JP2012064105A - System, method and program for providing summary - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for providing a summary, which provides an electronic summary corresponding to a position to which a reader has read even for readers of common books.SOLUTION: A system for providing a summary comprises: a book database having a plurality of tables each having a summary corresponding to a size, a total page number and a page number of a book stored in association with book identification information of the book; a compact portable device having a camera and a display section; and a summary outputting section including: an image size extraction section for extracting the size of the book from an image of the book having a bookmark put therein, imaged by the camera; book identification information acquiring means for acquiring the book identification information of the book; and an image size analyzing section for acquiring the size and the total page number of the book from the table of the book database, corresponding to the book identification information acquired by the book identification information acquiring means, for acquiring the page number on which the bookmark is put from the size of the book acquired by the image size extraction section, and for reading out the summary corresponding to the acquired page number from the table to output the summary to the display section of the compact portable device.

Description

  The present invention relates to a summary providing system for providing a summary of a book.

  Books and video games are read or advanced based on previous stories. In electronic books and video games, the followings have been proposed as devices for recalling previous stories when reading and progressing are suspended and resumed.

  Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-126245) has a summary data indicating the result of the progress of a story for the purpose of facilitating the understanding of the content of the story that has been executed by the player at the time of restarting the video game. Has been disclosed, a recording medium on which display synopsis information corresponding to the progress of a story is recorded, and a control system that performs display using display synopsis information corresponding to synopsis data.

  In Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-125922), when re-reading an electronic book, by selecting bookmark data indicating a re-reading portion inputted in advance, a bookmark mark of the re-reading portion and book data corresponding thereto are displayed. At least one bookmark mark indicating a book data storage section for storing electronic book data, a display section for displaying book data, and a bookmark mark indicating a reread location of the book data is input for each purpose. An input unit for inputting attribute data to be added to the bookmark mark, a bookmark data storage unit for storing the input bookmark mark and the attribute data as a pair and storing the bookmark data as a pair, and an input unit corresponding to a reread position of the book data When bookmark data is selected, a bookmark mark corresponding to the selected bookmark data and the corresponding bookmark mark are displayed. Device comprising a display control unit for immediate display the book data to the display unit is disclosed.

JP 2000-126245 A JP 2001-125921 A

  As described above, in electronic books, video games, etc., by recording bookmark marks indicating the progress of a story and the reread location of book data, the display summary information and book data corresponding to these are read out to the user. It is possible to display.

  In the case of a general book, even if there is book data of an electronic book with the same content, there is no way to link the book data with a bookmark sandwiched between the books, and the book data of the electronic book with the same content is stored. I could not make use of it.

  The present invention realizes a summary providing system that provides a general book reader with an electronic summary corresponding to a read portion.

A summary providing system according to the present invention includes a book database including a plurality of tables that are associated with book identification information of a book and store a summary corresponding to the size of the book, the total number of pages, and the number of pages;
A small portable device including a camera and a display;
An image size extraction unit that extracts the size of a book from the video of the book in a state where a bookmark is sandwiched by the camera, a book identification information acquisition unit that acquires book identification information of the book, and the book identification The size of the book and the total number of pages are obtained from the table of the book database corresponding to the book identification information obtained by the information obtaining means, and the bookmark is sandwiched from the size of the book obtained by the image size extraction unit. A summary output unit including an image size analysis unit that obtains the number of pages obtained and reads a summary corresponding to the obtained number of pages from the table and outputs the summary to the display unit of the small portable device.

A summary output method of the present invention includes a book database including a plurality of tables associated with book identification information of a book and storing a summary corresponding to the size, total number of pages, and number of pages, a camera, and a display unit. And a summary output method performed by a summary output device that together constitute a summary providing system,
An image dimension extraction unit that extracts a dimension of the book from a video of the book in a state where a bookmark is sandwiched, which is taken by the camera;
A book identification information obtaining unit obtaining book identification information of the book;
The image size analysis unit acquires the size and total number of pages of the book from the table of the book database corresponding to the book identification information obtained by the book identification information acquisition unit, and the image size extraction unit obtains the size Obtaining the number of pages in which the bookmark is sandwiched from the dimensions of the book, reading out a summary corresponding to the obtained number of pages from the table, and outputting the summary to the display unit of the small portable device.

  The program of the present invention constructs the above summary output device on a computer system.

  In the present invention configured as described above, a general book reader can be provided with an electronic summary corresponding to a read portion.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the summary provision system by this invention. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a mobile device 200. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a server 300. FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the book database 400. It is a top view which shows the relationship between the book 101 and the bookmarks 102 in detail. It is a figure which shows the picked-up image of the book 101 used in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the bookmark 701 used in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a summary providing system according to the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, a corresponding summary is presented to the user from the position of the bookmark 102 sandwiched between the books 101, and the mobile device 200 such as a smartphone and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), the server 300, and the book database 400. It is configured.

  The present embodiment is a system based on the premise that a book 101 and a bookmark 102 having predetermined dimensions are used. FIG. 5A is a plan view of the book 101 viewed from the cover side, and FIG. 5B is a plan view of the book 101 viewed from the back cover side. 103 is described, and a barcode 104 is engraved on the back cover.

  2 is a block diagram showing a main part configuration of the mobile device 200, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main part configuration of the server 300, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main part configuration of the book database 400, and FIG. It is a top view which shows the relationship of the bookmark 102 in detail.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the portable device 200 includes a camera 201, a control unit 202, and a display unit 203, the server 300 includes a communication control unit 301, and the book database 400 includes a table 401. In FIG. 4, only one table 401 is shown, but a plurality of tables 401 are provided corresponding to the book identification information of each book. The book identification information is a title identifier, a book identifier such as an ISBN (International Standard Book Number), a book JAN code, or the like.

  The control unit 202 extracts the title name from the captured image of the camera 201. The title name is shown in the title name 103 in FIG. 5A, and the book identification information includes book identifiers such as ISBN and book JAN code shown in the barcode 104 in FIG. 5B. The book database 400 includes a table 401 that stores data indicating a summary corresponding to the dimensions and the number of pages including the width and thickness of the book 101 in association with the book identification information. The table 401 may store either the title name or the book identifier, or both the title name and the book identifier.

  The control unit 202 has a character recognition function and a barcode conversion function. When the image taken by the camera 201 is taken from the cover side of the book 101 shown in FIG. If the title name 103 is recognized and sent to the portable device 200 and the image taken by the camera 201 is taken from the back cover side of the book 101 shown in FIG. By performing code conversion, a book identifier such as ISBN or book JAN code is obtained and sent to the server 300.

  The control unit 202 has a function for extracting the width b of the book 101 in the photographed image and the width a of the book 102, and the width b of the book 101 in the photographed image together with the book identification information. The size of the width a is sent to the server 300.

  When the communication control unit 301 in the server 300 receives the width b of the book 101 in the photographed image and the width a of the bookmark 102 together with the book identification information, the communication control unit 301 sets the size of the book indicated in the book identification information to the book database. 400 is acquired from the table 401 corresponding to the book identification information in 400, and the number of pages of the book 101 between which the bookmark 102 is sandwiched is obtained based on the acquired content. Hereinafter, a method for obtaining the number of pages in which the bookmark 102 is sandwiched will be described in detail.

  The actual length of the bookmark 102 is A, and the actual width of the book is B. Let a be the width of a bookmark photographed by the camera. The width a varies depending on the position where the bookmark 102 is sandwiched. For example, when the image is taken from the front cover side, the width a decreases as the number of pages sandwiched increases, and when the image is captured from the back cover side, the width a decreases as the number of pages sandwiched increases. growing.

  The communication control unit 301 recognizes whether the shooting is taken on the front cover side or the back cover side depending on whether the information sent at the same time is the title name or the book identifier, and the width with respect to the width B The number of pages in which the bookmark 102 is sandwiched is calculated from the size of A and the size of the width a with respect to the width b.

  The communication control unit 301 acquires data indicating a summary corresponding to the number of pages calculated from the table 401 corresponding to the book identification information. In this acquisition, when the latest page less than the calculated number of pages, for example, when the calculated number of pages is 27, data indicating a summary stored corresponding to 20 pages is acquired, Transmit to mobile device 200.

  The control unit 202 of the portable device 200 displays the summary on the display unit 203 based on the received summary data.

  The use of the user (reader) of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described.

  The reader of the book 101 interrupts reading and puts the bookmark 102 on the book 101. Thereafter, when resuming reading, the reader inputs to the input means (not shown) that the mobile device 200 acquires the summary, and the book 101 with the bookmark 102 sandwiched by the provided camera 201. Take a picture. Thereafter, the summary displayed on the display unit 203 is read to confirm the outline so far, and reading is resumed.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the method of calculating the number of pages between which the bookmark 102 is sandwiched, and only the operations of the control unit 202 in the portable device 200 and the communication control unit 301 in the server 300 are different. The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a view showing a captured image of the book 101 used in the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the book 102 sandwiching the bookmark 102 is photographed from the top side or the ground side with the cover facing upward. Also, the book identification information is input to the input means by the user.

  The control unit 202 extracts the entire thickness D of the book 101 and the length d from the cover to the bookmark 102 shown in FIG. 6 from the photographed image, and sends them to the server 300 together with the book identification information.

  When the communication control unit 301 in the server 300 receives the total thickness D of the book 101 and the length d from the cover to the bookmark 102 together with the book identification information, the communication control unit 301 calculates the total number of pages of the book indicated in the book identification information as the book. The book 102 is acquired from the table 401 corresponding to the title name in the database 400, and the bookmark 102 is determined by the ratio of the length d from the cover to the bookmark 102 with respect to the total thickness D of the book 101 and the total number of pages of the book 101. To which page is sandwiched.

  Thereafter, the summary is acquired in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the summary is displayed on the display unit 203.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a bookmark 701 used in the third embodiment of the present invention.

  The present embodiment is an embodiment based on the premise that the cover is taken from the top side or the ground side as the upper side, which is performed in the second embodiment.

  The bookmark 701 has an L-shaped cross-sectional shape whose end is bent. At the end, a mark 704 indicating the direction facing the cover when sandwiched and a barcode 703 indicating book identification information are provided. Further, a line 703 for emphasizing the position of the bookmark is provided in the bent ridge line portion.

  In the present embodiment, the book 102 sandwiching the bookmark 102 is photographed from the top side or the ground side with the cover facing upward.

  The control unit 202 extracts the total thickness D of the book 101 from the photographed image and the length d from the cover to the bookmark 701, and extracts the book identification information from the barcode 703 to send the book identification information to the server 300. send.

  When the communication control unit 301 in the server 300 receives the total thickness D of the book 101 and the length d from the cover to the bookmark 701 together with the book identification information, the communication control unit 301 determines the total number of pages of the book indicated in the book identification information as the book. The bookmark 701 is acquired from the table 401 corresponding to the book identification information in the database 400, and the bookmark 701 is based on the ratio of the length d from the cover to the bookmark 701 with respect to the total thickness D of the book 101 and the total number of pages of the book 101. Which page 101 is sandwiched between is determined.

  Thereafter, the summary is acquired in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the summary is displayed on the display unit 203.

  In the first embodiment described above, the control unit 202 extracts the character recognition function, the barcode conversion function, and the width b of the book 102 and the width a of the bookmark 102 in the photographed image. Provided with a function (image size extraction), the communication control unit 301 acquires the size of the book indicated in the book identification information from the table 401 corresponding to the book identification information in the book database 400, and the width A with respect to the width B In the above description, the number of pages in which the bookmark 102 is sandwiched is calculated from the size and the width a with respect to the width b (image size analysis).

  In the second embodiment, the control unit 202 extracts the total thickness D of the book 101 and the length d from the cover to the bookmark 102 (image size extraction), and the communication control unit 301 reads the book 101. To determine which page of the book 101 is sandwiched by the ratio of the length d from the cover to the bookmark 102 and the total number of pages of the book 101 (image size analysis) As explained.

  In the third embodiment, the control unit 202 has a barcode conversion function and a function (image size extraction) of extracting the entire thickness D of the book 101 and the length d from the cover to the bookmark 102. The communication control unit 301 includes the bookmark 102 between any pages of the book 101 based on the ratio of the length d from the cover to the bookmark 102 with respect to the total thickness D of the book 101 and the total number of pages of the book 101. It was described as what is required (image size analysis).

  The work performed by the communication control unit 301 including image dimension analysis may be performed by the control unit 202. In such a configuration, the server 300 is not necessary, and the system is configured by the mobile device 200 and the book database 400.

  In addition, the work performed by the control unit 202 including image dimension extraction may be performed by the communication control unit 301.

  The above-described image size extraction and image size analysis realized by the control unit 202 and the communication control unit 301 are realized by a program on a general computer system, and the title name is acquired to the image analysis or input means. It is not an essential problem in the present invention whether these functions including input analysis are performed by the portable device or the server. In the case of the summary output unit or the summary output device having the above-described functions, the constituent elements may be provided in either the control unit 202 or the communication control unit 301, and the present invention has these various forms. Is included. The present invention also includes a program for constructing the components of the summary output unit or the summary output device on a general computer system.

101 Book 102 Bookmark 103 Title Name 104 Bar Code 200 Portable Device 201 Camera 202 Control Unit 203 Display Unit 300 Server 301 Communication Control Unit 400 Book Database 401 Table 701 Bookmark 702 Line 703 Bar Code 704 Mark

A summary providing method of the present invention includes a book database including a plurality of tables associated with book identification information of a book and storing a summary corresponding to the size, total number of pages, and number of pages, a camera, and a display unit. a small portable device equipped with, and were both summary provides a method performed by the summary output device constituting a summary providing system,
An image dimension extraction unit that extracts a dimension of the book from a video of the book in a state where a bookmark is sandwiched, which is taken by the camera;
A book identification information obtaining unit obtaining book identification information of the book;
The image size analysis unit acquires the size and total number of pages of the book from the table of the book database corresponding to the book identification information obtained by the book identification information acquisition unit, and the image size extraction unit obtains the size Obtaining the number of pages in which the bookmark is sandwiched from the dimensions of the book, reading out a summary corresponding to the obtained number of pages from the table, and outputting the summary to the display unit of the small portable device.

Claims (11)

A book database comprising a plurality of tables associated with book identification information of a book and storing a summary corresponding to the size, total number of pages, and number of pages of the book;
A small portable device including a camera and a display;
An image size extraction unit that extracts the size of a book from the video of the book in a state where a bookmark is sandwiched by the camera, a book identification information acquisition unit that acquires book identification information of the book, and the book identification The size of the book and the total number of pages are obtained from the table of the book database corresponding to the book identification information obtained by the information obtaining means, and the bookmark is sandwiched from the size of the book obtained by the image size extraction unit. A summary providing system comprising: an image size analyzing unit that obtains the number of pages obtained, reads an abstract corresponding to the obtained number of pages from the table, and outputs the summary to the display unit of the small portable device. The summary providing system according to claim 1,
The bookmark has a known width, and the book has a title on the cover and a barcode indicating the book identifier on the back cover.
The image size extraction unit extracts the width of the book and the bookmark taken from the front cover side or the back cover side,
The book identification information acquisition means acquires the title name by image recognition when the book is photographed from the cover side, and converts the barcode by barcode conversion when the book is photographed from the back cover side. Get the book identifier shown in the barcode,
The image size analysis unit may be one in which the book is photographed from the front cover side or the back cover side depending on whether the book identification information acquired by the book identification information acquisition means is a title name or a book identifier. The number of pages in which the bookmark is sandwiched is obtained from the actual dimension of the bookmark read from the table and the actual dimension of the book, the bookmark extracted by the image dimension extraction unit, and the photographed dimension of the book. A summary providing system. The summary providing system according to claim 1,
The image size extraction unit extracts the thickness of the book taken from the top side or the ground side with the cover side up, and the distance from the cover to the bookmark, respectively.
The book identification information acquisition means includes an input unit, acquires the book identification information by an input to the input unit by a user,
The image size analysis unit obtains the number of pages in which the bookmark is sandwiched from the total number of pages of the book read from the table, the bookmark extracted by the image size extraction unit, and the photographed size of the book. A system for providing summaries. The summary providing system according to claim 1,
The bookmark is engraved with a barcode indicating the book identification information of the book,
The image size extraction unit extracts the thickness of the book taken from the top side or the ground side with the cover side up, and the distance from the cover to the bookmark, respectively.
The book identification information acquisition means acquires the book identification information indicated in the barcode by barcode conversion,
The image size analysis unit obtains the number of pages in which the bookmark is sandwiched from the total number of pages of the book read from the table, the bookmark extracted by the image size extraction unit, and the photographed size of the book. A system for providing summaries. The summary providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The summary providing system, wherein the image size extraction unit and the book identification information acquisition unit are provided in the small portable device, and the image size analysis unit is provided in a server. The summary providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The summary display system, wherein the summary display unit is provided in the small portable device. A book database comprising a plurality of tables associated with book identification information of a book and storing a summary corresponding to the book's dimensions, total number of pages, and number of pages; a small portable device comprising a camera and a display; A summary output method performed by a summary output device that constitutes a summary providing system,
An image dimension extraction unit that extracts a dimension of the book from a video of the book in a state where a bookmark is sandwiched, which is taken by the camera;
A book identification information obtaining unit obtaining book identification information of the book;
The image size analysis unit acquires the size and total number of pages of the book from the table of the book database corresponding to the book identification information obtained by the book identification information acquisition unit, and the image size extraction unit obtains the size A summary output method comprising: obtaining the number of pages in which the bookmark is sandwiched from the dimensions of the book, reading out the summary corresponding to the obtained number of pages from the table, and outputting the summary to the display unit of the small portable device. The summary providing method according to claim 7,
The bookmark has a known width, and the book has a title on the cover and a barcode indicating the book identifier on the back cover.
The image size extraction unit extracts the width of the book and the bookmark taken from the front cover side or the back cover side,
The book identification information acquisition means acquires the title name by image recognition when the book is photographed from the cover side, and converts the barcode by barcode conversion when the book is photographed from the back cover side. Get the book identifier shown in the barcode,
The image size analysis unit may be one in which the book is photographed from the front cover side or the back cover side depending on whether the book identification information acquired by the book identification information acquisition means is a title name or a book identifier. The number of pages in which the bookmark is sandwiched is obtained from the actual dimension of the bookmark read from the table and the actual dimension of the book, the bookmark extracted by the image dimension extraction unit, and the photographed dimension of the book. A summary providing method. The summary providing method according to claim 7,
The image size extraction unit extracts the thickness of the book taken from the top side or the ground side with the cover side up, and the distance from the cover to the bookmark, respectively.
The book identification information acquisition means includes an input unit, acquires the book identification information by an input to the input unit by a user,
The image size analysis unit obtains the number of pages in which the bookmark is sandwiched from the total number of pages of the book read from the table, the bookmark extracted by the image size extraction unit, and the photographed size of the book. A feature summarization method. The summary providing system according to claim 1,
The bookmark is engraved with a barcode indicating the book identification information of the book,
The image size extraction unit extracts the thickness of the book taken from the top side or the ground side with the cover side up, and the distance from the cover to the bookmark, respectively.
The book identification information acquisition means acquires the book identification information indicated in the barcode by barcode conversion,
The image size analysis unit obtains the number of pages in which the bookmark is sandwiched from the total number of pages of the book read from the table, the bookmark extracted by the image size extraction unit, and the photographed size of the book. A feature summarization method. The program which builds the summary output device in any one of Claim 7 thru | or 11 on a computer system.

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