JP2013016079A - Computer device, program, and notebook - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To properly manage plural notebooks in a system storing content written on a notebook with an electronic pen.SOLUTION: A computer device includes: communication means 33 for receiving written information successively transmitted from an electronic pen 1; attribute identification means 352 for identifying an attribute on the basis of the written information received by the communication means 33 when a user performs a tap operation to a specific subject label 23 among plural subject labels 23, with the electronic pen 1; and stroke drawing means 353 for drawing a stroke indicating the content of the writing with the electronic pen 1 on the basis of the written information received by the communication means 33 when the user performs a writing operation to a notebook sheet 24 with the electronic pen 1 after the attribute identification means 352 identifies the attribute, and for storing the stroke in a notebook file.

Description

  The present invention relates to a computer apparatus and a program, and a notebook capable of appropriately managing a plurality of notebooks in a system for storing contents written in notebooks with an electronic pen.

  An electronic pen that digitizes written information has been developed. As a representative example, “Anot pen” developed by Swedish company Anoto is known. Anotopen is used with dedicated paper on which a predetermined dot pattern is printed. In addition to the usual ink cartridge for writing characters, etc., the anotopen has a small camera for capturing the dot pattern printed on the dedicated paper and the position coordinates on the dedicated paper from the captured dot pattern. A processor for calculating and a data communication unit for transmitting the calculated position coordinates and the like to an external device are mounted. When the user writes characters on the special paper with an anotopen or puts a check mark on the image designed on the special paper, the small camera captures the dot pattern printed on the special paper as the pen moves. Then, the entry information such as characters and images written by the user is recognized from the continuous position coordinates calculated by the processor. This entry information is transmitted from the Anotopen to a nearby computer such as a personal computer or a mobile phone by the data communication unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Further, a rotation correction processing function for correcting the arrangement of dots on the image due to the angle of the electronic pen 1 facing the dot pattern is described in, for example, Patent Document 2.

  There is a technology in which when a user enters a line that passes through a line confirmation mark provided on a notebook using a system including such an electronic pen and a computer device, the server sets a paragraph area according to the line. Patent Document 3 discloses this.

Japanese Patent No. 3842283 Special table 2003-529853 gazette JP 2009-151803 A

  If you create a dot pattern on a notebook sheet, fill it with an electronic pen, and you want to store and manage the strokes you entered on the computer, if there are multiple notes, the computer It is necessary to appropriately recognize, for example, which note is the target of entry of the electronic pen.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to appropriately manage a plurality of notes in a system for storing the contents written in the notes by the electronic pen.

  The notebook management system according to the present invention has a plurality of notebook papers each having a different coding pattern formed for each page, and reads a coding pattern and a notebook provided with a coding pattern for identifying attributes on the cover. A notebook management system comprising: an electronic pen that transmits information about the coding pattern as entry information; and a computer device that receives the entry information from the electronic pen and performs a predetermined process. Communication means for receiving entry information transmitted from a pen, and specifying the attribute based on the entry information received by the communication means by causing the electronic pen to read a coding pattern for identifying the attribute An attribute specifying means for performing the entry operation with the electronic pen on the notebook paper Therefore, stroke drawing means is provided for drawing a stroke based on the entry information received by the communication means, and storing the stroke in a note file corresponding to the attribute specified by the attribute specifying means. It is characterized by.

  According to this configuration, when the user reads the coded pattern for identifying the attribute with the electronic pen, the electronic pen transmits information on the coded pattern as entry information. The communication means of the computer device receives the entry information transmitted from the electronic pen, and the attribute specifying means specifies the attribute based on the entry information. Further, when the user fills in the note paper with the electronic pen, the electronic pen reads the coded pattern formed on the note paper in response to the entry, and transmits information on the coded pattern as entry information. The communication means of the computer device receives the entry information from the electronic pen, and the stroke drawing means draws the stroke based on the entry information, and the note file corresponding to the attribute specified by the attribute specifying means Remember me. Therefore, the coding pattern for identifying the attribute can be read with the electronic pen, the attribute can be specified by the computer device, and the stroke can be stored in the note file corresponding to the attribute. Can be managed.

In the above note management system, a sticker indicating a plurality of different attributes is affixed to the notebook, and a different coding pattern is formed on each sticker according to the attribute. It is good to comprise so that the attribute of the said note can be set by selecting a sticker and sticking it on the said cover.
According to this structure, the user can set the attribute of the note by selecting a specific sticker from a plurality of stickers attached to the note and sticking it on the cover. In order for the computer device to specify the attributes of the notebook, it is preferable to have the electronic pen read the coded pattern formed on the sticker attached to the cover of the notebook.

In the note management system, the stroke drawing means may be configured to store the drawn stroke in the note file in accordance with a page of the note paper.
With this configuration, since the stroke drawn by the stroke drawing means is stored in the note file in accordance with the page of the note paper, the user can use the note file with the same feeling as an actual note.

In the notebook management system, when the computer device receives entry information related to the note paper by the communication means in a state where the attribute of the note is specified by the attribute specifying means, Open the note file according to the page and display it on the display, and identify the attribute when the communication means receives the entry information on the note paper in the state where the attribute of the note is not specified by the attribute specifying means It is preferable to further comprise information processing means for outputting an output prompting the user to read a coding pattern for performing the reading with the electronic pen.
With this configuration, when a user fills in a note paper with an electronic pen in a state where the attribute of the note is specified by the attribute specifying means, the communication means receives entry information related to the note paper, and the information processing means Open the note file according to the page and display it on the display. On the other hand, when the user does not specify the attribute of the note by the attribute specifying means, and the user fills in the note paper with the electronic pen, the communication means receives the entry information related to the note paper, and the information processing means identifies the attribute. The output prompts the user to read the encoded pattern with the electronic pen. Therefore, when the attribute is not specified, the user can be prompted to read the coded pattern for identifying the attribute with the electronic pen.

In the note management system, the attribute may be a learning subject.
Thereby, the user can set a different learning subject for every note.

  The notebook management system according to the present invention includes a plurality of notebook sheets on which different coding patterns are formed for each page, and identifies a coding pattern for identifying a category and an attribute in the category on the cover. A notebook provided with a coding pattern for reading, an electronic pen that reads the coding pattern and transmits information about the coding pattern as entry information, and a computer device that receives the entry information from the electronic pen and performs predetermined processing The computer apparatus comprises: a communication means for receiving entry information transmitted from the electronic pen; a coding pattern for identifying the category; and a code for identifying the attribute Received by the communication means by causing the electronic pen to read Based on the input information, the attribute specifying means for specifying the category and the attribute, and the entry information received by the communication means by performing an operation of entry with the electronic pen on the notebook paper And stroke drawing means for drawing a stroke and storing the stroke in a note file corresponding to the attribute in the category specified by the attribute specifying means.

  According to this configuration, when the user causes the electronic pen to read the coding pattern for identifying the category and the coding pattern for identifying the attribute in the category, the electronic pen relates to the coding pattern. Each information is sent as entry information. The communication means of the computer apparatus receives the entry information transmitted from the electronic pen, and the attribute specifying means specifies the category and the attribute based on the entry information. Further, when the user fills in the note paper with the electronic pen, the electronic pen reads the coded pattern formed on the note paper in response to the entry, and transmits information on the coded pattern as entry information. The stroke drawing means of the computer device draws the stroke based on the entry information and stores the stroke in a note file corresponding to the attribute in the category specified by the attribute specifying means. Therefore, the coding file for identifying the category and the coding pattern for identifying the attribute are read with the electronic pen, the category and the attribute are specified by the computer device, and the note file corresponding to the attribute of the category Since the stroke is stored in the memory, a plurality of notes can be appropriately managed.

In the notebook management system, stickers indicating a plurality of different categories and a plurality of different attributes are affixed to the notes, and different coding patterns are formed on the stickers according to the categories and attributes. It is preferable that the notebook category and attribute can be set by selecting a specific sticker from the plurality of stickers and pasting it on the cover.
According to this configuration, the user selects a specific sticker from a plurality of stickers indicating different categories and a plurality of stickers indicating different attributes, and attaches them to the cover. You can set attributes. In order for the computer device to specify the category of the notebook and its attributes, it is preferable to have the electronic pen read the coded pattern formed on each sticker attached to the cover of the notebook.

In the note management system, the stroke drawing means may be configured to store the drawn stroke in the note file in accordance with a page of the note paper.
With this configuration, since the stroke drawn by the stroke drawing means is stored in the note file in accordance with the page of the note paper, the user can use the note file with the same feeling as an actual note.

In the note management system, the computer device receives the entry information related to the note sheet by the communication unit in a state where the category and attribute of the note are specified by the attribute specifying unit. The notebook file is opened according to the page of the paper and displayed on the display, and the entry information about the notebook paper is received by the communication means in a state where the category and / or attribute of the note is not specified by the attribute specifying means. In this case, it is preferable to further include information processing means for outputting an output prompting the electronic pen to read a coding pattern for identifying a category and / or attribute.
With this configuration, when the user fills in the note paper with the electronic pen in the state where the note category and attribute are specified by the attribute specifying means, the communication means receives the entry information related to the note paper, and the information processing means Open the note file according to the page of the note paper and display it on the display. On the other hand, when the user fills in the note paper with the electronic pen in a state where the category and / or attribute of the note is not specified by the attribute specifying means, the communication means receives the entry information related to the note paper, and the information processing means And an output prompting the electronic pen to read a coding pattern for identifying the category and / or attribute. Accordingly, when the category and / or attribute is not specified, the user can be prompted to read the coding pattern for identifying the category and / or attribute with the electronic pen.

In the note management system, the category may be a learning subject, and the attribute may be a note number.
With this configuration, the user can set different learning subjects and note numbers for each note.

  Also, the program according to the present invention is made to function as the computer device in the notebook management system. By installing and executing this program on a computer device, a computer device of a notebook management system can be realized.

Also, the notebook according to the present invention is a notebook having a plurality of note papers on which different coding patterns are formed for each page, and provided with a coding pattern for identifying attributes on the cover. A sticker indicating an attribute is affixed, and each seal has a different coding pattern depending on the attribute, and by selecting a specific seal from the plurality of stickers and pasting it on the cover, It is characterized in that the attribute of the note can be set.
With this configuration, the user can set the attribute of the note by selecting a specific sticker from a plurality of stickers indicating different attributes attached to the note and sticking it on the cover.

Further, the notebook according to the present invention has a plurality of notebook sheets on which different coding patterns are formed for each page, and the cover page has a coding pattern for identifying the category and an attribute for identifying the category. It is a notebook provided with coding patterns, and stickers each indicating a plurality of different categories and a plurality of different attributes are affixed, and different coding patterns are formed on each sticker according to the category or attribute. A category and an attribute can be set by selecting a specific sticker from the plurality of stickers and pasting it on the cover.
With this configuration, the user can set the category and attribute of the note by selecting a specific sticker from the stickers indicating the different categories and different attributes attached to the note and pasting them on the cover. can do.

Further, the notebook according to the present invention is a notebook having a plurality of notebook sheets on which different coding patterns are formed for each page, and provided with a coding pattern for identifying attributes on a cover. By reading an encoded pattern for identification with an electronic pen, the computer device is made to recognize the attribute of the notebook, and an operation of entry with the electronic pen is performed on the notebook paper, so that the entry content is It is stored as the contents entered in the attribute note.
According to this configuration, the user can store the operation of filling in the notebook paper by the electronic pen as the content written in the attribute note by reading the coding pattern for identifying the attribute with the electronic pen. it can.

Further, the notebook according to the present invention has a plurality of notebook sheets on which different coding patterns are formed for each page, and the cover page has a coding pattern for identifying the category and an attribute for identifying the category. A notebook provided with an encoding pattern, the electronic pattern reading the encoding pattern for identifying the category and the encoding pattern for identifying the attribute, so that the category and By recognizing the attribute and performing an entry operation with the electronic pen on the notebook paper, the entry content is stored as the content entered in the attribute note of the category. To do.
According to this configuration, the user reads the coding pattern for identifying the category and the coding pattern for identifying the attribute with the electronic pen, so that the operation of filling in the notebook paper by the electronic pen is performed in the category. It can be stored as the contents entered in the attribute note.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in the system which memorize | stores the content written in the notebook with the electronic pen, a several notebook can be managed easily and appropriately.

It is a system configuration figure of the note management system concerning this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that the cover of the notebook concerning 1st Embodiment was opened. It is a schematic diagram which shows the surface of the cover of the notebook which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the arrangement | positioning of the dot in a dot pattern, and the value converted. (A) schematically shows a dot pattern, and (B) is a diagram showing an example of information corresponding to the dot pattern. It is the schematic which shows the structure of an electronic pen. It is a functional block diagram of the computer apparatus concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of the computer apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the image displayed on an output means immediately after the note file which concerns on 1st Embodiment is opened. The example of the image displayed on the output means which concerns on 1st Embodiment is shown. It is a figure which shows the example of the handwritten stroke entered with the electronic pen on the note paper of the notebook concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the stroke displayed on the output means of the computer apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that the cover of the notebook concerning 2nd Embodiment was opened. It is a schematic diagram which shows the surface of the cover of the notebook which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of the computer apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The example of the image displayed on the output means which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is shown. It is a figure which shows the example of the image displayed on an output means immediately after the note file which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is opened.

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

[Note management system of the first embodiment]
[Note management system configuration]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a note management system 10 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a notebook management system 10 according to the present embodiment includes an electronic pen 1, n books 2-1 to 2-n, and a computer device 3.
Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to individually distinguish the notes 2-1 to 2-n, these are collectively referred to simply as “note 2”.

  The user can enter a handwritten stroke with the electronic pen 1 for each page of the notebook 2 on which a dot pattern (coded pattern) is printed. The entry information from the electronic pen 1 is wirelessly transmitted to the computer apparatus 3 by Bluetooth (registered trademark). Further details of the electronic pen 1 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the computer device 3 is configured by a personal computer or the like and receives the entry information from the electronic pen 1, the computer device 3 performs a stroke similar to that written on the notebook 2 based on the entry information. While drawing and recording, it is displayed on the output means 31.

Here, if a unique dot pattern is printed on each of the predetermined pages of the n notes 2-1 to 2-n, the computer device 3 indicates that the handwritten stroke is the note 2- Which of 1 to 2-n is entered can be easily recognized. However, in this case, each time a notebook 2 is manufactured, a coordinate area of a dot pattern that has not yet been assigned is newly assigned. For this reason, every time the note 2 is manufactured, the coordinate area of the dot pattern that has not yet been assigned decreases. Even in the same page, if the note 2 is different, the assigned dot pattern is different. Therefore, the coordinate area of the dot pattern must be managed for each note 2. Therefore, this management becomes more difficult as the number of manufactured notes 2 increases.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, in order to prevent unnecessary reduction of the coordinate area in the dot pattern not yet assigned, and to facilitate the management of the coordinate area of the dot pattern assigned to the note 2, FIG. For all the notes 2 including the illustrated notes 2-1 to 2-n, a dot pattern in the same coordinate range is printed at the same position on the same page. However, in this case, the computer apparatus 3 cannot recognize in which of the notes 2-1 to 2-n the handwritten stroke is written unless some contrivance is made.
Therefore, as a device for recognizing this, in the present embodiment, each of the notes 2-1 to 2-n has a unique attribute so that it can be easily distinguished from the other notes 2. (For example, an arbitrary one of a plurality of subjects taken by the user) is set. However, no attribute is set in advance for the note 2, and when the user uses the predetermined note 2, a desired attribute is given to the predetermined note 2. Specifically, the predetermined note 2 is a sticker on which a dot pattern is printed and a sticker having an attribute set in advance. The user attaches the sticker to the cover of the predetermined note 2. The attribute is given to the predetermined note 2 by pasting it on the like.
The computer device 3 sets the attribute given by the user in this way for the note 2 (more specifically, the user selects a sticker with a desired attribute and attaches the sticker to the note. Thus, the same attribute is set for the note), and the setting result is held. Thereby, the computer apparatus 3 can recognize the note 2 separately from the other notes 2 thereafter.
Note that specific processing of the computer device 3 such as how to recognize the note 2 will be described later.

[Notes of the first embodiment]
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which the cover of the notebook 2 according to the first embodiment is opened.
In the notebook 2, the cover 21 and m pages (m is an integer value of 1 or more) of note papers 24-1 to 24-m are bound so as to be stacked in that order. If k is an odd number greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to (m−1), each of the notebook papers 24-k and 24- (k + 1) is placed on the front and back surfaces of one paper medium (dot pattern paper), respectively. Equivalent to.
When the cover 21 of the notebook 2 is opened, the back surface (look back) of the cover 21 appears on the left side, and the note paper 24-1 on the first page appears on the right side.
As shown in FIG. 2, a release paper 22 is provided on the back surface of the cover 21 of the notebook 2, and a plurality of seals 23-i each having different attributes are detachably attached to the release paper 22. It is affixed. Note that i is an integer value of 1 or more and less than or equal to the total number of stickers, and is an integer value of 1 or more and n or less if the total number matches the number n of books in the notebook 2. Here, in this embodiment, the user is a student of a certain school, and uses the notes 2-1 to 2-n for each learning subject of each lesson of the school. It is given to each of notes 2-1 to 2-n. Therefore, the seal 23-i is hereinafter referred to as “subject seal 23-i”. In the present embodiment, nine subject stickers 23-1 to 23-9 are prepared in the notebook 2, but this is an example, and the number of subject stickers prepared in the note 2 is not particularly limited.
Each of the subject seals 23-1 to 23-9 includes "Japanese language", "Mathematics", "English", "Science", "Society", "HR (home room)", "Physical education", "Home economics", Subjects (attributes) such as “technology” are set in advance, and the subjects are printed in advance. Since the user can uniquely visually recognize the subject (attribute) set in each of the subject stickers 23-1 to 23-9 from these printed contents, a desired one of the subject stickers 23-1 to 23-9 can be seen. The subject set (printed) can be peeled off from the release paper 22 and attached to the surface of the cover 21 of the notebook 2.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the surface of the cover 21 of the notebook 2 according to the first embodiment.
In the example of FIG. 3, the subject sticker 23-1 in which the subject (attribute) “science” is set (printed) is pasted on the cover 21 of the note 2.

Here, each subject seal 23-i including the subject seal 23-1 shown in FIG. 3 is printed with a uniquely formed dot pattern (coded pattern). The dot pattern of the coordinate range used for the subject sticker 23 is a dot pattern of a coordinate range different from the coordinate range used for the notebook paper 24.
For this reason, if the subject sticker 23-1 affixed to the notebook 2 is tapped with the electronic pen 1 (lightly tapped with the pen tip), the computer device 3 will fill in the entry information transmitted from the electronic pen 1 by the tap. Based on this, it can be recognized that the subject seal 23-1 has been tapped.

  Therefore, if the computer apparatus 3 maintains the correspondence between the subject sticker 23-1 and the note 2 to which the subject sticker 23-1 is attached, when the subject sticker 23-1 is tapped, the note 2 to which the subject sticker 23-1 is attached. Can be recognized separately from the other notes 2. In order to construct such a correspondence relationship, the above-described “attribute”, in the present embodiment, “subject” is used. That is, the user pastes the subject sticker 23-1 in which a desired subject (attribute) of “science” is set in advance on the notebook 2 used for the lesson of the desired subject (science), thereby the desired subject. Depending on the subject (attribute), the subject seal 23-1 and the note 2 to which the subject sticker 23-1 is attached are associated.

Here, although the details will be described later, unique dot patterns are also printed on the note sheets 24-1 to 24-m of each note 2. For this reason, since the computer apparatus 3 can draw the contents entered with the electronic pen 1 on the note sheets 24-1 to 24-m of the notebook 2 as strokes, in the present embodiment, these strokes are drawn. A file (hereinafter referred to as “note file”) held in units of two notes is stored.
However, the dot pattern printed on the note paper 24-p on the p-th page (p is an arbitrary integer value in the range of 1 to m) is the same regardless of the notes 2-1 to 2-n. It is. For this reason, simply creating a note file does not make it possible to identify which of the notes 2-1 to 2-n the note file is.
Therefore, the computer device 3 sets the attribute of the subject sticker 23-1, that is, the attribute “science” for the note file for the note 2 to which the subject sticker 23-1 is pasted. As a result, the subject seal 23-1 and the note 2 to which the subject seal 23-1 is attached are associated with each other by the attribute “science”, and the correspondence is held by the computer device 3.
Although the attribute setting method for the note file is not particularly limited, in the present embodiment, the attribute of the subject seal 23-1, that is, the Japanese character string “Science” is included in at least a part of the file name of the note file. The inclusion of the attribute is assumed to be included.

  After the setting of such attributes, the user taps the subject sticker 23 with the electronic pen 1 when using the notebook 2 to which the subject sticker 23-1 is attached. Then, the computer apparatus 3 recognizes the attribute of the subject seal 23-1, that is, the subject “science”, based on the entry information transmitted from the electronic pen 1 at the time of tapping. The computer device 3 opens a note file having the attribute as a file name, that is, a note file for the note 2 to which the subject seal 23-1 is pasted, and reads / writes the note file.

  Note that the subject sticker 23-1 is used in the first note 2, so the subject sticker 23-i different from the subject sticker 23-1 identifies the subject in the second note 2 Used as a seal.

[Dot pattern]
Next, an Anoto dot pattern (coded pattern) formed on the subject seal 23-i and the note sheets 24-1 to 24-m will be described.
Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish each subject seal 23-i individually, these subject seals 23-i are collectively referred to as “subject seal 23”. Similarly, when it is not necessary to individually distinguish the note papers 24-1 to 24-m, these are collectively referred to as “note paper 24”.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between dots of a dot pattern and values to which the dots are converted. As shown in FIG. 4, each dot of the dot pattern is associated with a predetermined value depending on its position. That is, each dot is associated with a value of 0 to 3 depending on which direction the top, bottom, left, and right are shifted from the reference position of the grid (the intersection of the vertical and horizontal lines). The value of each dot can be further converted into a first bit value for the X coordinate and a second bit value for the Y coordinate. The position coordinates on the subject sticker 23 and the notebook paper 24 are determined by the combination of the information thus associated.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the dot pattern printed on the note paper 24-p for the p-th page is the same regardless of the notes 2-1 to 2-n. The position coordinates on the p-th page of −1 to 2-n are the same if they are the same position.

  FIG. 5A shows an arrangement of a certain dot pattern. As shown in FIG. 5 (A), 6 × 6 dots within a range of about 2 mm in length and breadth form a unique pattern no matter which part of the subject sticker 23 or notebook paper 24 is taken 6 × 6 dots. (However, in this embodiment, the same dot pattern is arranged on the same page of all the notes 2 including the notes 2-1 to 2-n). The dot pattern formed by these 36 dots holds the position coordinates. FIG. 5B is a diagram in which each dot shown in FIG. 5A is converted into a value associated with the regularity shown in FIG. 4 according to the shift direction from the reference position of the lattice. This conversion is performed by the electronic pen 1 that captures an image of a dot pattern.

[Electronic pen]
Next, the electronic pen 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the electronic pen 1 includes an ink cartridge 104, an LED 105, a CMOS camera 106, a pressure sensor 107, a processor 108 including a CPU, a memory 109 such as a ROM and a RAM, A communication unit 111 including a real-time clock 110, an antenna, and the like, and a battery 112 are provided. The tip of the ink cartridge 104 is a pen tip portion 103 that contains ink, and the user brings the pen tip portion 103 of the electronic pen 1 into contact with the subject seal 23 or the notebook paper 24 to stroke characters (such as characters). A handwritten stroke) is entered or tapped (tapping the subject sticker 23 or notebook paper 24 by the pen tip 103). Here, the contact of the pen tip portion 103 of the electronic pen 1 with the subject seal 23 or the notebook paper 24 is referred to as pen-down, and the pen up portion 103 is separated from the contact (contact) state. Call it. A trajectory written between the pen-down and pen-up of the electronic pen 1 is one stroke, and characters, figures, etc. are composed of one or a plurality of strokes. In addition, a trajectory having substantially the same trajectory as the stroke is drawn on the subject sticker 23 or the note paper 24 by the ink flowing out from the pen tip portion 103 onto the subject sticker 23 or the note paper 24 from the pen down to the pen up of the electronic pen 1. .

  The battery 112 is for supplying power to each component in the electronic pen 1, and is configured to turn on / off the power of the electronic pen 1 itself by, for example, detaching a cap (not shown) of the electronic pen 1. You may let them. The real time clock 110 transmits time information indicating the current time (time stamp) and supplies the time information to the processor 108. The pressure sensor 107 detects the pressure applied through the ink cartridge 104 from the pen tip portion 103 when the user writes or taps characters or marks on the subject seal 23 or the notebook paper 24 with the electronic pen 1, that is, the writing pressure. The value is transmitted to the processor 108.

  The processor 108 switches on / off the switches of the LED 105 and the CMOS camera 106 based on the writing pressure data supplied from the pressure sensor 107. That is, when a user writes a character or the like on the subject sticker 23 or the notebook paper 24 with the electronic pen 1, the pen pressure is applied to the pen tip portion 103, and when the pressure sensor 107 detects a writing pressure exceeding a predetermined value, the processor 108 determines that the user has started filling in and activates the LED 105 and the CMOS camera 106. Then, the communication unit 111 associates pen down information detected by the pressure sensor 107 with a pen ID, which will be described later, and transmits it to the computer apparatus 3 as entry information. When the user finishes entering one stroke and moves the electronic pen 1 away from the subject sticker 23 or the notebook paper 24, the pressure sensor 107 detects a pen-up because no writing pressure exceeding a predetermined value is detected. Then, the communication unit 111 associates the pen-up information detected by the pressure sensor 107 with the pen ID, and transmits it as entry information to the computer apparatus 3.

  The LED 105 and the CMOS camera 106 are attached near the pen tip portion 103 of the electronic pen 1, and an opening 102 is formed in a portion of the housing 101 that faces the LED 105 and the CMOS camera 106. The LED 105 illuminates infrared rays toward the vicinity of the pen point portion 103 on the subject seal 23 and the notebook paper 24. The region is slightly shifted from the position where the pen tip 103 contacts the subject seal 23 or the notebook paper 24. The CMOS camera 106 is provided with an infrared transmission filter that transmits infrared rays and blocks non-infrared rays. The CMOS camera 106 captures a dot pattern in an area illuminated by the LED 105, and the image data of the dot pattern is captured. This is supplied to the processor 108. Here, since the ink material of dots absorbs infrared rays, the infrared rays irradiated by the LED 105 are absorbed by the dots. Therefore, the dot portion has a relatively small amount of infrared reflection, and the portion other than the dot has a relatively large amount of infrared reflection. By photographing with the CMOS camera 106, a dot area and other areas can be distinguished by providing a threshold value based on the difference in the amount of reflected infrared light. Note that the shooting area by the CMOS camera 106 is a range including a size of about 2 mm × about 2 mm as shown in FIG. 5A, and the shooting by the CMOS camera 106 is performed at regular intervals of about 50 to 100 times per second. Is called. Further, the CMOS camera 106 has a sufficient depth of field in order to photograph dots clearly.

  While the user performs the entry, the processor 108 uses the dot pattern of the image data supplied by the CMOS camera 106 to determine the X and Y coordinates (simply on the subject seal 23 and notebook paper 24 of the stroke (handwriting) to be entered by the user. “Position coordinates” and “coordinate information”) are continuously calculated. That is, the processor 108 converts the image data of the dot pattern as shown in FIG. 5A supplied by the CMOS camera 106 into the data array shown in FIG. The data is converted into a Y coordinate bit value, and X, Y coordinate data is calculated from the data array by a predetermined calculation method. Note that the processor 108 has a rotation correction processing function for correcting the arrangement of dots on the image caused by the angle of the electronic pen 1 facing the dot pattern, and executes the function during coordinate calculation. Then, the processor 108 associates the current time (time stamp: entered time information) transmitted from the real-time clock 110, the pen pressure data, and the X and Y coordinate data. Hereinafter, these associated data are collectively referred to as “coordinate attribute information”. The 6 × 6 dot pattern in each subject sticker 23 does not overlap in other subject stickers 23 or notebook paper 24, so the user taps the subject sticker 23-i with the electronic pen 1. When a character or a character is entered, the processor 108 determines which position of the subject sticker 23-i is the subject sticker 23-i and where the tapped or written position corresponds to the subject sticker 23-i. It can be specified by coordinate calculation. Similarly, since the 6 × 6 dot patterns in the note papers 24-1 to 24-m of the note 2 do not overlap in the note paper 24 and the subject seal 23 of the other pages, the user can change the p-th page. When tapping on the note paper 24-p of the eye or entering characters or the like with the electronic pen 1, the entered position is the note paper 24-p of the p-th page and the p-th page The position in the notebook paper 24-p can be specified by coordinate calculation by the processor 108.

However, in this embodiment, as described above, the same dot pattern is printed on the note paper 24-p of the p-th page regardless of the notes 2-1 to 2-n. For this reason, until the subject to be filled in with the electronic pen 1 is the p-th page, it can be specified by coordinate calculation by the processor 108, but the p-page is one of the notes 2-1 to 2-n. Cannot be specified by coordinate calculation by the processor 108.
Therefore, the user taps the subject seal 23 attached to the predetermined notebook 2 with the electronic pen 1 in order to make the computer device 3 identify the predetermined notebook 2 to be filled in.
That is, as described above, the subject attached to the subject sticker 23 (the subject “science” in the example of FIG. 3) is set as an attribute for the subject sticker 23 and the predetermined note 2 to which the subject sticker 23 is pasted. Has been. That is, according to the attribute, the subject seal 23 is associated with the predetermined note 2 on which the subject seal 23 is pasted.
For this reason, when the subject seal 23 having the attribute is tapped with the electronic pen 1, the computer device 3 can specify the predetermined note 2 associated with the attribute. Thereafter, when the user enters characters or the like on the note paper 24-p with the electronic pen 1, the computer device 3 specifies which position in the note paper 24-p in the predetermined note 2 corresponds to the entered position. be able to.

  The memory 109 stores property information such as a pen ID such as “pen01” for identifying the electronic pen 1, a pen manufacturer number, and a pen software version. Then, the communication unit 111 associates the pen ID with the coordinate attribute information (time information, writing pressure data, and X and Y coordinate data), and transmits the information as entry information to the computer apparatus 3. Transmission to the computer apparatus 3 by the communication unit 111 is performed instantaneously and sequentially by wireless transmission such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). Here, one or a plurality of entry information (coordinate attribute information) generated between the pen-down and pen-up of the electronic pen 1 and transmitted to the computer device 3 is stored as stroke information by the computer device 3. . In other words, since one stroke is drawn based on one or a plurality of X and Y coordinates (coordinate points), the computer device 3 draws one stroke based on the pen-down information and the pen-up information. Recognize one or a plurality of coordinate attribute information necessary for. As described above, a set of coordinate attribute information generated by the electronic pen 1 by entering one stroke of the user is referred to as “stroke information”. Further, the pen tip portion 103 transmits the pen pressure to the pressure sensor 107 via the ink cartridge 104.

[Configuration of computer device]
Next, the configuration of the computer device 3 will be described.
The computer device 3 includes, as hardware, an antenna device capable of data communication with the electronic pen 1, a processor such as a CPU, a memory such as a ROM and a RAM, a display, a personal computer including a mouse, a keyboard, and the like.

  FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the computer apparatus 3. Functionally, the computer apparatus 3 includes an output unit 31, an input unit 32, a communication unit 33, a storage unit 34, and a processing unit 35. Then, the computer device 3 performs a predetermined process based on the entry information received from the electronic pen 1.

The output unit 31 is configured by a display, a speaker, and the like, and displays the contents instructed by the processing unit 35 as an image or utters as a sound.
The input unit 32 includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and inputs various types of information according to user operations and supplies them to the processing unit 35.
The communication unit 33 includes an antenna receiving circuit and the like, receives entry information from the electronic pen 1, and transmits it to the processing unit 35.

  The storage means 34 is configured by a memory such as a hard disk, ROM, or RAM. The storage unit 34 stores the entry information received from the electronic pen 1 for each pen ID according to the processing instruction of the processing unit 35 and stores various information such as a note file. The storage unit 34 stores in advance the program used in the notebook management system 10, a dictionary database, coordinate definition information related to the position coordinates of the dot pattern formed on the subject seal 23 of the notebook 2 and the notebook paper 24, and the like. . Therefore, pages are prepared in the note file according to the number of pages of note 2.

  The processing unit 35 executes various types of processing by controlling the units 31 to 34 to exchange various types of information. The processing unit 35 mainly includes an information processing unit 351, an attribute specifying unit 352, and a stroke drawing unit 353.

  The information processing unit 351 executes various types of information processing necessary for the processing unit 35 except for the processing executed by the attribute specifying unit 352 and the stroke drawing unit 353 described later. For example, the information processing unit 351 receives entry information transmitted from the electronic pen 1 via the communication unit 33 and causes the storage unit 34 to store the received entry information.

  The attribute specifying unit 352 includes a specific subject sticker 23-i (subject sticker 23-1 in the example of FIG. 3) of a plurality of subject stickers 23 in which attributes are set in advance. The set attribute is specified based on the entry information received by the communication means 33 when the electronic pen 1 is operated to tap the subject seal 23-i.

  The stroke drawing means 353 draws a stroke by using the entry information transmitted from the electronic pen 1 and received by the communication means 33 by filling in the note paper 24 in units of stroke information, for example. Then, the stroke drawing unit 353 displays the stroke on the output unit 31 as necessary.

  That is, when the user taps the subject sticker 23-i to which the note 2 is attached with the electronic pen 1, the subject is specified by the attribute specifying unit 352. Thereafter, when the user performs an operation for filling in the note 2 with the electronic pen 1, the stroke indicating the content of the entry is regarded as the content written in the note 2 on which the subject seal 23-i is pasted. 2 is included in the note file and stored.

[Processing Flow of Computer Device of First Embodiment]
Next, a processing flow of the computer apparatus 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, as a premise, it is assumed that the pen ID of the electronic pen 1 used by the user is stored in advance as “registered pen ID” in the storage unit 34 of the computer device 3. That is, the computer device 3 may receive entry information from another electronic pen 1 used by another user used in the vicinity of the user, so entry information including the registration pen ID (hereinafter referred to as “registration”). It is assumed that only the “pen ID entry information”) is used as valid information.
Under such a premise, when the user first taps the subject sticker 23 or the notebook paper 24 with the electronic pen 1 or enters a handwritten stroke, the electronic pen 1 displays the generated entry information. Transmit to computer device 3. Specifically, at the time of pen-down, the electronic pen 1 generates entry information in which pen-down information and a pen ID (registered pen ID) are associated, and transmits the generated entry information to the computer device 3. When the electronic pen 1 is kept in contact with the subject seal 23 or the notebook paper 24 due to the entry of a stroke or the like, the electronic pen 1 captures the dot attribute and includes coordinate attribute information including coordinate information calculated and a pen ID ( The entry information associated with the registered pen ID) is continuously generated and sequentially transmitted to the computer apparatus 3. At the time of pen-up, the electronic pen 1 generates entry information in which pen-up information and a pen ID (registered pen ID) are associated, and transmits the entry information to the computer device 3.

In the computer apparatus 3, the communication unit 33 starts the first process when the communication with the electronic pen 1 is enabled. Thereafter, the registration information of the registered pen ID is transmitted from the electronic pen 1. The process is repeated every time.
The information processing unit 351 of the processing unit 35 causes the communication unit 33 to receive the entry information of the registered pen ID transmitted from the electronic pen 1, and stores it in the storage unit 34 (step S1).

Next, the information processing means 351 determines whether the subject entered or tapped by the electronic pen 1 is the subject sticker 23 based on the entry information of the registered pen ID received in the process of step S1 or the note sheet 24. (Step S2).
If the information processing unit 351 determines that the target entered or tapped with the electronic pen 1 is the note paper 24 (step S2: note paper), the process proceeds to step S5. However, the processing after step S5 will be described later.
In contrast, if the information processing means 351 determines that the subject entered or tapped with the electronic pen 1 is the subject seal 23 (step S2: subject seal), the process proceeds to step S3.

  The attribute specifying unit 352 specifies (changes) the attribute of the subject seal 23 set in advance as the subject (attribute) of the note 2 based on the entry information (positional coordinates) of the subject seal 23 specified in step S2. (Step S3). Specifically, the attribute specifying unit 352 specifies the subject (attribute) of the note 2 to which the subject seal 23-1 is attached as “science”.

Further, the attribute specifying unit 352 specifies a note file having the subject as an attribute. The information processing means 351 opens the note file specified in this way (step S4).
If there is no note file having the subject (attribute) specified in step S3, the information processing unit 351 creates a new note file before the process of step S3. The attribute specifying unit 352 sets the subject specified in step S3 as the attribute of the new note file. Then, the information processing unit 351 opens the new note file as the process of step S4.
Thereby, the process by the computer apparatus 3 is complete | finished.

When the note file is opened by the process of step S4, the information processing unit 351 may display an image as shown in FIG.
FIG. 9 shows an example of an image displayed on the output means 31 immediately after the note file is opened.
As shown in FIG. 9A, a subject seal 23-1 is attached to the cover 21 of the note 2. It is assumed that the subject seal 23-1 and the note file for the note 2 to which the subject sticker 23-1 is pasted are already set as a subject (attribute) of “science”.
In this state, when the user taps the subject seal 23-1 with the electronic pen 1, the subject (attribute) “science” is specified in the process of step S3 as described above, and the “science” is specified in the process of step S4. 9 is displayed, and an image as shown in FIG. 9B is displayed on the output means 31 of the computer apparatus 3. This image includes a Japanese character string “science”. Therefore, the user can easily confirm that the subject (attribute) “science” is set in the note 2 to be used from now on by visually recognizing the image as shown in FIG. 9B.

The processing by the computer device 3 when the operation target of the user's electronic pen 1 is the subject seal 23 has been described above.
Next, processing by the computer device 3 in the case where the operation target of the user's electronic pen 1 is the notebook paper 24 will be described. In this case, when the processing by the computer apparatus 3 is started, the processing proceeds to step S5 after the processing of step S1, step S2: notebook paper is executed.

The attribute specifying unit 352 determines whether or not a subject has been specified by the process of step S3 (step S5).
If it is determined that the subject has not been specified (step S5: NO), the process proceeds to step S6.
The information processing means 351 causes the output means 31 to output an alarm display or sound that designates a subject (step S6). Thereby, the process by the computer apparatus 3 is complete | finished.

FIG. 10 shows an example of an image that the information processing unit 351 displays on the output unit 31 in the process of step S6.
If the user taps the notebook paper 24 with the electronic pen 1 or enters a handwritten stroke in the state where the subject is not specified, the process proceeds to step S6 as described above, and as shown in FIG. The information processing unit 351 of the apparatus 3 displays an alarm image including a message “Please specify the subject of the note” on the display of the output unit 31. At this time, the information processing means 351 of the computer apparatus 3 may cause an alarm sound such as “Please specify the subject of the note” to be uttered from the speaker of the output means 31.

  On the other hand, after the processing of the computer device 3 up to the previous time, the processing of steps S3 and S4 is executed, that is, after the subject is specified and the note file is opened, the user inserts the electronic pen on the note paper If the user taps 1 or enters a handwritten stroke, the process proceeds to step S7 after determining YES in step S5.

The information processing means 351 determines whether or not the page specified by the entry information received in step S1 is opened in the note file for note 2 (step S7). Here, the note file is configured to be readable and writable for each page of the note 2. As shown in FIG. 12 to be described later, an image indicating a page opened in the note file, that is, a page to be read / written is displayed on the output means 31. As shown in FIG. 12, the image may be displayed in a spread state as if the note 2 is open.
Therefore, when the information processing unit 351 determines that the page to be read / written in the note file is not opened, for example, an image as shown in FIG. 9B is displayed on the output unit 31. If it is determined, or if it is determined that a page different from the page specified by the entry information received in step S1 is opened (step S7: NO), the notebook 24 is stored on the basis of the entry information received in step S1. A page is specified and the page is opened (step S8). Thereby, a process progresses to step S9.
On the other hand, when a page (page to be read / written) specified by the entry information received in step S1 is already open in the note file, an image as shown in FIG. Is displayed, the information processing unit 351 determines that the page is open (step S7: YES), and advances the process to step S9 without executing the process of step S8.

  The stroke drawing unit 353 draws the stroke specified from the entry information on the opened page and stores (overwrites) it in the note file in the storage unit 34 (step S9). Thereby, the process by the computer apparatus 3 is complete | finished.

FIG. 11 shows an example of a handwritten stroke entered on the note paper 24 of the note 2 with the electronic pen 1.
As shown in FIG. 11, the user can enter various stroke groups such as “digestive fluid enzyme”, “salted amylase”, and “gastric fluid pepsin” on the predetermined notebook paper 24 with the electronic pen 1. During this time, the electronic pen 1 sequentially transmits each entry information to the computer device 3.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a stroke displayed on the output means 31 of the computer device 3 in step S9.
As shown in FIG. 11, the information processing means 351 of the computer apparatus 3 sends each entry information sequentially transmitted to the communication means 33 while a handwritten stroke is written on the notebook paper 24 with the electronic pen 1. Receive via.
The stroke drawing means 353 of the computer device draws each stroke by using each entry information in units of stroke information, for example, and stores it in a note file (step S9), and displays an image as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the output means 31.
Specifically, in response to a handwritten stroke (see FIG. 11) entered by the user with the electronic pen 1 on the notebook paper 24, the output means 31 includes “digested liquid enzyme” and “dehydrated amylase”. , An image in which a stroke such as “gastric juice pepsin” is arranged at a position corresponding to the position on the notebook paper 24 is displayed.

[Effects of First Embodiment]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user selects the subject seal 23 of the subject to be used as the note 2 from the sticker (see FIG. 2) affixed to the back side (look back) of the cover of the note 2. Remove and affix to the cover of Note 2 (see FIG. 3). Then, before entering the subject in the notebook 2, the user causes the electronic pen 1 to read the dot pattern formed on the subject seal 23 affixed to the cover, and causes the computer device 3 to read the subject (attribute) of the notebook. (See FIG. 9). After that, by filling in the note paper 24 of the note 2 with the electronic pen 1, the stroke entered in the note paper 24 is drawn and displayed on the computer device 3 as electronic data in accordance with the page of the note paper 23 entered. And can be stored (see FIGS. 11 and 12). Therefore, the user can draw and store the entry contents in the note file of the computer device 3 with the same feeling as the actual note 2.
Here, the user changes the subject sticker 23 for each note 2 and affixes it to the cover of the note 2, and before filling in the note 2 for the subject, the dot pattern formed on the subject sticker 23 is displayed on the electronic pen. 1 so that the computer device 3 recognizes the subject of the notebook, even if a dot pattern of the same coordinate range is formed on the notebook paper 23 of the notebook 2 even if the same pattern range is formed, Note 2 can be identified by subject (attribute).
Further, if the dot pattern of the subject seal 23 is not read by the electronic pen 1 and the subject (attribute) is not specified before the notebook 2 is used, Since the computer apparatus 3 outputs an output to specify a subject (see FIG. 10), it is easy to use.

[Note Management System of Second Embodiment]
Of the system configuration of the notebook management system 10, the electronic pen 1 and the computer device 3 are the same as those in the first embodiment, but the notebook 2 is configured in the first embodiment in terms of configuration and attribute specification. There are differences. Therefore, only the differences from the first embodiment among the points relating to the configuration and attribute specification of the note 2 of the second embodiment will be described below.

[Notes of Second Embodiment]
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state where the cover of the notebook 2 according to the second embodiment is opened.
As shown in FIG. 13, a release paper 22 is provided on the back surface (back) of the cover 21 of the notebook 2. The release paper 22 has a category “class subject” as in the first embodiment. In FIG. 2, a plurality of subject seals 23-i, each having different attributes, are detachably attached. Furthermore, in the second embodiment, a plurality of stickers 25-j each having different attributes in the category “number” are detachably attached to the release paper 22. Note that j is an integer value that is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to the total number of seals.
Here, also in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the user is a student of a certain school, and uses a different note 2 for each subject of each lesson of the school. Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the user may use two or more notes 2 for the same subject.
In this case, it is assumed that the user gives an attribute of how many books of a certain subject, that is, a combination of each attribute of a subject and a number, to a predetermined note.
In this case, the attribute of the subject of each class is set by pasting the subject seal 23-i on the note 2 as in the first embodiment.
On the other hand, an attribute called a number indicating the number of books (hereinafter referred to as “note number”) is set by sticking the sticker 25-j to the note 2. For this reason, the seal 25-j is hereinafter referred to as “note number seal 25-j”. In the present embodiment, six note number stickers 25-1 to 25-6 are prepared for the note 2, but this is an example, and the number of note number stickers prepared for the note 2 is particularly limited. Not.
Specifically, in the second embodiment, each of the subject stickers 23-1 to 23-9 is preset with the same subject (attribute) as in the first embodiment, and the subject is printed in advance. ing. In addition, each of the note number stickers 25-1 to 25-6 includes “No. 1”, “No. 2”, “No. 3”, “No. 4”, “No. 5”, “No. Note number (attribute) such as “6” is set in advance, and the note number is printed in advance.
The user can visually recognize a preset subject (attribute) uniquely for each of the subject stickers 23-1 to 23-9 from the printed contents. Therefore, the user can peel the subject seals 23-1 to 23-5 on which the desired subject has been set (printed) from the release paper 22 and attach it to the surface of the cover 21 of the notebook 2.
Similarly, for each of the note number stickers 25-1 to 25-6, the user can uniquely visually recognize a preset note number (attribute) from the printed contents. Therefore, the user can remove the note number stickers 25-1 to 25-6 with the desired note number set (printed) from the release paper 22 and attach it to the surface of the cover 21 of the note 2. it can.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating the surface of the cover 21 of the notebook 2.
In the example of FIG. 14, the subject sticker 23-1 in which the subject (attribute) “science” is set (printed) and the note number sticker 25 in which the note number (attribute) “No. 1” is set (printed). −1 is attached to the cover 21 of the notebook 2.

Here, each note number sticker 25-j including the note number sticker 25-1 shown in FIG. 14 has a uniquely formed dot pattern (coded pattern), like each subject sticker 23-i. It is printed.
For this reason, if the subject sticker 23-1 or the notebook number sticker 25-1 pasted on the notebook 2 is tapped with the electronic pen 1, the computer device 3 sends the entry information transmitted from the electronic pen 1 by the tap. Based on the above, it is possible to recognize that the subject seal 23-1 or the note number seal 25-1 has been tapped.

Therefore, if the computer apparatus 3 maintains the correspondence between the combination of the subject sticker 23-1 and the note number sticker 25-1 and the note 2 to which they are attached, the subject sticker 23-1 and the note number sticker 25 will be provided. When each of −1 is tapped apart in time, the note 2 to which they are attached can be recognized separately from the other notes 2. In order to construct such a correspondence, a combination of “attributes” of a plurality of categories, in this embodiment, a combination of “subject” and “note number” is used.
That is, the user pastes the subject sticker 23-1 in which a desired subject (attribute) of “science” is set in advance on the notebook 2 used for the lesson of the desired subject (science), thereby the desired subject. Depending on the subject (attribute), the subject seal 23-1 and the note 2 to which the subject sticker 23-1 is attached are associated.
Further, the user pastes a note number sticker 25-1 in which a note number (attribute) “No. 1” is set in advance on the first note 2 of the notes 2 used in the science class. Thus, the note number seal 25-1 and the note 2 to which it is attached are associated with each other by the desired note number (attribute).
That is, the combination of the subject sticker 23-1 and the note number sticker 25-1 and the pasted items are pasted by the combination of the subject (attribute) “Science” and the note number (attribute) “NO.1”. Note 2 is associated.

Here, in the second embodiment as well as the first embodiment, the dot pattern printed on the p-th note paper 24-p is the same regardless of the notes 2-1 to 2-n. For this reason, simply creating a note file does not make it possible to identify which of the notes 2-1 to 2-n the note file is.
Therefore, the computer apparatus 3 applies the attribute of the subject seal 23-1, that is, the attribute “science” to the note file for the note 2 to which the subject seal 23-1 and the note number seal 25-1 are pasted. The combination of the attribute of the note number seal 25-1, that is, the attribute “No. 1” is set. Thereby, the subject sticker 23-1 and the note number sticker 25-1 and the note 2 on which they are pasted are associated with each other by the combination of the attributes “science” and “No. 1”. The relationship is held by the computer device 3.
The attribute setting method for the note file is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, each attribute of the subject sticker 23-1 and the note number sticker 25-1, that is, “science” and “No. 1” in Japanese. It is assumed that the attribute is set by including each character string in at least a part of the file name of the note file.

  After the setting of such attributes, when the user uses the note 2 to which the subject sticker 23-1 and the note number sticker 25-1 are attached, the subject sticker 23 and the note number sticker 25- Each of 1 is tapped with the electronic pen 1 in random order at intervals in time. Then, based on the entry information transmitted from the electronic pen 1 at the time of each tap, the computer device 3 attributes the subject sticker 23-1, that is, the subject “science” and the attribute of the note number sticker 25-1. Each of the note numbers “No. 1” is recognized. The computer device 3 opens a note file having all these attributes in the file name, that is, the note file for the note 2 to which the subject sticker 23-1 and the note number sticker 25-1 are pasted. Read and write to.

  In the second embodiment, when the second note 2 is the same subject as the first note 2, the same subject seal 23-1 is used in the second note 2. However, note number sticker “No. 2” 25-2 which means a second book different from the note number sticker 25-1 is used. Thus, note 2 can be distinguished by changing the note number sticker even for the same subject.

[Processing Flow of Computer Device of Second Embodiment]
Next, a processing flow of the computer apparatus 3 by the notebook management system 10 using the electronic pen 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
Note that the preconditions, the trigger for starting the processing, and the like are the same as those in the processing flow of FIG.

  The information processing unit 351 of the processing unit 35 causes the communication unit 33 to receive the entry information of the registered pen ID transmitted from the electronic pen 1, and stores it in the storage unit 34 (step S31).

  Next, the information processing means 351 determines whether the subject entered or tapped with the electronic pen 1 is the subject sticker 23 or the note number sticker 25 based on the entry information of the registered pen ID received in the process of step S1. Whether there is a notebook sheet 24 or not is specified (step S32).

If the information processing unit 351 determines that the target entered or tapped with the electronic pen 1 is the notebook paper 24 (step S32: notebook paper), the process proceeds to step S37.
In step S37, the information processing means 351 determines whether both the subject and the note number are specified by a process in step S33 described later and a process in step S36. Since each process and its flow in steps S39 to S41 after the determination of YES in step S37 are basically the same as each process and its flow in steps S7 to S9 in FIG. 8 of the first embodiment, Then, the explanation is omitted.
The processes in steps S37 and S38 are slightly different from the processes in steps S5 and S6 of the first embodiment, but the difference is due to the difference in the type of sticker attached to the note 2. That is, in steps S5 and S6 of the first embodiment, since only the subject seal 23 is tapped, only the subject seal 23 is specified. On the other hand, in steps S37 and S38 of the second embodiment, not only the subject seal 23 but also the tap of the note number seal 25 is required, and therefore the identification of both the subject seal 23 and the note number seal 25 is focused. ing.
When the information processing means 351 determines that neither the subject nor the note number is specified (step S37: No), the alarm 31 is displayed on the display 31 of the output means 31 so as to designate the subject or note number not specified. Display or output sound to the speaker. FIG. 16A is a diagram illustrating a state where an alarm is displayed on the display 31 when the information processing unit 351 determines that a subject has not been specified. Please specify the subject ". FIG. 16B is a diagram showing a state in which an alarm is displayed on the display 31 when the information processing unit 351 determines that the note number is not specified. Please specify the number of "". When the information processing means 351 determines that both the subject and the note number are not specified, it is preferable to display an alarm on the display 31 as “Please specify the subject and number of the note”.

  On the other hand, if the information processing unit 351 determines that the subject entered or tapped with the electronic pen 1 is the subject seal 23 (step S32: subject seal), the process proceeds to step S33. The attribute specifying means 352 specifies (changes) the attribute of the subject seal 23 set in advance as the subject (attribute) of the note 2 based on the entry information (positional coordinates) of the subject seal 23 specified in step S32. (Step S33). Specifically, the attribute specifying unit 352 specifies the subject (attribute) of the note 2 to which the subject seal 23-1 is attached as “science”.

  If the information processing unit 351 determines that the target entered or tapped with the electronic pen 1 is the note number sticker 25 (step S32: note number sticker), the process proceeds to step S36. The attribute specifying unit 352 specifies the preset attribute of the note number sticker 25 as the note number (attribute) of the note 2 based on the entry information (positional coordinates) of the note number sticker 25 specified in step S32. (Change) (step S36). Specifically, the attribute specifying unit 352 specifies the note number (attribute) of the note 2 to which the note number seal 25-1 is attached as “No. 1”.

In this way, when the subject of note 2 is specified in step S33 or the note number of note 2 is specified in step S36, the process proceeds to step S34.
The information processing means 351 determines whether or not both the subject and note number attributes are specified (step S34).
When at least one attribute is not specified among the subject and the note number (step S34: NO), the processing by the computer device 3 is ended.
On the other hand, when both the subject and note number attributes are specified (step S34: YES), the process proceeds to step S35. In this case, the attribute specifying unit 352 specifies a note file having both attributes of the specified subject and note number. The information processing means 351 opens the note file specified in this way (step S35).
If there is no note file having both the specified subject and note number attributes, the information processing means 351 creates a new note file before the process of step S35. The attribute specifying unit 352 sets both the attribute of the specified subject and the note number for the new note file. Then, the information processing means 351 opens the new note file as the process of step S35.
Thereby, the process by the computer apparatus 3 is complete | finished.

[Effects of Second Embodiment]
As described above, according to the second embodiment, the user can select the subject sticker 23 of the subject that he / she wants to use as the note 2 from the sticker (see FIG. 2) attached to the back side (look back) of the cover of the note 2. The notebook number 25 is selected and peeled off and pasted on the cover of the notebook 2 (see FIGS. 13 and 14). Then, before filling in the note 2, the user causes the electronic pen 1 to read the dot pattern formed on the subject seal 23 affixed to the cover and the dot pattern formed on the note number seal 25, and the computer device 3. Recognize the subject (category) and note number (attribute) of the note (see FIG. 17). After that, by filling in the note paper 24 of the note 2 with the electronic pen 1, the stroke entered in the note paper 24 is drawn and displayed on the computer device 3 as electronic data in accordance with the page of the note paper 23 entered. Can be stored. Therefore, the user can draw and store the entry contents in the note file of the computer device 3 with the same feeling as the actual note 2.
Here, the user changes the subject sticker 23 and the note number sticker 25 for each note 2 and attaches it to the cover of the note 2 and forms it on the subject sticker 23 and the note number sticker 25 before filling in the note 2. In order to have the electronic pen 1 read the recorded dot pattern and cause the computer device 3 to recognize the subject of the note and the note number, a dot pattern in the same coordinate range is formed if the page is the same on the note paper 23 of the note 2 However, the computer apparatus 3 can identify the note 2 by the subject (category) and the note number (attribute).
Further, before the use of the notebook 2, if the dot pattern of the subject sticker 23 or the note number sticker 25 is not read by the electronic pen 1 and the subject (category) or note number (attribute) is not specified, the notebook paper Even if an attempt is made to fill in 24 with the electronic pen 1, the computer device 3 prompts the user to specify the subject or note number (see FIG. 16), so that it is easy to use.

[Modification]
The present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments.
In the first embodiment, the note 2 is specified only by the attribute belonging to the category “subject”. In the second embodiment, the note property is specified by a combination of an attribute belonging to the category “subject” and an attribute belonging to the category “note number”. However, the specific method of Note 2 is not limited to the method of these embodiments.
For example, each of the seal groups in which different attributes are set in the same category for each of a plurality of categories may be included in the note 2 as a plurality of seals. Then, one predetermined sticker having a predetermined attribute set in advance may be selected for each of a plurality of categories, and each of the predetermined stickers selected for each of the plurality of categories may be attached to the notebook 2. In this case, each entry information received by the computer device 3 when the tap operation with the electronic pen 1 is performed on each of the predetermined stickers selected for each of the plurality of categories pasted on the notebook 2. Based on this, the computer apparatus 3 may specify combinations of predetermined attributes that differ for each of a plurality of categories.

Here, an embodiment in which a combination of “subject” and “seal number” is adopted as a combination of predetermined attributes that differ for each of a plurality of categories is the above-described second embodiment. However, such a combination is not particularly limited to that of the second embodiment, and a combination of predetermined attributes that are different for each category in any kind and in any number can be adopted.
For example, a combination of “subject” and “use period (for example, semester)” can be employed.
For example, as a category other than “subject”, a category such as a “school year” of a user or a “project name” of a business can be adopted.
When the category “school year” is adopted, a plurality of folders (storage areas) are provided in the storage unit 34 on the computer apparatus 3 side. Then, the information processing unit 351 can specify (active) the “school year” folder and store (overwrite) the note file in the specified folder.
In addition, when the category “school year” is adopted, the information processing unit 351 newly creates a folder different from the specified folder every year on a specific date (for example, at the turn of the period such as April 1). Can be generated. The information processing unit 351 can store (overwrite) the note file in the folder.
In the second embodiment, the subject sticker 23-i and the note number sticker 25-j are separately prepared for turning back the cover of the note 2, but instead of “Japanese language No. 1”, “Japanese language” “No. 2”, “Japanese No. 3”, “Science No. 1”, “Science No. 2”, “Science No. 3”, etc. May be.

Further, in the first embodiment, the subject sticker 23-i for specifying the subject is prepared for turning the cover of the note 2 back, but instead, the subject is specified on the cover of the note 2. The dot pattern may be formed so as to overlap the character indicating the subject or in the vicinity of the character indicating the subject. In this case, it is preferable to prepare a notebook 2 for each subject such as a notebook 2 for Japanese and a notebook 2 for science.
Similarly, as a modification of the second embodiment, a dot pattern for specifying a subject and a note number is superimposed on the cover of the note 2 on the character indicating the subject and the note number, or in the vicinity of the character. It may be formed. In this case, note number of each subject such as note 2 of “Japanese language No. 1”, note 2 of “Japanese language No. 2”, note 2 of “science No. 1”, note 2 of “science No. 2”, etc. Note 2 should be prepared for each.

  Further, in the first and second embodiments, the user specifies the p-th page by tapping on the p-page notebook paper 24-p or writing characters or the like with the electronic pen 1. In the computer device 3, the corresponding page is opened and displayed. In addition to this, when the computer device 3 has a touch panel, the computer device 3 detects an operation of turning a page when an object such as a finger is in contact with the touch panel and moves in a predetermined direction. The page may be turned according to the operation, and the turned page may be opened and displayed.

  In the first and second embodiments, the target to use the electronic pen 1 is the notebook 2, but is not particularly limited to this, and may be any writing medium on which an Anoto dot pattern is printed. . Further, the coding pattern, the entry information, and the electronic pen are not limited to the Anoto system.

  The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or can be executed by software.

  In the present specification, the step of describing the program recorded on the recording medium is not limited to the processing performed in time series along the order, but is not necessarily performed in time series, either in parallel or individually. The process to be executed is also included.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electronic pen 2 ... Notebook 21 ... Cover 22 ... Release paper 23 ... Subject sticker 24 ... Notebook paper 25 ... Notebook number sticker 3 ... Computer apparatus 31 ... Output means 32 ... Input means 33 ... Communication means 34 ... Storage means 35 ... Processing Means 351 ... Information processing means 352 ... Attribute specifying means 353 ... Stroke drawing means 10 ... Note management system

Claims (15)

A notebook having a plurality of note papers on which different coding patterns are formed for each page, and a coding pattern for identifying attributes on the cover;
An electronic pen that reads the coded pattern and sends information about the coded pattern as entry information;
A notebook management system comprising a computer device that receives entry information from the electronic pen and performs predetermined processing,
The computer device includes:
Communication means for receiving entry information transmitted from the electronic pen;
Attribute specifying means for specifying the attribute on the basis of entry information received by the communication means by causing the electronic pen to read a coding pattern for identifying the attribute;
A stroke is drawn based on the entry information received by the communication means by performing an entry operation with the electronic pen on the notebook paper, and the stroke is specified by the attribute specifying means. Stroke drawing means for storing in a note file corresponding to the attribute. A note management system comprising:   A sticker indicating a plurality of different attributes is affixed to the notebook, and each sticker is formed with a different coding pattern depending on the attribute. The notebook management system according to claim 1, wherein an attribute of the note can be set by pasting on a cover.   The notebook management system according to claim 1, wherein the stroke drawing unit stores the drawn stroke in the note file according to a page of the note paper. The computer device includes:
When entry information relating to the note paper is received by the communication means in a state where the attribute of the note is specified by the attribute specifying means, a note file is opened according to the page of the note paper and displayed on the display. When the entry information related to the note paper is received by the communication means in a state where the attribute of the note is not specified by the attribute specifying means, a coding pattern for identifying the attribute is read by the electronic pen. The note management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising information processing means for causing a prompting output.   The notebook management system according to claim 1, wherein the attribute is a learning subject. A notebook having a plurality of note papers on which different coding patterns are formed for each page, and a cover sheet provided with a coding pattern for identifying a category and a coding pattern for identifying an attribute in the category; ,
An electronic pen that reads the coded pattern and sends information about the coded pattern as entry information;
A notebook management system comprising a computer device that receives entry information from the electronic pen and performs predetermined processing,
The computer device includes:
Communication means for receiving entry information transmitted from the electronic pen;
Based on the entry information received by the communication means by causing the electronic pen to read the coding pattern for identifying the category and the coding pattern for identifying the attribute, the category and the attribute are determined. Attribute identification means to identify;
A stroke is drawn based on the entry information received by the communication means by performing an entry operation with the electronic pen on the notebook paper, and the stroke is specified by the attribute specifying means. Stroke drawing means for storing in a note file corresponding to the attribute in the category.   A sticker indicating each of a plurality of different categories and a plurality of different attributes is affixed to the notebook, and each of the stickers is formed with a different coding pattern depending on the category or attribute. The notebook management system according to claim 6, wherein a category and an attribute of the note can be set by selecting a specific sticker from the sticker and pasting the sticker on the cover.   The note management system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the stroke drawing unit stores the drawn stroke in the note file in accordance with a page of the note paper. The computer device includes:
When entry information related to the note paper is received by the communication means in a state where the category and attribute of the note are specified by the attribute specifying means, a note file is opened according to the page of the note paper and displayed on the display. When the entry information about the note paper is received by the communication means in a state where the category and / or attribute of the note is not specified by the attribute specifying means, the category and / or attribute is identified. The notebook management system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, further comprising information processing means for outputting an output prompting the electronic pen to read a coded pattern.   The notebook management system according to claim 6, wherein the category is a learning subject, and the attribute is a note number.   A program for causing a computer to function as the computer device in the notebook management system according to any one of claims 1 to 10. A notebook having a plurality of note papers on which different coding patterns are formed for each page and provided with a coding pattern for identifying attributes on a cover page,
A plurality of stickers indicating different attributes are affixed, and each seal has a different coding pattern depending on the attribute, and a specific seal is selected from the plurality of stickers and affixed to the cover In the note, the attribute of the note can be set. A notebook having a plurality of note papers on which different coding patterns are formed for each page, and a cover page provided with a coding pattern for identifying a category and a coding pattern for identifying an attribute in the category. There,
A seal indicating each of a plurality of different categories and a plurality of different attributes is affixed, and each seal is formed with a different coding pattern depending on the category or attribute. A category and an attribute can be set by selecting and pasting on the cover. A notebook having a plurality of note papers on which different coding patterns are formed for each page and provided with a coding pattern for identifying attributes on a cover page,
By reading the coded pattern for identifying the attribute with an electronic pen, the computer device is made to recognize the attribute of the notebook, and the entry operation is performed with the electronic pen on the notebook paper. The content is stored as the content entered in the note of the attribute. A notebook having a plurality of note papers on which different coding patterns are formed for each page, and a cover page provided with a coding pattern for identifying a category and a coding pattern for identifying an attribute in the category. There,
By reading the coding pattern for identifying the category and the coding pattern for identifying the attribute with an electronic pen, the computer device is made to recognize the category and the attribute of the notebook, and The notebook is characterized in that when the electronic pen is used for entry, the entry is stored as the entry in the attribute note of the category.

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