JP4598935B2 - Information processing apparatus and method, and computer-readable memory - Google Patents

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の記述中、＜EPAGE〜＞の中で、サムネール画像を保持している記述がある。これがCollection Window画面５０４上で表示しているサムネール画像である。＜PAGEINDEX＞〜＜/PAGEINDEX＞で囲まれた部分は、Composed Window画面５０５上で表示しているサムネール画像のページ情報である。ここはサムネール画像の実体を持つのではなく、素材電子文書の中のファイル名とページを指している。例えば、＜INDEXpage="1" idref="efile0002" efilepage="3"/＞は、生成電子文書の１ページ目に、素材電子文書のidを指定し、そのファイルの３ページ目を使用していることを示す記述である。
【００４２】
以上説明してきたように、電子バインダビルダ１０２は、異なる形式の素材電子文書から必要なページの素材ページ単位電子文書を選択し、再編集することができる。特に、生成電子文書を構成する時の特徴としては、ページを生成するための元の素材電子文書をリンクで辿ることができ、ページ単位の素材ページ単位電子文書で操作ができる。
【００４３】
次に、Collection Window画面５０４に保管された素材電子文書を、Composed Window画面５０５に移動する具体例について、図８を用いて説明する。
【００４４】
図８では、素材電子文書を電子バインダビルダ１０２のソフトウェア画面５０３に２つ入力し、Collection Window画面５０４ａ、ｂにそれぞれ素材電子文書を保持している状態を示している。
【００４５】
８０１は素材電子文書１のあるページのサムネール画像、８０２は素材電子文書２のあるページのサムネール画像を選択している状態である。これらのサムネール画像をComposed Window画面５０５に移動すると、選択した順にサムネール画像が表示される。この場合、８０１、８０２の順に選択した結果として、Composed Window画面５０５上に８０３、８０４のサムネール画像が表示される。
【００４６】
また、図９は、Collection Window画面５０４上の同一の素材電子文書のあるページのサムネール画像９０１をComposed Window画面５０５上に表示されている２つのサムネール画像の間にドラッグアンドドロップすると、２つのサムネール画像の間にサムネール画像９０２として挿入される具体例である。この動作により、総ページは一つ繰り上がる。
【００４７】
図１０（ａ）〜図１０（ｃ）は、Collection Window画面５０４上のサムネール画像のComposed Window画面５０５への移動によって生成される生成電子文書のページの並びが、素材ページ単位電子文書の選択順になることを示す具体例である。
【００４８】
図１０（ａ）は、図１０（ａ）に示す選択順でCollection Window画面５０４上のサムネール画像１００２、１００１を選択した状態である。そして、図１０（ａ）に示す選択順でサムネール画像１００２、１００１をComposed Window画面５０５に移動すると、Composed Window画面５０５上では、その選択順でサムネール画像が並び付けられる。
【００４９】
図１０（ｂ）は、一括してCollection Window画面５０４上のサムネール画像１００３、１００４を選択した状態である。そして、これらのサムネール画像１００３、１００４をComposed Window画面５０５に移動すると、素材電子文書のページ順にサムネール画像が並び付けられる。
【００５０】
図１０（ｃ）は、図１０（ｃ）に示す選択順で複数の素材電子文書にまたがって、つまり、Collection Window画面５０４ａ上のサムネール画像１００５、Collection Window画面５０４ｂ上のサムネール画像１００６を選択した状態である。そして、図１０（ｃ）に示すこれらのサムネール画像１００５、１００６をComposed Window画面５０５に移動すると、Composed Window画面５０５上では、その選択順でサムネール画像が並び付けられる。但し、複数の素材電子文書にまたがってサムネール画像を選択する場合の一括選択は、禁止もしくは素材電子文書毎に優先順位を設け、その優先順位に従って、Composed Window画面５０５上に並び付けられる。
【００５１】
図１１は、Composed Window画面５０５上に移動されたサムネール画像がどの素材電子文書から移動されたかを示す具体例である。Composed Window画面５０５上の１／３，２／３ページのサムネール画像を選択すると、対応するCollection Window画面５０４ａのサムネール画像１１０１、Collection Window画面５０４ｂのサムネール画像１１０２が枠表示、または半透明の表示となり、選択状態であることが示される。
【００５２】
これは、＜PAGEINDEX＞、＜INDEXpage="1" idref="efile0002" efilepage="3"/＞〜の記述の中に、素材電子文書の管理番号、ページ番号が記述されているため、素材電子文書のページをたどることが可能なためである。
【００５３】
図１２は、Composed Window画面５０５上で保管されたサムネール画像のページ入れ替えを行う場合の具体例である。ここでは、２／４ページのサムネール画像１２０１を右隣のサムネール画像にドラッグアンドドロップすると、サムネール画像１２０２として、隣のサムネール画像と入れ替わる。
【００５４】
これは、

＜/PAGEINDEX＞下線で示したように編集されることになる。
【００５５】
図１３は、Composed Window画面５０５上で保管されたでサムネール画像を複数別々に選択して、ページ入れ替えを行う場合の具体例である。選択順に番号を記憶し、そのまま、指示された場所に移動させる。１３０１、１３０２は、選択されたサムネール画像が移動した結果を示している。移動後はサムネール画像が詰められて配置される。この移動は、選択順にサムネール画像を入れ替えるため、図１３では正順を示しているが、ページの大きい方が先に選択されると、入れ替え後は、ページの並びが逆転することになる。図１３の例では、選択順１と２が逆の場合、１３０１、１３０２が逆になる。
【００５６】
図１４は、一旦使用した素材電子文書を再編集して、再利用する場合の具体例である。この具体例について、図１５のフローチャートと一緒に説明する。
【００５７】
ステップＳ１５０１で、Collection Window画面５０４上の素材ページ単位電子文書のサムネール画像１４０１をダブルクリックする。その結果、ステップＳ１５０２で、素材電子文書を作成したアプリケーションソフトがその素材ページ単位電子文書１４０２の素材電子文書を受け取り起動する。
【００５８】
ステップＳ１５０３で、アプリーションソフト側で素材ページ単位電子文書の修正を行う。修正後、ステップＳ１５０４で、アプリーションソフト側で修正された素材電子文書１４０３の上書き保存を行う。この保存の結果、電子バインダビルダ１０２は、変更通知を受け取り、ユーザに指示を促し、ステップＳ１５０５で、更新された素材ページ単位電子文書のサムネール画像を作成するサムネール作成処理を起動する。
【００５９】
次に、ステップＳ１５０６で、Composed Window画面５０５で現在使用している素材ページ単位電子文書をアップデートするか、削除するかをユーザに問い合わせる。これは、素材ページ単位電子文書を更新することにより、素材電子文書のページの内容がずれてしまうため生成電子文書側も変更する必要があるためである。
【００６０】
削除の指示である場合、ステップＳ１５０８で、Composed Window画面５０５に配置してある旧サムネール画像１４０５を削除する。次に、ステップＳ１５０９で、Collection Window画面５０４に配置してある旧サムネール画像１４０１の表示を新しいサムネール画像１４０４に置き換える。これで削除する場合は終わりである。
【００６１】
削除の指示でない場合、つまり、更新の指示である場合、ステップＳ１５１０で、Composed Window画面５０５に配置してある旧サムネール画像の位置を記憶しておき、旧サムネール画像を削除する。次に、ステップＳ１５１１で、Collection Window画面５０４に旧サムネール画像１４０１の表示を新サムネール画像１４０６に置き換える。そして、ステップＳ１５１２で、Composed Window画面５０５で記憶してある位置に、新サムネール画像１４０７を表示する。
【００６２】
図１６は、Composed Window画面５０５上で保管されたサムネール画像を回転する場合の具体例である。
【００６３】
図１６において、１６０１に示した２つのサムネール画像を選択する。次に、右９０度の回転指示を行うと、１６０２で示したようにページ方向（縦置き）は変わらないが、中身がそのページ方向に合うように右９０度回転される。同様にして、左９０度の回転指示を行うこともできる。
【００６４】
図１７は、Composed Window画面５０５上で保管されたサムネール画像を回転する場合の別の具体例である。
【００６５】
図１７において、１７０１に示した２つのサムネール画像を選択する。次に、１８０度の回転指示を行うと、１７０２で示したように選択されたサムネール画像が１８０度回転され、逆さまの状態になる。
【００６６】
図１８は本実施形態のサムネール画像の回転における相関関係を示す図である。
【００６７】
回転によって、最終的に保存する生成電子文書は幾つかの形式がある。
【００６８】
（１）素材電子文書、生成電子文書、を含む全情報を保存する形式。
【００６９】
（２）生成電子文書のみを保存する形式。
【００７０】
（３）素材電子文書のみを保存する形式。
がある。上記の場合について順番に説明を行う。
（１）素材電子文書、生成電子文書、を含む全情報を含んだ形式。
【００７１】
これは、生成電子文書から、素材電子文書の情報までたどれる形式で、図２で説明した記述形式である。この状態を、ＸＭＬ記述の抜粋で示すと、以下のようになる。
【００７２】

この状態は、素材電子文書のページ毎のサムネール画像、生成電子文書で使用しているページ単位の文書、この例では画像ファイル形式（ＴＩＦＦ）として持っている（但し、ページ単位で記述できる中間フォーマット、例えば、ＰＤＦやＸＭＬ／ＳＶＧ等でもよい）。これは、生成電子文書側で、そのページを指定しているため、ページを再構成できる全情報文書を持っている。逆に、生成電子文書側で指定していない素材電子文書側の素材ページ単位電子文書は、ファイルが大きくなるため、持たない選択も可能である。このように、素材電子文書側、生成電子文書側の複数の電子文書の集合体で保存される。
（２）生成電子文書のみを保存する形式。
【００７３】
これは、生成電子文書のみ必要な場合の保存の方法である。
【００７４】
（１）の形式の文書は、素材電子文書と生成電子文書が一体化している形態であるが、図３ＢのＢｏｏｋｂｉｎｄｉｎｇ部（３０３）に素材ページ単位電子文書の情報を集める処理を行うと、素材電子文書から素材ページ単位電子文書を完全に抜き出して保持する形式である。この状態を、ＸＭＬ記述の抜粋で示すと、以下のようになる。
【００７５】

この状態では、＜BOOKBINDING href="bind\bind.tiff" type="tiff"＞〜＜/BOOKBINDING＞で囲まれた部分が加わった形式であるが、これが素材ページ単位電子文書から構成される生成電子文書を１つのファイル形式に保存している状態である。例では、bind.tiffという複数ページの画像として束ねられた状態である（bind.pdfあるいは、bind.xmlという場合もある）。また、各ページのサムネール画像は、＜BPAGE page="1" thumbnail="bind\page1.png"/＞という所に記述してある。これは、素材電子文書で使用していたサムネール画像をコピーして、自分の配下に持ってくる。これらが揃った状態が、生成電子文書側で完全な状態であり、この時点では＜MATERIAL＞〜＜/MATERIAL＞や＜EFILES＞〜＜/EFILES＞で囲まれた情報は必要なくなる。
【００７６】
そこで、上述の記述は、

といったシンプルな記述にすることができる。
【００７７】
更に、もっとシンプルに、bind.tiffファイルのみを保存する記述もある。この場合は、単に束ねられたファイルのみを入手したい場合に使用される。
（３）素材電子文書のみを保存する形式。
【００７８】
これは、素材電子文書のみを保存する形式であり、一旦、電子バインダビルダ１０２側に持ってこられた素材電子文書は、そのオリジナル文書と共にページ単位のサムネール画像を保持することになる。この状態を、ＸＭＬ記述の抜粋で示すと、以下のようになる。
【００７９】

本例では、素材電子文書のみ保存しており、生成電子文書は保存していない形式である。このような形式は、生成電子文書の構築を一旦休止して保存させる場合によく用いる方法である。その他、電子バインダビルダ１０２でオリジナル電子文書の変更を行った場合、修正版オリジナル電子文書のみを欲しい場合、上記記述では、href="office\ppt0000\F_c01.ppt"に記述してある場所の電子文書のみを取り出して、保存させる。
【００８０】
以上、３種類の形式について説明してきたが、図１９にその具体例を示したので、説明を加える。
【００８１】
図１９において、１９０１はComposed Window画面５０５上で生成電子文書まで作成した状態である。この状態をそのまま保存すると、ドキュメントマネジメントシステムでは、１９０２で示したように右上角にバインダマークが付き、複合ドキュメントの形態を示す。ドキュメントマネジメントシステム側は、生成電子文書のサムネール画像の表示を行い、素材電子文書は、バインダマークが付いていることにより、ユーザにその存在を知らせている。また、通常のＯＳ上のファイル管理画面１９０３に保存される場合は、図４で示したような複数ファイル、複数フォルダの構成で生成電子文書が保存される。通常のＯＳ上で生成電子文書を確認するには、E-Binder.xml，スタイルシートE-Binder.xslの２種類のファイルをブラウザで確認する方法が一般的である。また、Bookbindingフォルダ内部の束ねられた生成電子文書を直接見る方法もある。いずれにせよ関連付けされたファイル群を得ることができる。
【００８２】
以上説明したように、本実施形態によれば、異なる複数電子文書（素材電子文書）から一つの統合電子文書（生成電子文書）を作成し、その関係を密結合にする。即ち、素材電子文書、生成電子文書との関係を維持した文書構造を提供する。その結果、素材電子文書が変更された場合、生成電子文書も変更が可能となる。
［他の実施形態］
図２０は、複数の生成電子文書を持つ構成を示しており、特に、図２０Ａがその具体例である。２００１、２００２はそれぞれ生成電子文書を作業するComposed Window画面である。また、図２０Ｂは図２０Ａに対する生成電子文書のフォーマットブロック構成例である。本実施形態では、ＰａｇｅＩｎｄｅｘ部を複数構成している。このように構成することで、図２０Ａで示したように、複数のComposed Window画面２００１、２００２が配置され、複数の生成電子文書を作成することが可能である。また、図２０Ｂの２００３、２００４は、複数の生成電子文書を保持した構成例である。例えば、表紙を変更して、機密事項を記載文書と非機密文書の切り分けができるような構成が可能となる。
【００８３】
以上説明したように、他の実施形態によれば、生成電子文書を複数作成することが可能のため、共通の素材電子文書から異なる構成の生成電子文書を作成することが可能となる。例えば、配布部署により、少し異なる内容を盛り込んだ生成電子文書を作成することが可能となる。
【００８４】
以上説明した本発明の実施形態の文書管理システムに適用可能な情報処理装置を示すと、図２１のようになる。
【００８５】
図２１は本発明の文書管理システムに適用可能な情報処理装置の構成を示すブロック図である。
【００８６】
図２１において、ＣＰＵ１０１はメインバス１０７を介して情報処理装置１０００全体の制御を実行するとともに、情報処理装置１０００の外部に接続される入力装置１１０（例えば、イメージスキャナ、記憶装置、ネットワーク回線を介して接続される他の情報処理装置、電話回線を介して接続されるファクシミリ等）を入力Ｉ／Ｆ（インタフェース）１０４を介して制御する。また、情報処理装置１０００の外部に接続される出力装置１１２（例えば、プリンタ、モニタ、ネットワーク回線を介して接続される他の情報処理装置、電話回線を介して接続されるファクシミリ等）を出力Ｉ／Ｆ１０５を介して制御する。また、ＣＰＵ１０１は、ＫＢＤＩ／Ｆ（キーボードインタフェース）１０７を介して入力部（例えば、キーボード１１２やポインティングデバイス１１３やペン１１４）から入力された指示に従って、画像の入力、画像処理、色変換処理、画像の出力制御等の一連の処理を実行する。更に、入力装置１１０より入力された画像データや、キーボード１１２やポインティングデバイス１１３やペン１１４を用いて作成された画像データを表示する表示部１０９をビデオＩ／Ｆ（インタフェース）１０８を介して制御する。
【００８７】
ＲＯＭ１０２は、ＣＰＵ１０１の各種制御を実行する各種制御プログラムを記憶している。ＲＡＭ１０３は、ＣＰＵ１０１によりＯＳや本発明を実現するための制御プログラムを含むその他の制御プログラムがロードされ実行される。また、制御プログラムを実行するために用いられる各種作業領域、一時待避領域として機能する。また、入力装置１１０より入力された画像データや、キーボード１１２やポインティングデバイス１１３やペン１１４を用いて作成された画像データを、一旦、保持するＶＲＡＭ（不図示）が構成されている。
【００８８】
尚、本発明は、複数の機器（例えばホストコンピュータ、インタフェース機器、リーダ、プリンタなど）から構成されるシステムに適用しても、一つの機器からなる装置（例えば、複写機、ファクシミリ装置など）に適用してもよい。
【００８９】
また、本発明の目的は、前述した実施形態の機能を実現するソフトウェアのプログラムコードを記録した記憶媒体を、システムあるいは装置に供給し、そのシステムあるいは装置のコンピュータ（またはＣＰＵやＭＰＵ）が記憶媒体に格納されたプログラムコードを読出し実行することによっても、達成されることは言うまでもない。
【００９０】
この場合、記憶媒体から読出されたプログラムコード自体が前述した実施形態の機能を実現することになり、そのプログラムコードを記憶した記憶媒体は本発明を構成することになる。
【００９１】
プログラムコードを供給するための記憶媒体としては、例えば、フロッピディスク、ハードディスク、光ディスク、光磁気ディスク、ＣＤ−ＲＯＭ、ＣＤ−Ｒ、磁気テープ、不揮発性のメモリカード、ＲＯＭなどを用いることができる。
【００９２】
また、コンピュータが読出したプログラムコードを実行することにより、前述した実施形態の機能が実現されるだけでなく、そのプログラムコードの指示に基づき、コンピュータ上で稼働しているＯＳ（オペレーティングシステム）などが実際の処理の一部または全部を行い、その処理によって前述した実施形態の機能が実現される場合も含まれることは言うまでもない。
【００９３】
更に、記憶媒体から読出されたプログラムコードが、コンピュータに挿入された機能拡張ボードやコンピュータに接続された機能拡張ユニットに備わるメモリに書込まれた後、そのプログラムコードの指示に基づき、その機能拡張ボードや機能拡張ユニットに備わるＣＰＵなどが実際の処理の一部または全部を行い、その処理によって前述した実施形態の機能が実現される場合も含まれることは言うまでもない。
【００９４】
本発明を上記記憶媒体に適用する場合、その記憶媒体には、先に説明した図６、図１５に示すフローチャートに対応するプログラムコードが格納されることになる。
【００９５】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明によれば、異なる複数の素材電子文書から１つの統合電子文書を作成し、素材電子文書と統合電子文書との関係を維持しながら容易に編集を行うことができる情報処理装置及びその方法、コンピュータ可読メモリを提供できる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本実施形態の文書管理システムの概念図である。
【図２Ａ】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダによって構成される生成電子文書のフォーマットブロック構成図である。
【図２Ｂ】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダによって構成される生成電子文書のＸＭＬ記述例を示す図である。
【図３Ａ】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダによって構成される生成電子文書のフォーマットブロック構成図である。
【図３Ｂ】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダによって構成される生成電子文書のフォーマットブロック構成図である。
【図４】本実施形態の生成電子文書を構成するフォルダとファイル構成例である。
【図５】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの処理に関わる操作画面例を示す図である。
【図６】本実施形態の生成電子文書の作成処理を示すフローチャートである。
【図７】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの操作例を示す図である。
【図８】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの操作例を示す図である。
【図９】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの操作例を示す図である。
【図１０】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの操作例を示す図である。
【図１１】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの操作例を示す図である。
【図１２】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの操作例を示す図である。
【図１３】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの操作例を示す図である。
【図１４】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの操作例を示す図である。
【図１５】本実施形態の生成電子文書の編集処理を示すフローチャートである。
【図１６】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの操作例を示す図である。
【図１７】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの操作例を示す図である。
【図１８】本実施形態のサムネール画像の回転における相関関係を示す図である。
【図１９】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの操作例を示す図である。
【図２０Ａ】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダの操作例を示す図である。
【図２０Ｂ】本実施形態の電子バインダビルダによって構成される生成電子文書のフォーマットブロック構成図である。
【図２１】本発明の文書管理システムに適用可能な情報処理装置の構成を示すブロック図である。
【符号の説明】
１０１ 素材電子文書
１０２ 電子バインダビルダ
１０３ 生成電子文書[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method for forming an integrated electronic document composed of a plurality of types of material electronic documents, and a computer-readable memory.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Companies are introducing document management systems to promote document reuse. Early products used to capture paper documents as images with a scanner and register and save them. Recently, however, many electronic documents have been made on personal computers, and they can now be registered and stored. Recently, it has become possible to extract an arbitrary page from a plurality of registered electronic documents and bind them like a binder to form one electronic document. This is called an electronic binder here.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, in order to realize such an electronic binder, a plurality of different electronic documents are once converted into a unified electronic document format, and the converted electronic document is edited to form a desired generated electronic document. Was. However, in the case of this method, the generated electronic document is configured by editing the new electronic document while being completely separated from the material electronic document that is the material. For this reason, when the material electronic document is changed, the changed material electronic document is once deleted from the generated electronic document, and the changed material electronic document is input again. At this time, if the degree of editing is large, many troubles and mistakes such as deletion and movement will occur. As described above, when the material and the product are completely separated, there is a problem that labor is required to return to the original state.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and creates one integrated electronic document from a plurality of different material electronic documents, and easily edits while maintaining the relationship between the material electronic document and the integrated electronic document. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and method, and a computer-readable memory that can be performed.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises the following arrangement. That is,
Holding means for holding the plurality of types of material electronic documents;
Selecting means for selecting a desired material page unit electronic document by a user's selection operation from a plurality of material page unit electronic documents created from each page of the plurality of types of material electronic documents held by the holding unit; ,
Configuration means for configuring an integrated electronic document based on the material page unit electronic document selected by the selection means;
Editing means for editing the material electronic document that is the source of the material page unit electronic document included in the integrated electronic document;
Whether the integrated electronic document is updated based on a result of the editing when the material electronic document is edited by the editing unit Whether to delete Inquiry means for inquiring the user about,
When the user instructs to update the integrated electronic document in response to the inquiry by the inquiry unit, the integrated electronic document is generated using the material page unit electronic document created from the material electronic document edited by the editing unit. Control to update document When the user instructs to delete the inquiry by the inquiry means, the material corresponding to the material electronic document edited by the editing means among the material page unit electronic documents constituting the integrated electronic document Control to delete page unit electronic document Control means to
Is provided.
[0007]
Preferably, the first display screen for displaying the thumbnail image of the material page unit electronic document of the material electronic document and the thumbnail image of the material page unit document constituting the integrated electronic document are displayed on the second display screen. Display control means,
The display control means includes When instructed by the user to update the integrated electronic document in response to the inquiry by the inquiry unit, using a thumbnail image of the material page unit electronic document created from the material electronic document edited by the editing unit, Update the display contents of the first display screen and the second display screen If the user instructs to delete the inquiry by the inquiry means, the thumbnail image of the material page unit electronic document corresponding to the material electronic document edited by the editing means on the second display screen is deleted, Further, the display content of the second display screen is updated using a thumbnail image of the material page unit electronic document created from the material electronic document after being edited by the editing means on the first display screen. .
[0009]
Preferably, the selection unit uses each thumbnail image displayed on the first display screen to each of the plurality of types of material electronic documents. The multiple created from the page A desired material page unit electronic document is selected from the material page unit electronic documents.
[0010]
In order to achieve the above object, an information processing method according to the present invention comprises the following arrangement. That is,
An information processing method in an information processing apparatus for editing an integrated electronic document composed of multiple types of material electronic documents,
Holding means for holding the plurality of types of material electronic documents; and
The selection means selects a desired material page unit electronic document by a user's selection operation from a plurality of material page unit electronic documents created from each page of the plurality of types of material electronic documents held in the holding step. A selection process to
A configuration unit configures an integrated electronic document based on the material page unit electronic document selected in the selection step, and
An editing step of editing a material electronic document that is a generation source of a material page unit electronic document included in the integrated electronic document;
Whether the inquiry means updates the integrated electronic document based on the result of the editing when the material electronic document is edited by the editing step. Whether to delete An inquiry process for inquiring the user about,
When the control unit is instructed by the user to update the integrated electronic document in response to the inquiry in the inquiry step, the control unit uses the material page unit electronic document created from the material electronic document edited in the editing step. , Control to update the integrated electronic document When the user instructs to delete the inquiry in the inquiry step, the material corresponding to the material electronic document edited in the editing step among the material page unit electronic documents constituting the integrated electronic document Control to delete page unit electronic document Control process to
Is provided.
[0011]
In order to achieve the above object, a computer readable memory according to the present invention comprises the following arrangement. That is,
A computer readable memory storing a program for causing a computer to execute information processing constituting an integrated electronic document composed of a plurality of types of material electronic documents,
A holding step for holding the plurality of types of material electronic documents;
A selection step of selecting a desired material page unit electronic document by a user's selection operation from a plurality of material page unit electronic documents created from each page of the plurality of types of material electronic documents held in the holding step; ,
Based on the material page unit electronic document selected in the selection step, a configuration step of configuring an integrated electronic document;
An editing step for editing the material electronic document that is the source of the material page unit electronic document included in the integrated electronic document;
Whether the integrated electronic document is updated based on a result of the editing when the material electronic document is edited by the editing step Whether to delete An inquiry process for inquiring the user about,
When the user instructs to update the integrated electronic document in response to the inquiry in the inquiry step, the integrated electronic document is created using the material page unit electronic document created from the material electronic document edited in the editing step. Control to update document When the user instructs to delete the inquiry in the inquiry step, the material corresponding to the material electronic document edited in the editing step among the material page unit electronic documents constituting the integrated electronic document Control to delete page unit electronic document Control process to
A program for causing a computer to execute is stored.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the document management system of this embodiment.
[0014]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes an electronic document group created with different application software. Here, for example, an electronic document 1 created with Microsoft Word, an electronic document 2 created with Microsoft PowerPoint, an image read with a scanner, or an HTML-format electronic document 3 used on the Internet. Reference numeral 102 denotes an electronic binder builder (E (Electronic) -Binder Builder), which can form one generated electronic document 103 by bundling electronic documents 1 to 3 in units of pages.
[0015]
Next, an example of a generated electronic document configured by the electronic binder builder 102 of the document management system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
[0016]
FIG. 2A is a format block configuration diagram of a generated electronic document configured by the electronic binder builder of this embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a specific XML description example thereof.
[0017]
The present invention constructs a generated electronic document using an XML (Extentional Markup Language) description. The configuration is a plurality of types of material electronic documents created by different application software for each document. The basic configuration consists of a document called E-Binder.xml as a Top description, a predetermined description is included therein, and related elements (contents) such as files are indicated by external links. The element indicated by the external link must be in a location where its location is known. FIG. 4 shows an example of the folder and file structure that constitutes the generated electronic document. From the top document E-Binder.xml, it is possible to know the holding position of the elements of those external links relative to each other.
[0018]
In FIG. 2B, <? Xml version = "1.0" encoding = "Shift_JIS"?> Is a description of the declaration made at the head.
[0019]
In FIG. 2A, an EBINDER section (201) indicates the beginning of this document. In FIG. 2B, the portion surrounded by <EBINDER> to </ EBINDER> is the main body of this document.
[0020]
In FIG. 2A, an EBINDER_INFO part (202) is a part that holds meta information (management information) of this document. In FIG. 2B, the meta information is held in a portion surrounded by <EBINDER_INFO> to </ EBINDER_INFO>. In particular, here, <TITLE> to </ TITLE> indicating the file name, <CREATOR> to </ CREATOR> indicating the creator name, and <DATE> to </ DATE> indicating the creation date are stored. ing.
[0021]
In FIG. 2A, a MATERIAL part (203) is a part that holds information of a material electronic document. 2B, the information is held in a portion surrounded by <MATERIAL files = "2> to </ MATERIAL>, where files = is the number of material electronic documents, and here two files are held. An example is shown.
[0022]
In FIG. 2A, an EFILE section (204) is a portion that holds information of one material electronic document, and a portion that converts information from a material electronic document into a page unit electronic document and holds the information. In FIG. 2B, <EFILE href = "office \ ppt0000 \ F_c01.ppt" composedpagefile = "pimg \ efile0001.pdf" type = "pdf" totalpage = "2" id = "ef0001"> to </ EFILE> The information is held in the enclosed part. Here, href = is storage information of the material electronic document. composedpagefile = is storage information of a file in which material electronic documents are grouped in units of pages. The next type = is the file format. Here, a PDF format example of Adobe Corporation is shown. Other formats such as MultiPageTIFF that can store multiple images can be set. totalpage = is the number of pages of the material electronic document. id = is a management number.
[0023]
In FIG. 2A, the EFILE_INFO section (205) in the EFILE section (204) holds management information of the material electronic document. In FIG. 2B, the management information is held in a portion surrounded by <EFILE_INFO datatype = "PowerPoint2000"> to </ EFILE_INFO>. Here, datatype = is the type of the material electronic document. Here, PowerPoint 2000 is shown. Further, <TITLE> to </ TITLE> indicating the file name and <CREATOR> to </ CREATOR> indicating the creator name are portions that hold the management information.
[0024]
In FIG. 2A, the DOC_SUMMARY unit (206) holds summary information of the material electronic document. In this part, the text simplified by the summary engine is saved from the full text Text so that the outline of the content of the material can be understood. In FIG. 2B, this part is omitted.
[0025]
In FIG. 2A, the EPAGES unit (207) stores a document (material page unit electronic document) changed from material electronic document to page unit information. For example, in a word material electronic document, a page is determined only at the time of display or printing, but the determined material page unit document is stored for each page. In FIG. 2B, the material page unit electronic document is stored in a portion surrounded by <EPAGES> to </ EPAGES>. Actually, <EPAGE page = "1" thumbnail = "office \ ppt0000 \ thumb1.bmp"/>,<EPAGE page = "2" thumbnail = "office \ ppt0000 \ thumb2.bmp> The part enclosed with /> is a part for storing the material page unit electronic document, where page = is information indicating the page number of the entire material electronic document, and thumbnail = is the page. The following description is also the information of the material page unit electronic document, and thus holds the page development information of the material electronic document (material page unit electronic document information). Furthermore, expanded documents of material page unit electronic documents
For example, an image developed to A4 size is also held here.
[0026]
<EPAGE page = "1" thumbnail = "0ffice \ ppt0000 \ thumb1.bmp" Pagefile = "office \ ppt0000 \ page0001.bmp" type = "bmp"/>
Here, pagefile = holds the thumbnail image of the first page in this example. type = is the file format it holds. In this example, the material page unit electronic document is an image file format called bmp, but it may be a PDF format or other compressed file format. The necessary condition is that one page unit. The number of <EPAGE ~ /> is determined by the number of pages of the material electronic document.
[0027]
FIG. 3 is a format block configuration diagram of a generated electronic document when a necessary material page unit electronic document is selected and held from the material electronic document.
[0028]
In FIG. 3A, the PAGEINDEX section (301) holds information indicating the page development of the material electronic document. The generated electronic document forms a continuous electronic document by managing the id and page number of the material electronic document and reading the page images in that order. In the description example of FIG. 2B, a portion surrounded by <PAGEINDEX> to </ PAGEINDEX> is a description for managing and storing pages of the generated electronic document. Inside,
<INDEXpage = "1" idref = "efile0002" efilepage = "3"/>
<INDEXpage = "2" idref = "efile0001" efilepage = "2"/>
It is described as follows. <INDEX˜ /> indicates a page of the generated electronic document. Here, page = is a page of the generated electronic document. idref = is the id of the material electronic document. efilepage = is a used page number of the material electronic document corresponding to id. In the above description example, it is indicated that pages specified separately from two material electronic documents are used.
[0029]
The format block configuration of the generated electronic document as described above is a configuration in which the source electronic document, the source page unit electronic document, and the generated electronic document can be stored at the same time. It is possible to perform operations such as replacing Further, the material page unit electronic document may be an imaged document, a PDF format document, or an XML format document, and can be switched depending on a software environment capable of being paged.
[0030]
Next, an example of an operation screen related to the processing of the electronic binder builder 102 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0031]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen related to processing of the electronic binder builder according to the present embodiment.
[0032]
Reference numeral 501 denotes an example of a document management software screen. Reference numeral 502 denotes an example of a file management screen managed on the computer OS. Reference numeral 503 denotes an example of a software (E-Binder Builder) screen of the electronic binder builder 102. Reference numeral 504 denotes an example of a Collection Window screen for managing material electronic documents. Reference numeral 505 denotes an example of a Composed Window screen for managing the generated electronic document. Reference numeral 506 denotes an example of display software (Viewer) screen for displaying the generated electronic document.
[0033]
Next, the generated electronic document creation process will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0034]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the creation processing of the generated electronic document according to this embodiment.
[0035]
First, in step S601, a material electronic document is selected from the file management screen 502. Next, in step S602, the selected material electronic document is moved to the software screen 503 of the electronic binder builder 102 by drag and drop (Drag & Drop). This operation is an operation of moving a file with a mouse as depicted by an arrow in FIG. The moved file is displayed as a thumbnail on the Collection Window screen 504 in step S603. In this operation, in the background, the creation software for the material electronic document is opened and a pseudo print operation is performed to create a file (material page unit electronic document) that can be handled in page units. For example, a page image can be created by using software called ImageDriver. At the same time, thumbnail images can be created. In step S603, the created thumbnail image is displayed. In actuality, when a file is created, the link destination (address) of the material electronic document is described in href = of <EFILE href = "~> enclosed in <MATERIAL> shown in FIG. 2B, and <EPAGE page = Thumbnail images are held in thumbnail = as shown in “1” thumbnail = "˜ \ thumb1.bmp"/> This operation is the same when moving a plurality of other material page unit electronic documents.
[0036]
In step S604, a thumbnail on the Collection Window screen 504 is selected and dragged and dropped onto the Composed Window screen 505. This operation selects a thumbnail image of a material page unit electronic document necessary as a final generated electronic document from the Collection Window screen 504, moves the thumbnail image to the Composed Window screen 505 in which the generated electronic document is configured, The page will be prepared.
[0037]
In step S605, a thumbnail image of the generated electronic document is displayed on the Composed Window screen 505. This operation is an operation for displaying the thumbnail image moved in step 604 at the specified position where it was dropped.
[0038]
By completing this process, a generated electronic document composed of necessary pages can be configured from the material electronic document.
[0039]
Next, FIG. 7 shows a specific example of selecting a thumbnail image of a necessary material page unit electronic document from the Collection Window screen 504 and moving the thumbnail image to the Composed Window screen 505 in which the generated electronic document is configured. It explains using.
[0040]
In FIG. 7, reference numeral 701 denotes a material page unit electronic document selected from the material electronic documents on the Collection Window screen 504. Reference numeral 702 denotes a state where the material page unit electronic document 701 has been moved to the first page of the generated electronic document on the Composed Window screen 505.
[0041]
Here, this state will be described with reference to FIG. 2B. In FIG. 2B

In <EPAGE ~>, there is a description that holds a thumbnail image. This is the thumbnail image displayed on the Collection Window screen 504. A portion surrounded by <PAGEINDEX> to </ PAGEINDEX> is page information of a thumbnail image displayed on the Composed Window screen 505. This does not have a thumbnail image entity, but points to the file name and page in the material electronic document. For example, <INDEXpage = "1" idref = "efile0002" efilepage = "3"/> specifies the id of the material electronic document on the first page of the generated electronic document and uses the third page of the file. It is a description indicating that
[0042]
As described above, the electronic binder builder 102 can select a material page unit electronic document of a necessary page from different types of material electronic documents, and can re-edit. In particular, as a feature when a generated electronic document is configured, an original material electronic document for generating a page can be traced by a link, and an operation can be performed on a page-based material page unit electronic document.
[0043]
Next, a specific example of moving the material electronic document stored in the Collection Window screen 504 to the Composed Window screen 505 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0044]
FIG. 8 shows a state in which two material electronic documents are input to the software screen 503 of the electronic binder builder 102 and the material electronic documents are held in the Collection Window screens 504a and 504b, respectively.
[0045]
Reference numeral 801 denotes a thumbnail image of a page having the material electronic document 1, and reference numeral 802 denotes a state in which a thumbnail image of a page having the material electronic document 2 is selected. When these thumbnail images are moved to the Composed Window screen 505, the thumbnail images are displayed in the selected order. In this case, thumbnail images 803 and 804 are displayed on the Composed Window screen 505 as a result of selection in the order of 801 and 802.
[0046]
Also, FIG. 9 shows that when a thumbnail image 901 of a page of the same material electronic document on the Collection Window screen 504 is dragged and dropped between two thumbnail images displayed on the Composed Window screen 505, two thumbnails are displayed. It is a specific example inserted as a thumbnail image 902 between images. By this operation, the total page is moved up by one.
[0047]
FIGS. 10A to 10C show the order of the pages of the generated electronic document generated by moving the thumbnail image on the Collection Window screen 504 to the Composed Window screen 505 in the selection order of the material page unit electronic document. This is a specific example showing that
[0048]
FIG. 10A shows a state in which thumbnail images 1002 and 1001 on the Collection Window screen 504 are selected in the selection order shown in FIG. When the thumbnail images 1002 and 1001 are moved to the Composed Window screen 505 in the selection order shown in FIG. 10A, the thumbnail images are arranged in the selection order on the Composed Window screen 505.
[0049]
FIG. 10B shows a state in which thumbnail images 1003 and 1004 on the Collection Window screen 504 are selected at once. When these thumbnail images 1003 and 1004 are moved to the composed window screen 505, the thumbnail images are arranged in the order of the pages of the material electronic document.
[0050]
In FIG. 10C, the plurality of material electronic documents are straddled in the selection order shown in FIG. 10C, that is, the thumbnail image 1005 on the Collection Window screen 504a and the thumbnail image 1006 on the Collection Window screen 504b are selected. State. When these thumbnail images 1005 and 1006 shown in FIG. 10C are moved to the Composed Window screen 505, the thumbnail images are arranged in the selection order on the Composed Window screen 505. However, batch selection when selecting thumbnail images across a plurality of material electronic documents is prohibited or priorities are set for each material electronic document, and are arranged on the Composed Window screen 505 according to the priorities.
[0051]
FIG. 11 is a specific example showing from which material electronic document the thumbnail image moved on the Composed Window screen 505 has been moved. When a 1/3, 2/3 page thumbnail image on the Composed Window screen 505 is selected, the thumbnail image 1101 on the corresponding Collection Window screen 504a and the thumbnail image 1102 on the Collection Window screen 504b are displayed in a frame or semi-transparent. , The selected state is indicated.
[0052]
This is because the management number and page number of the material electronic document are described in the descriptions of <PAGEINDEX>, <INDEXpage = "1" idref = "efile0002" efilepage = "3"/> ~ This is because it is possible to follow a document page.
[0053]
FIG. 12 is a specific example in the case where the thumbnail images stored on the Composed Window screen 505 are replaced. Here, when the thumbnail image 1201 of the 2/4 page is dragged and dropped to the thumbnail image on the right side, the thumbnail image 1202 is replaced with the adjacent thumbnail image.
[0054]
this is,

</ PAGEINDEX> will be edited as indicated by the underline.
[0055]
FIG. 13 is a specific example in the case where a plurality of thumbnail images stored on the Composed Window screen 505 are separately selected and the pages are changed. Numbers are stored in the order of selection and moved to the designated location as they are. Reference numerals 1301 and 1302 denote the results of moving the selected thumbnail image. After moving, thumbnail images are packed and arranged. Since this movement replaces thumbnail images in the order of selection, FIG. 13 shows the normal order. However, if the larger page is selected first, the page order is reversed after the replacement. In the example of FIG. 13, when the selection orders 1 and 2 are reversed, 1301 and 1302 are reversed.
[0056]
FIG. 14 shows a specific example of re-editing and reusing a material electronic document that has been used once. This specific example will be described together with the flowchart of FIG.
[0057]
In step S1501, the thumbnail image 1401 of the material page unit electronic document on the Collection Window screen 504 is double-clicked. As a result, in step S1502, the application software that created the material electronic document receives and activates the material electronic document of the material page unit electronic document 1402.
[0058]
In step S1503, the application software side corrects the material page unit electronic document. After the correction, in step S1504, the material electronic document 1403 corrected on the application software side is overwritten and saved. As a result of the saving, the electronic binder builder 102 receives the change notification, prompts the user to instruct, and activates a thumbnail creation process for creating a thumbnail image of the updated material page unit electronic document in step S1505.
[0059]
Next, in step S1506, the user is inquired whether to update or delete the material page unit electronic document currently used on the Composed Window screen 505. This is because the content of the page of the material electronic document is shifted by updating the material page unit electronic document, and the generated electronic document side needs to be changed.
[0060]
If it is a delete instruction, the old thumbnail image 1405 arranged on the Composed Window screen 505 is deleted in step S1508. In step S1509, the display of the old thumbnail image 1401 arranged on the Collection Window screen 504 is replaced with a new thumbnail image 1404. This is the end of the deletion.
[0061]
If it is not an instruction to delete, that is, if it is an instruction to update, in step S1510, the position of the old thumbnail image arranged on the Composed Window screen 505 is stored, and the old thumbnail image is deleted. In step S 1511, the display of the old thumbnail image 1401 is replaced with the new thumbnail image 1406 on the Collection Window screen 504. In step S 1512, the new thumbnail image 1407 is displayed at the position stored on the Composed Window screen 505.
[0062]
FIG. 16 is a specific example in the case of rotating a thumbnail image stored on the Composed Window screen 505.
[0063]
In FIG. 16, two thumbnail images indicated by reference numeral 1601 are selected. Next, when a rotation instruction of 90 degrees to the right is performed, the page direction (vertical placement) does not change as indicated by 1602, but the contents are rotated 90 degrees to the right so that the contents match the page direction. Similarly, a left 90 degree rotation instruction can be given.
[0064]
FIG. 17 is another specific example in the case of rotating a thumbnail image stored on the Composed Window screen 505.
[0065]
In FIG. 17, two thumbnail images indicated by 1701 are selected. Next, when a rotation instruction of 180 degrees is given, the thumbnail image selected as shown by 1702 is rotated 180 degrees and is turned upside down.
[0066]
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the correlation in the rotation of the thumbnail image of this embodiment.
[0067]
There are several types of generated electronic documents that are ultimately stored by rotation.
[0068]
(1) A format for storing all information including a material electronic document and a generated electronic document.
[0069]
(2) A format for saving only the generated electronic document.
[0070]
(3) A format in which only the electronic document is saved.
There is. The above cases will be described in order.
(1) A format including all information including a material electronic document and a generated electronic document.
[0071]
This is the description format described in FIG. 2 in a format that can be traced from the generated electronic document to the information of the material electronic document. This state is shown in the following excerpt of XML description.
[0072]

This state has a thumbnail image for each page of the material electronic document, a page unit document used in the generated electronic document, in this example, an image file format (TIFF) (however, an intermediate format that can be described in page units) For example, PDF or XML / SVG may be used). Since the generated electronic document side designates the page, it has all the information documents that can reconstruct the page. Conversely, the material page unit electronic document on the material electronic document side that is not specified on the generated electronic document side can be selected so that it does not have a large file. In this way, it is stored as an aggregate of a plurality of electronic documents on the material electronic document side and the generated electronic document side.
(2) A format for saving only the generated electronic document.
[0073]
This is a storage method when only the generated electronic document is necessary.
[0074]
The document in the format (1) is a form in which the material electronic document and the generated electronic document are integrated. However, when the processing for collecting information on the material page unit electronic document is performed in the bookbinding unit (303) in FIG. This is a format in which the material page unit electronic document is completely extracted from the electronic document and held. This state is shown in the following excerpt of XML description.
[0075]

In this state, <BOOKBINDING href = "bind \ bind.tiff" type = "tiff"> to the format enclosed by </ BOOKBINDING> is added, but this is generated from the material page unit electronic document The electronic document is stored in one file format. In the example, it is in a state where it is bundled as a multi-page image called bind.tiff (sometimes called bind.pdf or bind.xml). The thumbnail image of each page is described as <BPAGE page = "1" thumbnail = "bind \ page1.png"/>. This is to copy the thumbnail image used in the material electronic document and bring it under your control. A state in which these are arranged is a complete state on the generated electronic document side, and at this point, the information surrounded by <MATERIAL> to </ MATERIAL> and <EFILES> to </ EFILES> is not necessary.
[0076]
Therefore, the above description is

Can be as simple as
[0077]
There is also a simpler description that saves only the bind.tiff file. In this case, it is used when only the bundled file is desired.
(3) A format in which only the electronic document is saved.
[0078]
This is a format in which only the material electronic document is stored, and the material electronic document once brought to the electronic binder builder 102 side holds a thumbnail image for each page together with the original document. This state is shown in the following excerpt of XML description.
[0079]

In this example, only the material electronic document is saved, and the generated electronic document is not saved. Such a format is a method often used when the construction of the generated electronic document is paused and saved. In addition, if the original electronic document is changed by the electronic binder builder 102, and only the modified original electronic document is desired, the electronic data at the location described in href = "office \ ppt0000 \ F_c01.ppt" in the above description Take out only the document and save it.
[0080]
Although three types of formats have been described above, specific examples are shown in FIG.
[0081]
In FIG. 19, reference numeral 1901 denotes a state where a generated electronic document has been created on the Composed Window screen 505. If this state is stored as it is, the document management system attaches a binder mark to the upper right corner as indicated by 1902 to indicate the form of a compound document. The document management system side displays a thumbnail image of the generated electronic document, and the material electronic document has a binder mark to notify the user of its existence. When the file is saved on the file management screen 1903 on the normal OS, the generated electronic document is saved in a configuration of a plurality of files and a plurality of folders as shown in FIG. In order to check a generated electronic document on a normal OS, a method of checking two types of files of E-Binder.xml and style sheet E-Binder.xsl with a browser is common. There is also a way to directly view the bundled generated electronic documents inside the Bookbinding folder. In any case, an associated file group can be obtained.
[0082]
As described above, according to this embodiment, one integrated electronic document (generated electronic document) is created from a plurality of different electronic documents (material electronic documents), and the relationship is tightly coupled. That is, it provides a document structure that maintains the relationship between the material electronic document and the generated electronic document. As a result, when the material electronic document is changed, the generated electronic document can also be changed.
[Other Embodiments]
FIG. 20 shows a configuration having a plurality of generated electronic documents, and FIG. 20A is a specific example thereof. Reference numerals 2001 and 2002 are Composed Window screens for working with the generated electronic document. FIG. 20B is a format block configuration example of the generated electronic document with respect to FIG. 20A. In the present embodiment, a plurality of PageIndex portions are configured. With this configuration, as shown in FIG. 20A, a plurality of composed window screens 2001 and 2002 are arranged, and a plurality of generated electronic documents can be created. Also, 2003 and 2004 in FIG. 20B are configuration examples holding a plurality of generated electronic documents. For example, it is possible to change the cover so that classified matters can be separated from written documents and non-confidential documents.
[0083]
As described above, according to another embodiment, since a plurality of generated electronic documents can be created, it is possible to create generated electronic documents having different configurations from a common material electronic document. For example, it is possible to create a generated electronic document including slightly different contents depending on the distribution department.
[0084]
FIG. 21 shows an information processing apparatus applicable to the document management system according to the embodiment of the present invention described above.
[0085]
FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing apparatus applicable to the document management system of the present invention.
[0086]
In FIG. 21, the CPU 101 executes control of the entire information processing apparatus 1000 via the main bus 107, and also uses an input device 110 (for example, an image scanner, a storage device, a network line) connected to the outside of the information processing apparatus 1000. Other information processing apparatuses connected via the telephone line, facsimiles connected via a telephone line, etc.) are controlled via an input I / F (interface) 104. Further, an output device 112 connected to the outside of the information processing device 1000 (for example, a printer, a monitor, another information processing device connected via a network line, a facsimile connected via a telephone line, etc.) is output I. Control via / F105. In addition, the CPU 101 inputs an image, performs image processing, color conversion processing, and image according to an instruction input from an input unit (for example, a keyboard 112, a pointing device 113, or a pen 114) via a KBDI / F (keyboard interface) 107. A series of processing such as output control is executed. Further, a display unit 109 that displays image data input from the input device 110 and image data created using the keyboard 112, the pointing device 113, and the pen 114 is controlled via a video I / F (interface) 108. .
[0087]
The ROM 102 stores various control programs that execute various controls of the CPU 101. The RAM 103 is loaded and executed by the CPU 101 with the OS and other control programs including a control program for realizing the present invention. It also functions as various work areas and temporary save areas used for executing the control program. In addition, a VRAM (not shown) that temporarily holds image data input from the input device 110 and image data created using the keyboard 112, the pointing device 113, and the pen 114 is configured.
[0088]
Note that the present invention can be applied to a system (for example, a copier, a facsimile machine, etc.) consisting of a single device even if it is applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices (for example, a host computer, interface device, reader, printer, etc.) You may apply.
[0089]
Another object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for implementing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the storage medium. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the.
[0090]
In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.
[0091]
As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.
[0092]
Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.
[0093]
Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the CPU or the like provided in the board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.
[0094]
When the present invention is applied to the above-described storage medium, the program code corresponding to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6 and 15 described above is stored in the storage medium.
[0095]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, one integrated electronic document can be created from a plurality of different material electronic documents, and editing can be easily performed while maintaining the relationship between the material electronic document and the integrated electronic document. An information processing apparatus and method, and a computer-readable memory can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a document management system according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2A is a format block configuration diagram of a generated electronic document configured by the electronic binder builder of the present embodiment.
FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an XML description example of a generated electronic document configured by the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3A is a format block configuration diagram of a generated electronic document configured by the electronic binder builder of the present embodiment.
FIG. 3B is a format block configuration diagram of a generated electronic document configured by the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a configuration example of a folder and a file constituting the generated electronic document according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen related to processing of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing for creating a generated electronic document according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating editing processing of a generated electronic document according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a correlation in rotation of a thumbnail image according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 20A is a diagram showing an operation example of the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 20B is a format block configuration diagram of a generated electronic document configured by the electronic binder builder according to the embodiment.
FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing apparatus applicable to the document management system of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 Material Electronic Document
102 Electronic binder builder
103 Generated electronic document

Claims (7)

An information processing apparatus for editing an integrated electronic document composed of a plurality of types of material electronic documents,
Holding means for holding the plurality of types of material electronic documents;
Selecting means for selecting a desired material page unit electronic document by a user's selection operation from a plurality of material page unit electronic documents created from each page of the plurality of types of material electronic documents held by the holding unit; ,
Configuration means for configuring an integrated electronic document based on the material page unit electronic document selected by the selection means;
Editing means for editing the material electronic document that is the source of the material page unit electronic document included in the integrated electronic document;
Inquiry means for inquiring a user about whether to update or delete the integrated electronic document based on a result of the editing when the material electronic document is edited by the editing means;
When the user instructs to update the integrated electronic document in response to the inquiry by the inquiry unit, the integrated electronic document is generated using the material page unit electronic document created from the material electronic document edited by the editing unit. When the user instructs to update the document and deletes the query by the query unit, the material page unit electronic document constituting the integrated electronic document is edited by the editing unit. An information processing apparatus comprising: control means for controlling to delete a material page unit electronic document corresponding to the material electronic document . A first display screen for displaying a thumbnail image of the material page unit electronic document of the material electronic document; and display control means for controlling display of the thumbnail image of the material page unit document constituting the integrated electronic document on the second display screen. In addition,
The display control means, when instructed by the user to update the integrated electronic document in response to the inquiry from the inquiry means, is a material page unit electronic document created from the material electronic document edited by the editing means. If the user instructs to update the display contents of the first display screen and the second display screen using thumbnail images and delete the inquiry from the inquiry means, the editing means is displayed on the second display screen. Delete the thumbnail image of the material page unit electronic document corresponding to the material electronic document edited in step 1, and further, the material page unit electronic created from the material electronic document edited by the editing means on the first display screen the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that updating the display contents of the second display screen with a thumbnail image of the document The selection means uses a thumbnail image displayed on the first display screen to generate a desired material page unit electronic document from the plurality of material page unit electronic documents created from each page of the plurality of types of material electronic documents. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information processing apparatus is selected. An information processing method in an information processing apparatus for editing an integrated electronic document composed of multiple types of material electronic documents,
Holding means for holding the plurality of types of material electronic documents; and
The selection means selects a desired material page unit electronic document by a user's selection operation from a plurality of material page unit electronic documents created from each page of the plurality of types of material electronic documents held in the holding step. A selection process to
A configuration unit configures an integrated electronic document based on the material page unit electronic document selected in the selection step, and
An editing step of editing a material electronic document that is a generation source of a material page unit electronic document included in the integrated electronic document;
An inquiry unit that inquires a user about whether to update or delete the integrated electronic document based on a result of the editing when the material electronic document is edited by the editing step;
When the control unit is instructed by the user to update the integrated electronic document in response to the inquiry in the inquiry step, the control unit uses the material page unit electronic document created from the material electronic document edited in the editing step. The integrated electronic document is controlled to be updated, and when the user instructs to delete the inquiry in the inquiry step, among the material page unit electronic documents constituting the integrated electronic document, the editing step A control step of controlling to delete the material page unit electronic document corresponding to the edited material electronic document . A display control means controls display of a thumbnail image of the material page unit electronic document of the material electronic document on the second display screen, and a first display screen for displaying the thumbnail image of the material page unit electronic document constituting the integrated electronic document. And a display control step for
When the display control step is instructed by the user to update the integrated electronic document in response to the inquiry by the inquiry step , the display page unit of the material page unit electronic document created from the material electronic document edited in the editing step When the user instructs to update the display contents of the first display screen and the second display screen using thumbnail images and to delete the inquiry in the inquiry step, the editing step is performed on the second display screen. Delete the thumbnail image of the material page unit electronic document corresponding to the material electronic document edited in step 1, and further, the material page unit electronic created from the material electronic document edited in the editing step on the first display screen the information processing method according to claim 4, characterized in that updating the display contents of the second display screen with a thumbnail image of the document The selection step uses a thumbnail image displayed on the first display screen to generate a desired material page unit electronic document from the plurality of material page unit electronic documents created from each page of the plurality of types of material electronic documents. The information processing method according to claim 5 , wherein the information processing method is selected. A computer readable memory storing a program for causing a computer to execute information processing constituting an integrated electronic document composed of a plurality of types of material electronic documents,
A holding step for holding the plurality of types of material electronic documents;
A selection step of selecting a desired material page unit electronic document by a user's selection operation from a plurality of material page unit electronic documents created from each page of the plurality of types of material electronic documents held in the holding step; ,
Based on the material page unit electronic document selected in the selection step, a configuration step of configuring an integrated electronic document;
An editing step for editing the material electronic document that is the source of the material page unit electronic document included in the integrated electronic document;
When the material electronic document is edited by the editing step, an inquiry step for inquiring the user about whether to update or delete the integrated electronic document based on the editing result;
When the user instructs to update the integrated electronic document in response to the inquiry in the inquiry step, the integrated electronic document is created using the material page unit electronic document created from the material electronic document edited in the editing step. After being edited in the editing step among the material page unit electronic documents constituting the integrated electronic document, when the user instructs to delete the inquiry in the inquiry step, the document is controlled to be updated. A computer-readable memory storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control step of controlling to delete a material page unit electronic document corresponding to the material electronic document .

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