JPH0640343B2 - Document image editing device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a document image editing apparatus capable of efficiently performing a document image editing operation while simultaneously displaying a plurality of document images.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Recently, electronic filing of document information has been actively promoted.

The electronic file device digitizes a conventional paper file as document image data and stores it in an optical disc device or the like. According to such an electronic file device, there is an advantage that the space required for storage can be significantly reduced as compared with the space required for storing conventional paper files.

Further, according to this type of electronic file device, it is easy to add a keyword to the document image data, and it is easy to classify and register each document according to its system, so that the processing efficiency of document registration / retrieval is high. Can be improved.

By the way, in the case of editing a document image converted into an electronic file in this way, a plurality of document images can be freely arranged and displayed on the display as in the case of handling paper files, and the document editing can be performed while comparing these document images with each other. What is possible is important.

Therefore, conventionally, a display screen is multi-windowed to display a plurality of document images at the same time. Then, for example, an attempt is made to create a new document image in the left document window while displaying a document image created in the past in the right document window. However, the conventional multi-window method in the electronic file device merely displays a plurality of document images side by side, and lacks the flexibility to handle a paper file.

That is, when a paper file is handled on a desk, for example, one document is often placed on the left side for reference and documents to be compared are placed on the right side one after another. Further, like page turning of a book, it is required to display new document images (next page and previous page) one after another. However, when performing such processing on the display of the conventional electronic file device, it is necessary to specify the document image to be displayed and its display window each time. Therefore, the operation of editing the document image by the operator is very troublesome,
This is a problem in improving the processing efficiency.

[Object of the Invention]

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a document image display device capable of easily and efficiently displaying a plurality of document images on a display as in the case of handling a paper file. To provide.

[Outline of Invention]

According to the present invention, attribute information indicating permission / prohibition of transfer of a displayed document image is added to a plurality of document windows for displaying a document image on a display. A display for a plurality of document images, such as selecting one of the other document windows permitted to transfer a document image based on the added document window and transferring and displaying a new document image in this document window. The display is controlled according to the attribute information.

〔The invention's effect〕

Thus, according to the present invention, the attribute information indicating the prohibition of transfer is given to the document window displaying the document image used for reference, and the attribute information permitting the transfer is given to the other document windows, thereby referring to the above. It is possible to display a plurality of other document images in order while fixedly displaying the document image for use. Moreover, it is possible to display the document images one after another without having to specify the document window for displaying the document image each time.

Therefore, a document image converted into an electronic file can be easily edited for the document image by handling it like a paper file, and the complexity of the processing operation can be reduced and the processing efficiency can be improved.

Example of Invention

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the embodiment apparatus.

First, the hardware configuration of the apparatus of this embodiment will be briefly described.

Document image data read by scanning by the scanner 1 is taken into the apparatus via the interface 2, and stored in the image memory 4 via the image bus switching control circuit 3. The document image data stored in the image memory 4 is subjected to an image editing process, which will be described later, and then given to the interface 2 from, for example, the image bus switching control circuit 3 and outputted as a hard copy via the printer 5.

On the other hand, the document image data stored in the image memory 4 is scaled by the scaling circuit 6 and stored in the display memory 7, and is displayed on the display 9 under the control of the display controller 8. ing. still,
Needless to say, if the enlargement / reduction processing of the document image data is unnecessary, the enlargement / reduction circuit 6 does not perform the processing. Further, the transfer of the document image data from the display memory 7 to the image memory 4 is performed in the same manner.

The vertical / horizontal conversion circuit 10 transfers document image data to / from the image memory 4 or the display memory 7 and performs a rotation process on the document image. Also the character generation circuit
Reference numeral 11 generates information on a character graphic to be written in the document image and transfers it to the image memory 4 or the display memory 7.

Further, the compression / expansion circuit 12 uses an optical disk 13 which is an external memory.
This is for controlling the compression / expansion of the document image data when the document image data is stored in and read out.

Such a series of transfer control of document image data is performed by the CPU.
First and second two-dimensional address generators controlled by 14
It is performed under 15 and 16 actions.

In addition, 17 is a CPU storing the operation control information of the CPU 14
A memory is provided, 18 is an interface for connecting to another system, and 19 is a mouse for inputting edit instruction information of a document image.

With the system configured as described above, a series of document editing processes such as inputting, displaying, editing, registering, searching, deleting, and outputting document images are performed by transferring the document image data and data processing.

Now, FIG. 2 shows an example of the screen structure of the display 9. Various icons are displayed on the screen of the display 9, and selection / instruction with the mouse 19 controls the input / output and image editing of the document image.

To briefly explain the structure of this display screen, the display display screen is divided into a global area 21, an image edit menu area 22, a document image display area 23, and a text display area 24.

In the global area 21, a document box, a scanner, a printer, an icon for designating a trash box, an icon for designating document search, registration, and deletion, an icon for designating processing on the document box, and the like are arranged.

Further, in the image editing menu area 22, various icons for respectively designating various types of image editing processing, for example, icons for designating rotation, enlargement, reduction, and further, permission / prohibition of transfer of a document image described later are provided. Designated icons are arranged.

By designating such various icons, a series of processes for the document image described above is instructed, and the document image to be edited is displayed in the document image display area 23. On this occasion,
In the text display area 24, a message from the system, reading input when converting kana to kanji, and the like are displayed.

Now, if "4 page display" is specified by the icon of the display mode, in the document image display area 23, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, four document windows w ₁ , w ₂ , w ₃ ,
w ₄ is set, and these document windows w ₁ , w ₂ , w ₃ , w ₄
A mode in which a document image can be displayed is set for each of the. Then, in response to a selective display instruction of the document image read in the document box, the document image is displayed in sequence in each of the document windows w ₁ , w ₂ , w ₃ , w ₄ .

By the way, a plurality of document images read out in the document box and subjected to the editing process are stored in the CPU as shown in FIG. 4, for example.
Managed at 14.

Management of a plurality of document images read in this document box is performed by data 26 indicating the total number of document images, data 27 indicating a document image indicated by the cursor in the document images read in the document box, and a document box. This is performed by managing a table of the read attribute information about each document image and data 28 indicating the storage form thereof.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, five document images are read in the document box, and it is shown that the first document image among them is designated by the cursor. At the same time, it is shown that the first document image is a vertically long document of A4 size, and is recorded by data compression by the MR system from 0 sector of the 0th track of the optical disk 13 to 50 sectors. Be done. Similarly, the fifth document image is a B5 size document used in portrait orientation, and is recorded in the MH format from the 50th sector to the 120th sector of the second track of the optical disc 13 before being recorded. Is shown.

Such document image management information is added and updated each time the document image is read out from the database by searching the document box for the document image.

On the other hand, the CPU 14 manages the document window set in the document image display area 23 as follows. FIG. 5 shows an example of the management structure.

That is, the CPU 14 transfers the maximum number of document window displays 31 that can be displayed in the document image display area 31, the number of windows in which the current document image is displayed in the document window 32, and the document image to be displayed at the end. The number 33 of the displayed document window is managed. At the same time, the CPU 14
For each of the document windows set in the document image display area 23, whether or not the document image data is transferred to the document window, whether or not the document image is displayed in the document window, Sets and manages attribute information 34 indicating whether the transfer of the document image data to the document window is permitted or prohibited.

Here, in the attribute information 34, the attribute information indicating whether the transfer of the document image data to the document window is permitted or prohibited is expressed as "FIXED" and "UNFIXED", and is newly adopted in this apparatus. This is attribute information.

This information indicates that the transfer of the document image to the document window is prohibited by the flag “FIXED” and the document image already displayed in the document window is continuously displayed. In addition, "UNFIXE
The flag "D" permits transfer of new document image data to the document window.

This flag is set as "UNFIXED" at the initial stage, and depending on the content of the document image displayed in each of the document windows under this condition, for example, "FIX" is added to the reference document image.
By specifying "ED", the setting is made for the document window displaying the document image.

As a result, transfer of a new document image to the document window flagged as "FIXED" is prohibited,
The transfer of the document image is permitted only to the document window in which the flag "UNFIXED" is set. The document image transferred to the document window in which the flag "UNFIXED" is set is displayed instead of the document image previously displayed in the document window.

This apparatus automatically controls the transfer of the document image to each of the above-mentioned document windows and the display thereof according to such flag information.

FIG. 6 shows a processing procedure for controlling transfer of a document image to a document window. This process is started by selecting and instructing the document image to be displayed in the document box.

That is, in this process, first, referring to the table management information shown in FIG. 5, some document windows displayed in the document image display area 23 do not display a document image, and It is performed by checking whether or not there is a document window in which "UNFIXED" is set (step a).

If the relevant document window is found in this survey,
In other words, the document image is not displayed, and "UNFIXE
When the document window to which the flag "D" is given is found, the transfer destination document window of the designated and designated document image is selected (step b). This processing is performed by searching the document windows satisfying the above-mentioned conditions in order from the window number of the next window in accordance with the information of the final document window number.
Specifically, if the final transfer document window number is (3) among the four document windows, (4 → 1 → 2 →
In the order of 3), it is checked whether or not the document image can be transferred to the document window. Then, the document window detected first is set as the transfer destination of the document image, and the document image is transferred to the document window (step c).
At this time, the data of the final document transfer window is updated with the document window number to which this document image was transferred. Through such processing, the normal status is set (step d), and the document window selection processing ends.

On the other hand, if no document window displaying a document image is found in the process of step a, "U" is displayed in the document window displaying the document image next.
It is checked whether or not there is a document window flagged as "NFIXED" (step e). If there is a document window that meets this condition, the above-described processing from step b to step d is executed in the same manner, and the document image transfer destination document window is selected and designated.

By the way, when there is a document image to be transferred and displayed, but there is no document window flagged as "UNFIXED", that is, all document windows are flagged as "FIXED". In this case, the document image transfer process is rejected in the determination process in steps a and e described above.

In this case, an error status indicating that the document window of the transfer destination does not exist is set up (step f), and the processing ends.

The above processing will be specifically described with reference to FIG.

Now, when the display mode of the four-page document image is set, four document windows are set in the document image display area 23 as shown in FIG. 7 (a). In this case, a flag "UNFIXED" is initially set for each of these document windows.

If four document images A, B, C, and D are sequentially selected from the document box, since no document image is displayed in all the document windows, the document window of the transfer destination for the document image A is first displayed as (1 ) And the document image is displayed as shown in FIG. 7 (b). After that, for the document image B, the document window with the lowest number is selected from the document windows in which the document image is not displayed, and is displayed as shown in FIG. 7 (c). Similarly, the transfer destinations of the document images C and D are set,
Document images are sequentially displayed as shown in FIGS. 7D and 7E, and the document images A, B, C, and 4 are displayed in four document windows.
D will be displayed respectively.

Here, when a display fixation instruction is given to use the displayed document image A as a reference, a flag "FIXED" is set in the document window displaying the document image A. By setting this flag, the "FIXED" mark is displayed in the document window as shown in FIG. 7 (f), and the operator can confirm this.

When the fixed display is instructed for the document image B as described above, the flag "FIXED" is set also for this document window, and the mark is displayed as shown in FIG. 7 (g). .

After that, select the next document image E in the document box,
When this is displayed, the document window in which "FIXED" is not set among the four document windows is investigated and the document window of the transfer destination is selected. In this case, since the transfer destination document window of the document image D transferred last is (4), the document window (1)
The document windows that can be transferred are examined in order, and the document window (3) is selected. As a result, the document image E is transferred to the document window (3) and displayed as shown in FIG. 7 (h). That is,
The new document image E is displayed without changing the display of the document window in which the flag "FIXED" is set.

Similarly, when the next document image F is transferred and displayed, the document window (4) is selected this time, and the document window (4) shown in FIG.
The display will be performed as shown in FIG.

In this case, a new document image is transferred by repeating the document windows (3) and (4) alternately until the "FIXED" for the document windows (1) and (2) is released.

As described above, in the present apparatus, the attribute information that prohibits the transfer of the document image to the document window displaying the document image by instructing the fixed display of the document image displayed on the display. "FIXED" is attached. Then, when the document image is to be transferred and displayed next, except for the document window to which the flag "FIXED" is attached, the document window in which the transfer of the document image is permitted is extracted, and one of them is predetermined. Selected under the conditions of. Then, the document image is transferred and displayed in this document window.

Therefore, it is possible to display new document images one after another while fixedly displaying the document images to be fixedly displayed without specifying the transfer destination windows of the document images one by one (each time).

Therefore, it is possible to significantly reduce the operator's operation for controlling the display of the document image and improve the processing efficiency. In addition, the control mode of the display can be easily set in the document window in which the document image is displayed by simply specifying the fixed display and cancellation of the displayed document image. Display control instructions are easy.

Therefore, great effects can be obtained in various document image editing processes.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Here, four document windows are set and the display control of the document image is described. However, the number of set document windows may be determined according to the document image display specifications in the apparatus.

Further, the display management form of the document image in the document window is not limited to the above example. In short, the present invention can be variously modified and implemented without departing from the scope of the invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is for explaining one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment apparatus, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display screen configuration of a display, and FIG. 3 is a multi-window display mode. The figure which shows the structural example of a display screen, FIG. 4 is a figure which shows the management structure of the document image stored in the document box, FIG. 5 is the figure which shows the management structure of the document window set to the display, FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a flow of transfer display control of a document image for a document window, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a document image display control mode for a document window. 4 ... Image memory, 7 ... Display memory, 8 ... Display controller, 9 ... Display, 14 ... CP
U, 21 ... Global area, 22 ... Image editing menu area, 23 ... Document image display area, 24 ... Text display area, 34 ... Attribute information for document window.

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Tadanobu Kamiyama 1 Komukai Toshiba-cho, Sachi-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Inside the Toshiba Research Institute Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masami Koda Mukai-shi Toshiba-cho, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Inside the Toshiba Research Institute

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A means for inputting / outputting a document image, registering, retrieving, deleting the document image and performing an editing process, and a means for simultaneously controlling the window display of a plurality of document images provided for the editing process and displaying the same on a display. In a document image editing apparatus having the following, attribute information indicating permission / prohibition of transfer of the displayed document image is added to a plurality of document windows displaying the document image, and a plurality of document images are displayed according to the attribute information. A document image editing apparatus, characterized in that the display of the document is controlled. 2. The document image editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the attribute information is added to the document window in which the document image is transferred and displayed. 3. The transfer display of the document image is performed by selecting one of the other document windows permitted to transfer the document image with reference to the document window to which the attribute information is added last. A document image editing apparatus according to claim 1.