KR101590584B1 - Method and apparatus for controlling output - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an output control method and apparatus. The output control method according to the present invention includes receiving a preview command of a document, generating output data of the document in response to the command, The output data of the document to which the output form is applied is transmitted to the output unit in response to the user's approval command for the output form, or the change output data of the document to which the output form is changed is changed to correspond to the user's approval command for the output form And outputting the output preview to the output unit. The present invention provides an output control method and apparatus capable of displaying an output preview through a simple command in a computer environment and a mobile system.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT [0002]

The present invention relates to an output control method and apparatus, and more particularly, to an output control method and apparatus for quickly and easily displaying a print preview screen.

With the advent of the computer age, computer and software users have become accustomed to user-friendly software applications that help users record, calculate, organize, prepare presentations, send and receive email, and make music. For example, an office application for document work allows the user to prepare a variety of useful documents. Office applications for document work enable users to enter, manipulate, and organize data. Office applications for document work enable the user to create various slide presentations including text, pictures, data or other useful objects.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, as the performance of scanners, printers, copiers, and multifunction devices has improved, output devices having various functions have been increasing. In addition, according to the setting of the output device, the office application has various functions for transmitting the output result displayed on the output device to the user more easily and accurately. Particularly, it is possible to confirm the result to be output before printing through a computer screen and modify it in advance, thereby preventing unnecessary waste of printing paper, printing ink and toner. Accordingly, office applications provide various functions to provide convenience to users.

In addition, office applications are used in mobile environments as well as in computer environments. In particular, mobile embedded terminals have a lot of inconvenience to document work because they have smaller screen than computer screen. On the mobile system, a preview of the output results can be provided simultaneously with the document operation. Accordingly, the mobile system requires simpler and easier document operation and preview function than the computer environment.

However, in the mobile environment as well as the computer environment, the print preview screen is output through multiple inputs. As a result, the commonly available previews were displayed only when the settings for printing were executed, and were not displayed during document creation, so users had to experience many inconveniences. In addition, since it is necessary to input a multi-step command in order to execute the print setting, it takes a long time and it is complicated to execute in a mobile system. Particularly, since a simple operation is required in a mobile system, a problem has arisen in using a function for convenience of printing.

Accordingly, there is an increasing need to provide a method of using a preview function more easily through a simple input command and simpler output.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an output control method and apparatus capable of displaying an output preview in a computer environment and a mobile system through a simple command in an editing area.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an output control method and apparatus capable of suggesting an appropriate output size based on an algorithm for displaying an output preview.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an output control method and apparatus capable of changing a divided output or an output setting when a suggestion of an appropriate output size is difficult based on an algorithm for displaying an output preview.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an output control method including receiving a preview command for a document, generating output data of the document in response to the command, Outputting the output data of the document to which the output form is applied to the output unit in response to the user's approval command for the output form, or changing the output form to correspond to the approval instruction of the user on the output form And transmitting the data to the output unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a preview command is executed by at least one of a hot key input, a gesture input, and a voice input.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the output data is characterized by comprising at least one of an output size, a magnification, and a margin based on an optimization algorithm.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the output format is characterized in that the view optimization is applied based on the output data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the step of displaying the output form is characterized by determining whether or not the divided output is made based on the visibility optimization, and displaying the divided output form based on the user's approval command for the divided output.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, page information between divided pages of a document is displayed based on a divided output form.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an output control apparatus including an input unit for receiving a preview command for a document, an output unit for generating output data of the document corresponding to the command, A processing unit for transmitting the data to the output unit in response to the user's approval command for the output format, or for transmitting the changed output data of the document to which the output format is changed, to the output unit in response to the user's approval command for the output format, And a display unit for displaying an output form.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the preview command includes at least one of a hot key input, a gesture input, and a voice input.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the output data is characterized by comprising at least one of an output size, a magnification, and a margin based on an optimization algorithm.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the display unit displays an output form to which a view optimization is applied based on an optimization algorithm.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable medium storing instructions for providing an output control method, the method comprising: receiving a preview command for a document; And outputs the output data based on the output data. The output data of the document to which the output format is applied is transmitted to the output unit in response to the user's approval command for the output format, or the output format of the changed document is changed. To the output unit in response to the user's approval command.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

The present invention provides an output control method and apparatus capable of displaying an output preview through a simple command in a computer environment and a mobile system.

The present invention is effective to provide an output control method and apparatus capable of suggesting an appropriate output size based on an algorithm for displaying an output preview.

The present invention is advantageous in that it is possible to provide an output control method and apparatus that can change a divided output or an output setting when a suggestion of an appropriate output size is difficult based on an algorithm for displaying an output preview.

The effects according to the present invention are not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the specification.

1 is a schematic block diagram of an output control module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating an output control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A and 3B illustrate an exemplary screen to which an output control method in a mobile system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary screen to which an output control method in a mobile system according to another embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary screen to which an output control method in the mobile system according to the split output grant command of FIG. 4 is applied.
6A and 6B are schematic diagrams for explaining a method for changing and implementing output data by an optimization algorithm according to another embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

It is to be understood that each of the features of the various embodiments of the present invention may be combined or combined with each other partially or entirely and technically various interlocking and driving is possible as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, It may be possible to cooperate with each other in association.

Various embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic block diagram of an output control module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the output control module 100 includes a configuration for receiving a preview command and controlling the output preview to be displayed. Referring to FIG. 1, the output control module 100 includes an input unit 110, a processing unit 120, and a display unit 130.

The output control module 100 may be included in an application in a computer or mobile system. The application including the output control module 100 includes a document creation application, a file viewer application, and a picture and photo editing application. For example, the document creation application may be Microsoft's Office applications, the file viewer application may be an Adobe reader application, and the picture and photo editing application may be a Paint It can be an Adobe Photoshop application. In particular, the output control module 100 can be mainly included in a document creation application.

Through the input unit 110, the output control module 100 can receive a preview command of the document creation application. Generally, the document creation application provides a preview in one area of the editing area in a setting for printing. The editing area is an area where a document is created and edited on the screen where the document creating application is executed. The preview command received at the input unit 110 may vary according to the type of terminal used by the user. More specifically, the preview command may include a hot key input, a gesture input, and a voice input.

Also, the input unit 110 receives a user's approval command for the output type. A user's authorization command (hereinafter referred to as an authorization command) for the output format is an instruction to authorize the output of the document according to the displayed output format.

The processing unit 120 generates output data of the document in response to a preview command.

The processing unit 120 generates output data of a document based on a preview command received through the input unit 110. [ The output data is data obtained by converting the data of the document into an optimization algorithm for previewing. The output data is converted into data suitable for information on the output size, magnification, margin, and the like in preview.

The processing unit 120 transmits the output data of the document to which the output format is applied to the output unit in response to the user's approval command for the output format, or changes output data of the document to which the output format is changed to the approval command of the user for the output format To the output unit.

The output format can be a preview of the document creation application. The output format can be included in the screen configuration of the document creation application. Accordingly, the output format can be displayed in one area on the screen of the document creation application. Further, even if a command for the print setting is not separately inputted in the document creating application, the preview can be displayed by a simple preview command.

The output format is displayed according to a preview command received from the input unit 110, and the output data is transmitted to the output unit according to the approval command received at the input unit 110. [ Thus, even if a command for the print setting is not separately inputted in the document creating application, the final document can be outputted through the output section by a simple approval command.

The display unit 130 displays an output form based on the output data.

The display unit 130 includes a screen of the user terminal. The user terminal includes a document creation application and can execute a document creation application. For example, the user terminal includes a mobile device such as a computer or a smart phone. The display unit 130 includes a monitor screen of a computer and a screen of a smartphone.

The screen of the smartphone may include a touch screen. In the case of a touch screen, the input unit 110 and the display unit 130 may be implemented together. The input unit 110 of the touch screen receives various touch inputs of the user and the display unit 130 of the touch screen displays a preview or the like by the processing unit 120. [

2 is a flowchart illustrating an output control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Will be described with reference to Fig. 1 for convenience of explanation.

The output control method according to the present invention starts when the input unit 110 receives a preview command of a document from a user (S110).

The preview command can cause a document creation application to execute a preview of a document being created immediately without executing a command to execute the print setting. The preview command can be input in various ways depending on the type of the user's terminal. The preview command may include a hot key input, a gesture input, and a voice input. The hotkey input is input by the keyboard when the user terminal is a computer and the gesture input is input through the touch screen when the user terminal has the touch screen and the voice input is when the user terminal has input means such as a microphone It can be input through a microphone.

The processing unit 120 generates output data of a document in response to a preview command (S120). The output data is obtained by converting a document into data recognizable by the display unit 130 in order to preview the document in the document creating application. The output data is generated in the processing unit 120 and converted into an output form. The output data is converted into an output form on the display unit 130 based on the output data. Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the output data may further include information on the output size, magnification, and margin of the document.

The output data may further include information on the output size, magnification, and margin of the original document that has been changed based on the optimization algorithm. The optimization algorithm changes the information of the original document so that a proper amount of the document can be displayed on one page based on the information of the original document and the information about the actual output portion. Original document means a document with 'previewed' for the user to create, store or output. More specifically, the optimization algorithm computes the content of a page output through the actual output. In addition, the optimizer can calculate to divide the original document if the information in the original document goes beyond the range of one page, and if the information in the original document is within the range of one page, have. In addition, if the data displayed in Excel is within the range of one page, the optimization algorithm can calculate to enlarge and output the original spreadsheet according to the setting of the output unit.

The display unit 130 displays an output form based on the output data (S130).

The output format is the data converted by the optimization algorithm from the output data. The output format can be previewed in some areas of the document creation application. The output format is a preview to which the view optimization is applied based on the output data in the processing unit 120. [ The visual optimizing is applied to the document to properly display the output data on the display unit 130 based on the optimization algorithm. That is, the document output through the output unit is in a state in which the output format is applied based on the visual optimality. Therefore, the user can preview the optimized output of the document through the output format, and input the split output or the separate output setting.

The processing unit 120 transmits the output data of the document to which the output form is applied to the output unit in response to the user's approval command for the output form or changes the output form of the document to the output unit, To the output unit (S140).

Based on the optimized output data through the processing unit 120, the visually optimized output form is transmitted to the output unit according to the user's approval command. The user's approval command is received through the input unit 110 to display the output form on the display unit 130. [ Therefore, the approval command of the user makes it possible to simply output the document in a state where the output form is displayed without a separate print command in the document creation application. The approval instruction of the user may be inputted through the reception unit 110 in the same or similar manner as the preview instruction.

The user's authorization command may include a hot key input, a gesture input, and a voice input. A hot key is a specific key of a keyboard or a mobile terminal. When the approval command is a hot key input, the output mode is transmitted to the output unit according to the hot key input. A gesture is an input method through a specific action of a user. Generally, an approval command is inputted through a specific action of a user in a mobile terminal. For example, a gesture can be a drag input by a user's finger. If the authorization command is a gesture input, the output format is transferred to the output according to the gesture input. Voice input is to use the user's voice as an approval command. For example, voice input is a command mode in which a user directly gives an approval command through a microphone or the like by saying characters such as 'approval' or 'confirmation'.

3A and 3B illustrate an exemplary screen to which an output control method in a mobile system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3A illustrates an exemplary screen illustrating exemplary command inputs by a user at a user terminal. FIG. 3B shows an exemplary screen in which a preview optimized according to a user's command input is displayed on a user's terminal.

Referring to FIG. 3A, when a touch input by a user's preview command is received through the receiving unit 110 on the user's terminal, the output control module 100 commands the processing unit 120 to display the output form. The preview command is input by the user on the document creation application screen 200. [ Although the preview command can be implemented in various forms, FIG. 3A assumes a specific example of an input 300 in which a user drags a finger from the outside of the display screen of the terminal to the inside of the display screen.

Referring to FIG. 3B, the document creating application screen 200 includes an output form display window 210 and an execution guidance window 220. .

The output form display window 210 displays output data of a document in a preview form according to a preview command of the user. The output form display window 210 indicates that the output data is visually optimized by the optimization algorithm. The output form display window 210 displays the document in real page units. When there are a plurality of pages actually output, the output form display window 210 can switch the actual output page by a separate input and display it. The output form display window 210 may be displayed as a separate window, and may be created at various positions according to the user's setting.

The execution guide window 220 informs the user that the output form display window 210 is displayed when the output form display window 210 is displayed on the document creation application screen 200. The execution guidance window 220 may include a phrase " execution of an optimization preview ", and a phrase included in the execution guidance window 220 may be predetermined for each document creation application. The execution guide window 220 may be displayed together with the output form display window 210 and may disappear after a predetermined time elapses in the output control module 100. [ The predetermined time in the output control module 100 is a time at which the user can fully recognize the phrase " execution of optimization preview " included in the execution guidance window 220. [ For example, the predetermined time in the output control module 100 may be about 1 second.

The output format is transmitted to the output unit in response to the user's approval command. For example, when the terminal of the user includes a touch screen, the user's approval command may be an input to select the output form display window 210 by touch and drag it to the outside of the document creation application screen 200. The output form displayed on the output form display window 210 according to the user's approval command is transmitted to the output unit.

FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary screen to which an output control method in a mobile system according to another embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 4, the document creating application screen 200 includes an output form display window 211 and a divided output selection guide window 230.

The output shape display window 211 is displayed when output data optimized for viewing by the optimization algorithm can not actually be output to one page, unlike the output shape display window 210 of FIG. 3B. That is, the output form display window 211 is displayed when visibility optimization is impossible, when it is determined that the divided output is necessary based on the output data.

When a divided output is required, the split output selection guide window 230 can be displayed together with the output form display window 211. [ If a split output is required, 'Yes' or 'No' of the split output selection guide window 230 may be selected according to the user's approval command for the split output. When 'Yes' is selected in the divided output selection guide window 230, the processing unit 120 transmits the divided output data to the output unit to divide and output the document. An exemplary screen displayed on the document creation application screen 200 based on the divided output format will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary screen to which an output control method in the mobile system according to the split output grant command of FIG. 4 is applied. Please refer to Fig. 4 for convenience of explanation.

5, the document creation application screen 200 includes a split output type display window 212, a first split line 241, a second split line 242, a first split page 251, A second divided page 252, a third divided page 253, a fourth divided page 254, and up and down and left and right scroll bars. The editing area 250 includes a split output type display window 212, a first split line 241, a second split line 242, a first split page 251, a second split page 252, A first division page 253, and a fourth division page 254. [

If it is impossible to optimize the sight and the divided output is required, the user may additionally request an approval command for the divided output display window 212 through the divided output selection guide window 230 in FIG. When the split output format display window 212 is displayed, the display unit 130 can further display page information between pages divided in the document creation application screen 200 based on the split output format. The page information includes an output order for each page of the document displayed through the divided output type display window 212. [ The order of output for each page may be displayed in Arabic numerals on each output page and may be displayed more blurred than the data displayed on the document creation application screen 200. [

The first dividing line 241 and the second dividing line 242 are used to divide the document creating application screen 200 into a first divided page 251, a second divided page 252, a third divided page 253, And a fourth divided page 254. Each of the divided pages 251, 252, 253, and 254 displays each page of the actual divided output document. The first dividing line 241 and the second dividing line 242 may be represented by dotted lines and may be expressed in various ways. The divided output form display window 212 can display each page of the divided output document in units of one page. In addition, the divided output form display window 212 can display the actual output page independently of a part of the document shown in the document creation application. That is, a part of the document shown in the document creation application includes the entire first divided page 251 and a part of the second, third, and fourth divided pages 252, 253, and 254, Second, third and fourth divided pages 251, 252, 253 and 254 according to the user's selection.

6A and 6B are schematic diagrams for explaining a method for changing and implementing output data by an optimization algorithm according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the optimum output form display window 304 can display fonts, line spacing, tables, pictures, and the like of a document by an optimization algorithm.

The optimal output form display window 304 displays the result of adjustment based on the first page output form display window 301 and the second page output form display window 302. The first page output format display window 301 and the second page output format display window 302 indicate the document status before being adjusted by the optimization algorithm. The optimization algorithm may reduce the page margins of the optimal output type display window 304 or reduce the size of the fonts displayed on the first page output type display window 301 and the second page output type display window 302, It is possible to reduce the line spacing so as to be displayed on one optimal output form display window 304. For example, in the case where the first page output form display window 301 displays seven lines of characters and the second page output form display window 302 displays three lines of characters, You can display 10 lines of characters by reducing the margins, or adjusting the font size or line spacing. Accordingly, the user can store a large amount of content on one page, thereby preventing waste of unnecessary paper.

Referring to FIG. 6B, the optimum output form display window 305 can display fonts, line spacing, tables, pictures, and the like of a document by optimization algorithms to optimize the user's visibility.

The optimum output form display window 305 displays the third page output form display window 303 to improve the visibility of the user. The user's visibility is a property that allows the user to identify larger and clearer characters. The optimization algorithm can enlarge the size of the font, the size of the table, the size of the figure, and the line spacing displayed on the third page output form display window 303 to be displayed on one optimal output form display window 305. [ For example, in the case where the third page output form display window 303 displays five lines of characters, the optimal output form display window 305 enlarges the margin of the page, enlarges the font size or line interval, Can be displayed. This allows the user to have greater visibility with larger fonts and wider line spacing.

In this specification, each block or each step may represent a part of a module, segment or code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing the specified logical function (s). It should also be noted that in some alternative embodiments, the functions mentioned in the blocks or steps may occur out of order. For example, two blocks or steps shown in succession may in fact be performed substantially concurrently, or the blocks or steps may sometimes be performed in reverse order according to the corresponding function.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. The software module may reside in a RAM memory, a flash memory, a ROM memory, an EPROM memory, an EEPROM memory, a register, a hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor, which is capable of reading information from, and writing information to, the storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium may be integral with the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside within an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ASIC may reside within the user terminal. Alternatively, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a user terminal.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to those embodiments and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. . Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100 output control module
110 input unit
120 processor
130 display unit
200 Document creation application screen
210, 211 Output type display window
212 Split output type display window
220 execution guide window
230 split output selection guide window
241 1st dividing line
243 Second division line
250 edit area
251 First Partition Page
252 Second Partition Page
253 Third Partition Page
254 Fourth split page
301 1st page Output type display window
302 2nd page Output type display window
303 Page 3 Output type display window
304, 305 Optimal output type display window

Claims (11)

Receiving a preview command of the document;
Generating output data of the document corresponding to the instruction;
Displaying an output form based on the output data;
The output data of the document to which the output form is applied is transmitted to the output unit in response to the user's approval command for the output form or the change output data of the document to which the output form is applied is changed to the approval instruction of the user for the output form Correspondingly to an output,
Wherein the output data is calculated so as to enlarge and output the document when the information of the document is within the range of the unit page of the output type and is changed and generated from the information of the original document. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the preview command is executed by at least one of a hot key input, a gesture input, and a voice input. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the output data comprises at least one of an output size, a magnification, and a margin based on an optimization algorithm. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the output form is applied with a view optimization based on the output data. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the step of displaying the output form includes determining whether the divided output is based on the visibility optimization and displaying the divided output form based on the approval instruction of the user for the divided output. 6. The method of claim 5,
And displays page information between divided pages of the document based on the divided output form. An input unit for receiving a preview command of a document;
Generating output data of the document in response to the instruction, transmitting the output data of the document to which the output form is applied to the output unit in response to a user's approval instruction for the output form, or changing A processing unit for transmitting output data to an output unit in response to a user's approval command for the output format; And
And a display unit for displaying an output form based on the output data,
Wherein the output data is calculated so as to enlarge and output the document when the information of the document is within the range of the unit page of the output type and is changed and generated from the information of the original document. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the preview command comprises at least one of a hot key input, a gesture input, and a voice input. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the output data comprises at least one of an output size, a magnification, and a margin based on an optimization algorithm. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the display unit displays the output form to which the view optimization is applied based on an optimization algorithm. Receiving a preview command of the document,
Generating output data of the document in response to the instruction,
An output form based on the output data is displayed,
The output data of the document to which the output form is applied is transmitted to the output unit in response to the user's approval command for the output form or the change output data of the document to which the output form is applied is changed to the approval instruction of the user for the output form To the output unit,
Wherein the output data is calculated so as to enlarge and output the document when the information of the document is within the range of the unit page of the output type and is generated by being changed from the information of the original document to provide an output control method A computer-readable medium having stored thereon.

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