JPH0715681B2 - A structured document processing system that can divide and integrate tree structures - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Outline] In performing processing including document creation for one or more types of documents, a plurality of document processing software including a Japanese document processing mechanism is used and A structured document processing system that divides and integrates a tree structure that enables the hierarchical structure of individual documents created using software to be held as a structure and then divided and integrated With regard to the above, it is possible to divide a desired individual document into a plurality of smaller individual documents while using the document processing software, and to integrate the smaller individual documents into the desired individual document. The contents of the document files created by the individual word processing software for the purpose of A structured document file that is unified by a structure document corresponding to the structure is provided, and a function for dividing and / or integrating the above-mentioned structure document is provided, and it is possible to divide or integrate individual documents. I am trying to do it.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention is a structured document processing system in which a tree structure can be divided and integrated, and in particular, in performing processing including document creation for one or more types of documents, a plurality of documents including a Japanese document processing mechanism can be used. In addition to using the document processing software, a tree structure that allows the individual documents created using the document processing software to be divided and integrated while holding the hierarchical structure of the document as a structure The present invention relates to a structured document processing system that can be divided and integrated.

Currently, OA systems are being used generally, and OA assets such as software and document files are increasing. Therefore, it is required that various documents be easily created and managed while using these assets. And when creating one large-scale document, multiple people divide it and create it.
It is desirable that processing be performed such that they are integrated into one.

[Conventional technology]

In the conventional OA processing system, the software is created for each of the objects to be created (Japanese sentences, line drawings, images, graphs, English sentences, etc.) and processed individually.

However, recently, it has been considered to make a document processing system in such a manner that the above individual processes can be appropriately called and processed as needed. Such a document processing system will be referred to as a structured document processing system in this specification. However, in the structured document processing system, individually created documents may be integrated or divided. Be desired.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional case as described above, the accumulated OA assets can be used only by the system corresponding to each purpose, and existing OA assets and existing files such as document files can be used. OA
It was impossible to use the assets as needed.

According to the present invention, a desired individual document can be divided into a plurality of smaller individual documents to be created while using document processing software, and the smaller individual documents can be integrated and integrated into the individual document. The purpose is to

[Means for Solving the Problems]

FIG. 1 shows the principle configuration of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 5 is a document processing function unit, 5-1 is an integration function, 5-2 is a division function, and 6-A.
Is a structural document corresponding to a desired individual document, 6-B and 6-C are structural documents corresponding to divided individual documents obtained by dividing desired individual documents, and 6-D is an integrated individual document obtained by integrating divided individual documents. Corresponding structural documents, 6'-A through 6'-D respectively represent the contents of the corresponding structural document.

The desired individual documents, such as individual office documents, technical documents, reporting offices, information centers, manuals, technical manuals, etc., which are actually to be created, are generally identified by the document name, the first
It has a hierarchical structure like Chapter, Chapter 2, ...
It has a hierarchical structure such as titles, texts, and charts. In the case of the present invention, attention is paid to the above hierarchical structure (tree structure) of individual documents, and a structural document 6-A or the like in which a logical structure corresponding to the hierarchical structure is described as a structure is prepared. Then, the structural document 6-A designates a file in which the contents of the individual document are stored.

That is, in the hierarchical structure of a desired individual document, (i) node # 2 and node # 3 are subordinate to node # 1 as children, and (ii) node # 2 is node # 4. When the node # 5 and the node # 5 are subordinate to each other, the illustrated structural document 6-A is prepared as a structural document corresponding to the individual document. In the case of the structural document 6-A shown in the figure, it is displayed as a tree structure in accordance with the hierarchical structure of the original individual document. However, in reality, as shown in the content 6'-A of the structural document shown in the figure, Held in the form of a table. In the case of the content 6'-A of the illustrated structural document, for example, (i) node # 1 has no parent node, and nodes # 2 and # 3 exist as subordinate nodes, and (ii) node Node # 1 exists as a parent node in # 2, nodes # 4 and # 5 exist as subordinate nodes, and (iii) node # 1 exists as a parent node in node # 3 and subordinate There is no node, (iv) node # 4 has node # 2 as a parent node, and there is no dependent node, (v) node # 5 has node # 2 as a parent node, and there is a dependent node It is described that it does not exist.

The document processing function unit 5 uses a document processing software group such as a Japanese document processing mechanism to perform the process of creating or modifying the individual document. (A) For example, the structural document 6 shown in the figure. In order to create the desired individual document corresponding to A separately, the nodes in the hierarchical structure of the desired individual document are used to divide the divided individual document or the structural document 6 corresponding to the illustrated structural document 6-B. The division function 5-2 for dividing the divided individual document corresponding to C and (B) the divided individual document corresponding to the structural document 6-B shown in the figure and the node in the divided individual document corresponding to the structural document 6-C are used. In addition, the integrated function 5-1 for integrating into the integrated individual document corresponding to the illustrated structural document 6-D is provided.

[Work]

In dividing a desired individual document corresponding to the structural document 6-A, for example, node # 2 in the structural document 6-A is divided.
Pay attention to and divide. In this case, the division function 5-2 creates the structural document 6-C having the node # 2 as the root node,
Regarding the residual in the structure document 6-A, the structure document 6-B is also used.
Are created (node # 2 remains). Of course, it is not necessary to discard the structural document 6-A.

In the division, description is actually made on the table like the content 6'-B of the structural document B and the content 6'-C of the structural document C shown.

Divided individual document or structural document 6-corresponding to structural document 6-B
After the divided individual documents corresponding to C are created or modified, respectively, the integrated function unit 5-1 is used as necessary.
Is integrated into an integrated individual document such as that corresponding to the structural document 6-D.

In this case as well, it is integrated on top of the structural document. That is, the node # 2 in the structural document 6-B and the node # 2 in the structural document 6-C are integrated in a form of being integrated to create the illustrated structural document 6-D. The contents are described as the contents 6'-D of the structural document D.

Needless to say, the contents of each individual document are not modified, and the created structural documents 6-B and 6
The node at the end of -C or 6-D has a form in which the address where the content of the individual document is stored is the point. Further, for example, if the document content is not yet created for the node # 5 at the stage of the illustrated configuration document 6A and the document content is created for the node # 5 after being divided as the structural document 6C, the structure is Needless to say, when the document # 6D is integrated, the integrated document is linked to the created document contents. [Embodiment] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Symbols 2A, 2 in the figure
B, ..., 2X are document files that hold the contents of individual documents, 3 is a document processing software group, and 5 is a document processing function unit. Further, 10 is a structured document processing system for controlling the whole, and 11 is a whole structured document file. In the document processing software group 3, 3-1 is a Japanese document processing mechanism, 3-2 is a line drawing processing mechanism, 3-3 is an image processing mechanism, 3-4 is a tabulation calculation processing mechanism, and 3-5 is graph processing. Reference numeral 3-6 indicates a list processing mechanism, and reference numeral 3-7 indicates an English document processing mechanism. The structured documents referred to in the present invention are present in the structured document file 11, respectively.

The document processing software group 3 may be, for example, an existing software group that has existed individually from the past. Then, each existing file (document file shown in the figure) existing corresponding to the existing software group is present.
2A, line drawing file 2B, etc.) are unified under the structured document file 11. It can be considered that the structural document prepared corresponding to the individual document plays a role of the unification.

Under the control of the structured document processing system 10, the document processing function unit 5 has a Japanese document processing mechanism 3-1 and a line drawing processing mechanism 3-.
2 is called as appropriate to create, modify, or delete a desired document (the desired document is called an individual document). At this time, for example, when the Japanese document processing mechanism 3-1 operates to create a Japanese sentence in the contents of the individual document, the created Japanese sentence is created in the illustrated document file 2A, for example. . When creating a line drawing in the content of the individual document, the line drawing processing mechanism 3-2 is activated and created in the line drawing file 2B.

The individual document is, for example, (i) cover page, (ii) chapter 1,
(Iii) Chapter 2, ..., (iv) Items are roughly divided into items such as references, and further, for example, when the content of Chapter 2 includes a Japanese sentence and a line drawing, the hierarchical structure of the individual document is A “structured document” given as a structure is created and held in the structured document file 11 shown in the figure, and based on the contents of the document, predetermined storage locations such as the document file 2A, line drawing file 2B, ... Are linked. Be attached.

In this way, the documents created using the existing document processing function are unified for each individual document based on the contents of the structural document. Further, it becomes possible to appropriately access the individual document files 2A, 2B, ... Based on the contents of the structural document.

FIG. 3 is a partial schematic diagram of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 in the figure
Is a document, 1-i is an individual document, 2-1, 2-2, ... Is a document file that holds the contents of the individual document, 3-1, 3-2 ,. A structural document definition used as a template for creating a structural document corresponding to an individual document, 5 is a document processing function unit that executes individual document processing, 6 is a structural document, and 7 is a document holding function that holds the document contents. Represents a part.

As Document 1, for example, there are papers, reports, letters, technical manuals, etc., but for a certain type of document, for example, a paper, a typical hierarchical structure of the paper was described as a structure. A structural document definition 4 is prepared.

It can be considered that the structural document definition 4 is prepared for each of various documents. For example, the illustrated document, cover, chapter 1, section 1.1, ...
The nodes (# 1, # 2, ...) Expanded to this structure are provided. As will be described later, each node (# 1, # 2, ...) Describes attribute information such as information about a tree structure, software used, and information about a print position at the time of printing.

The document processing software group 3-1, 3-2, ... Holds software used for executing the processing corresponding to each node.

When creating the individual document, the document processing function unit 5 creates the contents corresponding to the individual document 1-i and stores the contents in the document files 2-1, 2-2 ,. At this time, the document content is created in association with the node indicated by the content of the one structural document definition 4-j. At this time, the nodes shown in the structural document definition 4-j may be partially modified, if necessary. And created individual document 1
Create and hold a structural document 6-i for -i. For example, in the terminal node of the tree structure of the structure document 6-i,
The document name of the corresponding document file 2 is described, and the structural document 6-i and the individual document 1-i are linked by this.

FIG. 4 shows the contents of one embodiment of the structural document shown in FIG. Reference numeral 12-1 in the drawing is a self ID, which represents a node ID of each node in the structural document 6-i shown in FIG. 12-2 is a parent ID, which is the ID of the node that is the parent of the node of interest, 12-3 is the head child ID, which is the ID of the node located at the head among the nodes that are children of the node of interest, 12- Four
Is an ID of an upper ID that belongs to the same layer as the node of interest and is located directly above, 12-5 is an ID of a node that also belongs to the same hierarchy and located immediately below
D, 12-6 is content setting information that indicates whether or not the content has already been set for the node of interest, and 12-7 is content type information that indicates the software used for the node of interest. 12-8 is a document file name and indicates a document file that stores the content of a target node when the content is set for the node of interest. 12-9 is attribute information of the node of interest. This indicates that the attribute information such as the print position when printing is performed is given.

In addition, in FIG. 4, a portion in parentheses indicates that the structural document 6-i corresponding to the individual document 1-i is created with respect to the definition given in the structural document definition 4-j shown in FIG. It shows the places where additions and modifications were made.

Regarding the own ID # 3 in FIG. 4, the node #
3, (i) the parent node is the node # 1, (ii) the leading child node is the node # 5, (iii) the immediate upper node is the node # 2, and (iv) the immediate subordinate node is the node. # 4
And (v) the content has not been set yet, (vi) the software used is the Japanese document processing mechanism, and (vi)
It has been clarified that i) the document file has not been prepared yet, and (viii) predetermined attribute information is described.

The "file name" 12-8 shown in FIG. 4 links the structural document 6-i and the corresponding individual document 1-i (its contents).

FIG. 5 shows a processing mode of the document processing function unit.

The document processing function unit 5 selects a node targeted for content processing in the structural document 6-i (processing). For example, if the creation of contents is instructed (processing),
The content of "content type" 12-7 for the node is checked (processing). If the software used is, for example, the Japanese document processing mechanism 3-1, the software is used to perform the processing. That is, in this case, the document is created, and the name of the file storing the document contents is described in the "file name" 12-8 shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a division process in the division function. For example, the first
Focusing on the node # 2 in the structural document 6-A shown in the figure, when dividing as shown by the chain line in the structural document 6-A shown in FIG. 1, when dividing the node # 2 in the processing, Is instructed.

In the processing, the object name and the storage destination corresponding to the structural document 6-C corresponding to the divided individual document to be divided are designated.

In the process, it is confirmed whether or not it should be truly stored.

In the process, a new structural document 6-C is created with the node # 2 as the root node.

In the process, the structural document 6-C is stored.

In the process, it is confirmed whether the data has been stored correctly.

In processing, from the original structural document 6-A, node # 2
And the subordinate nodes # 4 and # 5 are deleted.

The division ends in the processing.

If no storage is performed in the processing, the division is canceled.

FIG. 7 shows an integration process in the integration function. For example, the structure document 6-C shown in FIG.
When the data is to be integrated into node No. 2, the process is instructed to integrate into node # 2 of the structural document 6-B.

In the process, the "document list" is displayed to display the structural document 6-C. That is, a list of existing structural documents is displayed.

In the process, the structural document 6-C is selected.

In the process, the selected structural document 6-C is read.

In the process, it is confirmed whether the reading was completed normally.

In the process, the parent node of the node # 2 in the structure document 6-C is set as the node # 1 in the structure document 6-B.

In the processing, the subordinate node of the node # 1 in the structural document 6-C is set to the node # 2.

In the process, the integration ends.

If no selection is made in the processing, the integration is canceled.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the contents of document files created by a plurality of respective document processing functions are unified in the form of a structural document, and existing OA resources are appropriately used. It becomes possible. Then, it becomes possible to divide or integrate the created individual documents.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a portion of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 6 shows a processing mode of the document processing function unit, FIG. 6 shows a division processing flow, and FIG. 7 shows an integration processing flow. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a document, 1-i is an individual document, 2 is a document file, 3 is a document processing software group, 4 is a structural document definition, 5 is a document processing function unit, 6 is a structural document, and 7 is a document holding function. Part 10 is a structured document processing system, and 11 is a structured document file.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A document processing system having a document processing software group (3) for storing the contents of one or a plurality of types of documents in a document file (2) and processing the documents. In the above, as the document processing software group (3), a plurality of document processing software (3-i) including the Japanese document processing mechanism (3-1) is used and created by the document processing software (3-i). Each of the created documents is stored in the document file (2) and used, and at least one of the document processing software group (3) is used.
A document processing function unit (5) for executing an individual document process including a process for creating an individual document (1-i) while using each of them, and corresponding to each of the individual documents, a hierarchy in the individual document. The structured document has a structured document file (11) holding a structured document in which a logical structure corresponding to the structure is described as a structure, and the structured document is linked with a document file (2) holding the individual document (1-i). Link information is described,
The structural document (6-i) and the individual document (1-i) are associated and held, and the document processing function unit (5) creates a plurality of structural documents corresponding to a plurality of individual documents. Integration function to integrate into a single structured document by using nodes in hierarchical structure (5-1)
And a structured document processing system capable of dividing and integrating a tree structure characterized by having a dividing function (5-2) for dividing a single structured document into a plurality of structured documents using the above nodes. .