JP2011076445A - Retrieval device, retrieval method and retrieval system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily retrieve information about an object. <P>SOLUTION: In this retrieval system 1, color information of each medical apparatus is previously registered in an apparatus information database DB1, at least one color is made to be selected from a color sample CP of a condition setting area AS in a retrieval screen P1, and retrieval information including retrieval color information representing the color is generated. In the retrieval system 1, next, retrieving processing wherein the retrieval color information of the retrieval information is set as a retrieval key is performed, the medical apparatus wherein each color information of the apparatus information database DB1 corresponds to the retrieval color information is extracted, a selection screen P2 including an image thereof is presented, a desired medical apparatus is made to be selected from the image, and provision information thereof is presented. Thereby, in the retrieval system 1, by only designating the color as a retrieval condition, the medical apparatus corresponding to the designated color can be extracted, and the provision information of the medical apparatus selected based on the image can be presented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a search device, a search method, and a search system, and is suitable for application to a search system that searches and provides information necessary for maintenance work for each product, for example.

  In recent years, with the spread of the World Wide Web (WWW) and the Internet, various information can be easily acquired by using computers, various electronic devices, and the like.

  Some servers and the like that provide such information are designed so that search processing can be performed in order to search for desired information from a vast amount of information, that is, function as a search device. Further, a server dedicated to search processing, that is, a search device is also connected to the Internet.

  When performing a search process, these search devices generally allow a user to specify a keyword that serves as a search key, and search for information that matches the keyword, information that includes the keyword or a word similar to the keyword, and the like. ing.

  In recent years, companies that manufacture and sell products sometimes publish instruction manuals and maintenance information for each product on the Internet.

  In this case, the user or maintenance person of the product accesses the homepage of the company and searches for information by relying on the product model number or uses the search process provided by the search device using the model number as a keyword. By doing so, information on the product can be obtained.

  In recent years, for example, with regard to medical equipment, the terminal device for maintenance work and the medical equipment are connected to a network, and based on information obtained from the medical equipment, the medical equipment is retrieved from a predetermined database or the like without performing a search process. There has also been proposed a maintenance management system configured to acquire information on equipment (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-122707 (FIG. 1)

  By the way, in the case of a product that is not registered in the maintenance management system or that cannot be connected to the network, in order to obtain information about the product, the user or maintenance staff checks the product model number, etc., and uses it to search for itself. Alternatively, it is necessary to use a search device and perform a search process using the model number as a keyword.

  However, when the user or maintenance staff cannot identify the model number, such as when the model number cannot be read due to contamination or damage, or when the user or maintenance staff cannot recognize the characters representing the model number in foreign countries with different languages, It is difficult to set an appropriate keyword, and it is extremely difficult to obtain desired information by a search process using a search device.

  In such a case, the user or the person in charge of maintenance requires troublesome work such as sequentially browsing and searching a company's homepage depending on, for example, the field to which the product belongs, the functions possessed, the appearance characteristics, and the like. As a result, there has been a problem that the user and the person in charge of maintenance cannot easily obtain product information.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and intends to propose a search device, a search method, and a search system that can easily search for information on an object.

  In order to solve such a problem, the search device of the present invention provides, for a plurality of objects, image information representing an image, feature information including at least object color information representing the color of the object, and the object. Search information generation for generating a search information including search color information representing the specified color, and a storage unit for storing the provided information to be associated with each other and a user specifying a color for specifying an object to be searched A search unit for searching for an object associated with target color information corresponding to the search color information based on the search information and the feature information, and predetermined images of image information for the plurality of searched objects An image display unit to be displayed on the display unit, a selection unit that allows the user to select an image representing the object to be searched, and provided information associated with the image selected by the user. It was to be provided and the information providing unit to provide to The.

  As a result, the search device of the present invention can image a plurality of objects having colors corresponding to the selected color only by allowing the user to select a color even if accurate information such as a model number regarding the object is not known. Thus, it is possible to provide the user with the provision information associated with the image simply by selecting the image.

  Further, in the search method of the present invention, a search including search color information representing the specified color is made by allowing a user to specify a color for specifying an object to be searched from a plurality of objects via a predetermined operation unit. A search information generation step for generating information by a predetermined search information generation unit, image information representing an image of a plurality of objects, feature information including at least object color information representing the color of the object, and the object The target color information corresponding to the search color information is based on the feature information reading step of reading the feature information from the storage unit that is stored in advance in association with the provision information to be provided, and the search information and the feature information. A search step for searching for a corresponding object by a predetermined search unit, and acquiring images of image information from a storage unit for a plurality of searched objects An image display step to be displayed on the display unit, a selection step to cause the user to select an image representing an object to be searched through a predetermined operation unit, and provided information associated with the image selected by the user An information providing step that is read from the storage unit and provided to the user is provided.

  Thus, in the search method of the present invention, even if accurate information such as a model number related to an object is not known, a user can select a color and image a plurality of objects having a color corresponding to the selected color. Thus, it is possible to provide the user with the provision information associated with the image simply by selecting the image.

  Furthermore, in the search system of the present invention, a search system in which at least a terminal device that presents information to a user and a providing device that provides the information are connected via a predetermined network, the terminal device includes a user operation instruction A predetermined display screen is configured and presented to the user based on the operation unit that receives the information, the terminal-side transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives information to / from the providing device, and the information received from the providing device via the terminal-side transmission / reception unit A display unit, and the providing device includes, for a plurality of objects, image information representing an image, feature information including at least object color information representing the color of the object, and provision information to be provided for the object Are stored in correspondence with each other via a terminal device, a transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives information to / from the terminal device, and a color that specifies an object to be searched for via the terminal device. The user of the terminal device can specify the target color information corresponding to the search color information, based on the search information and the feature information including the search color information representing the specified color. A search unit, an image display unit that displays an image of image information on a plurality of searched objects on the display unit of the terminal device, and an image representing the object to be searched for via the operation unit of the terminal device And providing an information providing unit for providing the user with the provided information associated with the selected image via the display unit of the terminal device.

  As a result, the search system of the present invention can image a plurality of objects having colors corresponding to the selected color only by allowing the user to select the color even if accurate information such as the model number related to the object is not known. Thus, it is possible to provide the user with the provision information associated with the image simply by selecting the image.

  According to the present invention, even if accurate information such as a model number related to an object is not known, only the user can select a color, and a plurality of objects having colors corresponding to the selected color can be selected as candidates by an image. Further, providing information associated with the image can be provided to the user simply by selecting the image. Thus, the present invention can realize a search device, a search method, and a search system that can easily search for information on an object.

It is a basic diagram which shows the whole structure of a search system. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of a server apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of a terminal device. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the apparatus information database by 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure in each control part. It is a basic diagram which shows the display screen (1) by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the display screen (2) by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the display screen (3) by 1st Embodiment. It is a sequence chart which shows the search processing sequence by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the apparatus information database by 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the display screen (1) by 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the display screen (2) by 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the display screen (3) by 2nd Embodiment. It is a sequence chart which shows the search processing sequence by 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the search device by 3rd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure in the control part of the search device by 3rd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the display screen (1) by 3rd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the display screen (2) by 3rd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the display screen (3) by 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the search processing procedure by 3rd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

(1) First Embodiment (1-1) Configuration of Search System As shown in FIG. 1, a search system 1 according to a first embodiment includes a server device 2 and a terminal device 3 via the Internet 4. Are connected to each other.

  The server device 2 stores, for example, information to be provided regarding a plurality of medical devices including the medical device 5 as an object (hereinafter referred to as provided information), and in response to a request from the terminal device 3 or the like Provide information provided.

  The terminal device 3 is used, for example, by a maintenance worker who performs maintenance work on the medical device 5, and obtains provision information of the medical device 5 from the server device 2 in accordance with an operation instruction of the maintenance worker.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 2 includes a control unit 11 that performs overall control, a storage unit 12 that stores various types of information, and a communication unit that performs communication processing with the outside, like a general computer or server device. 15 are connected to each other via a bus 18.

  The control unit 11 is configured around a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and uses a RAM (Random Access Memory) (not shown) as a work area while reading from the storage unit 12 or a ROM (Read Only Memory) (not shown). Various programs are executed.

  The storage unit 12 is configured by, for example, a hard disk drive or the like, stores information such as various programs and a device information database described later, and reads and supplies the information in response to a request from the control unit 11. .

  The communication unit 15 is a network interface conforming to a standard such as IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.3ab, for example, and various information communication devices via the Internet 4 (FIG. 1) according to the communication control of the control unit 11. Communication processing is performed with the.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 3 includes a control unit 11 that performs overall control, a storage unit 12 that stores various types of information, an operation unit 23 that receives operations of maintenance workers, A display unit 24 that displays a display screen and a communication unit 25 that performs communication processing with the outside are connected to each other via a bus 28.

  Similar to the control unit 11 of the server device 2, the control unit 21 is configured around a CPU (not shown), and executes various programs read from the storage unit 22, a ROM (not shown), or the like while using a RAM (not shown) as a work area. It is made like that. The control unit 21 is also configured to execute various programs received from the server device 2.

  Similar to the storage unit 12 of the server device 2, the storage unit 22 is configured by a hard disk drive, for example, and stores various programs, various data, and the like.

  The operation unit 23 is composed of, for example, a keyboard or a touch pad, and receives an input instruction from a maintenance worker and supplies it to the control unit 21.

  The display unit 24 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal panel, and displays various display screens according to the display control of the control unit 21 to present the contents to the maintenance worker.

  The communication unit 25 has a network interface similar to that of the communication unit 15 of the server device 2 and performs communication processing with various information communication devices via the Internet 4 (FIG. 1) according to the communication control of the control unit 21. Has been made.

(1-2) Configuration of Database By the way, the storage unit 12 of the server device 2 stores information on a plurality of medical devices including the medical device 5 (FIG. 1) as a device information database DB1.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the device information database DB1 includes basic information such as a management ID, a model number, and a product name for each medical device, and an instruction manual for the medical device. Information to be provided (provided information) such as a maintenance manual is stored. Incidentally, the provided information is registered in an arbitrary number of 1 or 2 or more for each medical device.

  Furthermore, in the device information database DB1, an image file representing the appearance of the medical device is registered for each medical device, and color information obtained by converting the color appearing on the appearance into information is registered as feature information of the medical device. Yes.

  This color information represents each color as a combination of red (R), green (G), and blue (B), which are the three primary colors of light, like pixel values representing each pixel of a general image, The intensity of each color is represented by a numerical value in 256 steps from 0 to 255. As the color information, one or two or more arbitrary numbers are registered according to the number of colors used in the medical device.

  Incidentally, the color information may be set based on each pixel value included in the image file of each medical device, or may be set based on a comparison result between a predetermined color sample and an actual medical device. .

  Further, although not shown in FIG. 4, the device information database DB1 manages a document code, a document name, a document (document file), a browsing level (information indicating whether browsing is possible for each user), and the like for each provided information. A document table, a user table for storing a user ID of a user, a user name and a browsing level, a download history table for storing a user ID and date / time as a download history, and the like are provided.

(1-3) Search Processing By the way, in the search system 1 (FIG. 1), when the terminal device 3 requests the server device 2 to provide medical device information via the Internet 4, the device information database DB1 (FIG. 4) is used. The provided information is supplied after the search processing of the medical device is performed.

  At this time, the control unit 11 of the server device 2 functions as a search screen generation unit 31, a search unit 32, a selection screen generation unit 33, and an information provision unit 34 as shown in FIG. 5 by executing a predetermined program. It is made like that.

  Further, the control unit 21 of the terminal device 3 executes a predetermined program supplied from the server device 2 to thereby execute a search screen display processing unit 41, a search information generation unit 42, a selection screen display processing unit 43, and a selection information generation unit. 44 and an information display processing unit 45.

  The search screen generation unit 31 generates a search screen described by, for example, HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) data, and supplies this to the terminal device 3. In response to this, the search screen display processing unit 41 of the terminal device 3 displays the search screen P1 as shown in FIG. 6 on the display unit 24 (FIG. 3).

  The search screen P1 is displayed by a so-called web browser, and includes a condition setting area AS in the upper left part of the screen, a condition display area AD in the lower left part of the screen, and a selection area AC that occupies a wide range from the center of the screen to the right side. Has been.

  In the condition setting area AS, a color sample CP in which various colors are arranged as samples is displayed. When any color in the color sample CP is clicked, the search information generation unit 42 (FIG. 5) of the terminal device 3 sets the clicked color as a selection color in the selection color display field CS provided below the color sample CP. indicate.

  At this time, on the search screen P1, the maintenance operator who operates the terminal device 3 visually observes the medical device 5 (FIG. 1), and the maintenance operator determines that the color is equivalent to the color appearing on the appearance of the medical device 5 Is assumed to be selected.

  Further, when the “OK” button in the condition setting area AS is clicked, the search information generation unit 42 displays the condition color of “condition 1” in the condition display area AD as shown in FIG. Display in column CD. In addition, when a plurality of colors are sequentially selected, the search information generation unit 42 displays the selected colors in the condition color display column CD of “condition 2” or “condition 3” in the condition display area AD.

  That is, the condition display area AD is configured to indicate to the maintenance worker that the color has been set as a search condition in a search process to be described later, based on the color selection result in the condition setting area AS.

  Incidentally, when the “clear” button arranged on the right side of each condition color display column CD in the condition display area AD is clicked, the search information generation unit 42 is positioned on the left side of the “clear” button. The color display column CD is initialized to cancel the color selection.

  After that, when the “search” button in the condition display area AD is clicked in a state where one or more colors are selected, the search information generation unit 42 is information indicating each color (hereinafter referred to as “color”) for all the colors selected at this time. This is called search color information) as search information, and this is transmitted to the server device 2.

  Incidentally, in the search color information, red (R), green (G), and blue (B) are each expressed as a numerical value in 256 steps, like the color information in the device information database DB1.

  The search unit 32 of the server device 2 performs search processing in the device information database DB1 using the search color information included in the search information as a search key, so that the color information of the feature information registered in the device information database DB1 is obtained. The medical device corresponding to the search color information is extracted, and the ID is supplied to the selection screen generation unit 33.

  At this time, the search unit 32 is not limited to color information that completely matches the search color information, but also within a three-dimensional color space with coordinate ranges of a certain range, for example, red (R), green (G), and blue (B). It is determined that an approximate color in which the distance between colors (that is, the magnitude of the vector) falls within a predetermined threshold is also applicable.

  The selection screen generation unit 33 reads an image file associated with the ID from the device information database DB1 based on the medical device ID supplied from the search unit 32, and displays the image file in the screen. Data is generated and supplied to the terminal device 3.

  In response to this, as shown in FIG. 8, the selection screen display processing unit 43 of the terminal device 3 causes the display unit 24 to display a selection screen P2 in which images of medical devices are arranged as selection candidates in the selection area AC. The selection area AC is configured such that images are arranged in order of increasing distance between the search color information and the color information of each medical device in the three-dimensional color space, and each image can be clicked.

  At this time, on the selection screen P2, it is assumed that an image representing the medical device 5 (FIG. 1) is selected (clicked) from among a plurality of images by the maintenance worker.

  That is, the selection screen P2 presents the medical device corresponding to all the colors specified in the condition setting area AS to the maintenance worker as a selection candidate using the image, and allows the user to select the medical device.

  When any image is clicked in the selection area AC, the selection information generation unit 44 of the terminal device 3 transmits the ID of the medical device represented by the clicked image to the server device 2 as selection information.

  In response to this, the information providing unit 34 of the server device 2 reads the provided information associated with the ID represented by the selection information from the device information database DB1 and transmits it to the terminal device 3. The information display processing unit 45 of the terminal device 3 displays the received provided information by a predetermined display method and presents it to the maintenance worker.

  As a result, the terminal device 3 can present the provision information of the medical device whose image is selected in the selection area AC to the maintenance worker.

  Incidentally, in the selection area AC of the selection screen P2, a “condition reset” button is displayed in addition to a plurality of images. This “reset condition” button is used to reset the color as the search condition when the maintenance worker determines that there is no image corresponding to the medical device 5 in the plurality of images displayed on the selection screen P2. It is assumed that it will be clicked.

  For this reason, when the “reset condition” button is clicked, the selection screen display processing unit 43 of the terminal device 3 transfers control to the search information generation unit 42 again, and colors the maintenance worker in the condition setting area AS. It is made to let you choose.

  The search unit 32 of the server device 2 displays a predetermined error message on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 3 when the medical device having color information corresponding to the search color information cannot be extracted in the search process. After that, the control is again transferred to the search information generation unit 42 so that the maintenance worker selects the color again in the condition setting area AS.

  As described above, the search system 1 searches for the corresponding medical device from the device information database DB1 using the color selected by the maintenance worker as a search condition, displays the image with the extracted medical device as a selection candidate, and performs maintenance. The information provided by the medical device is presented by causing the operator to make a selection.

(1-4) Search Process Sequence Next, the search process sequence in the search process by the search system 1 will be described using the sequence chart of FIG.

  The control unit 11 of the server device 2 starts the routine RT1 when instructed to execute the search program, and proceeds to step SP1. In step SP 1, the control unit 11 of the server device 2 waits for a connection from the terminal device 3 via the Internet 4.

  On the other hand, the control unit 21 of the terminal device 3 starts the routine RT2 in accordance with the operation instruction of the maintenance worker, and proceeds to step SP11. In step SP11, the control unit 21 of the terminal device 3 starts a predetermined web browser program and connects to the server device 2.

  In response to this, the control unit 11 of the server device 2 moves to step SP2, generates search screen data constituting the search screen P1 (FIG. 6), and transmits this to the terminal device 3.

  In response to this, the control unit 21 of the terminal device 3 moves to step SP12, displays the search screen P1 (FIG. 6) on the display unit 24 based on the received search screen data, and moves to the next step SP13.

  In step SP13, the control unit 21 of the terminal device 3 causes the maintenance worker to select one or more colors, and transmits search information including search color information representing the selected color to the server device 2.

  In response to this, the control unit 11 of the server apparatus 2 moves to step SP3, performs a search process using the search information as a search key, extracts a medical device corresponding to the search information from the device information database DB1, and then performs the next step. Move to SP4.

  In step SP4, the control unit 11 of the server device 2 generates selection screen data constituting the selection screen P2 (FIG. 8) including the extracted medical device image file, and transmits this to the terminal device 3.

  In response to this, the control unit 21 of the terminal device 3 moves to step SP14, displays the selection screen P2 (FIG. 8) on the display unit 24 based on the received selection screen data, and moves to the next step SP15.

  In step SP15, the control unit 21 of the terminal device 3 determines whether any image is selected by the maintenance worker. If a positive result is obtained here, this means that the maintenance worker has selected a medical device for which provision information is to be acquired based on the image. At this time, the control unit 21 of the terminal device 3 Control goes to step SP16.

  In step SP16, the control unit 21 of the terminal device 3 transmits the medical device ID corresponding to the selected image to the server device 2 as selection information.

  In response to this, the control unit 11 of the server device 2 moves to step SP5, receives selection information from the terminal device 3, and moves to the next step SP6.

  In step SP6, the control unit 11 of the server device 2 reads the provision information associated with the medical device ID included in the selection information from the device information database DB1, and transmits the provision information to the provision device 3. Thereafter, the control unit 11 of the server device 2 returns to step SP1 again and waits for connection from the terminal device 3 again.

  In response to this, the control unit 21 of the terminal device 3 proceeds to step SP17, displays the provided information received from the server device 2 on the display unit 24, and then proceeds to the next step SP18 to end the series of processing.

  If a negative result is obtained in step SP15, this indicates that the maintenance worker has an intention to reset the color as the search condition and clicks the “reset condition” button on the selection screen P2. ing.

  For this reason, the control part 21 of the terminal device 3 returns to step SP13 again, makes a maintenance worker specify the color as a search condition, and repeats a series of processes.

(1-5) Operation and Effect In the above configuration, the search system 1 according to the first embodiment is preliminarily made up of color information of one color or more for each medical device in the device information database DB1 (FIG. 4). Feature information, an image file, and one or more pieces of provided information are stored in association with each other.

  When the terminal device 3 is connected to the server device 2 via the Internet 4, the search system 1 displays a search screen P <b> 1 (FIG. 6) on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 3. When one or more colors are selected by the maintenance worker from the color sample CP in the condition setting area AS, the terminal device 3 generates search information including search color information representing the color, and transmits the search information to the server device 2. To do.

  The server device 2 performs a search process using the search color information of the search information as a search key, and selects one or more medical devices in which each color information of the feature information registered in the device information database DB1 corresponds to the search color information. Extraction is performed, and a selection screen P2 (FIG. 8) including the image is generated and displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 3.

  When any image is selected by the maintenance worker, the terminal device 3 transmits the medical device ID represented by the image to the server device 2 as selection information. The server device 2 reads the provision information corresponding to the ID of the selection information from the device information database DB1 and transmits it to the terminal device 3.

  Therefore, in the search system 1, only by specifying a color as a search condition, a medical device having a color corresponding to the specified color can be extracted by the search process.

  In general, medical devices often use various colors for the purpose of alerting the user. In consideration of this point, the color used for each medical device can be used as a condition for specifying or searching for the medical device.

  By using such a property, the search system 1 uses the characteristics of the medical device as a color that can be easily determined visually even when the model number of the medical device is unknown or unreadable. By considering the color as a search condition, medical devices can be easily narrowed down.

  Furthermore, in the search system 1, since the medical device extracted by the search process is presented by the image on the selection screen P2, it can be selected by the visual judgment of the maintenance worker based on the appearance without depending on the model number or the like. .

  As a result, in the search system 1, even if the model number is unknown for various reasons, the desired medical device can be easily identified from among many medical devices by the color and image of the medical device. The provided information can be presented without forcing the maintenance worker to perform complicated work.

  In the search system 1, the search unit 32 determines that not only the color information that completely matches the search color information but also the approximate color included in a certain range. Therefore, even if the search color information is set to include a certain amount of deviation (that is, a color difference), the search system 1 can present the image as a selection candidate on the selection screen P2, and the approximate color A medical device as a selection candidate can be extracted with high accuracy even by designation.

  At this time, since the search system 1 arranges the images in the order from the closest distance from the search color information to the color information of each medical device in the three-dimensional color space, the image that is highly likely to be selected by the maintenance worker. Can be preferentially displayed.

  According to the above configuration, the search system 1 according to the first embodiment registers color information for each medical device in advance in the device information database DB1 as feature information, and the color of the condition setting area AS on the search screen P1. One or more colors are selected from the sample CP, and search information including search color information representing the colors is generated. Subsequently, the search system 1 performs a search process using the search color information of the search information as a search key, extracts a medical device in which each color information in the device information database DB1 corresponds to the search color information, and a selection screen including the image P2 is presented, a desired medical device is selected from the image, and the provided information is presented. As a result, the search system 1 can extract a medical device corresponding to the specified color simply by specifying a color as a search condition, and can provide information provided on the medical device selected based on the image. .

(2) Second Embodiment (2-1) Configuration of Search System The search system 101 (FIG. 1) according to the second embodiment replaces the server device 2 and the terminal device 3 in the first embodiment. A server apparatus 102 and a terminal apparatus 103 are included.

  The server device 102 is different from the server device 2 according to the first embodiment in that the server device 102 includes a control unit 111 and a storage unit 112 in place of the control unit 11 and the storage unit 12 (FIG. 2). The other points are configured similarly.

  The terminal device 103 is different from the terminal device 3 according to the first embodiment in that it includes a control unit 121 that replaces the control unit 21, but is configured in the same manner for other points. .

(2-2) Database Configuration The storage unit 112 of the server apparatus 102 is a device that replaces the device information database DB1 in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10 corresponding to FIG. An information database DB2 is stored.

  In the device information database DB2, in addition to color information, texture information is registered as feature information in addition to the ID, model number, product name, provided information, and image file in the device information database DB1 for each medical device.

  This texture information associates textures that can be perceived in the appearance of the medical device, for example, textures such as “rough”, “smooth”, “smooth”, and “soft” with numbers. The texture information is associated with the color information, and an arbitrary number is registered according to the number of color information. That is, the texture information represents the texture of each color portion in the medical device.

(2-3) Search Processing By the way, in the search system 101 (FIG. 1), when the terminal device 103 requests the server device 102 to provide medical device information via the Internet 4, the device information database DB2 (FIG. 10) is used. The provided information is supplied after the search processing of the medical device is performed.

  At this time, the control unit 111 (FIG. 5) of the server apparatus 102 includes a search screen generation unit 131 instead of the search screen generation unit 31, the search unit 32, and the selection screen generation unit 33 in addition to the information providing unit 34 similar to the control unit 11. The search unit 132 and the selection screen generation unit 133 function.

  Further, the control unit 121 (FIG. 5) of the terminal device 103 includes a search screen display processing unit 41, a search information generation unit 42, and a selection screen display in addition to the selection information generation unit 44 and the information display processing unit 45 similar to those of the control unit 21. It functions as a search screen display processing unit 141, a search information generation unit 142, and a selection screen display processing unit 143 that replace the processing unit 43.

  The search screen generation unit 131 generates a search screen P11 (FIG. 11) corresponding to the search screen P1 (FIG. 6), and supplies this to the terminal device 103 as HTML data. In response to this, the search screen display processing unit 141 of the terminal device 3 causes the display unit 24 to display the search screen P11.

  The search screen P11 is different from the search screen P1 in that items relating to texture are added to the condition setting area AS and the condition display area AD, but the other parts are configured in the same manner.

  In the condition setting area AS, a texture selection column consisting of a texture sample MP representing a texture as an image and a texture selection column MS is provided on the left side of the color selection column consisting of the color sample CP and the selection color display column CS. .

  When any color in the color sample CP is clicked, the search information generation unit 142 (FIG. 5) of the terminal device 103 sets the clicked color as a selection color in the selection color display field CS provided below the color sample CP. indicate.

  In addition, when any image in the texture sample MP is clicked, the search information generation unit 142 displays the clicked texture as an image in the selected texture display field MS provided below it.

  At this time, on the search screen P11, the maintenance worker looks at the medical device 5 (FIG. 1), selects the color that the maintenance worker determines is equivalent to the color appearing on the appearance of the medical device 5, and It is assumed that the texture determined to correspond to the texture of the color part is selected.

  Further, when the “OK” button in the condition setting area AS is clicked, the search information generation unit 142 changes the selection color at that time to “condition 1 in the condition display area AD as shown in FIG. "Is displayed in the conditional color display column CD and an image representing the selected texture is displayed in the conditional texture display column MD.

  In addition, when a plurality of colors and textures are sequentially selected, the search information generation unit 142 displays the selected color in the condition color display column CD of “condition 2” or “condition 3” in the condition display area AD, and An image representing the selected texture is displayed in each condition texture display field MD.

  That is, the condition display area AD is configured to indicate to the maintenance worker that the color and the texture are set as a search condition in a search process to be described later based on the selection result of the color and the texture in the condition setting area AS. .

  Thereafter, when the “search” button in the condition display area AD is clicked in a state where one or more colors and textures are selected, the search information generation unit 142 displays information representing each color for all the colors selected at this time. (Search color information) and information representing all the textures selected at this time (hereinafter referred to as search texture information) are set as search information and transmitted to the server apparatus 102.

  The search unit 132 of the server apparatus 102 performs a search process in the device information database DB2 using the search color information and the search texture information included in the search information as search keys, thereby feature information registered in the device information database DB2. Among them, a medical device in which the color information corresponds to the search color information and the texture information corresponds to the search texture information is extracted, and the ID is supplied to the selection screen generation unit 133.

  The selection screen generation unit 133 reads the image file associated with the ID from the device information database DB2 based on the medical device ID supplied from the search unit 132, and displays the image file in the screen. Data is generated and supplied to the terminal device 103.

  In response to this, the selection screen display processing unit 143 of the terminal device 103 displays a selection screen P12 in which images of medical devices are arranged as selection candidates in the selection area AC, as shown in FIG. 13 corresponding to FIG. 24. This selection area AC is configured so that each image can be clicked, similarly to the selection screen P2.

  After that, the selection information generation unit 44 of the terminal device 103 transmits the ID of the medical device represented by the clicked image in the selection area AC to the server device 2 as selection information, as in the first embodiment.

  In response to this, the information providing unit 36 of the server apparatus 102 reads the provided information associated with the ID represented by the selection information from the device information database DB2 and sends it to the terminal apparatus 103, as in the first embodiment. Send. The information display processing unit 45 of the terminal device 103 displays the received provided information by a predetermined display method and presents it to the maintenance worker.

  As a result, as in the first embodiment, the terminal device 103 can present the provision information of the medical device whose image is selected in the selection area AC to the maintenance worker.

  As described above, the search system 101 searches for the corresponding medical device from the device information database DB2 using the color and texture selected by the maintenance worker as search conditions, and displays the image using the extracted medical device as a selection candidate. The information provided by the medical device is presented by having the maintenance worker select it.

(2-4) Search Processing Sequence Next, the search processing sequence in the search processing by the search system 101 will be described using the sequence chart of FIG.

  In the search processing sequence of FIG. 14, as compared with FIG. 9, routines RT3 and RT4 corresponding to the routines RT1 and RT2, respectively, are provided.

  In the routine RT3, steps SP22, SP23 and SP24 are provided instead of the steps SP2, SP3 and SP4 in the routine RT1. In the routine RT4, steps SP32, SP33 and SP34 are provided instead of the steps SP12, SP13 and SP14 in the routine RT2.

  That is, the control unit 111 of the server apparatus 102 starts the routine RT3 as in the first embodiment, executes the process of step SP1, and moves to step SP22. In step SP22, the control unit 111 of the server apparatus 102 generates search screen data constituting the search screen P11 (FIG. 11), and transmits it to the terminal apparatus 103.

  On the other hand, similarly to the first embodiment, the control unit 121 of the terminal device 103 starts the routine RT4 and executes the processing of step SP11, and then proceeds to step SP32, and based on the received search screen data, the search screen P11 ( 11) is displayed on the display unit 24, and the process proceeds to the next step SP33.

  In step SP <b> 33, the control unit 21 of the terminal device 3 causes the maintenance worker to select one or more colors and textures, and search information including search color information representing the selected color and search texture information representing the selected texture. Is transmitted to the server apparatus 102.

  In response to this, the control unit 111 of the server apparatus 102 moves to step SP23, performs a search process using the search information as a search key, extracts a medical device corresponding to the search information from the device information database DB2, and then performs the next step. Move to SP24.

  In step SP <b> 24, the control unit 111 of the server apparatus 102 generates selection screen data constituting the selection screen P <b> 12 (FIG. 13) including the extracted medical device image file, and transmits this to the terminal apparatus 103. Thereafter, the control unit 111 of the server apparatus 102 executes the processing after step SP5 as in the first embodiment.

  In response to this, the control unit 121 of the terminal device 103 moves to step SP34, displays the selection screen P12 (FIG. 13) on the display unit 24 based on the received selection screen data, and performs the same steps as in the first embodiment. Processing after SP15 is executed.

(2-5) Operation and Effect In the above-described configuration, the search system 101 according to the second embodiment previously stores one or more color information and each color for each medical device in the device information database DB2 (FIG. 10). Feature information including texture information corresponding to the chromatic information, an image file, and one or more provided information are stored in association with each other.

  When the terminal device 103 is connected to the server device 102 via the Internet 4, the search system 101 displays a search screen P <b> 11 (FIG. 11) on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 103. When one or more colors are selected from the color sample CP of the condition setting area AS by the maintenance operator and a texture is selected from the texture sample MP for each color, the terminal device 103 searches the color information to be retrieved and the texture. The search information including the search texture information representing is generated and transmitted to the server apparatus 102.

  The server apparatus 102 performs a search process using the search color information and the search texture information of the search information as search keys, each color information registered in the device information database DB2 corresponds to the search color information, and the registered texture information One or more medical devices that correspond to the search texture information are extracted, and a selection screen P12 (FIG. 13) including the images is generated and displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 103.

  When any image is selected by the maintenance worker, the terminal device 103 transmits the medical device ID represented by the image to the server device 102 as selection information. The server device 102 reads the provision information corresponding to the ID of the selection information from the device information database DB2 and transmits it to the terminal device 103.

  Therefore, in the search system 101, only by specifying a color and a texture as a search condition, a medical device having a color corresponding to the specified color and a texture corresponding to the specified texture is obtained by a search process. Can be extracted.

  Compared with the search system 1 according to the first embodiment, the search system 101 adds texture as a search condition, so that the search condition can be specified more finely.

  As a result, in the search system 101, medical devices that display images as selection candidates on the selection screen P12 (FIG. 13) can be further narrowed down, which greatly simplifies the effort of searching for a desired image from the image. it can.

  In other respects, the search system 101 can achieve the same effects as the search system 1 according to the first embodiment.

  According to the above configuration, the search system 101 according to the second embodiment registers color information and texture information for each medical device in advance in the device information database DB2 as feature information, and sets the condition setting area on the search screen P11. One or more colors and their texture are selected from the AS color sample CP, and search information including search color information representing the color and search texture information representing the texture is generated. Subsequently, the search system 101 performs a search process using the search color information and search texture information of the search information as search keys, each color information in the device information database DB2 corresponds to the search color information, and each texture information is the search texture. A medical device corresponding to the information is extracted, a selection screen P12 including the image is presented, a desired medical device is selected from the image, and the provided information is presented. As a result, the search system 101 can extract a medical device corresponding to the specified color and texture simply by specifying the color and texture as a search condition, and presents the provision information of the selected medical device based on the image. can do.

(3) Third Embodiment (3-1) Configuration of Search Device In the third embodiment, unlike the first and second embodiments, search processing is performed by one search device 201. It is made like that. The search device 201 has the same external configuration as the terminal device 3 (FIG. 1) according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 15 corresponding to FIG. 3, the search device 201 includes control units corresponding to the control unit 21 and the storage unit 22 in addition to the operation unit 23, the display unit 24, and the bus 28 similar to those of the terminal device 3. 211 and a storage unit 212.

  Like the control unit 11 of the server device 2 in the first embodiment, the control unit 211 is configured around a CPU (not shown), and uses a RAM (not shown) as a work area, and from a storage unit 212, a ROM (not shown), and the like. Various read programs are executed.

  Similar to the storage unit 12 of the server device 2, the storage unit 212 is configured by a hard disk drive, for example, stores information such as various programs and device information databases, and stores the information in response to a request from the control unit 11. Reading is supplied.

  The storage unit 212 stores a device information database DB1 (FIG. 4) similar to that of the first embodiment.

(3-2) Search Processing By the way, the search device 201 searches for the medical device based on the device information database DB1 (FIG. 4) according to the operation instruction of the maintenance worker who wants to refer to the information provided by the medical device 5 (FIG. 1). Provided information is presented after processing.

  At this time, by executing a predetermined program, the control unit 211 performs a search screen display unit 231, a search information generation unit 232, a search unit 233, a selection screen display unit 234, as shown in FIG. 16 corresponding to FIG. It functions as a selection unit 235 and an information display unit 236.

  That is, the control unit 211 realizes each function realized by the combination of the control unit 11 of the server device 2 and the control unit 21 of the terminal device 3 in the first embodiment only by the control unit 211. Has been made.

  The search screen display unit 231 corresponds to the search screen generation unit 31 and the search screen display processing unit 41, and displays a search screen P 21 as shown in FIG. 17 corresponding to FIG. 6 on the display unit 24.

  The search screen P21 differs from the search screen P1 in that items related to the years of use are added to the condition setting area AS and the condition display area AD, but the other parts are configured in the same manner.

  In the condition setting area AS, a usage year selection column YS for selecting a usage year is provided on the left side of the color selection column consisting of the color sample CP and the selection color display column CS.

  When any color in the color sample CP is clicked, the search information generation unit 232 (FIG. 16) displays the clicked color as a selection color in a selection color display field CS provided below the color sample CP.

  In addition, when the down arrow button arranged adjacent to the usage year selection field YS is clicked, the search information generation unit 232 temporarily displays a list representing numbers representing years and uses the numbers selected from the list. Displayed in the year selection column YS.

  At this time, on the search screen P21, the maintenance worker visually observes the medical device 5 (FIG. 1), and the color that the maintenance worker determines to be equivalent to the color appearing on the appearance of the medical device 5 is selected. It is assumed that the number of years of use corresponding to the actual usage period is selected by confirming with the owner of the medical device.

  Further, when the “OK” button in the condition setting area AS is clicked, the search information generation unit 232 changes the selection color at that time to “condition 1 in the condition display area AD as shown in FIG. ”In the conditional color display column CD, and a number representing the selected usage year is displayed in the conditional year display column YD.

  Further, when a plurality of colors are sequentially selected, the search information generation unit 232 displays the selected color in the condition color display column CD of “condition 2” or “condition 3” in the condition display area AD.

  That is, the condition display area AD is configured to indicate to the maintenance worker that the color and the use years have been set as search conditions in a search process to be described later, based on the selection result of the colors and the use years in the condition setting area AS. ing.

  Thereafter, when the “search” button in the condition display area AD is clicked in a state where one or more colors and years of use are selected, the search information generation unit 232 represents each color for all colors selected at this time. Information (search color information) and information indicating the number of years of use selected at this time (hereinafter referred to as elapsed period information) are set as search information, which is supplied to the search unit 233.

  By the way, in general, various materials such as resin materials and paints constituting the external appearance of a medical device may be discolored due to aging. For example, even if a certain medical device is white at the time of manufacture, that is, the color information is (R, G, B) = (255, 255, 255), the color changes after the elapse of 8 years (192, 192, 192) Furthermore, there are cases where (128, 128, 64) after 12 years. In other words, it is considered that the degree of discoloration of the medical device increases as the usage period increases.

  Therefore, the search unit 233 sets a threshold for the distance between colors in the three-dimensional color space based on a predetermined quadratic function related to the elapsed period information. In this case, as the number of years of use increases, the threshold value increases, and the range of colors considered to be applicable is expanded.

  The search unit 233 uses the search color information included in the search information as a search key, and performs a search process in the device information database DB1 using a set threshold value, thereby performing color information registered in the device information database DB1. Extracts a medical device corresponding to the search color information and supplies the ID to the selection screen display unit 234.

  The selection screen display unit 234 corresponds to the selection screen generation unit 33 and the selection screen display processing unit 43, and is associated with the ID from the device information database DB1 based on the medical device ID supplied from the search unit 233. Read the image file.

  Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 19 corresponding to FIG. 8, the selection screen display unit 234 causes the display unit 24 to display a selection screen P22 in which the image of the medical device is arranged as a selection candidate in the selection area AC. This selection area AC is configured so that each image can be clicked, similarly to the selection screen P2.

  After that, the selection unit 235 of the search device 201 uses the ID of the medical device represented by the clicked image in the selection area AC as the selection information, similar to the selection information generation unit 44 in the first embodiment, and uses this as the information provision unit 236. To supply.

  The information providing unit 236 corresponds to the information providing unit 34 and the information display processing unit 45, reads the provided information associated with the ID represented by the selection information from the device information database DB1, and uses the predetermined display method to read the provided information. It is displayed on the display unit 24 and presented to the maintenance worker.

  As a result, similarly to the first embodiment, the search device 201 can present the provision information of the medical device whose image is selected in the selection area AC to the maintenance worker.

(3-3) Search Processing Procedure Next, the search processing procedure by the search device 201 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 20 corresponding to FIG.

  The control unit 211 of the search device 201 starts the routine RT5 by executing the search program according to a predetermined operation by the maintenance worker, and proceeds to step SP41. In step SP41, the control unit 211 displays the search screen P21 on the display unit 24, and proceeds to the next step SP42.

  In step SP42, the control unit 211 causes the maintenance worker to select one or more colors and years of use, and retrieves search information based on the search color information representing the selected color and the elapsed period information representing the selected year of use. Generate and move to next step SP43.

  In step SP43, the control unit 211 sets a threshold value used in the search process based on the elapsed time information of the search information, and proceeds to the next step SP44.

  In step SP44, the control unit 211 performs a search process according to the color threshold set based on the elapsed period information using the search color information of the search information as a search key, and corresponds to the search information from the device information database DB1. The medical device is extracted and the process proceeds to the next step SP45.

  In step SP45, the control unit 211 displays a selection screen P22 (FIG. 19) including the extracted medical device image file on the display unit 24, and proceeds to the next step SP46.

  In step SP46, the control unit 211 determines whether any image has been selected by the maintenance worker. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this indicates that the maintenance worker has selected a medical device for which provision information is to be acquired based on the image, and at this time, the control unit 211 proceeds to the next step SP47. .

  In step SP47, the control unit 211 reads the provision information of the medical device corresponding to the selected image from the device information database DB1 and displays it on the display unit 24. Then, the control unit 211 proceeds to the next step SP48 and ends the series of processes.

  If a negative result is obtained in step SP46, this means that the maintenance worker has an intention to reset the color as the search condition and that the “reset condition” button on the selection screen P22 has been clicked. Represents.

  For this reason, the control unit 211 returns to step SP42 again, causes the maintenance worker to specify the color and the number of years of use as the search condition, and repeats a series of processes.

(3-4) Operation and Effect In the above-described configuration, the search device 201 according to the third embodiment includes color information of one or more colors for each medical device in advance in the device information database DB1 (FIG. 4). Feature information, an image file, and one or more pieces of provided information are stored in association with each other.

  The search device 211 displays a search screen P21 (FIG. 17) on the display unit 24, and one or more colors are selected by the maintenance worker from the color sample CP in the condition setting area AS, and the usage years are displayed in the usage years selection field YS. When is selected, search information including search color information indicating the color and elapsed period information indicating the usage years is generated.

  Subsequently, the search device 211 sets a threshold of the distance between colors in the three-dimensional color space based on the elapsed time information of the search information, performs a search process using the search color information as a search key, and performs device information One or more medical devices whose color information registered in the database DB1 corresponds to the search color information are extracted, and a selection screen P22 (FIG. 19) including the image is displayed on the display unit 24.

  Further, when any image is selected by the maintenance worker, the search device 211 reads the medical device provision information represented by the image from the device information database DB1 and displays it on the display unit 24.

  Accordingly, the search device 211 simply designates the color and the age of use as the search condition, and the search processing 211 takes into account the color determined to be applicable, taking into account that the designated color is changed according to the age of use. Medical devices can be extracted.

  In particular, since the search device 211 can appropriately set the corresponding color range simply by selecting the number of years of use, it makes it difficult to guess what color the medical device that has already been discolored immediately after manufacture. It is not necessary and can be easily extracted.

  In other respects, the search device 201 can achieve the same effects as the search system 1 according to the first embodiment.

  According to the above configuration, the search device 201 according to the third embodiment registers color information for each medical device in the device information database DB1 in advance, and starts from the color sample CP in the condition setting area AS on the search screen P21. One or more colors and years of use are selected, and search information including search color information representing the colors and elapsed period information representing the years of use is generated. Subsequently, the search device 201 performs a search process using the search color information as a search key after setting a color range based on the elapsed time information of the search information, and each color information in the device information database DB1 becomes the search color information. A corresponding medical device is extracted, a selection screen P22 including the image is presented, a desired medical device is selected from the image, and the provided information is presented. As a result, the search device 201 can extract the medical device corresponding to the specified color in consideration of the change due to the specified use year only by specifying the color and the use year as the search condition. The provided information of the selected medical device can be presented.

(4) Other Embodiments In the first embodiment described above, provision information relating to a medical device as an object is stored in the device information database DB1, and the search system 1 searches for and provides the medical device. The case where information was presented was described.

  The present invention is not limited to this. For example, device information such as various electronic devices and products is registered as a target in a device information database, the search system 1 searches the electronic devices and products, and the provided information is obtained. You may make it present. In this case, any electronic device or product may be used as long as it can be identified to some extent by the appearance color, and the color information may be stored in the device information database in advance. Further, when the texture is different depending on the electronic device or product, the texture can be added to the search condition as in the second embodiment. The same applies to the third embodiment.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, the search information generation unit 42 of the terminal device 3 generates search color information related to the selected color and transmits it to the server device 2. .

  The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the terminal device 3 transmits the coordinates in the color sample CP (FIG. 6) to the server device 2, and the server device 2 generates color information based on the coordinates and searches for the color information. Color information may be used. In this case, with respect to the display of the condition display area AD, for example, the server device 2 transmits HTML data representing the updated condition display area AD to the terminal device 3 to update the display color of the condition color display column CD. You can do it. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case where three colors are displayed as the search conditions in the condition display area AD on the search screen P1 has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and an arbitrary number of colors may be displayed as search conditions in the condition display area AD. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, when the selection information generation unit 44 of the terminal device 3 generates selection information that represents the selected medical device by ID, and transmits this to the server device 2 Said.

  The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the terminal device 3 transmits the position coordinates and order of the selected image to the server device 2, and the server device 2 identifies the medical device ID based on the position coordinates and order. And selection information may be generated. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the selection screen P2 is displayed while leaving the condition setting area AS and the condition display area AD in addition to the selection area AC has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the selection screen P2, the condition setting area AS and the condition display area AD may be omitted and only the selection area AC may be displayed. In this case, since the selected area AC can be enlarged, more images can be displayed simultaneously. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case has been described in which a color is selected by clicking any color in the color sample CP on the search screen P1.

  The present invention is not limited to this. For example, color information may be directly designated by numerical values, or a medical device is imaged by a digital camera or the like, and the pixel value of a pixel designated by a maintenance worker in the image is used as it is. The color may be designated by various methods such as search color information. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the color information and the search color information are represented by the values of the three primary colors such as red (R), green (G), and blue (B) by 256-step numerical values has been described. .

  The present invention is not limited to this, and the three primary colors of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) may be represented by numerical values of an arbitrary number of steps, respectively, and L * a * b * color specification. You may make it represent with various colorimetric methods, such as a system and a Munsell color system (hue, lightness, and saturation). The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, when a medical device whose color information of feature information corresponds to the search color information is extracted, red (R), green (G (G) is compared with the search color information and the color information. ) And blue (B) are assumed to be a three-dimensional color space, and the case where it is determined that the distance in the three-dimensional color space is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold is described.

  The present invention is not limited to this. For example, each of the numerical values of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) may be determined to fall within the range of ± 10. In this case, in the third embodiment, the range may be expanded according to the number of years of use. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, for each medical device in the device information database DB1, a range threshold may be set for each color information. In this case, even if the distance between the search color information and the color information of each medical device in the three-dimensional color space is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, it does not apply when the search color information exceeds the range threshold. Judge it as something. For example, by setting a range threshold for clearly different colors, the medical device can be prevented from being unnecessarily extracted as a selection candidate.

  Further, in the above-described second embodiment, the case where the texture such as the texture sample MP is represented by the image on the search screen P11 has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and may be expressed by various methods, for example, expressed by words such as “rough” and “smooth”.

  Furthermore, in the above-described third embodiment, a case has been described in which a number representing the years of use of a medical device is selected and the selected number is used as elapsed period information.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and the number of months or the number of days may be used as long as the elapsed period after manufacture of the medical device can be specified, or the use start date may be specified. Further, for example, by providing options such as “new” and “old”, it is not specified until a specific elapsed period after manufacture, and when “old” is selected, a predetermined period (for example, 5 years after manufacture) Elapsed period information corresponding to the above may be generated, and the search process may be performed based on the color information after the color change. Thereby, even if the elapsed time after manufacture is unknown, the medical device can be efficiently extracted only by observing the appearance of the medical device and selecting options.

  Furthermore, in the above-described third embodiment, the case where the corresponding color range is set using a quadratic function based on the number represented by the elapsed period information has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and various functions such as a first-order or third-order function or an exponential function may be used, or a color range based on an elapsed period may be set using a table or the like. May be. Further, for example, based on the elapsed period, the search color information is corrected by performing a predetermined correction calculation process on each numerical value of (R, G, B) in the search color information, and the search color information after correction is searched. Search processing may be performed as information. In short, based on the number represented by the elapsed period information, taking into account that the color of the search color information is changed after the elapsed period has elapsed, the color information corresponds to the search color information. Select the equipment.

  Further, in the above-described third embodiment, the case where the extracted medical device image is displayed as it is on the selection screen P22 (FIG. 19) has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an image to be displayed may be displayed after being subjected to discoloration processing according to the set usage years. Thereby, an image close to the actual state of the medical device can be presented as an option.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, the case has been described in which the provision information is presented to the maintenance worker who operates the terminal device 3 without any particular limitation.

  The present invention is not limited to this. For example, a user ID is assigned to each user (maintenance worker), a browsing level is set for each user, and a login process is performed when connecting to the server device 2. Only devices corresponding to the browsing level may be set as search targets.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the search system 1 is configured by the terminal device 3 configured in the same manner as a general computer device in addition to the server device 2 and the Internet 4 has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and various electronic devices that can be connected to a network and can execute a web browser, such as a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), may be used instead of the terminal device 3, for example. Further, various other networks may be used instead of the Internet 4. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the search program executed by the server device 2 is stored in the storage unit 12 in advance has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and the search program can be acquired from another device via a network, or via a storage medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory. May be installed and executed. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the terminal device 3 executes the web browser program and realizes various functions such as search screen display processing according to the HTML data acquired from the server device 2 will be described. It was.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and various functions such as search screen display processing are realized by acquiring a program written in other various languages from the server device 2 or by reading it from the storage unit 22 and executing it. You may make it do. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in the third embodiment described above, the storage unit 212 as a storage unit, the search information generation unit 232 as a search information generation unit, the search unit 233 as a search unit, and a selected image as an image display unit The case where the search device 201 as the search device is configured by the display unit 234, the selection unit 235 as the selection unit, and the information display unit 236 as the information providing unit has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a search device is configured by a storage unit, a search information generation unit, a search unit, an image display unit, a selection unit, and an information providing unit having various other configurations. May be.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the terminal device 3 as a terminal device is configured by the operation unit 23 as an operation unit, the communication unit 25 as a terminal-side transmission / reception unit, and the display unit 24 as a display unit. A storage unit 12 as a storage unit, a communication unit 15 as a providing-side transmission / reception unit, a search unit 32 as a search unit, a selection screen generation unit 33 as an image display unit, and an information provision unit as an information provision unit The case where the search system 1 as the search system is configured by configuring the server device 2 as the providing apparatus with the above-described configuration is described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a terminal device is configured by an operation unit having various configurations, a terminal-side transmission / reception unit, and a display unit, a storage unit, a provision-side transmission / reception unit, a search unit, an image You may make it comprise a search system by comprising a provision apparatus with a display part and an information provision part.

  The present invention can be used in various search systems that search and present provided information provided for various electronic devices and various products in addition to medical devices.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,101 ... Search system, 2, 102 ... Server apparatus, 3, 103 ... Terminal apparatus, 4 ... Internet, 5 ... Medical equipment, 11, 21, 111, 121, 211 ... Control part, 12 , 22, 112, 212... Storage unit, 15, 25, 215... Communication unit, 23, 213... Operation unit, 24, 214... Display unit, 31, 131. 233 …… Search unit 33, 133 …… Selected screen generation unit 34 …… Information providing unit 41,141 …… Search screen display processing unit 42,142 …… Search information generation unit 43,143 …… Selection screen generation unit 44... Selection information generation unit 45 45 Information display processing unit 231... Search screen display unit 232... Search information generation unit 234. 236 ... Information display part, DB1 DB2 ...... device information database.

Claims (9)

A storage unit that stores, in association with each other, image information representing an image, feature information including at least target color information representing the color of the target object, and provision information to be provided regarding the target object for a plurality of target objects ,
A search information generating unit that causes the user to specify a color that identifies the object to be searched and generates search information including search color information representing the specified color;
Based on the search information and the feature information, a search unit that searches for the object associated with the target color information corresponding to the search color information;
An image display unit that displays an image of the image information on a plurality of the searched objects on a predetermined display unit;
A selection unit that allows the user to select the image representing the object to be searched;
A search device comprising: an information providing unit that provides the user with the provision information associated with the image selected by the user. The storage unit
In addition to the target color information, the feature information includes target texture information representing the texture of the target object,
The search information generation unit
The search device according to claim 1, wherein a user specifies a texture specifying the target object to be searched, and the search information including the search texture information representing the specified texture and the search color information is generated. The search information generation unit
The search device according to claim 2, wherein an image representing each of a plurality of types of textures is presented to the user, and the user is allowed to select the images, thereby causing the user to specify a texture that identifies the object to be searched. The search part above
The search device according to claim 1, wherein the target object including the target color information within a predetermined color range including the color indicated by the search color information is searched. The search information generation unit
Causing the user to specify an elapsed period after manufacture of the object to be searched, and generating the search information including the elapsed period information indicating the specified elapsed period and the search color information,
The search part above
Based on the search information and the elapsed period information, the target color information is added to the search color information in consideration that the color represented by the search color information is a color after the elapsed period has changed. The search device according to claim 1, wherein the target object is searched. The search part above
The search device according to claim 5, wherein a color range calculated based on the elapsed time period is set, and the target object including the target color information in the color range including the color indicated by the search color information is searched. . The search information specification part
The search device according to claim 1, wherein the user selects one or more colors from a color sample showing a plurality of colors and generates the search color information based on the selection result. A user specifies a color for specifying the target object to be searched from a plurality of target objects via a predetermined operation unit, and search information including search color information representing the specified color is generated as predetermined search information. Search information generation step generated by the unit,
Memory in which image information representing an image of the plurality of objects, feature information including at least object color information representing the color of the object, and provision information to be provided for the object are associated with each other and stored in advance. A feature information reading step for reading the feature information from the unit;
A search step for searching for the object associated with the target color information corresponding to the search color information by a predetermined search unit based on the search information and the feature information;
An image display step of acquiring an image of the image information from the storage unit and displaying it on a predetermined display unit for the plurality of the searched objects;
A selection step for causing the user to select the image representing the object to be searched through a predetermined operation unit;
An information providing step of reading the provision information associated with the image selected by the user from the storage unit and providing the information to the user. A search system in which at least a terminal device for presenting information to a user and a providing device for providing the information are connected via a predetermined network,
The terminal device is
An operation unit that receives user operation instructions;
A terminal-side transmitting / receiving unit that transmits / receives information to / from the providing device;
A display unit configured to form a predetermined display screen based on information received from the providing device via the terminal-side transmission / reception unit and presenting to the user;
The providing device is
A storage unit that stores, in association with each other, image information representing an image, feature information including at least target color information representing the color of the target object, and provision information to be provided regarding the target object for a plurality of target objects ,
A transmitting / receiving unit that transmits / receives information to / from the terminal device;
Based on the search information including the search color information representing the specified color and the feature information, the user of the terminal device is designated via the terminal device the color specifying the target object to be searched, and the feature information. A search unit for searching for the object associated with the target color information corresponding to the search color information;
An image display unit for displaying the image of the image information on the display unit of the terminal device for the plurality of the searched objects;
The user is allowed to select the image representing the target object to be searched via the operation unit of the terminal device, and the provided information associated with the selected image is displayed on the terminal device. A search system comprising: an information providing unit provided to the user via a display unit.