JP4060028B2 - Digital content operating system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to collection, recording and storage of access history and reaction history for digital contents, and processing and use thereof.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Appreciation for books, music, art, images, etc. plays an important role as a source of creative activities for people and as a means of intellectual activities to enrich daily life. We have been accustomed to paper-based documents and so on, and have enjoyed listening to hardcopy-based content. In recent years, with the progress of information and communication technology, the distribution of digital contents has also been activated, and many new content appreciations that have been difficult to realize with conventional paper documents can be expected. However, at present, the digital content appreciation support function does not sufficiently satisfy the user's request.
[0003]
A typical example of the expected content appreciation support function is “how to show” content according to personal preference. For example, character size and font selection, reading area focusing, hypertext content chaining, voice reading, reading parallel function, dictionary support function that facilitates original reading, etc. are digital contents. It is a function that can be realized more easily, and by these functions, it is possible to expect a better “viewing” than a paper document.
[0004]
Another example relates to collection of access history and reaction history for user contents and utilization of history information. With conventional paper documents, readers and other reading records and impressions are recorded with paper and pencil, and it takes a considerable amount of time, so the reader's strong intention is required. In general, it cannot be reused. On the other hand, since digital content is used by users through computer processing, it provides access history and reaction history collection functions that operate in parallel with the content access function and a function for utilizing these history information. By doing so, a new content appreciation support function that is not available in the past is provided, and the user can enjoy the content deeper than in the conventional paper-based case.
[0005]
The digital content appreciation support function as a mechanism to enhance the fun and pleasure of reading etc. (reading, appreciation of music, appreciation of images / videos, etc.) is still realized as described above. It has not been.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to provide a device that enhances the fun and pleasure of reading and the like (reading, listening to music, watching images and videos).
[0007]
We develop information activities through communication activities and mass media with many people in our daily lives. Among them, cultural activities such as reading are a powerful means of intellectual activities that motivate people's creative activities and enrich their daily lives, but because they involve active activities of individuals, There is a tendency to be swept away by busyness and ease.
[0008]
The appeal of the digital content operating system is that, first of all, it automatically collects the history of its intellectual activities, and fulfills the desire (accumulation joy) to store the history information of actions and reactions toward digital content. Secondly, it is possible to reconfirm and use (review and reproduce) information that seems to be useful from the history information of reading activities as needed, thereby fulfilling the desire to improve the appreciation of the content (appreciating ability). Can be mentioned. The basic role of the digital content operating system is to provide a “content appreciation support function” that has been difficult with conventional paper documents, thereby enabling deeper appreciation of content, especially access to digital content. A new function of operating software (referred to in this specification as “History”) that collects, records, and accumulates history and reaction history, and processes and makes it available to readers, etc. I am aiming. Moreover, it aims at making it possible to enjoy "knowledge mileage" as accumulation of individual intellectual activities by repeating reading using such functions.
[0009]
The operating software “Sanroku” according to the present invention has a function equivalent to that the reader has burned behind the scenes on the paper-based content, and has used the memory by extracting it. The access history and reaction history are collected, recorded and saved in a recording device, and used for readers and others. Thus, the access history and reaction history can be collected, recorded, and saved. , To provide readers with a new service that uses such history records to enhance content appreciation.
[0010]
The current information and communication technology can store a sufficient amount of digital content for everyday reading activities on a notebook PC, etc., which has the same volume and weight as a single conventional book, and to meet the reader's request. The ability to read, listen and record together has reached a level where it can be easily demonstrated.
[0011]
Paper documents have the disadvantage that even if you want to try the part you like again, it is difficult to pull it out at once. It is possible to realize a review support function that can be pulled out at hand, and to exert an effect of deepening the taste of reading etc. for readers. Moreover, the effect which improves content appreciation power, such as reading, can also be exhibited by this.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a digital content operating system according to the present invention is a digital content operating system for viewing such as reading, and includes a computer, an access history recording unit for recording access history of digital content, and a reaction history. Content operating software that collects, records, and accumulates the access history and the reaction history, and processes and uses it for readers, etc. The original content is processed by marking, and the access history is a record of the history of access to digital content by readers, etc. Access date, access target, access part, access method, etc., and the reaction history indicates the reaction (reaction) event caused by the reader accessing the access target or / and the access part. It was left as a record by the instructions ofThe reaction events are classified into stick reading, plain reading, and fine reading.It is characterized by that.
[0014]
This corresponds to claim 1 and enables the access history and reaction history to be used by readers (readers related to books, listeners related to music, viewers related to images / videos, etc.) and reading (reading, listening to music, images, etc.).・ Providing a mechanism to enhance the fun and pleasure of viewing imagesis there.
[0015]
The reaction event may include the marking action, and the marking method may be underline, color marking, or color reversal display, and the meaning of the marking may be determined by the reader or the like. Corresponds to item 2.
[0016]
Further, the marking portion is recorded as the access portion, and corresponds to claim 3.
[0017]
The access target is specified by the title (book title, song title, work name, etc.) given to the digital content, and the access part is the part displayed on the screen, the part output as sound, the part where the cursor is placed, etc. This is the part that the reader has focused on with some intention, and is classified into a table of contents, text, index, etc., and the text is divided into pages, lines, columns, chapters, sections, terms, phrases, sentences, words, figures, tables, etc. Characterized by being classifiedTo do.
[0018]
These items provide useful information to readers and can be tabulated. These classifications facilitate re-access to the access target and the access part. Since digital content is subject to many different categories, the classification changes accordingly.Claim 1In this case, “etc.” (excluding “etc.” of readers etc.) means that other items are added or some items are deleted. For example, even a book may not have an index, and a magazine has a plurality of published articles and titles instead of the text.
[0019]
Access methods are classified as viewing, reading, listening, listening, etc.To do.
[0021]
In addition, reaction events are classified as stick reading, plain reading, careful reading, listening, marking, etc.To do.
[0022]
theseThe item also provides useful information to readers. Also,Here“Equal” also means that other items are added or some items are deleted.
[0023]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Before explaining the contents of the present invention, first, terms used in this specification will be explained.
[0024]
Digital content refers to all kinds of text information, audio information, image information, and video information (recorded on a storage device such as a CD-ROM, FD, DVD, magnetic tape, or magnetic disk) that are digitized. In addition to literature, music, art, and video, it also covers documents in a wide range of fields such as industry, economy, practical use, hobbies, education, and religion. Here, the image information includes a drawing created by a computer or the like, and the video information includes a photographed video.
[0025]
Access refers to an act of reading out digital content stored in a storage device using a personal computer or the like and outputting information via a display device, audio / acoustic output device, or printing device.
[0026]
The access history is a record of the user's access to digital content as a record. Access history, access date and time (start, end, etc.), access target (title, title, song title, title of work given to the digital content) Etc.), access part (table of contents, text, index, etc., and text is classified into pages, lines, columns or chapters, sections, paragraphs, phrases, sentences, words, diagrams, tables, etc.), access method (view / read)・ Classify (listen, listen, search, confirm, etc.)). The access method often depends on the access target, such as reading a book, listening to music, viewing / listening to an image / video, but it may not depend on the access target, such as searching for necessary data or checking the stored contents. .
[0027]
In this embodiment, the accessor, access date / time, and access target are treated as level 1 contents, and the access portion and access method are treated as level 2. Among these items, level 1 items can be recognized by the computer without any action by the user, and level 2 items can be recognized by the computer when the user performs marking or input actions.
[0028]
The reaction history is a record of the reaction (reaction) history shown for the information accessed and output by the user. There are non-reactions and reactions. Chasing), plain reading, careful reading, listening (hearing the sound that flows), marking (marking), etc., and non-reaction events such as keeping open (sleep reading, sleep listening, etc.) . Reaction events often depend on the access target, such as reading a book, reading, reading carefully, listening to music, listening, listening, watching images, watching, seeing, etc. In some cases, it does not depend on the access target such as impressed or sympathetic. Which of these reaction events falls under the user's own judgment can be selected. In addition, the content of the reaction corresponds to the content of the marking portion or the user's own memo. In the present embodiment, these reaction events and contents are handled as level 3.
[0029]
Marking includes actions such as adding underline and adding color markers. The meaning of the mark is important, conviction, exclamation, sympathy, objection, want to keep it in mind, use it somewhere, etc. Yes, you can decide as you like.
[0030]
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0031]
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a digital content operating system according to the present invention. 1 is a personal computer of a user (reader or the like), 2 is a recording device for recording a book, magazine or other digital content, 3 is an input device for inputting user instructions (reading, writing, cursor movement, mouse click, etc.), 4 is a display device capable of displaying digital content on a monitor screen, 5 is an audio-acoustic output device for converting the digital content into sound, 6 is a printing device, and 7 is a digital device that reads out the digital content in accordance with a user instruction. This is a control unit of a personal computer that controls writing, display on a display device, output to a sound and sound output device, and the like. The recording device 2 includes an original content recording unit 8 that stores the digital content as it is, a personal content recording unit 9 that stores the original content accessed by the user by adding markings such as underline, and the like. The access history recording unit 10 records the access history information and the reaction history recording unit 11 records the user reaction history information. The access history information and the reaction history information recorded in the access history recording unit 10 and the reaction history recording unit 11 are linked to the content information stored in the personal use content recording unit 9, respectively.
[0032]
Next, a method for using the digital content operating system will be described. When a reader desires digital contents, first, the user's personal computer 1 is started up (peripheral devices are also started at the same time), and then the operating software “History” according to the present invention is started. By starting up this “Sentence Record”, it becomes possible to search for digital contents recorded / stored in the recording device 2, and the reader uses the input device 3 to search for and display the digital content that the control unit 7 wanted. According to the instruction, the control unit 7 accesses the digital content recorded / stored in the recording device 2 and displays it on the display device 3. At this time, it is possible to select whether to display the digital content stored in the original content recording unit 8 or the digital content stored in the personal use content recording unit 9, but the digital content stored in the personal use content recording unit 9 can be selected. Examples of screens displayed on the display device when content is selected are shown in FIGS.
[0033]
FIG. 2 shows an example of a display screen when the document is a single book, which is the first screen displayed after searching digital contents. In FIG. 2, in the left frame, as level 1, the title of the target document “Bill Gates @ Management of Thinking Speed” and the reading start date (16:45 on May 2, 1999), Reading area (pages 92 to 112), reading end date and time (May 2, 1999, 17:45), Level 2 displays underlining (page 92, chapter 1, page 93, lines 13 to 14 etc.) Has been. These show the reader's previous access history. “Title, Table of Contents, Text, Index” and “Page (Line) / Chapter (Chapter / Section / Section) / Diagram / Table” are displayed in the upper right frame, and “Table of Contents” is displayed in the lower right frame. , “Text” and “page (line) / chapter (chapter / section / section) / diagram / table” (The digital content in this example is a single line, so the content in the lower right frame is not displayed. However, in the case where the digital content is a magazine, this means that such content is displayed.) Here, if the reader selects any one of “title, table of contents, text, and index”, the contents of the title, table of contents, text, and index are displayed in a new frame of the display device 4 (in the upper right frame or the lower right frame). The frame may be used as is). In this case, if the reader selects “text”, then selecting “page (row) / chapter (chapter / section / section) / diagram / table” will select the contents of the corresponding page, chapter, etc. Is displayed on the display device 4. If not selected, the first page line of the text is displayed.
[0034]
FIG. 3 shows an example of a display screen when the document is a magazine. In FIG. 3, in the left frame, as level 1, the title of the target document “Nikkei Electronics” and the title name of the article “HDD family in range” and the reading start date (May 2, 1999) 8:30 on the day), reading area (pages 93-114), date and time of reading end (9:15 on May 2, 1999), level 2 underlining (page 94, first paragraph, line 1, 95) Page 1st paragraph 20 line, page 96, FIG. 3 etc.), “with linkage” is displayed as level 3. These show the reader's previous access history and reaction history.
[0035]
Level 2 underlining indications are linked to the text. Clicking on “Level 2 contents” displays the contents of the underlining. In this example, in the upper right frame, the contents of the underlining of the first paragraph and the first line of page 94 “29GB 2295 3.5-inch HDD 1000S interlocking with the personal computer” and the contents of the underlining of the first paragraph and the 20th line of page 95 “3 .5 inch surface recording density 10% annual growth ”is displayed. If the display of the page row under “Contents of level 2” is clicked, the text including the content of the underline inning of the page row is displayed.
[0036]
When the display of “contents of level 3” is clicked, the contents of the reading memo as the reader's reaction are displayed. In this example, “required watch as information tank medium for reference document PDL system” is displayed in the lower right frame as the contents of the level 3 linkage statement. Here, when the reader clicks on the display of either “level 2 content” or “level 3 content”, the content of the body text including the underlined page / line of the magazine is displayed on the display device 4. It is displayed in a new frame (the upper right frame or the lower right frame may be used as it is). For example, when “29 GB...” Is clicked, the content of the text underlined “29 GB...” In the first paragraph and the first line of page 94 is displayed in a new frame of the display device 4.
[0037]
FIG. 4 shows an example of a display screen when the document is a company-issued magazine. In FIG. 4, in the left frame, as Level 1, the title of the target document “NTTR & D” and the title name of the article “Toward the 21st Century Information Distribution Industry” read start date (1999) May 2, 10:30), reading area (pages 1201 to 1204), reading end date (1999, May 2, 11:15), Level 2, underlining (1201, page 1, 1202) Page 3, 1203, FIG. 5, etc.) and “Level 3” is displayed as level 3. These show the reader's previous access history and reaction history.
[0038]
The display of the level 2 underlining part is linked to the text, and when the “level 2 content” display is clicked, the content of the underlining is displayed. In this example, the content of the underlining in FIG. 1 on page 1201 (title of the figure) “Information Distribution R & D Vision” and the content of the underlining in FIG. And the contents of the underlining in FIG. 5 (title of the figure) “four levels of information distribution market” are displayed. If the display of the figure number under “Contents of level 2” is clicked, the drawing related to the figure number is displayed including the contents of the underline inning.
[0039]
The display of “with linkage” at level 3 is linked to the text, and when the “contents at level 3” is clicked, the contents of the reading memo related to the linkage are displayed. In the lower right frame, “Maybe too obsessed with information distribution and broadcasting content…” is displayed as the content of the reading memo related to the level 3 linkage. Here, when the reader clicks on the display of “contents of level 2” or “contents of level 3”, the text including the page / line with the underline of the magazine is newly displayed on the display device 4. It is displayed within the frame (the upper right frame or the lower right frame may be used as it is). For example, when “information distribution broadcast system ...” is clicked, the text corresponding to the reading memo is displayed in a new frame of the display device 4.
[0040]
When the control unit 7 controls the reader's instruction via the input device 3, the frame in the display device 4 can be increased / decreased, enlarged / reduced, and moved within the display screen. 2 to 4, after the selected page / line is displayed on the display device 4, the reader can move forward and backward from the page / line, but the left side of FIGS. 2 to 4 can be operated by operating the frame. It is also possible to return to the display of the right frame, the upper right frame in FIG. 2, and the lower right frame. In this way, the reader can proceed with reading the digital document while referring to the past reading history (level 1 reading end start date and time, reading area, level 2 underlining, level 3 reading memo). In addition, the display within the frame of the display screen and the contents of the underlined text (or excluding the underline) are printed via the control of the control unit 7 by inputting the reader's instructions from the input device 3. It can be output as a paper document from the device 6. In addition, when audio / sound output such as reading is supported for the document, it can be output to the audio / acoustic output device through the control of the control unit 7 in the same manner according to the reader's instruction.
[0041]
Next, how the reader records the access history and reaction history will be described. First, the desired page line of the digital document desired by the reader is read out from the personal use content recording unit 9 (if it is the first time, or if the reader wants to re-take a new history, it is read out from the original content recording unit 8). In this manner, the image is displayed within the frame of the screen of the display device 3. Next, when the reader wants to underline, the input device 3 such as a mouse or a keyboard is used to select a portion where the underlining is desired and the underlining is performed. When the reader wants to record a reading memo as a reaction history, the user selects the location where he / she wants to record the reading memo using the input device 3 such as a mouse or a keyboard, and gives an instruction of “reading memo”. Then, since a “reading memo” frame is displayed on the screen of the display device 3, the content of the memo is input in the frame.
[0042]
When the reader instructs the control unit 7 of the personal computer to store the digital document using the input device 3, the control unit 7 updates and records the content of the digital content displayed on the display device 4 in accordance with the instruction. The data is stored in the personal use content recording unit 9 of the device 2. At the same time, the access history and the reaction history are also updated. Underlined records are stored in the access history recording unit 10, and records such as reading memos are stored in the reaction history recording unit 11, respectively.
[0043]
When the reader finishes reading the book or magazine, the reader instructs the control unit 7 of the personal computer to end reading using the input device 3, and the control unit 7 follows the instruction to display on the display device 2. The contents of the digital content thus updated are updated and stored in the personal use content recording unit 9 of the recording device 2. At the same time, the access history and the reaction history are also updated. Underlined records are stored in the access history recording unit 10, and records such as reading memos are stored in the reaction history recording unit 11, respectively. The information stored in the personal use content recording unit 9, the access history recording unit 10, and the reaction history recording unit 11 is stored on the screen of the display device 4 as level 1 to level 3 information when the same digital content is selected next time. And is available to readers. After these pieces of information are stored, the operating software “History” ends. The reader can then turn off the personal computer.
[0044]
In the above description, an example of only the access part (title, table of contents, text, index, and page (line) / chapter (chapter / section / section) / diagram / table) has been described as level 2 of the access history. However, the access method (viewing / listening / reading / listening) can be handled as level 2. In this case, a notation such as “see / listen / read / listen / search / confirm” is written in the underlining in the left frame of FIG. “Viewing / reading / listening / listening / searching / confirming” or the like may be input by the reader from the input device 3 such as a keyboard in the frame of the “access method” input screen shown on the display device 4. You may choose from tags prepared in the frame of the input screen.
[0045]
In the above description, only the reader memo was described as level 3 for the reaction history, but the reaction history is a record of the reaction (reaction) shown for the information accessed and output by the user. In non-reaction and reaction, phenomenon of reaction, stick reading (chase the face), plain reading, careful reading, listening (hearing the flowing sound), silent listening, listening, watching, appreciating, seeing, impression Actions such as not remaining, immersed, touched, sympathetic, marking (marking), etc., non-reaction events, that is, leaving open (sleeping, listening to sleep, etc.), reaction contents (marking points) Or the user's own note) may be recorded. In these cases, the notation that distinguishes “reaction / non-reaction” and the notation such as “reading / hearing / marking / opening” are written in the “with linkage” section in the left frame of FIG. It is also possible to write it together with the reader memo in the lower right frame that displays the contents of level 3. These notations may be input from the input device 3 such as a keyboard by the reader to the frame of the reaction history input screen shown on the display device 4, or may be selected from tags prepared in advance in the frame of the input screen.
[0046]
In addition, only the case of adding an underline as a marking has been described, but other actions such as adding a color marker are distinguished from “(underlining)” in the left frame of FIGS. It may be displayed below as “(color marking)”, and the color may be displayed in the upper right frame in FIG. 3 and FIG. In addition, there are various marking methods such as changing the thickness and line type of the underline, color inversion display, changing the font and thickness of the font, etc. The meaning of the mark is important, conviction, exclamation, sympathy, objection, There are things you want to keep in mind and want to use somewhere, and you can decide what your readers like.
[0047]
When the digital document relates to music, the display device 3 displays a score, lyrics, and the like, and the audio / sound output device 4 outputs audio and sound. In addition, the marking may be performed on the score or lyrics displayed on the display device 4 by the listener using the input device 3 such as a keyboard or a mouse. The listener operates the mouse or the like while listening to music. The tag may be input using a tag (great, comfortable, noisy, wrong, difficult to hear, etc.) prepared in the reaction input frame displayed on the screen of the display device 4. In the case of music, the access part is classified into a title, a movement, a measure, etc. (in the opera, a curtain, etc.).
[0048]
When the digital document relates to an image or video, the image or video is displayed on the display device 3 and the audio / sound output device 4 outputs voice or sound such as narration. The marking may be performed on the image or video displayed on the display device 4 by the viewer using the input device 3 such as a keyboard or a mouse. Using the tags provided in the reaction input frame displayed on the screen of the display device 4 by operating the mouse etc. May be. In the case of an image or video, the access part is classified into a title, a figure number, a film number, and the like.
[0049]
The digital content of the present invention may be a combination of text information, audio information, image information, and video information. In addition to academic, literature, music, art, and video fields, industrial, economic, practical, It covers documents in a wide range of fields such as hobbies, education, and religion. Therefore, various changes are predicted in the content of the access history and the content of the reaction history. For example, in the academic field, it is predicted that the name of the academic society where the paper was published will be recorded in the access history, and in the industrial field, “It may be a hint for new product development” will be recorded in the reaction history. Is done. Thus, it is apparent that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0050]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, by providing a “content appreciation support function” that could not be realized by a conventional paper document, the content appreciation ability such as reading can be enhanced, especially the access history to reading etc. It is possible to bring out the pleasure of reading with the new function of the operating software “Sanroku” that collects, records, and accumulates reaction history and makes it available to readers. In other words, in an information and communication environment that continues to evolve, in the environment where you can have digital content that can be accessed at any time, if it is necessary, several hundred times more than a paper base, you can make use of your personal information ownership First, it is possible to automatically collect the history of one aspect of a person's knowledge activity, and fulfill the desire (joy of accumulating) to objectively grasp the situation of the person's knowledge activity from the history information of actions toward the document. Secondly, from the history information of reading activities, we will be able to reconfirm (review and reproduce) parts that are likely to be useful at any time, and have a desire to improve the appreciation of the content (appreciation). It helps to make it happen.
[0051]
The operating software “Sanroku” according to the present invention collects the access history and reaction history of reading, etc. of digital documents via a computer using the functions that the readers, etc. burned to the back of the paper document and pulled out the memory. In this way, the access history and reaction history can be recorded and the history record can be used for the reader. Can provide new services. Thereby, further pleasure such as reading can be brought out. In addition, reading mileage and the like selected by an individual can be enjoyed by repeating reading using such a function.
[0052]
In addition, by providing such access history and reaction history, it is possible to realize a review support function that can immediately bring out digital content that you want to try again, and this will deepen your taste of reading, etc. Can be demonstrated. Moreover, the effect which improves content appreciation power, such as reading, can also be exhibited by this.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a digital content operating system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen based on a “record of hearing” when a digital document is a single-book.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen based on “History” when the digital document is a magazine.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen based on a “watchbook” when the digital document is a company-issued magazine.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Personal computer
2 Recording device
3 input devices
4 display devices
5 audio-acoustic output device
6 Printing device
7 Control unit
8 Original content recording part
9 Personal use content recording section
10 Access history recording section
11 reaction history recording section

Claims (3)

A digital content operating system for viewing such as reading, a computer, an access history recording unit for recording access history of digital content, a reaction history recording unit for recording reaction history, and a personal use content processed from the original content A personal-use content recording unit and content operating software that collects, records, and accumulates the access history and the reaction history, and enables the reader and the like to process and use the content. The original content is processed by marking, and the access history Is a record of the history of access to digital content by readers, etc., and consists of accessor, access date, access target, access part, access method, etc. Gravel is an event of reaction generated by the reader or the like has access to the access target or / and access portion (notes), which was left as a record in response to an instruction such as readers, events of the reaction, the Boyomi, A digital content operating system characterized by being classified into plain reading and fine reading . The reaction event includes the marking action, and the marking method is underline, color marking, or color reversal display, and the meaning of the marking is determined by the reader or the like. The described digital content operating system. 3. The digital content operating system according to claim 2, wherein the marking portion is recorded as the access portion.

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