JPH0488464A - Routine format document transmission and reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the transmission time and to easily handle an alteration of a document format, etc., by mixing routine format data read out of a routine format storage means and character data in received document data and generating document data. CONSTITUTION:The specific routine format data are registered and stored in a storage device 3 of each terminal 1 previously and when a document data transmitting means 8 sends a routine format document, only character data are separated from the routine format document and sent as sent document data to the other terminal 1 together with an added identifier indicating the kind of the routine format. The sent document data are received by the document data receiving means of the other terminal 1 and the routine format data corresponding to the added identifier are read out of a storage device 3 and mixed with character data in the received document data to generate the document data which includes the format. Consequently, the transmission time of the routine format document is shortened and the alteration of the routine format can easily be handled.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] This invention is a method for sending and receiving fixed-format documents, in which characters are written in a fixed-format format consisting of ruled lines, etc., as encoded data between multiple terminals such as personal computers. This relates to a format document transmission/reception method.

[Prior Art] In order to transmit a standard format document in which characters are written in a standard format consisting of ruled lines, etc. between terminals such as personal computers, conventionally, both the characters and format components such as ruled lines are converted into digital code data. The commonly used method was to convert the data into 1 and then transmit the data in the order in which they were arranged. However, if such a document includes a table composed of ruled lines, etc., it will take a long time to send. For this reason, there is a method in which the sending and receiving sides are provided with paper on which a standardized format is printed, the sending side only transmits the character data input on the paper, and the receiving side outputs the characters sent to the paper. was.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in the conventional standard format document transmission/reception system, characters and formats are both converted into code data before being sent and received, or the sending and receiving sides are provided with standard format paper and only character data is sent and received. A method of sending and receiving documents has been used, but the former method takes time to send, and the latter method requires discarding the previously prepared paper and printing a new one when changing the format, which is costly. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a standard format document transmission/reception system that can shorten transmission time and can easily accommodate changes in document format, etc.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The fixed format document transmission/reception method according to the present invention includes a fixed format storage means for registering and storing predetermined fixed format data in each terminal in advance, and a fixed format storage means for registering and storing predetermined fixed format data in each terminal. Formatting character separation means for separating data and character data; transmission document data processing means for assigning an identifier indicating the type of standard format to the character data separated by this means; A document data transmitting means for transmitting document data to a terminal, a document data receiving means for receiving transmitted document data from another terminal, and determining the above-mentioned identifier in the received document data by this means, and converting the standard format data according to the above-mentioned standard format into the above-mentioned standard format. A fixed format extracting means for extracting the fixed format data from the format storage means, and a received document data processing means for mixing the fixed format data extracted by this means with the character data in the received document data to create formatted document data. be.

[Function] The standard format document transmission/reception method in this invention is as follows:
Predetermined standard format data is registered and stored in advance in the storage device of each terminal, and when a standard format document is sent, only character data is separated and extracted from the standard format document, and an identifier indicating the type of standard format, etc. is attached and sent to another terminal as transmission document data. This transmitted document data is received by another terminal, the fixed format data corresponding to the identifier attached to it is retrieved from the storage device, this fixed format data and the character data in the received document data are mixed, Formatted document data is created.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure is an overall configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of its operation. In Fig. 1, (1) is a terminal (actually there are multiple terminals connected by a communication path, at least one pair of terminals on the sending side and one on the receiving side, but only one terminal is shown as a representative), (2 ) is a document management server such as a host computer having a communication path between each terminal (1), (3) is a standard format storage means for storing predetermined standard format data, (4) is a document input means such as a keyboard, ( 5
) is normal transmission high-speed transmission discrimination means for determining whether normal transmission transmits all encoded data of the input document or high-speed transmission transmits formatted document data, and (6) determines that this means (5) is high-speed transmission. A format character separation means (7) separates the standard format document inputted by the document input means (1) into format data and character data when Transmission document data processing means for assigning an identifier indicating the type, etc. (8) is a document data transmission means for transmitting the unformatted document data processed by this means (7) to another terminal, (9) is another terminal document data receiving means for receiving transmitted document data from (
10) Is the document data received by means (9) normally received document data having all encoded data?

A normal reception high-speed reception determining means (11) for determining whether document data is high-speed reception that is unformatted document data determines the above-mentioned identifier in the received document data when the means (10) determines that the document data is high-speed reception. , a fixed format extraction means for extracting fixed format data corresponding to the fixed format data from the fixed format storage means (3), and (12) mixes the fixed format data extracted by this means (11) with the character data in the received document data. , received document data processing means for creating formatted document data;
(13) is a document output means for displaying or printing a formatted document using the formatted document data created by this means (12), and (14) is a new or updated format from the document management server (2). Standard format registration means (15) receives format data and registers it in standard format storage means (3); (15) is a document management server (
(2) is a standard format management means for creating and updating various standard formats; (16) is a standard format transmitting means for transmitting the standard format data created or updated by this means (15) to each terminal (1); It is.

In FIG. 2, (20) is a formatted document to be input or output, (21) is a formatted document consisting of each character (22), (23) is a fixed format,
(24) is an identifier etc. (
25) (26) Send/receive documents with (27) added, (
25) is an identifier indicating the type of the fixed format (23), (26) and (27) are codes added to the beginning of each character (22) or character string indicating the storage position in the fixed format (23), The upper part of the figure shows the movement of the document at the sending terminal, and the lower part shows the movement of the document at the receiving terminal.

Next, the operation will be explained. Each terminal (1) receives a standard format management means (15) from the document management server (2).
Various standard formats created or updated by
The encoded data (fixed format data) of 3) is transmitted by the fixed format transmission means (16), the sent fixed format data is received by the fixed format registration means (14), and is stored in the fixed format storage means (3). It has been registered as a new standard format, or one of the standard formats has been updated and registered. Then, at the terminal (1), the operator inputs a document to be sent to another terminal into the document input means (1),
Here, it is converted into code data. Regardless of whether the inputted document is a formatted document (20), the operator has given an instruction in the document input means (1) to send it normally even if it is a formatted document (20). , is determined by the normal transmission high-speed transmission determination means (5). If it is a formatted document (20) and there is no instruction to send it normally.

The coded data of the inputted formatted document (20) is separated into formatted data by the formatted character separation means (6), and is converted into an unformatted document (22).
The encoded data (character data) is sent to the sending document data processing means (7), where it is sent to the fixed format storage means (7).
3) Identifier of the standard format registered in advance (
25) is added at the beginning of the document, and at the beginning of each character (22) and character string, a code (26) (27) indicating the storage position of the character or character string in the fixed format is added. Code data (transmission document data) of the transmission document (24) to which the identifiers (25), (26), and (27) are added is transmitted via the communication path by the document data transmission means (8). If the document input by the document manual means (1) is not in a fixed format, or if the operator instructs normal transmission.

The input document data is directly transmitted as is from the normal transmission high-speed transmission determination means (5) via the document data transmission means (8).

The transmitted document data transmitted from another terminal is received by the document data receiving means (9), and the received document data is determined by the normal reception high speed reception determining means (10), and the document data of normal reception having all encoded data is determined.

It is determined whether the document data is high-speed reception document data that is unformatted document data, and when it is determined that the document data is high-speed reception document data, the identifier (25) in the received document data is determined by the fixed format extraction means (11). , the code data (fixed format data) of the fixed format (23) corresponding thereto is stored in the fixed format storage means (
3), this fixed format data and the character data in the received document data are mixed in the received document data processing means (12), and each character and character string is processed by the code (26) (27) attached to it. The document is stored in a specified position in a fixed format, formatted document data is created and outputted to document output means (13), and the formatted document (20) is printed by a printer or displayed on a display. If the received document data is normally received document data, the document output means (
13) and is printed or displayed.

In the above embodiment, the management of new registrations and updates of standard formats is performed by the document management server, but each terminal retains a storage medium such as a floppy disk as a standard format storage means (3), and each terminal stores these information. The storage medium may be updated periodically or at the time of new registration or update of a fixed format.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the fixed format storage means registers and stores predetermined fixed format data in each terminal in advance, and the format data and character data are stored in each terminal in response to a request to send a fixed format document. Format character separation means to separate.

Transmission document data processing means for adding an identifier indicating the type of standard format to the character data separated by this means; document data transmission means for transmitting the formatted document data processed by this means to another terminal;
document data receiving means for receiving transmitted document data from another terminal; fixed format extracting means for determining the identifier in the document data received by this means and extracting fixed format data corresponding to the identifier from the fixed format storage means; Since it is equipped with a received document data processing means that mixes the standard format data extracted by this means with the character data in the received document data to create formatted document data, the time required to send standard format documents is significantly reduced. This has the effect of providing a standard format document transmission/reception system that can reduce communication costs and easily and inexpensively respond to changes in standard formats.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of its operation. In the figure, (1) is a terminal, (2) is a document management server,
(3) is a standard format storage means, (4) is a document input means such as a keyboard, (6) is a format character separation means, (7) is a transmission document data processing means, (8) is a document data transmission means, (9) ) is document data receiving means, (11)
(12) is received document data processing means + (25) is an identifier. 7 Shiya

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a fixed format document transmission/reception method in which a fixed format document in which characters are written in a fixed format composed of ruled lines, etc. is sent and received as code data between multiple terminals, predetermined fixed format data is registered and stored in each terminal in advance. a fixed format storage means for separating format data and character data in response to a request for transmission of a fixed format document; a format character separation means for separating format data and character data in response to a request for transmission of a fixed format document; a data processing means; a document data transmitting means for transmitting unformatted document data processed by this means to another terminal; a document data receiving means for receiving transmitted document data from another terminal; A fixed format extracting means for discriminating the above identifier and extracting fixed format data corresponding to the identifier from the fixed format storage means; mixing the fixed format data extracted by this means with character data in the received document data, 1. A standard format document transmission/reception method, comprising a received document data processing means for creating document data.