JP2006031120A - Publication support system, publication support program and publication support server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To construct a system treating integrally a writer, a publisher and a printing office. <P>SOLUTION: A publisher terminal 1, a writer terminal 2, a printing office terminal 3, and a server 4 are mutually connected through a network 5. When a publication is planned, book information 41 is registered from the publisher terminal 1 to the server 4. In a printing company, a style sheet and a template 31 are formed, and stored in the server 4 through the printing office terminal 3. The book information 41 and the style sheet and template 31 are acquired by the writer terminal 2 to write a manuscript. In the server 4, a composition image 42 is formed by document information 24 of the manuscript, an attached file 27, and an image file 33 such as a picture or plate from the writer terminal 2 and the style sheet and template 31, and the formed composition image 42 is converted to, for example, a PDF file 44 and transmitted to the publisher terminal 1 and the writer terminal 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a publishing support system, a publishing support program, and a publishing support server that are suitable for publishing books and magazines. Specifically, publishers, authors, and printing shops are connected via a network to enable smooth and good publishing operations.

  In systems that support publishing using a conventional network, it has been proposed to manage and store digitized book data using, for example, an editing terminal and a document storage server in the publisher (for example, (See Patent Document 1).

  In other words, the document management method described in Patent Document 1 allows an editing terminal in a publishing company and a document storage server to be connected via a network so that operations such as editing and proofreading can be performed on the server. Further, the electronic book data can be managed and stored by the document storage server.

  In general, when publishing books, magazines, etc., for example, a plan is made by a publisher, and a manuscript that matches the plan is requested. Then, the written manuscript and the illustration are submitted to the printing office, and the printing office performs the composition according to the submitted manuscript and the illustration, and so-called galley printing is created. Further, proofreading is performed on the galley print by the publisher and the writer, the typesetting is corrected based on the proofreading, and printing for publication is performed using the corrected typesetting.

In such a publishing procedure, when a manuscript is already written, the manuscript is submitted as electronic data using a personal computer or the like. As described above, Patent Document 1 discloses that an editing terminal in a publishing company and a document storage server are connected via a network and work such as editing and proofreading is performed on the server. Yes. Thus, it can be said that computerization / networking has already progressed in individual parts of publishing.
JP 2004-126999 A

  However, no system has been established in the past that consistently handles publishing operations from authors to publishers and print shops. Therefore, in the conventional technology, even when electronic data is exchanged between authors, publishers, and print shops, conversion is performed according to the data format of each corresponding department. In addition, there is a risk of data errors during conversion.

  In addition, when the author writes a manuscript, when an external character not included in the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) code is used, or when a character string corresponding to a so-called mathematical formula, a chemical formula, a mathematical formula including a musical score, or the like is used. However, it is extremely difficult to convert data of character strings corresponding to those external characters and mathematical expressions. For this reason, the character strings corresponding to these external characters and mathematical formulas were conventionally submitted in illustration format, but in this illustration format submission, whether or not it was correctly expressed until typesetting. There was a problem that could not be confirmed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the object of the present invention is to construct a system that consistently handles authors, publishers, and print shops, and authors write manuscripts. The processing for the character strings corresponding to the external characters and mathematical formulas used in this process is improved so that the publishing work can be performed smoothly.

  In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object of the present invention, the invention described in claim 1 is a publishing support system in which a publisher terminal, a writer terminal, a printing shop terminal, and a server are connected through a network. The server stores style sheets and templates generated at the publisher terminal and / or print shop terminal, and presents the stored style sheets and templates to the author terminal; and the author terminal. Storing the document information received from the printer and the image information received from the printing station terminal, and generating a typesetting image based on the style sheet and the template using the stored document information and image information. And a means for transmitting the typesetting image to the publisher terminal, the writer terminal, and the printing shop terminal. It is a publishing support system according to claim.

  Further, in the publishing support system according to claim 2, the writer terminal includes means for inputting the document information, means for transmitting the input document information to the server, and the received typesetting image. Means for outputting, and the document information modified based on the output typesetting image is transmitted again to the server.

  In the publishing support system according to claim 3, the writer terminal is provided with means for searching a predetermined external character database and means for transmitting external character information obtained by searching the external character database to the server. The printing station terminal is provided with means for generating a necessary external character font from the external character information of the server, and means for transmitting the generated font to the server and pasting it on the typesetting image generated. Is.

  The publishing support system according to claim 4, wherein the writer terminal has means for editing an arbitrary character string corresponding to a mathematical expression, and means for transmitting the edited information on the arbitrary character string to the server. The printing station terminal is provided with means for modifying the information on the arbitrary character string received by the server as necessary. The server displays the information on the arbitrary character string in the typesetting image. Means for converting into the above are provided.

  In the publishing support system according to claim 5, the publisher terminal is provided with means for setting predetermined book information and a password, and means for transmitting the set book information and password to the server, The publisher terminal, the writer terminal, and the printing shop terminal are provided with the password input means, respectively, so that the server can be accessed only when the passwords match.

  7. The publishing support system according to claim 6, wherein the writer terminal is provided with a writing completion report input means and a means for transmitting the writing completion report to the server. When a report of completion is received from the author terminal, there is means for transferring the report to the publisher terminal and the printing shop terminal.

  Furthermore, in order to achieve the object of the present invention, the invention described in claim 7 is a publishing support program applied to a system in which a publisher terminal, a writer terminal, a printing shop terminal, and a server are connected through a network. Storing the style sheet and template generated at the publisher terminal and / or printing station terminal provided in the server, and presenting the stored style sheet and template to the author terminal, and the author Means for saving document information received from the terminal and image information received from the printing shop terminal, and generating a typesetting image based on the style sheet and template using the saved document information and image information; The typesetting image thus transmitted is transmitted to the publisher terminal, the author terminal, and the printing shop terminal. Is a publication support program for realizing the functions of the means.

  The publishing support program according to claim 8 includes means for inputting the document information provided in the writer terminal, means for transmitting the input document information to the server, and the received composition image. The means for outputting and the function of means for re-transmitting the document information modified based on the outputted typesetting image to the server are realized.

  The publishing support program according to claim 9 includes means for searching a predetermined external character database provided in the writer terminal, means for transmitting external character information obtained by searching the external character database to the server, and the printing station. Means for generating necessary external character fonts from the external character information of the server provided in the terminal, and means for transmitting the generated fonts to the server and pasting them in the typesetting image generated Is.

  A publishing support program according to claim 10, means for editing an arbitrary character string corresponding to a mathematical expression provided in the author terminal, and means for transmitting information on the edited arbitrary character string to the server Means for correcting the information of the arbitrary character string received by the server provided in the printing station terminal, and means for converting the information of the arbitrary character string provided in the server into the typesetting image. It is for realizing the function.

  A publishing support program according to claim 11, means for setting predetermined book information and a password provided in the publisher terminal, means for transmitting the set book information and password to the server, and the publisher This is to realize the functions of the password input means provided in each of the terminal, the writer terminal, and the printing shop terminal, and means for allowing access to the server only when the passwords match.

  The publishing support program according to claim 12 includes a writing completion report input means provided in the writer terminal, a means for transmitting the writing completion report to the server, and the writing completion report provided in the server. When a report is received from the author terminal, the function of transferring the report to the publisher terminal and the printing shop terminal is realized.

  Furthermore, in order to achieve the object of the present invention, the invention described in claim 13 is a publishing support server in which a publisher terminal, a writer terminal, and a printing shop terminal are connected through a network, the publisher terminal and / or Alternatively, a style sheet and a template generated at a printing shop terminal are stored, and the stored style sheet and template are presented to the writer terminal, document information received from the writer terminal, and the printing shop terminal. Means for storing received image information and generating a typesetting image based on the style sheet and template using the stored document information and image information, and writing the generated typesetting image to the publisher terminal A publishing support server comprising means for transmitting to a printer terminal and a printing shop terminal

  The publication support server according to claim 14 inputs the document information, transmits the input document information, outputs the received typesetting image, and is corrected based on the output typesetting image. And a means for supplying a program for retransmitting the document information to the writer terminal.

  A publishing support server according to claim 15 includes: a means for searching a predetermined external character database and supplying a program for transmitting external character information obtained by searching the external character database to the writer terminal; And a means for supplying a program for transmitting the generated font to the printing station terminal and a means for pasting the received font to the typesetting image.

  The publishing support server according to claim 16 receives means for editing an arbitrary character string corresponding to a mathematical expression, and supplying a program for transmitting information on the edited arbitrary character string to the author terminal. The information processing apparatus includes means for supplying a program for correcting the information on the arbitrary character string as necessary to the printing station terminal, and means for converting the information on the arbitrary character string into the typesetting image.

  The publishing support server according to claim 17 includes means for setting predetermined book information and a password, supplying a program for transmitting the set book information and password to the publisher terminal, and input means for the password. Means for supplying a program to be provided to each of the publisher terminal, the writer terminal, and the printing shop terminal, and access is possible only when the passwords match.

  The publishing support server according to claim 18 is provided with means for providing a writing completion report input means and supplying a program for transmitting the writing completion report to the writer terminal, and the writing completion report is the writer. And a means for transferring the report to the publisher terminal and the printing shop terminal when received from the terminal.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to construct a system that consistently handles authors, publishers, and print shops, and character strings corresponding to external characters and mathematical formulas used by authors when writing manuscripts. Can be processed smoothly, and publishing can be performed smoothly.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a computer system to which a publishing support system, a publishing support program, and a publishing support server according to the present invention are applied.

  In FIG. 1, a publisher terminal 1, a writer terminal 2, a printing shop terminal 3, and a server 4 are connected to each other through a network 5 to construct a computer system. Here, the publisher terminal 1 is provided with a publishing / editing system 11 using XML (eXtensible Mark-up Language) which is often used in publishing work, for example. The present invention is constructed, for example, using this XML system as a standard.

  When a publishing plan is drafted, first, book information 41 is registered in the server 4 from the publisher terminal 1. Items registered here include publisher name, editor name, book name, ISBN (International Standard Book Number) code, author name, password, book text structure, and other items such as the number of pages, number of copies, and distribution schedule The day is included. Further, by this registration, a company management number on the server 4 is generated, and the subsequent management is performed by this company management number and password.

  In parallel with this registration, a manuscript request to the author and a request to the printing company to create a style sheet and a template are made. These requests may be made by conventional communication means, but can also be made by e-mail between the publisher terminal 1, the writer terminal 2, and the printing shop terminal 3 through the network 5. That is, in the present invention, since these terminals are connected by the network 5, such electronic mail is also possible.

  Further, in the printing company, a style sheet and a template are created based on a request from the publisher, and the created style sheet and template 31 are transmitted to the server 4 through the printing station terminal 3, and the company management number and the password described above. Saved according to. In this way, predetermined book information 41 is registered on the server 4, and the style sheet and template 31 are stored according to the company management number and password.

  The book information 41, the style sheet, and the template 31 are acquired by the writer terminal 2. In other words, the author is notified of the company management number and password when accepting the above-mentioned manuscript request, and can use the company management number and password to obtain the style sheet and template 31 stored on the server 4. . Then, using the acquired style sheet and template 31, the manuscript is written on the writer terminal 2.

  For example, an editor 21 of an XML system is used for writing a manuscript at the writer terminal 2. Here, although the manuscript can be written using another system, transmission to the server 4 is performed using a designated editor. Therefore, in such a case, it is necessary to provide the editor 21 of the XML system in the writer terminal 2, but in the writer terminal 2, the software can be acquired from the server 4 through the network 5, for example.

  Further, the author terminal 2 retrieves an arbitrary external character database 6 via the network 5 and obtains necessary external character information when an external character not included in the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) code is used in the manuscript. For this purpose, external character acquisition software 22 is provided. In addition, when a character string corresponding to a mathematical expression including a mathematical expression, a chemical expression, a score, or the like is used in the document, software 23 for creating a character string for creating a character string corresponding to such a mathematical expression is also provided. These software are also acquired from the server 4.

  Therefore, using the external character acquisition software 22 and the character string creation software 23 and the editor 21 of the XML system, for example, the manuscript terminal 2 writes the manuscript. The written manuscript is transmitted and registered in the server 4 as document information 24, for example. Note that software 25 for communication with the server 4 for performing transmission registration is provided in the writer terminal 2. Further, the author terminal 2 can be provided with software 26 for creating an arbitrary table or drawing. The data created by such software 26 is transmitted and registered in the server 4 together with the document information 24 as an attached file 27.

  Further, the publisher obtains photographs and illustrations, and edits and creates attachments such as covers, imprints, and advertisements. These edited and created photographs and illustrations 12 are mailed to, for example, a printing company and scanned by a scanner 32. For example, the image file 33 is registered in the server 4 from the printing station terminal 3. In addition, when these edited and created photographs and illustrations are digitized in advance, they may be directly registered in the server 4 from the publisher terminal 1.

  The server 4 corresponds to the external character information acquired by the external character acquisition software 22 and the mathematical expression generated by the character string generation software 23 in the document information 24 of the manuscript written from the registered writer terminal 2. The presence or absence of a character string or the like to be performed or the presence or absence of an attached file 27 such as a table or drawing created by the software 26 is determined. If there are these, a request for correction is transmitted to the printing shop terminal 3. As a result, the printing station terminal 3 performs processing for creating and pasting a font corresponding to external character information, processing for correcting a character string corresponding to a mathematical expression for printing, and processing for correcting a table or a drawing for printing. Done.

  Then, the document information 24 of the manuscript written from the writer terminal 2 registered in the server 4 and the image file 33 such as a photo and a plate edited from the printing shop terminal 3 and / or the publisher terminal 1 are created. Then, the composition image 42 is created by the style sheet and the template 31 described above. That is, the server 4 is provided with software 43 for creating such a formatted image, and the formatted image 42 is created thereby.

  Further, the server 4 is provided with PDF creation software 45 for converting the created typesetting image 42 into, for example, a PDF (Portable Document Format) file 44. Then, the converted PDF file 44 is transmitted to the publisher terminal 1 and the writer terminal 2. Therefore, the author terminal 2 can confirm the typesetting image 42 by the PDF file 44, and if an error or the like is found here, it can be corrected by correcting the document information 24.

  Further, the writer terminal 2 is provided with an input unit 28 for transmitting a report of writing completion to the server 4. This input means 28 is performed by, for example, the Book function of the editor 21 of the XML system, and a writing completion report is transmitted to the server 4 through the communication function software 25 by selecting writing completion on the screen. When the writing completion report is transmitted to the server 4, the writing completion report is transferred to the publisher terminal 1 and the printing shop terminal 3.

  That is, in the above-described system, when the author reports the completion of writing to the input means 28 of the author terminal 2, the report is transferred to the publisher terminal 1 and the print shop terminal 3, and the publisher and the print shop report the report. Can proceed to the printing stage for publication. At this stage, it is considered that the proofreading by the author has been completed, and thereafter, books and the like can be published by a process between the publisher and the printing shop.

  Next, the procedure for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 2 to 7 show the flow of processing mutually performed among the publisher terminal 1, the writer terminal 2, the printing shop terminal 3, and the server 4. Processing performed by hand is also included.

  First, FIG. 2 shows the overall processing flow. In FIG. 2, in step S <b> 1, planning is performed at the publisher terminal 1. In accordance with this planning (step S1), a manuscript writing request is made to the writer terminal 2 in step S2. In step S3, the print shop terminal 3 is requested to create a style sheet and a template. The created style sheet and template are registered in the server 4 in steps S4 and S5.

  On the other hand, in the publisher terminal 1, book information is registered and a password is set in step S6, and the book information and password are transmitted to an ASP (Application Service Provider) program provided in the server 4 in step S7. . In step S8, necessary book information is registered and set in the XML book information database 41 of the server 4. Note that the style sheet and template registration described above may be performed after the book information and password registration settings.

  In step S9, the style sheet and the template are transmitted to the writer terminal 2. Here, the author terminal 2 includes, for example, software such as an XML editor 21 for creating a document, software for creating a character string corresponding to a mathematical formula, software for creating a chemical formula, software for creating a table, a diagram, and the like. A manuscript is written using these character string creation software 23.

  Note that the software for creating these documents, the software for creating character strings corresponding to mathematical formulas, the software for creating chemical formulas, the software for creating tables and figures, etc. are pre-installed in the author terminal 2 Or newly equipped by transmission from the server 4. The written manuscript is sent as document information and an attached file to the server 4 in step S10.

  Further, in the publisher terminal 1, a figure, a photograph, and the like are prepared in step S11, and an appendix such as a cover, imprint, and advertisement is edited and created. When this editing / creation is performed with electronic data, the electronic data is transmitted directly to the server 4. On the other hand, when editing and creation is performed by hard copy, the hard copy is sent to the printing office by mail or the like, and processing such as scan processing is performed in step S12, and the product is obtained in step S13. Registered in the server 4.

  In step S14, the server 4 converts the XML document from the writer terminal 2 into an XML Stylesheet Language Transform (XSLT) file, and stores it together with the deliverables from the publisher terminal 1 and the print shop terminal 3. The Further, these stored document files and image files are manually processed in step S15, and the product processed in step S16 is registered in the server 4.

  Further, in step S17 of the server 4, a typesetting image is created from a document file or an image file stored by starting the automatic typesetting engine, and a preview is automatically created from the created typesetting image. In other words, here, the stored mathematical formulas, diagrams, and photo image files are processed as much as possible by patch processing. In step S19, a PDF preview is created and stored in the server 4 in step S20.

  The PDF preview created in this way is transmitted to the publisher terminal 1, the writer terminal 2, and the printing shop terminal 3 through the ASP program in step S21. In step S22 of the publisher terminal 1, step S23 of the writer terminal 2, and step S24 of the printing shop terminal 3, previews are performed by the respective browsers. And when correction is required in the writer terminal 2, it returns to step S9 and correction is performed.

  As described above, as described in the flowchart of FIG. 2, the author is requested to prepare a manuscript such as a book planned by the publisher terminal 1. Further, the style sheet and the template 31 created at the printing station terminal 3 are transmitted to the writer terminal 2 via the server 4. Further, the manuscript written along the style sheet and the template 31 is registered in the server 4. Then, a composition image 42 is created from the registered manuscript and the like, previewed with a PDF file, and proofread.

  Further, FIG. 3 shows a flow of processing after completion of manuscript writing. In FIG. 3, when the manuscript writing is completed in step S25, the completion of writing is selected on the screen by using the Book function of the editor 21 of the XML system in step S26 of the writer terminal 2, for example. As a result, the server 4 registers the writing completion report in the XML database in step S27 and transfers the report to the publisher terminal 1 and the printing shop terminal 3 in step S28.

  Therefore, the report of the completion of writing is confirmed by mail in step S29 of the publisher terminal 1 and in step S30 of the printing shop terminal 3. In step S31 of the printing station terminal 3, an input and proofreading slip is created. The Book function described above can also be used for grasping the progress situation during writing, for example. In addition, when there are a plurality of manuscript request destinations, each author can make a report separately, and the remaining part can be reported by e-mail.

  FIG. 4 shows the flow of processing after reporting completion of writing. In FIG. 4, conversion processing to an XSLT file is performed in step S <b> 32, and further conversion to typesetting data is performed in step S <b> 33 of the printing shop terminal 3. In step S34, a galley is created, and in step S35, proofreading by a publisher is performed. Further, in step S36, the galley is returned, and if there is a correction, the typesetting data is corrected in step S37 and the process returns to step S34.

  Furthermore, a PDF file is created in step S38 of the server 4 for the composition data corrected in step S37, and a preview is performed in step S39 of the publisher terminal 1. Then, when the printing station terminal 3 is in charge at step S40, a lower version slip is created at step S41, and a typesetting process, an index, and a table of contents generation process are performed at step S42. In step S43, character correction is reflected, correction history, difference recording, and the like are performed, and information is stored in step S44.

  As a result, the proofreading for the final galley printing at the publisher and the correction for the proofing at the printing shop are performed, and the proofreading for these galley printing is repeated and is a responsibility. After the responsibility, a composition process and a generation process such as an index and a table of contents are performed, and printing for publication is started. That is, a system that consistently handles the author, the publisher, and the print shop can be constructed by the procedure shown in FIGS.

  Furthermore, FIG. 5 shows the flow of processing for external characters not included in the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) code. In FIG. 5, an arbitrary external character database, for example, a character mirror now and then, is searched in step S 50 of the writer terminal 2, and the searched external character is pasted into the document file of the document and transmitted to the server 4. The server 4 can provide software for performing the external character search and pasting processing in the document file of the manuscript.

  In the server 4, the document file from the writer terminal 2 is stored together with the book information and other deliverables in step S51. In step S52, an XML document from the writer terminal 2 is converted into an XSLT file, and any external characters pasted in the document file of the manuscript at the writer terminal 2 are registered. Automatic code conversion with fonts is performed. Here, if there is no registered external character, a predetermined temporary symbol is pasted.

  Further, in step S53 of the server 4, the automatic typesetting engine is activated and a typesetting image is created from the stored document file or image file, a PDF preview is created from the typesetting image created in step S54, and the server is set in step S55. 4 is stored. Further, the created PDF preview is transmitted to the publisher terminal 1 and the writer terminal 2 through the ASP program in step S56.

  As a result, previews are performed by the respective browsers in step S57 of the publisher terminal 1 and step S58 of the writer terminal 2. In step S59 of the printing station terminal 3, an unregistered external character checklist is generated, and external character font creation and registration is performed in step S60. As a result, the registered external character in step S52 is updated, and the character created in step S61 is registered.

  In this way, processing for external characters not included in the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) code is performed. Here, an external character registered in advance is immediately reflected in the typesetting image, but a predetermined temporary symbol is first pasted on the preview for an external character not registered. When an external character font is created and registered in step S59 of the printing station terminal 3, a preview is performed using the created external character font.

  FIG. 6 shows a flow of processing of a character string corresponding to a mathematical expression created using creation software such as a designated mathematical expression. In FIG. 6, when an input operation is performed by creating software such as a specified mathematical expression in step S 62 of the writer terminal 2, data such as the input mathematical expression is transmitted to the server 4 together with the document file of the original document written. . It should be noted that creation software such as the designated mathematical formula can also be provided from the server 4.

  In the server 4, the document file from the writer terminal 2 is stored together with the book information and other deliverables in step S63. Further, in step S64, conversion processing from the XML document from the author terminal 2 to the XSLT file and discovery of unprocessed mathematical formulas and the like are performed, and if found, background mathematical formula processing is performed in step S65. The environment is called and an EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) image is acquired.

  Further, source data such as mathematical expressions stored in the server 4 is called in step S66 of the printing shop terminal 3, and manual correction can be performed in step S67. Then, the corrected data is stored again in the server 4 as source data such as mathematical expressions in step S68, or an EPS image is acquired and stored in the server 4 in step S69. In this way, for example, processing is performed on a character string corresponding to a mathematical expression created using creation software such as a designated mathematical expression.

  Further, the processing when the character string corresponding to the mathematical expression is created by means other than the creation software such as the above-described designated mathematical expression is performed as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, for example. FIG. 7 shows two procedures according to the situation. That is, A in FIG. 7 shows the procedure when the processing is performed at the author's expense, and B in FIG. 7 shows the procedure when the processing is performed at the printing office.

  Therefore, in FIG. 7A, when the processing is performed at the author's expense, first, in step S70 of the author terminal 2, a mathematical expression, chemical formula, or the like is input by the XML editor. Next, in step S71, a mathematical formula, chemical formula, or the like is created by software for creating an arbitrary mathematical formula or chemical formula, and in step S72, it is once converted manually to an EPS image file. The converted image is pasted or attached to the document file and transmitted to the server 4.

  Further, in the server 4, the document file from the writer terminal 2 is stored together with the book information and other deliverables in step S73. In this case, since the mathematical formula, chemical formula, and the like are also attached as an EPS image, the preview in step S74 is performed as it is. The mathematical formulas and chemical formulas created by the above-described arbitrary mathematical formula and chemical formula creation software can be modified and edited at the printing station terminal 3 as necessary.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 7B, when the processing is performed at the printing shop burden, first, in step S80 of the writer terminal 2, a mathematical formula, chemical formula, or the like is input by the XML editor. In step S81, mathematical formulas, chemical formulas and the like are created by software for creating arbitrary mathematical formulas and chemical formulas. In this case, the created mathematical formula, chemical formula or the like is automatically pasted into the document file and transmitted to the server 4.

  Further, in the server 4, the document file from the writer terminal 2 is stored together with the book information and other deliverables in step S82. In step S83 of the printing station terminal 3, an operation for replacing the mathematical expression or chemical formula in the document file with the EPS is performed. That is, step S84 is called to create a mathematical formula, chemical formula, or the like by the above-described arbitrary mathematical formula or chemical formula creation software, and is manually converted into an EPS image file once in step S85.

  The converted EPS image is pasted on the document stored in the server 4. Further, the document with the EPS image pasted thereon is previewed in step S86. In this way, the preview is performed. In the case of the procedure shown in FIG. 7B, a character string corresponding to an equation or the like is not reflected in the preview until an EPS image is generated at the printing shop. Become.

  In this way, processing is performed when the character string corresponding to the mathematical expression is created by means other than the creation software such as the above-described designated mathematical expression. In any of the procedures shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, EPS images such as mathematical formulas and chemical formulas created by the above-mentioned software become vector data, so these can be used in actual printing as they are. It is.

  Thus, according to the above-described publishing support system, publishing support program, and publishing support server, it is possible to construct a system that consistently handles authors, publishers, and printing offices, as well as external characters used by authors when writing manuscripts It is possible to improve the processing for the character string corresponding to the mathematical formula and to smoothly perform the publishing work.

  In the above-described embodiment, some security means is provided between the publisher terminal 1, the writer terminal 2, the printing shop terminal 3, and the server 4, so that the contents of the document file to be transmitted and the like are not leaked to the outside. It is possible to do so. In the case of a plurality of authors, it is necessary to construct the above-mentioned system for each author. In that case, the publisher terminal 1, the printing shop terminal 3, and the server 4 can be made common.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Publisher terminal, 2 ... Author terminal, 3 ... Print shop terminal, 4 ... Server, 5 ... Network, 6 ... External character database, 11 ... Publication editing system, 12 ... Photograph and illustration, 21 ... Editor, 22 ... External character information 23 ... Software for creating a character string corresponding to a mathematical expression, 24 ... Document information, 25 ... Communication function software, 26 ... Table drawing software, 27 ... Attached file, 28 ... Writing completion report Means 31... Style sheet and template 32. Scanner 33 Image file 41 Book information 42 Composition image 43 Software for creating composition image 44 PDF file 45 Software for conversion

Claims (18)

A publishing support system in which a publisher terminal, a writer terminal, a printing shop terminal, and a server are connected through a network,
The server
Means for storing a style sheet and a template generated at the publisher terminal and / or printing station terminal, and presenting the stored style sheet and template to the author terminal;
Means for storing document information received from the author terminal and image information received from the printing shop terminal, and generating a typesetting image based on the style sheet and template using the stored document information and image information When,
A publishing support system comprising: means for transmitting the generated typesetting image to the publisher terminal, the writer terminal, and the printing shop terminal. The publication support system according to claim 1,
The writer terminal is provided with means for inputting the document information, means for transmitting the input document information to the server, and means for outputting the received typesetting image,
The publishing support system, wherein the document information modified based on the output typesetting image is transmitted again to the server. The publication support system according to claim 1,
The writer terminal is provided with means for searching a predetermined external character database, and means for transmitting external character information obtained by searching the external character database to the server,
The printing station terminal is provided with means for generating a necessary external character font from the external character information of the server, and means for transmitting the generated font to the server and pasting it on the typesetting image generated. A publishing support system characterized by The publication support system according to claim 1,
The writer terminal is provided with means for editing an arbitrary character string corresponding to a mathematical expression, and means for transmitting information on the edited arbitrary character string to the server,
The printing station terminal is provided with means for correcting the information of the arbitrary character string received by the server as necessary.
The publishing support system, wherein the server is provided with means for converting the information of the arbitrary character string into the typesetting image. In the publishing support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The publisher terminal is provided with means for setting predetermined book information and a password, and means for transmitting the set book information and password to the server,
The publisher terminal, the writer terminal, and the printing shop terminal are each provided with a password input means, and the server can be accessed only when the passwords match. system. In the publishing support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The writer terminal is provided with a writing completion report input means and a means for transmitting the writing completion report to the server,
The server includes means for transferring a report of completion of writing from the author terminal to the publisher terminal and the printing shop terminal when the report is received from the author terminal. A publishing support program applied to a system in which a publisher terminal, a writer terminal, a printing shop terminal, and a server are connected via a network,
Means for storing a style sheet and a template generated at the publisher terminal and / or printing shop terminal provided in the server, and presenting the stored style sheet and template to the author terminal;
Means for storing document information received from the author terminal and image information received from the printing shop terminal, and generating a typesetting image based on the style sheet and template using the stored document information and image information When,
A publishing support program for realizing each function of means for transmitting the generated typesetting image to the publisher terminal, the writer terminal, and the printing shop terminal. The publication support program according to claim 7,
Based on the output of the typesetting image, means for inputting the document information provided in the writer's terminal, means for transmitting the input document information to the server, means for outputting the received typesetting image A publishing support program for realizing the function of means for retransmitting the document information corrected in this way to the server. The publication support program according to claim 7,
Means for searching a predetermined external character database provided in the writer terminal; means for transmitting external character information obtained by searching the external character database to the server;
A function for generating necessary external character fonts from the external character information of the server provided in the printing station terminal and a means for pasting the generated fonts to the typesetting image generated by transmitting the generated fonts to the server are realized. Publishing support program for. The publication support program according to claim 7,
Means for editing an arbitrary character string corresponding to a mathematical expression provided in the writer terminal; means for transmitting information of the edited arbitrary character string to the server;
Means for correcting the information of the arbitrary character string received by the server provided in the printing station terminal, if necessary;
A publishing support program for realizing a function of means for converting information of the arbitrary character string provided in the server into the typesetting image. In the publication support program in any one of Claims 7-10,
Means for setting predetermined book information and password provided in the publisher terminal; means for transmitting the set book information and password to the server;
The password input means provided in each of the publisher terminal, the writer terminal, and the printing shop terminal;
A publishing support program for realizing a function of means for allowing access to the server only when the passwords match. In the publication support program in any one of Claims 7-10,
An input means for writing completion report provided in the writer terminal; and a means for transmitting the writing completion report to the server;
A publishing support program for realizing a function of means for transferring a report of the writing completion provided in the server to the publisher terminal and the printing shop terminal when the writing completion report is received from the author terminal. A publishing support server in which a publisher terminal, a writer terminal, and a printing shop terminal are connected through a network,
Means for storing a style sheet and a template generated at the publisher terminal and / or printing station terminal, and presenting the stored style sheet and template to the author terminal;
Means for storing document information received from the author terminal and image information received from the printing shop terminal, and generating a typesetting image based on the style sheet and template using the stored document information and image information When,
A publishing support server, comprising: means for transmitting the generated typesetting image to the publisher terminal, the writer terminal, and the printing shop terminal. The publication support server according to claim 13,
A program for inputting the document information, transmitting the input document information, outputting the received typesetting image, and transmitting the document information modified based on the output typesetting image again. A publishing support server comprising means for supplying to a terminal. The publication support server according to claim 13,
Means for searching a predetermined external character database and supplying a program for transmitting external character information obtained by searching the external character database to the writer terminal;
Means for generating a necessary external character font from the external character information and supplying a program for transmitting the generated font to the printing station terminal;
A publishing support server comprising: means for pasting the received font into the typesetting image. The publication support server according to claim 13,
Means for editing an arbitrary character string corresponding to a mathematical expression and supplying a program for transmitting information on the edited arbitrary character string to the author terminal;
Means for supplying the printing station terminal with a program for correcting the received information of the arbitrary character string as necessary;
And a means for converting the information of the arbitrary character string into the typesetting image. The publication support server according to any one of claims 13 to 16,
Means for setting a predetermined book information and password, and supplying a program for transmitting the set book information and password to the publisher terminal;
A program for providing the password input means, and a means for supplying each of the publisher terminal, the writer terminal, and the printing shop terminal;
A publishing support server, wherein access is possible only when the passwords match. The publication support server according to any one of claims 13 to 16,
Means for providing a writing completion report input means and supplying a program for transmitting the writing completion report to the author terminal;
A publishing support server comprising: a means for transferring a report of the completion of writing to the publisher terminal and the printing shop terminal when the report of the writing completion is received from the author terminal.

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