JPH08129544A - Device and method for displaying reference relation information of electronic document - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a device and method for displaying the reference relation information of the electronic document which can display an electronic document relating to an aimed electronic document neither too much nor too little without requiring time. CONSTITUTION: This device consists of a reference relation information input means 50 which inputs information of reference relation between electronic documents, a stored reference relation information storage means 51, a display mode input means which inputs a display mode for the reference relation information in selected display mode, a stored display mode storage means 53, an aimed document selecting means 54 for selecting the aimed electronic document, and aimed document reference relation instructing means 55 which instructs to clarify the reference relation on the selected electronic document, and a reference relation display means 56 which displays the reference relation information in the selected display mode as an electronic document in the reference relation on the basis of the instruction to clarify the reference relation specification.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reference relation information display device and display method for computerized documents managed by a CAD system, word processor, computer device or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method of displaying the relationship between digitized documents managed by a personal computer, a workstation, a word processor, etc., as shown in FIG. It is common to express the filing of office work such as the electronic document 30 of FIG.

When the number of electronic documents to be managed becomes large and it is difficult to display the relationship between the electronic documents in a hierarchical structure, the user can search for the electronic documents in addition to the hierarchical structure. A method of constructing an electronic document management database in which a key is registered and using the search key to search for an electronic document registered in the electronic document management database has also been put into practical use. For example, the file management system described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-85933 is cited as this embodiment.

On the other hand, on the other hand, a plurality of electronic documents having a close relationship with each other are collectively managed on an electronic board,
The display method is also in practical use. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-
An example of this embodiment is an electronic document management system in a workstation described in Japanese Patent No. 142859.

[0005]

However, in the conventional method of displaying and displaying in a hierarchical structure, as shown in FIG. 7, a digitized document (focused document) 30 of interest and a reference relation 32 with it are referenced. The relationship between the electronic documents related to each other across the hierarchy like the electronic document (report) 31 is not displayed to the user.

Further, in the file management system described in the above Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-85933, it is premised that the digitized document which is focused and required is always searched. However, there is a problem in that it is not always possible to search and display the digitized document desired by the user, and it takes time to search.

In the electronic document management system in the work station described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-142859, it is premised that the digitized documents that need attention are collected together on the electronic board. , Because this summary work is left to the user,
There was a problem that the user increased the work for document management.

An object of the present invention is to digitize an electronic document on a display device without searching for another electronic document related to the electronic document of interest and performing a management operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic document reference relationship information display device and display method capable of displaying related electronic documents by using reference relationship information generated by copying between documents.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention stores various documents and drawings as digitized documents, and manages and controls reference relationship information between the digitized documents. In a reference relation information display device for a digitized document having a display unit for displaying reference relation information, a reference relation information input unit for fetching reference relation information between the digitized documents in the control unit, and the fetched reference relation information. , Reference document information storing unit for storing the reference document, a document selection unit for selecting the focused electronic document, a document reference relation instruction unit for instructing the reference relation clarification of the selected electronic document, and the reference relation clarification Based on the instruction, the reference relationship information is stored in the electronic document having the reference relationship with the focused electronic document. Characterized in that it comprises a reference relationship information display means for displaying on the display unit as a document.

Another feature of the present invention is that various documents and drawings are stored as electronic documents, a control step for managing and controlling reference relationship information between the electronic documents and a display step for displaying the reference relationship information. In the method for displaying reference relation information of a digitized document, the control step includes a reference relation information input step of fetching reference relation information between the digitized documents, and a reference relation information storage step of storing the fetched reference relation information. A target document selection step of selecting a focused electronic document, a target document reference relationship instruction step of instructing a reference relationship clarification of the selected digital document, and the reference based on the reference relationship clarification instruction. The relational information is converted into a reference relation with the digitized document focused on above. In further comprising a reference relationship information display step of displaying as that electronic document.

[0011]

According to the present invention, in general, when an electronic document is created, a new electronic document is often created by copying, that is, referring to a part of the already created electronic document.

The reference relationship information input means inputs reference relationship information generated by copying when generating and editing an electronic document. The reference relationship information storage means stores the input reference relationship information. The display mode input means inputs the display mode for displaying the reference-related information in the display mode selected by the user. The display mode storage means stores the input display mode.

The focused document selection means selects the digitized document focused by the user, and the focused document reference relation designating means designates the reference relation clarification of the selected digitized document. When the reference relation clarification is instructed, the reference relation information display unit retrieves the reference relation information stored in the reference relation storage unit 51 and refers to the user in the display mode stored in the display mode storage unit 53. It is displayed as a related electronic document.

Thus, when reusing an existing digitized document of interest to the user, information on the digitized document of interest and a new electronic document created from the digitized document of interest. Since the information of the digitized document is presented, the user can automatically grasp the existence of all the digitized documents directly related to the digitized document of interest without omission.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A reference document information display device and display method for electronic documents according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a functional configuration of an electronic document reference relation table information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 is a control unit for managing and controlling reference relationship information such as texts, figures, and images between digitized documents, and 6 is a display unit for displaying the reference relationship information under management control.

The control section 5 is a reference relation information input means 50 for fetching reference relation information by copying operation of texts, figures, images and the like between digitized documents by a user.
And a reference relation information storage unit 51 for storing the retrieved reference relation information, a display mode input unit 52 for fetching the display mode for displaying the reference relation information in the display mode selected by the user, and a fetched display mode. A display mode storage unit 53 for storing the selected document, a target document selection unit 54 for selecting a digitized document focused by the user, and a target document reference relation designating unit 55 for designating a reference relation of the selected digitized document, When the reference relation clarification is instructed, the reference relation information stored in the reference relation storage unit 51 is taken out, and in the display mode stored in the display mode storage unit 53, the electronic document having the reference relation with the user. The reference relationship display means 56 for displaying

Here, the reference relationship information is the name and location of the electronic document having a relationship referred to by the electronic document being referred to by the electronic document the user is paying attention to. Is.

As the display mode, the reference relation information of the digitized document is created in the order of creation date, size, name,
It has a mode to display in order of link generation date, attribute order, and reference order.

Displaying the reference relation information in the order of creation date makes it possible to easily present the latest digitized document among the reference digitized documents to the user, and displaying it in the order of size refers to the user. It is possible to easily present the electronic document having the largest amount of information among the related electronic documents.

Displaying in the order of names makes it possible to easily present to the user the electronic documents having similar names among the electronic documents having the reference relationship, and displaying in the order of link generation date of the reference relationship information It is possible to easily present the electronic document having the latest reference relationship among the electronic documents having the reference relationship to the user.

Next, by displaying in the order of attributes, the types of digitized documents having a reference relationship can be easily presented to the user, and the digitized documents having a reference relationship in the digitized document of interest can be displayed in the order of reference. To display is
It is possible to easily show which page in the electronic document the user is paying attention to is referred to.

FIG. 2 shows a flow chart when inputting reference relationship information of an electronic document. When storing the reference relation information, it is first checked in step 6 whether copying of texts, figures, images, etc. between digitized documents has occurred. The name and its location are extracted (step 7). Next, it is checked whether the name and the location of the extracted electronic document of the copy source are already stored in the reference relation storage means 51 (step 8). If not stored, the electronic document of the copy source is stored. The name and its location are stored in the reference relation storage means 51 as an electronic document to which the reference relation of the electronic document of the copy destination is referred (step 9). Next, the name of the electronic document as the copy destination and its location are extracted (step 10), and it is checked whether the name of the electronic document as the copy destination and its location are already stored in the reference relation storage means 51. (Step 11) If not stored, the name and location of the copy-destination electronic document are stored in the reference-relationship storage means 51 as the reference electronic-referenced document of the copy-source electronic document. By doing (step 12), a mutual reference relationship is established between the focused electronic document and the referenced electronic document.

FIG. 3 shows a flow chart when operating the display mode. When storing the display mode, first check in step 13 whether the display mode operation has been performed,
If the above operation is performed, then the display mode is compared with the display mode stored in the display mode storage means 53 and the display mode input by the display mode operation, and if there is a change (step 14), the display is performed. The input display mode is stored in the mode storage means 53 (step 15).

FIG. 4 shows a flow chart for displaying and operating the reference relationship of the digitized document which the user is paying attention to. When displaying the reference relationship of the digitized document that the user is paying attention to, first, in step 16, it is checked whether or not the display operation of the reference relationship is performed, and if the operation is performed, the user is paying attention. The name and location of the digitized document having a relationship referred to the digitized document are extracted (step 17). Next, the name and location of the digitized document that is in a relationship of reference to the digitized document of interest are extracted (step 1
8) Display according to the display mode (step 1)
9).

FIG. 5 shows the reference relationship of the digitized document in the icon type display mode using the reference relationship display method. Digitized document 23 of interest in window 21 opened on display 20
And other electronic documents 24 exist. When the user wants to check the reference relationship of the focused electronic document 23, the user refers to the focused electronic document 23 by pointing the pointing device 25 to the focused electronic document 22. The related electronic documents 26 can be displayed in the icon format of the display mode.

When the display mode is displayed in the name order display mode, the digitized document 2 of interest is displayed.
6 is a digitized document 28 having a relationship with which the digitized document 27 having a relationship with FIG.
, Can be displayed.

[0028]

According to the present invention, a digitized document having a reference relationship, which has the deepest relation to a digitized document of interest to a user, can be used without excess or deficiency and without requiring a search time. By presenting it to a person, the management efficiency of the digitized document can be significantly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional configuration diagram of a reference relation display device for an electronic document according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control flowchart when a reference relationship input operation is performed.

FIG. 3 is a control flowchart when a display mode is operated.

FIG. 4 is a control flowchart for a reference relationship display operation.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which a reference relation of an electronic document according to an embodiment of the present invention is displayed in an icon type display mode.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a reference relationship of an electronic document according to an embodiment of the present invention in a display mode in a name order format.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a hierarchical structure that is an electronic metaphor for filing of office work.

[Explanation of symbols]

5 ... Control unit, 50 ... Reference relationship information input means, 51 ... Reference relationship information storage means, 52 ... Display mode input means, 53 ...
Display mode storage means 54 ... Document selection means 55 ... Document reference relationship instruction means 56 ...
Reference relationship information display means, 6 display unit, 20 ... Display, 21 ... Window, 22 ... Referenced electronic document displayed in icon display format, 23 ... Focused electronic document, 24 ... Other electronic document, 25 ... Pointing device, 26 ... Referenced electronic document displayed in icon display format, 2
7 ... Referenced digitized document being displayed in name order display format, 28 ... Referenced digitized document being displayed in name order display format, 29 ... Binder, 30 ... Focused digitized document, 31 ... Reference Digitized documents, 32 ... Reference relationship

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A reference relation of an electronic document having a control unit for storing various documents and drawings as an electronic document and managing and controlling reference relation information between the electronic documents and a display unit for displaying the reference relation information. In the information display device, the control unit includes a reference relation information input unit that captures reference relation information between the electronic documents, a reference relation information storage unit that stores the retrieved reference relation information, and a focused electronic document. Based on the target document selection means for selecting, the target document reference relationship instructing means for instructing the reference relationship clarification of the selected digitized document, and the reference relationship information based on the reference relationship clarification instruction Reference relation information displayed on the display unit as a digitized document having a reference relation with the document A reference relation information display device for a digitized document, comprising: a display unit. 2. The display mode inputting means for loading the display mode at the time of displaying the reference relation information in the selected display mode, and the display mode for storing the loaded display mode in the control section. A reference relation information display device for a digitized document, comprising: a storage unit for displaying the reference relation information on the display unit in the selected display mode. 3. The reference-related information input means according to claim 1, which is generated by a copying process when a user creates or edits the digitized document, and is referred to by the digitized document of the copy source. A reference relation information display device for a digitized document, which incorporates both the relation information related to the digitized document and the relation information referenced from the electronic document side of the copy destination. 4. The reference relation information according to claim 1,
Address, attribute, etc. of digitized document in reference relationship
A reference relation information display device for a digitized document, which has a reference page number, a reference line number, a copy size, and a reference relation information generation date. 5. The display mode according to claim 1, wherein the display mode is a mode in which digitized documents having a reference relationship are displayed in order of creation date, size, name, link generation date, and attribute. A reference relation information display device for a digitized document, characterized by having a mode for displaying the digitized documents having a reference relation inside the current digitized document in a reference order. 6. The display mode input means according to claim 1, wherein the display mode input means selects an icon display of the digitized document focused by the user, and the focused document reference relation designating means indicates a reference relation. The reference relation information display device for digitized documents, wherein the reference relation information input means displays the digitized documents having the reference relation on the display unit by an instruction. 7. A reference relation of an electronic document having a control step of storing various documents and drawings as an electronic document and managing and controlling reference relation information between the electronic documents and a display step of displaying the reference relation information. In the information display method, in the control step, a reference relationship information input step of importing reference relationship information between the electronic documents, a reference relationship information storage step of storing the imported reference relationship information, and a focused electronic document. A target document selection step of selecting, a target document reference relationship instructing step of instructing reference reference clarification of the selected digitized document, and an electronic conversion of the reference relationship information based on the reference relationship clarification instruction As a digitized document that has a reference relationship with the document And a reference relationship information display step of displaying the reference relationship information of a digitized document. 8. The control step according to claim 7,
A display mode input step of loading a display mode when the reference relation information is displayed in the selected display mode; and a display mode storing step of storing the fetched display mode, wherein the reference relation information is selected. A method of displaying reference relation information of a digitized document, characterized by displaying in the display step in a different display mode. 9. The method according to claim 7, wherein in the reference relationship information input step, a user creates the digitized document,
It is characterized in that both the related information viewed from the electronic document side of the copy source and the related information referenced from the electronic document side of the copy destination that are generated by the copy processing when editing are captured. How to display the reference relation information of electronic documents. 10. The display mode input step according to claim 7, wherein the user selects the icon display of the focused electronic document, and the focused document reference relationship instructing step specifies a reference relationship. The reference relation information display method of the digitized document, wherein the reference relation information input step displays the icons of the digitized documents having the reference relation by instructing. 11. A reference relation information display method for a digitized document, characterized in that the reference relation information display method for a digitized document according to claim 7 is used in a CAD system device. 12. A reference relation information display method for an electronic document, comprising using the reference relation information display method for an electronic document according to any one of claims 7 to 10 in a word processor device. 13. A method for displaying reference relation information of an electronic document, comprising using the reference relation information display method for an electronic document according to any one of claims 7 to 10 in a computerized document management device. 14. A method of displaying reference relation information of a digitized document, characterized in that the method of displaying reference relation information of a digitized document according to claim 7 is used in a computer device.