JP2006059020A - Tag with code, idea extraction support system using the same, and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To digitize information with easiness similar to easiness of extraction of a keyword by a tag. <P>SOLUTION: An acquisition means 201 acquires a keyword for a tag with a code and a tag image including the code. A read means 207 reads an identifier of the code included in the tag image based on the tag image. A storage means 213 associates the tag image with the corresponding identifier and stores them. An acquisition means 202 acquires a plane image including the respective codes of a plurality of tags with codes stuck to a plane. The read means 207 reads identifiers of the respective codes included in the plane image based on the plane image. A measurement means 208 measures positions of the respective codes included in the plane image based on the plane image. A storage means 214 associates the respective identifiers corresponding to the respective tags with codes included in the plane image with the corresponding positions and stores them. An association means 209 associates the positions corresponding to the respective tags with codes included in the plane image with the tag images in the positions via the indetifiers. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a tag with a code used by a plurality of people, and an idea extraction support system and method using the tag.

The technique of using brainstorming and the KJ method is generally performed when an idea is given or an opinion is given (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1 or Non-Patent Document 2).
A technique often used at this time is a technique using a tag.
In the method using sticky notes, first, several people have sticky notes, and at the brainstorming stage, keywords or short sentences that come up on the sticky notes are entered, and then stuck on the wall, board, or desk one after another. Thereafter, at the stage of the KJ method, the pasted sticky notes are associated with each other by moving them according to the contents written there and grouping them. The advantage of this method is that the process of writing a keyword on a sticky note and pasting it on a board can be performed without stress.

However, there is a drawback that it is very difficult to record. Recently, with the widespread use of digital cameras, the whole and each part are stored as image files. However, when a document is later collected by a word processor or the like, it is necessary to re-enter the keyword written on the tag.
Instead of using the sticky note, a computer image may be projected by a projector and word processing software or KJ method software may be used. In this case, since the keywords are digitized in the personal computer, it is easy to group the keywords in the process of consideration and to structure the grouped keywords. In addition, since data that has already been digitized can be reused at the time of making a document at the end, there is an advantage that it is easy to leave a record.

  On the other hand, when enumerating keywords during the brainstorming process, the keywords are input using a keyboard or the like, which is disadvantageous in that it takes time and effort. In brainstorming, it is required to come up with ideas one after another, and the input effort in this part interrupts thinking, making it difficult to achieve the original purpose. Not only that, the entry is mainly done by one person and it is not suitable for sharing keywords with the team.

  As an alternative, recently, there is a method of using a large screen device having a touch panel function called a touch panel display (for example, see Non-Patent Document 3). If the touch panel display is connected to a personal computer and the KJ method software is started on the personal computer, the KJ method can be used directly on the multimedia board. If you use the handwriting recognition function on a personal computer, you can also write characters directly on the board.

KJ method: Jiro Kawakita: Chuko Koronsha PP. 121-169

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  However, this touch panel display is very expensive and difficult to move because of its size. Therefore, it is difficult to use a touch panel display on a daily basis in the process of extracting ideas from brainstorming to the KJ method.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and in the process of extracting ideas such as brainstorming and KJ method, it is as easy as extracting keywords with a sticky note, and the information is electronically stored. It is an object of the present invention to provide a code-attached sticky note for supporting an idea extraction action, and an idea extraction support system and method using the sticky note.

  According to the idea extraction support system of the present invention, a sticky note image acquisition means for acquiring a sticky note image including a keyword and a code of a sticky note with a code in which a keyword is entered, and the sticky note image is included in the sticky note image based on the sticky note image. A sticky note image identifier reading means for reading the identifier of the code being attached, a sticky note image storing means for storing the sticky note image in association with a corresponding identifier, and a plane including each code of a plurality of sticky sticky notes attached to a certain plane Included in the plane image acquisition means for acquiring an image, plane image identifier reading means for reading an identifier of each code included in the plane image based on the plane image, and the plane image based on the plane image Measuring means for measuring the position of each code, and a position corresponding to each identifier corresponding to each code-attached tag included in the planar image; A plane image storage means for storing the relation, and an association means for associating a position corresponding to each code-attached tag included in the plane image and a tag image corresponding to the code-attached tag at the position via the identifier; It is characterized by comprising.

  According to the idea extraction support method of the present invention, a sticky note image including a keyword and a code of a sticky note with a code in which a keyword is entered is acquired, and an identifier of a code included in the sticky note image is obtained based on the sticky note image. Read, store the tag image and the corresponding identifier in association with each other, obtain a plane image including each code of a plurality of code tag attached to a certain plane, and based on the plane image, The identifier of each code included is read, the position of each code included in the plane image is measured based on the plane image, and each code-attached tag included in the plane image is measured. The identifier and the corresponding position are stored in association with each other, and the position corresponding to each code-attached tag included in the planar image and the code-attached tag at the position are stored via the identifier. Characterized in that associating the tag image.

  According to the code-attached tag of the present invention, in the code-attached tag having a film-like size and having an area for entering characters, it is on the same surface as the character entry surface and the characters are entered. It is applied so as to include a code that includes information on the identifier of the code-attached sticky note that is described in an area different from the area to be applied, and a surface portion that faces the surface portion on which the code is described. It is characterized by comprising an adhesive.

  According to the code-attached tag and the idea extraction support system and method using the tag of the present invention, in the process of brainstorming, the idea extraction process such as the KJ method, it is as easy as extracting a keyword with a tag, and The idea extraction can be supported by digitizing the information.

Hereinafter, an idea extraction support system and method according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First, the KJ method will be briefly described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an example of an idea extraction support method that shows how to use the KJ method that is often performed in workshops.
At the brainstorming stage, a plurality of people have sticky notes, and keywords or short sentences that come up with the sticky notes possessed by each person are entered (step S101). Each person sticks a sticky note on which a keyword or a short sentence is written on a wall, a board, or a desk one after another (step S102). After that, at the stage of the KJ method, the pasted sticky notes are moved and grouped according to the contents written on the sticky notes (step S103). This grouping is repeated several times (step S104). Finally, a group title, an important point, etc. are given to each grouped group according to the content of the keyword entered on the tag included in the group (step S105).
According to this idea extraction support method, the process of writing a keyword on a tag and pasting it on a board or the like can be performed without stress.

Next, an idea extraction support system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the idea extraction support system of the present embodiment includes an idea extraction support device 200, a sticky note image acquisition device 201, a board image acquisition device 202, a display device 203, and an input device 204. The idea extraction support apparatus 200 includes an image data reading unit 205, a code detection unit 206, a code reading unit 207, a code position measurement unit 208, a sticky note board integration unit 209, a display unit 210, a data editing unit 211, a code DB 212, and a sticky note image DB. (Data Base) 213, board image DB 214, and control unit (CPU: Central Processing Unit) 215.

The sticky note image acquisition device 201 is a device for acquiring, as an image, a keyword written on a sticky note by a person who has come up with an idea, a code attached to each sticky note, and the like, and outputting the image to the idea extraction support device 200. is there. This code is different for each tag and functions as an ID (code identifier) of the code of the tag. The code is, for example, a barcode. Further, this code may be a two-dimensional bar code, a number, a number sequence, a figure, a picture, or the like. In other words, it is a code that can be distinguished from others as an ID, and any code that can be distinguished from characters (usually characters in languages such as Japanese, English, etc.) used for keywords entered on sticky notes I do not care. This code-attached tag will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. 3 or FIG.
The sticky note image acquisition apparatus 201 includes, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) camera, takes a picture including a part where a keyword of a sticky note is written and a part where code information is written, and takes a photographed image. It outputs to the idea extraction assistance apparatus 200 as electronic data. An example of the tag image acquisition apparatus 201 will be described later with reference to FIG. In this way, the information on each tag can be taken into the idea extraction support device 200 without increasing the number of normal writing operations on the tag.

  The board image acquisition device 202 is a device for acquiring the entire board (or desk or the like) on which a sticky note is attached as an image according to the KJ method, and outputting the image to the idea extraction support device 200. The board image acquisition apparatus 202 includes, for example, a digital camera, captures the entire board with a sticky note, and outputs the captured image to the idea extraction support apparatus 200 as electronic data.

The display device 203 is for receiving and displaying data to be displayed from the idea extraction support device 200.
The input device 204 is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, and is used by a user to edit data handled by the idea extraction support device 200 based on data displayed on the display device 203.

  The image data reading unit 205 reads an image including a keyword and code information input from the tag image acquisition device 201. At this time, the image data reading unit 205 trims the tag portion of the image input from the tag image acquisition apparatus 201. The image data reading unit 205 acquires the keyword and code information as an image. Further, the image data reading unit 205 reads the entire image of the board acquired by the board image acquisition device 202.

The code DB 212 includes a code master image that is a master image of code information included in the acquired image, a start position code master image that is a master image of a start position code indicating the start position of code information included in the image, The code ID corresponding to each code master image is stored. At this time, the start position code has a common shape regardless of the code ID. In this way, when detecting a code from the image on the board, rather than finding the code one by one by each code image, the start position code is detected using the start position code which is a common shape, and then It is more efficient to read the code ID from each code image.
Furthermore, the code DB 212 may also store an end position code master image that is a master image of the end position code indicating the end position of the code included in the image. In this case, the code detection unit 206 can detect the position where the code starts and the position where it ends based on the start position code master image and the end position code master image. As a result, it is possible to increase the efficiency of detecting the code rather than detecting only the position where the code starts. In addition, when detecting the position where the code starts and the position where the code ends, the efficiency of detecting the code is less affected by the image magnification than detecting only the position where the code starts.
Further, when the code included in the image is a barcode, the code master image, the start position code master image, and the end position code master image are not necessarily required. However, it is preferable that the code DB 212 includes these images because it takes less time to detect and read the code when these images are present.

  The code detection unit 206 detects where the code information included in the image read by the image data reading unit 205 is located in the image. The code detection unit 206 detects the position where the code starts from the start position code master image stored in the code DB 212. The image read by the image data reading unit 205 may be a single sticky note or an entire board image. A method for detecting the position of the code will be described later with reference to FIG. 8 or FIG.

When the image data reading unit 205 reads the tag image, the code reading unit 207 reads the code information included in the image of the tag read by the image data reading unit 205 at the position detected by the code detection unit 206. The ID of the code of the tag included in the read image is acquired.
When the image data reading unit 205 reads the entire image of the board, the code reading unit 207 reads the tag included in the image of the board read by the image data reading unit 205 at the position detected by the code detection unit 206. Read code information. That is, the code reading unit 207 reads the ID of a tag on the board. More specifically, the code reading unit 207 reads the code by searching the code DB 212 for a code master image that matches the code included in the image, and acquires the ID by the code ID. Usually, since there are a plurality of sticky notes on the board, the code reading unit 207 reads the IDs of the plurality of sticky notes.

Further, at this time, the code position measuring unit 208 measures the position of the tag detected by the code detecting unit 206. That is, the code position measurement unit 208 measures the position of the tag detected by the code detection unit 206 on the board. In other words, the code position measuring unit 208 measures the coordinates of the tag detected by the code detecting unit 206 on the screen on which the board is displayed. Further, when using the KJ method as in this embodiment, it is important to group these keywords, so it is not necessary to grasp the position of the keywords so accurately, and it is sufficient to grasp the position on the order of several centimeters. is there. Details of the code position measurement will be described later with reference to FIG. 8 or FIG.
The sticky note board integration unit 209 inputs a plurality of keyword images stored in the sticky note image DB 213, IDs corresponding to the keyword images, a plurality of IDs stored in the board image DB 214, and positions corresponding to the IDs. As a value, the position of the sticky note on the board corresponding to each of the plurality of keyword images and the sticky note in which these keywords are entered is calculated. Since the sticky note board integration unit 209 can obtain the coordinate data of the individual image data of each sticky note, it is possible to reproduce where the sticky note was actually attached and how the positional relationship between the sticky notes was.
The display unit 210 generates data for displaying each tag having a keyword written on the screen based on the positions of the plurality of tag on the board calculated by the tag board integrating unit 209. Data is output to the input device 204.

The data editing unit 211 edits data handled by the idea extraction support device 200 based on the instruction output from the input device 204.
The tag image DB 213 stores an image including a keyword included in the tag acquired by the image data reading unit 205 and the code ID acquired by the code reading unit 207 in association with each other. That is, the sticky note image DB 213 can store the keyword images of a plurality of sticky notes and IDs of codes corresponding to the sticky notes in association with each other. An example of the operation of the apparatus parts of the image data reading unit 205, the code detection unit 206, the code reading unit 207, the code DB 212, and the tag image DB 213 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The board image DB 214 stores an image of the entire board read by the image data reading unit 205, and further stores the ID of the code read by the code reading unit 207 in association with the position of the tag corresponding to the ID of this code. . That is, the board image DB 214 can store the ID of each code of a plurality of sticky notes and the position of each of these sticky notes on the board in association with each other. An example of the operation of the apparatus portions of the image data reading unit 205, the code detection unit 206, the code reading unit 207, the code position measurement unit 208, the code DB 212, and the board image DB 214 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The control unit 215 is for controlling the operation of the idea extraction support apparatus 200. For example, the control unit 215 counts the number of images read by the image data reading unit 205 and determines whether a predetermined number of images has been read. Further, the control unit 215 counts the number of board images read by the image data reading unit 205 and determines whether or not a predetermined number has been read. Further, the control unit 215 counts the number of sticky notes read by the code reading unit 207 or the number of sticky notes measured by the code position measuring unit 208, and determines whether or not the number is a predetermined number.

Next, an example of a code-attached tag used in the idea extraction support system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The code-attached tag 300 used in this embodiment includes, for example, an area to which a barcode 301 is assigned as a code, an area for a character entry area 302, and a start position code 303. The barcode 301 is assigned to each tag and is unique to each tag, and functions as an ID for the code of each tag. The character entry area 302 is a space for a user to enter a keyword or the like in the process of extracting ideas from brainstorming to the KJ method. The start position code 303 indicates the start position of code information included in the image.

  The size of the code-attached sticky note 300 is not particularly limited, but it is preferably about the palm of the hand, as it is already on the market. The shape of the code-attached tag 300 is not particularly limited, but usually has a film shape. The code-attached tag 300 has, for example, a shape obtained by cutting a film-like paper into a rectangular shape. If the keyword entry side is the front surface, it is desirable that an adhesive is applied to a part of the back surface of the code-attached tag 300 and about 100 code-attached tags 300 can be stacked. This adhesive has such an adhesive force that the sticky tag 300 with a cord can be attached to a board or the like and can be peeled off from the board with such a force that the sticky note is not destroyed.

  Further, the position of the bar code 301 on the code-attached tag 300 is not particularly limited, but considering the convenience in image processing to be performed later, the back surface portion of the surface portion to which the paste is applied is desirable. Moreover, it is preferable that the position where the adhesive is applied is a position where the code is written in the surface position on the back side of the surface position of this position. In other words, when the code-attached tag 300 is attached to the board via an adhesive, the surface portion facing the attachment surface portion where the boat and the code-attached tag 300 are attached (the back surface portion of the attachment surface). It is preferable that the code is described in The surface portion facing the adhesion surface portion is in the relationship of the back surface. If the barcode 301 is positioned on this surface portion, the barcode 301 can be accurately displayed without distortion when the code-attached tag 300 is pasted on the board. And the reading rate of the code reading unit 207 can be increased. The area where the barcode 301 and the start position code 303 exist is preferably clearly separated from the character entry area 302.

  Next, the operation of the idea extraction support system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the entire processing flow includes an “individual tag reading stage” in which individual tags are read before being attached to the board, and a “tag reading stage” in which tags are affixed to the board. These steps will be described with reference to FIG. The flowchart shown on the left side of FIG. 4 is shown in FIG. 1, and the flowchart shown on the right side of FIG. 4 shows the operation of the idea extraction support system of this embodiment. FIG. 4 shows corresponding portions of the flowchart on the left side and the flowchart on the right side.

  First, using the sticky note image acquisition device 201, the image data reading unit 205, the code detection unit 206, the code reading unit 207, and the code DB 212, every time a keyword is entered on a sticky note, all sticky notes are used. The code information and the keyword image included are read, and the tag image DB 213 stores the keyword image included in the tag acquired by the image data reading unit 205 in association with the ID of the code acquired by the code reading unit 207 (step). S401).

Next, the control unit 215 determines whether or not there is a sticky note that has not been read in step S401. If there is a sticky note that has not been read, the process returns to step S401. If there is no sticky note that has not been read, step S403 is performed. (Step S402).
Using the board image acquisition device 202, the image data reading unit 205, the code detecting unit 206, the code reading unit 207, the code position measuring unit 208, and the code DB 212, the code information of each tag and The position information of each sticky note is acquired, and the board image DB 214 stores the ID of the code read by the code reading unit 207 in association with the position of the sticky note measured by the code position measuring unit 208 corresponding to the code ID. (Step S403).

  Next, the control unit 215 determines whether or not there is an image for which code information and position information have not yet been acquired in step S403. If there is an image for which code information and position information have not been acquired, the process proceeds to step S403. On the other hand, if there is no image for which code information and position information have not been acquired, the processing of the flowchart shown on the right in FIG. 4 is terminated.

Next, an example of the process of step S401 in FIG. 4 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the sticky note image acquisition apparatus 201 that acquires the keyword image and code information entered on the sticky note places the sticky note on a stand 602 as described later with reference to FIG. It will be acquired.
The sticky note in which the keyword is entered is set on the stand 602 (step S501). The person who came up with the keyword enters the keyword on the sticky note set on the stand 602 using the writing instrument 605 (step S502). When the keyword has been entered, the capture button 606 installed on the stand 602 is pressed to start capturing a sticky note image (step S503). The camera 601 installed on the stand 602 captures the image of the tag (step S504). Alternatively, a keyword may be entered on a sticky note in advance, the sticky note on which the keyword is entered is set on a stand, and a capture button is pressed once for each sticky note to capture an image of the sticky note.

  The image data reading unit 205 reads the captured image acquired by the sticky note image acquisition device 201 and trims the sticky note portion from the captured image (step S505). The code detection unit 206 detects position information of where the code information of the tag is in the captured image from the trimmed captured image (step S506). The code reading unit 207 acquires the code ID of the tag from the code position information detected in step S506 (step S507). The tag image DB 213 associates and stores the trimmed image obtained in step S505 and the code ID of this image obtained in step S507 (step S508). The control unit 215 determines whether or not there is a sticky note that has not been read. If there is, the process returns to step S502, and if not, the process shown in FIG. 5 ends (step S509).

Next, the stand 602 that comes out in step S501 in FIG. 5 will be described with reference to FIG. The stand 602 is a part of the sticky note image acquisition device 201. Further, the sticky note image acquisition apparatus 201 illustrated in FIG. 6 is an example.
As illustrated in FIG. 6, the sticky note image acquisition apparatus 201 includes, for example, a camera 601, a stand 602, a stopper 603, and a capture button 604. A person who enters a keyword on the tag 605 uses the writing instrument 606. The writing instrument 606 may be anything as long as the keyword can be entered on the tag 605 and the camera 601 can easily recognize the keyword. The writing instrument 606 is, for example, a felt pen.
The camera 601 is, for example, a USB camera, and outputs a captured image to the idea extraction support apparatus 200 via the cable 607. The camera 601 is installed on the upper portion of the stand 602 so as to face the position where the sticky note 605 is placed so that the sticky note 605 can be reliably photographed. The camera 601 is controlled by capture software, and a person who enters a keyword on a tag 605 presses the capture button 604 after placing the tag 605 on which the keyword is entered at a predetermined position, for example.
The stopper 603 is for positioning the sticky note 605, whereby the relative position between the sticky note 605 and the camera 601 can be fixed at a position where the camera 601 can most easily acquire the keyword image and code information.
A capture button 604 is a button for the camera 601 to start acquiring an image of the tag 605. When the capture button 604 is pressed, acquisition of the image of the tag 605 is started. The capture button 604 is linked with the capture software, and when the capture button 604 is pressed, the image of the tag 605 is accumulated in the idea extraction support apparatus 200.

  As another example, a code identifying unit (not shown) that can recognize the code of the tag 605 and identify the difference between the codes without providing the capture button 604 may be provided. When the code identifying unit identifies a different code, the camera 601 may be set to automatically acquire the image of the tag 605. In this case, if a plurality of sticky notes 605 with keywords are prepared in advance and the plurality of sticky notes 605 are placed on the stand 602 and turned one by one from the top, a plurality of sticky note images can be easily obtained. Can be obtained.

Next, an example of the process of step S403 in FIG. 4 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.
The board image acquisition device 202 captures the entire board on which the sticky note is placed, and the image data reading unit 205 reads the captured image of the entire board (step S701). The idea extraction support system of the present embodiment is intended to record keyword grouping (moving sticky notes) by the KJ method, so that each time grouping is performed, the board image acquisition device 202 captures an image of the board. . The image data reading unit 205 outputs the image of the entire board to the board image DB 214, and the board image DB 214 stores this image (step S702). The code detection unit 206 refers to the code DB 212 to detect where the code information in the entire board image read in step S701 is located in the entire board image (step S703). Usually, since there are a plurality of sticky notes in the entire board image, there are a plurality of positions of the code information.

  The code reading unit 207 reads the code information on the sticky note in the image read by the image data reading unit 205 by referring to the code DB 212 based on the position of the code information detected in step S703, and in the entire board image The ID of the code of each existing tag is acquired (step S704). When the code ID of each tag is acquired in step S704, the code position measuring unit 208 measures the position of each tag (step S705). Whether the control unit 215 obtains the code ID corresponding to the code information for all the plurality of normal code information detected in step S703 and measures the position of the tag corresponding to the code ID. It is determined whether or not (step S706). If it is determined that the code ID has been acquired and the position of the sticky note is being measured, the process proceeds to step S707. On the other hand, if the code ID has been acquired and it has not been determined that the position of the sticky note has been measured, the step is performed. The process returns to S704. The board image DB 214 stores the code ID read by the code reading unit 207 in association with the position of the tag corresponding to the code ID (step S707). For example, the control unit 215 counts the number of board images read by the image data reading unit 205 and, based on the counted number and the number of photographed board images, adds all the board images. On the other hand, it is determined whether or not the processing from step S702 to step S707 has been performed (step S708). If there is an unprocessed board image, the process from step S702 is performed on the board image, and if there is no unprocessed board image, the process ends.

Next, the code detection unit 206 detects where the code information included in the image read by the image data reading unit 205 is on the board, and the code reading unit 207 reads the code from the detected code information. An example of a method in which the position measuring unit 208 measures the position of this code information on the board will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, the code detection unit 206 displays a mouse cursor 805 on the display device 203 together with the image 801 of the entire board read by the image data reading unit 205. Further, for example, a special sentence is detected by the code detection unit 206 so that the mouse cursor 805 is positioned at the position where the code of each tag in the whole board image is described for the user who is viewing the display screen. Display and prompt. In accordance with this sentence, for example, the user moves the mouse cursor 805 to the code position of each tag and performs a left click with the mouse to determine the position of each tag. Upon receiving this click, the code detection unit 206 detects a code by comparing it with the start position code master image stored in the code DB 212 near the click in the image. The code reading unit 207 compares the detected code with the code master image and reads the code ID.
The code position measuring unit 208 measures the number of pixels 803 in the X direction from the base point and the number of pixels 804 in the Y direction from the base point at the click position, and measures the code position. In the example of FIG. 8, the number of pixels 803 in the X direction and the number of pixels 804 in the Y direction can be measured by matching the mouse tag 805 with the code-attached tag 806 and clicking.

  In this way, since the sticky note in the present embodiment has a code written therein, the sticky note board integration unit 209 has a plurality of keyword images and an on-board corresponding to each of the sticky notes on which these keywords are written. The position of the sticky note on the board can be calculated, and the idea extraction support apparatus 200 can recognize the position of the sticky note on the board.

(Modified example of sticky note with code)
Next, a modified example of the code-attached tag shown in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
The code-attached tag 900 shown in FIG. 9 differs from the code-attached tag 300 shown in FIG. 3 only in that a check frame 901 is newly provided. The other parts of the code-attached tag 900 are the same as those of the code-attached tag 300 shown in FIG. 3, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG.

  A check frame 901 is a frame for checking when the user has finished entering a keyword in the character entry area 302 of the code-attached tag 900. The sticky note image acquisition apparatus 201 always monitors whether or not the check frame 901 is checked. When the tag image acquisition apparatus 201 detects that the check frame 901 is checked, the image of the code tag 900 with the check is captured.

  In this way, if a keyword is entered in the character entry area 302 of a plurality of code-attached tags 900 and a check frame 901 is checked, a plurality of codes can be attached continuously by simply replacing the code-attached tag 900. An image of the sticky note 900 can be captured. Further, since the operation of pressing the capture button 604 becomes unnecessary, forgetting to press the button can be avoided. Furthermore, since the capture button 604 itself is not necessary, the structure of the stand 602 can be simplified.

  According to the first embodiment described above, the extracted idea method can be recorded by assigning a code to a tag and reproducing a real state on a computer. Further, according to the present embodiment, in the process of extracting ideas such as brainstorming and KJ method, it is as easy as extracting keywords with sticky notes, and the information is digitized, so that It can be recorded and managed while maintaining the relationship, and can be easily reproduced on a personal computer, which can be used to utilize the results of brainstorming.

(Second Embodiment)
The idea extraction support system of the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in the operation of the code detection unit 206, and the other devices and the operations of the devices are the same. Accordingly, like parts are designated by like reference numerals in the drawings referred to in the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted.

In this embodiment, the code detection unit detects where the code information included in the image read by the image data reading unit 205 is on the board, and the code position measurement unit determines the position of the code information on the board. An example of the measurement method will be described with reference to FIG.
The code detection unit of the present embodiment detects the code position from the image 801 of the entire board by image recognition instead of detecting the code position by the mouse. Specifically, this image recognition is recognition by shape pattern matching. For this recognition, the code DB 212 stores a code shape pattern described in advance on a tag as a code master image. The code detection unit compares the start position code master image stored in the code DB 212 with the image in the image 801 of the entire board, and extracts a matching one based on the contour of the image. Accordingly, the code detection unit can detect where the code information is located in the image 801 of the entire board.

According to the second embodiment described above, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, it is possible to automatically detect where the code information is located in the image 801 of the entire board. Can be expected to be reduced and the time to obtain results will be shortened.
Further, the first embodiment and the second embodiment can be combined and implemented. For example, the code detection unit first detects the position of the code information by image recognition as described in the second embodiment, presents the detection result to the user, and the user recognizes that the detection result has an error. Only in this case, the position of the code information may be detected by the mouse cursor 805 described in the first embodiment. In this way, even if the position of the code information on the image 801 of the entire board detected automatically is incorrect, it can be corrected to an accurate position.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

The flowchart which shows an example of the idea extraction assistance method which showed the utilization method of KJ method often performed in a workshop. The block diagram of the idea extraction assistance system concerning embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the tag with a code | cord | chord used with the idea extraction assistance system of FIG. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the idea extraction assistance system of FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in step S401 in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the tag image acquisition apparatus of FIG. The flowchart which shows an example of a process of step S403 of FIG. The figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the code | cord | chord detection part and code | cord position measurement part of FIG. The figure which shows the modification of the tag with a code | cord | chord used with the idea extraction assistance system of FIG. The figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the code | cord | chord detection part and code | cord position measurement part in the idea extraction assistance system concerning the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 200 ... Idea extraction assistance device, 201 ... Sticky note image acquisition device, 202 ... Board image acquisition device, 203 ... Display device, 204 ... Input device, 205 ... Image data reading part, 206: Code detection unit, 207: Code reading unit, 208: Code position measurement unit, 209 ... Sticky board integration unit, 210 ... Display unit, 211 ... Data editing unit, 212 ... code DB, 213 ... tag image DB, 214 ... board image DB, 215 ... control unit, 300 ... tag with code, 301 ... bar code, 302 ... character entry Area 303 ... Start position code 601 Camera 602 Stand 603 Stopper 604 Capture button 605 Sticky note 605 Brush Tool, 606 ... Capture button, 606 ... Writing instrument, 607 ... Cable, 801 ... Whole board image, 803 ... Number of pixels in X direction, 804 ... Number of pixels in Y direction, 805 ... Mouse cursor, 806 ... Sticky note with code, 900 ... Sticky note with code, 901 ... Check frame

Claims (14)

A sticky note image acquisition means for acquiring a sticky note image including a keyword and a code of a sticky note with a code in which a keyword is entered;
A sticky note image identifier reading means for reading a code identifier included in the sticky note image based on the sticky note image;
A sticky note image storing means for storing the sticky note image in association with a corresponding identifier;
Plane image acquisition means for acquiring a plane image including each code of a plurality of code-attached tags attached to a certain plane;
A plane image identifier reading means for reading an identifier of each code included in the plane image based on the plane image;
Measuring means for measuring the position of each code included in the planar image based on the planar image;
Planar image storage means for storing each identifier corresponding to each code-attached tag included in the planar image in association with the corresponding position;
An idea extraction support comprising association means for associating, via the identifier, a position corresponding to each code-attached tag included in the planar image and a tag image corresponding to the code-attached tag at the position. system.   The idea extraction support according to claim 1, wherein the tag image acquisition unit acquires the tag image when there is a check in a frame provided at a predetermined position of the code tag. system.   The idea extraction support system according to claim 1, wherein the tag image acquisition unit acquires the tag image when a code of the code tag is changed. The sticky note image identifier reading means includes:
Code storage means for storing a plurality of code master images indicating code shape patterns and corresponding identifiers in association with each other;
Detecting means for comparing the code master image and the sticky note image and detecting a position of a code included in the sticky note image;
4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reading unit that compares the code master image with the tag image and reads an identifier of a code included in the tag image. 5. Idea extraction support system. The planar image identifier reading means includes
Code storage means for storing a plurality of code master images indicating code shape patterns and corresponding identifiers in association with each other;
Detecting means for comparing the code master image and the sticky note image and detecting a position of a code included in the sticky note image;
5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reading unit that compares the code master image with the tag image and reads an identifier of a code included in the tag image. 6. Idea extraction support system. The planar image identifier reading means includes
Display means for displaying a cursor;
Receiving means for prompting the cursor to touch each code included in the planar image and receiving a contact report;
Detecting means for detecting a position of a code that has received a report of contact based on the position of the cursor;
Code storage means for storing a plurality of code master images indicating code shape patterns and corresponding identifiers in association with each other;
The idea extraction support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a reading unit that compares the code master image with the code and reads an identifier of the code. Obtain a sticky note image containing the keyword and code of the sticky note with a code in which the keyword is entered,
Based on the tag image, the identifier of the code included in the tag image is read,
Storing the tag image and the corresponding identifier in association with each other;
Obtain a plane image including each code of a plurality of sticky notes with a code affixed to a plane,
Based on the planar image, the identifier of each code included in the planar image is read,
Based on the planar image, measure the position of each code included in the planar image,
Each identifier corresponding to each code-attached tag included in the planar image is stored in association with the corresponding position,
An idea extraction support method, wherein a position corresponding to each tag with a code included in a planar image is associated with a tag image corresponding to a code with a tag at the position via the identifier.   Acquiring a tag image including the keyword and code is to acquire the tag image when there is a check in a frame provided at a certain position of the code tag. The idea extraction support system according to claim 7.   The idea extraction support method according to claim 7, wherein acquiring the tag image including the keyword and the code is acquiring the tag image when the code of the code tag is changed. Reading the identifier of the code included in the sticky note image
A plurality of code master images indicating code shape patterns and corresponding identifiers are stored in association with each other,
Comparing the code master image and the sticky note image to detect the position of the code included in the sticky note image;
The idea according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the code master image and the tag image are compared to read an identifier of a code included in the tag image. Extraction support method. Reading the identifier of each code included in the planar image,
A plurality of code master images indicating code shape patterns and corresponding identifiers are stored in association with each other,
Comparing the code master image and the sticky note image to detect the position of the code included in the sticky note image;
The idea according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the code master image and the tag image are compared to read an identifier of a code included in the tag image. Extraction support method. Reading the identifier of each code included in the planar image,
Display the cursor,
Prompts the cursor to touch each code contained in the planar image, receives a contact report,
Detect the position of the code that received the contact report based on the position of the cursor,
A plurality of code master images indicating code shape patterns and corresponding identifiers are stored in association with each other,
The idea extraction support method according to any one of claims 7 to 10, further comprising: comparing the code master image with the code and reading an identifier of the code. In a sticky note with a code having an area for entering characters, having a certain size in the form of a film,
A code that is on the same surface as the surface on which the character is entered and that is described in an area different from the area on which the character is entered, and that includes information on the identifier of the code-attached tag;
A sticky note with a cord, comprising an adhesive applied so as to include a surface portion facing the surface portion on which the code is described.   14. The apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a frame for marking a region in the same plane as the region for entering the character and different from the region in which the region and the code are written. Sticky note with cord.

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