JP2000020539A - Structured information dividing and synthesizing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to acquire the information of a required part out of structured information as quick as possible and to start the succeeding action continuously from the time acquiring the information. SOLUTION: An original information selection means 102 selects a structured information from structured information stored in an original information storing means 101 based on an original information selection rule stored in an original information selection rule storing means 104 and an original information division means 103 divides the structured information based on a rule for dividing the structured information on the viewpoint of a function to be used and the importance of contents which is stored in an original information division rule storing means 10. Consequently, the divided structured information elements can be effectively utilized by various combinations and individually dealed with in each required information element. Even when data are interrupted on the way, an information receiving side also is not easily influenced by the data interruption. Necessary information elements out of the divided structured information elements are previously combined when they are required or stepwisely synthesized, so that the succeeding action can be continuously started at the initial acquisition of the required information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for dividing and synthesizing various kinds of information composed of structured documents and providing the information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a cooperative processing method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-327010 as one of methods for providing information with a priority from the viewpoint of display. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
There is a document conversion device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 288041/1995 and a document processing device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-98707.

In the cooperative processing method disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 6-327010, in which information is provided by giving priority to the display subject, priority is mainly set for each of the image frames, and data is sequentially assigned to the frames having the highest priority. It is disclosed that the transmitted data is reconfigured so that the transmitted data can be viewed even during the data transfer. It is also disclosed that a priority is given to each medium such as text, image, and sound, and data is transferred or displayed based on the priority.

[0004] As a device for converting structured information into another type of structured information, there is a document conversion device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-282041. This converts the nested structured information into structured information without a nested structure. Here, first, the original document file is divided into the minimum units as a structured document, then the tag part and the content part in the structured document are saved separately, and only the tag part is nested. We are trying to make it happen by avoiding it.

Further, as a device for dividing the structured information, there is a document processing device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-98707. The purpose of this is to output one structured document or a plurality of document parts constituting one structured document from one document whose document content is not structured. Regarding the division method, an unstructured document is divided by a line feed or by adding special characters, regardless of the meaning of the document.

[0006]

When the structured information is transferred or displayed from the first line, the information requesting the information (hereinafter, referred to as a user) is not always necessary. You cannot get it fast. Also, for a person who wants to convey information, the information to be conveyed is not always written in the first line due to the layout or the like, or is not always provided first.

[0007] In order to solve the above problem, in the conventional information providing order, most of the information is provided by providing a priority by the display entity, but the information is provided in the order in which the operation is mainly provided. There was no such thing.

For example, in the case of HTML, when a certain HTML is obtained, a user may want to obtain an HTML obtained as a result of the next transition. At this time, it may take a considerable amount of time just to obtain information that is not valid for performing processing from the first line to display the HTML.

As described above, in the case where the screen transition is continuously performed, it is not possible to move to the next screen unless structured information of a portion where the screen transition is performed is obtained. That is, in the present situation, it takes a very long time to finally display the screen that the user wants to reach (see).

Furthermore, if data is sent as one file, it is necessary to send all data again when data is interrupted during communication.

Therefore, the first invention not only divides structured information into media such as texts and images, but also uses the viewpoint of using the structured information to display and operate functions and layouts such as an operation system. By dividing from the viewpoint and the importance of the information, it is possible to output necessary information first, and it is possible to proceed to the next action at that time.

By doing so, even if the data is interrupted on the way, the side receiving the information is hardly affected,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a structured information dividing apparatus that can effectively use the divided partial structured information. In other words, the purpose is to perform information provision with priority of the operation subject from information provision with priority of the display subject.

In the second invention, priorities are set in the operation of the structured information, and necessary information is previously combined by a necessary amount, or the information is combined in a stepwise manner and output, so that the user can use the information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a structured information synthesizing apparatus that can obtain first information by combining only effective information of the divided structured information.

By doing so, even if data is interrupted on the way, the side receiving the information is less likely to be affected.

At this time, there is the original structured information, and it is easy for the information provider to determine the importance in the original structured information. However, in the one or more divided structured information, It is very difficult to determine the importance because the final overall configuration is difficult to see.

Therefore, the third invention is based on the first invention and the second invention.
By combining the inventions of the above, the information provider can determine the importance in a certain set of structured information, and moreover, the use side can obtain only effective information after synthesis first, and at the time It is an object of the present invention to provide a structured information control (division / synthesis) device capable of continuously performing the next operation.

[0017]

According to the present invention, the original information storage means for storing the structured information, and the structured information is selected from the structured information in the original information storage means. Source information selection rule storage means for storing rules for storing, source information selection means for selecting structured information from the source information storage means based on rules in the source information selection rule storage means, An original information division rule accumulating means for accumulating a rule for dividing the structured information selected by the information selecting means into another structured information; and an original information selecting means selecting based on the rule in the original information division rule accumulating means. Original information dividing means for dividing the contents of the structured information into different structured information and converting each of the structured information into structured information, and dividing the original structured information into one or more different structured information. , Each of which is structured information Is shall.

Thus, the structured information is divided into one or more pieces of structured information in accordance with a certain rule, so that the divided structured information can be effectively used in various combinations or separately for each desired information. Can be handled. Also, it is easy to reconstruct between the divided pieces of structured information.

[0019] The invention described in claims 6 to 10 is claim 1.
According to the rules of the original information division rule storage means in the structured information division apparatus described above, the structured information is divided in terms of function. As a result, it is possible to obtain structured information that handles only desired functions.

[0020] The invention according to claim 11 (to 12) is characterized in that the structured information dividing device according to claim 1 is provided with original information acquisition means for acquiring structured information from outside and supplying it to original information storage means. It is a feature. As a result, a large amount of structured information can be obtained from the outside, and the usage as divided structured information is increased. Further, it becomes easy for the information provider to input the base structured information.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the structured information dividing device according to the first or the eleventh aspect, wherein the divided information storing means stores the structured information divided by the original information dividing means; A division information selection rule storage unit for storing rules for selecting the divided structured information from the division information storage unit; and a divided structuring unit based on the rules in the division information selection rule storage unit. And a division information selection unit for selecting information from the division information storage unit, wherein structured information can be selected from the divided structured information by a certain rule.

Thus, it is possible to select a viewpoint different from the viewpoint from which the structured information is divided, and to select the structured information divided according to a certain rule in an order. Information can be extracted.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the structured information dividing apparatus according to the first, the eleventh or the thirteenth aspect, further comprising a divided information output means for outputting the divided structured information. It is a feature.

Thus, the structured information after division can be represented by various outputs, and after obtaining a necessary output, the next structural information to be the original can be selected. In addition, since the developer can obtain a result based on the original information selection rule, the original information division rule, and the divided information selection rule, it is an index for setting or changing the rule.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the structured information dividing apparatus according to the fifteenth aspect, there is provided an original information selection rule input means for inputting a rule in the original information selection rule storage means, and the original information selection rule is inputted in accordance with the input rule. Is selected.

Thus, selection rules such as selection conditions, selection order, and selection timing are input from the outside, that is, by adding new selection conditions or changing the selection order and selection timing, one or more pieces of original information can be obtained. , It is possible to select various original information. Further, desired structured information can be divided. In addition, since the selection rule can be rewritten and changed from the division information output means, the original structured information can be freely selected from the output side.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the structured information dividing apparatus according to the sixteenth aspect, there is provided an original information division rule input means for inputting a rule in an original information division rule storage means, and the original information division rule is input in accordance with the input rule. It is characterized in that the structured information is divided.

With this, a division rule such as a division condition and a division timing is input from the outside, that is, a new division condition is added or the division timing is changed, so that the original information can be divided in various forms. . Also,
The structured information can be divided according to a desired division rule.
Further, since the division rule can be rewritten and changed from the division information output means, division can be freely performed from the output side.

The invention according to claim 18 is characterized in that the structured information dividing apparatus according to claim 17 is provided with division information selection rule input means for inputting a rule in the division information selection rule storage means, and performs division according to the input rule. The selected structured information is selected.

In this way, a selection rule such as a selection condition, a selection order, and a selection timing is input from the outside, that is, one or more divisions are made by newly adding a selection condition or changing the selection order and the selection timing. Various structured information can be selected from the structured information. Further, it is possible to select desired divided structured information. Further, since the selection rule can be rewritten and changed from the division information output means, the divided structured information can be freely selected from the output side.

[0031] According to the invention of claim 19 (-27), a reconfiguration information storage means for storing structured information and a rule for selecting structured information from the structured information in the reconfiguration information storage means are provided. Reconfiguration information selection rule storage means for storing, reconfiguration information selection means for selecting structured information from the reconfiguration information storage means based on rules in the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means, Reconfiguration information reconfiguration rule storage means for storing rules for dividing the structured information selected by the configuration information selection means into different pieces of structured information, and reconfiguration based on the rules in the reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage means Combining the contents of the structured information selected by the information selecting means, and reconstructing information synthesizing means for creating another structured information by processing, and combining the structured information or processing to obtain another structured information Create And it is characterized in and.

As a result, only necessary information can be used in a required amount. Also,
By performing the stepwise synthesis, the structured information after the synthesis can be compared from various viewpoints.

According to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, the structured information synthesizing device according to the nineteenth aspect obtains structured information from the outside,
It is characterized by having reconfiguration information acquisition means to supply to reconfiguration information storage means. Thereby, it is possible to add structured information to be divided, increase information, and create new structured information.

According to a twenty-ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a structured information synthesizing device according to the nineteenth or twenty-eighth aspect, further comprising: synthesized information output means for outputting the structured information selected by the reconstruction information selecting means. Wherein one or more structured information outputs structured information obtained via the reconstructed information selecting means and the reconstructed information synthesizing means.

Thus, the developer can obtain a result based on the selection rule of the divided structured information and the restructuring rule of the divided structured information, so that the rule can be easily determined. In addition, effective stepwise output can be performed. Further, additional information can be added to the information, and an effective stepwise output can be performed while the additional information is inserted. In addition, the user can see the structured information in the form of output, and can input the reaction directly to the computer.

According to a thirtieth aspect of the present invention, the structured information synthesizing apparatus according to the twenty-ninth aspect further comprises a reconfiguration information selection rule input unit for inputting a rule in the reconfiguration information selection rule storage unit. It is characterized in that structured information is selected according to rules.

In this way, a selection rule such as a selection condition, a selection order, and a selection timing is input from the outside. That is, by newly writing a selection condition or changing a selection order and a selection timing, one or more pieces of original information can be obtained. , It is possible to select various original information. When the output from the computer of the synthetic information output means is input to the reconfiguration information selection rule input means, the next structured information is selected while looking at the stepwise output, and the combination of the information is performed. Can be done freely.

According to a thirty-first aspect of the present invention, in the structured information synthesizing apparatus according to the thirtieth aspect, there is provided a reconfiguration information selection rule input means for inputting a rule in a reconfiguration information selection rule storage means. In which structured information is selected in accordance with the following.

Thus, rules such as a synthesis method rule, a synthesis processing rule, and a synthesis timing rule can be input from the outside. That is, various types of structured information can be created by newly adding a synthesis method rule and a synthesis processing rule. Further, structured information in which only important items are collected can be created. Further, by changing the synthesis timing, it is possible to perform synthesis at time-series intervals or to immediately perform synthesis. When the output from the computer of the synthesis information output means is input to the reconfiguration information synthesis rule input means, the synthesis rule can be determined while observing the stepwise output, and the synthesis method can be freely selected. Can be set to

According to a thirty-second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a structured information dividing apparatus according to the eighteenth aspect and the structured information synthesizing apparatus according to the thirty-first aspect, wherein the output of the original information dividing means in the structured information dividing apparatus is the structured information dividing means. It is characterized in that it is an input to the reconfiguration information storage means in the synthesis device.
As a result, the information provider can determine the importance in a certain set of structured information, and furthermore, the user can obtain only the effective information after the synthesis first, and at the time of obtaining the information, successively Operation can be performed.

[0041]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to these embodiments at all, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist thereof.

(First Embodiment) First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes an original information storage unit in which one or more pieces of structured information are stored in advance, and 104 denotes an original information storage unit 1.
Original information selection rule storage means 102 for storing one or more rules for selecting structured information from among the original information storage means 101 based on the rule in the original information selection rule storage means 104 An original information selecting means 105 for selecting structured information, and an original information dividing rule storing means 105 for storing one or more rules for dividing the structured information selected by the original information selecting means 102 into one or more different structured information. , 103 divides the contents of the structured information selected by the original information selecting means 102 into one or more pieces of other structured information based on the rules in the original information dividing rule storing means 105, and for each of the divided items, Is the original information dividing means for converting the information into structured information.

The operation of the structured information dividing apparatus configured as described above will be described below. First, the original information storage means 101 will be described. Original information storage means 101
Is a medium that holds one or more pieces of structured information (for example, SGML, HTML, or a tree structure). Alternatively, structured information accompanied by symbols (hereinafter referred to as classification tags, such as [movement], [text heading], etc.) attached to each of them in the sense of the viewpoint from the viewpoint of use as shown in FIG. Is a medium that holds several.

Here, the shape of the classification tag may be anything,
If it is an HTML base, a comment format such as <!> May be used. In addition, the medium may be a hard disk, a memory, a DVD, a CD-ROM, a floppy, or the like. In the following, the original information storage means 101 regardless of the presence or absence of the classification tag
Will be referred to as original information.

Next, the original information selecting means 102 will be described. The original information selecting means 102 includes the original information storing means 101
It describes as a procedure that the original information is selected from one or more pieces of original information in the original information selection rule accumulating means 104 and the selected original information is transmitted to the original information dividing means 103.

For example, in the procedure described in the original information selecting means 102, information such as selection condition items, the order of the selection condition items, and the timing of selection are the same as those described in the original information selection rule storing means 104. refer. Further, when the selection of the next original information starts, all the subsequent steps can be canceled halfway.

The original information selection rule storage means 104 will be described. The source information selection rule storage unit 104 describes a selection rule for selecting source information from one or more source information in the source information storage unit 101. In addition, a selection rule for selecting at random is also described.

For example, a selection condition item rule that describes one or more selection condition items and a selection condition item sequence rule that describes the order of the selection conditions in the original information selection rule storage means 104, and a selection condition that describes the timing of selection. Consider the case where there is a timing rule.

For example, in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), the selection condition may be a condition for selecting a specific word or the like in a file or by a file name as a keyword, or a condition for selecting in alphabetical order or alphabetical order. Can be It is also conceivable to select a designated address. The selection condition item order table is a table in which any of the selection condition items described in the original information selection rule storage means 104 are arranged in an arbitrary order, and the source information is selected based on this order. Can be.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the order is selected by selecting conditions individually (for example, A1 and B3) or by setting conditions to some extent (for example, A and B). be able to. That is, the selection condition item is A
2, A3, A1, A2, B1, A only, or B, A.

The selection timing condition defines the timing at which the original information is selected from the original information selection rule storage means 104. For example, as shown in FIG. 3 (C), the time when the next selection is started is entered in advance. As soon as 0 is entered in the selection timing, selection of the original information is started.
By setting this, the original information can be automatically and continuously selected.

The original information division rule storage means 105 will be described. The original information division rule storage unit 105 describes a rule for dividing the inside of the original information extracted by the original information selection unit 102 (hereinafter, referred to as a division rule). The division rule is to maintain the unity of the structured information based on the division by the classification tag, the tag of each structured information (for HTML, <TABLE>, <CENTER>, etc.), and the keywords in the structured information. Perform division.

The division rule table is obtained by mapping the items of the division condition rule in a table of viewpoints classified by functions in the structured information and viewpoints classified by the importance of each content in the structured information. Functions can be classified by the format of structured information or tags.

For example, there are an operation system, a display system, a layout system, and the like. The operation system includes a system for performing a screen transition and a system for browsing detailed information. The display system includes a heading, detailed information, an image and a video. There are bullets and tables in the layout.

The importance of the content is increased or decreased when the specified keyword is included. FIG. 4 shows an example. Here, the division rule table is assigned importance. A method of assigning importance is assigned a value to each item, and it is determined that the greater the total value in terms of function and content, the higher the importance, and division is made into one or more according to the importance. The number of divisions and the boundaries of division are also set separately. For example, as shown in the division rule table of FIG. 5, when the order of importance is assigned to each cell, a division condition item rule as shown in FIG. 6 is obtained. The functions may be classified only based on their importance, and the contents may not have importance.

Thus, the structured information can be divided in terms of functions, and structured information having only effective functions can be created. For example, a table as shown in FIG. Here, in the division rule table of FIG. 4, the function classification is made into two of operation system + display system and layout system, the content importance of operation system + display system is made two, and the content importance of layout system is made one. Then, a division condition item rule as shown in FIG. 7 is obtained.

According to the rule of FIG. 7, the original information dividing means 103 generates three pieces of structured information, [display + function (high)],
It states that it is divided into [Display + Function (Low)] and [Layout]. In FIG. 7, “*” indicates an arbitrary description. In other words, the structured information divided by the item [display + function (high)] is obtained by extracting the lines from [line] to [line]. The structured information divided by the item of [Display + Function (Low)] starts from the line where [Text Heading] is written, the line where [Image Heading] is written, and the line where [Detailed Display] is displayed. ] Up to the line written. The structured information divided by the item [Layout] is obtained by extracting a line in which the division tag is not described in the first line.

By the way, regarding the contents of each divided file, the [display + function (high)] is intended to extract only a portion in which a link destination such as movement or screen transition is described. With the file, the user can immediately perform the next operation. [Display + function (low)] is intended to extract components other than [display + function (high)]. In this case, the description of the link to the detailed information is also extracted in this part. I have. This file and the [Display + Function (High)] file cover all information other than the layout. [Layout] intends to extract layout information for performing the entire arrangement configuration when displaying.

Also, rules for link information are described so that the divided original information can be reconstructed. As an example of how to set up links for reconstruction, there is a method in which a symbol is attached to a missing part and a missing item, and the original structured information can be returned by referring to the symbol. FIGS. 8 and 9 show a skeleton of the link structure, that is, division rules in the original information division rule storage means and examples thereof (Nos. 1 and 2).
Shown in

Referring to FIG. 10, (A) is the original structured information, and (B), (C), and (D) are obtained by dividing the structured information of (A). Links are established between the divided information with symbols A, B, and C, and reconstruction is performed by combining elements of the same symbol between (B), (C), and (D). Also, (B) and
The structured information can be reconstructed by a combination other than (A) such as (C), (B) and (D), and (C) and (D).

For example, when the original information is shown in FIG. 2 and the division condition item rule is shown in FIG. 7, the original information is divided into FIGS. 13 (A) to 15 (A) or FIGS. 13 (B) to 15 (B). it can.

Further, as another example of how to set up links for reconstruction, structured information is rewritten so that only one piece of information is written on each line, and a sequence symbol is written on each line of the structured information. The role of the order symbol may be performed by a pointer on the memory. Therefore, the unit of division becomes finer,
The original structured information can be reconstructed by arranging in the order of the order symbol.

Referring to FIG. 11, (A) is the original structured information. In (B), the structured information in (A) is made one information per line so as not to change the contents, and the order symbol is written on each line. (C), (D), (E), and (F) are obtained by dividing the structured information of (B) by rule (G). By doing so, (C), (D), (E), and (F) are arranged in order of symbol order, thereby returning to the original structured information (B). Also, there are various combinations of the divided structured information such as (C), (D), and (E), and (C), (D), and (F).

Further, as another example of how to set up links for reconstruction, the structured information is rewritten so that only one piece of information is written on each line, and arranged in the order of the order symbol to reconstruct the original structured information. Use different order symbols on content lines and other lines to make it possible.

The role of the order symbol may be performed by a pointer on the memory. By doing so, the unit of division becomes finer, and when there are rules to divide by content and rules to divide by function, search can be performed quickly and division can be done quickly . For example, <sequence sign of content division>-<sequence sign of function division>
Is written as shown in FIG. The link relationship may be separately provided as a management table.

In addition to dividing the original information,
Headers and the like necessary for independently using each of the divided structured information (hereinafter referred to as divided information) are stored in the original information dividing rule storing unit 105, and the original information dividing unit 10
It is also conceivable that 3 processes individual division information based on the information. For example, in HTML, <HTML><BOD
Y> and </ BODY></HTML> at the end. In this way, the divided structured information before reconfiguration can be used alone. In this way, the divided information can be output independently.

The original information dividing means 103 will be described.
The original information division means 103 classifies the original information extracted by the original information selection means 102 based on the division rules described in the original information division rule storage means 105, combines each of the classified structured information, and The original information is divided by generating the structured information of.

A procedure for division is described in the original information dividing means 103. The procedure includes division rules, division timings, and reconfigurations described in the original information division rule storage means 105. Refer to the rules such as how to set up links. Note that the division tag may be removed at this point.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a process until division is performed by taking a document written in HTML as structured information as an example.

First, selection is started from the original information storage means 101 based on the selection timing rule of the original information selection rule storage means 104. At this time, it is assumed that the information of the address corresponding to FIG. 2 is to be selected.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the original information stored in the original information storage means 101. In FIG. 2, the description of the portion enclosed by [(double-byte characters)] at the beginning of the line is a symbol (division tag) for internally dividing the structured information, and the description method is arbitrary. In the case of HTML, <!> Used in a comment sentence may be used.

It is assumed that FIG. 7 is selected from among the division rules of the original information division rule storage means 105. Then, the original information dividing means 103 stores the original information of FIG. 2 in accordance with the division timing rule in the original information dividing rule storage means 105 as shown in FIG.
It is divided into three pieces of structured information as shown in FIG. 14 (A) and FIG. 15 (A).

Further, in this case, it is assumed that the order symbol of the original information is held as a link rule for reconstructing. In this case, it is possible to reconfigure only by arranging in ascending order of numbers. Here, it is possible to divide the structured information into a smaller number of pieces of structured information than the number of the divided tags, and the number of the divided tags and the number of the structured information to be divided need not be the same.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the original information selection rule storing means 104 uses any one of the selection condition item rule, the selection condition item order rule, the selection timing rule, or a combination thereof. Selection can be made under certain selection conditions, and the selection conditions can be selected in order, and the selection can be made automatically or immediately by changing the selection timing rule.

Further, since the item to be divided in the original information division rule storage means 105 is performed by a function such as an operation in the structured information, only the function of performing the operation can be extracted.
If the structuring information is obtained, the corresponding operation can be performed. In addition, by forming the divided structured information in the original information division rule storage unit 105 into a form that can be output alone,
Structured information can be output as it is.
In addition, by giving the rules in the original information division rule storage means 105 a relevance so that the divided structured information can be easily reconstructed, the original structured information can be easily reconstructed.

In this way, the original information can be divided and each can be handled as individual structured information.
That is, by dividing the structured information into one or more pieces of structured information according to a certain rule, desired information and desired functions can be separately handled, and the practical effect is large.

(Embodiment 2) A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, the operations of the original information storage unit 101, the original information selection unit 102, the original information division unit 103, the original information selection rule accumulation unit 104, and the original information division rule accumulation unit 105 in the first embodiment are the same. . Reference numeral 106 denotes an original information acquisition unit that supplies original information to the original information storage unit 101 by an external input.

The original information obtaining means 106 will be described.
The original information acquisition unit 106 supplies the original information to the external information input unit and the original information storage unit 101 from the outside. The method of inputting the original information from the outside can be input directly from the keyboard or a pointing device (mouse, remote control, etc.)
The original information is input by inputting using a GUI or by taking in with a scanner, and is supplied to the original information storage means 101.

When the original information is not based on the original information selection rule accumulating means 104 or the original information dividing rule accumulating means 105, a computer capable of correcting the original information suitable for the original information acquiring means 106 may be provided. Good.

That is, the original information acquisition means 106 is provided with a rule for converting something like a tag in the structured information, and is easily divided by the original information selection rule accumulation means 104 and the original information division rule accumulation means 105. It is conceivable to change to a tag like this. The presence of the original information acquisition means 106 makes it possible to obtain a large amount of structured information from the outside, and the usage as divided structured information is increased.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the original structured information is displayed, and a symbol (such as a tag) for dividing into the respective elements can be easily input on the GUI. , The symbol can be embedded in the original structured information.

This makes it easy to attach a divided tag while viewing the entire configuration of output of any structured information, saves information provider's time and has a great practical effect.

(Embodiment 3) A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 16, original information storage means 101, original information selection means 102, original information division means 103, original information selection rule accumulation means 104, original information division rule accumulation means 105, and
The operations of the original information acquisition unit 106 and the information output unit 107 are the same. 108 is the original information dividing means 103
The divided information storage means 110 for once storing all the structured information (divided information) divided by
8, a division information selection rule storage means 109 for storing one or more rules for selecting one or more pieces of division information from among the division information storage means 108 based on the rule in the division information selection rule storage means 110. This is a division information selecting means for selecting one or more pieces of division information from the following.

Here, the flow of selecting division information will be described. The original information dividing means 1 is included in the divided information storing means 108.
One or more pieces of division information obtained by the division 03 are stored, and the division information selection unit 109 selects one or more pieces of division information with reference to the selection rule described in the division information selection rule storage unit 110. The division information storage unit 108 is a medium that stores one or more pieces of structured information. This media includes hard disk, memory, DVD, CD-ROM,
A floppy is possible.

Next, the division information selection rule storage means 110 will be described. The bibliographic item batch registration division information selection rule storage means 110 describes a selection rule for selecting one or more pieces of division information from one or more pieces of division information in the division information storage means 108. In addition, a selection rule for selecting at random is also described. There are one or more conditions for selecting the divided structured information, and one or more divided information for selection.

The order in which one or more pieces of division information are selected is described as a selection condition item order rule, and the selection conditions are described as a table, and the selection conditions are described based on the order of the selection conditions. You can select by condition item rule,
The selection is made by a keyword or the like included in the structured information. It is also conceivable that certain division information is not selected according to the rules.

Here, taking as an example a case where the original structured information of FIG. 2 is divided into FIGS. 13 (A), 14 (A) and 15 (A) in accordance with the rules of FIG. This section describes the flow of selection. First, FIG. 13 (A), FIG. 14 (A), and FIG. 15 (A) are stored in the division information storage unit 108. Next, the divided structured information is selected by the divided information selecting means 109. One divided image is selected by selecting only FIG. 13A or only FIG. 14A. It is also possible to define a rule that only the structured information is selected. FIG. 13 (A) and FIG. 15 (A)
There is also a selection method such as selecting one or more structured information. Further, the structured information to be selected can be ordered. That is, assuming that the degrees of importance in the divided structured information are in the order of FIG. 13 (A), FIG. 14 (A), and FIG. 15 (A), FIG. 13 (A) is very important.
First, the structured information shown in FIG. 13A is selected, and then the structured information shown in FIG.
(A) and FIG. 15 (A) can also be selected.

If the selection order is described when the original information is divided, the selection can be made in accordance with the order by referring to the selection order.

As described above, a viewpoint different from the viewpoint into which the structured information is divided can be selected, and the structured information viewed from various viewpoints can be extracted. In addition, since structured information divided according to a certain rule can be selected in order, necessary information can be selected first.
Therefore, unnecessary information can be postponed or no selection can be made.

For example, division information selection rule storage means 110
Consider a case in which there is a selection condition item table describing one or more selection condition items, a selection condition item sequence table describing the order of the selection conditions, and a selection timing table describing the timing of selection.

The selection condition item table may be one in which a specific word or the like is selected as a keyword in a file or a file name, or one in which the word is selected in alphabetical order or alphabetical order. It is also conceivable to select a designated address. It is also conceivable to make a selection with a division tag or a division condition item.

The selection condition item order rule and the selection timing rule have the same form as the selection condition item order rule and the selection timing rule described in the original information selection rule storage means 104.

(Embodiment 4) A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, the original information storage unit 101, the original information selection unit 102, the original information division unit 103, the original information selection rule storage unit 104, the original information division rule storage unit 105, and the original information acquisition unit 106 according to the second embodiment are The operation is the same. 1
A division information output unit 07 sequentially outputs the structured information (division information) divided by the original information division unit 103.

In FIG. 16, the original information storing means 101, the original information selecting means 102, the original information dividing means 103, the original information selecting rule storing means 104, the original information dividing rule storing means 105, the original information obtaining means in the third embodiment. Means 106,
The operations of the division information storage unit 108, the division information selection unit 109, and the division information selection rule storage unit 110 are the same. Reference numeral 107 denotes a division information output unit that outputs the structured information selected by the division information selection unit 109.

The division information output means 107 will be described. The division information output means 107 sequentially outputs the obtained division information. The output means is a display device (such as a display). It should be noted that not only a display device but also a computer having the display device may be used. Note that, as the output method, a method of outputting only one or a method of dividing one screen and displaying all of them can be considered. It is also conceivable to output the source itself.

This output allows the developer to obtain results based on the original information selection rule, the original information division rule, and the divided information selection rule, and thus serves as an index for setting or changing the rule. Further, comparison can be made between the outputs of the divided information. Further, the output form can be viewed at the source. The output side can see the structured information in the form of output, and the reaction can be directly input to the computer.

(Embodiment 5) A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 (or FIG. 16). In FIG. 1 (or FIG. 16), the original information selection rule input unit 111 can add or change the selection rule described in the original information selection rule storage unit 104 with a pointing device such as a keyboard or a mouse. In some cases, input may be facilitated using a GUI.

When the output of the original information division means 103 is an input to the original information selection rule input means 111, the next original structured information can be automatically divided. Further, when the output of the division information selection means 109 is an input to the original information selection rule input means 111, the next original structured information can be automatically divided. Also, the output of the division information output means 107 is
In the case of input to, the selection rule can be rewritten or changed immediately by obtaining the output.

In this way, for example, by changing the selection timing in the original information selection rule storage means 104, the next source of structured information can be automatically selected. From the selection conditions, selection order,
By inputting selection rules such as selection timing, that is, by adding new selection conditions or changing the selection order and selection timing, it is possible to select various source information from one or more source information, Source information can be selected. Further, the next division can be automatically performed by performing a certain process. In addition, the user can immediately rewrite or change the selection rule by obtaining the output, and the influence of the selection rule can be easily and immediately recognized.

(Embodiment 6) A sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 (or FIG. 16). In FIG. 1 (or FIG. 16), the original information division rule input unit 112 can add or change the division rule described in the original information division rule storage unit 105 with a pointing device such as a keyboard or a mouse. In some cases, input may be facilitated using a GUI.

If the output of the division information selection means 109 is an input to the original information division rule input means 112, the next original structured information can be automatically divided.
When the output of the division information output unit 107 is an input to the original information division rule input unit 112, the division rule can be rewritten or changed immediately by obtaining the output. In this way, for example, by changing the division timing in the original information division rule storage means 105, the next structured information to be the original can be automatically divided.

As a result, a division rule such as a division condition and a division timing is input from the outside, that is, a new division condition is added or the division timing is changed, so that the original information can be divided in various forms. The original information can be divided according to a desired division rule. In addition, fineness of division can be adjusted. Further, the next division can be automatically performed by performing a certain process. Also, by obtaining the output from the user, the division rule can be rewritten or changed immediately, and the effect of the change can be easily understood.

(Embodiment 7) A seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 16, a division information selection rule input unit 113 can add or change a division rule described in the division information selection rule storage unit 110 using a pointing device such as a keyboard or a mouse. In some cases, input may be facilitated using a GUI.

When the output of the division information output means 107 is an input to the division information selection rule input means 113, the selection rule can be rewritten or changed immediately by obtaining the output. For example, the next divided structured information can be automatically selected by changing the selection timing in the division information selection rule storage means 110.

In this manner, selection rules such as selection conditions, selection order, and selection timing are input from the outside. That is, by newly adding selection conditions or changing the selection order and selection timing, one or more pieces of division information can be obtained. , Various division information can be selected, and desired division information can be selected. Further, the division information can be extracted when necessary. Also, by obtaining the output from the user, the division rule can be rewritten or changed immediately, and the effect of the change can be easily understood.

(Eighth Embodiment) An eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 17, reference numeral 201 denotes a reconfiguration information storage unit in which one or more pieces of pre-divided structured information are stored, and 204 denotes one rule for selecting structured information from the reconfiguration information storage unit 201. The reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 202 for storing the reconfiguration information selection means 205 for selecting structured information from the reconfiguration information storage means 201 based on the rules in the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204 Is a reconfiguration information synthesizing rule storage means for combining the contents of the structured information selected by the reconfiguration information selecting means 202 or storing one or more rules for processing and reconfiguring to another structured information;
Reference numeral 3 denotes restructuring information for combining or processing the contents of the structured information selected by the restructuring information selecting means 202 based on the rules in the restructuring information synthesizing rule accumulating means 205 to create another structured information. It is a synthesis means.

The operation of the structured information synthesizing apparatus configured as described above will be described below. The reconfiguration information storage means 201 stores the same type of information as the original information storage means 101 and the divided information storage means 108, and further includes structured information in which link information for reconfiguration is described, In some cases, information describing the order of selection (division information) is also stored. The medium may be a hard disk, a memory, a DVD, a CD-ROM, a floppy, or the like. It is also conceivable that structured information of a fixed portion of the output is stored in advance. The output destination of the reconfiguration information storage unit 201 is the reconfiguration information selection unit 202.

The reconfiguration information selection means 202 selects structured information from the reconfiguration information storage means 201 based on the selection rule in the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204, and transfers the selected information to the reconfiguration information synthesis means 203. .

The reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204
Describes a selection rule for selecting one or more pieces of structured information from one or more pieces of structured information in the reconfiguration information storage unit 201. In addition, a selection rule for selecting at random is also described. For example, a selection condition item rule describing one or more selection condition items, a selection condition item order rule describing the order of the selection conditions, and a selection timing rule describing the timing of selection are stored in the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204. Consider the case where there is.

It is conceivable that the selection condition item rule may be selected based on division tags or division condition items ([display + function (low)], [layout], etc.) in FIG. In addition, a method of selecting a specific word or the like in a file or a file name as a keyword, and a method of selecting a particular word in alphabetical order or alphabetical order can be considered. It is also conceivable to select a designated address.

The order rule and the selection timing rule of the selection condition items have the same form as the selection condition item order table and the selection timing rule described in the original information selection rule storage means 104. For example, if there is information A, B, C,
When selecting in the order of B, A, C, the order of B, A, C may be described in the selection condition item order rule. If the user wants to make a selection immediately, the selection timing rule may be set to zero. By doing so, only the structured information in which the function of performing a specific operation is written can be selected first. In addition, it is possible to collect necessary information as much as possible, and output it when necessary, in a necessary order, and in a stepwise manner.

In some cases, newly selected structured information and previously selected structured information may be selected. That is, the same division information may be selected many times. For example, if A, A and B, and A and B and C are selected, and they are combined and output in that order, output such that they are generated stepwise can be performed.

By doing so, it is possible to take some next action only with the information of A without looking at the information of B and C, or to perform some next action only with the information of A and B without looking at the information of C. Or take action. In addition, information can be shown step by step. When selecting the structured information, the user selects the structured information by referring to the creation date and time of the structured information. For example, if the old information is in the user's head,
By showing the newly created structured information first, the user has obtained the information quickly.

It is also possible to combine a fixed part in advance at a certain stage at the time of output. For example, it is also possible to display an advertisement first, delete the advertisement once, and then display the advertisement when displaying the entire image at the end. This makes it possible to easily insert and arrange fixed additional information. In addition, it is possible to effectively show fixed additional information.

Next, the reconstruction information synthesizing rule accumulating means 205
Will be described. Reconstruction information synthesis rule storage means 205
Describes rules for synthesizing or processing one or more pieces of structured information obtained from the reconstruction information selection unit 202.

Here, a layout format is prepared in advance in the reconstruction information synthesizing rule accumulating means 205 so that it can be output even when there is no layout information in the structured information. Variable depending on the number of items in For example, when information is displayed in a bulleted list or a table, the number of bulleted lines or the number of tables is displayed variably according to the number of items to be output. In the case of HTML, processing is performed using <UL>, <LI>, <TABLE>, or the like. When grouping is performed using symbols for division, a bulleted list or a table can be considered so that each group can be understood. By doing so, even structured information without layout information can be used as structured information in an organized form.

Next, the main composition rules are a method for performing composition (hereinafter referred to as a composition method rule), a rule describing a rule for attaching information necessary for output (hereinafter referred to as a composition processing rule), There is a description of the timing of performing synthesis (referred to as a synthesis timing rule). In addition, rules for removing the divided tags and converting them into comments are described.

The synthesis method rules are, for example, rules describing a method of decoding what has been encoded at the time of division, such as a method of linking division information with a linked link, a method of arranging by order symbols, and the like. Is described. This makes it possible to combine structured information with link information.

The synthesis processing rule is a rule for converting the synthesized structured information into an output form so that it can be output. This is a rule to attach the minimum necessary items to the structured information. For example, if the format of the tag is changed, or if HTML is used, <HTML><BODY> is added to the beginning of the file, and </ BODY></HTML> is added to the end. It is also conceivable to control the display gap in consideration of the entire layout. Thus, the output form can be processed into a form different from the form of the original structured information.

The synthesis timing rule is a rule for determining the timing for synthesizing the selected division information. The time interval at which the next synthesis starts is pre-filled. As soon as 0 is entered in the composition timing, composition is started between the selected pieces of structured information. It should be noted that the setting may be made so as to be synchronized with the selection timing rule in the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204.

Further, when structuring information is generated step by step, there may be a rule that processing is performed so that newly selected information and previously selected information can be distinguished in some way when outputting. For example, changing the color of a newly selected item, blinking, changing the size, or changing the arrangement. This makes it possible for the output side to easily recognize the order of selection in stepwise information output.

If the conditions necessary for the structured information after synthesis are not satisfied, the output may not be performed and synthesis may be performed again. The necessary conditions here are conditions on the contents and functions of the synthesized structured information. For example, it is necessary to always include a certain keyword, to never include an image having a large data amount, or not to exceed the upper limit of the total data amount.

As a method of re-synthesizing, the applicable conditions in the reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage means 205 are added to the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204 so as to satisfy necessary conditions. Further, the structured information is reprocessed according to the synthesis rule in the reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage unit 205. In this way, it is possible to obtain desired structured information only by storing necessary conditions in the reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage unit 205. In addition, it is possible to output in a form that matches the performance of the output side.

The reconstructed information synthesizing rule accumulating means 205
Some of the structured information that has been synthesized up to now is held, and the restructured information selecting unit 202 combines the structured information with the structured information in the buffer without selecting the previously selected structured information. It is also possible.

Next, the reconstruction information synthesizing means 203 will be described. The reconfiguration information synthesizing unit 203 describes a procedure for performing synthesis by referring to the reconfiguration information synthesizing rule accumulating unit 205, and combines one or more pieces of structured information obtained from the reconfiguration information selecting unit 202. Or other processing to generate other structured information. That is, the creation method such as combining all the structured information obtained from the reconstruction information selection means 202, combining them stepwise, and processing is set by rules, and there is at least one method.

Here, the synthesis process will be described by taking an example. Now, FIGS. 2, 13 (A), 14 (A), 15
It is assumed that structured information such as (A) is stored in the reconfiguration information storage unit 201.

First, a method of creating other structured information from structured information during synthesis will be described. It is assumed that the reconfiguration information selection unit 202 selects structured information as shown in FIG. 13A with reference to the selection rule described in the reconfiguration information selection rule storage unit 208. FIG. 13 (A) has no layout information, and a method of creating another structured information from the structured information is as follows. (However, it can be output.) (Fig. 18)-Layout all items in the form of paragraphs and bullets. (FIG. 19) ・ Lay out all items in the form of a table. (FIG. 20)-A format for development is determined, and layout is performed according to the format (FIG. 21).-Processing is performed using certain data (image, video, sound, etc.).
(FIG. 22). In the case where symbols are used for division and the grouping is hierarchical, a bullet point or a table may be formed for each hierarchical group.

Next, a method of creating other structured information from one or more pieces of structured information during synthesis will be described. It is assumed that the reconfiguration information selecting unit 202 selects FIG. 13A and FIG. 14A when referring to another selection rule. At this time, FIG.
The minimum information to sort and display based on the ascending order of 3 (A) and FIG. 14 (A) (<HTML>, <BODY>, etc.)
Add In addition, when the minimum information is overlapped, it may be written in the rule that the information is deleted. In the next selection, stepwise display can be performed by selecting and outputting (FIG. 23) FIG. 13 (A), FIG. 14 (A) and FIG. 15 (A). Here, an effective output can be performed by devising a combination order and a combination method. By doing so, the information in FIG. 13A and FIG.
The next action can be performed on the screen only by the information of the above.

Next, an example in which the output is performed stepwise will be described.
First, FIG. 13 (A) is selected and output (FIG. 24).
3 (A) and FIG. 14 (A) are selected and output (FIG. 25). Further, FIG. 13 (A), FIG. 14 (A) and FIG. 15 (A) are selected and output (FIG. 2).
3), a step-by-step display can be performed. Here, an effective output can be performed by devising a combination order and a combination method. By doing this,
When necessary information and functions are output, the next action can be performed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, only the structured information in which a specific operation is written can be selected in the reconfiguration information selection rule accumulating means 204, so that the operation can be selected from the obtained structured information. Functions can be performed quickly. Furthermore, if any one of the selection condition item rule, the selection condition item order rule, and the selection timing rule, or a combination thereof, is provided, only the necessary information can be extracted when necessary, in the required order, and when necessary.

Further, the reconfiguration information synthesizing rule storage means 205
In advance, a format is prepared in advance, and the structured information is reconstructed using the format, so that even if there is no layout information, it is possible to arrange and output the data so that it is easy to see.

The reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage means 205
, There is a synthesis method rule, a synthesis processing rule, and a synthesis timing rule, so that structured information having link information can be combined. Then, it can be processed into a form that can be output after being combined. Furthermore, they can be combined immediately or automatically at time intervals.

The reconfiguration information synthesizing rule storage means 205
By setting rules to determine whether the conditions for the content and function of the synthesized structured information are satisfied, if the necessary conditions are not satisfied for the synthesized structured information, no output is performed. , Can be recombined, and can be output according to the performance of the output side.

As described above, by combining only the necessary information or reconstructing the structured information, the information can be displayed step by step. Therefore, by increasing the types of composition of the structured information, only the necessary information can be used in a unified form. In addition, by performing stepwise synthesis, the structured information after synthesis can be compared from various viewpoints.

(Embodiment 9) A ninth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 17, the reconfiguration information storage means 201 according to the eighth embodiment
Reconstruction information selecting means 202, reconstruction information synthesizing means 20
3. The operations of the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204 and the reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage means 205 are the same. Reference numeral 206 denotes a reconfiguration information acquisition unit that supplies information to be combined by an external input to the reconfiguration information storage unit 201.

The reconfiguration information acquisition means 206 will be described. The method of inputting the structured information from the outside is to input directly from a keyboard, input using a GUI with a pointing device (mouse, remote controller, etc.), or input original information by capturing with a scanner, and reconstructed information storage means 2
01. Further, it is possible to input fixed / additional structured information of the structured information. Further, the structured information after division by some method can be input. It is to be noted that the input can be easily made by using a GUI or the like.

Incidentally, the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204
When structured information that is not based on the reconfiguration information synthesizing rule storage means 205 is obtained, the reconfiguration information obtaining means A computer may be provided that can convert the information into suitable structured information at 206.

Thus, it is possible to add structured information to be divided, to increase the information, and to create new structured information. Also, information that cannot be divided by the division rule can be input.

(Embodiment 10) A tenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
The reconfiguration information storage means 20 according to the ninth embodiment
1. Reconstruction information selecting means 202, reconstruction information synthesizing means 2
03, the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204, the reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage means 205, and the reconfiguration information acquisition means 206 have the same operation. Reference numeral 207 denotes a combined information output unit that outputs the structured information created by the reconfiguration information combining unit 203.

A description will be given of the composite information output means 207. The synthesis information output means 207 outputs the obtained synthesis information. The output means is a display device (such as a display). It should be noted that not only a display device but also a computer having the display device may be used. Note that, as the output method, a method of outputting only one or a method of dividing one screen and displaying all of them can be considered. It is also conceivable to output the source itself.

With this, the developer can obtain a result based on the selection rule of the divided structured information and the restructuring rule of the divided structured information, so that the rule can be easily determined. Also, structured information can be shown at the source. In addition, effective stepwise output can be performed. Also, add additional information to the information,
An effective stepwise output can be performed with the additional information included. Also, the output side can see the structured information in the form of output, and can input the reaction directly to the computer.

(Eleventh Embodiment) An eleventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
Reconstruction information storage means 2 in the tenth embodiment
01, reconfiguration information selection means 202, reconfiguration information synthesis means 203, reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204, reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage means 205, reconfiguration information acquisition means 206
The operation of the combined information output means 207 is the same. Reference numeral 208 denotes a reconfiguration information selection rule input unit for inputting a rule in the reconfiguration information selection rule storage unit 204.

The reconfiguration information selection rule input means 208 will be described. The reconfiguration information selection rule input unit 208 can add or change the selection rule described in the reconfiguration information selection rule storage unit 204 using a pointing device such as a keyboard or a mouse. In addition, GUI
In some cases, input is easier.

If the output of the reconfiguration information synthesizing means 203 or the output of the synthesis information output means 207 is input to the reconfiguration information selection rule input means 208, the selection is made to the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204. By inputting a rule to be performed immediately, it is possible to automatically select the next structured information to be reconstructed. Further, by obtaining a stepwise output, the selection rule can be rewritten or changed immediately, the level of the information to be combined can be changed, and the combination of information can be freely changed from the output side as needed.

For example, the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 20
By changing the selection timing in 8, it is possible to immediately select the next structured information for reconfiguration.

In this way, selection rules such as selection conditions, selection order, and selection timing are input from the outside. That is, one or more structuring is performed by newly writing selection conditions or changing the selection order and selection timing. Various structured information can be selected from the information, and various combinations of information can be freely performed.

(Embodiment 12) A twelfth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
The reconfiguration information storage means 2 according to the eleventh embodiment
01, reconfiguration information selection means 202, reconfiguration information synthesis means 203, reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204, reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage means 205, reconfiguration information acquisition means 206
The operations of the composite information output unit 207 and the reconfiguration information selection rule input unit 208 are the same. Reference numeral 209 denotes a reconfiguration information synthesis rule input unit 209 for inputting a rule in the reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage unit 205.

The reconfiguration information synthesizing rule input means 209 will be described. The reconfiguration information synthesis rule input means 209 can add or change the synthesis rules described in the reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage means 205 using a pointing device such as a keyboard or a mouse. In addition, GUI
In some cases, input is easier.

When the output of the synthesis information output means 207 is an input to the reconstruction information synthesis rule input means 209,
By obtaining a stepwise output, the composition rule can be rewritten or changed immediately, and the output format of the final structured information can be freely set from the output side at any time.

By changing the synthesis timing in the reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage means 209 according to the output of the synthesis information output means 207, it is also possible to immediately synthesize structured information for the next reconfiguration.

Thus, rules such as a synthesis method rule, a synthesis processing rule, and a synthesis timing rule can be input from the outside. That is, various types of structured information can be created by newly adding a synthesis method rule and a synthesis processing rule. Further, structured information in which only important items are collected can be created. Further, by changing the synthesis timing, it is possible to perform synthesis at time-series intervals or to immediately perform synthesis.

(Thirteenth Embodiment) A thirteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
In the seventh embodiment, the output of the original information dividing means 103 in the seventh embodiment is
It becomes an input to 1.

Thus, the division and reconstruction of the original information are automatically performed. The information provider checks the output of the original information selection rule storing means 1 while watching the output of the structured information.
04, the selection rules in the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means 204, the division rules in the original information division rule storage means 105,
Since the importance can be set in the composition rule in the reconfiguration information composition rule storage means, information creation becomes easy. Moreover,
The user can obtain only the effective information after the synthesis first, and can continuously perform the next operation at the time when the obtained information is obtained.

Further, since the rules in the structured information dividing device are related to the rules in the structured information synthesizing device, the structured information synthesizing device is synthesized as determined by the rules in the structured information synthesizing device. can do. That is, it is possible to understand how the structured information output only by the rules in the structured information dividing device is synthesized.

Next, an actual operation will be described by taking structured information such as HTML as an example. However, the relationship between the structured information and the figure is omitted here, and FIG. 13 (A), FIG. 14 (A),
See FIG. 15A and FIGS. 24, 25, and 23.

Here, in order to make the following description easy to understand, description about FIG. 27 is added. FIG.
It shows a TV program table of T broadcast station and F broadcast station at 20:00 on Saturday, March 18. When the downward arrow button "↓" at the lower left is selected, the display is shifted to a program table temporally later than the currently displayed program table (in this case, the program table at 20:00). When the upward arrow button "@" on the right side is selected, a transition is made to the program table temporally earlier than the currently displayed program table (in this case, the program table at 18:00).

As described above, it is assumed that the program guide can be moved in units of time only by the two arrow buttons at the lower left. Further, the button of “Sat” on the right side indicates that the currently displayed program table is Saturday, and when this button is pressed, the screen transits to a screen for selecting a day of the week. “11/18” on the right side indicates that the currently displayed program table is for November 18, and is an element that performs only display. The program guide states that the weather forecast will be broadcast after the news, and that professional baseball will be broadcast at another station. When "Settings" at the lower left is selected, a transition to a screen for performing various settings can be made. Also, the shaded area is
Image data such as gif and jpeg, and underlined elements are like anchors.

Here, the conventional display-based method will be described with an example. It is assumed that the user is watching the program table at 20:00 (FIG. 27 (a)), and then the user wants to view the program table at 15:00. In this case, the user tries to view the program table at 15:00 by selecting the upper left arrow button in the program table at 20:00. In other words, to transition from the program table at 20:00 to the program table at 15:00, it is necessary to press the same upward arrow button five times. As for the progress of the transition, after displaying the program table at 19:00 on the left in FIG. 27 (b), press the up arrow button at the lower left, and then display the program table at 18:00, and then display the program at the lower left. Press the arrow button
As shown in the figure, the program table is displayed hourly and transition is made.

At this time, since the arrow button to be selected is at the lower left, the program table itself or an image indicating the program table written at the top of the structured information is displayed first, and then the arrow button or the like is displayed. Will be displayed. In other words, the conventional display-based method has been to display one screen according to the order described in the structured information. In this method, even if the user wants to know the information appearing on the screen after some transition, it is difficult to find it.

A case in which the operation is performed by the operation subject will be described with reference to an example. Assume that the user is watching the program table at 20:00 (FIG. 27 (a)), and then assume that the user wants to view the program table at 15:00, in the same situation as the previous one. In this case, the user selects the upper left arrow button in the program table at 20:00. Then, first, FIG. 28 (a)
The screen shown in FIG. 28 (a) appears during the display of the program table at 19:00. Since the down arrow button and the up arrow button are displayed, only the movement of the time zone can be performed. It is a screen that can be performed. At this time, if the user wants the information at 15:00 instead of the program table at 19:00, the user can transition to the program table at 18:00 by selecting the upward arrow button. Similarly, the display changes from 17:00, 16:00, and 15:00 to the screen shown in FIG. Then, when a specified time elapses, a screen shown in FIG. 28C is formed. By displaying the operation parts separately in this way, the screen transition is made faster, and by dividing the screen in a form that can be reconstructed, the entire program table can be obtained.

As described above, by changing from providing the data of the display subject to providing the data of the operation subject, the user can immediately transition to another screen, and the transition time to the target screen is shortened. It should be noted that the example given here can be applied only to the structured information synthesizing device.

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The present invention firstly divides the structured information into one or more pieces of structured information according to a certain rule, so that the divided structured information can be effectively used in various combinations. , You can handle each function and information you want separately. In addition, since structured information is partially handled, even if a communication failure occurs, the structured information can be reconstructed by requesting only a part of the structured information, thereby reducing communication volume and communication time. become. Furthermore, since partial control of the structured information can be performed, it is possible to easily focus attention on only a part of the structured information.

Further, by providing a relationship between the divided pieces of structured information, it is easy to reconstruct the original structured information later.
Further, the structured information can be divided in terms of functions, and structured information having only effective functions can be created. Further, the divided information can be output independently.

Second, a large amount of structured information can be obtained from the outside, and the degree of use as divided structured information increases. Further, it becomes easy for the information provider to input the base structured information.

Third, it is possible to select a viewpoint different from the viewpoint from which the structured information is divided, and to select the structured information divided according to a certain rule in an order. Structured information can be extracted.
In addition, necessary information can be selected first, and information can be postponed or not selected if necessary.

Fourth, the structured information after division can be represented by various outputs, and after obtaining a required output, the next base structured information can be selected. In addition, since the developer can obtain a result based on the original information selection rule, the original information division rule, and the divided information selection rule, it is an index for setting or changing the rule.

Fifth, a selection rule such as a selection condition, a selection order, and a selection timing is input from the outside. That is, one or more elements are added by newly writing a selection condition or changing the selection order and the selection timing. Various original information can be selected from the information. Further, desired structured information can be divided. In addition, since the selection rule can be rewritten and changed from the division information output means, the original structured information can be freely selected from the output side.

Sixth, a division rule such as a division condition and a division timing is input from the outside. That is, by newly adding a division condition or changing a division timing, the original information can be divided in various forms. it can. Further, the structured information can be divided according to a desired division rule. Also,
Since the division rule can be rewritten and changed from the division information output means, the division can be freely performed from the output side.

Seventh, a selection rule such as a selection condition, a selection order, and a selection timing is input from the outside, that is, one or more divisions are performed by newly writing a selection condition or changing the selection order and the selection timing. Various pieces of division information can be selected from the information. Further, desired division information can be selected. Since the selection rule can be rewritten and changed from the division information output means, the division information can be freely selected from the output side.

Eighth, only necessary information is provided when necessary.
Only the required amount can be used in bulk.
In addition, by performing stepwise synthesis, the structured information after synthesis can be compared from various viewpoints. In addition, since structured information is partially handled, even if a communication failure occurs, the structured information can be reconstructed by requesting only a part of the structured information, thereby reducing communication volume and communication time. become. Furthermore, since partial control of the structured information can be performed, it is possible to easily focus attention on only a part of the structured information.

Further, even if there is no layout information, structured information can be created using an existing format, and the information can be output in an organized form.

Further, structured information can be combined. Further, the output form can be processed into a form different from the form of the original structured information. Also, one or more structured information can be combined immediately or automatically at time intervals.

Also, even after combining the structured information,
The desired structured information can be selected. In addition, it is possible to output in a form that matches the performance of the output side. In addition, it is possible to collect necessary information as much as possible, and output it when necessary, in a necessary order, and in a stepwise manner.

Ninth, structuring information to be divided can be added, and information can be increased and new structuring information can be created. In addition, by inputting structured information that cannot be divided by the dividing rule, it is possible to change the structured information after synthesis.

Tenth, since the developer can obtain the result based on the selection rule of the divided structured information and the restructuring rule of the divided structured information, it is easy to determine the rule. Also, only the source of structured information can be viewed. In addition, effective stepwise output can be performed. Further, additional information can be added to the information, and an effective stepwise output can be performed while the additional information is inserted. In addition, the user can see the structured information in the form of output, and can input the reaction directly to the computer.

Eleventh, selection conditions, selection order,
By inputting a selection rule such as a selection timing, that is, adding a new selection condition or changing a selection order and a selection timing, it is possible to select various original information from one or more original information. When the output from the computer of the synthetic information output means is input to the reconfiguration information selection rule input means, the next structured information is selected while looking at the stepwise output, and the combination of the information is performed. Can be done freely.

Twelfth, rules such as a composition method rule, a composition processing rule, and a composition timing rule can be input from outside.
That is, various types of structured information can be created by newly adding a synthesis method rule and a synthesis processing rule. Further, structured information in which only important items are collected can be created. Further, by changing the synthesis timing, it is possible to perform synthesis at time-series intervals or to immediately perform synthesis. When the output from the computer of the synthesis information output means is input to the reconfiguration information synthesis rule input means, the synthesis rule can be determined while observing the stepwise output, and the synthesis method can be freely selected. Can be set to

[0178] Thirteenth, the information provider can determine the importance of a set of structured information, and the user can obtain only valid information after synthesis first, , The next operation can be performed continuously.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a structured information division device according to first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example diagram of original information according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection rule in an original information selection rule storage unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an example diagram of a division rule table in an original information division rule storage unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an example of a division rule table in an original information division rule storage unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 6 is an example diagram of a division condition item rule in an original information division rule storage unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an example of a division concept table of an original information division definition unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a division rule in an original information division rule storage unit according to the first embodiment and an example thereof (part 1)

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a division rule in an original information division rule storage unit according to the first embodiment and an example thereof (part 2).

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a division rule in an original information division rule storage unit and an example thereof according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a division rule in an original information division rule storage unit and an example thereof according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a division rule in an original information division rule storage unit and an example thereof according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a divided file 1 by an original information dividing unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a second divided file by the original information dividing unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a divided file No. 3 by the original information dividing unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a structured information division device according to third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a structured information synthesizing apparatus according to eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an example of another structured information presentation method (just arranged) in the eighth embodiment.

FIG. 19 is an example diagram of another structured information presentation method (itemized list) in the eighth embodiment;

FIG. 20 is an example of another structured information presentation method (table) in the eighth embodiment;

FIG. 21 is an example of another structured information presentation method (format) according to the eighth embodiment;

FIG. 22 is an example diagram of another structured information presentation method (additional information) in the eighth embodiment;

23, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6 in the eighth embodiment;
Example of screen display after synthesizing

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display after the combination in FIG. 4 according to the eighth embodiment;

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display after combining FIGS. 4 and 5 according to the eighth embodiment;

FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a structured information division / synthesis apparatus according to a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is an example of a conventional method for providing structured information in a thirteenth embodiment.

FIG. 28 is an example of a method for providing structured information according to the present invention in the thirteenth embodiment.

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 101 original information storage means 102 original information selection means 103 original information division means 104 original information selection rule accumulation means 105 original information division rule accumulation means 106 original information acquisition means 107 division information output means 108 division information storage means 109 division information selection means 110 Division information selection rule storage means 111 Original information selection rule input means 112 Original information division rule input means 113 Division information selection rule input means 201 Reconstruction information storage means 202 Reconstruction information selection means 203 Reconstruction information synthesis means 204 Reconstruction information selection Rule storage means 205 Reconstruction information synthesis rule storage means 206 Reconfiguration information acquisition means 207 Synthesis information output means 208 Reconfiguration information selection rule input means 209 Reconfiguration information synthesis rule input means

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[Claims] An original information storage unit for storing structured information; an original information selection rule storage unit for storing rules for selecting structured information from the structured information in the original information storage unit; An original information selecting means for selecting structured information from the original information accumulating means based on a rule in the original information selecting rule accumulating means, and one or more structured information selected by the original information selecting means. An original information division rule accumulating means for accumulating a rule to be divided into structured information, and one or more contents of the structured information selected by the original information selecting means based on a rule in the original information division rule accumulating means. Source information dividing means for dividing the structured information of each of the above, and dividing each of the divided items into structured information, and dividing the structured information into one or more pieces of other structured information, Each with structured information Structured information division apparatus according to claim. 2. The structured information dividing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the original information dividing rule accumulating means includes a rule for performing division so that the divided structured information can be reconstructed. 3. The original information division rule accumulating means includes a rule for performing division in a state where links are established so that restructuring can be performed between the divided pieces of structured information. Structured information division device. 4. The original information division rule accumulating means writes one piece of information on each line of structured information before division, and attaches a sequence symbol to each line so that reconstruction is possible even after division. 3. The structured information dividing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the apparatus is included in a rule. 5. The original information division rule accumulating means writes one piece of information on each line of the structured information before division, and uses a line of contents and another line so that it can be reconstructed even after division. 3. The structured information dividing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the rule includes attaching a different order symbol. 6. An original information division rule storage means, based on a division rule table having a viewpoint classified by a function in the structured information and a viewpoint classified by the importance of each content in the structured information, The structured information division device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 7. The structured information division apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the original information division rule storage means represents two viewpoints of the division rule table in one or more stages. 8. An original information division rule accumulating means includes, as division items, an operation system item for outputting the next, a detailed information item for outputting detailed information, a display system item such as a text, an image or a video, and an arrangement of outputs. Can be divided by any of the layout items that perform
7. The structured information division apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a rule that allows division into some of the items. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the original information division rule storage means includes a rule for modifying the divided structured information so that it can be output alone. Structured information division device according to any one of the above. 10. An original information selection rule accumulating means includes one or more conditions for selecting structured information, a rule for determining a selection order among one or more selection conditions, and 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the rule includes any one of rules describing timing of making a selection based on the rule, or a combination thereof.
Structured information division device according to any one of the above. 11. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an original information acquisition unit that acquires structured information from outside and supplies it to an original information storage unit.
0. The structured information division device according to any one of 0. 12. An original information obtaining means for outputting a symbol for dividing the structured information and an output device for outputting the structured information to be split, and an apparatus for facilitating embedding of the symbol for the split into the structured information. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein
Structured information division device according to the description. 13. A divided information storage means for storing structured information divided by an original information dividing means, and one or more rules for selecting one or more divided structured information from the divided information storage means. Division information selection rule storage means to be stored;
Division information selection means for selecting one or more divided structured information from the division information storage means based on a rule in the division information selection rule accumulation means; and 12. The structured information dividing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein one or more structured information can be selected according to a certain rule. 14. A division information selection rule accumulating means has one or more selection conditions for selecting structured information, a rule for determining a selection order among the one or more selection conditions, and a selection condition. 14. The structured information dividing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the structured information dividing apparatus includes any one of rules describing timings at which selection is performed based on the rule or a combination thereof. 15. A division information output unit for outputting the structured information selected by the division information selection unit, wherein the original structured information includes the original information selection unit, the original information division unit, and the division information selection unit. The structuring information according to any one of claims 2, 6, 9, 9, 10, 11, or 13, wherein the structuring information obtained via the output is output. Information division device. 16. An original information selection rule input means for inputting a rule in an original information selection rule storage means, wherein the original structured information is selected according to the input rule.
Claim 2, Claim 6, Claim 9, Claim 10, Claim 1
16. The structured information division device according to any one of claims 1, 13 and 15. 17. An original information division rule input means for inputting a rule in an original information division rule storage means, wherein the original structured information is divided according to the input rule.
The structured information division apparatus according to any one of claims 2, 6, 9, 9, 10, 11, 11, 13, 15, or 16. 18. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising: division information selection rule input means for inputting a rule in the division information selection rule storage means, wherein the structured information divided according to the input rule is selected. The structured information division device according to any one of claims 10, 11, 11, 13, 15, 16, or 17. 19. Reconstruction information storage means for storing structured information, and one or more rules for selecting one or more structured information from the structured information in the restructured information storage means. Reconfiguration information selection rule storage means, reconfiguration information selection means for selecting one or more structured information from the reconfiguration information storage means based on rules in the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means, A combination of the contents of one or more structured information selected by the reconstruction information selection means, or a reconstruction information synthesis rule accumulation means for accumulating one or more rules for processing and creating another structured information; A reconstructing information synthesizing means for combining or processing the contents of the structured information selected by the restructuring information selecting means based on the rules in the restructuring information synthesizing rule accumulating means to create another structured information; , One or more structures Or combine information and processed to structured information synthesizing apparatus characterized by creating another structured information. 20. The structured information synthesizing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the reconstruction information synthesizing rule accumulating means includes a rule for arranging and outputting items of the structured information. 21. A reconstructing information synthesizing rule accumulating means, comprising: a synthesizing method rule describing a method of performing synthesizing, a synthesizing processing rule for performing processing to enable output, and a synthesizing timing rule describing a timing of performing synthesizing 21. The structured information synthesizing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the structured information synthesizing apparatus includes a combination thereof. 22. The reconstruction information synthesizing rule accumulating means includes a rule for processing each structured information so that newly selected structured information can be distinguished from previously selected structured information. 22. The structured information synthesizing device according to claim 21, wherein 23. The reconfiguration information synthesizing rule accumulating means determines whether or not the structured information once synthesized satisfies an output request, and includes a rule for re-synthesizing without outputting if not satisfied. The structured information synthesizing apparatus according to claim 19, claim 20, or claim 21. 24. A reconstruction information selection rule accumulating means includes one or more conditions for selecting structured information, a rule for determining a selection order among one or more selection conditions, and a selection condition. 20. A method according to claim 19, claim 20, claim 21, claim 21, or claim 23, wherein the rule includes a rule describing a timing of making a selection based on the rule.
Structured information division device according to the description. 25. The structured information synthesizing apparatus according to claim 24, wherein the reconfiguration information selection rule accumulating means includes a rule for selecting the structured information by referring to the order in which the structured information is selected. . 26. The structured information synthesizing apparatus according to claim 24, wherein the reconfiguration information selection rule accumulating means includes a rule for selecting the structured information with reference to the creation date and time of the structured information. 27. The structured information synthesis according to claim 24, wherein the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means includes a rule capable of preferentially selecting a fixed part in the output in the structured information. apparatus. 28. The apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising: reconstructed information acquiring means for acquiring structured information from outside and supplying the structured information to a reconstructed information storage means. Structured information synthesizer. 29. A composite information output unit for outputting the structured information selected by the reconfiguration information selecting unit, wherein one or more of the structured information includes the reconfiguration information selecting unit and the reconfiguration information synthesizing unit. 29. The structured information synthesizing apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the structured information obtained via the apparatus is output. 30. The apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising a reconfiguration information selection rule input means for inputting a rule in the reconfiguration information selection rule storage means, wherein the structured information is selected in accordance with the input rule. 30. The structured information synthesizing apparatus according to claim 21, claim 24, claim 28, or claim 29. 31. Reconstruction information synthesis rule input means for inputting a rule in the reconfiguration information synthesis rule storage means, wherein one or more structured information is synthesized according to the input rule. The structured information synthesizing device according to claim 20, claim 21, claim 23, claim 23, claim 28, claim 29, or claim 30. 32. The structured information dividing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output of the original information dividing means in the structured information dividing apparatus is input to the reconstructed information storing means in the structured information synthesizing apparatus. 20. A structured information division / synthesis device comprising the structured information synthesis device according to claim 19.