JPH05233395A - Data conversion system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To convert data between a simple electronic sheet generating device and a word processor by converting the data generated by a data generating means to data in the internal form and converting the data to the data form of a read means and outputting the data to the data read means. CONSTITUTION:When the data are generated by a data generating means 80, the data, the data name, and the generating device classification are outputted to a converting means 6. The converting means 6 identifies the classifications of a data generating means 80 and applies conversion procedures corresponding to the classifications to convert inputted data to data in the internal form. The operator of a data read means 90 outputs a conversion instruction including the classifications of the data read means 90 and the data name to a conversion means 6 for referring to and updating the data in the data generating means 80. The conversion means 6 converts pertinent data in the internal form with conversion procedures corresponding to the classification of the data read means 90 based on the conversion instruction from the data read means and outputs the converted data to the data read means 90.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data conversion system, and more particularly to a data conversion system between an electronic sheet forming apparatus and a word processor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, it is indispensable to introduce a word processor or an electronic sheet forming apparatus for spreadsheets in order to promote office automation, and various word processors and electronic sheet forming apparatuses are used in many companies and offices. ing. However, an electronic sheet created by an electronic sheet creating apparatus can be used only by an electronic sheet creating apparatus of the same model, and it is difficult to use the electronic sheet by an electronic sheet creating apparatus or word processor of a different model. For example, the word processor could not be used even for the process of printing only the data created by a certain electronic sheet creating apparatus.

Therefore, conventionally, using conversion software on the side of a terminal such as an electronic sheet creating apparatus, an electronic sheet created by the electronic sheet creating apparatus is once converted into a text format and document data suitable for another word processor. , Or the document data created by a word processor is once converted into a text format and then converted into an electronic sheet suitable for another electronic sheet creating apparatus. In addition, the movement of data has been performed by human hands through a storage medium such as a floppy disk.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of conversion software according to the model of the conversion source and conversion destination word processors on the terminal side of the electronic sheet forming apparatus or the like. for,
There is an inconvenience that the management becomes troublesome and the total amount of software resources increases.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since it is necessary to convey a storage medium storing data, it takes time and labor, and when data is mutually used between electronic sheet forming apparatuses or word processors at remote locations. It was a particular problem.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to improve the disadvantages of the conventional example, and in particular, to provide a plurality of conversion software programs on the terminal side of an electronic sheet creating apparatus or the like according to the models of the conversion source and conversion destination word processors. An object of the present invention is to provide a data conversion system that can easily convert data between an electronic sheet forming apparatus and a word processor without preparing it.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a data creating means for creating data, a data reading means for reading out data, a data creating means for converting the data created by the data creating means into an internal format data, and an internal format For example, a conversion device that converts data into the data format of the reading means and outputs the data to the data reading means is adopted. This aims to achieve the above-mentioned object.

[0008]

When the operator creates the data by the data creating means, the created data, the data name and the creating device type are output to the converting device. The converting unit identifies the type of the data creating unit based on the data from the data creating unit, applies a conversion procedure corresponding to the type, and converts the input data into internal format data. An operator of the data reading means outputs a conversion instruction including a type of the data reading means and a data name to the conversion device in order to refer to or update the data created by the data creating means. Based on the conversion instruction from the data reading means, the conversion device converts the corresponding internal format data according to the conversion procedure corresponding to the type of the data reading means and outputs it to the data reading means. And
The data reading means inputs data.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the electronic sheet forming apparatus 21 is used.
The first personal computer 2-1 having the above, the second personal computer 2-2 having the word processor 22, the conversion device 1 for performing the data conversion, and the first personal computer 2-1 having the first communication path 5 A first communication device 31 that transmits and receives data via -1;
The personal computer 2-2 of the second communication path 5-2
A second communication device 32 for transmitting and receiving data via
The third communication device 33 in which the conversion device 1 transmits / receives data via the first communication path 5-1 and the fourth communication device 3 in which the conversion device 1 transmits / receives data via the second communication path 5-2. Communication device 34, a database 3 that stores data, and a database management device 4 that manages the database 3 according to an instruction from the conversion device 1.

Here, the conversion device 1 has a first input / output means 7 for inputting / outputting data to / from the database management device 4.
And a second input / output unit 8 for inputting / outputting data to / from each of the communication devices 33 and 34, and a first input / output unit 7 by converting data from the second input / output unit 8 into internal format data. To the first input / output means 8 according to an instruction from the second input / output means 8.
The second input / output unit 8 reads the data through the input / output unit 7, converts the data into a data format suitable for the instructing device.
And the conversion means 6 for outputting to.

Further, the first input / output means 7 is a first input means 51 for inputting data from the database management device 4.
And a first output means 71 for outputting data to the database management device 4.

The second input / output means 8 is the third communication device 3
Second input means 52 for inputting data from 3 and third input means 53 for inputting data from the fourth communication device 34.
And second output means 72 for outputting data to the third communication device 33 and third output means 73 for outputting data to the fourth communication device 34.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
Here, as an example, a case will be described in which the electronic sheet creating apparatus 21 creates an electronic sheet X with an electronic sheet name m, and the electronic sheet X is used by being referred to or updated by word processors 22 of different models.

(1). First personal computer 2
The operator of -1 operates the electronic sheet creation device 21 to create the electronic sheet X with the electronic sheet name m (see FIG. 2).
F11).

(2). The operator uses the created electronic sheet X
And the creation device type a as the first personal computer 2
-1 is used to transmit to the first communication device 31 (F12 in FIG. 2). Here, the creation device type a is the type of software for the electronic sheet that realizes the electronic sheet creation device 21.

(3). The first communication device 31 outputs the data from the first personal computer 2-1 to the first communication path 5-1.

(4). The third communication device 33 receives the data from the first communication path 5-1 and then receives the second input means 52.
Output to.

(5). The second input means 52 outputs the input data to the conversion means 6 (F13 in FIG. 2).

(6). The conversion means 6 is the second input means 52.
Identifies the device type a based on the input data from
By applying the conversion procedure corresponding thereto, the input electronic sheet X is converted into the internal format data Z (F14 in FIG. 2).
That is, the conversion unit 6 has a conversion procedure for converting the electronic sheet into the internal format data and a conversion procedure for converting the internal format data into the electronic sheet, for example, by software, for each creation device type. In this case, the electronic sheet X is converted into the internal format data Z by executing the conversion procedure corresponding to the created device type a received from the electronic sheet X.

(7). The conversion means 6 is the first output means 7
The internal format data Z is output to 1.

(8). The first output means 71 outputs the internal format data Z from the conversion means 6 to the database management device 4.

(9). The database management device 4 is the first
The internal format data Z from the output means 71 is registered in the database 3 so that it can be searched by the electronic sheet name m (F15 in FIG. 2).

(10). The operator of the second personal computer 2-2 inserts the electronic sheet X into the word processor 22.
The second personal computer 2-2 is operated in order to refer to or update the second personal computer, and the conversion instruction data including the creation device type b and the electronic sheet name m is input to the word processor 22 and the second personal computer is input. It transmits to the 2nd communication apparatus 32 using the communication function of 2-2 (F21 of FIG. 3).

(11). The second communication device 32 outputs the data from the second personal computer 2-2 to the second communication path 5-2.

(12). When the fourth communication device 34 inputs data from the second communication path 5-2, the third input means 5
Output to 3.

(13). The third input means 53 outputs the input data to the conversion means 6.

(14). The conversion unit 6 outputs the electronic sheet name m included in the conversion instruction to the first output unit 71 based on the data from the third input unit 53.

(15). The first output unit 71 outputs the electronic sheet name m data from the conversion unit 6 to the database management device 4.

(16). The database management device 4 searches the database 3 based on the electronic sheet name m data from the first output means 71 and reads the internal format data Z.

(17). The database management device 4 outputs the internal format data Z read from the database 3 to the first input means 51.

(18). The first input unit 51 converts the internal format data Z from the database management device 4 into a conversion unit 6.
Output to.

(19). When the conversion unit 6 receives the internal format data Z from the first input unit 51, the conversion unit 6 develops the internal format data Z in the internal memory (F22 in FIG. 3).

Next, the internal format data Z is converted into an electronic sheet Y suitable for the word processor 22 by executing the conversion procedure corresponding to the creating apparatus type b included in the instruction (F23 in FIG. 3).

Then, the electronic sheet Y is output to the third output means 73.

(20). The third output unit 73 outputs the electronic sheet Y data from the conversion unit 6 to the fourth communication device 34 (F24 in FIG. 3).

(21). The fourth communication device 34 outputs the electronic sheet Y data from the third output means 73 to the second communication path 5-2.

(22). The second communication device 32 receives the data from the second communication path 5-2 and outputs the data to the second personal computer 2-2.

(23). When the second personal computer 2-2 receives the data from the second communication device 32, it stores the data in a storage medium such as a floppy disk. As a result, the operator operates the second personal computer 2-2.
The above word processor 22 can refer to or update the electronic sheet Y stored in a storage medium such as a floppy disk (F25 in FIG. 3).

In the above embodiment, the database 3 of FIG.
Is used for information exchange as a shared asset in the group. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, an object in the group creates an electronic sheet (F31 in FIG. 4), and transmits this electronic sheet and creation device type data to the conversion device 1 (F32 in FIG. 4). , The internal format data corresponding to the electronic sheet is registered in the database 3 as one resource. Then, when another person in the remote group inputs a conversion instruction (F33 in FIG. 4),
The internal format data is converted into a document data format suitable for the word processor used by itself, and the reference (F34 in FIG. 4) is performed by the own word processor.

Next, in the case where the same personal computer, for example, the first personal computer 2-1 shown in FIG. 1 is operated with a plurality of different types of electronic sheet forming apparatuses and word processors, and electronic sheets are mutually used among them. explain.

(1). First personal computer 2
The operator of -1 creates the electronic sheet X1 having the electronic sheet name m1 by using the electronic sheet creating apparatus α (F4 in FIG. 5).
1).

(2). The operator uses the created electronic sheet X
1 and the creation device type a1 are transmitted to the first communication device 31 using the communication function of the first personal computer 2-1 (F42 in FIG. 5). Here, the creation device type a1 is a type of software for an electronic sheet that realizes the electronic sheet creation device α.

(3). The first communication device 31 outputs the data from the first personal computer 2-1 to the first communication path 5-1.

(4). The third communication device 33 receives the data from the first communication path 5-1 and then receives the second input means 52.
Output to.

(5). The second input means 52 outputs the input data to the conversion means 6.

(6). The conversion means 6 is the second input means 52.
The creating device type a1 is identified based on the input data from, and the corresponding conversion procedure is applied to convert the input electronic sheet X1 into the internal format data Z1.

(7). The conversion means 6 is the first output means 7
The internal format data Z1 is output to 1.

(8). The first output means 71 stores the internal format data Z1 from the conversion means 6 in the database management device 4
Output to.

(9). The database management device 4 is the first
The internal format data Z1 from the output means 71 is registered in the database 3 so that the electronic sheet name m1 can be searched (F15 in FIG. 2).

(10). The operator of the first personal computer 2-1 inserts the electronic sheet X1 into the word processor β.
The first personal computer 2-1 is operated in order to refer to or update with the first personal computer 2-1 to input conversion instruction data including the creation device type b1 and the electronic sheet name m1 related to the word processor β, and the first personal computer. It transmits to the 1st communication apparatus 31 using the communication function of 2-1 (F43 of FIG. 5).

(11). The first communication device 31 outputs the data from the first personal computer 2-1 to the first communication path 5-1.

(12). The third communication device 33 receives the data from the first communication path 5-1 and then receives the second input means 5
Output to 2.

(13). The second input means 52 outputs the input data to the conversion means 6.

(14). The conversion unit 6 outputs the electronic sheet name m1 included in the conversion instruction to the first output unit 71 based on the data from the second input unit 52.

(15). The first output unit 71 outputs the electronic sheet name m1 data from the conversion unit 6 to the database management device 4.

(16). The database management device 4 searches the database 3 based on the electronic sheet name m1 data from the first output means 71 and reads the internal format data Z1.

(17). The database management device 4 uses the internal format data Z1 read from the database 3 as the first data.
To the input means 51 of.

(18). The first input means 51 outputs the internal format data Z1 from the database management device 4 to the conversion means 6.

(19). When the conversion unit 6 receives the internal format data Z1 from the first input unit 51, the conversion unit 6 develops the internal format data Z1 on the internal memory.

Next, the internal format data Z is converted into an electronic sheet Y1 suitable for the word processor β by executing the conversion procedure corresponding to the creating apparatus type b1 included in the instruction.

Then, the electronic sheet Y1 is output to the second output means 72.

(20). The second output unit 72 receives the electronic sheet Y1 data from the conversion unit 6 as the third communication device 33.
Output to.

(21). The third communication device 33 outputs the electronic sheet Y1 data from the second output means 72 to the first communication path 5-1.

(22). The first communication device 31 inputs data from the first communication path 5-1 and outputs the data to the first personal computer 2-1.

(23). Upon receiving the data from the first communication device 31, the first personal computer 2-1 stores it in a storage medium such as a floppy disk. As a result, the operator operates the first personal computer 2-1.
The above-mentioned word processor β can refer to or update the electronic sheet Y1 stored in a storage medium such as a floppy disk (F44 in FIG. 5).

[0067]

Since the present invention is constructed and functions as described above, according to this, the data can be collectively managed, the necessary data conversion can be performed by the conversion device, and the communication path can be utilized, which is why , The data can be easily converted between the electronic sheet creation device and the word processor, the data can be used as a shared resource for many people, and the data conversion can be performed from a remote place with a little time and effort, which is unprecedented. A data conversion system can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an operation at the time of registering an electronic sheet in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an operation at the time of referring to an electronic sheet in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a first application example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a second application example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Conversion device 3: Database 4: Database management device 31: First communication device 32: Second communication device 33: Third communication device 34: Fourth communication device 80: Data creating means 90: Data reading means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A data creating means for creating data, a data reading means for reading the data, a data created by the data creating means is converted into an internal format data, and the internal format data is read by the data of the reading means. A data conversion system comprising a conversion device for converting the data into a format and outputting the data to the data reading means. 2. A data creating means for creating data, a data reading means for reading the data, a data created by the data creating means is converted into an internal format data, and the internal format data is read by the data of the reading means. A conversion device that converts the data into a format and outputs the data to the data reading means, and converts data between the conversion device and the data creating means and between the conversion device and the data reading means via a communication path. A data conversion system comprising a communication device for transmitting and receiving data. 3. A data creating means for creating data, a data reading means for reading the data, a data created by the data creating means is converted into an internal format data, and the internal format data is read by the reading means. A database that stores the internal format data converted by the conversion device and a database management device that manages the database according to an instruction from the conversion device. A data conversion system comprising: