JP2008210313A - Device and method for retrieving information of gazette data - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device capable of performing retrieval of gazette data with high accuracy. <P>SOLUTION: The device includes a gazette database 11 storing Chinese design gazette data including bibliographic clauses and drawings stated in Chinese design gazette, and a comparative database 12 storing data corresponding to Japanese classification and Locarno classification. Based on the Japanese classification set as a retrieval object, input of classification information is received, and the Japanese classification input to a classification input part is converted into Locarno classification by the comparative database. Using the classification information of the Locarno classification converted by a classification converting part, the Chinese design gazette data stored in the gazette database is retrieved, and the retrieved matter is extracted and displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a search method and search device for Chinese design gazette data.

  In recent years, there has been an increasing need for Japanese companies to investigate design rights in China. As a specific investigation method for the investigation of Chinese design rights, the contents of design gazettes issued in paper (hereinafter abbreviated as paper gazettes) are checked one by one and the relevant gazettes are extracted. There are two methods: a method and a computerized design gazette data (hereinafter abbreviated as gazette data) that mechanically retrieves and extracts related gazette data.

  The survey currently being conducted mainly is a survey using paper gazettes. For this purpose, the research institution regularly purchases, stores, and manages paper gazettes, and these paper gazettes are issued together with registration rights for a certain period (hereinafter referred to as “joint”). For this reason, this combined book includes rights in various fields and has a huge number and amount, and requires a lot of labor for storage and management.

  For this reason, many research institutions copy relevant design gazettes and keep only the copied gazettes. Therefore, since publications in other fields that are not relevant are discarded or managed and stored in a combined state, it is very difficult to conduct a retrospective survey of past issues in order to investigate new fields. It is in the situation.

  For example, systems disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 have become known as systems that search and manage not only Chinese designs but generally computerized intellectual property information.

  In Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-250090), bibliographic information in a search formula is replaced between a US patent classification and an international classification (paragraph 0017), or an English word (for example, transmission) as a search keyword. Can be easily used by foreigners by substituting multiple Japanese (transmission * transmission * transmission) for the corresponding (paragraph 0086) or replacing the US patent classification with the international classification (paragraph 0087). An information retrieval system is disclosed.

  Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-141445) includes a keyword conversion table that replaces the applicant name in the first country language display with the applicant name in the second country language display. A patent information search system that can be performed in the same manner is disclosed.

Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-141168) discloses a unique web interface using a user interface that makes it easy to use an existing patent information search service provided on a foreign language basis by adding a native language notation. A patent information search system that improves the efficiency of patent search by providing it as a service is disclosed.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-250090 JP 2005-141445 A JP2003-141168A

  As described above, in spite of the difficult situation as described above, investigations using paper publications are being conducted. In this background, at present, the method of mechanically searching the Chinese design gazette data by applying the system disclosed in the above patent document has various problems that the investigation cannot be sufficiently performed in the following points. There is.

  First, there are the following problems based on the different classification system between Japanese classification and international classification. In other words, the Japanese design classification currently adopted in Japan (hereinafter abbreviated as “Japan classification”) is a classification system based on goods, whereas the international patent classification and the Locarno international design classification (hereinafter referred to as “Locarno classification”). Abbreviated) is a classification system based on function. For this reason, it is difficult to obtain a search result that is limited to only the article for the investigation, in particular, in the design investigation conducted by specifying the article, the search only by the Locarno classification.

  For example, in the Japanese classification, “C3520 (electric washing machine)” and “C34100 (electric vacuum cleaner)” are assigned to the washing machine and the vacuum cleaner, whereas in the Locarno classification, the same classification “15” is assigned. -05 (Machine for washing, cleaning and drying) "is assigned, so when a design survey on washing machines is conducted, a search is made with the Locarno classification" 15-05 ", and the contents of the search results are one by one. Data on the washing machine must be extracted while confirming the case.

  Also, in Japan, a unique design classification (Japanese classification) is adopted, and Locarno classification is unfamiliar to searchers who are searching for this Japanese classification as a search condition at the time of the survey, and it is also adopted in China. The contents of the Chinese version of Locarno classification must be confirmed at every survey. In this case, it is necessary to translate the Chinese version of Locarno classification into Japanese.

  Furthermore, the above-mentioned Locarno classification “15-05 (machine for washing, cleaning and drying)” is a medium classification classification definition, and the major classification “15” is a classification definition (machinery, not otherwise specified). In the definition contents of this large classification, it can be determined that the above-mentioned washing machine and vacuum cleaner are included in this classification without considerable knowledge of the Locarno classification. As described above, the search based on the Locarno classification is very unusable and requires considerable experience, which is a major obstacle in conducting a Chinese design survey.

  Moreover, the Chinese gazette data has a problem that the notation for one article is not constant due to the current practice of application for Chinese designs. That is, for example, for a single article called a watch, a plurality of Chinese characters are written, and if the article name in Japanese is “clock”, the Chinese gazette data uses “hand table”, “arm table”, “Koshi” In addition to “table”, “armor hand table”, “table”, “table body”, “jail table” and other characters that are not in Japanese, search for all design rights for the article “clock” There is a problem that it is virtually impossible to do. Therefore, the search system disclosed in Patent Document 1 in which Japanese words are simply replaced with Chinese as a search keyword cannot be sufficiently investigated. It is also possible to prepare a conversion table for these search keywords and perform one-to-many or many-to-one conversion corresponding to this table. However, in a situation where the number of applications increases, it is virtually impossible to always update such a conversion table to the latest state.

  In addition, the notation method for the same applicant is also basically a notation with a sound applied, and there is a problem that the notation differs depending on the agent who represents the application. Therefore, there is a problem that it is impossible to search for a design right with high accuracy even if the applicant is a search key. Therefore, if the correspondence table for each applicant is complete as disclosed in Patent Document 2, the accuracy of the search is improved, but the applicant's display is filed with a new display from another agent over time. Therefore, it is difficult to always secure a complete correspondence table. That is, the system disclosed in Patent Document 2 functions only when a complete conversion table corresponding to another notation of the same applicant, which is added every day, exists. However, it is virtually impossible to always keep such an applicant's conversion table up-to-date, as in the problem with the article name.

  In addition, the system disclosed in Patent Document 3 is intended to improve search accuracy while adding patent information of other countries using the Web. As described above, the applicant name and the article name are unified. In the search of Chinese design publications that are not described, the accuracy of the search is not improved at all.

  As described above, in the Chinese application, it is practically impossible to perform a highly accurate search using the publication data. Therefore, as described above, there is still a problem that the search by the paper gazette has to be mainstream.

  Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a publication data search method and search apparatus capable of performing search with high accuracy.

  In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides an information search apparatus having the following configuration.

The information retrieval apparatus of the present invention includes a bibliographic database storing bibliographic items and Chinese design gazette data including drawings described in the Chinese design gazette,
A comparison database that stores data corresponding to the Japanese classification and the Locarno classification;
A classification input unit that accepts input of classification information based on the Japanese classification to be searched,
A classification conversion unit that converts the Japanese classification input to the classification input unit into a Locarno classification using the comparison database;
A search processing unit for searching Chinese design gazette data stored in the gazette database using the classification information of the Locarno classification converted by the classification conversion unit;
A display processing unit for extracting and displaying the retrieved publication data.

  In the above configuration, the classification input unit displays article names belonging to the input Japanese classification based on the search result of the classification conversion unit, and selects a corresponding Locarno classification based on the displayed article name. It is preferable to obtain the classification information as the classification information of the Locarno classification.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said display process part displays the statistical table which displays the number of cases in the matrix on the basis of two items among the cases contained in the searched gazette data. As a specific procedure of the statistical table, first, the items searched based on one item are sorted. Thereafter, the sorted result is classified based on the other item.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the display control unit is configured to select an arbitrary range in the statistical table and change the display method to a preset display method for the range.

  Furthermore, the present invention provides an information search method having the following configuration.

The information retrieval method includes information including a publication database that stores bibliographic items described in the Chinese Design Gazette and Chinese design publication data including drawings, and a comparison database that stores correspondence data of classification between Japanese classification and Locarno classification. An information search method for searching a Chinese design gazette using a search device,
Entering Japan classification as a search item;
Converting the input Japan classification into a Locarno classification using the comparison database;
Searching the publication database based on the converted Locarno classification, and extracting a search case;
And a step of displaying a statistical table for displaying the number of cases in the matrix display with the two extracted items as axes.

  In the above-described method, the method may include a step of accepting selection of an arbitrary range of the statistical table displayed by the matrix display and converting it to a preset display method for the Chinese design gazette data of a part of the selected statistical table. preferable.

  According to the present invention, since the search is performed using the design classification, it is possible to expect a highly accurate search result regardless of the Chinese notation problem. That is, if comparison data of the Japanese classification and the Locarno classification is created as the comparison database, the Locarno classification is selected based on the articles included in the Japanese classification, and the search accuracy can be improved.

  In addition, since the retrieved result can be displayed using various display methods, the retrieval result can be easily confirmed, and the retrieval result can be easily confirmed.

  Hereinafter, a Chinese design gazette search system (hereinafter abbreviated as a search system) to which an information search apparatus and an information search method according to an embodiment of the present invention are applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a Chinese design gazette search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, in this search system, an information search device 2 and a server 1 are connected via a network 3. Both the server 1 and the information search device 2 can be configured using a general-purpose computer or the like, but it is assumed that Japanese and Chinese language support is provided.

  The server 1 is a server that stores a Chinese design gazette database 11 and a comparison database 12 relating to design classification. As will be described later, the server receives access from the information search device 1 when the design search is performed by the information search device 1 and transmits various stored data to the information search device 1.

  The information retrieval apparatus 1 includes a CPU 21, a memory 22, a hard disk drive 23 storing a retrieval program for operating the CPU 21, a display unit 24, an input device 25 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a communication interface 26, and the like. have. In the present embodiment, the information retrieval apparatus 1 does not own the publication database 11 and the comparison database 12 in the internal hard disk 23, but has a network type system configuration for accessing the server 1 and receiving information. The publication database 11 and the comparison database 12 can also be realized as a stand-alone system configuration in which the hard disk 23 is stored.

  The Chinese design gazette database 11 stored in the server 1 is a database that stores various numbers, bibliographic items such as applicants, drawings, article names, design classifications, and the like regarding the Chinese registered design rights gazette. . The information contained in the database can be searched and extracted by arbitrarily using the information as a search expression.

  Next, the operation of the search system according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of the information search method for the gazette data performed using this search system.

  In the search system according to the present embodiment, when a search program stored in the hard disk 23 is activated and the CPU 21 executes the search program, the search is performed according to the flow shown in FIG.

  First, the Japanese design classification is input to the search formula for searching the Chinese registered design gazette (# 1). Next, the input Japanese design classification is converted into Japanese Locarno design classification translated into Japanese (# 2). Next, the Chinese Locarno classification is searched from the classification number converted into the Japanese Locarno classification (# 3). Finally, the search result is displayed (# 4).

  FIG. 3 is a processing flow of the search system of this embodiment. Hereinafter, in the search based on such a flow, a processing flow will be described while showing a display example of a screen display of the system.

  FIG. 4 is a display example of the user authorization screen of the search system of this embodiment. On this screen, the user authentication (# 10) processing of FIG. 3 is performed. This screen includes an ID input field 401, a password input field 402, a login button 403, a data storage period display field 404, and an information display field 405. In the data accumulation period 404, the period of stored Chinese design data is shown. When searching for publications outside this period, for example, connect to another publication database and within the desired period And In the notification display field 405, information related to matters to be noted when using the search system according to the present embodiment is transmitted through the server 1 and displayed.

  In this screen, an ID and a password predetermined for each user are entered in an ID input field 401 and a password input field 402. When the login button 403 is pressed after input, ID and password information is transmitted to the server 1. The ID and password are stored in a user database (not shown) in the server, and user authentication is performed using the database (# 11). If the ID and password information received by the server 1 does not match the information stored in the user database, the server refuses access to the publication database and the comparison database. When the authentication is approved, the screen moves to the search condition input screen.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of the search condition input screen. The search condition input screen includes an application date input field 501, a classification auxiliary input selection button 502, an article name auxiliary input button 503, a search expression input field 504, a number confirmation button 505, a statistical table display condition designation vertical axis input field 506, and statistics. A table display condition designation horizontal axis input field 507, an auxiliary input clear button 508, and the like are displayed.

  The application date input field 501 is used to input the application date of the design to be searched, and the input value is used as a search key in the search process described later. The classification auxiliary input selection button 502 and the article name auxiliary input button 503 are used to select a design classification input method as a search expression. Each input method will be described later. A search expression input field 504 is used to input a search expression. As will be described later, various types of support are provided for inputting the search expression. When the number confirmation button 505 is pressed after inputting information in a predetermined input field, the search expression input in the search expression input field 504 is transmitted to the server, and a design right corresponding to the search expression is selected and searched. The number of cases is displayed. The number of cases is displayed on a statistical table screen described later. The statistical table display condition designation vertical axis input field 506 and the statistical table display condition designation horizontal axis input field 507 are fields for setting the display conditions of the statistical table, and which item in the gazette data is the axis of the statistical table This is a field for selecting.

  First, a classification auxiliary input selection method will be described as a search formula input method for search processing. In the classification auxiliary input selection method, when the classification auxiliary input selection button 502 is pressed, classification auxiliary input processing is performed (# 13), and the screen is switched to the classification input screen.

  On the classification input screen, the Locarno classification is input by two methods of individual designation and range designation. For individual designation and range designation, an individual designation tab 610 and a range designation tab 611 provided on the screen are selected. First, a method for selecting the individual designation tab 610 and inputting the Locarno classification by individual designation will be described.

  When the individual designation tab 610 on the classification input screen is selected, an individual designation input screen as shown in FIG. 6A is displayed. This screen is provided with a large classification selection field 601, a Locarno name display field 602, a Locarno classification designation field 603, and a confirmation button 604. The Locarno classification is a classification composed of a two-digit major classification and a two-digit middle classification. In addition, the Locarno classification adopted in China includes publication data with a Chinese original classification code set to the middle classification and lower, and a Locarno international classification of 4 digits or more, but only the first 4 digits are targeted. Search.

  As for the large classification, by clicking the large classification selection field 601, information on the large classification of the Locarno classification stored in the comparison database is received and displayed in the Locarno name display field 602. The user can select a desired classification with reference to this display. The user selects the large classification information displayed in the Locarno name display field 602. In FIG. 6A, a state in which 03 is selected as the major classification is shown as an example.

  FIG. 6B shows a screen display example of the classification input screen in a state where the selection of the large classification is completed. In FIG. 6B, a case where 03 is selected as the large classification is shown as an example. By determining the Locarno major classification, the number of the middle classification and the article name included in the classification are displayed in the Locarno classification designation field 603 based on the information in the comparison database 12. Such information is displayed by reading out information stored in the comparison database. The user puts a check in the check column 605 of the category to be selected among the categories displayed in the Locarno category designation column 603. When the check is input for the desired classification, the confirm button 604 is pressed.

  FIG. 7 is a screen display example of the classification input screen in a state where the Locarno classification designation is completed by individual designation of the classification input screen. In this screen, the Locarno classification selected on the individual designation input screen shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B is displayed in the search expression input field 504.

  Next, a method for selecting the range designation tab 611 and inputting the Locarno classification by range designation will be described. When the range designation tab 611 on the classification input screen is selected, a range designation input screen as shown in FIG. 8A is displayed. This screen includes a start major classification selection field 801, an end major classification selection field 802, a start Locarno name display field 803, an end Locarno name display field 806 (see FIG. 8B), a Locarno classification designation field 804, an enter button 805, and a range designation. A button 807 is provided.

  The major classification related to the start range is selected by clicking the starting major classification selection field 801, receiving the information of the major classification of the Locarno classification stored in the comparison database, and displaying it in the starting Locarno name display field 802. Can be done. The user selects the large classification information displayed in the start Locarno name display field 802. In FIG. 8A, a state in which 03-01 is selected as the start major classification is shown as an example.

  Further, by operating the end major category selection field 803 and the end Locarno name display field 806 for the major category related to the end range by the same processing, information on the end major class is selected. When the range selection button 807 is pressed in this state, the selection of the start classification and the end classification ends. FIG. 8B shows a screen display example of the range designation input screen in a state where selection of the start classification and end classification is completed. FIG. 8B shows an example in which 03-01 is selected as the start major category and 03-99 is selected as the end major category. When the input of the Locarno classification range is completed, the confirm button 805 is pressed. By operating the confirmation button 805, a screen similar to the classification input screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. The search expression input field 504 displays all the Locarno classifications selected as described above.

  Next, an article name search auxiliary input method will be described as a search method input method for search processing. In the article name search auxiliary input method, when an article name search auxiliary input button 503 is pressed, an article name search auxiliary input process is performed (# 14), and the display is switched to the article name auxiliary input screen.

  In the article name auxiliary input screen, the Japanese classification article name is specified while selecting the large, medium and small items of the Japanese classification. The Japanese classification is provided with major classifications A to N, a plurality of middle classifications for each major classification, and a plurality of minor classifications for each middle classification. In the comparison database, articles belonging to the small classification are compared with the classification of the Locarno classification. The Japanese classification is classified into large, medium, and small items according to the level of abstraction of the type of goods, while the Locarno classification is classified according to the level of abstraction of the function of the goods. Therefore, both have different viewpoints of classification. As a result, one Japanese classification does not necessarily correspond to one Locarno classification, but corresponds to one-to-many or many-to-one. As an example, washing machines and vacuum cleaners that are classified separately in the Japanese classification fall under the same classification in the Locarno classification.

  On the article name auxiliary input screen, a large classification selection field 901, a large classification article name display field 904, a middle classification selection field 902, a middle classification article name display field 905, a small classification selection field 903, a small classification article name display field 906, A Locarno classification display field 907 and a selection button 908 are provided. For the selection of the article name, first, by clicking the major classification selection column 901, the major classification information of the Japanese classification stored in the comparison database is received and displayed in the major classification article name display column 904. The user refers to this display and selects information on a large classification of the Japanese classification. FIG. 9A shows, as an example, a state in which C lifestyle items are being selected as a major classification.

  FIG. 9B shows a screen display example of the classification input screen in a state where the selection of the large classification is completed. FIG. 9B shows an example in which C is selected as the major classification. By clicking the middle category selection field 902 in a state where the major category is determined, the comparison database is referred to, and information on the middle category included in the major category is displayed in the middle category article name display field 905. The user refers to this display and selects medium classification information of the Japanese classification. FIG. 9B shows, as an example, a state where the C2 upholstery is selected as the middle classification.

  FIG. 9C shows a screen display example of the classification input screen in a state where the selection of the middle classification is completed. In FIG. 9C, a case where C2 is selected as the middle classification is shown as an example. By clicking on the small category selection column 903 in the state where the middle category is determined, the comparison database is referred to, and information on the minor category included in the middle category is displayed in the minor category item name display column 906. The user refers to this display and selects information on the minor classification of the Japanese classification. FIG. 9C shows, as an example, a state in which C20 or another upholstery is selected as a small classification.

  FIG. 9D shows a screen display example of the classification input screen in a state where selection of the small classification is completed. In FIG. 9D, the case where C20 is selected as the small classification is shown as an example. By determining up to the small classification, the classification number of the Locarno classification and the article name of the classification included in the Japanese classification are displayed in the Locarno classification display field 907. As these pieces of information, the results specified by comparing the classifications based on the information stored in the comparison database are displayed. The user puts a check in the check column 909 of the category to be selected among the categories displayed in the Locarno category display column 907. When the check is entered for the desired classification, the confirm button 908 is pressed. By operating the confirmation button 908, a screen similar to the classification input screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. The search formula input field 504 displays all the Locarno classifications determined as described above.

  When the input of the search expression is completed, the number confirmation button 505 on the search condition input screen is pressed. Then, this information is sent to the server, the publication database is searched (# 15), and the number of search answers for the publication that matches the search conditions (see reference numeral 510) is displayed (# 16). FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of the search condition input screen in which the search number display is finished.

  Next, search result display settings are made. In the present embodiment, arbitrary bibliographic item items can be selected on the X-axis and Y-axis, and display can be performed so as to create a two-dimensional table for each item. A procedure for performing the display instruction (# 17) will be described.

  In the search condition input screen in which the number of search responses is displayed, the statistical table display condition designation vertical axis input field 506 and the statistical table display condition designation horizontal axis input field 507 are appropriately selected to indicate the number of search responses. Search results can be classified and displayed for each item. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11A, by clicking the statistical table display condition designation vertical axis input field 506, a pull-down menu of items that can be classified is displayed. The user selects a desired item. FIG. 11A shows a case where the inventor (indicating the applicant) is selected as the vertical axis item. Similarly, an item is selected also in the statistical table display condition designation horizontal axis input field 507. FIG. 11B is a screen display example showing a state where selection of items in the statistical table display condition designation vertical axis input field 506 and the statistical table display condition designation horizontal axis input field 507 is completed on the search condition input screen. In FIG. 11B, the inventor is selected as the statistical table display condition designation vertical axis input field 506, and the announcement date item is selected as the statistical table display condition designation horizontal axis input field 507.

  In this state, pressing the vote display button 508 shifts to the statistical table screen. FIG. 12A shows a screen display example of the statistical table screen. When the statistical table display screen is displayed, the information retrieval device 2 does not store the specific information of the gazette data, and accesses the server 1 to acquire information in the statistical table creation process described later. . On the statistical table screen, the search results are displayed in the order of items in the statistical table display condition designation vertical axis input field 506 and the statistical table display condition designation horizontal axis input field 507 designated on the search input screen. Specifically, in the example of FIG. 12A, the number of hits is displayed in each matrix, with the inventor on the vertical axis and the date of announcement on the horizontal axis.

  On the statistical table screen, the information retrieved by the items in the statistical table display condition designation vertical axis input field 506 among the previously specified items is sorted. The sorting at this time may be simply performed according to information stored in the publication database. Thereafter, when the sorting of the items in the statistical table display condition designation vertical axis input field 506 is completed, the items in the order of the items in the statistical table display condition designation horizontal axis input field 507 are again selected based on the sorted items. To create a horizontal axis. Thereafter, the number of publication data included in the corresponding matrix is counted.

  The statistical table screen created as described above includes a data output button 1201, a return button 1202, a search screen button 1203, a statistical table button 1024, a list button 1205, an image list button 1206, an item content button 1207, and a statistical table 1208. Is displayed. The data output button 1201 is a button for outputting the search result publication data stored in the server to the information search apparatus 2, and by operating this button, information can be extracted from the publication database.

  A return button 1202 is a button for returning to the previous screen, and when pressed, returns to the search condition input screen in a state indicating the number of search results. A search screen button 1203 is a button for returning to the search condition input screen, and is used when a search is newly performed after all the search conditions are deleted. By pressing a search screen button 1203, the screen returns to the search condition input screen shown in FIG. The statistical table button 1024 is a button for returning a statistical table display method described later to the original state. The display method of the statistical table will be described later. A list button 1205 is a button for displaying a bibliographic list in the case display method instruction. An image list button 1206 is a button for displaying an image list in a matter display method instruction. The case content button 1207 is a button for displaying a case in the case display method instruction.

  Next, a statistical table display method will be described. When the display method of the statistical table is instructed (# 19), the display method can be selected for the entire statistical table 1208 on the statistical table screen, or the display method can be selected only for a specific range. FIG. 12B is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of the statistical table screen when a specific range of the statistical table is selected. In the statistical table 1208 displayed on the statistical table screen, only a specific range 1209 can be selected by operating the mouse or the like. In this state, by selecting and instructing the display method, the display method can be changed corresponding to only a specific range.

  As shown below, the statistical table display method employed in the present embodiment is list display, image list display, and item content display. These display formats are stored in advance in the search program, and the bibliographic items and drawing data stored as all or part of the search items are displayed in the format. Created. This creation process is performed by a search program.

  First, a process for pressing the list button 1205 to display a search result list will be described. When the list button 1205 is pressed (# 20), the screen shifts to a list display screen (# 21). FIG. 13 is a screen display example of a list display screen. The list display screen shows a list 1031 of search cases reflected in the statistical table. Each data output button 1201, return button 1202, search screen button 1203, statistical table button 1024, list button 1205, image list button 1206, item content button 1207, and statistical table 1208 provided on the list display screen are statistical. Since the function of the button is the same as that shown on the front screen, the description is omitted. In this way, by sharing the operation buttons in each display format that shifts from the list display screen, it is possible to easily shift from any display format to another display format, and display that better meets the needs of the survey A style can be selected.

  A check box 1302 provided on the list display screen can be checked when the search items displayed on the list display screen are to be displayed in another display method. In the state where the check box 1302 is checked, as described above, it is possible to shift to another display format by operating the button displayed on the screen. Note that the check box 1302 can be checked all at once with an all select button 1303 and an all cancel button 1304.

  Next, processing for pressing the image list button 1206 to display an image list will be described. By pressing the image list button 1206 (# 22), the screen shifts to the image list screen (# 23). FIG. 14 is a screen display example of the image list screen. On the image list screen, bibliographic items and representative diagrams are displayed together for each search item. The check box 1402 provided on the image list screen has the same function as that described on the list display screen. When the check box 1402 is checked, the button displayed on the screen can be operated as described above. You can move to another display format.

  Next, a process for pressing the matter content button 1207 to display the matter content will be described. By pressing the matter content button 1207 (# 24), the screen shifts to the matter content screen (# 23). FIG. 15 is a screen display example of a case content screen. In the case content screen, all drawings 1501 and bibliographic items 1502 are displayed for each search case.

  As described above, according to the search system of the present embodiment, by searching for design gazettes based on Japanese classification or Locarno classification, high-precision search results can be expected regardless of Chinese notation problems. it can. In addition, search results can be shown for any two items that are points of investigation using a matrix-like statistical table. Furthermore, since all or any part of the statistical table can be changed to various display methods, the search result can be easily confirmed.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It can implement in another various aspect. For example, in the creation of a statistical table, in the above-described embodiment, the statistical table is created by two arbitrary items with two axes, but for example, a statistical table with three axes may be created. In this case, it is preferable that two of the three axes can be selected as items that are appropriately reflected in the statistical table on the display.

It is a whole block diagram of the Chinese design gazette search system concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the information search method of the gazette data performed using this search system. It is a processing flowchart of the search system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the user authorization screen of the search system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of a search condition input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of an individual designation input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of the classification | category input screen of the state which selection of the large classification was complete | finished. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of the classification input screen of the state which completed the Locarno classification designation | designated by individual designation | designated of the classification input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of a range designation | designated input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of the range designation | designated input screen in the state which complete | finished selection of a start classification and an end classification. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of an article name auxiliary | assistant input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of the classification | category input screen of the state which selection of the large classification was complete | finished. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of the classification | category input screen in the state where selection of middle classification was completed. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of the classification input screen of the state which selection of the small classification was complete | finished. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of the search condition input screen which the search number display was complete | finished. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display which shows the state which has selected the item of the statistical table display condition designation | designated vertical axis input column in a search condition input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display which shows the state which selection of the item of the statistical table display condition designation | designated vertical axis input column and the statistical table display condition designation horizontal axis input column was complete | finished in the search condition input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of a statistical table screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of the statistical table screen in the case of selecting the specific range of a statistical table. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of a list display screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of an image list screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of a matter content screen.

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A publication database for storing Chinese design publication data including bibliographic items and drawings described in the Chinese Design Publication,
A contrasting database that stores data corresponding to the Japanese classification and the Locarno International Design Classification;
A classification input unit that accepts input of classification information based on the Japanese classification to be searched,
A classification conversion unit that converts the Japanese classification input to the classification input unit into the Locarno international design classification using the comparison database;
A search processing unit for searching for Chinese design gazette data stored in the gazette database using the classification information of the Locarno international design classification converted by the classification conversion unit;
An information search device for publication data, comprising: a display processing unit that extracts and displays the searched search cases.   The classification input unit displays article names belonging to the input Japanese classification based on the search result of the classification conversion unit, and requests selection of a corresponding Locarno international design classification based on the displayed article name. The information search apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the classification information is obtained as classification information of a Locarno international design classification.   The information according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit displays a statistical table that displays the number of cases in a matrix based on two items among cases included in the searched publication data. Search device.   The information search apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the display control unit is configured to be able to select an arbitrary range in the statistical table and change the display method to a preset display method for the range. An information retrieval device comprising a publication database storing Chinese design publication data including bibliographic items and drawings described in the Chinese design publication, and a comparison database storing correspondence data of classification between Japanese classification and Locarno international design classification An information search method for searching for Chinese design gazettes,
Entering Japan classification as a search item;
Converting the input Japanese classification into a Locarno international design classification using the comparison database;
Searching the publication database based on the converted Locarno international design classification, and extracting a search case;
And a step of displaying a statistical table for displaying the number of cases in a matrix display with the extracted search items as axes of arbitrary two items.   Receiving a selection of an arbitrary range of the statistical table displayed by the matrix display, and converting to a display format set in advance for the Chinese design gazette data of a part of the selected statistical table, The information search method according to claim 5.

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