JP2005011045A - Internet information service system and internet information input/output device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily use an Internet information service without using a personal computer. <P>SOLUTION: This Internet information service comprises steps(steps S102, S103) for converting coordinate information inputted according to handwritten input on a prescribed form into Internet retrieval information associated with Internet retrieval and steps(steps S104 to S108) for transmitting the Internet retrieval information through the Internet to a server, and for printing out or displaying the retrieved information transmitted from the server. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an Internet information service system and an Internet information input / output device, and more particularly to a terminal device capable of acquiring Internet information more easily by handwriting operation without using a personal computer.
[0002]
[Prior art]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-46244 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-34423 Currently, with the progress of the Internet and information infrastructure, various convenient and attractive information services can be used by ordinary people. However, in order to receive these services, it is necessary to operate information processing terminals such as personal computers, faxes, and mobile phones, and sufficient services for the elderly and users who are unfamiliar or weak with machine operations. Is not available. As a system for improving this point, there are systems such as Patent Documents 1 and 2 using Paper UI.
[0003]
Patent Document 1 discloses a method for automatically generating a page while remotely interacting with a terminal device such as a fax server capable of transmitting and receiving images. In Patent Document 2, an image of an unprocessed head form is taken out, and the device ID of the head form taken out is recognized to check whether it is that of the own device. An apparatus that executes a processing program corresponding to a form ID has been proposed.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the prior art proposed in any patent document, computer knowledge such as an image scanner or a network input device is required as an input unit for inputting a form. For users who are unfamiliar or unskilled with machine operation, there are many restrictions when specifying a link destination URL and when entering keywords and sentences, and the operation is complicated and the usability is impaired. It was.
[0005]
The present invention is for solving these problems, by placing a predetermined printed form on a tablet without using a personal computer, and entering necessary instructions on the form by handwriting operation. The Internet information service system consisting of the Internet information input / output device on the user side and the server on the service provider side, which makes it easy to receive the necessary Internet information service with the application provided on the server, and the Internet information service can be used more easily It is an object to provide a simple Internet information input / output device.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, an Internet information service system according to the present invention includes a server having an Internet search function, and Internet search information related to Internet search using coordinate information input by handwriting input on a printed form. And an Internet information input / output device that sends the Internet search information to the server via the Internet and prints out or displays the searched information sent from the server. The coordinate information input by handwriting input on the printed output form is converted into Internet search information related to Internet search, and the Internet search information is sent to the server via the Internet. Even users who are not good at or are unfamiliar with it can easily search the Internet.
[0007]
The present invention is also connected to a server having an Internet search function via the Internet, transmits Internet search information for performing an Internet search to the server via the Internet, and the information searched by the server is transmitted. In the Internet information input / output device obtained via the Internet, a printing means for printing out a predetermined form which is an entry sheet for handwritten input of information relating to Internet search, and a predetermined form printed out by the printing means A tablet for detecting a coordinate position input by hand according to an operation menu printed on the screen, position information creating means for calculating position information by performing arithmetic processing based on the coordinate position, and position information created by the position information creating means Internet search based on An Internet information input and output device and having a Internet search information creating means for creating an Internet search information. This device has a function to print out forms and converts the coordinate information of information handwritten on the forms into Internet search information, so even the elderly and users who are not good at machine operations or who are unfamiliar can easily access the Internet. Search can be performed.
[0008]
Furthermore, the position information creating means has a function of performing a character recognition process, and can recognize a handwritten character input to the tablet.
[0009]
In addition, at least two marks serving as a reference for the input position are attached to predetermined positions of the tablet. Furthermore, it has a coordinate position correction value calculation means for instructing a mark by the instruction means at the time of initial setting, and calculating a coordinate position correction value on the tablet based on the indicated position, and coordinates to the coordinate position detected by the tablet. Correction is performed using the position correction value. Therefore, the coordinate position can be obtained accurately.
[0010]
The predetermined form may have a plurality of handwritten areas, and search information is associated with each handwritten area. Search information can be easily input by handwriting in a handwritten area associated with the search information without being aware of the search information.
[0011]
The predetermined form may include a handwritten region and a specific region associated with the handwritten region and associated with predetermined search information. The handwriting area can be simplified, and an input operation easy to understand for the user can be provided.
[0012]
The present invention further includes a step of converting coordinate information input by handwriting on a predetermined form into Internet search information related to Internet search, sending the Internet search information to the server via the Internet, and from the server And a method of printing out or displaying the retrieved information that is sent. Therefore, even an elderly person or a user who is not used to machine operations or is unfamiliar can easily perform an Internet search.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0014]
(Constitution)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of an Internet information service system to which an Internet information input / output device of the present invention is applied. The Internet information service system shown in FIG. 1 is a system including the Internet information input / output device 11 of the present invention and a server 12 connected to the Internet information input / output device 11 via the Internet 13. The hardware configuration and operating system of the server 12 here are the same as those of a normal server computer, and can provide services unique to this system in combination with a form and a client system. The server 12 is installed with an Internet information search application that can support a Web application using a personal computer or a mobile phone.
[0015]
(Operation)
Next, operations in such an Internet information service system will be described with reference to FIG. 2 showing the operation flow.
[0016]
First, the user inputs, using the Internet information input / output device 11, instruction contents related to necessary Internet information by handwriting input into a form printed in advance and placed on a tablet to be described later (Steps S 101 and S 102). . At this time, the user can easily understand the form on the form body, and the URL of the link destination that the user wants to obtain is embedded in the footer. In the header part, where the URL of the link destination described in the body part is embedded in the footer part is embedded as configuration information. The URL embedded in the footer part is taken out and actually sent to the server. In the Internet information input / output device 11, a coordinate position by handwriting input is detected by a coordinate position calculating means described later, and the instruction content corresponding to the detected coordinate position is calculated by an instruction information creating means described later to obtain the calculation result. Based on this, it is converted into Internet search information (step S103). Then, the internet information input / output device 11 sends the converted internet search information to the server 12 via the internet 13 (step S104).
[0017]
The server 12 analyzes the received Internet search information with an application (step S105), connects to the Internet 13 based on the analyzed search information, searches for desired Internet information (step S106), and searches and acquires it. The Internet information is sent to the Internet information input / output device 11 via the Internet 13 (step S107). The Internet information input / output device 11 displays the received desired Internet information on an operation display means to be described later, or prints it out to a printer (not shown) connected to the own device (step S108). Therefore, the user can obtain desired Internet information by a simple operation without using a personal computer.
[0018]
(Constitution)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an Internet information input / output device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the Internet information input / output device 30 of this embodiment shown in the figure, a user inputs an instruction to a tablet 31 for handwriting input and an alignment mark displayed on a form placed on the tablet 31. A mark detection unit 32 that detects the coordinate position of the position, and a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal coordinate position correction value on the tablet 31 on the basis of the coordinate position of the mark position detected by the mark detection unit 32, and the obtained coordinates In consideration of the position correction value, the coordinate position calculation means 33 for calculating and analyzing the coordinate position input by handwriting on the tablet 31 and the character recognition processing based on the coordinate position obtained by calculating and analyzing the handwritten input information are converted into Internet search information. Internet search information converting means 34 for performing the various forms related to the basic menu form. Form storage means 35 for storing data, and various forms including basic menu forms and PDL for printing out the acquired Internet information or attached image information (JPEG, GIF, etc.) A printer engine 36 that outputs to a connected printer (not shown), an operation display means 37 having operation buttons such as a menu selection button, and the like, displaying operation instruction contents and acquired Internet information on, for example, a GLCD or LED; Network control means 38 for controlling the modem 39 for sending the Internet search information obtained by the Internet search information conversion means 34 to a server (not shown) connected to the Internet, and main control means 40 for controlling the entire apparatus. Each component means via the system bus 41. Each is connected.
[0019]
In addition, it is possible to provide a port (PCMCIA, etc.) that can incorporate or connect a large-capacity storage device such as a hard disk or flash memory for font data and form data, and can support Internet information retrieval using various fonts and many forms. . The tablet 31 is connected to the apparatus main body by wireless communication in order to improve usability, but may be wired communication.
[0020]
Here, the form shown in FIG. 4 will be described. The form 51 includes a header portion 52, a body portion 53 including one or more sections 53-1 to 53-3, a footer portion 54, an alignment mark 55, 56. The header section 52 is composed of a combination of information in a special format such as a barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, and a glyph, and the following pattern information necessary for the main control means 40 in FIG. It is stored in the form storage means 35 of FIG. 3 in a predetermined format predetermined on the above-described Internet information service system. The pattern information includes system information, application information, body information, and error information. The system information includes a system version, a form version, a creation date / time, a creator ID, and the like. The application information includes the type, version, and the like. The body information includes the type, configuration, identification format, tag, and the like. The error information is a code that specifies the processing content by the main control means 40 when an error occurs. In addition, there are footer information and extended information (option) by form version.
[0021]
This header portion 52 can be surely interpreted according to variations of the body portion 53 and the footer portion 54. The body portion 53 is composed of a combination of formats constituting normal paper information that can be recognized by the user, and is composed of a selection menu instructed by the user, a note, a frame for entering a keyword, and the like. The user enters an instruction to the system by putting a check mark in a predetermined frame of the selected menu or entering a keyword by handwriting.
[0022]
Further, the body portion 53 can be divided into sections 53-1 to 53-3 as shown in the example shown in FIG. 4, and the section configuration information is recorded in the header portion 52. Next, the footer unit 54 is optionally added as necessary. Like the header part 52, it is composed of a combination of information in a special format such as a barcode, two-dimensional barcode, glyph, etc., but the footer part 54 handles information specific to the form. For example, when the information to be sent is a complicated code or the like, the body part 53 uses a notation that is easy to understand for the user, the actual code is recorded in the footer part 54, and the footer information linked to the place where the user has checked is displayed. In fact, it is possible to send a reply to the server. Finally, the alignment marks 55 and 56 are printed as cross marks on the upper right and lower right. After the user sets the form 51 on the tablet 31 shown in FIG. 3, the user touches the two alignment marks 55 and 56 to detect the coordinate position of the mark by the mark detection means 32 shown in FIG. A vertical, horizontal or diagonal coordinate position correction value on the tablet 31 in FIG. 3 is obtained as a reference, the relative position between the tablet and the form is recognized by the coordinate position calculation means 33 in FIG. 3, and the coordinate position correction in the subsequent tablet operation is performed. I do. FIG. 5 shows an example of a search form for Internet information. In the search form as shown in FIG. 5, the user can use an instruction means such as a ballpoint pen, a sign pen, or a dedicated pen that is normally used. Touch the check mark entry field 63 of the category to be entered, or input the keyword in the frame 64 by handwriting. When all inputs are completed, a search instruction 65 for instructing a search is touched or a transmission button on the operation display means 37 in FIG. 3 is pressed.
[0023]
(Operation)
Next, the operation of the Internet information input / output apparatus of the present embodiment having the configuration as shown in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 6 showing the operation flow.
[0024]
First, when the user presses the menu button of the operation display means 37 in FIG. 3 (step S201), the main control means 39 in FIG. 3 reads out form data relating to the basic menu form from the form storage means 35 in FIG. The basic menu form is printed out from the printer by the PDL created based on the form data read out at 36 (step S202). The printed basic menu form is set on the tablet 31 of FIG. 3, and the user designates a ballpoint pen, a sign pen, a dedicated pen, or the like that is normally used at two positions of the alignment marks 61 and 62 shown in FIG. Touch with. 3 detects the coordinate position of the touched mark position. The coordinate position calculation means 33 obtains a coordinate position correction value related to the vertical, horizontal or diagonal on the tablet 31 based on the coordinate position of the touched mark position, and this coordinate position correction value is the coordinate to be touched on the tablet 31 thereafter. The position is corrected (step S203).
[0025]
Next, the user touches the check mark entry field 63 of the category of information desired to be acquired, which is written on the basic menu form placed on the tablet 31, or inputs the keyword in the frame 64 by handwriting. Then, the coordinate position calculation means 33 calculates and analyzes the coordinate position input by handwriting on the tablet 31 in consideration of the obtained coordinate position correction value. The internet search information conversion means 34 converts the handwritten input information input by handwriting into internet search information by performing character recognition processing based on the calculated and analyzed coordinate position (step S204). The network control means 38 sends the created instruction information to a server (not shown) connected to the Internet (step S205). Based on the received instruction information, the server searches the Internet with a specified keyword within a specified category, reconfigures the Internet information as a result of the search so that the user can easily understand it, and via the Internet and network control means 38. It transmits to the Internet information input / output device 30. The main control means 39 of the Internet information input / output device 30 performs predetermined data processing on the Internet information sent from the server and then prints the processing result from the printer via the printer engine 36, or The information is displayed on the operation display unit 37 (step S206). The Internet information acquired in this way is stored in a storage means (not shown) so that it can be confirmed again.
[0026]
Therefore, by using the Internet information input / output device of this embodiment, it is possible to provide a sufficient Internet information service to elderly people and other weak computer users when necessary, and instructions and confirmation information remain as paper information. The service is easy and understandable for the user. In addition, since the terminal device and service are provided in an integrated manner, it is easy to receive after-sales support in the event of a trouble, etc., even for users who are not good at information devices such as personal computers, on a touch tablet connected to an input / output terminal that can be used like a copier You can easily obtain Internet information by setting a form and specifying the information you want to obtain in the usual handwriting sense. Furthermore, by using a tablet, direct operation with a pen or handwriting recognition can be directly performed on a URL.
[0027]
The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention described above, the Internet information service can be used more easily without using a personal computer.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of an Internet information service system to which an Internet information input / output device of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation in the Internet connection service system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an Internet information input / output device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a basic menu form.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an Internet information search form.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the Internet information input / output device of the present embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11,30 Internet information input / output apparatus 12 Server 13 Internet 31 Tablet 32 Mark detection means 33 Coordinate position calculation means 34 Internet search information conversion means 35 Form storage means 36 Printer engine 37 Operation display means 38 Network control means 39 Modem 40 Main control means 41 System bus

Claims (9)

In an Internet information service system that provides Internet information to users,
A server with internet search capabilities,
Coordinate information input by handwriting input on a printed form is converted into Internet search information related to Internet search, and the Internet search information is sent to the server via the Internet, and the search sent from the server An Internet information service system comprising: an Internet information input / output device that prints out or displays the recorded information. Internet search information for performing Internet search is transmitted to the server via the Internet, connected to a server having an Internet search function via the Internet, and the information searched by the server is sent via the Internet In the Internet information input / output device to be acquired,
Printing means for printing out a predetermined form, which is an entry form for handwriting input of information related to Internet search;
A tablet for detecting a coordinate position handwritten according to an operation menu printed on a predetermined form printed out by the printing means;
Position information creating means for creating position information by performing arithmetic processing based on the coordinate position;
An internet information input / output apparatus comprising internet search information creating means for creating internet search information related to internet search based on the position information created by the position information creating means. The Internet information input / output device according to claim 2, wherein the position information creating unit has a function of performing a character recognition process and recognizes a handwritten character input to the tablet. The Internet information input / output device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein at least two marks serving as a reference for an input position are attached to predetermined positions of the tablet. Instructing the mark by the instruction means at the time of initial setting, and having a coordinate position correction value calculation means for calculating a coordinate position correction value on the tablet with reference to the indicated position, the coordinate position detected by the tablet The Internet information input / output device according to claim 2, wherein correction is performed using a position correction value. 6. The Internet information input / output device according to claim 2, wherein the tablet is connected to the apparatus main body by wireless communication. 7. The Internet information input / output device according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined form has a plurality of handwritten areas, and search information is associated with each handwritten area. 7. The Internet information according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined form includes a handwritten area and a specific area associated with the handwritten area and associated with predetermined search information. I / O device. Converting coordinate information input by handwriting on a predetermined form into Internet search information related to Internet search;
Sending the Internet search information to the server via the Internet, and printing or displaying the searched information sent from the server.

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