JP2003200614A - Method of setting color tone of color document, method of changing color tone, information processor and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of setting a color tone of a color document, a method of changing a color tone, an information processor, and a program capable of changing a color tone of an element of a whole color document by one time operation by grouping characters, lines, half tone dot meshing portions, and the like. <P>SOLUTION: Color tone samples (62-1) to (62-3) for reference tones related to document component element names (61-1) to (61-3) set as color tone change targets of the color document is represented. When the document component name (61-3) is selected, the color tone samples (62-3-1) to (62-3-5) corresponding to the predetermined seven kinds of color tones are represented so that when a desired color tone samples (62-3-4) is selected, the corresponding color tone reference information (an RBG value reference code of the selected color tone sample) is stored in a memory. When color displaying or color printing is performed, the colors of the corresponding document component element are changed at the same time by using the stored color reference information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a color document color tone setting method, color tone changing method, information processing apparatus and color for an information processing apparatus for displaying or printing a color document (including forms). This relates to a program that is executed when changing the color tone of a document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art To create a color document, a range of characters or the like (document constituent elements) to be colored is specified, a color is selected from a color table, and the range of specified characters or the like is associated with the selected color. Done by saving color document data,
When a color document is designated and created at the time of displaying or printing, the document is displayed and printed in a color associated with the color document data.

Japanese Patent No. 3015092 and Japanese Patent No. 3198
640, JP-A-6-68077, and JP-A-6-332.
866, JP-A-8-286867, and JP-A-8-33.
Japanese Patent No. 9371 and the like disclose techniques such as designation of a color designation region for the above-mentioned document components of a color document, simplification of association between a selected range and a color table, and labor saving.

[0004]

For example, when inputting data of a light color document, if the color tones of the entire color document are to be unified and input, the conventional technique requires that each element of the document be converted. Each color has to be selected from many colors in the color palette, and there is a problem that the color tone of the entire document cannot be easily unified.

There are cases where it is desired to change the color tone of the entire color document once created. In the above-mentioned conventional technique, a range is specified with a mouse or the like for a document constituent element to be changed in color, and one range is selected from the color table, and the range is specified. Therefore, it takes time to change the color of the entire document. there were.

Further, since the same kind of colorized document constituent elements (for example, colorized character strings) are not grouped, when the color needs to be changed, the character or line of the portion to be changed, etc. It is necessary to select all for each color,
This is one of the factors that makes it difficult to change colors. Furthermore,
When changing the color of different types of document components (for example, text and lines), the color is changed by a different method for each element, so when changing multiple colors, multiple number of elements x change There is a problem in that selection operations and color designation operations for the number of colors to be performed are required, which is one of the factors that make color change troublesome.

Further, when the color is changed over a plurality of pages, it is also necessary to perform the color changing operation for a plurality of times (the number of pages) × the number of elements × the number of colors to be changed. There was a problem like that. Further, since the color is changed by such an operation, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to restore the original color tone of some or all of the constituent elements of the document after the change.

The color document stored in the information processing apparatus may be different from the creator in advance, for example, in the case of a form, the original pattern may be created by a software company or maker. There is a case where the user wants to change the color tone of the created color document. However, in the prior art, since the color changing operation is complicated as described above, a simple color tone changing method has been desired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problem to be solved, and groups characters, lines, shades, etc., which are elements that compose document data, spreadsheet data, graph data, etc., into one operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a color tone setting method for a color document (including a form), a color tone changing method, an information processing apparatus, and a program to be executed at the time of changing the color tone of a color document capable of changing the color tone of the entire color document in .

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, the color tone setting method of a color document according to the first aspect of the present invention is a color tone reference in which a color tone is associated with a specific color group for each predetermined document constituent element. A step of generating information, a step of displaying a color tone sample based on the extracted color tone reference information in association with a document component name, a step of selecting a color tone sample displayed for each document component name, A step of generating color tone setting information in which the color tone reference information corresponding to the color tone sample color is associated with the corresponding document constituent element and stored.

The color tone changing method for a color document according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a step of displaying a color document whose color tone is to be changed.
A step of extracting color tone reference information in which a color tone and a specific color set are associated with each other for each document component; a step of displaying a color tone sample based on the extracted color tone reference information in association with the document component name; A step of selecting a color tone sample displayed for each element name, and a step of updating the color tone reference information stored in the color tone setting information associated with the color document with the color tone reference information corresponding to the selected color tone sample color. And are provided.

The information processing apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention includes tone setting information in which tone reference information of each document constituent element is stored in association with a color document, and document storage means for storing the edited color document. The color tone reference information table in which the color tone reference information set by associating the color tone with a specific color group is registered for each same document constituent element, and the color tone reference information registered in the color tone reference information table are extracted and corresponded. Color tone reference information display means for displaying the color tone sample in association with the type of document component, color tone selecting means for selecting the color tone sample displayed for each type of document component, and color tone corresponding to the selected color tone sample. Tone setting information updating means for updating the tone reference information stored in the tone setting information by reference information, and outputting tone change information based on the tone setting information when displaying or printing a color document. And color change information output means, characterized by comprising a.

Further, a fourth invention is characterized in that, in the information processing apparatus according to the third invention, a color tone setting information generating means for generating color tone setting information is provided.

A fifth invention is the information processing apparatus according to the third or fourth invention, further comprising color document display means for displaying the color document retrieved from the document storage means,
The color tone reference information display means is characterized by displaying a color tone sample based on the color tone reference information associated with the type of each document constituent element on the displayed color document in a window.

A sixth invention is the information processing apparatus according to the third or fourth invention, wherein the color tone reference information display means is
It is characterized in that it includes means for taking out the color tone reference information according to the type of the color document retrieved from the color tone reference information table.

Further, the program of the seventh invention is a program which can be executed at the time of setting the color tone of an edited color document in an information processing apparatus capable of creating a color document, and a color tone is set for each predetermined document constituent element. A step of generating tone reference information associated with a specific color set, a step of displaying a tone sample based on the retrieved tone reference information in association with a document component name, and displaying for each document component name The present invention is characterized by including a step of selecting a color tone sample and a step of generating color tone setting information in which color tone reference information corresponding to the selected color tone sample color is stored in association with a corresponding document constituent element.

Further, the program of the eighth invention is a program which can be executed at the time of changing the color tone of the edited color document in the information processing apparatus capable of creating the color document, and the color tone of the stored color documents can be changed. The step of extracting the color document to be changed, the step of displaying the extracted color document, and the color displayed from the color tone reference information set by associating the color tone with a specific color group for each same document component A step of extracting the color tone reference information according to the type of the document, a step of displaying a color tone sample based on the extracted color tone reference information in association with the type of the document component, and a desired color tone sample for each type of the document component The present invention is characterized by including a step of selecting and a step of storing color reference information corresponding to the selected color sample in association with a color document. To.

[0018]

1 is a functional block diagram of an information processing apparatus to which the present invention can be applied. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 is the entire information processing apparatus, and the information processing apparatus inputs data,
Registers various settings, inputs keys for instructions, edits data, saves and stores data, displays and outputs color documents.

Reference numeral 11 is a color tone setting information generating means for generating color tone setting data (color tone setting information) for changing the color tone of the color document (FIG. 5). Reference numeral 12 is a color document display means for displaying a color document selected from the color documents stored in the information processing apparatus 10. Reference numeral 13 is a tone reference information display means for extracting and editing the tone reference information based on the tone reference information table 321 when the operator gives an instruction to change the tone, and displays it in association with the document component and the tone. Reference numeral 14 is a color tone selecting means for selecting the color tone of the document component from the color tone reference information displayed for each type of document configuration information. Reference numeral 15 is a color tone setting information updating means for updating the color tone setting information stored in the color tone setting data corresponding to the color document of the selected color tone reference information. Reference numeral 16 is a color tone change information output means for outputting color tone control information of the color document based on the color tone reference information stored in the color tone setting information when the color document is displayed or printed.

Reference numeral 26 is a color display unit, and when the color tone change information is output, the color display unit 26 displays the color of the document constituent element of the corresponding color document in the selected tone.
Reference numeral 28 denotes a printing unit, and when the color tone change information is output, the printing unit 28 prints the color of the document constituent element of the corresponding color document in the selected color tone. The color display unit 26 and the printing unit 28 similarly display and print in the selected color tone even when these documents have a plurality of pages.

Reference numeral 31 is a document file storing a document such as a color document. Reference numeral 32 is a color tone reference information table 321 (FIG. 3A), palette setting file 322 (FIG. 3B), color palette 323 (FIG. 3).
(C)) is the color change information.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.
Then, the information processing apparatus 10 includes the CPU 21 and the key input unit 2
2. Storage memory 2 such as optical disk or magnetic disk
3, a work memory 24 including a temporary storage memory such as a readable / writable RAM, a selection / instruction unit 25 including a pointing device such as a mouse, a color display unit 26 including a color display, and a program storage including a memory such as a read-only ROM A memory 27 and a printing unit 28 including a color printer are provided.

The CPU 21 controls the entire information processing apparatus 10 according to the processing procedure (control program) included in the program storage memory 27, and when the color tone setting job (JOB) of the color document is selected, the program storage memory 27 (or Based on the color tone setting program of the color document stored in the storage memory 23), the generation operation of the color tone setting information of the color document according to the present invention is controlled. Further, when the color tone change job (JOB) of the color document is selected, the color document tone change program of the present invention is based on the color tone change program of the color document stored in the program storage memory 27 (or the storage memory 23). Controls the color tone changing operation. The key input unit 22 is used for inputting data and setting values (for example, setting values when setting color tone reference information). The storage memory 23 stores the color change information 32 including the document file 31, the color tone reference information table 321, the palette setting file 322, and the color palette 323 shown in FIG. 1, programs, screen format data, and the like. The color display unit 26 displays data such as color documents transferred to a display memory (not shown) in color based on color control information, color tone change information, and the like. The printing unit 28 prints data such as a color document transferred to a printing memory (not shown) in color based on color control information, color tone change information, and the like.

The color tone setting information generating means 11 of FIG. 1 comprises the color tone setting program described above, and the CPU 21 controls the key input section 22, the color display section 26 and the storage memory 23 according to the color tone setting information generating means 11. Also,
The color tone reference information display unit 13, the color tone selection unit 14, of FIG.
The color tone setting information updating means 15 and the color tone changing information output means 16 are included in the color tone changing program, and the CPU 21
The information processing device 10 shown in FIG.
Control the operation of each hardware component.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the color tone change information. FIG. 3 (a) shows an example of the data structure of the color tone reference information table, and FIG. 3 (b) shows the data structure of the palette setting file. One embodiment, FIG. 3 (c), shows the structure of a color palette.

In FIG. 3A, the color tone reference information table 32 is shown.
1 is a type column 321-in which a document type number is stored.
1, a color tone classification number column 321-2 for storing the numbers for dividing the color to be displayed as a sample, and a palette setting file name column 321-3 for storing the palette setting file name.

The document type is not only a general “standard” type, but also a document type for a specific use or a specific industry (for example,
Accounting processing slips, forms, etc.), type 1 in the illustrated example
In case of color tone classification number "1""basiccolor", color tone classification number "2""darkcolor", color tone classification number "3""standardcolor", color tone classification number "4""lightcolor" , "Light color" of the color tone classification number "5" is associated, and in other types ("Documentation interlocking" (color document created by many programs), there is only one type of color tone. Color tones can be associated depending on the type.

Further, in FIG. 3B, the palette setting file 322 is created for each document type. The palette setting file 322 includes a code field 32 that stores a color identification code.
2-1 and an RGB value reference code column 322-2 for setting the contents of the code column 323-1 of the color palette 323 shown in FIG. 3C (that is, RGB value reference code). In the illustrated example, 20 kinds of color codes can be associated with each of the color tone classifications of “basic color”, “dark color”, “standard color”, “light color”, and “light color”. In this embodiment, "blue", "red", "green", "purple",
Seven colors of “light blue”, “yellow”, and “black” are used as reference colors corresponding to the color tones, but the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, in this example, the basic color of “blue” is set to the RG of the color palette 323.
The standard value of "1" for the B-value reference code and "160" for the RGB-value reference code of the color palette 323 is set as the standard color of "blue", but it can be changed by setting.

In FIG. 3C, the color palette 323 is
Code column 323 in which the RGB value reference code is stored
1, an RGB value column 323-2 storing RGB values and a gray value column 323-3 storing gradation values.

With the above configuration, the color tone reference information is classified by color corresponding to each color tone of the palette setting file 322, that is, "basic color", "dark color", "standard color", "light color", and "light color". It is positioned as a PGB value reference code of. Therefore, when the color tone reference information is selected, the palette file name is extracted from the number of the selected color tone reference information using the color tone reference information table 321, the palette setting file 322 is specified, and the selected color tone (that is, The RGB value reference code can be specified from the color code corresponding to the color tone reference information table 321). As a result, the specified RGB values are stored or stored in association with the document whose color tone is to be changed and the selected document configuration information, and RG is displayed or displayed when the color document is displayed or printed.
By taking out the B value and giving it to the color display unit 26 or the printing unit 28, it is possible to perform color display or color printing in a desired color tone.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the color tone reference information selection screen displayed on the color display section 26 by the color tone reference information display means 13 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. A document component selection screen 60 that is displayed in a window for selecting an element, and FIG. 4B shows a tone reference information selection screen 65 that is displayed as a window on the document component selection screen 60 after the document component selection. .

First, as shown in FIG. 4A, a document component selection screen 60 is displayed in a window on a screen (not shown) on which a color document whose color tone is to be changed is displayed. In the embodiment, "text color" 61-1, "line color" (including frame line) 61-2, and "shaded color" are displayed on the document component selection screen 60 as the document component names whose color tones can be collectively changed. 61-3
Is displayed. Also, in each document component name,
"Blue", "Red", "Green", "Purple", "Water", "Yellow",
Color samples 62-1 and 62-2 with seven standard colors of "black",
62-3 is displayed in association with each other.

When the operator selects the document component name whose color tone is to be changed with the mouse, the document component (“shaded color” 61-3 in this example) is displayed as shown in FIG. 4B, and the tone reference information is displayed. Based on the above, the above 7 basic colors,
A color tone reference information selection screen 65 that lists five color tone samples 62-3-1 to 62-3-5 of “dark color”, “standard color”, “light color”, and “light color” is displayed in a window.

The operator moves the cursor 66 with the mouse to select the color tone reference information of the desired color tone. By this operation, it is possible to change all the color components of the color document whose color tone is to be changed to the selected color tone. That is,
The operator only has to select the color sample whose document component name of the color tone is to be changed and displayed.

Although the document components whose color tone can be changed are three types of characters, lines, and nets in FIG. 4, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a document constituent element other than these may be added, or it may be subdivided, for example, a character may be subdivided into a "heading" and a "sentence" to form a new document constituent element.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the color tone setting data for storing the generated color tone reference information. The storage area of the color tone changing information data is associated with each color document by the color tone setting information generating means 11 and is stored in the storage memory. Reserved on 23. As shown in FIG. 5, the color tone setting data 70 includes color tone reference information (that is, RGB value reference code) associated with a plurality of document component element columns 71, 72, 73 ,.

In this case, the previous values are left in the columns corresponding to the document constituents that have not been subjected to the color tone change. Accordingly, the color tone change information file can be referred to by a separate program, and the current color tone can be displayed on a separate window on the screen.

FIG. 6 shows the CPU 2 based on the color tone changing program.
6A and 6B are diagrams showing an example of the control operation of FIG. 1, FIG. 6A is an operation example when changing a color tone, FIG. 6B is an operation example when displaying a color document,
FIG. 6C shows an operation example when printing a color document.

In FIG. 6A, when a color tone changing job is selected, the color changing program is activated, and the CPU 21 follows the color document displaying means 12 to select one of the plurality of document files 31 stored in the storage memory 23. The color document data (for example, accounting form) whose color tone is to be changed is read out and displayed on the display unit 26 (see FIG. 6B for the display operation of the color document whose color tone has been changed) (step S1).

Next, the CPU 21 checks the tone reference information table 32 of the first document constituent element set as the collective tone change target according to the tone reference information display means 13, and determines the type of the displayed color document. The document type (code) is acquired by checking and the color tone reference information table 32
The palette setting file name that matches the document type is extracted from 1. The type of the color document can be extracted from the header information of the document file in which the color document data whose color tone is to be changed is recorded. Hereinafter, the color document whose color tone is to be changed will be described as a standard type (code = “1”). In this case, the tone classification numbers “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5” and the palette setting file name “kit500000.pcf” are retrieved from the tone reference information table 321 (step S2).

Next, the CPU 21 retrieves the palette setting file 322 with the file name "kit500000.pcf" from among the plurality of palette setting files 322, and assigns it to the color tone classification number "1" in the RGB number reference field 322-2. RGB number reference column 3 corresponding to the corresponding column (that is, "basic color")
22-1) 7 colors (“blue”, “red”,
"Green", "purple", "water", "yellow", "black") RGB reference numbers. This operation is referred to as color tone reference information table 3
It is repeated until the end of the color tone segment number extracted from No. 21 and the set of RGB reference numbers corresponding to each color tone segment number, that is, color tone reference information corresponding to the number of color tones to be displayed as a sample, is extracted in association with the document component (step S3). ).

The CPU 21 repeats the operations of steps S2 and S3 as many times as the number of document components to be changed in batch tone (in the embodiment, "character", "line", and "net" are set as the document components to be changed in batch tone). Is set, the operations of steps S2 and S3 are repeated three times), and when the operations of steps S2 and S3 are completed for all the document constituent elements set as the document constituent elements of the batch color tone change, The color palette 323 using the RGB reference information of the “standard” color tone category associated with the document component as a key
7 colors (“blue”, “red”, “green”, “purple”, which the RGB reference number and the code in the code column 323-1 match),
RGB values of “water”, “yellow”, “black”)
3-2, a color tone sample corresponding to the document component name and the color tone name (= “standard”) as shown in FIG. 4A is created and displayed in a window on the displayed color document. , Prompt for document component selection (step S4).

Further, when the operator clicks on the document sample name in the color tone sample selection window, that is, in the color tone reference information selection screen 65 (in the example of FIG. 4, the mouse 12 selects "shaded color", the CPU 21 is selected. The color palette 323 is searched by using the RGB reference information of each color tone section associated with the document component (“shaded color” in the illustrated example) as a key, and the RGB reference number matches the code in the code column 323-1. 7 colors (“blue”, “red”, “green”, “purple”,
RGB values of “water”, “yellow”, “black”)
3-2 and create a color sample corresponding to the document component name and each color name as shown in FIG. 4A,
A window is displayed on the color document to prompt selection of a color tone sample (step S5).

After the selection of the color tone sample in step S5, the CPU 21 follows the color tone setting information updating means 15
Color tone setting information 7 corresponding to the color document in which the RGB reference numbers corresponding to the RGB values of the selected color sample are displayed.
Overwrite (update) in the selected document component column among the corresponding document component columns 71, 72, 73, ...
To do. In the example of FIG. 4B, the RGB reference numbers of the selected color sample are stored in the document component (shaded color) column 72 of the color tone setting information data 70 of FIG. 5 (step S6).

The steps S5 and S6 are repeated until the operator performs an operation of ending the selection of the document component name for which the batch color tone change is desired (step S7).

In the description of steps S4 and S5 in FIG. 6 (a), the document component selection screen and the tone reference information selection screen are displayed in windows on the screen on which the color document to be changed in tone is displayed. Not limited to. For example, the color tone reference information selection screen may be displayed separately from the color document display timing of the color tone change target.

In FIG. 6B, when the color document data to be displayed is taken into the display buffer, the CPU 21 follows the color tone change information output means 16 and sets the color tone setting information data 70.
R stored in the document component columns 71, 72, 73 of
The GB value is extracted (step T1) and is output to the color display unit 26 in association with the document constituent element. Note that the tone change information is not output for the document constituent element corresponding to the section of the document constituent element column 72 in which the RGB values are not stored (step T2).

When the color display unit 26 receives the tone change information (document component identification information and RGB values of each color), it corresponds to the document component indicated by the received identification information in the color document data stored in the buffer. R
A color document is displayed by collectively changing the color according to the GB value. Note that this color change is similarly performed for all pages even when the color document has a plurality of pages (step T).
3).

In FIG. 6C, when the displayed color document data is loaded into the print buffer, the CPU 21 causes the color tone change information output means 16 to execute the color tone change information data 70.
R stored in the document component columns 71, 72, 73 of
The printing unit 2 extracts the GB value and associates it with the document component.
Output to 8. In addition, RGB in the document component column 72
No output is made for the document component corresponding to the column in which the value is not stored (step U2).

When the printing unit 28 receives the tone change information (document component identification information and RGB values of each color), it corresponds to the document component indicated by the received identification information in the color document data stored in the print buffer. RG to do
Color printing is performed by collectively changing the color with the B value. Note that this color change is similarly performed for all pages even when the color document has a plurality of pages (step U).
3).

(Operation of Generating Color Tone Setting Information) CPU 2 based on color tone setting program (= color tone setting information generating means 11)
In the flowchart of the color tone changing process shown in FIG. 6A, the operation of No. 1 is the operation of "securing the color tone setting data area corresponding to the color document in the storage memory 23" in step S1 and the "color tone of step". It may be configured so as to "operate" to generate the setting data in the secured area.

As a result, when the operator activates the color tone setting job, the color sample as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed in FIG.
When the operator selects a color sample, the color tone reference information corresponding to the selected color sample is displayed in the next step (step S2). In step (corresponding to step SS6 in the flowchart of FIG. 6A), the color tone reference information corresponding to the selected color sample is stored in the address corresponding to each document constituent element column in the secured area. Generate setting data.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and various modifications can be made.

[0054]

As described above, the operator can group document constituent elements such as characters, lines, and shades in a color document by a simple selection operation and collectively change the color tone set for each color of each constituent element. Therefore, it is possible to easily change the color tone of a color document as compared with the conventional method. In particular, we provide color samples by classifying commonly used color tones such as dark color, standard color, light color, and light color, so even people who are unfamiliar with color specification can easily create color documents. Color tone can be set and changed. Further, according to this method, it is possible to easily restore the color tone of the color document whose color tone has been changed.

Further, even if the same color sample has different document components, different color tones can be selected. Therefore, even if different document components (for example, characters and lines) are designed in the same color, one document component can be selected. Colors with different tones can be obtained by changing only (eg the line). Also, if you want to change the document component, add the document component (not only characters, lines, shaded,
You can add and set the color tone change information by subdividing the header, text, footer, etc.)
You can easily change the display color and print color of color documents.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an information processing apparatus to which the present invention can be applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of color change information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a color tone reference information selection screen.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of color tone change information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of control operation of a CPU based on a color tone changing program.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Information processing equipment 11 Color tone reference information setting registration means 12 Color document display means 13 Color tone reference information display means 14 Color tone selection means 15 Color tone setting information updating means 16 Color change information output means 21 CPU 23 Storage memory 25 mouse (selection / instruction part (color tone selection means)) 26 color display 28 Printing Department 60 Document component selection screen (color tone selection means) 62 color swatches 65 Color tone reference information selection screen (color tone selection means) 66 cursor (color tone selection means) 70 Color tone setting information (Color tone setting information) 321 color tone reference information table 322-2 RGB value reference code (color tone reference information)

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Osamu Kitahara             4010-3 Naniwahara, Wada, Omoto, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture             Japan Digital Research Institute Co., Ltd. Matsumoto R & D             In the center F-term (reference) 2C262 AB17 BA11 BC01 BC17 CA11                       CA13 FA12 FA13

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A step of generating color tone reference information in which a color tone and a specific color set are associated with each other for each predetermined document component, and a color sample based on the extracted color tone reference information is associated with a document component element name. Displayed, a step of selecting the displayed color sample for each document component name, and color tone reference information corresponding to the selected color sample color are stored in association with the corresponding document component. A color tone setting method for a color document, comprising: a step of generating color tone setting information. 2. A step of displaying a color document whose color tone is to be changed, a step of extracting color tone reference information in which a color tone and a specific color set are associated with each other for each document constituent element, and based on the extracted color tone reference information. The step of displaying a color tone sample in association with the document component name, the step of selecting the displayed color tone sample for each document component name, and the color tone reference information corresponding to the selected color tone sample color And a step of updating the color tone reference information stored in the color tone setting information associated with the color document. 3. Color tone setting information in which color tone reference information of each document component is stored in association with a color document, document storage means for storing an edited color document, and color tone is specified for each same document component. The color tone reference information table in which the color tone reference information set by associating the color groups is registered, and the color tone reference information registered in the color tone reference information table is extracted and the corresponding color tone sample is set as the type of the document component. The color tone reference information display means for displaying in association with each other, the color tone selection means for selecting the displayed color tone sample for each type of the document constituent element, and the color tone setting with the color tone reference information corresponding to the selected color tone sample. Tone setting information updating means for updating tone reference information stored in the information, and tone for outputting tone change information based on the tone setting information when displaying or printing the color document An information processing apparatus comprising: a change information output unit. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising color tone setting information generating means for generating the color tone setting information. 5. A color document display unit for displaying a color document retrieved from the document storage unit, wherein the color tone reference information display unit includes a type of each of the document constituent elements on the displayed color document. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a color tone sample based on the associated color tone reference information is displayed in a window. 6. The color tone reference information display means includes means for fetching color tone reference information according to the type of the color document retrieved from the color tone reference information table. Information processing equipment. 7. A program that can be executed when setting a color tone of an edited color document in an information processing apparatus capable of creating a color document, and associates a color tone with a specific color group for each predetermined document constituent element. Generating the color tone reference information, displaying the color tone sample based on the extracted color tone reference information in association with the document component name, and selecting the displayed color sample for each document component name. Color tone setting of a color document, which comprises: a step of generating color tone setting information in which color tone reference information corresponding to the selected color tone sample color is associated with a corresponding document constituent element and stored. Method. 8. A program which can be executed at the time of changing the color tone of an edited color document in an information processing apparatus capable of creating a color document, and retrieves a color document to be changed from the stored color document. Depending on the type of the displayed color document, the step, the step of displaying the retrieved color document, and the color tone reference information set by associating a color tone and a specific color group for each same document component Extracting the color tone reference information, displaying a color tone sample based on the color tone reference information extracted in association with the type of the document component, and selecting a desired color tone sample for each type of the document component And a step of storing color tone reference information corresponding to the selected color tone sample in association with the color document. Program to be.