JP2003099466A - Method for displaying and editing context data and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To comprehensively display relation among a plurality of contents. SOLUTION: Context data to be constituted of contents attribute data to indicate attributes of the contents and relation attribute data to indicate the relation among the plurality of contents to be discriminated by the contents attribute data is collected from a computer network, the contents attribute data is extracted from the context data including the relation attribute data with the prescribed contents and listed among pieces of the context data. Characters or graphics to indicate the relation among pieces of the contents attribute data on a list are created based on the relation attribute data in which no prescribed contents are described in the collected context data and displayed by superposing them among pieces of the contents attribute data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention assists a user in organizing and accumulating content on a computer and a computer network, and information and knowledge relating to the content organized and accumulative by a plurality of users. The present invention relates to a context data display method, an editing method, and a program that can support activities such as searching for necessary contents while sharing information.

[0002]

[Prior Art] World Wide Web
Web), the content managed by the computer, by using the computer network,
A mechanism is known in which a plurality of users refer to each other via a network. In addition, for individual users or small groups using computers, data representing links between a plurality of used contents are described in an information medium different from the contents or in another storage area of the information medium. Known to manage.

[0003] For example, the XML Linking Language (XL) defined by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
According to the specification of (ink), it is possible to describe the relationship between one content and another content in another document independent of the content. In addition, in order to express the relationship between a plurality of contents and the contents, there is a method in which the contents are regarded as nodes and expressed in a graph structure.

[0004]

According to the conventional technique, a large amount of content can be shared by a plurality of users by utilizing a computer network. However, in order for the user to efficiently find the content he or she needs,
It is effective that the data indicating the background of the content, which describes the relationship with other content, is presented together with the content.

However, in the conventional technique, when the relationship between contents is expressed by a graph structure, when there is a large amount of contents or when the relationships between contents are described by a plurality of users, they are displayed on a plane. There has been a problem that it is difficult to immediately grasp the relationship between contents because the lines showing the relationship between nodes are displayed in a state where they intersect many times. Further, the conventional technique has a problem that there is no method for easily generating / editing data expressing the relationship between contents.

The present invention has been made in view of the lack of consideration in the conventional system as described above, and provides a display method and a program capable of easily displaying the relationship between a plurality of contents. It is in. Also,
An object of the present invention is to provide an editing method and a program that can easily generate and edit data expressing a relationship between contents.

[0007]

A method for displaying context data according to the present invention provides a plurality of content attribute data indicating attributes of each content and relationship attribute data indicating a relationship between a plurality of contents identified by the content attribute data. A first data collection procedure for collecting context data composed of the following from a storage device in a computer or a computer network, and context data including the relationship attribute data having a predetermined content in the collected context data from the content attribute A first list display procedure of extracting data and displaying at least a part of the extracted content attribute data as a first list on the screen of the display device is executed. Further, one configuration example of the context data display method of the present invention is the first configuration selected by the user.
Second context data that includes the same data as the first content attribute data on the list and is different from the context data collected in the first data collection procedure from the storage device in the computer or the computer network. Data collection procedure and this second
Of the context data collected by the data collection procedure described above, the content attribute data is extracted from the context data including the predetermined content or the relationship attribute data different from the predetermined content, and at least a part of the extracted content attribute data is secondly extracted. And a second list display procedure for displaying the list side by side next to the first list. Further, one example of the configuration of the context data display method of the present invention is a relationship attribute in which the predetermined content in the collected context data is not described in the character or graphic indicating the relationship between the content attribute data on the displayed list. For each list, a procedure of creating based on the data and displaying the created character or graphic between the corresponding content attribute data on the displayed list is executed.

Further, in one configuration example of the context data display method of the present invention, the first content attribute data on the first list and the same content attribute data on the second list are displayed side by side. As said, the first
The display position of the second list and the display position of the second list are matched. Further, in one configuration example of the context data display method of the present invention, in the context data collected in the second data collection procedure, the relationship with the first content indicated by the first content attribute data is the relationship attribute. When the content attribute data of the second content described by the data exists, the first content attribute data on the first list and the content attribute data of the second content on the second list Are displayed side by side so that the first list and the second list are displayed.
The display position of the list of is matched.
Further, in one configuration example of the context data display method of the present invention, the context data collected by the second data collection procedure is classified into a plurality of sets, and the first content indicated by the first content attribute data is displayed. When the content attribute data of the second content whose relationship is described by the relationship attribute data exists in the plurality of sets, information of the plurality of sets is displayed on the screen of the display device to notify the user. , The second list display procedure is executed based on the context data of a specific set selected by the user from the plurality of sets, and the first content attribute data on the first list and the Display of the first list and the second list so that the content attribute data of the second content on the second list are displayed side by side. In which was set to match the location. Further, in one configuration example of the context data display method of the present invention, specific relationship attribute data is selected from a plurality of the relationship attribute data indicating a relationship between the first content and the plurality of second contents. Thus, the specific set is selected. Further, one configuration example of the context data display method of the present invention is one in which the content attribute data between the first content attribute data on the first list and the second content on the second list is The character or figure indicating the relationship is the second
Created on the basis of the relationship attribute data in which the predetermined content is not described in the context data from which the list is generated, and the created character or graphic is used as the first content attribute data on the first list. It is displayed so as to be overlapped with the content attribute data of the second content on the second list.

Further, the context data editing method of the present invention comprises a plurality of content attribute data indicating attributes of each content and relationship attribute data indicating a relationship between a plurality of contents identified by the content attribute data. When the content attribute data is extracted from the context data including the related attribute data having a predetermined content among the context data, and at least a part of the extracted content attribute data is displayed as a list on the screen of the display device. When an icon indicating another content displayed on the screen is moved to the list by the user, the first content indicated by the content attribute data next to the icon on the list and the icon are Enter the relationship with the second content shown to the user Based on the input procedure prompting the user to input the relationship attribute data indicating the relationship between the first content and the second content, and the relationship attribute data and the content attribute data of the first content. The context data is constructed from the content attribute data of the second content, and the context data generation procedure of storing the context data on the computer or the computer network is executed. In addition, the context data editing method of the present invention is characterized in that the context includes a plurality of content attribute data indicating an attribute of each content, and relationship attribute data indicating a relationship between a plurality of contents identified by the content attribute data. When the content attribute data is extracted from context data including the related attribute data having a predetermined content of the data, and at least a part of the extracted content attribute data is displayed in a list on the screen of the display device, the list is displayed. When the above two content attribute data are selected by the user, an input procedure that prompts the user to enter the relationship between the two contents indicated by the two content attribute data, and an input procedure between the two contents based on the user input. Relationship data that indicates the relationship between Attribute data and constitute a context data from said two content attribute data is obtained so as to perform a context data generation procedure of storing on the computer or computer network.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION [First Embodiment] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a computer network system according to a first embodiment of this invention. The context data display method and context data editing method of the present invention can be applied to a computer network system such as a “knowledge management system”, a “document management system”, or a “bookmark system”.

The computers B11, B13 and the database B22 are connected to each other by a computer network (not shown) and can communicate with each other via the computer network. In FIG. 1, C11, C12, C13, C21 and C31 indicate communication, and particularly C12 and C13 indicate communication via a computer network. Computers B11, B13
Can be realized by hardware resources including a CPU, a storage device, and an interface, and a program that controls these hardware resources.

The databases B21 and B23 in the computers B11 and B13 and the database B22 on the computer network include a plurality of video contents, music contents, homepages on the Internet, electronic documents (document files, presentation material files), etc. The data (hereinafter, referred to as context data) expressing the relationship between the contents is stored.

The structure of the context data is shown in FIG.
The context data includes content attribute data A1 indicating the attribute of the content α, content attribute data A2 indicating the attribute of the content β, and relationship attribute data A3 indicating the relationship between the content α and the content β. As the content attribute data, a title of the content, a URL (Uniform Resource Locators) in which an address for indicating the substance of the content is written, and the like are described. As the relationship attribute data, contents such as “in the same category”, “in conflict”, etc. are described.

In the example of FIG. 2, only the related content related to the content α is β. However, when the related content is newly generated, the content attribute data of the related content, the related content and the content α are included. The relationship attribute data indicating the relationship is newly added.

Collection device B31 in computer B11
Is a database B21 which is a storage device in the same computer or a database B on a computer network.
22 or another collecting device B3 in the computer B13
3, a data acquisition request is sent to the computer 3, communication C11 in the same computer or communication C12, C13 on the computer network is performed, and the database B2
1, B22 and the collection device B33 collect and store the context data.

Next, the collection device B31 passes the collected context data to the display content generation device B41 (C2).
0). The following processing proceeds inside the display content generation device B41 to generate a screen image for displaying the relationship between the contents. First, the display content generation device B41
With reference to the context data passed from the collection device B31, the content attribute data is extracted from the context data having the relationship attribute data having a certain predetermined content. Then, the extracted content attribute data is displayed in a list format.

An example of such processing will be described with reference to FIG. In the example of FIG. 3, it is assumed that the content title is stored as content attribute data. The display content generation device B41 has four units, D1, D2, D3 and D4.
When one context data is collected, the content attribute data in the context data having this relational attribute data is extracted, focusing on the relational attribute data having the content of "same category". There are three pieces of context data D1, D2, and D3 that have relational attribute data having the content of "same category".

Such context data D1, D
When the content attribute data extracted from Nos. 2 and D3 excluding the duplicate content attribute data is represented in a list format, it becomes as shown by L1 in FIG. Subsequently, the display content generation device B41 creates display data in which the graphic showing the relationship between the content attribute data is superimposed on the list of the content attribute data shown in FIG. 4, and outputs it to the display device B51. The graphic showing the relationship between the content attribute data is created based on the relationship attribute data (the relationship attribute data of the context data D4 in the example of FIG. 3) in which the predetermined content is not described.

In this way, a list of contents like L2 in FIG. 5 is displayed on the screen of the display device B51. The example in FIG.
Based on the relationship attribute data of the context data D4,
FIG. 5 is a diagram in which a figure M1 indicating a “conflict” relationship is overlaid and displayed between title C and title D in the list of FIG. It should be noted that characters may be used instead of figures as a display means for indicating the relationship between the content attribute data.

The user operates the mouse (not shown) of the computer B11 to click the content attribute data of the desired content on the list displayed on the screen of the display device B51. When a URL is described in the clicked content attribute data, the user uses the content display / playback application (not shown) such as a web (Web) browser installed in the computer B11 to view the content of the content pointed to by this URL. Can be referred to.

Next, when the content attribute data on the list L2 shown in FIG. 5 is clicked, the collecting device B31
Sends a data acquisition request to the databases B21, B22 and the collection device B33, has the same content attribute data as that selected by the click, and uses the context data D1 to D used to display the list L2.
The context data different from 4 is searched for and acquired.

The collection device B31 passes the newly collected context data to the display content generation device B41. Based on this context data, the display content generation device B41
Perform the same processing as described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5,
Create a list of content attribute data. The display content generation device B41 generates display data and outputs it to the display device B51 so that the second list created at this time is displayed side by side with the first list created previously.

Thus, the lists L2 and L3 having the contents shown in FIG. 6 are displayed on the screen of the display device B51. In the example of FIG. 6, vertical display of the clicked content attribute data (title C) of the first list L2 previously created and the same content attribute data (title C) of the newly created second list L3. It is shown that the lists L2 and L3 are displayed side by side with their positions aligned.

The content attribute data for adjusting the vertical display positions need not be of the same content. FIG. 7 shows another example of the list display. Display content generation device B41
Is the first content attribute data which is the same as the one selected by the click in the context data newly collected by the collection device B31, and is the first content indicated by the first content attribute data. Since there is content attribute data of the second content in which the relationship of is described by the relationship attribute data, the first content attribute data on the first list L2 and the second content on the second list L3. So that the content attribute data of the first list L2 is displayed side by side.
And the display positions of the second list L3 are adjusted.

In the example of FIG. 7, in the context data newly collected by the collection device B31, the same first content attribute data as the clicked content attribute data (title C) exists, and this title C Since the content attribute data (title E) of the second content in which the “conflict” relationship with the content of “No. The lists L2 and L3 are displayed side by side with the vertical display position of the title E aligned.

Further, the display content generation device B41, based on the relationship attribute data, the title C on the first list L2.
And a title E on the second list L3 are overlapped and displayed with a graphic showing an "opposition" relationship. Although the vertical display positions of the lists L2 and L3 are aligned in the present embodiment, the horizontal display positions may be aligned.

When the user wants to add new content to the list L2 displayed on the screen of the display device B51, the user operates a mouse (not shown) of the computer B11 to display a file representing another content displayed on the screen. After dragging the icon or the like to the list L2 and then releasing the mouse button (drag and drop).

When such a drag-and-drop operation is performed, the display content generation device B41 displays the first content indicated by the content attribute data next to the icon on the list L2 and the second content indicated by the icon. Prompts the user to enter a relationship with the content.
The user operates the keyboard (not shown) of the computer B11 to input the relationship between the contents in the dialog box window displayed on the screen of the display device B51. Note that the content attribute data of the second content is set in advance.

When the user's input is completed, the display content generation device B41, based on the input content, displays the first content indicated by the content attribute data next to the icon on the list L2 and the second content indicated by the icon. Relationship attribute data indicating the relationship with the content is generated, and context data is generated from the relationship attribute data, the content attribute data of the first content, and the content attribute data of the second content.

Further, the display content generating apparatus B41 newly creates display data of the list by adding the content attribute data of the second content indicated by the icon to the position of the icon on the list L2, and the display apparatus B51. To display.

The generated context data is passed to and accumulated in the collecting device B31, and is stored in the same computer B11.
It is stored in the internal database B21 (C11) and in the database B22 on the computer network (C12). Further, the context data is distributed in response to a request from another computer B13 (C1
3).

In the example of FIG. 8, an icon indicating the content having the title Z is inserted by drag and drop between the title A and the title B of the list L2. After that, the display of the list L2 changes to the state of L4 in which the title Z is inserted between the title A and the title B as shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the display content generation apparatus B41 has content attribute data A1 in which title A is described, content attribute data A2 in which title Z is described, content of title A and title Z. Content data A5 in which the title B is described, content attribute data A2 in which the title Z is described, and content in the title B. And context data D consisting of relationship attribute data A3 indicating the relationship between the contents of title Z
6 is generated.

[Second Embodiment] The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
Embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment explains the present invention more specifically. Since the system configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, it will be described using the reference numerals in FIG. Here, the context data display method and the context data editing method of the present invention are applied to a system for registering and organizing contents on a computer or a computer network such as a bookmark. Such a system is called a content clipping system.

For example, it is assumed that a user writes an article on river environmental problems and collects various related contents. Here, contents other than the homepage are also targeted. FIG. 11 shows the content collected by the user.

In FIG. 11, links are displayed between nodes representing respective contents, and the relationship between the contents is represented by a graph structure. In FIG. 11, a solid line link indicates that the relationship between the contents connected by the link is “same category”, a solid arrow link indicates the order of the contents, and a dashed arrow link indicates the content. It shows that the relationship is "conflict".

It is assumed that the relationship between the contents indicated by such links is described as relationship attribute data, and the context data having the structure as shown in FIG. 2 is generated together with the content attribute data of each content. When the computer B11 of the content clipping system performs the processing described in the first embodiment on the basis of the plurality of context data, the screen of the display device B51 is displayed as shown in FIG.
A list of contents such as L11 of 2 is displayed.

In the example of FIG. 12, the content attribute data is extracted from the context data having the relational attribute data of a predetermined content of "same category", a list of the extracted content attribute data is created, and the other than "same category". "Order" and "conflict" that are relationships between contents are indicated by arrows and the like.

FIG. 13 shows how the processing described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 is performed for the content registered in the bookmark folder, and context data is prepared for the content registered in the bookmark folder. 7 shows an example in which the context data display method of the present invention is applied to a process of displaying a list of contents registered in a bookmark folder while being displayed.

The user, like an existing bookmark,
By operating a mouse (not shown) of the computer B11 and clicking a desired content attribute data in the list L12 displayed on the screen of the display device B51, the content of this content is displayed by a content display / playback application such as a web browser. Can be referred to.

If the contents in the bookmark folder are managed by the context data, for example, when the context data managed by another user is collected from the database B22 or another computer B13 on the computer network, By the processing similar to that of FIG. 6, the first list L12 previously created and the newly created second list L13 can be displayed side by side.

In the example of FIG. 14, when the user tries to refer again to the content titled "Collecting aquatic plants", which is registered in the bookmark by the user, when the user clicks this title, the same content as the one selected by clicking is clicked. Context data having content attribute data is collected from the database B22 on the computer network or another computer B13, and the list L13 is displayed.
By displaying, it can be seen that there are other users who have registered the same content in the bookmark. In this way, a more detailed procedure of "collecting aquatic plants" can be obtained by referring to the bookmark folders of other users.

Further, FIG. 15 shows a state in which the contents titled "Collecting aquatic plants" are referenced in the bookmark folder of another user who is registered as a bookmark from the viewpoint of producing an interior aquarium. here,
The user is interested in the content titled "Tempered glass aquarium" on the list L14 displayed by acquiring the context data managed by another user, and is a material suitable for aquariums other than glass. Suppose you click on the title "Tempered Glass Aquarium" in an attempt to find out.

As a result, the collection device B31 sends a data acquisition request to the databases B21, B22 and the collection device B33, and searches for context data having content attribute data titled "Tempered Glass Aquarium" selected by clicking. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a result of searching for contents titled “Tempered Glass Water Tank” in the display example of FIG.

As a result of the search, it is displayed in the dialog box window E1 that the context data having the content attribute data titled "Tempered glass water tank" is registered in the set of 500 (bookmark folder of 500 users). It

The user who sees the search result displayed in the dialog box window E1 operates the keyboard (not shown) of the computer B11 to narrow down the target of the search, and with respect to the content titled "Tempered Glass Water Tank". In order to search the context data having the relationship attribute data in which the relation "opposition" is described, the keyword "opposition" is input to the dialog box window E1.

As a result, the collecting device B31 has the content attribute data titled "Tempered Glass Aquarium" and describes the relationship "Conflict" with the content titled "Tempered Glass Aquarium". Find the context data that has the data. The result of the search,
It is displayed in the dialog box window E1 that 135 corresponding bookmark folders exist.

In order to further narrow down the search target, the user should search context data having relational attribute data in which the relation between “opposition” and “material” is described for the content titled “Tempered glass aquarium”. , Enter the keyword "material" in the dialog box window E1.

As a result, the collection device B31 has the content attribute data titled "Tempered Glass Aquarium" and describes the relationship "Conflict" and "Material" with respect to the content titled "Tempered Glass Aquarium". Look for context data having the associated relationship attribute data.
As a result of the search, it is displayed in the dialog box window E1 that there are two corresponding bookmark folders.

The list generated based on the context data of the bookmark folder finally selected from these two items is L15 in FIG. In the list L15, as a result, the fact that acrylic is also suitable as a material for the aquarium and a plurality of contents related to the acrylic aquarium are presented to the user.

Next, when the user wants to add new contents to the list L12 displayed on the screen of the display device B51, the user operates the mouse (not shown) of the computer B11 to display the contents on the screen as shown in FIG. The icon I1 of the file representing another content is dragged and moved to the list L12, and then the mouse button is released.

When such a drag-and-drop operation is performed, the display content generation apparatus B41 displays "environmental white paper" next to the icon I1 on the list L12.
The user is urged to input the relationship between the content titled "Collecting aquatic plants" indicated by the icon I1. FIG. 18 shows an example of the dialog box window displayed on the display device B51 at this time.

On the dialog box window, it is possible to select and input the relationship between the contents or directly input the relationship between the contents in natural language.
In the example of FIG. 18, “environmental white paper” that was on the list L12
"Order" is selected as the relationship between the content with the title and the content with the title "Collection of aquatic plants" indicated by the icon I1, and a sentence explaining this relationship is entered in the dialog box window. It shows the situation.

When the user's input on the dialog box window is completed, the display content generation apparatus B41 displays the list L12 and the content titled "Collecting aquatic plants" indicated by the icon I1 based on the input content.
Relationship attribute data indicating the relationship with the content titled "Environmental White Paper" next to the icon I1 is generated.

The display content generation device B41 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, content attribute data A1 in which the title of “environmental white paper” is described, content attribute data A2 in which the title of “collection of aquatic plants” is described,
Context data composed of relationship attribute data A3 indicating the relationship between the content titled “Environmental White Paper” and the content titled “Aquatic plant collection” is generated.

The generated context data is passed to the collecting device B31 and accumulated therein, and further, the database B21 in the same computer B11, the database B22 on the computer network, and another computer B1.
It is stored in 3 and used.

Further, the user can select the list L shown in FIG.
When it is desired to change the context data that is the generation source of 12, the user operates a mouse (not shown) of the computer B11 to select two desired content attribute data on the list L12. When such a selection is made, the display content generation device B41 prompts the user to input the relationship between the two contents indicated by the selected two content attribute data. FIG. 20 shows an example of a dialog box window displayed on the display device B51 at this time.

In the example of FIG. 20, the titles “collection of aquatic plants” and “transition of aquatic plant communities” on the list L12 are selected, and the relationship between these two contents is “conflict”.
Is selected, and a sentence explaining this “conflict” relationship is entered in the dialog box window. The display content generation device B41 changes or adds context data based on the content input in the dialog box window.

In the first and second embodiments,
A program for implementing the context data display method and the context data editing method of the present invention is provided in a state of being recorded in a recording medium such as a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a memory card or the like. When this recording medium is inserted into the external storage device, the program written in the recording medium is read and transferred to the computer B11. Then, the CPU of the computer B11 writes the read program in the RAM or the like. In this way, the CPU executes the above-mentioned processing. In addition, in the examples of FIGS. 6, 7, 14, and 15, the content attribute data is extracted from the context data having the relationship attribute data of the same predetermined content as the first list for the display after the second list. However, the content attribute data may be extracted from context data having relational attribute data having a content different from that of the first list and displayed as a list.

[0060]

According to the present invention, context data expressing a relationship between a plurality of contents is collected from a storage device in a computer or a computer network, and the relationship attribute data having a predetermined content is included in the collected context data. Since the content attribute data is extracted from the context data and at least a part of the extracted content attribute data is displayed as the first list, the context data dispersed on the computer network is displayed in a visually easy-to-understand manner. can do.

Also, context data that includes the same data as the first content attribute data on the first list selected by the user and that is different from the context data collected in the first data collection procedure is stored in the computer. Content attribute data collected from the storage device or the computer network of the computer, extracted from the context data including relational attribute data having a predetermined content in the collected context data, and at least a part of the extracted content attribute data is included in the second list. As a result, the user who referred to the first list selects the desired first content on the first list so that the user can search for the necessary content. It can be done efficiently. As a result, utilization of the content is promoted.

Characters or figures showing the relationship between the content attribute data on the displayed list are created based on the relationship attribute data in which predetermined contents are not described in the collected context data, and the created character or Since the graphic is displayed so as to be overlapped between the corresponding content attribute data on the list, it is possible to visually display the relationship between the contents other than the predetermined contents in an easily understandable manner.

When the content attribute data of the second content whose relation to the first content selected by the user is described by the relational attribute data exists in a plurality of sets (for example, bookmark folders),
When the user is notified of the existence of the plurality of sets and accordingly the user selects a specific set from the plurality of sets, a second list is created based on the context data of the specific set. Since it is displayed next to the first list side by side, when the user who referred to the first list selects the desired first content on the first list, the first content obtained as a result of the search is displayed. When there are a plurality of candidates for the second list, a desired candidate can be selected and the second list can be displayed.

Further, by the user selecting a specific relationship attribute data from a plurality of relationship attribute data indicating the relationship between the first content and the plurality of second contents,
The desired set of context data can be easily searched.

Further, a character or a graphic indicating the relationship between the first content attribute data on the first list and the content attribute data of the second content on the second list is
The first character on the first list is created by creating the created character or graphic based on the relational attribute data in which the predetermined content in the context data from which the second list is generated is not described.
Since the content attribute data of the first content attribute data and the content attribute data of the second content on the second list are overlapped and displayed, the first content and the second content indicated by the first content attribute data are displayed. The relationship of can be displayed in a visually easy-to-understand manner.

Further, by moving the icons indicating other contents displayed on the screen onto the list, the first contents indicated by the contents attribute data next to the icons on the list and the second contents indicated by the icons are displayed.
The user is prompted to enter a relationship with the content of the content, and when the user responds accordingly, the computer generates the context data based on the user's input, so that the context data is generated by the individual user. By doing so, the relationship between various contents can be browsed from an interface such as a bookmark, and the knowledge about the contents of a plurality of users can be easily referred to. Moreover, it is possible to easily generate and edit context data expressing relationships between various contents from an interface such as a bookmark. As a result, individual users can generate various context data in a bottom-up manner, and when these context data are collected, a huge amount of content is associated and a systematic content group is dynamically generated. be able to.

By selecting two pieces of content attribute data from the list displayed on the screen, the user is prompted to enter the relationship between the two pieces of content, and the user inputs accordingly. Then, the computer generates the context data based on the input of the user, so that the context data can be generated by the individual users so that the relationship between various contents can be browsed from an interface such as a bookmark. Knowledge of content of multiple users can be referred to. Moreover, it is possible to easily generate and edit context data expressing relationships between various contents from an interface such as a bookmark.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a computer network system according to a first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure of context data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of context data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing of a display content generation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a list displayed on the screen of the display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another example of the list displayed on the screen of the display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of the list displayed on the screen of the display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen operation when editing context data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram showing a list changed by the screen operation of FIG.

10 is a diagram showing context data generated by the screen operation of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a relationship between contents collected by a user in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a list displayed on a screen of a display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a list displayed on the screen of the display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing another example of the list displayed on the screen of the display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing another example of the list displayed on the screen of the display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

16 is a diagram showing a result of searching content in the display example of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a screen operation when editing context data according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

18 is a diagram showing a dialog box window displayed by the screen operation of FIG.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing context data generated by the screen operation of FIG.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a dialog box window displayed by another screen operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

B11, B13 ... Computer, B21, B22 ... Database, B31, B33 ... Collection device, B41 ... Display content generation device, B51 ... Display device.

Continued front page    F-term (reference) 5B069 AA01 BA01 BA04 CA16                 5B075 NR06 NR12 PQ46                 5B082 AA13 GC03

Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A context data display method for displaying, using a computer, context data expressing a relationship between a plurality of contents, comprising: a plurality of content attribute data indicating attributes of each content; A first data collection procedure for collecting the context data composed of relationship attribute data indicating a relationship between a plurality of identified contents from a storage device in the computer or a computer network; A first list in which the content attribute data is extracted from context data including the relationship attribute data having a predetermined content, and at least a part of the extracted content attribute data is displayed as a first list on the screen of the display device. Display steps and Context data display method comprising and. 2. The context data display method according to claim 1, wherein the first item on the first list selected by the user.
A second data collection procedure for collecting context data containing the same data as the content attribute data and different from the context data collected in the first data collection procedure from a storage device in the computer or a computer network; At least a part of the extracted content attribute data is obtained by extracting the content attribute data from context data including the predetermined content or relationship attribute data different from the predetermined content from the context data collected by the second data collection procedure. And a second list display procedure of displaying, as a second list next to the first list, the context data display method. 3. The context data display method according to claim 1, wherein a character or a graphic indicating a relationship between the content attribute data on the displayed list describes the predetermined content in the collected context data. A method for displaying context data, which is characterized in that a procedure is performed for each list, which is created based on unrelated attribute data, and the created character or graphic is displayed in a superimposed manner between corresponding content attribute data on the displayed list. . 4. The context data display method according to claim 2, wherein the first content attribute data on the first list and the same content attribute data on the second list are displayed side by side. As described above, the context data display method is characterized in that the display positions of the first list and the second list are aligned. 5. The context data display method according to claim 2, wherein in the context data collected in the second data collection procedure, the relationship with the first content indicated by the first content attribute data is the relationship. When the content attribute data of the second content described by the attribute data exists, the first content attribute data on the first list and the content attribute data of the second content on the second list. A method for displaying context data, characterized in that the display positions of the first list and the second list are aligned so that and are displayed side by side. 6. The context data display method according to claim 2, wherein the context data collected in the second data collection procedure is classified into a plurality of sets, and the first content indicated by the first content attribute data is stored. When the content attribute data of the second content in which the relationship of # 1 is described in the relationship attribute data exists in the plurality of sets, the information of the plurality of sets is displayed on the screen of the display device to notify the user. Then, the second list display procedure is executed based on the context data of a specific set selected by the user from the plurality of sets, to obtain the first content attribute data on the first list. The first list and the second list are displayed so that the content attribute data of the second content on the second list are displayed side by side. Context data display method characterized by aligning the display position of the bets. 7. The context data display method according to claim 6, wherein specific relationship attribute data is selected from a plurality of the relationship attribute data indicating a relationship between the first content and a plurality of the second contents. By selecting the specific set, the context data display method. 8. The method of displaying context data according to claim 5, wherein the first content attribute data on the first list and the content attribute data of the second content on the second list. Is created based on the relationship attribute data in which the predetermined content is not described in the context data from which the second list is generated, and the created character or graphic is described above. A method of displaying context data, characterized by displaying the first content attribute data on the first list and the content attribute data of the second content on the second list in an overlapping manner. 9. A context data editing method for editing context data expressing a relationship between a plurality of contents by using a computer, the method comprising: a plurality of content attribute data indicating attributes of each content; The content attribute data is extracted from context data that includes the relationship attribute data having a predetermined content among the context data that includes relationship attribute data indicating a relationship between a plurality of identified contents, and the extracted content attribute When at least a part of the data is displayed as a list on the screen of the display device, if an icon indicating another content displayed on the screen is moved by the user to the list, the icon is displayed on the list. Content attribute data next to the icon An input procedure for prompting the user to input the relationship between the first content shown and the second content shown by the icon, and a relationship showing the relationship between the first content and the second content based on the user's input. Generate attribute data,
Context data is constructed from the relationship attribute data, the content attribute data of the first content, and the content attribute data of the second content, and a context data generation procedure for storing on the computer or the computer network is executed. A method for editing context data, which is characterized in that 10. A context data editing method of using a computer to edit context data expressing a relationship between a plurality of contents, comprising: a plurality of content attribute data indicating attributes of each content; The content attribute data is extracted from context data that includes the relationship attribute data having a predetermined content among the context data that includes relationship attribute data indicating a relationship between a plurality of identified contents, and the extracted content attribute When at least a part of the data is displayed as a list on the screen of the display device and the two content attribute data on the list are selected by the user, the relationship between the two contents indicated by the two content attribute data. Prompting the user to enter On the computer or computer network, relational attribute data indicating a relation between two contents is generated based on a procedure and a user's input, and context data is constructed from the relational attribute data and the two contents attribute data. And a context data editing procedure for storing the context data. 11. A context data display program for displaying context data expressing a relationship between a plurality of contents, comprising a plurality of content attribute data indicating an attribute of each content and a plurality of content attribute data identified by the content attribute data. A first data collection procedure of collecting the context data composed of relationship attribute data indicating a relationship between contents from a storage device in a computer or a computer network, and the relationship of predetermined contents of the collected context data. A first list display procedure for extracting the content attribute data from context data including attribute data and displaying at least a part of the extracted content attribute data as a first list on a screen of a display device. Let it run Context data display program characterized. 12. The context data display program according to claim 11, wherein a first item on the first list selected by a user.
A second data collection procedure for collecting from the storage device in the computer or the computer network context data that includes the same data as the content attribute data and is different from the context data collected in the first data collection procedure; Of the context data collected in the second data collection procedure, the content attribute data is extracted from context data including the predetermined content or relationship attribute data different from the predetermined content, and at least a part of the extracted content attribute data is extracted. A context data display program for causing a computer to execute a second list display procedure of displaying a second list next to the first list side by side. 13. The context data display program according to claim 11, wherein a character or a graphic indicating the relationship between the content attribute data on the displayed list is described as the predetermined content in the collected context data. A context data display program characterized by executing, for each list, a procedure of creating the created character or graphic based on the unrelated attribute data and displaying the created character or graphic in an overlapping manner between the corresponding content attribute data on the displayed list. . 14. The context data display program according to claim 12, wherein the first content attribute data on the first list and the same content attribute data on the second list are displayed side by side. As described above, the context data display program for aligning the display positions of the first list and the second list. 15. The context data display program according to claim 12, wherein in the context data collected in the second data collection procedure, the relationship with the first content indicated by the first content attribute data is the relationship. When the content attribute data of the second content described by the attribute data exists, the first content attribute data on the first list and the content attribute data of the second content on the second list. A context data display program, wherein the display positions of the first list and the second list are aligned so that and are displayed side by side. 16. The context data display program according to claim 12, wherein the context data collected by the second data collection procedure is classified into a plurality of sets, and the first content indicated by the first content attribute data is stored. When the content attribute data of the second content in which the relationship of # 1 is described in the relationship attribute data exists in the plurality of sets, the information of the plurality of sets is displayed on the screen of the display device to notify the user. Then, the second list display procedure is executed based on the context data of a specific set selected by the user from the plurality of sets, to obtain the first content attribute data on the first list. The first list and the previous list are displayed so that the content attribute data of the second content on the second list are displayed side by side. Context data display program, characterized in that to adjust the display position of the second list. 17. The context data display program according to claim 16, wherein specific relationship attribute data is selected from a plurality of the relationship attribute data indicating a relationship between the first content and a plurality of the second contents. By doing so, the context data display program is characterized in that the specific set is selected. 18. The context data display program according to claim 15, wherein the first content attribute data on the first list and the content attribute data of the second content on the second list. Is created based on the relationship attribute data in which the predetermined content is not described in the context data from which the second list is generated, and the created character or graphic is described above. A context data display program for displaying the first content attribute data on the first list and the content attribute data of the second content on the second list in an overlapping manner. 19. A context data editing program for editing context data expressing a relationship between a plurality of contents, comprising: a plurality of content attribute data indicating an attribute of each content; and a plurality of content attribute data identified by the content attribute data. At least a part of the extracted content attribute data is obtained by extracting the content attribute data from context data that includes the relationship attribute data having a predetermined content among the context data that is composed of relationship attribute data indicating a relationship between contents. Is displayed on the screen of the display device as a list, and if an icon indicating another content displayed on the screen is moved to the list by the user, it is next to the icon on the list. The first item indicated by the content attribute data An input procedure that prompts the user to input the relationship between the content and the second content indicated by the icon, and relationship attribute data indicating the relationship between the first content and the second content is generated based on the user input. Then
A context data generating procedure of forming context data from the relationship attribute data, the content attribute data of the first content, and the content attribute data of the second content and storing the context data on a computer or a computer network is executed by the computer. A context data editing program characterized by: 20. A context data editing program for editing context data expressing a relationship between a plurality of contents, comprising a plurality of content attribute data indicating attributes of each content, and a plurality of contents identified by the content attribute data. The content attribute data is extracted from the context data including the relationship attribute data having a predetermined content among the context data including the relationship attribute data indicating the relationship between the content data and at least a part of the extracted content attribute data. When the two content attribute data on the list are selected by the user while being displayed in a list on the screen of the display device, the user is required to input the relationship between the two contents indicated by the two content attribute data. Prompt input procedure and user's Context data generation that generates relationship attribute data indicating a relationship between two contents based on force, configures context data from the relationship attribute data and the two content attribute data, and stores the context data on a computer or a computer network. A context data editing program characterized by executing steps and.