JP6790712B2 - Shape extraction program, shape extraction method and shape extraction device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a shape extraction program, a shape extraction method, and a shape extraction device.

In the editing work of newspapers, etc., after setting a frame of a desired size called a frame or box for arranging characters and images at a desired position on each page according to the content of information to be edited in advance, the frame Work is often done by pouring characters and images inside. Further, recently, labor saving has been achieved by preparing a template in which a frame or a box is arranged at a desired position in advance, selecting the template, and using it for work.

In addition, Patent Document 1 and the like disclose a technique for automatically performing document image processing.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 1-183784

However, when a newspaper or the like actually produced is manually modeled, it is necessary to identify the area where the article is arranged from the produced newspaper or the like and extract the shape of the specified area, which takes time and effort. ..

In one aspect, it is an object of the present invention to provide a shape extraction program, a shape extraction method, and a shape extraction device capable of easily extracting the shape of a region in which characters are arranged from document information.

In one embodiment, the shape extraction program identifies and identifies a partial area from document information including characters based on a separator line, the font of the characters, a font size, and one or more combinations of the colors of the characters. The shape obtained by removing the characters from the partial area is extracted , the characters arranged in the specified partial area are morphologically analyzed, and the extracted nomenclature is used as attribute information, and the attribute information is associated with the extracted shape and stored in the storage unit. It is a program that causes a computer to perform processing that is stored .

The shape of the area where characters are arranged can be easily extracted from the document information.

It is a figure which shows roughly the structure of the newspaper production system which concerns on one Embodiment. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of an information processing device, and FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a user terminal. It is a functional block diagram of an information processing apparatus and a user terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the storage target table. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of a template DB. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a template generation process. It is a flowchart which shows the specific process of step S12 of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the process of step S122 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the newspaper page produced by a user. It is a figure which shows the position, size and type of the arrangement area obtained from the layout data of a newspaper page. It is a figure which shows the state which the arrangement area of a newspaper surface is divided by a module division by a thick line frame. It is a figure which shows the newspaper layout after the writing division. FIG. 13A is an example of a display image showing an assembled state (state at the time of newspaper publication), and FIG. 13B is an example of a display image showing a writing division state (state of only the arrangement area). Is. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the template presentation processing. 15 (a) and 15 (b) are diagrams showing an example of a screen used for acquiring information on the paper surface in step S50 of FIG. It is a figure (the 1) which shows the example of the list screen which presents a model. It is a figure (the 2) which shows the example of the list screen which presents a model. It is a figure which shows the state which the model is expanded on the display part.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the newspaper production system will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 18.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of the newspaper production system 100 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the newspaper production system 100 includes an information processing device 10 as a shape extraction device and an editing support device, a user terminal 60, and a layout data storage device 70. Each device included in the newspaper production system 100 is connected to a network 80 such as the Internet.

The information processing device 10 includes a server and the like, and automatically generates a template that can be used for newspaper production from document information produced by the user (here, data on newspaper (layout data)), and the user terminal 60. It is a device for providing an appropriate model for.

FIG. 2A shows the hardware configuration of the information processing device 10. As shown in FIG. 2A, the information processing device 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 90, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 92, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 94, and a storage unit (here, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive)). )) 96, a network interface 97, a drive 99 for a portable storage medium, and the like. Each component of the information processing device 10 is connected to the bus 98. In the information processing apparatus 10, a program stored in the ROM 92 or the HDD 96 (including a shape extraction program and an editing support program), or a program read from the portable storage medium 91 by the portable storage medium drive 99 (shape extraction program or By executing the CPU 90 (including the editing support program), the functions of each part shown in FIG. 3 are realized. Note that FIG. 3 also shows a database and a table stored in the HDD 96 or the like of the information processing apparatus 10.

FIG. 3 shows a functional block diagram of the information processing device 10 and the user terminal 60. As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing device 10 functions as a model generation unit 20 and a model presentation unit 22.

The template generation unit 20 refers to the accumulation target table 30 to determine whether or not the newspaper surface produced by the user is the accumulation target, and if it is the accumulation target, the template generation unit 20 is based on the newspaper surface produced by the user. Automatically generate a template that can be used for newspaper production from the next time onward. The stationery (layout data) automatically generated by the stationery generation unit 20 is stored in the stationery DB 32. Here, the model generator 20 analyzes the newspaper surface produced by the user when automatically generating the model. Specifically, the template generation unit 20 arranges an attribute (arrangement area is an article, a headline, or an image) of a partial area (arrangement area) in which an article, a headline, or an image is arranged on a newspaper produced by a user. Whether it is the area that has been created) is determined. In addition, the category (article, headline, image content) of each arrangement area is determined.

In addition, the template generation unit 20 divides the newspaper surface into modules by using the analysis result of the newspaper surface produced by the user, and executes "module division" to extract the arrangement area in each module. The module means a group of articles (characters), photographs, etc. that belong to the same theme (category). Further, the template generation unit 20 executes "writing division" in which characters and images are deleted from the extracted arrangement area to make only the arrangement area, and the layout data of the arrangement area after the writing division is used as a template. And.

When the user starts producing a newspaper page, the template presentation unit 22 refers to the template DB 32 and selects a template suitable for the newspaper page (document page to be edited) that the user intends to produce. , The list screen of the selected template is transmitted to the user terminal 60. In addition, the template presentation unit 22 transmits the template selected by the user on the list screen to the user terminal 60.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the data structure of the storage target table 30. As shown in FIG. 4, the storage target table 30 has fields of “face name” and “storage target / non-target”. In the "face name" field, the name of the face (one face, two faces, social face, living face, etc.) is stored. In the "accumulation target / non-target" field, template information is generated and whether or not it is a storage target (target / non-target) is stored. Therefore, the model generation unit 20 can determine which side of the newspaper surface the model should be generated and stored by referring to the storage target table 30.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the model DB 32. The template DB 32 is a database that stores template data in association with the attributes of newspaper pages used when generating the template. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the template DB 32 has "data type", "creation date", "last use date", "number of uses", "post date", "post date", and "post date". Left and right pages, "face name", "version name", "module name", "vertical size", "horizontal size", "number of article copies", "layout storage path", "display image storage path (writing) It has fields of "split)", "display image storage path (assembled)", "module configuration information storage path", "number of articles", "number of article lines", "number of images", and "vertical and horizontal images".

A "face" or "module" is stored in the "data type" field. The data (row) in which the "face" is stored means the data related to the layout (template) of the entire newspaper face (1 page), and the data (row) in which the "module" is stored is in the face. It means data about the layout (template) of each contained article.

The "Created date and time" field stores information on the date and time when the stationery was created, and the "Last used date and time" field stores information on the date and time when the stationery was last used. Information on the number of times the stationery was used was stored in the "Number of uses" field, and the newspaper used to create the stationery was published in the "Date of publication" and "Day of the week" fields. The date and day of the week are stored. The information stored in the "Created date", "Last used date", and "Number of uses" fields can be used as a criterion for determining whether to delete the template data that is rarely used. it can.

The "left and right page" field stores information on whether the face and the field are placed on the left page or the right page of the page, and the "face name" field contains the face name or module. The name of the face is stored. The name of the plate on which the face and the module are posted is stored in the "version name" field, and the name of the module is stored in the "module name" field. In the data (row) whose data type is "face", the module name is the same as the face name.

The vertical and horizontal sizes of faces and modules are stored in the "vertical size" and "horizontal size" fields, and the number of articles (parts excluding advertisements) on the face is stored in the "article number of columns" field. Information on whether it is placed is stored. It can be said that the number of article copies is the number of stages obtained by subtracting the number of advertisement stages from the number of stages of the surface.

In the "Layout storage path" field, the save destination path in which the layout data (template information) is saved is stored. The layout data file is stored in the storage of the information processing device 10. Since the storage is the HDD 96 or the like shown in FIG. 2A, it will also be referred to as “storage 96” in the following. For example, the layout data file manages the layout (position, size, shape, etc.) of the placement area where headlines, articles, images, dividing lines, etc. are placed, and also manages the attributes of the placement area (headlines, articles, images, etc.). Which of the dividing lines is placed) is managed. In this embodiment, the layout data is stored in the storage 96, and the path of the storage destination is managed in the model DB 32. Therefore, it can be said that the layout data is readable and stored in the model DB 32 and the storage 96.

In the fields of "Display image storage path (writing division)" and "Display image storage path (assembled)", the display image after writing division (see, for example, FIG. 13B) and the display image before writing division are displayed. (For example, see FIG. 13 (a)) is stored in the save destination path. The display image file is, for example, a jpeg format file and is stored in the storage 96 of the information processing device 10. In the "Module configuration information storage path" field, the save destination path in which the module configuration information is stored is stored. The module configuration information is a list of identification numbers of objects (headlines, articles, images, etc.) contained in the module. By searching the layout data file using the object identification number, the position, size, and shape of the object can be retrieved. The module configuration information file is also stored in the storage 96 of the information processing device 10. In the present embodiment, since the display image and the module configuration information are stored in the storage 96 and the save destination path is managed in the template DB 32, the display image and the module configuration information can be read in the template DB 32 and the storage 96. It can be said that I remember it.

The number of articles contained in the module is stored in the "number of articles" field, and the number of lines of articles contained in the module is stored in the "number of article lines" field. In addition, the number of images included in the module is stored in the "number of images" field, and whether the images included in the module are vertically long or horizontally long is stored in the "vertical and horizontal images" field. ..

Returning to FIG. 1, the user terminal 60 is a terminal used by a user (employee of a newspaper company, etc.) who produces a newspaper page. The user terminal 60 provides the information processing device 10 with information about the newspaper page that the user intends to produce, and displays a list screen of the model presented by the information processing device 10. Further, the user terminal 60 transmits the information of the template selected by the user on the list screen to the information processing device 10, and the template and / or the template in the information processing device 10 transmitted from the information processing device 10. Is expanded on the display unit 193. Further, the user terminal 60 stores the layout data of the newspaper surface produced by the user in the layout data storage device 70. In this case, the user terminal 60 associates the layout data with information about the newspaper page and the module produced by the user (posting date, posting day of the week, left and right pages, face name, version name, vertical size, horizontal size, etc. The number of article sections, the number of articles, the number of article lines, the number of images, the vertical and horizontal directions of images, etc.) are stored in the layout data storage device 70.

FIG. 2B shows the hardware configuration of the user terminal 60. As shown in FIG. 2B, the user terminal 60 includes a CPU 190, a ROM 192, a RAM 194, a storage unit (HDD) 196, a network interface 197, a display unit 193, an input unit 195, a portable storage medium drive 199, and the like. I have. Each component of the user terminal 60 is connected to the bus 198. The display unit 193 includes a liquid crystal display and the like, and the input unit 195 includes a keyboard, a mouse touch panel and the like. In the user terminal 60, when the CPU 190 executes a program stored in the ROM 192 or the HDD 196 or a program read from the portable storage medium 191 by the portable storage medium drive 199, the paper production unit 62 shown in FIG. , The function of the paper transmission unit 64 is realized. The paper surface production unit 62 executes a process of producing a newspaper surface according to a user's operation. For example, the paper production unit 62 produces a newspaper surface based on articles, headlines, and dividing lines arranged by the user. In addition, the paper surface production unit 62 produces a paper surface according to the user's operation on the template selected by the user, for example. The paper surface transmission unit 64 stores the paper surface produced by the paper surface production unit 62 in the layout data storage device 70.

The layout data storage device 70 is a data server or the like, and manages layout data of newspaper pages produced by the user terminal 60, and information on the pages and modules.

(Model generation process of information processing device 10)
Next, the model generation process by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. It is assumed that the timing at which this process is performed is the timing at which a new newspaper page is produced on the user terminal 60 and the data (layout data) on the new newspaper page is stored in the layout data storage device 70. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the processing of FIG. 6 is performed at the timing when a predetermined condition is satisfied, for example, when a predetermined number of new newspaper pages are produced or when a predetermined period has passed (for example, once a day). You may do it. Further, the user, the administrator of the information processing apparatus 10, or the like may manually instruct the start of execution of the process of FIG.

In the process of FIG. 6, first, in step S10, the model generation unit 20 of the information processing device 10 acquires the layout data of the newspaper page newly stored in the layout data storage device 70.

Next, in step S11, the template generation unit 20 determines the storage target surface from the newspaper surface produced by the user. The model generation unit 20 determines the surface on which the model is to be generated from the newspaper surface for one day with reference to the accumulation target table 30. From the accumulation target table 30 of FIG. 4, the aspects of "life", "living", and "culture" are determined as the aspects that generate the template. In the following, the model generation of the "culture" aspect will be described as an example.

Next, in step S12, the template generation unit 20 executes an analysis process of the newspaper surface produced by the user. In the analysis process of step S12, specifically, the template generation unit 20 executes the process according to the flowchart of FIG. 7.

In the process of FIG. 7, the template generation unit 20 executes the arrangement area identification process (S120), the arrangement area type determination process (S122), and the arrangement area category determination process (S124).

In specifying the arrangement area (S120), the template generation unit 20 extracts the arrangement area based on at least one of the dividing line, the font of the character, the font size, and the color of the character. For example, the template generation unit 20 divides the area of the newspaper surface by using the dividing line, and further divides the area based on the font, font size, and color of the characters within the divided range. Extract the placement area. In addition, the area where the image is arranged is also extracted as the arrangement area.

Next, in the arrangement area type determination process (S122), first, in step S1221, the template generation unit 20 executes the article area determination. Specifically, the template generation unit 20 recognizes the arrangement area in which the font of the assigned characters is the font for the article body as the article area.

Next, in step S1222, the template generation unit 20 executes the heading area determination process. Specifically, the template generation unit 20 has an arrangement area in which the font of the assigned characters is a headline font, an arrangement area in which the size is larger than the article font, and an arrangement area in which the font color is the headline color. For example, an arrangement area to which decorated characters such as outline characters are assigned is recognized as a heading area.

Next, in step S1223, the template generation unit 20 executes the image area determination process. Specifically, the template generation unit 20 recognizes an arrangement area in which characters are not assigned and only an image is assigned, or an area in which an image and a photo description area are combined as an image area.

After the type determination process (S122) of the arrangement area is performed as described above, the template generation unit 20 executes the category determination of the arrangement area in step S124. Specifically, the template generation unit 20 determines the category of the arrangement area as follows.

(1) First, the template generation unit 20 performs morphological analysis of characters (heading sentences) in the heading area and extracts nouns. For example, as shown in Fig. 8, the headline is "the first decrease in the total population of Japan". In this case, the template generation unit 20 extracts the nouns "Japan", "population", "first", and "decrease" by morphological analysis.
(2) Next, the template generation unit 20 searches for the nouns “Japan”, “population”, “first”, and “decrease” extracted in (1) from the characters (article text) in the article area.
(3) Next, the template generation unit 20 sets the same category when the characters in the headline and the article body satisfy a predetermined similarity relationship. Specifically, the template generation unit 20 associates the headline with the article text having the most matching nouns, and assigns the same category name "Japan / population / first / decrease".

By the above processing, the processing of FIG. 7 (processing of step S12) is completed. By the process of FIG. 7, the type of each arrangement area can be determined and the category of the arrangement area can be determined. Therefore, thereafter, the arrangement areas having the same category name can be treated as one group (module). Become. In this case, the common category name is treated as the module name. The template generation unit 20 manages the determination result in step S12 as layout data of the arrangement area. The layout data of the arrangement area also includes the position and size of the arrangement area.

Returning to FIG. 6, in step S13, the template generation unit 20 executes the module division. For example, in the user terminal 60, it is assumed that the "culture" aspect of the newspaper is produced as shown in FIG. In this case, the template generation unit 20 divides the cultural aspect into categories (= articles, topics). In the present embodiment, in the layout data of the newspaper page, the position, size, and type (separate of headline, article, image, and dividing line) of the arrangement area are managed as described above. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the position, size, and type of the arrangement area can be obtained from the layout data. Further, in the layout data, articles, headlines, and image category names (names indicating what the articles are related to) arranged in the arrangement area are managed. Therefore, the template generation unit 20 divides the arrangement area by a group for each category name. In FIG. 11, a state in which the arrangement area of the newspaper surface is divided by the module division is shown by a thick line frame.

Next, in step S14, the template generation unit 20 executes the writing division. Specifically, the template generation unit 20 edits the layout data on the newspaper surface and deletes characters and images to make only the arrangement area. FIG. 12 shows the newspaper layout after the writing. It can be said that the newspaper layout after the writing is divided is the shape data extracted from the newspaper surface.

Next, in step S16, the template generation unit 20 writes out the layout data. That is, the template generation unit 20 writes out the layout data of the newspaper page that has been divided into writing, stores it in the storage 96, and acquires the path of the storage destination. In this case, the template generation unit 20 writes out the layout data of the entire surface and also writes out the layout data for each module (layout data for each thick line frame in FIG. 11) which is a part of the surface.

Next, in step S18, the template generation unit 20 collects management information. In this case, the template generation unit 20 refers to the information on the newspaper page produced by the user stored in the layout data storage device 70, and collects the management information that needs to be accumulated. Specifically, the template generation unit 20 uses the layout data storage device 70 to use the “posting date”, “posting day of the week”, “left and right pages” of the template DB 32 of FIG. Collect information to be stored in the fields of "face name", "version name", "module name", "vertical size", "horizontal size", and "number of article copies".

Next, in step S20, the template generation unit 20 creates a display image. In this case, the display image for each module is written out as shown in FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (b). More specifically, the template generation unit 20 has a display image showing an assembled state (state at the time of newspaper publication) as shown in FIG. 13 (a) and a writing division state as shown in FIG. 13 (b). Two types of display images are created, which are display images showing (state of only the arrangement area). In addition, the template generation unit 20 also creates a display image of the newspaper surface itself of FIG. The template generation unit 20 stores the created display image in the storage 96 and acquires the path of the storage destination.

Next, in step S22, the model generator 20 stores the data in the model DB 32. That is, the template generation unit 20 stores the data created and collected in the processing so far in the template DB 32. The storage path of the display image of the newspaper surface itself in FIG. 9 is stored in the "display image storage path (assembled)" field of the data (row) whose data type is "face" in the template DB32 of FIG. Will be done.

(Model presentation processing by information processing device 10)
Next, the template presentation process executed by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The process of FIG. 14 is, for example, a process executed at the timing when the user starts producing a new newspaper on the user terminal 60.

In the process of FIG. 14, first, in step S50, the template presenting unit 22 acquires the information on the paper surface to be produced by the user. In this case, there are cases where the information on the paper surface is automatically acquired at the start of editing the paper surface, and there are cases where the information on the paper surface manually input by the user is acquired.

When the information on the paper is automatically acquired at the start of editing the paper, the template presentation unit 22 uses the user terminal 60 to display the information on the paper to be produced and the attributes of the created content (article) to be placed on the newspaper. Is automatically acquired. The screen displayed when starting paper editing on the user terminal 60 is a screen as shown in FIG. 15A. Since the user inputs and selects the date, information on the surface to be produced, and the like in the input field 72 of the screen of FIG. 15 (a) when producing the paper, the template presentation unit 22 is shown in FIG. 15 (a). ) Get the information entered on the screen. In addition, the template presentation unit 22 acquires information (module name, module size, number of images, vertical and horizontal information of images, etc.) of the content (article) created in the user terminal 60. The content (article) information includes characters, character composition information, and photo composition information.

On the other hand, the screen on which the user manually inputs the information on the paper is the screen as shown in FIG. 15B. When the user calls the template, on the screen shown in FIG. 15B, the publication date, the publication day of the week, the number of articles, the number of images, the module name, the face name, the version name, the left and right pages, the number of article sections, and the article Enter information such as the number of lines and image height and width, and press the confirm button. When the confirmation button is pressed by the user, the information input on the screen of FIG. 15B is transmitted from the user terminal 60 to the template presentation unit 22.

Returning to FIG. 14, in the next step S52, the template presentation unit 22 narrows down the template by the attributes of the paper (posting day of the week, left and right pages, surface name, version name, etc.). In this case, the template presenting unit 22 refers to the template DB 32 and extracts a template that matches the attributes of the paper surface to be produced by the user. In step S52, not only the case of extracting a template that completely matches the attributes of the paper surface that the user is trying to produce, but also the template that has some similar attributes may be extracted.

Next, in step S54, the template presentation unit 22 narrows down the template by the attribute of the article (content). In this case, the template presentation unit 22 matches the attributes of the articles acquired in step S50 (for example, module name, number of articles, number of lines, number of images, vertical and horizontal images) among the templates extracted in step S52. Extract the template to be used. In step S52, not only the case of extracting the model that completely matches the attribute of the article, but also the case of extracting the model whose attributes are similar to some extent may be extracted.

Next, in step S56, the model presentation unit 22 displays a list of model candidates. Specifically, the template presentation unit 22 transmits a list screen as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 to the paper production unit 62 of the information processing device 10. As a result, the paper manufacturing unit 62 displays a list on the display unit 193. On the list screen of FIG. 16, "assembled" and "written division" are displayed as display images. On the other hand, on the list screen of FIG. 17, in addition to "assembled" and "written division", "finished" is displayed as a display image. The display image (completed) is an image of the newspaper surface itself (display image generated from the newspaper surface of FIG. 9) used when the template was generated. The display image (completed) is a display image managed by the path stored in the "display image storage path (assembled)" field of the data whose data type is "face" in the template DB 32. It is assumed that which of the list screens of FIGS. 16 and 17 is displayed is preset by the user. The list screen may be switched from FIG. 16 to FIG. 17 or from FIG. 17 to FIG. 16 by input from the user. By referring to the list screens of FIGS. 16 and 17, the user can confirm how the articles and images are arranged on the newspaper to be produced, so that a template can be selected from the list screen. It is easy to remove.

Next, in step S58, the template presentation unit 22 waits until the user selects one of the templates from the list screen. When the user selects one of the models via the input unit 195 and the information of the selected model is transmitted from the paper production unit 62 to the model presentation unit 22, the process proceeds to step S60.

When the process proceeds to step S60, the model presentation unit 22 develops the model on the display unit 193 of the user terminal 60. FIG. 18 shows a state in which the selected template is expanded on the display unit 193. The user can place a headline or an article, or place an image in each of the arranged areas of the expanded template. The size of the arrangement area of the expanded template can be updated or changed as appropriate by the user at the time of arrangement. That is, in step S60, it can be said that the template presenting unit 22 presents the template selected by the user as a component of the newspaper page that the user intends to produce.

As described above, by executing the process of FIG. 14, in the present embodiment, the user can use an appropriate template, so that it is possible to easily produce a newspaper page. ..

As can be seen from the above description, in the present embodiment, the template generation unit 20 determines the arrangement area from the produced newspaper surface based on at least one of the dividing line, the character font, the font size, and the character color. It functions as a specific part to be specified and an extraction part to extract the shape excluding characters from the specified arrangement area. Further, the template generation unit 20 functions as a generation unit that generates attributes of the arrangement area based on the characters arranged in the specified arrangement area, and stores the generated attributes in the template DB 32 in association with the extracted shape. To do. Further, the template generation unit 20 includes a specific unit that specifies an area separated by a dividing line (see the thick frame in FIG. 11) from the newspaper surface, data of the specified area, and a shape obtained by removing characters from the area. It functions as a storage control unit that stores and in the template DB 32 and the storage 96.

As described in detail above, according to the present embodiment, the template generator 20 is arranged from the newspaper surface produced by the user on the user terminal 60 based on a dividing line, a character font, a font size, a color, and the like. An area is specified (S120), and a shape excluding characters from the specified arrangement area is extracted (S13). As a result, even if the arrangement area is not specified on the newspaper surface produced by the user, the arrangement area can be automatically specified and the shape of the arrangement area that can be used as a model can be easily extracted.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the template generation unit 20 generates attribute information (headline, article, image classification, category (module name)) based on the characters arranged in the specified arrangement area (S122). ), Stored in the storage 93 as layout data in association with the shape of the arrangement area and the like. As a result, even if the attributes of the arrangement area are not defined on the newspaper surface produced by the user, layout data in which the attribute information of the arrangement area and the shape of the arrangement area are associated with each other is automatically generated from the newspaper surface. It is possible to do.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the characters included in each of the two arrangement areas satisfy a predetermined similarity relationship (when the article body contains many nouns included in the headline sentence), the two arrangement areas are the same. It is stored in the storage 96 and the template DB 32 as a group (module). As a result, even if the relationship between the arrangement areas is not defined in the newspaper surface produced by the user, it is possible to automatically generate a group (module) of the arrangement area from the newspaper surface.

Further, in the present embodiment, an area separated by a dividing line is specified from the newspaper surface (FIG. 11), data of the specified area (for example, module name, number of articles, number of images, etc.) and characters from the specified area are specified. The shape data (template) excluding the above is stored in the storage 96 and the template DB 32. As a result, based on the module name, the number of articles, the number of images, and the like, it is possible to read out a template suitable for the newspaper page to be produced by the user from the storage 96 in module units. Further, in the present embodiment, when the model presenting unit 22 presents the model to the user, the data (module name, number of articles, number of images, etc.) of the specified area corresponding to the model is also displayed ( 16 and 17), the user can select an appropriate model even when a plurality of models are presented.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the template DB 32, the surface name of the surface on which the module is arranged, the number of article sections of the surface, and the line number information of the module are stored in association with the module template. Thereby, based on the information stored in association with the template, it is possible to extract a template suitable for the newspaper surface to be produced by the user from the template DB 32 and provide the template to the user.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the model DB 32, information on whether the side on which the module is arranged is the left or right side of the newspaper is stored in association with the model of the module. In the case of newspapers, the layout differs depending on which side is left or right, so the user is trying to produce by storing the information on which side is left or right in association with the template as described above. It is possible to extract a template suitable for the newspaper surface and provide it to the user.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the template DB 32, the day of the week and the date on which the newspaper on which the module is published are published are stored in association with the template of the module. In the case of newspapers, the layout often differs depending on the day of the week and date, so by storing the information on the day of the week and date in association with the template as described above, it is suitable for the newspaper page that the user is trying to produce. It is possible to extract a template and provide it to the user.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the layout data of the newspaper page generated by the user terminal 60 is acquired (S10), and the dividing line and the arrangement area of each article are extracted from the acquired data (S13 to S16). ), The extracted dividing line and the shape of the arrangement area of each article are stored as a template (layout data) in the template DB 32 and the storage 96 so that they can be read (S22). As a result, a template that can be used by the user when producing a newspaper page can be automatically generated and stored in the template DB 32 and the storage 96. In this case, compared to manually generating a template from scratch or excluding characters and images from the produced newspaper to generate a template, it takes less time and effort to create a template. It can be generated, and it is possible to appropriately support the production work of newspaper pages.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the template DB 32, the article category (module name) is stored in association with the template. As a result, an appropriate template can be read from the template DB 32 and provided to the user according to the category of the article to be produced by the user.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the model DB 32, an image (display image) generated from the newspaper surface used when generating the model is stored in association with the model. As a result, when the template is presented to the user, the display image can be displayed. Therefore, the user refers to the display image and selects the template to be used from the presented templates. It is possible.

Further, in the present embodiment, a template (layout data) is generated by using the surface of the newly produced newspaper surface targeted in the storage target table 30, and read out to the template DB 32 and the storage 96. I will remember it as much as possible. As a result, a highly convenient template that is likely to be used by the user can be generated and stored in the template DB 32 and the storage 96.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the template presentation unit 22 has the attributes (posting day of the week, left and right pages, page name, version name, number of articles, number of article lines) of the paper or article (to be edited) that the user intends to produce. , Number of images, vertical and horizontal images, etc.), refer to the template DB32, narrow down the templates corresponding to the attributes of the acquired paper (S52, S54), and the user is trying to produce the narrowed template It is presented as a template on paper (S56). As a result, it is possible to automatically identify and present a template suitable for producing the paper surface to be produced by the user. Therefore, even when a large number of models are stored in the model DB 32 and the storage 96, it is possible to easily narrow down the models suitable for producing a newspaper and present them to the user.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the model presenting unit 22 presents the narrowed-down stationery, the stationery presenting unit 22 includes the character and photo arrangement candidates (display image (assembled) and display image (completed)) together with the model data. To present. As a result, the user can refer to the assembled and finished paper when selecting the model to be used from the presented models.

Further, in the present embodiment, when presenting the template, the template presenting unit 22 presents the entire surface or a part of the surface to be manufactured. This allows the user to select a template having a size that is easy to use when creating the paper.

In the above embodiment, the template presenting unit 22 has described the case where the template is narrowed down by the attributes of the surface and the content in steps S52 and S54, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, either step S52 or step S54 may be executed.

In the above embodiment, the case where the model generated in the information processing device 10 is managed by the model DB 32 in the information processing device 10 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the model is managed by an external data server or the like. May be good. In this case, the device for generating the stationery and the device for presenting the stationery may be different.

In the above embodiment, the case where the information processing apparatus 10 executes the above processing in the generation and presentation of the template used at the time of newspaper production has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the information processing apparatus 10 may execute the above processing in generating and presenting a template used when producing a book such as a magazine.

The above processing function can be realized by a computer. In that case, a program that describes the processing content of the function that the processing device should have is provided. By executing the program on a computer, the above processing function is realized on the computer. The program describing the processing content can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium (however, the carrier wave is excluded).

When a program is distributed, it is sold in the form of a portable recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) on which the program is recorded. It is also possible to store the program in the storage device of the server computer and transfer the program from the server computer to another computer via the network.

The computer that executes the program stores, for example, the program recorded on the portable recording medium or the program transferred from the server computer in its own storage device. Then, the computer reads the program from its own storage device and executes the processing according to the program. The computer can also read the program directly from the portable recording medium and execute the processing according to the program. In addition, the computer can sequentially execute processing according to the received program each time the program is transferred from the server computer.

The embodiments described above are examples of preferred embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Regarding the description of the above embodiments, the following additional notes will be further disclosed.
(Appendix 1) From the document information including characters, a partial area is specified based on a dividing line, the font of the characters, the font size, and one or a plurality of combinations of the colors of the characters.
Extract the shape excluding characters from the specified partial area,
A shape extraction program characterized by having a computer execute processing.
(Appendix 2) Attribute information is generated based on the characters arranged in the specified partial area, and the generated attribute information is stored in the storage unit in association with the extracted shape.
The shape extraction program according to Appendix 1, characterized in that.
(Appendix 3) When a plurality of the subregions are specified and the characters included in each of the two subregions satisfy a predetermined similarity relationship, the two subregions are stored in the storage unit as the same group.
The shape extraction program according to Appendix 1, characterized in that.
(Appendix 4) The characters used to generate the attribute information are characters whose font size is larger than a predetermined size, heading characters, or characters corresponding to a specific color.
The shape extraction program according to Appendix 2, characterized in that.
(Appendix 5) The document information includes a plurality of pages of document information, category information corresponding to the page on which the specified partial area is arranged, information on the number of stages of advertisement arranged on the page on which the partial area is arranged, and identification. At least one of the line number information of the characters in the partial area is stored in the storage unit in association with the specified partial area.
The shape extraction program according to any one of Supplementary note 2 to 4, wherein the shape extraction program is characterized by the above.
(Appendix 6) The document information has a spread page structure, and the storage unit associates information indicating whether the page on which the specified partial area is arranged is on the right side or the left side of the spread with the partial area. The shape extraction program according to any one of Supplementary notes 2 to 5, wherein the shape extraction program is stored in.
(Supplementary Note 7) The shape extraction program according to any one of Supplementary notes 2 to 6, wherein the day of the week or date information of the document information is stored in the storage unit in association with the partial area.
(Supplementary Note 8) The shape extraction program according to any one of Supplementary notes 2 to 7, wherein the information stored in the storage unit is selected and displayed as a component of the document page to be edited.
(Appendix 9) From the document information including the characters separated by the dividing line, the partial area separated by the dividing line is specified.
The data of the specified partial area and the shape obtained by removing the characters from the partial area are stored in the storage unit.
A shape extraction program characterized by having a computer execute processing.
(Appendix 10) When displaying the shape obtained by removing characters from the partial area stored in the storage unit as a component of the document page to be edited, the data of the partial area is also displayed.
The shape extraction program according to Appendix 9, wherein the processing is executed by a computer.
(Appendix 11) From the document information including characters, a partial area is specified based on a dividing line, a font of the characters, a font size, and one or a plurality of combinations of the colors of the characters.
Extract the shape excluding characters from the specified partial area,
A shape extraction method characterized in that processing is performed by a computer.
(Appendix 12) From the document information including the characters separated by the dividing line, the partial area separated by the dividing line is specified.
The data of the specified partial area and the shape obtained by removing the characters from the partial area are stored in the storage unit.
A shape extraction method characterized in that processing is performed by a computer.
(Appendix 13) A specific portion that specifies a partial area based on a dividing line, a font of the character, a font size, and one or a plurality of combinations of the color of the character from document information including characters.
An extraction unit that extracts the shape excluding characters from the specified partial area,
A shape extractor equipped with.
(Appendix 14) Appendix 13 includes a generation unit that generates attribute information based on the characters arranged in the specified partial area and stores the generated attribute information in the storage unit in association with the extracted shape. The shape extractor described.
(Appendix 15) When a plurality of the subregions are specified and the characters included in each of the two subregions satisfy a predetermined similarity relationship, the generation unit that stores the two subregions as the same group in the storage unit. The shape extraction device according to Appendix 13.
(Supplementary note 16) The character used for generating the attribute information is a character whose font size is larger than a predetermined size, a heading character, or a character corresponding to a specific color. The shape extractor described.
(Appendix 17) From the document information including the characters separated by the dividing line, the specific part that identifies the partial area separated by the dividing line and the specific part.
A shape extraction device including a storage control unit that stores data in the specified partial area and a shape obtained by removing characters from the partial area in a storage unit.

10 Information processing device (shape extraction device)
20 Model generation unit (specific unit, extraction unit, generation unit, memory control unit)
32 Stationery DB (storage unit)
96 storage (storage unit)

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From the document information including characters, a partial area is specified based on the dividing line, the font of the characters, the font size, and one or more combinations of the colors of the characters.
The shape excluding the characters is extracted from the specified partial area, and the shape is extracted .
The noun extracted by morphological analysis of the characters arranged in the specified partial area is used as attribute information, and the attribute information is stored in the storage unit in association with the extracted shape.
A shape extraction program characterized by having a computer execute processing. When a plurality of the subregions are specified and the characters included in each of the two subregions satisfy a predetermined similarity relationship, the two subregions are stored in the storage unit as the same group.
The shape extraction program according to claim 1. The character to be morphologically analyzed is a character whose font size is larger than a predetermined size, a heading character, or a character corresponding to a specific color.
The shape extraction program according to claim 1 . The document information includes document information of a plurality of pages, category information corresponding to the page on which the specified partial area is arranged, information on the number of stages of advertisement arranged on the page on which the partial area is arranged, and the specified partial area. At least one of the line number information of the character is stored in the storage unit in association with the specified partial area.
The shape extraction program according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the shape extraction program is characterized in that. The document information has a spread page structure, and information indicating whether the page on which the specified partial area is arranged is on the right side or the left side of the spread is stored in the storage unit in association with the partial area. The shape extraction program according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the shape extraction program is characterized in that. The shape extraction program according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the day of the week or date information of the document information is stored in the storage unit in association with the partial area. The shape extraction program according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein information stored in the storage unit is selected and displayed as a component of a document page to be edited. From the document information including characters, a partial area is specified based on the dividing line, the font of the characters, the font size, and one or more combinations of the colors of the characters.
The shape excluding the characters is extracted from the specified partial area, and the shape is extracted .
The noun extracted by morphological analysis of the characters arranged in the specified partial area is used as attribute information, and the attribute information is stored in the storage unit in association with the extracted shape.
A shape extraction method characterized in that processing is performed by a computer. A specific part that specifies a partial area based on a dividing line, a font of the character, a font size, and one or a plurality of combinations of the color of the character from the document information including the character.
An extraction unit that extracts the shape excluding characters from the specified partial area,
A storage control unit that uses a noun extracted by morphological analysis of characters arranged in the specified partial area as attribute information and stores the attribute information in the storage unit in association with the extracted shape.
A shape extractor equipped with.

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