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Patent US8190563 - Document management apparatus, document management method, and computer ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA document management apparatus is disclosed. Document storing instruction information is acquired to instruct to store a second document information including a second information element, which is generated by copying a first information element included in a first document information. The second...http://www.google.com/patents/US8190563?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8190563 - Document management apparatus, document management method, and computer-readable encoding medium recorded with a computer programAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8190563 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/426,413Publication dateMay 29, 2012Priority dateApr 24, 2008Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20090271452Publication number12426413, 426413, US 8190563 B2, US 8190563B2, US-B2-8190563, US8190563 B2, US8190563B2InventorsMasaki Tasaka, Seiji Takahashi, Hiroshi Ota, Yuichiro SakutaOriginal AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (5), Classifications (6), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDocument management apparatus, document management method, and computer-readable encoding medium recorded with a computer program
US 8190563 B2Abstract
A document management apparatus is disclosed. Document storing instruction information is acquired to instruct to store a second document information including a second information element, which is generated by copying a first information element included in a first document information. The second information element included in the second document information is acquired based on the acquired document storing instruction information. Then, it is instructed to store the second information element. Next, copy originator information concerning the first information element, which is included in the document storing instruction information and is a copy originator of the second information element, is acquired. Then, it is instructed to store association information for associating the second information element with the first information element based on the acquired copy originator information.
In the following, an embodiment of the present invention to will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the embodiment, a document management system 1000 will be described as an example in which an electronic document (hereinafter, simply called “document”) is stored through a network, and can be referred to or copied by retrieving from a plurality of documents being stored.
The document ID illustrated in FIG. 9 is used to specify a document being a copy destination of an image. The document ID is the information described with reference to FIG. 4, that is, information corresponding to the document ID stored in the management information storing part 120 of the document management apparatus 1. In the embodiment, since the document B is the copy destination, the document ID is “B”. The page is information indicating a page number to display an image being a copy subject in the document of the copy destination. In the embodiment, since the image is copied to the page 2 of the document B, the page indicates “2”. The display area is information indicating a display area to display the image being the copy subject in a page of the document of the copy destination. The information of the document ID, the page, and the display area illustrated in FIG. 9 is used as information element specifying information to specify partial images being the information elements in the embodiment.
The copy originator image information is information indicating the image of the copy originator when the partial image is copied. In the embodiment, since the image A-1-2 is copied, the copy originator image is indicated by “A-1-2”. The copy type is information indicating a copy situation when the partial image is copied. In the embodiment, since the image A-1-2 is reduced and copied, the copy type indicates “COPY & REDUCTION”. The process of the step S705 conducted by the application 202 is completed by these processes described above.
In the embodiment, information of the display area included in the management information illustrated in FIG. 9 is compared with information of the display area included in the management information illustrated in FIG. 10 in the step S1102. Both sets of the information are information of the display area of the image B-2-4 which is the partial image displayed in the page 2 of the document B. Accordingly, it is determined that both the display areas match with each other. When the display area of the management information which is input from the input/output controlling part 101 matches with the display area of the management information which is input from the document information analyzing part 102, the management information processing part 104 accesses the management information storing part 120 based on an information element ID “A-1-2” which is information of the copy originator image, and acquires information indicating “0002” which is the copy ID of the information element identified by the information element ID “A-1-2” as illustrated in FIG. 4 (S1103).
When newly generating the management information to be stored, the management information processing part 104 stores the generated management information in the management information storing part 120 (S1105), and terminates the process. That is, the management information processing part 104 functions as an association information storing instruction part. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating information included in the management information storing part 120 in a state of newly registering the management information, as a result from a process of the S1105. In FIG. 13, information being registered or updated is emphasized with an underline. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the management information of the partial image newly registered to the document information storing part 110 is stored as an information element ID “B-2-4”. Since it is a new registration, a count indicates “0000” for the information element ID “B-2-4”. Also, regarding the management information of the image A-1-2 which is a copy originator of the image B-2-4, a value of the count is updated from “0000” to “0001”. That is, the management information processing part 104 functions as an output count management information updating part.
On the other hand, when the display area included in the management information illustrated in FIG. 9 matches with the display area included in the management information illustrated in FIG. 10 in the step S1102, the management information processing part 104 recognizes that the management information input from the document information analyzing part 102 is the management information of the new partial image. Then, the management information processing part 104 stores the management information acquired from the document information analyzing part 102 as new management information to the management information storing part 120. In this case, the count remains as “0000” and a new ID is assigned as the copy ID. The copy type is “ORIGINAL”.
By conducting the above described processes, the operation of the document management system 1000 according to the embodiment is completed. In the embodiment, if a process indicated by the arrow 601 in FIG. 6 is conducted, the management information is stored in a situation illustrated in FIG. 13. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the same copy ID is assigned to both the image A-1-2 being the partial image of the copy originator and the image B-2-4 being the partial image of the copy destination. Also, as illustrated in FIG. 13, information such as “ORIGINAL”, “COPY & REDUCTION”, or a like is stored as the type concerning the copy. Accordingly, an administrator for managing the document management system 1000 can recognize that the image B-2-4 is a partial image copied based on the image A-1-2, and can further recognize that a reduction process is conducted when the image B-2-4 is copied from the image A-1-2.
In the S705, the document A and the document C are displayed at the user I/F 201 of the client terminal 2, and an edit process is conducted to copy the image A-1-2 as the image C-4-8 to the page 4 of the document C. In this case, an example of the management information generated by the management information processing part 214 of the application 202 will be described with reference to FIG. 14. As illustrated in FIG. 14, the document ID is “C” and the page is “4” in the copy situation of the arrow 602. Moreover, the display area is used as information indicating an area where a copied image is displayed in the page 4 of the document C. Furthermore, in the copy situation of the arrow 602, since the image A-1-2 is simply copied and no further edit process is conducted to the image A-1-2 in order to enlarge or reduce, the copy type is “COPY”.
After that, the S712 is conducted similar to the previously described copy situation, and the management information is stored in the management information storing part 120. An example of the management information, which is stored in the management information storing part 120 after completing the process for the copy situation of the arrow 602, will be described with reference to FIG. 16. In FIG. 16, information being registered or updated is emphasized with an underline similar to FIG. 13. As illustrated in FIG. 16, the management information of the partial image, which is newly registered to the document information storing part 110, is stored with the information element ID “C-4-8”. The count indicates “0000” since this management information is a new registration. Also, a value of the count is changed from “0001” to “00002” for the management information of the image A-1-2, which is the copy originator of the image C-4-8.
In the S705, the document B and the document D are displayed at the user I/F 201 of the client terminal 2, an edit process is conducted to copy the image B-2-4 as the image D-2-6 to the page 2 of the document D. In this case, an example of the management information generated by the management information processing part 214 of the application 202 will be described with reference to FIG. 17. As illustrated in FIG. 17, in the copy situation of the arrow 603, the document ID is “D”, and the page is “2”. Moreover, the display area is information indicating an area where the copied image is displayed in the page 2 of the document D. Furthermore, in the copy situation of the arrow 603, since the image B-2-4 is simply copied and no further edit process is conducted to the image A-1-2 in order to enlarge or reduce, the copy type is “COPY”.
After that, the S712 is conducted in the same manner described above, and the management information is stored in the management information storing part 120. An example of the management information, which is stored in the management information storing part 120 after the process in the copy situation of the arrow 603 is completed, will be described with reference to FIG. 19. In FIG. 19, information being registered or updated is emphasized with an underline similar to FIG. 13. As illustrated in FIG. 19, the management information of the partial image, which is newly registered to the document information storing part 110, is stored with the information element ID “D-2-6”. The count indicates “0000” since this management information is a new registration. Also, a value of the count is changed from “0000” to “0001” for the management information of the image B-2-4, which is the copy originator of the image D-2-6.
FIG. 21 illustrates a state of the related image aggregation in which the partial images stored in the document information storing part 110 and the management information stored in the management information storing part 120 is displayed for each of the partial images which are copied from partial images included in the same one original, that is, to which the same copy ID is assigned for each of the partial images. In other words, the state of the related image aggregation illustrated in FIG. 21 can be a total display for each copy ID. As illustrated in FIG. 21, in this display state of the related image aggregation, a details button 21 a is additionally displayed as a details display instructing part to display details for each of corresponding related images, in addition to the state of the individual display illustrated in FIG. 20. Moreover, a display portion for the image name displays the image name of the partial image having the copy type indicating “ORIGINAL” and also displays a count of the partial images having the same copy ID. By this display state as illustrated in FIG. 21, it is possible to easily comprehend an output count indicated by a total count of the partial images to which the same copy ID is assigned. Furthermore, it is possible to display a list of the partial images being original and stored in the document information storing part 110.
In the embodiment, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 22, the same copy ID “0002” is assigned to the images A-1-2, B-2-4, C-4-8, and D-2-6. Accordingly, it is possible for the administrator of the document management system 1000 to comprehend a group of the partial images having the same partial image being original. The group is simply determined based on the same copy ID. Thus, the copy relationship cannot be directly recognized.
For example, in FIG. 22, when the counter indicates “0000” for partial images other than the image A-1-2 being original, and the counter indicates “0003” for the image A-1-2, the images B-2-4, C-4-8, and D-2-6 are determined as images which are copied from the image A-1-2 being original. As illustrated in FIG. 22, when the counter of the image A-1-2 indicates “0002” and the counter of the image B-2-4 indicates “0001”, it is determined that the image B-2-4 is originated and copied from the image A-1-2. However, it is difficult to distinguish whether the copy originator of the images C-4-8 and D-2-6 is the image A-1-2 or the image B-2-4. In order to distinguish the copy originator, the information element ID of a parent image may be included in addition to the copy ID in the management information to be stored to the management information storing part 120. This management example will be described with reference to FIG. 24 and FIG. 25.
FIG. 25 illustrates a state of the individual display of the partial images in a case of storing information concerning the copy originator images of the partial images in the management information storing part 120. As illustrated in FIG. 25, the image names of the partial images being the copy originator and copy destination are displayed so as to recognize the copy relationship among the partial images. For example, referring to a display of the image name of the image B-2-4, “<-A-1-2” and “->D-2-6” are additionally provided. This display indicates that the partial image of the copy originator of the image B-2-4 is the image A-1-2 and the partial image copied from the image B-2-4 as the copy originator is the image D-2-6. By providing this display, it is possible for the administrator of the document management system 1000 to comprehend the copy relationship among the partial images in more detail.
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