JP2009151348A - Document information management apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document information management apparatus and an document information management program, which can improve management efficiency on an arrangement location for display when managing a storage destination of document information. <P>SOLUTION: A document information management window 2 has a pop-up section 23 for displaying document information and folder information in folder information of a folder icon 200a designated by a movement destination selection frame 202 by scaling down so that both information can be displayed entirely. The pop-up section 23 is displayed by selecting a folder icon 200a for a movement destination using a cursor 22 at a tree section 20. A movement object thumbnail 210A is moved to a designated arrangement location as a cursor 22 designates the arrangement location on the pop-up section 23. Document information corresponding to the movement object thumbnail 210A is moved to folder information of the folder icon 200a designated by the movement destination selection frame 202. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a document information management apparatus and a document information management program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Document information management apparatuses that display a destination list window and improve document information management efficiency when a reference image of document information arranged on a display window is selected and moved are known (for example, Patent Document 1).

The document information management apparatus of Patent Document 1 can display a list of document information stored in the apparatus on a display window using a reference image, and when the reference image on the display window is selected and moved. Opening a destination list window in which a desired destination or copy destination can be registered in advance, so that the user can skip the procedure for searching for the destination or the destination of the document information, improving the management efficiency of the document information To do.
Japanese Patent No. 3792405

  An object of the present invention is to provide a document information management apparatus and a document information management program capable of improving the management efficiency regarding the arrangement position on the display when managing the storage location of the document information.

  In order to achieve the above object, an aspect of the present invention provides the following document information management apparatus and document information management program.

[1] Document information, first document information that stores the document information, and stores first position information that includes arrangement positions of reference images of the document information to be stored, and the document information are stored. And a storage unit that stores second storage information that stores second position information including a position where a reference image of the document information to be stored is stored, and the document information stored in the first storage destination First reference means for displaying the reference image in the first display window based on the first position information, and the reference image of the document information displayed in the first display window is selected. When the second storage destination is designated as the movement destination, a second display window is created and the reference image of the document information stored in the second storage destination is stored in the second storage destination. Table based on 2 location information When the second display means and the reference image of the selected document information are designated to move to the arrangement position in the second display window, the storage location of the selected document information is set to the storage location of the selected document information. Change to the second storage location, update the second position information based on the arrangement position of the reference image of the document information moved on the second display window, and store it in the storage unit And a document information management apparatus.

[2] The first display means displays the reference image of the document information stored in the first storage location based on the first position information in the first display window. The document information management apparatus according to [1], further including a display area and a storage destination display area for designating the second storage destination.

[3] The second display unit displays the reference information of the document information so that the reference images of all the document information stored in the second storage destination are displayed in the second display window. The document information management apparatus according to [2], wherein a display size of the reference image and the second position information are changed.

[4] The storage means converts the arrangement position of the reference image of the document information on the second display window and updates the second position information based on the changed display size. The document information management apparatus according to [3], which is characterized in that

[5] The document information management apparatus according to [2], wherein the second display means displays the second window in a display area that does not interfere with the display of the first display window.

[6] The document information management apparatus according to [2], wherein the second display unit uses the document display area of the first display window as the second window.

[7] A first display step of displaying the document information stored in the first storage destination in the first display window, and when the document information displayed in the first window is selected and moved. A second display step of creating a second display window for displaying the document information stored in the second storage destination when the second storage destination is designated as the movement destination; When movement of the document information displayed in the window is designated in the second display window, the storage destination of the document information is changed to the second storage destination, and the designated second display window A document information management program for causing a computer to execute a storing step of updating the position information of the second storage destination based on the arrangement position of the document information above.

  According to the document information management apparatus of the first aspect, when the reference image of the document information is moved from the first storage location to the second storage location, the reference image of the document information stored in the second storage location The arrangement position of the reference image of the document information to be moved can be designated.

  According to the document information management apparatus of the second aspect, the document information stored in the first storage destination can be listed on the first display window, and the second storage destination can be designated.

  According to the document information management apparatus of the third aspect, it is possible to reduce the display area required for displaying all the document information stored in the second storage destination and improve the listability of the document information. .

  According to the document information management device of the fourth aspect, the reference position of the document information can be designated by moving the reference image of the document information onto the second window whose display size has been changed, and the document information Can be changed, and document information management efficiency is improved.

  According to the document information management apparatus of the fifth aspect, it is possible to ensure the document information listability without hindering the display of the first display window by the second display window.

  According to the document information management apparatus of the sixth aspect, the second display window can be displayed without increasing the display area.

  According to the document information management program of the seventh aspect, the same effect as [1] can be achieved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a document information management apparatus and a document information management program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
(Configuration of document information management device)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a document information management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  A personal computer (PC) 1 serving as a document information management apparatus includes a main body 1A for storing and processing information having electronic components such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), a liquid crystal display, and the like. The display unit 12 has a display screen 12A composed of the following: a display unit 12 that displays characters, images, and the like; a position recognition unit (not shown) on the bottom surface; A mouse 15A for selecting and determining display contents using the right switch 151, and a keyboard 15B having a plurality of key switches for inputting characters and symbols.

  This PC 1 stores document information and folder information as information relating to a storage destination having document information and a hierarchical structure in an HDD serving as a storage unit of the main body 1A, and characters and images are displayed on the display screen 12A. The document information and the folder information can be displayed for reference and management, and the document information and the folder information being referred to can be edited using the mouse 15A and the keyboard 15B. Here, the document information is a document file created by a word processor or spreadsheet software, or an image data file such as a photograph or an illustration.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the document information management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The PC 1 includes a communication unit 10 that transmits / receives information to / from the outside using Ethernet (registered trademark), a wireless LAN, and the like, and a storage that stores a plurality of document information 11a and folder information 11b. A display unit 12 having a display unit 12A composed of a liquid crystal display or the like and a drive unit for driving the display screen 12A, a control unit 13 for controlling each unit and operating the document information management program 13A. A memory 14 that temporarily stores and mainly assists the processing of the control unit 13; an operation unit 15 that transmits an operation signal corresponding to the operation of the mouse 15A or the keyboard 15B to the control unit 13 to control the operation of the program; Have Each unit is connected to each other by a bus 16.

  The document information management program 13A operating on the control unit 13 includes a folder tree display means 13a, a folder content reduction display means 13b, a work space position designation means 13c, and a document information storage means 13d. The folder tree display means 13a is a program that reads a plurality of document information 11a and folder information 11b and displays them hierarchically (tree display) based on their attribute information. The folder content reduction display unit 13b reduces the icon as the reference image of the folder information 11b and the thumbnail as the reference image of the document information 11a included in a certain folder information 11b, and reduces the icons and thumbnails in consideration. This is a program that displays icons and thumbnails arranged in a window. The workspace position specifying unit 13c arranges the thumbnail of the document information 11a stored in the other folder information 11b or the icon of the folder information 11b on the window where the contents of the folder information 11b are reduced and displayed. This is a program for converting the position into a window arrangement position that is not reduced and displayed. The document information storage means 13d updates the arrangement position converted by the work space position designation means by adding it to the position information of the folder information 11b, and the arranged document information 11a is changed to the destination folder information 11b on the data structure. It is a program to store.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B are schematic diagrams showing a configuration example of document information and folder information according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the document information 11a includes a metadata area 110A for storing accompanying information describing the date when information is created, information capacity, and the like, and a document created by a word processor, spreadsheet software, or the like. And an actual data area 110B for storing the contents of files and image data files such as photographs and illustrations as information.

  The metadata area 110A includes a thumbnail 110a generated by reducing the size of the output image generated based on the actual data area 110B, file information 110b describing the type and creation time of the document information 11a, and document information 11a. Attribute information 110c describing folder information 11b to which the file belongs. The thumbnail 110a is generated by reducing the size of the output image at a predetermined magnification for all the document information 11a by the document information management program 13A. In addition, the thumbnail image 110a generated by reducing the output image may be displayed as an icon indicating the type of document information as a reference image. Document information that cannot be imaged, such as music information, is displayed using icons.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the folder information 11b uses the folder attribute information 112a describing the folder information 11b to which it belongs, the contents stored in the folder information 11b using the thumbnail of the document information 11a and the icon of the folder information 11b. Workspace size information 112b describing the window size when displaying the window, workspace background information 112c describing the background color or background pattern of the window, and thumbnails of the document information 11a and folder information 11b displayed in the window File position information 112d describing the arrangement position of the file, and file list information 112e describing the folder information 11b and document information 11a included in the folder information 11b in a list.

  4A to 4C are schematic views showing display examples of the document information management window according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the document information management window 2 includes a tree unit 20 that hierarchically displays the folder icon 200a together with the folder name 200b, and folder information of the folder icon 200a selected in the selection frame 201 in the tree unit 20. 11b and a workspace unit 21 that displays the contents of 11b as thumbnails 210. A selection frame 212 is displayed by selecting the thumbnail 210 with the cursor 22 that can be operated with the mouse 15A. The folder icon 200a is not generated as a reference image like the thumbnail 110a of the document information 11a, but is drawn when the document information management program 13A displays the folder icon 200a on the folder information 11b. is there. The folder name 200b can be set by the user, but may be automatically set by the document information management program 13A using, for example, a date.

  The tree unit 20 is drawn by reading a plurality of folder information 11b by the folder tree display means 13a. The workspace section 21 draws the contents of the folder information 11b of the folder icon 200a selected by the selection frame 201 by the folder tree display means 13a, and displays the thumbnail 210 based on the file position information 112d, for example. If not, a scroll bar 211 is displayed at the right end of the window so that the list can be displayed by scrolling. Note that the work space unit 21 additionally displays a scroll bar at the lower end of the window when it cannot be displayed in the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the document information management window 2 displays the pop-up thumbnail 230 and the pop-up folder icon 231 as file position information of the folder information 11 b of the folder icon 200 a specified by the movement destination selection frame 202. It has a pop-up unit 23 that displays based on 112d.

  The pop-up unit 23 is determined to have a window display size that fits on the display screen 12A, and is displayed at a position that does not hinder the display of the tree unit 20 and the workspace unit 21 of the document information management window 2, and a destination selection frame The thumbnail of the document information 11a and the icon of the folder information 11b in the folder information 11b of the folder icon 200a specified by 202 are reduced and displayed so that they can be displayed. Further, the relative distance between the arrangement positions of the document information 11a and the folder information 11b is also reduced at the same magnification.

  The pop-up unit 23 moves (drags) as the movement target thumbnail 210A by selecting the thumbnail 210 of the workspace unit 21, and uses the cursor 22 in the tree unit 20 to display the folder icon 200a as the destination folder information 11b. Is displayed as a destination selection frame 202.

  As shown in FIG. 4C, the moving target thumbnail 210 </ b> A is reduced and displayed at the same magnification as the in-popup thumbnail 230 when it is moved onto the pop-up unit 23 by the cursor 22. The movement target thumbnail 210A is moved to the designated arrangement position by designating the arrangement position on the pop-up unit 23 by the cursor 22, and the document information 11a corresponding to the movement target thumbnail 210A is displayed by the selection frame 201. The folder information 11b of the designated folder icon 200a is moved to the folder information 11b of the folder icon 200a designated by the movement destination selection frame 202.

  In the pop-up part 23, when the cursor 22 selects the folder icon 231 in the pop-up, the contents of the folder information 11b of the selected folder icon 231 in the pop-up may be created and displayed. .

(Operation)
The operation of the document information management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  When the operation unit is operated by the user and the activation request for the document information management program 13A is made, the document information management program 13A displays the document information management window 2 as shown in FIG. The document information 11a and the folder information 11b in the folder information 11b designated by is acquired and displayed. The display in the tree unit 20 and the workspace unit 21 is displayed at a high speed by calling information that has once cached the document information 11a and the folder information 11b in the memory 14.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the document information management program according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the document information management program 13A reads the document information 11a and the folder information 11b cached in the memory 14, and draws the document information management window 2 including the tree portion 20 and the workspace portion 21 on the display screen 12A ( S1). When the document information management window 2 is displayed, for example, the tree portion 20 and the workspace portion 21 may store display contents at the end of the previous use and display the same display contents.

  Next, the thumbnail 210 is selected by the cursor 22 in the workspace part 21 to become a movement target thumbnail 210A, and is moved (dragged) to the tree part 20 together with the cursor 22 (S2; Yes). Is specified (S3; Yes) and the folder icon 200a is a folder icon 200a other than the folder icon 200a originally selected by the selection frame 201 (S4; Yes), the document information management program 13A selects the destination. The folder information 11b of the folder icon 200a selected by the frame 202 is read from the memory 14, and the document information 11a stored with reference to the file list information 112e of the folder information 11b is read from the memory 14 ( 5).

  Next, the folder content reduction display unit 13b of the document information management program 13A refers to the work space size information 112b and is an area that does not obstruct the display of the document information management window 2 and displays the work screen size on the display screen 12A. A window for the pop-up unit 23 is created by reducing the magnification so as to fit within the area (S6). Next, the workspace background information 112c is referred to, and the background of the workspace is reduced at the magnification determined in step S6 to create a background in the window of the pop-up unit 23 (S7).

  Next, the folder content reduction display unit 13b acquires the file position information 112d and the thumbnail 110a, and reduces the respective sizes at the magnification determined in step S6 (S8). The folder icon is also reduced at the same magnification. Next, drawing is performed on the pop-up unit 23 based on the thumbnail and folder icon reduced in step S8 and the reduced file position information 112d (S9). The information created in steps S6 to S9 is cached in the memory 14, and the pop-up unit 23 is rendered using the information cached in the memory 14. For the document information 11a for which the thumbnail 110a has not been generated, a thumbnail is created and drawn at a reduced scale determined in step S6.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the document information management program according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In the work space position specifying unit 13c of the document information management program 13A, the moving target thumbnail 210A is moved together with the cursor 22 to the pop-up unit 23, and a certain arrangement position in the pop-up unit 23 is specified (dropped) by the cursor 22 as a movement destination. (S20; Yes), the coordinates of the designated arrangement position are acquired (S22). Next, by enlarging with the reciprocal of the magnification determined in step S6 of FIG. 5, it is converted into the file position information 112d of the workspace part, and the folder information 11b stored in the storage part 11 is updated (S22). The folder information 11b cached in the memory 14 is also updated.

  Next, the document information storage unit 13d of the document information management program 13A creates file list information relating to the document information 11a in order to store the moved document information 11a in the designated folder information 11b (S23), and sends it to the destination. The file list information 112e of the designated folder information 11b is acquired (S24), and the document information 11a is inserted into the file list information 112e and overwritten (S25). The file list information 112e is updated by overwriting the folder information 11b stored in the storage unit 11 and the folder information 11b cached in the memory 14.

  Next, the document information storage unit 13d updates and moves the attribute information 110c of the document information 11a stored in the storage unit 11 so that the storage destination of the document information 11a becomes the destination folder information 11b (S26). . Similarly, the attribute information 110c is updated for the document information 11a cached in the memory 14. In step S26, if an operation for copying is performed, the same document information 11a is copied to the destination folder information 11b.

[Second Embodiment]
FIGS. 7A to 7C are schematic views showing display examples of the document information management window according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, parts having the same configuration and function as those of the first embodiment are denoted by common reference numerals.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the document information management window 2 displays the pop-up display thumbnail 240 and the pop-up display folder icon 241 based on the file position information 112d of the folder information 11b specified by the movement destination selection frame 202. A pop-up display workspace unit 24.

  The pop-up display workspace unit 24 has the same window display size as the workspace unit 21 shown in FIG. 7A, and the document information 11a and folder information 11b in the folder information 11b designated by the movement destination selection frame 202. Is reduced so that all can be displayed. Further, the relative distance between the arrangement positions of the document information 11a and the folder information 11b is also reduced at the same magnification.

  The pop-up display workspace unit 24 moves (drags) as the movement target thumbnail 210A by selecting the thumbnail 210 of the workspace unit 21, and uses the cursor 22 in the tree unit 20 to select the destination folder icon 200a. It is displayed by selecting as the movement destination selection frame 202.

  As shown in FIG. 7C, the moving target thumbnail 210 </ b> A is reduced and displayed at the same magnification as the pop-up display thumbnail 240 when it is moved onto the pop-up display workspace unit 24 by the cursor 22. The movement target thumbnail 210A is moved to the designated arrangement position by designating the arrangement position on the pop-up display workspace unit 24 by the cursor 22, and the document information 11a corresponding to the movement target thumbnail 210A is selected. The folder information 11b of the folder icon 200a designated by the frame 201 is moved to the folder information 11b of the folder icon 200a designated by the movement destination selection frame 202.

[Other embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the document information management program 13A may be configured to operate on an external server or the like, and its operation control may be executed in the PC 1. In this embodiment, the document information 11a is moved or copied. However, the folder information 11b may be moved or copied in the same manner.

  Further, the document information management program 13A used in the above embodiment may be read from a storage medium such as a CD-ROM into a storage unit in the apparatus, or from a server or the like connected to a network such as the Internet. You may download to a memory | storage part. Further, a part or all of the document information management program 13A used in the above embodiment may be realized by hardware such as ASIC.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a document information management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the document information management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 3A and 3B are schematic diagrams showing a configuration example of document information and folder information according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 4A to 4C are schematic views showing display examples of the document information management window according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the document information management program according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the document information management program according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 7A to 7C are schematic views showing display examples of the document information management window according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Personal computer (PC), 1A ... Main body, 2 ... Document information management window, 10 ... Communication part, 11 ... Memory | storage part, 11a ... Document information, 11b ... Folder information, 12 ... Display part, 12A ... Display screen, 13 Control unit, 13A ... Document information management program, 13a ... Folder tree display means, 13b ... Folder content reduction display means, 13c ... Workspace position designation means, 13d ... Document information storage means, 14 ... Memory, 15 ... Operation part, 15A ... Mouse, 15B ... Keyboard, 16 ... Bus, 20 ... Tree part, 21 ... Workspace part, 22 ... Cursor, 23 ... Pop-up part, 24 ... Pop-up display workspace part, 110A ... Metadata area, 110B ... Actual data Area, 110a ... Thumbnail, 110b ... File information, 110c ... Attribute information, 112 ... Folder attribute information, 112b ... Workspace size information, 112c ... Workspace background information, 112d ... File position information, 112e ... File list information, 150 ... Left switch, 151 ... Right switch, 200a ... Folder icon, 200b ... Folder name 201 ... selection frame, 202 ... destination selection frame, 210 ... thumbnail, 210A ... thumbnail to be moved, 211 ... scroll bar, 212 ... selection frame, 230 ... thumbnail in popup, 231 ... folder icon in popup, 240 ... popup display Thumbnail, 241 ... Pop-up display folder icon

Claims (7)

Document information, information on a first storage destination storing the document information and storing first position information including a position where a reference image of the document information to be stored is stored, and storing the document information and the storage A storage unit for storing second storage location information for storing second location information composed of reference image layout positions of document information to be stored;
First display means for displaying the reference image of the document information stored in the first storage destination on a first display window based on the first position information;
When the reference image of the document information displayed in the first display window is selected and moved, if the second storage destination is designated as a movement destination, a second display window is created. Second display means for displaying the reference image of the document information stored in the second storage destination based on the second position information;
When the reference image of the selected document information is designated to move to the arrangement position in the second display window, the storage destination of the selected document information is changed to the second storage destination. Storage means for updating the second position information on the basis of an arrangement position of the reference image of the document information moved onto the second display window and storing the second position information in the storage unit. Document information management device.   The first display means includes a document display area for displaying the reference image of the document information stored in the first storage destination based on the first position information in the first display window. The document information management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage location display area for designating the second storage location.   The second display means displays the reference images of the document information so that the reference images of all the document information stored in the second storage destination are displayed in the second display window. The document information management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a display size and the second position information are changed.   The storage means updates the second position information by converting an arrangement position of the reference image of the document information on the second display window based on the changed display size. The document information management apparatus according to claim 3.   The document information management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second display unit displays the second window in a display area that does not interfere with the display of the first display window.   The document information management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second display unit uses the document display area of the first display window as the second window. A first display step of displaying the document information stored in the first storage destination on the first display window;
When the document information displayed in the first window is selected and moved, and the second storage destination is designated as the destination, the document information stored in the second storage destination is stored in the second storage destination. A second display step for creating and displaying a display window;
When movement of the document information displayed in the first window is designated in the second display window, the storage location of the document information is changed to the second storage location, and the designated second information is displayed. A document information management program for causing a computer to execute a storing step of updating the position information of the second storage destination based on the arrangement position of the document information on two display windows.

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