JPH0798710A - Document filing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the responsiveness to the users by omitting a detailed character font image or using a specific character font image in place of the detailed character font image. CONSTITUTION:A document filing device consists of a recording means 1 which records the code data on a document, a reading means 2 which reads the code data by the means 1, a generating means 3 which generates the image data by means of the character codes and the character font information, a retrieving means 4 which displays the image data generated by the means 3 and performs a page turn-over retrieving operation, and a converting means 5 which generates the image data by the means 3 based on the code data, the character codes and the character font information only when the character font information on the code data read by the means 2 is larger than the character font size stored in a character font storage 10. Thus the generation of a detailed character font image is omitted. Furthermore the means 5 is replaced with another means and a specific character font image is used in place of the detailed character font image.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document filing apparatus for recording a document as image data or code data, and particularly when searching for a specific document from among the recorded documents, it is possible to search while sequentially turning pages. The desired data is retrieved by sequentially displaying image data or code data on a display or the like in accordance with a searcher's operation instruction such as page forward turning, page backward turning, continuous forward turning, continuous backward turning, and stop. It relates to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a document is electronically read using a scanner, image data of the read document is recorded on a magneto-optical disk or the like, or code data of the document created by a word processor is used for a floppy disk or the like. A document filing apparatus has been announced that records the information in a document and searches for a desired document as needed. As one of the search methods in such a document filing device, images are sequentially displayed on a display or the like in accordance with a searcher's operation instruction such as one page forward turning, one page backward turning, continuous forward turning, continuous backward turning, and stop. It has been proposed that data is displayed and searched. (See, for example, JP-A-61-193265.)
An example of a conventional document filing device will be described. FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of a conventional document filing apparatus. In FIG. 5, 11 is a recording means for recording the code data of the document, 12 is a reading means for reading the code data, 13 is a generating means for generating image data using a character code and character font information, and 14 is an image data display. It is a search means to perform page turning search,
The document filing device is composed of these means.

Next, the operation of the document filing apparatus having the above configuration will be described. First, in the search means 14, a mouse,
Extract the document group to be searched by receiving the search instruction of the document to be page-searched with the keyboard etc.
Next, the page group search is performed by reading the code data of the document group extracted from the document group stored in the secondary storage as a file, for each document, and repeating the following operation.

The recording means 11 stores the code data read by the searching means 14, and the reading means 12 reads the code data stored in the recording means 11 and expands it into a character code and character font information. The generation unit 13 generates image data using the character code of the code data and the character font information. The generated image data is displayed on the search means 14 and the page turning search is sequentially performed.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional document filing apparatus, the user intuitively determines a desired document page because the page turning search is performed at high speed, whereas the character of the code data is used. If the image data was generated using detailed character font information such as codes and outline fonts, a large amount of character font image generation time was required, and good page turning search speed, that is, responsiveness to the user There was a problem of damaging.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention omits a fine character font image which is not required for retrieval, or substitutes a large character font image with another specific character font image. It is an object of the present invention to provide an efficient document filing apparatus that reduces the font image generation time and improves the responsiveness to the user.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is composed of a character code and character font information composed of a character font type, a character font size and the like. Recording means for recording a document in the form of code data and storing specific character font information, recording means for reading the code data from the recording means, and image data for image data using the character code and character font information. Only when the generating means for generating, the searching means for displaying the image data generated by the generating means and performing the page turning search, and the character font information of the code data read by the reading means are equal to or larger than the character font size of the character font memory. The conversion means for generating the image data using the code data by the generation means is provided. To.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, instead of the converting means of the first aspect, when the character font size of the code data read by the reading means is equal to or smaller than the character font size of the character font storage, the generating means generates the code data. The image data is generated by using the character data, and when the size is larger than the character font size stored in the character font, the generation unit uses the character font information stored in the character font storage to generate the image data of the character code of the code data. Is characterized by.

According to a third aspect of the invention, instead of the converting means in the first aspect, when the character font size of the code data read by the reading means is equal to or smaller than the character font size of the character font storage, the code data is generated by the generating means. When the image data is generated by using, the image data of the character code of the code data is generated by using the character font information of the character font storage by the generation means when it is larger than the character font size of the character font storage, and then the character font of the code data is generated. It is characterized in that a drawing means for generating image data of a character frame of a size is provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, instead of the converting means in the first aspect, when the character font size of the code data read by the reading means is the character font size of the character font storage, the code data is generated by the generating means. When the image data is generated by using the character font size stored in the character font, the image data of the character code of the code data is generated by the generation means using the character font information stored in the character font, and then the character font size of the code data is generated. Is provided with variable means for performing reduction / enlargement processing.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the code information read by the reading means by the conversion means is stored by storing in the character font memory font information of a fine character font size which is not necessary for retrieval. Only when the character font information of the data is equal to or larger than the character font size stored in the character font, the image data is generated using the code data by the generation means, and the generation of a fine character font image that is not necessary for retrieval is omitted. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time required to generate the image of the character font, and improve the response during search.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the character font information can be stored in the character font memory without any trouble in the retrieval and the character image development processing time is short. When the character font size of the code data is less than the character font size stored in the character font, the image data is generated by the generating means using the code data as it is, and when it is larger than the character font size stored in the character font storage, the character font storage is executed. The image data of the character code of the code data is generated using the character font information of, and the image data of the character font size with a long image generation time is substituted with the image data of the character font size with a short image generation time. To improve search responsiveness That.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the character font size of the code data read by the reading means by the drawing means is equal to or smaller than the character font size of the character font storage, the image data is generated by using the code data by the generating means. When the character font size stored in the character font is larger than the character font size stored in the character font, the generation unit generates the image data of the character code of the code data by using the character font information stored in the character font storage. Since the image is generated, it is possible to reduce the image generation time, improve the search response, and intuitively visually judge the layout of the document.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the character font size of the code data read by the reading means by the variable means is the character font size of the character font storage, the image data is directly used by the generating means. When the data is generated and the image data of the character code of the code data is generated by using the character font information of the character font storage by the generation means in the case other than the character font size of the character font storage, the size of the character font size of the code data is generated. Since the reduction and enlargement processing is performed on
It is possible to reduce the image generation time and improve the search response, and it is possible to further facilitate the intuitive judgment of the document page image visually.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A document filing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows the arrangement of a document filing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a storage means for storing code data of a document composed of character codes and character font information composed of character font types and character font sizes. A character font storage 10 for storing information is provided. The character font storage 10 of this embodiment stores fine character font sizes that are not necessary for retrieval. Reference numeral 2 is a reading means for reading the code data of the document stored in the storage means 1, 3 is a generating means for generating image data, and 4 is a generating means.
Is a searching means for displaying image data and performing page turning search, and 5 is an image data generated by the generating means 3 only when the character font information of the code data read by the reading means 2 is equal to or larger than the character font size of the character font storage 10. Is a conversion means for generating.

The operation of the above structure will be described below. The character font type and character font size in the character font storage 10 of the storage means 1 can be set by the user or the device itself at initialization of the device or at any time. . First, the search unit 4 receives a search instruction for a document to be a page-turning search target with a mouse, a keyboard or the like, and extracts a document group to be a search target. Next, the search means 4 reads the code data for each extracted document from the document group stored in the secondary storage in the form of a file, and repeats the following operation to perform the page turning search.

The storage means 1 stores the code data read by the search means 4, and the reading means 2 reads the code data stored in the storage means 1 and expands it into a character code and character font information. The converting means 5 generates image data by using the character code of the code data and the character font information by the generating means 3 only when the character font information of the code data read by the reading means 2 is equal to or larger than the character font size of the character font storage 10. To do.

As described above, a fine character font size which is not visually required for retrieval is set in the character font memory 10, and the conversion means 5 causes the image data of the code data smaller than the character font size in the character font memory 10. By omitting the generation, it is possible to reduce the image data generation time. In this embodiment, the generation means 3 uses the character font information of the code data and the character font storage 1
The character font image is generated according to the result of the judgment of the character font size in the character font information of 0. However, in consideration of the character font development time, the generating means 3 generates the character font information of the code data and the character font. Image data may be generated by determining the font size of the character font information in the memory 10.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 2 shows the arrangement of a document filing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
Reference numeral 1 is a storage means for storing code data of a document composed of a character code and character font information composed of a character font type and a character font size.
Character font memory 1 that stores specific character font information
It has 0. The character font memory 10 of this embodiment stores font information that can be used as a substitute for the retrieval without a problem and has a short character image development processing time. Reference numeral 2 is a reading means for reading code data, 3 is a generating means for generating image data, and 4 is a searching means for displaying the image data and performing a page turning search. The constituent elements are basically the same as those in the embodiment of FIG. Is. 6 is a character font when the character font size of the code data is less than or equal to the character font size stored in the character font, image data is generated using the character code of the code data and the character font information, and is larger than the character font size stored in the character font. It is a replacement means for generating the image data of the character code of the code data by using the stored character font information.

The operation of the above arrangement will be described below. The character font type and the character font size in the character font storage 10 of the storage means 1 can be set by the user or the device itself at initialization of the device or at any time. To do. First,
The search unit 4 receives a search instruction of a document to be a page-turning search target with a mouse, a keyboard, or the like, and extracts a document group to be a search target. Next, the search means 4 reads the code data for each extracted document from the document group stored in the secondary storage in the form of a file, and repeats the following operation to perform the page turning search.

The storage means 1 stores the code data read by the search means 4, and the reading means 2 reads the code data stored in the recording means 1 and then develops it into a character code and character font information. When the character font information of the code data read by the reading means 2 is equal to or smaller than the character font size of the character font storage 10, the replacing means 6 causes the generating means 3 to generate image data by using the character code of the code data and the character font information. If the character font size is larger than the character font size stored in the character font storage, the generation means 3 uses the character font information stored in the character font storage 10 to generate image data of the character code of the code data.

As described above, the character font information is set in the character font memory 10 and can be visually substituted, and the character image development processing time is short, and the replacing means 6 stores the code data of the character font size or more in the character font memory 10. By equalizing the image data generation time, it is possible to reduce the image data generation time. In the present embodiment, the generating means 3 generates a character font image using any one of the character font information of the code data and the character font information of the character font storage 10. In consideration of this, the generating means 3 may determine the character font type of either the character font information of the code data or the character font information of the character font storage 10 to generate the image data.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 3 shows the arrangement of a document filing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
Reference numeral 1 is a storage means for storing code data of a document composed of a character code and character font information composed of a character font type and a character font size.
Character font memory 1 that stores specific character font information
It has 0. The character font memory 10 of this embodiment stores font information that can be used as a substitute for the retrieval without a problem and has a short character image development processing time. Reference numeral 2 is a reading means for reading code data, 3 is a generating means for generating image data, and 4 is a searching means for displaying image data to perform a page turning search. The above components are the same as those in the embodiment of FIG. It is a component.

When the character font size of the code data is equal to or smaller than the character font size of the character font storage 10, 7 is used to generate image data using the character code of the code data and the character font information, and the character font storage 10
Is a drawing means for generating image data of a character code of code data by using the character font information of the character font storage 10 when the character font size is larger than the character font size. .

The operation of the above configuration will be described below. It is assumed that the character font type and the character font size in the character font storage 10 can be set by the user or the device itself at initialization of the device or at any time. First, the search unit 4 receives a search instruction for a document to be a page-turning search target with a mouse, a keyboard or the like, and extracts a document group to be a search target. Next, the search means 4 reads the code data for each extracted document from the document group stored in the secondary storage in the form of a file, and repeats the following operation to perform the page turning search.

The recording means 1 stores the code data read by the searching means 4, and the reading means 2 reads the code data stored in the recording means 1 and expands it into a character code and character font information. The drawing means 7 generates image data using the character code of the code data and the character font information by the generating means 3 when the character font information of the code data read by the reading means 2 is equal to or smaller than the character font size of the character font storage 10. If the character font size of the character font storage 10 is larger than the character font size of the character data, the image data of the character code of the code data is generated by the generation means 3 using the character font information of the character font storage 10. Generate an image.

As described above, the character font information is set in the character font memory 10 as a visual substitute, and the character image development processing time is short, and the drawing means 7 stores the code data larger than the character font size in the character font memory 10. By equalizing the image data generation time, it is possible to reduce the image data generation time. Furthermore, by generating the character frame, it is possible to intuitively judge the layout of the document or the like even visually.

In the present embodiment, the generating means 3 generates a character font image using any one of the character font information of the code data and the character font information of the character font storage 10. The generation means 3 may determine the character font type of the character font information of the code data or the character font information of the character font storage 10 to generate the image data in consideration of the development time.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 4 shows the arrangement of a document filing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
Reference numeral 1 is a storage means for storing code data of a document composed of a character code and character font information composed of a character font type and a character font size.
Character font memory 1 that stores specific character font information
It has 0. The character font memory 10 of this embodiment stores font information that can be used as a substitute for the retrieval without a problem and has a short character image development processing time. Reference numeral 2 is a reading means for reading code data, 3 is a generating means for generating image data, and 4 is a searching means for displaying image data to perform a page turning search. The above components are the same as those in the embodiment of FIG. It is a component.

When the character font size of the code data is the character font size of the character font memory 10, 8 is used to generate image data using the character code of the code data and the character font information, and other than the character font size of the character font memory 10. In this case, it is a variable means for generating the image data of the character code of the code data using the character font information of the character font storage 10 and then performing the reduction / enlargement processing to the size of the character font size of the code data.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below. It is assumed that the character font type and the character font size stored in the character font can be set by the user or the device itself at the initialization of the device or at any time. First, the search unit 4 receives a search instruction for a document to be a page-turning search target with a mouse, a keyboard or the like, and extracts a document group to be a search target. Next, the search means 4 reads the code data for each extracted document from the document group stored in the secondary storage in the form of a file, and repeats the following operation to perform the page turning search.

The recording means 1 stores the code data read by the searching means 4, and the reading means 2 reads the code data stored in the recording means 1 and expands it into a character code and character font information. When the character font information of the code data read by the reading means 2 is the character font size of the character font storage 10, the changing means 8 causes the generating means 3 to generate image data by using the character code of the code data and the character font information. Character font memory 1
When the character font size is other than 0, the generating means 3 uses the character font information in the character font storage 10 to generate the image data of the character code of the code data, and then reduces or expands according to the size of the character font size of the code data. Perform processing.

As described above, the character font information is set in the character font storage 10 and can be visually substituted, and the character image development processing time is short, and the variable means 8 stores the code data other than the character font size in the character font storage 10. By equalizing the image data generation time, it is possible to reduce the image data generation time. Furthermore, by performing the reduction / enlargement processing according to the size of the character data font size of the code data, the layout of the document can be visually checked. It is possible to make an intuitive judgment.

In the present embodiment, the generating means 3 generates a character font image using any one of the character font information of the code data and the character font information of the character font storage 10. The generation means 3 may determine the character font type of the character font information of the code data or the character font information of the character font storage 10 to generate the image data in consideration of the development time.

[0036]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by omitting the generation of the fine character font image which is not required in the document search by the high-speed page turning, the image data generation time can be reduced, and as a result, the user can be saved. The responsiveness can be improved. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the character font image development processing time is leveled by substituting a font image having a large character font size, which is not required for a document search by high-speed page turning, with a font image having a short image development processing time. The image data generation time can be reduced, and the responsiveness to the user can be improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the character font image expansion processing is performed by substituting a character font image having a large character font size, which is not required for a document search by high-speed page turning, with a font image having a short image expansion processing time. The time is leveled, the image data generation time can be reduced, the responsiveness to the user can be improved, and the character frame corresponding to the character font size is generated in comparison with the invention of claim 2, so that it can be visually recognized. However, the layout of the document can be intuitively determined.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the character font image is generated as a character font image having a short image development processing time, and the character image is reduced and expanded to substitute the character font image development processing time. The image data generation time can be shortened and the responsiveness to the user can be improved, and the characters can be reduced or enlarged as compared with the invention of claim 3, so that the user can more intuitively judge the document page image. Can be urged.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document filing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a document filing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a document filing device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional document filing device.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 recording means 2 reading means 3 generating means 4 searching means 5 converting means 6 replacing means 7 drawing means 8 variable means 10 character font storage

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A character font storage for recording a document in the form of code data composed of a character code and character font information composed of a character font type, character font size, etc. and storing specific character font information. And a reading means for reading code data from the recording means, a generating means for generating image data using a character code and character font information, and a page turning search by displaying the image data generated by the generating means. And a conversion unit for generating image data using the code data by the generation unit only when the character font information of the code data read by the reading unit is equal to or larger than the character font size of the character font storage. Document filing device. 2. A character font memory for recording a document in the form of code data composed of a character code and character font information composed of a character font type, character font size, etc. and storing specific character font information. And a reading means for reading code data by the recording means, a generating means for generating image data using a character code and character font information, and a page turning search by displaying the image data generated by the generating means. If the character font size of the code data read by the searching means and the reading means is less than or equal to the character font size of the character font memory, the generating means generates the image data using the code data, and If it is large, the character font is stored in the character font by the generation means. A document filing apparatus comprising: a replacement unit that generates image data of a character code of code data by using document information. 3. A character font memory for recording a document in the form of code data composed of a character code and character font information composed of a character font type, character font size, etc. and storing specific character font information. And a reading means for reading code data by the recording means, a generating means for generating image data using a character code and character font information, and a page turning search by displaying the image data generated by the generating means. If the character font size of the code data read by the searching means and the reading means is less than or equal to the character font size of the character font memory, the generating means generates the image data using the code data, and If it is large, the character font is stored in the character font by the generation means. A document filing apparatus comprising: drawing means for generating image data of a character code of code data using image information and then generating image data of a character frame of a character font size of the code data. 4. A character font storage for recording a document in the form of code data composed of a character code and character font information composed of a character font type, character font size, etc. and storing specific character font information. And a reading means for reading code data by the recording means, a generating means for generating image data using a character code and character font information, and a page turning search by displaying the image data generated by the generating means. When the character font size of the code data read by the reading means and the reading means is the character font size of the character font storage, the generating means generates the image data using the code data, and the image data other than the character font size of the character font storage is generated. In this case, the character font information stored in the character font is stored by the generation means. A document filing apparatus comprising variable means for generating image data of a character code of code data and then performing reduction / enlargement processing to the size of the character font size of the code data.