is transferred to the predetermined focus area of the second window. Further, the processing unit 13 moves the partial information of the document file to be displayed in the first window according to a predetermined specification, and by the movement, the information included in the focal area is changed, the information displayed in the second window is moved in accordance with the change.

The processing unit 13 also displays a line connecting predetermined positions within the corresponding area with respect to the display of the corresponding area defined in the positional correspondence information file [4] displayed in the first and second windows. or setting a display of a different shape for each set of applicable areas in relation to each area, or displaying the display of the applicable area in a predetermined color different from that of other areas.

Further, when the processing unit 13 receives a predetermined designation input instructing a part of the information to be displayed on the display screen,
Among the display of corresponding areas defined in the position correspondence information file 14 displayed in the first and second windows, all areas corresponding to the indicated portion are displayed in a predetermined display mode different from other areas. Change to

Further, the above document display device has an end state file 15, and when the processing section 13 receives a predetermined end designation input, the processing section 13 displays the document file 10 being displayed on the display screen of the input/output section 12.
For each document file, restart information consisting of the identification name of the document file, information indicating the display portion of each document file, and predetermined display control information is stored in the end state file 15, and when a predetermined start designation input is received. If the exit status file file 1
According to the restart information stored in 5, the input/output unit 12
The display contents at the time of receiving the termination designation input are redisplayed on the display screen.

[For production]

According to the document display device of the present invention, a document correspondence information file 11 consisting of information indicating related document files is provided for each document file 10, and corresponding portions of the contents of a pair of related document files are provided. A location correspondence information file 14 consisting of information indicating a certain document file is provided, and when a user is viewing a certain document file and specifies the display of predetermined related information, the information corresponding to the displayed part of the document file being viewed is provided. , the contents of related document files can be determined from the document correspondence information file and the position correspondence information file, and automatically displayed in each window. or,
Display by connecting corresponding parts of those displays with lines,
Corresponding parts can be labeled with the same symbol or number, or displayed in the same color, to make it easier to see the correspondence. Furthermore, by providing the end state file 15, when viewing is interrupted and resumed, the display screen at the time of interruption can be automatically reproduced.

〔Example〕

The document correspondence information file 11 in FIG. 1 has, for example, a logical structure as shown in FIG. 2, with the file name (file name A, etc.) of each document file 10 shown on the left side of the arrow as a key, The configuration is configured so that the column of file names of document files that have content related to that file can be searched.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, the location correspondence information file 14 contains information indicating the position of corresponding information in both files, using each pair of document files associated in the document correspondence information file 11 as a key. Configure to be searchable. In the example shown in the figure, it is assumed that the contents of each document file are configured to be expanded on one plane of the virtual document space, and the required rectangular area within it is divided into
It is assumed that the coordinates of two diagonal lines indicating each area of both files are 1&[l, and the position information indicates a pair of correspondence information.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the processing flow of the processing unit 13 for automatically displaying related information, in which a user inputs an instruction to display related information via the input/output unit 12 by selecting a menu on the display screen, etc. Then, the processing unit 13 starts the process shown in FIG.

The user then uses a mouse cursor or the like to first indicate the window of the main document to be viewed, and then indicates the window of the related document, so the processing unit 13 receives and receives these instructions in processing step 20, and processes them. The specification determines the main document and the window for displaying each related document.

In processing step 21, the document correspondence information file 11 is searched using the document file name of the main document as a key, and a file name list of corresponding files is obtained.In processing step 22, for example, the list is displayed on the display screen and the necessary documents are displayed. The user selects a file by pointing the cursor, etc., and determines the file name of the document file (corresponding file) to be displayed as a related document.

In processing step 23, the location correspondence information file 14 is searched by concatenating the file name of the main document and the file name of one of the corresponding files as a key, and when a list of corresponding location information is obtained, the main document is searched in processing step 24. Determining the positional coordinates in document space of document information in the focal region of a window of the document.

Here, the focal region is, for example, a fixed rectangle, and is initially located at the center of the window, and the user can move its position by performing an appropriate focal point movement operation.

The position information list read out from the position correspondence information file 14 in processing step 25 is scanned to search for position information that includes the focal area in the rectangular area indicated by the coordinates on the main document side, and the position of the rectangular area on the corresponding file side is searched. Take out.

In processing step 26, the display range of the corresponding file is determined by aligning the area of the corresponding file indicated by the position information with the focal area of the window of the corresponding file.

Information in the determined range is read out from the document file 10, which is the corresponding file, in processing step 27, and sent to the input/output unit 12 to be displayed on the display screen, and then in processing step 2.
At step 8, information for displaying a predetermined display to make it easier to see the correspondence between related information is sent to the input/output unit 12.

The correspondence relationship may be displayed by connecting the correspondence information portions (portions indicated by broken rectangles) of document files displayed in different windows with straight lines as shown in FIG. 5(a), or (b) As shown in , the same number or the same symbol or a pair of the same number and symbol for each corresponding item is displayed near the corresponding part, or each set of corresponding items is displayed in a different color.

Thereafter, it is identified in processing step 29, and if any of the selected corresponding files remains unprocessed, the process returns to processing step 23, where each corresponding file is processed as described above and displayed in each designated window.

The processing unit 13 scrolls the display contents of the window displaying the main document as is done on a normal display device,
Alternatively, when the position of the information displayed in the focus area in the document space is changed by processing the focus area movement instruction and moving the focus area as described above, the process shown in FIG. Processing starts from step 23, and as the display of the main document moves, the display of the related document window is automatically moved as well.

Further, when the user inputs a predetermined request by specifying a figure etc. displayed on the display screen, the processing unit 13 uses the document correspondence file 11 and the position correspondence information file 14 to
Through processing similar to that shown in FIG. 4, the information related to the designated figure that is displayed on the display screen is determined, and the display of that information is changed, for example, by brightening the brightness or making it flicker. , it is possible to make it possible for the user to recognize that the information is compatible information.

When a user who has been viewing a document in the manner described above temporarily interrupts the viewing and inputs a predetermined termination instruction indicating the interruption, the processing unit 13 changes the contents displayed on the display screen at that time, etc. When the information is stored in the end state file 15 and a predetermined restart instruction is input when restarting viewing after that, the processing unit 13 uses the information read from the end state file 15 to
Information configured to reproduce the display screen at the time of interruption is sent to the input/output unit 12 to be reproduced and displayed.

For this purpose, the termination status file stores restart information using the user name of the interrupted user as a key, as shown in FIG. It consists of information indicating the file name, display document position, focus position, and window size and position for each window.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, in a device that reads a document consisting of text and figures from a document file and displays it, the main document to be viewed as well as other documents associated with the information of the viewed portion are displayed. L! automatically and easily recognizes document information and relationships. It has a remarkable industrial effect that it can be displayed in each window according to i.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the logical structure of the document correspondence information file, Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the logical structure of the position correspondence information file, and Fig. 4 is an illustration of the processing of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a display example, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the logical structure of an end state file, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a conventional configuration example. In the figure, 1.12 is the input section, 4.10 is the document file, and 5
．． 13 is a processing unit; 11 is a document correspondence information file; 14 is a position correspondence information file; FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the processing of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention. File name line ・・・・・・>〈File name B〉 →〈File name Bl, File name Bλ ・・・・・・〉Explanatory diagram of the logical structure of the document correspondence information file Figure 2: File of the position correspondence information file Logical structure explanatory diagram 3rd
Figure (b) Explanatory diagram of display example Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Document file (10) and document correspondence information file (
11), an input/output unit (12), and a processing unit (13), and the document correspondence information file (11) stores the required document file as a corresponding file for each document file (10). The processing unit (13) stores the contents of the specified document file on the display screen of the input/output unit in accordance with a predetermined instruction input from the input/output unit (12). When displaying on a window, if there is an instruction to display a predetermined related document, the document correspondence information file (11) is searched, the corresponding file of the specified document file is determined, and each corresponding document file is determined. A document display device characterized in that it is configured to display the contents of a corresponding file in a second window provided for each file. 2. A location correspondence information file (14) is provided, and the location correspondence information file (14) stores required partial information for each required pair of document files (10), regarding the information held in both document files. For each pair, a pair of predetermined position information indicating the area of both partial information is held, and when displaying the content of the corresponding file in the second window, the processing unit (13) Search the information file (14) to determine the position information of the partial information of the corresponding file that has a predetermined correspondence to the information displayed in a predetermined focus area on the first window; 2. The document display device according to claim 1, wherein information determined by the information is displayed so as to be positioned in a predetermined focus area of the second window. 3. The processing unit (13) moves the partial information of the document file displayed in the first window according to a predetermined specification, and when the movement changes the information included in the focus area. 3. The document display device according to claim 2, wherein information displayed in the second window is moved in accordance with the change. 4. The processing unit (13) connects predetermined positions in the corresponding area defined in the position correspondence information file (14) displayed in the first and second windows. The document display device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a line display is provided. 5. Regarding the display of the corresponding areas defined in the position correspondence information file displayed on the first and second windows, the processing unit (13) displays a different shape for each set of corresponding areas. The document display device according to claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein settings are made in relation to each area. 6. Regarding the display of the corresponding areas defined in the position correspondence information file displayed on the first and second windows, the processing unit (13) changes the display of the corresponding area to a predetermined area different from other areas. Claims 2 and 3, wherein the color is displayed in the color of
, 4 or 5. The document display device according to . 7. When the processing unit (13) receives a predetermined designation input indicating a part of the information to be displayed on the display screen, the processing unit (13) 3. The document display device according to claim 2, wherein the display of all areas corresponding to the designated portion among the display of corresponding areas defined in the file is changed to a predetermined display mode different from that of other areas. 8. It has a termination status file (15), and when the processing unit (13) receives a predetermined termination designation input, the processing unit (13) processes each of the document files displayed on the display screen of the input/output unit (12). , the identification name of the document file, and
The restart information consisting of information indicating the display portion of each document file and predetermined display control information is added to the termination state file (1).
5), and when a predetermined start designation input is received, the end designation input is displayed on the display screen of the input/output unit (12) according to the restart information stored in the end status file (15). The document display device according to claim 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, wherein the display content at the time of receipt is redisplayed.