JP2008134952A - Information disclosure system, information disclosure method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information disclosure system that allows a user to input information to comprehensible standard items in a situation where information is stored in a distributed manner and information having standard items can be treated. <P>SOLUTION: A metadata definition storage device 2 previously stores a metadata definition list 9 including the standard items, and a content generation assisting file 10 for assisting an input to the standard items of the metadata definition list. A metadata imparting device 3 generates an input form, based on the metadata definition list 9 and the content generation assisting file 10, transmits the generated input form to an information transmitting terminal 6, and generates the metadata impartation content which includes the standard items, based on data inputted from the information transmission terminal 6, based on the input form. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to information disclosure on a network in which a plurality of information disclosure devices exist, and particularly relates to an information disclosure device system and information disclosure method for information having fixed items.

Conventionally, an information disclosure system capable of handling information having a fixed item even in a situation where information is distributed and accumulated on a network has been realized. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1.) In such a system, using the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, the distributed information disclosure apparatus realizes giving the same fixed item to information. . In addition, information having fixed items that exist in a distributed manner is browsed in an information browsing apparatus and extracted browsing such as search is realized.
JP 2006-65451 A

  In the above-described system, the standard item is defined by the item table, but name and the like are described as the data name in the item table. Therefore, when inputting standard items using the item table, which is a conventional technique, the user inputs the standard items using the item table, so the user inputs the item “data name (eg“ name ”)” that is difficult to understand. There was a problem that had to be done. In addition, when inputting standard items using the item table, there is a problem that the input data does not match the standard items.

  Also, in the system described above, because the standard items are defined by the item table, when setting items using options, it is necessary to enumerate the options in the item table, so the number of options becomes enormous. The item table has become very large and difficult to manage.

  Further, since it is necessary to change the item table according to the change of the option, the management of the item table is complicated depending on the option.

  Moreover, since it is not assumed that the output method is defined in accordance with the standard items, it is not possible to set the display part and the display format as the public information.

  Moreover, since it is not assumed that the extraction method is defined in accordance with the fixed items, there is a problem that the conditions for extracting the public information cannot be adjusted to the fixed items.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is a situation in which information is distributed and accumulated, and information having fixed items can be handled. Allows users to enter data for easy-to-understand items without entering standard items using the item table, and supports a large number of choices and frequently changed choices to match the regular items. Another object of the present invention is to provide an information disclosure system and an information disclosure method that enable setting of an output method and extraction method.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. An information disclosure system according to the present invention is connected to a network and includes a metadata definition table including fixed items, and the metadata corresponding to the metadata definition table. A metadata definition storage device having a storage means for storing a content creation auxiliary file for assisting input to a fixed item of the data definition table, and an input form is generated based on the metadata definition table and the content creation auxiliary file A first user interface generating means for transmitting the generated input form to the information transmitting terminal; a first input receiving means for receiving data input by the information transmitting terminal based on the input form; Based on the data, the metadata grant content that is the content including the fixed item Characterized in that it is composed of a meta data providing apparatus having a meta data providing content generation means for generating.
With such a configuration, the metadata definition storage device stores the metadata definition table including the standard items and the content creation auxiliary file for assisting the input to the standard items of the metadata definition table. The granting device generates an input form based on the metadata definition table and the content creation auxiliary file, transmits the generated input form to the information transmission terminal, and based on the data input by the information transmission terminal based on the input form Then, metadata-added content that is content including fixed items is generated.
As a result, the user can input easy-to-understand standard items. Moreover, in the distributed information disclosure apparatus, the format of the standard items for the same topic is unified. In addition, the script described in the content creation auxiliary file can deal with a large number of choices and frequently changed choices, and can set the content output method and extraction method according to the fixed items.

Further, in the information disclosure system of the present invention, the metadata grant content generation means of the metadata grant device is based on data input by the information transmission terminal, the metadata definition table, and the content creation auxiliary file. The metadata addition content is generated.
With this configuration, the metadata-added content generation unit generates metadata-added content based on the data input from the information transmission terminal, the metadata definition table, and the content creation auxiliary file.
Thereby, when public information is disclosed by a plurality of information disclosure apparatuses distributed on the network, the format of the standard items for the same topic can be unified. In addition, the script described in the content creation auxiliary file can deal with a large number of choices and frequently changed choices, and can set the content output method and extraction method according to the fixed items.

In addition, the information disclosure system of the present invention includes a data storage device that stores candidates to be input to the standard items, and the metadata providing device corresponds to a search key input from the information transmission terminal. A first search means for searching for candidates from the data storage device, and the first user interface generation means inserts the candidates searched by the first search means into an input field of the generated input form; It is characterized by that.
With such a configuration, the metadata providing apparatus searches the data storage apparatus for candidates corresponding to the search key input from the information transmission terminal, and inserts the searched candidates into the input field of the input form.
Thereby, when there are an enormous number of choices and frequent choices as an item, it is possible to use a data storage device that stores data as options. Further, even if a change such as a new data storage device is added, the definition of the item defined in the metadata definition table itself is not changed, and it is possible to cope with the change by the content creation auxiliary file.

In addition, the information disclosure system of the present invention generates second input reception means for receiving the metadata grant content from the metadata grant content creation means of the metadata grant apparatus, and public information including the received metadata grant content. And a public information generation unit that includes the public information generation unit that releases the generated public information on a network.
With such a configuration, the information disclosing device receives the metadata providing content from the metadata providing device, generates public information including the received metadata providing content, and publishes it on the network.
Thereby, when the information disclosure apparatus is distributed on the network, the format of the standard items for the same topic is unified. In addition, since the metadata providing device and the information disclosing device are separated, the user of the information transmitting terminal generates information based on the metadata definition table by the metadata providing device and publishes the generated information to the information disclosing device. It can be disclosed as information.

Further, the information disclosure system of the present invention includes the public information acquisition unit that acquires the public information from the information disclosure unit of the information disclosure apparatus, and the metadata definition storage that stores the metadata definition table corresponding to the acquired public information. An information browsing device having a metadata definition acquisition unit that acquires from a storage unit of the device and a public information storage unit that stores the public information, wherein the public information acquisition unit is acquired by the metadata definition acquisition unit Based on the metadata definition table, the acquired public information is stored in the public information storage unit as public information that can be searched.
With such a configuration, the information browsing apparatus stores the public information acquired from the information public apparatus in the public information storage unit. At this time, based on the metadata definition table acquired from the metadata definition storage device, the acquired public information is stored in the public information storage means as searchable public information. For example, a table for storing input data for fixed items included in the acquired public information is generated in the public information storage unit, and input data for fixed items included in the acquired public information is stored in the generated table. To do.
As a result, the information browsing apparatus can store the public information in a searchable format.

In the information disclosure system of the present invention, the storage means of the metadata definition storage device includes a content extraction auxiliary file for assisting a search for a fixed item in the metadata definition table corresponding to the metadata definition table. Stored in the information browsing device is a receiving means provided in the information browsing device, and a third input receiving means for receiving an input of a condition for selecting the metadata definition table from the information browsing terminal; The metadata definition table that matches the received selection condition is acquired from the storage means of the metadata definition storage device, and a content extraction auxiliary file corresponding to the acquired metadata definition table is stored in the metadata definition storage device. Metadata definition acquisition means acquired from storage means, the acquired metadata definition table, and the content extraction auxiliary file Generating an input form for extraction based on the second user interface generating means for displaying the input form on the information browsing terminal, and accepting an extraction condition input by the information browsing terminal based on the input form for extraction; Content extraction means for acquiring the searchable public information corresponding to the accepted extraction condition from the public information storage means, and the searchable public information acquired by the content extraction means to the information browsing terminal It comprises an accepting means for outputting.
With such a configuration, the information browsing apparatus receives an input of a condition for selecting a metadata definition table from the information browsing terminal, a metadata definition table that matches the received selection condition, and content corresponding to the metadata definition table The extraction auxiliary file is acquired from the means of the metadata definition storage device, an extraction input form is generated based on the acquired metadata definition table and the content extraction auxiliary file, and input by the information browsing terminal based on the input form The received extraction condition is received, public information corresponding to the received extraction condition is acquired from the public information storage means, and the acquired public information is output to the information browsing terminal.
Thereby, in the information browsing apparatus, since the public information is stored in a form that can be searched by a fixed item, the search can be easily performed. In addition, based on the metadata definition table and the content extraction auxiliary file, an extraction input form for inputting a search condition is generated, and the user searches to input the search condition into the extraction input form. It becomes easier to enter conditions.

In the information disclosure system according to the present invention, the accepting means searches the data storage device for candidates corresponding to the extraction condition input from the information browsing terminal, and the second user interface. The generation means inserts the candidate searched by the second search means into the input field of the generated extraction input form.
With such a configuration, the information browsing apparatus acquires candidates corresponding to the extraction condition input from the information browsing terminal from the data storage apparatus.
Thereby, candidates can be obtained from the data storage device, and the user can easily input candidate selection.

The information disclosure system of the present invention is characterized in that the public information is blog article information including data of fixed items defined in the metadata definition table.
With such a configuration, the user creates article information of a blog (blog: Abbreviation of Web Log) that includes data of standard items based on the metadata definition table, and sends the created article information to the information disclosure device. To do.
Thus, the user can publish blog article information on the network.

  The information disclosure method of the present invention is an information disclosure method in an information disclosure system that generates content with metadata based on data received from an information transmission terminal and publishes it on a network, and is connected to the network. Storing a metadata definition table including standard items and a content creation auxiliary file for assisting input to the standard items of the metadata definition table corresponding to the metadata definition table by the metadata definition storage device The user who generates the input form based on the metadata definition table and the content creation auxiliary file by the metadata providing apparatus connected to the network and transmits the generated input form to the information transmission terminal The interface generation procedure and the information based on the input form An input reception procedure for receiving data input by a communication terminal, and a metadata-added content generation procedure for generating metadata-added content, which is content including the standard items, based on the received data It is characterized by.

  In the present invention, the metadata definition table including the standard items, and the content creation auxiliary file that assists the input to the standard items of the metadata definition table corresponding to the metadata definition table, the standard items Therefore, there is an effect that the user can input a fixed item that is easy to understand.

  Moreover, in the distributed information disclosure apparatus, the format of the standard items for the same topic is unified. In addition, the script described in the content creation auxiliary file can deal with a large number of choices and frequently changed choices, and can set an output method and an extraction method according to fixed items.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information disclosure system of the present invention.
The information disclosure system 1 of the present invention includes a metadata definition storage device 2, a metadata grant device 3, a plurality of information disclosure devices 4, an information browsing device 5, an information transmission terminal 6, and an information browsing terminal 7. These are connected to a network 8 such as the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The metadata definition storage device 2 includes a storage unit 21 that stores a metadata definition table 9, a content creation auxiliary file 10, and a content extraction auxiliary file 11. In the metadata definition table 9, a plurality of items are set in accordance with the theme of the contents described in the metadata definition table. Note that the metadata is data describing information about data.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the metadata definition table 9.
As shown in FIG. 2, the metadata definition table 9 includes an item of “topic of interest (identification information: ID)” indicating the subject matter and the like of the description contents of the metadata definition table, “name”, and “production center”. It consists of items that require input of character strings.

Here, the terms “standard item” and “metadata definition” used in this specification will be supplementarily described.
The “standard item” is an item in which the name of the data item input to the item and the type of the data are determined in advance. For example, in the metadata definition table of FIG. 2, the first item whose data item name is “name” and its data type is “character string”, the data item name is “origin”, and its data type is A plurality of items including the second item which is a “character string” are described. For example, the data item name and the data type of the data item name are the field and the type of the field in the database.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the metadata providing apparatus 3.
The metadata assigning device 3 receives information for selecting a metadata definition from the information transmission terminal 6, and based on the input information for selecting the metadata definition table 9, the metadata definition storage device 2 to the metadata definition table 9. , The input form is generated based on the acquired metadata definition table 9, the generated input form is displayed on the information transmission terminal 6 which is the user's terminal, and the information input by the user is displayed on the displayed input form. Received from the calling terminal 6.

  Further, the metadata providing apparatus 3 transmits the information input by the user received from the information transmission terminal 6 to the information disclosure apparatus 4 selected by the user. The metadata providing apparatus 3 includes a receiving unit 31, a metadata definition acquiring unit 32, and a metadata added content generating unit 33.

  The information disclosure device 4 is, for example, a blog server. For example, the user creates blog article information based on the metadata definition table 9 using the metadata adding device 3, and transmits the created article information to the information disclosure device 4, thereby creating a blog (blog: Weblog). Article information can be made public.

  The reception unit 31 includes a user interface generation unit 31a, an input reception unit 31b, and a search unit 31c.

  The user interface generation unit 31 a creates an input form displayed on the information transmission terminal 6 based on the metadata definition table 9 accumulated in the metadata definition accumulation device 2 and the content creation auxiliary file 10. The content creation auxiliary file 10 will be described later.

  The input reception unit 31b displays an operation screen on the information transmission terminal 6 based on the input form created by the user interface generation unit 31a, and waits for information input by the user of the information transmission terminal 6 to be transmitted. Next, the input reception unit 31b that has received the transmitted information transmits the received information to the user interface generation unit 31a, the search unit 31c, or the metadata-added content generation unit 33.

  Based on the information received from the input receiving unit 31 b and the content creation auxiliary file 10, the search unit 31 c searches the corresponding data storage device 13 using the search key input from the information transmission terminal 6. The obtained search result is transmitted to the user interface generation unit 31a or the metadata addition content generation unit 33. In this case, connection information for connecting to the data storage device 13 is described in the content creation auxiliary file 10, and the metadata providing device 3 is based on the connection information described in the content creation auxiliary file 10. To the data storage device 13. This connection information includes information for identifying the data storage device 13, user name information for the data storage device 13, password information, and the like.

  There are two embodiments of the above-described “search key input from the information transmission terminal 6”. First, there is a case in which information is directly input to the information transmission terminal 6 by the user of the information transmission terminal 6. Second, based on the identification information (terminal identification information: ID) of the information transmission terminal 6, the metadata providing apparatus 3 may search for user-preferred information and use it as a search key. In the second case, for example, identification information (terminal identification information) of the information transmission terminal 6 is stored in the metadata providing device 3 in advance, and the metadata providing device 3 associates the terminal identification information with the user's information. Information such as information such as preferences is stored in the storage unit. Upon receiving the terminal identification information, the metadata providing apparatus 3 acquires information such as preferences corresponding to the terminal identification information from the storage unit, and searches the data storage apparatus 13 for a corresponding candidate using the acquired information as a search key. .

  The metadata definition acquisition unit 32 acquires the metadata definition table 9 and the content creation auxiliary file 10 from the metadata definition storage device 2 based on instructions from the user interface generation unit 31a and the metadata-added content generation unit 33.

  Based on the metadata definition table 9 and the content creation auxiliary file 10, the metadata addition content generation unit 33 adds metadata to the data received from the reception unit 31.

  As described above, the user interface generation unit 31 a of the metadata providing apparatus 3 generates an input form from the metadata definition table 9 and the content creation auxiliary file 10. The metadata definition table 9 describes “data name”, “data type”, and the like of each fixed item, and the content creation auxiliary file 10 describes how to create an input form that allows the user to input these items. Is defined.

  This content creation auxiliary file 10 creates an input form with “meaning of data to be entered (for example,“ name ”)” instead of “data name (for example,“ name ”) which is difficult for the user to understand. In addition, a warning display when data that does not match the data type is input, user assistance for easy input, and the like are described. In addition, as one of the functions of “user assistance to make it easier to input”, a method for linking with a database or the like in which input candidates are stored is described in the content creation auxiliary file, so that the user can input in conjunction with the database. Candidates can also be presented.

  The content definition includes, for example, a blog article and a fixed data group (blog article + standard data group) added thereto. What the standard data group is is defined by the “metadata definition table”, and the data varies depending on what information the user wants to give.

  For example, if people who create “blogs about wine” think that it is convenient to add information such as “production area, year, grape variety” to articles in a fixed form, those items can be referred to as “metadata”. If you define an item in the “definition table” and prepare a “content creation auxiliary file” to make it easy to assign it, and write an article from the metadata granting device using it, the blog article will be added to the regular article. Thus, content (blog + standard item) including “standard items” such as “production area, fiscal year, varieties of grapes” is created. That is, the content is a blog article or the like and a fixed data group (content = blog article or the like + standard data group).

  As described above, in the information disclosure system of the present invention, the content creation auxiliary file for assisting the input to the standard item of the metadata definition table corresponding to the metadata definition table and the metadata definition table corresponding to the metadata definition table is provided. Since the standard items are input, the user can input the standard items that are easy to understand.

  In addition, using the metadata definition table that includes the standard items and the content creation auxiliary file that supports the input to the standard items in the metadata definition table, the standard data items are entered in order to input the standard items. There is an effect that can be matched with the item of.

  The data storage device 13 may be configured as a part of the information disclosure system 1 or may be provided by a third party, and includes a reception unit 131 and a data storage unit 132.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the content creation auxiliary file 10.
As shown in FIG. 4, the content creation auxiliary file 10 describes “input” items used at the time of content input and controls necessary at the time of input, for example, how to use the data storage device 13, etc. It has a “script” item and an “input form” item that defines the data format of the input form to be created.

  In addition, an “output” item used when adding metadata to content, an “output item” item for changing the value displayed for each item, a “name” item indicating the item name, and the value of that item In accordance with the item, there are a “display” item for setting what is displayed on the screen, an “output form” item for defining the data format of the output, and the like.

  The configuration examples of the metadata definition storage device 2 and the metadata providing device 3 have been described above. The storage unit of the metadata definition storage device described above corresponds to the storage unit 21 of the metadata definition storage device 2, and the metadata assignment The first user interface generation unit of the apparatus corresponds to the user interface generation unit 31a of the metadata providing apparatus 3, the first input reception unit corresponds to the input reception unit 31b, and the metadata addition content generation unit corresponds to the metadata addition. The content generation unit 33 corresponds, and the first search unit corresponds to the search unit 31c.

  Thus, the metadata definition table 9 including the standard items illustrated in FIG. 2 and the content creation auxiliary file 10 illustrated in FIG. 4 are stored in the storage unit (storage unit) 21 of the metadata definition storage device 2. deep.

  Based on the metadata definition table 9 and the content creation auxiliary file 10 acquired from the storage unit (storage unit) 21 of the metadata definition storage device 2, the user interface generation unit (user interface unit) 31 a of the metadata providing apparatus 3 An input form is generated, the generated input form is transmitted to the information transmitting terminal 6, and data input by the information transmitting terminal 6 based on the input form is received by the input receiving unit (input receiving means) 31b.

  Further, the metadata addition content generation unit (metadata addition content generation means) 33 generates metadata addition content that is content including fixed items based on the received data.

  Therefore, the user can input easy-to-understand standard items. Moreover, in the distributed information disclosure apparatus, the format of the standard items for the same topic is unified. In addition, the script described in the content creation auxiliary file can deal with a large number of choices and frequently changed choices, and can set the content output method and extraction method according to the fixed items.

  In addition, a data storage device 13 in which candidates to be input to the standard items are stored, and a search input from the information transmission terminal 6 by the search unit (first search means) 31c of the metadata providing device 3 is provided. The candidate corresponding to the key is searched from the data storage unit 132 of the data storage device 13.

  Further, the user interface generation unit (first user interface generation unit) 31a inserts the candidate searched by the search unit (first search unit) 31c from the data storage device 13 into the input field of the generated input form.

  Thereby, when there are an enormous number of choices and frequent choices as an item, the data storage device 13 that stores the data to be the choices can be used. Further, even if a change such as a new data storage device 13 is added, the definition of the item defined in the metadata definition table 9 itself is not changed, and the change by the content creation auxiliary file 10 is possible. is there.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information disclosure apparatus 4.
The information disclosing device 4 receives data transmitted from the metadata providing device 3 or the information transmitting terminal 6 and publishes the public information (metadata providing content) 12 to the network 8. The unit 42, the public information generation unit 43, and the information disclosure unit 44 are configured.

The input receiving unit 41 receives the data transmitted from the metadata providing device 3 and transmits it to the information storage unit 42.
The information storage unit 42 stores the data received from the input reception unit 41 and transmits the data to the public information generation unit 43.
The public information generation unit 43 receives data from the information storage unit 42, creates public information to be disclosed on the network 8, and transmits the public information to the information disclosure unit 44.
The information disclosure unit 44 discloses the data transmitted from the public information generation unit 43 as the public information 12 on the network 8.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the public information 12.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the public information 12, in addition to the “title” and “description date” of the description content, a “topic fixed item” item indicating the fixed item portion in the topic, and “ “Topic target (identification information: ID)” item and, in this example, “name”, “origin”, “recommendation level”, etc. as specific items when wine is a topic.

  The configuration example of the information disclosure apparatus 4 has been described above. The second input reception unit of the information disclosure apparatus described above corresponds to the input reception unit 41 of the information disclosure apparatus 4, and the public information generation unit includes the public information generation unit 43. The information disclosure means corresponds to the information disclosure means.

  As a result, the input receiving unit (second input receiving unit) 41 of the information disclosure apparatus 4 receives the metadata-added content from the metadata-added content generating unit (metadata-added content generating unit) 33 of the metadata providing apparatus 3. The public information generation unit (public information generation unit) 43 generates public information including the received metadata-added content, and the information disclosure unit (information disclosure unit) 44 discloses the public information on the network.

  For this reason, when the information disclosure apparatus 4 is distributed and arranged on the network, the format of the standard items for the same topic can be unified.

  Moreover, since the metadata providing apparatus 3 and the information disclosing apparatus 4 are separated, the user of the information transmission terminal 6 generates information according to the metadata definition table 9 by the metadata providing apparatus 3, and the generated information is It can be disclosed to the information disclosure device 4 as public information. That is, for example, the user creates a blog article using the metadata definition table 9 by the metadata adding device 3 and creates the blog article using the information disclosure device 4 which is a blog server normally used by the user. Can be made public.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information browsing device 5.
The information browsing device 5 acquires and accumulates public information 12 on the network 8, executes a search request from the information browsing terminal 7 to the public information storage unit 52, and displays a search result. A public information acquisition unit 51, a public information storage unit 52, a metadata definition acquisition unit 53, and a reception unit 54 are included.

  The public information acquisition unit 51 acquires content (public information) 12 on the network 8, and based on the metadata definition table 9 acquired by the metadata definition acquisition unit 53, the acquired public information is made searchable public information. It accumulates in the public information accumulation unit 52. For example, based on the metadata definition table 9 acquired by the metadata definition acquisition unit 53, a table for storing the input data input to the fixed items included in the acquired public information is generated in the public information storage unit 52. The input data input to the fixed items included in the public information acquired in the generated table is stored as searchable public information.

  The public information accumulation unit 52 accumulates data sent from the public information acquisition unit 51 and transmits a search result to the user interface generation unit 54a based on a search instruction from the search unit 54d. The public information accumulation unit 52 may store the public information itself.

  The metadata definition acquisition unit 53 acquires the metadata definition table 9 and the content extraction auxiliary file 11 from the metadata definition storage device 2 and transmits them to the public information acquisition unit 51 and the reception unit 54. The content extraction auxiliary file 11 is for facilitating the input to the metadata definition table 9 for the user, like the content creation auxiliary file 10. However, the content creation auxiliary file 10 is for facilitating input for creating content, and the content extraction auxiliary file 11 is for facilitating input for searching for content.

  The reception unit 54 includes a user interface generation unit 54a, an input reception unit 54b, a content extraction unit 54c, and a search unit 54d.

  The user interface generation unit 54 a generates an input / output screen according to the metadata definition table 9, the content extraction auxiliary file 11 transmitted from the metadata definition acquisition unit 53, and the data transmitted from the public information storage unit 52. It transmits to the information browsing terminal 7.

  The input receiving unit 54b receives the data transmitted from the information browsing terminal 7 and transmits it to the content extracting unit 54c.

  The content extraction unit 54c searches the public information storage unit 52 based on the data transmitted from the input reception unit 54b.

  The search unit 54d searches the corresponding data storage device 13 based on the information received from the input receiving unit 54b and the content extraction auxiliary file 11. The obtained search result is transmitted to the user interface generation unit 54a or the content extraction unit 54c.

  Note that connection information for connecting to the data storage device 13 is described in the content extraction auxiliary file 11, and the information browsing device 5 stores data based on the connection information described in the content extraction auxiliary file 11. Connect to device 13. This connection information includes information for identifying the data storage device 13, user name information for the data storage device 13, password information, and the like.

  The information transmission terminal 6 and the information browsing terminal 7 are terminals having a function of accessing a network such as a personal computer and a mobile phone.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the content extraction auxiliary file 11.
As shown in FIG. 8, the content extraction auxiliary file 11 includes an “extraction method” item describing identification information (ID) for setting a plurality of content extraction methods, an “input” item used when inputting extraction conditions, and the like. , Having a “script on the input screen” item describing control necessary for input, for example, how to use the data storage device 13, and an “input form” item defining an input form for extraction to be created Yes.

  Depending on the “output” item used when describing the extraction result, the “output item” item for changing the value displayed for each item, the “name” item indicating the item name, and the value of that item In addition, it has a “display” item for setting what is displayed on the screen, an “output form” item for defining an output data format, and the like.

  The above-mentioned “extraction conditions” are the conditions specified by the user for the metadata (for example, the production area, year, and grape variety in the wine example) (for example, Bordeaux, 1990, It is content that satisfies (Pinot Noir). In order to have this “condition specified by the user” input, the information browsing apparatus 5 uses the “metadata definition table 9” and the “content extraction auxiliary file 11”.

  The content extraction auxiliary file 11 is used to extract a content group that satisfies a specific condition from a large number of contents. Here, for example, in order to extract content that satisfies a specific condition (for example, production area) from a plurality of contents related to wine, the content extraction auxiliary file is a condition (standard for the production area, year, grape variety) that the user wants to identify ( For example, it is convenient to extract from Bordeaux from 1980 to 1990, but when the user inputs the extraction condition, it is not “data name (for example, place)” in the metadata definition table, This is used to create an extraction input form that inputs extraction conditions using the expression "" and to display a warning for incorrect input.

  It should be noted that the format of the public information (content) disclosed by the information disclosure device 4 and the information disclosed by the information browsing device 5 can be changed. It is also possible to make it easy to see by displaying a list of the conditions specified by, attaching a display such as “compliance” according to the degree of adaptation, and changing the display order.

  Although the configuration example of the information browsing device 5 has been described above, the public information acquisition unit of the information browsing device described above corresponds to the public information acquisition unit 51 of the information browsing device 5, and the metadata definition acquisition unit corresponds to the metadata definition acquisition unit 53. The public information storage means corresponds to the public information storage section 52, the reception means corresponds to the reception section 54, the third input reception means corresponds to the input reception section 54b, and the second user interface generation means Corresponds to the user interface generation unit 54a, the content extraction unit corresponds to the content extraction unit 54c, and the second search unit corresponds to the search unit 54d.

  As a result, the public information acquisition unit (public information acquisition unit) 51 of the information browsing device 5 acquires the public information 12 from the information disclosure unit (information disclosure unit) 44 of the information disclosure device 4, and the metadata definition acquisition unit (metadata). The data definition acquisition unit) 53 acquires the metadata definition table 9 corresponding to the acquired public information 12 from the storage unit (storage unit) 21 of the metadata definition storage device 2, and acquires the acquired public information 12 as the public information storage unit. (Public information storage means) 42.

  At this time, the public information acquisition unit (public information acquisition unit) 51 can search the acquired public information 12 based on the metadata definition table 9 acquired by the metadata definition acquisition unit (metadata definition acquisition unit) 53. Stored as public information in the public information storage unit (public information storage means) 52.

  For this reason, the information browsing device 5 can store the public information in the public information storage unit (public information storage means) 52 in a format in which the public information can be searched.

  In addition, a content extraction auxiliary file 11 for assisting a search for a fixed item in the metadata definition table 9 is stored in the storage unit (storage means) 21 of the metadata definition storage device 2.

  And the reception part (reception means) 54 of the information browsing apparatus 5 receives the input of the conditions for selecting the metadata definition table 9 from the information browsing terminal 7 by the input reception part (third input reception means), and the metadata The definition acquisition unit (metadata definition acquisition unit) 53 acquires the metadata definition table 9 that matches the received selection condition from the storage unit (storage unit) 21 of the metadata definition storage device 2.

  The user interface generation unit (second user interface generation means) 54 a generates an extraction input form based on the acquired metadata definition table 9 and the content extraction auxiliary file 11, and uses the extraction input form as the information browsing terminal 7. To display.

  The content extraction unit (content extraction unit) 54c receives the extraction condition input by the information browsing terminal 7 based on the extraction input form, and displays the searchable public information corresponding to the received extraction condition as the public information storage unit (publication). Information storage means) 52. Then, searchable public information acquired by the content extraction unit (content extraction means) 54c is output to the information browsing terminal 7.

  Thereby, in the information browsing apparatus 5, since the public information is stored in a form that can be searched by a fixed item, the search can be easily performed. Further, based on the metadata definition table 9 and the content extraction auxiliary file 11, an extraction form for inputting search conditions is generated, and the user searches for the search conditions to be input to the extraction form. It becomes easier to enter conditions.

  Further, the receiving unit (receiving unit) 54 of the information browsing device 5 searches the data storage device 13 for candidates corresponding to the extraction condition input from the information browsing terminal 7 by the search unit (second searching unit) 54d. The user interface generation unit (second user interface generation unit) 54a inserts the candidate searched by the search unit (second search unit) 54d into the input field of the generated extraction input form.

  Thereby, candidates can be obtained from the data storage device, and the user can easily input candidate selection.

  The configuration of each device constituting the information disclosure system of the present invention has been described above, but connection information for connecting to the data storage device 13 is described in the content creation auxiliary file 10 and the content extraction auxiliary file 11 described above. The metadata definition storage device 2 and the information browsing device 5 connect to the data storage device 13 based on the connection information described in the content creation auxiliary file 10 and the content extraction auxiliary file 11.

  This connection information includes information for identifying the data storage device 13, user name information for the data storage device 13, password information, and the like.

  The public information 12 may be the created content itself, or may be a rewritten version of the created content into another fixed format. For example, in some cases, content containing standard data groups may be described in XML format or CSV format, or in a database, the contents and standard data groups are published separately, and links etc. are set so that each information can be traced to the other. There are some ways to make it public.

  The “metadata definition table”, “content creation auxiliary file”, and “content extraction auxiliary file” each include identification information for “corresponding” (see FIGS. 2, 4, and 8). .

  In the “metadata definition table” in FIG. 2, the “content creation auxiliary file” in FIG. 4, and the “content extraction auxiliary file” in FIG. If the identification information matches, the correspondence relationship of each file by this ID is identified.

  For example, the metadata adding device 3 detects the identification information of the “metadata definition table” and selects the “content creation auxiliary file” with the matching identification information from the storage unit 21 of the metadata definition storage device 2. Acquire “content creation auxiliary file” corresponding to “metadata definition table”.

  The public information 12 also includes identification information of the “metadata definition table” used when generating the public information 12 (see FIG. 6). The information browsing device 5 stores “metadata definition table”, “content creation auxiliary file”, and “content extraction auxiliary file” having identification information that matches the identification information included in the public information 12 in the metadata definition storage device 2. Select from the unit 21 to obtain. Further, the metadata providing apparatus 3 generates public information including identification information of a “metadata definition table” used when generating public information.

Next, the operation of the information disclosure system according to this embodiment will be described.
First, the information disclosure operation will be described with reference to FIG.

  The information transmission operation is started by sending an input start instruction from the information transmission terminal 6 to the metadata providing apparatus 3.

  When the metadata providing apparatus 3 detects that the information transmitting terminal 6 has accessed, the user interface generating unit 31a generates and displays an input form to be displayed on the information transmitting terminal 6. (Step S101) For example, a plurality of topics are displayed on the input form, and the user of the information transmission terminal 6 selects a desired topic from the topics.

  When the topic selected by the information transmission terminal 6 uses the metadata definition table 9 (step S102: YES), the metadata definition acquisition unit 32 of the metadata providing apparatus 3 uses the corresponding metadata definition table 9 The content creation auxiliary file 10 is acquired from the storage unit 21 of the metadata definition storage device 2 (steps S103 and S104) and transmitted to the user interface generation unit 31a.

  When the metadata definition table 9 and the content creation auxiliary file 10 are received, the user interface generation unit 31a generates an input form for inputting data related to the topic selected by the user of the information transmission terminal 6 and the metadata definition table 9 and the content. Based on the creation auxiliary file 10, it is generated and displayed (step S105).

  When the topic selected by the information transmission terminal 6 does not use the metadata definition table 9 (step S102: NO), the user interface generation unit 31a stores data related to the topic selected by the user of the information transmission terminal 6. An input form for inputting is generated and displayed (step S105).

  In the input form for inputting data related to the topic selected by the user of the information transmission terminal 6, when the input using the data storage device 13 is necessary (step S106: YES), the search unit 31c displays the information transmission. Based on an instruction from the terminal 6, a search instruction is transmitted to the reception unit 131 of the data storage device 13 and a search result is received (step S107). The search unit 31 c passes the received search result to the user interface generation unit 31 a and displays it on the information transmission terminal 6. The input reception unit 31b receives data input from the information transmission terminal 6 by the user of the information transmission terminal 6 (step S108).

  In the input form for inputting data related to the topic selected by the user of the information transmission terminal 6, when the input using the data storage device 13 is not required (step S106: NO), the input receiving unit 31b Data input from the information transmission terminal 6 by the user of the terminal 6 is received (step S108).

  The input receiving unit 31b transmits the received data to the metadata addition content generating unit 33. The metadata-added content generation unit 33 processes the received data based on the metadata definition table 9 and the content creation auxiliary file 10, and generates metadata-added content (step S109).

  The metadata providing device 3 transmits the created content as data to the information disclosure device 4. The input reception unit 41 of the information disclosure apparatus 4 receives data transmitted from the metadata providing apparatus 3 (step S110).

  The input reception unit 41 of the information disclosure apparatus 4 stores the received data in the information storage unit 42 (step S111).

  The public information generation unit 43 processes the content stored in the information storage unit 42 into a form suitable for disclosure, creates public information, and transmits the public information to the information disclosure unit 44. (Step S112)

  The information disclosure unit 44 discloses the public information as the public information 12 on the network 8 (step S113).

  Next, the information browsing operation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the information browsing operation. Hereinafter, the flow of processing of the information browsing operation will be described with reference to FIG.

  An information browsing operation is started when an instruction to start browsing is sent from the information browsing terminal 7 to the information browsing device 5.

  Based on the instruction from the information browsing terminal 7, the public information acquisition unit 51 of the information browsing device 5 acquires the public information (content) 12 on the network 8 and stores it in the public information storage unit 52 (step S201).

The user interface generation unit 54a of the information browsing device 5 generates a browsing content selection screen and displays it on the information browsing terminal 7 (step S202). When the desired content transmitted from the information browsing terminal 7 by the user of the information browsing terminal 7 uses a standard item (step S203: YES), the metadata definition acquisition unit 53 and the metadata definition table 9 and content extraction assistance The file 11 is acquired (steps S204 and S205).
The user interface generation unit 54a displays a content extraction condition input screen based on the metadata definition table 9 and the content extraction auxiliary file 11 (step S206).

  When the desired content transmitted from the information browsing terminal 7 by the user of the information browsing terminal 7 does not use the standard item (step S203: NO), the user interface generation unit 54a displays a content extraction condition input screen ( Step S206).

  When an input form for extraction using the data storage device 13 is required on the desired content extraction condition input screen (step S207: YES), the search unit 54d uses the data storage device based on an instruction from the information browsing terminal 7. The search instruction is transmitted to the thirteen reception units 131, and the search result is received (step S208). The search unit 54d passes the received search result to the user interface generation unit 54a and displays it on the information browsing terminal 7. The input reception unit 54b receives the data input from the information browsing terminal 7 and transmits it to the content extraction unit 54c (step S209).

  When the input form for extraction using the data storage device 13 is not required on the desired content extraction condition input screen (step S207: NO), the input receiving unit 54b receives the data input from the information browsing terminal 7 and receives the content. It transmits to the extraction part 54c (step S209).

  The content extraction unit 54c acquires desired content from the public information storage unit 52 based on the received data, that is, the content extraction condition, and displays it on the information browsing terminal 7 (step S210).

  As described above, according to the information disclosure system of the present invention, the metadata providing device 3 refers to the metadata definition table 9 and the content creation auxiliary file 10 of the metadata definition storage device 2, and creates a suitable user input form. In order to publish the generated items and the values input to the items based on the content creation auxiliary file 10 as the public information 12 in the information public device 4, the distributed information public device 4 also , The format of standard items on the same topic is unified.

  When there are an enormous number of choices and frequent choices as items, the data storage device 13 that stores the data to be used can be made available by the script described in the content creation auxiliary file 10. Even if a change occurs such as when the usage data storage device 13 is newly added, the definition of the item defined in the metadata definition table 9 is not changed, and it is possible to cope with the change by the content creation auxiliary file 10. .

  In addition, the information browsing device 5 refers to the metadata definition table 9 and the content extraction auxiliary file 11 of the metadata definition storage device 2, generates a user-extraction condition input form in a suitable form, and is input to the item and item Since extraction is performed using values, it is possible to browse distributed public information having fixed items.

  In addition, the content extraction auxiliary file 11 describes a plurality of extraction methods so that changes such as addition of extraction methods can be performed without changing the definition of the items defined in the metadata definition table 9 itself. This can be handled by changing the file 11. When there are an enormous number of choices and frequent choices as extraction conditions, the data storage device 13 that stores the data to be used can be made available by the script described in the content extraction auxiliary file 11. Even if a change such as a new usage data storage device 13 is added, the definition of the item defined in the metadata definition table 9 itself is not changed, and a change can be made by changing the content extraction auxiliary file 11. .

  Moreover, since the metadata providing apparatus 3 and the information disclosing apparatus 4 are separated, the user of the information transmission terminal 6 generates information according to the metadata definition table 9 by the metadata providing apparatus 3, and the generated information is It becomes possible to publish as the public information 12 to the information disclosure device 4. That is, for example, the user creates a blog article using the metadata definition table 9 by the metadata adding device 3 and creates the blog article using the information disclosure device 4 which is a blog server normally used by the user. Can be made public.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the above-described metadata definition storage device 2, metadata assignment device 3, information disclosure device 4, information browsing device 5, and data storage device 13 have a computer system therein. is doing.

  A series of processes related to the above-described process is stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program, and the above-described process is performed by the computer reading and executing this program.

  That is, in the metadata definition storage device 2, the metadata assignment device 3, the information disclosure device 4, the information browsing device 5, and the data storage device 13, each processing is performed by a central processing unit such as a CPU such as a ROM or a RAM. This is realized by reading the program into a storage device and executing information processing and arithmetic processing.

  Here, the computer-readable recording medium means a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Alternatively, the computer program may be distributed to the computer via a communication line, and the computer that has received the distribution may execute the program.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the information disclosure system of the present invention is not limited to the above illustrated examples, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Of course.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information disclosure system of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a metadata definition table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a metadata provision apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a content creation auxiliary file. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an information disclosure apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of public information. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an information browsing apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a content extraction auxiliary file. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of information disclosure operation | movement. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of information browsing.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information disclosure system, 2 ... Metadata definition accumulation | storage device, 3 ... Metadata provision apparatus, 4 ... Information disclosure apparatus, 5 ... Information browsing apparatus, 6 ... Information transmission terminal , 7 ... Information browsing terminal, 8 ... Network, 9 ... Metadata definition table, 10 ... Content creation auxiliary file, 11 ... Content extraction auxiliary file, 12 ... Public information, 13 ... Data storage device, 21 ... Storage unit, 31 ... Reception unit, 31a ... User interface generation unit, 31b ... Input reception unit, 31c ... Search unit, 32 ... Meta Data definition acquisition unit, 33... Metadata addition content generation unit, 41... Input reception unit, 42... Information storage unit, 43. ... Public information acquisition unit, 52・ Public information storage unit, 53... Metadata definition acquisition unit, 54... Reception unit, 54 a... User interface generation unit, 54 b .. input reception unit, 54 c. ..Search unit, 131 ... accepting unit, 132 ... data storage unit

Claims (9)

A storage unit for storing a metadata definition table including a fixed item connected to the network and a content creation auxiliary file for assisting input to the fixed item of the metadata definition table corresponding to the metadata definition table; A metadata definition storage device;
First user interface generation means for generating an input form based on the metadata definition table and the content creation auxiliary file, and transmitting the generated input form to an information transmission terminal;
First input receiving means for receiving data input by the information transmission terminal based on the input form;
Based on the received data, metadata-attached content generating means for generating metadata-attached content that is content including the standard items;
A metadata providing device having:
An information disclosure system comprising: The metadata giving content generating means of the metadata giving device is:
The information disclosure system according to claim 1, wherein the content with metadata added is generated based on data input by the information transmission terminal, the metadata definition table, and the content creation auxiliary file. A data storage device in which candidates to be input to the standard items are stored;
The metadata providing device is:
First search means for searching the data storage device for candidates corresponding to the search key input from the information transmitting terminal;
The first user interface generation means inserts the candidate searched by the first search means into the input field of the generated input form;
The information disclosure system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the system is disclosed. A second input receiving means for receiving the metadata giving content from the metadata giving content generating means of the metadata giving device;
Public information generating means for generating public information including the received metadata giving content;
Information disclosing means for disclosing the generated public information on a network;
The information disclosing system according to claim 1, further comprising an information disclosing device having the following. Public information acquisition means for acquiring the public information from information disclosure means of the information disclosure apparatus;
Metadata definition acquisition means for acquiring the metadata definition table corresponding to the acquired public information from the storage means of the metadata definition storage device;
Public information storage means for storing the public information;
Comprising an information browsing device having
The public information acquisition means is
Based on the metadata definition table acquired by the metadata definition acquisition means, the acquired public information is stored in the public information storage means as searchable public information.
The information disclosure system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein In the storage means of the metadata definition storage device,
A content extraction auxiliary file for assisting a search for a fixed item of the metadata definition table corresponding to the metadata definition table is stored,
In the information browsing apparatus,
Receiving means provided in the information browsing apparatus,
A third input receiving means for receiving an input of conditions for selecting the metadata definition table from the information browsing terminal;
The metadata definition table that matches the received selection condition is acquired from the storage means of the metadata definition storage device, and the content extraction auxiliary file corresponding to the acquired metadata definition table is stored in the metadata definition storage device Metadata definition acquisition means acquired from the means;
Second user interface generation means for generating an extraction input form based on the acquired metadata definition table and the content extraction auxiliary file, and displaying the input form on an information browsing terminal;
Content extraction means for receiving extraction conditions input by the information browsing terminal based on the extraction input form, and acquiring the searchable public information corresponding to the received extraction conditions from the public information storage means;
With
Receiving means for outputting the searchable public information acquired by the content extracting means to the information browsing terminal;
The information disclosure system according to claim 5, further comprising: The accepting means is
Second search means for searching the data storage device for candidates corresponding to the extraction condition input from the information browsing terminal;
The second user interface generation means inserts the candidate searched by the second search means into the input field of the generated extraction input form;
The information disclosure system according to claim 6. The information disclosure system according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the public information is blog article information including data of fixed items defined in the metadata definition table. An information disclosure method in an information disclosure system that generates content with metadata based on data received from an information transmission terminal and publishes it on a network,
By the metadata definition storage device connected to the network,
A procedure for storing a metadata definition table including a fixed form item, and a content creation auxiliary file for assisting input to the fixed form item of the metadata definition table corresponding to the metadata definition table;
By a metadata providing device connected to the network,
A user interface generation procedure for generating an input form based on the metadata definition table and the content creation auxiliary file, and transmitting the generated input form to the information transmission terminal;
An input reception procedure for receiving data input by the information transmission terminal based on the input form;
Based on the received data, a metadata-attached content generation procedure for generating metadata-attached content that is content including the standard item;
An information disclosing method characterized in that is performed.

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