JPH0795308A - Transmission method for document by terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the transmission method in which restriction by an equipment model is not affected in the transmission method sending a generated document such as an instruction manual, a specification sheet and an operation manual by the terminal equipment. CONSTITUTION:Input document data 1 are discriminated for each equipment model by a discrimination section 2, a character part is extracted by character extract sections 6, 8 and image information is extracted by image information extract sections 7, 9, and each step of providing position model information by a common section II.11 to the character part and of band-compressing the image information by a common section I.10 is provided in the terminal equipment. Then the character part and the image information formed in a common format are sent through a transmission line 12 and received by a synthesis decoding section 13 for synthesis/decoding, from which the character part and the image information are received by each reception terminal equipment 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

[Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a transmission method for transmitting, by a terminal device, a document for creating a document such as an instruction manual, specifications, and a manual of an electronic measuring device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic measuring instruments, such as semiconductor IC testers, are becoming highly functional and multifunctional, and are becoming large in size. Along with that, the amount of documents provided to users must be increased. or,
On the other hand, there are many models, and in order to support each model, manuscript writers for creating documents have a wide variety of models and functions, and a large number of people are involved. Therefore, the gathering work in the department that edits and publishes a document involves various difficulties while there is a time constraint.
As a matter of fact, since the department that edits / prints and publishes and the office to which each writer belongs are in remote places from each other and the current document is directly input to the terminal, It was an urgent task to improve the level of document transmission method using various communication lines by terminals.

In the prior art, a terminal (for example, a word processor) is used for technical documents such as instruction manuals, specifications or manuals of electronic measuring instruments, texts such as manuals, charts, and graphics. When a document is transmitted using a communication line, it is required that the model of the terminal device on the receiving side is the same model of the same manufacturer as the transmitting side. Of course, some heterogeneous models can be sent and received by using a means such as word processor conversion software, but it is not possible to convert the charts and graphics that are often found in technical documents, or even if it is possible, it is fully functional. It did not exist in the one satisfying.

The task of editing a document is not merely to collect completed sentences and figures and collect them into one document, but to unify technical terms and expressions.
Since there is literal editing work such as checking contents and proofreading, it is generally a document transmission at the manuscript stage. Therefore, it is essential that the contents input to the terminal used at the stage of preparing the manuscript can be utilized as they are by using the terminal even when editing. In reality, each model of each company is used, but in the conventional technology, there is a problem that the so-called incompatibility between terminal models is thick and it is extremely inconvenient for users. Was.

[0005]

Therefore, in the present invention, in a transmission method for transmitting a document for a document by utilizing various communication lines by using a terminal device such as a word processor or a personal computer, what kind of manufacturer, The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method in which even terminal devices of different models can mutually transmit, and the user side is not restricted by the manufacturer and model.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the transmission method of the present invention has a system configuration as shown in the block diagram of FIG. In the conventional system, as shown in FIG. 2, except for some exceptions, only the same model can communicate with each other. The data of the input document by each model is
When it is input to the transmission path, it first determines what the model is. (Discrimination unit 2) Then, the character portion is extracted from the input document data in the next step by the processing corresponding to each model. (# A-1 ・ 6, # B-1 ・
8), the data portion is sent to the next step, and position information (coordinates for each page) and type information (double angle etc.) are added. (Common II / 11)

On the other hand, the remaining portion of the input document data from which the character portion has been extracted is another next step (#A
-2.7, # B-2.9) and is extracted as image information. At that time, the part from which the character is extracted is filled in as a "blank". Then, this image information portion is sent to the next step for band compression. (Common I ・ 10)

The two pieces of information, that is, the character portion and the image portion, which have undergone the above steps, are transmitted to the receiving side by the transmission line 12 utilizing various communication lines or the like. The receiving side receives the two pieces of information of the character portion and the image portion, and the synthesizing / restoring unit 13 first synthesizes and restores the two pieces of information. Then, on the receiving side, the information can be received by each receiving terminal device 14 and the next information processing work (for example, work for editing) can be started.

[0009]

[Function] The format of the position information (coordinates for each page) and type information (double-width, etc.) to be given to the extracted character portion, and the format of the band compression format are released from the restrictions of each model and newly made common. Since it is assumed that
It is not restricted by any model on the receiving side. In addition, since the image information including the "blank" part of the extracted character part is band-compressed, no extra transmission time is required.

[0010]

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. (1) Input document data 1 created by various terminals
However, when they are transmitted one after another, the discrimination unit step 2 discriminates each model 3, 4 and 5, and proceeds to the next step for each model to extract the character portion 6 and 8.
Next, the extracted character parts are all common parts II and
It is sent to 11, and position information (coordinates for each page) and type information (double angle, etc.) are added. (2) On the other hand, the remaining part of the input document data 1 from which the character part is extracted is also sent to the next steps 7 and 9,
Collect as image information. Next, all of this image information is sent to the next step, and band compression is performed by the common I · 10.

(3) Next, position / type information (common II) 1
The image information 1 and the band-compressed (common I) 10 image information are sent to the receiving side by a transmission line 12 using a communication line or the like. On the receiving side, the document data information composed of two formats, that is, the character portion to which the position / type information is added and the band-compressed image portion, is combined / composed.
The restoring unit 13 receives the data, and performs synthesis and restoration. Then, on the receiving side, each of the receiving terminal devices 14 receives the combined and restored document data information. (4) In the discriminating unit step 2, even if the number of models reaches C / 5 or later, transmission / reception is performed through similar steps.

[0012]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects.

(1) The input document data information that is input is discriminated in correspondence with each model, and the input document data information is divided into a character part and an image part without being distinguished by the model. The format for adding position / type information and band compression for these two parts has been made common, so there is no restriction on the model of the receiving terminal. I have come to live. (2) Since there are no restrictions even between different models, it is easy for a terminal to send and receive huge amount of document data such as a document, and also to a remote group and a large number of people. Not only is it possible to collect document data information quickly, but the efficiency of editing work based on received information has dramatically improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining that a conventional method of transmitting document data information can be performed only between the same models.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input document data 2 Discrimination unit 3 Model A 4 Model B 5 Model C 6 # A-1 7 # A-2 8 # B-1 9 # B-2 10 Common I 11 Common II 12 Transmission line 13 Synthesis / restoration unit 14 Receiving terminal 15, 16 Word processor A 17, 18 Word processor B

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A method of transmitting a document document by a terminal device, wherein character portions of input document data information (1) input from terminal devices of different models are extracted (6, 8) and position / type information is added. A means for performing (11) in a predetermined format, and a means for performing the band compression (10) in a predetermined format by extracting (7, 9) the remaining part after extracting the character part (6, 8) as image information. Is provided, a transmission line (12) such as a communication line is provided, and a combining / restoring unit (13) for combining / restoring is provided and is received by the receiving terminal device (14). Document Document transmission method by terminal device.