JPH10177567A - Information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display and print an HTML document in a vertically-written state in a network environment. SOLUTION: In the storage device 4 of a server 1, document data 41 and vertical-writing control means data 42 which are required by a client 11 when the client 11 displays and prints the document data 41 in a vertically-written state are stored. The server 1 sends the document data 41 and vertical-writing control means data 42 to the client 11 through a network 9 upon receiving a request 10 from the client 11. The client 11 displays and prints the document data 41 in the vertically-written state in accordance with the vertical-writing control means data 42.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an information providing system, and more particularly, to an information providing system in an Internet environment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an information providing system comprises a server for providing information and a client for receiving data on a network. The server side prepares various information, for example, products developed by the company, business contents of the company, and the like, and provides them in response to an information provision request issued by a client. In recent years, an information providing system provided on a network spread all over the world called the Internet,
It is called WWW (World Wide Web). Here, characters and layout of a provided document are described in HTML.
(Hyper Text Markup Langua
ge). Further, as data to be sent from the server to the client, in addition to the HTML document, means for implementing some function (hereinafter, referred to as additional control means data) can be sent.

A conventional general information providing system will be described with reference to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, a conventional information providing system includes a server 1 for providing information and a client 11.
And a network 9 connecting the server 1 and the client 11. The server 1 also includes a storage device 4 in which document data 41 and additional control means data 43 are stored. The document data 41 and the additional control means data 43 are transmitted from the server 1 via the network 9 by the request 10 from the client 11.
Transferred to the client 11. Additional control means data 4
3 is sent to the client 11, the client 1
1 has a function to help display the document data 41 described in HTML. The additional control means data 43 is
There is known a method for realizing the processing by using what is called Java or what is called ActiveX. Using this technology,
The clock and the game created on the server 1 side are sent to the client 11 and can be executed on the client 11.

[0005] As a conventional technology, as a document processing technology,
There is a "technology for preparing a method for realizing vertical writing" described in "Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-250360". In addition, Microsoft Corporation of the United States (Micro
soft Corp. ), A vertical writing document created using word processing software (Microsoft Word) is placed on a server, and the client side also uses Microsoft's browsing software (Internet).
There is also a technique for displaying a vertically written document by using Explorer. However, the document data in this case is not described in HTML.

[0006]

A problem with the prior art described above is that it is not possible to display or print vertical writing unique to Japanese described in HTML in a network environment.

The reason is that HTML can only be written horizontally and not vertically. In addition, the client side can also handle only HTML documents in horizontal writing. The reason is that the document processing technology described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-250360 is not in a network environment. Also, Java and ActiveX
With the technology that allows you to customize the layout realized in
This is because a character string written horizontally can be arranged diagonally, arranged on a curve, or arranged vertically, but cannot be written vertically.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system for displaying or printing text written in HTML in a vertical writing manner via a network. here,
Vertical writing means that not only characters are arranged in the vertical direction of the document, but also that the characters are oriented in the same direction as the document, and that certain characters are arranged below the previous character itself.
In other words, it means writing like a general novel.

[0009]

A first information providing system according to the present invention comprises: (a) a client for sending a request for providing information; and (b) a document for realizing vertical writing of document data and information to be provided. A server for storing writing control means data, the server sending out the document data and the vertical writing control data in response to the request; and (c) connecting the client and the server, A network to which the document data and the vertical writing control means data are transferred.

[0010] A second information providing system according to the present invention is the first information providing system, wherein the server comprises:
(A) the storage device for storing the document data and the vertical writing control unit data; (b) a network connection device connected to the network for receiving the request from the client; and (c) the network connection device. And a request processing unit connected to the storage device, receiving the request from the network connection device, and transmitting the document data and the vertical writing control unit data to the network connection device. Have.

A third information providing system according to the present invention is the first or second information providing system, wherein the client is (a) connected to the network and sends the request to the server. (B) character data holding a character pattern for output, an output position holding an output position, the document data obtained from the server, and the vertical writing control means obtained from the server A storage device for storing data; (c) data analysis means for judging the contents of the document data and the vertical writing control data sent from the server; and Document data processing means for performing a process for outputting the document data, A data processing apparatus comprising: an additional function processing unit having a function of performing a process for outputting from the character data and the output position, and having a function of deleting an output of the document data processing unit; An output device for outputting the document data in accordance with the output of the document data processing means and the additional function processing means.

[0012] A fourth information providing system according to the present invention is the first or second information providing system, wherein the client is (a) connected to the network and sends the request to the server. (B) character data holding a character pattern for output, vertical character data holding a character pattern for vertical writing, an output position holding an output position, and the server A storage device for storing the document data obtained from the server and the vertical writing control means data obtained from the server; and (c) determining the contents of the document data and the vertical writing control data sent from the server. Data analysis means, and document data processing for performing processing for outputting the document data based on the character data and the output position And vertical writing processing of the document data according to the vertical writing control means data, processing for outputting from the vertical writing character data and the output position, and erasing the output of the document data processing means. A data processing device having additional function processing means having a function; and (d) an output device for outputting the document data in accordance with outputs of the document data processing means and the additional function processing means.

[0013]

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation on the server side. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the server. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the client.

Referring to FIG. 1, a first embodiment of the present invention comprises a server 1 for providing information, a client 11
And a network 9 connecting the server 1 and the client 11. The server 1 also includes a storage device 4 in which document data 41 and vertical writing control data 42 are stored. The document data 41 and the vertical writing control means data 42 are transmitted from the server 1 via the network 9 by the request 10 from the client 11.
Transferred to the client 11. When sent to the client 11, the vertical writing control means data 42 has a function of vertically writing the document data 41 described in HTML by the client 11.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the server 1. Referring to FIG. 3, the server 1 includes a network connection device 2 for connecting to a network 9,
It comprises a data processing device 3 that operates under program control, and a storage device 4 that stores data to be provided. The data processing device 3 includes a request analysis unit 31. The storage device 4 stores document data 41 and vertical writing control means data 42. The document data 41 includes a document in which information to be provided is described in HTML. The vertical writing control means data 42 is means for controlling vertical writing.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the client 11. Referring to FIG. 4, the client 11 includes a network connection device 5 for connecting to the network 9, a data processing device 6 operated by program control, a storage device 7, and an output device 8. The data processing device 6 includes a data analysis unit 61, a document data processing unit 62, and an additional function processing unit 63. The additional function processing unit 63 processes the additional function according to the vertical writing control unit data 42. Storage device 7
Stores character data 71 and an output position 72, and the document data 41 and the vertical writing control means data 42 are stored when sent from the client 11. The character data 71 is a character font to be displayed or printed, and is stored in advance. The output position 72 includes a position for displaying or printing.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. FIG. 2 shows that the server 1 receives a request 10
6 is a flowchart showing an operation when the information is received.
When a request 10 for information acquisition is issued from the client 11 to the server 1 via the network 9, the server 1 receives the request 10 through the network connection device 2 and analyzes the contents of the request 10 by the request analysis unit 31. as a result,
If it is determined that the document data 41 and the vertical writing control means data 42 in the storage device 4 need to be transmitted, the data is transmitted (steps 201 to 202 in FIG. 2). First,
The request analysis unit 31 reads the document data 41 from the storage device 4 and sends it out (Step 201 in FIG. 2). Next, the vertical writing control means data 42 is read from the storage device 4 and transmitted (step 202 in FIG. 2).

The client 11 which has received the document data 41 and the vertical writing control means data 42 via the network connection device 5 sends the document data 4 to the data analyzing means 61.
1 and the vertical writing control means data 42 are passed.

The data analysis means 61 stores the document data 41 and the vertical writing control means data 42 in the storage device 7.
After storing the document data 41 and the vertical writing control unit data 42, the document data processing unit 62 and the additional function processing unit 63 process the document data 41 and the vertical writing control unit data 42.

The document data processing means 62 normally extracts characters from the character data 71 based on the document data 41 stored in the storage device 7, and performs processing while referring to and changing the output position 72. The additional function processing means 63 outputs the document data 41 stored in the storage device 7 to the output device 8 in accordance with the vertical writing control data 42 stored in the storage device 7.
Output to At this time, first, the output from the document data processing means 62 is erased, and output is performed with reference to the output position 72.
Update the output position in the vertical direction of the document.

Next, the operation of the information providing system will be described with a specific example. The processing of the document data 41 of the document including the character "Ai" will be described.

When a request 10 comes from the client 11,
The request analysis unit 31 sends the document data 41 “Ai” described in HTML from the storage device 4 and the vertical writing control unit data 42 from the storage device 4 as the data request 10.

In the client 11, the document data 41 and the vertical writing control means data 42 are received by the network connection device 5, and the data analyzing means 61 separates the document data 41 and the vertical writing control means data 42.
To be stored.

In the document data processing means 62, "Ai"
Is once processed as horizontal writing as usual. After that, the additional function processing unit 63 processes the document data 41 “Ai” stored in the storage device 7 according to the vertical writing control unit data 42 stored in the storage device 7.

First, the output position 72 of the first character is obtained from the storage device 7, the first character "a" is extracted from the document data 41 and output to the output device 8, and the output position 72 stored in the storage device 7 is determined. Update vertically.

Next, "i" is taken out of the storage device 7 and output to the output device 8, and the output position 7 stored in the storage device 7 is output.
2 is updated vertically. Further, "U" is similarly processed. As a result, "Aoi" can be output in vertical writing.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a client according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The difference is that the vertically written character data 73 is added to the first embodiment. Referring to FIG. 5, a client 11 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a network connection device 5 for connecting to a network 9, a data processing device 6 operated under program control, a storage device 7, and an output device. And an apparatus 8.

The data processing device 6 includes a data analysis unit 61
Document data processing means 62 and additional function processing means 63
And The additional function processing unit 63 processes the additional function according to the vertical writing control unit data 42.

The storage device 7 has character data 71, an output position 72, and vertically written character data 73.

The character data 71 is a character font to be displayed or printed, and is used only in horizontal writing. The vertically written character data 73 is a character font used only for displaying or printing vertically.

The operation is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the additional function processing means 63 uses the vertically written character data 73 instead of the character data 71 as the character data when outputting to the output device 8. Is different.

In the above description, the vertical writing control means data 42 is transmitted after the document data 41. However, even if the vertical writing control data 42 is transmitted before the document data 41, the document data 41 is transmitted. It is needless to say that the vertical writing control means data 42 may be put into the client 11 and transmitted, or may be present in the client 11 in advance.

Further, the document data 41 and the vertical writing control means data 42 may be sent separately instead of being sent at once, or may be sent separately.

As an additional function transmitted from the server 1, only the vertical writing control means data 42 has been described as an example, but it goes without saying that there may be other functions at the same time.

The document data 41 may include not only character data but also image data and audio data.

Although the additional function processing means 63 has been described as being processed after the document data processing means 62, the processing of the document data processing means 62 is suppressed and the additional function processing means 63 is processed.
Only the processing may be performed.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, a document described in HTML can be displayed and printed in vertical writing unique to Japanese in an information providing system in a network environment. Since HTML is generally used in an information providing system in a network environment, there is an advantage that a large amount of stored document data can be diverted as it is and written vertically.

The reason is that the server 1 stores the output position 72 of the document data written in HTML stored in the storage device 7.
Is updated in the vertical direction, and is sent together with the document data 41 in response to a request from the client 11.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the server of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the client shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a client according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 server 2 network connection device 3 data processing device 4 storage device 5 network connection device 6 data processing device 7 storage device 8 output device 9 network 10 request 11 client 31 request analysis means 41 document data 42 vertical writing control means data 43 additional control means Data 61 Data analysis means 62 Document data processing means 63 Additional function processing means 71 Character data 72 Output position 73 Vertical writing character data

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A storage device for storing (a) a client for sending a request for providing information, and (b) a storage device for storing document data as information to be provided and vertical writing control means data for realizing vertical writing. And (c) connecting the client and the server, and the request, the document data, and the vertical writing control data are transferred. An information providing system, comprising: a network. 2. The server, wherein: (a) the storage device for storing the document data and the vertical writing control means data; and (b) a network connection device connected to the network and receiving the request from the client. When,
(C) request analysis means connected to the network connection device and the storage device, receiving the request from the network connection device, and sending the document data and the vertical writing control data to the network connection device; The information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a data processing device provided with the information processing device. 3. The client outputs (a) a network connection device connected to the network for sending the request to the server, and (b) character data having a character pattern for output. An output position having a position, the document data obtained from the server,
A storage device for storing the vertical writing control means data obtained from the server; (c) data analysis means for determining the contents of the document data and the vertical writing control data sent from the server; A document data processing unit that performs a process for outputting data based on the character data and the output position, and performs a vertical writing process on the document data according to the vertical writing control unit data;
A data processing device comprising: an additional function processing unit having a function of performing a process for outputting from the character data and the output position and erasing an output of the document data processing unit; and (d) the document data. 2. An output device for outputting said document data in accordance with an output of said processing means and said additional function processing means.
Alternatively, the information providing system according to claim 2. 4. The client comprises: (a) a network connection device connected to the network for sending the request to the server; and (b) character data having a character pattern for output, vertical writing. A storage for storing vertical writing character data holding a character pattern for output, an output position holding an output position, the document data obtained from the server, and the vertical writing control means data obtained from the server. An apparatus; (c) data analysis means for judging the contents of the document data and the vertical writing control means data sent from the server; and a device for outputting the document data based on the character data and the output position. A document data processing means for performing processing, and vertically writing processing of the document data in accordance with the vertical writing control means data; A data processing apparatus comprising: additional function processing means for performing processing for outputting from the written character data and the output position and for erasing the output of the document data processing means; and (d) the document data. 3. The information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising: an output device configured to output the document data in accordance with an output of the processing unit and the additional function processing unit.