JP2823188B2 - Information processing apparatus and method - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and more particularly, to an information processing apparatus and method having a function of retrieving information. 2. Description of the Related Art In conventional information processing, a specified character string in a document or a corresponding character string within a specified range is
It was possible to substitute another string. However, it has not been possible to replace a command (hereinafter, a command) such as a heading, an underline, or an evenly allocated character string, or replace a character string with a command. [0004] However, in the conventional replacement processing, the searched information can only be replaced. For example, when it is desired to change a certain emphasized character string whose character size is enlarged to a heading character string, or to change all underlines of a single line to double lines in a document, first, the current macon is changed. The process of releasing and then setting the command to be changed had to be repeated for the number of character strings, which was very troublesome and time-consuming. Also, if you use the same command many times in a document, for example, if you want to create a document with emphasis marks on all character strings, you must repeat the process of emphasis marks for each character string. This was also a very cumbersome task. [0006] An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus for displaying character information on a display means, comprising a storage means for storing character information and attribute information, and a search means. Search information input means for inputting attribute information, replacement information input means for inputting attribute information to be replaced, and a search for displaying a search information display area on the display means and displaying the input search attribute information in the area The information display means and the replacement information display area are displayed on the display means, and when the replacement attribute information is input to the area by the replacement information input means, the replacement attribute information is displayed, and the replacement attribute information is not input. In the case, replacement information display means that does not display replacement attribute information, and information indicating the start and end of the search attribute information displayed in the search information display area are displayed from among the information stored in the storage means. Search means for searching for information, and character information sandwiched between information indicating the start and information indicating the end searched for by the search means are displayed on the display means in a display form different from other character information. Search and display means, and when replacement attribute information is displayed in the replacement information display area, information indicating the start and information indicating the end searched by the search means, and information indicating the start of the replacement attribute information. Replacing the information with the information indicating the end, and when the replacement attribute information is not displayed in the replacement information display area, deleting the information indicating the start and the information indicating the end searched by the search means from the storage means. The display device includes a deletion unit and a display control unit that displays the character information stored in the storage unit on the display unit based on a result of the replacement or deletion by the replacement deletion unit. Further, an information processing method according to the present invention is an information processing method for displaying character information stored in a storage means on a display means based on attribute information stored in the storage means. The search attribute information displayed is displayed in a search information display area displayed on the display means, and when replacement attribute information is input from the input means, is displayed in a replacement information display area displayed on the display means. Then, from the attribute information stored in the storage unit, information indicating the start and end of the search attribute information displayed in the search information display area is searched, and the information indicating the searched start and Character information sandwiched between information indicating the end, is displayed on the display means in a display form different from other character information, if the replacement attribute information is displayed in the replacement information display area,
The information indicating the start and the information indicating the end searched by the search means are replaced with the information indicating the start and the information indicating the end of the replacement attribute information, and the replacement attribute information is displayed in the replacement information display area. If not, the information indicating the start and the information indicating the end searched by the search means are deleted from the storage means, and the character information stored in the storage means is displayed based on the result of replacement or deletion. Display on the means. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system for realizing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a CPU, 2 is a memory for storing a control program according to the flow chart of FIG. 14 and various editing information during document editing, 3 is a magnetic disk for storing document data, and 4 is a It is a keyboard (hereinafter, KB) for inputting data and instructions. A display device 5 displays various work screens (hereinafter, windows).
Is a pointing device (hereinafter referred to as PD) for an operator such as a mouse to move a cursor. FIG. 2 shows various information stored in the memory during document editing. The editing header information section stores various information necessary for editing, such as the position of various data such as character data and graphic data in the document being edited on the memory and the position of the input cursor. The format information section stores information on the appearance of the document, such as paper information and plate information. The character data section stores character data and command data in the document. The format information section and the character data section are stored as a document file on a magnetic disk. Character data is JI
It is stored in the size of 2 bytes per character in SC6226 code. Command data includes character data, character data-free data, and one-byte code only, among which command replacement is performed.
Only those commands that contain character data are described here. A character string with a command has a two-byte code indicating the start at the start of the command, a character code of the character string, and a two-byte code indicating the end at the end. When there is a document as shown in FIG. 3, the character data portion on the memory is as shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, those enclosed in parentheses are command codes, and the others are character codes. "Data storage /
In "management", the characters are enlarged by the heading command and are underlined by the underline command. In FIG. 4, C1 is a two-byte code indicating the start of the heading, and C2, C3, and C4 are underlining. The line type and line width of the start and underline are shown: JI of 9 characters of "data storage / management" to which a heading command and an underline command are applied
An SC6226 code continues from C5, and thereafter, a code C6 indicating the end of the underline command and a code C7 indicating the end of the headline are stored. The character code following "the created document is" without any command is stored from C8 following the code indicating the end of the heading. As in this example, two or more commands can be overlapped by inserting a character string including a command at the start and end of the command. The procedure of command replacement will be described below. When the start of the command replacement process is instructed by the operator, a window (hereinafter referred to as a command window) as shown in FIG. 5 on which all command names are displayed is input on the screen. A window having a column (hereinafter referred to as a retrieval command column) and a column (hereinafter referred to as a substitution command column) for inputting a command to be replaced, and three menus as shown in FIG. Is displayed. <In the case of replacing a command with a command>
First, from the command window, a command to be replaced is selected in the search command field by PD or KB in the replacement command field and input. Then, the "search" menu in FIG. 6 is designated. Then, the command input in the search command column is searched out from the document, and the portion is highlighted. Subsequently, when the “replace” menu in FIG. 6 is designated, the command input to the search command column in the highlighted portion of the document is replaced with the command input to the replacement command column. This will be described with an example. In the document shown in FIG. 3, an underline is input in the replacement command column, and a line type and a surface type are specified in advance in the replacement command column (the specification method is omitted). input.
Then, a "search" menu is designated. Then, as shown in Fig. 7, "Data storage and management" is underlined.
Is highlighted. Subsequently, when the "replace" menu is designated, the underline is replaced with the surrounding rule as shown in FIG. At this time, in the memory, the start / end command of the underline is searched out from the character data by the instruction of the "search" menu, and the start / end command is deleted by the instruction of the "replace" menu. Instead, a process of inserting an enclosing rule start command, line type / surface type information, and an end command is performed. This flow is shown in FIG.
Shown in When it is desired to replace all commands in a document or all commands within a certain range with a certain command, for example, to replace all underlined commands in the document in FIG. To After inputting the search command field and the replacement command field in the same manner as in the above example, the range to be replaced is highlighted by PD or KB as shown in FIG. Then, the "batch replacement" menu in FIG. 6 is designated. Then Figure 11
, The underline drawn in “data storage / management” and “storage” can be replaced with an enclosing rule. In the process on the memory at this time, the process of finding the start / end of the underline from the character data portion and deleting / inserting it as shown in FIG. 9 is repeated. <Replacement of Command Replacement Character with Command> In this case, two characters to be used as a command replacement character are input in the search command column, and the same as the command-to-command replacement in the replacement command column. Enter the command you want to replace. The following instructions indicate the search menu and then the replacement menu as in the case of the command-to-command replacement. FIG. 12 shows an example in which "!" And "@" are used as command replacement characters. “Data storage and management”
When it is desired to add an overline to the search command field, two characters "!" And "@" are input in the search command field, and an overline command is input in the replacement command field. By instructing the replacement menu following the search menu, "!" And "@" disappear as shown in FIG. 13, and the "data storage / management" portion is overlined. Batch replacement processing is also possible with the same operation as when replacing a command with a command. In this case, a character string sandwiched between "!" And "$" is first found on the memory. And
Remove the “!” And start the overline command instead,
Insert the line type and line width code, delete "@" and insert the end code of the overline command instead. At the time of batch replacement, this process is repeated. <Replacement of Command with Command Replacement Character> In this case, the procedure of replacing the command replacement character with a command is completely opposite. In other words, a command to be replaced is entered in the search command field, and two characters of a command replacement character are entered in the replacement command field, and the replacement menu is specified following the search menu. There is no command to be replaced in the highlighted portion. Instead, the first character of the command replacement character entered in the replacement command column is inserted at the beginning of the command, and the second character is inserted at the end. As with the conventional replacement, batch replacement is also possible. The normal replacement procedure is shown in the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S1, a command to be replaced using PD or KB or a character for command replacement is designated in the search window in the command window of FIG. Next, in step S2, a command to be replaced or a command replacement character is specified in the replacement command column. In step S3, the search menu in FIG. 7 is designated by PD or KB. In step S4, if the command specified in the search command column is a command, the process proceeds to step S5, and if the command is a command replacement character, the process proceeds to S6. In step S5, the start code and the end code of the command specified in the search command column are searched out from the character data portion on the memory. In the above example of the replacement of a command with a command, an underlined start code and end code are searched for. In step S6, the character data portion on the memory is searched for the portion where the other character code is inserted between the first and second character codes specified in the search command column. In the above example of the replacement of the character for command replacement with a command, a portion sandwiched between "!" And "@" is found from the character data portion. In step S7, the character string found on the memory is highlighted on the display screen. In step S8, the replacement menu of FIG.
Instruct B. In step S9, if the command specified in the search command column is a command, the process proceeds to step S10. If the command is a command replacement character, the process proceeds to step S11. In step S10, the command start / end codes found in step S5 are deleted from the character code portion on the memory. In step S11, the command replacement character found in step S6 is also deleted. In step S12, if the replacement command field specified in step S2 is a command, the flow advances to step S13.
If it is a command replacement character, the process proceeds to step S14. In step S13, the start code of the command specified in the replacement command column is inserted into the start code of the command deleted in S10 or the first character position of the command replacement character deleted in S11. Similarly, an end code is inserted at the end code deleted at S10 or at the position of the second character deleted at S11. In the example of replacement from command to command, the start code and end code of the encircling rule command are inserted. In step S14, command replacement characters are inserted into the deleted positions, respectively, as in step S13. In the example of the replacement of the command replacement character with the command, the start and end codes of the overline command are inserted in the portions where the “!” And “$” codes have been deleted. Normal command replacement is performed in the above procedure. (Other Embodiments) A command can be deleted by inputting a command in the search command field and performing replacement processing without inputting anything in the replacement command field. By not entering anything in the replacement command column, the process ends at S11 in FIG. 14, and as a result, the command can be deleted. If the above processing is performed by batch replacement, it is possible to eliminate all the specified commands in the document or all within a certain range. As described above, according to the present invention, different processes such as information replacement and information deletion can be realized by the same configuration. In particular, character information sandwiched between attribute information can be replaced by other information. Since the character information is displayed in a display mode different from that of the character information, the character information to which the attribute information is added can be easily confirmed. When deleting the information, the input operation can be partially omitted, so that the operability is improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for realizing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing document editing information in the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a document on a display screen in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a state in a memory according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of display in the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of display in the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example on a display screen in the embodiment; FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example on a display screen in the embodiment; FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing a state on a memory in the embodiment; 10 is a diagram showing a display example on a display screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example on a display screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example on a display screen in the present embodiment. FIG. 14 is a view showing a display example on a display screen in the embodiment. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing operation in the embodiment. [Description of References] 1 CPU 2 Memory 3 Magnetic disk 4 Keyboard 5 Display device 6 Pointing device

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(57) [Claims] An information processing apparatus for displaying character information on display means, comprising: storage means for storing character information and attribute information; search information input means for inputting attribute information to be searched; and replacement information for inputting attribute information to be replaced. Input means, a search information display area for displaying a search information display area on the display means, and the input search attribute information displayed in the area; and a replacement information display area for displaying the replacement information display area on the display means. A replacement information display unit that displays replacement attribute information when replacement attribute information is input by the replacement information input unit, and does not display replacement attribute information when replacement attribute information is not input; Searching means for searching the information indicating the start and the information indicating the end of the search attribute information displayed in the search information display area from the obtained information, Search information display means for displaying, on the display means, character information interposed between the information indicating the information and the information indicating the end, in a display form different from other character information; and replacement attribute information is displayed in the replacement information display area. In this case, the information indicating the start and the information indicating the end searched by the search means are replaced with the information indicating the start and the information indicating the end of the replacement attribute information, and the replacement attribute information is displayed in the replacement information display area. When not displayed, a replacement deletion unit that deletes the information indicating the start and the information indicating the end searched by the search unit from the storage unit, based on a result of replacement or deletion by the replacement deletion unit, An information processing apparatus comprising: display control means for displaying character information stored in storage means on the display means. 2. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the search display unit displays the sandwiched character information in reverse video. 3. The search information input means and the replacement information input means,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a list of attribute information is displayed on the display unit, and the attribute information specified from the displayed attribute information is input. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the search information display area, the replacement information display area, and the list of the attribute information are displayed on the same display screen of the display unit. 5. An information processing method for displaying character information stored in a storage unit on a display unit based on attribute information stored in the storage unit, wherein search attribute information input from an input unit is displayed on the display unit. When the replacement attribute information is input from the input means, the replacement information is displayed in the replacement information display area displayed on the display means, and is displayed in the attribute information stored in the storage means. From, the information indicating the start and the information indicating the end of the search attribute information displayed in the search information display area is searched for, character information sandwiched between the information indicating the searched start and the information indicating the end, When the replacement attribute information is displayed on the display means in a display form different from other character information, and the replacement attribute information is displayed in the replacement information display area, the information indicating the start and the information indicating the end searched by the search means Is replaced with information indicating the start of the replacement attribute information and information indicating the end, respectively. If the replacement attribute information is not displayed in the replacement information display area, the information indicating the start and the end searched by the search unit are replaced. And displaying the character information stored in the storage unit on the display unit based on the result of the replacement or deletion. 6. 6. The information processing method according to claim 5, wherein character information sandwiched between the information indicating the searched start and the information indicating the end is highlighted.