JPH05266108A - Method and device for document information confirmation processing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently confirm whether or not data are correctly inputted. CONSTITUTION:The part of input information is displayed on the main screen of a display device 7 and the input information is also displayed on the subordinate screen in drawing units or page units; and data showing the completion of confirmation is added to the confirmed data displayed on the main screen by a confirming operation part 11 through the input means consisting of a mouse 1 and a keyboard 2 and when objects of confirmation displayed on the main screen are confirmed, a confirmation area control part 8 displays a confirmation end area where the confirmed objects of confirmation is present on the subordinate screen. The data in the confirmation end area are stored so that an image can be displayed together with input information. Therefore, document confirming operation can be performed on a display device to save paper and time, and the completion of the confirmation can be certified to 3rd persons without using any media such as paper.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for confirming whether or not document information input by a CAD system or a word processor such as a design document or a design drawing is correctly input on a display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as a prior art 1, a work for confirming whether or not the document information input by a CAD system or a word processor is correctly input is once performed by a print output device such as an XY plotter or a printer from the system. It is output on paper, and the designer or the operator of the system visually compares the object of the symbol information, line, or character that is the document information with the source material of the input, and outputs it with a printing output device such as colored pencils. It is done by putting a confirmation mark on the paper and confirming.

Further, as the prior art 2, when the document information input to the system is to be confirmed on the display device equipped with the system, when the entire document is displayed on the display device, the detailed information of the document becomes small and is visually checked. Since it is not possible to confirm with, a part of the document is enlarged and displayed, and a copy of the base paper used by the designer or the operator of the system for visual input and the symbol or line that is the document information on the display device. , The object of characters is compared, and a check mark is put on the copy of the base paper with a colored pencil to confirm. A method of confirming the entire document information by enlarging and displaying the next unconfirmed portion after confirming a part of the enlarged document information and confirming the document information is performed.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In the case of checking the document information once input to the CAD system or word processor with a document printed on paper, the waiting time for printing output from several minutes to several hours in some cases between the input completion time and the confirmation start time. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult for the operator to assist the operator in checking the document information stored in his / her mind during the document input operation. Further, since the document information once input to the system is printed on paper, there is a problem that resources and time are wasted.

On the other hand, in the prior art 2, it is necessary to prepare a copy of the base paper used for inputting in order to display and confirm the input document information on the display device equipped with the system, which is a resource saving. There is a problem of waste.

Further, in the above-mentioned prior arts 1 and 2, the information of the confirmation result remains only in the confirmation document (hard copy printed out or copy of the input material) which is a temporary medium, and the document input to the system. Since no confirmed information remains in the information, there is a problem in that it is not possible to keep a record that a third party has confirmed whether the document information entered in the system has been correctly entered.

An object of the present invention is to save that it is confirmed whether the input information is correctly input together with the input information without using a medium such as a hard copy.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides document information already input on a display device provided in the system (CAD system, word processor, etc.) and a base paper used for input. Means for visually comparing and confirming the results and displaying the result as a confirmation mark on the image displayed on the display device, and means for adding the confirmation result to the document information of the system and storing it. Characterize.

[0009]

When the operator visually compares and confirms the document information input by operating the system on the main screen of the display device of the system, the operation is performed when it is determined that the input is correct. When the person specifies (presses) the confirmation button on the screen, the confirmation mark is attached to the image to be confirmed and displayed. When the operator visually compares and confirms all the document information displayed on the main screen and determines that the information is correct, the area on the sub display corresponding to the display area currently displayed on the sub screen is displayed. A confirmation mark is added, and the confirmed and unconfirmed areas can be distinguished at a glance.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings in the case of CAD for inputting a logic circuit drawing.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a system that is an embodiment of the present invention. The document information confirmation processing apparatus shown in the figure has an input unit including a mouse 1 and a keyboard 2, an input unit 3 connected to the input unit, a document information editing unit 4 and a confirmation operation unit 1 connected to the input unit 3.
1 and a button display section 12 connected to the confirmation operation section 11
A main display unit 6 connected to the document information editing unit 4; a document information storage unit 5 storing document information input from a CAD system, a word processor or the like; and the document information storage unit 5 and document information editing unit. Confirmation area management unit 8 connected to the unit 4
A confirmation area information storage unit 9 and a sub display unit 10 connected to the confirmation area management unit 8; and a display device 7 connected to the sub display unit 10, the button display unit 12 and the main display unit 6.
It is configured to include and.

The operation input from the mouse 1 and the keyboard 2 is interpreted by the input unit 3 and becomes an operation instruction to the document information editing unit 4, and the document information editing unit 4 retrieves the document information from the document information storage unit 5 and edits it. Then, the document information is stored in the document information storage unit 5. The main display unit 6 takes out a part of the document information from the document information editing unit 4 and enlarges and displays it on the display device 7. When the confirmation mark is attached to the symbol, line, or character object that is completely displayed in a part of the document information currently displayed by the main display unit 6, the confirmation region management unit 8 determines the region as a confirmation completion region. The confirmation area information storage unit 9 stores and manages the information. The sub-display unit 10 displays the entire document information being edited by the document information editing unit 4 and the confirmation completion area managed by the confirmation area management unit 8 on the display device 7. When the confirmation button displayed on the display device 7 obtained from the input unit 3 is in the pressed state, the confirmation operation unit 11 indicates the confirmation completion as the document information of the document information editing unit 4 as the confirmation target. It has a function of returning to the information editing unit 4 and a function of issuing a confirmation button display instruction to the button display unit 12.

FIG. 2 illustrates the checking operation of the drawing in the apparatus having the above-mentioned configuration. The main screen 14 and the main screen 22 show the transition of the display state when the operation described below is performed. On the screen of the display device 7, a main screen 14 which is a part of the document information (drawing) currently being confirmed, a sub-screen 15 which is a reduced simplified diagram of the document information currently being confirmed, and a user of the system is a mouse. A confirmation button 17 for instructing the completion of confirmation and a mouse cursor 18 showing the position of the mouse are displayed. An object whose operator is a part of the document information, for example, a rectangular symbol 19
When confirming whether or not is input correctly (hereinafter simply referred to as “confirmation”), the mouse cursor 18 is moved to the rectangular symbol 19, and the button attached to the mouse is pressed to select the confirmation selection graphic display frame 20. The confirmation button 17 is displayed on the main screen and displayed on the upper right of the main screen. Next, confirm the rectangular symbol 19, move the mouse cursor 18 to the confirmation button, and press the button attached to the mouse to make the rectangular symbol 19 confirmed. For example, the confirmation completion frame 23 that is a confirmation mark is displayed. The main screen 22 is displayed.

FIG. 3 illustrates the setting operation of the confirmation completion area. The main screen 24 and the main screen 26 show the transition of the display state when the operation described below is performed.
On the main screen 24, the symbols, lines, and characters completely displayed on the main screen are successively confirmed and marked, and the last unconfirmed circular symbol 25 is the confirmation target. When the mouse cursor is moved to the confirmation button on the main screen 24 and the button attached to the mouse is pressed, the display state of the display device becomes the main screen 26, and the last unconfirmed circular symbol 25 on the main screen is confirmed. Then, the confirmation area management unit determines an area including all the objects completely displayed on the main screen, and displays a shaded confirmation completion area 27, which is a confirmation mark, in the sub display. At the same time, the confirmation area management unit stores data indicating the confirmation completion area 27 in the confirmation area information storage unit 9, and further stores it in the document information storage unit 5 together with the document information.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the indexing operation of the confirmation completion area of the present invention. The processing of steps 28 to 36 is activated by the operation of pressing the confirmation button. In step 28, it is checked whether the display position in the entire document information on the main screen is different from the position stored at the time of the previous confirmation button operation, and if there is a difference, it is completely displayed on the main screen in steps 29 to 34. The symbol,
Select and memorize characters and lines. The stored symbols, characters, and lines are subject to confirmation, and the confirmation completion area is set for all symbols, characters, and
Each time the confirmation of the line is completed, it is performed in the main screen unit. When there is no change in the main screen display position, steps 29 to 34 are skipped and the calculation processing of the confirmation completion area in steps 35 and 36 is performed. In steps 30 to 35, symbols and characters are selected and stored in steps 29 to 31 from the target currently displayed on the main screen, and in steps 32 to 34, the symbols and characters are connected to the symbols stored in step 31 and completely displayed. Select and memorize the existing line. Steps 35 and 36
Is a process for calculating the confirmation completion area. In step 35, it is checked whether or not the symbols, characters and lines stored in steps 31 and 34 have been confirmed. If all are confirmed, they are stored in steps 31 and 34 in step 36. Symbols, letters,
The maximum and minimum values of X coordinate and Y from all position coordinates of the line
Obtain the maximum and minimum values of the coordinates and use these values as the coordinates of the confirmation completion area. As described above, the coordinates of the obtained confirmation completion area are stored in the confirmation area information storage unit 9 and the document information storage unit 5.
And is converted into the coordinates of the sub-screen being sub-displayed by the sub-display unit 10, and the corresponding area of the sub-screen is displayed as a confirmation completion area by, for example, shading or coloring. If the operator or a third party wants to know at a later date whether or not the input document information has been confirmed, by displaying the document information stored in the document information storage unit 5 on the display device, the shading and coloring can be performed. It is done at the same time, and it is easy to know whether it has been confirmed.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings in the case of a word processor which is an apparatus for creating a document or the like. FIG. 5 illustrates the confirmation operation in the word processor. The display device 7 is a display device for the operator to view the operation result and the document editing result, and the document which is the document information currently being confirmed is displayed. The operator who performs the confirmation work operates the input cursor 42 by operating the mouse, the keyboard, or the like to confirm the confirmation cursor 3.
9 Move the confirmation cursor 39 to the beginning of the character or character string that has already been input for confirmation, and set the confirmation start point 40 by operating the mouse or keyboard. The confirmation completion area 41 can be set, for example, by shading by operating the mouse, keyboard, etc. horizontally to move. The set confirmation completion area 41 is stored in a memory means such as a floppy disk together with character data as data attached to the input document. Whether or not the input data has been confirmed is obvious because if the data stored in the memory means is displayed on the screen, the confirmation completion area 41 is also displayed at the same time. When input data is printed out, only character data can be printed by a simple process.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, the document information can be confirmed on the display device of the CAD system, the word processor or the computer, and the operator or the third person can easily know whether or not it has been confirmed on the display device. be able to.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the document confirmation work can be performed on the display device of the word processor or the CAD system, and the resources of paper and time can be saved, and the third party can be saved. CAD proof of confirmation completion
It can be done on the display of the system.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining a confirmation operation in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining a setting operation of a confirmation completion area in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a procedure diagram showing a confirmation processing area indexing processing flow according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a confirmation operation in the word processor according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 mouse 2 keyboard 3 input section 4 document information editing section 5 document information storage section 6 main display section 7 display device 8 confirmation area management section 9 confirmation area information storage section 10 sub display section 11 confirmation operation section 12 button display section 14 main screen 15 Sub screen 16 Main screen display area 17 Confirmation button 18 Mouse cursor 19 Rectangular symbol 20 Confirmation selection graphic display frame 21 Character frame 22 Main screen 23 Confirmed graphic display frame 24 Main screen 25 Circular symbol 26 Main screen 27 Confirmation completion area 39 Confirmation Cursor 40 Confirmation start point 41 Confirmation completion area 42 Input cursor

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. Document information such as a design document or a design drawing is displayed on the main screen of the display device in the same size or in an enlarged scale, and a confirmation button is displayed on the main screen for confirmation by a confirmer to confirm the confirmation. Select the target symbol, line, or character with the mouse, keyboard, etc., specify the confirmation button after selection, and include the selected target with a frame, color change, broken line display, etc. A document information confirmation processing method characterized by displaying a confirmation mark indicating that the information to be confirmed has been confirmed, and at the same time adding the confirmation mark to the confirmation target data. 2. The display screen of the display device includes a sub-display, which is a reduced schematic display of the document, and a main display, which is a normal-size or enlarged display, for confirming document information such as a design document and a design drawing on the display device. Two screens and a confirmation button that the confirmer operates upon completion of confirmation are displayed. When the confirmer specifies the confirmation button, a frame, a color change, and a mesh are displayed in the sub-display area corresponding to the display area of the main display screen. Document information that displays an information confirmation mark indicating that the information included in the area has been confirmed by cross-display, and the information confirmation mark is recorded as a part of the data of the document information displayed in the area. Confirmation processing method. 3. When all the document information displayed on the main screen is selected using the document information confirmation processing method according to claim 1 and a confirmation button is designated for each selected document information, At the same time that the confirmation button is specified for the selected document information, the information confirmation mark according to claim 2 is displayed on the sub-screen, and the information confirmation mark is displayed on the main screen. Document information confirmation processing method recorded as part of data. 4. A document information storage unit for storing document information, an input unit for receiving a signal from an input means such as a mouse and a keyboard, and document information in the document information storage unit based on the signal from the input unit. A document information editing unit for processing, a main display unit connected to the document information editing unit for outputting image information forming a main display screen by information output from the document information editing unit, and a main display unit connected to the main display unit. A display device,
A confirmation operation unit that is connected to the input unit and the document information editing unit and adds data that means confirmed to the data of the image displayed on the main display screen, and image data to which the data that means confirmed is added. A confirmation area management section that sets a confirmation completion area based on the confirmation area, a sub-display section that displays the confirmation completion area set by the confirmation area management section on the display device as a sub-screen, and a confirmation completion set by the confirmation area management section. A document information confirmation processing device including a confirmation area information storage unit that stores an area. 5. A storage means for storing the document information, a display means for displaying the document information stored in the storage means as an image, and a document information displayed on the display means selected and selected on the screen. A document information confirmation processing device comprising: a selection unit for displaying the selected document information; and an operation unit for adding and storing data indicating that the selected document information has been selected. 6. A word processor device using the document information confirmation processing method according to claim 1. Description: 7. A CAD system device using the document information confirmation processing method according to claim 1. Description: 8. A computer device using the document information confirmation processing method according to claim 1. Description: