JPH0575143B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a document processing device that processes input documents. It is especially used for document editing in word processors.

(Prior art) Normally, when the size of a document increases to a certain extent,
The contents of documents are managed by dividing them into units such as "chapters,""sections,""paragraphs," and "parts." and,
A heading is usually attached to each such unit. Furthermore, by assigning heading numbers to these headings, the hierarchical relationships and order of the headings are made clear.

In recent years, documents have come to be created using word processors and the like, and documents have come to be handled electronically. Electronic documents are easily subjected to mechanical processing. As one of the mechanical processes, the heading numbering mentioned above is considered.

The "word processor" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 60-254366 is provided with means for storing the type of heading number and means for sequentially generating the numbers, so that once the position of the heading is specified by the user, It is possible to automatically attach a heading number to the heading (this cited invention also provides a means for extracting the page number corresponding to the position of the heading, and also makes it possible to create a table of contents). ). The means for storing the types of heading numbers in this cited invention includes pre-prepared types of numbers such as uppercase Roman numerals, lowercase Roman numerals, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and arithmetic numerals, and [], (), ), §. ，
It stores previously prepared patterns such as §. The user specifies the type of heading number using a combination of the number and pattern prepared in advance.

Also, according to the "Plan Up Operation Manual" (published by Dynaware Co., Ltd., 1986), "Plan Up", a software that runs on a personal computer, uses a "number format" when creating a table of contents. When you run the function, you will be able to select from the following 11 types of heading numbers for each hierarchy level.

1. 1) (1) A. A) (A) a. a) (a) None In "Plan up", for example, hierarchy level 1 (1
If the format of hierarchy level 2 (second row) is "1.", the format of hierarchy level 2 (second row) is "(A)", and the format of hierarchy level 3 (third row) is "", then the following A table of contents with heading numbers is created.

1.…… (A)…… …… …… (B)…… …… …… 2.…… (A)…… (B)…… 3.…… (Problem that the invention seeks to solve Point) In the conventional technology described above, the types of heading numbers that can be added to headings are limited to those prepared in advance in the document processing device. Therefore, it is desirable to be able to freely assign heading numbers without any restrictions on the types of heading numbers.

An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing that can automatically attach a heading number to the heading part of a document, and also allows the user to freely specify a heading without being limited to the types of heading numbers prepared in advance. The purpose is to provide equipment.

(Means for solving the problem) The present invention includes a document storage means for storing an input document, a heading part setting means for setting a heading part in the document stored in the document storage means,
a heading position storage means for storing the position of the heading part set by the heading part setting means; a heading number example inputting means for inputting an example of a heading number to be added to the heading part; and a heading number example inputting means. Heading number example analysis means for analyzing an inputted heading number example and identifying an ordinal code part; Sequential code generation means for sequentially generating ordinal symbols; and a heading number adding means for sequentially generating heading numbers by applying the sequentially generated ordering symbols of the ordering code generating means and writing them at the positions stored in the heading position storage means in the document. This is a characteristic document processing device.

(Example) The configuration and production of the present invention will be explained using the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a document processing apparatus according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, document input means 1 is a means for inputting a document, and includes a keyboard, a kana-kanji conversion device, a character recognition device, and the like.

The document storage means 2 is a means for storing the documents inputted by the document input means 1 and the processing results of the heading number addition means 8, and uses an IC memory, a magnetic disk device, or the like.

The heading part setting means 3 is means for setting a heading part in a document stored in the document storage means 2. This can be achieved by having the user specify the heading part (the beginning and end position of the heading), or by automatically determining the heading part based on the length of the character string up to the line break and the punctuation (for example, the line break). A possible method is to use a string of characters up to 40 characters long and without a period or period at the end as a heading).

The heading position storage means 4 includes the heading section setting means 3.
It is a means of storing the position of the heading part (heading position and end position of the heading) set by
IC memory, magnetic disk devices, etc. are used.
The heading position storage means 4 can be integrated with the document storage means 2.

The heading number example input means 5 is a means for inputting an example of a heading number to be added to a heading portion, and uses a keyboard, a kana-kanji converter, a character recognition device, or the like. The heading number example input means 5 can be integrated with the document input means 1.

The heading number example analysis means 6 is a means for analyzing the heading number example input from the heading number example input means 5 and identifying the ordinal code part. A sequential symbol is a symbol used to indicate the following order, for example.

Arithmetic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4,...) Chinese numerals (1, 2, 3, 4,...) Roman numerals (,,,,,...) Round numbers (,,,,,...) Alphabet Uppercase letters (A, B, C, D,...) Lowercase letters (a, b, c, d,...) The heading number analysis means 6 first reads the heading number example input from the heading number example input means 5. Detect ordering symbols like the one above from a string. To detect this order symbol, it is sufficient to match the code of the character string of the heading number example with the character code of the order symbol and find a match. Next, the heading number example analysis means 6 analyzes the detected ordinal symbol by its type (in the above example, arithmetic numerals, Chinese numerals, Roman numerals, round numerals,
Replace with an identification code that corresponds to 6 types of uppercase and lowercase English letters). For example, let's replace it with the following control code: However, when arithmetic numbers appear consecutively, instead of replacing each arithmetic number with a control code one by one, the consecutive arithmetic numbers are grouped together and replaced with one control code. The same applies to Kanji numerals.

Arithmetic numeral string → @1 Chinese numeral string → @1 Roman numeral → @ Round numeral → @ Uppercase English letter → @A Lowercase English letter → @a Then, the heading number example analysis means 6 converts the ordinal symbol of the heading number example into a control code. The result of the substitution is sent to the heading number adding means 8.

The ordinal symbol generating means 7 is a means for sequentially generating ordinal symbols. The ordinal symbol generating means 7 firstly
A code indicating the type of order symbol (for example, the above @1, @1, @,
@, @A, @a) and receives the first ordinal symbol of that kind (@1 means "1", @1 means "1", @ means "", @ means "", @A then "A", @a then "a"),
It is returned to the heading number adding means 8. This process can be easily realized by having a table that associates the types of ordinal symbols with their first ordinal symbols. Subsequently, upon receiving the "signal requesting the next sequence symbol" from the index number addition means 8, the sequence symbol generation means 7 generates the next order of the sequence symbol returned to the index number addition means 8 immediately before. The symbol is returned to the heading number adding means 8. In the character code specified by JIS,
Since the character codes of the ordinal symbols are given in their order, this process can be easily realized. (In the case of arithmetic numerals and kanji numerals, it is necessary to round up the digits, but that is also easy).

The heading number addition means 8 adds the following information to the ordinal symbol part in the analysis result of the heading number example analysis means 6:
This is a means for sequentially generating heading numbers by applying the sequentially generated ordering symbols of the ordering symbol generating means 7, and writing them at the positions stored in the heading position storage means 4 in the document.

The heading number adding means 8 first receives the analysis result from the heading number example analyzing means 6, and detects the identification code of the ordinal symbol in the analysis result. Then, the heading number adding means 8 sends the identification code to the ordering code generating means 7, and receives the ordering code corresponding to the identification code from the ordering code generating means 7. Subsequently, the first heading number is generated by replacing the ordering code received from the ordering code generation means 7 with the identification code in the analysis result received from the heading number example analysis means 6. Then, the heading number is stored in the document storage means 2.
The heading position is written in the document stored in the document at the position corresponding to the first heading position stored in the heading position storage means 4.

Thereafter, a heading number is generated by sending a "signal requesting the next ordering symbol" to the ordering symbol generating means 7 and receiving the next ordering symbol in sequence.
Writing is continued at the next heading position stored in the heading position storage means 4. However, if the heading position is stored in the heading position storage means 4 as the number of characters from the beginning of the document, each time a heading number is written, the position of the corresponding heading is changed by the character string length of the heading number. Since there is a shift, the heading number adding means 8 corrects the character position read from the heading position storage means 4 in consideration of the shift.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained using an example.

A document is input from the document input means 1, and as shown in FIG.
It is assumed that a document like this is stored in the document storage means 2.

Next, by the heading section setting means 3, as shown in FIG.
It is assumed that the underlined part is set as the heading part.

Then, from the heading number example input means 5, the following (1)
Assume that an example heading number such as is input.

Part 3: ...(1) The heading number example analysis means 6 uses this heading number example
The result of analyzing (1) is as shown in (2) below.
The underlined part in (2) is the identification code of the ordinal symbol. In addition, as heading numbers, "Part 1:""Part10:"
Even if you input something like this, the analysis result will be the same as (2).

Part @1 : ...(2) The heading number addition means 8 receives this result (2) and sends the identification code "@1" to the sequence code generation means 7. The ordinal symbol generating means 7 returns "1" in response to the identification code "@1".

Therefore, the heading number adding means 8 replaces the identification code "@1" in (2) with "1" and reads the following.
Generate a heading number like (3).

Part 1: ...(3) Then, the heading number adding means 8 writes (3) into the document.

Subsequently, the heading number adding means 8 sends a "signal requesting the next sequential symbol" to the sequential symbol generating means 7, and receives "2". Then, the identification code "@1" in (2) is replaced with "2", and the heading numbers as shown in (4) below are suppressed and written into the document.

Part 2: ...(4) Similarly, the heading number adding means 8 sends a "signal requesting the next ordering symbol" to the ordering symbol generating means 7, receives "3", and adds the heading number "No. Part 3:" is generated and written to the document.

As a result, the document stored in the document storage means 2 becomes as shown in FIG. 3c. Headline numbers of the type inputted as examples of the header numbers are sequentially added to the header number portion of FIG. 3b.

Similarly, if the heading number example input from the heading number example input means 5 is "(1)", the document with the heading number as shown in Fig. 3 d instead of Fig. 3 c is obtained. Also, Figure 3 e and Figure 3
In Figure f, the heading number examples input from the heading number example input means 5 are "Chapter 4" and " ^** 2 ^** ", respectively.
This represents the document that would be obtained if .

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment in which the document processing device of the present invention is incorporated into a conventional word processor. A word processor control section 11, a display 9, a keyboard 10, and a document storage means 2 constitute a conventional word processor.On the other hand, a heading part setting means 3, a heading position storage means 4, and a heading number example inputting means 5 , a heading number example analysis means 6, a sequential symbol generation means 7, and a heading number adding means 8 are added.

Each component and operation are similar to the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a table of contents creation means 1 in addition to the embodiment shown in FIG.
This is a third embodiment in which 2 is added.

The table of contents creation means 12 receives the heading position from the heading position storage means 4, and from the document storage means 2,
This is means for extracting headings and page numbers corresponding to those heading positions and outputting the headings and page numbers in a predetermined format. This table of contents creation means 12 is
−254366 “Word Processor”, JP-A-61
This is a well-known method that has been realized in Publication No. 131163 ``Document Editing Control System''.

This also makes it possible to automatically create a table of contents for a document with headings.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically attach a heading number to the heading part of a document, and since the heading number example analysis means is provided, the type of the heading number can be determined in advance. It is possible to realize a document processing device that can freely specify a heading number without being limited to a prepared one.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1, 2, and 4 are block diagrams showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the operation of the present invention. In the figure, 1... document input means, 2... document storage means, 3... heading document setting means, 4... heading position storage means, 5... heading number example input means, 6... heading number example analysis means. , 7... Ordinal code generation means, 8... Heading number addition means, 9...
Display, 10...Keyboard, 11...Word processor control unit, 12...Table of contents output means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 document storage means for storing input documents;
a heading part setting means for setting a heading part in the document stored in the document storage means; a heading position storage means for storing the position of the heading part set by the heading part setting means; Heading number example input means for inputting an example of a heading number; Heading number example analysis means for analyzing the heading number example inputted from the heading number example input means and identifying an ordinal symbol portion; and generating an ordinal symbol in order. A sequence code generation means and a sequence code generated sequentially by the sequence code generation unit are applied to the sequence code portion in the analysis result of the table number example analysis unit to sequentially generate heading numbers. 1. A document processing device comprising: heading number adding means for writing in a position stored in heading position storage means.