CN100487699C - Digital newspaper content viewing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for browsing digital newspaper content, belonging to the technical field of newspaper publishing. Digital newspapers generally exist in the form of binary image files or layout description files, and are displayed on the screen to be browsed by readers. In the prior art, when the reader browses the partial content of the digital newspaper, it generally realizes it by zooming in on the partial content. The method of the present invention does not zoom in on the partial content of the digital newspaper, but directly surrounds the selected text block or chart block on the current layout, circles the border line and extracts the border line according to its outer contour shape The text or picture content in the page, and then display the content in the interface outside the layout. By adopting the method of the present invention, the convenience, ease of use, and intuition of digital newspaper storage management, publishing and browsing are realized, the independent display of the layout layer and the content layer is realized, and the association from the layout layer to the content layer is realized connect.

Description

A Method for Browsing Digital Newspaper Contents

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of newspaper publishing, and in particular relates to a method for browsing digital newspaper content.

Background technique

Before the emergence of newspaper digital technology, newspapers could only be published and disseminated in paper form, stored, browsed and consulted in paper form. If you want to make newspaper clippings, you usually use scissors and paste.

After the emergence and development of digital technology, computer technology, and storage technology to a certain stage, layout files, sample files, picture files, form files, etc. can be easily browsed on computers, and traditional clipping work has gradually withdrawn from the stage of history. Newspapers are replaced by digital newspapers, and newspaper clippings become meaningless because of the existence of independent samples and independent diagrams.

But at this time, when everyone browses the partial content on the digital newspaper, it is generally realized by partial enlargement. There are several defects in this partial enlargement method: 1. When the digital newspaper is a binary file, the partial enlargement Distortion will occur; second, partial magnification is limited by the magnification technical implementation method, and the unit to be magnified cannot be properly presented in the magnified field of view, or only a part of the unit is displayed, or the displayed unit is not large enough, even Units are properly presented, and there are often other defects. For example, the contents of other units that are not expected to appear in the field of view also appear. For irregular units, this situation is obviously unavoidable. The enlarged unit is only a part of the layout , is not an independent and exclusive unit; third, it cannot be linked to other articles or pictures in the enlarged interface; fourth, between the digital newspaper and the independent chart of the independent sample, it is impossible to establish a relationship between the two through regional positions and other correlations A valid affiliate link.

Contents of the invention

Aiming at the defects existing in the prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for browsing digital newspaper content, which can realize the associated links between digital newspaper layout files and partial content files, making readers more convenient and faster to read , Intuitive, well-organized, clear content, in line with reading habits. Readers can not only relate to the relevant text, picture, and table content from the area position on the layout, but also associate from the text, picture, and table content to the area position on the layout in reverse.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted in the present invention is: a method for browsing digital newspaper content, comprising the following steps:

1) store digital newspaper data at server end, described digital newspaper data comprises digital newspaper layout file, text file, picture file and form file corresponding to layout element, and corresponding coordinates, corresponding relation, correspondence of layout element on digital newspaper layout, The association relationship between the layout elements, the digital newspaper layout file and the corresponding text file, picture file and form file of the layout element are described by the coordinates of the outer contour of the layout element and the corresponding relationship between the layout area of the digital newspaper and the layout element. Together;

2) The user accesses and reads the digital newspaper data stored in the server through the client, and first browses the digital newspaper layout file on the display screen of the client;

3) The user clicks the layout element of the digital newspaper layout in the client terminal, and the client background program script automatically captures the area where the current mouse is located, and draws the outer contour line according to the outer contour shape of the layout element around the layout element in the point;

4) The client background program script extracts the text files or picture files or table files in the outline, and the extracted text files or picture files and table files are displayed in the interface window outside the digital newspaper layout file.

Further, the client described in step 2) is a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a palmtop computer or a smart phone.

Described digital newspaper layout file is binary image file or layout description file, and described binary image file comprises jpg file, bmp file, and described layout description file comprises pdf file, ceb file.

The layout elements of the digital newspaper layout include text blocks, picture blocks and table blocks.

The text blocks, picture blocks, and form blocks involved in the layout elements of the digital newspaper layout are regular graphics or irregular graphics.

In step 3), the layout elements that are clicked are highlighted by changing colors to invert or highlight these layout elements.

The interface window is a pop-up display window, or a floating window, or a window displayed in or beside the current display window.

Further, in this method, the digital newspaper layout file is divided into two logical layers, a layout layer and a content layer, and one layout unit corresponds to one or more content units.

Still further, the association jump is realized between the layout layer and the content layer, which can be associated from the layout to the content unit, and vice versa, can also be associated from the content unit to the corresponding local area position of the layout.

Further, the method further includes the following step: the method can reversely locate a local area on the layout according to the browsed text or graphic content.

Further, the server and the client are different computer systems, and the server and the client are connected through the Internet or a local area network. Certainly, the server end and the client end may also be the same computer system.

The effect of the present invention is that: by adopting the method described in the present invention, the associated link between the digital newspaper layout file and the partial content file is realized, making readers read more conveniently, quickly, intuitively, with distinct levels, clear content, and in line with reading habits . Readers can relate to relevant texts, pictures, and table contents from the area position on the layout, and can also associate to the area position on the layout from the text, picture, and table content in reverse.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the flowchart of digital newspaper content browsing method of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the logical composition of the digital newspaper content browsing method of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram 1 of digital newspaper content browsing method of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram 2 of the digital newspaper content browsing method of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

As shown in Figure 1, a method for digital newspaper content browsing, its implementation process includes the following steps:

(1) The data loading of server end, described data comprises the collection of the content file (as text file, image file, table file) of element on the digital newspaper layout file, layout, also comprises the collection of element position coordinates on the layout, by The location coordinates, the layout and the elements on the layout also establish an association relationship; the layout file, the element file on the layout, coordinate information, association relationship and other data are centered on the layout, with the relationship description and coordinate description as the link, and the element file As a physical unit, a cluster of data is organically collected and organized together in the form of data packets. As shown in Figure 2, the layout file and the content of the elements on the layout are organically related through the coordinate description of the outer contour of the element and the corresponding relationship between the layout area and the element; the above-mentioned data are all stored in the data server.

(2) Browsing of digital newspaper content. The viewer connects to the computer on the server side through the client computer, reads the digital newspaper data on the server side and opens the layout file of the digital newspaper. The first thing the viewer sees is the overall effect of the digital newspaper layout. When the mouse moves on the newspaper layout, the background program script will automatically capture the area where the mouse is currently located, and automatically draw a contour line around the elements in this area. The drawn contour line plays a role of area capture and area prompt. As shown in 3 in Figure 4;

(3) When the viewer double-clicks the mouse in the outline of the area, the background intercepts the double-click information of the mouse, and at the same time obtains the element number corresponding to the area and the element file corresponding to the element number according to the coordinates of the current area;

(4) The background program script automatically opens a new window interface in the foreground, and presents the content of the obtained element file in the new window, at this time, the viewer can browse in detail the element content corresponding to the local area on the layout;

(5) Conversely, if the viewer browses to the content of the element first, he can also locate in reverse to the layout file, and automatically locate and outline the area position of the content of the element on the layout file. This is done by the background program script according to the content of the element, The element number is realized by finding the corresponding layout file and area coordinates.

In this embodiment, digital newspaper content browsing is carried out based on the display screen of the computer, and the computer of the client and the server are connected and exchanged data through the Internet (the client and the server can also be made into one according to the needs of customers, that is, the same computer system); the digital layout file that it browses to is a jpg file, certainly also can be layout description file, such as pdf file, ceb file; The local element of digital layout comprises text block, picture block, table block; In the present embodiment, Some of the text blocks, picture blocks, and table blocks involved in the local elements of the digital layout are regular graphics, such as rectangles and circles, and some are irregular graphics, such as irregular polygons; Its outer contour shape draws the outer contour (but not limited to this local highlighting method, there are also local display methods such as changing color inversion, highlighting, or even not drawing the outer contour); the extracted text or chart The content is displayed in another interface, such as the area shown by the marks 1 and 2 in Figure 3. The other interface here is not limited to a single pop-up display window, it can also be a floating window, or it can be in the current display window The digital layout file is divided into two logical layers, the layout layer and the content layer. A layout unit generally corresponds to one or more content units. The layout layer and the content layer can be easily associated and jumped. , it can be associated from the layout unit to the content unit, and vice versa, from the content unit to the corresponding local area position of the layout unit.

The method for browsing digital newspaper content in the present invention is not limited to the examples described in the specific implementation, and those skilled in the art can derive other implementations according to the technical solutions of the present invention, which also belong to the technical innovation scope of the present invention.

Claims (13)

1. the method for a digital newspaper content viewing may further comprise the steps:

1) in server end storage digital newspaper data, described digital newspaper data comprise the digital newspaper layout file, the pairing text of space of a whole page element and picture file and form document, and the incidence relation of space of a whole page element between the respective coordinates on the digital newspaper space of a whole page and corresponding relation and space of a whole page element, be to describe and the corresponding relation of digital newspaper layout area and space of a whole page element is associated together between described digital newspaper layout file and the pairing text of space of a whole page element and picture file and the form document by space of a whole page element outline coordinate;

2) user at first browses to the digital newspaper layout file by client-access and read the digital newspaper data that server end is stored on the display screen of client;

3) space of a whole page element of user's digital newspaper space of a whole page in client's end points, the client background procedure script captures the zone at current mouse place automatically, and around the space of a whole page element in point, delineates out outer contour according to the peripheral contour shape of this space of a whole page element;

4) the client background procedure script extracts text or picture file or the form document in the described outer contour, and text that extracts or picture file or form document are shown in the interfaces windows beyond the digital newspaper layout file.

2. the method for a kind of digital newspaper content viewing as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: step 2) described in client be computing machine or personal digital assistant or palm PC or smart mobile phone.

3. the method for a kind of digital newspaper content viewing as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described digital newspaper layout file is binary picture file or space of a whole page description document, described binary picture file comprises jpg file and bmp file, and described space of a whole page description document comprises pdf file and ceb file.

4. the method for a kind of digital newspaper content viewing as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: the space of a whole page element of the described digital newspaper space of a whole page comprises text block and picture block and form piece.

5. the method for a kind of digital newspaper content viewing as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that: text block that the space of a whole page element of the described digital newspaper space of a whole page is comprised and picture block and form piece are regular figures.

6. the method for a kind of digital newspaper content viewing as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that: text block that the space of a whole page element of the described digital newspaper space of a whole page is comprised and picture block and form piece are irregular figures.

7. as the method for the described a kind of digital newspaper content viewing of one of claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that: in the step 3), the employing changes colour instead shows or these space of a whole page units of highlight usually highlight by the space of a whole page element in the point.

8. the method for a kind of digital newspaper content viewing as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that: in the step 4), described interfaces windows is the display window that ejects separately, or floating frame, or in current display window the inside or next door window displayed.

9. as the method for the described a kind of digital newspaper content viewing of one of claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that: the digital newspaper layout file is divided into space of a whole page layer and two logical layers of content layer, corresponding one or more content element in space of a whole page unit.

10. the method for a kind of digital newspaper content viewing as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that: realize related redirect between described space of a whole page layer and the content layer, can be associated with content element from the space of a whole page, otherwise, also can be associated with the corresponding topical regional location of the space of a whole page from content element.

11. the method for a kind of digital newspaper content viewing as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that this method is further comprising the steps of:

5) navigate to regional area on the space of a whole page conversely according to the text that browses to or chart content.

12. the method as the described a kind of digital newspaper content viewing of one of claim 1 to 6 is characterized in that: described server end is different computer systems with client, is connected by internet or LAN (Local Area Network) between server end and the client.

13. the method as the described a kind of digital newspaper content viewing of one of claim 1 to 6 is characterized in that: described server end and client are same computer systems.

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