JPH0744554A - Document information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To connect pictures and sentences without being swayed by a limit by a data capacity while giving priority to a state where the pictures and the sentences can be simultaneously processed even in a system for which the data capacity is small by selectively using the plural pieces of picture connection means depending on operation environments. CONSTITUTION:A control means F controls the kind of the picture to be fetched, a method, a fetching position, etc., corresponding to the instruction of an instruction means E, a method selection means G selects a fetching method from a method storage means H corresponding to the control of the control means F and the method storage means H stores the kind of the method selected by the method selection means G. The picture connection means I and J fetch the contents of a picture storage means D selected by the method selection means G into a sentence storage means B. Then, the control means F judges whether to use the picture connection means I or to use the picture connection means J for the connection of the picture to the sentence by the method selection means G and switches the picture connection means I and J by a judged result. The various kinds of the judgement references of the method selection means G, for instance the free memory capacity of the sentence storage means B, can be considered.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document information processing apparatus which has a plurality of types of document creating / editing functions such as text storage and image storage and is capable of connecting each document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A document handled by a document processing device such as a word processor mainly comprises a set of character codes, and non-character image data is generated and stored by a method different from the character code. When it is combined into a document, it is realized by various methods by inputting a command or the like.

(1) A method of directly inserting image data into a document.

(2) A method of inserting data obtained by converting image data into a document.

(3) A method of inserting a command code indicating image data combination into a document and synthesizing the image data stored in the external memory at the time of printing the document.

In each method, the function is executed by designating the file name and the print position of the image data stored in another place. Generally, the methods (1) and (2) are used in a system having a relatively large data capacity, and the method (3) is used in a system having a relatively small data capacity.

[0007]

In the method of the prior art (1) or (2), the amount of data required is very large, so that a system having a small data capacity is subject to a large restriction on other functions or is not compatible with it. It is impossible. On the other hand, the method of the prior art (3) has a drawback that the printed image is difficult to grasp because the image is not displayed at the same time as the document.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a document information processing apparatus which solves the above problems.

[0009]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a text storage means for storing input text information, an image storage means for storing input image information, and the text storage means. A plurality of document combination setting means for combining the stored text information and the image information stored in the image storage means are provided.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the present invention. A is a text input means for inputting a text. B is a text storage unit that stores the text input from the text input unit A. C is an image input means for inputting an image. D is an image storage means for storing the image input from the image input means C. Reference numeral E is an instruction means for instructing to take in the image information stored in the image storage means D into the text storage means B. F is a control unit that controls the type, method, and position of the image to be captured in accordance with the instruction from the instruction unit E. G follows the control of the control means F,
It is a method selection means for selecting a method to be loaded from the method storage means H. The method storage unit H stores the type of method selected by the method selection unit G. Reference numerals I and J are image connecting means for loading the contents of the image storage means D selected by the method selection means G into the text storage means B. The control means F determines by the method selection means G which one of the image connection means I and the image connection means J should be used to connect the images to the document, and switches the image connection means according to the result of the determination. Various criteria can be considered for the method selection means G, and in the present embodiment, it depends on the free memory capacity of the text storage means B.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the arrangement of the document processing apparatus according to this embodiment. Reference numeral 1 denotes an input unit composed of a keyboard or the like, in which character keys and command keys (not shown) are arranged at predetermined positions, and key code data is input by pressing these various keys. Reference numeral 2 is an image scanner that reads image data from paper as a binary signal, and the read data is read via the CPU 5 through R
It is stored in AM8. A printer 3 outputs the created document stored in the text 8a in the RAM 8, and has a print head, an ink ribbon, an ink cassette, or the like on the carrier. Reference numeral 4 is a display device for displaying a created document or the like stored in the text 8a. 5 is the keyboard 1
A central processing unit (CPU) for processing document data by key code data input from the
The operation of each unit is controlled according to the contents of the control program 7a existing in 7. A floppy disk drive unit (FD) 6 stores a text document, image data and the like created in the past as a file. The image data file is composed of two parts, an image shape information part 6a and an image data part 6b. ROM7 is C
It has a program 7a (FIGS. 3 and 4) for controlling the PU 5 and the like. The RAM 8 has a text 8a for storing an input document,
A work memory 8b for storing temporary variables processed by the CPU 5 when the control program 7a is executed, a receive buffer used when loading image data read from the scanner 2 or when loading the contents of a file stored in the FD 6. 8c, a print buffer 8d used for printing the text 8a, a text format 8e for storing the format of the input document, and the like.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the control procedure when the merge command of the image data of the document processing apparatus is set. When attempting to merge image data while inputting a sentence of a text document from an input device such as a keyboard, the operator inputs a command for executing the merge of image data from the keyboard 1, and The flowchart starts. In step 3.1, the operator designates the file name of the image data 6b stored in the FD 6 to be merged into the text document 8a. For the specification method, enter the file name with a character key and specify,
A method of selecting a desired title from a list of file names in the FD 6 can be considered. In step 3.2, it is checked whether the image data specified by the operator in step 3.1 already exists in the FD 6.

In step 3.3, as a result of checking in step 3.2, if image data already exists, the process proceeds to step 3.5, and if not, the process proceeds to step 3.4.
In step 3.4, since the image data specified by the operator in step 3.1 does not exist, merging cannot be executed and an error occurs, and the process at the time of error is executed and the process ends. On the other hand, in step 3.5, the contents of the image shape information 6a corresponding to the image data 6b designated by the operator in step 3.1 are read from the FD 6 through the CPU 5 into the receive buffer 8c. In Step 3.6, Step 3.
Image shape information 6 read into the receive buffer 8c at 4
From the contents of a, the number of horizontal pixels of the image is stored in the image width variable VW and the number of vertical pixels of the image are stored in VH included in the work memory 8b.

In step 3.7, the operator designates the vertical and horizontal sizes of the image data in the text document 8a,
The horizontal region width of the image is stored in the image region width variable IW included in the work memory 8b, and the vertical region width of the image is stored in IH. The values of the image width variables VW and VH are set as initial values before input. In step 3.8, the operator selects the horizontal printing position of the image data in the text document 8a from a plurality of preset positions. In this example, "Lef
Three positions of "t", "Center" and "Right" are set, and have the following meanings.

Left: The position where the left edge of the image data is equal to the left margin of the text document. Center: The position where the center position of the image data is equal to the middle position between the left margin and the right margin of the text document. Right: The position where the right edge of the image data is equal to the right margin of the text document In step 3.9, 0 is set to the image print position information variable PF contained in the work memory 8b. This 0 is "Le
ft ″ has been selected. Step 3.10
Then, in step 3.8, it is checked whether "Center" is selected, and if it is selected, the process proceeds to step 3.11.
If not, proceed to step 3.12. Step 3.
At 11, the variable PF is set to 1. This 1 is "Cent
er ”has been selected. Step 3.12
Then, in step 3.8, it is checked whether or not "Right" is selected. If it is selected, the process proceeds to step 3.13, and if not, the process proceeds to the step of FIG. Step 3.13
Then, 2 is set in the variable PF. This 2 is "Right"
Means that was selected.

In step 4.1 shown in FIG. 4, the free memory capacity of the text document 8a is compared with the size of the image data obtained from the values of the image width variables VW and VH obtained in step 3.6 to compare the image in the text document. Find out if the data can be expanded. As a result, if it is determined that the free memory capacity is sufficiently large and the image data can be expanded, the process proceeds to step 4.10, and if not, the process proceeds to step 4.2.

From step 4.2, since the free memory capacity is not sufficient, an image merge command for externally referencing the image data is created. In step 4.2, the image merge start command code is initialized in the command buffer CB included in the work memory 8b. Step 4.3
Then, the file name of the image data designated by the operator in step 3.1 is added to the command buffer CB. In step 4.4, the command buffer CB is stored in step 3.
The value of the image print position information PF obtained in 8 to 3.13 is added. At step 4.5, the values of the image width variables VW and VH obtained at step 3.6 are added to the command buffer CB.
In step 4.6, the values of the image area width variables IW and IH obtained in step 3.7 are added to the command buffer CB. In step 4.7, the image merge end command code is added to the command buffer CB. In step 4.8, the contents of the set command buffer CB are inserted into the text document 8a. In step 4.9, work memory 8
The variables for managing text editing (not shown) included in b are updated, and the operation ends.

On the other hand, from step 4.10, since the free memory capacity is sufficient, an image command for expanding the image data in the text document 8a is created. In step 4.10, the image start command code is set to the text document 8
Insert into a. In step 4.11, the command data size of the image command is continuously inserted into the text document 8a. In step 4.12, steps 3.8-3.
The value of the image print position information PF obtained in step 13 and step 3.6
The values of the image width variables VW and VH obtained in step 3 are continuously inserted into the text document 8a. In step 4.13, the contents of the image data 6b designated by the operator in step 3.1 are read from the FD 6 through the CPU 5 into the receive buffer 8c. In step 4.14, the contents of the image data 6b read into the receive buffer 8c in step 4.13 are continuously inserted into the text document 8a. In this case, the data may be stored as it is or may be compressed. In step 4.15, the command data size of the image command is continuously inserted into the text document 8a. In step 4.16, the image end command code is continuously inserted into the text document 8a. After that, step 4.
The process proceeds to step 9 and the variables for managing text editing are updated, and the operation ends.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the image merge command created in steps 4.2 to 4.7 of the flowchart in FIG. Reference numeral 5.1 is the image merge start command code set in step 4.2, 5.2 is the file name of the image data set in step 4.3, and its data length is fixed. 5.3 is step 4.
The image print position information set in 4. 5.4, 5.
5 is the vertical width and horizontal width of the image data set in step 4.5, respectively, and 5.6 and 5.7 are the vertical width of the image data occupied in the text document set in step 4.6, respectively. The width of the area. 5.8 is step 4.7
This is the image merge end command code set in.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the image command created in steps 4.10 to 4.16 of the flowchart in FIG. 6.1 is the image start command code set in step 4.10, and 6.2 is the data size of the image command set in step 4.11. 6.3, 6.4, and 6.5 are steps 4.1, respectively.
Image print position information set in 2, the vertical width of the image data,
The width. 6.6 is the image data set in step 4.14. 6.7 is the data size of the image command set in step 4.15, and 6.8 is the image end command code set in step 4.16.

(Embodiment 2) In Embodiment 1, a method of switching between two kinds of methods is used when the data capacity is insufficient. However, a plurality of methods can be stored by storing the setting of the image connecting means instructed by the instructing means. Switch the method of.
As a result, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By using multiple image linking methods depending on the operating environment, it is possible to link images and texts without being restricted by the data volume while giving priority to the state that images and texts can be processed simultaneously even in a system with a small data volume. Next, the efficiency of document processing can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a control procedure at the time of executing connection of image data of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing another control procedure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an image merge command according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an image command according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Keyboard 2 Image Scanner 3 Printer 4 Display 5 CPU 6 Floppy Disk Drive Unit 7 ROM 8 RAM

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A text storage unit for storing input text information, an image storage unit for storing input image information, text information stored in the text storage unit, and image information stored in the image storage unit. A document information processing apparatus, comprising: a plurality of document combination setting means for combining the above and each other. 2. The document information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of document combination setting means are switched in response to the storage capacity of the text storage means. 3. The document information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of document combination setting means can be arbitrarily switched.