JPH06266589A - Data managing and editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To capture the history of correction, and to leave a comment related with correction by separately managing correction data and trunk data, and displaying the trunk data and the correction data on a display device so as to be superimposed. CONSTITUTION:At the time of displaying, editing, or print-outputting data preserved in a data preserving means 108, a data retrieving means 112 is started, a retrieving condition is set by a command inputting device 101 while a display device 109 is looked at, and the pertinent data are extracted from the data preserving means 108 through a data managing means 106. Also, when the correction data corresponding to the trunk data are present, the correction data are also extracted through a correction data managing means 118. Then, when the correction data corresponding to the trunk data are present, the trunk data and the correction data are superimposed by a superimpose and separation processing means 117, and displayed on the display device 109. At that time, the preserved data or the display data can be transmitted from a communication equipment 115 through a LAN or a WAN to the other terminal.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data management editing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 shows the configuration of a conventional data management editing device. This data management / editing apparatus usually processes various data using a workstation, a personal computer, or the like. This device includes a command input device 601 including a mouse and a pen tablet for giving a command to the device by a user, a command analysis unit 602 for analyzing a command input from the command input device 601 and executing each block, An input device 603 composed of a scanner or the like for fetching data from the outside, an input driver 604 for controlling the operation of the input device 603, a data conversion means 605 for converting the fetched data into a data format suitable for the device, and data input / output. A data management unit 606 for managing data, a registration control unit 607 for controlling data registration, a data storage unit 608 such as a disk for storing processed data, a display device 609 for displaying data such as figures and characters, and a display device 609. Display control means 610 for controlling the display of Data updating means 611 for changing the indicated data, data searching means 612 for controlling the data search, output device 613 such as a printer or plotter for outputting the searched data, output driver 614 for controlling the output device 613, external data And a communication device 615 for receiving data and transmitting data to the outside. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 616 is a memory for storing and reading data.

This device inputs data drawn on paper as image information from an input device 603. That is, data is taken in via the input driver 604. The captured data is converted by the data conversion means 605 into a data format suitable for display and editing of this device. The converted data is registered in the data management means 606. At this time, the display device 6 is displayed via the display control means 610.
09 and the command input device 601 set conditions. The data for which registration processing has been completed is stored in the data storage means 60.
It is sent to 8 and becomes a database.

When using the database stored in the data storage means 608 in this way, first, the data retrieval means 612 is activated from the command input device 601. Next, the search condition is set via the display device 609 and the command input device 601, and the corresponding data is stored in the data storage means 6.
Extract from 08. The extracted data is displayed on the display device 609.
Displayed on the screen and edited, or printed out from the output device 613 via the output driver 614.

Modifications such as addition, change and deletion of data are
The data is stored in the memory 616 via the data updating means 611, and when the correction of the data is completed, the data storage means 608.
Will be saved again. In this case, the modified data will overwrite the original data and be saved again as new data, or
It is saved by deciding whether to save the data overwritten with the original data as new data while keeping the original data.

Also, when the stored data or the displayed data is transmitted from the communication device 615 as the data of another terminal via the LAN or WAN, all the new data overwritten on the original data is transmitted. It will be.

[0007]

However, in this conventional data management editing apparatus, not only when new data is overwritten on original data, but also when original data and new data obtained by modifying the original data are separately registered. However, since the modified new data becomes the data overwritten with the original data, the original data is changed if it is limited to that data. Therefore, the history of modification cannot be known only by looking at new data. When trying to grasp the revision history, the user has to output the original data and the new data from the output device 513 and compare them individually, and when the revision is made plural times, the revision history is recorded. There was a problem that it was impossible to grasp.

In addition, even when the new data that has been modified is newly registered separately from the original data, the original data and the new data often overlap partially, and the partially overlapping data are separated. There was also the problem that many had to be saved.

Further, not only when the new data is overwritten with the original data, but also when the original data and the new data obtained by modifying the original data are separately registered, the modified new data is overwritten by the original data. Since this is the data that was created, there was a risk of altering the parts that should not be modified.

Further, the communication device 615 is used to connect to a LAN or WA.
Even when data is modified while communicating with other terminals via N, all the new data that has been modified must be transmitted and communicated, and the amount of data to be communicated becomes large, especially at remote locations. It was difficult to work with the other party while exchanging data with each other.

[0011]

The data management editing apparatus according to the present invention was invented in view of the problems of the conventional apparatus, and the features of the invention described in claim 1 are as follows. When the basic data is corrected, the corrected data is managed separately from the basic data, and the basic data and the corrected data are superimposed and displayed on the display device. Further, the feature of the invention described in claim 2 is that, when the basic data is corrected, the corrected data is managed separately from the basic data, and the basic data is displayed on a display device. The point is to display the modified data in parallel with the basic data. Further, the feature of the invention described in claim 3 is that when the basic data is modified, the modified data is managed separately from the basic data, and the modified data is managed by the communication device to other data. The point is that it is sent to the editing device.

[0012]

According to the invention described in claim 1, since the basic data and the correction data are managed separately, even if the correction is performed a plurality of times, the correction is performed by separately managing the plurality of correction data. It is possible to grasp the history of, and leave comments about corrections,
In addition, the correction content can be managed according to usage. In addition, when the data is displayed on the display device, the basic data and the corrected data are superimposed and displayed, so that the corrected basic data can be displayed on the display screen. Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, when the data is displayed on the display device, the basic data and the corrected data are displayed in parallel, so that the corrected portion for the basic data can be easily grasped. Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, when communicating with a data management editing device at a remote place via a network, after the basic data is once sent to the other side, the modified data is simply communicated with the basic data. Can be referred to while communicating, the amount of data to be transmitted can be significantly reduced, and information can be transmitted to the other party in a short time. Further, by exchanging only the correction data with each other, it is possible to perform a complicated comment or a graphic instruction at high speed and easily, and it becomes easy to manage the correction history.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the invention described in claim 1 will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a data management editing apparatus according to the invention described in claim 1. In FIG. Also in the data management editing device according to the invention described in claim 1, the command input device 101, the command analysis means 102, the input device 103, the input driver 104,
Data conversion means 105, data management means 106, registration control means 107, data storage means 108, display device 10
9, display control means 110, data updating means 11
1, data retrieval means 112, output device 113, output driver 114, and communication device 115.

That is, even in this data management editing device,
Data drawn on paper or the like is input as image information via the input device 103 such as a scanner. The data that has been taken in is converted by the data conversion means 105 into a data format that matches the device, and is prepared for display and editing. The converted data is added with a keyword or attribute information for registration by the data management means 106, which is set with conditions via the command input device 101 and the display control means 110. In this case, the conditions may be set while looking at the display device 109. The data for which the registration processing has been completed is stored in the memory 116 and used for editing, or sent to the data storage means 108 to be a database. In order to extract the data stored in the data storage unit 108, the data search unit 112 is activated,
Search condition display device 109 and command input device 10
1 and sets corresponding data to the data management means 106.
Extract through. The extracted data is displayed on the display device 10.
9 is displayed. When outputting to an output device 113 such as a printer, it is output via an output driver 114 that controls output. Further, the stored data and display data can be sent from the communication device 115 to another terminal via a LAN or WAN.

In the data management / editing apparatus according to the present invention, the superimposition / separation processing means 117 is provided between the display control means 110 and the memory 116, and the superposition / separation processing means 117 is arranged in parallel with the data management means 106. The correction data management means 118 is provided. The modified data management unit 118 is linked to the modified data transmission / reception management unit 119, and the modified data transmission / reception management unit 119 is linked to the communication device 115.

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of the data management editing apparatus according to the invention described in claim 1. Step two
01 is a data search process. That is, in order to display, edit, or print out the data stored in the data storage unit 108, the data search unit 112 is activated, and the command input device 10 while watching the display device 109.
The search condition is set in 1, and the corresponding data is stored in the data management means 1
It is extracted from the data storage means 108 via 06. Note that the display device 10 is not limited to the case where the corresponding data is extracted from the data storage unit 108, and the data taken from the input device 103 into the memory 116 is directly used as the basic data.
It may be displayed on the screen 9 for editing.

In step 202, if there is correction data corresponding to the basic data, the correction data is also extracted via the correction data management means 118. It should be noted that whether the correction data is extracted or not, and when there are a plurality of correction data, which correction data is extracted is arbitrary.

In step 203, when there is correction data corresponding to the basic data, the basic data and the correction data are superimposed by the superimposition / separation processing means 117 to display the display device 10.
Display on 9. If there is no correction data corresponding to the basic data, this step 203 is unnecessary.

At step 204, correction is made to the retrieved basic data and correction data.

In step 205, the data in the memory 116 is updated when the basic data or modified data is modified. That is, when the data displayed on the display device 109 is only the basic data, the memory 116 is provided with an area dedicated to the correction data and the correction content is written. When the data displayed on the display device 109 is the basic data and the correction data, the data is added to the area of the previous correction data or the area of the new correction data is provided and written. In this case, since the basic data and the previous correction data are superimposed and displayed on the display device 109, only the previous correction data and the new correction data are not noticed. Further, since the corrected data is managed separately from the basic data, it is possible to write a comment or the like.
That is, since the corrected data can be treated as bitmap data, the data can be added in the form of a comment. For enlargement and reduction, the basic data and the corrected data are processed by the same coordinate system and the same algorithm to maintain the positional relationship between the original drawing in the basic data and the changed portion in the corrected data. All newly modified data is written in the modified data area,
The original drawing data etc. in the basic data are not modified.

In step 206, when a new correction is made to the basic data or the previous correction data, necessary management information such as the history management information and the file name of the basic data is added.

Step 207 is a step after the modification work is completed. The basic data is saved as the basic data as it is, and the modified data is saved as the modified data. The correction data is separated from the basic data by the superimposition / separation processing unit 117 and stored in the data storage unit 108 via the correction data management unit 118. Core data is data management means 1
The data is stored in the data storage unit 108 via 06.

That is, the management in the present invention means writing data in the operational memory 116 or saving it in the data saving means 108 in accordance with the instruction of the command.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the display screen of the display device 109. FIG. 3A shows a screen of basic data, and FIG.
FIG. 3B shows a screen of correction data, and FIG. 3C shows an example of a screen in which the basic data and the correction data are superimposed and displayed. In the present invention, since the basic data and the corrected data are usually displayed in a superimposed manner, the display screen is as shown in FIG. 3C. However, only the basic data shown in FIG.
It is also possible to display only the correction data shown in (b) on the display device 109. In this example, with respect to the basic data of (a), in (b) there is correction data consisting of additional data indicated by a bold line, deletion data indicated by a dotted line, and deletion data indicated by a dotted line area. When the corrected data of (b) and (b) are superimposed and displayed, the display screen of (c) is obtained. If the basic data and the correction data are graphic data,
When entering correction data, it is convenient to work by directly applying the pen to the pen tablet or display screen.

Next, an embodiment of the invention described in claim 2 will be described with reference to FIG. In this invention, the basic configuration and operation are the same as the invention described in claim 1, but in the present invention, when the basic data and the correction data are displayed on the display device 109, the basic data 401 before the correction and the correction data 40
2 is displayed in parallel on the display device 109, and correction is performed while displaying the correction data on the basic data screen 401 or the correction data screen 402. In this case, if the basic data 401 is, for example, the hiragana “a”, the correction data 402 may be the entire hiragana “a” written by the operator. Moreover, when the correction is completed, FIG.
As shown in, the basic data and the modified data may be superimposed and displayed. In this case, if the basic data and the corrected data are displayed in different colors, the difference between the basic data and the corrected data can be understood more clearly. By displaying the basic data and the correction data side by side in this way, it is possible to easily grasp the correction points for the basic data, and if the basic data and the correction data are duplicated as in the example of Hiragana "a" described above, the basic data It is also easy to observe the corrected data for comparison.

Next, an embodiment of the invention described in claim 3 will be described with reference to FIG. According to the present invention, when the data is corrected while communicating with another data management / editing device, the basic data is transmitted only once, and thereafter only the corrected data is communicated. The correction data is corrected.

Reference numerals 501, 502, 503 and 50 shown in FIG.
Reference numerals 4, 505, 506, and 510 indicate processes in the data terminal A that constitutes the data management / editing apparatus, and 507, 508,
Reference numeral 509 indicates a process in the data terminal B. The data terminal A and the data terminal B are connected by the communication device 515.

Step 501 shows the processing by the data search means 112 of FIG. 1, steps 502 and 503 show the processing by the corrected data management means 118 of FIG. 1, and the composite display of step 504 is the display control of FIG. Means 11
The processing at 0 is shown.

First, in step 501, basic data matching the conditions is searched and transferred to the memory 116.

Next, it is judged whether or not the basic data is new. If not, in step 502, the modified data corresponding to the basic data is searched. When the basic data is new, an area for correction data is secured in the memory 116 in step 503. In this case, the user can instruct whether to continue to make corrections on the previous correction data, or to save or discard the past data and make corrections as new correction data.

Next, in step 504, step 50
The basic data searched in 1 and the correction data searched in step 502 are displayed on the display device 109 in an overlapping or parallel manner.

Next, in step 505, step 50
The data synthesized and displayed in step 4 is corrected using the command input device 101 such as a pen tablet.

Next, in step 506, a transmission command is issued to another data terminal B to send data from the communication device 115 of data terminal A to the communication device 115 of data terminal B. In this case, since the basic data and the correction data are separately managed as described with reference to FIG. 2, it is possible to transmit only the basic data, only the correction data, or both the basic data and the correction data. Normally, at the time of the first transmission, the basic data and the correction data are sent, and after the second time, only the correction data after that is sent.

The data transmitted from the data terminal A is received by the communication device 115 of the data terminal B, and step 50
It is composited and displayed at 7. That is, the basic data stored in advance in the data terminal B or the basic data transmitted from the data terminal A and the correction data transmitted from the data terminal A are displayed on the display device 109 in a superimposed or parallel manner.

Next, in step 508, the display device 10
The data displayed in 9 is corrected using the command input device 101 such as a pen tablet.

When the modification of the data is completed, step 50
9, a transmission command is issued, and data is sent from the communication device 115 of the data terminal B to the communication device 115 of the data terminal A. In this case, since the data terminal A owns the basic data and the previous correction data, only the correction data corrected by the data terminal B needs to be transmitted to the data terminal A.

The correction data transmitted from the data terminal B is received by the communication device 115 of the data terminal A, and at step 504, the basic data or the correction data possessed by the data terminal A is superimposed or parallel to the display device. 10
9 is displayed. In this case, the correction data corresponding to the basic data is updated by the correction data sent from the data terminal B, and the worker of the data terminal A seems to have corrected the data of the data terminal A by the worker of the data terminal B. Looks like.

Hereinafter, the above steps are repeated until the data communication is completed. When completed, the process proceeds to step 510, the correction data is stored in the data terminal A, the communication is disconnected, and the series of operations is completed.

As described above, if only the correction data is communicated, the study history can be managed while the basic data is stored, and the communication data amount can be reduced, so that it is complicated between remote locations. Communication of various drawings and documents can be performed on the document management system.

[0040]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1, when the basic data is corrected, the corrected data is managed separately from the basic data, and the basic data and the corrected data are also managed. By superimposing and displaying on the display device, even if corrections are made multiple times, by separately managing a plurality of correction data, it is possible to grasp the history of the corrections, and to comment on the corrections. You can leave it, and you can manage the corrections according to usage. In addition, when the data is displayed on the display device, the basic data and the corrected data are superimposed and displayed, so that the corrected basic data can be displayed on the display screen. According to the invention described in claim 2, when the basic data is modified, the modified data is managed separately from the basic data, and the basic data is displayed on the display device to Since the correction data are displayed in parallel, it is possible to easily grasp the correction points for the basic data. Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, since the correction data is transmitted to the other data management editing device by the communication device, the amount of data to be transmitted can be significantly reduced, and the information can be transmitted to the other side in a short time. It becomes possible. Also,
By exchanging only the correction data with each other, complicated comments and graphic instructions can be performed at high speed and easily, and the history and management of corrections are facilitated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the invention described in claim 1.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the invention described in claim 1.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the invention described in claim 1.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the invention described in claim 2;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the invention described in claim 3;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional data management editing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 ... Command input device, 102 ... Command analysis means, 103 ... Input device, 104 ... Input driver, 105 ... Data conversion means, 106 ... Data management means, 107 ... Registration control means, 108 ...
.Data storage means 109 ... Display device 110 ...
Display control means, 111 ... Data updating means, 112 ... Data searching means, 113 ... Output device, 114 ... Output driver, 115 ... Communication device, 116 ... Memory, 117. ..Superposition / separation processing means, 118 ... Modified data management means, 119 ...
Modified data transmission / reception management means.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Nobuaki Kaneko, No. 1 Kaneko, No. 46 Takehanado Nomae-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture Mitsui Life Kyoto Yamashina Building 7F, Kyocera Co., Ltd. (72) Motonari Takano Yamashina-ku, Kyoto Prefecture Takehanado Nomae Town No. 46 1 Mitsui Life Kyoto Yamashina Building 7F Kyocera Stock Company

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A data management editing device for managing, when basic data is modified, managing the modified data separately from the basic data and displaying the basic data and the modified data in a superimposed manner on a display device. 2. When the basic data is corrected, the corrected data is managed separately from the basic data, the basic data is displayed on a display device, and the corrected data is displayed in parallel with the basic data. Data management editing device. 3. A data management editing device which, when the basic data is modified, manages the modified data separately from the basic data and sends the modified data to another data management editing device by a data communication device.