JP2003141151A - Information retrieving device, method and program, recording medium recording information retrieving program and readable by computer, interface setting device, method and program, and recording medium recording interface setting program and readable by computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily extract candidates of a subject desired by a person. SOLUTION: This information retrieval device comprises the commodity information DB111 storing the commodity information obtained by making the identification information specifying a commodity correspond to the related information relating to the commodity, a reading means S04 for reading a specific related attribute from a card 120 storing the personal information composed of a plurality of related attributes, a retrieval condition determining means S06 for determining the retrieval conditions for retrieving the commodity information DB, a retrieval means S11 for retrieving the commodity information DB111, and an intermediate DB for storing the commodity information composed of the identification information extracted by the retrieval by the retrieval means and the related information S11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information search device,
The present invention relates to an information search method, an information search program, and a computer-readable recording medium storing the information search program, and more particularly, to an information search device, an information search method, an information search program, and an information search program suitable for extracting an object desired by an individual. The present invention relates to a recorded computer-readable recording medium. The present invention also relates to an interface setting device, an interface setting method, an interface setting program, and a computer-readable recording medium recording the interface setting program, and in particular, an interface setting device and an interface capable of changing the interface according to a user. The present invention relates to a setting method, an interface setting program, and a computer-readable recording medium recording the interface setting program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a computer system that provides a service using a computer, the service to be provided is determined by the user inputting information required by the computer. For example, the user can convey the user's intention to the computer by selecting a desired branch from a plurality of options according to a prepared menu. The computer determines the service to be provided according to the input instruction. In a computer system that provides a service of searching a database and outputting desired data, the user inputs a search keyword to narrow down the data in the database and extract information desired by the user. can do.

[0003]

However, in the conventional computer system, the number of input / output devices that interface with the user is limited to one. For this reason, some users may find the input / output device to be easy to use, while others may find it difficult to use. In addition, in a computer system that provides a service for searching a database, if the input search keyword is not appropriate, there will be no data extracted as a result of the search, or the amount of data extracted will be too large. It may be difficult to narrow down. Thus, it has been difficult to determine a keyword for searching information.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and one of the objects of the present invention is to provide an information retrieval device and information which can easily extract a candidate of data desired by an individual. A search method, an information search program, and a computer-readable recording medium recording the information search program.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an interface setting device, an interface setting method, an interface setting program and a computer-readable recording medium which records the interface setting program, which interface can be set to an interface suitable for an individual to be used. Is to provide.

[0006]

According to one aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, an information retrieval apparatus has a first information in which identification information for identifying a target is associated with related information about the target. First storage means for storing the target information;
A reading means for reading data of a predetermined item from a personal information recording medium that stores personal information composed of data of a plurality of items, and a first target information based on the read data of the predetermined item. A search condition determining means for determining the search condition, a search means for searching the first target information according to the determined search condition, and a second target including the identification information and the related information extracted by the search by the search means. Second storage means for storing information.

According to the present invention, the data of the predetermined item is read from the personal information recording medium storing the personal information composed of the data of the plurality of items, and the first object is read based on the read data of the predetermined item. Search conditions for searching information are determined. Then, the second target information including the identification information and the related information extracted and searched for the target information is stored. Therefore, since the target information is extracted under the search condition related to the personal information, the target information that the individual is trying to find can be obtained. As a result, it is possible to provide an information search device capable of easily extracting a target candidate desired by an individual.

[0008] Preferably, the search condition determining means stores the weighting information in which the related information is weighted corresponding to the data of the predetermined item in advance, and the search condition corresponding to the data of the predetermined item. , Related information determining means for determining related information exceeding a predetermined weighting.

According to the present invention, the weighting information obtained by weighting the related information corresponding to the data of the predetermined item is stored in advance, and the search condition corresponding to the data of the predetermined item exceeds the predetermined weight. Determined by information. Therefore, it is possible to determine the search condition related to the personal information only by storing the weighting information in advance.

Preferably, the search condition determining means further includes correction accepting means for accepting an input for modifying the search condition determined by the related information determining means.

According to the present invention, since the input for modifying the determined search condition is accepted, the search condition can be modified according to the individual.

Preferably, the second target information stored in the second storage means is rearranged by the rearrangement means and the rearrangement means for rearranging the second target information according to the weighting corresponding to the related information determined as the search condition. A display unit for displaying the second target information is further provided.

According to the present invention, the second target information is sorted according to the weighting corresponding to the related information determined as the search condition, and the sorted target information is displayed. Therefore, the target information predicted to be desired by the individual can be preferentially displayed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an information retrieval method includes a step of reading data of a predetermined item from a personal information recording medium storing personal information composed of data of a plurality of items, and the read predetermined data. Determining the search condition for searching the first target information in which the identification information for specifying the target is associated with the related information about the target based on the data of the item; And a step of storing the second target information composed of the identification information and the related information extracted by the search by the search means.

According to the present invention, the data of the predetermined item is read from the personal information recording medium storing the personal information composed of the data of the plurality of items, and the target is specified based on the read data of the predetermined item. A search condition for searching the first target information in which the identification information is associated with the related information about the target is determined. Then, the second target information including the identification information and the related information extracted and searched for the target information is stored. Therefore, since the target information is extracted under the search condition for the individual, the target information that the individual is trying to search can be obtained. As a result, it is possible to provide an information search method capable of easily extracting a target candidate desired by an individual.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the information retrieval program reads out data of a predetermined item from a personal information recording medium storing personal information consisting of data of a plurality of items, and is read. A step of determining a search condition for searching the first target information in which the identification information identifying the target is associated with the related information about the target based on the data of the predetermined item; The computer is caused to execute the step of searching for the first target information and the step of storing the second target information including the identification information and the related information extracted by the search by the search means.

According to the present invention, the data of the predetermined item is read from the personal information recording medium storing the personal information including the data of the plurality of items, and the target is specified based on the read data of the predetermined item. A search condition for searching the first target information in which the identification information is associated with the related information about the target is determined. Then, the second target information including the identification information and the related information extracted and searched for the target information is stored. Therefore, it is possible to provide an information search program capable of easily extracting a target candidate desired by an individual and a computer-readable recording medium having the information search program recorded therein, which is executed by a computer.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the interface setting device includes a reading means for reading data of a predetermined item from a personal information recording medium storing personal information composed of data of a plurality of items, and an interface. A storage unit that stores the set value and the data of the predetermined item in association with each other in advance, a reading unit that reads the set value of the interface that corresponds to the read data of the predetermined item from the storage unit, and the read unit. And a setting means for setting the interface to the set value.

According to the invention, the data of the predetermined item is read from the personal information recording medium storing the personal information composed of the data of the plurality of items, and the set value of the interface corresponding to the read data of the predetermined item. Is read and the interface is set to the read set value. Therefore, just read the personal information from the personal information recording medium,
It is possible to provide an interface setting device capable of setting an interface according to an individual who uses it.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the interface setting method includes a step of reading data of a predetermined item from a personal information recording medium storing personal information composed of data of a plurality of items, and the read method. A step of reading the set value of the interface corresponding to the data of the predetermined item from the storage means in which the stored set value of the interface and the data of the predetermined item are associated and stored in advance; And the step of setting.

According to the present invention, the data of the predetermined item is read from the personal information recording medium storing the personal information including the data of the plurality of items, and the set value of the interface corresponding to the read data of the predetermined item. Is read and the interface is set to the read set value. Therefore, just read the personal information from the personal information recording medium,
It is possible to provide an interface setting method capable of setting an interface according to an individual to be used.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the interface setting program reads the data of a predetermined item from a personal information recording medium that stores personal information including data of a plurality of items, and the read program. A step of reading the set value of the interface corresponding to the data of the predetermined item from the storage means in which the stored set value of the interface and the data of the predetermined item are associated and stored in advance; Causing the computer to perform the steps of setting and.

According to the present invention, the data of the predetermined item is read from the personal information recording medium storing the personal information including a plurality of items, and the set value of the interface corresponding to the read data of the predetermined item is read. Then, the interface is set to the read set value. Therefore, by causing the computer to execute, only by reading the personal information from the personal information recording medium, an interface setting program capable of setting an interface according to an individual to be used and a computer readable recording the interface setting program It is possible to provide various recording media.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding members, and the duplicated description will not be repeated.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the configuration of a search device according to one of the embodiments of the present invention. Figure 1
Referring to, the search device 100 can be configured by a personal computer or the like. The search device 100 includes a control unit 101 for controlling the entire search device 100 and an input unit 10 for inputting necessary information to the search device 100.
3 and an output unit 10 for displaying information required by the user
5, a storage unit 110, and a card interface 107 for communicating with the card 120.

The control unit 101 includes a central processing unit (CPU) for executing a program and a read only memory (RO) for storing the program for execution by the CPU.
M) and a random access memory (RAM) as a work area for storing variables necessary for executing a program by the CPU.

The input unit 103 includes a keyboard, a mouse and the like for the user to input predetermined information into the search device 100. The input unit 103 may be a touch panel used in combination with the liquid crystal display device of the output unit 105 described later.

The control unit 101 searches the database stored in the storage unit 110 based on the information input from the input unit 103.

The output unit 105 is a display such as a liquid crystal display device or a cathode ray tube. Predetermined information is displayed according to an instruction from the control unit 101.

The card interface 107 is an interface for communicating between the card 120 and the search device 100. The control unit 101 controls the storage unit 12 of the card 120 via the card interface 107.
It is possible to read the information stored in No. 1 and write the information to the storage unit 121.

The card interface 107 is
It may be an interface that is connected by contacting the card 120, or a non-contact type interface that does not contact the card 120.

The interface setting section 102 is connected to the control section 101, the input section 103 and the output section 105. The interface setting unit 102 sets the mode of the operation screen of the input unit 103 or the mode of the display screen of the output unit 105 according to an instruction from the control unit 101. The mode of the operation screen of the input unit 103 includes, for example, a plurality of display modes in which the size of characters on the operation screen and the number of operation items are different. One of the plurality of display modes is set. The output screen of the output unit 105 has a plurality of display modes in which the character size of the output screen and the display content are different. One of the plurality of display modes is set.

The storage unit 110 is a storage device such as a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk or an optical disk. Storage unit 1
10 is a product information database (product information DB) 111
And a product preference database (product preference DB) 112,
The setting code 113, the interface setting value database (interface setting value DB) 114, and the intermediate database (intermediate DB) 115 are included.

The merchandise information DB 111 stores merchandise information regarding merchandise handled by the store in which the search device 100 is provided. The product information stores identification information for identifying the product and related information related to the product in association with the identification information. The identification information is, for example, a product name, a product code attached to the product, or the like. For example, when the product is music for karaoke, the related information about the product is the music genre, the era,
The tone, singer name (group name), etc.

The product preference DB 112 is a product information DB 11
For the product stored in No. 1, the product preference data indicating the preference of the user is stored. The preference of the user is represented by a weight attached to the relevant information of the product for each of a plurality of combinations of predetermined relevant attributes of personal information described later.
This weighting is determined by the experience of the person who sells the product. Further, it may be a statistical value obtained by aggregating the results obtained by conducting a questionnaire to a plurality of people in advance.

The product preference data can be said to be data that associates personal information with product information. That is, when the personal information is specified, the weight assigned to the related information of the product is determined for the combination of the related attributes of the specified personal information.
Therefore, it is possible to measure what kind of product a certain individual likes, by weighting the related information.
The more weighted the related information item is, the more the individual has a preference.

The setting code 113 is a code indicating the type of business of the store in which the search device 100 is provided, and is a code predetermined for each type of business. It can be said that the setting code 113 is set for each product information stored in the product information DB 111.

The interface setting value DB 114 stores interface setting values. The interface setting value is a value for determining the output form of the output unit 105 and the input form of the input unit 103. The interface setting value is a value determined by conducting an experiment in advance, and is stored in advance in the interface setting value DB 114.

The intermediate DB 115 stores the product information (product identification information and related information) extracted by searching the product information DB 111 by the control unit 101.

The control unit 101 can be connected to the external storage device 109. The external storage device 109 reads programs and data recorded in the recording medium 130,
It is transmitted to the control unit 101. The control unit 101 can execute the program read by the external storage device 109.

A search program and an interface setting program can be recorded on the recording medium 130. In this case, the search program or the interface setting program recorded in the recording medium 130 is read by the external storage device 109 and executed by the control unit 101.

The recording medium 130 is a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, an IC card, an optical card, or a medium for fixedly carrying a program including a semiconductor memory such as a mask ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, or flash ROM. It may be. Further, the search device 100 may be a medium that can be connected to a communication network such as the Internet and fluidly holds the program such that the program is downloaded from the communication network.

FIG. 2 shows the card 12 according to this embodiment.
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a storage unit 121 of 0. FIG. The storage unit 121 includes a personal information DB 122 and an extraction attribute designation DB
123 and an additional information history DB 124.

The personal information DB 122 stores a plurality of related attributes relating to individuals. The related attributes can include physical information, family register information, work-related information, life-related information, and asset-related information in addition to the age and sex of the individual.

The extraction attribute specifying DB 123 stores the extraction attribute specifying data in which the setting code is associated with the related attribute item of the personal information. The extraction attribute designation DB 123 has a product preference D.
In B112, a set of related attribute items used when obtaining a weight for linking personal information and product information is defined. Further, the extraction attribute designation DB defines related attribute items of personal information required when determining the interface setting value.

In this embodiment, the extraction attribute designation DB 123 is stored in the storage unit 121 of the card 120, but it may be stored in the storage unit 110 of the search device 100.

The additional information history DB 124 is the product information DB
As a condition for searching 111, the search condition newly added by the user is stored. The newly added search condition is stored as history data every time the product information DB 111 is searched.

The personal information is composed of a plurality of related attributes. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the format of the personal information DB 122 of the card 120 in the present embodiment.
Referring to FIG. 3, the format of the personal information database is defined by a plurality of related attribute items.
The related attribute items include physical relationship information, family register related information, work related information, life information, and asset related information in addition to the age and sex of an individual. Related attribute items include: Note that the related attribute of the personal information does not need to be stored in correspondence with all the related attribute items described above.

The physical relationship information includes height, weight, bust / waist / hip size, foot size of the individual,
Includes sight and hearing. The family register-related information includes the place of birth, current address, and address of previous residence of the individual. The work-related information includes the final educational background, occupation, specialized field, and specialty (skill) of the individual. Living information is the personal hobby,
As a taste, the talent (actor), singer,
Including writers, music, buildings, colors. In addition, living information includes the names of newspapers and magazines to which it subscribes, political parties it supports, and religion. It also includes marital status, spouse name, and family structure. The asset-related information includes the annual income of the individual, the form of residence, movables such as cars owned by the individual, real estate, and securities. FIG. 4 shows personal information D of the card 120 according to the present embodiment.
It is a figure which shows an example of the personal information memorize | stored in B122.

FIG. 5 shows the card 12 according to this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows an example of the extraction attribute designation | designated data memorize | stored in 0 of extraction attribute designation DB123. With reference to FIG. 5, the extraction attribute designation data includes items of setting type, setting code, and related attribute. The type of setting indicates an attached business type in which the search device 100 is provided. Here, karaoke shops, restaurants, boutiques, and car sales are shown as examples of the types of settings.

The setting code is an identification code associated with each type of setting. The related attribute defines a related attribute associated with the type of setting among a plurality of related attributes included in the personal information. For example, when the type of setting is "karaoke store", the associated attribute items of age, sex, and job type are associated with it. Corresponding attribute items of age, sex, and food are associated with the type of setting being “restaurant”. For the boutique setting type, age, gender, height, weight,
Related attribute items of BWH, foot size, color, and annual income are associated with each other. With respect to the type of setting “sales of car”, related attribute items of age, sex, height, weight, foot size, visual acuity, and hearing are associated. As described above, the extraction attribute specification DB 123 defines the related attribute items necessary for obtaining the preference of the individual corresponding to the type of setting.

FIG. 6 shows a search device 1 according to this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows an example of the product preference data memorize | stored in the product preference DB112 of 00. The product preference data shown in FIG.
4 shows the product preference data extracted from the product preference DB 112 by the control unit 101 when the card 120 for storing the personal information shown in FIG. 4 is attached to the search device 100 installed in the karaoke shop.

From the extracted attribute designation data shown in FIG. 5, age, sex and job category are determined as related attribute items corresponding to the setting type "Karaoke shop". In the personal information shown in FIG. 4, the related attributes corresponding to this related attribute item are “28 years old”, “male” in gender, and “technical job” in job category. In the product preference DB 112, the age is "25 to 30 years old.
The data is weighted for each related information of a music genre, a singer name (group name), and a musical tone with respect to a person whose age is “male”, gender is “male”, and occupation is “engineer”.
For example, with respect to the information related to the music genre, the weight is “60” for “rock”, the weight is “30” for “pops”, and the weight is “2” for “country”.
A weight of "0", a weight of "20" for "jazz", and a weight of "10" for "R &B"
A weight of "5" for "classic" is "enka"
Is weighted with "0". Similarly, for the related information of “singer name (group name)” and “musical tone”, the value of each related information is weighted.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the search device according to this embodiment. Here, for simplification of description, the search device 100 is installed in a karaoke shop, the personal information DB 122 stores the personal information shown in FIG. 4, and the extraction attribute designation DB 123 stores the extraction attribute designation shown in FIG. An example will be described in which data is stored, and the product preference DB 112 stores the product preference data shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 7, search device 100 detects whether card 120 has been inserted (step S0).
1). If it is detected that the card has been inserted, the process proceeds to step S02, and if not, the standby state is entered.
Instead of the standby state, an interrupt may be generated and the following processing may be executed when the insertion of the card is detected.

In step S02, interface setting processing is performed (S02). The interface setting process will be described later in detail.

When the interface setting process is completed,
It proceeds to step S03. In step S03, the storage unit 1
The setting code 113 of 10 is read. Setting code 11
3 is “MA0001” because the search device 100 is installed in a karaoke shop. Then, step S04
, The extraction attribute designation DB 123 stored in the storage unit 121 of the card 120 is searched, and the setting code “MA00
"Age", "sex", and "job type" are read out as related attribute items corresponding to "01" (step S04).

Then, in the next step S05, the card 1
Personal information DB 12 stored in the storage unit 121 of 20
Of the personal information stored in 2, the related attributes of the related attribute items (age, sex, job type) read in step S04 are read. Here, the related attribute corresponding to the related attribute item "age" is "28 years old", the related attribute corresponding to the related attribute item "sex" is "male", and the related attribute corresponding to the related attribute item "job type" The attribute is “technical occupation”.

At the next step S06, step S05.
Product preference DB with related attributes read in
Search 112. The keyword is age "28
They are "years old", gender "male", and occupation "engineering". As a result, the product preference data shown in FIG. 6 is extracted.

In the next step S07, related information whose weighting exceeds a predetermined value is selected. Here, if the predetermined value is “60”, the related information item “lock” is selected for the related information item “music genre”.
For the related information item "singer name (group name)",
Related information “XXX” and “YY” are selected. When the related information item is “tune”, the related information “ballad” is selected.

In the next step S08, step S07
The related information selected in step 3 is set as the search condition. That is, the related information item "music genre" is "rock", the related information item "singer name (group name)" is "XXX" or "YY", and the related information item "tune" is " The search condition is “ballad”.

Then, it is determined whether or not the owner of the card 120 satisfies the search condition set in step S08 (step S09). In this case, the search condition set by the output unit 105 of the search device 100 is output, and a message asking whether to accept the user is displayed.
Then, the determination is made by inputting a command as to whether or not to approve from the input unit 103. Step S08
If the search condition set in step 1 is accepted, the process proceeds to step S11, and if not, the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S10, the user inputs new search conditions as correction information from the input unit 103. As a result, new search conditions are added to the search conditions set in step S08, or the set search conditions are deleted or changed. When the search condition is modified, the modified search condition is stored in the additional information history DB 124 as additional information.

In step S11, the product information DB 11 in the storage unit 110 is stored according to the search condition set in step S08 or the search condition modified in step S10.
1 is searched. Then, the product data extracted by this search is stored in the intermediate DB 115 (step S
12).

In step S13, the additional information history DB1
From 24, additional information history data is read. And
It is determined whether or not there is additional information history data in the additional information history DB 124 (step S14). If there is additional information history data, the process proceeds to step S15, and if not, the process proceeds to step S17.

In step S15, the history data of the read additional information is output from the output unit 105. When there are a plurality of pieces of additional information history data, a plurality of pieces of additional information history data are displayed. Then, it is determined which one of the plurality of displayed additional information history data has been selected (step S16). When the displayed additional information history data is selected, the history data of the selected additional information is set as a new search condition, and the process proceeds to step S18. If the displayed additional information history data is not selected, the process proceeds to step S17.

In step S17, new search conditions are input from the input unit 103 and used as additional information. In the next step S18, the additional information selected in step S16 or the additional information newly added in step S17 is used as a search condition, and the intermediate DB 115 is searched in step S12.
The product information stored in is searched again.

The product information extracted in step S18 is
The rearrangement is performed in the priority order determined according to the weighting given to the related information selected in step S07 (step S19).

Here, with reference to FIG. 6, among the selected related information, the weighting is the largest, "ballad" of the related information item "tune" and the related information item "singer name (group name)". "YY". The weight is 7
It is 0 ". The second highest weight is “XXX” in the related information item “singer name (group name).” The weight is “65”. The next highest weight is “rock” in the related information item “music genre”. The weight is “60”.

The priorities are determined in descending order of weight. Here, "ballad" of the related information item "tune"
And “XX of related information item“ Singer name (group name) ”
The weighting with “X” is the same as “70”, but any priority may be given to the higher. Here, the priority of “ballad” of the related information item “musical tone” is increased. Then, the priority order is “ballad” of the related information item “musical tone” in the first order, the second order is “XXX” in the related information item “singer name (group name)”, and the related information item “3” in the third order. "YY" in "singer name (group name)" and "rock" in "music genre" in the fourth rank. The product information extracted by the search in step S18 is rearranged in the priority order determined in this way.

In step S20, it is determined whether or not the rearrangement is completed. If it is completed, the process proceeds to step S21, and if not, the process returns to step S19.

In step S21, the sorted product information is displayed on the output unit 105. Then, the additional information newly input in step S17 is stored in the additional information history DB 124 of the storage unit 121 of the card 120. When the search device 100 is installed in a karaoke shop, the product information is displayed, for example, lyrics. Further, when the search device 100 is provided in a boutique, an image obtained by shooting clothes may be displayed.

FIG. 8 shows a search device 1 according to this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows an example of the additional information memorize | stored in the additional information history DB124 of 00. Referring to FIG. 8, as new search conditions, the related information item “upper tempo” of the related information item “tune”, the related information of “CCDC” of the related information item “singer name”, and the related information item “others” In this example, the related information of “duet song” of “attribute of” is added as a search condition. At this time, the priority order is also included in the additional information, and “uptempo”, “duet song”, “CCD”
The additional information is given priority in the order of "C".
The priority order given here is used when the rearrangement is performed in step S19 described above.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the flow of the interface setting process executed in step S02 of FIG. Referring to FIG. 9, in the interface setting process, first, setting items are confirmed (step S).
31). The confirmation of the setting item is a process for selecting a target for setting the interface. In the present embodiment, the input unit 1 of the search device 100 provided in the store
No. 03 input mode and the display mode of the output unit 105 are set, or if the driver's environment is set when the search device 100 is installed in an automobile, the user is presented with the input unit. The setting is confirmed according to the command input from 103.

In the next step S32, the personal information is read from the personal information DB 122 of the storage section 121 of the card 120 (step S32).

Then, according to the read personal information, the interface setting value is read from the interface setting value DB 114 of the storage unit 110 (step S3).
3). In the interface setting value DB 114, interface setting values corresponding to personal information are stored in advance.

Then, the interface is set according to the read set value of the interface (step S34). A screen for inquiring whether the user is satisfied with the set interface is displayed from the output unit 105, and it is determined whether the user is satisfied with the command input from the input unit 103 (step S35). .
If it is determined that the user is satisfied, the process ends, and if not, the process proceeds to step S36.

In step S36, the input unit 103
The output unit 105 displays a screen for the user to modify the interface setting values read in step S33, and the interface setting values are modified according to the command input by the user from the input unit 103. Then, the interface is set again in step S34 according to the corrected set value of the interface.

FIG. 10 is a first diagram showing an example of interface setting values stored in interface setting value DB 114 of search device 100 in the present embodiment. Here, the case where the search device 100 is provided in a store and the input / output display of the terminal is selected as the setting item is shown as an example. The search keyword is the related attribute item “age” of the personal information. Referring to FIG. 10, the interface setting value data includes “age”, “character size”,
It consists of "character type", "number of operation buttons" and "input device". In this way, the data is stored in association with the age, the character size, the character type, the number of operation buttons, and the input device. For example, if the age is "1
For people in their 0's, the font size is "small",
The character type is "English", the number of operation buttons is "many", and the input device is "keyboard". Therefore, the number of operation buttons of the input unit 103 increases according to the interface setting value, and the keyboard can be used as an input device. Further, the characters displayed on the output unit 105 are small in size and are displayed in English characters.

Further, when the age is in the sixties, the number of operation buttons of the input unit 103 is small, and the input device is in a menu type input mode. Then, the output unit 105
The characters to be displayed are large and will be displayed in Kanji.

As described above, for elderly personal information,
It is expected that a personal computer has never been used, and the user interface is set on a touch panel that allows easy input. Conversely, for personal information of young people, a keyboard or mouse user interface is set for input. Further, it may be set to a user interface for displaying characters in large size according to personal information that the eyesight is weak. A plurality of user interfaces are prepared in advance, and an appropriate user interface is selected according to personal information.

When the search device 100 is installed in an automobile, the interface setting values may be values that determine the positions of the seat and steering wheel of the automobile, the display mode of the display panel, the display mode of the operation panel, and the like. The setting value of the interface is determined for each related attribute of personal information.

FIG. 11 is a second diagram showing an example of interface setting values stored in interface setting value DB 114 of search device 100 in the present embodiment. In FIG. 11, the search device 100 is installed in an automobile,
The interface setting values are shown when "Driver environment" is selected as the setting item. At this time, the keyword used for the search is the related attribute item “height” of the personal information.

Referring to FIG. 11, the interface setting values correspond to "seat position", "handle position" and "pedal position" for each related attribute (height value) of the related attribute item "height". It is the attached data. The position of the seat, the position of the steering wheel, and the position of the pedal are associated with each height value. Therefore, if the height is determined, the position of the seat, the position of the steering wheel, and the position of the pedal are determined.

FIG. 12 is a third diagram showing an example of interface setting values stored in interface setting value DB 114 of search device 100 in the present embodiment. FIG. 12 shows an example in which the search device 100 is provided in an automobile and "driver's environment" is selected as a setting item. At this time, the keyword used for the search is the related information item “age” of the personal information. With reference to FIG. 12, the interface setting value is composed of data of items of “meter display”, “lighting”, and “audio equipment operation panel” corresponding to each age. For example, when the age is “20 years old or more and less than 30 years old”, “sport display” is displayed on the “meter display”, “dark” is displayed on the “lighting” of the meter, and “audio equipment operation panel” is displayed on the display mode. The data is for "manual mode". In this way, the display modes of the meter display, the illumination, and the audio device operation panel are data associated with each other as set values depending on the generations. As a result, for example, when the user is in his twenties, the speedometer display becomes a sports display, the meter illumination is dimmed, and the display mode of the audio device operation panel becomes the manual mode. Therefore, it is possible to perform a complicated operation on the audio device and set the audio device to an output state that suits the preference of the user.

On the other hand, for those in their 50s, the speedometer display is "speedometer display", and only the speedometer is displayed and the tachometer and the like are not displayed. Further, the "lighting" of the speedometer is set to the "bright" state so that it is easy to see, and the display mode of the "audio equipment operation panel" is set to the "simple mode". Therefore, for example, the operation panel of only the AM radio is displayed on the audio device, and the switch for performing fine setting such as setting of the sound range is not displayed. Therefore, it is possible to perform an operation of merely listening to the sound, and the operation becomes easy.

The "intermediate display" of the "meter display" is an intermediate display between the sports display and the speedometer display. As the display mode of the "audio equipment operation panel", "intermediate mode"
Although the operation switches are not displayed as often as in the “manual mode”, the operation switches are displayed in a number larger than that in the “simple mode”.

The man-machine interface includes
This includes not only the input / output interface but also the motor performance of the car. For example, a user who places importance on the driving performance of an automobile should be set to maximize the output of the engine, and a user who attaches importance to economic efficiency should set the output of the engine to a low level so that fuel consumption is good.

As described above, in the search device 100 according to the present embodiment, only by inserting the card 120 storing the personal information into the search device 100, a huge amount of data stored in the product information DB 111 prepared in advance will be stored. Based on the personal information stored in the card 120, the merchandise information suitable for the individual is first extracted from the merchandise information.
It is stored in 115. Then, the product information stored in the intermediate DB 115 is sorted and output according to the priority order obtained from the personal information stored in the card 120. Therefore, by simply inserting the card 120 into the search device 100, the product information that the individual wants is extracted, and the product information is displayed in the order that the individual is expected to want. As a result, the card 1 can be used without entering any keyword for searching the product information DB 111.
Item information may be displayed as desired by the 20 owners.

Further, since the personal information is read from the card 120 and the merchandise information is searched, for example, when a search device is installed in a boutique, even an inexperienced salesclerk can provide excellent customer service. become able to. As for customers, it is possible to search for a desired product while eliminating the trouble of answering a question from a clerk. further,
It is possible to easily determine whether there is a product of a size that fits the customer's body shape.

The personal information stored in the card 120 is the man-machine interface of the search device 100, or the interface such as the seat of the automobile equipped with the search device 100, the position of the steering wheel, and the display mode of the operation panel. Automatically set according to. Therefore, if the owner of the card 120 is the search device 100 or
The vehicle equipped with the search device 100 can be set to an interface that is easy to operate.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include meanings equivalent to the claims and all modifications within the scope.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a storage unit of a card connected to the search device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a format of a card personal information database in the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of personal information stored in a personal information database of a card according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of extraction characteristic designation data stored in a card extraction attribute designation database according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of product preference data stored in the product preference data of the search device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the search device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of additional information stored in an additional information history database of the search device according to the present embodiment.

9 is a flowchart showing a flow of an interface setting process executed in step S02 of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a first diagram showing an example of interface setting values stored in an interface setting value database of the search device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a second diagram showing an example of interface setting values stored in the interface setting value database of the search device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a third diagram showing an example of interface setting values stored in the interface setting value database of the search device according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 search device, 101 control unit, 102 interface setting unit, 103 input unit, 105 output unit, 1
07 card interface, 109 external storage device, 110 storage unit, 111 product information DB, 112
Product preference DB, 113 setting code, 114 interface setting value DB, 115 intermediate DB, 120 card, 121 storage unit, 122 personal information, 123 extraction attribute designation DB, 124 additional information history DB, 130 recording medium.

Continued front page    (54) [Title of Invention] Information search device, information search method, information search program, computer storing information search program                     Readable recording medium, interface setting device, interface setting method, interface                     Computer-readable recording of the interface setting program and interface setting program                     recoding media

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A first storage unit for storing first target information in which identification information for specifying a target is associated with related information about the target, and personal information for storing personal information including data of a plurality of items. Read means for reading data of a predetermined item from the recording medium; and search condition determining means for determining a search condition for searching the first target information based on the read data of the predetermined item. Search means for searching the first target information according to the search condition, and second storage means for storing second target information including identification information and related information extracted by the search by the search means. An information retrieval device equipped. 2. The search condition determining means corresponds to data of the predetermined item, and third storage means for storing in advance weighting information obtained by weighting the related information corresponding to the data of the predetermined item. The information search device according to claim 1, further comprising: related information determining means that determines the search condition to be related information exceeding a predetermined weighting. 3. The information search device according to claim 1, wherein the search condition determining means further includes a correction receiving means for receiving an input for correcting the search condition determined by the related information determining means. 4. The sorting means for sorting the second target information stored in the second storage means according to the weighting corresponding to the related information determined as the search condition, and the sorting means. The information search device according to claim 2, further comprising: a display unit that displays the second target information. 5. A step of reading data of a predetermined item from a personal information recording medium storing personal information composed of data of a plurality of items, and identification information for identifying a target based on the read data of the predetermined item. Determining a search condition for searching the first target information in which is associated with related information about the target; searching the first target information according to the determined search condition; Storing the second target information consisting of the identification information and the related information extracted by the search by the information retrieval method. 6. A step of reading data of a predetermined item from a personal information recording medium storing personal information composed of data of a plurality of items, and identification information for identifying a target based on the read data of the predetermined item. Determining a search condition for searching the first target information in which is associated with related information about the target; searching the first target information according to the determined search condition; An information search program that causes a computer to execute a step of storing second target information including identification information and related information extracted by the search by. 7. A computer-readable recording medium in which the information search program according to claim 6 is recorded. 8. A reading means for reading data of a predetermined item from a personal information recording medium storing personal information composed of data of a plurality of items, and a set value of an interface and data of the predetermined item are associated with each other. Storage means for storing in advance; reading means for reading the interface setting value corresponding to the read data of the predetermined item from the storage means; setting means for setting the interface to the read setting value; Interface setting device equipped with. 9. A step of reading data of a predetermined item from a personal information recording medium storing personal information composed of data of a plurality of items, and a setting value of an interface corresponding to the read data of the predetermined item. An interface setting method comprising: reading out from a storage unit in which the stored set value of the interface and the data of the predetermined item are associated and stored in advance; and setting the interface to the read set value. . 10. A step of reading data of a predetermined item from a personal information recording medium storing personal information composed of a plurality of items of data, and an interface set value corresponding to the read data of the predetermined item. Causing the computer to execute a step of reading from a storage means in which the stored set value of the interface and the data of the predetermined item are stored in association with each other, and a step of setting the interface to the read set value. Interface setting program. 11. A computer-readable recording medium on which the interface setting program according to claim 10 is recorded.