JPH06266772A - Retrieving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a retrieving device where complicated operations are not required and a quick retrieving operation is enabled by providing a forward detection processing means and a backward detection processing means. CONSTITUTION:This device has a retrieval processing part 204 determining information to be read next, a user selection item storage part 206 storing the item that the user selects, a next item detection processing part 207 selecting the item one after the item that the user selects and a front item detection processing 208 selecting the item one before the item that the user selects. From the display of a detected character or character string and the explanation corresponding to the character or character string, the character or character string selected one by one is detected in order, in the character or the character string on the front side or the rear side of the selected character or character string in the array of characters and/or character strings to be selection objects, and the display is changed to the display of the detected character or character string and explanation corresponding to the character or character string. Thus, a quick retrieval becomes possible.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compact optical disk for data storage (hereinafter referred to as "CD-ROM").
The present invention relates to a search device for searching the information stored in.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, the CD-R has been used as a recording medium for handling multimedia such as text data and voice data.
OM has come to be used frequently.

One of the information retrieval standards using the CD-ROM is a standard generally called "electronic book standard". This electronic book standard defines an array system of various index information for searching the stored information of the CD-ROM, and also a predetermined search method for searching the stored information of the CD-ROM for each document. It is set in advance.

Here, the document is one database, for example, one CD-ROM has a "Japanese dictionary",
It is possible to store three types of documents, "encyclopedia of person" and "English-Japanese dictionary". Further, the arrangement method of the documents in the CD-ROM is "aiueo order" in the Japanese dictionary and personal name encyclopedia, and "alphabetical order" in the English-Japanese dictionary.

A general search method will be briefly described below using the document as a "Japanese dictionary". Where CD-
In the Japanese dictionary of ROM, each item is arranged in the order of AIUEO, and the explanation corresponding to each item is attached.

First, the "prefix match search method" is a search method for searching for a word (character or character string) that satisfies the condition that it starts with a certain predetermined character or character string. If you enter "Kokusai" as a character or character string (hereinafter referred to as "search word") for setting search conditions, for example, "International (Kokusai)" will be searched for "United Nations", "International Private Law", etc. It is a search method that is obtained or searched.

Further, the "suffix matching search method" is a search method for searching for a phrase that satisfies the condition that it ends with a predetermined character or character string. For example, it is a search method that searches for "growth potential", "cooperativeness", etc., when "sex" is entered as a search word in the search device.

The "condition search method" is a search method for searching for words and phrases that satisfy the condition that at least one predetermined character or character string is included. If "international (Kokusai)" and "examination (shinsa)" are entered as search terms, this is a search method that searches for "United Nations,""examinationcriteria,""international preliminary examination report," and the like.

Further, the "composite search method" is a search method in which a search is performed by combining the above-described plurality of search methods.
For example, starting with the “world” and ending with “ken”
It is possible to search for a word or phrase including the character string such as "World Intellectual Property Organization", "World Intellectual Property Organization", etc. The above example is a Japanese dictionary of AIUEOJUN, but there is a similar search method for an English-Japanese dictionary in alphabetical order.

[0010] In the following, when the user wants to know whether or not there is an English verb that starts with "ad" and means "to entrust", the retrieval processing according to the above-mentioned electronic book standard for the conventional retrieval apparatus. The flow of is explained.

The user first selects "English-Japanese dictionary" in the selection of documents, then selects "composite search method" in the selection of the search method, and further selects the character or character string to be input for the search. The search word “ad” is input, and the condition that the search target is “verb” is input.

As described above, when the user inputs a search word and instructs the search, the search device searches the index information in the CD-ROM, and the search method and the input search word (hereinafter, "input If there are words and phrases satisfying those conditions in the selected document in the CD-ROM, those words and phrases are all displayed on the screen of the display device (not shown), and the words and phrases are displayed. If is not present, the user is notified to that effect. The screen displaying the phrase retrieved by this input word is usually referred to as a “corresponding item list screen”.

The corresponding item list screen shown in FIG. 4 displays the words and phrases retrieved under the above conditions. Here, assuming that the corresponding English word is “add” and the item “add” is selected, as shown in FIG. 7, the description of the item “add” and its term, “[... To]
Add. [Make two or more things] together. [...
To enter, include. [...] add. "(First display) is displayed, and" addable "and" add "are displayed in alphabetical order below the item" add ".
“End”, “adder”, etc. are displayed, and the meanings of these items (words) are displayed on the right side of each item.

[0014]

Here, in the conventional search device, the user displays the corresponding item list screen as described above and selects "add" to explain its meaning (first
Is displayed, but since there is no explanation of "leave it" to the display, once return to the corresponding item list screen,
There was a problem that the same selection operation had to be repeated for each item to confirm the meanings of other items.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a search device capable of quick search operation without requiring the complicated operation as described above.

[0016]

According to the present invention, there is provided a search means for performing a search based on an input character and / or character string, and a character and / or character string searched by the search means in a predetermined arrangement order. Display means for displaying, a selection means for selecting one of the characters and / or character strings displayed by the display means, a detection means for detecting the selected character or character string, and the detection means. A search device for displaying on the display means the character or character string detected by, and an explanation corresponding to the character or character string, wherein a plurality of characters and / or character strings are selected on the display means by the selection means. When the characters are arranged and displayed according to a predetermined arrangement order as an object, in the arrangement of the plurality of characters and / or character strings to be selected, one is detected in order from the selected character or character string to the front side. And forward detection processing means for inputting the detected character or character string to the detecting means, and the detected character or character detected one by one in sequence from the selected character or character string to the rear side in the array, and the detected character or character And rear detection processing means for inputting a row to the detection means.

[0017]

In the present invention, from the display of the detected character or character string and the explanation corresponding to the character or character string, the selected character or character in the arrangement of the character and / or character string to be selected is selected. In the character or character string on the front side or the rear side of the sequence, the characters or character strings detected one by one in order starting from the selected character or character string, and the detected character or character string, and an explanation corresponding to the character or character string Is changed to.

[0018]

EXAMPLE An example of the search device of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, the data reproducing apparatus 100 is
Keyboard input unit 101 for controlling the keyboard, CD-
CD control unit 102 for controlling ROM, LCD
An LCD control unit 103 for controlling the (liquid crystal display unit) and a main control unit 104 are further provided.

In the configuration of the main control unit 104 shown in FIG. 2, the main control unit 104 exchanges information with the keyboard I / F unit 201 and the CD control unit 102 which input information from the keyboard input unit 101. CD I / F unit 20 for input / output
2. LC that outputs information to LCD control unit 103
A DI / F unit 203 is further provided, and a search processing unit (changing unit) 204 for determining information to be read next, a corresponding item storage unit 205 for storing a list of applicable items, and a user selection for storing an item selected by the user. Item storage unit 206, next item detection processing unit 2 for selecting an item immediately after the item selected by the user
07, it has a previous item detection processing unit 208 for selecting the item immediately preceding the item selected by the user.

The search processing unit 204 further has a function of searching and displaying the explanation to be displayed next based on the outputs of the next item detection processing unit 207 and the previous item detection processing unit 208.

In the following, similar to the above-mentioned search, the case where the user wants to know whether or not there is an English verb that starts with "ad" and means "to entrust", "electronic book regulation" An embodiment of the search device of the present invention will be described in accordance with.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, after the user mounts the CD-ROM on the search device, the user presses a start button (not shown) to request the start of processing. In response to this request, the activation request signal is input to the search processing unit 204 via the keyboard I / F unit 201. Next, the search processing unit 204 performs document selection processing (step 401).

Further, the search processing unit 204 is the CD I / F unit 2
The CD control unit 102 is instructed to read the document information via 02. As a result, the search processing unit 204 can obtain the number of documents stored in the CD-ROM and the name of the document, and the information regarding the document can be obtained via the LCD I / F unit 203.
Display on CD.

Next, the user selects a desired document "English-Japanese dictionary" from the documents displayed on the LCD by the keyboard input unit 101. As the selection procedure, the cursor displayed on the LCD is moved to a desired position by using, for example, a movement key (not shown), and a signal indicating that the enter key (not shown) is pressed is displayed. Keyboard I / F section 2
It is input to the search processing unit 204 via 01, and the search processing unit 204 performs a predetermined display on the LCD via the LCD I / F unit 203. The above is the operation procedure of the document selection process.

After the document is designated, the search processing unit 204
A search method selection process is performed according to (step 402). The search processing unit 204 instructs the CD I / F unit 202 on a search method provided corresponding to the document. As a result, the main control unit 104 knows the search method set in the CD-ROM, and the LCD I / I
This is performed via the F section 203.

In the case of the English-Japanese dictionary, the search methods are set to "forward match", "backward match", "condition" and "composite" searches, which are displayed on the LCD. The user selects a desired search method from a plurality of search methods displayed on the LCD, as in the case of selecting a document. The above is the operation procedure of the search method selection processing.

When the user selects the "prefix match" search method, next, the search processing unit 204 displays a screen of search words.

Further, the user sets the search word to "ad",
Set the condition "verb". In the search word input screen, the user inputs the search word “ad” and the above conditions, and when the input is completed, for example, by pressing a search key (not shown) provided in the keyboard input unit 101, The search is started (step 403). The input search word and the search start instruction signal are input to the search processing unit 204 via the keyboard I / F unit 201. Therefore, the search processing unit 204 requests the CD I / F unit 202 to read the item (character or character string) corresponding to the search word (step 404).

There are often a plurality of items searched by the search word, and all of them are input to the corresponding item storage unit 205. The corresponding item storage unit 205 stores the input item numbers (pointer information) arranged according to the arrangement method of the document and the address information in the CD-ROM of the corresponding item (step 405), and is shown in FIG. As described above, the search processing unit 204 displays the verbs of the five English words, which are all the corresponding items, on the LCD. However, if the number of items that can be displayed on the screen is exceeded, only the number of items that can be displayed is displayed. As shown in FIG. 5, the pointer information of each item is not displayed, but the numbers are added in the order of arrangement (display order).

Next, the user selects a desired item from the displayed item group. The user follows the same procedure as the document selection or the search method selection (step 406). The search processing unit 204 inputs the number of the item selected by the user into the user selected item storage unit 206. Therefore, the user selection item storage unit 206 stores the input item number (step 407). Furthermore, the search processing unit 20
4 requests the CD I / F unit 202 for a certain amount of information from each location of the CD-ROM where the description corresponding to the item designated by the user exists, based on the address information. here,
The amount of information read from the CD-ROM is at least sufficient to display one screen. Thereby, the search processing unit 204 obtains the explanation corresponding to the item selected by the user.

The search processing unit 204 displays the obtained explanation (selected character or character string and its explanation) on the LCD I / F.
It is displayed on the LCD via the unit 203 (step 40).
8). Hereinafter, the screen displaying this description will be referred to as a “text screen”.

Here, the user selects "ad
Assuming that “add” is selected in the corresponding item list array shown in FIG. 4, the text screen is as shown in FIG.
As shown in, the phrase "add" and the meaning of the phrase are displayed on the LCD. The user confirms that “add” does not mean “leave”.

Then, the user inputs the keyboard input unit 101.
Thus, when the next relevant item jump is instructed while the body screen is displayed, the instruction signal is input to the search processing unit 204 via the keyboard I / F unit 201, and the search processing unit 204
Requests the next item detection processing unit 207 to detect the description to be displayed next. The next item detection processing unit 207 first refers to the user selected item storage unit 206 and detects the number of the item selected by the user (step 409). Next, the next item detection processing unit 207 updates the selection item in the user selection item storage unit 206. By this update, 1 is added to the pointer information corresponding to the selected item (step 41).
0), the pointer information corresponding to the added number is detected (step 411). Further, the pointer information detected in the above step is input to the search processing unit 204. Further, the search processing unit 204 requests the CD I / F unit 202 to read information based on the pointer information input by the next item detection processing unit 207. As a result, the item "ad" immediately after the item initially selected by the user on the current text screen is displayed.
The text screen of the explanation corresponding to "dict" and its phrase (see FIG. 8) is changed. Therefore, the user can select "addic
It is possible to quickly confirm that "t" has the meaning of "entrust".

That is, the LCD screen display is changed from the explanation display of "add" on the corresponding item list screen (see FIG. 7) to the item "addi" one after (lower) on the screen of the corresponding item list.
ct ”and the description (see FIG. 8) corresponding to the item can be easily and quickly changed.

Although the next relevant item jump function by the next item detection processing unit 207 has been described above, the present embodiment has the previous item detection processing unit 208, so that the item selected once and the description corresponding to that item will be described. It has a jump function to jump from the display to the display of the item immediately before the selected item, the item, and the explanation corresponding to the item.

Hereinafter, the jump function of the preceding applicable item will be briefly described with reference to the drawings. It is assumed that the user wants to confirm whether or not “adapt” has a similar meaning after confirming that “addict” has a meaning of “entrust” as described above.

With the user displaying the main screen of "addict", the keyboard input unit 101
When an instruction to jump to the previous applicable item is given while the text is displayed, the instruction signal is input to the search processing unit 204 via the keyboard I / F unit 201, and the search processing unit 204 causes the previous item detection processing unit 208 to move to the next item. Requests detection of the description to be displayed.
The previous item detection processing unit 208 first refers to the user selected item storage unit 206 to detect the number of the item selected by the user (step 502). Next, the previous item detection processing unit 208
Updates the selected item in the user selected item storage unit 206. That is, 1 is subtracted from the pointer information corresponding to the selected item (step 503), and the pointer information corresponding to the subtracted number is detected (step 50).
4). The detected pointer information is input to the search processing unit 204. Further, the search processing unit 204 uses the CDI / F unit 2 based on the pointer information input by the previous item detection processing unit 208.
02 is requested to read information.

As a result, in the current text screen shown in FIG. 8, the item "add" immediately preceding the item "addict" initially selected by the user and the text screen of the explanation corresponding to the item (see FIG. 7) are displayed. When the instruction to jump to the previous applicable item is given further, it is possible to change to the text screen of "adapt" shown in FIG. Therefore, "adap
It can be easily and quickly confirmed that "t" does not mean "to entrust".

When the next item detection processing unit 207 updates the value of the user selected item storage unit 206, if the item selected by the user last time is the lowest item or the last item, the next item is selected. Since it does not exist, 1 is not added. Similarly, when the item selected by the user is the highest item or the first item, the previous item detection processing unit 208 does not subtract 1 from the value of the user selection item storage unit 206.

[0041]

In the search device of the present invention, in the arrangement of the searched characters or character strings, the selected characters or character strings can be jumped one by one forward or backward and can be selected many times. Therefore, quick search is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main control unit of an embodiment of a search device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of an embodiment of the search device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen display in the embodiment of the search device.

FIG. 5 is a display diagram of item array numbers in the embodiment of the search device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen display of the search device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen display of the search device.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen display of the search device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 keyboard input unit 102 CD control unit 103 LCD control unit 104 main control unit 201 keyboard I / F unit 202 CD I / F unit 203 LCD I / F unit 204 search processing unit 205 applicable item storage unit 206 user selection item storage unit 207 next item Detection processing unit 208 Previous item detection processing unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Retrieval means for conducting a retrieval under the condition of input characters and / or character strings, display means for displaying the characters and / or character strings retrieved by the retrieval means in a predetermined arrangement order, and Characters displayed by the display means and /
Or a selection means for selecting one of the character strings, a detection means for detecting the selected character or character string, a character or character string detected by the detection means, and the character or character string In the search device for displaying the explanation on the display means, when the plurality of characters and / or character strings are arranged and displayed on the display means as a selection target of the selection means in a predetermined arrangement order, the selection is performed. Forward detection processing for detecting one by one in sequence from the selected character or character string to the front side in the arrangement of the plurality of target characters and / or character strings, and inputting the detected character or character string to the detection means. Means, and backward detection processing means for detecting one by one in the array from the selected character or character string to the rear side in order and inputting the detected character or character string to the detecting means. Special And the search device.