JPS63210931A - Article information assigning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily replace article information by replacing only an article code in a device stored with assignment data. CONSTITUTION:Article information is stored in the article data storage device 10 and assignment coordinate values are made to correspond to respective article codes in the assignment data storage part 30. An operator can replaces only an article code in the assignment storage device 30 through an article code replacing device 70. As a result of this replacement, an image generating device 50 displays a new replacing article. Eventually, the operator only replaces the article code to replace the assigned article.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a product information layout device, and particularly to a product information layout device that allocates information regarding products to printed matter such as a product catalog.

[Conventional technology]

In a general product catalog or the like, information regarding a large number of products is allocated to each page. The information about the product that should be assigned generally includes picture data such as a photo of the product that shows its appearance, character data that includes explanations of product specifications such as the product model number, product name, and functions, and drawing data that shows the dimensions of the product. used. These various pieces of information are allocated to each page of the catalog for each product. Conventionally, this sort of layout has been done by manually arranging cutouts of photographs or drawings, or pieces of paper with printed text.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Although there are slight changes in the content of general catalogs and other printed materials that generally list products, the majority of the content is often the same as the previous year. Usually, a new catalog is created by replacing some of the products listed in the previous year's catalog with new products. However, as mentioned above, conventional product information assignment was done manually, so photos, drawings, etc. of the target area had to be manually replaced.
It required a lot of effort and time.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a product information allocation device that can easily replace product information.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention is a product information allocation device that allocates information regarding a plurality of products on a two-dimensional coordinate system. A product data storage device for storing product data, a product data input device for inputting product data into the product data storage device, and a product data storage device for inputting product data into the product data storage device; An allocation data storage device that stores data in association with a product code, an allocation data input device that inputs data necessary for allocation into this allocation data storage device, and integrates data in the product data storage device and the allocation data storage device. an image generation device that generates an image of a predetermined product laid out in a predetermined position; a display device that displays the image generated by this image generation device; A product code replacement device having a function of replacing one product code with another product code is provided.

[Function] According to the product information allocation device according to the present invention, product information is stored in the product data storage device, and allocation coordinate values are associated with each product code in the allocation data storage device. ing. The operator can use the product code replacement device to replace only the product code in the allocation data storage device. By this replacement, the image generation device displays the replaced new product. In the end, the operator can replace the assigned product simply by replacing this product code.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described below based on illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a product information allocation device used for creating a catalog according to an embodiment of the present invention. The product data storage device 10 is a device that stores a product code for identifying a plurality of products in correspondence with product data representing the characteristics of the product. Here, an example will be shown in which three pieces of product data, ie, picture data, character data, and drawing data, are stored for each of the three products specified by the product code 1°2.3. The product code is
Although any code may be used as long as it can distinguish the product from other products, it is convenient to use the model number of the product as the product code, for example. Product data is input into the product data storage device 10 for each product by the product data input device 20. In this embodiment, the pattern data is image data taken from a photograph showing the appearance of the product, and the product data input device 20 has an image input device such as a scanner for inputting this data. Further, the character data is data consisting of explanatory text of product specifications such as the product model number, product name, and function, and the product data input device 20 has a word processor for inputting this data. Further, the drawing data consists of a dimensional drawing of the product, and the product data input device 20 has a drawing input device such as a digitizer for inputting this data.

On the other hand, the layout data storage device 30 has a page area for each page of the catalog, and has three tables for each page area: a product allocation table 31, a ruled line allocation table 32, and a flat mesh allocation table 33. In Figure 1,
Only one page area out of the plurality of page areas is shown. The product allocation table 31 includes the product code of each product to be allocated to this page and the coordinate values (X, V) on a two-dimensional coordinate system indicating the allocation position of each product.
They are stored in one-to-one correspondence. Furthermore, the ruled line layout table 32 stores information regarding the ruled lines to be allocated to this page, such as the starting point, end point coordinates, line color, line width, etc. Information about the shading to be assigned to, for example,
Information such as the dot area ratio and closed curve coordinates indicating the outline of the shaded area is stored. Each of the above-mentioned layout data is inputted by the layout data input device 40.

The image generation device 50 is a device that integrates data in the product data storage device 10 and the layout data storage device 30 and generates a layout image for each page, and this generated image is displayed on the display device 60.

In addition, the product code replacement device 70
This device has a function of replacing only the product code in 1 with another product code.

As mentioned above, the product data input device 20 includes a scanner,
It consists of input devices such as word processors and digitizers. Further, as the display device 60, a color high resolution display is used.

Further, as the product data storage device 10 and the allocation data storage device 30, an internal storage device or an external storage device in the computer is used, and as the allocation data input device 40 and the product code replacement device 70, a computer connected to the computer is used. An input device such as a keyboard or tablet is used. Further, the image generation device 50 is realized by software that operates a computer.

FIG. 2 <a) shows an example of a screen displayed on the display device 60 according to the stored contents of the product data storage device 10 and the layout data storage device 30 of FIG. For example, regarding product 1, the image generation device 50
refers to the row of product code 1 in the product allocation table 31 and reads out the allocation coordinate values xl, yl of this product. Subsequently, the image generation device 50 reads out the picture data, character data, and graphic data corresponding to the product code 1 in the product data storage device 10. Then, point P(xl, y
Using l) as a reference point, the pattern A, explanatory text B, and dimension drawing C of product 1 are laid out and displayed as shown in the figure. Similarly, product 2.
Product information for 3 is also reference point Q (x2.y2),
It is allocated based on R(x3.y3). Furthermore, ruled lines K are allocated based on the information in the ruled line allocation table 32, and flat mesh H is allocated based on the information in the flat mesh allocation table 33, respectively. Note that the operator can input the layout on the display device 60 from the layout data input device 40 while viewing the results.
The layout can be changed by making inputs that change the data in the layout data storage device 30. In order to print a catalog based on this layout result, the image generation device 50
An original plate for printing may be automatically output based on the image data generated in .

A feature of this device is that products can be easily replaced based on a layout image once created.

As described above, the layout as shown in FIG. 2(a) is completed, and the catalog is printed based on this screen, but it becomes necessary to create a new catalog for the next year. Consider a case where product 4, which is a new product, is replaced and posted instead of product 3. According to this device, such a replacement work can be performed extremely easily by operating the product code replacement device 70.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of this replacement work. First, in step S1, new product data is input.

This is an operation for inputting pattern data, character data, and drawing data regarding the product 4 from the product data input device 20, and this operation causes the product 4 specified by the product code 4 to be input.
Product data related to the product is imported into the product data storage device 10.

Subsequently, in step S2, a correction page is input. As mentioned above, the allocation data storage device 30 has a plurality of page areas. Therefore, this operation specifies the page to be corrected. When this modified page is input, the page screen before modification is displayed in step S3.

That is, the screen of the page to be corrected is displayed on the display device 60.
will be displayed. In this embodiment, a screen as shown in FIG. 2(a) will be displayed.

Next, in step S4, the product code to be replaced is manually entered. In this embodiment, of the three products displayed in FIG. 2(a), product 3 is designated as the product to be replaced. This designation input is performed by the product code replacement device 70. One simple method of this designation method is to use the product code replacement device 70 on the display device 6.
0 to the display regarding product 3. Alternatively, the model number of the product 3 may be input using a keyboard or the like. Next, step S
In step 5, the product code to be replaced is input. In this embodiment, the product 4 for which information was input in step S1 is designated as the product to be replaced. Therefore, this designation input can be performed by inputting the model number of the product 4 using a keyboard or the like. Once this input is made, the product allocation table is corrected in step S6. That is, °3'' in the product code column in the product allocation table 31 of FIG. 1 is replaced with "4".

Other data remains unchanged. Subsequently, in step S7, the corrected page screen is displayed. That is, a new image is generated by the image generation device 50 and displayed on the display device 60. The display screen at this time is shown in FIG. 2(b). Since the product code in the third row of the product allocation table 31 is "4°," the product code 4, that is, the product data regarding the product 4, is read out from the product data storage device 10. Since the coordinate values remain the same as x3.y3, the allocation position is the same as the previous position of product 3. In the end, product 3 has been replaced with product 4.

Follow the steps above to correct the pages that need to be replaced one by one. Furthermore, if the character data of the product is changed instead of replacing the product, for example, when the price of product 1 is changed, the character data of product code 1 in the product data storage device 10 can be changed. . The same applies to changes in pattern data and graphic data. By outputting a new original printing plate based on this corrected image, the catalog for this year can be easily printed. Note that the input/output devices described in the above embodiments are not limited to those described above, and can be replaced with other input/output devices as long as they perform similar functions. .

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, in the product information allocation device, only the product code in the device that stores allocation data is replaced, so that product information can be easily replaced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a product information allocation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display screen of the device in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing products produced by the device in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of information replacement operation. 10...Product data storage device, 20...Product data input device, 30...Allocation data storage device, 31...
Product allocation table, 32... Ruled line allocation table, 33
... Flat mesh layout table, 40 ... Layout data input device, 50 ... Image generation device, 60 ... Display device, 7
0...Product code replacement device. Applicant's agent Sato - Yuge Q (b) Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A product information allocation device that allocates information regarding a plurality of products on a two-dimensional coordinate system, which represents a product code for identifying the product and characteristics of the product for the plurality of products. A product data storage device that stores product data in correspondence with the product data, a product data input device that inputs the product data into the product data storage device, and an allocation position of each product data on the two-dimensional coordinate system. an allocation data storage device that stores coordinate values in association with product codes of each product;
An allocation data input device for inputting data necessary for allocation into this allocation data storage device, and data in the product data storage device and the allocation data storage device are integrated, and predetermined products are allocated to predetermined positions. an image generation device that generates a state image; a display device that displays the image generated by the image generation device; and a product code stored in the allocation data storage device that replaces the product code with another product code. A product information allocation device comprising: a product code replacement device having functions. 2. Claim 1, characterized in that the product data is composed of pattern data indicating the appearance of the product, character data consisting of explanatory text of product specifications, and drawing data indicating the dimensions of the product. Product information allocation device described in section. 3. The allocated data storage device has a plurality of page areas,
3. The product information allocation device according to claim 1, wherein the product information allocation device stores, for each page area, a product code and a coordinate value of a product to be allocated to that page. 4. Product information layout according to claim 3, wherein the layout data storage device further stores layout data regarding ruled lines and flat mesh to be allocated to each page in addition to layout data regarding the product. Device.