JP5301896B2 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a tagged data can not be updated properly in the past. <P>SOLUTION: This information processor includes a data storage part 101 for storing the tagged data, an arrangement information storage part 102 for storing arrangement information for setting an arrangement area of a data, an arrangement indication receiving part 104 for receiving an arrangement indication of the data in the data storage part 101, an arrangement situation determining part 105 for determining whether the tagged data matched to the data indicated by the arrangement indication is arranged in the arrangement area indicated by the arrangement indication, and a changing part 106 for changing the data of the data storage part 101, to bring the arranged data into the data composed of the data and the data indicated by the arrangement indication and tagged with only one matched tag, when the matched data is determined to be arranged. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a device that uses character strings and image data laid out for publication.

  Conventionally, editing of information such as characters and images used for publishing mainly on paper media such as books, magazines, catalogs, etc. is software called desktop publishing (hereinafter referred to as DTP) (for example, non-publishing). Patent Document 1) or a DTP device or system that can realize the same processing.

  For example, in the editing of information in such DTP software or the like, a desired so-called frame or box for arranging characters or images at desired positions on each page in advance according to the contents of information to be edited or the like. After setting a frame of a size, layout is performed by arranging characters and images in the frame. In this way, after determining the design of the layout of characters and images, etc., by arranging the characters and images, the entire information is organized and presented, or multiple pieces of information are presented with a sense of unity. It is possible to clarify and present the relevance between information in a planned and efficient manner, and it is possible to create a product that is easy to view and has excellent information transmission.

In particular, in recent DTP devices and the like, it is possible to read tagged data such as XML format data and arrange it in a frame on a page. By arranging such tagged data, data managed in the database, data used in other devices can be used in DTP devices, etc., and data used in DTP devices can be used. It can be reused in other devices and databases. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the utility value of the data and reduce the trouble of preparing the data.
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  However, in a conventional information processing apparatus such as a DTP apparatus, when the arrangement of the tagged data arranged on the page is changed or when the data is arranged on the page, the tagged data is appropriate. There was a problem of not being updated.

  For example, when a plurality of data arranged in different frames are actually data to be arranged in one frame, the user moves these data into one frame. . In this case, on the display, the two data are displayed in the same frame, but the tagged data itself was not changed.

  For example, even when a frame or the like is provided on the page and data is read and arranged in the frame, the arranged data is not added as tagged data.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention stores a data storage unit in which one or more tagged data can be stored, and arrangement information which is information for setting one or more arrangement areas for arranging one or more pieces of data. Arrangement management information which is information for managing the correspondence relationship between the arrangement information storage unit that can be performed, the arrangement information, and the data stored in the data storage unit arranged in the arrangement area set by the arrangement information. An arrangement management information storage section that can be stored, and an arrangement instruction reception section that receives an arrangement instruction that is an instruction to arrange one piece of data stored in the data storage section in any of the arrangement areas set by the arrangement information Whether or not data with a tag that matches the data in which the placement instruction indicates placement is placed in the placement area in which the placement instruction instructs placement. When the arrangement status determination unit for determining using information and the arrangement status determination unit determine that the data with the matching tag is arranged, the arrangement instruction is arranged in the arrangement area for instructing the arrangement. The data is obtained by combining the data and the data in which the placement instruction instructs the placement, and the data is provided with only one matching tag. An information processing apparatus including a changing unit that changes tagged data stored in a storage unit.

  With such a configuration, the tagged data can be appropriately updated in accordance with the change in the arrangement of the tagged data.

  In the information processing apparatus of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the changing unit adds data in which the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement to data arranged in an arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement. It is the information processing apparatus which performs composition to perform.

  With this configuration, it is possible to synthesize tagged data into data with a single tag without modifying the individual data itself.

  Moreover, in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the changing unit is arranged to arrange data in the arrangement area where the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement, and the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement to the data. This is an information processing apparatus that performs composition for deleting one of the data when the data matches.

  With this configuration, for example, when data is duplicated, the data can be combined into one, and duplication can be avoided.

  Moreover, in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the changing unit is arranged to arrange data in the arrangement area where the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement, and the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement to the data. When the data is character string data including numerical values, the data arranged in the arrangement area where the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement, and the data where the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement of the data, It is an information processing apparatus that performs a composition of adding and connecting characters indicating a range designated in advance.

  With this configuration, two pieces of data can be combined into one piece of information indicating the data range, and the data can be combined concisely.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the changing unit is configured to delete the data instructed by the arrangement instruction from the data storage unit.

  With this configuration, unnecessary data can be deleted according to a change in the arrangement of tagged data, and the time and effort for deleting the data can be saved.

  In the information processing apparatus of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the arrangement instruction receiving unit is one piece of data stored in the data storage unit, and any of the arrangement areas set by the arrangement information This is an information processing apparatus that accepts an arrangement instruction for different arrangement areas with respect to data arranged in a crab.

  With this configuration, it is possible to create synthesized data using already arranged data.

  Further, in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the changing unit receives, from the arrangement information storage unit, arrangement information for setting an arrangement area in which the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement is arranged. An information processing apparatus to be deleted.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to delete the arrangement information that is no longer necessary due to the synthesis of the already arranged data, and it is possible to save the trouble of deleting the arrangement information.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus of the present invention is an arrangement information which is information for setting a data storage unit in which one or more tagged data can be stored and one or more arrangement areas for arranging one or more pieces of data. Is information that manages the correspondence between the arrangement information storage unit that can store the data, the arrangement information, and the data stored in the data storage unit arranged in the arrangement area set by the arrangement information Using an arrangement management information storage unit that can store management information, an arrangement instruction receiving unit that receives an arrangement instruction that is an instruction to arrange data in a layout area that is a layout target area, and using the arrangement information and the arrangement management information Determining the positional relationship between an arrangement area where the data instructed by the arrangement instruction is arranged and an arrangement area where one or more tagged data is arranged, and An information processing apparatus comprising: a tag adding unit that determines a tag to be assigned to data instructing placement according to a result of the placement, and accumulates the data with the determined tag in the data storage unit It is.

  With this configuration, the tagged data can be appropriately updated when the data is arranged in the layout area.

  In the information processing apparatus of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the one or more tagged data is grouped into one or more groups, and the tag assigning unit instructs the arrangement to be arranged. Determining a group to which the data instructing the placement belongs, according to the distance between the placement area in which the data to be placed and the placement area in which one or more data included in each group is placed, This is an information processing apparatus that gives a tag such that the data instructed by the placement instruction becomes data belonging to the determined group to the data instructed by the placement instruction.

  With this configuration, the tagged data can be appropriately updated when the data is arranged in the layout area. Further, the data to be arranged can be assigned to any group constituted by data that has already been arranged.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a use tag designation information storage unit in which use tag designation information, which is information for designating a tag group that can be assigned to data constituting the group, can be stored in the information processing apparatus. The tag providing unit includes the placement unit according to a distance between a placement area in which the placement instruction data is placed and a placement area in which one or more data included in each group is placed. A tag in which the instruction determines the group to which the data indicating the placement belongs, and the tag specified by the use tag specifying information, excluding the tag attached to the tagged data included in the determined group Is an information processing apparatus in which the placement instruction is added to data instructing placement.

  With this configuration, the tagged data can be appropriately updated when the data is arranged in the layout area. In addition, an unused tag can be assigned to a tag of data to be arranged in a group to which the data to be arranged is assigned.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the tag providing unit further assigns a tag corresponding to an attribute of the data to the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement. It is.

  With this configuration, the tagged data can be appropriately updated when the data is arranged in the layout area. Moreover, a tag corresponding to the arranged data can be given.

  Further, in the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the tag assigning unit is arranged in an arrangement area located at a distance closest to an arrangement area in which data for instructing arrangement is arranged. An information processing apparatus that attaches the same tag as the tagged data to data for which the placement instruction instructs placement.

  With this configuration, the tagged data can be appropriately updated when the data is arranged in the layout area. In addition, for example, by attaching a tag for data arranged in the arrangement area located at the nearest distance, it is easy for the user to recognize what kind of tag is assigned to the arranged data, and operability is improved. Can be made.

  Further, the information processing apparatus of the present invention displays an image in which data associated with the arrangement information is arranged in the arrangement area specified by the arrangement information using the arrangement management information in the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus further includes a display unit.

  With this configuration, the tagged data can be appropriately updated. Further, for example, the update result can be displayed.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus further comprising an output unit that outputs tagged data stored in the data storage unit.

  With this configuration, the tagged data can be appropriately updated. Further, for example, the update result can be output.

  In the information processing apparatus of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, a deletion instruction receiving unit that receives a deletion instruction that is an instruction to delete an arrangement area, and an arrangement area that is a target of the deletion instruction is other than the layout area. The information processing apparatus changes placement information for setting a placement region that is a target of the deletion instruction so that the placement information is placed in the region.

  With this configuration, the data deleted from the layout area can be confirmed or reused.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention sets an arrangement area configuration instruction receiving unit that receives an arrangement area configuration instruction that is an instruction to configure an arrangement area, and an arrangement area according to the arrangement area configuration instruction in the information processing apparatus. And an arrangement information storage unit that accumulates arrangement information configured by the arrangement information configuration unit in the arrangement information storage unit.

  With such a configuration, an arrangement area can be added.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the tagged data can be appropriately updated in accordance with the change in the arrangement of the tagged data.

  Further, according to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the tagged data can be appropriately updated when the data is arranged in the layout area.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing apparatus and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing apparatus according to this embodiment.

  The information processing apparatus 1 includes a data storage unit 101, an arrangement information storage unit 102, an arrangement management information storage unit 103, an arrangement instruction reception unit 104, an arrangement state determination unit 105, a change unit 106, a display unit 107, an output unit 108, and a deletion instruction. A reception unit 109, an area deletion unit 110, an arrangement area configuration instruction reception unit 111, an arrangement information configuration unit 112, and an arrangement information storage unit 113 are provided.

  The data storage unit 101 can store one or more tagged data. A tag is information given to add information such as a data structure and attributes to data, for example. The tagged data is, for example, data in markup language such as data in XML format, data in HTML format, or data in SGML format. The tag to be added is defined by, for example, a document type definition (DTD) stored in a storage unit (not shown). The data described here is, for example, character string data, still image or moving image data. The format of the data does not matter. The character string data may include font, size, right-aligned, left-aligned, etc., underlined decoration, character color format, etc. Further, the image data may have resolution and size information. Note that the data specified by the link information included in the tag may also be considered as tagged data. Here, a case where the tagged data is data including a tag will be described. However, the tagged data may be considered as data obtained by removing the tag from the data including the tag, that is, a so-called element. The data specified by the link information included in the tag may be considered as tagged data. If the tagged data includes a tag, interpret the tagged information when the tagged information is displayed on a display unit or the like described later, or placed in the placement area. Thus, it is preferable that only the data excluding the tag or the data of the link destination included in the tag is displayed or arranged in the arrangement area. The data storage unit 101 may store information indicating the attribute of each data in association with each data. Further, information indicating data attributes may be stored in association with tags. Information indicating the attribute of these data may be stored in the data storage unit 101 or other storage unit (not shown) in association with each data or tag as information for managing the attribute. It does not matter how the data is stored in the data storage unit 101 of the tagged data. The data storage unit 101 is preferably a nonvolatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The arrangement information storage unit 102 can store arrangement information which is information for setting one or more arrangement areas for arranging one or more pieces of data. An arrangement area is an area in which data is arranged. The arrangement area is an area that is designated in advance for laying out data, that is, allocated and arranged, or an area that is configured when data is laid out and arranged. In this embodiment, for example, tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 is arranged in the arrangement area. The arrangement area is an area called a frame, a frame, a frame frame, a box, or the like. When displaying the arrangement area, a frame line of the area may be displayed. Further, the arrangement area may be considered as an area where data is simply arranged. For example, the one or more arrangement areas are arranged in a layout area that is a layout target area of one or more data. The layout area may be considered as an area where one or more pieces of data are laid out. However, the arrangement area may be arranged in an area other than the layout area. The layout area may be considered as a final output target area, for example, an output target area that is a print area or a display area. The layout area is, for example, a page, a paper surface, or a mount. The pages and paper described here may be considered virtual. Information specifying the range of the layout area, for example, coordinate information of the four corners, is specified in advance, for example, and is stored in a storage medium such as a memory (not shown). Specifically, the arrangement information can include information specifying the position where the arrangement area is arranged. Further, the arrangement information may include information for designating the size of the arrangement area. Since the data is arranged in the arrangement area, in this embodiment, the arrangement information of the arrangement area in which the data is arranged is appropriately used as information indicating the arrangement of the data. In addition, the arrangement of the data described here may be the arrangement of the data directly at the position indicated by the arrangement area, or the designation of data for referring to the data at the position indicated by the arrangement area. Information such as link information may be arranged. In this case, the data at the link destination is data arranged in the arrangement area. The arrangement area is set, for example, on the layout area. For example, the arrangement information includes information on the width and height of the arrangement area, and position information on one point in the arrangement area, for example, the upper left corner. Moreover, you may be comprised by the positional information on the four corners of an arrangement | positioning area | region. The position information described here is information indicating a position, for example, coordinate information. Further, the arrangement area may have information indicating the center of the arrangement area and the position of the center of gravity as information indicating the position of the arrangement area. The information indicating the positions of the center and the center of gravity may be appropriately calculated from the information on the width and height of the arrangement area and the position information on one point in the arrangement area. Further, the arrangement information may include information for designating a page or the like in which the arrangement area is output. Further, the arrangement information may be, for example, a combination of the upper left corner and the coordinate information of the lower right corner as long as the arrangement area has a rectangular shape. The information for specifying the position of the placement area may be information indicating an absolute position, such as coordinates with respect to the area where the placement area such as a page can be placed, or an edge of the area where the placement area can be placed. Alternatively, it may be information indicating a relative position with respect to another arrangement region. The correspondence relationship between the placement information and the tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 placed in the placement area set by the placement information is managed by the placement management information described later. That is, the tagged data is arranged in the arrangement area corresponding to the arrangement information associated with the tagged data in the arrangement management information. The arrangement management information may be considered as management information indicating which tagged data is arranged in which arrangement area. The arrangement area or the arrangement information may be associated with identification information such as an ID for identifying the arrangement area, or attribute information that is information indicating an attribute of the arrangement area. For example, the attribute information may be included in the arrangement information. The attribute information is, for example, character string information for indicating the content, attributes, and the like of data arranged in the arrangement area. In this case, a character string such as “title” or “contact” may be associated with this arrangement area. There is no limitation on how the data is stored in the arrangement information storage unit 102. The arrangement information storage unit 102 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The placement management information storage unit 103 can store placement management information. The arrangement management information is information for managing the correspondence between the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 102 and the data stored in the data storage unit 101 arranged in the arrangement area set by the arrangement information. It is. In this embodiment, the data stored in the data storage unit 101 is specifically tagged data. The correspondence described here indicates which data is arranged in which arrangement area. The arrangement management information is constituted by, for example, a table having a record having a pair of arrangement information and arranged data. Alternatively, in the arrangement management information, the identification information of the arrangement information may be used instead of the arrangement information. Further, identification information of the arranged data may be used instead of the arranged data. Here, it is shown that the tagged data is arranged in the arrangement area corresponding to the arrangement information associated with the tagged data in the arrangement management information. That is, the arrangement management information may be considered as management information indicating which tagged data is arranged in which arrangement area. The information for managing the arrangement information and the arrangement management information may be realized by a single management information. Alternatively, the arrangement management information and the information for managing the tagged data may be realized by a single management information. Further, information for managing arrangement information, information for managing tagged data, and arrangement management information may be realized by a single piece of management information. In addition, tagged data and arrangement information may be included in the arrangement management information. In such a case, the data storage unit 101 and the arrangement information storage unit 102 may be realized by a single storage unit together with the arrangement management information storage unit 103. The arrangement management information storage unit 103 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The arrangement instruction receiving unit 104 receives an arrangement instruction that is an instruction to arrange one piece of data stored in the data storage unit 101 in any of the arrangement areas set by the arrangement information. One data stored in the data storage unit 101 is tagged data. The arrangement instruction receiving unit 104 may accept an arrangement instruction according to an operation of a mouse or the like on tagged data displayed on a monitor or the like in a display unit 107 or the like described later, or by an operation of a menu or the like An arrangement instruction may be accepted. Further, an arrangement instruction may be received by inputting a command. The arrangement instruction includes, for example, information specifying one piece of data stored in the data storage unit 101 and an arrangement destination of the data, in other words, an arrangement area serving as a movement destination, or arrangement information corresponding to the arrangement area. This information includes a combination with the information to be specified. One piece of data that is the target of the placement instruction may be data that has already been placed in one placement area, or data that has not been placed. The placement instruction receiving unit 104 is, for example, one piece of data stored in the data storage unit 101, and placement instructions for different placement regions for data placed in any of the placement regions set by the placement information May be accepted. In addition, the arrangement instruction receiving unit 104 may receive an arrangement instruction for data arranged in a reserved data area described later. The reception described here is, for example, reception from an input unit, reception of an input signal transmitted from another device, reading of information from a recording medium, or the like. Arrangement input means may be anything such as a numeric keypad, keyboard, mouse, or menu screen. The arrangement instruction receiving unit 104 can be realized by a device driver for input means such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, or the like.

  The arrangement status determination unit 105 uses the arrangement management information to determine whether or not data with a tag that matches the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement is arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement. to decide. Specifically, the arrangement status determination unit 105 stores the tagged data associated with the arrangement information corresponding to the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement stored in the arrangement management information storage unit 103. Obtain from management information by searching. Then, the tag attached to the acquired data is acquired from the data storage unit 101. In addition, the tag attached to the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement is also acquired from the data storage unit 101. Then, it is determined whether or not these tags match, and the determination result is output. The match described here may be a complete match or a partial match. For example, if a tag is considered to include a tag attribute (attribute), a tag attribute value, a tag ID, etc., it is determined whether or not only a portion excluding some or all of these from the tag is a perfect match. You may do it. The determination of whether or not they match is performed by pattern matching or the like, for example. The arrangement state determination unit 105 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the arrangement status determination unit 105 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  When the arrangement state determination unit 105 determines that the data with the matching tag is arranged, the changing unit 106 determines that the data arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement is the data Tag data stored in the data storage unit 101 so that the data is obtained by combining the layout instruction with the data for instructing the layout and having only one matching tag. Change the data. For example, when it is considered that the tagged data includes a tag, the changing unit 106 outputs a determination result indicating that the data with the matching tag is already arranged, and the arrangement state determining unit 105 outputs the determination result. In this case, the placement instruction is a so-called element (element) which is data obtained by removing the tag from the tagged data instructing the placement, and data obtained by removing the tag from the tagged data placed in the placement area. Combining elements. Then, the element of the tagged data arranged in the arrangement area is replaced with the synthesized data. Alternatively, the element of the data instructing the arrangement is added to the element of the tagged data already stored in the arrangement area stored in the data storage unit 101 and synthesized. Also good. In addition, the tagged data that has already been placed in the placement area can be overwritten or replaced using the tagged data that is configured by adding one tag that is determined to match the synthesized data. May be. Further, instead of synthesizing data elements, link destination data of link information included in a data tag or the like may be synthesized. Note that the tagged data after the change needs to be data to which only one tag determined to match the synthesized data is given. That is, data tagged with “<ABC> data 1 </ ABC>” is data arranged in an arrangement area in which an arrangement instruction instructs arrangement, and “<ABC> data 2 </ ABC>”. Is the data for instructing the arrangement, and if the synthesized element is “synthesized data”, “<ABC> data 1 </ ABC” which is the arranged data stored in the data storage unit 101. The data tagged with “>” is changed to “<ABC> composite data </ ABC>” instead of “<ABC> data 1 </ ABC> <ABC> data 2 </ ABC>”. To do.

  The composition performed by the changing unit 106 may be any composition. For example, the changing unit 106 performs composition for adding data in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement to data arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement. The addition here is, for example, arranging data side by side. For example, when two text data “data 1” and “data 2” are added, data “data 1 data 2” is obtained as an example. In addition, when combining two image data, data obtained by arranging two image data side by side is obtained. The composition to be added may be considered as arranging data excluding tags as they are.

  The changing unit 106 deletes one of the data when the data arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement matches the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement. You may make it perform a synthesis | combination. For example, when “<ABC> composite data </ ABC>” and “<ABC> composite data </ ABC>” are combined, a combination of deleting either one is performed.

  Further, the changing unit 106 determines that the data arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement and the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement in the data are character string data including numerical values. Then, the data that is arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement and the data that the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement are connected to the data by adding characters indicating a predetermined range. The character string including a numerical value is a character string including a numerical value such as “300 yen” or “50 kg”, for example. Further, the changing unit 106 may perform combining for combining only when the character string data is character string data indicating a common unit with a numerical value. Whether or not the character string data includes numerical values can be determined by natural language processing. Natural language processing is processing which combined morphological analysis, pattern matching, etc., for example. For example, it is possible to determine whether or not a character string includes a numerical value by performing morphological analysis on the character string and determining whether or not a phrase having a numeric attribute is included. In addition, by registering a character string indicating a unit in a storage unit (not shown) or the like in advance, when the registered character string appears, it can be determined that the character string includes the unit. The character indicating the range is, for example, a character such as “from”, “or”, “to”, “−”, and the like. For example, the data “300 yen” is the tagged data arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement, and “500 yen” is the data instructing the arrangement. The data is “300 yen to 500 yen”. When the units are common, one unit may be deleted and synthesized so as to be “300 to 500 yen”. Note that the morphological analysis technique and the like are well-known techniques and will not be described.

  Note that the information specifying the way of combining performed by the changing unit 106 may be stored in advance in, for example, a memory or a hard disk (not shown).

  It is preferable that the changing unit 106 deletes the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement from the data storage unit 101. For example, the data is deleted after the data change described above.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the changing unit 106 deletes, from the arrangement information storage unit 102, arrangement information that sets an arrangement area in which the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement is arranged. For example, the data is deleted after the data change described above.

  The changing unit 106 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the changing unit 106 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  Using the arrangement management information, the display unit 107 configures and displays an image in which data associated with the arrangement information is arranged in the arrangement area specified by the arrangement information. The display unit 107 interprets the tag, and configures and displays an image of data indicated by information on elements other than the tag and link information included in the tag. There is no limitation on the trigger or timing at which the display unit 107 performs display. However, when the data in the data storage unit 101 is changed by the changing unit 106 while the data is being displayed, for example, using the tagging data after the change as a trigger, It is preferable to display data. The display described here is a concept including display on a display, projection using a projector, printing using a printer, transmission of display data to another display device, and the like. The display unit 107 may or may not include an output device such as a display or a printer. The display unit 107 can be realized by display device driver software or display device driver software and an output device.

  The output unit 108 outputs the tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101. In addition to the tagged data, arrangement information, arrangement management information, and the like may be output. The output described here means display on a display, projection using a projector, printing on a printer, transmission to an external device, storage on a recording medium, processing result to other processing devices or other programs, etc. It is a concept that includes delivery. The output unit 108 may or may not include an output device such as a display or a printer. The output unit 108 can be realized by output device driver software, or output device driver software and an output device.

  The deletion instruction receiving unit 109 receives a deletion instruction that is an instruction to delete the arrangement area from, for example, a user. For example, the deletion instruction receiving unit 109 receives a deletion instruction for an arrangement area in which tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 is arranged. The delete instruction accepting unit 109 may accept a delete instruction in response to an operation of a mouse or the like on an arrangement area displayed on a monitor or the like in the display unit 107 or the like, or accept a delete instruction by an operation of a menu or the like. Also good. Further, a deletion instruction may be received by inputting a command. The deletion instruction is information including, for example, information specifying an arrangement area that is symmetrical to be deleted or arrangement information corresponding to the arrangement area, a deletion command, and the like. The reception described here is, for example, reception from an input unit, reception of an input signal transmitted from another device, reading of information from a recording medium, or the like. The deletion instruction input means may be anything such as a numeric keypad, keyboard, mouse, or menu screen. The deletion instruction receiving unit 109 can be realized by a device driver of an input unit such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, menu screen control software, or the like.

  The area deletion unit 110 changes the arrangement information for setting the arrangement area that is the target of the deletion instruction so that the arrangement area that is the target of the deletion instruction is arranged in an area other than the layout area. For example, the information for specifying the position of the arrangement information for setting the arrangement area to be deleted is changed to a value for specifying the position of the area other than the layout area. Further, when the change is made, the correspondence relationship between the arrangement area and the data arranged in the arrangement area is not changed. An area other than the layout area may be called a deletion area or the like. The deletion area may be, for example, an area on a window different from the window on which the layout area is displayed, an area on a display frame different from the display frame on which the layout area is displayed, or the like. Note that the arrangement instruction receiving unit 104 may receive an arrangement instruction for data arranged in the deletion area. In addition, since the arrangement of the arrangement area is changed when the position designation information is deleted, the display unit 107 preferably updates the display. Note that, when there is no need to arrange in an area other than the layout area, the area deleting unit 110 may delete the arrangement information. The area deleting unit 110 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the area deleting unit 110 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The arrangement area configuration instruction receiving unit 111 receives an arrangement area configuration instruction that is an instruction for configuring an arrangement area. The arrangement area configuration instruction is an instruction including information on a position constituting the arrangement area, information specifying the arrangement area size, and the like. For example, the arrangement instruction receiving unit 104 receives an instruction to arrange data at a desired position on the layout area, and the arrangement area configuration instruction receiving unit 111 uses the instruction as a trigger, for example, to indicate the indicated position. An instruction for configuring an arrangement area for arranging data may be received. In this way, for example, when placing data, an instruction to create a placement area corresponding to this data is received, a data placement area is created, and the data is placed in the created placement area Is possible. The reception described here is, for example, reception from an input unit, reception of an input signal transmitted from another device, reading of information from a recording medium, or the like. The input means for the arrangement area configuration instruction may be anything such as a numeric keypad, a keyboard, a mouse, or a menu screen. The arrangement area configuration instruction accepting unit 111 can be realized by a device driver of an input unit such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, or the like.

  The arrangement information configuration unit 112 configures arrangement information for setting an arrangement area according to the arrangement area configuration instruction. Specifically, the arrangement information is arranged so that the arrangement area is arranged at the position specified by the arrangement area configuration instruction. The size of the arrangement area set by the arrangement information may be a size designated in advance. Further, it may be a size designated by an arrangement area configuration instruction or the like. In addition, when the arrangement area configuration instruction receiving unit 111 receives an arrangement area configuration instruction according to the data arrangement instruction received by the arrangement instruction receiving unit 104, the arrangement is such that the arrangement instruction fits the data instructing the arrangement. You may make it comprise an area | region. That is, the arrangement information configuration unit 112 may configure arrangement information for setting an arrangement area according to the arranged data. The arrangement information configuration unit 112 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the arrangement information configuration unit 112 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The arrangement information storage unit 113 stores the arrangement information configured by the arrangement information configuration unit 112 in the arrangement information storage unit 102. The arrangement information storage unit 113 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the arrangement information storage unit 113 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S201) The display unit 107 configures and displays an image in which the data stored in the data storage unit 101 is arranged in the arrangement area indicated by the arrangement information corresponding to the data managed by the arrangement management information. .

  (Step S202) The arrangement instruction receiving unit 104 determines whether an arrangement instruction has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S203. If not accepted, the process proceeds to step S209.

  (Step S203) The arrangement state determination unit 105 adds the tag attached to the data to be arranged included in the arrangement instruction received in Step S202 and the data already arranged in the area to be arranged. It is determined whether or not it matches the tag. If they match, the process proceeds to step S204, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to step S208. If no data is arranged in the area to be arranged, the data is arranged in the arrangement area as in the case of a normal DTP device or the like. Omitted.

  (Step S204) The change unit 106 stores the tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 and placed in the placement area in which the placement instruction instructs the placement, and the placement instruction instructs the placement. To the tagged data obtained by combining the data to be processed. At this time, only one tag determined to match in step S203 is attached to the synthesized data.

  (Step S <b> 205) The changing unit 106 deletes data to be placed included in the placement instruction from the data storage unit 101.

  (Step S <b> 206) The changing unit 106 deletes, from the arrangement information storage unit 102, arrangement information for setting the arrangement area in which the arrangement target data included in the arrangement instruction is arranged. Further, the arrangement management information corresponding to the arrangement information is also deleted from the arrangement information storage unit 102. If the data to be placed included in the placement instruction is data that is not placed in the placement area, this step may be omitted.

  (Step S207) The display unit 107 performs re-display using the data changed by the changing unit 106, the arrangement information, and the arrangement management information. That is, the display is updated. Then, the process returns to step S202.

  (Step S208) The display unit 107 displays an error. After returning from the error display, the process returns to step S202.

  (Step S209) The deletion instruction receiving unit 109 determines whether a deletion instruction has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S210. If not accepted, the process proceeds to step S212.

  (Step S210) The area deletion unit 110 changes the arrangement information for setting the arrangement area so that the arrangement area specified by the deletion instruction is arranged in an area other than the layout area. For example, the information specifying the position in the arrangement information is changed. The position other than the layout area where the arrangement area specified by the deletion instruction is arranged may be determined in any way. For example, the position may be designated in advance or may be arranged according to a predetermined rule. The predetermined rule is, for example, an arrangement rule such as arranging in order from the top on the right or left side of the layout area.

  (Step S211) The display unit 107 performs re-display using the arrangement information changed by the area deletion unit 110. That is, the display is updated. Then, the process returns to step S202.

  (Step S212) The output unit 108 determines whether or not an output instruction for tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 has been received via a reception unit (not shown) or the like. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S213, and if not accepted, the process proceeds to step S214.

  (Step S213) The output unit 108 outputs, for example, tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 in accordance with the output instruction received in step S213. Then, the process returns to step S202.

  (Step S214) The arrangement area configuration instruction receiving unit 111 determines whether an arrangement area configuration instruction has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S215. If not accepted, the process returns to step S202.

  (Step S215) The arrangement information configuration unit 112 configures arrangement information in accordance with the arrangement area configuration instruction received in step S214.

  (Step S216) The arrangement information accumulation unit 113 accumulates the arrangement information configured in Step S215 in the arrangement information storage unit 102. Then, the process returns to step S202.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the process is terminated by powering off or a process termination interrupt.

  Hereinafter, a specific operation of the information processing apparatus in the present embodiment will be described. Here, as an example, a case where the information processing apparatus 1 is a DTP apparatus will be described as an example. Also, here, as an example, it is assumed that the data stored in the data storage unit 101 is data in an XML (Extensible Markup Language) format.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a layout screen displayed on the monitor 120 by the display unit 107. In FIG. 3, an area indicated by a rectangle is the arrangement area 122. Here, a plurality of arrangement areas 122 a to 122 h are arranged on the layout area 121. In each of the arrangement areas 122a to 122h, data corresponding to arrangement information for setting each area is arranged. Further, the number written in the upper right of each arrangement area 122 is identification information of the arrangement area 122. Here, it is called “arrangement area ID”. The “arrangement area ID” is a display for convenience of explanation, and does not need to be actually displayed. Such designation of the arrangement area 122 may be performed by a user, for example, or may be designated in advance by default. Note that the layout screen of FIG. 3 and the like is a diagram for convenience of explanation, and dimensions, aspect ratios, and the like are not necessarily accurate.

  FIG. 4 is an arrangement information management table for managing arrangement information for setting the arrangement area 122 laid out on the layout area shown in FIG. The arrangement information management table has items such as “arrangement area ID”, “center coordinate x”, “center coordinate y”, “width”, “height”, “data type”, and “label”. “Arrangement area ID” is identification information for managing the arrangement area 122 corresponding to each arrangement information. It may be considered as identification information of arrangement information for setting the arrangement area 122. “Center coordinate x” is the x coordinate of the center of the arrangement area, “Center coordinate y” is the y coordinate of the center of the arrangement area 122, “Width” is the width of the arrangement area 122, and “Height” is the arrangement area 122. Of height. As a unit of coordinates, width, and height, here, pixels are used as an example. In addition, x1-x8, y1-y8, h1-h8, and w1-w8 shall respectively show a predetermined value. “Data type” indicates the type of information that can be arranged in the arrangement area 122, and “character string” indicates that the character string information, in other words, the area in which text information can be arranged. “Image” indicates an area in which image information can be arranged.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating data stored in the data storage unit 101. Here, it is assumed that one or more pieces of data are stored in an XML structure. Data directly sandwiched between tags such as “<image>”, “<job type>”, “<employment form>”, “<hourly wage>” are tagged data. Also, a tag that is a higher hierarchy of a plurality of tags, such as a tag “<recruitment content>” in the figure, is a tag that groups or hierarchizes data. The tagged data is grouped by this grouping tag. When the tag element is link information, this indicates that the information at the link destination is actual data. Here, it is assumed that the ID attribute (ID = “value”) included in the tag indicates data identification information. This identification information is called “data ID”.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of arrangement management information stored in the arrangement management information storage unit 103. The placement management information has attributes “placement area ID” and “data ID”. The “placement area ID” corresponds to the “placement area ID” shown in FIG. “Data ID” corresponds to the value of the ID attribute of the tag attached to each data shown in FIG. This indicates that data corresponding to the “arrangement area ID” included in the same record is arranged in the arrangement area 122 corresponding to the “arrangement area ID” included in each record of the arrangement management information. In FIG. 3, specifically, in the arrangement area 122 corresponding to each “arrangement area ID” in the arrangement management information shown in FIG. 6, it corresponds to the “arrangement area ID” included in the same record in the arrangement management information. The layout screen is configured by arranging the data to be processed.

  Instead of using such arrangement management information, a management table that manages the arrangement information for setting the arrangement area 122 and the data arranged in the arrangement area in one record may be used. Good. In this case, as a result, such a management table manages the correspondence between the data and the arrangement area 122. For this reason, this management table may be considered as arrangement management information. Note that “arrangement area ID” arrangement of these data may be performed by the user or may be performed automatically.

  First, on the layout screen shown in FIG. 3, the user designates the placement area 122f whose “placement area ID” is “006” by operating a mouse (not shown) or the like as shown in FIG. With the pointer placed on the designated placement area 122f, the mouse button is pressed and dragged, the pointer is moved to the area where the "placement area ID" is "002", and the mouse button is released. And When the coordinates of the pointer at the time when the mouse button is released by this operation are the coordinates in the arrangement area 122b having the “arrangement area ID” of “002”, the arrangement instruction receiving unit 104 displays “the arrangement area ID”. An arrangement instruction to arrange data having “data ID” “B6”, which is data arranged in an area where “006” is “006”, in an area where “arrangement area ID” is “002” is received. The data whose “data ID” is “B6” to be arranged is data “cooking person” tagged with “<job type>” as shown in FIG. An operation for giving a processing instruction by such a mouse operation is known as an operation called drag-and-drop, and thus the description thereof is omitted. Instead of selecting and operating the arrangement area 122f, data arranged in the arrangement area f may be selected and operated.

  The arrangement status determination unit 105 determines whether or not data has already been arranged in the area whose “arrangement area ID” is “002” as the arrangement target, in accordance with the arrangement instruction received by the arrangement instruction reception unit 104. To do. Specifically, a record having “location area ID” “002” in the layout management information shown in FIG. 6 is searched. If no record exists, it is determined that no data is arranged, and a record having “002” as the “arrangement area ID” and “B6” as the “data ID” is added to the arrangement management information. When a record is detected, it is determined whether or not “data ID” exists in this record. If it exists, it is determined that data is arranged. If it is not arranged, it is determined that data is not arranged. If no data is arranged, the value of “data ID” of the record whose “arrangement area ID” of this arrangement management information is “002” is the value of “data ID” of the data to be arranged. Is set to “B6”.

  However, since the data is arranged here, the arrangement state determination unit 105 determines that the “data ID” arranged in the area that is the arrangement destination whose “arrangement area ID” is “002” is “B2”. A tag attached to certain data is read from the data shown in FIG. Further, the tag attached to the data whose “data ID” is “B6” to be arranged is read from the data shown in FIG. Then, a tag attached to the data having “Data ID” “B2” arranged in the area to be arranged, and a tag attached to data having “Data ID” “B6” to be arranged Whether or not is consistent.

  Here, the tag attached to the data having “Data ID” “B2” arranged at the arrangement destination is “<Job title>”, and the data “Data ID” to be arranged is “B6”. Since the tag attached to is “<Occupation>”, it is determined that the two match.

  For this reason, the changing unit 106 has data “Hall” with “Data ID” “B2” arranged at the arrangement destination and data with “Data ID” “B6” in which the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement. “Cooker” is synthesized by a synthesis method designated in advance. Here, for example, when the data arranged at the arrangement destination and the data to be arranged are different character string data, after the character string data arranged first, “, It is assumed that a composition rule for adding character string data to be arranged by adding (comma) "is stored in a storage unit (not shown) or the like. Since the data to be combined satisfies the conditions of this rule, the changing unit 106 adds “,” after “cooking person” and arranges data “cooking person” in accordance with this composition rule. Thus, data of “placement person, cooking person” is configured.

  Then, the data with one tag “<Occupation>” determined by the arrangement status determination unit 105 to match the combined data is configured. Then, using this data, the “data ID” arranged in the arrangement area 122b as the arrangement destination in the XML-formatted data stored in the data storage unit 101 shown in FIG. Change the tagged data that is “B2”. Any changes made here are overwritten. In addition, data whose “data ID” is “B6”, which is the arrangement target stored in the data storage unit 101, is deleted from the data storage unit 101. Instead of deleting the data with “Data ID” “B6”, information such as a flag indicating deletion may be added.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing XML-converted data changed by overwriting.

  In this case, the data “configuration staff” and “cooking staff” is configured in advance, and the data further includes a tag determined by the layout status determination unit 105 to match, as shown in FIG. Updated the data. However, “, (comma)” is added after the tagged data element whose “data ID” is “B2” in the XML data shown in FIG. Data “Cooker” with “B6” may be additionally written. Even in such a case, as a result, the data obtained by combining the data arranged in the area to be arranged and the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement, and the matching tags are identical. This is because the tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 is changed so that only one data is attached.

  Here, it is temporarily determined by the arrangement state determination unit 105 that the tag attached to the data arranged in the area to be arranged does not match the tag attached to the data to be arranged. In such a case, composition or addition to the data placement destination area is not performed. Also, the data to be arranged is not deleted.

  Next, when the user performs the same operation as described above, the data arranged in the arrangement area 122 g whose “arrangement area ID” is “007” is changed to the area whose “arrangement area ID” is “003”. It is assumed that the placement instruction receiving unit 104 receives a placement instruction for placement. The data arranged in the arrangement area 122g having the “placement area ID” “007” is data “part-time job” with the tag “<employment form>” having the “data ID” “B7”. is there.

  The arrangement state determination unit 105 determines that data is already arranged in an area whose “arrangement area ID” is “003”. The data arranged in the area where the “placement area ID” is “003” is data “part-time job” to which the tag “<employment form>” whose “data ID” is “B3” is assigned.

  Furthermore, the arrangement status determination unit 105 adds the tag attached to the data with the “data ID” “B3” arranged in the arrangement area 122 c that is the arrangement destination with the “arrangement area ID” “003”. Read from the data shown in FIG. Further, the tag attached to the data whose “data ID” is “B7” to be arranged is read from the data shown in FIG. And it is judged whether tags are in agreement. Here, since each is “<employment form>”, it is determined that they match.

  For this reason, the changing unit 106 arranges the data “part-time job” having the “data ID” “B3” arranged at the arrangement destination and the data “data ID” “B7” in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement “B7”. The part-time job is synthesized by a synthesis method designated in advance. Here, for example, when the data arranged at the arrangement destination and the data to be arranged are character string data that completely matches, the data to be arranged is deleted and arranged at the arrangement destination. It is assumed that a synthesis rule for leaving the data as it is is stored in a storage unit (not shown) or the like. The changing unit 106 deletes the data “albite” to be arranged according to the synthesis rule in order to satisfy the conditions of this rule because both the data to be synthesized are character strings “albyte”. The data “part-time job” that was originally placed is left.

  Further, the data is obtained by combining the data arranged in the arrangement destination area and the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement, and the data has only one matching tag. This is because the tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 has been changed. Of the XML-formatted data stored in the data storage unit 101 shown in FIG. 5, the tag having the “data ID” “B3” arranged in the arrangement area 122c as the arrangement destination is added. Leave the data as is. As a result, it can be considered that the change here is a process of combining two data of the same character string by deleting one. Further, the change here may be considered as a process of combining the data of two identical character strings into the data of one character string as a result. In addition, data whose “data ID” is “B7”, which is the arrangement target stored in the data storage unit 101, is deleted from the data storage unit 101.

  In the same manner as described above, the information processing apparatus 1 is instructed to move the data arranged in the area having the “location area ID” “008” to the area having the “placement area ID” “004”. Suppose that Here, for example, when the data arranged at the arrangement destination and the data to be arranged are data having a configuration of “numerical value + circle”, the data after the numerical value of the data arranged at the arrangement destination is “ It is assumed that a rule that data to be arranged is arranged across information indicating a range such as “˜” is stored. In this case, the changing unit 106 determines that the data “1000 yen” arranged at the arrangement destination and the data “1200 yen” to be arranged satisfy the conditions for applying this rule, and the above rule The data “1000 to 1200 yen” is synthesized, and the data “1000” with the tag “<hourly wage” whose “data ID” is “B4” shown in FIG. Overwrite "circle".

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing XML format data stored in the data storage unit 101 obtained by the above change.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example in which the data stored in the changed data storage unit 101 is arranged and displayed in the arrangement area.

  Here, for example, it is assumed that the user designates the arrangement area 122e whose “arrangement area ID” is “005” arranged in the layout area, and performs an operation for deleting the designated arrangement area. In this case, in response to this operation, the deletion instruction receiving unit 109 receives a deletion instruction for the arrangement area 122e whose “arrangement area ID” is “005”.

  The area deletion unit 110 uses information specifying the position of the arrangement area 122e in the arrangement information for setting the arrangement area 122e having the “arrangement area ID” “005”. It changes to the information which designates the position where it is arranged at the position. For example, the values “center coordinate x” and “center coordinate y” of the placement information for setting the placement region whose “placement region ID” is “005”, and the value “x9” for designating the right position of the layout region 121, respectively. ”,“ Y9 ”. At this time, the values of “x9” and “y9” are set so that a part of the arrangement area is not located in the layout area 121 in consideration of the width and height of the arrangement area. Here, the area located beside the layout area, which is the destination of the arrangement area that is the target of this deletion instruction, is called a deletion area.

  FIG. 11 is a display example showing a state in which the deleted arrangement area 122e is arranged in an area other than the layout area 121. In this way, the data arranged in the arrangement area 122a arranged outside the layout area 121 by designating the deletion instruction is designated as the data to be changed, and the arrangement is performed by an operation such as drag and drop as described above. An instruction may be accepted. In addition, when the data arranged in the arrangement area outside the layout area 121 is not used finally or when the processing is finished, the arrangement area is deleted and the data arranged in the arrangement area is used. Alternatively, it may be deleted from the data storage unit 101.

  Next, when the user gives an instruction to output the laid out information to a reception unit (not shown) or the like, the output unit 108 stores the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 102 or the data storage unit 101. Among the stored data, the data arranged in the arrangement area 122, the arrangement management information stored in the arrangement management information storage unit 103, and the like are output to an external device or a recording medium. Alternatively, the updated XML format data stored in the data storage unit 101 may be individually output.

  For example, when the user selects a tool or the like for setting an arrangement area and designates an area on the layout area 121, the arrangement area configuration instruction receiving unit 111 issues an arrangement area configuration instruction for the designated area. Accept. The arrangement information configuration unit 112 creates a new arrangement area 122 in the designated area. Specifically, arrangement information for setting the new arrangement area is configured. The arrangement information storage unit 113 stores this arrangement information in the arrangement information storage unit 102. Since the processing for configuring such arrangement information is a well-known technique in DTP devices and the like, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the tag stored in the data storage unit 101 when the arrangement of tagged data is changed to an arrangement area in which data with the same tag is already arranged. The attached data can be appropriately updated.

  As a result, for example, a layout change can be reflected in the tagged data. Therefore, for example, the same tagged data as the data changed on the layout can be reused by another device or the like.

  Further, for example, it is possible to obtain good-looking data by synthesizing data with the same tag.

  Further, the changing unit 106 can perform synthesis according to the data to be synthesized, and can perform appropriate synthesis in accordance with the data.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 12 is a block diagram of the information processing apparatus according to this embodiment.

  The information processing apparatus 2 includes a data storage unit 101, an arrangement information storage unit 102, an arrangement management information storage unit 103, an arrangement instruction reception unit 204, a tag assignment unit 205, an arrangement management information change unit 206, a display unit 107, an output unit 108, A deletion instruction reception unit 109, an area deletion unit 110, a use tag designation information storage unit 211, an arrangement area configuration instruction reception unit 111, an arrangement information configuration unit 112, and an arrangement information storage unit 113 are provided.

  Data storage unit 101, arrangement information storage unit 102, arrangement management information storage unit 103, display unit 107, output unit 108, deletion instruction reception unit 109, area deletion unit 110, arrangement area configuration instruction reception unit 111, arrangement information configuration unit 112 Since the configuration and operation of the arrangement information storage unit 113 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted here.

  The arrangement instruction receiving unit 204 receives an arrangement instruction that is an instruction to arrange data in a layout area that is a layout target area. The data described here is, for example, data that is not arranged in the layout area. Further, it may be considered as data moved from another area on the layout area. Specifically, for example, the placement instruction receiving unit 204 instructs to place data that is not placed in the placement area that is located in the layout area that is the layout target area, in any of the placement areas that are located in the layout area. The arrangement instruction is received. Data that is not placed in the layout area is data that has been temporarily deleted from the area on the layout area that was originally placed due to movement of the placement area where this data is placed, cut and paste, etc. The data to be arranged, the data arranged in the arrangement area located in the area other than the clipboard and the layout area, and the like may be considered as data not arranged in the layout area. In other words, data that is placed on the layout area or outside the layout area and that is moved to a different position on the layout area according to the placement instruction, cut command, delete command, etc. Here, the held data may be considered as data not arranged in the layout area. Alternatively, data arranged in the arrangement area that is moved to a different position on the layout area in accordance with the movement of the arrangement area may be considered as data not arranged in the layout area. That is, an instruction to change the position of the arrangement area where the data is arranged by movement or the like may be considered as the arrangement instruction described here. The data that has been deleted is a concept that includes data that will be deleted as a result and data that is considered to be deleted. The arrangement instruction is, for example, a combination of an instruction for designating an arrangement area or arrangement information and information for designating data to be arranged in the arrangement area, for example, data identification information. Note that the arrangement area as the data arrangement destination may be created by the arrangement information configuration unit 112 according to the arrangement instruction. In this case, the arrangement area need not be specified, and the newly created arrangement area becomes the data arrangement destination. The data that is the target of the placement instruction may be tagged data or untagged data. Further, even data stored in the data storage unit 101 or data not stored in the data storage unit 101 may be used. Further, the data that is the target of the placement instruction may be data associated with information indicating the attribute of the data via, for example, data identification information. Further, the information indicating the data attribute may be data associated with the tag. Information indicating the attribute of these data may be stored in the data storage unit 101 or other storage unit (not shown) in association with each data or tag as information for managing the attribute. The reception described here is, for example, reception from an input unit, reception of an input signal transmitted from another device, reading of information from a recording medium, or the like. Arrangement input means may be anything such as a numeric keypad, keyboard, mouse, or menu screen. The arrangement instruction receiving unit 204 can be realized by a device driver of an input unit such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, or the like.

  The tag assigning unit 205 uses the arrangement information and the arrangement management information to arrange an arrangement area in which data indicated by the arrangement instruction received by the arrangement instruction receiving unit 204 is arranged, and one or more pieces of tagged data. The positional relationship with the arrangement area is determined, and a tag to be given to the data instructing the arrangement by the arrangement instruction is determined according to the determined result. Then, the data with the determined tag is accumulated in the data storage unit 101. An arrangement area where one or more tagged data is arranged is an arrangement area that is already arranged in the layout area, and one or more tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 is arranged. It is an area that has been.

  Specifically, the tag assigning unit 205 first determines whether or not the arrangement area in which one or more tagged data is arranged has a positional relationship designated in advance with the arrangement area designated by the arrangement instruction. Is determined, and one or more arrangement regions having the designated positional relationship are detected. For example, the tag assigning unit 205 determines a tag of data arranged in the arrangement area indicated by the arrangement instruction in accordance with the detected arrangement area. Then, this tag is attached to data arranged in the arrangement area designated by the arrangement instruction. This positional relationship is, for example, a relationship regarding distance. For example, this positional relationship is a relationship in which the length of the distance between the arrangement area designated by the arrangement instruction and the arrangement area already arranged on one layout area is the shortest. The distance described here is calculated using, for example, coordinate information included in the arrangement area. Note that the tag assignment unit 205 uses the arrangement information, for example, when calculating the distance of the arrangement area. Further, the arrangement management information is used, for example, when detecting data arranged in the arrangement area.

  The detection of one or more placement areas having a pre-specified positional relationship by the tag assigning unit 205 is performed as follows, for example. For example, the tag assigning unit 205 determines whether or not each of the arrangement areas where one or more tagged data is arranged is shorter than the other arrangement areas with respect to the arrangement area indicated by the arrangement instruction. By doing so, the arrangement area closest to the arrangement area designated by the arrangement instruction is detected. Alternatively, an arrangement area in which data having an attribute specified in advance is arranged, and an arrangement area that is closest to the arrangement area designated by the arrangement instruction may be detected. The data having an attribute designated in advance is, for example, data of the same data type as the data in which the placement instruction instructs placement. Further, the arrangement instruction is data with the same tag as the data instructing the arrangement. Alternatively, the placement instruction is data with a tag having a correspondence relationship designated in advance with respect to the data instructing the placement, or data of a data type designated in advance. Or the tag provision part 205 may detect a tag in consideration of the arrangement | positioning area | region already arrange | positioned on a layout area | region, and a direction. For example, the closest arrangement area located in a direction designated in advance may be detected with respect to the arrangement area in which the data instructing the arrangement is arranged.

  Moreover, the determination of the tag according to the detected arrangement | positioning area | region is performed as follows, for example. For example, the same tag as that assigned to the data arranged in the detected arrangement area may be determined as the tag to be assigned. Or you may determine the tag currently provided with respect to the tag provided to the data arrange | positioned in the detected arrangement | positioning area | region, in other words, the tag in a correspondence relation to the tag to provide. For example, when the tag of the data arranged in the arrangement area detected by the tag assignment unit 205 is “<image>”, the data arranged in the arrangement area instructed by the arrangement instruction includes “<image A tag “Description>” may be added. Such a correspondence relationship may be stored in advance in a storage unit (not shown), for example. Alternatively, information defining the order of tags to be added to data is accumulated in a storage unit (not shown) in advance, and tags attached to data arranged in the detected arrangement area according to the order indicated by this information The tag in the next order may be determined as a tag attached to data arranged in the arrangement area indicated by the arrangement instruction. In addition, with respect to the arrangement area where the arrangement instruction indicates the arrangement data, the tag of the data arranged in the closest arrangement area, and the direction of the arrangement area where the arrangement instruction for this arrangement area instructs the arrangement From the combination, the tag of the data for which the placement instruction instructs the placement may be determined.

  Further, when the tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 is grouped into one or more groups, the tag assigning unit 205 arranges the data in which the arrangement instruction indicates the arrangement. Depending on the distance between the area and the arrangement area where one or more data included in each group is arranged, the group to which the data instructing the arrangement belongs may be determined. Then, a tag may be added to the data for which the placement instruction instructs the placement so that the data in which the placement instruction instructs the placement belongs to the determined group, and stored in the data storage unit 101.

  For example, the data arranged in the arrangement area having the shortest distance from the arrangement area where the arrangement instruction is arranged among the arrangement areas where one or more data included in each group is arranged is arranged. The group to which the placement instruction belongs is determined as the group to which the data instructing the placement belongs. The distance between the arrangement areas may be the distance between the arrangement areas where the distance is the shortest, or the distance between the centers of the arrangement areas and the center of gravity. Also, the distance between the center and the center of gravity of a plurality of placement areas where a plurality of data included in each group is placed, and the center, the center of gravity, or the nearest part of the placement area where the placement instruction data is placed The group may be determined according to Alternatively, among the pre-designated arrangement areas included in each group, or the arrangement area in which the pre-designated data is arranged, the arrangement area having the closest distance from the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction indicates the arrangement data is arranged The group of data arranged at the location may be determined as the group of data for which the placement instruction instructs the placement. Alternatively, a group of data arranged in the nearest arrangement area located in a direction specified in advance with respect to an arrangement area in which data indicating the arrangement is arranged is arranged. You may decide on a group.

  After the tag assignment unit 205 determines the group to which the data in which the placement instruction instructs the placement belongs, the placement instruction instructs to place the tag in which the data in which the placement instruction instructs the placement belongs to the data belonging to the determined group. This tag is assigned to the tag assigned to the data to be processed. Here, for example, a tag indicating that the data is included in the determined group may be attached. In addition, the tagged data may be accumulated in the data storage unit 101 so that the data instructed by the placement instruction is data in a lower hierarchy of the tag indicating the group determined by the tag assigning unit 205. Let's consider adding tags.

  Then, the data with the tag is accumulated in the data storage unit 101. If the data instructing the placement is data tagged with data stored in the data storage unit 101 in advance, the tag of the data can be updated. It is considered to accumulate the attached data. Update is, for example, overwriting or replacement. In addition, when the data stored in the data storage unit 101 is to perform data grouping according to the tag structure, the tag is set so that the arrangement instruction includes the data indicating the arrangement in the determined group. Give. Here, it is also possible to change the position of the tagged data to be changed so that the hierarchical relationship etc. by the tag is changed, or the arrangement instruction adds the data instructing the arrangement to the group designated in advance. Let's consider adding tags.

  Further, the tag adding unit 205 may add a tag corresponding to the attribute of the data to the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement. For example, a tag specified in advance for the attribute of the data, and a tag that becomes the data of the group into which this data is grouped, is given to the data in which the placement instruction instructs the placement, You may make it accumulate | store in the data storage part 101. FIG. Further, for example, a combination of data attributes arranged in one or more arrangement areas having a positional relationship designated in advance with respect to the arrangement area designated by the arrangement instruction and attributes of data designated by the arrangement instruction Therefore, a tag designated in advance may be assigned to data in which the placement instruction instructs placement.

  Further, the tag assignment unit 205 arranges the placement instruction according to the distance between the placement area where the placement instruction data is placed and the placement area where one or more data included in each group is placed. The group to which the data instructing the data belongs is determined, and the tags included in the determined group among the tags specified by the usage tag designation information stored in the usage tag designation information storage unit 211 described later are tagged. Any one of the tags excluding the tag attached to the data may be attached to the data in which the placement instruction instructs the placement. Use tag designation information is information for designating tags that can be used for data included in a group. For example, the use tag designation information is DTD or the like. For example, the use tag designation information may be set for each group or may be set for each tag hierarchy. Moreover, you may set so that it may be common to all. For example, four types of tags that can be used are designated by the use tag designation information, and among the tags that have already been designated by the use tag designation information in the group to which the placement instruction data belongs. When the three types are used, the tag assigning unit 205 assigns the remaining one type of tag to the data.

  The tag assigning unit 205 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the tag assigning unit 205 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The arrangement management information changing unit 206 includes arrangement information for setting an arrangement area where the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement, and data tagged by the tag adding unit 205 that is data arranged in the arrangement area set by the arrangement information. Are stored in the arrangement management information storage unit 103. The arrangement management information changing unit 206 accumulates the arrangement management information, thereby associating the arrangement information with the tagged data arranged in the area set by the arrangement information. The accumulation described here may be considered as an update of the arrangement management information. The arrangement management information changing unit 206 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the arrangement management information changing unit 206 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The use tag designation information storage unit 211 can store the above-described use tag designation information, which is information for designating a tag group that can be assigned to data constituting a group. The use tag designation information storage unit 211 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In addition, although the case where the tag of the data which becomes the object of arrangement | positioning instruction | indication is determined as an example using the usage tag information stored in the usage tag designation | designated information storage part 211 here is demonstrated, in this invention, The tag determination method does not matter.

  (Step S1301) The display unit 107 configures an image in which the data stored in the data storage unit 101 is arranged in the arrangement area indicated by the arrangement information corresponding to the data managed by the arrangement management information, and is not illustrated. Display on a monitor.

  (Step S1302) The arrangement area configuration instruction receiving unit 111 determines whether an arrangement area configuration instruction has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S1303. If not accepted, the process proceeds to step S1305.

  (Step S1303) The arrangement information configuration unit 112 configures arrangement information. For example, when the arrangement area configuration instruction received in step S1302 is an instruction to arrange an arrangement area arranged in an area other than the layout area in the layout area, the arrangement area changed to a position in the layout area is displayed. Here, the prepared processing may also be considered as processing for configuring the arrangement information. That is, the configuration here may be considered as a concept including generation of arrangement information and change of arrangement information.

  (Step S1304) The arrangement information storage unit 113 stores the arrangement information in the arrangement information storage unit 102. Then, the process returns to step S1302.

  (Step S1305) The placement instruction receiving unit 204 determines whether or not an instruction to place data in a placement area provided in the layout area has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S1306. If not received, the process proceeds to step S1320.

  (Step S1306) The tag assigning unit 205 substitutes 1 for the value of the counter k.

  (Step S1307) The tag assigning unit 205 acquires k-th arrangement information from the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 102. However, here, a case where arrangement information corresponding to an arrangement area located in the layout area is acquired will be described as an example.

  (Step S1308) The tag assigning unit 205 determines whether the data stored in the data storage unit 101 is arranged in the arrangement area indicated by the k-th arrangement information using, for example, arrangement management information. If so, the process proceeds to step S1309. If not, the process proceeds to step 1211.

  (Step S1309) The tag assigning unit 205 calculates the distance between the arrangement area in which the data received in step S1305 is arranged and the kth arrangement area corresponding to the kth arrangement information.

  (Step S1310) The tag assigning unit 205 temporarily stores the distance value calculated in step S1309 in a storage medium (not shown) or the like.

  (Step S1311) The tag assigning unit 205 increments the value of the counter k by 1.

  (Step S1312) The tag assignment unit 205 determines whether or not the k-th arrangement information is stored in the arrangement information storage unit 102. Here, it is determined whether or not the k-th arrangement information exists in the arrangement information corresponding to the arrangement area arranged on the layout area. When it exists, it returns to step S1307, and when it does not exist, it progresses to step S1313.

  (Step S1313) The tag assigning unit 205 determines an arrangement area with the minimum distance using the value of the distance between the arrangement areas temporarily stored in Step S1310. In other words, select.

  (Step S1314) The tag assignment unit 205 determines the group to which the data for which the placement instruction instructs placement belongs to the same group as the group to which the data placed in the placement area selected in Step S1313 belongs.

  (Step S1315) The tag assigning unit 205 is used as a tag for data belonging to the group determined in step S1314 among the tags specified by the used tag specifying information stored in the used tag specifying information storage unit 211. Detect no tags. For example, it is determined whether a tag that matches one or more tags designated by the use tag designation information is used for any of the tags assigned to the data belonging to the group determined in step S1314. Then, unused tags are detected as unused tags.

  (Step S1316) The tag assigning unit 205 selects an unused tag detected in step S1315. When there are a plurality of unused tags, the tag assignment unit 205 may select an unused tag in any way. For example, information for designating the priority for selection may be given to a tag designated by the used tag designation information in advance, and an unused tag may be selected in accordance with this priority.

  (Step S1317) The tag assigning unit 205 tags the data received in step S1305 with a tag that includes the tag selected in step S1316, and the data belongs to the group determined in step S1314. And stored in the data storage unit 101. At this time, when the accumulated data is data originally stored in the data storage unit 101 such as data arranged outside the layout area, the original data is deleted.

  (Step S1318) The arrangement management information changing unit 206 arranges the arrangement management information such that the data tagged and accumulated in step S1317 is arranged in the arrangement area specified by the arrangement instruction received in step S1305. It accumulates in the management information storage unit 103. Note that when the arrangement area where the data has been arranged in advance is rearranged by movement or the like, the correspondence between the arrangement area and the arranged data is not changed, so this process may be omitted.

  (Step S1319) The display unit 107 updates the display on the monitor or the like. Then, the process returns to step S1302.

  (Step S1320) The deletion instruction receiving unit 109 determines whether or not a deletion instruction for the arrangement area arranged in the layout area has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S1321, and if not accepted, the process proceeds to step S1324.

  (Step S1321) The area deletion unit 110 changes the arrangement information so that the arrangement area that has received the deletion instruction is arranged outside the layout area.

  (Step S1322) The display unit 107 updates the display. Then, the process returns to step S1302.

  (Step S 1323) The output unit 108 determines whether an output instruction for tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 has been received via a reception unit (not shown) or the like. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S1324. If not accepted, the process proceeds to step S1301.

  (Step S1324) The output unit 108 outputs the tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 in accordance with the output instruction received in step S1323. Then, the process returns to step S1302.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 13, the process is terminated by powering off or a process termination interrupt.

  Hereinafter, a specific operation of the information processing apparatus in the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of grouped data stored in the data storage unit 101. The data is XML data similar to that shown in FIG. 5 in the first embodiment. However, here, the “<recruitment content>” tag is a tag that defines a group, and the elements in the tag are data that constitutes the group. It is assumed that the value of the ID attribute in the “<recruitment content>” tag is identification information for identifying a group. Here, this identification information is referred to as “group ID”.

  FIG. 15 is an arrangement information management table for managing arrangement information for setting the arrangement area 122 laid out on the layout area. The arrangement information management table is the same as that shown in FIG.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing arrangement management information for managing the correspondence between the arrangement area and the data shown in FIG. 14 arranged in the arrangement area. The arrangement management information is the same as the arrangement management information shown in FIG.

  FIG. 17 shows a display example on the monitor 120 when the data stored in the data storage unit 101 is arranged on the layout area 121. Here, the arrangement information is the same as the arrangement information shown in FIG. 4, and the correspondence relationship between the arrangement area indicated by the arrangement information and the data stored in the data storage unit 101 arranged in the arrangement area is as follows: It is assumed that management is performed by the same arrangement management as in FIG. Note that the arrangement areas with the “ID” from “001” to “004” are the arrangement areas in which the data with the group ID “G01” is arranged, and the “ID” is from “005” to “008”. The arrangement area is an arrangement area in which data having a group ID “G02” is arranged.

  Here, first, it is assumed that the user operates the mouse, the keyboard, or the like to give the information processing apparatus 2 an instruction to delete the placement areas 121h to 121k whose “placement area ID” is “008” to “011”. When the deletion instruction is received by the deletion instruction receiving unit 109, these arrangement areas are converted into areas other than the layout area 121, in this case the layout area 121, by the area deletion unit 110, as in the specific example of the first embodiment. The placement areas 121h to 121k are moved to the deletion area located beside the.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 18, the user operates the mouse or the like, and the arrangement area 121h to 121k is moved to the deletion area by the deletion instruction, and the “arrangement area ID” in the deletion area is changed. It is assumed that an operation of selecting the arrangement area 122k that is “011” and moving it to a position below the position where the arrangement area 122g is arranged on the layout area 121 is performed. By this operation, the arrangement area configuration instruction accepting unit 111 accepts an instruction for configuring arrangement information for arranging the arrangement area 122k at the position to be moved. In accordance with this instruction, the arrangement information configuration unit 112 changes the position information of the arrangement information that sets the arrangement area 122k to position information that specifies the position below the position where the arrangement area 122g is arranged on the layout area 121. To do. The position information is, for example, coordinate information.

  In addition, in accordance with the user's operation described above, the arrangement of the data having the “data ID” “B11” originally arranged in the arrangement area 122g is changed below the position where the arrangement area 122g is arranged. The placement instruction receiving unit 204 receives a placement instruction for rearranging the placement area 122g.

  The tag assignment unit 205 starts a process of detecting an arrangement region located at the closest distance to the arrangement region 122g to be arranged indicated by the arrangement instruction received by the arrangement instruction receiving unit 204. Here, the distance is a distance between the center coordinates of the arrangement area.

  Specifically, the tag assigning unit 205 sequentially arranges the arrangement area 122g for the arrangement information for setting the area in which the data is arranged among the arrangement information managed by the arrangement information management table shown in FIG. And the distance is calculated. Information indicating the calculated distance is temporarily stored in a storage medium such as a memory (not shown). After the calculation for all the arrangement information is completed, the arrangement information with the shortest distance is detected. Here, it is assumed that arrangement information whose “arrangement area ID” is “007” is detected.

  The tag assigning unit 205 determines the group to which the data arranged in the arrangement information whose detected “arrangement area ID” is “007” belongs to the group of data whose “data ID” is “B11”. The data arranged in the arrangement information whose “arrangement area ID” is “007” is the data whose “data ID” is “B7” from the arrangement management information shown in FIG. The group to which the data “B7” belongs is a group whose “group ID” is G02 ”as shown in FIG. For this reason, the group of data whose “data ID” is “B11” is determined as the group whose “group ID” is “G02”.

  Next, the tag assigning unit 205 uses the use tag status information stored in advance by the user or the like in the use tag designation information storage unit 211 to convert the data that constitutes the group whose “group ID” is “G02”. Tags that can be assigned and that are not assigned to data belonging to the group whose currently placed “group ID” is “G02” are detected.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of usage tag designation information stored in the usage tag designation information storage unit 211. This use tag designation information is information for designating tags that can be used for data of all groups. Here, for example, it is assumed that the use tag designation information is a part of the document type definition information. In the figure, <! ELEMENT tag...> Indicates a tag that can be used for the XML data stored in the data storage unit 101. Available tags may be considered as predefined tags.

  The tag assigning unit 205 determines whether each of the tags specified in the use tag specifying information is assigned in order to any of the data constituting the group whose “group ID” is “G02”. To do. For example, if the tag specified in the used tag specification information is used as a search key and the data constituting the group whose “group ID” is “G02” is searched for and a matching tag is detected, it is used. If it is not detected, it is determined that the tag is not used.

  Here, for example, a tag “<hourly wage>” is detected as an unassigned tag. The tag assigning unit 205 determines this tag as a data tag whose “data ID” is “B11”.

  Then, the tag assignment unit 205 adds a tag “<hourly wage>” to the data of the character string “1250 yen” whose “data ID” is “B11”, and the “group ID” is “G02”. The data is stored in the data storage unit 101 as data in a lower hierarchy of the tag “recruitment content”. At this time, the data whose “data ID” is “B11” belonging to the group whose “group ID” is “G03” is deleted. In addition, it may be considered that the data whose “data ID” is “B11” belonging to the group whose “group ID” is “G03” is moved to the group whose “group ID” is “G02”. .

  Here, since the correspondence relationship between the arrangement area whose “arrangement area ID” is “011” and the data whose “data ID” is “B11” has not been changed, the arrangement management information changing unit 206 does not change this. The arrangement management information for the arrangement area is not changed.

  Next, it is assumed that the user gives an instruction to delete all the arrangement areas arranged in the deletion area to a reception unit (not shown). In response to this instruction, the arrangement information corresponding to the arrangement area arranged in the deletion area of the area deletion unit 110, the data arranged in the arrangement area stored in the data storage unit 101, and the arrangement area Delete the corresponding placement management information.

  Next, when the user gives an instruction to output tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 to a reception unit (not shown), the output unit 108 displays the data stored in the data storage unit 101. For example, an XML file is output.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of data output from the output unit 108. In the figure, data 140 is data added according to the arrangement instruction. In FIG. 20, the data in the group whose “group ID” shown in FIG. 14 is “G03” is deleted.

  In addition, since the process etc. which comprise another arrangement | positioning area | region are the same as that of the said Embodiment 1, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Here, the case where the tag of the data to be arranged is determined using the use tag designation information has been described. However, the same tag as the data arranged in the arrangement area closest to the data arranged according to the arrangement instruction may be determined as the data to be given to the data arranged according to the arrangement instruction. Furthermore, the tag of the data arranged in the arrangement area closest to the data arranged by the arrangement instruction among the arrangement areas where the data having the same attribute as the data arranged by the arrangement instruction is arranged. The data to be assigned to the data to be arranged according to the arrangement instruction may be determined. The attributes here are, for example, data types and types such as whether the data is text data, image data, or other objects such as applications.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 21, it is assumed that an arrangement instruction is given to arrange an arrangement area 122m in which image data 160m is arranged on a layout area 121 where data is displayed. At this time, it is assumed that the arrangement area that is the closest to the arrangement area 122m and has the same image data as the image data 160m is the arrangement area 122n. Assume that a tag “<icon>” is attached to the image data 160 n arranged in the arrangement area 122 n. In this case, the tag assigning unit 205 may set the tag of data designated by the placement instruction to “<icon>”.

  In the above specific example, the case where the arrangement area in which the data is arranged from the deletion area is rearranged in the layout area has been described as an example. However, in the present application, it does not matter how data is arranged on the layout area. For example, a new arrangement area may be created in the layout area 121, and data stored in a storage unit (not shown) or data arranged in the deletion area may be arranged in this arrangement area. .

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when data is arranged, a tag corresponding to the positional relationship with the already arranged data can be assigned to the arranged data. When the data is arranged, the tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 can be appropriately updated.

  Further, a group to which the data to be arranged belongs is determined according to the positional relationship with the grouped data that has already been arranged, and a tag such that the arranged data becomes data belonging to the determined group, Since the data is added to the data, the tagged data stored in the data storage unit 101 can be appropriately grouped and updated.

  In each of the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be realized by centralized processing by a single device (system), or by distributed processing by a plurality of devices. May be.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, it goes without saying that two or more communication means (such as an information transmission unit) existing in one apparatus may be physically realized by one medium.

  In the above embodiment, information related to processing executed by each component, for example, information received, acquired, selected, generated, transmitted, and received by each component. In addition, information such as threshold values, mathematical formulas, addresses, etc. used by each component in processing is retained temporarily or over a long period of time on a recording medium (not shown) even when not explicitly stated in the above description. It may be. Further, the storage of information in the recording medium (not shown) may be performed by each component or a storage unit (not shown). Further, reading of information from the recording medium (not shown) may be performed by each component or a reading unit (not shown).

  Further, although cases have been described with the above embodiments where the information processing apparatus is a stand-alone, the information processing apparatus may be a stand-alone apparatus or a server apparatus in a server / client system. In the latter case, the output unit or the reception unit receives an input or outputs a screen via a communication line.

  In each of the above embodiments, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or a component that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

  The software that realizes the information processing apparatus in each of the above embodiments is a program as described below. In other words, this program causes a computer to store one data stored in a data storage unit in which one or more tagged data can be stored, one or more arrangement areas for arranging one or more data, respectively. An arrangement instruction receiving unit that receives an arrangement instruction that is an instruction to arrange in any of the arrangement areas set by the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit in which arrangement information that is information to be set can be stored; and the arrangement instruction Whether or not data with a tag that matches the placement instruction data with the placement instruction is placed in the placement area set by the placement information and the placement information. Judgment is made using the arrangement management information stored in the arrangement management information storage unit in which the arrangement management information, which is information for managing the correspondence with the arranged data, can be stored When the arrangement status determination unit and the arrangement status determination unit determine that the data with the matching tag is arranged, the data arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement is obtained. The data is obtained by synthesizing the data and the data in which the placement instruction instructs placement, and is stored in the data storage unit so as to be data with only one matching tag. It is a program for making it function as a change part which changes the tagged data.

  The program also includes an arrangement instruction receiving unit that receives an arrangement instruction that is an instruction to arrange data in a layout area that is an area to be laid out, and one or more arrangements for arranging one or more pieces of data. Placement information stored in a placement information storage unit that can store placement information, which is information for setting a region, and one or more tagged information placed in a placement region set by the placement information and the placement information The arrangement management information stored in the arrangement management information storage unit in which the arrangement management information, which is information for managing the correspondence with the data stored in the data storage unit in which data can be stored, can be stored. The positional relationship between the arrangement area where the data indicated by the instruction is arranged and the arrangement area where one or more tagged data is arranged is determined. A program for determining a tag to be assigned to data instructing placement by the placement instruction according to the determined result, and causing the data with the decided tag to function as a tag assignment unit that accumulates in the data storage unit It is.

  In the above program, in a transmission step for transmitting information, a reception step for receiving information, etc., processing performed by hardware, for example, processing performed by a modem or an interface card in the transmission step (only performed by hardware). Not included) is not included.

  In the program, the functions realized by the program do not include functions that can be realized only by hardware. For example, a function that can be realized only by hardware such as a modem or an interface card in an acquisition unit that acquires information or an output unit that outputs information is not included in the function realized by the program.

  Further, the computer that executes this program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an external appearance of a computer that executes the program and realizes the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment. The above-described embodiment can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed on the computer hardware.

  In FIG. 22, a computer system 900 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) drive 905, an FD (Floppy (registered trademark) Disk) drive 906, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, a monitor 904, and the like. Is provided.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the computer system 900. 23, in addition to the CD-ROM drive 905 and the FD drive 906, a computer 901 is connected to an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 911, a ROM 912 for storing a program such as a bootup program, and the MPU 911. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 913 that temporarily stores program instructions and provides a temporary storage space, a hard disk 914 that stores application programs, system programs, and data, and an MPU 911 and a ROM 912 are interconnected. And a bus 915. The computer 901 may include a network card (not shown) that provides connection to the LAN.

  A program that causes the computer system 900 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus according to the above-described embodiment is stored in the CD-ROM 921 or FD 922, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 905 or FD drive 906, and transferred to the hard disk 914. May be. Instead, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 914. The program is loaded into the RAM 913 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 921, the FD 922, or the network.

  The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third-party program that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus according to the above-described embodiment. The program may include only a part of an instruction that calls an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 900 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus or the like according to the present invention is suitable as an information processing apparatus or the like that uses character string or image data laid out for publication, and in particular, a device that lays out tagged data or the like. Useful as.

Block diagram of the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 1 of the present invention Flow chart for explaining the operation of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the example of a display of the same information processing apparatus The figure which shows the arrangement | positioning information management table for demonstrating operation | movement of the information processing apparatus. The figure which shows the data stored in the information processing apparatus The figure which shows an example of arrangement | positioning management information for demonstrating operation | movement of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the example of a display of the same information processing apparatus The figure which shows the data stored in the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the data stored in the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the example of a display of the same information processing apparatus The figure which shows the example of a display of the same information processing apparatus Block diagram of an information processing apparatus according to Embodiment 2 Flow chart for explaining the operation of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the data stored in the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the arrangement | positioning information management table for demonstrating operation | movement of the information processing apparatus. The figure which shows arrangement | positioning management information for demonstrating operation | movement of the information processing apparatus. The figure which shows the example of a display of the same information processing apparatus The figure which shows the example of a display of the same information processing apparatus The figure which shows an example of use tag designation | designated information for demonstrating operation | movement of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows an example of the data which the information processing apparatus outputs The figure which shows the example of a display of the same information processing apparatus Schematic diagram showing an example of the appearance of a computer that implements the information processing apparatus Schematic diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of a computer that implements the information processing apparatus

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 Information processing apparatus 101 Data storage part 102 Arrangement information storage part 103 Arrangement management information storage part 104,204 Arrangement instruction reception part 105 Arrangement state judgment part 106 Change part 107 Display part 108 Output part 109 Deletion instruction reception part 110 Area deletion Unit 111 Arrangement area configuration instruction reception unit 112 Arrangement information configuration unit 113 Arrangement information storage unit 120, 904 Monitor 121 Layout area 122 Arrangement area 140 Data 205 Tag assignment unit 206 Arrangement management information change unit 211 Usage tag designation information storage unit

Claims (16)

A data storage that can store one or more tagged data;
An arrangement information storage unit capable of storing arrangement information, which is information for setting one or more arrangement areas for arranging one or more pieces of data,
An arrangement management information storage unit capable of storing arrangement management information, which is information for managing the correspondence between the arrangement information and data stored in the data storage unit arranged in the arrangement area set by the arrangement information When,
An arrangement instruction receiving unit that receives an arrangement instruction that is an instruction to arrange one piece of data stored in the data storage unit in any of the arrangement areas set by the arrangement information;
Arrangement status determination for determining, using the arrangement management information, whether or not data with a tag that matches the arrangement instruction data is arranged in an arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement. And
When the placement status judging unit judges that data with a matching tag is placed, the data placed in the placement area where the placement instruction directs placement is the data and the placement Tagged data stored in the data storage unit so that the instruction is data obtained by combining the data for instructing the arrangement and the data is a data with only one matching tag. and a changing unit that changes a
In the case where the data arranged in the arrangement area where the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement and the data where the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement are both character string data including numeric values, the changing unit , Combining the data arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement and the data in which the arrangement instruction designates the arrangement with the data indicating the predesignated range. Information processing device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the changing unit deletes data in which the placement instruction instructs placement from the data storage unit. The arrangement instruction receiving unit is a piece of data stored in the data storage unit, and issues an arrangement instruction to a different arrangement area for data arranged in any of the arrangement areas set by the arrangement information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2 for receiving. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the changing unit deletes, from the arrangement information storage unit, arrangement information for setting an arrangement area in which the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement is arranged. A data storage that can store one or more tagged data;
An arrangement information storage unit capable of storing arrangement information, which is information for setting one or more arrangement areas for arranging one or more pieces of data,
Placement management information storage that can store placement management information that is information for managing the correspondence between the placement information and the data stored in the data storage unit, which is placed in the placement area set by the placement information. And
An arrangement instruction receiving unit that receives an arrangement instruction that is an instruction to arrange data in a layout area that is an area to be laid out;
Using the arrangement information and the arrangement management information, a positional relationship between an arrangement area in which data designated by the arrangement instruction is arranged and an arrangement area in which one or more tagged data is arranged is determined, and the determination is made. In accordance with the result, the tag that determines the tag to be assigned to the data that the placement instruction instructs the placement, and a tag attaching unit that accumulates the data with the determined tag in the data storage unit ,
The one or more tagged data is grouped into one or more groups;
The tag assigning unit receives the placement instruction in accordance with a distance between a placement area where the placement instruction data is placed and a placement area where one or more data included in each group is placed. Information processing for determining a group to which data for instructing placement belongs, and adding a tag to the data for instructing placement by the placement instruction so that the data instructed for placement is data belonging to the determined group apparatus. A usage tag designation information storage unit that can store usage tag designation information that is information for designating a tag group that can be assigned to data constituting the group;
The tag assigning unit receives the placement instruction in accordance with a distance between a placement area where the placement instruction data is placed and a placement area where one or more data included in each group is placed. A group to which the data for instructing the data belongs is determined, and tags other than the tag attached to the tagged data included in the determined group among the tags specified by the use tag specifying information, The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the arrangement instruction is given to data instructing arrangement. The tagging unit is further to data to which the arrangement instructing instructs the arrangement, the information processing apparatus according to claim 5 or claim 6 wherein assign tags according to the attribute of the data. The tag assignment unit is configured such that the placement instruction includes the same tag as the tagged data placed in the placement area where the placement instruction data is placed and the placement area located at the closest distance. the information processing apparatus according to claim 5 or claim 6, wherein given to data indicating the arrangement. Using the location management information, the placement area in which the arrangement information is specified, further any claims 1 to 8 comprising a display unit for displaying an image arranged data associated with the arrangement information The information processing apparatus described. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9 in which the output unit further comprising outputting data that has been tagged is stored in the data storage unit. A deletion instruction reception unit that receives a deletion instruction that is an instruction to delete the arrangement area;
Arrangement region of interest of the deletion instruction is to be placed in a region other than the layout area, according to any of claims 1 to 10, wherein changing the arrangement information for setting an arrangement region of interest of the deletion instruction Information processing device. An arrangement area configuration instruction receiving unit that receives an arrangement area configuration instruction that is an instruction to configure an arrangement area;
An arrangement information configuration unit that configures arrangement information for setting an arrangement area according to the arrangement area configuration instruction;
The arrangement information arrangement information configuration unit is configured, the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11 that includes a location information storage section for storing the arrangement information storing unit. A data storage unit that can store one or more tagged data, an arrangement information storage unit that can store arrangement information that is information for setting one or more arrangement areas for arranging one or more pieces of data, and An arrangement management information storage unit capable of storing arrangement management information, which is information for managing the correspondence between the arrangement information and data stored in the data storage unit arranged in the arrangement area set by the arrangement information And an information processing method performed using an arrangement instruction receiving unit, an arrangement state determining unit, and a changing unit,
An arrangement instruction accepting step for accepting an arrangement instruction which is an instruction to arrange the one piece of data stored in the data storage unit in any of the arrangement areas set by the arrangement information;
The arrangement management information indicates whether or not the arrangement management information indicates whether or not data with a tag that matches the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement is arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs arrangement. A placement status judgment step to judge using,
When the changing unit determines that the data with the matching tag is arranged in the arrangement state determining step, the data arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement is the data And the tag stored in the data storage unit so that the data is obtained by combining the placement instruction with the data for instructing the placement, and is the data with only one matching tag. A modification step for modifying the attached data ,
The changing step is performed when the data arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement and the data in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement are character string data including numerical values. , Combining the data arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement and the data in which the arrangement instruction designates the arrangement with the data indicating the predesignated range. Information processing method. A data storage unit that can store one or more tagged data, an arrangement information storage unit that can store arrangement information that is information for setting one or more arrangement areas for arranging one or more pieces of data, and Placement management information storage that can store placement management information that is information for managing the correspondence between the placement information and the data stored in the data storage unit, which is placed in the placement area set by the placement information. Information processing method performed using a copy unit, an arrangement instruction receiving unit, and a tag providing unit,
An arrangement instruction accepting step for accepting an arrangement instruction which is an instruction to arrange the data in a layout area which is an area to be laid out by the arrangement instruction accepting section;
The tag assignment unit uses the arrangement information and the arrangement management information to determine a positional relationship between an arrangement area in which data designated by the arrangement instruction is arranged and an arrangement area in which one or more tagged data is arranged A tag assignment step for determining a tag to be assigned to data for which the placement instruction instructs placement according to the judgment result, and storing the data with the decided tag in the data storage unit; equipped with a,
The one or more tagged data is grouped into one or more groups;
In the tag assignment step, the placement instruction is determined according to a distance between a placement area where the placement instruction data is placed and a placement area where one or more data included in each group is placed. Information processing for determining a group to which data for instructing placement belongs, and adding a tag to the data for instructing placement by the placement instruction so that the data instructed for placement is data belonging to the determined group Method. Computer
One piece of data stored in a data storage unit that can store one or more tagged data is stored as arrangement information that is information for setting one or more arrangement areas for arranging one or more pieces of data. An arrangement instruction receiving unit that receives an arrangement instruction that is an instruction to arrange in any of the arrangement areas set by the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit that can be performed;
It is set by the arrangement information and the arrangement information whether or not data with a tag that matches the arrangement instruction data is arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement. An arrangement status determination unit for determining using arrangement management information stored in an arrangement management information storage unit that can store arrangement management information that is information for managing a correspondence relationship with data arranged in an arrangement area;
When the placement status judging unit judges that data with a matching tag is placed, the data placed in the placement area where the placement instruction directs placement is the data and the placement Tagged data stored in the data storage unit so that the instruction is data obtained by combining the data for instructing the arrangement and the data is a data with only one matching tag. to function as a changing unit for changing a
In the case where the data arranged in the arrangement area where the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement and the data where the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement are both character string data including numeric values, the changing unit , Combining the data arranged in the arrangement area in which the arrangement instruction instructs the arrangement and the data in which the arrangement instruction designates the arrangement with the data indicating the predesignated range. program. Computer
An arrangement instruction receiving unit that receives an arrangement instruction that is an instruction to arrange data in a layout area that is an area to be laid out;
Set by arrangement information stored in an arrangement information storage unit that can store arrangement information, which is information for setting one or more arrangement areas for arranging one or more data, and arrangement information and the arrangement information. An arrangement management information storage unit that can store arrangement management information that is information for managing the correspondence with data stored in a data storage unit that can store one or more tagged data arranged in the arrangement area Is used to determine a positional relationship between an arrangement area in which the data instructed by the arrangement instruction is arranged and an arrangement area in which one or more tagged data is arranged, and In accordance with the determination result, a tag to be assigned to the data instructed by the placement instruction is determined, and the data with the determined tag is attached to the data storage unit To function as a part,
The one or more tagged data is grouped into one or more groups;
The tag assigning unit receives the placement instruction in accordance with a distance between a placement area where the placement instruction data is placed and a placement area where one or more data included in each group is placed. A program for determining a group to which data for instructing placement belongs, and adding a tag to the data for instructing placement by the placement instruction so that the data instructed for placement is data belonging to the determined group.

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