JP2006330796A - Data retrieval device and data retrieval program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To retrieve data using memory for a user's environmental state when the user handles the data. <P>SOLUTION: A keyword and information for a characteristic of desk top background image are transmitted from an input part 11 to a retrieval execution part 21. The execution part 21 performs keyword retrieval to a data storage part 31 after converting the information for "characteristic" of desk top background image transmitted from the input part 11 to a "value" to acquire a list of data matched to the keyword, and compares each piece of the data list matched to the key word with events of an action history DB 100 to determine those matched thereto. The values of the matched events="desktop background image" are examined and compared with the "value" of desktop background image transmitted from the input part 11 to determine whether they are matched or not, and all matched results are transmitted to an output part 40 to display the results. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a data search device and a data search program for searching data in a personal computer.

  Due to the recent high performance of personal computers and the spread of the Internet, the amount of data handled has become enormous, and a technique for efficiently retrieving data is required.

  An outline of a conventional data search apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 10 denotes an input unit that receives input of a search key from a user, 20 denotes a search execution unit that executes a search, 30 denotes a document storage unit that stores a document, and 40 denotes an output unit that outputs a search result.

  The input unit 10 sends the input search key (file name or part thereof, words or phrases included in the file, modification date / time, file size, file type) to the search execution unit 20. The search execution unit 20 searches the document storage unit 30 for a document that matches the input search key. The search execution unit 20 sends the search result to the output unit 40.

As an example of the prior art, there is a search function of Microsoft Windows (registered trademark) (see Non-Patent Document 1). As a search key, not only the file modification date / time, type, and size, but also a file name and a keyword included in the file can be specified, and a search based on the contents of the document is possible.
Microsoft Corporation, Support Online, “Method for Searching Files and Folders”, Last Update Date: August 24, 2004, Search Date: March 29, 2005: http: // support. Microsoft. com / default. aspx? scid = kb; ja; 879987

  In the conventional data retrieval device, data such as retrieval by the last update date / time, creation date / time, and access date / time is handled as well as the data contents such as retrieval by the keyword included in the file name or file. Search based on the memory of the time is possible, but search using the background image of the desktop when the data was handled as a key, search using the song that was playing on the BGM when the data was handled as a key, and handling the data When searching for data such as a search based on the “odor” around the time, a search based on the drink that was drunk when the data was handled, or a search based on the temperature when the data was handled There is a problem that search based on peripheral memory cannot be handled.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to use a memory of a user's environmental situation when a user handles data to search for data and a data search program. Is to provide.

  Accordingly, in order to solve the above-described problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a data search device for searching for data by inputting event information, monitoring operations on a computer, and obtaining history information of the operations. A user behavior monitoring unit that accumulates in the behavior history DB, an event generation instruction unit that monitors operation of event providing means for performing an event for the user, and accumulates history information of the operation in the behavior history DB, a search keyword, Search the data corresponding to the search keyword from the input unit for inputting event information and the data storage unit for storing data, search the operation history of the data from the action history DB, and correspond to the searched data operation history The operation history of the event means is acquired from the action history DB, and the search history for determining whether the operation history of the event means corresponds to the event information And an output unit that outputs data corresponding to the event information as a search result in the operation history of the data retrieved from the action history DB. To do.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation of the user behavior monitoring unit that monitors the operation on the computer and accumulates the history information of the operation in the behavior history DB, and the operation of the event providing unit that performs an event for the user And an event generation instruction unit that accumulates the history information of the operation in the action history DB, and a data search device disposed in a data search system including a history creation device having a search keyword and event information Event means corresponding to the searched data operation history is searched for data corresponding to the search keyword from an input unit for input and a data storage unit for storing data, searches for an operation history of the data from the action history DB A search execution unit that obtains the operation history of the event means from the action history DB and determines whether the operation history of the event means corresponds to the event information; Wherein in the operation history of the data retrieved from the action history DB, and characterized in that it has an output unit for outputting the search result data corresponding to the event information, wherein the operation history of the event means.

  The event providing means may select one or more of the event providing means from a desktop background image changing unit, a BGM reproducing unit, an odor generating unit, and a drink providing unit, and the event information is , Busyness information when the desktop background image change unit changes the display background image of the computer, or file information of the display background image, busyness information when the BGM playback unit changes BGM, or the BGM File information, odor characteristic information generated by the odor generating section, or odor type information, and drink characteristic information provided by the drink providing section, or drink type information. And

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the user behavior monitoring unit receives temperature information from the temperature measuring unit, accumulates a history of the temperature information in the behavior history DB, and the event information includes the temperature. Characteristic information or information on the temperature itself is included.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 5, the correspondence between the operation history of the event means and the event information is based on the event operation time included in the operation history of the event means from the data operation time included in the data operation history. Judging by whether or not it is within a certain range.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a data search device for searching for data by inputting event information to perform data search, wherein a user behavior monitoring unit monitors an operation on a computer, and A user behavior monitoring step for accumulating operation history information in the behavior history DB, and an operation of event providing means for the event occurrence instructing unit to give an event to the user, and the operation history information is accumulated in the behavior history DB. An event generation instruction step, a data search step for searching for data corresponding to a search keyword input from a data storage unit for storing data by the search execution unit, and an operation history of the data from the action history DB by the search execution unit An operation history search step for searching for the event means corresponding to the data operation history searched by the search execution unit. An event operation history search step for acquiring an operation history from the action history DB, a determination step for determining whether the search execution unit corresponds to event information input by the operation history of the event means, and the search execution unit An output step of causing the output unit to output, as a search result, data corresponding to the event information in the operation history of the event means in the operation history of the data searched from the action history DB. .

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the operation of the user behavior monitoring unit that monitors the operation on the computer and accumulates the history information of the operation in the behavior history DB, and the operation of the event providing unit that performs an event for the user An event generation instructing unit that accumulates history information of the operation in the action history DB, and executes a data search device arranged in a data search system including a history creation device A data search step for searching for data corresponding to a search keyword input from a data storage unit that stores data; an operation history search step for the search execution unit to search for an operation history of the data from the action history DB; The search execution unit acquires an operation history of event means corresponding to the searched data operation history from the behavior history DB. Operation history search step, a determination step in which the search execution unit determines whether the operation history of the event means corresponds to the input event information, and an operation history of data searched by the search execution unit from the action history DB And an output step of causing the output unit to output data corresponding to the event information as a search result.

  In the invention according to claim 8, the event providing means can select one or more from a desktop background image changing unit, a BGM reproducing unit, an odor generating unit, and a drink providing unit, and the event information is , Busyness information when the desktop background image change unit changes the display background image of the computer, or file information of the display background image, busyness information when the BGM playback unit changes BGM, or the BGM File information, odor characteristic information generated by the odor generating section, or odor type information, and drink characteristic information provided by the drink providing section, or drink type information. And

  In the user action monitoring step, the user action monitoring unit receives temperature information from an air temperature measurement unit, accumulates the temperature information history in the action history DB, and The event information includes characteristic information of the temperature or information of the temperature itself.

  In the invention according to claim 10, the correspondence between the operation history of the event means and the event information is based on the event operation time included in the operation history of the event means from the data operation time included in the data operation history. Judging by whether or not it is within a certain range.

  In the first, second, sixth, and seventh aspects of the present invention, data is searched using a search keyword, and if a history of searched data exists, the history of event means corresponding to this history and the input event information And corresponding data is output as a search result.

  According to the third and eighth aspects of the present invention, information selected from information on a desktop background image, information on BGM, information on an odor, and information on a drink can be input as event information. The desktop background image is related to the user's vision, BGM is related to the user's hearing, the smell is related to the user's sense of smell, and the drink is related to the user's taste.

  Furthermore, in the inventions according to claims 4 and 9, information relating to the temperature can be input as event information.

  According to the first, second, sixth, and seventh aspects of the present invention, it is possible to search for data using information about an event provided by the user as a search key.

  Furthermore, according to the third and eighth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to search for data using information received by the user through visual, auditory, olfactory, or gustatory senses as a search key.

  Furthermore, according to the fourth and ninth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to search for data using information related to the temperature felt by the user as a search key.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram showing an embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a search key from the user (the search key includes a file name and a part thereof, words and phrases included in the file, file size, file type, last update date, creation date, access date, desktop Background image, BGM, smell, drink type, temperature, etc.). An input unit for receiving input, 21 is a search execution unit for executing a search, 31 is a data storage unit for storing data, and 40 is a search result. Is an output unit.

  Reference numeral 100 is an action history (history information storage) DB (hereinafter DB is a database), 110 is an event feature DB, and 200 is a user's personal computer operation (keyboard event, mouse event, data open, data close, temperature). It is a user behavior monitoring unit and has an air temperature measurement unit 340. An event (situation) generation instruction unit 210 is connected to the desktop background image changing unit 300, the BGM reproduction unit 310, the “odor” generation unit 320, and the drink providing unit 330.

  The desktop background image changing unit 300 operates as an application on a personal computer and has a function of instructing an operating system to change a desktop background image.

  The BGM playback unit 310 operates as an application on a personal computer and has a function of playing back music data. Also, the BGM playback unit 310 can be an external device.

  The “odor” generating unit 320 is an external device that generates “odor”, and is capable of instructing the type of “odor” from a personal computer. For example, three different types of “odor” can be generated by opening and closing three types of fragrance lids from a personal computer.

  The drink providing unit 330 is an external device that provides drinks to the user. For example, this can be realized by connecting a drink vending machine and a personal computer so that the type of drink can be instructed from the personal computer.

  The temperature measuring unit 340 is an external device that can measure the temperature, and can transmit temperature data to the personal computer by connecting to the personal computer.

  First, the creation part of the user action history DB 100 will be described. The user starts an application on the personal computer and opens the data stored in the data storage unit 31. Examples of applications include a text editor, document creation software (word), spreadsheet software, presentation software, PDF display application (Adobe Acrobat), and moving image playback software.

  The user behavior monitoring unit 200 operates as software resident on a personal computer, monitors user operations (keyboard event, mouse event, data open, data close, temperature), and saves history information in the behavior history DB 100 along with time. To do.

  The event generation instruction unit 210 operates as software resident on a personal computer, and issues a change instruction to the desktop background image change unit 300, the BGM playback unit 310, the “smell” generation unit 320, and the drink provision unit 330. The event contents are stored in the action history DB 100 together with the time.

  The timing of the change instruction includes a method of using a fixed time interval / on-time, a method of changing according to the amount of keyboard / mouse events, and a method of changing according to a change in temperature. The content of the change instruction (image file, music data, “odor” type, drink type) is specified at random, determined according to the amount of keyboard / mouse clicks, and determined according to the temperature. There is a way to do it.

  The event feature DB 110 in which events, values, correspondence contents, and features are set is used for on-time change designation, keyboard / mouse click amount, and temperature correspondence.

  An example of the data structure of the action history DB 100 is shown in FIG. 3, and an example of the data structure of the event feature DB 110 is shown in FIG.

  Next, the search will be described. An example of a user interface is shown in FIG. 5, and in addition to keyword input, “desktop background image”, “BGM”, “odor”, “drink”, and “temperature” can be designated as options.

  The designation of “desktop background image” and “BGM” includes a method of selecting a file and a method of selecting a feature. There are two methods for specifying “odor” and “drink”: specifying the type and specifying the characteristics. The designation of “temperature” includes a method of designating temperature and a method of designating features.

  Here, an example in which a keyword and a feature of the desktop background image are selected and searched will be described.

  Information about the keywords and the characteristics of the desktop background image is sent from the input unit 11 to the search execution unit 21. The search execution unit 21 refers to the event feature DB 110 and converts the “feature” information of the desktop background image sent from the input unit 11 into “value”.

  Next, the search execution unit 21 performs a keyword search for the data storage unit 31 and acquires a list of data that matches the keyword. Further, the search execution unit 21 examines each data list that matches the keyword by comparing it with “data” of the additional information of event = “data open” in the action history DB 100.

  Next, the value of the event immediately before the time of the matched data opening history = “desktop background image” is checked and compared with the “value” of the desktop background image sent from the input unit 11 to determine whether or not they match. Investigate. Note that the above processing may be performed not only for the time immediately before the time of the matched data opening history but also for the data within a certain time from the time.

  Finally, the search execution unit 21 transmits all the matched results to the output unit 40, and the output unit 40 displays the sent results.

  The above is the case of the desktop background image, but “BGM”, “odor”, “drink”, and “temperature” can be displayed by the same search method.

  As for air temperature, the method of measuring was described, but by controlling the temperature adjuster such as an air conditioner from a personal computer and adjusting the temperature according to the user's condition, It is also possible to change the temperature at a leisurely time.

  In FIG. 1, the input unit 11, the search execution unit 21, the output unit 40, the event generation instruction unit 210, and the user behavior monitoring unit 200 can be installed in one computer.

  Further, the input unit 11, the search execution unit 21, and the output unit 40 are configured as a search device, the event generation instruction unit 210 and the user behavior monitoring unit 200 are configured as a history creation device, and the history creation device is a computer used by the user. The operation may be monitored to create information in the event feature DB 110 and the action history DB 100, and the search device may perform only the search. In this case, the search device and the computer used by the user may be the same computer device, or may be separate computer devices.

  Further, the event generation instruction unit 210 may be a function that does not perform the instruction of each event but only monitors the behavior of the means for providing each event and creates a history.

  In addition, the event feature DB 110, the action history DB 100, and the data storage unit 31 may be installed in the computer that performs the search, or may be installed outside the computer so that the computer can access them.

  It is needless to say that the above-described realization of each functional unit shown in FIG. 1 can be configured by a computer program, and the program can be executed by the computer. It can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, such as a flexible disk, CD, DVD, MO, ROM, memory card, removable disk, semiconductor memory, etc., and stored or distributed.

  It is also possible to provide the above program through a network such as the Internet or electronic mail. The present invention can be implemented by installing the program from these recording media into a computer or by downloading the program from a network and installing the program into the computer.

  In this embodiment, the background image of the desktop when data is handled or a search using the busy state at that time as a key, the song that was playing on the BGM when the data was handled or the busy state at that time is used as a key. Search, using the “odor” or odor characteristics around the data as a key, searching for drinks that were drunk when handling the data, or the taste characteristics of this drink as keys, and handling data It is possible to perform a search based on the memory of the user's environmental situation when data such as a search using the temperature or temperature characteristic of the user as a key is handled.

1 is an overall configuration block diagram of a data search apparatus of the present invention. It is a whole block diagram of a conventional device. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of action log | history DB. It is a figure which shows the data structure example of event feature DB. It is a figure which shows the example of a user interface of a search.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Input part 21 ... Search execution part 31 ... Data storage part 40 ... Output part 100 ... Action history DB
110 ... Event feature DB
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 200 ... User action monitoring part 210 ... Event generation | occurrence | production instruction | indication part 300 ... Desktop background image change part 310 ... BGM reproduction part 320 ... "Odor" generation part 330 ... Drink supply part 340 ... Temperature measurement part

Claims (10)

A data retrieval device for retrieving data by inputting event information,
A user behavior monitoring unit that monitors operations on the computer and accumulates history information of the operations in the behavior history DB;
An event generation instructing unit that monitors an operation of an event providing unit that performs an event for a user, and accumulates history information of the operation in the behavior history DB;
An input unit for inputting a search keyword and event information;
Data corresponding to the search keyword is searched from a data storage unit for storing data, an operation history of the data is searched from the action history DB, and an operation history of event means corresponding to the searched data operation history is stored in the action A search execution unit that acquires from the history DB and determines whether the operation history of the event means corresponds to the event information;
A data search comprising: an output unit that outputs data corresponding to the event information as a search result among the operation histories of data searched from the action history DB. apparatus. The operation on the computer is monitored, the operation of the user behavior monitoring unit that accumulates the history information of the operation in the behavior history DB, and the operation of the event providing unit that performs an event for the user, and the history information of the operation is A data search device disposed in a data search system including a history creation device having an event generation instruction unit that accumulates in an action history DB;
An input unit for inputting a search keyword and event information;
Data corresponding to the search keyword is searched from a data storage unit for storing data, an operation history of the data is searched from the action history DB, and an operation history of event means corresponding to the searched data operation history is stored in the action A search execution unit that acquires from the history DB and determines whether the operation history of the event means corresponds to the event information;
A data search comprising: an output unit that outputs data corresponding to the event information as a search result among the operation histories of data searched from the action history DB. apparatus. The event providing means can be selected from one or more of a desktop background image changing unit, a BGM reproducing unit, an odor generating unit, and a drink providing unit,
The event information is
Busyness information when the desktop background image changing unit changes the display background image of the computer, or file information of the display background image,
Busyness information when the BGM playback unit changes BGM, or file information of the BGM,
Odor characteristic information generated by the odor generating unit, or odor type information,
The data search device according to claim 1, wherein the data search device can be selected from drink characteristic information provided by the drink providing unit or drink type information. The user behavior monitoring unit receives temperature information from a temperature measurement unit, accumulates a history of the temperature information in the behavior history DB,
The data search device according to claim 1, wherein the event information includes characteristic information of the temperature or information of the temperature itself.   The correspondence between the operation history of the event means and the event information is determined based on whether or not the event providing time included in the operation history of the event means is within a certain range from the data operation time included in the data operation history. The data search device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A program that causes a data search device that searches for data by inputting event information to execute data search,
A user behavior monitoring step in which a user behavior monitoring unit monitors operations on the computer and accumulates history information of the operations in the behavior history DB;
An event generation instruction step for monitoring an operation of an event providing means for an event generation instruction unit to perform an event for a user, and accumulating history information of the operation in the action history DB;
A data search step for searching for data corresponding to the search keyword input from the data storage unit in which the search execution unit stores data;
An operation history search step in which the search execution unit searches for an operation history of the data from the behavior history DB;
An event operation history search step for acquiring an operation history of event means corresponding to the searched data operation history by the search execution unit from the action history DB;
A determination step of determining whether the search execution unit corresponds to the event information input by the operation history of the event means;
An output step of causing the output unit to output, as a search result, data in which the feature of the operation history of the event means corresponds to the event information in the operation history of the data searched by the search execution unit from the action history DB; A data search program characterized by comprising. The operation on the computer is monitored, the operation of the user behavior monitoring unit that accumulates the history information of the operation in the behavior history DB, and the operation of the event providing unit that performs an event for the user, and the history information of the operation is A program for executing a data search device arranged in a data search system including a history creation device having an event generation instruction unit stored in an action history DB,
A data search step for searching for data corresponding to the search keyword input from the data storage unit in which the search execution unit stores data;
An operation history search step in which the search execution unit searches for an operation history of the data from the behavior history DB;
An event operation history search step for acquiring an operation history of event means corresponding to the searched data operation history by the search execution unit from the action history DB;
A determination step of determining whether the search execution unit corresponds to the event information input by the operation history of the event means;
An output step of causing the output unit to output, as a search result, data in which the feature of the operation history of the event means corresponds to the event information in the operation history of the data searched by the search execution unit from the action history DB; A data search program characterized by comprising. The event providing means can be selected from one or more of a desktop background image changing unit, a BGM reproducing unit, an odor generating unit, and a drink providing unit,
The event information is
Busyness information when the desktop background image changing unit changes the display background image of the computer, or file information of the display background image,
Busyness information when the BGM playback unit changes BGM, or file information of the BGM,
Odor characteristic information generated by the odor generating unit, or odor type information,
The data search program according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the data search program can be selected from drink characteristic information provided by the drink providing unit or drink type information. In the user behavior monitoring step, the user behavior monitoring unit receives temperature information from the temperature measurement unit, and accumulates a history of the temperature information in the behavior history DB,
The data search program according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the event information includes characteristic information of the temperature or information of the temperature itself.   The correspondence between the operation history of the event means and the event information is determined based on whether or not the event providing time included in the operation history of the event means is within a certain range from the data operation time included in the data operation history. The data search program according to claim 6, wherein:

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