JP2016181045A - Book data browsing program, book data browsing method, and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an easy-to-read book according to a user's skill level.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus 100 stores, in a book data storage part 122, book data in which level information is associated with each of pieces of detail data divided into plurality. In displaying the details of a book on a display part in response to a browsing request from the source of the browsing request, the information processing apparatus 100 reads the level information set to the source of the browsing request from a user information storage part 121, selects detail data associated with the level information on corresponding book data from the pieces of detail data divided into plurality, and displays the selected detail data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a book data browsing program, a book data browsing method, and an information processing apparatus.

  In recent years, with the spread of smartphones and tablet terminals, sales of electronic books by each business operator are expanding. As for the sales of electronic books, many businesses sell electronic books having the same contents as paper books obtained by digitizing paper books. In order to differentiate from other businesses, each business operator may introduce, for example, unlimited reading and point systems. In addition, if a display item that is a headline of the electronic manual is selected and is an item that is a basis for determination of a knowledge level related to the user's device, the display is based on the level determined at the time of previous browsing and the item selected this time. Thus, it has been proposed to determine the updated level. Further, it has been proposed that a manual corresponding to the determined level is displayed, and when browsing is completed, information related to the user's knowledge level is updated.

JP 2009-169714 A

  However, in selling electronic books, it is difficult to provide easy-to-read books according to the user's familiarity. In the display of the electronic manual, since the user's knowledge level is not updated unless the user reads the electronic manual many times, a certain number of browsing times are required until it becomes easy to read.

  In one aspect, an object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-read book according to a user's familiarity.

  In one aspect, the book data browsing program uses book data in which level information is associated with each of content data divided into a plurality of contents stored in a storage unit in response to a browsing request from a browsing request source. When displaying the content of the book on the display unit, the content data associated with the level information corresponding to the level information set for the browsing request source is selected and displayed from the plurality of divided content data Cause the computer to execute the target process.

  An easy-to-read book according to the user's familiarity can be provided.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the electronic book system according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the user information storage unit. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a book data storage unit. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a book data storage unit. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the linked book information storage unit. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table of contents screen. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of the table of contents screen. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a content display screen. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the browsing control process according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a computer that executes a book data browsing program.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a book data browsing program, a book data browsing method, and an information processing apparatus disclosed in the present application will be described in detail based on the drawings. The disclosed technology is not limited by the present embodiment. Further, the following embodiments may be appropriately combined within a consistent range.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the electronic book system according to the embodiment. An electronic book system 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a terminal device 10 and an information processing device 100. 1 illustrates the case where the system includes one terminal device 10, the number of terminal devices 10 is not limited, and the electronic book system 1 may include an arbitrary number of terminal devices 10. Good. In the following description, an electronic book is simply expressed as a book.

  The terminal device 10 and the information processing device 100 are connected to each other via a network N so that they can communicate with each other. For such a network N, any kind of communication network such as the Internet (Internet), LAN (Local Area Network), VPN (Virtual Private Network), etc. can be adopted regardless of wired or wireless.

  The information processing apparatus 100 receives a user ID (IDentifier) from the terminal device 10. When the information processing apparatus 100 receives the user ID, the information processing apparatus 100 transmits a list of books that can be browsed by the user with the user ID to the terminal apparatus 10. The information processing apparatus 100 receives a book browsing request from the terminal device 10. When the information processing apparatus 100 receives a book browsing request, the information processing apparatus 100 selects a category that can be omitted or merged from the categories such as chapters and sections of the book, based on the user information and book data stored in the storage unit. . Note that the user information includes, for example, level information indicating the user's familiarity set for each field. Further, for example, level information indicating the degree of familiarity of the target user for each category is associated with the book data. The information processing apparatus 100 transmits to the terminal apparatus 10 a table of contents screen to which information indicating that the book requested to be browsed can be omitted or merged is added. When the information processing apparatus 100 receives specification information specifying a section to be omitted or merged from the terminal apparatus 10, the information processing apparatus 100 selects the content data of the book in the section not specified as the section to be omitted or merged as a display target.

  In other words, the information processing apparatus 100 uses the book data in which the level information is associated with each of the divided content data stored in the storage unit in response to a browsing request from the user, that is, the browsing request source. When displaying the content of a book on the display unit, the content data associated with the level information corresponding to the level information set for the browsing request source is selected from the divided content data and displayed. And

  The information processing apparatus 100 edits the content of the book according to the content data to be displayed, and transmits the edited book to the terminal device 10. In the terminal device 10, the received edited book is displayed. Thereby, the information processing apparatus 100 can provide an easy-to-read book according to the user's familiarity.

  The configuration of the terminal device 10 will be described. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal device 10 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, a control unit 13, and a display operation unit 14. Note that the terminal device 10 may include various functional units included in known computers, for example, functional units such as various input devices and audio output devices, in addition to the functional units illustrated in FIG. 1. As an example of the terminal device 10, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, etc. are employable. In addition to the above-described smartphone and tablet terminal, for example, a portable personal computer, a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone or a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) can be adopted as the portable terminal. . In addition, as an example of the terminal device 10, a stationary personal computer or the like can be employed.

  The communication unit 11 is realized by, for example, a communication module such as a wireless LAN, a NIC (Network Interface Card), or the like. The communication unit 11 is a communication interface that is connected to the information processing apparatus 100 via a network N in a wired or wireless manner and manages information communication with the information processing apparatus 100. The communication unit 11 transmits operation information such as a user ID, a browsing request, designation information, browsing end information, and a book list request input from the control unit 13 to the information processing apparatus 100. In addition, the communication unit 11 receives a content display screen including a book list screen, a table of contents screen, and content data from the information processing apparatus 100. The communication unit 11 outputs a content display screen including the received book list screen, table of contents screen, and content data to the control unit 13.

  The storage unit 12 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 12 stores content data that is a display target of the selected book. The storage unit 12 stores information used for processing in the control unit 13.

  The control unit 13 is realized, for example, by executing a program stored in an internal storage device using a RAM as a work area by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like. The control unit 13 may be realized by an integrated circuit such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA). The control unit 13 controls the operation of the entire terminal device 10. The control unit 13 transmits operation information such as a user ID, a browsing request, designation information, browsing end information, and a book list request input from the display operation unit 14 to the information processing apparatus 100 via the communication unit 11 and the network N. . In addition, when a content display screen including a book list screen, a table of contents screen, and content data is input from the communication unit 11, the control unit 13 causes the display operation unit 14 to display the input screen. Further, the control unit 13 stores the content data in the storage unit 12.

  The display operation unit 14 is a display device for displaying various types of information and an input device for receiving various types of operations from the user. For example, the display operation unit 14 is realized by a liquid crystal display or the like as a display device. Further, for example, the display operation unit 14 is realized by a touch panel or the like as an input device. That is, in the display operation unit 14, the display device and the input device are integrated. The display operation unit 14 outputs an operation input by the user to the control unit 13 as operation information. The operation information includes a user ID, a browsing request, designation information, browsing end information, a book list request, and the like. The display operation unit 14 may separately provide a display device and an input device.

  Next, the configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 will be described. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130. The information processing apparatus 100 may include various functional units included in known computers other than the functional units illustrated in FIG. 1, for example, functional units such as various input devices and audio output devices.

  The communication unit 110 is realized by a NIC or the like, for example. The communication unit 110 is a communication interface that is connected to the terminal device 10 via the network N in a wired or wireless manner and manages communication of information with the terminal device 10. The communication unit 110 receives operation information such as a user ID, a browsing request, designation information, browsing end information, and a book list request from the terminal device 10. The communication unit 110 outputs operation information such as the received user ID, browsing request, designation information, browsing end information, and book list request to the control unit 130. Further, the communication unit 110 transmits a content display screen including a book list screen, a table of contents screen, and content data input from the control unit 130 to the terminal device 10.

  The storage unit 120 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 120 includes a user information storage unit 121, a book data storage unit 122, and a linked book information storage unit 123. In addition, the storage unit 120 stores information used for processing in the control unit 130.

  The user information storage unit 121 stores a user ID, a familiarity type, and level information in association with each other. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the user information storage unit. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the user information storage unit 121 includes items such as “user ID” and “type and level information”. The “type and level information” includes items such as “economy”, “society”, “Japanese history”, “world history”, “modern history”, and “mathematics” corresponding to the type of book. The user information storage unit 121 stores, for example, one record for each user ID.

  “User ID” is an identifier for identifying a user. “Type and level information” is information indicating the level of familiarity of the user for each type of book. As the type of book, that is, the genre, for example, the third and fourth digits of a C code (Japanese book code) registered for each book can be used. “Economy” is level information indicating a user's familiarity with the economy. Similarly, “Society”, “Japanese History”, “World History”, “Modern History”, and “Mathematics” are level information indicating the degree of familiarity with respect to each item of the user. The level information of familiarity can be expressed in, for example, 10 levels. The C code is, for example, “34” for economy, “30” for society, “21” for Japanese history, “22” for world history, “21” for modern history, and “21” for mathematics. 41 ". In the following description, the level information of familiarity is also simply expressed as familiarity. Further, the user's familiarity is stored in the user information storage unit 121 by an administrator, for example.

  In the example of the first line in FIG. 2, the user with the user ID “user U01” has an economic familiarity level of “7”, a social familiarity level of “3”, a Japanese history familiarity level of “7”, and world history. Indicates that the degree of familiarity is “3”, the degree of familiarity with modern history is “4”, and the degree of familiarity with mathematics is “2”.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 1, the book data storage unit 122 includes a book list unit 122a and an in-book familiarity information unit 122b. The book list unit 122a stores a book ID, a book name, a book type, and level information in association with each other. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a book data storage unit. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the book list unit 122 a includes items such as “book ID”, “book name”, and “type and level information”. The “type and level information” includes items such as “economy”, “society”, “Japanese history”, “world history”, “modern history”, and “mathematics” corresponding to the type of book. The book list unit 122a stores, for example, one record for each book ID.

  “Book ID” is an identifier for identifying a book. “Type and level information” is information indicating the level of familiarity for each type of book. As the type of book, that is, the genre, for example, the third and fourth digits of the C code registered for each book can be used as in the user information storage unit 121. “Economy” is level information indicating a degree of familiarity with the contents of a book when the type of the book is economy. Similarly, “society”, “history of Japan”, “world history”, “modern history”, and “mathematics” are level information indicating the degree of familiarity with the contents of the book when the book type is each item. . Note that the level information of the familiarity level of the book can be expressed in, for example, 10 levels, like the familiarity level of the user.

  In the example of the first line in FIG. 3, the book “XXX” with the book ID “book B01” has an economic familiarity level of “5”, a social familiarity level of “0”, and a Japanese history familiarity level of “0”. “0”, familiarity of world history is “0”, familiarity of modern history is “0”, and mathematical familiarity is “0”. That is, the book “Book B01” indicates that it is a book related to economy. The familiarity level of the book is stored in the book data storage unit 122 by the administrator, for example.

  The in-book familiarity information unit 122b stores the familiarity, chapter name, start page, end page, unit price, file name, and the like in association with each category in the book. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a book data storage unit. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the in-book familiarity information unit 122 b includes items such as “book ID”, “classification ID”, “in-book information”, and “file name”. The “in-book information” includes items such as “knowledge”, “section name”, “start page”, “end page”, and “unit price”. The in-book familiarity information unit 122b stores, for example, one record for each category ID.

  “Book ID” is an identifier for identifying a book. The “classification ID” is an identifier for identifying a group that classifies the contents of a book such as chapters and sections in the book. “Familiarity level” is level information indicating the level of familiarity with respect to the contents of the divided chapters and sections. The “chapter / section name” is information indicating the name of a section, section, or the like that has been classified. The “start page” is information indicating a start page in a book such as a chapter or section classified. “End page” is information indicating an end page in a book such as a chapter or a section. “Unit price” is information indicating a unit price when purchasing a classified chapter, section, or the like, that is, a charge amount. The unit of unit price may be “yen” or another currency unit such as “dollar”. The “file name” is information indicating the name of a file that is content data such as chapters and sections.

  In the example of the second row in FIG. 4, the “first chapter” of the category ID “category D02” of the book ID “book B01” has a familiarity level of “5”, a start page of “8”, and an end page of “30”. ", The unit price is" 100 "yen, and the file name of the content data is" B01D02.pdf ".

  Returning to the description of FIG. 1, the linked book information storage unit 123 stores in-book information such as an insertion position when another book category is merged with a certain book. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the linked book information storage unit. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the linked book information storage unit 123 includes items such as “book ID”, “classification ID”, and “in-book information”. The “in-book information” includes items such as “insertion position”, “familiarity”, “book ID”, “insertion category”, “start page”, and “end page”. In the following description, the merge insertion side and the insertion side may be represented by omitting the merge. For example, the linked book information storage unit 123 stores one or more category IDs of the book to be inserted in association with one category ID of the book to be inserted.

  “Book ID” is an identifier for identifying a book. The “classification ID” is an identifier for identifying a group that classifies the contents of a book such as chapters and sections in the book. The “insertion position” is information indicating the number of pages of the book to be inserted. In addition, when the insertion position is after the division of the book on the insertion side, for example, “E” is stored. “Familiarity level” is level information indicating the level of familiarity with respect to the contents of the chapters, sections and the like of the inserted book. “Book ID” is an identifier for identifying a book to be inserted. The “insertion category” is a category ID in the book to be inserted, that is, a category identifier. The “start page” is information indicating a start page of a chapter, section, or the like that is classified in the inserted book. The “end page” is information indicating the end page of a chapter or section classified in the inserted book. Note that, for example, the number of pages of the start page and the end page is “0”, that is, the value is NULL, such as “book B07” in the book information, so that the table of the linked book information storage unit 123 is initialized. When the value “0” is seen, it indicates that all pages of the section of the book on the insertion side indicated by the insertion section are inserted. In the example of FIG. 5, a section that is not a target of merging, such as “section D01”, is indicated by a blank, but this is, for example, the case of NULL.

  In the example of the second and third lines in FIG. 5, the category ID “Section D02” of the book ID “Book B06” is shown with respect to the category indicated by the category ID “Section D02” of the book ID “Book B05”. The page “50-60” of the section having the familiarity level “2” is inserted. The insertion position of the page of the section is after page “10” of “section D02” of “book B05”. In addition, the category indicated by the “classification D02” of the “book B05” includes the entire page of the category with the familiarity level “1” indicated by the category ID “classification D02” of the book ID “book B07”. It is inserted after the section D02 ". Note that the category of the book to be inserted can be a candidate for the category to be inserted, that is, merged, when the familiarity of the category is equal to or higher than the familiarity of the user. In other words, if the category of the book on the inserting side is less than the user's familiarity, it can be said that the content of the category is already known by the user. do not do.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 1, the control unit 130 is realized by executing a program stored in an internal storage device by using a RAM as a work area, for example, by a CPU, an MPU, or the like. The control unit 130 may be realized by an integrated circuit such as ASIC or FPGA, for example. The control unit 130 includes a reception unit 131, a target selection unit 132, and an editing unit 133, and realizes or executes information processing functions and operations described below. Note that the internal configuration of the control unit 130 is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1, and may be another configuration as long as the information processing described below is performed.

  The accepting unit 131 receives operation information from the terminal device 10 via the network N and the communication unit 110. When receiving the user ID in the operation information, the receiving unit 131 receives, for example, a user login corresponding to the user ID. When accepting the user's login, the accepting unit 131 refers to the book data storage unit 122 and displays a book list screen showing a list of books viewable by the user on the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 110 and the network N. Send.

  After receiving the book list screen, the accepting unit 131 receives a browsing request for the book selected by the user from the terminal device 10 via the network N and the communication unit 110. The accepting unit 131 outputs the received browsing request to the target selecting unit 132.

  In addition, the reception unit 131 determines whether browsing end information has been received from the terminal device 10 via the network N and the communication unit 110. When receiving the browsing end information from the terminal device 10, the receiving unit 131 ends the book browsing control for the user of the terminal device 10. If the browsing end information has not been received from the terminal device 10, the receiving unit 131 determines whether a book list request has been received from the terminal device 10 via the network N and the communication unit 110. When the reception unit 131 receives a book list request from the terminal device 10, the reception unit 131 refers to the book data storage unit 122 to display a book list screen showing a list of books that can be browsed by the user, the communication unit 110, and the network. To the terminal device 10 via N. When the reception unit 131 has not received the book list request from the terminal device 10, the reception unit 131 returns to the determination of whether or not the browsing end information has been received.

  When the browsing request is input from the reception unit 131, the target selection unit 132 refers to the user information storage unit 121 and the book data storage unit 122, and can be omitted or merged based on the user information and the book data. Select. The target selection unit 132 refers to the user information storage unit 121 and acquires the type and level information of the logged-in user. The target selection unit 132 refers to the book data storage unit 122 based on the book ID included in the browsing request and acquires the familiarity of each category of the book requested to browse.

  The target selection unit 132 compares the user level information corresponding to the type of the book requested to be browsed, that is, the degree of familiarity with the degree of familiarity of each category of the book requested to be browsed. When the user's familiarity exceeds the familiarity of the category, the target selecting unit 132 sets the candidate as a candidate for omitting the relevant category. When the user's familiarity is less than the familiarity of the category, the target selecting unit 132 sets the candidate as a merge candidate. The object selection unit 132 sets the user as a browsing object when the user's familiarity is the same as the familiarity of the category. The target selecting unit 132 generates a table of contents screen of the book requested to be browsed based on the book data and the comparison result of the familiarity. The target selection unit 132 transmits the generated table of contents screen to the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 110 and the network N.

  Here, the table of contents screen will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table of contents screen. FIG. 6 is a table of contents screen when, for example, the user U01 makes a browsing request for the book B01. As shown in FIG. 6, on the table of contents screen 21, for example, as the table of contents of the book B01, “Introduction”, “Chapter 1”, “Chapter 2”, “Chapter 3”, “Chapter 4”, “Chapter 4” "Chapter 5" and "End" are displayed. In the table of contents screen 21, for example, the category ID is displayed together with each item of the table of contents. The target selection unit 132 refers to the book data storage unit 122 based on the book ID “book B01” included in the browsing request, and acquires the familiarity of each category of the book requested to browse. That is, in the example of FIG. 4, the target selection unit 132 acquires the familiarity levels “5”, “5”, “7”, “7”, and “6” of the category D06 from the category D02 of the book B01. The target selection unit 132 acquires the familiarity level of the user corresponding to the type of book requested to be browsed. That is, in the example of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the object selection unit 132 acquires the economic familiarity “7” of the user U01 because the type of the book B01 is “economy”.

  The object selection unit 132 obtains the economic familiarity “7” of the user U01 and the familiarities “5”, “5”, “7”, “7”, “6” from the division D02 to the division D06 of the book B01. Compare. As a result of the comparison, since the familiarity of the user U01 exceeds the familiarity of the classifications D02, D03, and D06, the target selection unit 132 performs “first chapter”, “second chapter”, and “fifth” corresponding to these classifications. The chapter is omitted. In addition, as a result of the comparison, the target selection unit 132 sets “Chapter 3” and “Chapter 4” corresponding to the sections D04 and D05 having the same level of user familiarity as the section familiarity as browsing targets. In the example of FIG. 4, there is no merge candidate because there is no category in which the familiarity of the user U01 is less than the familiarity of the category. In addition, “Introduction” and “End” are not subject to comparison by familiarity, and are therefore subject to browsing. In the example of the table of contents screen 21 in FIG. 6, the target selection unit 132 displays information 31 indicating a candidate for omitted in the vicinity of chapter names of “first chapter”, “second chapter”, and “fifth chapter”, for example. To do.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of the table of contents screen. FIG. 7 is a table of contents screen when, for example, the user U02 makes a browsing request for the book B05. As shown in FIG. 7, on the table of contents screen 22, for example, as the table of contents of the book B05, “Introduction”, “Chapter 1”, “Chapter 2”, “Chapter 3”, “Chapter 4”, “Chapter 4” "Chapter 5" and "End" are displayed. In the table of contents screen 22, for example, the category ID is displayed together with each item of the table of contents. The object selection unit 132 refers to the book data storage unit 122 based on the book ID “Book B05” included in the browsing request and acquires the familiarity of each category of the book requested to browse. That is, in the example of FIG. 4, the target selection unit 132 acquires the familiarity levels “5”, “5”, “5”, “5”, and “5” of the category D06 from the category D02 of the book B05. The target selection unit 132 acquires the familiarity level of the user corresponding to the type of book requested to be browsed. That is, in the example of FIGS. 2 and 3, the object selection unit 132 acquires the mathematical familiarity “2” of the user U02 because the type of the book B05 is “mathematics”.

  The object selection unit 132 obtains the mathematical familiarity level “2” of the user U02 and the familiarity levels “5”, “5”, “5”, “5”, “5” from the division D02 to the division D06 of the book B05. Compare. As a result of the comparison, the object selection unit 132 has a familiarity level of the user U02 that is less than the familiarity level of the division D02 to the division D06. Search for whether there is. The object selection unit 132 refers to the book data storage unit 122 and searches for books whose type is mathematics and familiarity is 2 or less. In the example of FIG. 3, books B03, B06, and B07 correspond, but the book B03 has an economic familiarity “5” in addition to a mathematical familiarity “2”, and the economic familiarity is mathematical familiarity. Exclude from books that can be merged because it is higher than the degree. The object selection unit 132 compares the mathematical familiarity level “2” of the user U02 with the familiarity levels “2” and “1” of the books B06 and B07. Since the familiarity of the book B06 is the same as the mathematical familiarity of the user U02, the target selection unit 132 assumes that the book B06 can be merged. Moreover, since the familiarity degree of the book B07 is less than the mathematical familiarity degree of the user U02, the object selection unit 132 sets the book B07 as a book that is not merged. In the example of the table of contents screen 22 in FIG. 7, the target selection unit 132 displays information 32 indicating merge candidates in the vicinity of the section name of “first chapter”, for example.

  In addition, the target selection unit 132 receives designation information for designating a section to be omitted or merged from the terminal device 10 via the network N and the communication unit 110 after transmission of the table of contents screen. Based on the designation information, the target selection unit 132 selects a category to be displayed from each category of the book requested to be browsed. In other words, the target selection unit 132 determines whether or not a section to be omitted or merged is specified in the specification information. When the section to be omitted or merged is designated, the target selection unit 132 outputs an editing instruction for editing the contents of the book to the editing unit 133 according to the designation information. If the category to be omitted or merged is not specified, the target selection unit 132 outputs an editing instruction for editing the contents of the book to include all the categories of the book to the editing unit 133.

  In the example of FIG. 6, the designation information is selected and input on the table of contents screen 21 on a selection screen that asks whether or not to omit the designation information. The selection screen is displayed when the chapter name on which the information 31 indicating the skip candidate is displayed is tapped by the user. For example, if the input designation information is information that omits the “first chapter” of the category D02, the target selecting unit 132 outputs an editing instruction to the editing unit 133 that omits the category D02. In the example of FIG. 7, the designation information is selected and input on the selection screen asking whether to perform merging (not shown) on the table of contents screen 22. The selection screen is displayed when the section name on which the information 32 indicating the merge candidate is displayed is tapped by the user. For example, if the input designation information is information for merging other books with the “Chapter 1” of the category D02, the target selecting unit 132 issues an editing instruction to merge other books with the category D02. The data is output to the editing unit 133.

  Further, the target selection unit 132 may calculate the user's payment amount when the content of the book is edited based on the designation information with reference to the unit price of each category stored in the book data storage unit 122. Further, the target selection unit 132 may update the table of contents screen so as to display the calculated payment amount. Thereby, the user can grasp | ascertain the payment amount, before acquiring the content data of a book.

  When an editing instruction is input from the target selection unit 132, the editing unit 133 refers to the book data storage unit 122 and the linked book information storage unit 123, and edits the contents of the book based on the input editing instruction. When the editing instruction is an editing instruction for omitting the category, the editing unit 133 selects and acquires the content data of the category that is not omitted from the book data storage unit 122, and performs editing based on the acquired content data. Generate the book you went.

  When the editing instruction is an instruction for merging another book into the category, the editing unit 133 refers to the linked book information storage unit 123 and changes the editing instruction based on the in-book information corresponding to the category. The content data of the corresponding book category to be merged is selected and acquired. Further, the editing unit 133 selects and acquires the content data of the browsing target category in the book requested to be browsed from the book data storage unit 122. The editing unit 133 generates a book that has been edited based on the acquired content data. Note that the editing unit 133 may perform both omission and merging for one book.

  If the editing instruction is an editing instruction for editing the contents of the book so that the editing instruction includes all the sections of the book, the editing section 133 selects and acquires the contents data of all the sections from the book data storage section 122. The book which edited based on the acquired content data is produced | generated.

  The editing unit 133 transmits, to the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 110 and the network N, a content display screen including content data relating to the generated book, that is, the edited book.

  Here, the content display screen will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a content display screen. The content display screen 23 illustrated in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display operation unit 14 of the terminal device 10, for example. On the content display screen 23, for example, a proposal display 34, which is a message indicating that there is a book with a description related to the keyword 33, is displayed. In the proposal display 34, for example, a link 35 that can be selected by a click operation by the user is displayed. By clicking the link 35, the user can view the sections merged from other books related to the keyword 33.

  Further, on the content display screen 23, for example, a omitted display 36 indicating that the category “Chapter 2” is omitted is displayed. Further, in the omitted display 36, for example, a link 37 that can be selected by a click operation by the user is displayed. By clicking the link 37, the user can browse the “second chapter” that is the omitted category.

  Next, the operation of the electronic book system 1 of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the browsing control process according to the embodiment.

  The control unit 13 of the terminal device 10 transmits the user ID input to the display operation unit 14 by the user to the information processing apparatus 100. The reception unit 131 of the information processing apparatus 100 receives the user ID from the terminal device 10 (step S1). Upon receiving the user ID, the receiving unit 131 receives a user login corresponding to the user ID. When accepting the user's login, the accepting unit 131 refers to the book data storage unit 122 and transmits a book list screen showing a list of books that can be browsed by the user to the terminal device 10 (step S2).

  When receiving the book list screen from the information processing apparatus 100, the control unit 13 of the terminal device 10 displays the received book list screen on the display operation unit 14 and waits for a user operation. When the user operates the book list screen to select a book to be browsed, the control unit 13 transmits a browse request for the selected book to the information processing apparatus 100.

  When receiving the browsing request from the terminal device 10 (Step S <b> 3), the receiving unit 131 of the information processing apparatus 100 outputs the received browsing request to the target selecting unit 132. When a browsing request is input from the reception unit 131, the target selection unit 132 refers to the user information storage unit 121 and acquires the type and level information of the logged-in user. The target selection unit 132 refers to the book data storage unit 122 based on the book ID included in the browsing request and acquires the familiarity of each category of the book requested to browse.

  The target selection unit 132 compares the user level information corresponding to the type of the book requested to be browsed, that is, the degree of familiarity with the degree of familiarity of each category of the book requested to be browsed. When the user's familiarity exceeds the familiarity of the category, the target selecting unit 132 sets the candidate as a candidate for omitting the relevant category. When the user's familiarity is less than the familiarity of the category, the target selecting unit 132 sets the candidate as a merge candidate. The object selection unit 132 sets the user as a browsing object when the user's familiarity is the same as the familiarity of the category. That is, the target selection unit 132 refers to the user information storage unit 121 and the book data storage unit 122, and selects a category that can be omitted or merged based on the user information and the book data (step S4).

  The target selecting unit 132 generates a table of contents screen of the book requested to be browsed based on the book data and the comparison result of the familiarity. The target selection unit 132 transmits the generated table of contents screen to the terminal device 10 (step S5).

  When receiving the table of contents screen from the information processing apparatus 100, the control unit 13 of the terminal device 10 displays the received table of contents screen on the display operation unit 14 and waits for a user operation. When the table of contents screen is operated by the user and a segment to be omitted or merged is designated, the control unit 13 transmits designation information indicating the designated category to the information processing apparatus 100. Note that when the section to be omitted or merged is not designated, for example, when an acquisition button (not shown) on the table of contents screen is clicked, the control unit 13 displays designation information indicating that the section to be omitted or merged is not designated. To 100.

  When the target selection unit 132 of the information processing device 100 receives the designation information from the terminal device 10 (step S6), the target selection unit 132 determines whether or not a section to be omitted or merged is designated in the designation information (step S7). When the section to be omitted or merged is designated (step S7: Yes), the target selection unit 132 outputs an editing instruction for editing the book content according to the designation information to the editing unit 133. When an editing instruction for editing the content of a book is input from the target selection unit 132 according to the designation information, the editing unit 133 refers to the book data storage unit 122 and the linked book information storage unit 123, and according to the designation information. The contents of the book are edited (step S8).

  When the section to be omitted or merged is not specified (No at Step S7), the target selection unit 132 outputs an editing instruction to edit the contents of the book so as to include all the sections of the book. When an editing instruction for editing the contents of a book so as to include all the sections is input from the target selecting section 132, the editing section 133 refers to the book data storage section 122 and the contents of the book so as to include all the sections. Is edited (step S9).

  That is, the editing unit 133 generates a book that has been edited based on content data acquired from one or more storage units of the book data storage unit 122 and the linked book information storage unit 123. The editing unit 133 transmits a content display screen including content data relating to the generated book to the terminal device 10 (step S10).

  When receiving the content display screen including the content data from the information processing apparatus 100, the control unit 13 of the terminal device 10 causes the display operation unit 14 to display the received content display screen. Further, the control unit 13 stores the content data in the storage unit 12. The control unit 13 transmits browsing end information to the information processing apparatus 100 when the content display screen is operated by the user to end browsing. In addition, when the user operates the content display screen and returns to the book list screen, the control unit 13 transmits a book list request to the information processing apparatus 100.

  The reception unit 131 of the information processing apparatus 100 determines whether or not browsing end information has been received from the terminal device 10 (step S11). When the reception unit 131 receives the browsing end information from the terminal device 10 (step S11: Yes), the reception unit 131 ends the book browsing control for the user of the terminal device 10. If the reception end information has not been received from the terminal device 10 (No at Step S11), the receiving unit 131 determines whether a book list request has been received from the terminal device 10 (Step S12).

  When the reception unit 131 receives a book list request from the terminal device 10 (step S12: Yes), the reception unit 131 returns to step S2. When the reception unit 131 has not received a book list request from the terminal device 10 (No at Step S12), the reception unit 131 returns to Step S11. Thereby, the information processing apparatus 100 can provide an easy-to-read book according to the user's familiarity. That is, the information processing apparatus 100 can provide an electronic book having a content different from that of a paper book. That is, when purchasing an electronic book of the same genre, the information processing apparatus 100 can provide a book that is easier to browse by omitting the content that has already been browsed in other electronic books.

  In this way, the information processing apparatus 100 uses the book data in which the level information is associated with each of the plurality of content data stored in the storage unit in response to the browsing request from the browsing request source. When displaying the contents of the content on the display unit, the content data associated with the level information corresponding to the level information set for the browsing request source is selected from the content data divided into a plurality of items to be displayed. . As a result, it is possible to provide an easy-to-read book according to the user's familiarity. Further, even for a book that has not been browsed by the user, it is possible to provide a book that has been edited to display contents in accordance with the user's knowledge level, that is, familiarity.

  Further, the information processing apparatus 100 can omit the content data divided into a plurality of pieces of content data associated with level information less than the level information set for the browsing request source among the plurality of pieces of content data. Information indicating this is added as a display target. As a result, it is possible to provide a book in which a user omits a chapter with a known content.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 uses the content data divided into a plurality of pieces of content data associated with the level information exceeding the level information set for the browsing request source among the plurality of pieces of content data. Information indicating that the contents can be merged is added as a display target. As a result, it is possible to provide a book to which content that makes up for knowledge that the user lacks is added.

  Further, in the storage unit of the information processing apparatus 100, book level information and information indicating the book type are stored in association with each other, and the book type and the corresponding information are stored in association with the browsing request source. At least one level information corresponding to the type is stored. As a result, it is possible to provide an easy-to-read book based on a comparison between the familiarity level of the user and the familiarity level of the book.

  In the information processing apparatus 100, as the book data, a charge amount is set for each of the content data divided into a plurality. Further, the information processing apparatus 100 further sets the billing amount set in the content data divided into a plurality of display targets as the payment amount of the browsing request source in accordance with the display of the book data. As a result, the user can pay for the portion he wants to browse.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 adds the information that can identify the omitted portion of the content data divided into a plurality of items as the display target. As a result, the omitted part in the book can be easily identified.

  Further, when displaying the contents of a book on the display unit, the information processing apparatus 100 further displays a message recommending that the contents of another book be merged. As a result, it is possible to refer to a book related to the contents of the displayed book.

  In the above embodiment, the level information of familiarity is expressed in 10 levels, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the book is a textbook of a school, the level of familiarity may be represented by the grade. For example, in mathematics, textbooks are often constructed by stacking from lower grades, and when the contents of lower grade textbooks are not understood, the contents of related lower grade textbooks can be merged and displayed. This makes it possible to re-take the contents of past textbooks, and it is possible to suppress taking the current class without understanding.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the omission or merging is executed according to a user instruction, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be automatically omitted or merged according to the familiarity level of the user and the familiarity level of the book.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the content data of the book transmitted to the terminal device 10 were memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 12 of the terminal device 10, it is not limited to this. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 may cause the terminal device 10 to delete the content data of the book stored in the storage unit 12 at the end of browsing and transmit the content data of the book to the terminal device 10 every time when browsing. . Thereby, the information processing apparatus 100 can perform copyright management more strictly.

  In addition, each component of each part illustrated does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each unit is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be configured. For example, the target selection unit 132 may be divided into a comparison unit that compares familiarity of each category based on user information and book data, and a generation unit that generates a table of contents screen based on the comparison result.

  Furthermore, various processing functions performed by each device may be executed entirely or arbitrarily on a CPU (or a microcomputer such as an MPU or MCU (Micro Controller Unit)). In addition, various processing functions may be executed in whole or in any part on a program that is analyzed and executed by a CPU (or a microcomputer such as an MPU or MCU) or on hardware based on wired logic. Needless to say, it is good.

  By the way, the various processes described in the above embodiments can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance by a computer. Therefore, in the following, an example of a computer that executes a program having the same function as in the above embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a computer that executes a book data browsing program.

  As illustrated in FIG. 10, the computer 200 includes a CPU 201 that executes various arithmetic processes, an input device 202 that receives data input, and a monitor 203. The computer 200 also includes a medium reading device 204 that reads a program and the like from a storage medium, an interface device 205 for connecting to various devices, and a communication device 206 for connecting to other information processing devices and the like by wire or wirelessly. Have The computer 200 also includes a RAM 207 that temporarily stores various types of information and a hard disk device 208. Each device 201 to 208 is connected to a bus 209.

  The hard disk device 208 stores a book data browsing program having the same functions as the processing units of the receiving unit 131, the target selecting unit 132, and the editing unit 133 shown in FIG. The hard disk device 208 stores a user information storage unit 121, a book data storage unit 122, a linked book information storage unit 123, and various data for realizing a book data browsing program. The input device 202 receives input of various information such as management information from an administrator of the computer 200, for example. The monitor 203 displays various screens such as a management information screen for the administrator of the computer 200, for example. The interface device 205 is connected to, for example, a printing device. The communication device 206 has the same function as the communication unit 110 illustrated in FIG. 1, for example, is connected to the network N, and exchanges various information with the terminal device 10.

  The CPU 201 reads out each program stored in the hard disk device 208, develops it in the RAM 207, and executes it to perform various processes. In addition, these programs can cause the computer 200 to function as the reception unit 131, the target selection unit 132, and the editing unit 133 illustrated in FIG.

  Note that the book data browsing program is not necessarily stored in the hard disk device 208. For example, the computer 200 may read and execute a program stored in a storage medium readable by the computer 200. The storage medium readable by the computer 200 corresponds to, for example, a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk drive, and the like. Alternatively, the book data browsing program may be stored in a device connected to a public line, the Internet, a LAN, or the like, and the computer 200 may read and execute the book data browsing program from these.

  As described above, the following supplementary notes are further disclosed regarding the embodiment including the present example.

(Supplementary note 1) In response to a browsing request from a browsing request source, the content of the book is displayed on the display unit using the book data in which the level information is associated with each of the plurality of content data stored in the storage unit. When displaying, the content data associated with the level information corresponding to the level information set for the viewing request source is selected from the plurality of content data to be displayed,
A book data browsing program characterized by causing a computer to execute processing.

(Additional remark 2) The process made into the said display object is the content classified into the said plurality by which level information less than the level information set with respect to the said browsing request origin was linked | related among the content data divided into the said plurality The book data browsing program according to appendix 1, wherein information indicating that the data can be omitted is added as a display target.

(Additional remark 3) The process made into the said display object is the content divided into the said by which the level information exceeding the level information set with respect to the said browsing request origin was linked | related among the content data divided into the said plurality The book data browsing program according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein information indicating that the contents of other books can be merged is added as a display target.

(Supplementary Note 4) The storage unit further stores, in association with the book data, book level information and information indicating the book type, the book type and the book type in association with the browsing request source. The book data browsing program according to any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 3, wherein at least one level information corresponding to the type is stored.

(Supplementary Note 5) In the book data, a billing amount is set for each of the content data divided into the plurality,
Further, according to the display of the book data, the billing amount set in the content data divided into a plurality of items to be displayed is set as the payment amount of the browsing request source. The book data browsing program as described in any one.

(Supplementary note 6) Any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 5, wherein the process to be the display target is a display target by adding information that can identify a omitted part of the content data divided into a plurality of parts. The book data browsing program described in one.

(Supplementary note 7) When the contents of the book are displayed on the display unit, the process to be the display object further includes a message recommending that the contents of another book be merged. The book data browsing program according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 6.

(Supplementary note 8) In response to a browsing request from a browsing request source, the content of the book is displayed on the display unit using the book data in which the level information is associated with each of the plurality of content data stored in the storage unit. When displaying, the content data associated with the level information corresponding to the level information set for the viewing request source is selected from the plurality of content data to be displayed,
A book data browsing method, wherein a computer executes processing.

(Additional remark 9) The process made into the said display object is the content classified into the said plurality by which level information less than the level information set with respect to the said browsing request origin was linked | related among the content data divided into the said plurality The book data browsing method according to appendix 8, wherein information indicating that the data can be omitted is added as a display target.

(Additional remark 10) The process made into the said display object is the content classified into the said plurality by which the level information exceeding the level information set with respect to the said browsing request origin was related among the content data divided into the said plurality The book data browsing method according to appendix 8 or 9, wherein information indicating that the contents of other books can be merged is added to the data to be displayed.

(Supplementary Note 11) In the storage unit, the book data is further stored with the level information of the book and information indicating the type of the book in association with each other, and the book type and the information are associated with the browsing request source. The book data browsing method according to any one of appendices 8 to 10, wherein at least one level information corresponding to the type is stored.

(Supplementary Note 12) In the book data, a charge amount is set for each of the content data divided into a plurality of pieces,
Further, according to the display of the book data, the billing amount set in the plurality of contents data classified as a display target is set as the payment amount of the browsing request source. The book data browsing method as described in any one.

(Supplementary note 13) Any one of Supplementary notes 8 to 12, wherein the process to be displayed is a display target by adding information capable of identifying a omitted part of the content data divided into a plurality of parts. The book data browsing method as described in one.

(Additional remark 14) When displaying the content of the said book on the said display part, the process made into the said display object further makes the display object the message which recommends merging the content of another book, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. The book data browsing method according to any one of appendices 8 to 13.

(Supplementary Note 15) In response to a browsing request from a browsing request source, the content of the book is displayed on the display unit using the book data in which the level information is associated with each of the plurality of content data stored in the storage unit. A target selection unit for selecting content data associated with level information corresponding to level information set for the browsing request source from the plurality of content data to be displayed when displaying An information processing apparatus comprising:

(Additional remark 16) The said object selection part is about the content data divided into the plurality by which level information less than the level information set with respect to the said browsing request origin was linked | related among the content data divided into the said plurality. The information processing apparatus according to appendix 15, wherein information indicating that it can be omitted is added as a display target.

(Additional remark 17) The said object selection part is about the content data classified into the plurality by which the level information exceeding the level information set with respect to the said browsing request origin was linked | related among the content data divided into the said plurality. The information processing apparatus according to appendix 15 or 16, wherein information indicating that the contents of another book can be merged is added as a display target.

(Supplementary Note 18) In the storage unit, book level information and information indicating a book type are further stored in association with the book data, and the book type and the book type are associated with the browsing request source. 18. The information processing apparatus according to any one of supplementary notes 15 to 17, wherein at least one level information corresponding to the type is stored.

(Supplementary note 19) In the book data, a billing amount is set for each of the content data divided into a plurality of pieces,
Further, according to the display of the book data, the billing amount set in the content data divided into a plurality of items to be displayed is set as the payment amount of the browsing request source. The information processing apparatus according to any one of the above.

(Additional remark 20) The said object selection part adds the information which can discriminate | determine the omitted location among the content data divided into several, It is any one of Additional remarks 15-19 characterized by the above-mentioned. The information processing apparatus described in 1.

(Additional remark 21) When the content of the said book is displayed on the said display part, the said object selection part makes further the message which recommends merging the content of another book as a display target, The additional remark 15 characterized by the above-mentioned. Information processing apparatus as described in any one of -20.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic book system 10 Terminal device 11 Communication part 12 Storage part 13 Control part 14 Display operation part 100 Information processing apparatus 110 Communication part 120 Storage part 121 User information storage part 122 Book data storage part 123 Linked book information storage part 130 Control part 131 Reception unit 132 Target selection unit 133 Editing unit N Network

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When displaying the contents of the book on the display unit using the book data in which the level information is associated with each of the plurality of divided content data stored in the storage unit in response to the browsing request from the browsing request source The content data associated with the level information corresponding to the level information set for the browsing request source is selected from the content data divided into the plurality to be displayed.
A book data browsing program characterized by causing a computer to execute processing.   The processing to be displayed is omitted from the plurality of pieces of content data divided into the plurality of pieces of content data associated with level information less than the level information set for the browsing request source. The book data browsing program according to claim 1, wherein information indicating that it is possible is added as a display target.   The processing to be displayed is performed on the content data classified into the plurality of content data associated with level information exceeding the level information set for the browsing request source among the content data divided into the plurality. The book data browsing program according to claim 1, wherein information indicating that the contents of the book can be merged is added as a display target.   In the storage unit, book level information and information indicating a book type are further stored in association with the book data, and the book type and the type are associated with the browsing request source. At least one level information is memorize | stored, The book data browsing program as described in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. In the book data, a billing amount is set for each of the content data divided into the plurality,
Furthermore, according to the display of the book data, a billing amount set in the plurality of contents data to be displayed is set as a payment amount of the browsing request source. The book data browsing program according to any one of the above.   The process to be the display target is added to the display data by adding information that can identify the omitted portion of the content data divided into the plurality of content data. The book data browsing program described.   The processing to be the display target is to further display a message recommending that the contents of another book be merged when the contents of the book are displayed on the display unit. 6. The book data browsing program according to any one of 6. When displaying the contents of the book on the display unit using the book data in which the level information is associated with each of the plurality of divided content data stored in the storage unit in response to the browsing request from the browsing request source The content data associated with the level information corresponding to the level information set for the browsing request source is selected from the content data divided into the plurality to be displayed.
A book data browsing method, wherein a computer executes processing. When displaying the contents of the book on the display unit using the book data in which the level information is associated with each of the plurality of divided content data stored in the storage unit in response to the browsing request from the browsing request source And a target selection unit for selecting content data associated with level information corresponding to level information set for the browsing request source from the plurality of content data divided to be displayed. Information processing apparatus.

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