JP3833543B2 - Electronic form distribution apparatus and electronic form distribution program - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electronic form processing system. An electronic form processing system refers to a system that reproduces a paper slip that has been used so far on a computer screen and performs office procedures using a network.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, various application procedures for government offices have been digitized, and users acquire electronic data such as application forms (hereinafter also referred to as “electronic documents”) by obtaining electronic forms and entering necessary items. It can be created and submitted to government offices. The electronic form is provided to the user through a server (hereinafter referred to as “electronic form distribution server”) operated by a public office or a specific company. At that time, if there are a plurality of electronic documents to be created by the user, the electronic form distribution server simultaneously distributes the plurality of electronic forms to the user's terminal.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, simply delivering multiple forms individually and continuously requires the user to input frequent items such as names and addresses for each electronic form many times, and the burden on the user is very high. It is easy to induce input mistakes.
[0004]
Therefore, in the electronic form distribution server, a common item is extracted from a plurality of electronic forms to be simultaneously distributed, and a new electronic form including only the common item (hereinafter referred to as “common part input form”) is dynamically generated. Has been proposed. If the data entered by the user for this common part input form can be transferred to a plurality of individual forms requested by the user, the common item input by the user is completed once, and the user's electronic The load in form creation can be greatly reduced.
[0005]
The common part input form is generated by combining common parts (for example, units for each input item such as a name input field and an address input field) included in a plurality of electronic forms. However, which parts are required depends on the application status, so if you do not have the relationship information between the parts, there will be a list of items that have no meaning, or spaces that are not meaningful between items. A form that is difficult to input is generated.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to automatically generate an appropriate common part input form by collecting common input items included in a plurality of electronic forms according to the application status or the like. It is an object to provide an electronic form distribution device and a distribution program.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to one aspect of the present invention, an electronic form distribution apparatus capable of communicating with a user terminal through a network is provided. A component management database that stores the components included in the electronic form for each electronic form; an arrangement number database that stores an arrangement number indicating a position where the component is arranged as a common component for each component included in each electronic form; Receiving means for receiving designation of a plurality of electronic forms from a user terminal; Refer to the parts management database, A component identifying means for identifying a component included in the electronic form for each designated electronic form; Refer to the parts management database, Among the parts specified for each electronic form, a common part specifying means for specifying a common part included in common in the plurality of electronic forms; Refer to the arrangement number database, For each of the common parts, it indicates where the common part should be placed in the common part input form. Said Arrangement number obtaining means for obtaining an arrangement number; and generation means for generating the common part input form by determining the arrangement of each of the common parts based on the arrangement number.
[0008]
According to the electronic form distribution apparatus, the user terminal operated by the user and the electronic form distribution apparatus are communicably connected via the network. The electronic form distribution device may be a server device connected to the Internet as a network, for example. When a user who performs a procedure such as an application specifies multiple electronic forms by operating the user terminal, the electronic form distribution device Browse the parts management database, For each designated electronic form, a part included in the electronic form is specified, and a common part included in a plurality of designated electronic forms is specified. The common part thus identified becomes a component of the common part input form.
[0009]
When the common part is specified, the electronic form distribution apparatus acquires an arrangement number for each common part. Here, the arrangement number is information indicating where the common part is arranged in the common part input form. Therefore, the electronic form distribution apparatus determines the arrangement of each common component according to the acquired arrangement number, and generates a common part input form. In this way, a common part input form in which common parts are arranged at appropriate positions according to the contents thereof is automatically generated.
[0010]
In one aspect of the electronic form distribution apparatus, the generation unit sorts the arrangement numbers. And the order obtained The arrangement order of the common parts is determined, and the common parts are arranged according to the determined arrangement order. Thereby, the arrangement order of common parts can be obtained by a simple process of sorting arrangement numbers.
[0011]
In another aspect of the electronic form distribution apparatus, the generation unit may arrange the common parts in a horizontal direction according to the arrangement order. Since the components included in the electronic form are generally horizontally long, the lateral shift width can be reduced by arranging the components in the horizontal direction.
[0012]
In still another aspect of the electronic form distribution apparatus, an arrangement number database may be provided in which the arrangement number is stored for each component included in the electronic form. In this way, the arrangement number can be easily obtained from the database.
[0013]
In still another aspect of the electronic form distribution apparatus, the arrangement number includes a row number indicating a row direction position in the common part input form of the common part and a column number indicating a column direction position. Can do. The arrangement number may include a category number indicating parts to be arranged with the same vertical origin as a reference. In that case, the generation means sorts by the category number, then sorts by the row number, and finally sorts by the column number to determine the arrangement order of the common parts.
[0014]
The arrangement number may include a group number indicating a plurality of parts to be arranged adjacent to each other. In that case, the generation means first performs sorting by the group number to determine the arrangement order of the common parts.
[0015]
The electronic form distribution apparatus may further include transmission means for transmitting the common part input form to the user terminal.
[0016]
According to another aspect of the invention, A component management database that stores components included in an electronic form for each electronic form, and an arrangement number database that stores an arrangement number indicating a position where the component is arranged as a common component for each component included in each electronic form , An electronic form distribution program executed by a computer that can communicate with a user terminal through a network includes a receiving unit that receives designation of a plurality of electronic forms from the user terminal; Refer to the parts management database, A component identifying means for identifying a component included in the electronic form for each designated electronic form; Refer to the parts management database, Among the parts specified for each electronic form, they are commonly included in the plurality of electronic forms. Common A common part identifying means for identifying parts; Refer to the arrangement number database, For each of the common parts, it indicates where the common part should be placed in the common part input form. Said The computer is caused to function as a generation unit for generating the common part input form by determining an arrangement number of the common parts based on the arrangement number and an arrangement number acquisition unit for acquiring the arrangement number.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0018]
[System configuration]
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an electronic form processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the electronic form processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1, a user terminal 2 used by a user, an electronic form distribution server 10, a form information provider terminal 4, and a procedure destination terminal 5 are connected via a network 3. It is connected so that it can communicate. A preferred example of the network 3 is the Internet.
[0019]
The user is an individual or a company who inputs necessary items in an electronic form, creates an application form, a notification form, and other various electronic documents, and submits them to the procedure terminal 5 such as a public office. The user terminal 2 can be a personal computer or a portable terminal device owned by an individual or a company. The user terminal 2 is installed with browser software for the user to perform an input operation on the electronic form.
[0020]
The procedure destination terminal 5 is a terminal device of the other party where the user performs a procedure such as an application, and the procedure destination may be a bank, an insurance company, or other private companies in addition to a public office.
[0021]
The form provider is a person who provides a new electronic form to the electronic form distribution server 10, and when the use of the new electronic form is decided, the form provider can provide information (appearance, items, etc.) about the electronic form. ) To the electronic form distribution server 10.
[0022]
The form distribution server 10 provides the user with an electronic form requested by the user, and includes a server device 11, an electronic form DB 12, a used component management database (DB) 13, and an arrangement number management DB 14. Prepare. The electronic form DB 12 is a database that stores various electronic forms. The electronic form can be constituted by XML data, for example.
[0023]
The used component management DB 12 stores components included in each electronic form for each electronic form. The “part” is a unit of data constituting an electronic form. Basically, one part is prepared for each input item, and the electronic form is configured as a set of a plurality of parts. In addition, the arrangement number management DB 14 stores the arrangement numbers of parts to be described later.
[0024]
In the server device 11, a form automatic generation program 16 that generates a common part input form, a component search program 17, and an arrangement number generation program 18 are installed. The form automatic generation program 16 is a program that extracts parts common to a plurality of electronic forms requested by the user and automatically generates a common part input form. When a new electronic form is created and provided, the component search program 17 extracts a component included therein and registers it in the used component management DB 12. The arrangement number generation program 18 is a program for generating an arrangement number necessary for automatically generating the common part input form according to an arrangement rule described later. Details of these programs will be described later.
[0025]
[Common part input form]
FIG. 2 schematically shows the concept of the common part input form. Now, assume that the user requests two forms A and B shown in FIG. Form A includes components A, B, C, and D as its components, and Form B includes components A, B, D, E, and F as its components. In this case, the common part input form is a separate form from the form A and the form B including the parts A, B, and D included in the form A and the form B in common.
[0026]
When a user performs a procedure using Form A and Form B, after inputting all the parts of Form A and further inputting all the parts of Form B, the parts A, For B and D, the same content needs to be entered twice in different forms. However, after the common part input form is automatically generated and entered by the user, the parts A, B, and D (which have been entered by the user) included in the common part input form are transferred to the respective forms A and B. As a result, duplicate input by the user is unnecessary, and the time and labor required for input can be reduced.
[0027]
In the example of FIG. 2, an example of the common part input form for the two forms A and B is shown, but a common part input form can be similarly created for three or more forms. In general, the parts (input items) included in the common part input form are items included in any kind of procedure documents, such as the user's name, address, and telephone number.
[0028]
In the present invention, when automatically generating the common part input form as described above, a function of arranging a plurality of common parts in an appropriate positional relationship is realized by giving an arrangement number to each part. Here, the arrangement number is information that is created according to the part arrangement rule described below and represents the positional relationship between the parts arranged in the common part input form.
[0029]
[Part placement rules]
When a plurality of electronic forms are specified by the user and the parts to be taken into the common part input form are determined, the form automatic generation program 16 combines the XML data of the parts to generate one common part input form. At this time, the functions required for the automatic form generation program 16 are as follows.
[0030]
-The parts can be placed without overlapping.
[0031]
-It must be possible to retain a pre-specified layout definition, such as “Katakana field” placed next to “Kanji field”.
[0032]
-It should be possible to arrange only necessary parts with the upper left origin.
[0033]
In order to satisfy such a function, an arrangement number as described below is assigned to each component, and a priority order between components is defined. The form automatic generation program 16 arranges parts based on the result sorted by the arrangement number.
[0034]
Since the use / non-use of each part in the common part input form is determined for the first time when the common part input form is generated, the placement position of each part in the common part input form takes into account the position of the part placed immediately before It is determined. That is, the coordinates of each object (label or input field) included in the part do not represent the absolute position when placed on the paper, but the relative position from the placement origin in the part. Therefore, the components are arranged one by one in order.
[0035]
(1) Component placement direction
As shown in FIG. 3A, the parts can be arranged vertically or horizontally. In electronic forms, generally the starting position of the first part in each row often coincides with any part in the upper row. However, regarding the second and subsequent parts in each row, there is a request to allow the arrangement starting from the middle in the horizontal direction.
[0036]
As shown in FIG. 3B, when the components are arranged in the vertical direction (the components are arranged vertically with the left side of the components aligned), the component 100 in the drawing is displaced in the right direction as indicated by a dotted line. Therefore, in order to allow the arrangement starting from the middle in the horizontal direction for the second and subsequent parts in each row, it is necessary to perform the horizontal arrangement.
[0037]
On the other hand, in the same way, there is a demand for allowing the arrangement starting from the middle with respect to the second and subsequent parts in each column in the vertical direction. Here, as shown in FIG. 3C, when the arrangement in the horizontal direction is performed (the arrangement of the parts is arranged horizontally with the upper side of the parts aligned), the part 101 in the figure is arranged so as to be shifted downward as indicated by the dotted line. Will be. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange in the vertical direction in order to allow the arrangement starting from the middle for the second and subsequent parts in each row.
[0038]
From the above, the above two requirements cannot be satisfied at the same time. That is, priority must be given to either the arrangement in the vertical direction or the arrangement in the horizontal direction. Here, in general, the size of each object constituting the part is often larger than the height. In addition, since each component is assumed to be composed of a small number of objects such as “label” + “field”, the size of the component is often larger than the height as a result. Therefore, it is considered desirable to arrange the components in the lateral direction so that the deviation width becomes small. That is, priority is given to the request | requirement of the arrangement | positioning started from the middle of the horizontal direction regarding the components after the 2nd in each row, and it shall arrange | position horizontally so that the upper end of components may align.
[0039]
(2) Parts arrangement number
Assuming that the parts are arranged in the horizontal direction as described above, the arrangement numbers (numerical values in parentheses) as shown in FIG. 4A are assigned to all the parts registered in the used parts management DB 13. The arrangement order of each part in the common part input form is expressed as follows.
[0040]
The first two digits of the arrangement number represent the start position and order for each row (that is, the position in the column direction, also referred to as “column number”). In the case of the first part in each row, this indicates how many parts placed in the upper row and the left end are aligned. In the case of the second and subsequent parts in each row, there is a fixed interval (α) between the part on the left. This means the order of placement. However, the second and subsequent parts in each row are arranged so as to be in contact with the left neighbor. Therefore, the arrangement like the part X in FIG. 4B is not performed. In addition, the last two digits of the arrangement number indicate on which line the part is located (the number of parts in the vertical direction is aligned with the upper part, also referred to as “row number”). Perform a line break.
[0041]
In this way, the form automatic generation program narrows down the necessary parts in the common part input form, acquires the predetermined arrangement number for each part, sorts according to the arrangement number, and then performs the arrangement process.
[0042]
Taking FIG. 4A as an example, when there are eight types of parts A to H that are needed now, these arrangement numbers are represented by the last two digits (row number) as the first key and the previous two digits (columns). When the number is sorted as the second key, an arrangement order of A → B → C → D → E → F → G → H is obtained. The form automatic generation program uses this order to arrange the component data in the horizontal direction and generate the common part input form.
[0043]
(3) Placement of unnecessary parts
Up to this point, the description has been made on the assumption that all the parts illustrated in the figure are arranged, but the parts that are actually required change dynamically in response to a request from the user. Therefore, when there is a part that is not used, it is necessary to place a part to be placed next in a place instead of leaving a place where an unnecessary part originally exists as it is.
[0044]
As shown in FIG. 5A, the arrangement positions of the components can be adjusted in the upward direction or the left direction. When giving priority to left justification, place the parts in the left direction first, and when there are no parts in the row (that is, there are unnecessary parts in the row), the lower part is placed up first. . On the other hand, if priority is given to top-alignment, parts are arranged in the upward direction first, and when there are no parts in that column (that is, there are unnecessary parts in that column), the right part is left to the left for the first time. pack.
[0045]
FIG. 5 (b) shows an example of a failure when left-justified priority is given. In this example, if priority is given to left justification, the part D enters the position of the part C, and the part E is disposed below the part D. Therefore, especially when the part D is a vertically long part, there is a problem that the distance between the part B and the part E becomes too wide and the foam extends in the vertical direction.
[0046]
On the other hand, FIG. 5C shows an example of a problem in the case where priority is given to top alignment. In this example, when priority is given to top-packing, the part E enters the position of the part C, and the part D is arranged on the right. Therefore, if both the parts E and D are large in width, these parts protrude greatly to the right side, and the user may need to scroll horizontally when browsing the common part input form.
[0047]
In this way, there is a drawback in both left-justified and top-justified, but which should be given priority to the top-justified or left-justified position? In general, when performing an input operation on a form, it can be said that the user can more easily see the scroll in the vertical direction than the scroll in the horizontal direction because of the nature of the display, and can easily perform the operation. Therefore, priority is given to the left alignment.
[0048]
(4) Category classification
Further, when priority is given to left justification in this way, it is required to minimize the displacement caused at that time. In order to minimize the displacement, it is necessary to reset the reference for placement, that is, the placement origin. As a specific method for that purpose, related parts such as “name category” and “address category” are managed in a certain amount, and the placement origin is reset every time the category changes. At this time, the range of influence of component placement is completed within each category.
[0049]
In order to realize this, a number representing a category is introduced in the arrangement number. That is, a 2-digit category number is added before the 4-digit arrangement number described above. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the placement origin is reset every time the category number increases. In FIG. 6, parts A, B, D and E belong to one category, and parts F, G and H belong to one category. After the parts A, B, D, and E are arranged with the first arrangement origin 1 as a reference, the next parts F, G, and H belong to different categories, and therefore are arranged with the next arrangement origin 2 as a reference. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, parts are arranged in a grouped state for each category, and parts having the same category number are prohibited from being placed in another category. In this way, it is possible to minimize misalignment that occurs when priority is given to left justification.
[0050]
An example in which the arrangement rules so far are applied is shown in FIG. FIG. 7A shows an example in which all the parts A to M belong to the same category “01”. In actual processing, when the arrangement numbers for the parts A to M (numbers in each part) are sorted with the last two digits as the first key and the middle two digits as the second key, A → B → C → D → E → F → G → H → I → J → K → L → M. Therefore, the arrangement shown in FIG. 7A is obtained by arranging the parts A to M in the horizontal direction in this order.
[0051]
Now, in the example of FIG. 7A, it is assumed that the parts D, H, and J are unnecessary. In this case, if the same sort is performed excluding the parts D, H, and J and the parts are arranged, an arrangement as shown in FIG. 7B is obtained, and a space is created. In other words, if the parts F are arranged according to the above order, the parts E are arranged before the parts F are arranged, so that the starting portion of the parts F is located below the parts E. However, since there is actually a desire to arrange without space, there is a demand for the position of the part E after the part I is arranged and before the part K is arranged.
[0052]
(5) Grouping
In order to satisfy this requirement, a method for grouping parts for which arrangement is to be completed and preferentially arranging the parts in the group is adopted. Specifically, a group number indicating a group is added to the last two digits of the arrangement number. That is, the arrangement number has the following configuration.
[0053]
<Configuration of arrangement number>
1 or 2 digits: Category number
3, 4 digits: Start position and order for each row (column number)
5 or 6 digits: Line number
Last two digits: Group number (No group is set to 0, and after that, the number starts from 1)
Using the arrangement number of such a configuration, the component arrangement is executed in the following procedure.
[0054]
First, the parts are sorted in the first key: descending order of the last 2 digits, the second key: ascending order of 5 · 6 digits, and the third key: ascending order of 3 · 4 digits. As a result,
C → (D) → F → G → (H) → I → A → B → E → (J) → K → L → M
[0055]
Next, a new part (also referred to as “group part”) is generated in the last two-digit group and temporarily held. At this time, the arrangement number of the group part uses the first six digits +00 of the part that appears first in the group. In the example of FIG. 8A, a group part including parts C, D, G, G, H, and I (where parts D and H are unnecessary parts) is generated, and the arrangement number of the group part is within the group. Then, “00” is added to the first six digits of the part C (arrangement number = “01010201”) that appears first, and the group part CFGI (arrangement number = “01010200”) is obtained as shown in FIG. . By such grouping, a space as shown in FIG. 7B can be removed.
[0056]
Then, this group part is handled in the same manner as other parts, and the parts are sorted again in the first key: descending order of 2 digits, the second key: ascending order of 5-6 digits, and the third key: ascending order of 3-4 digits. as a result,
A → B → CFGI → E → (J) → K → L → M
Is obtained. After that, the common part input form is generated by arranging the parts in the horizontal direction according to the result.
[0057]
[Form automatic generation processing]
Next, the form automatic generation process will be described. In the automatic generation of the common part input form according to the present invention, first, as a premise process, (1) use part management data creation process and (2) arrangement number generation process are performed, and then the user specifies The plurality of electronic forms are performed in the order of (3) executing the automatic generation process of the common part input form. Hereinafter, it demonstrates in order.
[0058]
(1) Use parts management data creation process
The creation of used parts management data is a process of extracting parts included in each electronic form and generating list data thereof. That is, information indicating which parts are included in each electronic form is generated.
[0059]
The used component management data is generated by executing the component search program 17 in the server device 11. That is, as schematically shown in FIG. 9, by executing the parts search program 17 for a newly designed electronic form provided by a form provider or the like, the parts included in the electronic form are extracted. The list is stored in the used component management DB 13 as used component management data. Thereby, for a large number of electronic forms, a list of parts included in the electronic forms is accumulated in the used part management DB 13. Note that the component search program 17 can search for a component included in the electronic form by searching for a tag attached to each component in the electronic form, for example.
[0060]
(2) Arrangement number generation processing
Next, the generation of the arrangement number will be described. The generation of the arrangement number is executed by the operator's work and the arrangement number generation program 18. That is, as schematically shown in FIG. 9, when a part is provided by a form provider or the like, if the part is included in the common part input form, it should be arranged at any position in relation to other parts. The operator determines whether or not to determine the relative relationship between parts. Based on the result, the arrangement number generation program 18 is executed to determine the arrangement number for each component.
[0061]
FIG. 10 shows the flow of arrangement number determination processing. First, it is determined manually by the operator how to arrange a plurality of parts to be included in the common part input form (step S1). A form formed by arranging parts in this way is hereinafter referred to as an “all parts arrangement form”. Note that the operator considers the following items when determining the arrangement of a plurality of components.
[0062]
-Positional relationship between parts (define the order of arrangement considering the semantic connection between parts)
・ Category specification (Classify in consideration of the meaning of each part, and prevent placement beyond the category)
-Designation of priority placement parts (grouping to place parts with strong semantic connection and multiple small parts next to large parts without leaving them apart)
Considering these, the operator determines the arrangement of a plurality of parts so as to satisfy the following conditions, and creates an all parts arrangement form.
[0063]
(Condition 1) Considering the semantic connection between components, such as “Kana name is placed under the name of Kanji”, the components are arranged in order from the upper left. Parts located in the same row are arranged so that the upper ends are aligned.
[0064]
(Condition 2) Semantic classification is performed and each category is enclosed in a group. At that time, name the group CAT.
[0065]
(Condition 3) A part (part with strong connection) to be preferentially placed is surrounded by a group. At that time, name the group LOC.
[0066]
Next, the following process is performed for each component according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 by reading the all component layout form created in this way into the layout number generation program 18. That is, first, the line number in the arrangement number corresponding to the part is determined based on the line number in the all parts arrangement form (step S2). Next, the column number in the arrangement number corresponding to the part is determined on the basis of the number of the part in which row the part is and the left end of the part in the upper row is aligned (step S3). .
[0067]
Next, a category number is determined based on whether the part belongs to the CAT group described above (step S4). Finally, a group number is determined based on whether or not the part belongs to the aforementioned LOC group (step S5).
[0068]
Thus, when the arrangement number is determined for each part, the arrangement number is stored in the arrangement number management DB 14 (step S6). Thus, the arrangement number generation process ends. By executing this process for all parts included in the all parts arrangement form, arrangement numbers for all the parts that may be included in the common part input form are prepared and stored in the arrangement number management DB 14. Will be.
[0069]
As shown in FIG. 9, when a new part is created, the operator decides where to place the part in the all parts placement form so far as in step S <b> 1, Further, steps S2 to S6 are executed for the part, and the arrangement number for the new part is also added to the arrangement number DB. In this way, the arrangement number is reviewed each time a new part increases.
[0070]
(3) Common part input form automatic generation processing
Next, the common part input form automatic generation processing will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, a user uses the user terminal 2 to access the electronic form distribution server 10 and requests a necessary electronic form (step S11). The server apparatus 11 refers to the used part management DB 13 by the form automatic generation program, and extracts the parts used in the requested form (step S12). Then, the form automatic generation program determines common parts that are included in common in the plurality of electronic forms (step S13), refers to the arrangement number management DB 14, and acquires the arrangement number of each common part (step S14). .
[0071]
Next, the form automatic generation program 14 sorts the obtained arrangement numbers of the plurality of common parts (step S15), and determines whether or not a priority arrangement group is included in the arrangement numbers (step S16). When a priority arrangement group is included, a group number is determined for it (step S17), and the arrangement number including the group number is sorted again (step S18). Then, the data file of each part is acquired from the electronic form DB 12 according to the sorting result (step S19), and the common part input form is generated by arranging according to the determined order (step S20). The common part input form created in this way is distributed to the user terminal 2 through the network 3.
[0072]
[Modifications, etc.]
The arrangement of arrangement numbers in the above description is merely an example, and row numbers, column numbers, and the like can be assigned to other digits.
[0073]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, by maintaining an arrangement number for each part, even when an arbitrary part is selected, the arrangement order according to the initially determined all parts arrangement form is maintained. Automatic placement of common parts is possible. Therefore, it is possible to automatically generate the common part input form in which the common parts are arranged in an appropriate order while maintaining the concept of the positional relationship between the parts, the category, the priority arrangement group, and the like.
[0074]
In addition, since partial arrangement can be performed by multiple sorting using a priority arrangement group, it is possible to arrange components while minimizing useless space on the screen.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an electronic form processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 schematically shows a concept of a common part input form.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram in examining the arrangement direction of components.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of component arrangement numbers.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of arrangement of unnecessary parts.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating categorization of parts.
FIG. 7 shows an application example of a component arrangement rule.
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a concept of a priority arrangement group.
FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a flow of a common part input form generation process according to the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an arrangement number generation process.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a process for automatically generating a common part input form.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Electronic form processing system
2 User terminals
3 network
4 Form provider
5 Procedure terminal
10 Electronic form delivery server
11 Server device
12 Electronic Form DB
13 Used parts management DB
14 Placement number management DB
16 Form automatic generation program
17 Parts search program
18 Placement number generation program

Claims (17)

In an electronic form distribution device that can communicate with a user terminal through a network,
A parts management database for storing the parts included in the electronic form for each electronic form;
For each part included in each electronic form, an arrangement number database storing an arrangement number indicating a position where the part is arranged as a common part,
Receiving means for receiving designation of a plurality of electronic forms from a user terminal;
Referring to the parts management database, and for each designated electronic form, a part specifying means for specifying a part included in the electronic form;
Referring to the component management database, among components identified for each electronic form, common component identification means for identifying a common component that is commonly included in the plurality of electronic forms;
The reference to the arrangement number database, for each of the common parts, and arranged number acquiring means for acquiring the arrangement number indicating whether to place the common parts in any position of the common part input in the form,
An electronic form distribution apparatus comprising: a generation unit configured to generate the common part input form by determining the arrangement of each of the common parts based on the arrangement number. The generating means determines an order obtained by sorting the arrangement numbers as an arrangement order of the common parts, and arranges the common parts in order from a predetermined arrangement origin according to the determined arrangement order. The electronic form distribution apparatus according to claim 1.   The electronic form distribution apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the generation unit arranges the common parts in a horizontal direction according to the arrangement order. The arrangement number, the common parts the row numbers indicating the row direction position in the common unit input form of any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it comprises a column number indicating the column position The electronic form delivery apparatus described in 1. The arrangement number is electronic forms delivery device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises a category number indicating the same longitudinal origin component to be arranged as a reference. Said generating means, said to sort by category number, then performs sorting by the line number, claim and determines the order of arrangement of the common component performs sorting by the last to the column number 5 The electronic form delivery apparatus described in 1. The arrangement number is electronic forms delivery device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it comprises a group number indicative of a plurality of parts to be placed adjacent. The electronic form distribution apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the generation unit first performs sorting based on the group number, and determines the obtained order as an arrangement order of the common parts. The common unit electronic form distribution device according to the input form to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a transmitting means for transmitting to the user terminal. A component management database that stores components included in an electronic form for each electronic form, and an arrangement number database that stores an arrangement number indicating a position where the component is arranged as a common component for each component included in each electronic form In an electronic form distribution program executed by a computer that can communicate with a user terminal through a network,
Receiving means for receiving designation of a plurality of electronic forms from a user terminal;
Referring to the parts management database, and for each designated electronic form, a part specifying means for specifying a part included in the electronic form;
With reference to the parts management database, among the parts specified for each electronic form, a common part specifying means for specifying a common part commonly included in the plurality of electronic forms,
The reference to the arrangement number database, for each of the common parts, and arranged number acquiring means for acquiring the arrangement number indicating whether to place the common parts in any position of the common part input in the form,
An electronic form distribution program that causes the computer to function as generation means for generating the common part input form by determining the arrangement of each of the common parts based on the arrangement number. Said generating means determines the order obtained by sorting the arrangement number as the order of arrangement of the common component, characterized by arranging the common part from predetermined arrangement origin according to the determined arrangement order The electronic form delivery program according to claim 10 . 12. The electronic form distribution program according to claim 11 , wherein the generation unit arranges the common parts in a horizontal direction according to the arrangement order. The arrangement number, the a row number indicating the row direction position in the common unit in the input form of the common components, any one of claims 11 or 12, characterized in that it comprises a column number indicating the column position Electronic form delivery program described in 1. The electronic form distribution program according to any one of claims 11 to 13 , wherein the arrangement number includes a category number indicating a part to be arranged with the same vertical origin as a reference. Said generating means, said to sort by category number, then performs sorting by the line number, claim and determines the order of arrangement of the end to the common component performs sorting by the column number 14 Electronic form delivery program described in 1. 16. The electronic form distribution program according to claim 11, wherein the arrangement number includes a group number indicating a plurality of parts to be arranged adjacent to each other. Said generating means, first of all have line sorting by the group number, electronic forms delivery program according to claim 16, the resulting sequence and determining the order of arrangement of the common parts.

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