JPH08320882A - Document processor and document retrieval device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain the document processor which can sufficiently utilize a memo that a user inputs and is easy to use by equipping the document processor with a list display means and a display switching means which switches its display to the area of a document where memo information corresponding to an identifier that the operator selects is present. CONSTITUTION: To retrieve a document, the user inputs retrieval conditions by using a keyboard 101. A document retrieval program 108 performs retrieval from a document data base in an external storage device 104 and reads in the ID of the document meeting the inputted retrieval conditions to generate and displays document list information on a display device 102. Then it is checked whether or not a memo is given to the document meeting the retrieval conditions by retrieval from the memory data base in the external storage device 104, and information showing that there are the ID and presence of the memo is added when the document list information is generated. To display the document contents, a memo generation and display program 109 displays a memo icon at a specific position on the display screen when the memo is added to the selected document.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing apparatus for performing a predetermined process on an electronic document and a document search apparatus for searching a desired document from a plurality of electronic documents. In particular, it relates to the display of retrieved documents.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a display in which a memo icon (identifier) is associated with each screen when displaying document contents on a plurality of document display screens displayed in various formats.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is an increasing need for a document processing device for efficiently browsing a large amount of electronic documents such as patent information, academic documents, news articles and the like. It has become established that a user searches and displays an electronic document supplied by a network or a CD-ROM on a personal computer. In such a document processing device, in order to select highly important information from a large amount of documents and to add auxiliary information, a memo or bookmark is written in the displayed document and stored together with the document. , A function for searching and displaying documents based on this is required.

In a conventional document processing apparatus, for example, a document processing apparatus capable of displaying a document and a memo corresponding to a specific portion thereof in the same screen in association with each other is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-2854. Is disclosed in. The relation between the text and the memo can be displayed in a display format that is easy to identify, and the memo display can be iconified if necessary.

Further, conventionally, the identification is made only by the name. Therefore, I could not even add a comment.

[0005]

In the prior art,
There are the following problems. The digitized document is displayed in various formats on various screens of a so-called multi-window from various viewpoints. If you can only check the information of memos and bookmarks on a specific screen, when you browse a document from a different perspective on other screens, you may not even know the existence of memos or bookmarks. There is a problem that the operation for viewing them is not easy.

Further, since a memo can be immediately inserted into a document and the memo can be immediately searched, and a specific document in the document database cannot be searched based on the memo, the inputted memo information cannot be fully utilized. There are also problems.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and provide a user-friendly document processing apparatus and document retrieval apparatus which can fully utilize a memo input (pasted) by the user. Especially.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following configurations. First, in order to clarify the existence of the memo and the user to easily see the contents of the memo and the document, the following structure is adopted.

Display means for displaying a document in a document processing apparatus for subjecting an electronic document to a predetermined process,
For the displayed document, an input unit for inputting the memo information of the content desired by the operator to the relevant portion of the document, a memo information storage unit for storing the inputted memo information and the inputted place in association with each other, and About the area of the displayed document,
A list display means for displaying an identifier indicating the presence of memo information at the corresponding position and a list of identifiers indicating the presence of memo information in a document, and a memo corresponding to the identifier selected by the operator from the listed identifiers. A document processing apparatus, comprising: a display switching unit for switching display to a document area where information exists.

Secondly, the following structure is adopted so that the memo information can be easily utilized even when a document is displayed in various formats in a multi-window. In a document processing apparatus for simultaneously displaying a plurality of digitized documents, related parts of related documents are stored in advance in association with each other, and an operation is performed on a document selected by an operator among the displayed plurality of documents. Input means to input memo information of the content desired by the person in the relevant place,
Memo information storage means for storing the inputted memo information and the inputted parts in correspondence with corresponding parts of the related documents respectively, and an identifier indicating existence of memo information at the corresponding parts in the area of the document currently displayed. Is displayed,
A list display means for displaying a list of identifiers indicating the presence of memo information in a document, and the display is switched and simultaneously displayed in the area of the document in which the memo information corresponding to the identifier selected by the operator among the listed identifiers exists. The document processing apparatus is also provided with display switching means for switching the display of the other documents being displayed in an area related to the memo information.

Thirdly, the following structure is adopted so that the memo information can be effectively used for document retrieval. In a document search device for searching a predetermined document from a plurality of documents stored in advance,
Display means having a plurality of display areas for displaying the retrieved documents respectively in a predetermined document format, and memo information at a predetermined location of the document format selected by the operator among the document formats displayed on the display means. Input means for inputting, memo information storing means for storing the inputted memo information and the inputted portion in correspondence with corresponding portions of a related document, and storage of the memo information storing means when memo information is designated A document retrieval device, characterized in that it has means for displaying, on the display means, a portion corresponding to a document format in which memo information designated by referring to contents is input and other document formats.

With the configuration of the present invention, a memo can be effectively used when browsing a document from various viewpoints, and the document can be efficiently confirmed. In addition, when displaying a list of documents, the display method of documents with memos and those with no memos is changed, so documents with memos can be identified immediately, and no operation is required to know their existence. Yes, the burden on the user can be reduced.

Further, since the memo information attached to the document is displayed as a list of memo icons (identifiers), the entire memo can be immediately grasped and the document can be efficiently confirmed. Therefore, an operation for sequentially referring to individual memos is not necessary, and the burden on the user can be reduced.

Further, when the location of a memo pasted on a document is indicated by a memo icon, the memo icon is arranged at the place where the memo is pasted and a specific area of the screen, so that the text in the screen is displayed. Effective visualization of memo icons can be performed regardless of the range.

In addition, when the memo icon displayed in a specific area on the document display screen is clicked to specify, the contents of the screen are updated to include the portion where the memo is pasted, and at the same time, Since the contents of the screens of other related documents are updated in the same manner, the burden on the user can be reduced and the documents can be browsed efficiently.

Finally, it is possible to search from a user's unique viewpoint and obtain a desired document at high speed.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document processing apparatus (system) showing an embodiment of the present invention. The document processing apparatus of this embodiment has a search function. In the document processing apparatus 100, 101 is a keyboard for inputting character strings and memos. A display device 102 is capable of displaying a character string or a figure and pointing. 1
Reference numeral 03 denotes a processing device that controls the entire document processing device 100. An external storage device 104 stores a document database, a memo database, a document display program, a document search program, a memo creation / display program, and a memo search program. A printer 105 prints a document.

Reference numeral 106 denotes a main storage device, and a document search program 107, a document search program 108, a memo creation / display program 109 and a memo search 110 are pre-read from the external storage device 104.

Documents and memos stored in the database are composed of a text portion and figures and image portions. Furthermore, audio and video may be stored.
Of these constituent parts, it is the text part that can be searched by comparing characters. In order to execute this search processing, the search data of only the text part is stored in the external storage device 1.
It is stored in 04.

Here, the procedure of document search and display in the document processing apparatus 100 will be described. When searching for a document, the user uses the keyboard 101 to input search conditions and execute the search. The document search program 108
Search the document database in the external storage device 104,
The ID of the document that matches the input search condition is read, document list information is created, and displayed on the display device 102.

When retrieving a document, it is checked whether or not a memo is attached to the document that matches the retrieval condition by retrieving a memo database in the external storage device 104, and when the document list information is created, the memo Information indicating the existence of the ID and the memo is added.

When displaying the document contents, the user selects a desired document from the document list information displayed on the display device 102 and inputs a display command. The document display program 107 reads the document content corresponding to the selected document ID from the document database in the external storage device 104 and displays it on the display device 102.

In displaying the document contents, when a memo is added to the selected document, the memo creating / display program 109 displays a memo icon at a predetermined position on the display screen.

When retrieving a document based on a memo, the user uses the keyboard 101 to enter a condition regarding the contents of the memo in the retrieval condition and executes the retrieval. The memo search program 110 searches the memo database in the external storage device 104, and searches for the memo I that matches the input search condition.
D and the ID of the document to which the memo is linked are read to create document list information, and the display device 102
To be displayed.

When creating a memo, the user inputs a memo creating command using the keyboard 101 on the screen of the document content displayed on the display device 102. The memo creation / display program 109 is used for the display device 10.
Display the memo creation screen in 2. When the user inputs the memo contents and executes the memo, the memo memo generation / display program 10
9 is the memo content with the memo ID and the document ID
And the memo and the link information of the document, the external storage device 104
Stored in the memo database inside.

When displaying the memo contents, the user selects the memo icon on the screen of the document contents displayed on the display device 102. Memo making / display program 109
Reads the memo content corresponding to the selected memo ID from the memo database in the external storage device 104,
It is displayed on the display device 102.

The outline of the operation of the document processing system 100 will be specifically described by using an example of a patent information retrieval system for a patent CD-ROM publication.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an index display screen showing a document list. Index display screen 200
Is composed of a document list item display / operation column 201 and a bite memo display column 202. The display unit 201 can arbitrarily display a document number, a document title, etc. for each document in a plurality of colors for each line. When a memo is added to the document, the presence of the memo is indicated by 203.

A document selection command 201 can be input. When the user selects one item on 201 and clicks the display button 204, the user can browse the document contents. When the user designates (clicks) the bite memo / check button 205 to turn it on, the bite memo item selection 205 can be designated. Details are 2
Like 06, it represents a structural unit that constitutes a document such as “memo”, “bibliographic item”, and “summary”. On the other hand, when the bite memo / check button 205 is off, the bite memo item selection 205 is displayed as unselectable. For example, if “summary” is selected as the bite memo item, the content of “summary” is displayed in the bite memo display field 202 every time the user clicks an item on the 201. If "memo" is selected as the bite memo item, the user can
Every time a document is selected from the list of documents 01, a list of memos attached to the document is displayed. At this time,
When the index of the document to which the memo is not added is clicked, the bite memo area is cleared.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a search screen 300 for inputting a search request. On this screen, there are a file 311, edit 312, option 313, and dictionary 314 as menus. In the file 311, the state specified on the search screen 300 is newly created and saved, the existing state is called, and the current state is saved. When creating a new window, the window is initialized to the default state. Edit 31
In 2, edit such as pasting a character string on another screen is performed. In the option 313, designation of whether or not to expand a synonym (for example, a word such as a computer and a computer, which is a different word but has the same meaning) and a method of expression are different. Type of character string that is subject to expansion of different notations (computer and computer, etc.), that is, whether it is katakana, uppercase or lowercase letters of the alphabet, or full-width or half-width characters of the alphabet , Specify whether to execute full-width / half-width for all characters. In the dictionary 314,
Search the appropriate code by referring to the prepared dictionary. These synonym / different notation expansion designations are effective in all search processing.

The type of document is selected by the publication type button 301. Document types include open patent publications, open utility models, and patent publications. Using the search keyword designation area 302, a search item / search keyword / search method is input. Represents a keyword associated with each line.

When the search item 303 is clicked, a list of document structural units that can be designated is displayed, and one is selected from these. Items include “full text”, “conventional technology”, “industrial application field”, “summary”, “memo”, and the like. For example, in the example of FIG. 3, the search keyword “calculator” is specified for the search item “summary”. Also,
The search keyword "screen configuration" is specified for the search item "memo".

In this search keyword designation area 302,
A combination of a plurality of keywords can be designated by using a logical sum, a logical product, a logical negation of the search logical expression 307, an operation order designation (for example, + of a logical sum), and the search logical expression of the result is a search logical expression designation area. This is described in 306. Search execution 308
The search process is started by pressing the button. In the area 309 on the right side of the search logical expression designating area 306, the number of logical expression application results for the search results of each keyword is displayed.

Now, the search history designation area 315 displays the history of the search executed after the transition to the search screen 308. The search ID is an identification number for executing the search and is a numerical value starting from 1. It goes back to 1 when it goes up to 9999.
The history base is a search identification number when narrowing down when searching. The keyword is the search keyword designation area 30
Quote the search keyword specified in 2. This citation is generally the first search keyword that appears in the search logical expression, but the most or less keywords may be quoted depending on the number of hits. Further, it may be arbitrarily changed by the user. The number of cases is the same as the value of the total number of hits in the area on the right side of the search logical expression 306. When the line portion of the past search result displayed in the search history designation area 315 is selected, the set of search keywords corresponding to the history is displayed again in the search keyword designation area 309. When the publication list button 317 is clicked, the index display screen 20 of FIG. 2 showing the document list is displayed.
Transition to 0. As described above, in the present system, it is possible to select the whole body text as a search item, select only a part or a memo attached to a document as in the conventional technique.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a layout display screen 400. On the layout display screen 400, the document content of the print image is displayed in page units on the layout area 401. When the search result is being browsed, the layout area 401 displays the character string that matches the search keyword while distinguishing it from other character strings. For example, it is highlighted. Further, a memo icon 402 is displayed on the page to which the memo is added. In the status line 404, a memo icon display selection button 404 for designating whether the memo icon on the layout area 401 is displayed (on state) or not displayed (off state) and a memo icon 405 are displayed. When the memo icon display selection button 404 is on, the memo icon 4 in the layout area 401 is displayed.
02 is displayed and the memo icon display selection button 404 is off, the memo icon is not displayed on the layout area 401.

When the memo icons in the layout area 401 and the status line 404 are designated (double-clicked), the memo screen 800 in FIG. 8 opens and the memo setting contents are displayed. However, if the memo screen 800 is already open when the memo icon is designated, the display content of the memo is rewritten.

Here, the memo icon on the layout area 401 indicates that a memo is attached to the page. This memo icon is in layout area 4
You can change its position within 01. Similarly, the memo icon on the status line 404 also indicates that a memo has been added to the page, but the icon of the memo added on another document content display screen is also displayed. The memo icon on the status line 404 is displayed by changing the display color (color itself, shade of color) and design (shape, size) between the memo of the page and the memo added to each other screen. , The user can easily distinguish. The other document content display screen mentioned here refers to an item display screen (FIG. 6) and a drawing display screen (FIG. 7) described in detail later.

When the memo icon 405 on the status line 404 is designated (clicked or the mouse 407 is placed on the memo icon for a while), a part of the contents of the memo is displayed in the form of a balloon 408. To do. Thus, the user can easily know the outline of the memo without opening the memo screen 800.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing details of the memo menu 406 on the layout display screen 400. Memo menu 4
06 displays a pull-down menu as shown at 501.

When the menu item "new" is designated by the user, the memo screen 800 is opened in a newly settable state, and a new memo can be created. The memo icon at the time of new setting is
Although it is displayed in the system standard position, it is also possible to move to a position desired by the user.

When the menu "jump" is specified, the memo list screen 900 is opened. The user can specify a page jump destination on the opened memo list screen 900. When the menu "arrange" is designated, all the memo icons on the layout area 401 are arranged according to a predetermined system standard. For example,
Arrange them in the order in which they were created.

When the menu "display memo icon" is designated, the memo icon on the layout area 401 is displayed. Then, when “display memo icon” is specified again in that state, the memo icon is not displayed on the layout area 401. For example, a memo icon to which a check mark is added is displayed by clicking, and the memo icon is not displayed when the check mark is deleted. In conjunction with the memo icon display selection button 404, the check state of the menu “display memo icon” is switched.

Finally, when the menu "delete memo" is specified, the memo list screen 900 is opened so that the user can specify the menu to be deleted.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the item display screen 600. The item display screen 600 has an item text area 601.
The text data of the item specified by the user is displayed on.
The items include “claims” and “prior art” when the publication is targeted. Further, as a specific method of designation, a controller screen 1000 described later is used.
Can be specified with. The reason why the text data of the item is displayed in this way is that "claims" and the like are often expressed in parallel, and thus the itemized list is often easier to read than the layout display.

On the status line 602, a memo icon attached to the item being displayed is displayed. The status line 602 has a memo icon display selection button 6
03 exists. However, it is in a non-selected state here, and the user cannot access it. When the memo icon is designated (double click), the same processing as the layout display screen 400 is performed. Also, the memo menu 60
When 4 is specified, the same processing as in the layout display screen 400 is performed. However, in the item display screen 600, the menus “arrange” and “display memo icon” are left unselected, so the user cannot access them.

The memo icon newly set on the item display screen 600 is displayed at the standard position of the system on the status line 602. The memo icon set on the item display screen 600 is also displayed on the status line 403 in the page layout display screen corresponding to the item.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a drawing display screen 700. On the drawing display screen 700, a drawing data area 701 is displayed.
The drawing data specified by the user is displayed on. A controller screen 1000, which will be described later, is used as a method of user designation.
It can be specified with. Status line 90
The display of 2 is the same as the item display screen 600.

Regarding the processing when the memo icon is designated (double click) and the function of the memo menu,
This is similar to the case of the layout display screen 400. However, in the drawing display screen 700, the menus “Arrange” and “Display memo icon” are not selected, and the user cannot access (select).

The memo icon newly set on the drawing display screen 700 is displayed at the standard position of the system on the status line 702. The memo icon set on the drawing display screen 700 is also displayed on the status line 403 in the layout display screen 400 of the page corresponding to the drawing.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a memo screen 800.
On this screen, the content of a new memo is input, the content of an existing memo is confirmed and edited, and the like. The content of the memo is displayed in the memo display area 801 in the memo screen 800. In the memo display area 801, in addition to text, figures, and images, voice or video is pasted as memo information according to the user's selection. However, a memo other than text is displayed as an icon in the memo display area 801.

The memo screen 800 has a memo display area 80.
1, a memo name 802, a memo level selection list box 803, and a memo access 805. A case where the user creates a new memo will be described. When the new setting of the memo is designated in the menu of the layout display screen 400, the item display screen 600, or the drawing display screen 700, the memo screen 800 is opened in a cleared state.

The user inputs the contents of the memo in the memo display area 801. In the area 802 for displaying the name of the memo, the user inputs what he thinks is suitable for the name of the memo. In the memo level selection list box 803, the user selects from the memo level list 804. With the access right 805 of the memo, the read permission (Read) and the write permission (Write) are given to the group and each other by designating the check button.
e) is specified.

When the OK button 806 is designated after the above designation, the memo creation / display program 109 causes
The information of the new memo is registered in the memo database in the external storage device 104. As a result of the normal registration of the memo, the memo setting location is indicated in the memo setting location 807, and the date and time when the memo is created is displayed in the memo creation date 808.

Next, a case where the user confirms and edits the contents of a memo that has been created will be described. When an arbitrary icon is designated on the layout display screen 400, the item display screen 600, or the drawing display screen 700, the memo screen 80
The contents are displayed at 0. In the memo display area 801,
The content of the memo is displayed, and the memo name 802 displays the name of the memo given by the user. The memo level selection list box 803 displays the level of the memo, and the access right 805 of the memo displays the specified status of the check button. Furthermore, the memo setting location 807 displays the memo setting location, and the memo creation date 808 displays the creation date and time of the memo.

Here, the edit menu function on the memo screen 800 will be described. The pull-down menu of the edit menu 809 is as follows. When "copy" is designated by the user, arbitrary data in the memo display area 801 is stored in the clipboard. When the menu "paste" is specified, the contents of the clipboard are written in an arbitrary location in the memo display area 801 by the user's specification.

Next, the memo setting location 807 will be described. The following information is displayed in the memo setting location 807. It is the content indicating on which screen the memo was created. The memo created on the layout screen 400 displays the page number, the position (X, Y coordinates, etc.), and the content indicating that the memo was created on the layout screen (for example, “layout”).

In the case of a memo created on the item display screen, the page number, position (X, Y coordinates, etc.), item name, and content (for example, "item") indicating that it was created on the item screen are displayed. However, when displaying the X and Y coordinates (0,
0) is displayed.

In the case of a memo created on the drawing display screen, the page number, position (X, Y coordinates, etc.), drawing number, and content indicating creation on the drawing display screen (for example, "drawing") are displayed. However, when displaying the X and Y coordinates, (0, 0) is displayed.

Next, the memo access right 805 will be described. The user can refer to, edit, and delete the memo created by himself. For memos created by other users, only memos to which access is permitted can be referenced and edited. It is possible for a plurality of users to belong to one group. When read permission (Read) and write permission (Write) are given to this “group”, reference and editing are permitted to the users belonging to the “group”. Reference and editing are not permitted to users who do not belong to the "group". However,
Read permission (Rea
d) If write permission is given, any user can refer to or edit.

Next, the memo level selection list 803 will be described. Multiple types of memo levels can be set.
In this embodiment, up to 5 types can be set. Each level consists of a pattern and a character string. The level selection list box 803 in FIG. 8 is a standard ray for the system, but the color, pattern, and character string can be changed according to the user's designation. By setting this level, the user can classify the memos on the assumption of importance and minuteness, and it becomes easy to identify the memo to be operated.

FIG. 9 shows a memo list screen 900. The memo list screen 900 displays a list of memos set in the current document. Here, a list of memos for which read permission (Read) or write permission (Write) has been given to the user is displayed. The memo list screen 900 opens when the user specifies “jump” or “delete memo” in the memo menu of the layout display screen 400, the item display screen 600, or the drawing display screen 700.

The memo list screen 900 is composed of a memo list display area 901 and a memo level selection check box 902. The contents displayed on the memo list screen 900 are
For each memo, a memo name, a character string at the beginning of the memo content, a memo creator, a memo setting location, a memo creation date, and the like. By specifying a level on the memo list screen 900, the memos to be displayed can be selected. That is, in the memo list display area 901, a list of memos corresponding to the level designated by the user with the memo level selection check box 902 is displayed. It is also possible to select multiple or all levels. As a result, a list of memos can be displayed from an arbitrary viewpoint, and unnecessary memos can be prevented from being mixed.

A case in which the user turns pages with a memo will be described. Here, the layout display screen 400, the item display screen 600, or the drawing display screen 7
Changing the displayed contents of 00 one after another is called so-called page turning. When the user selects one from the memo list display area 901 and the jump button 903 is designated, the following page turning is performed. When the selected memo is set on the layout display screen 400, the content of the corresponding memo is displayed on the memo screen 8.
At the same time, the contents are displayed in 00 and the memo jumps to the page of the layout in which the memo is set, and the display content of the layout area 401 is changed.

The selected memo is displayed on the item display screen 600.
When set to, the content of the corresponding memo is displayed on the memo screen 800, and at the same time, the item jumped to the item for which the memo is set and the display content of the item text area 601 is changed. Further, the display content of the layout area 401 is also changed to the content of the page of the layout to which the item is assigned.

The selected memo is displayed on the drawing display screen 70.
When set to 0, the content of the corresponding memo is displayed on the memo screen 800, and at the same time, the display jumps to the drawing in which the memo is set and the display content of the drawing data area 701 is changed. Further, the display content of the layout area 401 is also changed to the content of the page of the layout to which the drawing is assigned.

A case where the user deletes a memo will be described. With the configuration of the present invention, only the memo created by the user can be deleted. The user has a memo list display area 90
When one is selected from 1 and the delete button 904 is selected, the corresponding memo is deleted from the memo list display area 901 and at the same time, the following processing is performed.

The selected memo is displayed on the layout display screen 40.
If it is set to 0, the memo icon is deleted from the display in the layout area 401 of the page for which the memo is set. When the selected memo is set on the item display screen 600, the memo icon is deleted from the display of the item text area 601 of the item for which the memo is set. Further, the memo icon is also deleted from the display in the layout area 401 of the page to which the item is assigned.

When the selected memo is set in the drawing display screen 700, the memo icon is deleted from the display in the drawing data area 701 of the drawing in which the memo is set.
Further, the memo icon is also deleted from the display of the layout area 401 of the page to which the drawing is allocated. When deleting a memo, the memo list display area 901 is displayed.
If you select more than one, you can delete multiple notes at the same time.

Note that the user can enter a memo list display area 9
When one of 01 is selected (double click or the like), the content of the corresponding memo is displayed on the memo screen 800.
Therefore, the user can confirm the contents and then delete the memo.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the controller screen 1000. The user selects the screen selection check button 1001.
Allows you to select the window to display. That is,
With respect to the layout display screen 400, the item display screen 600, or the drawing display screen 700, it is possible to specify whether to display the screen. "Layout" by user
When is selected, the layout display screen 400 is displayed. In the present invention, a plurality of screens can be designated. Figure 10
In the case of, since all are checked, the layout display screen 400, the item display screen 600, and the drawing display screen 700 are displayed simultaneously or at different times.

A list of document items is displayed in the item display area 1002. The user can select an item to be displayed on the item display screen 600 in the item display area 1002. Also, by the user selecting this one item,
The page to which the item is assigned is displayed on the layout display screen 400. In this example, bibliographic items, abstracts, claims, detailed explanations, industrial fields of use, conventional techniques, etc. are displayed. These include items in which the logical unit of the document, which is a feature of the structured document, is explicitly described, and items in which the logical unit is additionally defined from the words appearing in the document are mixed.

When the user specifies the page jump button 1003, the user directly jumps to the specified page. The page number of the jump destination is input in the page jump number 1004.

Further, the user turns the page turning button 100.
By specifying 5, the page specification method can be selected. When the "previous page" and "next page" buttons are specified, the previous page and the next page of the currently displayed page are displayed. When the “previous document” and “next document” buttons are designated, the previous document and the next document in the documents displayed on the index display screen 200 are displayed. The “previous document” here refers to the previous document in the order in which it is displayed on the index display screen 200, in the order specified by the user, in the order of numbers given in advance to the document, and the like. The same applies to the "next document".

Here, a case where the "next document" button is designated will be described. When the user specifies the "next document" button, each screen is switched to the content of the next document, and the layout display screen 400 displays the content of the first page. Also,
The item display screen 600 displays the contents of the item specified in the item display area 1002, and the drawing display screen 700 displays
Display the first drawing. The same applies when the "previous document" button is specified, and each screen is switched to the content of the previous document.

Next, the function of the jump button in the drawing will be described. The jump button of the drawing is provided with a jump button of previous drawing 1006 and a jump button of next drawing 1007. When the user specifies the next drawing jump button, the next drawing is displayed on the drawing display screen 700 and the page to which the drawing is allocated is displayed on the layout display screen 400. The same is true when the previous drawing jump button 1006 is designated. The previous drawing is displayed on the drawing display screen 700, and the page to which the drawing is allocated is displayed on the layout display screen 400. Here, the previous drawing refers to the previous drawing in the order of the drawing numbers, the order predetermined by the user, or the like. The same applies to the next drawing.

The function of the interlock check button 1008 will be described below. The interlock check button 1008 is
It is specified that the controller 1000 and other screens work together. Further, the interlocking between the memo and another screen, which is a feature of the present invention, can be controlled by designating the interlocking check button 1008.

Next, a document processing (searching) method performed in association with document memos displayed in various formats will be described.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart of memo search processing. The process when the user searches for a document by designating (double-clicking) the memo icon on the status line 403 on the layout screen 400 will be described as an example.

At step 1101, the memo information in the memo database is searched based on the memo ID of the clicked memo icon. The memo information includes the name of the memo, the setting location, the content of the memo, and the like.

Next, in step 1102, it is determined whether or not the setting location of the memo is within the currently displayed page based on the retrieved memo information. If the page (layout screen) is being displayed as a result of the determination (Yes), step 1
Proceed to 104. If the page is not being displayed (N
o), the process proceeds to step 1103.

Next, in step 1103, the page of the layout screen is switched to the page corresponding to the memo using the retrieved memo information. At this time, a memo icon may be displayed at the setting position of the memo. For example, if the memo icon display button 404 is on, it is displayed.

Finally, in step 1104, the memo screen 8
Open (open) 01 and display the contents of the memo. At this time, if another memo screen 801 is open, the display content of the memo is rewritten to the content of the desired memo.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart of a memo search process corresponding to a plurality of screens. The process when the user searches for a document by designating (double-clicking) the memo icon on the status line 602 on the item display screen 600 will be described as an example. Note that the same processing is performed when the user operates the drawing display screen 700.

First, in step 1201, the memo information in the memo database is searched based on the memo ID of the specified (clicked) memo icon. The following processing is performed using the retrieved memo information.

Next, in step 1202, it is determined whether or not the setting location of the memo is the layout screen. If the determination result is the layout screen (Yes), the process proceeds to step 1203. Judgment is not a layout screen (No)
If so, the process proceeds to step 1207.

At step 1203, it is determined whether or not the setting location of the memo is within the page currently being displayed. If the determination result is currently displayed (Yes), step 1
Go to 205. If it is not currently displayed (No), the process proceeds to step 1204.

At step 1204, the page of the layout screen is switched to the page corresponding to the memo.

At step 1205, the memo icon of the retrieved memo information is displayed. At this time, the memo icon display button 404 may be displayed when it is in the ON state.

Steps 1206 and thereafter are the processing when the setting location of the memo is the item display screen or the drawing display screen. In step 1206, it is determined whether the setting location of the memo is the currently displayed item (drawing). If the result of determination is that it is currently being displayed (Yes), step 1208
Proceed to. If not currently displayed (No), step 1
Proceed to 207.

At step 1207, the item on the item display screen is switched to the display content of the item corresponding to the memo.

At step 1208, it is determined whether the item for which the memo is set corresponds to the page currently displayed. If the determination result is corresponding (Yes), the process proceeds to step 1211. If they do not correspond (No), the process proceeds to step 1210.

At step 1209, the layout screen page is switched to the page corresponding to the item for which the memo is set.

In step 1210, the memo screen 801 is opened (opened) and the contents of the memo are displayed. At this time, if the memo screen 801 is already open and the content of another memo is displayed, the display content is rewritten.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart of a document jump process using a memo. Here, an example of the process when the user specifies “jump” on the memo menu 406 of the layout screen 400 will be described.

First, in step 1301, the memo list screen 900 is opened.

At step 1302, it is judged whether or not the level is designated. That is, the level selection button 9
It is determined whether 02 is checked. If the level is designated (Yes), the process proceeds to step 1303. If not specified (No), step 13
Go to 04.

In step 1303, the memo information of the specified level among the memos set in the document is searched from the memo database (memo DB).

In step 1304, the memo DB is searched for memo information set in the document.

In step 1305, step 1303
Alternatively, a memo list list of the memo information retrieved in 1304 is created and displayed in the memo list display area 901.

In step 1306, it is determined whether or not a memo has been selected from the displayed memo list. If it is selected as a result of the determination (Yes), step 1
Proceed to 307. If not selected (No), the process proceeds to step 1308.

At step 1307, the contents of the selected memo are displayed on the memo screen 800. After this, step 1
Returning to 306, the user can select the memo and confirm the contents.

At step 1308, the jump button 9
It is determined whether 03 is designated (clicked). If the result of the judgment is specified (Yes), step 1
Proceed to 309. If not specified (No), the process ends.

In step 1309, the display contents of the screen in which the memo is set by the jump process and the related corner screen are switched. The detailed content of this step 1309 corresponds to steps 1202 to 1210.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart of a new memo creating process. The process when the user specifies "new" in the memo menu 406 of the layout screen 400 will be described as an example.

At step 1401, the memo screen 800 is opened in a cleared state.

At step 1402, an OK button 806
Is determined (clicked). If the result of the determination is specified (Yes), step 1403
Proceed to. If not specified (No), the process ends.

At step 1403, a new memo ID is acquired and the memo information is registered in the memo database (memo DB).

In step 1404, step 1403
The registration result information, which is the result registered in step 3, is displayed on the memo screen.

At step 1405, a new memo icon is displayed on the layout screen. At this time, the display position is
It may be a standard position in a predetermined system.

At step 1406, a new memo icon is displayed on the status line of each screen being displayed. At this time, the display position may be a standard position for a predetermined system.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart of memo deletion processing. The user selects the memo menu 40 on the layout screen 400.
An example will be described of the processing when “delete memo” is designated in 6.

In step 1501, the memo list screen 90
Open 0.

In step 1502, it is determined whether the level is designated. That is, the level selection button 902
, But whether or not it is checked. If the judgment result is checked (Yes), step 150
Go to 3. If it is not checked (No), the process proceeds to step 1504.

At step 1503, the memo DB is searched for the memo information of the designated level.

At step 1504, the memo DB is searched for memo information set in the document. At this time, all the memo information set in the document may be searched.

In step 1505, step 1503
Alternatively, a memo list is created based on the memo information retrieved in 1504. The created memo list list is displayed in the memo list display area 901.

At step 1506, it is determined whether or not a memo is selected from the displayed memo list. If the result of determination is that it has been selected (Yes), processing proceeds to step 1507. If not selected (No), the process proceeds to step 1508.

At step 1507, the contents of the selected memo are displayed on the memo screen 800. After that, the process can return to step 1506, and the user can select the memo and confirm the contents.

At step 1508, a delete button 904
Is determined (clicked). If the result of determination is specified (Yes), step 1509
Proceed to. If not specified (No), the process ends.

At step 1509, the selected memo I
D and memo information are deleted from the memo database (memo DB).

At step 1510, the memo icon of the selected memo is deleted from the status line of each screen being displayed.

[0122]

According to the present invention, an efficient user interface in document retrieval can be realized by associating each screen of a document displayed in various formats with a memo icon. That is, the memo can be effectively used when browsing the document from various viewpoints, and the document can be efficiently confirmed. Further, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user such as an operation for knowing the existence of a memo and an operation for referring to the memo. Furthermore, the memo icon can be effectively visualized regardless of the display range of the text on the screen, and high-speed search can be performed based on the memo content.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a document processing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an index display screen showing a document list.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a search screen for inputting a search request.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a layout display screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing details of a memo menu on a layout display screen.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an item display screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a drawing display screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a memo screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a memo list screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a controller screen.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a memo search process.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a memo search process corresponding to a plurality of screens.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a document jump process using a memo.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a new memo creating process.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a memo deletion process.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 ... Keyboard, 102 ... Display device, 10
3 ... Processing device, 104 ... External storage device, 105 ... Printer, 106 ... Main storage device

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A document processing apparatus for subjecting an electronic document to a predetermined process, a display unit for displaying the document, and memo information of a content desired by an operator for the displayed document. The input means for inputting the related information, the memo information storage means for storing the input memo information and the input location in association with each other, and the existence of the memo information at the corresponding location for the area of the document currently displayed. A list display means for displaying a list of identifiers indicating the presence of memo information in the document while displaying the identifiers shown, and a document for which memo information corresponding to the identifier selected by the operator among the displayed identifiers exists in the document. A document processing apparatus, comprising: a display switching unit for switching display to an area. 2. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display switching unit combines the content of the memo information corresponding to the area of the document in which the memo information corresponding to the selected identifier exists. A document processing device characterized by displaying. 3. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a level desired by the user is set for each of the memo information in the memo information storage means, and the display switching means is designated by the user. A document processing device characterized by displaying memo information of different levels. 4. A document processing apparatus for simultaneously displaying a plurality of digitized documents, in which related portions of related documents are stored in advance in association with each other and selected by the operator from the displayed plurality of documents. An input unit for inputting memo information of a content desired by an operator to a document, and a memo information storage unit for storing the inputted memo information and the inputted place in association with corresponding places of the related document. And a list display means for displaying an identifier indicating the existence of memo information in the corresponding portion of the area of the currently displayed document and a list displaying the identifiers indicating the existence of memo information in the document. Among the identifiers, the display is switched to the area of the document in which the memo information corresponding to the identifier selected by the operator is present, and at the same time, the other documents being displayed are displayed. A document processing apparatus, further comprising display switching means for switching the display to an area related to the memo information. 5. The document processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising an identifier display unit for displaying the same identifier at a location where the memo information is input and a corresponding location of a document related to the location where the memo information is input. A document processing device characterized by: 6. The document processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a level desired by the user is set for each of the memo information in the memo information storage means, and the display switching means is designated by the user. A document processing device characterized by displaying memo information of different levels. 7. A document retrieval device for retrieving a predetermined document from a plurality of documents stored in advance, display means having a plurality of display areas for displaying each retrieved document in a predetermined document format, Of the document formats displayed on the display means, the input means for inputting memo information at a predetermined location of the document format selected by the operator, and the entered memo information and the entered location are respectively designated as corresponding locations of the related document. When the memo information is designated, the memo information storage means stores the corresponding memo information and the document format in which the designated memo information is input with reference to the stored content of the memo information storage means and other document formats. A document retrieval device comprising: means for displaying the corresponding portion on the display means. 8. The document search device according to claim 7, wherein a level desired by a user is set for each of the memo information in the memo information storage means, and the means for displaying is a level designated by the user. A document processing apparatus for displaying the memo information of the document.