JP4452867B2 - Form creation method and apparatus, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a form creation device and a recording medium, and in particular, is improved in a form that is rich in various types of tax-related forms such as final income tax returns and financial statements, and that has a very large number of types of each entry. It relates to data input technology.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Many tax-related forms have a default format that uses special paper. Therefore, when this type of form creation is automated by a computer apparatus, more generally, the position information, output size information, etc. (hereinafter referred to as field data) of a data entry area (field) existing in a form of a predetermined format are stored in the computer apparatus. In this case, a method is employed in which, when inputting target data, the corresponding field data is read and the input data is output to the corresponding position. In such a method, when confirming the finish of a form, it is necessary to actually print by a printing apparatus.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When creating a form, not limited to a tax-related form, it is preferable that the finished image of the form after data entry is continuously confirmed by a display device or the like. Therefore, recently, an attempt has been made to display a form image and a data entry area in the form on a display device, and to input data to be filled in while viewing the display screen in real time. Yes. However, in the case of a form with a large number of data entry items, it is difficult to represent the form on the display screen, and even if it is actually represented on the screen, the fields of all the data input areas in the form are conventionally used. Since the control (data input control, the same applies hereinafter) was enabled, there was a problem that the performance deteriorated.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an improved form creation method that solves such a problem and allows data entry through a display screen easily without degrading performance even for a form with many entries. is there.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a form creation device suitable for carrying out the form creation method and a recording medium for realizing the method on a general-purpose computer device.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The form creation method of the present invention that solves the above problems is a method executed by a computer device comprising control means and resource holding means for holding form data including forms diagram and fixed characters for each form. The control means extracts only the form data necessary for screen display from the resource holding means to generate a screen form, and for this screen form and each of a plurality of data input areas in the form acquired in advance. The step of creating a screen resource by merging the field control association information, and the control means displays a data entry form screen on a predetermined display device based on the created screen resource, and the display Selectively enable field control for the data entry area on the created form screen Characterized in that it comprises a step of enabling the data input to the data input area, the.
[0006]
Another form creation method of the present invention comprises a control means and a printing resource holding means for holding form data for printing including a form diagram and a fixed character created based on a form image of a default format. The computer unit executes a screen form by extracting only a form diagram or the like created based on a form data form image required for screen display from the printing resource holding means. Generating a screen resource by merging the screen form and the field control association information for each of the plurality of data input areas in the form acquired in advance, and the control means Based on the screen resource, the same data entry form screen as the print form is displayed on the specified display device. Rutotomoni, the field control selectively enable for the displayed data input area of the form on the screen were characterized by comprising a step of enabling the data input to the data input area, the.
[0007]
Form creation device of the present invention, a resource holding means for holding the form data of the form, including a form diagrams or fixed character for each document, and the form data necessary for screen display which is extracted from the resource holding unit, previously obtained The data input form screen is displayed on a predetermined display device on the basis of the field control correspondence information for each of the plurality of data input areas in the form, and the data input area on the displayed form screen is displayed. And control means for enabling data input to the data input area by selectively enabling the field control.
[0008]
Another form creation device of the present invention includes a print resource holding unit that holds form data for printing including a form diagram and fixed characters created based on a form image of a predetermined format, and the print resource hold Based on form data necessary for screen display extracted from the means and field control association information for each of a plurality of data input areas in the form acquired in advance, the same as a form for printing on a predetermined display device, Control means for displaying a form image for data input and enabling data input to the data input area by selectively enabling field control for the data input area on the displayed form screen; Comprising.
[0009]
The recording medium of the present invention, computer, resource holding means for holding the form data of the form, including a form diagrams or fixed character for each document; and the form data necessary for screen display which is extracted from the resource holding means , A form screen for data entry is displayed on a predetermined display device based on field control association information for each of a plurality of data input areas in the form acquired in advance, and data on the displayed form screen is displayed control means for enabling data input to the data input area by selectively enabling field control for the input area; made by recording a computer program to function as is the computer-readable recording medium .
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention when a tax-related form is created using a computer device will be described in detail.
FIG. 1 shows a form creation resource (function, parameter, and other data necessary for form creation) in a form creation apparatus realized by a computer device reading and executing a program recorded in its internal storage device. 1 shows an example of a functional block configuration when a resource is created. The arrows indicate the flow of data and processing.
[0011]
In the form creation apparatus 10, form image data of a default form read by a scanner or the like is input to a form form creation unit 12 through a form image data input unit 11. The form form creation unit 12 displays a form image as a background image on a form creation environment with a form image data as a background using a print resource creation tool such as a commercially available “Visual Format”, that is, a display device (not shown). Provides an environment in which a line segment on a background image, fixed characters, and the like can be input through a data input device (not shown) including a keyboard, a mouse, and other pointing devices. When line segment data, position data, and character data of various sizes are input, the form form creation unit 12 creates form data representing a form form including a form diagram and fixed characters.
[0012]
The print resource creation unit 13 converts the form data created by the form form creation unit 12 into print form data that can be used by the present apparatus, and stores it in an intermediate file for each form.
[0013]
The print resource editing unit 14 includes print form data in the intermediate file, print resource definition data created in advance according to the specification, for example, field numbers associated with field items and character types, position information in the form, and automatic calculation procedures. The print resource including the field data is created by merging with the function that defines the above and other definition data, and this is stored in the print resource file 15. The printing of the form can be performed by using the data stored in the print resource file 15.
[0014]
FIG. 2 shows an example of print resource definition data for a final tax return (for corporations), and FIG. 3 shows an example of a form 60 printed based on the print resource definition data. Referring to FIG. 2, the character type of the item “date” whose field number is “1” is “numeric”, and it is defined so that only numeric characters can be input to the corresponding field. In the case of a final income tax return as shown in the figure, a function equation that defines an automatic execution procedure similar to that of normal spreadsheet software is defined for the amount data. Thereby, the calculation result based on the input data of the corresponding field is automatically input to the predetermined field only by inputting the amount data. When the character type is “character”, any of characters, symbols, and numbers can be input, and the function expression is not executed. In FIG. 3, reference numeral F <b> 1 is a form element drawn with a fixed character or diagram, and F <b> 2 is a field.
[0015]
Returning to FIG. 1, the screen resource conversion unit 16 generates a screen form by extracting only form data necessary for screen display from the print form file in the intermediate file. In other words, rather than developing screen forms independently, resources created for printing are diverted. This reduces the work of creating a variety of tax-related form screen forms.
[0016]
The screen resource editing unit 17 includes a screen form converted by the screen resource conversion unit 16, screen resource definition data created in advance according to the specification, for example, field related information having the same contents as the print resource definition data, individual fields and fields. By merging the association information with the control, a screen resource including field data is created and stored in the screen resource file 18. With this screen resource, the same form image as the printing form shown in FIG. 3 can be displayed on the display device.
[0017]
FIG. 4 shows an example of a functional block configuration when a form is actually created using the print resource file 15 and the screen resource file 18 in the form creation apparatus 10 of the present embodiment. The flow of data and processing is shown. The functional blocks shown in FIG. 4 are also formed by a computer device reading and executing a program.
[0018]
In FIG. 4, the main control unit 21 gives an instruction to read the screen resources (form data and field data) of the corresponding form to the resource reading control unit 22 in accordance with an instruction input from the data input device 30, for example, a keyboard. The resource read control unit 22 reads the corresponding form data and field data from the screen resource file 18 when this read command is input, and each data is stored in the field data storage unit 24 and the form data storage formed in the work memory. Part 25 is developed. The main control unit 21 also gives the display control unit 26 a display control command for displaying a data input form screen on the display device 40, and further gives an FC (field control) management unit 23 a display control command. An FC control command is provided to selectively enable field control for the field to be displayed. In addition to the position information of the pointer pointed to by the pointing device, this FC control command is also accompanied by the data when entry target data is input.
[0019]
The FC management unit 23 manages the contents of field data in the field data storage unit 24, particularly the field control status corresponding to the field displayed on the display device 40, for all fields of the form. For example, when an FC control command is input from the main control unit 21 based on designation by a pointing device such as a mouse, only the field control for the field related to the FC control command is valid, and the other field controls are invalid. Update the state of the field control so that This means that there is always only one valid field control. Further, the entry target data for the field is accepted by the field data storage unit 24, the display control unit 26, and the output control unit 27. The state of the field control is also notified to the display control unit 26.
[0020]
When a change of the pointing device designation (pointer position) in the data input device 30 is notified through the main control unit 21, the state of the field control is sequentially updated accordingly.
[0021]
The display control unit 26 integrates the form data and field data (including the data when there is data to be entered) and causes the display device 40 to display the data. At this time, the display form is changed so that a field for which field control is enabled can be distinguished from a field for which field control is not enabled. For example, in FIG. 5, 61 indicates a field in which data has been input, 62 indicates a field in which field control is enabled, and 63 indicates a field in which field control is disabled. The handling of the field 61 in which data has been input is the same as the field 62 in which the field control is invalid. Also, the designation for making the field 62 in which the field control is invalid to be a valid field is performed by replacing the pointer of the pointing device with the field.
[0022]
When the output control unit 27 receives a print command from the data input device 30 through the main control unit 21 at an arbitrary time, the output control unit 27 reads out the corresponding print resource from the print resource file 15 and causes the printing device 50 to print it. Is.
[0023]
The form creation procedure in the form creation apparatus 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above is as follows.
First, the operator notifies the main control unit 21 of the type of form to be created through the keyboard of the data input device 30.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 6, the main control unit 21 outputs a read command for form data and field data corresponding to the type of the input form to the resource read control unit 22 (step S101). In addition, a display control command is output to the display control unit 26. Thereby, the form image for data input is displayed on the display device 40 (step S102). When a field for data input is designated by the operator through the pointing device, the main control unit 21 identifies the designated field (step S103) and outputs an FC control command to the FC management unit 23 (step S104). As a result, the field control for the designated field becomes effective, and the data to be entered can be input to the field. Field control for this field is effective until the pointer of the pointing device is replaced with another field (step S105).
[0025]
Since the inputted entry target data is displayed on the display device 40 through the display control unit 26, the operator can input data while visually recognizing the field state. Further, since the entry target data is stored in the corresponding field data of the print resource file 15, the same data as the displayed form is output from the printing apparatus 50.
[0026]
If there is another target field to which data should be input, the process returns to step S103 (step S106: No), and if the data input to all target fields has been completed, the data input process is terminated (step S106: Yes).
[0027]
After the data input process shown in FIG. 6 is completed, the entire image of the form is confirmed on the display screen of the display device 40, and a print command is input as necessary. As a result, the output control unit 27 reads out the corresponding print resource from the print resource file 15 and causes the printing apparatus 50 to print it.
[0028]
As described above, in the form creation apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the field control is always effective for only one field. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. Even if the broken line in the figure is partially enlarged as shown in FIG. 7B to form a data input environment, the overall performance is not significantly reduced as in the conventional apparatus. Therefore, a data input environment based on a fixed format can be easily formed even by using a simple computer device having a limited processing capability such as a personal computer. In addition, the finished image of the actual form can be correctly confirmed on the display screen without printing.
[0029]
In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the main control unit 21 recognizes designation of a field to be selectively input, and then enables only field control for the designated field. Order information that determines the data input order from the contents of the resource to the field may be held for each form, and field control for each field of the form may be enabled according to the order information.
[0030]
Further, in the present embodiment, the configuration example of the form creation device in which the computer device including the data input device 30, the display device 40, and the printing device 50 and the program are integrated and commercialized has been described. It is statically recorded on a computer-readable recording medium that is distributed separately from the computer device, such as a CD-ROM (compact disc type ROM), DVD (digital video disc), or FD (flexible disc). Alternatively, it can be implemented by a program that is dynamically recorded on a line such as a local network. Such a program is installed in the internal storage device or the like of the computer device when used, thereby realizing the above-described functional blocks 11 to 18 and 21 to 26.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, there is an effect that data can be easily input through a display screen without degrading performance even for a form with many entries.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block configuration when creating a form creation resource in the form creation apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of print resource definition data for a final income tax return (for corporations), which is an example of a form.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a form printed based on the print resource definition data shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block configuration when a form is actually created using a print resource file and a screen resource file in the form creation apparatus according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a data input form screen in which a field in which data has been input, a field in which field control is enabled, and a field in which field control is disabled are mixed.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a form creation procedure in the form creation apparatus of the present embodiment.
7A is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a data input form image in the form creation apparatus of the present embodiment, and FIG. 7B is a partially enlarged view thereof.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Form creation apparatus 11 Form image data input part 12 Form form creation part 13 Print resource creation part 14 Print resource edit part 15 Print resource file 16 Screen resource conversion part 17 Screen resource edit part 18 Screen resource file 21 Main control part 22 Resource reading Control unit 23 FC management unit 24 Field data storage unit 25 Form data storage unit 26 Display control unit 27 Output control unit 30 Data input device 40 Display device 50 Printing device 60 Form 61 Field 62 in which data has been input Field 63 in which field control is effective Field with invalid field control F1 Form form F2 Form field

Claims (8)

A method executed by a computer device comprising control means and resource holding means for holding form data of a form including a form diagram and fixed characters for each form,
The control means extracts only form data necessary for screen display from the resource holding means to generate a screen form, and field control for each of the plurality of data input areas in the screen form and the form acquired in advance. Creating a screen resource by merging the mapping information of
The control means displays a data entry form screen on a predetermined display device based on the created screen resource, and selectively enables field control for the data input area on the displayed form screen, form creation method characterized by comprising the step of enabling the data input to the data input area, the. A method executed by a computer device comprising: control means; and printing resource holding means for holding form data for printing including a form diagram and fixed characters created based on a form image of a default format. ,
The control means extracts only form data necessary for screen display from the printing resource holding means to generate a screen form, and fields for each of a plurality of data input areas in the screen form and the form acquired in advance. Creating a screen resource by merging the control mapping information;
The control means displays a data input form screen identical to the print form on a predetermined display device based on the created screen resource, and field control for the data input area on the displayed form screen form creation method selectively enabled, characterized in that it comprises a step of enabling the data input to the data input area, the a. Resource holding means for holding form data including form line diagrams and fixed characters for each form;
A form for data input to a predetermined display device based on form data necessary for screen display extracted from the resource holding means and field control association information for each of a plurality of data input areas in the form acquired in advance Control means for displaying a screen and enabling data input to the data input area by selectively enabling field control for the data input area on the displayed form screen;
A form creation device comprising: A print resource holding means for holding form data for printing including a form diagram and fixed characters created based on a form image in a predetermined format;
Based on the form data necessary for the screen display extracted from the printing resource holding means and the field control association information for each of the plurality of data input areas in the form acquired in advance, it is printed on a predetermined display device. Display the same form image for data entry as the form, and selectively enable field control for the data entry area on the displayed form screen to enable data entry to the data entry area Control means for
A form creation device comprising:   5. The control means includes means for recognizing designation of the data input area to be selectively inputted, and enables only field control for the designated data input area. Form creation device.   The control means includes means for holding, for each form, order information that defines a data input order to the data input area, and enables field control for each data input area of the form according to the order information. The form creation device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized by the above.   The form creation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the form is a tax-related form such as a final tax return and a financial statement.   Resource holding means for holding the form data of a form including a form diagram and fixed characters for each form on a computer; form data necessary for screen display extracted from the resource holding means, and a plurality of data in the form acquired in advance A form screen for data entry is displayed on a predetermined display device based on field control correspondence information for each input area, and field control for the data entry area on the displayed form screen is selectively enabled. A computer-readable recording medium recorded with a computer program for functioning as control means that enables data input to the data input area.

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