KR20190021508A - Apparatus and method for resizing cell in table - Google Patents

Abstract

Presented are an apparatus for adjusting a cell size and a method thereof. The apparatus for adjusting a cell size and the method thereof output a cell size adjustment object when a first user input occurs in an adjustment region set at one side of at least one edge of four edges of at least one cell of cells included in a table, receive a second user input for the cell size adjustment object, and adjust a cell size according to the second user input.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESIZING CELL IN TABLE [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cell size adjustment apparatus and method, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for increasing a user's ease of table editing by allowing a user to adjust the size of each cell constituting a table .

Tables and charts are used for various purposes in the process of creating and managing documents. The table is often used to report the results of learning or work because it is suitable to organize and show the data to be filled in and is easy to compare and show different data with the same properties. In addition, the table is often used for business format because the document is easy to format, easy to view, and easy to create multiple different documents with similar characteristics.

Therefore, to facilitate the creation of such tables, word processors and spreadsheet programs support graphical user interfaces and shortcuts in a variety of ways. Nevertheless, the user interface and the shortcut key related to the preparation and editing of the table for each program are different from each other, so that it is troublesome for the user to learn the table creation method for each program. Also, since the editing method of the table is not intuitive, it takes a long time to learn and become familiar with the editing method.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2001-0039126, a method of adjusting the variable cell size of a professional editor, suggests a method of varying a table in accordance with the number of data represented in the form, It does not provide a technical means for easily adjusting the size of each cell through an intuitive graphical user interface. In spite of this conventional technique, there is no way to intuitively adjust the relative size of each cell constituting the table.

Therefore, a technique for solving the above-described problems is required.

On the other hand, the background art described above is technical information acquired by the inventor for the derivation of the present invention or obtained in the derivation process of the present invention, and can not necessarily be a known technology disclosed to the general public before the application of the present invention .

Embodiments disclosed herein are aimed at providing a cell size adjustment apparatus and method that facilitates adjusting the size of a cell included in a table.

It is also an object of the embodiments disclosed herein to provide a cell size adjustment apparatus and method that allows a plurality of cells included in a table to be adjusted in size at a time.

Furthermore, the embodiments disclosed herein aim at providing a cell size adjustment apparatus and method that can improve the efficiency of a user by providing an intuitive cell size adjustment method.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cell size adjusting apparatus for adjusting a cell size of a cell, the cell size adjusting device comprising: A UI providing unit for outputting a cell size adjustment object when a first user input occurs and receiving a second user input for the cell size adjustment object; And a cell size adjuster for adjusting a size of the cell according to the second user input received through the UI providing unit.

According to another embodiment, when a first user input occurs in an adjustment area set to one side of at least one corner of at least one of four corners of at least one cell included in a table, ; Receiving a second user input for the cell size adjustment object; And adjusting a size of the cell according to the second user input.

According to any one of the above-mentioned means for solving the above-mentioned problems, it is possible to provide a cell size adjusting apparatus and method for facilitating the size of a cell included in a table.

In addition, according to any one of the above-mentioned means for solving the above-mentioned problems, it is possible to provide a cell size adjusting apparatus and method for adjusting the size of a plurality of cells included in a table at a time.

Further, according to any one of the above-mentioned problem solving means, it is possible to provide a cell size adjusting apparatus and method which can enhance the work efficiency of a user by providing an intuitive cell size adjusting method.

The effects obtained in the disclosed embodiments are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned are obvious to those skilled in the art to which the embodiments disclosed from the following description belong It can be understood.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a cell size adjustment apparatus according to an embodiment.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a cell size adjustment method according to an embodiment.
3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a cell size adjustment method according to an embodiment.

Various embodiments are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiments described below may be modified and implemented in various different forms.

In order to more clearly describe the features of the embodiments, detailed descriptions of known matters to those skilled in the art are omitted. In the drawings, parts not relating to the description of the embodiments are omitted, and like parts are denoted by similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a configuration is referred to as being "connected" to another configuration, it includes not only a case of being directly connected, but also a case of being connected with another configuration in between. In addition, when a configuration is referred to as "including ", it means that other configurations may be included, as well as other configurations, as long as there is no specially contradicted description.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram for explaining a cell size adjustment apparatus 100 according to an embodiment.

The cell size adjustment apparatus 100 may be implemented as a computer, a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device, or the like, which can be connected to a remote server through a network N or connected to other terminals and servers. Here, the computer includes, for example, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and the like, each of which is equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), and the portable terminal may be a wireless communication device , Personal Communication System (PCS), Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) Handheld (WCDMA), such as the Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (WIBRO), Smart Phone, Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access ) Based wireless communication devices. In addition, the television may include an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), an Internet television (TV), a terrestrial TV, a cable TV, and the like. Further, the wearable device is an information processing device of a type that can be directly worn on a human body, for example, a watch, a glasses, an accessory, a garment, shoes, and the like. The wearable device can be connected to a remote server via a network, Lt; / RTI >

The cell size adjustment apparatus 100 may include input / output means including an input unit for receiving input from a user, and an output unit for displaying information such as a result of a task or a status of the cell size adjustment apparatus 100 have. For example, the input / output means may include an operation panel for receiving user input and a display panel for displaying the screen. In particular, the input unit may include devices capable of receiving various types of user input, such as a keyboard, a physical button, a touch screen, a camera or a microphone. Also, the output unit may include a display panel or a speaker. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the input / output means may include a configuration supporting various inputs and outputs.

The cell scaling device 100 also controls the overall operation of the cell scaling device 100 and includes control means including a processor such as a CPU. The control means may control other configurations included in the cell resizing apparatus 100 to perform an operation corresponding to the user input received through the input / output means. For example, the control means may execute the program stored in the memory, read the file stored in the memory, or store the new file in the memory.

In addition, the cell resizing apparatus 100 may have a communication means, which can perform wire / wireless communication with another device or a network. To this end, the communication means may comprise a communication module supporting at least one of a variety of wired and wireless communication methods. For example, the communication module may be implemented in the form of a chipset. The wireless communication supported by the communication means may be Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), or Near Field Communication (NFC), for example. The wired communication supported by the communication means may be, for example, USB or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).

On the other hand, various types of data such as files, applications, programs, and the like may be installed and stored in the memory provided in the cell size adjustment device 100. [ The control means may access and use the data stored in the memory, or may store the new data in the memory. Further, the control means may execute a program installed in the memory. The memory may be provided with a program for performing a cell size adjustment method, which will be described later.

According to one embodiment, when a program execution request for editing a table is input from a user through an input / output means, the control means displays a UI for allowing a user to create a table by executing a program stored in a memory, You can edit the table by receiving user input.

1, the cell resizing apparatus 100 may include a UI providing unit 101. In addition, The UI providing unit 101 receives a user's input and immediately displays a user input result on the screen so that the user can create or edit the table. That is, the UI providing unit 101 provides a menu necessary for creating or editing a table in the input / output unit, and displays a table created or modified according to the input of the user.

Then, the UI providing unit 101 receives the user input for the provided UI, and creates a table according to the user input so that the UI is displayed on the UI. Specifically, the UI providing unit 101 may provide the user with a cell size adjustment object for adjusting the size of each cell included in the table.

In this case, the 'cell size adjustment object' is a graphic object that is output to the screen. When the UI first providing unit 101 generates a first user input preset in the adjustment region preset for each cell of the table, As shown in FIG. Of course, according to the embodiment, the UI providing unit 101 may continuously display the cell size adjustment object of each cell even if the first user input does not occur in the adjustment region.

Here, the 'adjustment region' is a region occupying a part of the input / output means and is set as a two-dimensional space having a predetermined area around the table or the table. Specifically, the adjustment region may be set for at least one cell of one or more cells included in the table. For example, the adjustment region may be set at one side of at least one of the four corners of at least one cell. For example, the adjustment region may be set for each of the four corners of at least one cell included in the table, and the lower right corner of each cell. At this time, the adjustment region may be set to one edge of each cell, or may be set to only one edge of each cell.

At this time, each adjustment region is matched to one cell. That is, when the first user input occurs in the corresponding adjustment region, the specific adjustment region is an adjustment region for one predetermined cell, and a cell size adjustment object for adjusting the size of the cell matched to the adjustment region may be displayed . The displayed cell size adjustment object is provided to adjust the size of one specified cell.

As described above, the UI providing unit 101 may selectively display the cell size adjustment object only when a first user input has occurred in the adjustment area, where the first user input may be, for example, And may be set differently depending on the type of input / output means such as touch input. At this time, the cell resizing object may be displayed in the corresponding adjustment area, or may be displayed around or on the corresponding adjustment area. That is, when the adjustment area is provided at one corner of the cell, the cell size adjustment object may be displayed on one side of the cell even when the first user input is generated in the predetermined area and the cell size adjustment object is displayed.

Also, the UI providing unit 101 may receive a second user input for the above-described cell size adjustment object. The second user input may be, for example, a drag input that changes the mouse position while maintaining the click state of the mouse after clicking on the cell size adjustment object. Alternatively, the second user input may be, for example, a drag input that changes the touch position while touching the cell resizing object and then maintaining the touch state. That is, the second user input may also be set differently depending on the type of the input / output means described above. Thus, the second user input may be a continuous drag input from the first position to the second position, whereby the UI providing unit 101 may display the cell size differently according to the second user input.

Specifically, the UI providing unit 101 can display the cell size differently by changing the position of one side edge of the cell having the adjustment region. For example, if the adjustment area is set at the lower right corner of the cell as described above, the cell size adjustment object is also displayed in the lower right corner of the cell, and when the user presses a second user input, The UI providing unit 101 can move the cell size adjustment object according to the drag input of the user and also move the lower right corner of the cell. Whereby the cell can be reduced or enlarged in at least one of the left-right direction and the up-down direction.

At this time, the UI providing unit 101 displays the size of a specific cell differently, so that the user can input the second user input and can directly check whether the size of the cell is adjusted according to his / her desired result.

On the other hand, when the UI providing unit 101 displays the cell size adjustment object of the cell included in the table according to the user's input on the UI and receives the second user input of the cell size adjustment object, The cell size adjustment unit 103 of the cell 100 may adjust the size of the cell according to the second user input and may temporarily or permanently store the edit information of the table including information on the size- .

In this case, when the size of the cell is adjusted according to the second user input, the cell size adjuster 103 adjusts the size of the cell according to the second user input, Can be set.

Further, the cell size adjuster 103 may adjust the cell size of the first cell corresponding to the first cell corresponding to the cell size adjustment object to which the second user input is received, The sizes of the cells arranged in the same row or column as the three neighboring cells and three cells can be relatively adjusted in accordance with the change of the size of the first cell. For example, when the cell size adjustment object displayed on the lower right of the cell in the second row and the second column of the table including the cells in the third row and the third column is shifted to the upper right side, the cells in the second row and the second column are wider toward the right The size can be adjusted so that the height is reduced upward.

In this example, the cell size adjuster 103 includes three cells adjacent to the lower right corner of the cell in the second row and two columns, that is, cells in the second row and third column, cells in the third row and second column, cells in the third row and third column, The size of all the remaining cells included in the second row and the third row belonging to the same row or the same column as the cell and all the remaining cells included in the second column and the third column can be relatively adjusted.

At this time, the cell size adjuster 103 can prevent the width and height of the entire table from varying. However, according to the embodiment, the cell size adjustment unit 103 may restrict the size of the cell according to the position of one corner where the adjustment region of the cell is set.

Specifically, when the one side edge of an arbitrary cell is located at the edge of the table, the UI providing unit 101 assigns a second user input for a cell size adjustment object corresponding to an arbitrary cell to at least one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction The cell size adjustment unit 103 can also restrictively limit the size of any cell according to the limitation of the UI providing unit 101 for the second user input.

For example, when the adjustment region of each cell is set at the lower right of each cell, the adjustment region of the cell of the third row and the second column in the table of 3 rows and 3 columns can be located at the lower edge of the table, (101) allows the second user input in the left and right directions to be allowed for the cell size adjustment object of the cell, and restricts the second user input in the up and down direction so that the table is not shifted or the overall size of the table is not changed .

In the same embodiment, the UI providing unit 101 does not set the adjustment area for the cells in the third row and the third column, and accordingly, in the right lower corner of the third row and third column, that is, on the lower right side among the four corners of the table of the table It is also possible to provide separate table resizing objects rather than cell resizing objects.

Accordingly, the cell size adjuster 103 can adjust the size of each cell according to the second user input for each cell size adjustment object, and fix the table size.

The cell size adjustment unit 103 may temporarily or continuously store information on the cell size adjusted through the UI provided by the UI providing unit 101 so that the size of the cell included in the table is substantially adjusted.

Hereinafter, a cell size adjustment method according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a cell size adjustment method according to an embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram.

The cell size adjustment method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 includes the steps of time-series processing in the cell size adjustment device 100 shown in FIG. Accordingly, even though omitted from the following description, the above description of the cell size adjustment apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 can be applied to the cell size adjustment method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cell size adjustment method according to an exemplary embodiment is a method in which the cell size adjustment device 100 provides a UI to a user for creating and editing a table, (S21) in which a first user input is generated in an adjustment region provided in one side edge region.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of cells 31 may be included in the table 30, and an adjustment region may be set on the lower right corner side of each cell 31. The cell size adjustment device 100 may display a graphic object 32 linked to a user input means such as a mouse on a screen.

Accordingly, the cell resizing apparatus 100 may subsequently perform step S22 of outputting a cell size adjustment object corresponding to the cell.

3, when the graphic object 32 is placed on the adjustment area according to the movement of the mouse, the cell size adjustment device 100 stores the cell size adjustment object 33 corresponding to the corresponding cell in the corresponding adjustment area It can be displayed in the lower right corner of the cell.

Then, the cell resizing apparatus 100 may detect occurrence of a second user input, for example, a drag input, on the output cell size adjustment object (S23).

The cell resizing apparatus 100 may adjust the cell size so that one side edge of the cell's cell size adjustment object is located at a position corresponding to the second user input (S24). For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the second user input is generated on the left upper side of the first cell size adjustment object, the cell size adjustment apparatus 100 sets the position of the cell size adjustment object 33 to the mouse The cells corresponding to the cell resizing object 33, i.e., the cell corresponding to the cell resizing object 33,

In the illustrated embodiment, the sizes of the cells in the first row and first column can be adjusted so that the lower right corner of the first row and first column of cells is moved to the upper left side corresponding to the position of the cell size adjustment object 33. Accordingly, the cells of the first row and the first column can be narrowed in width so that the right frame moves to the left side and at the same time the height of the cells in the bottom row is moved upward.

3, when the second user input is generated from the first position to the right downward of the cell size adjustment object, the cell size adjustment device 100 changes the position of the cell size adjustment object 33 to a graphic corresponding to the mouse The cells corresponding to the cell size adjustment object 33, that is, the cells of the first row and the first column in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, The size of the cell can be adjusted so that the lower right corner of the cell is moved to the lower right so as to correspond to the position of the cell size adjustment object 33. [ Accordingly, the cells of the first row and the first column can be increased in height so that the right frame moves to the right side and the lower frame moves downward at the same time.

The cell size adjuster 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may adjust the size of three cells adjacent to the direction in which the cell is to be resized and other cells having the same row or column as the three cells to be resized (S25).

For example, when the cell size adjustment object 33 moves upward to the left in FIG. 3, it can be seen that the cells of the first row and the second column, the cells of the second row and the first column, and the cells of the second row and the second column are relatively resized. Even if the cell size adjustment object 33 moves to the upper left, it can be confirmed that the size of the remaining cells is adjusted together. In this case, according to the embodiment, the size of the cell size adjustment apparatus 100 can be adjusted only in units of cells in a state in which the entire width and height of the table are fixed.

The term " part " used in the above embodiments means a hardware component such as a software or a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an ASIC, and the 'part' performs certain roles. However, 'part' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. &Quot; to " may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and may be configured to play one or more processors. Thus, by way of example, and not by way of limitation, reference may be made, by way of example, to components such as software components, object oriented software components, class components and task components, and processes,

Microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables of the program code, as well as the procedures, subroutines, segments of program patent code, drivers,

The functions provided within the components and components may be combined with a smaller number of components and components or separated from additional components and components.

In addition, the components and components may be implemented to play back one or more CPUs in a device or a secure multimedia card.

The cell size adjustment method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2 may also be implemented in the form of a computer-readable medium storing instructions and data executable by a computer. At this time, the command and data may be stored in the form of program code, and when executed by the processor, a predetermined program module may be generated to perform a predetermined operation. In addition, the computer-readable medium can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. The computer-readable medium can also be a computer storage medium, which can be volatile and non-volatile, implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data, Volatile, removable and non-removable media. For example, the computer recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium such as an HDD and an SSD, an optical recording medium such as a CD, a DVD and a Blu-ray Disc, or a memory included in a server accessible via a network.

The cell size adjustment method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2 may also be implemented as a computer program (or a computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. A computer program includes programmable machine instructions that are processed by a processor and can be implemented in a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, an assembly language, or a machine language . The computer program may also be stored on a computer readable recording medium (e.g., a memory, a hard disk, a magnetic / optical medium

Or a solid-state drive (SSD) or the like).

Thus, the cell size adjustment method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2 can be implemented by the computer program as described above being executed by the computing device. The computing device may include a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high-speed interface connected to the memory and a high-speed expansion port, and a low-speed interface connected to the low-speed bus and the storage device. Each of these components is connected to each other using a variety of buses and can be mounted on a common motherboard or mounted in any other suitable manner.

Where the processor may process instructions within the computing device, such as to display graphical information to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) on an external input, output device, such as a display connected to a high speed interface And commands stored in memory or storage devices. As another example, multiple processors and / or multiple busses may be used with multiple memory and memory types as appropriate. The processor may also be implemented as a chipset comprised of chips comprising multiple independent analog and / or digital processors.

The memory also stores information within the computing device. In one example, the memory may comprise volatile memory units or a collection thereof. In another example, the memory may be comprised of non-volatile memory units or a collection thereof. The memory may also be another type of computer readable medium such as, for example, a magnetic or optical disk.

And the storage device can provide a large amount of storage space to the computing device. The storage device may be a computer readable medium or a configuration including such a medium and may include, for example, devices in a SAN (Storage Area Network) or other configurations, and may be a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, Or a tape device, flash memory, or other similar semiconductor memory device or device array.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the above-described embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and that those skilled in the art will readily understand that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. You will understand. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

It is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description and should be construed as including all changes and modifications that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims, .

100: cell sizing device
101: UI provided
103: Cell size adjustment unit

Claims (12)

When a first user input is generated in an adjustment area set to one side of at least one corner of at least one of four corners of at least one cell included in the table, a cell size adjustment object is output, 2 UI providing a user input; And
And a cell size adjuster for adjusting a size of a cell according to the second user input received through the UI providing unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first user input comprises:
A mouseover or touch input to the adjustment region,
Wherein the second user input comprises:
Wherein the cell size adjustment object is a drag input to the cell size adjustment object. The method according to claim 1,
The adjustment region
The size of each cell is set at one corner of four corners of each cell included in the table,
The UI providing unit,
Displaying the cell size adjustment object for an adjustment region in which the first user input has occurred among the respective adjustment regions set for size adjustment of each cell, receiving a second user input for the cell size adjustment object,
The cell size adjustment unit,
Wherein the second user input adjusts a size of a first cell corresponding to a received cell size adjustment object. The method of claim 3,
The cell size adjustment unit,
Wherein the first cell corresponding to the cell size adjustment object from which the second user input is received and the third cell adjacent to one side of the first cell in which the adjustment region corresponding to the first cell is set among the plurality of cells adjacent to the first cell, And adjusting a size of a cell arranged in the same row or column as the three cells in response to a change in size of the first cell,
Regulating device. The method according to claim 3 or 4,
The UI providing unit,
If the one side edge of the arbitrary cell is located at the edge of the table, the second user input for the cell size adjustment object corresponding to the arbitrary cell is limited to at least one of the vertical direction and the lateral direction,
The cell size adjustment unit,
And restricts the size of the arbitrary cell according to the limitation of the UI providing unit for the second user input. Outputting a cell size adjustment object when a first user input occurs in an adjustment area set to one side of at least one corner of at least one of four corners of at least one cell included in the table;
Receiving a second user input for the cell size adjustment object; And
And adjusting a size of the cell according to the second user input. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the first user input comprises:
A mouseover or touch input to the adjustment region,
Wherein the second user input comprises:
Wherein the cell size adjustment object is a drag input to the cell size adjustment object. The method according to claim 6,
The adjustment region
The size of each cell is set at one corner of four corners of each cell included in the table,
Wherein the outputting of the cell size adjustment object comprises:
When the first user input is generated in one of the adjustment areas for adjusting the size of each cell, the size of the first cell corresponding to one of the adjustment areas in which the first user input is generated is adjusted And outputting a cell size adjustment object for the cell size adjustment object,
Wherein the step of adjusting the size of the cell comprises:
And adjusting the size of the first cell corresponding to the cell size adjustment object from which the second user input was received. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the step of adjusting the size of the cell comprises:
A third cell adjacent to one side edge of the first cell in which an adjustment region corresponding to the first cell is set among a plurality of cells adjacent to the first cell, and a cell arranged in the same row or column as the three cells And adjusting the size of the first cell relative to a change in the size of the first cell. 10. The method according to claim 8 or 9,
Wherein receiving the second user input comprises:
Restricting a second user input for a cell size adjustment object corresponding to the arbitrary cell to at least one of a vertical direction and a left and right direction when one edge of an arbitrary cell is located at an edge of the table Including,
Wherein the step of adjusting the size of the cell comprises:
Limiting the size of any of the cells according to a restriction on the second user input. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for carrying out the method according to claim 6 is recorded. A computer program stored in a medium for performing the method of claim 6 performed by a cell sizer.

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