JPH0715686B2 - Document Input Method for Structured Document Processing System - 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 Regarding a document input method in a structured document processing system that facilitates processing such as creation of a structured document in which the hierarchical structure of the individual document created while using processing software is retained as a structure For the purpose of continuously inputting documents without being conscious of the structure, when the document is created in the two processes of the logical structure and the document contents in the document processing system, the document processing function unit has a structure. When the upper node in the document is selected, the structural document analysis unit in the document processing function unit should analyze the lower logical structure based on the structural document. Made is, production command to the software for performing the creation of the document is issued to configured to perform word processing by the software.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention utilizes a plurality of document processing software including a Japanese sentence processing mechanism in a document input method in a structured document processing system, particularly in performing processing including document creation for one or more types of documents. In addition, the present invention relates to a document input method in a structured document processing system that facilitates the process of creating a structured document in which the hierarchical structure of the individual document created while using the document processing software is held as a structure. .

Currently, OA systems are being used generally, and OA resources such as software and document files are increasing. Therefore, it is demanded that various documents be easily created and managed as structured documents while utilizing these resources. Then, in addition to the text, a graph, a table, a line drawing, or the like may be included as in the case where the created document (individual document) is, for example, a technical manual. In the case of such a document, it is desirable that the document can be created without being aware of the content of the document.

[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, one enormous document having different contents can be continuously created. Be desired. As a conventional technology, sentences, graphs, tables, line drawings, etc. were created separately, and finally these were edited.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

As described above, in the conventional case, the accumulated OA resources can be used only by the system corresponding to each purpose, and existing OA resources such as existing software and document files are used.
It was not possible to use resources as needed.

In order to solve such a problem, a structured document processing system in which documents have a hierarchical structure is being developed. However, in creating a document in the structured document processing system, if the processing method is changed every time the hierarchy changes, the operability becomes complicated.

An object of the present invention is to be able to continuously input documents without being aware of the logical structure.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

FIG. 1 shows the principle structure of the present invention. Reference numeral 1-i in the figure
Is a created individual document, 5-1 is a structural document analysis function, 6
-I is a structural document, which is provided corresponding to the hierarchical structure of the individual document 1-i, and # 1, # 2, ... Represent nodes in the structural document, respectively.

The desired individual documents, such as individual office documents, technical documents, reports, guides, manuals, technical manuals, etc., which are actually to be created, are generally referred to by the document name, cover,
It has a hierarchical structure like Chapter 1, Section 1.1, Section 1.2, ..., Chapter 2 ,. In the case of the present invention, a structure document 6 in which a logical structure corresponding to the above hierarchical structure of individual documents is described as a structure
-I. Then, the structural document 6-i
A document file in which the contents of the individual document are stored (each file in which individual document 1-i is stored)
Will be instructed. In the case shown in FIG. 1, the individual document 1-i which is a report is stored in the document file, and the structural document 6-i corresponding to the individual document 1-i is given by the tree structure as shown in the figure. Has been. Then, information identifying the corresponding document contents is described in the nodes # 3, # 4, ... At the end.

The structural document analysis function 5-1 includes a document processing function unit 5 described later.
Exists as one of the functions of the structural document analysis unit 5-11 for analyzing the type of the structural document, a software command unit 5-12 for issuing software suitable for the document,
And a document creating unit 5-11 for creating a document.

[Work]

The document processing function unit 5, like the structure document 6-i shown in FIG. 1, uses the document processing software group corresponding to each node to create the structure document 6-i and outputs the document contents corresponding to each node. Each of them is held on the document content holding unit 7.

Further, in the present invention, when the document corresponding to the terminal node of the document shown in FIG.
When the upper node shown in the figure is selected (for example, node # 7 is selected), the structure document analysis unit 5-11 in the structure document processing function unit 5 automatically analyzes the lower logical structure in the structure document and the lower node. The # 8 and # 9 are checked, and the software command unit 5-12 issues a creation command to the software for creating a desired document. Then, the document creating section 5-13 creates the document by the software. As a result, the document creator can continuously create documents without being aware of the structure of the nodes below the logical structure.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of 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.) is integrated under the structured document file 11. It can be considered that the structural document prepared corresponding to the individual document plays the role of the integration for the integration.

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 contents of the individual document, the line drawing processing mechanism 3-2 is activated to create the line drawing file 2B.

The individual documents are roughly divided into items such as (i) cover page, (ii) Chapter 1 ..., (iii) Chapter 2, ..., (iv) References, and further, for example, the contents of Chapter 2 above. If the text includes a Japanese sentence and a line drawing, a “structured document” that gives the hierarchical structure of the individual document as a structure is created and stored in the illustrated structured document file 11 and the contents of the document are stored. Based on the above, predetermined storage positions of the document file 2A, the line drawing file 2B, ... Are linked.

In this way, the documents created by using the existing document processing function are integrated 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 shows a partial structural drawing 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 structure document definition used as a template for creating a structure document corresponding to a document, 5 is a document processing function unit that executes individual document processing, 6 is a structure document, and 7 is a document content holding unit that holds document contents. Is represented.

Document 1 includes, for example, a paper, a report, a letter, and a technical manual, but a structure that describes a typical hierarchical structure of the paper as a structure corresponding to a certain type of document, for example, a paper. Document definition 4 is prepared.

It can be considered that the structural document definition 4 is prepared for each type of document. For example, the illustrated document, the cover, the chapter 1, section 1.1,
It has nodes (# 1, # 2, ...) Expanded into a tree structure as shown. 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.

In 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 text 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 stage as the node of interest and is located immediately above, 12-5 is an ID of a node that also belongs to the same layer 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 (vii) 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 a portion of the document processing function unit that uses the document processing software.

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 function 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 processing flowchart in the present invention.

First, the document creator, for example, uses the node # shown in FIG.
3 is selected to issue a "document creation" command (processing). Next, a document creation command is a structured document processing system.
When notified to 10, the document processing function unit 5 in the structured document processing system 10 checks whether, for example, a document is set in a node subordinate to the node # 3 (processing).

If there is a document created in a node subordinate to the node # 3, for example, the node # 5 shown in FIG. 3, the document processing function unit 5 sets the correction mode (processing) and the created document is also created. If there is no document, the creation mode is set (processing). Then, the functional document analysis unit 5-11 in the document processing function unit 5 analyzes what kind of document the node # 5 belongs to, and then the software command unit 5-11.
−12 commands the issuance of software suitable for creating or modifying the document (process). After that, the document creating unit 5-13 creates or modifies the document (node # 5) by the issued software, for example, the Japanese document processing software 3-1 (processing).
Next, the document processing function unit 5 checks whether there is another node subordinate to the node # 3 (processing).

Then, the document processing function unit 5 terminates the creation or modification of the document when there are no more nodes belonging to the lower level of the node # 3, and when the subordinate document still exists, corresponds to the next process. Therefore, the process returns to the process (process) and is repeated until there are no documents to be created.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the document processing function unit in the structured document processing system can analyze the lower node of the logical structure and issue the software suitable for the node. Can continuously create or modify documents without paying attention to the logical structure.

In addition, since the document creator can create or modify the document without being aware of the logical structure, the burden of creating the document is light,
And time is saved.

[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 part of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 5 shows a processing mode of the document processing function unit, and FIG. 6 shows a processing flowchart in the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 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, 5-1 is a structural document analysis mechanism, and 5-11 is a structure. Document analysis section, 5
-12 is a software command section, 5-13 is a document creation section, 6 is a structure demarcation section, 7 is a document content holding section, and 10 is a structured document processing system.

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. Structured document file (11) holding a structure document (6-i) in which a logical structure corresponding to the structure is described as a structure
In addition, the structural document is described with link information linking with the document file (2) holding the individual document (1-i),
The structural document (6-i) and the individual document (1-i) are associated and held, and the document processing function unit (5) stores the individual document (1-
Editing processing function (5) that performs editing processing for printing i)
-1), when the document processing function unit (5) selects the upper node in the structure document, the structure document analysis unit (5-11) in the document processing function unit (5) causes the structure document (6) It is configured to analyze the lower logical structure based on -i), and emits a creation command to the software for creating the document, and the document processing is performed by the software. Input method for structured document processing system.