JP3444620B2 - Filing system equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a filing system for registering a document or image information and making it searchable. 2. Description of the Related Art When an image information filing system such as a document or a figure is registered, each file is registered as an individual file and these files are stored in the apparatus as independent files. Here, there is a case where it is desired to register the file so as to generate a connection relationship with the already registered file. For example, it is a document that can be used at the same time depending on the content of information. In addition, there is a limit to the amount of information that can be registered in one file, and a larger amount of information is registered as a unit. In these cases, in the conventional filing system device, the information on the necessary documents is added by updating the contents of the already registered files, or they are made into separate files, and they are grouped by a holder or the like. As a result, it was necessary to generate the above-mentioned connection relationship. . Furthermore, so-called bookmark information,
It is necessary to store the connection relationship information by attaching each file for which a connection relationship is to be generated. [0003] However, when updating the contents of a file, the contents of an already registered file are changed, and when it is not desired to change the contents of the original file, Not preferred. In the case of grouping by holders or the like, the contents of the file do not need to be changed, but the number of holders is limited and is not suitable when there are many coupling relationships. In addition, when the operator wants to know the connection relationship, the user must always call and confirm the holder screen, which is complicated for the operator. Further, it can be understood that the files in one holder are connected, but the individual connection between the files in the files is unclear. When bookmark information is added, there is a problem that the connection between the two cannot be searched without the registered bookmark. [0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and each registered file is registered in the same manner as a normal file and has a connection relationship with a specific file already registered. It is an object of the present invention to make it easier to search for registered files that are connected to each other and to edit document and image information associated therewith. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an image file for storing image information such as documents and figures and displaying the relevant document or image information on a display screen at the time of retrieval. In a filing system equipped with a management / search system, a file connection relationship setting means for setting a connection relationship with another file already registered and a password for each file in the connection relationship are unified.
Password unifying control means. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information retrieval apparatus showing one embodiment of the present invention. A keyboard 1 is used for selecting various functions, setting document data and search conditions, setting connection relation conditions, and the like. Reference numeral 2 denotes a mouse as a pointing device, which is used to specify a search condition by moving a mouse cursor on a display screen of a display device 3 such as a CRT or to specify “equal”, “subordinate”, “subordinate”.
It is used to specify the connection relation condition such as. Reference numeral 4 denotes an input control unit.
And data input by the mouse 2 are controlled. Reference numeral 5 denotes a document data recording unit for registering each created document data in a file format for each document. Reference numeral 6 denotes an image data recording unit which registers each image data read by the scanner 7 in a file format for each document. A search data storage unit 8 registers search data such as a file name and a password of each data in the document data storage unit 5 and the image data storage unit 6 in a file format. For these storage units 5, 6, and 8, a large-capacity file memory such as a hard disk or an optical disk is used. The file connection relationship setting unit 9 is configured to store data in the document data storage unit 5 and the image data storage unit 6
The respective connection relation conditions specified by the keyboard 1 or the mouse 2 are set, and the data of the connection relation conditions are registered in the search data storage unit 8. The search condition creation unit 10 creates search conditions specified by the keyboard 1 or the mouse 2 and the connection relationship conditions set by the file connection relationship setting unit 9 as inspection data, and the search unit 11 creates the search conditions. The specified document data is searched by collating the search data with the data in the search data storage unit 8, and is read from the document data storage unit 6 and stored in the output buffer 12. The output control section 13 creates display image data based on the data transferred from the output buffer 12 and causes the display device 3 to display the display image data. If necessary, the image data is output to the printer 14 and printed out on paper. The file connection relation display setting section 15 is a section for creating display data for displaying the file connection relation on the display device 3, and together with the output control section and the display device 3, the file connection relation display section of the present invention. Acts as a means. The editing unit 16 changes and deletes the contents of the document data and image data stored in the document data storage unit 5 and the image data storage unit 6, and includes a document creation function and an image editing function. Is provided. The procedure is as follows: first, the document data storage unit 5 or the image data storage unit 6
In response to an instruction from the keyboard 1 or the mouse 2, the contents of the specified document or image data displayed on the display device 3 are changed, and the document data storage unit 5 or the image data storage unit 6 is called again. Register to. Although these components are connected by a bus line 16, they are actually realized as functions of a microcomputer including a CPU, a program ROM, a data RAM and the like (not shown). FIG. 2 shows a display example of the connection condition setting according to this embodiment. In this example, on the upper left side, there is provided a file name column 21 of a file to be combined which has already been registered and for which a connection relationship is to be set. One or more file names of already registered files specified by the operator are displayed in the file name column 21 for connection. The connection relation conditions include the following conditions: "connection type", "password", "file display", "data change", and "deletion attribute".
An input field 22 for inputting a condition to be selected is provided on the right side of those conditions. For example, in the case of the condition of the type of connection, the input field 22 is the number of a corresponding one of “1: peer”, “2: dependent”, and “3: dependent” in parentheses on the right side of the input field. Is input from the keyboard 1.
For example, to select “equal”, enter “1” in the input field 2
Enter 2 In addition, the same designation can be selected by moving the mouse cursor from the mouse 2 to any of the display areas of “1: equal”, “2: dependent”, and “3: dependent” and clicking. it can. In this case, input field 2
2 automatically displays the number of the clicked option. After inputting all other conditions in the same procedure as described above, an execution key (not shown) on the keyboard 1 is pressed, or the execution input field 23 is clicked by the mouse 2. Thus, the setting of the connection relation condition is completed. If you want to cancel the setting of the connection relation condition in the middle,
By pressing a cancel key (not shown) or clicking the cancel input field 24 with the mouse 2, the setting can be stopped. Next, the contents of each condition will be described.
The “combination type” is a condition for how files are combined with each other. The options have respective forms of “equal,” “dependent,” and “dependent.” The term "equivalent" refers to a form in which the files are connected and independent but equal and have no master-slave relationship. “Dependent” is a form that has a dependent relationship with the file to be combined when the file is combined with the file to be combined. In other words, it means "parent-child relationship" in which the file to be combined is "parent" and this file is "child". “Dependent” is the opposite of “dependent”. Therefore, in this case, the parent file is the parent file and the parent file is the child file.
Is meant. The "password" is a condition as to whether or not the passwords of the files in the connection relationship (that is, registered for the secret management of the files at the time of file registration) are unified. The options include “unified”, “independent”, and “unnecessary” forms. When "unification" is selected, all passwords in the connection relationship are unified with already registered passwords. Therefore, all files that have a connection relationship thereafter can be extracted with the same password, which is convenient for the operator at the time of search. If you select "Independent", you can register a password that is different from the password of the files that are linked. Therefore, even if the files are in a connection relationship, if both passwords are not known, both files cannot be searched and displayed. If "Unnecessary" is selected, no password is set for this file, regardless of whether a password is set for the target file. "File display" means that, when each file for which the connection relation condition is set is searched and displayed on the display device 3, another file having the connection relation is also searched and displayed at the same time. Is the condition. The options include “always simultaneous display”, “display by designation”, and “not displayed”. If "Always display at the same time" is selected, all files having a connection relationship are searched and displayed. As the display method, it is conceivable that the file is displayed continuously after the last page of the file searched first, or is displayed on the same screen using a window. If you select "Display by specification", you can select / specify whether to display other files in a linked relationship when searching for the first file, and according to the selection / specification, use the same method as above. Display another file. Selecting "Hide" does not display other files that are linked. The "data change" is a condition that when changing the data content of one file having a connection relationship, the data cannot be changed unless it is the same as the data content of the file having another connection relationship. is there. The options include two forms, “prohibition of data change by itself” and “independent”. When "prohibition of data change by itself" is selected, registered data cannot be changed by only one file. Therefore, when changing data,
Display other files in a linked relationship at the same time,
They must be changed at the same time. For example, if you want to correct the term "invention" as "device", you must correct all connected "invention" terms as "device". However, if there is no term "invention" in another file in the connection relationship, it is obvious that the file can be changed from "invention" to "invention" only in this file.
As a result, it is possible to maintain the consistency of the data in the connection relationship. If "Independent" is selected, the data can be freely changed independently of other files in the connection relationship. The "association of erasure" is defined as 1
This is a condition for determining whether to delete one file at the same time when deleting one file. The options have two forms, "disappear simultaneously" and "become an independent file". When "delete at the same time" is selected, when one file in the connection relationship is deleted, the other files in the connection relationship are also deleted at the same time. When "become an independent file" is selected, one file in the connection relationship disappears, and the other files in the connection relationship are released from the connection relationship and become independent files. However, if the other file has a connection relationship with a file other than the deleted file, the other file will continue to have a connection relationship with the file having the connection relationship. The set connection relation condition can be changed after the setting. In this case, the changed file is called up by the normal search procedure, the connection relationship condition setting screen is displayed, and thereafter, the data of the portion to be changed is changed by the same procedure as the above procedure. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing how the file connection relationship setting section 9 of FIG. 1 executes the above-described connection condition setting processing. First, at the time of file registration, it is checked whether or not to set a connection relationship condition, and if not set, the process is terminated. Thereby, the connection condition setting screen of FIG. 2 is displayed, and the setting condition is input. After the input is completed, if the execution key is pressed, it is checked whether or not there is another file to be combined. If there is another file to be combined, the same procedure as above is repeated. If the target file does not exist, the set connection relationship condition is registered or updated in the search data, and the processing ends. FIG. 4 shows a display example of the connection relationship of already registered files. This file (tentatively named "X") is displayed at the center. The connection relationship is as follows. Associative relationship between file "X" and file "A":
Equivalent Relationship between file "X" and file "B":
Equivalent Relationship between file "X" and file "C":
Dependent Connection between file "X" and file "D":
Dependent Relationship between file "X" and file "G":
Dependent Relationship between file "C" and file "E":
Dependent Connection between file "D" and file "F":
Equals Files A and B that are in an equal coupling relationship are displayed in parallel on the left and right sides of this file. The files C and D having a dependent relationship are displayed below this file.
Although the file F is not directly connected to the file X, it is displayed below the file C because it is dependent on the file C. The file F in the dependent relationship is displayed above the file, contrary to the case of the dependent relationship. By scrolling the screen up, down, left, and right with the scroll keys 41, it is possible to sequentially display the connection relationships that cannot be displayed. Further, these are only examples of display, and it is not necessary to be limited to this display method, and a display that makes it easy to understand the connection relationship depending on the number of files to be connected and the connection method. It is desirable that For example, if there are three or more files with equal linkage,
The connection relationship between the files changes as shown in FIGS. The connection relationship in the screen display of FIG. 5 is as follows. Associative relationship between file "X" and file "H":
Equivalent Relationship between file "X" and file "I":
Equivalent Relationship between file "X" and file "J":
Equivalent Relationship between file "X" and file "K":
Equivalent Connection between file "X" and file "L":
Equivalent Relationship between file "X" and file "M":
Equivalent Relationship between file "X" and file "N":
Equivalent Relationship between file "X" and file "O":
In the connection relationship in the screen display of FIG. 5, the file “X” and the other files are all “equal” relationships, but the number of files in the “equal” relationship is three.
Because of the existence of the above, those files are radially displayed around the file “X” in the screen display. The connection relationship in the screen display of FIG. 6 is as follows. Associative relationship between file "X" and file "P":
Equivalent File "X" and file "Q":
Equivalent Relationship between file "P" and file "Q":
The connection relationship in the screen display of FIG. 6 is a case where the file “X”, the file “P”, and the file “Q” have a “equal” relationship with each other. Thus, the file need not always be displayed at the center. Even in such a case, the file shall be displayed so that it can be distinguished from other files so that the location of this file is clear. In FIGS. 5 and 6, only this file is surrounded by a square ruled line to clarify its location. In the present embodiment, the procedure for setting a connection relationship at the time of new registration has been described. However, a connection relationship can be set between already registered files. In this procedure, a file to be combined, that is, "this file" is first searched and called. This file is used as this file, then the target file is called, and the connection relationship is set in the same procedure as above. As described above, according to the present invention, while each file is registered in the same manner as a normal file, it is registered with a connection relationship with a specific file. In addition, it is possible to easily search for files having a connection relationship with each other and edit documents and image information accompanying the search.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a filing system device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a screen diagram showing a display example of connection relationship condition setting according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a procedure for setting a connection relationship condition according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a screen diagram showing a display example of connection relationship condition setting according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a screen diagram showing a display example of a connection relationship condition setting according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a screen diagram showing a display example of connection relationship condition setting according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Description of Signs] 1 keyboard 2 mouse 3 display device 4 input control unit 5 document data recording unit 6 image data recording unit 7 scanner 8 search data storage unit 9 file connection relationship setting unit 10 search condition creation unit 11 search unit 12 output Buffer 13 Output control unit 14 Printer 15 File connection relation display setting unit 16 Editing unit 21 File name field to be connected 22 Input field 23 Execution input field 24 Cancel input field 41 Cursor keys

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 17/30 120 G06F 17/30 170 G06F 12/00 537 G06T 1/00 200 JICST file (JOIS)

Claims (1)

(57) stores the Patent Claims 1 The image information such as documents and graphics, full § with image file management and retrieval system for displaying the corresponding document or image information during a search on the display screen File connection relationship setting means for setting a connection relationship with another file already registered in the illing system device ;
Path that unifies passwords for each file in the connection
A filing system device comprising a unified word control means .