JP6423933B2 - Information processing apparatus, form management system, form management server, information processing method, and program thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that displays a form in a form management system for managing a form file.

  Currently, there is a form system including a form viewer (application) that displays forms on a computer and a form server that manages form files.

  In the form system, the same type of form files among a plurality of form files are managed as a group, and each form file is called a “generation” in the group. For example, a form file having the same type of form file with different creation date and time, such as monthly sales, is managed as a “generation”. Note that the “generation” mentioned here is a monthly form for an example, a monthly form for January, a monthly form for February,... This means that there are 12 generations of forms.

  In the above-described form system, when viewing a form such as monthly sales using a form viewer, it is necessary to view a plurality of forms simultaneously in order to know the transition of a specific item in the form.

When browsing multiple generations of form data at the same time, it is necessary to select multiple forms that you want to view from the form menu, open them, and rearrange them so that they can be viewed easily. there were. Also, depending on the display position of the item to be browsed, even if a plurality of forms are arranged, it is difficult to grasp the transition of the item because other items are in view.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 discloses obtaining and calculating a plurality of generations of data in the form data.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-165542

Although the mechanism of Patent Document 1 is disclosed, when browsing the data of multiple generations of forms as described above, it is necessary to start up each form of form and switch the screen, and the operation is complicated. there were. In addition, it was difficult to browse.
In addition, it is possible to check multiple generations side by side, but when comparing the data in a form, move one form to the position you want to compare, and then perform the same operation on the other form. It was necessary to carry out a complicated operation. In addition, it was difficult to view the data of other generations of forms.

  In particular, in recent years when tablet terminals equipped with touch functions have become widespread, intuitive operation is possible, but unlike normal mouse operations, detailed operations are difficult, and multiple generations as described above are difficult. There is a problem that it is difficult to compare and display the contents of the forms, and it is difficult to view the data of other generations of forms.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for easily outputting a part of an image that can be generated using other grouped data. Another object is to provide a mechanism for displaying a transition of a plurality of grouped data in a layout that is easy for a user to recognize.

A first invention for solving the above-described problem is an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a storage device that stores a plurality of grouped data, and is generated using the first data acquired from the storage device. comprising output means for outputting a first image, was, and the output means, a position based on a predetermined range of the first image, be generated using the second data to be the first data and the grouping An information processing apparatus that outputs a part of a possible second image.
According to the first aspect, it is possible to easily output a part of an image that can be generated using other data to be grouped.

This also allows the part of the image that can be generated using other data grouping can will be displayed at a position based on a predetermined range.

The part of the second image is preferably an image generated using part of the second data.
Thereby, an image generated using a part of the second data can be displayed.

The output unit preferably outputs identification information for identifying the second data in the vicinity of a part of the output second image.
Thereby, the identification information for identifying the second data can also be displayed.

Further, the apparatus further comprises a movement operation accepting unit that accepts a movement operation by a user, and a movement amount specifying unit that specifies a movement amount by the moving operation received by the movement operation accepting unit, wherein the output unit is the movement amount specifying unit. It is desirable to sequentially output the image data of the second data acquired by the acquisition unit according to the specified movement amount.
Thus, in accordance with the movement amount of the movement operation, it is possible to sequentially output part of the image that can be generated using based Kude over data in the grouping.

Further , the apparatus further comprises range selection receiving means for receiving a range selection by the user for the first image output by the output means, and the output means is located at a position based on the range selected by the range selection receiving means. It is desirable to output a portion of the image corresponding to the selected range .
Thereby, the images corresponding to the selected range to be browsed in the first image of the first data being displayed the user is able to select.

Further, the output unit, in order to display the second data in external applications, it is desirable to output a predetermined file format file.
Thus, it is possible to browse based Kude over data in the grouping on the external application.

A second invention is an information processing system including a management device that manages a plurality of grouped data and an information processing device that can communicate with the management device, wherein the information processing device is acquired from the management device output means for outputting a first image generated by using the first data, and requesting means for requesting the second data to be pre-Symbol first data and the grouping to the management apparatus, is transmitted from the management device equipped with a receiving means for receiving said second data, said output means, a position based on a predetermined range before Symbol first image is generated using the second data received by said receiving means it outputs a portion of the second image which can be, the management device includes a request accepting means for accepting a request of the second data requested by the request means, depending on the request received by said request receiving means And said Acquisition means for acquiring 2 data, an information processing system comprising: a transmitting means for transmitting the second data acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus.
According to the second invention, it is possible to easily output a part of an image that can be generated using other data to be grouped.

A third invention is an information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a storage device that stores a plurality of grouped data, and is generated using the first data acquired from the storage device . wherein an output step of outputting one image, wherein the output step, the position based on a predetermined range of the first image, which can be generated using the second data to be the first data and the grouping An information processing method characterized by outputting a part of a second image.
According to the third aspect, it is possible to easily output a part of an image that can be generated using other data to be grouped.

A fourth invention is an information processing method performed in an information processing system including a management device that manages a plurality of grouped data and an information processing device that can communicate with the management device. An output step of outputting a first image generated using the first data acquired from the management device, a requesting step of requesting the management device for second data grouped with the first data, and the management Receiving the second data transmitted from the apparatus, wherein the output step uses the second data received in the receiving step at a position based on a predetermined range of the first image. A request receiving step of outputting a part of the second image that can be generated, wherein the management device receives the request for the second data requested in the requesting step. And an acquisition step of acquiring the second data in response to the request received in the request reception step, and a transmission step of transmitting the second data acquired in the acquisition step to the information processing apparatus. Is an information processing method.
According to the fourth aspect, it is possible to easily output a part of an image that can be generated using other data to be grouped.
A fifth invention is a program for causing a computer to function as the information processing apparatus of the first invention.
According to the fifth aspect, it is possible to easily output a part of an image that can be generated using other data to be grouped.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism for easily outputting a part of an image that can be generated using other grouped data. In addition, it is possible to provide a mechanism for displaying the transition of a plurality of grouped data in a layout that is easy for the user to recognize.

Overall configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of a form management system according to the present invention Block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the host computer, form server, and client terminal (A) The figure explaining the information which the external memory of a form server hold | maintains, (b) The figure explaining the information which the external memory of a client terminal hold | maintains Diagram explaining the form data and form file database held in the form information database Functional block diagram of client terminal Flow chart showing an example of form display processing The figure which shows an example of the definition file which the external memory of a client terminal hold | maintains Figure showing an example of a form file database in which form data is registered Figure showing an example of a form list screen Flowchart showing an example of partial form display processing Diagram explaining partial form data and partial form data list Diagram showing screen transition in previous / next generation display processing Diagram showing screen transition in continuous display processing Diagram showing screen transition in external output processing Flow chart showing an example of the previous and next generation display processing Flow chart showing an example of continuous display processing Flow chart showing an example of external output processing

Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of a form management system 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the form management system 1 is configured by connecting a host computer 101, a form server 102, and one or a plurality of client terminals 103 via a network 104.

  In FIG. 1, the host computer 101 generates form text data 1112 (actual data) (see FIG. 4) to be registered in the form server 102.

  The form server 102 records a form file (including other electronic files) and management information of an electronic form (hereinafter simply referred to as a form), and browses the form to the client terminal 103 via the network 104. And services such as search.

FIG. 4 shows an example of form data 1110 and form file database 1200 handled by the form server 102.
When the form server 102 receives form text data 1112 to be converted into an electronic form from the host computer 101, “form information 1111”, “form layout definition information 1113”, and “form text arrangement information 1114” stored in advance in the form server 102. Is used to generate the form data 1110 shown in FIG.

  The form data 1110 represents form display data generated from form data that defines the form format and form text data 1112. The first-generation form data 1110 includes four files of “form information 1111”, “form text data 1112”, “form layout definition information 1113”, and “form text arrangement information 1114”.

  The form server 102 uses the predetermined data in the form text data 1112 (for example, “June 2013 monthly sales” as “form name 1204 form type name 1202”), and the form data 1110 is converted into the form data 1110 shown in FIG. In the form file database 1200 shown in FIG. When registering the form data 1110 in the form file database 1200, the form server 102 registers as a new generation using the form type ID 1201 as a key. The form type ID 1201 is an identifier representing the type of form, and the form file database 1200 manages the same type of a plurality of form data 1110 as a group.

  If the same type of form data 1110 is already registered in the form type ID 1201, it is registered as the next generation. If the same type of form data 1110 is not registered in the form type ID 1201, the first generation is registered. be registered. A form-managed form is a form in which form data 1110 of multiple generations are grouped.

  In the present embodiment, the form server 102 is assumed to be configured by one server (information processing apparatus).

  The client terminal 103 is a computer used by a person who views a form and obtains a calculation result, and is a personal computer equipped with a touch panel, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. The client terminal 103 is installed with an application for displaying a form (an application such as ActiveX that operates in conjunction with a dedicated form viewer or web browser), and the client terminal 103 is connected to the form server 102 via the application. Access is possible.

  The client terminal 103 can exchange data with the form server 102 via the network 104. The network 104 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet.

  Note that the configuration of various terminals connected to the network 104 in FIG. 1 is an example, and it is needless to say that there are various configuration examples depending on applications and purposes. In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the form management system 1 is used in a service in which a form managed by the form server 102 is viewed on the client terminal 103. However, the form management system 1 is not limited to forms, and has different data among a plurality of generations. If it is a document, the present invention can be preferably applied.

  The client terminal 103 constitutes an example of an “information processing apparatus” according to the present invention, and the form server 102 constitutes an example of a “form management server” according to the present invention. The form management system 1 constitutes an example of a “form management system” according to the present invention.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the host computer 101, form server 102, and client terminal 103 in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the host computer 101, the form server 102, and the client terminal 103 according to the embodiment of this invention.

The CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204.
In addition, the ROM 203 and the external memory 211 are necessary for realizing a function executed by each server or each PC, such as a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), an operating system (hereinafter referred to as an OS), which is a control program of the CPU 201. Various programs to be described later are stored.

The RAM 202 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201.
The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program necessary for execution of processing into the RAM 202 and executing the program.

An input controller (input C) 205 controls input from a pointing device such as a keyboard 209 or a mouse (not shown).
The display controller 206 controls display on the display unit of the display unit 210 (CRT display or the like). The display device may be a liquid crystal display as well as a CRT display. These are used by the administrator as needed.

  The client terminal 103 preferably employs a touch panel type input / output device in which the input unit 209 and the display unit 210 are integrated.

  The external memory controller (MC) 207 stores a boot program, browser software, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, and the like. A hard disk (HD) or floppy (registered trademark) disk (FD) Alternatively, access to an external memory 211 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory connected to the PCMCIA card slot via an adapter is controlled.

  A communication I / F controller (communication I / FC) 208 is connected to an external device via a network and performs communication, and executes communication control processing in the network. For example, Internet communication using TCP / IP is possible.

  Note that the CPU 201 can display outline fonts on the display unit 210 by executing, for example, outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 202. Further, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the display unit 210.

  A program 212 for realizing the present invention is recorded in the external memory 211 and is executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 202 as necessary. The hardware configurations of the host computer 101, the form server 102, and the client terminal 103 are the same, but the programs 212 recorded in each device are different.

  Next, information stored in the external memory 211 of the form server 102 and the client terminal 103 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the external memory 211 of the form server 102 stores a program 212a for the form server 102 to execute processing to be described later, and a form information database 214. The form information database 214 stores a plurality of form data 1110 and a form file database 1200 for managing them. The form information database 214 further stores user identification information generated when the user registers as a member in the form management system 1, information for associating the user identification information with a form having viewing authority, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the external memory 211 of the client terminal 103 stores a program 212b for the client terminal 103 to execute processing to be described later, and a definition file 213 (see FIG. 7). . Details of the definition file 213 will be described later. Note that the definition file 213 may be stored in advance in the form information database 214 of the form server 102 and transmit necessary information from the form server 102 to the client terminal 103 in response to a request from the client terminal 103. .

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the client terminal 103.
As illustrated in FIG. 5, the client terminal 103 includes at least functional units such as an output unit 401, an acquisition unit 402, a detection unit 403, a movement amount specification unit 404, and a range selection unit 405.

The output unit 401 is a functional unit that outputs form data 1110 of a predetermined generation.
The acquisition unit 402 is a functional unit that acquires partial form data 1120 (see FIG. 11) of another generation for the output form data 1110 according to the range set in the form data 1110 output by the output unit 401.
The detection unit 403 is a functional unit that detects a movement operation by a user's touch operation.
The output unit 401 also has a function of outputting the data acquired by the acquisition unit 402 when the detection unit 403 detects a movement operation.

The movement amount identification unit 404 is a functional unit that identifies the movement amount of the movement operation.
The output unit 401 also has a function of sequentially outputting the partial form data 1120 of other generations according to the movement amount specified by the movement amount specifying unit 404.
The output unit 401 also has a function of outputting a tag to the output form data 1110 and outputting the data acquired by the acquisition unit 402 to the tag.
The output unit 401 also has a function of arranging and outputting sticky notes in accordance with the movement amount specified by the movement amount specifying unit 404.

The range selection unit 405 is a functional unit that selects a range in the output form data 1110.
Further, when the range selected by the range selection unit 405 is specified by the detection unit 403 by the detection unit 403 and a movement operation by a user's touch operation is detected, the acquisition unit 402 outputs according to the range selected by the range selection unit 405 A function unit that searches and acquires partial form data 1120 of another generation with respect to the form data 1110 being processed is also provided.

The output unit 401 also has a function of outputting the data acquired by the acquisition unit 402 to a predetermined position based on the position of the selected range.
The output unit 401 also has a function of outputting the data acquired by the acquisition unit 402 to a file in a predetermined file format so that the data can be displayed by an external application.

<Form display processing>
Next, the form display process will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the processing described below is executed by the CPU of each device. Hereinafter, the CPU of each device is referred to as a control unit as appropriate.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a form display process.
In step S401, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 receives user identification information and a password input by the user of the form management system 1, and performs a login process.

  In step S402, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 reads the definition file 213 (the parameter definition file 710 and the partial form operation definition file 720) stored in the external memory 211 of the client terminal 103 in advance, The settings (setting 711 to setting 714 and setting 721 to setting 730 in FIG. 7) are stored in the RAM 202.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the definition file 213 (710, 720) stored in the external memory 211 of the client terminal 103.
A parameter definition file 710 shown in FIG. 7A is a file that defines setting values necessary for the client terminal 103 that uses the form management system 1.
A partial form operation definition file 720 shown in (b) of FIG. 7 is a file that defines user operations and setting values necessary for the processes performed by the operations in the partial form display process described later.

  The user can modify the definitions in these definition files 710 and 720 with a text editor or the like, and the number of form generations to be downloaded when a form to be displayed in the form management system 1 is selected, or a partial form display process. The user operation method and direction can be customized.

  The parameter definition file 710 and the partial form operation definition file 720 are held in the external memory 211 of the client terminal 103 that uses the form management system 1, and the CPU 201 of the client terminal 103 performs these operations when logging into the form management system 1. The definition file 213 (710, 720) is read, and the association of the definitions described in the definition file 213 is stored in the RAM 202.

“Number of generations 711 before and after initial acquisition” means not only the form data 1110 corresponding to the “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” selected by the user, but also the form data 1110 of the previous and subsequent generations from the form server 102 to the client. This is the number of generations before and after being downloaded to the terminal 103.
In this embodiment, it is assumed that “2” is set in “number of generations 711 before and after initial acquisition”.

A specific example will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a form file database 1200 in which form data 1110 is registered.
When the monthly sales “June 2013” is selected by the user, the corresponding “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” are “A” and “18”, respectively, while the “initial acquisition” acquired in step S402 The number of previous and subsequent generations 711 ”is“ 2 ”. Therefore, since the “generation number 1203” of the form data 1110 to be acquired is “2” before and after “18”, it is specified as “16-20”.

  As a result, in the partial form display processing described later, the previous generation or the subsequent generation partial form data 1120 corresponding to the form being displayed (see FIG. 11, other generation forms are displayed for the location specified in the displayed form). Even when partial data for display) is required, the previous generation or subsequent generation partial form data is downloaded to the form server 102 by downloading the form data 1110 of another generation in advance at the initial display stage. Without requesting 1120, it is possible to quickly display the previous or subsequent generation partial form.

  The “number of generations before and after initial acquisition 711” may be a format in which one number is set for all types of forms as in the embodiment, or “number of generations before and after initial acquisition 711” is individually set for each type of form. It may be settable. In other words, for forms for which comparison between generations is often performed by the user, a large value is set in “number of generations 711 before and after initial acquisition”, so that many generations of form data are stored in the client terminal 103 at the initial display stage. Since 1110 is downloaded, the number of requests for the partial form data 1120 to the form server 102 is reduced when browsing the data of other generations in the partial form display process, and quick browsing becomes possible.

  Note that “number of generations before and after external output 712” in FIG. 7A is a setting value necessary for external output processing, and “swipe movement amount threshold value 713” is a setting necessary for continuous display processing. The value “number of forward / backward movement generations 714” is a setting value necessary for the previous / next generation display process. Details will be described later.

Returning to the description of FIG.
In step S 403, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 transmits “user identification information” to the form server 102 and requests a form list.
In step S <b> 404, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 accepts a form list request transmitted from the client terminal 103.

  In step S <b> 405, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 acquires “user identification information” from the received request, refers to the form information database 214, and allows the user of this “user identification information” to view the form. “Form type ID 1201”, “form type name 1202”, “generation number 1203”, “form name 1204”, and “creation date 1205” are acquired.

In step S <b> 406, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 uses “form type ID 1201”, “form type name 1202”, “generation number 1203”, “form name 1204”, and “creation date 1205” of the acquired form as a form list. To the client terminal 103.
In step S <b> 407, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 receives the form list transmitted from the form server 102.

In step S <b> 408, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 displays the form list screen 1300 on the display unit 210.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a form list screen 1300. As shown in FIG. 9, the form list screen 1300 displays a list of form type names, form names, and creation dates of the forms that can be browsed. When the user touches the form name of a desired form from the list, a form screen 600 (see FIG. 12) displaying the form data 1110 of the corresponding form is displayed.

  In step S409, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 receives the form selected by the user. Here, as an example, assume that monthly sales “June 2013” is selected.

  In step S410, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 displays “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” corresponding to the form selected by the user, and “number of generations before and after initial acquisition 711” acquired in step S402. The “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” of the form acquired from the above are specified and transmitted to the form server 102, and the form data 1110 is requested.

  Specifically, “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” corresponding to the monthly sales “June 2013” as the selected form are “A” and “18”, respectively (see FIG. 8). The “number of generations before and after initial acquisition 711” acquired in step S402 is “2”. Thus, since the “generation number 1203” of the form to be acquired is “2” before and after “18”, it is specified as “16 to 20”.

  In this embodiment, the “generation number 1203” of the form to be acquired is specified by the client terminal 103. However, the “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” are transmitted from the client terminal 103 to the form server 102, and the form server It may be specified at 102. At this time, the “number of generations before and after initial acquisition 711” may be transmitted from the client terminal 103 to the form server 102, or “the number of generations before and after initial acquisition 711” is stored in the form information database 214 of the form server 102, or the like. , You may get.

  In step S <b> 411, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 receives a request for form data 1110 transmitted from the client terminal 103.

  In step S412, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 acquires “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” from the received request, and uses the acquired “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” as search conditions. The form file database 1200 is searched to obtain form data 1110.

  Here, as an example, the form data 1110 having the form type ID 1201 “A” and the generation number 1203 “16-20” is acquired. That is, a total of five generations of form data 1110 from “April 2013” to “August 2013” is acquired. Further, since the 1st generation form data 1110 is composed of 4 files (see paragraph number “0027”) as described above, the 5th generation of form data 1110 acquired here is composed of a total of 4 × 5 = 20 files. become.

In step S 413, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 transmits the acquired form data 1110 to the client terminal 103.
In step S 414, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 receives the form data 1110 transmitted from the form server 102 and stores the received form data 1110 in the external memory 211.

  In step S415, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 includes “form information 1111”, “form text data 1112”, and “form layout definition information” that form the form selected in step S409 from the received form data 1110. 1113 "and" form text arrangement information 1114 "are used to display the form.

  Here, since the “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” of the form selected in step S409 are “A” and “18”, respectively, “form information 1111”, “form text data 1112”, and “form” corresponding thereto. Using the four files “layout definition information 1113” and “form text layout information 1114”, a form (form screen 600 shown in FIG. 12) of monthly sales “June 2013” is displayed. In addition, about the display method of the report | report using these files, description is abbreviate | omitted as what is performed using a known technique (for example, Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2005-190188).

  Note that step S415 constitutes an example of “output means for outputting a predetermined generation of forms” according to the present invention.

In step S416, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 performs partial form display processing. (It will be described later in the description of FIG. 10).
In step S417, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 detects logout of the user, performs logout processing, and ends the form display processing.

  As described above, when the client terminal 103 logs in to the form management system 1, the client terminal 103 reads the definition file 213, receives the form list from the form server 102, requests the desired form data 1110 from the form list, and receives it. The generated form data 1110 is output to the display unit 210. The client terminal 103 executes a partial form display process for the form being displayed, and finally executes a logout process.

  In this embodiment, the definition file 213 (710, 720) is stored in the external memory 211 of the client terminal 103. However, the definition file 213 (710, 720) is stored in the form information database 214 of the form server 102 and a login notification is received from the client terminal 103. Then, the definitions described in these definition files 213 may be transmitted from the form server 102 to the client terminal 103.

<Partial form display processing>
Next, the partial form display process executed by the form server 102 and the client terminal 103 in step S416 in FIG. 6 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the partial form display process. The partial form display process will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the processing described below is performed by the CPU of each device, and the CPU of each device is appropriately described as a control unit.

  In step S501, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 performs a partial display process on the displayed form (in this example, monthly sales “June 2013”) by a user's touch operation. The position information of the selected range (hereinafter referred to as selection range position information 1121 (see FIG. 11A)) is acquired.

A specific example will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing screen transitions in the previous and next generation display processing, which is one pattern of the partial form display processing.
As shown in FIG. 12A, when the form screen 600 of monthly sales “June 2013” is displayed and the leftmost column (selection range 601) of the “company sales total” row is designated, The XY coordinate values of the two diagonal vertices of the selected rectangle, for example, “vertex 1 (100, 500), vertex 2 (200, 700)” are acquired and stored in the external memory 211 as selection range position information 1121. . The method for obtaining the XY coordinate value is omitted because it is performed using a known technique.

  In this embodiment, the range is selected by a user's touch operation. However, a user such as an administrator sets a selection range in advance for each form, and the client terminal 103 acquires the selection range. Also good. This is because it is not necessary for each user to select a range by touch operation by setting the selection range in advance for each form when the item for which transition is desired is determined by the form. Can be increased.

  The step S501 constitutes an example of “range set for the form output by the output unit” and “range selection unit for selecting a range for the form” according to the present invention. .

  In step S502, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 receives a user operation and determines the operation. The operation is determined based on the operation content included in the operation event when the application executing this step receives an operation event including the operation content from the OS according to the operation. The operation event includes a coordinate value (operation start point) at which the operation was performed.

  In addition, by this step S502, the “detection means for detecting the movement operation by the user's touch operation” and “the range selected by the range selection means is specified by the detection means, and the user's touch is performed. An example of “when a movement operation due to an operation is detected” is configured.

When the accepted user operation is a flick in the left-right direction starting from the range selected in step S501, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 performs step S503 (previous generation in FIG. 15). Proceed to (Display processing). If the swipe in the left-right direction, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 proceeds to step S504 (continuous display processing in FIG. 16). If it is an upward flick, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 proceeds to step S505 (external output processing in FIG. 17).
This completes the partial form display process.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating screen transition of the previous and next generation display processing.
As shown in FIG. 12A, a form screen 600 of monthly sales “June 2013” is displayed, and the input of the right flick (user operation 611) starting from the range 601 selected in step S501 is performed. When accepted, the data in the selection range 601 is changed to the data 612 of the previous generation, as shown in FIG. If the user operation 611 is a left flick, the data changes to data after one generation.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating screen transitions in the continuous display process.
As shown in FIG. 13, a form screen 600 for monthly sales “June 2013” is displayed, and when an input of a right swipe (user operation 621) starting from the range 601 selected in step S501 is accepted, Data 623, 625, and 627 after the first generation in the selected range are sequentially arranged and displayed in 622, 624, and 626, and if left swipe, the data before and after the first generation are sequentially arranged and displayed.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating screen transition of the external output process.
As shown in FIG. 14A, a form screen 600 of monthly sales “June 2013” is displayed, and an upward flick (user operation 631) starting from the range 601 selected in step S501 is input. Is received, as shown in FIG. 14B, an external application (spreadsheet software or the like) is started, and data 632 for a predetermined period of the selected range is output.

  In this embodiment, the user operation is “flick” or “swipe”, but this operation method is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

A partial form operation definition file 720 shown in FIG. 7B defines a user operation and a process performed by the operation in the partial form display process.
In this embodiment, “double tap”, “(upper left / right) flick”, “(left / right) swipe”, “pinch in”, “pinch out”, and the like are given as examples of operation methods that can be set. However, it is not limited to these.

<Previous generation display processing>
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the previous and next generation display processing.
With reference to FIG. 12 and FIG. 15, a description will be given of the previous and next generation display processing executed by the form server 102 and the client terminal 103 in step S503 in FIG.

  In step S502 (FIG. 10), the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 determines whether the start point included in the received operation event is included in the range selected in step S501. If it is determined that the start point of the operation is included in this range, and the operation is a flick in the left-right direction, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 starts the previous and next generation display processing.

  In step S <b> 801, when the received user operation is a right flick, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 corresponds to the selection range position information 1121 one generation before the data displayed in the selection range. It is determined whether or not the partial form text data 1122 exists in the external memory 211.

  If the received user operation is a left flick, the partial form text data 1122 corresponding to the selection range position information 1121 and the data one generation after the data displayed in the selection range is stored in the external memory. It is determined whether or not it exists in 211.

  Here, the reason for adding the condition “corresponding to the selection range position information 1121” in addition to the condition of the generation (in this case, one generation before) displayed as the partial form for the partial form text data 1122 to be confirmed will be described. .

  In step S501, the client terminal 103 acquires selection range position information 1121. If the selection range position information 1121 remains unchanged until the user logs out, it is sufficient to check whether or not there is generational partial form text data 1122 to be displayed as a partial form. However, since this selection range position information 1121 can be changed by the user, if the position of the selection range is changed by the user, the selection range position information 1121 even when the partial form text data 1122 of the generation to be displayed exists. Whether or not the partial form text data 1122 corresponding to is present in the external memory 211 is unknown.

  Therefore, not only the condition of the generation to be displayed as the partial form (here, one generation before) but also the condition “corresponding to the selection range position information 1121” is added.

  “One generation before the data displayed in the selection range” means, for example, that the data displayed in the selection range is data of monthly sales “June 2013” and the accepted user operation is a right flick. In this case, the “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” corresponding to the monthly sales “June 2013” are “A” and “18” (see FIG. 8), respectively. The form type ID 1201 and the generation number 1203 indicate the data “A” and “17”, respectively.

  As for “determining whether or not data corresponding to the selection range position information 1121 exists in the external memory 211”, the form data 1110 stored in the external memory 211 in step S 414 and the external memory 211 in step S 806. Partial form data 1120, “form type ID 1201”, “generation number 1203”, and selection range position information 1121 stored in the external memory 211 in step S 501 (the XY coordinate value of the vertex of the rectangle, for example, “vertex 1 (100, 500), vertex 2 (200, 700) "). This determination method is performed using a known technique (for example, JP-A-2005-190188).

If it is determined in step S801 that “exists” (YES in step S801), the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 proceeds to step S807.
If it is determined in step S801 that it did not exist (NO in step S801), in step S802, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 stores the “form type ID 1201” of the form that requires data in the form server 102. "Generation number 1203" and "selection range position information 1121" are transmitted to request partial form data 1120.

  Note that step S802 constitutes an example of “requesting means for requesting the form management server for other generations of form data for the form” according to the present invention.

  In step S <b> 803, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 receives a request for partial form data 1120 transmitted from the client terminal 103.

  Note that, by this step S803 (and step S907 in FIG. 16 to be described later, step S1003 in FIG. 17) according to the present invention, “request accepting means for accepting a request for the form data of another generation requested by the requesting means” "Is configured.

  In step S804, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 acquires “form type ID 1201”, “generation number 1203”, and “selection range position information 1121” from the received request, and acquires the acquired “form type ID 1201” “generation”. The form file database 1200 is searched using the number 1203 "as a search condition, partial form text data 1122 is generated from the corresponding form data 1110, and the partial form data 1120 is acquired.

  In addition, according to this step S804 (and step S908 in FIG. 16, which will be described later, step S1004 in FIG. 17) according to the present invention, “the form data of another generation is acquired in response to the request received by the request receiving unit”. An example of “acquiring means” is configured.

  FIG. 11A shows the data structure of partial form data 1120. As shown in FIG. 11A, the partial form data 1120 includes “selection range position information 1121”, “form information 1111”, “partial form text data 1122”, “form layout definition information 1113”, “form text”. It consists of five files of “placement information 1114”.

  Next, details of a method for acquiring the partial form text data 1122 will be described. Here, as an example, the form type ID 1201 “A”, the generation number 1203 “17”, and the selection range position information 1121 “rectangles with two points of vertex 1 (100, 500) and vertex 2 (200, 700) as diagonals” Suppose that the partial form text data 1122 included in is acquired. That is, the partial form text data 1122 included in the selection range position information 1121 is acquired from the form data 1110 of the monthly sales “May 2013”.

  Specifically, the layout position of the form text is specified with reference to the form text data 1112 and the form text layout information 1114 included in the form data 1110 of the monthly sales “May 2013”. Partial form text data 1122 is acquired according to the arrangement position. Since the text data in the rectangle of the selection range position information 1121 also changes depending on the line pitch, font, etc., the partial form text data 1122 included in the range is acquired using the form layout definition information 1113 as the correction value. To do.

  The method for acquiring the partial form text data 1122 is not limited to this method. For example, from the form data 1110 of the monthly sales “May 2013” to the form of the monthly sales “May 2013”. A method may be used in which an image is created and an image captured by a rectangle represented by the XY coordinate values of the selection range position information 1121 is displayed on the display unit 210 of the client terminal 103 as a partial form image. In this case, the creation of the form image and partial form image of “May 2013” may be performed by the client terminal 103 or the form server 102.

  In step S <b> 805, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 transmits the acquired partial form data 1120 to the client terminal 103.

  Note that, by this step S805 (and step S909 in FIG. 16 described later, step S1005 in FIG. 17) according to the present invention, “the form data of another generation acquired by the acquisition unit is transmitted to the information processing apparatus”. An example of “transmitting means” is configured.

In the above description, the method of acquiring the partial form data 1120 by the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 has been described. However, the partial form data 1120 is acquired by the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103. May be.
In this case, ActiveX is installed in the client terminal 103, and the client terminal 103 determines whether or not the form data 1110 having “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” necessary for the external memory 211 exists. If it exists, the partial form text data 1122 included in the selection range position information 1121 may be generated from the form data 1110 and the partial form data 1120 may be acquired.

  In step S806, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 receives the partial form data 1120 transmitted from the form server 102, and stores the received partial form data 1120 in the external memory 211.

It should be noted that this step S806 (and step S910 in FIG. 16, step S1006 in FIG. 17) is an example of “reception means for receiving the form data of other generations transmitted from the form management server” according to the present invention. Is configured.
Further, the steps S802 to S806 (and steps S906 to 910 in FIG. 16 described later and steps S1002 to 1006 in FIG. 17) according to the present invention “obtain the form data of other generations for the form from the form management server. An example of “acquiring means” is configured.

  In addition, step S501 in FIG. 10 and steps S802 to S806 (and steps S906 to 910 in FIG. 16 to be described later, steps S1002 to 1006 in FIG. 17) according to the present invention are selected by the “range selection means”. According to the range, an example of “searching and acquiring the form data of another generation for the form” is configured.

In step S <b> 807, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 acquires partial form data 1120 from the external memory 211.
In step S808, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 displays the partial form using the acquired partial form data 1120, and ends the process.

  In addition, step S502 in FIG. 10 and steps S807 and S808 (and steps S911 and S914 in FIG. 16 to be described later, S1007 and S1010 in FIG. 17) according to the present invention indicate that “the output means is the detection means. An example of “when the movement operation is detected in“ outputs the form data acquired by the acquisition unit ”is configured.

  Further, by this step S808 (and steps S912 to S914 in FIG. 16 to be described later, S1010 in FIG. 17) according to the present invention, “the output means acquires the form data acquired by the acquisition means in the selected range. An example of “outputting to a predetermined position based on the position of” is configured.

  With reference to FIG. 12B, the display of the partial form will be specifically described. The “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” of the form selected in step S409 are “A” and “18” (monthly sales “June 2013”), respectively, and “selection range position information 1121” corresponding thereto. ”“ Form information 1111 ”,“ partial form text data 1122 ”,“ form layout definition information 1113 ”, and“ form text arrangement information 1114 ”, and the monthly sales“ May 2013 ”within the selection range 601. The partial form 612 is superimposed and displayed.

  At this time, since the generation is different from the other display data due to the superimposition, the generation number 1203 and the generation name of the displayed partial form and the name of the form are displayed on the top and bottom of the partial form in the tag so that the user can identify. Identification information 613 using “form name 1204”, “creation date 1205” and the like is displayed. Specifically, when the form name 1204 = “Monthly sales in September 2013” and the creation date 1205 = “2013/10/01”, the identification information 613 is displayed above and below the partial form in the tag, etc. “September Year” and “2013/10/1” are displayed.

  It should be noted that as to which value of the partial form data 1120 is used as the identification information 613, and in what format and in which position, the application for displaying the form (in conjunction with a dedicated form viewer or browser) The application may be fixed by an application such as ActiveX that operates in this manner, or may be settable by the user in the parameter definition file 710.

  In this embodiment, the partial form is displayed in the selection range 601 selected by the user operation. However, the display position of the partial form is not limited to the selection range 601, for example, to the left of the selection range 601. Alternatively, partial forms may be displayed side by side. Thereby, since the selection range 601 and the partial form are displayed side by side in the horizontal direction, it is easy to grasp the data transition between generations.

  In this embodiment, the client terminal 103 acquires the partial form data 1120 from the form server 102 in order to output the partial form. However, the acquired data may be in the form of the form data 1110. In this case, in step S <b> 802, the client terminal 103 transmits “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” of the form requiring data to the form server 102, and requests the form data 1110.

  The client terminal 103 may create a form image from the obtained form data 1110, and display the partial form image created by trimming the form image on the display unit 210 using the coordinates of the selection range position information 1121. . Moreover, the structure displayed on a pop-up screen may be sufficient.

  Further, in this embodiment, as the partial form, the data one generation before or after the data displayed in the selection range is displayed. However, the data is not limited to “1st generation”. 12th generation) or 3 years (36th generation), data across multiple generations may be displayed. The number of generations of data to be displayed can be set by the user in the “number of forward / backward generations 714” in the parameter definition file 710 (FIG. 7A), or an application for displaying a form It may be fixed by the user, or a user such as an administrator may set in advance for each form, and the client terminal 103 may acquire this value.

  The setting may be a unified setting for all the forms, but if the setting is made for each form, the transition according to the type of form can be viewed. Further, how many generations of data to be displayed may be defined in association with a user operation in the partial form operation definition file 720. For example, if a swipe with one finger is performed, about one generation is displayed as a partial form, about six generations is displayed as a swipe with two fingers, and about 12 generations is displayed as a swipe with three fingers. Thereby, for example, when displaying about one year (12 generations) by a simple operation of the user, that is, it is possible to view the same month sales of the previous year or the next year.

  In this embodiment, the partial form data 1120 is displayed on the display unit 210 in the same way as displaying the form data 1110 in step S415. However, the present invention is not limited to this display method. Alternatively, a partial form may be created from the form data 1120, converted to an image, and the image of the partial form created by trimming the image with the selection range position information 1121 may be displayed on the display unit 210. Moreover, the structure displayed on a pop-up screen may be sufficient.

  As another display method, as shown in steps S912 to S914 (described later) in FIG. 16, a sticky note may be displayed, and the partial form data 1120 and the identification information 613 may be displayed in the sticky note. .

  As described above, in the previous and next generation display processing, the client terminal 103 is displaying a right-hand (leftward) flick starting from the selection range 601 selected in step S501 in the displayed form. The partial (former) generation data 1120 corresponding to the selection range position information 1121 of the selection range 601 of the form is acquired from the form server 102, and the acquired data is output on the displayed form.

  According to the previous / next generation display processing, it is possible to provide a mechanism that allows the data in the previous / next generation form to be browsed with a simple operation. In addition, it is possible to provide a mechanism for displaying data transitions in previous and next generations in a layout that is easy for the user to recognize.

<Continuous display processing>
FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the continuous display process.
The continuous generation display process executed by the form server 102 and the client terminal 103 in step S504 in FIG. 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In step S502 (FIG. 10), the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 determines whether the start point included in the received operation event is included in the range selected in step S501. When it is determined that the start point of the operation is included in this range and the operation is a swipe in the left-right direction, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 starts a continuous display process.

  In step S901, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 acquires the start position (for example, coordinates) of the user's swipe operation. It is assumed that the position by the swipe operation is notified to the application in the form of being sequentially included in the operation event from the OS according to the user operation. The movement amount of the operation is determined according to the transition of the position included in the operation events notified sequentially. The determination of the movement amount may be a form in which the movement amount is received from the OS if it can be determined on the OS side.

In step S902, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 sets the initial value of the variable N used in the determination of the swipe movement amount (step S903) to 1.
In step S903, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 acquires the swipe movement amount. The “swipe movement amount threshold value 713” of the parameter definition file 710 (FIG. 7A) acquired at the time of login to the form system (step S402 in FIG. 6) is acquired from the RAM 202, and the acquired swipe movement amount ≧ “swipe movement”. It is determined whether or not the quantity threshold value 713 ”× N is true. Note that the swipe movement amount is acquired based on coordinate values obtained from the OS in response to a touch operation.

  Specifically, when “swipe movement amount threshold value 713” = 150 pixels and N = 1, “swipe movement amount” is compared with “150 pixels × 1”. Similarly, when N = 2, the “swipe movement amount” is compared with “150 pixels × 2” (= 300 pixels).

If swipe movement amount ≧ swipe movement amount threshold value 713 × N (YES in step S903), the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 proceeds to step S905.
If swipe movement amount <swipe movement amount threshold value 713 × N (NO in step S903), the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 proceeds to step S904.

  Note that step S903 constitutes an example of the “movement amount specifying means for specifying the movement amount of the moving operation” according to the present invention.

In step S904, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 determines whether or not the user's swipe operation has ended.
When the swipe operation is completed (YES in step S904), the continuous display process is completed.
If the swipe operation still continues (NO in step S904), the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 returns to step S903.

  In step S905, when the user's operation is a left swipe, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 corresponds to “selection range position information 1121” and is N generations before the form displayed on the display unit 210. It is determined whether the partial form data 1120 exists in the external memory 211. If the user's operation is a right swipe, it corresponds to “selection range position information 1121” and whether or not partial form data 1120 N generations after the form displayed on the display unit 210 exists in the external memory 211. judge.

  Specifically, the “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” corresponding to the forms displayed on the display unit 210 (monthly sales “June 2013” in the example of FIG. 13) are “A”, “ 18 ”(see FIG. 8), and when the user's operation is a right swipe and N = 3,“ form type ID 1201 ”and“ generation number 1203 ”correspond to“ A ”corresponding to“ selection range position information 1121 ”. It is determined whether the partial form data 1120 of “21” exists in the external memory 211.

If it exists (YES in step S905), the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 proceeds to step S911.
If it does not exist (NO in step S905), in step S906, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 displays “form type ID 1201” “generation number 1203” “ "Selection range position information 1121" is transmitted to request partial form data 1120.

In step S <b> 907, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 receives a request for partial form data 1120 transmitted from the client terminal 103.
In step S908, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 acquires “form type ID 1201”, “generation number 1203”, and “selection range position information 1121” from the received request, and acquires the acquired “form type ID 1201” “generation”. The form file database 1200 is searched using the number 1203 "as a search condition, partial form text data 1122 is generated from the corresponding form data 1110, and the partial form data 1120 is acquired.

  Specifically, “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” corresponding to the form (monthly sales “June 2013”) displayed on the display unit 210 are “A” and “18” ( When the user's operation is a right swipe and N = 3, “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” are “A” and “21”, respectively, that is, monthly sales “September 2013” Of the form data 1110 (see FIG. 8), the partial form data 1120 is acquired using the data corresponding to the “selected range position information 1121” as the partial form text data 1122.

  In step S910, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 does not receive the partial form data 1120 from the form server 102, and the form data 1110 and the selection range position stored in the external memory 211 of the client terminal 103. The partial form data 1120 may be acquired based on the information 1121.

In step S <b> 909, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 transmits the acquired partial form data 1120 to the client terminal 103.
In step S <b> 910, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 receives the partial form data 1120 transmitted from the form server 102 and stores the received partial form data 1120 in the external memory 211.

In step S <b> 911, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 acquires partial form data 1120 from the external memory 211.
In step S912, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 displays a tag 626 (see FIG. 13) for outputting the partial form data 1120 on the display unit 210.

  Specifically, a sticky note having the same width as the width of the selection range is displayed at a position moved from the selection range selected by the user by a distance of the same length as the width of the selection range in the swipe direction. The display position and size of the sticky note may be fixed by an application for displaying a form, or set in the parameter definition file 710 to a value according to the swipe movement amount or N. It is good. As a result, since the selection range and the sticky note are displayed side by side in the horizontal direction, it is easy to grasp the data transition between generations.

  Note that this step S912 (and FIG. 13) constitutes an example of “the output means outputs the sticky notes side by side according to the movement amount specified by the movement amount specification means” according to the present invention. .

  In step S913, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 displays “generation number 1203” “form name” above and below the partial form 627 in the tag 626 so that the user can identify the generation of the partial form data 1120 to be displayed. The identification information 628 using “1204” “creation date 1205” or the like is displayed.

  Specifically, when the form name 1204 = “Monthly sales in September 2013” and the creation date 1205 = “2013/10/01”, the partial form in the tag 626 as the identification information 628 as shown in FIG. “September 2013” or “2013/10/1” is displayed above and below 627. Note that what value of partial form data is used as the identification information 628, and in what format and in which position, it may be fixed by an application for displaying the form, The parameter definition file 710 may be settable by the user.

In step S <b> 914, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 displays the partial form 627 in the tag 626 using the acquired partial form data 1120.
It should be noted that the processing order of steps S913 and S914 is not limited, and either may be performed first.

In step S915, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 increments the value of the variable N by 1, and returns to step S903.
Note that the process in step S915 may be performed any time after step S905.

In addition, according to the loop from step S914 and steps S903 to 915, according to the present invention, “the output means sequentially outputs the form data of other generations according to the movement amount specified by the movement amount specification means. An example of “to do” is configured.
In addition, steps S912 to S914 constitute an example of “the output means outputs a sticky note to the form and displays the form data acquired by the acquiring means on the sticky note”. .
Further, this step S constitutes an example of “” according to the present invention.

  As a result, when the user continues the swipe operation and exceeds the predetermined movement amount, the partial form data 1120 is displayed side by side each time, and the data in the generations of the generations can be easily changed. The transition can be viewed. Further, since the identification information 628 is displayed in accordance with the partial form 627, it is easy to grasp the transition of data because it is possible to know at a glance which form data each partial form is.

  In this embodiment, as the partial form, data before or after the N generations (N = 1, 2, 3,...) Of the data displayed in the selection range 601 is displayed. The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, data across multiple generations may be sequentially displayed, such as the “12 * N” generation and the “36 * N” generation. The number of generations of data to be displayed may be fixed by an application for displaying a form, or may be set by the user for each form in the parameter definition file 710, or an administrator Or the like may be set in advance for each form, and the client terminal 103 may acquire this value. Thus, for example, when displaying sequentially as 1 year (12 generations), 2 years (24 generations), 3 years (36 generations), etc., by the user's operation, Can be viewed with a simple operation.

  As described above, in the continuous display process, the client terminal 103 performs the swipe movement amount when a swipe in the right direction (left direction) starting from the selection range 601 selected in step S501 is input in the displayed form. To get. The generation corresponding to the swipe movement amount, the partial form data 1120 corresponding to the selection range position information 1121 of the selection range 601 of the displayed form is acquired from the form server 102, and the data acquired in the sticky note is generated for each generation. Arrange and output sequentially on the displayed form.

  According to the continuous display processing, it is possible to provide a mechanism that allows data in other generations to be browsed with a simple operation. In addition, it is possible to provide a mechanism for displaying data transitions in a plurality of generations in a layout that is easy for the user to recognize.

  In addition, by adding identification information to the output partial form and outputting it, the user can identify the generation of the partial form and the form name, so that the understanding of data transition can be promoted.

<External output processing>
FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the external output process.
The external output process executed by the form server 102 and the client terminal 103 in step S505 in FIG. 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In step S502 (FIG. 10), the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 determines whether the start point included in the received operation event is included in the range selected in step S501. When it is determined that the start point of the operation is included in this range and the operation is an upward flick, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 starts an external output process.

In step S <b> 1001, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 has M forms before and after the form displayed on the display unit 210, and the partial form text data 1122 corresponding to the selection range position information 1121 is stored. It is determined whether it exists in the external memory 211.
Here, M is “the number of generations before and after external output 712” (see FIG. 7) acquired at the time of login to the form system (step S402 in FIG. 6) and stored in the RAM 202.

  Specifically, “form type ID 1201” and “generation number 1203” corresponding to the forms displayed on the display unit 210 (in the example of FIG. 14, monthly sales “June 2013”) are “A”, “ 18 ”and“ number of generations before and after external output 712 ”= 5, corresponding to“ selected range position information 1121 ”,“ form type ID 1201 ”and“ generation number 1203 ”are“ A ”,“ 13 to 23 ”, respectively. It is determined whether the partial form text data 1122 exists in the external memory 211.

If it exists (YES in step S1001), the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 proceeds to step S1007.
If it does not exist (NO in step S1001), in step S1002, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 displays “form type ID 1201” “generation number 1203” “ "Selection range position information 1121" is transmitted, and a partial form data list 1130 (see FIG. 11B) is requested.

  For example, among the 11 generations whose “generation number 1203” is “13 to 23”, five generations of data “16 to 20” exist in the external memory 211 and “13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23”. If there are no 6 generations of data in the external memory 211, the “generation number 1203” to be transmitted to the form server 102 is “13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23”.

In step S <b> 1003, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 receives a request for the partial form data list 1130 transmitted from the client terminal 103.
In step S1004, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 acquires “form type ID 1201”, “generation number 1203”, and “selection range position information 1121” from the received request, and acquires the acquired “form type ID 1201” “generation”. The form file database 1200 is searched using the number 1203 as a search condition, the partial form text data 1122 is obtained from the corresponding form data 1110, and the partial form data list 1130 is created.

  Here, the partial form data list 1130 will be described with reference to FIG. The partial form data list 1130 is a hash table in which the key is “generation number 1203” and the value is “partial form text data 1122”, as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the partial form data list 1130 is a hash table, but is merely an example of a data type, and does not limit the data type.

In step S <b> 1005, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the form server 102 transmits the acquired partial form data list 1130 to the client terminal 103.
In step S <b> 1006, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 receives the partial form data list 1130 transmitted from the form server 102 and stores the received partial form data list 1130 in the external memory 211.

In step S <b> 1007, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 acquires the partial form data list 1130 from the external memory 211.
In step S1008, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 formats the acquired partial form data list 1130 into a data format to be passed to an external application such as spreadsheet software.

  Note that the external application to be opened may be fixed by the application for displaying the form, or even if the user can set the parameter definition file 710, the external application is displayed to the user at the time of display. It may be selected. Thus, when an external application to be output is determined, the data is formatted into a data format suitable for the external application. For example, it is shaped into data such as CSV format or XML format.

  In step S1009, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 activates the external application, and passes the partial form data list 1130 shaped in step S1008 to the external application. The formatted partial form data list 1130 may be passed as an argument when starting the external application, or may be stored once in the external memory 211 and passed to the external application.

  In step S1010, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 displays the partial form data list 1130 on the activated external application, and ends the process.

  Note that steps S1008 to S1010 constitute an example of “the output means outputs the form data acquired by the acquisition means to a file of a predetermined file format for display by an external application” according to the present invention. ing.

  FIG. 14B shows a screen in which the partial form data list 632 is arranged on the form screen 600. Since the data corresponding to the generation is displayed in a list, the user's understanding of data transition can be promoted.

  In this embodiment, the external application is an application that operates on the client terminal 103. However, the partial form data list 1130 is transmitted to another information processing apparatus, and the other information processing apparatus uses the partial form data list 1130. It is good. In this case, in step S1005, the partial form data list 1130 may be transmitted from the form server 102 to another information processing apparatus without transmitting the partial form data list 1130 to the client terminal 103. It may be stored in the external memory 211, and the partial form data list 1130 may be returned in response to a request from another information processing apparatus.

  As a result, the partial form data list 1130 can be output to or used by an external application or another information processing apparatus, so that data of multiple generations of forms can be transferred with a simple operation. It becomes possible.

  In step S1006, the control unit (CPU) 201 of the client terminal 103 does not receive the partial form data list 1130 from the form server 102, and selects the form data 1110 and the selection range stored in the external memory 211 of the client terminal 103. Based on the position information 1121, the partial form data list 1130 may be generated and acquired.

  As described above, in the continuous output process, the client terminal 103 selects the displayed form selection range when the upward flick starting from the selection range 601 selected in step S501 is input. A partial form data list 1130 corresponding to the selection range position information 1121 601 is acquired from the form server 102, and the acquired data is formatted into a predetermined file format and output to an external application.

  According to the continuous output process, it is possible to provide a mechanism that allows data in other generations to be browsed with a simple operation. In addition, it is possible to provide a mechanism for displaying data transitions in a plurality of generations in a layout that is easy for the user to recognize.

  In addition, by creating a mechanism that allows the user to set the desired number of generations of data to be displayed, the user can view the transition of data within the range specified by the user for only the generation desired by the user. As a result, it becomes possible to quickly grasp the transition of data, and the decision making accompanying it can be made more quickly and accurately.

As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by executing the reading.
In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk, solid state drive, or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS or the like running on the computer based on an instruction of the program performs a part of the actual processing. Or, it goes without saying that the case where the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized by performing all of the above processing is also included.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

The form of the program may be in the form of object code, program code executed by an interpreter, script data supplied to the OS, and the like.
Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

  The preferred embodiments of the form management system 1 and the like according to the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

1 ... Form management system 101 ... Host computer 102 ... Form server 103 ... Client terminal 1110 ... Form data 1120 ... .. Partial form data 1130 ... Partial form data list 1200 ... Form file database

Claims (10)

An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a storage device that stores a plurality of grouped data,
Output means for outputting a first image generated using the first data acquired from the storage device ;
With
The output means includes
A position based on a predetermined range of the first image, the information processing apparatus and outputting a portion of the second image that can be generated using the second data to be the first data and the grouping . The part of the second image is an image generated using a part of the second data.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The output means includes
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that outputs identification information identifying the second data in the vicinity of a portion of the output the second image. A move operation accepting means for accepting a move operation by a user;
A moving amount specifying means for specifying a moving amount by the moving operation received by the moving operation receiving means;
The output means includes
A part of an image that can be generated using data specified based on the movement amount specified by the movement amount specifying means among the data grouped with the first data is output. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A range selection receiving unit for receiving a range selection by the user for the first image output by the output unit ;
The output means includes
The part corresponding to the selected range of the second image is output to a position based on the range selected by the range selection receiving unit. Information processing device. The output means includes
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second data is output to a file having a predetermined file format so that the second data is displayed by an external application. An information processing system including a management device that manages a plurality of grouped data and an information processing device that can communicate with the management device,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Output means for outputting a first image generated using the first data acquired from the management device;
And request means for requesting the second data to be pre-Symbol first data and the grouping to the management device,
Receiving means for receiving said second data transmitted from the management device,
With
The output means includes
A position based on a predetermined range before Symbol first image, and outputs part of the second image that can be generated using the second data received by said receiving means,
The management device
A request receiving means for receiving the request of the second data requested by said request means,
An acquisition unit in response to a request the accepted by the request acceptance means to acquire the second data,
The information processing system comprising: a transmitting means for transmitting the second data acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus. An information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a storage device that stores a plurality of grouped data,
An output step of outputting a first image generated using the first data acquired from the storage device ;
Including
The output step includes
Information processing method and outputting a portion of said at positions based on a predetermined range of the first image, the first data and the grouping is the second image that can be generated using the second data . An information processing method performed in an information processing system including a management device that manages a plurality of grouped data and an information processing device that can communicate with the management device,
The information processing apparatus includes:
An output step of outputting a first image generated using the first data acquired from the management device;
A requesting step of requesting the management device for second data to be grouped with the first data;
A receiving step of receiving the second data transmitted from the management device;
Including
The output step includes
Outputting a part of the second image that can be generated using the second data received in the reception step at a position based on a predetermined range of the first image;
The management device
A request accepting step for accepting a request for the second data requested in the requesting step;
An acquisition step of acquiring the second data in response to the request received in the request reception step;
A transmitting step of transmitting the second data acquired in the acquiring step to the information processing apparatus;
An information processing method comprising: A program for causing a computer to function as the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 .

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