FORM OUTPUT CONTROL APPARATUS, FORM OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM

• US 20070300146A1
• Filed: 06/19/2007
• Published: 12/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Yamanakajima, Kazunari
• Granted Patent: US 7,865,818 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/222
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates

Abstract

An apparatus places contents data of plural records of a database, in a template, which is represented by template data, and outputs the template data in which the contents data are inserted. The apparatus stores the template data defining a field area in which the contents data are placed, and sets replacement information for replacing annotation information to be placed in the template. When the contents represented by the contents data of the plural records are placed in the field area defined by the template data, the annotation information of each record is replaced with the replacement information.

Claims

1. An apparatus configured to place contents data of plural records of a database in a template represented by template data and to output the template data in which the contents data are placed, comprising:

a storage unit configured to store the template data defining a field area in which the contents data are placed;

a setting unit configured to set replacement information for replacing annotation information placed in the template represented by the template data; and

a replacement unit configured to replace, when the contents data of the plural records is placed in the field area defined by the template data, the annotation information of each record with the replacement information set by the setting unit.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the template data further defines an output method of outputting the replaced annotation information, and wherein the replacement unit outputs the replaced annotation information according to the defined output method.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the replacement unit puts together the annotation information by inserting a page, on which the annotation information is placed, into pages of the template represented by the template data, in which the contents data is placed.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the replacement unit puts together the annotation data in an annotation output field area defined in a page of the template represented by the template data, in which the contents data is placed.

5. A method to place contents, which are represented by contents data of plural records of a database, in a template represented by template data, the method comprising:

setting replacement information for replacing annotation information representing an annotation to be placed in the template data that defines a field area in which the contents data is placed; and

replacing, when the contents represented by the contents data of the plural records are placed in the field area defined by the template data, the annotation information of each record with the set replacement information.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the template data further defines an output method of outputting the replaced annotation information, and wherein the replaced annotation information is output according to the defined output method.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the replacing comprises:

inserting a page, on which the annotation information is placed, into pages of the template represented by the template data.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the replacing comprises:

placing the annotation information in an annotation output field area defined in a page of the template represented by the template data.

9. A computer program stored on a computer-readable medium to cause an apparatus to execute operations comprising:

inserting data of a plurality of records in a template represented by template data;

setting replacement information for replacing annotation information to be inserted in the template data that defines a field area in which the contents data is inserted; and

replacing, when the contents represented by the contents data of the plural records are inserted in the field area defined by the template data, the annotation information of each record with the set replacement information.

10. The computer program according to claim 9, wherein the template data further defines an output method of outputting the replaced annotation information, and wherein the replaced annotation information is output according to the defined output method.

11. The computer program according to claim 10, wherein the replacing comprises:

inserting a page, in which the annotation information is inserted, into pages of the template represented by the template data.

12. The computer program according to claim 10, wherein the replacing comprises:

inserting the annotation information in an annotation output field area defined in a page of the template represented by the template data.