JPH05250106A - Cd-rom retrieving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the reliability of a user interface by displaying a selected literature name even on a screen where the retrieved words are inputted and therefore confirming the literature name at an earlier stage. CONSTITUTION:A retrieving system selection processing part 105 informs a selected retrieving system to a retrieved word input processing part 106. The part 106 displays a retrieved word input picture and also requests a literature name display processing part 109 to show the literature name. Thus the literature name is displayed by the function of the part 109. The fact that the input of the retrieved word is detected, when the part 106 informs a retrieval processing part 108 of the retrieved word. The part 108 carries out the retrieval processing based on the informed retrieved word and informs a text display processing part 107 of the corresponding contents. The part 107 displays the informed contents on an LCD via an LCD control part 102.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a CD-ROM retrieving device having a function of retrieving information in a data storage optical disc (hereinafter referred to as a CD-ROM).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, a CD-ROM is drawing attention as a medium for handling multimedia such as text data, voice data and image data.

One of the information retrieval systems using a CD-ROM is a system called electronic book. In this electronic book, a method for retrieving information existing on a CD-ROM is predetermined, and a method of setting index information for retrieving each information on the CD-ROM is also set. It is set.

The flow of processing in the electronic book will be described. 1
One or a plurality of documents are set in one CD-ROM, and the user first selects the documents. Figure 4
Shows an example of a screen for selecting documents. The user moves a cursor (shown as an arrow in FIG. 4) to a desired document by pressing a cursor movement button (not shown), and selects a document by pressing an enter button (not shown). To do.

A search method corresponding to each document is prepared, and subsequently, the user selects the search method. Figure 5
Shows an example of a screen for selecting a search method. Also on this screen, the user moves the cursor to the desired search method and presses the enter button to select the search method.

Following the selection of the search method, the user inputs a search word. FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen on which a search word is being input. The example shown in FIG. 6 is a diagram in the middle of inputting a search word by prefix matching.

When the user completes the input of the search word, he or she pushes a search button (not shown) to notify the search device of the completion of the input of the search word.

When the search button is pressed, the search device searches the information in the CD-ROM and picks up the item corresponding to the input search word. When the detection of the item is completed, the list (if there are many corresponding items, a part thereof) is displayed. An example of the screen of this list of applicable items is shown in FIG.
Shown in. The user moves the cursor to the searched item,
Press the enter button.

When the search button is pressed, the search device searches for the content of the selected item and displays it on the screen. FIG. 8 shows an example of a list of contents corresponding to the items.

As is apparent from FIGS. 4 to 8, the information regarding the document selected by the user is clearly shown only in the screen for selecting the search method. When the user wants to confirm the document, the search is performed. It had the drawback that you had to go back to the screen to select the method.

[0011]

The document name selected by the user is displayed only on the screen for selecting the search method, and if the user wants to confirm the document, it is necessary to return to the screen for selecting the search method. However, there is a problem that the user interface is not preferable.

[0012]

A function of detecting document information in a CD-ROM, a function of detecting information about a search method in a CD-ROM, and a function of displaying a screen for selecting a document, A function to retain the selected document name,
It has a function of displaying a screen for selecting a search method, a function of displaying a screen for inputting a search word, and a function of displaying a document name on the screen for inputting a search word.

[0013]

The document name is detected by the function of detecting the document information in the CD-ROM, and the document name is displayed by the function of displaying the screen for selecting the document.

The search method is displayed by the function of detecting the search method by the function of detecting the information about the search method for the document selected by the user and displaying the screen for selecting the search method.

A screen for inputting a search word is displayed corresponding to the search method selected by the user. At this time, the document name is displayed by using the function of displaying the document name held by the function of holding the document name.

[0016]

EXAMPLE A CD-RO in one example of the present invention will be described below.
The M search device will be described.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment of a CD-ROM retrieval device to which the present patent is applied. In the example shown in FIG. 1, a keyboard input unit 101 for controlling the keyboard,
A CD control unit 103 that controls a CD, an LCD control unit 102 that controls an LCD, and a document selection processing unit 104.
, A search method selection processing unit 105, and a search word input processing unit 1
06, the text display processing unit 107, and the search processing unit 108
And a document name display processing unit 109.

The keyboard input unit 101 determines a processing unit that is effective at that time from the document selection processing unit 104, the search method selection processing unit 105, the search word input processing unit 106, and the body text display processing unit 107, and executes the processing. Notify the department of the detected key.

The LCD control unit 102 is a document selection processing unit 10.
4, search method selection processing unit 105, search word input processing unit 10
6. Information is displayed on the LCD in response to requests from the body display processing unit 107 and the document name display processing unit 109.

The flow of processing is shown in FIG. User is CD-
After setting the CD-ROM in the ROM search device, pressing the start button requests the start of processing. At this time, the document selection processing unit 104 is activated, and first, the CD control unit 1
03 is instructed to read the document information. As a result, the document selection processing unit 104 knows the number of documents existing in the CD-ROM and their names, and displays information on the documents on the LCD via the LCD control unit 102. FIG. 4 shows an example of contents displayed on the LCD.

The user selects a desired document from the documents displayed on the LCD. As a procedure to choose
This is done by moving the cursor displayed on the LCD to the position of the desired document using the move key and pressing the enter key. Although not described in detail here, the document selection processing unit 104 also performs processing when the move key or the enter key is pressed.

When a document is designated, the document selection processing unit 104 notifies the search method selection processing unit 105 and the document name display processing unit 109 of information regarding the selected document.
The search method selection processing unit 105 instructs the CD control unit 103 to input the search method provided corresponding to the document. This allows the search method selection processing unit 105 to know the existing search method, and displays the obtained list of search methods on the LCD via the LCD display unit 102. FIG. 5 shows an example of contents displayed on the LCD.

The user selects a desired search method from the search methods displayed on the LCD as in the case of selecting a document.

The search method selection processing unit 105 notifies the search word input processing unit 106 of the selected search method.

The search word input processing unit 106 displays the search word input screen and requests the document name display processing unit 109 to display the document name. This document name display processing unit 109
The document name is displayed by the function of. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the literature name is displayed.

When it is detected that the search word has been input, the search word input processing unit 106 notifies the search processing unit 108 of the search word. The search processing unit 108 performs a search process based on the notified search word, and notifies the body display processing unit 107 of relevant contents. The body display unit 107 displays the notified content on the LCD via the LCD control unit 102.

[0027]

By displaying the selected document name on the screen for inputting a search word, the document name can be confirmed at an earlier stage, and the user interface is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a search device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of a search method selection screen according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in a main control unit according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional document selection screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional search method selection screen.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional search word input screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional corresponding item list display screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional text display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 keyboard input unit 102 LCD control unit 103 CD control unit 104 document selection processing unit 105 search method selection processing unit 106 search word input processing unit 107 text display processing unit 108 search processing unit 109 document name display processing unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input means for receiving an input from a user, a disk access means for reading information recorded on a disk, a search means for searching the information, and a display function for displaying a search result or a current state. C with and
In a D-ROM search device, a document name detecting means for detecting information on a document from information read from a disc, a search method detecting means for detecting a search method from information read from a disc, and document selection for a user to select a document A screen display means for displaying a screen, a storage means for holding a document name selected by the user, a screen display means for displaying a search method selection screen for the user to select a search method, and a search for the user to input a search word A CD-ROM search device comprising: a screen display unit for displaying a word input screen, wherein the document name stored in the storage unit is displayed on the screen display unit for displaying the search word input screen.