WO2017187469A1

WO2017187469A1 - Program, server, and system for providing service relating to electronic manual

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Publication number: WO2017187469A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/002241
Authority: WO
Inventors: 悟史鈴木; 吉田　健一; 雷太平山; 秀明磯野; 元紀坂野
Original assignee: 株式会社スタディスト
Priority date: 2016-04-28
Filing date: 2016-04-28
Publication date: 2017-11-02
Also published as: JP6128503B1; JPWO2017187469A1

Abstract

Provided is a program for providing a new service relating to an electronic manual. This program for providing a service relating to an electronic manual causes a control unit to, at least, identify an electronic manual, generate display data for the identified electronic manual, and display the display data on a display unit. The display data is configured such that still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual does not remain in the memory of a user terminal after the electronic manual is displayed on the user terminal.

Description

Program, server and system for providing services related to electronic manuals

The present invention relates to a program, a server, and a system for providing a service related to an electronic manual.

Conventionally, a service for providing an electronic manual to a user is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2012-181793 A

However, the inventors thought it necessary to provide a new service related to the electronic manual.

An object of the present invention is to provide a program, a server, and a system for providing a new service related to an electronic manual.

A program for providing a service related to the electronic manual of the present invention is executed in a user terminal, and the user terminal is configured to be able to communicate with a server via a network. The terminal includes a control unit that controls operation of the user terminal and a display unit, and the program specifies an electronic manual, generates display data of the specified electronic manual, and the display Displaying the data on the display unit, causing the control unit to perform, and the display data includes still image data included in the electronic manual after the electronic manual is displayed on the user terminal, or The moving image data is configured not to remain in the memory of the user terminal.

In one embodiment of the present invention, generating the display data of the specified electronic manual transmits an electronic manual ID for identifying the specified electronic manual to the server via the network. Receiving structured data based on the electronic manual ID from the server via the network, wherein the structured data indicates a structured configuration of the electronic manual; , Converting the structured data into the display data.

In one embodiment of the present invention, generating the display data of the specified electronic manual transmits an electronic manual ID for identifying the specified electronic manual to the server via the network. And receiving the display data based on the electronic manual ID from the server via the network.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the display data includes information indicating a location of still image data or information indicating a location of moving image data, and displaying the display data on the display unit includes displaying the display data on the display data. Accessing still image data or moving image data stored in a storage unit connected to the server with reference to the information indicating the location of the still image data included or the information indicating the location of the moving image data May be included.

In one embodiment of the present invention, generating the display data of the specified electronic manual includes displaying a display format ID for identifying a display format of the specified electronic manual via the network. The method may further include transmitting to a server, and the structured data based on the electronic manual ID and the display format ID may be received from the server via the network.

In one embodiment of the present invention, generating the display data of the specified electronic manual includes displaying a display format ID for identifying a display format of the specified electronic manual via the network. The display data may further be transmitted to a server, and the display data based on the electronic manual ID and the display format ID may be received from the server via the network.

A server for providing a service related to the electronic manual of the present invention is configured to be able to communicate with a user terminal via a network, and the server controls the operation of the server. The server is connected to a storage unit storing still image data or moving image data, and the control unit assigns an electronic manual ID for identifying an electronic manual via the network. Receiving from a user terminal and generating structured data based on the electronic manual ID, wherein the structured data indicates a structured configuration of the electronic manual The structured data is displayed after the electronic manual is displayed on the user terminal. It is constructed still image data or moving image data included in the child manual to avoid leaving in the memory of the user terminal.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the structured data includes information indicating a location of the still image data stored in the storage unit or information indicating a location of the moving image data stored in the storage unit. May be included.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit is further configured to further receive a display format ID for identifying a display format of the electronic manual from the user terminal via the network. The structured data may be generated based on the electronic manual ID and the display format ID.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the server is further connected to a database unit in which the hierarchical data of the electronic manual is stored. The hierarchical data includes content data for editing and content for publication. The control unit may further be configured to further restrict access to the editing content data and restrict access to the publishing content data.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit may be further configured to provide a service for communication on the electronic manual.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a program, a server, and a system for providing a new service related to an electronic manual.

FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating an example of a flow of processing executed in a user terminal and a server. FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating an example of a flow of processing executed in the user terminal and the server. FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an example of a flow of processing executed in the user terminal and the server. FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an example of a flow of processing executed in the user terminal and the server. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of processing executed in step S140 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of processing executed in step S250 illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of hierarchized data of an electronic manual stored in a database unit connected to a server. 6A is a diagram showing an example of (a) structured data of an electronic manual and (b) an example of display data of the electronic manual. 6B is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal based on the display data of the electronic manual shown in FIG. 6A (b). FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating an example of (a) structured data of an electronic manual and (b) an example of display data of the electronic manual. FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal based on the display data of the electronic manual shown in FIG. 7A (b). FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a concept for managing access authority to an electronic manual. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing an overview of a service that enables a viewer of an electronic manual to send “good job!” To the creator of the electronic manual. FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating an overview of a service that allows a viewer of an electronic manual to send comments to the creator of the electronic manual. FIG. 9C is a diagram illustrating an overview of a service that enables an electronic manual creator to send an update notification to an electronic manual viewer. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the system 1000 for implement | achieving the new service relevant to an electronic manual.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1. New Services Related to Electronic Manuals The present invention provides new services related to electronic manuals. The new service includes at least the following three services.
(1) Service for optimizing display of electronic manual (2) Service for managing access authority to electronic manual (3) Service for communication on electronic manual Each service will be described in detail below.

2. Service for Optimizing Display of Electronic Manual FIG. 1A shows an example of a flow of processing executed in a user terminal and a server. This process is an example of a process that allows the still image data or the moving image data included in the electronic manual not to remain in the memory of the user terminal after the electronic manual is displayed on the user terminal. Here, it is assumed that the user terminal and the server are configured to be able to communicate via a network.

Step S110: A process of specifying an electronic manual is executed in the user terminal. Here, it does not matter how the electronic manual is specified. For example, the electronic manual may be specified by information included in the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon transmitter, or the electronic manual may be specified by the user selecting the electronic manual. The selection of the electronic manual by the user may be performed, for example, by the user selecting an icon indicating the electronic manual displayed on the user terminal, or from a list of a plurality of electronic manuals displayed on the user terminal. It may be performed by the user selecting one electronic manual.

Step S120: A process of transmitting information for identifying the specified electronic manual (for example, an electronic manual ID) to the server is executed in the user terminal. Here, sending to the server does not matter whether it is sent directly to the server or indirectly. As a result of the processing in step S120, the electronic manual ID is transmitted from the user terminal to the server.

Step S130: The server receives the electronic manual ID.

Step S140: Processing for generating structured data of the electronic manual is executed on the server based on the electronic manual ID. Details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG. Here, the structured data of the electronic manual refers to data indicating the structured structure of the electronic manual. However, it is assumed that the structured data of the electronic manual does not include still image data or moving image data. Instead, the structured data of the electronic manual includes information indicating the location of still image data or information indicating the location of moving image data. An example of information indicating such a location is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), but is not limited thereto. Still image data or moving image data is stored in a storage unit (for example, a large-capacity storage unit on the cloud) connected to the server. The structured data of the electronic manual has a structured file format. An example of such a structured file is a JSON (Java Script Object Notation) file, an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file, or a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file, but is not limited thereto.

In step S140, once the structured data of the electronic manual is generated based on the electronic manual ID, the structured data of the electronic manual is stored in a database unit connected to the server. In each case, it is possible not to generate the structured data of the electronic manual based on the electronic manual ID. For example, instead of generating the electronic manual structured data based on the electronic manual ID, the electronic manual structured data stored in the database unit may be read.

Step S150: In the server, processing for transmitting the structured data of the electronic manual to the user terminal is executed. Here, the transmission to the user terminal does not matter whether the transmission is performed directly or indirectly to the user terminal. As a result of the processing in step S150, the structured data of the electronic manual is transmitted from the server to the user terminal.

Step S160: A process of receiving structured data of the electronic manual is executed at the user terminal.

Step S170: In the user terminal, a process of converting the structured data of the electronic manual into display data of the electronic manual is executed. Similar to the structured data of the electronic manual, the display data of the electronic manual also does not include still image data or moving image data. Instead, the display data of the electronic manual includes information indicating the location of still image data or information indicating the location of moving image data. The display data of the electronic manual has a display file format that can be displayed on the user terminal. An example of such a display file is an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) file, but is not limited to this.

Step S180: In the user terminal, a process of displaying the display data on the user terminal is executed. In this processing, referring to the information indicating the location of still image data or the information indicating the location of moving image data included in the display data, to the still image data or moving image data stored in the storage unit connected to the server Is accessed. This makes it possible to display still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual on the user terminal. However, after the electronic manual is displayed on the user terminal, still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual is not left in the memory of the user terminal. This can be realized by using, for example, a streaming method of sequentially reproducing still image data or moving image data while downloading. In this way, the risk of copyright infringement such as theft or falsification of still image data or moving image data included in an electronic manual is prevented by not leaving the still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual in the memory of the user terminal. Can be substantially eliminated. As an option, still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual can be stored in a memory (for example, a temporary memory such as a cache) of the user terminal.

FIG. 1B shows an example of a flow of processing executed in the user terminal and the server. In FIG. 1B, step S170 shown in FIG. 1A is executed not on the user terminal side but on the server side. Therefore, in FIG. 1B, the same steps as those shown in FIG. 1A are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

Step S170 ': Processing for converting structured data of the electronic manual into display data of the electronic manual is executed in the server. The method for converting the structured data of the electronic manual into the display data of the electronic manual is the same as that in step S170 shown in FIG. 1A, and will not be described here.

Step S155: In the server, processing for transmitting display data of the electronic manual to the user terminal is executed. Here, the transmission to the user terminal does not matter whether the transmission is performed directly or indirectly to the user terminal. As a result of the process in step S155, display data of the electronic manual is transmitted from the server to the user terminal.

Step S165: A process of receiving electronic manual display data is executed at the user terminal.

The processing shown in FIG. 1A is used when, for example, a client application program is installed in a user terminal and an electronic manual is displayed using the client application program. The process shown in FIG. 1B is used when, for example, a browser is incorporated in a user terminal and an electronic manual is displayed using the browser.

As described above, according to the processing shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, after the electronic manual is displayed on the user terminal, it is possible not to leave still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual in the memory of the user terminal. It is. Thereby, it is possible to substantially eliminate the risk of copyright infringement such as theft or falsification of still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual. This is an example of a service that optimizes the display of an electronic manual.

In the example shown in FIG. 1A, display data is generated in the user terminal by converting the structured data into display data in step S170, whereas in the example shown in FIG. 1B, the display data is displayed in step S165. The display data is generated in the user terminal by being received. Since the example shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B merely shows an example in which display data is generated, the present invention is not limited to this. As long as the display data is configured so that the still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual is not left in the user terminal memory after the electronic manual is displayed on the user terminal, the display data is generated in an arbitrary manner. Can be done. For example, when the display data includes information indicating the location of still image data or information indicating the location of moving image data, the information indicating the location of still image data included in the display data or the location of moving image data in the user terminal After displaying the electronic manual on the user terminal by accessing the still picture data or moving picture data stored in the storage unit connected to the server with reference to the information indicating the static information included in the electronic manual It is possible not to leave image data or moving image data in the memory of the user terminal.

FIG. 2A shows an example of a flow of processing executed in the user terminal and the server. This process is an example of a process that enables the same electronic manual to be displayed on the user terminal in a plurality of different display formats. Here, an example of the display format is “list display format”, “slide show display format”, or “PDF display format”, but is not limited thereto. The “list display format” is a format in which at least one work step of the electronic manual is displayed side by side in a list format in the vertical direction. The “slide show display format” is a format in which each of at least one work step of the electronic manual is displayed while being sequentially slid horizontally in a slide show format. The “PDF display format” is a format for displaying an electronic file in the format of a PDF file.

Step S210: A process of specifying an electronic manual is executed in the user terminal. Here, since how to specify the electronic manual is the same as step S110 shown in FIG. 1A, description thereof is omitted here.

Step S220: A process of specifying the display format of the electronic manual is executed on the user terminal. Here, it does not matter how the display format of the electronic manual is specified. For example, the display format of the electronic manual may be specified by the user selecting the display format of the electronic manual, or the default display format is determined in advance without the user selecting the display format of the electronic manual. Thus, the display format of the electronic manual may be specified. The user selects the display format of the electronic manual by, for example, the user selecting a display format area (for example, a list display format area, a slide show display format area, or a PDF display format area) shown in the electronic manual displayed on the user terminal. It may be done by selecting.

Step S230: Information for identifying the specified electronic manual (for example, electronic manual ID) and information for identifying the specified display format of the specified electronic manual (for example, display format ID) in the user terminal Is transmitted to the server. Here, sending to the server does not matter whether it is sent directly to the server or indirectly. As a result of the processing in step S230, the electronic manual ID and the display format ID are transmitted from the user terminal to the server.

Step S240: The server receives the electronic manual ID and the display format ID.

Step S250: On the server, processing for generating structured data of the electronic manual is executed based on the electronic manual ID and the display format ID. Details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG. Here, the structured data of the electronic manual refers to data indicating the structured structure of the electronic manual. However, it is assumed that the structured data of the electronic manual does not include still image data or moving image data. Instead, the structured data of the electronic manual includes information indicating the location of still image data or information indicating the location of moving image data. An example of information indicating such a location is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), but is not limited thereto. Still image data or moving image data is stored in a storage unit (for example, a large-capacity storage unit on the cloud) connected to the server. The structured data of the electronic manual has a structured file format. An example of such a structured file is a JSON (Java Script Object Notation) file, an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file, or a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file, but is not limited thereto.

In step S250, once the structured data of the electronic manual is generated based on the electronic manual ID and the display format, the structured data of the electronic manual is stored in a database unit connected to the server. Thus, it is possible not to generate the structured data of the electronic manual based on the electronic manual ID and the display format ID each time. For example, instead of generating the electronic manual structured data based on the electronic manual ID, the electronic manual structured data stored in the database unit may be read.

Step S260: Processing for transmitting structured data of the electronic manual to the user terminal is executed in the server. Here, the transmission to the user terminal does not matter whether the transmission is performed directly or indirectly to the user terminal. As a result of the processing in step S260, structured data of the electronic manual is transmitted from the server to the user terminal.

Step S270: Processing for receiving structured data of the electronic manual is executed at the user terminal.

Step S280: In the user terminal, a process of converting the structured data of the electronic manual into display data of the electronic manual is executed. The method for converting the structured data of the electronic manual into the display data of the electronic manual is the same as that in step S170 shown in FIG. 1A, and will not be described here.

Step S290: In the user terminal, a process of displaying the display data on the user terminal is executed. Here, how the display data is displayed is the same as that in step S180 shown in FIG. 1A, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.

FIG. 2B shows an example of a flow of processing executed in the user terminal and the server. FIG. 2B shows a case where step S280 shown in FIG. 2A is executed on the server side instead of the user terminal side. Therefore, in FIG. 2B, the same steps as those shown in FIG. 2A are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

Step S280 ': Processing for converting structured data of the electronic manual into display data of the electronic manual is executed in the server. The method for converting the structured data of the electronic manual into the display data of the electronic manual is the same as step S280 shown in FIG. 2A, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.

Step S265: Processing for transmitting display data of the electronic manual to the user terminal is executed in the server. Here, the transmission to the user terminal does not matter whether the transmission is performed directly or indirectly to the user terminal. As a result of the process of step S265, display data of the electronic manual is transmitted from the server to the user terminal.

Step S275: A process of receiving electronic manual display data is executed at the user terminal.

The processing shown in FIG. 2A is used, for example, when an electronic manual is displayed using a client application program when the client application program is installed in the user terminal. The process shown in FIG. 2B is used when, for example, a browser is incorporated in the user terminal and an electronic manual is displayed using the browser.

As described above, according to the processing shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, after displaying the electronic manual on the user terminal, it is possible not to leave still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual in the memory of the user terminal. It is. Thereby, it is possible to substantially eliminate the risk of copyright infringement such as theft or falsification of still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual. In addition, according to the processing shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the same electronic manual can be displayed on the user terminal in a plurality of different display formats. This is also an example of a service that optimizes the display of the electronic manual.

In the example shown in FIG. 2A, display data is generated in the user terminal by converting the structured data into display data in step S280, whereas in the example shown in FIG. 2B, the display data is displayed in step S275. The display data is generated in the user terminal by being received. The example shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B merely shows an example in which display data is generated, and the present invention is not limited to this. As long as the display data is configured so that the still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual is not left in the user terminal memory after the electronic manual is displayed on the user terminal, the display data is generated in an arbitrary manner. Can be done. For example, when the display data includes information indicating the location of still image data or information indicating the location of moving image data, the information indicating the location of still image data included in the display data or the location of moving image data in the user terminal After displaying the electronic manual on the user terminal by accessing the still picture data or moving picture data stored in the storage unit connected to the server with reference to the information indicating the static information included in the electronic manual It is possible not to leave image data or moving image data in the memory of the user terminal.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a processing procedure executed in step S140 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B.

Step S310: It is determined whether or not an electronic manual corresponding to the electronic manual ID exists in the server. Such determination is achieved, for example, by determining whether or not the electronic manual ID matches the family ID of the hierarchical data of the electronic manual stored in the database unit connected to the server. Here, the family ID of the hierarchical data of the electronic manual will be described later with reference to FIG. If the determination result is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S320. If the determination result is “No”, the process ends. At the end of the process, an error message may be displayed on the user terminal.

Step S320: It is determined whether or not the server has an access right to the electronic manual corresponding to the electronic manual ID. Such a determination is made, for example, whether or not the access right (viewing right or editing right) of the electronic manual is set for information (for example, user ID) for identifying the user who has selected the electronic manual. Is achieved by determining Here, the user ID can be transmitted from the user terminal to the server together with the manual ID, for example. If the determination result is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S330. If the determination result is “No”, the process ends. At the end of the process, an error message may be displayed on the user terminal.

Step S330: In the server, structured data of the electronic manual is generated based on the hierarchical data of the electronic manual corresponding to the electronic manual ID. Generation of such structured data of the electronic manual is performed, for example, by reading the hierarchical data of the electronic manual corresponding to the electronic manual ID from the database unit connected to the server, and reading the hierarchical data of the read electronic manual This is accomplished by generating structured data from an electronic manual. In the server, terminal information indicating what kind of terminal the user terminal is (for example, information indicating whether the user terminal is a smartphone or a personal computer (PC)) is acquired in this way. The structured data of the electronic manual may be generated in accordance with the terminal information.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a procedure of processing executed in step S250 shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B.

Step S410: It is determined whether or not an electronic manual corresponding to the electronic manual ID exists in the server. Since this step S410 is the same as step S310 shown in FIG. 3, its description is omitted here.

Step S420: It is determined whether or not the server has an access right to the electronic manual corresponding to the electronic manual ID. Since this step S420 is the same as step S320 shown in FIG. 3, its description is omitted here.

Step S430: Based on the hierarchical data of the electronic manual corresponding to the electronic manual ID, structured data of the electronic manual is generated differently according to the display format ID in the server. As a result, the structured data of the electronic manual for the list display format and the structured data of the electronic manual for the slide show display format generated from the hierarchical data of the same electronic manual are different from each other.

FIG. 5 shows an example of hierarchical data of an electronic manual stored in a database unit connected to the server.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, the hierarchical data 500 of the electronic manual is identified by a family ID uniquely assigned to a family (“family”) 502 representing the electronic manual. Here, the family (“family”) 502 is used to manage update information, the number of browsing, authority information, and the like of the entire electronic manual.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, the hierarchical data 500 of the electronic manual includes content data for editing (“content”) 510 and content data for publishing as a subordinate structure of the family (“family”) 502. (“Content”) 520. The editing content data 510 is data used for editing an electronic manual. The public content data 520 is data used to publish an electronic manual.

The electronic manual layered data 500 includes a cover image (“image”) 510a, a moving image (“video”) 510b, audio (“audio”) 510c, as a substructure of the editing content data 510. It further includes a link (“link”) 510d and an electronic manual work step (“step”) 510e. Here, a plurality of links ("link") 510d can be defined for the link ("link") 510d, and a plurality of electronic manual operation steps ("step") 510e can also be defined. A manual work step ("step") 510e can be defined.

The electronic manual layered data 500 includes an electronic manual work step image (“image”) 510sa, a moving image (“video”) 510sb, audio (as a substructure of the electronic manual work step (“step”) 510e. “Audio”) 510sc and a link (“link”) 510sd.

The hierarchical data 500 of the electronic manual has the same structure as the substructure of the content data 510 for editing as the substructure of the content data 520 for publication.

A family (“” that supervises the electronic manual work step (“step”) 510e subordinate to the editing content data 510 and the electronic manual work step (“step”) 520e subordinate to the public content data 520. family ") 530 is defined. Here, the family (“family”) 530 is used to manage update information of work steps of the electronic manual.

The hierarchical data 500 of the electronic manual further includes a comment (“comment”) 540 and a good job (“good_job”) 550 as subordinate structures of the family (“family”) 502. A comment (“comment”) 540 is used to collect comments from the user regarding the electronic manual. A good job (“good_job”) 550 is used to collect a good job from the user for this electronic manual. Here, a plurality of comments (“comment”) 540 can be defined for the comment (“comment”) 540, and a plurality of good jobs (“good_job”) can also be defined for the good job (“good_job”) 550. 550 can be defined. A plurality of comments (“comment”) 560 can be defined as a subordinate structure of the family (“family”) 530.

Thus, the hierarchical data 500 of the electronic manual always has content data for editing and content data for publishing in a double format. Thereby, it is possible to edit the content data for editing in parallel with publishing the content data for publishing about the same electronic manual. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the content data for editing and the content data for publishing from being scattered and scattered about the same electronic manual.

Note that an image (“image”) 510a and a moving image (“video”) 510b indicate information indicating the location of still image data and information indicating the location of moving image data, respectively. An example of information indicating such a location is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), but is not limited thereto. The same applies to the other images and moving images shown in FIG. It is assumed that text data related to a still image or a moving image is included in the still image data or the moving image data. The same applies to the image ("image") 520a and the moving image ("video") 520b.

FIG. 6A shows (a) an example of structured data of an electronic manual and (b) an example of display data of the electronic manual. In the example shown in FIG. 6A, the display data of the electronic manual is described in the HTML file format, but is not limited to this.

The structured data of (a) electronic manual shown in FIG. 6A is hierarchized from the electronic manual shown in FIG. 5 according to the process of “generation of structured data based on hierarchical data” in step S330 shown in FIG. It is generated based on the content data 520 for publishing the data 500. The structured data of the electronic manual (a) shown in FIG. 6A is not generated based on the editing content data 510 of the hierarchical data 500 of the electronic manual shown in FIG. Further, (b) the display data of the electronic manual shown in FIG. 6A includes the process of “conversion from structured data to display data” in step S170 shown in FIG. 1A and the “structure” in step S170 ′ shown in FIG. 1B. This is obtained by converting the structured data of (a) the electronic manual shown in FIG. 6A in accordance with the process of “converting the converted data into display data”.

In the example shown in FIG. 6A, numbers such as 3-1, 3-2, 3-1-1, 3-1-2, 3-1-3, 3-1-4 are components constituting an electronic manual. Indicates the hierarchical level of the element. That is, 3-1, 3-2, etc. indicate the lower hierarchical levels of 3, 3-1-1, 3-1-2, 3-1-3, 3-1-4, etc. Indicates the lower hierarchical level of.

6A also shows (a) an example of structured data of the electronic manual and (b) an example of display data of the electronic manual when the electronic manual is displayed in the “list display format”. That is, (a) structured data of the electronic manual shown in FIG. 6A is obtained according to the process of “generation of structured data different depending on display format ID based on hierarchical data” in step S430 shown in FIG. When the display format ID indicates “list display format”, it is also generated based on the content data 520 for publication of the hierarchical data 500 of the electronic manual shown in FIG. The structured data of the electronic manual (a) shown in FIG. 6A is not generated based on the editing content data 510 of the hierarchical data 500 of the electronic manual shown in FIG. 6A shows the electronic manual structured data and (b) electronic manual display data when the electronic manual display format is not specified (or the electronic manual display format is the default display format). (A) an example of structured data of an electronic manual and (b) an example of display data of an electronic manual.

FIG. 6B shows an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal based on the display data of the electronic manual shown in (b) of FIG. 6A.

In the example shown in FIG. 6B, numbers such as 3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-1-1, 3-1-2, 3-1-3, 3-1-4, etc. constitute an electronic manual. Indicates the hierarchical level of the component to be performed. That is, 3-1, 3-2, etc. indicate the lower hierarchical levels of 3, 3-1-1, 3-1-2, 3-1-3, 3-1-4, etc. Indicates the lower hierarchical level of. In the example shown in FIG. 6B, the cover of the electronic manual corresponding to 3-1-2 and the two work steps of the electronic manual corresponding to 3-1-3 are displayed side by side in a list format. . This is an example of the display of the electronic manual in the “list display format”.

FIG. 7A shows (a) an example of structured data of an electronic manual and (b) an example of display data of the electronic manual. FIG. 7A shows (a) an example of structured data of an electronic manual and (b) an example of display data of an electronic manual when the electronic manual is displayed in the “slide show display format”. In the example shown in FIG. 7A, the display data of the electronic manual is described in the HTML file format, but is not limited to this.

The structured data of (a) the electronic manual shown in FIG. 7A is displayed in the display format according to the process of “generation of structured data different depending on the display format ID based on the hierarchical data” in step S430 shown in FIG. When the ID indicates “slide show display format”, it is generated based on the content data 520 for publication of the hierarchical data 500 of the electronic manual shown in FIG. The structured data of (a) electronic manual shown in FIG. 7A is not generated based on the editing content data 510 of the hierarchical data 500 of the electronic manual shown in FIG. When the structured data of (a) electronic manual shown in FIG. 6A is compared with the structured data of (a) electronic manual shown in FIG. 7A, it can be seen that they are different from each other. This is a result of generating structured data of the electronic manual from the same hierarchical data of the electronic manual so as to be different from each other according to different display format IDs. Also, the display data of (b) the electronic manual shown in FIG. 7A includes the process of “conversion from structured data to display data” in step S280 shown in FIG. 2A and the “structure” in step S280 ′ shown in FIG. 2B. This is obtained by converting the structured data of (a) the electronic manual shown in FIG. 7A in accordance with the process of “converting the converted data into display data”.

In the example shown in FIG. 7A, a program (for example, a script) for redrawing the page is called every time the page is turned or the page is returned. Such a script is generated based on the hierarchical data of the electronic manual together with the structured data of the electronic manual. Such a script can be described by, for example, Javascript (registered trademark). Each of the cover of the electronic manual and at least one work step of the electronic manual is assigned to each page constituting the slide show.

FIG. 7B shows an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal based on the display data of the electronic manual shown in (b) of FIG. 7A.

In the example shown in FIG. 7B, a page indicating the cover of the electronic manual is displayed. When the “page feed” button 700 shown in FIG. 7A is operated by the user, the page showing the cover of the electronic manual slides sideways to the next page of the electronic manual (that is, the first operation of the electronic manual). A page showing the steps) is displayed. In a state where the page indicating the first work step of the electronic manual is displayed, in addition to the “page forward” button 700, a “page return” button is also displayed. When the page indicating the first work step of the electronic manual is displayed and the “page feed” button 700 is operated by the user, the next page of the electronic manual (that is, the second work step of the electronic manual). Is displayed). When the page indicating the first work step of the electronic manual is displayed and the “page return” button is operated by the user, the previous page of the electronic manual (that is, the page indicating the cover of the electronic manual) is displayed. Is displayed. In this way, the electronic manual can be browsed by sequentially sliding the pages constituting the slide show. This is an example of the display of the electronic manual in the “slide show display format”.

Note that when the electronic manual is displayed in the “PDF display format”, the processing shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B is not applied. Instead, the server creates a PDF file in the form of a combination of still image data or moving image data, CSS, etc. of the electronic manual, sends the PDF file from the server to the user terminal, and the user terminal sends the PDF file to the user terminal. By displaying, the electronic manual can be displayed in “PDF display format”.

3. Service for Managing Access Rights to Electronic Manuals FIG. 8 shows a concept for managing access rights to electronic manuals.

(1) Concept of “group” “Group” includes “folder (internal sharing)” and “folder (public)”. A “group” is the largest unit for managing users of an electronic manual, and is usually one company per group.

(2) Concept of “folder” A “folder” is a container for an electronic manual. In “Folder”, there are two types of folders, “Folder (internal sharing)” and “Folder (public)”. Only users assigned to “folder (internal sharing)” are permitted to view the electronic manual in “folder (internal sharing)”. In contrast, anyone (whether a person in the “group” or a person outside the “group”) can view the electronic manual in the “folder (public)”. The “folder” may be referred to as “room”.

(3) User authority There are two types of users assigned to the “folder (internal sharing)”: members and guests. There are members who have the editing right of the electronic manual and members who do not have the editing right of the electronic manual. It is possible to give an electronic manual editing right to a member who does not have the electronic manual editing right. The guest does not have the editing right of the electronic manual and cannot give the editing right of the electronic manual. Both members and guests have access to the electronic manual.

(4) Electronic Manual Editing Right The person who has the electronic manual editing right is only the member who is given the electronic manual editing right among the users assigned to the “folder (internal sharing)”. It is also possible to give the same electronic manual editing rights to a plurality of members.

Note that the electronic manual can be edited using the user terminal. Specifically, an electronic manual editing screen (for example, a screen displaying the hierarchical data of the electronic manual shown in FIG. 5) is displayed on the user terminal of the user who has the right to edit the electronic manual. You only need to be able to edit the data. The data changed by editing is transmitted to the server. The server may reflect the changed data in an appropriate form on the contents of the storage unit and database unit connected to the server. Whether or not the user using the user terminal has the editing right can be determined by, for example, determining the user ID used by the user when logging in to the user terminal or the terminal ID of the user terminal. Is possible.

The concepts such as “group”, “folder (internal sharing)”, “folder (public)”, “electronic manual editing right”, and “electronic manual viewing right” described above are connected to a server, for example. It can be implemented in a database part. The editing right of the electronic manual can be set, for example, by restricting access to the editing content data 510 of the hierarchical data 500 of the electronic manual shown in FIG. Further, the viewing right of the electronic manual can be set, for example, by restricting access to the content data 520 for publication of the hierarchical data 500 of the electronic manual shown in FIG.

4). Services that Communicate on the Electronic Manual Hereinafter, services that communicate on the electronic manual will be described with reference to FIGS. 9A to 9C.

FIG. 9A shows an overview of a service that enables a viewer of an electronic manual to send “Good job!” To the creator of the electronic manual. This service is an example of a service for communicating on an electronic manual.

The reader of the electronic manual inputs the message “Good job!” To the electronic manual displayed on the user terminal. Here, the form of expression of the message “Good job!” Does not matter. For example, the message “Good job!” May be text, a graphic, or a voice. The input of such a message “Good job!” Is achieved, for example, when a viewer of the electronic manual selects a predetermined area (eg, “Good job!” Button) on the electronic manual displayed on the user terminal. The As a result, the message “Good job!” Input from the user terminal used by the reader of the electronic manual is transmitted to the server via the network. When the server receives the message “Good job!”, The server stores it in the database unit connected to the server. After that, the server transmits a message “Your electronic manual is a good job!” To the user terminal used by the creator of the electronic manual via the network. Here, the information for identifying the creator of the electronic manual (for example, the creator ID) is included in the electronic manual or included in the information associated with the electronic manual.

In addition, before storing the message “Good job!” In the database part, the server (user of the electronic manual) who has sent the message “Good job!” Has the authority to send the message “Good job!”. The message “Good job!” May be stored in the database unit only when it is determined whether the user has the authority.

FIG. 9B shows an overview of a service that allows a viewer of an electronic manual to send comments to the creator of the electronic manual. This service is another example of a service for communicating on an electronic manual.

The viewer of the electronic manual inputs a comment (for example, “Comment: You should correct XX”) for the electronic manual displayed on the user terminal. Such an input of a comment is achieved, for example, when a viewer of the electronic manual inputs text in a predetermined area (for example, a comment input area) on the electronic manual displayed on the user terminal. As a result, the comment input from the user terminal used by the reader of the electronic manual is transmitted to the server via the network. When the server receives the comment, it stores it in the database section connected to the server. Thereafter, the server transmits a message “Your electronic manual has been commented as XXX” to the user terminal used by the creator of the electronic manual via the network. Here, the information for identifying the creator of the electronic manual (for example, the creator ID) is included in the electronic manual or included in the information associated with the electronic manual.

In addition, before storing a comment in a database part, a server determines whether the user (browser of an electronic manual) who transmitted the comment has the authority to transmit a comment, and has the authority. Only when it is determined that the comment is present, the comment may be stored in the database unit.

FIG. 9C shows an overview of a service that enables an electronic manual creator to send an electronic manual update notification to an electronic manual viewer. This service is another example of a service for communicating on an electronic manual.

The creator of the electronic manual updates the electronic manual stored in the database unit connected to the server using the user terminal. Furthermore, the creator of the electronic manual uses a user terminal to send a notification that the electronic manual has been updated (electronic manual update notification) to the server via the network. Upon receiving the electronic manual update notification, the server transmits a message “electronic manual has been updated” to the user terminals (plural) used by the electronic manual viewers (multiple) via the network. Here, the information (for example, the viewer ID (s)) for identifying the reader (s) of the electronic manual is included in the electronic manual or included in the information associated with the electronic manual. And

Before updating the electronic manual, the server determines whether the user (the creator of the electronic manual) has the authority to update the electronic manual, and is determined to have the authority. Only in such a case, the electronic manual may be updated.

5). System Configuration FIG. 10 shows an example of the configuration of a system 1000 for realizing a new service related to an electronic manual.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 10, the system 1000 includes a server 1010, a plurality of user terminals 1030 that can communicate with the server 1010 via the Internet 1020, a database unit 1040 connected to the server 1010, and a server 1010. And a connected storage unit 1050.

The database unit 1040 stores, for example, hierarchical data (FIG. 5) of an electronic manual. The storage unit 1050 stores, for example, still image data or moving image data of an electronic manual. The database unit 1040 or the storage unit 1050 may be built in the server 1030 or may be provided outside the server 1030. Note that the database unit 1040 or the storage unit 1050 need only be connected to the server 1030, regardless of whether it is a wireless connection or a wired connection. The storage unit 1050 may be a large-capacity storage unit on the cloud, for example.

The server 1010 is an information processing apparatus operated and managed by an administrator who manages a system that provides a service related to an electronic manual. The server 1010 is, for example, a workstation or a personal computer, and has a general hardware configuration as a server. In the example illustrated in FIG. 10, the server 1010 includes a communication unit 1010a, a control unit 1010b including one or more CPUs (Central Processing Unit), and a data storage unit 1010c. The hardware configuration of the server 1010 is not particularly limited as long as the function can be realized. The server 1010 may be configured by a single machine or may be configured by combining a plurality of machines.

The server 1010 is installed with various software necessary for providing services related to electronic manuals in addition to basic programs such as an operation system (OS). The software installed in the server 1010 is software installed in a database server, a Web server, an FTP server, or the like, for example. The control unit 1010b of the server 1010 controls the operation of the server 1010 by processing a program or data.

The data storage unit 1010c stores a program necessary for executing processing, data required for executing the program, and the like. The data storage unit 1010c stores, for example, a program for realizing the server side processing shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3, and 4. The control unit 1010b reads a program stored in the data storage unit 1010c and executes the program. As a result, the server 1010 can function as an apparatus constituting a part of the system 1000.

The user terminal 1030 is preferably a mobile wireless terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a smart glass, a smart watch terminal, or the like. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the user terminal 1030 includes a wireless communication unit 1030a that performs data communication via a mobile phone network or a public wireless LAN, a control unit 1030b that includes one or more CPUs, and a data storage unit. 1030c, an input unit 1030d such as a cursor key, and an input unit / display unit 1030e such as a touch panel display. However, the user terminal 1030 is not limited to a portable wireless terminal, and may be a personal computer such as a desktop PC, a laptop PC, or a notebook PC.

In the user terminal 1030, an application program (client application program) necessary for providing a service related to an electronic manual is installed in addition to a basic program such as an OS. Alternatively, the user terminal 1030 can use a Web browser built-in program or an additional program. In this case, the user terminal 1030 can use the service on the Web browser without installing an application program.

The data storage unit 1030c stores a program necessary for executing processing, data required for executing the program, and the like. For example, a program for realizing the processing on the user terminal side shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B is stored. Here, it does not matter how the program is stored in the data storage unit 1030c. For example, the program may be preinstalled in the data storage unit 1030c. Alternatively, the program may be installed in the data storage unit 1030c by being downloaded via a network such as the Internet 1020, or installed in the data storage unit 1030c via a storage medium such as an optical disk or USB. You may be made to do. The control unit 1010b reads a program stored in the data storage unit 1030c and executes the program. As a result, the user terminal 1030 can function as an apparatus that forms part of the system 1000.

In the example shown in FIG. 10, the server 1010 and the user terminal 1030 are connected to each other via the Internet 1020, but the present invention is not limited to this. The server 1010 and the user terminal 1030 may be connected via any type of network other than the Internet 1020.

As described above, the present invention has been exemplified using the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention should not be construed as being limited to this embodiment. It is understood that the scope of the present invention should be construed only by the claims. It is understood that those skilled in the art can implement an equivalent range based on the description of the present invention and the common general technical knowledge from the description of specific preferred embodiments of the present invention.

The present invention is useful as a program, server, system, and the like for providing a new service related to an electronic manual.

1010 Server 1020 Internet 1030 User terminal 1040 Database unit 1050 Storage unit

Claims

A program for providing a service related to an electronic manual, wherein the program is executed in a user terminal, and the user terminal is configured to be able to communicate with a server via a network. ,
The user terminal includes a control unit that controls the operation of the user terminal, and a display unit,
The program is
Identifying electronic manuals;
Generating display data of the identified electronic manual;
Displaying the display data on the display unit and causing the control unit to perform at least
The display data is a program configured not to leave still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual in a memory of the user terminal after the electronic manual is displayed on the user terminal.
Generating the display data of the identified electronic manual,
Sending an electronic manual ID for identifying the specified electronic manual to the server via the network;
Receiving structured data based on the electronic manual ID from the server via the network, wherein the structured data indicates a structured configuration of the electronic manual;
The program according to claim 1, comprising: converting the structured data into the display data.
Generating the display data of the identified electronic manual,
Sending an electronic manual ID for identifying the specified electronic manual to the server via the network;
The program according to claim 1, comprising: receiving the display data based on the electronic manual ID from the server via the network.
The display data includes information indicating a location of still image data or information indicating a location of moving image data,
Displaying the display data on the display unit refers to information indicating a location of the still image data or information indicating a location of the moving image data included in the display data, and storage connected to the server The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising accessing still image data or moving image data stored in the unit.
Generating the display data of the specified electronic manual further includes transmitting a display format ID for identifying a display format of the specified electronic manual to the server via the network; The program according to claim 2, wherein the structured data based on the electronic manual ID and the display format ID is received from the server via the network.
Generating the display data of the specified electronic manual further includes transmitting a display format ID for identifying a display format of the specified electronic manual to the server via the network; The program according to claim 3, wherein the display data based on the electronic manual ID and the display format ID is received from the server via the network.
A server for providing a service related to an electronic manual, wherein the server is configured to be able to communicate with a user terminal via a network,
The server includes a control unit that controls the operation of the server,
The server is connected to a storage unit in which still image data or moving image data is stored,
The controller is
Receiving an electronic manual ID for identifying an electronic manual from the user terminal via the network;
Generating structured data based on the electronic manual ID, wherein the structured data indicates at least a structured configuration of the electronic manual, and
The server is configured such that the structured data does not leave still image data or moving image data included in the electronic manual in a memory of the user terminal after the electronic manual is displayed on the user terminal.
The server according to claim 7, wherein the structured data includes information indicating a location of the still image data stored in the storage unit or information indicating a location of the moving image data stored in the storage unit. .
The controller is
Receiving the display format ID for identifying the display format of the electronic manual from the user terminal via the network; and
The server according to claim 7, wherein the structured data is generated based on the electronic manual ID and the display format ID.
The server is further connected to a database unit storing hierarchical data of the electronic manual,
The hierarchical data includes content data for editing and content data for publishing,
The controller is
Restricting access to the editing content data;
The server according to claim 7, further configured to further restrict access to the content data for publishing.
The controller is
The server according to claim 7, further configured to further provide providing a service for communication on the electronic manual.