JPS6121576A - Document producing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To avoid the modification of contents on one document from affecting other documents at the time of modifying contents of produced documents by copying document composing data and storing it together with layout information. CONSTITUTION:A document composing data copying device 40 outputs a data identification information 4141 to a data storage device 30, reads out a corresponding document composing data 3001 and stores it, thereby producing copy data. When a copy data request signal 5211 is inputted, the device 40 outputs all of stored copy data 4001 to a document storage device 50. When a copy termination signal 4162 is inputted, a device 50 ouputs a layout information request signal 5101 to a layout information memory device 20, and reads out all of a layout information 2001 to store it. Continuously the device 50 outputs the copy data request signal 5211 to the device 40, reads out all of the copy data 4001 and stores it so that it can be discriminated by the layout information 2001 together with a document identification information 1006 inputted from the outside.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a document creation device, particularly a text creation device.

The present invention relates to a document creation device that creates a document using data such as figures, graphs, tables, images, etc. as document configuration data.

(Prior art and its problems) Conventionally, in a device for storing documents created using data such as text, figures, graphs, tables, images, etc. as document configuration data, data identification information, extraction range information, and embedding range are used. Three types of information were defined and stored using one set of layout information for each document configuration data. Here, data identification information is layout information that identifies document configuration data, cutout range information is layout information that specifies the cutout range when cutting out document configuration data, and embedding range information is cutout data that is cut out from document configuration data. This is layout information that specifies the embedding range when embedding in a document. However, with this method, when changing the content of a document, the data used as document configuration data is changed, and if multiple documents use the same data as document configuration data, one of the documents When you change the contents of
The disadvantage is that the contents of other documents are also changed.

(Objective of the Invention) The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, copy data used as document configuration data when creating a document, and store it as copy data together with layout information. Since the copy data is changed when changing the contents of a document, the data used as document structure data is saved as it is without being changed, and furthermore, multiple documents can have the same data as document structure data all around. To provide a document creation device in which a change in the content of one of the documents does not affect other documents when there are multiple documents.

(Structure of the invention) According to the invention, texts, figures, graphs, tables.

In an apparatus for creating a document using data such as an image as document configuration data, data identification information for identifying the document configuration booter;
3. Extracting range information that specifies a cutting range when cutting out a part of the document configuration data; and embedding range information that specifies an embedding range when embedding the cutout data cut out according to the cutting range information into a document. When layout information, which is type information and forms one set for each of the document configuration data, is input from the outside.

Reading that specifies the set and type of layout information to be stored and read out in accordance with an external set designation signal and an external type designation signal that respectively designate the set and type to which each layout information belongs, so that the set and type can be identified. When the coarse phase determination signal and the readout type designation signal are input, the layout information identified by the specified set and type is output among the layout information to be stored and asked, and when the layout information request signal is input. , a layout information storage device that outputs all stored layout information, text, and graphics.

A data storage device that stores data such as graphs, tables, images, etc., outputs the corresponding data when data identification information is input, and an external input end signal that instructs the end of inputting all layout information. , the read coarse phase constant signal and the read type designation signal specifying all the data identification information are output to the layout information storage device, thereby outputting the read data identification information to the data storage device and storing the data identification information. A series of copying procedures that create copy data by reading and storing data corresponding to document configuration data are repeated as many times as the number of sets given by external input set number information input from the outside, and when the process is completed, a copy end signal is sent. On the other hand, when a copy data request signal is input, the document configuration data copying device outputs all stored copy data, and when a copy end signal is input, a layout information request is sent to the layout information storage device. By outputting a signal, all the layout information stored in the layout information storage device is read and stored, and by outputting a copy data request signal to the document configuration data copying device, the document configuration data copying device It has a document storage device that reads out all stored copy data and stores it together with layout information so that it can be identified by document identification information input from the outside, and copies data used as document configuration data when creating a document. Therefore, in order to change the copy data when changing the contents of the created document,
If the data used as document configuration data is saved as it is without being changed, and if multiple documents contain the same data as document configuration data, changes to the contents of one of the documents may occur. It is possible to create documents that do not affect other documents.

(Detailed Description of Configuration) Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, the numbers attached to signal lines in the drawings will be explained as referring to the signals on the signal lines.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The layout information storage device 20 stores three types of information: data identification information, cutout range information, and embedding range information, and when layout information 1001 forming one set for each document configuration data is manually inputted from the outside, an external set designation signal is sent to the layout information storage device 20. 10
02 and an external type designation signal 1003 so that the set and type can be identified. Further, the layout information storage device 20 stores the layout information 2 specified by the read coarse phase constant signal 4121 and the read designation signal 4131.
Outputs 001. Further, the device 2o is a device that outputs all stored layout information 2001' when the layout information request signal 51o1 is input.

The data storage device 30 stores text, figures, and graphs.

This device stores all data such as tables and images, and when data identification information 4141 is input, outputs the corresponding data as document configuration data 3001.

When the external input end signal 1004 is input from the outside, the document configuration data copying apparatus 4o performs the following series of copying procedures using the external input set number information 1005 input from the outside.
When the copy is repeated by the number of sets given by , a copy end signal 4162'li- is output.

- The read coarse phase constant signal 4121 and the read type designation signal 4] 31e specifying the data identification information are output to the layout information storage device 20 to obtain the data identification information 2001.

- Nuclear data identification information 2001-, data storage device 3
0 and the corresponding document configuration data 300
1t, create copy data by reading and storing.

Further, the device 40 is a device that outputs all stored copy data 4001 when a copy data request signal 5211 is input.

When the copy end signal 4162 is input, the document storage device 50 outputs a layout information request signal 5101 to the layout information storage device 20.

Layout information 2001t - all read and stored. Subsequently, a copy data request signal 5211 is output to the document configuration data copying device 40 to read out all copy data 4001e together with the layout information.

This is a device that stores documents so that they can be identified by document identification information 1006 input from the outside.

Before entering into a detailed block description of the present invention, the data structure of a document created according to the present invention and stored in the document storage device 50 will be explained.

FIG. 2 shows a conceptual diagram of the data structure of the document 70. Layout information 701 input from the outside is stored in order for each set corresponding to each document configuration data. 702 and 703 are the first set and the second m-th layout information, respectively. Layout information includes data identification information and cutting range information.

Since the embedding range information is composed of three types of information, each piece of information is stored in order. 704, 705, and 706 are the first set of data identification information, extraction range information, and embedding range information, and 707, 708, and 709 are the second set of data identification information, extraction range information, and embedding range information, respectively. It is. Continuing from the layout information 701,
Copy data 710 is stored. Copy data is stored in the same order as the corresponding set of layout information is stored.

711 and 712 are copy data corresponding to the first set and copy data corresponding to the second set, respectively.

Conventionally, a document was defined only by the layout information 701, so when changing the contents of a document, the data used as document configuration data was changed. However, in the present invention, the document structure data copying device 40 copies the data used as document structure data and stores it as copy data 710 in a data structure as shown in FIG. Therefore, in order to change the copy data when changing the contents of the document, the data used as the document configuration data is saved as is without being changed.

(Example) One embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of the layout information storage device 20. This device uses layout information 1 input from the outside.
001', an external group designation signal 1002 input from the outside, and an external seed designation signal 1003, and an address calculation circuit 21 that determines an address on the buffer memory 200 that stores layout information.
0, the readout coarse phase constant signal 4121 input from the document configuration data copying device 40, and the readout type designation signal 4.
an output control circuit 220 that outputs layout information specified by 131; and a batch output control circuit that outputs all layout information stored in the buffer memory 200 in response to a layout information request signal 5101 input from the document storage device 50. Consists of 230. The layout information includes three types of information: data identification information, cutting range information, and embedding range information, and one set is configured for each document configuration data. Here, data identification information and extraction range information.

Let the lengths of the embedding range information be a, b, and c, respectively. Therefore, if the length of one set of layout information is kl, then +l=8+b+c. In addition, the external group designation signal 1002 and the read coarse phase constant signal 4121 are the first group (i
=1.2,3. ...) as the value (i-1)? shall have it. Address calculation circuit 21
I will explain from 0. In order to obtain the address on the silk backup memory 200 to which the input layout information belongs,
External group designation signal 1002 and its strobe signal 100
8 are input into OR game) 211 and 212, respectively. The respective outputs 2111, 2121 are sent to the multiplier 21
3 is input as input data and a strobe signal, and 1
be multiplied.

Next, the rough deviation of the layout information is determined.

An index table 214 is used for this purpose.

External type designation signal 1003 and its strobe signal 10
09 are input to OR gates 215 and 216, respectively. The respective outputs 2151 and 2161 are input to the index table 214 as input data and strobe signals. The index table 214 is set to 0 if the input data indicates data identification information. a to indicate extraction range information, a+b to indicate embedding range information
Output the value of . The output 2131 of the multiplier 213 is the address of the group to which the input layout information belongs.
and the output 2141 of the index table 214, which is the rough deviation of the input layout information, are input to the adder 217 by the strobe signals 2132 and 2142, and the added result 2171t'' is output by the strobe signal 2172 as the address of the layout information. , is set in the address counter 240 of the file memory 200. Therefore, for the i-th set of data identification information, (°1-
1) When XA' is the i-th set of cutting range information, (i-
1) For the embedding range information of the "XJ+a," set, (
i-1)XA! The value of +a ten is backup memory 200
The layout information 1001 is written into the address counter 240 in synchronization with the black signal 1007. In the case of outputting layout information, the layout information buffer memory 20 is designated by the read coarse phase constant signal 4121 and the read type designation signal 4131 input from the document configuration data copying device 40.
In order to set the address above 0 in the address counter 240, the address calculation circuit 210t is used. In fact, the readout coarse phase constant signal 4121, the external group designation signal 1002, the readout type designation signal 4132, and the external type designation signal 100
3 are input into the same OR gates 211 and 215, respectively.

However, in the case of output, a read clock signal is required to read the layout information from the buffer memory 200. For this purpose, the read type designation signal 4131 is input to the index table 221 of the output control circuit 220 by the strobe signal 4181. When the index table 221 receives the read type designation signal 4131, it outputs the length of the layout information of the type indicated by the read type designation signal 4131. That is, when the read type designation signal 4131 indicates data identification information, it outputs a, when it indicates cutting range information, it outputs b, and when it indicates embedding range information, it outputs cf. The length 2211 of the layout information output from the index table 221 is set in the counter 222 by the strobe signal 2212. Further, the strobe signal 2212 sets the FRI, PFLO, and PF 223 and starts oscillation of the oscillator 224 connected to the output thereof. Clock signal 224 oscillated by oscillator 224
1 is the OR gate 250f, and the backup memory 200 is connected via the OR gate 250f.
The readout signal 2501 is input as the readout signal 2501, and the layout information 2001 is read out and output.
The address counter 240 is counted up through 0, while the counter 222t, which is initially set to the length of the layout information, is counted down. counter 222
When counted down and reaches zero, that is, when a clock signal 2241 is generated for the length of the layout information, a stop signal 2221 is output. The flip-flop 223 is reset when the stop signal 2221 is input, completely stopping the oscillation of the oscillator 224, and ending the output of the layout information 2001. Next, the - pattern output control circuit 230 will be explained. It is activated by a layout information request signal 5101 input from the document storage device 50. The layout information request signal 5101 clears the address counter 240 of the backup memory 200 to zero, sets the flip 70 knob 231t-, and starts oscillation of the oscillator 232 connected to its output. A clock signal 232 generated by an oscillator 232
1 is an OR game) 25 (L't-), inputs it to the buffer memory 200 as a read clock signal 2501, reads out the layout information 2001e, and outputs it.
Flip-flop 231 is reset and oscillator 232
It ends when the launch of the is stopped.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the data storage device 30. This device uses Dokeyme/1, text used as configuration data,
A buffer memory 330 that stores data such as figures, graphs, tables, images, etc., and a search table 310 that stores pairs of data identification information that identifies data and the storage address of the data on the buffer memory 330. , an output control circuit 32 that controls the output of document configuration data.
Consists of 0. Here, since the procedure for storing data in the buffer memory 330 is not directly related to the present invention, it will be described on the assumption that the data storage has already been completed. The search table 310 may be the document configuration data copying device 40.
When the data identification information 4141'r is input by the strobe signal 2221, the data storage address 3101Th corresponding to the data identification information is output. Storage address 3101 is set in address counter 330 of buffer memory 300 by strobe signal 3102. The strobe signal 3102 simultaneously outputs the output control circuit 3.
20, the flip-flop 321ft is set, and the oscillator 322 connected to its output starts oscillating completely.

The black signal 3221 oscillated by the oscillator 322 is input to the buffer memory 300 as a read black signal.
``The data stored from the storage address 3101 is read out and output as document configuration data 3001.

The output of the document configuration data 3001 is the stop signal 4.
The 7-lip flop 321 is reset by 1521, and the oscillation of the oscillator 322 is stopped, thereby ending the process.

FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of the document configuration data copying device 40. As shown in FIG. This device reads the data identification information of all layout information sets stored in the layout information storage device 20, outputs it to the data storage device 30, and uses the data identified by the data identification information as document configuration data. Buffer memory 400 for reading and storing
and a copying control circuit 4 that controls one or more series of copying procedures.
10 and.

It consists of a batch output control circuit 420 that outputs copy data 4001 stored in the buffer memory 400 all at once in response to a copy data request signal 5211 input from the document storage device 50. The copy control circuit 410 will be explained first. External input group number information 1005 is.

The number of sets of layout information is set in the register 411 by the strobe signal 100A. The external input end signal 1004 instructing the end of inputting all layout information clears the address counter 43 (l zero) of the buffer memory 400 via the counter 412 and the OR gate 440. It is output as a strobe signal 4181 through the circuit 417 and the !0.OR gate 418. This strobe signal 4181 is a readout coarse phase constant whose value is zero, which is set in the counter 412 to designate the first set. signal 4121
and a read type designation signal 4 which is the output of a register 413 in which a value designating data identification information is set in advance.
It operates as a strobe to the layout information storage device 20 of 131. When the set of data identification information 2001 specified by the readout coarse phase constant signal 4121 and the readout type designation signal 4131 is sent together with the black and red signals 2501, the black and red signals 2501 are sent to convert into parallel data.
501, the signals are sequentially input to the shift register 414. When the stop signal 2221 is input, it is output as a strobe signal to the data identification information -4141vi- stored in the shift register 414 to the data storage device 30. Data identification information 414LK Corresponding document configuration data 3001 is black, signal 3221
At the same time, when the data is sent from the data storage device 30, it is input to the data end determination circuit 415.

Here, details of the data end determination circuit 415 will be explained with reference to the block diagram of FIG. Assume that zeros in the data storage device are sent continuously. The document configuration data 3001 is transferred to the buffer memory 4 through a bit-width shift register 415 (1) in synchronization with a clock signal 3221.
00 is entered. shift register 415
Inverter (4) for each bit of 0 (4) 51-1.4151-
2. .......

415]-K), and an AND game) 4252 calculates the logical sum of the outputs of the K inverters to detect the end code of the data and output the data end signal 41521.

Returning again to the professional diagram of FIG. 5, the description of the document configuration data copying apparatus 40 will be continued. The data end signal 41521 output by the data end determination circuit 415 counts up the counter 412 and is output to the data storage device 30 as a stop signal. The comparator 416 is
When the counter 412 counts up, the strobe signal 4123 causes the value 4122t of the counter 412 to increase.
- Take in and compare with the value 4111 of the number of input sets set in the register 411, and if the value 4]22 of the counter 412 is smaller than the value 41-11 of the number of input sets, output a 1-condition failure signal 4161. The nuclear condition failure signal 4161 is output via an OR gate 418 as a strobe signal 4181 of a readout masonry determination signal 4121 having the value of the counter 412 counted up and a readout type designation signal 4131 that designates data identification information. Ru. The comparator 416 outputs the one-condition failure signal 41 in the above series of copying procedures.
61 is output repeatedly. Comparator 416 outputs condition fulfillment signal 4162 to document storage device 50 as a copy end signal when the condition is satisfied, that is, after a series of copying procedures equal to or greater than the number of input sets have been performed.

Next, the batch output control circuit 420 will be explained. The output of the copy data is activated by a copy data request signal 5212 input from the document storage device 50. Copy data request signal 5212 is passed through OR gate 440.

The address counter 430 of the buffer memory 400 is cleared to zero, and the flip-flop 421 is set to start the oscillation a422 connected to its output. , the clock signal 4221 generated by the oscillator 422 is input as a read clock signal to the buffer memory 400, and the copy data 4001t is read out and output. Bulk output of the copy data is stopped by the stop signal 52411C.
The operation ends when the 0 knob 421 is reset and the lifting of the 1 lifter 422 is stopped.

FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of the document storage device 50. This device includes a buffer memory 500 that stores layout information stored in the layout information storage device 20 and copy data stored in the document configuration data copying device 40 as one document, and document identification information for identifying the document. and a search table 510 that stores the document's storage address on the buffer memory 500 as a set, and a control circuit 520 that controls writing of the document information and copy data to the buffer memory 500. Document identification information 1006 input from the outside is set in register 530 by strobe signal 100BK. Search table 510
takes in the copy end signal 41621jt input from the document configuration data copying device ti40, the document identification information 5301 set in the register 530 as a strobe signal, and the value 5401t of the address counter 540 of the buffer memory 500, and combines both into one set. Store as . At the same time, the copy end signal 4162 sends a layout information request signal 51 to the layout information storage device 20.
Output as 01.

Layout information 2 read out from the layout information storage device 20 by the layout information request signal 5101
001 is sent to OR gates 522 and 5 through data end determination circuit 521 in synchronization with black and red 2501, respectively.
23, and stored in a buffer 500. Data end signal 52 output from the data end determination circuit 521
11 is output as a stop signal to the layout information storage device 20, and at the same time is output to the document configuration data copying device 40 as a copy data request (y number 5212). The copy data 4001 read from the data copying device 40 is passed through the entire data end determination circuit 524 in synchronization with the black/red signal 4221, and is output to the OR gate) 522°5.
23, it is stored in the buffer memory 500 following the layout information. The data end determination circuit 52
4 outputs the data end signal 5241.

At the stop signal, the document configuration data copying device 40
is output to. Here, data end determination circuit 521.5
24 can be the same as the data end determination circuit 415 described using the block diagram of FIG.

Here, we have explained an example of a storage method in which sets and types of layout information and corresponding sets of copy data are identified based on the order in which they are stored in the buffer memory. This can also be realized by storing the identification information of the corresponding set of type and copy data, and the storage address of the corresponding layout information and copy data in a search table. In another embodiment, the document configuration data storage device 40 may be a computer. This can be realized by making the buffer memory correspond to the main memory of the computer and the other parts to the program or interface.

Also, a data storage device 30 and a document storage device 5
0 buffer memory is the computer's standard auxiliary storage (
(magnetic tape, magnetic disk, etc.) can also be used.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, the contents of the created document can be changed by copying the data used as document configuration data when creating the document and storing it as copy data together with the layout information. To change the replicated data when doing so.

Data used as document configuration data can be saved as is without being changed, and multiple documents can be
When the same data is used as document configuration data, it is possible to create documents in which changes in the contents of one document do not affect other documents.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a conceptual diagram of the data structure of a document created by the present invention, and Fig. 3 forms part of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a layout information storage device 20 for storing input layout information, which forms part of an embodiment of the present invention and is used to store data such as text, figures, graphs, tables, images, etc. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a data storage device 30 that stores data, which forms part of an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a document configuration data copying device 4 that copies data used as document configuration data.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram for explaining the data end determination circuit 415 which forms part of the document configuration data copying apparatus 40 and determines the end of data. The figure is a block diagram for explaining a document storage device 50' which forms part of an embodiment of the present invention and stores documents consisting of layout information and copy data. In the figure, 20: Layout information storage device. 30...Data storage device, 40...Document configuration data copying device, 50...Document storage device,"
70--Layout information, 200--Buffer memory, 210--Address calculation circuit, 211--OR
gate, 212...OR goo), 213...multiplier, 214...index table, 215...
OR gate, 216...OR gate), 217...adder, 220...output control circuit. 221 Index table, 222... Counter. 223... Flip-flop, 224... Explosive device,
230...-Pattern output control circuit, 231...Flip 70 Tsuji. 232... Oscillator, 240... Address counter,
250...OR gate, 260...OR gate, 30
0... Buffer memory, 310... Search table,
320...output control circuit, 32 to flip 70. Bu,
322...Oscillator, 330...Address counter, 4
00...Buffer memory, 410...Copy control circuit, 411...Register. 412...Counter, 413...Register, 414...
Shift register, 415...Data end determination circuit. 416... Comparator, 417... Delay circuit, 418...
...OR goo), 420...-pattern output control circuit, 42
1... Flip-flop, 422... Oscillator, 430
address counter, 440...OR goo), 45
0...OR gate. 500... Buffer memory, 510... Search table. 520...Control circuit, 521 - Data end determination circuit. 522...OR gate, 523...OR gate, 5
24... Data end determination circuit, 530... Register, 540... Address counter, 701... Layout information, 702... Fourth set of layout information, 70
3. Second set of layout information, 704-. First set of data identification information. 705... First set of cutting range information, 706... First set of embedding range information, 707... Second set of data identification information, 708... Second set of cutting range information, 709
...Embedding range information of the '2nd MA, 710...
Copy data. 711...Copy data corresponding to the first set, 712...
- Copy data corresponding to the second set, 1001... Layout information, 1002... External group designation signal, 1003...
External type designation signal, 1004/external input end signal, 1o
os...External input set number information, 1006...Document identification information, 1007...1001 clock signal, 1008...1002... strobe signal, 1009...1003 strobe signal, 100A
...1005 strobe signal. 100B...10060 strobe signal, 2001.
...Layout information, 2111...OR gate 21
1 output. 2121...Output of OR gate 212, 2131...
- Output of multiplier 213, strobe signals of 2132...2131. 2141...Output of index table 214. 2142...2141 strobe signal, 2151...
Output of OR gate 215, 2161...OR gate 2
16 output; 2171...output of adder 217, 2
172...2171 strobe signal, 2211...
- Output of index table 221, 2212...
2211 strobe signal. 2221...stop signal, 2241...clock signal. 2321-black signal, 2501--read clock signal, 3001--document configuration data, 3]
01... Storage address, 3102... Strobe signal of 3101, 3221... Clock signal, 4001
・Copy data. 4111... Number of input sets, 4121... Read masonry determination signal. 4122...Value of counter 412, 4123...4
122 strobe signal, 4131... readout type designation signal. 4141...Data identification information, 4150...K-bi,
Width shift register, 4151-1.4151-2.
...4151-K...Inverter, 4152...
AND gate. 4161... Condition failure signal, 4162... Copy end signal. 4171...Output of delay circuit 417, 4181...
・4121°4131 strobe signal, 4221...
・Clock signal. 5101...Layout information request signal, 5211...
Data end signal, 5212...Copy data request signal. 5213...Layout information, 52i4...521
3 clock signal, 5221...Output of OR gate 522, 5231...Output of OR gate 523, 5241
...Data end signal, 5242...Copy data,
5243...5242 black signal, 5301.
...Document identification information. 5401... Address counter 540 (i, 4x5
o1...Document configuration data, 41502...
A clock signal 41501 and a data end signal 41521 are shown, respectively. Rod 2 Diagram 7 Mouth=4

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an apparatus that creates a document using data such as text, figures, graphs, tables, images, etc. as document configuration data, data identification information for identifying the document configuration data and when cutting out a part of the document configuration data There are three types of information: extraction range information that specifies the extraction range of the extraction range, and embedding range information that specifies the embedding range when embedding the extracted data according to the extraction range information in the document, for each of the document configuration data. When layout information forming one set is input from the outside, the set and type are stored so that the set and type can be identified according to an external set designation signal and an external type designation signal that respectively designate the set and type to which each piece of layout information belongs;
When a readout group designation signal and a readout type designation signal that respectively designate the set and type of layout information to be read are input,
Layout information storage means that outputs layout information identified by a designated set and type among stored layout information, and outputs all stored layout information when a layout information request signal is input. It stores data such as text, figures, graphs, tables, images, etc., and when data identification information is input, it outputs the corresponding data and instructs the end of inputting all layout information. When an external input end signal is input from the outside, a read group designation signal and a read type designation signal specifying data identification information are output to the layout information storage means, thereby outputting the read data identification information to the data storage means. A series of copying procedures in which copy data is created by reading and storing data corresponding to the data identification information as document configuration data are repeated for the number of sets given by external input set number information input from the outside, and the process ends. Then, a document configuration data copying means outputs a copy end signal, and when a copy data request signal is input, outputs all the stored copy data; and when a copy end signal is input, the layout information storage means By outputting a layout information request signal to the layout information storage means, all the layout information stored in the layout information storage means is read and stored, and further by outputting a copy data request signal to the document composition data copying means, the document structure is read out and stored. The data copying means has a document storage means for reading out all the copy data stored therein and storing it together with layout information so that it can be identified by externally inputted document identification information, and when creating a document, the data is stored as document configuration data. By copying the data to be used and storing it as copy data together with layout information, the copy data is changed when the content of the created document is changed, so the data used as document structure data remains unchanged. A document characterized in that it is saved as is, and when multiple documents use the same data as document configuration data, changes in the content of one document do not affect other documents. Creation device.