JP2001075991A - Method and device for managing information clustering and storage medium recording the same method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To unify operation for copying multimedia contents existent on a network to the bookshelf of an individual or preparing a bookshelf only with notes on the hyper link of contents existent on the network by hierarchizing an environment on the basis of the distinction of a common bookshelf or general bookshelf in the library or bookstore. SOLUTION: This device has a means 1 for describing the list and attribute of the hyper link to the multimedia contents, a means 3 for designing how to present the list of hyper link, a means 10 for describing a method for moving the hyper link between the lists when they are paired, data base parts 4, 6 and 12 for holding data, a display part 8, a means 2 for analyzing the list of the designated hyper link and converting it to an attribute and an internal form, a means 5 for managing the list while pairing it with the converted attribute and a means 10 for copying data pointed by the hyper link to perform the clustering of information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information clustering management method for managing book-oriented multimedia contents in an electronic library system or the like. Information clustering management that can provide a uniform management interface that does not bother users with the location of data by providing a hierarchy according to conventional habits by purpose and target by clustering the environment according to etc. The present invention relates to a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium on which the method is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a digital library system or the like, a list of hyperlinks to multimedia contents is managed using a server such as the World Wide Web (WWW) in order to manage multimedia contents oriented to books. HTML (Hyper Text
Markup Language). Alternatively, an interface system has been used in which the above-mentioned list of hyperlinks is represented by an image in which there are a plurality of library shelves. By using such a management method, a user can select and download desired content from a written list of hyperlinks and use it. By using an image interface such as a bookshelf, it has become possible to make searching easier.

Further, the present inventors have developed a seamless environment in an electronic library system or the like having an interface for uniformly managing multimedia contents distributed on a network without being bothered by the location of the resources. (Eg Kenya Suzuki, Kori Ueno, Hideaki Ozawa, Yoshinobu Tonomura, BookW
are "Environment to Read Internet Information in Books", See IEICE, SD-4-1-7, pp.582-583,1998). This environment provides the same usability as real-world books using the book metaphor in the digital library world, and can handle network resources and local resources with the same operation without distinction. On the other hand, in the case of performing management by seamless operation, for example, one content wants to copy and manage the entity of the resource on the network, while the other content only manages the reference to the resource and always manages the latest content. It is difficult to respond to requests such as wanting to access. This is because the managing user needs to distinguish whether the resource is an entity or a reference, which is often confusing and difficult to understand.

[0004]

As described above, when the conventional technique is used, the list of hyperlinks to the multimedia content described using HTML is fixed, so that the user can select his / her favorite list. It was difficult to change to the arrangement. Also, when using a method of managing a list of hyperlinks to multimedia content using an interface system such as a library shelf, it is possible to change the list of hyperlinks, but it is included in the list Hyperlinks need to be universal throughout the system. In other words, in the real world, we selectively copy general bookshelves, such as libraries and bookstores, to search for new books for ourselves, and parts of general bookshelves in the form of purchases. did,
It is not possible to distinguish from a personal shelf such as a common shelf in an office or a personal shelf, that is, it is difficult to layer the environment according to the purpose of using information or the object to be managed.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve these conventional problems and to provide a book-oriented multimedia content management system, such as a library or bookstore, as we do in the real world. A common shelf,
The environment can be hierarchized by distinguishing it from personal bookshelves such as office common bookshelves and personal bookshelves. In addition, multimedia contents that exist on the network can be copied to personal bookshelves or content that exists on the networks It is an object of the present invention to provide an information clustering management method and apparatus capable of unifying operations for creating a shelf only for remembering hyperlinks, and a storage medium recording the method.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an information clustering management method according to the present invention is a method for clustering multimedia information, comprising a list of hyperlinks to multimedia contents. A means for describing its attributes, a means for designing how to show a list of hyperlinks, a means for describing how to move hyperlinks between them when a list of hyperlinks is combined, and retaining their data A process of analyzing a specified list of hyperlinks and converting them into an internal format of the attribute and the list of hyperlinks, and a process of converting the database portion using the converted attribute as a key. Search and get the way to show the list of hyperlinks. Managing the hyperlinks with the converted attributes, displaying the internal format of the hyperlink list on the display unit in accordance with how the acquired hyperlink list is displayed, and displaying the hyperlinks displayed on the display unit. The process of accepting a user's move operation for displaying a link, and when the received move operation of the hyperlink display straddles the display of a list of a plurality of hyperlinks, the move source and destination hyper Searching the database part using the way of showing the link list as a key, and acquiring a method of realizing the movement of the hyperlink; and
According to the method of realizing the movement of the acquired hyperlink, the internal format of the hyperlink list is changed, and if necessary, the process of copying the data pointed to by the hyperlink, and the internal format of the changed hyperlink list is displayed. When the environment is clustered according to the purpose of using information or the object to be managed, as is done in the real world, when moving hyperlinks between the clusters, A feature is to provide a unified management interface without the user being bothered by the location of the data.

Further, the information clustering management device of the present invention is a device for clustering multimedia information, which includes means for describing a list of multimedia contents and their attributes, and a list of hyperlinks. A means for designing the method, a method for describing a method of realizing the movement of a hyperlink between a list of hyperlinks, a database for retaining the data, a display means for displaying, and a specification. Means for analyzing the converted hyperlink list and converting the attribute and the internal format of the hyperlink list, and searching the database section using the converted attribute as a key to obtain the way of displaying the hyperlink list Means for managing the list of converted hyperlinks in pairs with the converted attributes; Means for displaying the internal format of the hyperlink list on the display unit in accordance with the manner of displaying the hyperlink list, means for receiving a moving operation from the user with respect to the display of the hyperlink displayed on the display unit, and When the operation of moving a link straddles the display of multiple hyperlink lists, the database section is searched using the method of displaying the source and destination hyperlink lists as keys, and the Means for obtaining the realization method, means for changing the internal format of the list of hyperlinks according to the realization method for the movement of the obtained hyperlink, and for copying the data indicated by the hyperlink if necessary, and the changed hyperlink Means for reflecting the internal format of the list on the display unit, and manage the purpose and use of the information The environmental clustered depending like an elephant, when moving a hyperlink between the clusters, the user and providing a unified management interface never worry about the location of the data.

[0008] With the above-described configurations, it is difficult to use the conventional technology, and as in the real world, we use a plurality of bookshelf-type interfaces for the purpose of using and managing information. Clustering of the appropriate environment, that is, one of the general bookshelves, such as libraries and bookstores, for users to change the arrangement to their own preference or to search for new books for themselves, and the general bookshelf in the form of purchase It is possible to distinguish personal bookshelves, such as a common bookshelf in an office or a personal bookshelf in which a part is selectively copied. Furthermore, processing that maintains the universality of hyperlinks included in the list of hyperlinks to multimedia content, which was difficult with conventional technology, becomes possible. It is possible to copy multimedia content existing on a network to a personal shelf. It is also possible to realize a process of unifying operations for creating a shelf only for remembering hyperlinks of contents existing on a network.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an information clustering management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the bookshelf description file 1 has a schematic structure including attributes, bookshelf information, and additional information, as will be described later with reference to FIG. The user name representing the owner of the set of multimedia information and the distinction between "local" and "on the network" indicating the location of the set of multimedia information described in this file "WHERE" Become. The bookshelf information includes a plurality of book information, and the book information further includes a URL (U
(neversal Resource Locator)
And a description of the arrangement on the bookshelf. The additional information is information such as an advertisement displayed on the bookshelf, but is not used in this description.

The operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In the information clustering management method of the present invention, the process of analyzing the specified list of hyperlinks and converting the list to the attribute and the internal format of the list of hyperlinks is performed by the display data analysis unit 2 using The data described using the means 1 for describing a link list and its attribute is read and converted into an internal format of the attribute and an internal format of the hyperlink list. next,
Search the database part using the converted attribute as a key,
The process of acquiring the way of showing the list of hyperlinks is performed by the way of showing acquisition unit 3 by giving a priority to the way of showing the list of hyperlinks stored in the database unit 4 using the internal format of the converted attribute. Searching. Further, the process of managing the converted list of hyperlinks as a pair with the converted attribute is performed by the display database management unit 5 by pairing the internal format of the converted list of hyperlinks with the converted attribute. It is stored in the unit 6. Next, the process of displaying the internal format of the list of hyperlinks on the display unit in accordance with the manner of showing the acquired list of hyperlinks is performed by the display database management unit 5 using a means for designing the manner of showing the list of hyperlinks. The display and arrangement of the hyperlinks in the list of hyperlinks stored in the database unit 6 are determined based on the described data, and are displayed on the screen 8 of the display unit 7. On the other hand, the process of receiving a moving operation from the user with respect to the display of the hyperlink displayed on the screen 8 of the display unit 7 is performed by the operation management unit 10 by the moving operation with respect to the display of the hyperlink performed by the user on the computer. And the start and end points of the operation are converted into positions on the screen.

[0011] Next, when the accepted operation of moving the display of the hyperlink straddles the display of the plurality of hyperlink lists, the method of displaying the source and destination hyperlink lists is used as a key. In the process of searching the database unit and acquiring the method of realizing the movement of the hyperlink, the operation method management unit 10 determines the display of the list of the hyperlinks including the start point and the end point of the movement operation, It is determined whether the start point and the end point of the moving operation are included in the display of the same hyperlink list in a manner to be displayed. In this case, the hyperlink is described using the means 10 for describing a method of realizing the movement of the hyperlink between the hyperlinks and stored in the database unit 12. The realization method of movement of the click, looking for a way of showing a list of hyperlinks of the source and destination as a key. Next, the process of changing the internal format of the list of hyperlinks according to the method of realizing the acquired hyperlink and, if necessary, copying the data pointed to by the hyperlink is a process executed by the method of realizing the acquired move. Is selected, and when the hyperlink is moved from the network to the local, the display DB management unit 5 copies the data indicated by the hyperlink, generates a hyperlink to the copy destination, and stores the data in the database unit 4. The source or generated hyperlink is registered in the stored destination hyperlink list. Further, the display unit 7 displays the internal format of the changed list of hyperlinks.
The process of reflecting the hyperlink list in the list 8 of the changed hyperlinks stored in the database unit 4 based on the described data 1 by using a means for designing the way of displaying the hyperlink list The display and arrangement of the links are determined and displayed on the screen 8 of the display unit 7. Therefore, the environment is clustered according to the purpose of using information or the object to be managed, and a unified management interface that does not bother users with the location of data when moving hyperlinks between the clusters. It can be realized.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of a bookshelf description file which is input to the information clustering management device shown in FIG. The bookshelf description file 1 mainly describes the set of multimedia information to be displayed and managed by the present system and the location of individual data. As shown in FIG. 2, the bookshelf description file 1 has a schematic structure including attributes, bookshelf information, and additional information, and the multimedia described in this file so that the attribute indicates "who". A distinction between a user name representing the owner of the set of information and either "local" or "on the network" representing the location of the set of multimedia information described in this file to indicate "where" Consists of The bookshelf information includes a plurality of pieces of book information, and this information further includes a URL (Universal Rrso) where the data of the corresponding book exists.
source Locator) and a description of the arrangement on the bookshelf. The additional information is information such as an advertisement displayed on the bookshelf, but is not used in this description.

Here, a screen image when the system of the present invention is executed will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen when three bookshelf description files are passed to the system and activated on a computer in which the system of the present invention operates in a multi-window environment. FIG. 3 shows a plurality of windows, each window being a library window shared and used by a large number of people,
A personal storage window from which only necessary parts are extracted from the library, and a personal bookshelf window for managing books existing in the personal computer. FIG.
The arrow extending from the library window to the personal storage window, as shown in the above, symbolizes copying the location of the book from a general library or bookstore in the real world to a personal note. This corresponds to copying a universal URL (hyperlink) indicating the location of the book. Also, the arrow extending from the library window to the personal bookshelf window represents the act of borrowing a book from a general library or purchasing from a bookstore in the real world. Corresponds to copying by downloading. The system selectively replicates such common bookshelves, such as libraries and bookstores, to find such books, and rearranges them into forms that match the user's preferences. By classifying personal bookshelves by clustering, it is possible to provide easy-to-understand divisions and hierarchies as in the real world.

Returning to the description of the operation of FIG. The system shown in FIG. 1 includes a display data analysis unit 2, a presentation acquisition unit 3, a presentation DB (database) 4, a display DB (database) 6, a display unit 7, a screen 8, a data writing unit 9, an operation management unit. 10, an operation method acquisition unit 11, and an operation method DB (database) 12. There are two operation flows in the present system. A flow for displaying a screen activated when the bookshelf description file 1 is passed to the present system, and a screen 8 for displaying
And the operation flow of moving a book activated by moving the book displayed in FIG. First, the flow of displaying a screen will be described. The display data analysis unit 2 shown in FIG. 1 analyzes the bookshelf description file 1 and divides it into attributes, bookshelf information, and additional information. To the display DB management unit 5. The appearance acquiring unit 3 uses the attribute received from the display data analysis unit 2 as a key to present the appearance D
B4, retrieve the screen design file ID, and display D
Hand over to B management unit 5.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of the appearance DB in FIG. The process in the presentation acquiring unit 3 searches the database as shown in FIG. 4 using the information “who” and “where” of the attributes received from the display data analyzing unit 2. Here, “(any)” in FIG.
Indicates that it matches any value. If there are a plurality of search results, the one with the least “(any)” is selected. Screen design file ID in FIG.
Is an identifier for identifying the screen design file,
By designating this ID, a screen design file is uniquely determined. Here, the screen design file is a file that stores an image serving as a background of a window when a screen is displayed and information on how to arrange a book. In FIG. 4, “LOCAL” indicates a personal bookshelf, and “NETW”.
"ORK" indicates a personal storage shelf, and "PUBLIC" indicates a library screen design file. Information on how to arrange books in the screen design file will be specifically described. As the book layout information, for example, as shown in the bookshelf description file 1 in FIG. 2, there are two elements, LOC and POS. LOC is a character string indicating the approximate location of the book. In this case, "Desktop" and "Shel"
f ”. On the other hand, the POS is a numerical value that determines a detailed position after the approximate location of the book is determined. The screen design file has information on the location of the area corresponding to the LOC character string and information on the location of the book corresponding to the POS value in each area.

For example, in the screen design file of “LOCAL” in FIG. 4, there are two areas of “Desktop” and “Self”, and the detailed position in “Desktop” is as follows: x = 20 + i × 30,
When y = 100, 0 ≦ i <10, and the detailed position in “Self” is x = 400, where POS is i.
+ (I mod 10) × 30, y = 10 + [i / 1
0] × 100 and 0 ≦ i <30. Here, (i mod 10) is a remainder of i / 10, [i / 1
0] represents a quotient obtained by truncating the decimal part of i / 10. The screen design file of “NETWORK” in FIG. 4 has only an area of “Shelf”, and when the numerical value of POS is i, when 0 ≦ i <30, x = 10 + (i
mod 10) × 30, y = 10 + [i / 10] × 10
0, when 30 ≦ i <60, x = 400 + ((i−3)
0) mod 10) × 30, y = 10 + [(i−3)
0) / 10] × 100. The display DB management unit 5 searches the display DB 6 using the screen design file ID received from the presentation acquisition unit 3 and the information “who” of the attribute received from the display data analysis unit 2 as a key. It is determined whether the screen is already displayed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of the display DB in FIG. Screen design file ID and UR of the book displayed using the screen design file
L and arrangement information are described. Furthermore, even if data is displayed using the same screen design file using the “who” field, it can be displayed using a plurality of windows by distinguishing the data by the user name. Now, in the display DB management unit 5, "This screen has already been displayed. Is determined, the information is present in the display DB 6 and is also displayed on the screen 8, so that the information on the URL and arrangement of the book in the display DB 6 shown in FIG. Replace with the bookshelf information received from the data analysis unit 2. On the other hand, when it is determined that “this screen has not been displayed yet”, since the information does not exist in the display DB 6 and is not displayed on the screen 8, the display data analysis is performed on the display DB 6. The book design information I received from the presentation obtaining unit 3 is registered with the information of the URL and arrangement of the book of the bookshelf information received from the unit 2.
Get D. After that, the updated portion of the display DB 6 is transmitted to the display unit 7. The display unit 7 performs a window screen drawing process on the screen 8 based on the information received from the display DB management unit 5 based on the screen design file.
The data writing unit 9 converts the content stored in the display DB 6 into a bookshelf description file format and saves it when a request to save the system is made.

Next, an operation flow for moving a book will be described. When the present system receives an event such as a mouse drag from the window system that manages the display of the screen 8, the point at which the mouse button is pressed and the point at which the mouse button is released can be acquired. Operation management unit 1
In the case of 0, it is determined whether or not the point at which the mouse button is pressed overlaps the portion displaying the book. If the point where the mouse button was pressed was a book, the position of the point where the mouse button was released is checked.If the point where the mouse button was pressed and the point where the mouse button was released were in the same window, the book Is performed, and if the window is another window, book copy processing is performed.

The processing for changing the arrangement of books determines whether the point at which the mouse button is released is where the book can be placed or not, and if it is the place where the book can be placed, the mouse button is released. The information of the book of the pressed point is searched from the display DB 6, and the display DB management unit 5 is notified that the arrangement information is changed to the arrangement of the point where the mouse button is released. In the display DB management unit 5, the change is
Is displayed on the screen 8. The book copy process determines whether the point where the mouse button is released is where the book can be placed or not, and if it is a place where the book can be placed, the place is set as the destination and the place where the book can not be placed In the case of, an empty place on the bookshelf is implicitly set as the destination.
Then, the screen design file ID corresponding to the window (movement source) including the point at which the mouse button was pressed
Then, the screen design file ID of the destination window is passed to the operation method acquisition unit 11. In the operation method acquisition unit 11, the source screen design file ID and the destination screen design file ID
By searching the operation method DB 12 by using as a key, the “movement realization method” is acquired and returned to the operation management unit 10.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of the operation method DB in FIG. The process performed by the operation method acquisition unit 11 uses the source screen design file ID received from the operation management unit 10 as the vertical axis and the destination screen design file ID as the horizontal axis, and sets the value at the intersection in the table of FIG. How to realize
And The operation management unit 10 acquires the URL of the source book from the display DB 6 and performs processing in accordance with the “movement realization method” received from the operation method acquisition unit 11. First, when the moving method is "copy link", a new entry is created at the moving destination in the display DB 6, and the URL of the acquired moving source book is set there. For example,
As shown in FIG. 6, the link is copied when moving from LOCAL to NETWORK. If the method of realizing the transfer is “copy link / upload entity”, the URL of the source book is acquired from the display DB 6.
Analysis is performed, and if "file:" is included at the beginning, a process of "uploading entity" is performed. In other cases, a new entry is created at the destination in the display DB 6, and the URL of the acquired source book is set there, thereby performing a process equivalent to "copy link". For example, as shown in FIG.
When moving to C, copy the link / upload the entity.

If the method of realizing the movement is “download entity” or “upload entity”, first, a destination URL is generated. For the generation of the URL of the transfer destination, the URL is generated from the path name of the local file in the case of "download the entity", and the server name and the path name in the case of "upload the entity". After that, data is acquired from the URL of the source book, and the generated URL
By transferring (writing) data to L, a file is copied, a new entry is created at the destination in the display DB 6, and the URL of the generated destination book is set there. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when moving from PUBLIC or NETWORK to LOCAL, the entity is downloaded and LOCAL is moved to PUBLI.
When moving to C, the entity is uploaded. As described above, clustering of the environment according to the purpose of using information and the object to be managed can be realized, and general libraries such as libraries and bookstores that we do in the real world can be realized. It is possible to unify operations such as duplicating bookshelves and personal bookshelves such as common bookshelves in offices and personal bookshelves, and creating bookshelves that only remember hyperlinks of contents existing on the network.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of displaying a screen of the information clustering management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 describes the operations of the display data analysis unit 2, the appearance acquisition unit 3, the display DB management unit 5, and the display unit 7 in the block diagram of FIG.
First, in step S1, the bookshelf description file 1 is received, and it is checked whether the format of the bookshelf description file is valid. Next, in step S2, the bookshelf description file 1 received in step S1 is analyzed, and a portion corresponding to the attribute is obtained from the file. Next, in step S3, of the attribute information acquired in step S2,
How to show using information corresponding to "Who" and "Where" D
Search B4. In this search process, information corresponding to “who” and “where” is compared from the upper row to the last row in the table of the appearance DB 4 as shown in FIG. Is listed. Here, “(any)” in the presentation DB 4 matches any object. For example, if “who” is “public” and “where” is an attribute that is “on the network”, “who” is “(any)” and “where” is “on the network” Screen design file ID "NETWORK"
The screen design file ID “PUBLIC” of “who” is “public” and “where” is “on the network” is listed up.

Next, in step S4, if there are a plurality of results of step S3, then in step S5, if there is only one result of step S3 and the corresponding screen design file ID is uniquely determined, Screen design file ID
Is selected and control is transferred to step S6. In step S5, “(an
y)), the screen design file ID of the first column in the list is selected, and control is passed to step S6. For example, “who” is “(any)”
So, “where” is the screen design file ID “NETWORK” for “on the network” and “who” is “public”.
“c”, “where” is “on the network” and the screen design file ID “NETWORK” is “(any)” is 1
And the screen design file ID “PUBLIC” is “(an
y) ”is zero, so the screen design file ID“ PU
BLIC "is selected. In step S6, the bookshelf description file received in step S1 is analyzed, and a portion corresponding to the bookshelf information is obtained from the file. Then, control is transferred to step S7. Acquiring the part corresponding to the bookshelf information means analyzing the bookshelf description file, acquiring the part corresponding to the bookshelf information, and using the display DB as shown in FIG.
Is to create a list of “URL of book” and “arrangement of book”. In step S7, among the screen design file IDs selected in step S4 or step S5 and the attribute information obtained in step S2, the display DB 6 shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not the corresponding key exists in the display DB 6, and if so, this screen is already displayed and the process proceeds to step S8. If it does not exist, this screen is still displayed. Step S9 assuming that it is not displayed
Transfer control to each.

In step S8, the screen design file ID selected in step S4 or step S5 and the information “who” of the attribute information obtained in step S2 are used as keys in the display DB 6 shown in FIG. Deletes the information with the matching key. Next, step S
The part corresponding to the bookshelf information acquired in step 6 is registered in the display DB 6. At this time, step S4 or step S
Screen design file ID selected in step 5 and step S
In the attribute information acquired in step 2, the information of "who" is registered at the same time. Thereafter, control is transferred to step S11. In step S9, a part corresponding to the bookshelf information acquired in step S6 is registered in the display DB 6. At this time, the screen design file ID selected in step S4 or S5 and the information of "who" among the attribute information acquired in step S2 are registered at the same time. Then, control is transferred to step S10. In the process of step S9, unlike step S8, there is no entry having the corresponding screen design file ID and the information of "who" in the display DB 6, so that erasure is not necessary. Step S1
0, the system proceeds to step S4 or step S5
Since the user does not have the screen design file corresponding to the screen design file ID selected in the step S, the user obtains the screen design file and proceeds to step S
The control is transferred to 11. The method of acquiring the screen design file includes, for example, determining a directory in which the screen design file is to be stored, and acquiring a file having the same file name as the screen design file ID.

In step S11, the contents of the display DB 6 are displayed on the screen according to the description of the screen design file. At this time, speeding up can be expected by rewriting only the changed part. As a specific display method on the screen, first, a background image in the screen design file is displayed. After that, the “book arrangement” of the display DB 6 is sequentially acquired and displayed according to the information on how to arrange the books in the screen design file. The image of the book at that time,
The system may be prepared or stored in the bookshelf description file 1. For example, in the screen design file of “PUBLIC” in FIG. 4, there is only an area of “Shelf”, and when the numerical value of POS is i, when 0 ≦ i <30, x
= 10 + (i mod 10) × 30, y = 10 + [i
/ 10] × 100, x = 400 + when 30 ≦ i <60
((I-30) mod 10) × 30, y = 10 +
If it is defined as [(i-30) / 10] × 100, the screen design file ID is “PU
"BLIC" and "who's" information is "public"
Is "http: // server / 6.
bma "" http: // server / 7. bma "
And so on. "Http: // server / 6.
"Book arrangement" corresponding to "bma" is "Self, 2"
Therefore, LOC is "Self" and POS is 3. Therefore, the book image is displayed at the position of X = 70, = 10. Similarly, “http: // server / 7. b
The image of the book is displayed at the position of x = 100 and y = 10 for “Book arrangement” and “Self, 3” corresponding to “ma”. As described above, the screen corresponding to the bookshelf description file 1 can be displayed.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of the operation of moving a book in the information clustering management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart shown in FIG. 8 corresponds to the operation management unit 10, the operation method acquisition unit 11, and the operation management unit 10 in the block diagram of FIG.
The operation of the display DB management unit 5 is described. First, in step S20, an event such as a mouse drag is received from the window system managing the display of the screen 8, and a point at which the mouse button is pressed and a point at which the mouse button is released are acquired. Then, step S21
Transfer control to In step S21, it is first determined whether or not the point at which the mouse button is pressed overlaps the portion displaying the book, and if so, the position of the point at which the mouse button is released is checked. If the point at which the button is pressed and the released point are in the same window, control is transferred to step S22, and if they are different windows, control is transferred to step S23.
In step S22, the “book arrangement” information of the point at which the mouse button was pressed is calculated from the description of the screen design file, and the corresponding entry in the display DB 6 is used as a key to change the “book entry” of the point at which the mouse button was released. To "arrangement", and the process ends. In the process of calculating the “book arrangement” information, for example, the screen design file of “NETWORK” in FIG.
Let i be the numerical value of x, when 0 ≦ i <30, x = 10 +
(I mod 10) × 30, y = 10 + [i / 10]
× 100, when 30 ≦ i <60, x = 400 + ((i−
30) mod 10) × 30, y = 10 + [(i-3
0) / 10] × 100, and the point at which the mouse button is pressed or the point at which the mouse button is released is defined as x = 110 and y = 200 in window relative values.
Then, 0 ≦ i <30 is obtained from 10 ≦ x <310, and 10 ≦ i <2 from y = 10 + [i / 10] × 100.
0, x = 10 + (i mod 10) × 30, i =
13 is obtained. Therefore, LOC is "Self", PO
S is obtained as 13.

In step S23, since it is a separate window, the screen design file ID corresponding to the window including the point where the mouse button was pressed (the source) and the point where the mouse button was released (the destination) To obtain the screen design file ID corresponding to the window including. After that, the “book arrangement” information of the point where the mouse button is released is calculated from the description of the destination screen design file, and the control is moved to step S24. The process of calculating the "book arrangement" information of the point where the mouse button is released is in accordance with step S22. However, if the point where the mouse button is released is a place where a book cannot be placed, the window to which the display DB 6 is moved is displayed. A vacant portion is searched for in the portion corresponding to, and is set as "book arrangement" information. The place where a book cannot be placed is defined as LOC and PO because it is not described in the screen design file.
It refers to points where S cannot be calculated, and points where books are already placed. In step S24,
By searching the operation method DB 12 using the screen design file ID of the transfer source and the screen design file ID of the transfer destination as keys, a “moving realization method” is acquired, and control is performed in step S25
Transfer to The search of the operation method DB 12 shown in FIG. 6 is performed by searching the label portion on the vertical axis using the screen design file ID of the movement source as a key to obtain the row number of the cell, and using the screen design file ID of the movement destination as the key. This is realized by obtaining the value of the intersection in the table of FIG. 6 by searching the label portion and obtaining the digit number of the cell, and setting it as “moving realization method”.
In step S25, the “book arrangement” information of the point at which the mouse button was pressed is calculated from the description of the screen design file, the display DB 6 is searched using the information as a key, and the URL of the source book is obtained. Control is transferred to step S26. Note that the process of calculating the “book arrangement” information conforms to step S22.

In step S26, branching is performed according to the "method of realizing movement" acquired in step S24. That is,
If the “moving realization method” is “copy link”, go to step S27. If “download entity” or “upload entity”, go to step S3.
In the case of "copy link / upload entity" to 0, control is transferred to step S28. In step S27, a new entry is created in a portion corresponding to the destination window in the display DB 6, and step S27 is performed.
URL of the source book acquired in step 25 and step S23
The link is copied by setting the “book arrangement” information calculated in step, and the process ends. In step S28, if the URL of the source book acquired in step S25 is a URL indicating a local file, it is determined that the “moving realization method” is “upload the entity”, and control is passed to step S30. If not, the control is transferred to step S29 assuming that the "moving realization method" is "copy link". In order to determine whether the URL of the source book is local,
Is analyzed, it is determined that the protocol is “local:” if the protocol is “file:”, and that the protocol is not local otherwise. The processing in step S29 is exactly the same as step S27, and a new entry is created in a portion corresponding to the destination window in the display DB 6, the URL of the source book acquired in step S25 and the URL in step S23. The link is copied by setting the calculated “book arrangement” information, and the process ends.

In step S30, a destination URL is generated, and control is passed to step S31. In order to generate the URL of the transfer destination, if the "Movement method" is "Download entity", the path name of the URL-converted local file is used. In the case, upload destination UR from server name and path name
Generate L. The path name of the local file is, for example,
In the path name of the directory where the program is stored,
It is generated by combining the file names of the URL of the source book acquired in step S25. If the path name exists, the current process number is combined with the file name. The server name of the upload destination URL and the directory path name on the server are acquired, for example, by describing them in the additional information of the bookshelf description file 1. As the file name of the upload destination URL, the file name of the URL of the source book is used, and if it exists, the current process number and the like are combined with the file name. In step S31, data is obtained by accessing the URL of the source book, and the URL generated in step 30 is acquired.
By transferring (writing) the data to L, the file is copied, and control is transferred to step S32. Step S3
In step 2, a new entry is created in a portion corresponding to the destination window in the display DB 6, and the path name or upload destination URL of the local file generated in step S30 and the “book arrangement” information calculated in step S23 are stored. The copy processing of the book is performed by setting, and the processing ends. After the above process is completed, the change result is transmitted to the display unit 7 and displayed on the screen 8 in the same manner as in step S11. As described above, in response to the operation of moving a book on the screen 8, the multimedia content existing on the network is copied to a personal shelf, or the shelf that only remembers the hyperlink of the content existing on the network. It is possible to unify the operations for creating a.

By programming each step of the multimedia information clustering management method shown in FIG. 7 and the book moving operation method shown in FIG. 8,
If these programs are stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, they can be executed by setting and loading this recording medium in a computer located at an arbitrary location. The information clustering management method of the present invention can be realized. Also, the present invention can be realized in exactly the same manner as described above by downloading these programs from any computer to another computer via a network.

As described above, by using the multimedia information clustering management apparatus according to the present invention, in a system for managing book-oriented multimedia contents in an electronic library system or the like, a conventional HTML is used.
A function that was difficult when using a technology that manages a list of hyperlinks to fixed multimedia content described using XML or a list of hyperlinks using an interface system such as a library shelf, Clustering the environment according to the purpose of using information and the object to be managed using multiple bookshelf-type interfaces, as is done in the real world, that is, users can change the layout to their own preference. Or common bookshelves, such as libraries and bookstores, to find new books for you,
It is possible to layer the environment by distinguishing personal bookshelves, such as office common bookshelves or personal bookshelves, in which a part of a general bookshelf is selectively copied in the form of purchase.
Furthermore, it is possible to maintain the universality of the function that was difficult when using the conventional technology, that is, the hyperlink included in the list of hyperlinks to the multimedia content, and the multimedia content existing on the network. A system can be constructed that can unify operations such as copying a book onto a personal book shelf or creating a book shelf that only remembers hyperlinks of contents existing on a network.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In a system for managing book-oriented multimedia contents, such as an electronic library system, the purpose and management of using information using multiple bookshelf-type interfaces as we do in the real world. Clustering of the environment according to the object to be done, that is, general bookshelves such as libraries and bookstores for users to change their arrangement to their own preference, search for new books for themselves, and general purchase in the form of purchase Multimedia content that can be distinguished from personal bookshelves such as common bookshelves in offices or personal bookshelves that selectively replicate part of a simple bookshelf. Processing that preserves the universality of the hyperlinks included in the list of hyperlinks to Or replicated to the shelves of individuals Ntsu, processing to unify the operation or to create a bookshelf of only remember the hyperlink of the content to be present on the network is possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an information clustering management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structural example of a bookshelf description file in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen when three bookshelf description files are passed to the system and activated on a computer in which the information clustering management device of the present invention operates in a multi-window environment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a structure of a presentation DB in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a structure of a display DB in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a structure of an operation method DB in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a flow for displaying a screen of the information clustering management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an operation of moving a book in the information clustering management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... bookshelf description file, 2 ... display data analysis part, 3 ... presentation acquisition part, 4 ... presentation DB, 5 ... display DB management part, 6
... Display DB, 7 ... Display unit, 8 ... Screen, 9 ... Data writing unit, 10 ... Operation management unit, 11 ... Operation method acquisition unit, 12
... Operation method DB.

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (Reference) G06F 15/403 360Z 15/419 320 (72) Inventor Masaru Miyamoto 2-3-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan Inside Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hideaki Ozawa 2-3-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5B075 ND16 ND36 NR03 NR12 PQ52 PQ54 UU11 5B082 EA00 GC02 5B089 GA11 GA21 JA22 JB02 KA03 LB04 LB14 5E501 AA02 BA05 CA02

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An information clustering management method for clustering multimedia information, comprising: a list of hyperlinks to multimedia content and a list of hyperlinks specified from a file describing attributes of the list. And analyzing the list to convert the list into attributes and the internal format of the hyperlink list. Searching the database using the converted attribute as a key, and displaying the hyperlink list Obtaining the converted hyperlink list and managing the converted hyperlink list in combination with the converted attribute; and changing the internal format of the hyperlink list according to how to display the obtained hyperlink list. A step of displaying on the display means, and a method for displaying a hyperlink displayed on the display means. Accepting a move operation by the user, and displaying the list of the source and destination hyperlinks when the received move operation of the display of the hyperlink straddles the display based on how to display the list of a plurality of hyperlinks. Searching the database by using the method as a key, obtaining the method of realizing the movement of the hyperlink, and changing the internal format of the hyperlink list according to the obtained method of realizing the movement of the hyperlink, or And c. Copying the data pointed to by the user and displaying the internal format of the changed list of hyperlinks on the display means. 2. An information clustering management apparatus for clustering multimedia information, comprising: a list of hyperlinks to multimedia content and an attribute of the list; and a display of the list of hyperlinks. Means for designing the method, means for describing a method of realizing the movement of the hyperlink between the set of the hyperlink lists, and the way of displaying, operating, and displaying the list written by each of the means. A list of specified hyperlinks is taken in from a database holding data, a display unit for displaying the data, and a unit for describing the list and attributes, and the list is analyzed to analyze the attributes of the list and the hyperlinks Means for converting the list into an internal format, and searching the database using the converted attribute as a key Means for acquiring a way to show a list of hyperlinks; means for managing the converted list of hyperlinks in pairs with the converted attributes; and a way to show the list of acquired hyperlinks. Means for displaying the internal format of the list of hyperlinks on the display means; means for receiving a user's movement operation on the display of the hyperlinks displayed on the display means; and movement of the display of the received hyperlinks If the operation straddles the display of a plurality of hyperlink lists, the database is searched using the method of displaying the source and destination hyperlink lists as a key, and a method of realizing the hyperlink movement is described. The internal format of the list of hyperlinks is changed according to the obtaining means and the method of realizing the movement of the obtained hyperlink. And, or information clustering management apparatus characterized by comprising: means for copying the data pointed to by the hyperlink, and means for reflecting the internal form of a list of the modified hyperlink on the display unit. 3. A computer-readable storage medium in which the information clustering management method according to claim 1 is programmed, and the program is recorded.