JP2011242939A - Device and method for retrieving shared reading data - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method for retrieving shared reading data capable of retrieving information from reading data independently of an object book by searching a database, with a variety of search conditions, where reading data including a comment sentence on a book from a reader is registered.SOLUTION: A computer 1 capable of accessing a reading data storing database 4a which stores data including comments on books searches the data corresponding to search conditions from the database 4a upon search request from a browsing user terminal 2 and sends a search result after editing the same so as to be displayed on a screen of the browsing user terminal 2. The search conditions include a corresponding item condition to extract data corresponding to a data item in the database 4a and a corresponding quantity condition that a user specifies with respect to a quantity obtained by aggregating a plurality of reading data from a prescribed viewpoint.

Description

  Shared reading that allows users to search a database of reading data including comment text received from readers about books based on various search conditions and to obtain information from the reading data itself independently of the original text The present invention relates to a data search apparatus and method.

There is a need to share a user's comments about a document among multiple users.
For this reason, Patent Document 1 discloses “page additional information” that allows an underline or comment added by a web page viewer to be viewed at a glance when browsing the web page and visualizes the interest of system users. "Share management method" is disclosed.
In Patent Document 2, for an online document to be shared, an HTML tag is used to associate individual information such as a mark or a comment with a specific part of the online document. Is disclosed.
In addition, Patent Documents 3 and 4 propose inventions in which annotations and tag information are added to a document file.

JP 2008-117374 A JP 2001-22749 A JP 2008-90404 A JP 2006-309284 A

However, in the invention of Patent Document 1, only the people who browse the Web page can enjoy the information visualized on the target Web page. In other words, the present invention aims to show information added to an individual Web page to a person who knows the location of the page, and cannot find the added information by searching. This point is the same in any of the inventions of Patent Documents 2 to 4, and the user does not enjoy browsing and enjoying comments received from other users by inputting various search queries. .
Further, in any of the above-described patent documents 1 to 4, it is an online document to which information by a user is given, and it cannot cope with a conventional paper-based book.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, various search queries can be input to a database that stores reading data including comment sentences received from readers, and search results from various angles can be obtained, and sometimes unexpected discoveries can also be obtained. With the goal. At the same time, it aims to cover not only electronic books that show signs of a pandemic but also reading data given to conventional paper-based books.

  To achieve the above object, a shared reading data search device according to an aspect of the present invention is configured to be communicable via a network with a browsing user terminal that is shared among users and used by a user who searches for reading data. Is an apparatus that enables retrieval of reading data in accordance with the user's request, and includes reading data including information for specifying a target book, information indicating a corresponding portion of the book, and a comment sentence. In accordance with the search request, a reading data storage database that stores the reading data in association with the identification information of the person who has given the reading data, a search request receiving unit that receives a search request and search conditions for reading data from the browsing user terminal, With reference to the reading data storage means, the reading data extraction means for extracting reading data that matches the received search condition, and the browsing user terminal Search result transmission means for transmitting a search result consisting of the extracted reading data, and the search condition includes a matching item condition for extracting data that matches the data item itself of the reading data storage database, A plurality of reading data is aggregated from a predetermined viewpoint, and a matching quantity condition specified by the user for the aggregated quantity is included.

  Further, a registered user terminal used by a user who registers reading data in the reading data storage database is configured to be communicable via a network, and reading data to be registered in the reading data storage database is registered from the registered user terminal. Reading data receiving means for receiving together with identification information for specifying the registered user; Reading data registration means for storing reading data received from the registered user terminal and the identification information in association with the reading data storage database; It may be included.

In addition, although it is assumed that a multi-stage search is continuously performed, the result of the first-stage search is based on at least one of an author name, a book name, and a reading data granter that matches the search condition. This represents the quantity of the extracted reading data, and when the user is designated in the browsing user terminal and a further search is requested, the shared reading data search device May edit and send a more detailed second-stage search result.
Further, the reading data application status of the target book may be displayed in the form of a table, or each page of the book and the reading data application status may be expressed in a diagram format.

  A shared reading data search method according to another aspect of the present invention is configured to be communicable via a network with a browsing user terminal shared by users and used by a user searching for reading data, and identifies a target book. The user's request is obtained by a computer having a reading data storage database for storing reading data including information, information indicating a corresponding portion of the book, and comment text in association with identification information of a person who has given the reading data. A method for executing a process for enabling reading data to be searched in accordance with the process for receiving a reading data search request and a search condition from the browsing user terminal, and according to the search request, the reading data. A process of extracting reading data that matches the received search condition with reference to storage means, and the extraction user terminal A search result consisting of the reading data that has been read is executed, and the search condition includes a matching item condition for extracting data that matches the data item itself of the reading data storage database, and a plurality of reading data. And a matching quantity condition specified by the user for the total quantity is included.

By making the reading data itself public and shared in a form that can be searched by an unspecified number of third parties, it is possible to provide a mechanism by which the name and text of the target book can be found and browsed.
Reading data itself is treated as useful data by itself and becomes an independent information source. Users who access this information source can expand their knowledge by inputting various search conditions.
The system using the apparatus of the present invention can also target books whose text cannot be disclosed due to copyrights and the like.

It is the functional block diagram which showed the structure of the shared reading data search apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of registration and reading of reading data of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of data stored in the reading data storage database of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen for inputting the data stored in the reading data storage database of this embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the matching item conditions of this embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the coincidence quantity conditions of this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the search result output of this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the search result output of this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the output of a further detailed search result based on the search result illustrated in FIG. It is a figure explaining the output of a further detailed search result based on the search result illustrated in FIG. It is a figure explaining the output of a further detailed search result based on the search result illustrated in FIG. It is a figure explaining the process which searches information, such as an unknown book name, using this embodiment.

Next, a shared reading data search device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, a shared reading data search device (hereinafter referred to as “search device”) 1 according to the present embodiment manages a reading data and provides it to a viewing applicant. This system ”).

This system includes a browsing user terminal 2 used by a user who receives a search service from the search device 1, that is, a browsing user, a registered user terminal 3 used by a user who gives reading data including comments, that is, a registered user, and a communication line such as the Internet. It is comprised so that communication is possible via.
The system registers and manages the reading data transmitted from the registered user in the database by the search device 1, and executes the search of the reading data registered in the database in response to a request from the browsing user. The search result can be provided to the browsing user.

  The search device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a computer program executed by the CPU, an internal memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or ROM (Read Only Memory) for storing the computer program and predetermined data, a hard disk drive, and the like These external storage devices constitute reading data storage means 4, reading data receiving means 5, reading data registration means 6, search request receiving means 7, reading data extracting means 8, and search result transmitting means 9.

The reading data storage means 4 includes a reading data storage database (hereinafter referred to as “reading data DB”) 4a for storing reading data, and a user information database (hereinafter referred to as “user information DB”) for storing information relating to registered users including a user ID. 4b is stored.
If the reading data storage means 4 is connected so as to be accessible from the search device 1, the reading data storage means 4 is mounted by a database server which is a physically separate computer even if it is mounted by a storage device such as a built-in hard disk. Or anything.
The reading data DB 4a will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

The reading data receiving means 5 receives reading data to be registered in the reading data DB 4a from the registered user terminal 3 together with information (for example, a user ID) for specifying the registered user.
The reading data registration unit 6 generates a reading data ID and registers the reading data and the user ID received in association with the reading data ID in the reading data DB 4a.

The search request receiving means 7 receives a reading data search request and search conditions from the browsing user terminal 2 according to a predetermined protocol via a communication line such as the Internet.
The reading data extraction means 8 refers to the reading data DB 4a stored in the reading data storage means 4 when a reading data search request is received from the reading user terminal 2, and the search condition designated by the reading user. The process of extracting reading data that matches the above is executed.
The search result transmission means 9 transmits a search result corresponding to the search request to the browsing user terminal 2 according to a predetermined protocol via a communication line such as the Internet.

  In addition, the search device 1 appropriately includes input means such as a keyboard / mouse, output means such as a display / printer, communication interface means, and the like.

The browsing user terminal 2 is a terminal used by a user who browses data stored in the reading data DB 4a shared by this system. The browsing user terminal 2 can be constituted by a so-called personal computer, mobile phone, PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), etc., and is received via a keyboard and touch panel for inputting various data, the input data and the network. A display or the like for outputting the data or the like is provided, and data can be transmitted and received according to a predetermined protocol.
The browsing user acquires reading data that matches a desired condition from the reading data DB 4a by using the browsing user terminal 2.

The registered user terminal 3 is a terminal used by a user who intends to register reading data in the reading data DB 4a. Similarly to the browsing user terminal 2, the registered user terminal 3 can also be configured by a so-called personal computer, mobile phone, PDA, etc., and a keyboard and touch panel for inputting various data, and the input data and network A display or the like for outputting data received via the network can be provided, and data can be transmitted and received according to a predetermined protocol.
In addition, it is considered that the same person often becomes a browsing user and also a registered user. In this case, the same computer or the like serves as both the browsing user terminal 2 and the registered user terminal 3.
In this system, when a data registration request or a search request is transmitted to the search device 1, it is performed via a Web page. Therefore, the browsing user terminal 2 and the registered user terminal 3 need to have installed software (browser) for displaying a Web page described in HTML or the like on the screen. Note that the implementation of the present invention is not limited to an example via a Web page, and the function of the present invention can be implemented in a portable terminal, a PDA, or the like as a part of a dedicated electronic book reader application. By such an application, the present invention can be implemented in various terminals that do not support multitasking.

  Hereinafter, the flow of registration and browsing of reading data executed by the present system will be described with reference to FIG.

First, reading data is registered in the system by a registered user. In registering the reading data, the registered user transmits the reading data and information for specifying the user himself / herself to the search device 1 together with the data registration request through the registered user terminal 3 (S101).
The reading data includes information for identifying a book such as ISBN (International Standard Book Number), a comment text using free text, and the like. The information for specifying the user himself / herself is a user ID, for example. In this system, it is assumed that a person who intends to register reading data registers personal information such as name and e-mail address in the system and issues a user ID prior to registration. The personal information of the user is stored in the user information DB 4b in association with the user ID.

  When the reading data receiving means 5 of the search device 1 receives reading data and information (user ID or the like) specifying the user from the registered user terminal 3 together with the data registration request, the reading data registration means 6 causes the reading data ID to be read. The reading data ID, the reading data, and the user ID are associated with each other and registered in the reading data DB 4a (S102). Thus, registration of one piece of reading data is completed, and the registered reading data is subsequently shared between users by this system. Users who share this reading data include both registered users and browsing users. One reading data corresponds to one record. This system is characterized in that reading data registered in a database can be shared among users, but a range in which reading data can be browsed may be set for each user. For example, the comment text in the reading data can be viewed only by authorized users, and any user other than the comment text can view. For that purpose, even if the user does not register reading data himself but only browses, personal information is registered in advance in the user information DB 4b together with the user ID, and the viewing range is also stored. .

Here, the record configuration stored in the reading data DB 4a will be described with reference to FIG.
The data type of each record stored in the reading data DB 4a includes management information (a), book information (b), page layout information (c), location information (d), location sequence (e), number of characters ) And comment text (ki).

  In the management information (a), the data ID uniquely identifies each record, that is, each reading data, and is automatically given by the system when stored in the reading data DB 4a. The reader ID uniquely identifies the registered user who posts the reading data, and the user ID transmitted together with the reading data from the registered user terminal 3 is entered in the reader ID column. The reader ID, that is, the user ID of the registered user is usually made up of letters and numbers. User personal information such as name and mail address corresponding to the reader ID is referred to from the user information DB 4b as necessary.

The book information (A) corresponds to “information for specifying a target book” according to claim 1 and is information about a book to which reading data is to be added, and is input by a registered user. However, only a part of items (for example, ISBN) are required for input by the registered user. Because there are existing programs and systems that extract other items (book title, author name, etc.) from ISBN, it is considered that these programs are used when the search device 1 registers in the reading data DB 4a. is there.
The present invention covers not only paper-based books but also electronic books. However, ISBN is a code given to a paper-based book, not a code given to a file of an electronic book. For this reason, a mechanism for associating the electronic book file with ISBN is required, but an existing system that realizes this is used. For example, if an API such as Amazon (registered trademark) is used, when a book name, author name, or the like is transmitted to the Amazon server, the book can be uniquely identified to obtain ISBN or the like.

The page layout information (c) includes the average number of lines / page of the book, the average number of characters / line, and the like. This information may be input by a registered user, but may be prepared by using an existing book information database or through human intervention on the side of the search device 1 that manages the database.
The location information (d) corresponds to the “information indicating the corresponding location of the book” according to claim 1 and is information for specifying the location of the original text to which the registered user wants to put a comment text. If the target book is an electronic book, it may be obtained from a computer program for electronic books, or may be manually input if it is a paper-based book. In the example of FIG. 3, it is shown that a comment is given to a location “from the 4th page 1st line 1st character to the 4th page 27th line 30th character”.

The part sequence (e) is an approximate value calculated on the search device 1 side based on the page layout information (c) and the part information (d). In the example of FIG. 3, the number of characters in one page is 810 characters (27 lines × 30 characters) from the layout information (c), so the “4th page, 1st line, 1st character” at the start location is “1st page, 1st line”. When counted from the “first character”, it becomes 2431 characters (810 characters × 3 + 30 characters × 0 + 1 characters). Similarly, the “4th page, 27th line, 30th character” at the end is the 3240th character (810 characters × 3 + 30 characters × 26 + 30 characters).
The number of characters (f) is an approximate value of the number of characters and the number of lines where the comment sentence is given. The number of characters is obtained from the difference between the description end position of the position sequence (e) and the description start position. Is divided by the number of characters per line of the layout information (c). In the example of FIG. 3, the number of characters is 810 characters (3240-2431 + 1), and the number of rows is 27 (810 characters ÷ 30).
The comment sentence (ki) is a free sentence text input by a registered user.

FIG. 4 illustrates a reading data input screen by a registered user. The broken-line rectangle is an input field, which a registered user may input here, but in the case of an e-book, a program that can import data into the input screen in cooperation with the e-book program may be prepared. Good.
In the present invention, since the reading data DB 4a is prepared and the system is based on the assumption that the reading data DB 4a is used, the details of the method for acquiring the data stored in the database are omitted.
The registration process by the registered user and the browsing process by the browsing user are performed independently and in parallel. One does not limit the other.

Subsequently, browsing of reading data by a browsing user will be described.
In a state where the reading data DB 4a in which reading data is stored can be browsed, when the browsing user terminal 2 accesses the search device 1 (S103), the search device 1 searches for reading data. A web page where conditions can be input is transmitted (S104). Here, it goes without saying that it is necessary for the browsing user to know the URL of the system in order to access the system.
In order to find desired reading data, the browsing user inputs search conditions via the received web page and transmits a reading data search request to the search device 1 (S105).
When receiving the search request, the search device 1 searches the reading data requested by the browsing user (S106), and transmits the search result to the browsing user terminal 2 (S107).
When the browsing user accesses the search device 1, the browsing user usually requests a search a plurality of times, so that the processing from S105 to S107 is repeated an arbitrary number of times.

  In step S <b> 105, the browsing user inputs search conditions from the browsing user terminal 2, and transmits a search request and search conditions to the search device 1. Hereinafter, the search condition will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

There are two types of search conditions for this system. The “matching item condition” and the “matching quantity condition” described in claim 1.
The “matching item condition” is to extract data that matches the input content by the registered user for any data item of the record in the reading data DB 4a. This is a complete match or partial match condition for searching and narrowing down desired information. There are three typical search conditions of this type: reader ID, author name, and book name. The author name and book name are not limited to perfect match conditions, but may be partial match conditions such as “Drucker” and “Kimbun”.
Other matching item conditions include the number of characters in the corresponding text, the book issue date, and keywords in the reader's comment text. Also, the location information in the book can be specified as a search condition if it is used in combination with the condition of the book name, for example, “including Rashomon's 10th page, 5th line, 3rd character”.

Each example of FIG. 5 shows an input example of the “match item condition”.
In the case of Example 1, “author name” is selected from the search data item column 10, “Peter Drucker” is input to the search condition input column 11, and “is” is selected from the match condition column 12. This requests to extract reading data where "the author is Peter Drucker". Upon receiving this search condition, the search device 1 extracts a record whose “author name” in the book information column (A) is “Peter Drucker” from the reading data DB 4a. Here, a plurality of items such as “Peter Drucker Ryunosuke Sasakawa” may be entered in the search condition input field 11. In this way, when a plurality of items are input to the same data item, it is usually an OR condition.
In Example 1, when “reading data grantor” is selected from the search data item column 10, a reader ID such as “AAA” is entered in the search condition input column 11. Upon receiving this search condition, the search device 1 extracts a record whose “reader ID” in the management information column (a) is “AAA” from the reading data DB 4a. When “book name” is selected from the search data item column 10, the book name is input to the search condition input column 11 as “management philosophy”. In this case, the search device 1 extracts a record whose “book name” in the book information column (A) is “management philosophy” from the reading data DB 4a.

Example 2 in FIG. 5 shows an example of a search condition for specifying a book and a reading data application location of the book. The search device 1 that has received this search condition has the “ISBN” in the book information column (b) “1234567-8901” from the reading data DB 4a and “1 page 2” with reference to the location information column (d). A record including “the third character in the line” is extracted. The default when such different data items are specified is usually an AND condition.
In the example 3 of FIG. 5, the search condition is that the number of characters in the portion of the original text to which the reading data is to be added is 500 characters or more, and the search device 1 that has received this search condition receives the number of characters field from the reading data DB 4a ( F) A record whose “number of characters” is 500 characters or more is extracted.
Examples 1 to 3 above are examples of extracting records that match (or do not match) the value of the data item specified by the viewing user from the reading data DB 4a. In addition to this example, various searching methods such as searching by “publisher name” or searching on the condition that a predetermined word is included in the reader comment sentence are possible.
In addition, search conditions for a plurality of data items may be combined with AND or OR.

On the other hand, the “matching quantity condition” is a search condition for collecting a plurality of reading data from a certain point of view and narrowing down by a condition such as a predetermined value or more.
For example, if the user wants to view reading data by a registered user who has added 20 or more reading data from the viewpoint of a registered user who has given reading data to the book name “Rashomon”, he / she can search the search apparatus 1 with “ A search condition “designated by a registered user who has given 20 or more reading data to Rashomon” is designated. This is an example of the matching quantity condition.
The significance of this matched quantity condition is as follows. For example, assume that there are 200 registered users who have given reading data to the book name “Rashomon”. Among these 200 people, there are those who have registered 30 reading data for “Rashomon” and those who have registered only one. Therefore, if the search results are displayed only for those who have registered a predetermined number or more instead of displaying the search results for all 200 people, the convenience for the browsing user is enhanced. In other words, weight is attached to reading data. The condition for that is the matching quantity condition.

Each example of FIG. 6 is an input example of “matching quantity condition”.
In Example 4 of FIG. 6, “20” is entered in the search condition input field 13, “above” is selected from the matching condition field 14, and “created by the reader who added the reading data” from the search range field 15. Is selected. That is, from the viewpoint of the reading data provider, the retrieval apparatus 1 is requested to extract reading data “created by a reader who has given 20 or more reading data”. The search device 1 pays attention to the “reader ID” column in the management information column (a) from the reading data DB 4a, counts the number of reading data for each reader ID, stores it in a temporary storage file, and the like. One or more reader IDs are extracted, the reading data DB 4a is accessed again, and a record that matches the extracted reader ID is extracted.
Similarly, Example 5 shows a search condition for requesting to extract reading data “created for a book in which reading data is given to 20 or more places in the book”.
Example 6 shows a search condition for requesting extraction of reading data “a book having a total of 500 characters or more in the body text to which reader data is added” is extracted.

The matching item condition is a condition for searching and extracting data, whereas the matching quantity condition is a condition for considering the usefulness of the data when searching and extracting data. For example, even if the author name is “Peter Drucker”, it is considered that the usefulness differs between the book A in which the number of reading data given is a certain value or more and the book B that does not reach the certain value. If both the book A and the book B are unread, a person who does not have enough time for reading will try to read the book A. By including the matching quantity condition in the search condition, such a useful judgment can be made.
In this system, the search range can be narrowed down accurately by a search sequence in which match item conditions and match quantity conditions are freely arranged.

Next, a search result transmitted from the search device 1 in S107 will be described with reference to FIG.
The reading data DB 4a is expected to accumulate a large amount of data as the system is operated. Therefore, for example, when a famous author name is entered as the author name, a large number of records are extracted, and a large number of comment sentences that cannot be read at once may be transmitted from the search device 1 to the viewing user terminal 2. It is possible. Therefore, in this system, paying attention to any of “author name”, “book name” or “reader ID” as the matching item condition, the number of records matching the focused condition is displayed on the screen of the browsing user terminal 2 Let
According to the search result output example 1 of FIG. 7, when the author name is “Ryunosuke Ayukawa OR Peter Drucker” as a search condition, there are 100 books of “Ryunosuke Ayukawa” as a result of the search of the reading data DB 4a. It can be seen that the number of readers who gave reading data to 300 books is 300, and reading data is given to 150 places in the book of Ryunosuke Ninagawa.
FIG. 7 is an example of “first-stage search result” according to claim 3.

Search result example 1 in FIG. 7 may be displayed in a format as shown in FIG.
FIG. 8 specifies “author name = Ryunosuke Sasakawa OR Peter Drucker OR Zhu Jian Sung” as the matching item condition. For example, “A book in which five or more people have given reading data. It is assumed that the search result is a combination of the search conditions “includes the keyword“ or “management” ”. In association with these author names, the search result of the reading data that matches the search condition is displayed in a two-dimensional table format.
In FIG. 8, author names are arranged on the horizontal axis. The data that meet the search conditions is arranged vertically for each item. The items arranged on the horizontal axis include “book name” or “reader ID” in addition to “author name” as shown in FIG. Data items arranged on the vertical axis include “number of books”, “number of readers of reading data”, “number of places in books”, “number of target characters”, “number of reading data”, “frequent words in comment sentences” It is. From the items on the vertical axis, any one item excluding “frequent words in a comment sentence” is selected. In FIG. 8, “number of books” is selected, and author names are arranged from left to right in descending order of the number of books. The number of books that match the search condition is “Ryunosuke Ninagawa (100 books)” → “Peter Drucker (60 books)” → “Zhu Jianrong (40 books)” in order from the largest, so they are arranged in this order from left to right. In this example, the order is descending, but they may be arranged in ascending order, and the descending order and ascending order may be switched as appropriate. By the way, the quantity data is displayed in parentheses below each quantity data, and this is the number of all reading data whose author names match. From such a result display, it can be seen that there are 100 books of Ryunosuke Ayukawa that match the above search conditions, but a total of 200 books of Ryunosuke Ayukawa are registered in the reading data DB 4a.
For example, if the number of reading data is selected from the items on the vertical axis, “Peter Drucker (500)” → “Ryunosuke Sasakawa (400)” → “Zhu Jianei (200) "From left to right.

In the result display screen as illustrated in FIG. 8, only the tabulated numerical values are provided.
Therefore, it is possible to make a further search request based on the aggregated numerical information of the search results. For example, for each numerical information underlined in FIG. 8, a link including information related to the numerical value, a search condition that has already been specified, and the URL of the system as information is set. By specifying with a method such as mouse click, the information related to the numerical value to which the link has been set and the specified search condition are sent to the search device 1 together with the search request for the reading data associated with the information. It is supposed to be sent.
Taking “100 books” in the “number of books” column of FIG. 8 as an example, the information related to the above numerical value corresponds to “books of Ryunosuke Akutagawa” instead of the quantity “100 books” itself. . That is, when “100 books” in the “Number of books” column of FIG. 8 is clicked with the mouse, the search apparatus 1 is made to search again by adding a search condition of “books of Ryunosuke Sasakawa” to the specified search conditions. Will be required.

In the example of FIG. 9, when “100 books” in the “number of books” column of the original search result output list 16 is designated by a method such as a mouse click, the search device 1 searches the reading data DB 4 a again and performs detailed search. A result such as a content output list 17 is returned. From this example, with regard to the book whose author is “Ryunosuke Yodogawa”, the breakdown of 100 books is Rashomon, Nose, Choshiharu, etc. 60 people gave reading data to “Rashomon” and 80 places read “Rashomon” More detailed data can be viewed, such as the fact that data has been assigned.
In FIG. 9, since the numerical value in the “number of books” column is designated, the details of the contents of each book are displayed. However, if the numeric value in the “number of reading data granters” column is designated, each registered user is displayed. The details of the unit will be displayed.
FIG. 9 is a display example of “second-stage search results” according to claim 3 together with FIGS. 10 and 11 described later. It is also possible to specify the quantity data displayed in the result of the second-stage search and request the search apparatus 1 for the third-stage search. For example, there are 60 persons who have given reading data to “Rashomon”. If “60 persons” are specified by a method such as a mouse click, a list display of corresponding reader IDs is transmitted from the search device 1. Searches after the fourth stage are also possible. For example, when a specific reader ID is selected from the list of transmitted reader IDs and transmitted to the search device 1, information regarding reading data given by the registered user specified by the reader ID is transmitted.
The browsing user performs such a narrowed search one after another, thereby increasing the possibility of encountering information suitable for his / her interest and purpose.

Next, display of detailed contents when a numerical value in the “number of places in a book” field is designated on the result display screen illustrated in FIG. 8 will be described.
FIG. 10 shows a search result display example when the number of places “100” in the book is specified by a method such as a mouse click and the search apparatus 1 is requested to search again. The search device 1 extracts a record whose author name is “Peter Drucker” from the reading data DB 4 a and displays the result in detail in a table format such as a list 18 and a diagram format such as an image 19.
If each page of the book and the reading data application status are displayed in association with each other as shown in the image 19, it can be seen which reading data is assigned to which page or to which part of the whole book. In the image 19, when the underlined numerical value is clicked with a mouse or the like, detailed contents are transmitted from the search device 1. When the number of pages is too large to be displayed at a time, the image can be scrolled vertically or horizontally by a known method.

  FIG. 11 shows a display example of detailed contents when a numerical value in the “number of reading data” column is designated on the original search result screen as illustrated in FIG. When “500” in the number of reading data column is designated by a method such as a mouse click and transmitted to the search device 1, the search device 1 sequentially assigns the book name, reader ID, and comment given to the 500 reading data. Sentences etc. are sent as screen data to be displayed in one set. Furthermore, since the keyword group in each comment sentence is also displayed, the browsing user can efficiently read a necessary portion according to his / her interest and purpose. As candidates for the displayed keywords, words extracted by morphological analysis from reader comments, which are free text, and frequently appearing words can be considered.

It goes without saying that comments are the most interesting for browsing users who use this system. Since the user can browse various comment sentences from the result display screen illustrated in FIG. 11, the convenience is high.
By the way, if one of the frequently used words is specified by a method such as a mouse click on the search result screen illustrated in FIG. 8, the re-search result narrowed down to only data using the word can be displayed. This search result includes a comment text display. For example, in FIG. 8, there are 400 reading data whose author name is Ryunosuke Sasakawa, but when "expression" is selected and specified from the frequent words in the comment and the search device 1 is requested to search again, the search device 1 reads the book. From the data DB 4 a, the author extracts data including the word “expression” in the comment sentence with “Ryunosuke Sasakawa”, and transmits the result to the browsing user terminal 2. The extracted data is narrowed down to 400 or less, and the browsing user can efficiently read a comment sentence in line with his / her interest.

As described above, this system can search from various viewpoints by using not only the matching item condition but also the matching quantity condition. A detailed search result can be obtained by designating any of the tabulated numerical values displayed in the search result, so that data suitable for the browsing user can be narrowed down and extracted from a huge amount of data.
In addition, the browsing user may encounter an unknown book name in the middle of displaying the search results based on various search conditions without any particular purpose and with interest. Hereinafter, this point will be described with reference to FIG.

  It is assumed that reading data 20 regarding the book A is displayed on the screen of the browsing user terminal 2. Here, if the name of X, a famous book reviewer, is found in the reading data grantor column, and if the book reviewer X is interested in what kind of book the reading data is given to, then the reading data grantor is selected. A search request is transmitted to the search device 1 together with the search condition X. According to the search result 21 from the search device 1, it can be seen that the book reviewer X gives reading data to the book B as well. In order to find out what other books are published by the author B of the book B that the book reviewer X is interested in, the browsing user searches the search apparatus 1 together with a search condition with the author name as the author b. A request is made and a search result 22 is obtained. In this way, useful (reliable and helpful) reading data granters, new ones as we follow the connection of reading data grantors, authors, keywords in comments, etc., and gradually narrow down the conditions. You can get a lot of information, such as a good author, a book you didn't even know about the title, and how to read and interpret other people's books.

Through this system, the user can not only browse reading data including other people's comment texts but also share interpretations of his / her books with others using this system. By sharing it with others, you can improve the quality of your reading.
Not only readers but also the authors can give comments and communicate with readers.
The user of this system may be a person who enjoys reading, an author, a publisher, a bookstore, etc., but the user can use the shared reading data for each purpose according to their respective positions.

  The above embodiment is merely an example. Therefore, the data items of the reading data DB 4a and the search conditions can be considered in addition to those illustrated, and there are various variations in how the search results are displayed. For example, the location information (d) and location sequence (e) in the reading data DB 4a may be omitted, and a page including the start position and end position of the original text corresponding to the reading data may be registered instead. Further, instead of the number of characters (f) at the location where the comment sentence is given, the number of pages or lines at that location may be used. Furthermore, the number of characters of the comment sentence input by the user may be registered in the database so that the number of characters of the comment sentence can be searched.

  There are so many people who love reading. For example, if publishers and bookstores provide the system of the present invention targeting these people, they will be used for marketing and sales promotion such as rediscovering buried books and grasping trends of publications that are desired in the future. Can do.

1: search device, 2: browsing user terminal, 3: registered user terminal, 4: reading data storage means, 4a: reading data storage database, 5: reading data receiving means, 6: reading data registration means, 7: search request reception Means 8: reading data extracting means 9: search result transmitting means

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A device that is configured to be communicable via a network with a browsing user terminal used by a user who searches for reading data shared between users, and enables searching for reading data in accordance with the user's request,
Reading data storage database for storing reading data including information identifying a target book, information indicating a corresponding portion of the book, and comment text, in association with identification information of a person who has given the reading data,
Search request receiving means for receiving reading data search requests and search conditions from the browsing user terminal;
Reading data extraction means for extracting reading data that matches the received search condition with reference to the reading data storage database in response to the search request;
Search result transmission means for transmitting a search result comprising the extracted reading data to the browsing user terminal;
The search condition includes a matching item condition for extracting data that matches the data item itself of the reading data storage database, and a matching quantity condition specified by the user for aggregating a plurality of reading data from a predetermined point of view. And a shared reading data retrieval device. A registered user terminal used by a user who registers reading data in the reading data storage database is configured to be communicable via a network,
Reading data receiving means for receiving reading data to be registered in the reading data storage database together with identification information for identifying the registered user from the registered user terminal;
Reading data registration means for storing the reading data received from the registered user terminal and the identification information in association with the reading data storage database;
The shared reading data search device according to claim 1. The search result of the first stage represents the quantity of reading data extracted based on at least one of the author name, book name, and reading data grantor that matches the search condition, and the search request receiving means The search user terminal receives a further search request together with any one of the displayed quantity data groups from the browsing user terminal, and the reading data extraction means performs a more detailed second-stage search, 3. The shared reading data search device according to claim 1, wherein the search result transmission means edits and transmits the search result. The search result providing means displays the reading data application status of the target book in a table format, or displays each page of the book and the reading data application status in a diagram format. The shared reading data search device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. It is configured to be communicable via a network with a browsing user terminal that is shared among users and used by users who search for reading data,
By a computer having a reading data storage database for storing reading data including information for specifying a target book, information indicating a corresponding portion of the book, and comment text in association with identification information of a person who has given the reading data , A method of executing processing that enables retrieval of reading data in accordance with the user's request,
A process of receiving a search request and search conditions for reading data from the browsing user terminal;
In response to the search request, referring to the reading data storage database, a process of extracting reading data that matches the received search condition;
A process of transmitting a search result consisting of the extracted reading data to the browsing user terminal, and
The search condition includes a matching item condition for extracting data that matches the data item itself of the reading data storage database, and a matching quantity condition specified by the user for aggregating a plurality of reading data from a predetermined point of view. And a shared reading data search method characterized by comprising: The computer
A registered user terminal used by a user who registers reading data in the reading data storage database is configured to be communicable via a network,
A process of receiving reading data to be registered in the reading data storage database together with identification information for identifying the data registrant from the registered user terminal;
The process of storing the reading data received from the registered user terminal and the identification information in association with the reading data storage database is further executed.
The shared reading data search method according to claim 5. The result of the first stage search represents the quantity of reading data extracted based on at least one of the author name, book name, and reading data grantor that matches the search condition,
The computer receives a further search request together with any one of the displayed quantity data groups from the browsing user terminal, executes a more detailed second-stage search, and the result of this search The shared reading data retrieval method according to claim 5, wherein a process of editing and transmitting is executed. The computer executes a process of displaying the reading data granting status of the target book in a table format, or displaying each page of the book in correspondence with the reading data granting status. The shared reading data search method according to claim 5, wherein the reading method is shared.

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