JPH08180037A - Presentation document preparation supporting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To smoothly prepare high quality document by quantitatively evaluating visibility for arrangement or the display form of data by predetermined evaluation algorithm and notifying a user of the evaluated result by pictures and sound. CONSTITUTION: When a document preparation program 12 is activated, a sheet editing program 100 is activated, a sheet editing screen is displayed on a display and the input of the kind of the document, object customers and the number of sheets which are conditions required so as to set the type of the data to be prepared is requested to the user. A screen editing program 101 is activated and a screen indicating the sheet for specifying the attributes of respective parts is displayed. Then, a parts input program 110 is activated and operations relating to the read and arrangement of the parts such as a title, a text, a chart, a graph and a photograph, etc., are received. When the input of the parts is ended, a layout design program 111 is activated and the inputted parts are displayed corresponding to the attributes.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention provides a support tool for creating various materials such as for presentation using a personal computer, a word processor, a workstation and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional presentation material creating system, for example, MultimediaWorld is used.
Dec / 1992 pp. 22-pp. 23, the user can freely design the background pattern of the presentation sheet and the arrangement, shape, size, etc. of parts such as text and graphs on the background image.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art system, the arrangement of parts such as text and graphics on the background image is left to the user. For this reason, a user who is unfamiliar with presentations and material creation may not know at all how to arrange parts such as titles and graphs to maintain aesthetics, or to create material with good visibility. In that case, I can not create high quality materials, consult with design experts etc.
There was a problem that the materials could not be created smoothly.

An object of the present invention is to provide a presentation material creation support system that enables even a user who is unfamiliar with presentations and material creation to smoothly create high quality materials.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above objects are text data, still image data, moving image data, graph data,
And an input means for inputting at least one of the graphic data and an editing operation performed by the user, and determining the value of a preset variable provided in advance in accordance with the editing operation. The display form of the input data and the arrangement in a predetermined material area are set, and the editing means for creating the material and at least a part of the material created by the editing means are converted into image data. In a presentation material creation support system having a display means for outputting to an external display, a value of the settable variable determined by the user via the editing means is detected, and a predetermined evaluation is made from the detection result. An algorithm, a comfort level calculating means for quantitatively evaluating the visual easiness of viewing the display form or arrangement of the data, Serial is achieved by the presentation material creation support system and having a notification means for notifying the user of the evaluation result by the comfort degree calculating unit.

The above-mentioned object is also to provide a presentation material creation support method for creating material by editing pre-input data according to an editing operation performed by a user and arranging the edited data in a predetermined material area. At the time of editing and arranging data, the value of a variable that can be set, which is determined by the user, is detected, and a predetermined evaluation algorithm is executed by using the detection result, thereby making it easy to see the data visually. This is achieved by a presentation material creation support method characterized by quantitatively evaluating and notifying the user of the evaluation result.

[0007]

In the present invention, the comfort level calculating means detects the value of the variable which is set by the user through the editing means and which can be set when editing the input data, and is determined in advance from the detection result. An evaluation algorithm quantitatively evaluates the visual readability of the display form or arrangement of the data. Further, the notifying means notifies the user of the evaluation result, for example, by an image or a sound.

Here, the variable that can be set is, for example, the arrangement position, shape, font size, etc. of the text or graph.

The user uses the evaluation results announced in this way as a guideline for the text of the material created by the user,
It is possible to evaluate aesthetics and visibility such as arrangement of graphs and figures, balance of shapes and sizes.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a presentation material creation support system to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The present embodiment is realized by a personal computer system (hereinafter abbreviated as a personal computer), and as shown in FIG. 1, for example, a central processing unit 1, a main storage device 2, a display 3, a keyboard 4 are provided. , A keyboard interface 5, a mouse interface 6, a mouse 7, a scanner interface 8, a scanner 9, a display interface 10, and a storage disk 300.

The personal computer used as a platform for implementing the system of the present embodiment is, of course, merely an example for explaining the present embodiment and does not limit the scope of application of the present invention. A workstation, word processor, etc. can be used as the platform.

The storage disk 300 has a system program 11 for operating the system of this embodiment, a material creation program 12 for creating presentation material in response to an input operation from a user, and part data relating to parts used for material creation. 13 etc. are stored.

The display 3 has, for example, a resolution of 102.
A 4 × 768 pixel CRT can be used. In addition,
The resolution is an example and does not define the scope of the present invention.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the material creation program 12 includes a sheet organization program 100 for setting conditions regarding the type of presentation material to be created, the number of pages (sheets) of the material, the content of each sheet, and the like. It has a screen editing program 101 for setting a layout and a display program 102 for making settings for displaying a part or all of the created material.

The screen editing program 101 is a component input for inputting "title", "text", "table", "graph", "photograph", "moving image", etc., which are defined as components used for creating materials. The program 110 and the layout design program 11 for moving or transforming the input parts and changing the pattern of the text used in the parts.
1 and.

The layout design program 111 further calculates and displays the visual comfort level for the layout and shape of the parts and the text pattern.

Here, the visual comfort level is a difference from an ideal state defined by the evaluation standard used for the layout of parts in the created material, etc., or an ideal condition. It is to quantitatively calculate the same degree as in the above state.

For example, taking the layout of parts as an example,
The ideal layout state, that is, the visually comfortable state that the user feels comfortable to look for, is obtained in advance, and the component layout of the created material and the previously obtained ideal state are The difference or the same degree is evaluated according to a predetermined rule.

Although examples of ideal states or evaluation criteria are specifically described below, the present invention is not limited to these examples. For example, a questionnaire is given to many users and the majority decision is made. An ideal state may be set, or a specialist such as a designer may be requested to set the state.

The layout design program 111 is, for example, a component movement program 120, a layout visual comfort calculation program 121, a layout visual comfort display program 122, a component shape change program 123, a shape visual comfort calculation program 124, a shape. The program includes a visual comfort level display program 125, a text pattern change program 126, a text pattern visual comfort level calculation program 127, and a text pattern visual comfort level program 128. The operation of each program will be described in detail below.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, when the power of the system of this embodiment is turned on, the system program 1 on the storage disk 300
1 is read into the main storage device 2, and when the user inputs a command for starting the system from the input device such as the keyboard 4 or the mouse 7, the system program 11 in the main storage device 2 is started and system control is performed. Will be ready

Next, when the user inputs a command for executing the material preparation from the input device such as the keyboard 4 or the mouse 7, the material preparation program 12 is started. The material creation program 12 is processed according to the flow shown in FIG. 3, for example.

The material creation program 12 is activated (step 3001), and the sheet organization program 100 is activated in accordance with the program (step 3002), and a sheet organization screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display 3 through the display interface 10. Material type 40, which is a condition necessary for displaying (step 3003) and setting the type of material to be created for the user
01, the target customer 4002, and the number of sheets 4003 are requested to be input.

Next, the user accepts an operation to input the required material type 4001, target customer 4002, and number of sheets 4003 using the keyboard 4, mouse 7, etc. (step 3004). . These conditions determined according to the input operation are stored in the main storage device 2
Sent to and stored in.

In the present embodiment, by changing the calculation standard of visual comfort degree described later according to this input condition,
It is possible to create the most suitable material for the distribution destination of the created material or the target customer of the presentation, which is defined by the above input conditions.

For example, assume that the material type 4001 is "new product announcement material", the target customer 4002 is "elderly", and the number of sheets 4003 is "8". Under such a condition, a predetermined format for new product announcement materials is used, but visual comfort is better if the size of the data used and the font size of the text are somewhat large so that the elderly can easily see it. Set as high. Of course, the condition is not essential, and other items can be set.

Next, the screen editing program 101 is activated (step 3005), and a screen 1000 showing a sheet for specifying the attribute of each part, as shown in FIG. 5, is displayed.
It is displayed on the display 3 through the display interface 10. Subsequently, the component input program 110 is activated (step 3006), and the program allows the user to perform operations related to reading and arranging components such as titles, texts, tables, graphs, and photographs while referring to the display screen 1000. Accept (step 3007).

As the component data, the component data 13 stored in the storage disk 300 may be read, or the component data 13 may be input using the keyboard 4 or the scanner 9. The attributes shown in FIG. 5 are set for the input parts. The attributes include, for example, a part symbol 1001, an X coordinate 1002 on the display 3 at the upper left apex of the part, a Y coordinate 1003, a width 1004, a height 1005, a type 1006, a font type 1007, and a font size 1.
008, line spacing value 1009, and character spacing value 1010.

The type 1006 is added to the user when a part is input. For example, the type may be defined in advance as shown in FIG. 6, and the user may be associated with these ranges. Alternatively, it may be automatically set when the input device or the creation editor is used when inputting each component. For example, text data created with word processing software, etc., has a type of "Title", "Subtitle", or "Body", and image data captured by the scanner is "Graph", "Table", "Photo",
Set as either "illustration" or the like.

FIG. 7 shows an example of setting the attributes of parts. In the example of the figure, the coordinate of the vertex of the part P ₁ is (300, 20
0), width 500, height 100, and an attribute of title. Also, the font type is "Shin Ming type", the font size is 18.5 points, the line spacing value is 12 points, and the line spacing value is 3.6. The unit expressing the coordinates, the width, the height, etc. may be freely set in pixel units, mm units, or the like.

Further, rather than inputting for each part and setting the attribute thereof as in the above example, it is necessary according to the type and condition of the material to be created here, which is set in advance in step 3004. It may be configured such that the types of various parts are determined and the user inputs the contents of the parts of that type.

For example, suppose that the material to be created is a research presentation, and it is determined that the research title, presenter, and affiliation are necessary on the first page. In such a case, the research title 8001 as shown in FIG.
By displaying the component input screen 8000 in which the input frames of the presenter 8002 and the affiliation 8003 are set, the user is requested to input data, and the data input by the user in the frame corresponds to the component corresponding to the frame. It may be configured to be handled as data.

Further, with respect to each of the components input in this way, default values relating to formats such as arrangement and size are set in advance, and the user selects the preview button 8005 provided on the component input screen 8000. Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, it may be configured to be displayed on the preview screen 8004 set on the component input screen 8000 according to the set default value.

When the layout design program 111 is started when the input of the parts is completed (step 300)
8) Display the input parts on the display screen of the display 3 according to the attributes set above, or if some of the attributes are not set, set them by default. Display on the display 3.

Next, the user receives an operation of selecting which of the positions of the parts displayed on the display 3 is moved, the shape of the parts is changed, and the text pattern is changed (step 3009). According to the selection operation, the user operation regarding the movement of the component, the change of the shape of the component, and the change of the text pattern is accepted, and the layout and the shape of the component and the text pattern determined as a result are
Calculate the visual comfort level by the method described below,
The calculation result is displayed.

First, the position movement of parts will be described.
When the user selects the component movement in step 3009, the component movement program 120, the layout visual comfort degree calculation program, and the layout visual comfort degree display program are activated (step 3101). A user's operation of moving each component on the display screen of the display 3 using the mouse 7 is accepted (step 3102), and the placement position of each component is moved according to the operation.

That is, the user inserts a certain component into the mouse 7
Etc., the position is moved by dragging the part with the mouse 7 or the like. The parts movement program 120 is
While detecting the movement event of the mouse 7, among the attributes of each part, the X coordinate 1002 and the Y coordinate 1 of the upper left vertex
The value of 003 is changed to the value of the X coordinate and the Y coordinate of the upper left vertex of the component on the display 3 moved by the user.

Of course, not only the movement event of the mouse 7 but also the position of the part when the button down event of the mouse 7 is detected, or
It is also possible to change the attribute of the part by the editor.

Next, the layout visual comfort calculation program 121 sequentially calculates the visual comfort for the position of the moved component every time the component is moved in step 3102 (step 3103).

In this embodiment, a range of visually ideal positions where parts should be arranged is set in advance, and it is evaluated by how much the range of parts moved by the user is included in the range. , Calculate visual comfort.

For example, in the part P ₁ having the type attribute of “title”, the area a ₁ on the display 3 where the midpoint x _{c of the} width of the part P ₁ shown by the dotted line in FIG. 10 should exist. , And the area a ₂ on the display 3 where the entire part P ₁ should exist is limited. These areas a ₁ , a
₂ is set as the range where the place of the title seems to be visually aesthetic when viewed from the entire sheet of the material being created.

Layout visual comfort calculation program 1
21 calculates the visual comfort level v of the placement of the component P ₁ by the following defining equation.

(1) When x _c exists in the area a ₁ : v = s (P ₁ , a ₂ ) / s (P ₁ ) × 100 where s (α) is the area of the area α, s (Α, β) is the overlapping area of the regions α and β (2) When x _c does not exist in the region a ₁ : v = 0 Of course, the above definition formula is an example of the evaluation formula, and the visual representation of component placement is As long as it is an evaluation expression expressing the degree of comfort, it is possible to arbitrarily set other evaluation expressions. In the case of the above definition formula, for example, if s (P ₁ , a ₂ ) = 21 and s (P ₁ ) = 40, v = 53.

When the visual comfort level v is calculated, the layout visual comfort level display program 122 displays the value of the visual comfort level v on the display 3 as shown in FIG.
Display in the visual comfort level display area 1100 provided on the display screen displayed above (step 3104),
An input operation as to whether or not to end the parts movement is accepted (step 3105).

If the input operation for instructing the end of the movement of the component is not performed (No in step 3105), the process returns to step 3102, and if the end operation is performed (Yes in step 3105), this processing is performed. To finish.

The value of the visual comfort level v may be pictorially displayed by using a gauge as shown in FIG. 11, or the value of the visual comfort level v may be classified by a certain threshold value, and the result may be obtained. Accordingly, it is also possible to display pictorially by an icon corresponding to a pattern, for example, a traffic light pattern (blue, yellow, red), a face pattern (smile, crying face, ...). Further, in addition to the visual display, the value of the visual comfort level v is classified by a certain threshold value, and a beep sound whose tone color is changed according to the result, or a voice pattern whose utterance content is changed according to the result, It can also output sound.

Further, the visually ideal position range in which the parts to be arranged, which are limited in advance, are viewed from the whole sheet, and not only the visually aesthetically recognizable position range of the title, but also, for example, Separately from the aesthetic sense, set a location that is easy to see as a range with good visibility, calculate the degree of overlap between the area corresponding to that range and the position of the parts placed by the user in the same way as the above visual comfort level, and calculate it. As the visibility comfort level, an evaluation different from the above evaluation standard can be shown.

In such a case, the visual comfort calculated above is redefined as the aesthetic comfort, and the display 3 is displayed.
As shown in FIG. 12, the upper visual comfort display area 1100 is divided into an aesthetic comfort display area 1101 and a visibility comfort display area 1102 for display.

In the present embodiment, the arrangement position is evaluated for each part, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, even for a region defined by a part group composed of a plurality of parts, The visual comfort level as described above may be calculated and notified to the user.

Next, the case of changing the shape of parts will be described. When the shape change of the part is selected in step 3009, first, the part shape change program 123, the shape visual comfort degree calculation program 124, and the shape visual comfort degree display program 125 are activated (step 3201), An operation performed by the user using the part shape changing program 123 to transform the visual shape of each part using the keyboard 4 and the mouse 7 by freely enlarging, reducing, or changing the width / height ratio on the screen. Is accepted (step 3202), and the shape of the component is transformed according to the operation.

That is, the user uses the mouse 7 or the like to
After designating the part, the key corresponding to the shape change on the keyboard 4 is pressed in order to deform the shape of the designated part. The component shape change program 123 detects a key press event corresponding to the shape change on the keyboard 4 and requests the user to input the width and height. Subsequently, when the user inputs the width and height, the values of width 1004 and height 1005 among the attributes of the parts are rewritten to the values input by the user.

Alternatively, the user can move a certain part to the mouse 7
After designating with, etc., in order to change the shape, one corner of the part data is dragged with the mouse 7 or the like to enlarge, reduce, or change the width / height ratio. The part shape changing program 123 detects the movement event of the mouse 7 and, among the attributes of the part, the width 1004,
The user changes the value of the height 1005 to the value of the width and height of the component on the display 3 which is enlarged or reduced.

At this time, in this embodiment, the shape of the part and the ratio of the width to the height are calculated, and it is determined whether or not the ratio is visually comfortable. When the ideal ratio of the width and height that visually feels comfortable is g ₀ and the ratio of the width and height of the parts designated by the user is g ₁ , the visual comfort w shown by the following equation is In parallel with changing the shape of the part, the shape visual comfort degree calculation program 124 sequentially calculates each time the shape of the part is changed (step 3203).

The visual comfort level w is defined as w = g ₁ / g ₀ × 100 when g ₀ ≤g ₁ and w = g ₀ / g ₁ × 100 g ₀ > g ₁ , for example. Of course, the above definition formula is an example of the evaluation formula, and can be arbitrarily set as long as it is an evaluation formula expressing the visual comfort of the shape of the part. The ideal width-to-height ratio g _{0 that} is visually comfortable is, for example, g ₀ = 1 using the idea of the golden ratio.
It may be /1.6. Of course, this value is also an example. In the case of the above definition formula, if g ₁ = 5/4, then g ₀ = 1
When /1.6, w = 50.

In parallel with the calculation of the visual comfort level w, the shape visual comfort level display program 125 displays the value of the visual comfort level w in the visual comfort level display area 1100 on the display 3 as shown in FIG. (Step 3204). Then, in step 3205, steps 3202 to 3204 are performed until the user instructs the end of the shape change.
repeat.

The value of the visual comfort level w may be pictorially displayed by using a gauge as shown in FIG. 11, or the value of the visual comfort level w may be classified by a certain threshold value. Icons that correspond to patterns depending on the result, such as traffic light patterns (blue, yellow, red), face patterns (smile, crying face,
It is also possible to display a picture by ...) or the like.

Further, in addition to the visual display, the value of the visual comfort level w is classified by a certain threshold value, and the beep sound whose tone color is changed according to the result or the utterance content is changed according to the result. It is also possible to output sound by a voice pattern.

Furthermore, the ideal width-to-height ratio g ₀ that is visually pleasing in advance is set not only as a visually aesthetically pleasing ratio but also as a ratio with good visibility. You can also In such a case,
Similar to the example of component movement, the visual comfort level display area on the display 3 is divided into an aesthetic comfort level 1101 and a visibility comfort level 1102 for display as shown in FIG.

Finally, the case of changing the text pattern in the part will be described. When the user selects the text pattern change in step 3009, the text pattern change program 126, the text pattern visual comfort degree calculation program 127, and the text pattern visual comfort degree display program 128 are activated (step 3301). ).

The text pattern changing program 126
As shown in FIG. 13, the font size changing program 2
00, a space value changing program 201, and a space value changing program 202.

In step 3302, the font size changing program 200 accepts an operation by the user to freely enlarge or reduce the font size in each component using the keyboard 4 and the mouse 7 on the screen, and the operation is performed. Change the font size accordingly.

That is, the user uses the mouse 7 to move a certain component.
Etc., the key corresponding to the font size change on the keyboard 4 is pressed in order to change the font size. The font size change program 200 detects a key press event corresponding to the font size change on the keyboard 4 and requests the user to input the font size. Then, when the user inputs the font size, the font size 100
The value of 8 is rewritten to the value input by the user.

Alternatively, the user can move a certain part to the mouse 7
After designating with, etc., in order to change the font size, one corner of the target font is dragged with the mouse 7 to be enlarged or reduced. Font size change program 2
00 detects the movement event of the mouse 7 and changes the value of the font size 1008 among the attributes of the parts to the value of the font size on the display 3 which is enlarged or reduced by the user.

At this time, in this embodiment, it is determined whether the font size designated by the user is visually comfortable. That is, f is the ideal font size that the target customer feels visually comfortable when input by the user on the sheet composition screen.
_When the font size specified by the user is f ₁ and the visual comfort level z shown by the following equation is set in parallel with the font size change in the component, the font size visual comfort level calculation program 127 Each time the font size is changed, the font size is sequentially calculated (step 3303).

The visual comfort level z is defined as z = f ₁ / f ₀ × 100 when f ₀ ≦ f ₁ and z = f ₀ / f ₁ × 100 f ₀ > f ₁ , for example. For example, in the above example (see FIG. 4), since the target customer is an elderly person, for example, if f ₀ = 24 and the font size f ₁ specified by the user is 18, then z = 75. Become. Of course, the above definition formula is an example of the evaluation formula, and can be arbitrarily set as long as it is an evaluation formula expressing the visual comfort of the font size.

In parallel with the calculation of the visual comfort z, the font size visual comfort display program 128 sets the value of the visual comfort z to the visual comfort display area on the display 3 as shown in FIG. 1100 (step 33)
04). Then, in step 3305, until the end of the change of the text pattern is instructed, the above step 3302 is performed.
Repeat 3304.

The value of the visual comfort level z may be pictorially displayed using a gauge as shown in FIG. 11, or the value of the visual comfort level z may be classified by a certain threshold, and the result An icon that corresponds to a pattern according to, for example, traffic light pattern (blue, yellow, red), face pattern (smile, crying face, ...)
It is also possible to display it as a picture.

Further, in addition to the visual display, the value of the visual comfort level z is classified by a certain threshold, and the beep sound whose tone color is changed according to the result or the utterance content is changed according to the result. It is also possible to output sound by a voice pattern.

Furthermore, the ideal font size f ₀ which is set visually beforehand and feels comfortable visually can be set separately as not only the visually aesthetically pleasing ratio but also a size with good visibility. In such a case,
Similar to the example of moving the parts, the visual comfort level display area on the display 3 has an aesthetic comfort level 1101 as shown in FIG.
Further, the visibility comfort level 1102 is displayed separately.

Similar to the font size, with respect to the text pattern, the visual comfort level of the line spacing value of the text and the line spacing value of the text can be calculated and displayed.

That is, the line spacing value changing program 201 and the character spacing value changing program 202 in FIG. 13 are used by the user to set the line spacing value and the character spacing value of the text in each part using the keyboard 4 and the mouse 7. It accepts an operation to change and changes the line spacing and the interline value according to the operation.

That is, the user uses the mouse 7 to insert a certain component.
Etc., the key corresponding to the format change on the keyboard 4 is pressed in order to change the line spacing value or the character spacing value of the text in the part. The inter-line value changing program 201 and the inter-character value changing program 202 detect a key pressing event corresponding to the format change on the keyboard 4 and request the user to input the inter-line value and the inter-character value. Then, when the user inputs a line spacing value or a character spacing value, among the attributes of the part,
The values of the line spacing value 1009 and the line spacing value 1010 are rewritten to the values input by the user.

At this time, in the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the line spacing value and the character spacing value designated by the user are visually comfortable. That is, the ideal line spacing value target customer input by the user in the seat creation screen visually comfortable feel, each and L _0, c ₀ the character spacing value, each L ₁ ideal line spacing values specified by the user, the character spacing value , C ₁ , the visual comfort z expressed by the following equation:
The text pattern visual comfort calculation program 12 in parallel with the change of the format such as the line spacing value and the character spacing value in the parts.
7 sequentially calculates each time the format is changed.

The visual comfort level z is a line spacing value and a character spacing value independently. For example, when L ₀ ≦ L ₁ , z = L ₀ / L ₁ × 100 L ₀ > L ₁ , and z = L. _{When 1} / L ₀ × 100 c ₀ ≦ c ₁ , z = c ₀ / c ₁ × 100 When c ₀ > c ₁ , it is defined as z = c ₁ / c ₀ × 100. In the above example, since the target customer is an elderly person, for example, c ₀ = 3/12 (for the number of characters), L ₀ = 12/8
(For the number of characters), c ₁ = 2 / specified by the user
Assuming 12, L ₁ = 4/8, z = 67 for the space value and z = 33 for the space value.

Of course, the above definition formula is an example of the evaluation formula, and can be arbitrarily set as long as it is an evaluation formula expressing the visual comfort of the format. For example, the visual comfort level z may be defined by an evaluation formula in which the font size f ₁ , the interline value L ₁ , and the interline value c ₁ are variables.

In parallel with the calculation of the visual comfort z, the text pattern visual comfort display program 128 sets the value of the visual comfort z to the visual comfort display area on the display 3 as shown in FIG. 1100 is displayed. Note that the value of the visual comfort level z may be pictorially displayed using a gauge as shown in FIG. 11, or the value of the visual comfort level z may be classified by a certain threshold, and the value may be changed according to the result. It is also possible to make a pictorial display by an icon corresponding to each pattern, for example, a traffic light pattern (blue, yellow, red), a face pattern (smile, crying face, ...).

In addition to the visual display, the values of the visual comfort level z are classified by a certain threshold value, and the beep sound whose tone color is changed according to the result or the utterance content is changed according to the result. It is also possible to output sound by a voice pattern.

Furthermore, the ideal line-to-line value L ₀ and character-to-letter value c _0, which are set visually beforehand, are set separately as not only the visually aesthetically pleasing ratio but also a pattern with good visibility. You can also keep it. In this case, similarly to the above-described example, the visual comfort level display area on the display 3 may be divided into an aesthetic comfort level 1101 and a visibility comfort level 1102 for display as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
Arrangement of shapes such as text and graphs, a mechanism that automatically evaluates the degree of comfort in terms of aesthetics and visibility regarding text patterns, and the evaluation results are displayed to the user in numerical display, pictorial display, volume display, sound presentation, By presenting the voice, the user
Since the degree of comfort such as arrangement, shape, and text balance can be grasped at a glance, even a user who is unfamiliar with presentations and material preparation can smoothly create high-quality materials.

[0082]

According to the present invention, even by a user who is unfamiliar with presentations and material creation, by using a quantitative evaluation such as visual comfort calculated and displayed,
Since the created materials can be objectively evaluated, it is possible to provide a presentation material creation support system that enables smoother creation of high-quality materials.

[0083]

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a material creation program.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a sheet organization screen.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing types of attributes of a part.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing types of type attributes.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of attributes of a part P ₁ .

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a component input screen.

9 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a preview screen in FIG.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an arrangement range of a component P ₁ and a comfort level numerical value display.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an arrangement range of a component P ₁ and a comfort level pictorial display.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which comfort level display is divided into a plurality of types and displayed.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of a text pattern changing program.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Central processing unit, 2 ... Main memory unit, 3 ... Display, 4 ... Keyboard, 5 ... Keyboard interface, 6 ... Mouse interface, 7 ... Mouse, 8 ... Scanner interface, 9 ... Scanner, 10 ... Display interface, 11 … System program, 12…
Material creation program, 13 ... Parts data.

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[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting at least one data of text data, still image data, moving image data, graph data, and graphic data, and accepts an editing operation performed by a user and responds to the editing operation. An edit means for creating a material by setting the display form of the input data and the arrangement in a predetermined material area by deciding the value of a preset variable which is provided in advance. In a presentation material creation support system having a display means for converting at least a part of the material created by the editing means into image data and outputting the image data to an external display, the presentation material creation support system comprising: The value of a variable that can be set is detected, and the display form of the data is determined from the detection result by a predetermined evaluation algorithm. A presentation material creation support system comprising: a comfort level calculating unit that quantitatively evaluates the visual easiness of viewing the layout, and a notification unit that notifies the user of the evaluation result of the comfort level calculating unit. . 2. The at least one data of the data is data whose display position can be set, and the comfort level calculation means includes the at least one data of the at least one data set by a user. Detecting the display position on the material area as the value of the variable that can be set, and quantitatively evaluating the visual easiness of the positional relationship in the display form of the at least one data from the detection result. A presentation material creation support system. 3. The data according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the data is a data whose display shape can be set, and the comfort level calculation means is configured to display the at least one data set by the user. A presentation material characterized by detecting a display shape as a value of the variable that can be set, and quantitatively evaluating the visual easiness of viewing the shape in the display form of the at least one data from the detection result. Creation support system. 4. The data according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the data includes text data in which at least one of a font size, a line spacing, and a character spacing can be set at the time of display. Yes, the comfort level calculation unit detects a font size of the text data set by the user, a line spacing, a value of a settable amount of the line spacing, and from the detection result, the text data A presentation material creation support system characterized by quantitatively evaluating the visual easiness of display form. 5. The notification device according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit numerically displays the evaluation result obtained by the comfort level calculation unit on the display via the display unit. A presentation material creation support system. 6. The notification means according to claim 1, wherein the notification means provides a notification area having a predetermined area on the display via the display means and responds to the evaluation result in the notification area. The presentation material creation support system, wherein the displayed area is displayed so as to be distinguishable from the remaining area in the notification area. 7. The presentation material according to claim 6, wherein the notification means displays on the display via the display means using a gauge showing a quantity change according to the evaluation result. Creation support system. 8. The notification unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, by the comfort level calculation unit, a plurality of display patterns predetermined corresponding to a range of values of the evaluation result are used by the comfort level calculation unit. A presentation material creation support system characterized in that one display pattern is selected according to the obtained evaluation result, and this display pattern is displayed on the display via the display means. 9. The presentation material creation support system according to claim 8, wherein the notification means uses an icon having a plurality of patterns as the plurality of display patterns. 10. The notification unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, among the plurality of timbres predetermined corresponding to the range of the value of the evaluation result, the notification unit obtains this time by the comfort level calculating unit. A presentation material creation support system comprising a sound output means for selecting one tone color in accordance with the evaluated result and outputting the selected tone color. 11. The notification unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the notification unit is obtained this time by the comfort level calculation unit from among a plurality of utterance contents predetermined corresponding to the value of the evaluation result. A presentation material creation support system comprising: a voice output unit that selects one utterance content in accordance with an evaluation result and outputs the utterance content by voice. 12. The comfort level calculating means according to claim 1, wherein the comfort level calculating means evaluates the visual easiness of viewing the data using a plurality of evaluation algorithms different from each other, and the notifying means: A presentation material creation support system characterized by notifying a user of each of the plurality of evaluation results. 13. The notification device according to claim 12, wherein the notification unit numerically displays a plurality of evaluation results obtained by the comfort level calculation unit on the display via the display unit. Presentation material creation support system. 14. The notification means according to claim 12, wherein the notification means provides a plurality of notification areas of a predetermined area on the display according to the number of the evaluation results via the display means. A presentation material creation support system, wherein an area corresponding to each evaluation result is displayed so as to be distinguishable from the remaining area. 15. The notification means according to claim 12, wherein the comfort level calculation means selects from among a plurality of display patterns predetermined corresponding to the value range of the evaluation result and the evaluation algorithm used. A presentation material creation support system characterized in that one display pattern is selected in accordance with each of the evaluation results obtained this time, and the selected display pattern is displayed on the display via the display means. . 16. The notification means according to claim 12, wherein the comfort level calculation means selects from among a plurality of timbres predetermined corresponding to the value range of the evaluation result and the evaluation algorithm used. A presentation material creation support system comprising a sound output means for selecting one tone color in accordance with each of the obtained evaluation results and outputting each of the selected tone colors. 17. The notification means according to claim 12, wherein the comfort degree calculation means obtains this time from among a plurality of utterance contents predetermined corresponding to the value of the evaluation result and the evaluation algorithm used. A presentation material creation support system comprising: a voice output unit that selects one utterance content in accordance with each of a plurality of evaluated results and outputs the utterance contents by voice. 18. A presentation material creation support method for creating material by editing pre-entered data according to an editing operation performed by a user and arranging the edited data in a predetermined material area. At the time of placement, the value of a variable that can be set, which is determined by the user, is detected, and a predetermined evaluation algorithm is executed using the detection result to quantitatively evaluate the visual readability of the data. Then, a presentation material creation support method characterized by notifying the user of the evaluation result.