Text creation assistance device and text creation assistance program

Abstract

To enable simple creation of texts including quotations to which citation information is attached.SOLUTION: A text creation assistance device 1 assists in creating texts including a text body and quotations on a display 21. In the text creation assistance device 1, a text display unit 15 displays, if input of a text body is received by a text body input unit 10, the text body on the display 21 as a text, and displays, if a selected image displayed by a selected image display unit 14 is selected on the display 21, quotations related to quotation candidates associated with the selected image and citation information of the quotations as a text on the display 21.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a document creation support device and a document creation support program.

Background Art

[0002] Various devices have been proposed to assist in creating documents on the display of a terminal. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a device that presents a string predicted to be subsequently input by referring to the history of strings input in the past when a string is input on the display.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By the way, when creating, for example, an academic paper, a quoted passage from a document may be described in the text. In such a case, in order to clarify the source of the quoted passage, it is preferable to append the source information of the document to the quoted passage and describe it in the text. However, it can be a cumbersome task to append the source information every time a quoted passage is extracted from a document.

[0005] Therefore, the document creation support device and the document creation support program according to the present disclosure aim to enable the easy creation of a document including a quoted passage with source information appended.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] A text creation support device (1) according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a text creation support device (1) that supports the creation of a text (SS) including a main text (T) and a quoted text (Q) on a display (21), the device comprising: a main text input unit (10) that receives an input of the main text (T); a document input unit (11) that receives an input of a document (RL) including an original text (O) and bibliographic information (B); a quoted text candidate setting unit (13) that sets at least a part of the original text (O) as a quoted text candidate (QC) that is a candidate for the quoted text (Q), and acquires citation information (IB) representing the source of the quoted text (Q) related to the set quoted text candidate (QC) based on the bibliographic information (B); a selection image display unit (14) that, when a quoted text candidate (QC) is set by the quoted text candidate setting unit (13), displays a selection image (G) associated with the quoted text candidate (QC) on the display (21) so as to be selectable; and a text display unit (15) that displays the created text (SS) on the display (21), wherein the text display unit (15) displays the main text (T) as the text (SS) on the display (21) when an input of the main text (T) is received by the main text input unit (10), and when the selection image (G) displayed by the selection image display unit (14) is selected on the display (21), displays the quoted text (Q) related to the quoted text candidate (QC) associated with the selection image (G) and the citation information (IB) of the quoted text (Q) as the text (SS) on the display (21).

[0007] A sentence creation support program (P) according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a sentence creation support program (P) that causes a computer (C) to execute a sentence creation support process for supporting the creation of a sentence (SS) including a main text (T) and a quoted sentence (Q) on a display (21). The computer (C) is caused to function as a main text input unit (10) that receives an input of the main text (T), a document input unit (11) that receives an input of a document (RL) including an original text (O) and bibliographic information (B), a quoted sentence candidate setting unit (13) that sets at least a part of the original text (O) as a quoted sentence candidate (QC) that is a candidate for the quoted sentence (Q), and acquires citation information (IB) indicating the source of the quoted sentence (Q) related to the set quoted sentence candidate (QC) based on the bibliographic information (B), and a selection image display unit (14) that, when a quoted sentence candidate (QC) is set by the quoted sentence candidate setting unit (13), displays a selection image (G) associated with the quoted sentence candidate (QC) on the display (21) so as to be selectable, and a sentence display unit (15) that displays the created sentence (SS) on the display (21). The sentence display unit (15) displays the main text (T) as the sentence (SS) on the display (21) when an input of the main text (T) is received by the main text input unit (10), and displays the quoted sentence (Q) related to the quoted sentence candidate (QC) associated with the selected selection image (G) and the citation information (IB) of the quoted sentence (Q) as the sentence (SS) on the display (21) when the selection image (G) displayed by the selection image display unit (14) is selected on the display (21).

[0008] According to at least one of these text creation support devices (1) and text creation support programs (P), when a text (SS) is created on the display (21), if the main text (T) is input, the main text (T) is displayed on the display (21) as the text (SS). Further, in a case where at least a part of the original text (O) of the input document (RL) is set in advance as a quotation candidate (QC), when a selected image (G) associated with the quotation candidate (QC) is selected on the display (21), a quotation (Q) related to the quotation candidate (QC) associated with the selected image (G) is displayed on the display (21) as the text (SS). At this time, citation information (IB) representing the source of the quotation (Q) is also displayed on the display (21) as the text (SS). Therefore, it is possible to append the citation information (IB) of the document (RL) and describe the quotation (Q) in the text (SS) without complicated operations. Thus, it becomes possible to easily create a text (SS) including a quotation (Q) with appended citation information (IB).

[0009] In the text creation support device (1) according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the citation information (IB) may include at least any one of the document name of the document (RL), the author name of the quotation (Q), and the position where the quotation (Q) is described in the document (RL). According to this, the source of the quotation (Q) can be shown more clearly.

[0010] In the text creation support device (1) according to one aspect of the present disclosure, when the document (RL) includes a plurality of sub-documents, the citation information (IB) may include the sub-document name of the sub-document in which the quotation (Q) is described. According to this, even for a document (RL) in the form of an anthology including a plurality of sub-documents, the source of the quotation (Q) can be clearly shown.

[0011] In the text creation support device (1) according to one aspect of the present disclosure, when the selected image (G) displayed by the selected image display unit (14) is selected on the display (21), the text display unit (15) may display, on the display (21) as a text (SS), a source information list (IBL) that aggregates the source information (IB) of the citation (Q) related to the citation candidate (QC) associated with the selected image (G). According to this, a source information list (IBL) for displaying a list of citations (Q) included in the text (SS) can be easily created.

[0012] In the text creation support device (1) according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the document input unit (11) records the original text (O) of the received document (RL) as character information, and the citation candidate setting unit (13) may display the original text (O) recorded as character information by the document input unit (11) on the display (21), and set the selected range in the original text (O) displayed on the display (21) as the citation candidate (QC). According to this, the citation candidate (QC) can be easily specified from the original text (O).

[0013] In the text creation support device (1) according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the document input unit (11) may receive an input of a document (RL) in which the original text (O) is represented by character information in advance, and record the original text (O) of the received document (RL) as character information. According to this, the original text (O) of the document (RL) represented by character information in advance can be easily recorded.

[0014] In the text creation support device (1) according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the document input unit (11) may receive an input of a document (RL) in which the original text (O) is represented by image information, and record the original text (O) of the received document (RL) as character information by converting the original text (O) into character information by image processing. According to this, the original text (O) of the document (RL) represented by image information can be easily recorded.

[0015] In the text creation support device (1) according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the document input unit (11) receives an input of additional information (IA) to be newly added to a document (RL) that has already received an input, and the text display unit (15) When the selected image (G) displayed by the selected image display unit (14) is selected on the display (21), the additional information (IA) related to the citation candidate (QC) associated with the selected image (G) is used as the text (SS). It may be displayed on the display (21). According to this, it becomes possible to easily create a text (SS) including additional information (IA) having a content different from the original text (O) of the document (RL).

[0016] In the text creation support device (1) according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the additional information (IA) may be a translated text (OT) of the original text (O). According to this, it becomes possible to easily create a text (SS) including the translated text (OT) of the original text (O).

[0017] The text creation support device (1) according to one aspect of the present disclosure may include a translation unit (12) that translates the original text (O) of the document (RL) received by the document input unit (11) to generate a translated text (OT). According to this, it becomes possible to easily create a text (SS) including the translated text (OT) of the original text (O).

[0018] In the text creation support device (1) according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the document input unit (11) receives an input of the original text (O) of the document (RL) by character input, and the translation unit (12) sequentially translates the original text (O) received by the document input unit (11) to generate a translated text (OT), and the text display unit (15) may display both the original text (O) and the translated text (OT) on the display (21) in comparison. According to this, when creating a text (SS) including the translated text (OT) of the original text (O), it becomes possible to compare the original text (O) and the translated text (OT), improving convenience.

[0019] Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses above are shown as an example of the reference numerals of the components in the embodiments described later, and the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments.

Effects of the Invention

[0020] In this way, the document creation support device and the document creation support program according to the present disclosure can easily create a document including a quoted sentence with source information appended thereto.

Brief Description of Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0022] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions are omitted.

[0023] [Overall Configuration] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the document creation support apparatus 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the main text T is displayed as the document SS on the creation screen of the document SS displayed on the display 21. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the main text T, the quoted text Q, the source information IB, and the source information list IBL are displayed as the document SS on the creation screen of the document SS displayed on the display 21. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a setting screen for the quoted text candidate QC displayed on the display 21. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an input screen for the translated text OT as the additional information IA displayed on the display 21.

[0024] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the document creation support apparatus 1 is an apparatus that supports the creation of the document SS including the main text T and the quoted text Q on the display 21. In particular, when the document creation support apparatus 1 describes the quoted text Q from the document RL in the document SS, the quoted text Q with the source information IB can be inserted into the document SS by a simple operation. Further, according to the document creation support apparatus 1, the quoted text candidate QC that is a candidate for the quoted text Q can be specified in advance from the document RL, and the quoted text candidate QC can be inserted into the document SS as the quoted text Q as needed. At that time, when the additional information IA such as the translated text OT is associated with the original text O in advance, the additional information IA can also be inserted into the document SS.

[0025] A "document" is a character string having some meaning. The document SS may be created using an application installed in the user terminal 2 that can communicate with the document creation support apparatus 1 in the user terminal 2. The type of the document SS is not particularly limited, and for example, it may be an academic paper or the like. The "main text" is a character string that mainly constitutes the document SS. For example, the main text T may be a sentence created by the author of the document SS. On the other hand, a "quoted text" is a character string that is quoted from some document RL and inserted into the document SS.

[0026] "Source information" is information representing the source of the quoted text Q. Also, the "list of source information" is a list that aggregates the source information IB of the quoted text Q inserted into the text SS. Here, the list of source information IBL is displayed as an annotation (reference) at the end of the text SS.

[0027] A "document" is a document other than the text SS that is being created this time. For example, the document RL may be a document that has already been created, or a document that is being created simultaneously with the text SS for the text SS that is being created this time. The document RL includes the original text O and bibliographic information B. The "original text" is the character string that mainly constitutes the document RL. The original text O may be composed of character information, or may be composed of image information (that is, information in which the display of the character string is recorded as an image). The "bibliographic information" is the bibliographic information of the document RL. Specifically, the bibliographic information B may include the document name of the document RL, the author's name, the description position of each part of the original text O (for example, chapter number, page number, position in the page), etc. Also, when the document RL includes a plurality of sub-documents, the bibliographic information B may include the sub-document name, author's name, etc. of each sub-document. Note that a "sub-document" means an individual document included in the document RL in the form of a collection where one document is divided into a plurality of chapters and each chapter constitutes a separate document. The authors of each sub-document included in one document may be different from each other, or may be the same as each other.

[0028] The physical configuration of the document creation support device 1 will be described. Physically, the document creation support device 1 is configured as a computer C (server) capable of communicating with the user terminal 2 via a network. The document creation support device 1 includes a control arithmetic unit, a storage device, and an input / output device. The control arithmetic unit is constituted by a controller such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), for example, and executes arithmetic processing and controls the storage device and the input / output device. The storage device has, for example, a main storage device and an auxiliary storage device. The main storage device is constituted by, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory). Also, the auxiliary storage device is constituted by, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory). The input / output device has, for example, an input device that inputs data from the outside and transmits it to the storage device, and an output device that outputs, for example, the arithmetic result calculated by the control arithmetic unit and stored in the storage device to the outside. Also, the input / output device has a communication device that transmits and receives information to and from external devices.

[0029] The document creation support device 1 executes a predetermined process, for example, by reading a program stored in the ROM into the RAM and executing the program read into the RAM by the CPU. Specifically, the document creation support device 1 reads the document creation support program P stored in the ROM into the RAM and executes the document creation support process described later by executing the document creation support program P read into the RAM by the CPU. Note that the document creation support device 1 may physically have a configuration different from the above-described configuration.

[0030] First, the user terminal 2 will be described. The user terminal 2 is a terminal used by the user. More specifically, the user terminal 2 is a terminal used by the user to create the text SS. The user terminal 2 is configured as a computer capable of communicating with the text creation support device 1 via a network. The user terminal 2 may be, for example, a desktop personal computer, a notebook personal computer, a tablet, or a smartphone. The user terminal 2 includes a control arithmetic unit, a storage device, and an input / output device. As the input / output device, the user terminal 2 includes an input device 20, a display 21, and a communication device 22.

[0031] The input device 20 is a device for inputting the text SS or the like, or selecting a character string or a button or the like displayed on the display 21 of the user terminal 2. The input device 20 may be, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch panel display.

[0032] The display 21 is an image display device on which the text SS to be created is displayed. When the display 21 receives information regarding the content to be displayed from the text display unit 15 described later, the display 21 displays the content. The display 21 may be integrally configured with the main body portion (such as a computer) of the user terminal 2, or may not be integrally configured. The display 21 may be, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display.

[0033] The communication device 22 is a device for transmitting and receiving information to and from the text creation support device 1. The communication device 22 transmits, for example, the information input by the input device 20 to the text creation support device 1. Further, the communication device 22 receives, for example, information regarding the content to be displayed on the display 21 from the text display unit 15.

[0034] Next, the functional configuration of the text creation support device 1 will be described. Functionally, the text creation support device 1 includes a main text input unit 10, a document input unit 11, a translation unit 12, a citation candidate setting unit 13, a selection image display unit 14, and a text display unit 15.

[0035] The text input unit 10 receives the input of the text T. For example, when the text T input by the input device 20 in the user terminal 2 is transmitted to the text creation support device 1 by the communication device 22, the text input unit 10 receives the input of the text T. In this case, the text T may be input by the user operating an input device 20 such as a keyboard (so-called manual input).

[0036] The document input unit 11 receives the input of the document RL including the original text O and the bibliographic information B. For example, when the document RL input by the input device 20 in the user terminal 2 is transmitted to the text creation support device 1 by the communication device 22, the document input unit 11 receives the input of the document RL.

[0037] The document input unit 11 may receive the input of the document RL in which the original text O is represented by character information in advance. In this case, the document input unit 11 may receive the input of the original text O input as character information by the user operating an input device 20 such as a keyboard (so-called manual input). In other words, the document input unit 11 may receive the input of the original text O of the document RL by character input using a keyboard or the like. Alternatively, the document input unit 11 may receive the input of the document RL configured as the data file by uploading a data file including the original text O consisting of character information.

[0038] Also, the document input unit 11 may receive the input of the document RL in which the original text O is represented by image information. In this case, the document input unit 11 may receive the input of the document RL configured as the data file by uploading a data file including the original text O consisting of image information.

[0039] The document input unit 11 records the original text O of the received document RL as character information. For example, when the document input unit 11 receives the input of a document RL whose original text O is represented by character information in advance, it may record the received original text O of the document RL as character information. On the other hand, when the document input unit 11 receives the input of a document RL whose original text O is represented by image information, it may record the original text O as character information by converting the received original text O of the document RL into character information through image processing. In this case, the document input unit 11 can use, for example, a known OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology.

[0040] The document input unit 11 receives the input of additional information IA. "Additional information" is information newly added to the document RL that the document input unit 11 has already received. For example, the additional information may be a user's comment on the document RL (original text O). In this case, the document input unit 11 may receive the input of the additional information that is the comment by receiving the comment from the user terminal 2. Alternatively, the additional information may be tag information set for the candidate citation QC described later. Alternatively, the additional information may be the translated text OT of the document RL (original text O). The "translated text" is a character string obtained by translating the original text O into another language. In this case, the document input unit 11 may receive the input of the translated text OT generated based on the original text O by the translation unit 12 described later, or may receive the input of the document RL when the translated text OT input by the input device 20 at the user terminal 2 is transmitted to the document creation support device 1 by the communication device 22.

[0041] The translation unit 12 translates the original text O of the document RL received by the document input unit 11 to generate a translated text. For example, when the document input unit 11 receives the input of the original text O of the document RL by character input using a keyboard or the like, the translation unit 12 may sequentially translate the original text O received by the document input unit 11 to generate a translated text OT. "Sequential translation" means that translation is executed within the input range each time a word, clause, sentence, etc. constituting the original text O is character-input. The translation unit 12 may be realized by API (Application Programming Interface) cooperation.

[0042] The cited passage candidate setting unit 13 sets at least a part of the original text O as a cited passage candidate QC. A "cited passage candidate" is a candidate for the cited passage Q selected from the original text O, and is, for example, a character string included in the original text O. For example, the cited passage candidate setting unit 13 may display the original text O recorded as character information by the document input unit 11 on the display 21, and set the selected range in the original text O displayed on the display 21 as the cited passage candidate QC. Note that one or more pieces of tag information may be associated with the cited passage candidate QC, and each cited passage candidate QC may be searchable for each piece of tag information.

[0043] In addition, the cited passage candidate setting unit 13 acquires citation information IB representing the source of the cited passage Q related to the set cited passage candidate QC based on the bibliographic item B. The citation information IB may include at least any one of the document name of the document RL, the author name of the cited passage Q, and the position where the cited passage Q is described in the document RL. Note that when the document RL includes a plurality of sub-documents, the citation information IB may include the sub-document name of the sub-document in which the cited passage Q is described. The cited passage candidate setting unit 13 displays the stock image SG associated with the cited passage Q and the citation information IB on the display 21. When the stock image SG is selected on the display 21, the corresponding part of the document RL is displayed on the display 21.

[0044] When a citation candidate QC is set by the citation candidate setting unit 13, the selection image display unit 14 displays the selection image G associated with the citation candidate QC on the display 21 so that it can be selected. The "selection image" may be, for example, a virtual button on the display 21. When the button is selected, the citation candidate QC associated with the selection image G in the text SS is inserted as the citation Q into the text SS. The selection image display unit 14 causes the display 21 to display the selection image G by transmitting information about the selection image G to the user terminal 2.

[0045] The text display unit 15 displays the created text SS on the display 21. More specifically, the text display unit 15 transmits information about the content of the created text SS to be displayed on the display 21 to the user terminal 2, and causes the text SS to be displayed on the display 21 of the user terminal 2.

[0046] Specifically, when an input is received in the text T by the text input unit 10, the text display unit 15 displays the text T as the text SS on the display 21. As a result, the user can create the text T of the text SS using the user terminal 2.

[0047] Also, when the selection image G displayed by the selection image display unit 14 is selected on the display 21, the text display unit 15 displays the citation Q related to the citation candidate QC associated with the selection image G and the source information IB of the citation Q on the display 21 as the text SS. As a result, the user can insert the citation Q into the text SS by selecting the selection image G. Moreover, at that time, since the source information IB of the citation Q is automatically inserted into the text SS, the user does not need to check and input the source information IB himself / herself.

[0048] In addition, when the selected image G displayed by the selected image display unit 14 is selected on the display 21, the text display unit 15 displays a list of source information IBL that aggregates the source information IB of the citation Q related to the citation candidate QC linked to the selected image G on the display 21 as the text SS. As a result, the user does not need to aggregate or input reference documents by themselves.

[0049] In addition, when the input of the additional information IA is accepted by the document input unit 11, and the selected image G displayed by the selected image display unit 14 is selected on the display 21, the text display unit 15 displays the additional information IA related to the citation candidate QC linked to the selected image G on the display 21 as the text SS. As a result, it becomes possible to insert sentences other than the original text O of the document RL into the text SS. For example, when the additional information IA is the translated text OT, the translated text OT can be inserted into the text SS.

[0050] In addition, when the original text O input by the document input unit 11 is sequentially translated by the translation unit 12 to generate a translated text OT, the text display unit 15 displays both the original text O and the translated text OT on the display 21 for comparison. When at least a part of one of the original text O and the translated text OT that are displayed for comparison on the display 21 is selected, the text display unit 15 highlights and displays the corresponding part of the other of the original text O and the translated text OT.

[0051] Regarding each process of the text creation support device 1 described above, the specific display mode on the display 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

[0052] On the creation screen of the text SS shown in FIG. 2, the text T input by the text input unit 10 is displayed on the display 21 as the text SS.

[0053] On the creation screen of the text SS shown in FIG. 3, when the selected image G displayed by the selected image display unit 14 is selected, the quoted text Q and the source information IB are displayed on the display 21 as the text SS following the main text T. At the same time, a list of source information IBL is displayed as references in the annotation column. In FIG. 3, a plurality of selected images G are displayed side by side at the right end of the display 21, and the bibliographic items B (here, the document names such as ABC) of the document RL are displayed on each selected image G.

[0054] On the setting screen of the quoted text candidate QC shown in FIG. 4, the original text O and the bibliographic items B of the document RL received by the document input unit 11 are displayed. Then, the range selected in the original text O displayed on the display 21 is set as the quoted text candidate QC by the quoted text candidate setting unit 13. The content set as the quoted text candidate QC includes the quoted text Q and the source information IB, and the stock image SG associated with these quoted text Q and source information IB is displayed on the display 21. The content corresponding to the stock image SG will be displayed as the selected image G on the creation screen of the text SS described above.

[0055] In the input screen of the translation text OT shown in FIG. 5, a situation is illustrated where the document input unit 11 receives the input of the original text O input as character information (by so-called manual input) by the user operating an input device 20 such as a keyboard. At this time, the input original text O is sequentially translated by the translation unit 12 to generate a translation text OT, and both the original text O and the translation text OT are displayed in comparison on the display 21. In the figure, four sentences are input as the original text O, and corresponding translation texts OT are generated. Then, the second original text O out of the four original texts O is selected, and the portion of the translation text OT corresponding to the second original text O is highlighted (with the color reversed) and displayed. Further, the translation text OT translated by the translation unit 12 is linked as additional information IA and displayed in the corresponding stock image SG. When the stock image SG is displayed as the selected image G in the creation screen of the above-described sentence SS, when the selected image G is selected, it may be possible to select whether to insert the original text O into the sentence SS or to insert the translation text OT into the sentence SS.

[0056] [Sentence creation support process] FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a sentence creation support process executed by the sentence creation support apparatus 1. The sentence creation support process shown in FIG. 6 is started when a sentence creation support program P described later is executed by a computer C.

[0057] In step S10, the document input unit 11 of the sentence creation support apparatus 1 receives the input of a document RL including the original text O and bibliographic information B. For example, when the document RL input by the input device 20 in the user terminal 2 is transmitted to the sentence creation support apparatus 1 by the communication device 22, the document input unit 11 receives the input of the document RL. Thereafter, the sentence creation support process proceeds to step S12.

[0058] In step S12, the cited passage candidate setting unit 13 of the document creation support apparatus 1 sets at least a part of the original text O as the cited passage candidate QC. For example, the cited passage candidate setting unit 13 causes the original text O recorded as character information by the document input unit 11 to be displayed on the display 21, and sets the selected range in the original text O displayed on the display 21 as the cited passage candidate QC. Thereafter, the document creation support process proceeds to step S14.

[0059] In step S14, the cited passage candidate setting unit 13 of the document creation support apparatus 1 acquires bibliographic information IB representing the source of the cited passage Q related to the set cited passage candidate QC based on the bibliographic item B. For example, the bibliographic information IB includes at least any one of the document name of the document RL, the author name of the cited passage Q, and the position where the cited passage Q is described in the document RL. Thereafter, the document creation support process proceeds to step S16.

[0060] In step S16, the selection image display unit 14 of the document creation support apparatus 1 displays the selection image G associated with the cited passage candidate QC set by the cited passage candidate setting unit 13 so as to be selectable on the display 21. For example, the selection image display unit 14 causes the selection image G to be displayed on the display 21 by transmitting information regarding the selection image G to the user terminal 2. Thereafter, the document creation support process proceeds to step S18.

[0061] In step S18, the document input unit 11 of the document creation support apparatus 1 accepts the input of the additional information IA. For example, the additional information may be a user comment on the document RL (original text O), tag information set for the cited passage candidate QC, or a translated text OT of the document RL (original text O). Thereafter, the document creation support process proceeds to step S20.

[0062] In step S20, the main text input unit 10 of the text creation support device 1 receives the input of the main text T. For example, when the main text T input by the input device 20 in the user terminal 2 is transmitted to the text creation support device 1 by the communication device 22, the main text input unit 10 receives the input of the main text T. Thereafter, the text creation support process proceeds to step S22.

[0063] In step S22, the text display unit 15 of the text creation support device 1 causes the main text T received by the main text input unit 10 to be displayed on the display 21 as the text SS. Thereafter, the text creation support process proceeds to step S24.

[0064] In step S24, the text display unit 15 of the text creation support device 1 receives the selection of the selected image G. As an example, the text display unit 15 may receive the selection of the selected image G when the mouse is clicked with the pointer on the selected image G on the display 21, etc. Thereafter, the text creation support process proceeds to step S26.

[0065] In step S26, the text display unit 15 of the text creation support device 1 causes the citation Q related to the citation candidate QC associated with the selected selected image G and the source information IB of the citation Q to be displayed on the display 21 as the text SS. Further, the text display unit 15 may cause the additional information IA related to the citation candidate QC associated with the selected selected image G to be displayed on the display 21 as the text SS. Furthermore, the text display unit 15 may cause the source information list IBL obtained by aggregating the source information IB of the citation Q related to the citation candidate QC associated with the selected selected image G to be displayed on the display 21 as the text SS. Thus, the text creation support process ends.

[0066] [Text Creation Support Program] A text creation support program P for causing a computer C to function as a text creation support device 1 will be described. The text creation support program P is a program for causing the computer C to execute a text creation support process for supporting the creation of a text SS including a main text T and a quoted text Q on a display 21.

[0067] The text creation support program P includes a main module MM, a main text input module M10, a document input module M11, a translation module M12, a quoted text candidate setting module M13, a selected image display module M14, and a text display module M15. The main module MM is a part that comprehensively controls the computer C. The functions realized by executing each of the main text input module M10, the document input module M11, the translation module M12, the quoted text candidate setting module M13, the selected image display module M14, and the text display module M15 are the same as the functions of the main text input unit 10, the document input unit 11, the translation unit 12, the quoted text candidate setting unit 13, the selected image display unit 14, and the text display unit 15, respectively. Note that the text creation support program P may not include the translation module M12.

[0068] [Operations and Effects] As described above, the document creation support apparatus 1 is a document creation support apparatus 1 that supports the creation of a document SS including the main text T and the quoted text Q on the display 21, and includes a main text input unit 10 that receives an input of the main text T, a document input unit 11 that receives an input of a document RL including the original text O and the bibliographic information B, and sets at least a part of the original text O as a quoted text candidate QC that is a candidate for the quoted text Q, and obtains citation information IB indicating the source of the quoted text Q related to the set quoted text candidate QC based on the bibliographic information B. A selection image display unit 14 that displays the selection image G associated with the quoted text candidate QC so as to be selectable on the display 21, and a document display unit 15 that displays the created document SS on the display 21. When the input of the main text T is received by the main text input unit 10, the document display unit 15 displays the main text T as the document SS on the display 21. When the selection image G displayed by the selection image display unit 14 is selected on the display 21, the quoted text Q related to the quoted text candidate QC associated with the selection image G and the citation information IB of the quoted text Q are displayed as the document SS on the display 21.

[0069] The article creation support program P is an article creation support program that causes the computer C to execute an article creation support process for supporting the creation of an article SS including the main text T and the quoted text Q on the display 21. The computer C is caused to function as a main text input unit 10 that receives the input of the main text T, a document input unit 11 that receives the input of a document RL including the original text O and the bibliographic information B, a quoted text candidate setting unit 13 that sets at least a part of the original text O as a quoted text candidate QC that is a candidate for the quoted text Q, and acquires citation information IB representing the source of the quoted text Q related to the set quoted text candidate QC based on the bibliographic information B, a selection image display unit 14 that, when the quoted text candidate QC is set by the quoted text candidate setting unit 13, displays a selectable selection image G associated with the quoted text candidate QC on the display 21, and an article display unit 15 that displays the created article SS on the display 21. The article display unit 15, when the input of the main text T is received by the main text input unit 10, displays the main text T as the article SS on the display 21, and when the selection image G displayed by the selection image display unit 14 is selected on the display 21, displays the quoted text Q related to the quoted text candidate QC associated with the selection image G and the citation information IB of the quoted text Q as the article SS on the display 21.

[0070] According to at least one of the text creation support device 1 and the text creation support program P, when the text SS is created on the display 21, if the main text T is input, the main text T is displayed as the text SS on the display 21. Further, when at least a part of the original text O of the input document RL is set in advance as a quotation candidate QC, when the selection image G associated with the quotation candidate QC is selected on the display 21, the quotation Q related to the quotation candidate QC associated with the selection image G is displayed as the text SS on the display 21. At this time, the source information IB indicating the source of the quotation Q is also displayed as the text SS on the display 21. Therefore, the quotation Q can be described in the text SS with the source information IB appended without complicated operations. Thus, the text SS including the quotation Q with the source information IB appended can be easily created.

[0071] In the text creation support device 1, the source information IB includes at least one of the document name of the document RL, the author name of the quotation Q, and the position where the quotation Q is described in the document RL. According to this, the source of the quotation Q can be shown more clearly.

[0072] In the text creation support device 1, when the document RL includes a plurality of sub-documents, the source information IB includes the sub-document name of the sub-document in which the quotation Q is described. According to this, even for a document RL in the form of an anthology including a plurality of sub-documents, the source of the quotation Q can be clearly shown.

[0073] In the text creation support device 1, when the selection image G displayed by the selection image display unit 14 is selected on the display 21, the text creation support device 1 causes the display 21 to display a source information list IBL obtained by aggregating the source information IB of the quotation Q related to the quotation candidate QC associated with the selection image G as the text SS. According to this, the source information list IBL for displaying the quotations Q included in the text SS in a list can be easily created.

[0074] In the document creation support device 1, the document input unit 11 records the original text O of the received document RL as character information, and the citation candidate setting unit 13 displays the original text O recorded as character information by the document input unit 11 on the display 21, and sets the selected range in the original text O displayed on the display 21 as the citation candidate QC. According to this, the citation candidate QC can be easily specified from the original text O.

[0075] In the document creation support device 1, the document input unit 11 receives the input of the document RL in which the original text O is represented by character information in advance, and records the original text O of the received document RL as character information. According to this, the original text O of the document RL represented by character information in advance can be easily recorded.

[0076] In the document creation support device 1, the document input unit 11 receives the input of the document RL in which the original text O is represented by image information, and records the original text O as character information by converting the original text O of the received document RL into character information by image processing. According to this, the original text O of the document RL represented by image information can be easily recorded.

[0077] In the document creation support device 1, the document input unit 11 receives the input of the additional information IA newly added to the already received document RL, and when the selected image G displayed by the selected image display unit 14 is selected on the display 21, the document display unit 15 displays the additional information IA related to the citation candidate QC associated with the selected image G on the display 21 as the text SS. According to this, it becomes possible to easily create the text SS including the additional information IA having a content different from the original text O of the document RL.

[0078] In the document creation support device 1, the additional information IA is the translated text OT of the original text O. According to this, it becomes possible to easily create the text SS including the translated text OT of the original text O.

[0079] The document creation support device 1 includes a translation unit 12 that translates the original text O of the document RL received by the document input unit 11 to generate a translated text OT. According to this, it becomes possible to easily create a document SS including the translated text OT of the original text O.

[0080] In the document creation support device 1, the document input unit 11 receives the input of the original text O of the document RL by character input, the translation unit 12 sequentially translates the original text O received by the document input unit 11 to generate a translated text OT, and the document display unit 15 displays both the original text O and the translated text OT on the display 21 in a comparative manner. According to this, when creating a document SS including the translated text OT of the original text O, it becomes possible to compare the original text O and the translated text OT, improving convenience.

[0081] [Modifications] The above-described embodiments can be implemented in various forms modified or improved based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

[0082] For example, each step of the flowchart shown in the above-described embodiments can be arbitrarily changed in order and partially omitted within a range not departing from the gist of the document creation support process executed by the document creation support device 1.

[0083] Also, in the above-described embodiments, screens as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 are displayed on the display 21. However, each screen displayed on the display 21 by the document creation support device 1 is not limited to these modes.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0084] 1 Document creation support device 2 User terminal 10 Main text input unit 11 Document input unit 12 Translation unit 13 Cited text candidate setting unit 14 Selected image display unit 15 Document display unit 20 Input device 21 Display 22 Communication device B Bibliographic items C Computer G Selected image IA Additional information IB Source information IBL List of source information O Original text OT Translated text P Article creation support program Q Quotation QC Quotation candidate RL Document SG Stock image SS Article T Main text

Claims

1. A text creation support device for supporting the creation of a text including a main text and a quoted text on a display, comprising: a main text input unit that receives an input of the main text; a document input unit that receives an input of a document including an original text and bibliographic information; a quoted text candidate setting unit that sets at least a part of the original text as a quoted text candidate that is a candidate for the quoted text, and acquires citation information representing the source of the quoted text related to the set quoted text candidate based on the bibliographic information; a selection image display unit that, when the quoted text candidate is set by the quoted text candidate setting unit, displays a selection image associated with the quoted text candidate so as to be selectable on the display; a text display unit that displays the created text on the display, wherein the text display unit: when an input of the main text is received by the main text input unit, displays the main text on the display as the text; when the selection image displayed by the selection image display unit is selected on the display, displays the quoted text related to the quoted text candidate associated with the selection image and the citation information of the quoted text on the display as the text. A text creation support device.

2. The text creation support device according to claim 1, wherein the citation information includes at least any one of a document name of the document, an author name of the quoted text, and a description position of the quoted text in the document.

3. The text creation support device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the document includes a plurality of sub-documents, the citation information includes a sub-document name of the sub-document in which the quoted text is described.

4. The text creation support device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the selection image displayed by the selection image display unit is selected on the display, the text display unit displays a list of citation information obtained by aggregating the citation information of the quoted text related to the quoted text candidate associated with the selection image on the display as the text.

5. The document input unit records the original text of the input document as character information. The cited text candidate setting unit displays the original text recorded as character information by the document input unit on the display, and sets a selected range in the original text displayed on the display as the cited text candidate. The document creation support device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The document input unit receives input of the document in which the original text is represented by character information in advance, and records the original text of the received document as character information. The document creation support device according to claim 5.

7. The document input unit receives input of the document in which the original text is represented by image information, and records the original text as character information by converting the original text of the received document into character information by image processing. The document creation support device according to claim 5.

8. The document input unit receives input of additional information newly added to the document for which input has already been received. When the selected image displayed by the selected image display unit is selected on the display, the text display unit displays the additional information related to the cited text candidate associated with the selected image as the text on the display. The document creation support device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The additional information is a translated text of the original text. The document creation support device according to claim 8.

10. The document creation support device according to claim 9, further comprising a translation unit that translates the original text of the document received by the document input unit to generate the translated text.

11. The document input unit receives input of the original text of the document by character input. The translation unit sequentially translates the original text received by the document input unit to generate the translated text. The text display unit displays both the original text and the translated text in comparison on the display. The document creation support device according to claim 10.

12. A document creation support program for causing a computer to execute a document creation support process for supporting the creation of a document including the main text and a cited text on a display, The computer is caused to a main text input unit that receives input of the main text; a document input unit that receives input of a document including the original text and bibliographic information; A citation candidate setting unit that sets at least a part of the original text as a citation candidate that is a candidate for the citation, and acquires citation source information indicating the source of the citation related to the set citation candidate based on the bibliographic information; A selection image display unit that, when the citation candidate is set by the citation candidate setting unit, displays a selection image associated with the citation candidate so as to be selectable on the display; A sentence display unit that functions to display the created sentence on the display; The sentence display unit When the input of the text is received by the text input unit, displays the text on the display as the sentence; A sentence creation support program that, when the selection image displayed by the selection image display unit is selected on the display, displays the citation related to the citation candidate associated with the selection image and the citation source information of the citation on the display as the sentence.

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