JP2016062539A - Search device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To search information having high correlation with a structural position of a document, relative to a case in which, information search is performed without using a search condition corresponding to the structural position of a document.SOLUTION: A determination tag acquisition part 113 of a search device 1 acquires a candidate tag selected by a user as a determination tag. In a document that is currently prepared, a positional information acquisition part 115 acquires positional information indicating a structural position of the document of a part selected by the user. A context information acquisition part 116 acquires context information corresponding to the acquired positional information, from a context information DB123. A search part 117 searches in a data source on the basis of the acquired determination tag and the acquired context information. A third display control part 118 displays a name of the content extracted by a search result, on a search result display area 28 by controlling a display part 14.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a search device and a program.

  Conventionally, various techniques for supporting information retrieval by a user have been developed. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-228867 is based on information on people / organizations at an arbitrary point in time from the past to the present before executing a document search even when the search conditions for the document input by the user are redundant or inaccurate. , A document search system that automatically restricts / relates this search condition to a valid one is disclosed.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 is a terminal that allows a user to search only by automatically extracting a key object group from a target of interest appearing on a screen while the user is operating an information terminal for the purpose of creating or browsing a specific document. A document search / use method is disclosed in which a related document group can be displayed in front of the user even though no operation is performed.

  Patent Document 3 manages information representing a social relationship between information management devices and information representing the contents of communication, and searches and synthesizes information management suitable for a request including a social relationship by a user. An information sharing device that presents a device and generates a new social relationship between a requester and an information provider is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-027180 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-254892 JP 2000-259644 A

  The present invention realizes a search for information having a high relevance to the position on the document structure as compared with the case of performing an information search without using a search condition corresponding to the position on the document structure.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the search device according to claim 1 of the present invention acquires position information indicating a position of a part selected by a user in a document constituted by a plurality of parts on the structure of the document. And a search condition acquisition unit that acquires a search condition corresponding to the position indicated by the acquired position information from a storage unit that stores the search condition in association with each position on the document structure And a search unit that searches the database based on the acquired search condition, and a display control unit that controls the display unit to display the search result.

  The search device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the search device according to the first aspect, wherein the display control unit displays the identification information of the file when the search unit extracts one file. It is characterized by controlling and displaying the part.

  The search device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the search device according to the first aspect, wherein the display control unit, when one file is extracted by the search unit, the content represented by the file, The display unit is controlled to display.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the search device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the search result is associated with the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit. It further has a storage control part memorized by the storage part.

  The search device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the search device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the display control unit includes a character string input by a user to create the document. The display unit is controlled to display a character string that matches a predetermined condition, and the search device acquires a character string selected by the user from among the character strings displayed on the display unit. Further comprising a character string acquisition unit, wherein the search unit searches the database based on the search condition acquired by the search condition acquisition unit and the character string acquired by the character string acquisition unit. And

  The search device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the search device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the storage unit associates each position in the document structure with each attribute of the document. Storing a correspondence relationship with a search condition, wherein the search device further includes a document attribute acquisition unit that acquires an attribute of the document, and the search condition acquisition unit includes the correspondence relationship stored in the storage unit In the correspondence relation corresponding to the attribute acquired by the document attribute acquisition unit, a search condition corresponding to the position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit is acquired.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a program includes a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating a position on a configuration of a part of a document selected by a user in a document including a plurality of parts. A search condition acquisition unit that acquires a search condition corresponding to a position indicated by the acquired position information from a storage unit that stores a search condition in association with each position on the document structure; and the acquired A search unit that searches the database based on the search condition, and a display control unit that controls the display unit to display the search result are caused to function.

According to the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the position of the document in the structure is compared with the case of performing an information search without using a search condition corresponding to the position of the document in the structure. It is possible to search for highly relevant information.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, a search result can be managed for every position on the structure of a document.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, compared with the case where it does not search based on the character string selected by the user, the search according to a user's expectation can be implement | achieved more.
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to save time and effort to input the correspondence between each position on the document structure and the search condition every time a document is created.
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, compared with the case of performing an information search without using a search condition corresponding to the position on the document structure, information having a high relevance with the position on the document structure is obtained. Search can be realized.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a search device 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of document information DB121. It is a figure which shows an example of outline information DB122. It is a figure which shows an example of context information DB123. It is a figure which shows an example of preservation | save file DB124. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a GUI provided by a display unit 14. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration realized by a control unit 11. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a candidate tag extraction process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a search process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a preservation | save process. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration realized by a control unit 11. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of template DB126.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1. Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a search device 1. The search device 1 is a personal computer, for example. More specifically, it is a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, or a stationary computer.

As shown in FIG. 1, the search device 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an operation unit 13, a display unit 14, and a communication unit 15.
The control unit 11 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The CPU loads a program from the ROM or the storage unit 12 onto the RAM and executes it.

  The storage unit 12 is a storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The storage unit 12 may be a storage device that is detachable from the search device 1 such as a memory card. The storage unit 12 stores an idea organizing tool that is software for supporting the document creation of the user of the search device 1. Functions provided by executing the idea organizing tool will be described later.

  The storage unit 12 stores various databases. Specifically, a document information database (hereinafter, “database” is simply referred to as “DB”) 121, outline information DB 122, context information DB 123, saved file DB 124, and local PC (Personal Computer) DB 125 are stored. To do. Hereinafter, these databases will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the document information DB 121. As shown in the figure, each record of the document information DB 121 is composed of a document ID, a creator name, a purpose, and a storage location. The document ID is identification information of a document file created by the user. The creator name is a document file creator name. The purpose is the purpose (or use) of the document indicated in the document file. Specifically, it is expressed by the type of document such as a specification, a report, or a plan. The storage location is a storage location of the document file. The storage location is, for example, in the storage unit 12 or on the network.

  Next, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the outline information DB 122. As shown in the figure, each record in the outline information DB 122 is composed of a document ID, a structural position, and a part title. As described above, the document ID is identification information of a document file created by the user. The structural position is a structural position of the document in the document indicated in the document file. Specifically, for example, it is expressed by a symbol (for example, a number or alphabet) for identifying one section constituting the document. More specifically, for example, it is expressed by a chapter number, a section number, or an item number. The part title is a title of one section (in other words, a part) constituting the document shown in the document file. Specifically, they are chapter titles, section titles, and item titles.

  Next, FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the context information DB 123. As shown in the figure, each record in the context information DB 123 is composed of a document ID, a structural position, and context information. Specifically, the context information includes a scope, presence / absence of access control, a related person name, and a date.

  As described above, the document ID is identification information of a document file created by the user. As described above, the structural position is a structural position of the document in the document indicated in the document file. The context information is an example of a search condition used in a search process described later, and is metadata. The scope of the context information is a range of disclosure or use of content to be extracted. Specifically, it is expressed by categories such as private, public, and open.

  Here, “private” is a category that is assumed to be used in the search device 1, for example. When the search condition “private” is used, the content in the local PCDB 125 becomes a search target. Public is a category that is assumed to be public in the company, for example. When a search condition of “public” is used, in addition to the local PCDB 125, content stored in the private DB 2 described later is a search target. It becomes. “Open” is a category that is assumed to be open to the general public. For example, when the search condition “open” is used, in addition to the local PCDB 125 and the private DB 2, it is stored in the open DB 3 and SNSDB 4 described later. Content to be searched.

  Access control presence / absence is presence / absence of access control for the content to be extracted. Specifically, for example, it is expressed in an alternative format such as presence or absence. The related person name is the name of a person related to the content to be extracted. Specifically, for example, the name of the creator of the content, or the name of the team leader of the plan when the content is a plan document. The date is the date when the content to be extracted is created. Specifically, it is expressed by either or both of the beginning and end of the period. The date is expressed by, for example, a date.

  Next, FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the storage file DB 124. As shown in the figure, each record in the save file DB 124 is composed of a document ID, a structural position, a file ID, and a save location. As described above, the document ID is identification information of a document file created by the user. As described above, the structural position is a structural position of the document in the document indicated in the document file. The file ID is identification information of a file saved by a saving process described later. The storage location is a storage location of the file. The storage location is, for example, in the storage unit 12 or on the network.

Next, the local PCDB 125 is a database that stores various contents and context information in association with each other. The local PCDB 125 mainly stores content used on the search device 1. Various contents stored in the local PCDB 125 become search targets when “private”, “public”, or “open” is set as a scope in a search process described later. Various contents include e-mails and files, for example. Examples of the file include a document file, an image file, a presentation file, an audio file, and a moving image file.
The above is the description of the storage unit 12.

Next, the operation unit 13 is a device such as a touch sensor, a keyboard, or a mouse. The operation unit 13 receives various operations by the user.
The display unit 14 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display. The display unit 14 provides a GUI (Graphical User Interface) when the above-described idea organizing tool is executed by the CPU. Note that the display unit 14 may not be configured integrally with the search device 1.

  The communication unit 15 is a communication interface such as a data communication card. The communication unit 15 accesses the private DB 2 via the first communication line 5. Here, the first communication line 5 is, for example, an intranet built in one company. The communication unit 15 accesses the open DB 3 and the SNS (Social Network Service) DB 4 through the first communication line 5 and the second communication line 6. Here, the second communication line 6 is, for example, the Internet.

  The private DB 2 is a database that stores various contents and context information in association with each other. This private DB 2 mainly stores content used in one company. Various contents stored in the private DB 2 are search targets when “public” or “open” is set as the scope. Various contents include, for example, a document file, an image file, a presentation file, an audio file, and a moving image file.

  The open DB 3 is a database that stores various contents and context information in association with each other. This open DB 3 is, for example, a database provided by a public office. More specifically, it is open data provided by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Various contents stored in the open DB 3 are searched when “open” is set as the scope. Various contents include, for example, a document file, an image file, a presentation file, an audio file, and a moving image file.

  The SNSDB 4 is a database that stores various contents and context information in association with each other. The SNSDB 4 mainly stores contents exchanged on the SNS (for example, profile information, posted messages, posted files). Here, the SNS is, for example, Facebook (registered trademark), Twitter (registered trademark), or LINE (registered trademark). Various contents include, for example, a document file, an image file, a presentation file, an audio file, and a moving image file.

  In the following description, contents stored in the local PCDB 125, private DB2, open DB3, and SNSDB4 are collectively referred to as a data source.

  Next, FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a GUI provided by the display unit 14. In the GUI shown in the figure, a window W having various areas is displayed on the screen. Specifically, the data source display area 21, the outline setting area 22, the text input field 23, the candidate tag display area 24, the confirmed tag display area 25, the search result display area 28, and the save list display area 29. A window W having a document property setting area 26 and a context information setting area 27 is displayed.

  The data source display area 21 displays a tree of data sources to be searched in a search process to be described later. In the example shown in FIG. 6, presentation files, mail, SMS, and CMS (Content Management System) are displayed as a tree as data sources. Here, SMS refers to content stored in the SNSDB 4, and CMS refers to content stored in the private DB 2.

In the outline setting area 22, outlines of documents being created are set and displayed in a hierarchical structure. Specifically, the title of each part constituting the document being created and the position on the document structure are set and displayed in a hierarchical structure. In the example shown in FIG. 6, each part “1 Introduction”, “2 Background”, and “3 Service overview” is set and displayed in this order in parallel as an outline of the document. In this outline, all parts are in a parallel relationship, but a lower-level part of the part “3 Service Overview” such as “3-1 Service Purpose” may be set.
The outline of the document is set by the user using the operation unit 13.

  Each part is displayed in the outline setting area 22 so that it can be selected by the user. Each part displayed in the outline setting area 22 is selected by clicking when the search device 1 includes a mouse as the operation unit 13. Alternatively, each part may be selected by a tap operation when the search device 1 includes a touch sensor as the operation unit 13.

  In the text input field 23, text is input and displayed in a natural language. The text input method may be keyboard input or voice input. Here, the keyboard may be a physical keyboard or a software keyboard.

  In the candidate tag display area 24, candidate tags extracted by a candidate tag extraction process, which will be described later, among the character strings input in the text input field 23 are displayed. Candidate tags are displayed, for example, from top to bottom in the order of extraction. In the example shown in FIG. 6, a character string such as “SOL headquarter medium-term product strategy” is displayed as a candidate tag.

In the candidate tag display area 24, each candidate tag is displayed so that it can be selected by the user. Each candidate tag displayed in the candidate tag display area 24 is selected by clicking the confirmation button 241 in a state of being clicked and highlighted when the search device 1 includes a mouse as the operation unit 13. . Alternatively, each candidate tag may be selected by a double tap operation when the search device 1 includes a touch sensor as the operation unit 13.
The candidate tag selected in the candidate tag display area 24 is displayed in the confirmed tag display area 25.

  In the fixed tag display area 25, candidate tags selected by the user among the candidate tags displayed in the candidate tag display area 24 are displayed as fixed tags. The confirmation tags are displayed from top to bottom, for example, in the order of selection. In the example shown in FIG. 6, a character string such as “SOL headquarter medium-term product strategy” is displayed as a confirmation tag.

  In the document property setting area 26, property information of the document being created is set and displayed. Here, property information is attribute information in other words. Specifically, the document property setting area 26 includes a creator input field 261, a purpose input field 262, and a storage location input field 263.

  In the creator input field 261, the name of the creator of the document being created is input and displayed. The entered creator name is recorded in the document information DB 121 in association with the ID of the document. In the purpose input field 262, the purpose of the document is input and displayed. The input purpose is recorded in the document information DB 121 in association with the ID of the document. In the storage location input field 263, the storage location of the document data is input and displayed. The input storage location is recorded in the document information DB 121 in association with the ID of the document.

  In the context information setting area 27, context information corresponding to the selected outline part is set and displayed. Specifically, the context information setting area 27 includes a scope designation area 271, a related person input field 272, and a date input field 273.

  In the scope designation area 271, any one of “private”, “public”, and “open” is selected as a category of information to be searched using a radio button. Also, the presence / absence of “access control” is selected using a check box. The information selected here is recorded in the context information DB 123 in association with the ID of the document being created and the ID of the outline part being selected.

  In the related person input field 272, the name of a person related to the currently selected outline part is input and displayed. The name of the input person is recorded in the context information DB 123 in association with the ID of the document being created and the ID of the outline part being selected.

  In the date input field 273, the date related to the currently selected outline part is input and displayed. The date can be input at the beginning and the end, that is, the period can be specified. The input date is recorded in the context information DB 123 in association with the ID of the document being created and the configuration position of the selected outline part.

  In this context information setting area 27, for example, for a part whose title is “Introduction”, it is necessary to describe a sentence from a macro viewpoint such as changes in the social environment and market requirements. “Open”, presence / absence of access control “none”, related person name “N / A”, and date “2000-” are set. As another example, for example, for parts whose title is “Background” or “Outline of Service”, it is necessary to describe the text in consideration of the contents of the company-wide strategy and plan. The scope “public”, access control presence / absence “present”, the related person name “User B (planning team leader)”, and the date “2010-” are set.

  Next, the search result display area 28 displays the result of the search executed based on one confirmed tag displayed in the confirmed tag display area 25 and the context information set in the context information setting area 27. The Specifically, the name of the content extracted as a result of the search (that is, the content name) is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 6, for example, a file name “SOL headquarters medium term product strategy.ppt” is displayed as a result of a search using a confirmation tag “SOL headquarters medium term product strategy”.

In the search result display area 28, each content name is displayed so that it can be selected by the user. When the search device 1 includes a mouse as the operation unit 13, each content displayed in the search result display area 28 is selected by clicking the save button 281 while being clicked and highlighted. Alternatively, each content name may be selected by a double tap operation when the search device 1 includes a touch sensor as the operation unit 13.
The content name selected in the search result display area 28 is displayed in the save list display area 29.

  In the saved list display area 29, the content name selected by the user among the content names displayed in the search result display area 28 is displayed. The content names are displayed from top to bottom, for example, in the order of selection. In the example shown in FIG. 6, a character string such as “SOL headquarter medium-term product strategy.ppt” is displayed as the content name.

  Among the various areas constituting the window W described above, the display contents of the various areas excluding the data source display area 21, the outline setting area 22, and the document property setting area 26 are selected in the outline setting area 22. Switch according to the part to be used.

  Next, FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration realized by the control unit 11. The control unit 11 executes the idea organizing tool stored in the storage unit 12 to thereby execute the candidate tag extraction unit 111, the first display control unit 112, the confirmed tag acquisition unit 113, and the second display control unit 114. The functions of the position information acquisition unit 115, the context information acquisition unit 116, the search unit 117, the third display control unit 118, the storage control unit 119, and the fourth display control unit 120 are realized.

The candidate tag extraction unit 111 performs natural language processing on the text input using the operation unit 13 with respect to the text input field 23 of the window W, and extracts a specific character string as a candidate tag.
The first display control unit 112 controls the display unit 14 to display the candidate tags extracted by the candidate tag extraction unit 111 in the candidate tag display area 24 of the window W.

The confirmed tag acquisition unit 113 acquires the candidate tag selected by the user using the operation unit 13 in the candidate tag display area 24 of the window W as a confirmed tag. The confirmation tag acquisition unit 113 is an example of the “character string acquisition unit” according to the present invention.
The second display control unit 114 controls the display unit 14 to display the confirmation tag acquired by the confirmation tag acquisition unit 113 in the confirmation tag display area 25 of the window W.

The position information acquisition unit 115 acquires position information indicating the position of the part selected by the user using the operation unit 13 in the document being created.
The context information acquisition unit 116 acquires context information corresponding to the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 115 from the context information DB 123. The context information acquisition unit 116 is an example of the “search condition acquisition unit” according to the present invention.

The search unit 117 searches the data source based on the confirmation tag acquired by the confirmation tag acquisition unit 113 and the context information acquired by the context information acquisition unit 116.
The third display control unit 118 controls the display unit 14 to display the name of the content extracted by the search unit 117 in the search result display area 28 of the window W. The third display control unit 118 is an example embodiment that corresponds to the “display control unit” according to the present invention.

The storage control unit 119 displays the content selected by the user using the operation unit 13 in the search result display area 28 of the window W in the part being selected by the user using the operation unit 13 in the document being created. The information is stored in the storage unit 12 in association with position information indicating the position of the document structure.
The fourth display control unit 120 controls the display unit 14 to display the name of the content selected by the user in the save list display area 29 of the window W.
The above is the description of the functions realized by the control unit 11.

1-2. Operation Next, the operation of the search device 1 will be described. Specifically, candidate tag extraction processing, search processing, and storage processing will be described.

1-2-1. Candidate Tag Extraction Processing FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of candidate tag extraction processing. This candidate tag extraction processing is executed when a text is input to the text input field 23 of the window W.

  In this candidate tag extraction process, the candidate tag extraction unit 111 of the control unit 11 performs natural language processing on the text input to the text input field 23 and extracts a specific character string as a candidate tag (step Sa1). ). Specifically, the candidate tag extraction unit 111 extracts candidate tags by performing morphological analysis on the input sentence. At that time, the candidate tag extraction unit 111 performs morphological analysis gradually and sequentially. That is, the candidate tag extraction unit 111 sequentially performs morphological analysis on a character string that has already been input without waiting for completion of input of the entire sentence. For the method of gradually performing morphological analysis, see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 5-61905, 11-282838, and 2003-316778.

  It should be noted that proper nouns and characteristic words may be arbitrarily registered in advance by the user in a dictionary (not shown) referred to when performing morphological analysis. The candidate tag extraction unit 111 may extract only character strings appearing in the sentence more than a predetermined number of times from among character strings registered in the dictionary as candidate tags.

When the candidate tag is extracted in step Sa1, the first display control unit 112 of the control unit 11 controls the display unit 14 to display the candidate tag extracted in step Sa1 in the candidate tag display area 24 (step Sa2). ). A display example is as shown in FIG.
The above is the description of the candidate tag extraction process.

1-2-2. Search Process FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the search process. This search process is executed when one candidate tag is selected in the candidate tag display area 24 of the window W. Specifically, it is executed when one candidate tag is clicked with a mouse or double-tapped with a touch sensor.

In this search process, the confirmed tag acquisition unit 113 of the control unit 11 acquires the candidate tag selected by the user as a confirmed tag (step Sb1).
Next, the second display control unit 114 of the control unit 11 controls the display unit 14 to display the confirmed tag acquired in step Sb1 in the confirmed tag display area 25 (step Sb2). A display example is as shown in FIG.

  Next, the position information acquisition unit 115 of the control unit 11 acquires position information indicating the structural position of the part selected by the user in the document currently being created (step Sb3). Here, parts are selected by clicking with a mouse or tapping with a touch sensor. For example, in the outline of the document shown in FIG. 6, when the part “1 Introduction” is selected and being created, the position information “1” is acquired.

  Next, the context information acquisition unit 116 of the control unit 11 acquires context information corresponding to the position information acquired in step Sb3 from the context information DB 123 (step Sb4). For example, when the position information acquired in step Sb3 is “1”, in the context information DB 123 shown in FIG. 4, as context information, scope “open”, access control presence / absence “none”, date “2000” ~ "To get.

  Next, the search unit 117 of the control unit 11 searches the data source based on the confirmed tag acquired in step Sb1 and the context information acquired in step Sb4 (step Sb5). Specifically, the content associated with the presence / absence of access control, the related person name, and the date is extracted from the database specified based on the scope in the context information. For example, when the context information acquired in step Sb4 is scope “open”, access control presence / absence “none”, and date “2000-”, the search unit 117 opens the local PCDB 125, the private DB 2, and the open. In DB3 and SNSDB4, contents associated with access control presence / absence “none” and dates after 2000 are extracted.

Next, the third display control unit 118 of the control unit 11 controls the display unit 14 to display the name of the content extracted in step Sb5 in the search result display area 28 (step Sb6). For example, when a file is extracted in step Sb5, a file name that is file identification information is displayed in the search result display area 28. A display example is as shown in FIG.
The above is the description of the search process.

1-2-3. Storage Processing FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of storage processing. This saving process is executed when one content name is selected in the search result display area 28 of the window W. Specifically, it is executed when one content name is clicked with the mouse or double-tapped with the touch sensor.

  In this saving process, the storage control unit 119 of the control unit 11 identifies the content identified by the content name selected by the user in the configuration of the document of the part currently selected by the user in the currently created document. Specifically, the storage control unit 119 stores the content in the storage unit 12 and stores the content name and storage location, in association with the position information indicating the position (step Sc1). The position information is recorded in the storage file DB 124 in association with the position information.

Next, the fourth display control unit 120 of the control unit 11 controls the display unit 14 to display the content name selected by the user in the saved list display area 29 (step Sc2). A display example is as shown in FIG.
The above is the description of the storage process.

  Note that the content saved by this saving process is read from the storage unit 12 as required by the user, displayed on the display unit 14, and referred to for document creation. At that time, the content may be read when the icon in the storage folder is selected, or when the content name displayed in the save list display area 29 is selected. Also good.

  According to the search device 1 described above, in the search process, the search is executed based on the context information corresponding to the structural position of the document of the part being created. Therefore, as compared with a case where such a configuration is not provided, a search for information highly relevant to the position on the configuration of the document is realized. Further, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting context information for each search.

  Further, according to the search device 1, in the search process, the search is executed based on the candidate tag (that is, the confirmed tag) selected by the user in the candidate tag display area 24 of the window W. Therefore, compared with the case where such a configuration is not provided, a search that meets the user's expectations is realized.

  Further, according to the search device 1, the content saved by the saving process is saved in a directory structure along the outline of the document. That is, the documents are arranged along the outline of the document.

2. Modifications The above embodiment may be modified as follows. Further, the following modifications may be combined with one or more other modifications.

2-1. Modification 1
As a result of the above search process, when the file name is displayed in the search result display area 28 of the window W, the content represented by the file is displayed when the file name is selected by the user. May be. At this time, the content may be displayed in the search result display area 28 or may be displayed in another display area provided separately in the window W. The file name selection operation may be performed using a mouse or a touch sensor.
According to this modification, the user can refer to the content represented by the file without going through the saving process.

2-2. Modification 2
In the above embodiment, it is necessary to input the outline and context information of the document on the user side. However, a plurality of sets (hereinafter referred to as “templates”) of outline and context information for each purpose of the document are previously stored. A template may be selected according to the purpose of the document input by the user. FIG. 11 is an example of a functional configuration for realizing such a modification, and is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration realized by the control unit 11. The control unit 11 may realize the functions of a purpose acquisition unit 131, a template acquisition unit 132, and a context information setting unit 133 by executing an idea organizing tool stored in the storage unit 12.

The purpose acquisition unit 131 acquires the purpose of the document input in the purpose input field 262 of the window W. The purpose acquisition unit 131 is an example of a “document attribute acquisition unit” according to the present invention.
The template acquisition unit 132 acquires a template corresponding to the purpose of the document acquired by the purpose acquisition unit 131 from the template DB 126. Here, the template DB 126 is a database stored in the storage unit 12 and stores a template for each document purpose.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the template DB 126. As shown in the figure, the template DB 126 stores a template for each purpose of a document. More specifically, for each purpose of the document, a correspondence relationship between the structural position, the part title, and the context information is stored. Here, in detail, the context information includes a scope, access control presence / absence, a related person name, and a date.

  Next, the context information setting unit 133 registers the template acquired by the template acquisition unit 132 in the outline information DB 122 and the context information DB 123 in association with the document ID.

According to this modification described above, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting the correspondence between each position on the document structure and the context information every time a document is created.
In the example described above, a template is prepared for each purpose of a document. However, a template may be prepared for each attribute (for example, creator) of a document other than the purpose of the document.

2-3. Modification 3
In the above embodiment, the idea organizing tool executed by the control unit 11 of the search device 1 is provided in a state stored in a storage medium such as a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a memory. Also good. The idea organizing tool may be downloaded via a communication line such as the Internet.

2-4. Other Modifications The window W according to the above embodiment may be divided into separate windows for each region.
In the search processing according to the above embodiment, the purpose of the document input in the purpose input field 262 of the window W may be used as a search condition.
In the above embodiment, a scope is set as context information for each position on the document structure, but this scope setting is omitted, and the scope is determined according to the position on the document structure of the part being created. You may be made to do. For example, the scope “open” may be associated with the structural position “1” in advance.
The context information stored in the context information DB 123 may be updated by machine learning of a search result history displayed in the search result display area 28.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Search apparatus, 2 ... Private DB, 3 ... Open DB, 4 ... SNSDB, 5 ... 1st communication line, 6 ... 2nd communication line, 11 ... Control part, 12 ... Memory | storage part, 13 ... Operation part, 14 ... Display unit 15 ... Communication unit 21 ... Data source display area 22 ... Outline setting area 23 ... Text input field 24 ... Candidate tag display area 25 ... Fixed tag display area 26 ... Document property setting area 27 ... Context information setting area, 28 ... Search result display area, 29 ... Saved list display area, 111 ... Candidate tag extraction section, 112 ... First display control section, 113 ... Confirm tag acquisition section, 114 ... Second display control section, 115 ... position information acquisition unit, 116 ... context information acquisition unit, 117 ... search unit, 118 ... third display control unit, 119 ... storage control unit, 120 ... fourth display control unit, 121 ... document information DB, 122 ... Outline information DB, 123 ... Context information DB, 124 ... Saved file DB, 125 ... Local PCDB, 126 ... Template DB, 131 ... Purpose acquisition unit, 132 ... Template acquisition unit, 133 ... Context information setting unit, 241 ... Confirm button, 261 ... Creator input field, 262 ... Purpose input field, 263 ... Storage location input field, 271 ... Scope designation area, 272 ... Related person input field, 273 ... Date input field

Claims (7)

A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the part selected by the user in the document composed of a plurality of parts on the structure of the document;
A search condition acquisition unit that acquires a search condition corresponding to a position indicated by the acquired position information from a storage unit that stores a search condition in association with each position on the configuration of the document;
A search unit for searching the database based on the acquired search condition;
A search apparatus comprising: a display control unit configured to display a result of the search by controlling a display unit.   The search device according to claim 1, wherein, when one file is extracted by the search unit, the display control unit controls the display unit to display the identification information of the file.   The search according to claim 1, wherein when the search unit extracts one file, the display control unit controls the display unit to display the content represented by the file. apparatus.   4. The storage control unit according to claim 1, further comprising: a storage control unit that associates the search result with the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit and stores the result in the storage unit. 5. The described search device. The display control unit controls the display unit to display a character string that matches a predetermined condition among character strings input by a user to create the document,
The search device further includes a character string acquisition unit that acquires a character string selected by a user among the character strings displayed on the display unit,
5. The search unit according to claim 1, wherein the search unit searches the database based on the search condition acquired by the search condition acquisition unit and the character string acquired by the character string acquisition unit. The search device according to any one of the above. The storage unit stores the correspondence between each position on the document configuration and the search condition in association with each attribute of the document,
The search device further includes a document attribute acquisition unit that acquires attributes of the document,
The search condition acquisition unit is indicated by position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit in a correspondence relationship corresponding to the attribute acquired by the document attribute acquisition unit among the correspondence relationships stored by the storage unit. The search device according to claim 1, wherein a search condition corresponding to the position is acquired. Computer
A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the part selected by the user in the document composed of a plurality of parts on the structure of the document;
A search condition acquisition unit that acquires a search condition corresponding to a position indicated by the acquired position information from a storage unit that stores a search condition in association with each position on the configuration of the document;
A search unit for searching the database based on the acquired search condition;
The program for functioning as a display control part which controls the display part and displays the result of the search.

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