JP2002149526A - Printed matter having hyperlink and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printed matter having an access means to electronic information of the Internet, etc., and an information service. SOLUTION: The electronic information of the Internet, etc., can be accessed by setting an identifier for discriminating the document of the printed matter and a marking area in the same document, writing a mark in the area and sending the document to an intermediary server by a facsimile, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A printed matter having access means to electronic information such as the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is not easy to correct or update distributed information in a conventional printed matter. Also, the amount of information that can be posted is sometimes limited due to space limitations.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a printed material which associates a document of a printed material with resources of a computer network and which can easily access information on the computer network by using a generally-used facility with easy operation. The purpose is to provide a mechanism.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, an identifier for identifying a document of a printed matter and a marking area are set on the document.
By writing a mark in this area and sending it to the mediation server by facsimile or the like, it is possible to access electronic information such as the Internet.

【Example】

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which a target homepage is obtained by facsimile using a printed material having a link to the WWW on the Internet. When the information provider 1 issues a printed material having a hyperlink, the document identification information and the link information are registered in the database of the mediation system 9. The information acquirer checks the marking area of the document 6 and sends the document to the mediation server 9 by facsimile 7. The mediation system 9 processes the image data of the document received through the public network 8, extracts the identifier,
Using the identifier as an index, the location 11 of the network resource is specified based on the information in the database and whether or not the marking area has been checked, the network resource 12 is obtained from the network 10 and converted into a data format that can be sent by facsimile. Send it to facsimile 7.

An example of a printed matter having a hyperlink will be described with reference to FIG. When a printed matter is issued, an identifier is assigned to each document, printed as a graphic symbol that can be decoded into a digital code, and a plurality of marking areas are set in the document. 14 is an example of a printed material having a hyperlink. Reference numeral 23 denotes an encoded identifier whose value is registered in the database 26 of the mediation server 7. 15, 16, 1
Reference numeral 7 denotes a marking area, the layout information (position and size) of which is registered in 29 of the database 26. 16
Is an example of a checked entry area. Reference numeral 21 denotes a description related to a network resource, and the user selects a network resource to be obtained based on the description.

An example of the configuration of a database will be described with reference to FIG. This database is used by the mediation server in the link establishment process. For written identifier 27,
A universal resource locator (URL) 29 associated with the layout information 28 of each of the marking areas 15, 16, 17 of the document is stored.

The process of establishing a link will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the mediation server includes a facsimile modem as a means for receiving a document. By decoding the graphic symbol 23 recorded on the document from the image information acquired by the receiving means, the identifier 2
7, the mark is detected from the image information of the document based on the layout information 28 of the marking area obtained from the database 26 using the identifier as an index, and the address of the link destination corresponding to the area 16 in which the marking is detected. 2
9 is acquired from the database 26 to establish a link.

(1) Correction and update of print information can be supplemented by rewriting resources on the network. (2) Even if the link destination is changed, it can be dealt with by correcting the database of the mediation server. (3) Even those who do not have access to the Internet can access network resources using facsimile. (4) Network resources can be accessed with a cheaper and easier operation than a personal computer. (5) When the present invention is used for an advertisement medium, it is possible to collect advertisement effect data for each medium from the access information of the mediation server. (6) It is possible to expand the target of advertisement using the Internet. (7) It is possible to broaden the number of consumers who conduct a consumer preference survey using the Internet. (8) When the present invention is used for direct mail, taste data can be collected for each customer. (9) When the present invention is used for a newspaper insertion advertisement, it is possible to collect consumer preference data for each distribution area. (10) When the present invention is applied to a magazine advertisement, consumer preference data for each reader can be collected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a printed matter having a hypertext and an example of a configuration of a database.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information provider 2 Example of direct mail 3 Example of publication 4 Example of newspaper and insert advertisement 5 Registration in database 6 Example of entry in marking area 7 Facsimile 8 Public line network 9 Mediation server 10 Internet 11 Resource server 12 Network resources 13 Information Acquirer 14 Printed Material with Hyperlink 15 Marking Area 16 Marking Area, Entry Example 17 Marking Area 18 Y Axis Mark for Identifier Symbol 19 Marking Area Y Axis Mark 20 Marking Area Y Axis Mark 21 Article 22 Marking Area Y Axis Mark 23 Identifier graphic symbol 24 marking area X-axis mark 25 facsimile insertion direction 26 database configuration example 27 identifier 28 marking area layout information 29 universal resource locator (UR )

Claims (13)

[Number of patent terms] 13 [Claims] 1. A printed matter having a hyperlink to other digitized information by setting an identifier for identifying a document and a marking area in the document. 2. The printed matter having a hyperlink according to claim 1, wherein a link destination is designated by marking a mark in a marking area of the document according to claim 1. 3. The document identifier according to claim 1, wherein the identifier of the document is associated with layout information of a marking area, and the marking area of the document is associated with an address of a link destination. Printed material with hyperlinks. 4. The identifier according to claim 1, having a value unique to a document,
The printed matter having a hyperlink according to claim 1, wherein the printed matter is recorded as a graphic symbol that can be decoded into a digital code. 5. A link provided by a database having the association of claim 3 and a mediation server having a function of receiving a document and a function of extracting an identifier, a step of detecting a mark, a step of searching a database, and a function of logging access. Information processing method to be performed. 6. The information processing method according to claim 5, wherein the link is established by sending the written document according to claim 1 by facsimile to the mediation server according to claim 5. 7. The information processing method according to claim 5, wherein the identifier is extracted by decoding a graphic symbol recorded on a document from the image data acquired by the receiving means according to claim 5. 8. A mark is detected from the layout information of the marking area acquired from the database according to claim 5 and the image data acquired by the receiving means according to claim 5, using the identifier acquired in claim 7 as an index. The information processing method according to claim 5, wherein 9. The information processing method according to claim 5, wherein the link destination address is obtained by referring to the database according to claim 5 with respect to the area where the marking is detected in the step of claim 8. 10. A positioning of a marking area on an edge of a document.
The printed matter having a hyperlink according to claim 1, wherein a mark is printed for position correction. 11. A printed matter having a hyperlink according to claim 1, wherein a mark is printed on a writing edge for positioning or correcting a graphic symbol indicating an identifier. 12. The information processing method according to claim 5, further comprising a function of totalizing access data for each document based on the log data according to claim 5. 13. An identifier according to claim 1, wherein the medium, date, region,
6. The information processing method according to claim 5, further comprising a function of adding access information for each of the additional information in addition to the counting of claim 12, by adding information for determining a destination.