JPH07200596A - Composite document processing system management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a composite document processing system management device capable of automatically selecting an optimum document editing system accompanying the data structure change of an editing object document. CONSTITUTION:This composite document processing system management device is provided with a document data structure analysis part 12 for analyzing the data structure of a document inputted through an input/output interface 11, a document editing system selection part 13 for retrieving a document editing system registration part 15 based on the kind of the analyzed data structure and selecting the document editing system suitable for the editing of the document provided with the data structure kind and a document editing system activation part 14 for switching and activating the selected document editing system.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a composite document processing system capable of editing a plurality of documents having various data structures, and a document editing system suitable for the data structure of a document to be edited. The present invention relates to the configuration of a composite document processing system management device that is selected and activated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some conventional document processing systems are provided with a plurality of document editing systems in order to edit documents having various data structures such as characters, figures, and images. A document editing system management device is provided for controlling the selection operation of the document editing system for such a document processing system.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional document editing system management apparatus. This document editing system management apparatus selects and activates the editing system of the document to be edited when the operator edits the document using the document editing system. The input / output interface 81 is added to the document editing system selection unit 82 in the figure.
When a document is input from the document editing system selection unit 82
Searches for the document editing system that created the input document from the document editing systems registered in the document editing system registration unit 83. If the document editing system that created the input document can be selected, the document system starting unit 84
Send the input document and information of the selected document editing system to. The document editing system activation unit 84 activates the document editing system and the input document selected by the document editing system selection unit 82 as edited documents.

If the document editing system that created the input document cannot be selected, an error occurrence message is output from the input / output interface 81.

[0005]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, the same document editing system is applied to the document editing system corresponding to the document selected by the operator unless otherwise specified by the operator. Therefore, for example, when editing a document using a document editing system having only a text editing function for a document containing only characters (text document), when an operator tries to insert graphic data into the edited document, the operator may A document editing system having a graphic data editing function must be activated again, and a procedure for editing a document edited so far must be performed again. In addition, even if the figure data is deleted from the document that was edited on the document editing system that has the function of editing character and figure data, the operator can edit the document with only letters again. The editing system had to be started and the procedure for editing the document edited so far had to be performed again. That is, every time the type of document data changes, the operator has to perform a process of selecting and starting the optimum document editing system by himself, and the document editing operation is complicated.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and is an optimum document editing system automatically according to the data structure change of the document to be edited without the operator giving an instruction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a compound document processing system management device capable of selecting a.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a compound document processing system management apparatus according to the invention of claim 1 edits a document having a data structure type and this data structure. A document editing system registration unit that registers a document editing system capable of being associated with each other,
Based on the document data structure analysis means for receiving the document data to be edited by the compound document processing system and analyzing the type of the data structure of the document data, and the data structure type of the document data analyzed by the document data structure analysis means Document editing system selecting unit for searching the document editing system registration unit and selecting the document editing system corresponding to the data structure type, and compound document processing by causing the document editing system selected by the document editing system selecting unit to read the document data Document editing system starting means for outputting to the system and giving a starting instruction to the document editing system.

Further, the compound document processing system management apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention further detects that the compound document processing system has updated the document, and notifies the document data structure analysis means of the updated document data. Document data update detection means for instructing analysis of a data structure type, and a document editing system operation state storage unit for storing the name of the document editing system activated in the compound document processing system and the name of the document to be processed ing. Then, the document editing system selecting means selects a document editing system for the updated document based on the data structure type given from the document data structure analyzing means, and the document editing system starting means stores the document editing system operation state storage. It is determined whether or not the document editing system stored in the section matches the document editing system selected by the document editing system selecting means. If they do not match, the currently active document editing system is terminated. The document editing system selected by the document editing system selecting means is activated.

In addition to the invention of claim 2, the compound document processing system management apparatus according to the invention of claim 3 detects this processing request when a processing request for a new document is input in the compound document processing system. Then, the new document data structure input start detecting means for acquiring the data structure type of the new document from the compound document processing system and outputting it to the document editing system selecting means is provided.

The compound document processing system management apparatus according to the invention of claim 4 is the same as the invention of claim 2 or 3,
Further, the document editing system manual switching means for prohibiting the selecting operation of the document editing system selecting means based on the instruction from the compound document processing system is provided. A compound document processing system management apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the same as the second to fourth aspects of the invention, and further, when the document editing system starting means switches the document editing system, When the document data editing location calculation means for obtaining the information indicating the editing location where the editing processing is being performed from the compound document processing system and the document editing system activation means activating the newly selected document editing system, the document data editing is performed. Edit location reproducing means for reproducing the edit location in the document to be edited based on the information of the edit location held by the location calculating means.

The compound document processing system management apparatus according to the invention of claim 6 is different from the inventions according to claims 2 to 5.
Further, the compound document processing system is provided with a document editing system switching history storage unit that stores the document name that has been edited and the history of the document editing system. Then, the document editing system starting unit refers to the history of the document editing system stored in the document editing system switching history storage unit, and when the switching frequency of the document editing system reaches a predetermined value, the document editing system selection unit It is configured to limit switching to selected document editing systems.

The compound document processing system management apparatus according to the invention of claim 7 is the same as the invention of claims 2 to 6,
The document editing system registration unit registers the document editing system for each document to be edited, and the document editing system selecting means selects the document editing system from the document editing system registration unit based on the name of the document to be edited. Is configured.

[0013]

According to the invention of claim 1, in the compound document processing system management device of the present invention, the document editing system registration unit is provided with a data structure type of a document and a document editing system for editing a document having this data structure in advance. Registered in association with each other. Then, when the document data to be edited is selected on the side of the compound document processing system, this document data is received via the input / output interface, and the document data structure analysis means analyzes the type of the data structure of the document data. Then, the document editing system selecting means searches the document editing system registration section based on the data structure type of the document data analyzed by the document data structure analyzing means, and selects the document editing system corresponding to the data structure type.
When the document editing system is selected, the document editing system starting means causes the selected document editing system to read the document data and outputs the document data to the compound document processing system, and gives a start command to the document editing system. As a result, the compound document processing system automatically switches to the document editing system suitable for document editing and continues the editing process without waiting for the operator to switch the document editing system.

In the second aspect of the invention, the document data update detection means further detects that the compound document processing system has updated the document, and instructs the document data structure analysis means to update the data structure of the document data. Instruct to analyze the type. When an analysis instruction for the updated document data is given, the document data structure analysis means analyzes the data structure type. In addition, the document editing system operation state storage unit,
The name of the document editing system activated in the compound document processing system and the name of the document to be processed are stored. The document editing system selecting means selects the document editing system for the updated document based on the data structure type given from the document data structure analyzing means. Then, the document editing system starting means determines whether or not the document editing system stored in the document editing system operation state storage unit and the document editing system selected by the document editing system selecting means match, and if they do not match. In this case, the currently active document editing system is terminated and the document editing system selected by the document editing system selecting means is started. If they match, the current operation state of the document editing system is maintained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when a processing request for a new document is input in the compound document processing system, the new data structure input start detecting means detects the processing request and determines the data structure type of the new document. It is acquired from the compound document processing system and output to the document editing system selecting means. According to the invention of claim 4, the document editing system manual switching means further prohibits the selecting operation of the document editing system selecting means based on an instruction from the operator from the compound document processing system.

In the fifth aspect of the invention, when the document editing system starting means switches the document editing system, the document data editing location calculating means indicates the editing location where the document editing system before the switching was performing the editing processing. Obtain information from a compound document processing system. Then, when the document editing system activation means activates the newly selected document editing system, the editing location reproducing means performs the editing in the document to be edited based on the information of the editing location held by the document data editing location calculating means. Reproduce the edited part of.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the document editing system switching history means stores the document name of the document edited by the compound document processing system and the history of the document editing system. Then, the document editing system starting unit refers to the switching history of the document editing system, and when the switching frequency of the document editing system reaches a predetermined value, the document editing system selecting unit selects the document editing system selected by the document editing system selecting unit. Limit switching.

In the invention of claim 7, the document editing system registration unit registers the document editing system for each document to be edited. Then, the document editing system selecting means selects the document editing system from the document editing system registration section based on the name of the document to be edited.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a compound document processing system management apparatus according to the first embodiment. This compound document processing system management device edits text data with respect to a compound document processing system (displayed by dotted lines in the figure) that creates and edits documents having various data structures such as text, images, and images (graphics). The optimum document editing system is selected from the document editing systems for image processing, image processing, text and image processing, etc., and is automatically started.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 is an input / output interface for interposing document data, operator's instruction information, or input / output of a document editing system with a compound document processing system. A document data structure analysis unit 12 analyzes the data structure of the document data input from the input / output interface 11, and selects the analysis result of the document data and the document data input from the input / output interface 11 to the document editing system. It is output to the unit 13.

Reference numeral 13 is a document editing system selecting section,
Based on the analysis result of the document data from the document data structure analysis unit 12, the document editing system registered in the document editing system registration unit 15 is selected as the document editing system to be used for editing, and the document editing system starting unit 14 is selected. The document editing system and the input document data are output. 14
Is a document editing system starting unit for inputting the document editing system input from the document editing system selecting unit 13 to the document data input paired with the document editing system input from the document editing system selecting unit 13. Output to the input / output interface 11 so as to be activated.

Reference numeral 15 is a document editing system registration unit,
The name of the document editing system input from the input / output interface 11 and the identification information of the document editable by the document editing system are registered. FIG. 2 shows an example of the document editing system data registered in the document editing system registration section 15. The operation of the compound document processing system management apparatus of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below. Hereinafter, the selection operation of the document editing system for a document including text and images will be described as an example. (1) From the outside through the input / output interface 11,
For example, when a document having text and image elements is input, the input / output interface 11 outputs the document data to the document data analysis unit 12. (2) The document data analysis unit 12 uses the interface 11
The document data sent from is divided and the document data is classified into a certain group. For example, in document units, especially in text documents, in paragraph units, character font type, size,
In the graphic, the elements are classified by color, complexity of pattern, and the like. In this example, it is assumed that the document data is classified in document units.

Then, the document data analysis unit 12 analyzes what kind of edit element the classified document data has. For example, when the document data has an identifier indicating the data type at the beginning, this identifier is determined and analyzed. In other cases, the data format of the document data is analyzed to analyze the type of data structure. In the case of this example, the analysis result that the text and the image are included in the document data is obtained.

When the analysis is completed, the document data analysis unit 12
Outputs the data type of the document data and the document data to the document editing system selection unit 13. (3) The document editing system selecting unit 13 receives information from the document data analyzing unit 12 that the text and image are included in the document data, and based on the data type information, the document in the document editing system registering unit 15 Retrieval of editing system data. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, in the case of the present example, it is detected that the document editing system name “editor B” is suitable for the document including the text and the image. (4) Then, the document editing system selecting unit 13 selects the editor B as the document editing system, and outputs the document data and the selected editor B to the document editing system starting unit 14. (5) The document editing system activation unit 15 outputs the document data and the editor B to the compound document processing system side through the input / output interface 11, and further issues an instruction to activate the editor B and an instruction to cause the editor B to read the document data. Output. (6) By such an operation, in the compound document processing system, the editor B is automatically selected for the document to be processed, and the editing process is started.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the document editing system suitable for editing the document input by the operator is automatically obtained by analyzing the data structure of the document contents. Therefore, the operator does not need to select a document editing system, and the operator does not need to know how to start many document editing systems, thereby realizing a simple document editing environment.

By providing the input / output interface 11 with a function of transmitting a command for deleting information to the document editing system registration section 15, unnecessary information registered in the document editing system registration section 15 and It becomes possible to correct incorrect information. Further, the input / output interface 11 is provided with a function of transmitting an information reference command to the document editing system registration unit 15, and the document editing system registration unit 15 is provided with the document editing system registration unit 15 for the input / output interface 11. By providing the function of outputting the information registered in, the registered information of the document editing system registration unit 15 can be referred to from the outside.

Further, by prohibiting the input / output interface 11 from inputting / outputting to / from the document editing system registration unit 15, only the document editing system registered in advance in the document editing system registration unit 15 can be used. The effect of preventing the confusion of the registration of the document editing system when a person uses the device is obtained. Further, the document editing system selection unit 13 is provided with a document data format conversion function, and the information of the document data format input by the document editing system registered in the information of the document editing system registered in the document editing system registration unit 15 is input. By adding, it becomes possible to use a document editing system that uses different document data formats, and an effect of increasing the variation of the usable document editing system can be obtained.

Further, in the present embodiment, the document editing system name is used to identify the document editing system, but the same effect can be obtained by using a means such as a code of the document editing system that can identify the document editing system. (Second Embodiment) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of a compound document processing system management apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
In addition to the functions of the first embodiment, the compound document processing system management apparatus of the second embodiment also monitors the document data being edited, detects changes in editing elements, and resets the appropriate document editing system. It has added functions.

In order to realize this function, the compound document processing system management apparatus of this embodiment includes a document editing system operation control unit 20, a document editing system operation state storage unit 21, and a document data update detection unit 22. Further prepared. Further, in the figure, the components having the same numbers as in the first embodiment have the same configurations and operations as in the case of the first embodiment.

The document editing system operation control unit 20 has a first
The selected document editing system is started in the same manner as the document editing system starting unit 14 of the embodiment, and at the time of switching the document editing system, the system in execution is terminated and a control operation for starting a new system is performed. The document editing system operation state storage unit 21 stores a history of each document editing system that is started and ended by the document editing system operation control unit 20. An example of the history data is shown in FIG.
Is shown in. As the history data 200, the document editing system name 200b and the document name 20 which is the processing target thereof are recorded.
0a are stored in association with each other.

In the compound document processing system (not shown), the document data update detection unit 22 gives an instruction to perform a data structure analysis again on the updated document after editing when the document to be processed is edited. It is given to the data structure analysis unit 12. Next, the operation of the compound document processing system management apparatus of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. In addition,
Below, it demonstrates centering around a different point from 1st Example. (1) First, when the compound document processing system management apparatus of this embodiment is started, no information is registered in the document editing system operation state storage unit 21 as shown in FIG. (2) Next, when the document editing system operation control unit 24 starts the document editing system through the same processing as in the first embodiment, the document name of the document to be edited and the information of the document editing system to be used for editing are documented. It is registered in the editing system operation state storage unit 21. The state at this time is shown in FIG. In the case of the present embodiment, it is assumed that "Hokkaido" is registered as the document name and "Editor B" is registered as the document editing system name.

Then, the document editing system operation controller 20
Outputs the document data and the document editing system (editor B) to the composite document processing system (not shown) via the input / output interface 11 and activates it. On the side of the compound document processing system, the operator starts the editing process of the document (“Hokkaido”) using this document editing system (editor B). (3) The document data update detection unit 22 monitors a change in the data content of the document in this editing process. For example, the document data update detection unit 22 uses the input / output interface 11
The compound document processing system monitors whether or not a certain edit operation is performed on the document via the, and if so, the updated document data is updated from the compound document processing system side via the input / output interface 11. Document data structure analysis unit 1
2 to output.

As another method, when the edited contents are saved during the editing process on the side of the compound document processing system, this is detected and the saved updated document data is output to the document data structure analysis unit 12. . (4) The document data structure analysis unit 12 performs the same data analysis process as in the first embodiment on the updated document data, and outputs the analysis result to the document editing system selection unit 13. Similarly, the document editing system selection unit 13 extracts the optimum document editing system from the document editing system registration unit 15 based on the data structure of the updated document data, and outputs it to the document editing system operation control unit 20. For example, it is assumed that “Editor C” is selected for the updated document “Hokkaido”. (5) In the document editing system operation control unit 20, the document editing system “Editor C” newly selected for the document data of the document name “Hokkaido” is registered in the document editing system operation state storage unit 21. It is determined whether it is the same as the previous document editing system name information 200b (“editor B”).
If they are the same, the document editing system operation control unit 20 does not start a new document editing system. If different,
The currently operating document editing system (editor B) is terminated, and the newly selected document editing system (editor C) is loaded with the updated document data to activate (6) Furthermore, the document editing system operation The control unit 20 updates the content of the document editing system name information 200b registered in the document editing system operation state storage unit 21 according to the current editing state, as shown in FIG. 4C.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when the data structure of the document being edited is changed by the editing process of the operator, the document editing system which is most suitable for the data structure of the edited document is automatically switched. This eliminates the need for the operator to perform the switching operation of the document editing system and enables efficient document editing.
In addition, in the case of the present embodiment, the document to be registered in the document editing system operation state storage unit 15 is registered by the document name. The effect of is obtained. (Third Embodiment) FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of a compound document processing system management apparatus according to the third embodiment. The apparatus of the third embodiment has a function of automatically selecting and switching a document editing system suitable for editing a document to be newly added, in addition to the function of the apparatus of the second embodiment. It was added.

In order to realize this function, the compound document processing system management apparatus of this embodiment is newly provided with a new document data structure input start detection unit 30. In addition,
In the figure, the components having the same numbers as those in the first and second embodiments have the same configurations and operations as those in the first and second embodiments. New document data structure input start detection unit 30
Operates as follows. (1) For example, it is assumed that the operator additionally uses a new document having a data structure different from that of the document being edited during the editing process by the compound document processing system. As an example, it is assumed that image data such as an illustration is added while a text document is being edited. In this case, the operator inputs a request for adding new image data in the compound document processing system. (2) The new document data structure input start detection unit 30 detects this addition instruction request via the input / output interface 11, and the data structure type and document name of the document to be added by the operator and the current document edit. Receives the system name and.
Then, the type of the newly added document structure and the document name are output to the document editing system selection unit 13. (3) The document editing system selecting unit 13 can edit a document having both the data types based on the data type of the current document editing system to be processed and the data type of the newly added document. Is selected from the document editing system registration unit 15 and output to the document editing system operation control unit 34. (4) The document editing system operation control unit 20 continues the editing operation of the compound document processing system using the newly selected document editing system, as in the case of the second embodiment.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when the operator tries to add data that is not the editing target of the current document editing system to the document being edited, the operator is automatically requested to edit. You can switch to an adapted document editing system. (Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of a compound document processing system management apparatus according to the fourth embodiment. The compound document processing system management apparatus of the fourth embodiment is capable of automatically switching the document editing system to the apparatus of the second embodiment even when it is necessary to select a new document editing system for an updated document. A function that can be prohibited or executed according to an operator's instruction is added.

In order to realize such a function, the compound document processing system management apparatus of the present embodiment is different from the apparatus of the second embodiment in that the document editing system manual switching control unit 4 is newly added.
0 is added. In the figure, the components having the same numbers as those in the second embodiment have the same configurations and operations as those in the second embodiment. The document editing system manual switching control unit 40 receives an instruction from the compound document system via the interface 11 indicating whether or not the automatic selection / switching operation of the document editing system is executed. For example, if the automatic selection / switching operation is executed, the instruction of “YES” is received, and if not, the instruction of “NO” is received.

When the instruction of "YES" is received, the operation of the document editing system selection unit 13 is prohibited. This operation is continued until the next "NO" instruction is given. Then, when the instruction of "NO" is given, the operation prohibition of the document editing system selection unit 13 is released, and the automatic selection / switching operation of the document editing system is enabled. With such a configuration, the timing at which the document editing system is automatically switched can be controlled according to the operator's preference.

Although the configuration of this embodiment is added to that of the second embodiment, the same effect can be obtained by adding the configuration of this embodiment to that of the third embodiment. (Fifth Embodiment) FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the compound document processing system management apparatus of the fifth embodiment. In addition to the functions of the second embodiment, the composite document processing system management apparatus of the fifth embodiment also has a function of reproducing the position in the document that was being edited before the automatic switching of the document editing system in the changed document. Is added. In the conventional device, when the data being edited is saved, the position information of the cursor indicating the editing position is erased without being stored. For this reason, this function is added in order to eliminate the inconvenience that the editing start position becomes unknown when it is restarted for editing.

In order to realize such a function, the composite document processing system management apparatus of the present embodiment is different from the apparatus of the second embodiment in that a new document data editing location calculation unit 50 and a document editing system automatic The operation unit 51 is provided.
In the figure, the components having the same numbers as those in the second embodiment have the same configurations and operations as those in the second embodiment. (1) When the document editing system operation control unit 20 determines to automatically switch the document editing system, the document data editing location calculation unit 50 causes the document editing system operation state storage unit 21 to store the document name and the document process. Based on the combination information of the system and the information of the document editing system registered in the document editing system registration unit 15, the information of the edit location of the current document data is extracted from the compound document processing system through the input / output interface 11 to obtain the document. It is recorded in the editing system operation state storage unit 21. (2) When the document data editing location calculation unit 50 detects that the information in the document editing system operating state storage unit 21 that is a set of the document and the document processing system is updated and a new document processing system is recorded, the update is performed. The information of the document editing portion on the created document processing system is calculated, and the calculation result and the updated document processing system name are calculated.
Output to 1. (3) The document editing system automatic operation unit 51 operates the updated document editing system, and the document data editing location calculation unit 5
The edit state before the update is reproduced based on the edit location information input from 0.

According to this embodiment, after the document editing system is automatically switched, the editing work can be continued without losing sight of the edited portion of the document edited by the operator. Although this embodiment has a configuration added to the second embodiment, the same effect can be obtained by adding the configuration of this embodiment to the third and fourth embodiments. (Sixth Embodiment) FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of a compound document processing system management apparatus according to the sixth embodiment. In addition to the functions of the apparatus of the second embodiment, the compound document processing system management apparatus of the sixth embodiment is useless by appropriately limiting the automatic switching when the automatic switching operation of the document editing system is frequently performed. A function for omitting the switching operation is added.

In order to realize such a function, the compound document processing system management apparatus of the sixth embodiment newly adds a document editing system switching history storage unit 6 to the apparatus of the second embodiment.
It has 0. In the figure, the components having the same numbers as those in the second embodiment have the same configurations and operations as those in the second embodiment. The document editing system switching history storage unit 60 is configured to record the document editing system switching operation of the document editing system operation control unit 20 and to refer the recorded contents to the document editing system selection unit 13.

Then, the document editing system selecting section 13
Upon receiving the instruction to select the document editing system, the history information stored in the document editing system switching history storage unit 60 is referred to for information on the frequency of switching the document editing system for the document to be selected as the document editing system. . Then, in the past, when the switching operation has frequently occurred such that the predetermined number of times has been reached between various document editing systems having the same function for this document, the switching of the document editing system is prohibited. Delay the timing of the automatic switching operation.

As described above, by configuring an unnecessary switching control mechanism of the document editing system based on the switching history of the document editing system, the switching of the document editing system can be optimized. In the present embodiment, the update record recorded in the document editing system switching history storage unit 60 is obtained from the behavior of the document editing system operation control unit 20, but instead, the document editing system operation state storage unit 60.
The same effect can be obtained by the configuration in which the document editing system switching history is obtained from the behavior of.

Further, in the present embodiment, the switching of the document editing system is optimized by performing the process of delaying the switching timing of the document editing system, but the registration of the document editing system in which the switching frequently occurs is performed. Optimization can also be performed by prioritizing the document editing system when registering it in the document editing system registration unit 15.

Further, although the present embodiment has the constitution added to the second embodiment, the constitution of this embodiment is added to the third, fourth and fifth embodiments as well. The same effect can be obtained. (Seventh Embodiment) FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of a compound document processing system management apparatus according to the seventh embodiment. The compound document processing system management apparatus of the seventh embodiment is provided with a document editing system registration unit 70 for registering an optimum document editing system for each document in association with the apparatus of the second embodiment. Further, in the figure, the components having the same numbers as those in the second embodiment have the same configurations and operations as those in the second embodiment.

In the document editing system registration section 70,
A document name and its document editing system name can be associated and registered from the outside (or compound document processing system) side via the input / output interface 11. If registered in this way, for example, when the document A is edited, only the document editing system for editing the document A registered in the document-by-document editing system registration unit 70 is used, and the document B has the same data structure as the document A. In this case, the document B can be edited by using an editing system different from that of the document A. As a result, it is possible to set the optimum editing system according to the property of the document to be edited from among the document editing systems having the same functions, and it is possible to perform the document editing work more efficiently.

In the present embodiment, the editing system is registered for each document. However, in the multi-user environment, by providing an operator-specific editing system registration unit in addition to the document editing system registration unit 70, The editing system can be registered, and the user can build a document editing environment using the editing system that is familiar with the operation. Further, although the configuration of this embodiment is added to that of the second embodiment, the same effect can be obtained by adding the configuration of this embodiment to the third to sixth embodiments. .

[0049]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, the document editing system suitable for editing the document input by the operator is automatically selected by analyzing the data structure of the document contents. Since it is configured to be switchable, the operator does not need to select the document editing system used to edit the selected document, and the operator does not need to know how to start many document editing systems. Therefore, a compound document processing system management device that realizes a simple document editing environment can be realized.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, even if the data structure of the document edited by the operator is changed, an appropriate document editing system is selected to edit the data structure of the changed document, and the automatic Since it is configured to switch to an appropriate document editing system, it is not necessary for the operator to perform a switching operation of the document editing system, and efficient document editing can be performed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when an operator tries to add a data structure that cannot be edited by the function of the document editing system in use to the data structure of the document being edited by the operator, Since it is configured to selectively switch the document editing system that is adapted to the editing request of the operator, the switching operation of the document editing system can be performed without requiring the switching operation of the operator even when adding new data. It can be done efficiently.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a mechanism for automatically controlling the operation of switching the document editing system by the operator is provided, so that the timing of switching the document editing system can be controlled according to the operator's preference. Can be realized. According to the invention of claim 5, after automatically switching the document editing system, a mechanism is constructed which enables the operator to continue the editing work without losing the editing location of the document being edited. The document editing operation can be smoothly performed without losing sight of the edited portion.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the switching of the document editing system can be optimized by having the mechanism for controlling the switching of the document editing system based on the switching history of the document editing system. According to the invention of claim 7, different fine editing systems can be set according to the nature of the document to be edited, and a compound document processing system management apparatus for more efficient document editing work can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a compound document processing system management apparatus according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a data explanatory view showing an example of data registered in a document editing system registration unit of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a compound document processing system management device in a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an example of processing progress ((a)-) of an example of data stored in a document editing system operation state storage unit of the second embodiment.
It is a data explanatory view shown according to (c).

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a compound document processing system management device according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a compound document processing system management device according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a compound document processing system management device according to a fifth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a compound document processing system management device in a sixth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a compound document processing system management device in a seventh exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an apparatus having a plurality of document editing systems of a conventional example.

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 11 Input / Output Interface 12 Document Data Structure Analysis Unit 13 Document Editing System Selection Unit 14 Document Editing System Starting Unit 15 Document Editing System Registration Unit 20 Document Editing System Operation Control Unit 21 Document Editing System Operation Status Storage Unit 22 Document Data Update Detection Unit 30 New document data structure input start detection unit 40 Document editing system manual switching control unit 50 Document data editing location calculation unit 51 Document editing system automatic operation unit 60 Document editing system switching history storage unit 70 Document editing system registration unit

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[Claims] 1. A document editing system which is connected to a compound document processing system capable of editing a plurality of documents having various data structures through an input / output interface and which is suitable for a data structure of a document to be edited. A composite document processing system management apparatus for selecting and activating a system, wherein document editing is performed by registering a data structure type of a document and a document editing system capable of performing editing processing of the document having this data structure in association with each other. A system registration unit, a document data structure analysis unit that receives document data to be edited by the compound document processing system, and analyzes the type of the data structure of the document data; and a document analyzed by the document data structure analysis unit. Based on the data structure type of the data, the document editing system registration unit is searched and the data structure type is searched. A document editing system selecting means for selecting a corresponding document editing system; and the document editing system selected by the document editing system selecting means for reading the document data and outputting the document data to the complex document processing system. A compound document processing system management device, comprising: a document editing system starting means for giving a starting command to the. 2. The compound document processing system management apparatus further detects that the compound document processing system has updated the document, and notifies the document data structure analysis unit of the data structure type of the updated document data. Document data update detection means for instructing analysis, a document editing system operating state storage unit for storing the document editing system name activated in the compound document processing system and the document name of the processing target, The document editing system selecting means selects a document editing system for the updated document based on the data structure type given from the document data structure analyzing means, and the document editing system starting means is the document editing system. The document editing system stored in the operation state storage unit and the document editing system selected by the document editing system selecting means. If it does not match, the currently active document editing system is terminated and the document editing system selected by the document editing system selecting means is started. The compound document processing system management device according to claim 1, which is characterized in that: 3. The compound document processing system management apparatus further detects, when a processing request for a new document is input in the compound document processing system, detects the processing request and sets the data structure type of the new document to the compound document. 3. The compound document processing system management apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a new document data structure input start detection unit that acquires from a document processing system and outputs to the document editing system selection unit. 4. The compound document processing system management apparatus further comprises a document editing system manual switching means for prohibiting a selecting operation of the document editing system selecting means based on an instruction from the compound document processing system. The compound document processing system management apparatus according to claim 2, which is characterized in that: 5. The compound document processing system management apparatus further includes information indicating an editing location where the document editing system before switching is performing editing processing when the document editing system starting unit switches the document editing system. A document data editing location calculating unit that is acquired from the compound document processing system; and an editing location that the document data editing location calculating unit holds when the document editing system activation unit activates the newly selected document editing system. 5. The compound document processing system management apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: an edit part reproducing means for reproducing an edit part in a document to be edited based on information. 6. The compound document processing system management device further comprises a document editing system switching history storage unit for storing a document name edited by the compound document processing system and a history of the document editing system, The document editing system starting means refers to the history of the document editing system stored in the document editing system switching history storage unit, and selects the document editing system when the switching frequency of the document editing system reaches a predetermined value. 6. The compound document processing system management device according to claim 2, wherein switching to the document editing system selected by the means is restricted. 7. The document editing system registration unit registers a document editing system for each document to be edited, and the document editing system selecting unit is based on a document name to be edited, the document editing system registration unit. 7. The compound document processing system management device according to claim 2, wherein a document editing system is selected from the inside.