JP4401143B2 - Publication information management system, method, and computer program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to such publication information management system for managing information related publications.

  As a system for searching for a publication desired by a user (user) in a facility having a large number of publications such as a library, systems as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 have been proposed.

  According to the electronic storage system described in Patent Document 1, the keyword extracted from the table of contents information of the book, the page number of the page in which the keyword exists, and the description content of the page are associated and stored in the storage medium. Then, it is possible to check whether or not the matter that the reader wants to read is included in the book by searching the storage medium of the book with a computer device.

  According to the article management system described in Patent Document 2, a wireless tag storing a title of the book, an author, a publisher, a stored rack number, and the like is provided in the book. Then, information stored in the wireless tag is read by a personal computer, and a desired book is searched based on the read information.

  By the way, after a publication is placed in a library or the like, a part of the publication may be replaced to correct the content. In particular, specialized books such as medical books or academic papers, and books written by many authors are often replaced or pages are added later.

However, in this case, according to the systems described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the library staff not only replaces or adds a part, but also rewrites information stored in the storage medium or the wireless tag. Also has to be done, which is very time consuming.
JP 2000-148784 A JP 2003-72919 A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of such problems, the present invention has an object to reduce the labor of replacing or adding a part of a publication as compared with the conventional technique .

A publication consisting of a plurality of pieces of paper, a first IC tag for storing bibliographic information related to the bibliography of the publication, and a description of the given collection given to each given batch of the publication In order to manage the information related to the publication with the second IC tag for storing the description content information on, the predetermined group has been replaced with another predetermined group, or a new predetermined group has been Detection means for detecting addition, and the second IC given to the other predetermined group or the new predetermined group when the replacement or the addition is detected. The bibliographic information stored in the first IC tag of the publication is read based on the read description information stored in the tag. A bibliographic information updating means for updating, by constituting the publication information management system.

Or a publication comprising a plurality of paper pieces, the first IC tag storing bibliographic information related to the bibliography of the publication, and the predetermined batch of the given batch given to the publication. second IC tag, in order to manage information about publications attached is the bibliographic information and the stored in the first IC tag of the publication for storing description information about the description Publication information acquisition means for acquiring the description content information stored in the second IC tag of the publication, storage means for storing the acquired bibliographic information and the description content information, and the predetermined information Detecting means for detecting that a group has been replaced with another predetermined group or that a new predetermined group has been added, and that the group has been replaced or has been added Upon detection, the description content information stored in the second IC tag given to the other predetermined unit or the new predetermined unit is read, and based on the read description item information, A publication information management system may be constituted by the bibliographic information updating means for updating the bibliographic information and the description content information about the publication stored in the storage means .

  In the present invention, the “predetermined group” of the printed material is a group of meaningful sentences such as a chapter, a section, a section, or a subsection, or a piece of paper (also referred to as a sheet, a sheet, or a sheet) or a page. A physical unit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the labor of replacing or adding a part of a publication as compared with the prior art .

[First embodiment]
1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the publication retrieval system 1, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a publication BK, and FIG. 3 is information stored in the main IC tag 41 and the sub IC tag 42. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the storage space T, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal device 3, and FIG. 6 is an example of the functional configuration of the terminal device 3. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a publication search top screen HG1, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a word search screen HG2, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a registered word list screen HG3, and FIG. 10 is a search result screen. FIG. 11 shows an example of the bibliographic information screen HG5, and FIG. 12 shows an example of the document browsing screen HG6.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a publication retrieval system 1 according to the present invention includes a management rack 2 and a terminal device 3.

  The management rack 2 is provided with a cradle for placing books in one or more tiers. These pedestals are divided into multiple storage spaces, bookshelves for storing and managing various publications BK such as books, magazines, journals, academic journals, industry papers, booklets, dictionaries, or encyclopedias. Used as Hereinafter, the management rack 2 having 12 storage spaces T11 to T34 will be described as an example. The storage spaces T11 to T34 may be collectively referred to as “storage space T”. The publication retrieval system 1 is used in, for example, a library or a bookstore such as a school or a local government. A plurality of management racks 2 can be provided in a library or a bookstore. Hereinafter, a case where the publication retrieval system 1 is used in a library will be described as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the publication BK is composed of a publication main body BK0 formed by binding a plurality of paper pieces PB (paper sheets, sheets, paper) on which documents or diagrams are printed, and a plurality of IC tags 4. Composed.

  The IC tag 4 is affixed to the spine cover BKa of the publication main body BK0 and the end portion BKb other than the binding margin of each paper piece PB. Hereinafter, the IC tag of the back cover BKa may be referred to as “main IC tag 41”, and the IC tag of the end portion BKb of the paper piece PB may be referred to as “sub IC tag 42”. A part of the description of the publication BK is printed on both sides of the paper piece PB. That is, one piece of paper PB forms two pages of all pages of the publication BK.

  An IC tag is a chip composed of an antenna and an IC (integrated circuit), and can store information in the IC. Further, the IC tag can be stored by resonating with an electromagnetic wave having a predetermined frequency to generate electromagnetic induction. It is possible to rewrite information stored or transmitted by electromagnetic waves. The IC tag is sometimes called an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag or an IC label. In order to attach (paste) the IC tag to each part of the publication BK, for example, a known method as described in JP-A-2003-11543 is used. In addition, the IC tag used in the present embodiment has a light emitter that emits light by an electromagnetic wave having a predetermined frequency, for example, a light emitting diode (LED).

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the main IC tag 41 stores bibliographic information 81, rental information 82, a tag ID for identifying the IC tag, and the like. The bibliographic information 81 includes the title (book name) of the publication BK, author, publication date, publisher, publisher, ISBN (International Standard Book Number), genre, and type (for example, general books, magazines, academic journals, Dictionary), book number for management in this library, version code indicating the version number, authentication code indicating that the publication BK belongs to this library, the total number of pages, and the total number of characters Contains information. The lending information 82 includes information on the total number (total number of people) that have lent the publication BK so far and the current lending status. The contents of the lending information 82 are written to the main IC tag 41 by an IC reader / writer installed in a lending counter in the library.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the sub IC tag 42 stores page attribute information 83, content information 84, a tag ID, and the like. The content information 84 includes text data or image data indicating the contents described (printed) on both sides (that is, two pages) of the paper piece PB. The page attribute information 83 includes the book number, book name, version number code, total page number, and total number of characters of the publication BK to which the piece of paper PB belongs, and the page number and number of characters or images of each page printed on the piece of paper PB. Contains information such as size.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the storage space T is partitioned by a top plate 211, a bottom plate 212, side plates 213 and 214, and a back plate 215 (hereinafter collectively referred to as “partition plate 21”). Is open. In each storage space T, one set of relay units 22 is provided. The relay unit 22 includes an antenna 22a and a communication control device 22b, and relays information transmitted and received between the IC tag 4 of the publication BK stored in the storage space T and the terminal device 3. . The relay unit 22 is assigned a relay point ID for distinguishing from the relay unit 22 provided in the other storage space T. This relay point ID is also used to identify the management rack 2 and the storage space T. The communication control device 22b has a function of reading the IC tag and a function of controlling the antenna 22a.

  In order to prevent communication between the relay unit 22 and the IC tag 4 of the publication BK in the other storage space T, the partition plate 21 is made of a highly shielded metal plate or electromagnetic shielding material. A plate coated with is used.

  The terminal device 3 is a device having a function of transmitting electromagnetic waves in a predetermined frequency band and receiving electromagnetic waves transmitted from an IC tag or an antenna, and is a non-contact type reader. Sometimes called “IC tag reader”. The size of the terminal device 3 is about the same as that of a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). Therefore, the user can carry the terminal device 3 and use it anytime and anywhere. However, when searching for the publication BK, it must be used within a range where communication with the IC tag 4 and the antenna 22a of the relay unit 22 is possible.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the terminal device 3 includes a CPU 3a, a RAM 3b, a ROM 3c, a keyboard 3d, a liquid crystal panel 3e, a wireless interface 3f, a storage device 3g, and the like.

  A touch panel provided with a touch sensor may be used as the liquid crystal panel 3e. The wireless interface 3 f is an interface for performing wireless communication between the IC tag 4 and the relay unit 22.

  As the storage device 3g, a magnetic storage device (hard disk) or a flash memory is used. The storage device 3g includes a search condition input unit 301, a condition match inquiry unit 302, a publication information acquisition unit 303, a match publication determination unit 304, a position information acquisition unit 305, and a search result display unit 306 as shown in FIG. A program and data for realizing the functions are installed. These programs or data are loaded into the RAM 3b as necessary, and the programs are executed by the CPU 3a.

  Hereinafter, functions and processing contents of each unit of the terminal device 3 illustrated in FIG. 6, the relay unit 22, and the main IC tags 41 and 42 will be further described.

  The search condition input unit 301 performs a process of inputting a search condition 71 for searching for a publication BK desired by the user in the following procedure. First, a publication search top screen HG1 as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 3e. When the user wants to perform a search based on the title (book name) of the publication BK, the user selects the button BN11 by operating the keyboard 3d or touching the liquid crystal panel 3e. When searching based on the author name, the button BN12 is selected. When it is desired to perform a search based on the issue date, the button BN13 is selected. The button BN14 is selected to search for publications BK containing the specified word or short sentence (keyword).

  For example, when the button BN14 is selected, the search condition input unit 301 next displays the word search screen HG2 of FIG. The user inputs a word or the like as a search keyword into the text box TX2, and selects the search button BN22. As a result, the content input in the text box TX2 is input as the search condition 71.

  Alternatively, a search keyword can be designated from words registered in advance in the terminal device 3. In this case, the user may select the button BN21 corresponding to the line to which the initial letter of the word to be designated as the keyword belongs. For example, when it is desired to specify a word starting from “mo”, the button BN21 corresponding to “ma line” may be selected.

  Then, the search condition input unit 301 displays a list of words starting from “ma” to “mo” as shown in FIG. 9 as a registered word list screen HG3. The user searches for a desired word while scrolling the screen up and down, and selects a search button BN3 corresponding to the word. As a result, the selected word is input as the search condition 71.

  A screen equivalent to the screen shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9 is also prepared for the title, author, or issue date, and the search condition 71 is input in the same manner as in the case of the word (keyword) described above.

  Returning to FIG. 6, the condition matching inquiry unit 302 transmits the search condition 71 input by the search condition input unit 301 as inquiry information 74 to the front of the management rack 2 at a frequency corresponding to the IC tag 4 (transmission). ) To inquire about the publication BK that satisfies the search condition 71.

  At this time, when the main IC tag 41 and the sub IC tag 42 of each publication BK in the management rack 2 satisfy the requirements of the search condition 71 (inquiry information 74) (for example, when a word specified by the user is included) ) Transmits bibliographic information 81, lending information 82, page attribute information 83, content information 84, and the like stored therein. At this time, the built-in light emitter is caused to emit light. The transmitted information is acquired by the publication information acquisition unit 303 in the terminal device 3.

  The coincidence publication discriminating unit 304 discriminates a publication BK that satisfies the search condition 71 based on the acquired bibliographic information 81 or the page attribute information 83. That is, the publication BK having the title indicated in the bibliographic information 81 or the page attribute information 83 is determined as a publication satisfying the search condition 71. In this way, the publication BK desired by the user is searched.

  The position information acquisition unit 305 acquires position information 85 indicating in which storage space T the publication BK determined to satisfy the search condition 71 is stored. The position information 85 can be acquired as follows, for example.

  First, the title of the publication BK is set as a new search condition 72. The search condition 72 is transmitted (transmitted) toward the front of the management rack 2 at a frequency corresponding to the antenna 22a of each relay unit 22. Then, each relay unit 22 inquires of the main IC tag 41 of each publication BK stored in its storage space T whether the title indicated in the search condition 72 is included. If the title is included, the relay point ID of the relay unit 22 is transmitted to the terminal device 3. Then, the storage space T in which the publication BK is stored is specified based on the relay point ID or the frequency of the electromagnetic wave transmitted from the antenna 22a of the relay unit 22.

  Alternatively, the relay point ID of the relay unit 22 in the storage space T in which the publication BK is stored may be stored in the main IC tag 41 as the position information 85. Then, when the bibliographic information 81 and the rental information 82 are transmitted, the position information 85 may be transmitted together. In this case, in order to store the new position information 85 in the main IC tag 41, the relay unit 22 relays to the main IC tag 41 periodically or at the timing when the publication BK is stored. A point ID is transmitted.

  The search result display unit 306 displays a list of titles and storage positions of the publications BK that satisfy the search condition 71 based on the determination result by the coincidence publication determination unit 304 and the position information 85 acquired by the position information acquisition unit 305. A search result screen HG4 as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. One detail button BN4 is provided on the right side of the title of each publication BK.

  When one of the detail buttons BN4 is selected by the user, the search result display unit 306 displays the bibliographic information as shown in FIG. 11 based on the bibliographic information 81 and the rental information 82 of the publication BK corresponding to the detail button BN4. The screen HG5 is displayed. Further, when the browse button BN5 is selected, the search result display unit 306 describes on each surface (page) of the paper piece PB based on the page attribute information 83 and the content information 84 of each paper piece PB that the publication BK has. The contents of the read document or chart are displayed as a document browsing screen HG6 as shown in FIG. When the previous page button BN61 or the next page button BN62 is selected, the contents of the previous page or the next page are displayed. When displaying the bibliographic information screen HG5 and the document browsing screen HG6, information such as the missing bibliographic information 81 is appropriately acquired from the main IC tag 41 or the sub IC tag 42.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing flow of the terminal device 3 in the first embodiment. Next, a processing procedure of the terminal device 3 when searching for the publication BK will be described with reference to a flowchart.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the terminal device 3 is for specifying a search condition such as a publication search top screen HG1, a word search screen HG2, or a registered word list screen HG3 (see FIGS. 7, 8, and 9). The screen is displayed (# 11), and the search condition 71 designated by the user is acquired (# 12).

  A search condition 71 is transmitted to the main IC tag 41 and the sub IC tag 42 of each publication BK, and is stored in the main IC tag 41 or the sub IC tag 42 that stores information that satisfies the requirements of the search condition 71. Bibliographic information 81, lending information 82, page attribute information 83, content information 84, etc. are acquired (# 13). Then, a title (book name) included in the acquired bibliographic information 81 or page attribute information 83 is determined, and a search result is obtained (# 14).

  The relay unit 22 is inquired about the storage location of the title shown in the search result, and the position information 85 is acquired (# 15).

Based on the acquired information, a search result screen HG4 as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed (# 16). Thereby, the user can easily find the desired publication BK. If the publication BK cannot be found successfully, the terminal device 3 is operated to specify the publication BK, and the light emitter of the main IC tag 41 attached to the publication BK is caused to emit light. Can be given a command (# 17). In addition, after obtaining the publication BK, if a page on which a desired description is written is not found, a keyword or the like is designated to the terminal device 3, and the light emitter of the sub IC tag 42 of the paper piece PB on which the page is written. Can be commanded to emit light.
[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the terminal device 3 according to the second embodiment. In the first embodiment, the terminal device 3 acquires some information related to the publication BK directly from the main IC tag 41 and the sub IC tag 42 of the publication BK. In the second embodiment, the terminal device 3 acquires all information related to the publication BK via the relay unit 22.

  The overall configuration of the publication retrieval system 1, the configuration of the management rack 2, the configuration of the publication BK, and the hardware configuration of the terminal device 3 in this embodiment are shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 2, and 5. This is the same as the configuration in the first embodiment shown. However, the storage device 3g of the terminal device 3 implements the search condition input unit 321, the condition match inquiry unit 322, the publication information acquisition unit 323, the match publication determination unit 324, and the search result display unit 326 shown in FIG. Program and data to install. In the following, description will be made centering on differences from the first embodiment among the functions and processing contents of the respective units, the relay unit 22, the main IC tag 41, and the sub IC tag 42 of the terminal device 3 shown in FIG. A description of the same points as those in the first embodiment will be omitted.

  The search condition input unit 321, the matching publication determination unit 324, and the search result display unit 326 are respectively the search condition input unit 301, the matching publication determination unit 304, and the search result illustrated in FIG. 6 described in the first embodiment. It has the same function as the display unit 306 and executes the same processing.

  The condition matching inquiry unit 322 transmits the search condition 71 input by the search condition input unit 321 as inquiry information 74 to the front of the management rack 2 at a frequency corresponding to the antenna 22a of each relay unit 22 (transmission). As a result, an inquiry about the publication BK that satisfies the search condition 71 is made.

  Each relay unit 22 transmits a search condition 71 to the main IC tag 41 and the sub IC tag 42 of the publication BK stored in its storage space T. Then, as in the case of the first embodiment, the main IC tags 41 and 42 satisfying the requirements of the search condition 71 are stored in the bibliographic information 81, the lending information 82, the page attribute information 83, or the content information 84. To send. At this time, the built-in light emitter emits light.

  The transmitted information is relayed by the relay unit 22 and acquired by the publication information acquisition unit 323 of the terminal device 3. Further, the publication information acquisition unit 323 can obtain the position information 85 of the publication BK based on the relay point ID of the transmission source relay unit 22 or the frequency of the electromagnetic wave transmitted from the relay unit 22. it can.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the processing flow of the terminal device 3 in the second embodiment. Next, a processing procedure of the terminal device 3 when searching for the publication BK will be described with reference to a flowchart.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the terminal device 3 displays a screen for designating search conditions such as FIG. 7, FIG. 8, or FIG. 9 (# 21), and acquires the search conditions 71 designated by the user (# 21). # 22).

  Information such as the bibliographic information 81 of the publication BK stored in the storage space T provided for each relay unit 22 is transmitted to the relay units 22 in the library in order or simultaneously. Are received (# 23 to # 26). A publication BK that satisfies the search condition 71 is determined based on the received information (# 27), and the result is displayed as a search result screen HG4 as shown in FIG. 10 (# 28). Note that the determination in step # 27 may be sequentially performed after step # 25.

  When there is an instruction from the user, a command for emitting a light emitter is transmitted to the main IC tag 41 or the sub IC tag 42 as in step # 17 of FIG. 13 of the first embodiment (# 29).

In the first or second embodiment, the main IC tag 41 and the sub IC tag 42 of the publication BK transmit the information stored therein only when the search condition 71 is satisfied. Information may be transmitted to the terminal device 3 regardless of whether or not the above condition is satisfied. In this case, the terminal device 3 temporarily stores information transmitted from the main IC tag 41 or the like in a predetermined storage area, and searches for a publication BK that meets the search condition 71 based on the information.
[Third embodiment]
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of a publication retrieval system 1C according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information management server 6.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, each time a search is performed, an inquiry is made to the main IC tag 41 and the sub IC tag 42 of the publication BK as to whether or not the search condition 71 is satisfied. In the third embodiment, information of the publication BK is centrally managed by the information management server 6 and search processing is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the publication retrieval system 1C in the third embodiment includes a management rack 2, a terminal device TR, a host computer 5, an information management server 6, an IC reader / writer 90, communication lines NW1, NW2, and the like. Composed.

  The host computer 5 and each terminal device TR are connected to each other by a communication line NW2. The host computer 5 and the information management server 6 are connected to each other by a communication line NW1. As the communication lines NW1 and NW2, the Internet, an intranet, a public line, or a dedicated line is used. As the terminal device TR, a workstation, a personal computer, a PDA, a mobile phone terminal, or the like is used.

  The host computer 5 manages each terminal device TR and requests the information management server 6 to search for a publication BK on behalf of each terminal device TR. The information management server 6 manages information such as the bibliographic information 81 of the publication BK stored in each management rack 2 in a database, and searches for a publication BK that meets the search condition 71 according to a request from the host computer 5. I do. The configuration of the management rack 2 is the same as that shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 described in the first embodiment.

  The magnetic storage device of the information management server 6 includes a search condition input unit 601, a publication information acquisition unit 602, a publication search unit 604, a search result transmission unit 606, a lending information reception unit 607, and a publication as shown in FIG. Programs and data for realizing functions such as the object information database 608 are installed. These programs or data are loaded into the RAM as necessary, and the programs are executed by the CPU.

  Hereinafter, functions or processing contents of each unit of the information management server 6 illustrated in FIG. 17, the host computer 5, and the terminal device TR will be described. However, descriptions of functions or processing contents similar to those in the first embodiment or the second embodiment are omitted.

  In the terminal device TR, similarly to the terminal device 3 in the first embodiment or the like, the display unit displays a publication search top screen HG1, a word search screen HG2, or a registered word list screen HG3 (FIGS. 7, 8, and FIG. 9) is displayed. The user operates his / her terminal device TR and designates a keyword or the like for search. The designated content is transmitted to the information management server 6 through the host computer 5 as the search condition 71. As a result, the information management server 6 is requested to search for the publication BK.

  The publication information database 608 of the information management server 6 stores bibliographic information 81, rental information 82, page attribute information 83, content information 84, and position information 85 of the publication BK in the library. These pieces of information are acquired when the publication information acquisition unit 602 periodically reads the contents of the main IC tag 41 and the sub IC tag 42 of the publication BK via the relay unit 22. The process of reading the main IC tag 41 and the sub IC tag 42 is performed, for example, periodically or at a timing when the publication BK is stored in the storage space T.

  However, the information regarding the current lending status in the lending information 82 is acquired from the IC reader / writer 90 installed in the lending counter of the library by the lending information receiving unit 607. That is, the lending counter rewrites the information related to the current lending status stored in the main IC tag 41 of the publication BK by the IC reader / writer 90 every time the publication BK is lent or returned. At this time, the IC reader / writer 90 transmits the rewritten information to the information management server 6.

  If the authentication code shown in the main IC tag 41 is not used in this library, the information transmitted from the main IC tag 41 and the sub IC tag 42 is discarded and registered in the publication information database 608. Do not.

  The search condition input unit 601 inputs the search condition 71 transmitted from the terminal device TR via the host computer 5. The publication search unit 604 searches for a publication BK that satisfies the search condition 71 based on each piece of information stored in the publication information database 608. The search result transmission unit 606 transmits the search result information 73 indicating the search result by the publication search unit 604 to the terminal device TR that is the search request source via the host computer 5.

  The terminal device TR that has received the search result information 73 displays a bibliographic information screen HG5 as shown in FIG. 11, as in the terminal device 3 of the first embodiment. Then, the contents described in the desired publication BK can be viewed on the document browsing screen HG6 shown in FIG. Information such as bibliographic information 81 necessary for displaying the bibliographic information screen HG5 and the document browsing screen HG6 is appropriately transmitted from the information management server 6 to the terminal device TR via the host computer 5.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the processing flow of the relay unit 22 when registering the information of the publication BK in the information management server 6, and FIG. 19 is the information management server 6 when registering the information of the publication BK. FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the processing flow of the host computer 5 when searching for a publication BK, and FIG. 21 is an information management server for searching for a publication BK. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the processing flow of FIG. 6, FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the processing flow of the relay unit 22 when a part of the publication BK is replaced, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a processing flow of the information management server 6 when a part is replaced.

  Next, the processing procedure in each apparatus when performing unified management of information relating to the publication BK and searching for the publication BK will be described with reference to flowcharts.

  When registering information on the publication BK in the publication information database 608 (see FIG. 17) of the information management server 6, processing is performed in the following procedure. As shown in FIG. 18, the relay unit 22 acquires the bibliographic information 81 of the main IC tag 41 of the publication BK stored in the storage space T (# 31), and the authentication code included in the bibliographic information 81 is obtained. Check (# 32).

  If the authentication code belongs to the library (Yes in # 32), the rental information 82, the page attribute information 83, the content information 84, etc. of the publication BK are acquired, and necessary item information is included. Is checked (# 33), and a file for transmitting these pieces of information is generated (# 34). Then, this file is transmitted to the information management server 6 (# 35).

  If the authentication code is not included or not from the library (No in # 32), information regarding the publication BK is not transmitted.

  Each relay unit 22 repeatedly executes the above-described steps # 31 to # 35 for the publication BK stored in the storage space T to which it belongs.

  As shown in FIG. 19, each time the information management server 6 receives a file (information such as bibliographic information 81) from the relay unit 22 (# 41), it checks that the authentication code included therein is correct. (Yes in # 42), the received file is converted into a registration format (# 43), and this is registered in the publication information database 608 (# 44).

  The publication BK search process is performed in the following procedure. As shown in FIG. 20, the host computer 5 acquires the search condition 71 designated in the terminal device TR (# 51) and accepts the search request (# 52). A request acceptance file is generated based on the search condition 71 (# 53), and is transmitted to the information management server 6 (# 54).

  Then, the information management server 6 that has received this searches for a publication BK that satisfies the search condition 71 while referring to the information of each publication BK stored in the publication information database 608 as shown in FIG. (# 61, # 62). Then, a search result file is generated based on the search result (search result information 73) (# 63), and is transmitted to the host computer 5 (# 64).

  Returning to FIG. 20, the host computer 5 transmits the search result file (search result information 73) transmitted from the information management server 6 to the terminal device TR of the user who has requested the search (# 55). As a result, a bibliographic information screen HG5 as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the terminal device TR.

  When the publication BK is a collection of papers or casebooks, the paper piece PB may be replaced after being stored in the storage space T. In this case, the information stored in the publication information database 608 is updated according to the following procedure.

  Assume that one paper piece PB of a certain publication BK stored in the storage space T of a certain management rack 2 is replaced with a paper piece PB having a new description.

  Then, the relay unit 22 provided in the storage space T receives the page attribute information 83 and the content information 84 stored in the sub IC tag 42 of the replaced paper piece PB as shown in FIG. (# 71), it is checked whether the page attribute information 83 includes an authentication code and a version number code (# 72, # 73).

  When it is confirmed that the authentication code and the version number code are present (Yes in # 72 and Yes in # 73), it is verified whether or not the necessary item information is included in the page attribute information 83 and the content information 84. (# 74), an update file for transmitting these pieces of information is generated (# 75). Then, this update file is transmitted to the information management server 6 (# 76).

  As shown in FIG. 23, when the information management server 6 receives the update file (# 81), the information management server 6 checks that there is an authentication code and a version number code as necessary (Yes in # 82 and Yes in # 83). ). Information on the old piece of paper PB to be replaced is detected from the publication information database 608 (# 84). Then, the version code of the old paper piece PB is compared with the new paper piece PB. If the former value is smaller than the latter value (that is, older), it is determined that it has been correctly replaced (Yes in # 85). The process after step # 86 is performed. If not (No in # 85), the process after step # 86 is stopped because there is a possibility that it has been replaced by mistake. In this case, notify the library staff.

  If the version number code is correct (Yes in # 85), it is checked whether or not the received update file contains necessary item information (# 86), and the new information indicated in the update file is determined in advance. (# 87), the old paper piece PB information is replaced and registered in the publication information database 608 (# 88). The old paper piece PB information is deleted.

  Note that when a new piece of paper PB is added instead of replacing the piece of paper PB, the information about the piece of paper PB is published without comparing the old and new version number codes (# 85) in FIG. Register in the information database 608.

  According to the first to third embodiments, it is possible to easily search for the title and storage location of the publication BK desired by the user. In particular, even if a person who is not involved in the field desires a publication BK with many difficult terms such as medical books or medical books, the publication BK can be searched efficiently. Can do. Moreover, the labor of the library staff when replacing or adding a part of the publication BK is less than before.

  According to the first and second embodiments, a set of the main IC tag 41 and the sub IC tag 42 of the publication BK stored in the management rack 2 can be used as one database. Therefore, even if a part of the publication BK is replaced or added, the publication BK desired by the user can be searched immediately based on the new description.

  According to the third embodiment, information regarding the publication BK can be centrally managed by the information management server 6. Therefore, even when a large number of users perform searches, data can be exchanged efficiently and communication traffic can be reduced.

  In the first to third embodiments, the sub IC tag 42 is provided for each piece of paper PB (paper sheet, sheet, paper). However, description contents such as one chapter or section (section or subsection) are provided. A sub IC tag 42 may be provided for each large division. Alternatively, the sub IC tag 42 may be provided for each surface of the paper piece PB, that is, for each page. The main IC tag 41 may be provided on the front cover, back cover, table of contents, index, or the like.

  In the third embodiment, the information management server 6 (see FIG. 16) and the management rack 2 may be installed in a plurality of libraries. Then, the host computer 5 sends a search condition 71 to each information management server 6 to request a search. Thereby, it is possible to search from a remote place which library has the desired publication BK.

  The management rack 2 may be provided with a search computer (pickup unit). Thereby, a user who does not carry the terminal device 3 can also search for the publication BK in the immediate vicinity of the management rack 2.

  The lending information 82 may include information indicating a lending history or a scheduled return date. A light emitter such as an LED may be provided in front of the storage space T, and the LED may be caused to emit light when there is a publication BK that satisfies the search condition 71. The search result may be output by voice, or may be printed on paper and output as a printed matter.

  In the first to third embodiments, when the relay unit 22 detects the sub IC tag 42 of the replaced paper piece PB, the sub IC tag 42 is compared with the main IC tag 41 corresponding to the paper piece PB. The version number information included in the main IC tag 41 may be updated by transmitting the version number information included in the main IC tag 41. At this time, the relay unit 22 receives the version number information of the main IC tag 41 before the update, compares it with the version number information of the sub IC tag 42, and the former version number is greater than the latter version number. Determine whether inconsistencies such as low (small or old) have occurred. When inconsistency occurs and it is considered that the update is inappropriate, it is desirable not to write (update) the version number information to the main IC tag 41. As a result, it is possible to update the version number information of the publication BK only by replacing the paper piece PB, and the arranged publication BK can be always searched in the latest state.

  In the third embodiment, the host computer 5 performs the plate number consistency when the paper piece PB is replaced (see FIG. 23), but may be performed by the relay unit 22 as described above. . In this case, the relay unit transmits information of the main IC tag 41 or the sub IC tag 42 to the host computer 5 only when it is confirmed that there is consistency. Thereby, processing in the host computer 5 when registering in the publication information database 608 can be reduced.

  In the first to third embodiments, when the relay unit 22 is installed in a place other than the management rack 2 and the main IC tag 41 or the sub IC tag 42 is detected by these relay units 22, You may comprise so that the information of the detected main IC tag 41 or the sub IC tag 42 may be transmitted to a terminal device or the host computer 5 with the information which identifies the installation location of the detected relay unit 22. FIG. Then, the location of the publication BK or the paper piece PB can be easily confirmed regardless of whether the publication BK or the paper piece PB is at a predetermined arrangement location (storage space T) or other locations.

  In the first to third embodiments, a predetermined placement location (storage space T) of the publication BK is stored in the main IC tag 41 so that an error in the return location of the publication is notified. Good. That is, when the publication is returned to the management rack 2, the relay unit 22 receives the contents of the main IC tag 41 of the returned publication and receives a predetermined arrangement location stored in the main IC tag 41. Refer to If the installation location of the relay unit 22 itself is different from the placement location referred to, the return location is different by turning on a light emitter such as an LED provided in the management rack 2 or the publication BK. You may comprise so that this may be notified.

Others, publication search system 1, 1C, management rack 2, terminal device 3, information management server 6, storage space T, main IC tag 41, sub IC tag 42, the whole or part of publication BK, search method, Processing contents, processing order, and the like can be changed as appropriate in accordance with the spirit of the present invention.
(Appendix 1) A publication consisting of multiple pieces of paper,
A first IC tag that stores bibliographic information about the bibliography of the publication;
A second IC tag for storing description content information relating to the description content of the predetermined unit given to the predetermined unit of the publication;
A publication characterized by
(Appendix 2) The second IC tag is attached to an end portion other than the binding margin of any piece of paper on which the description of the predetermined set corresponding to each of the second IC tags is printed.
The publication described in appendix 1.
(Appendix 3) A search system for searching for publications described in Appendix 1 or Appendix 2,
An input means for entering search conditions;
Determining means for determining whether or not the publication satisfies the search condition;
The bibliographic information stored in the first IC tag of the publication determined to satisfy the search condition or the description content information stored in the second IC tag of the publication is acquired. Publication information acquisition means;
Output means for outputting a part or all of the acquired bibliographic information or the description content information;
A search system comprising:
(Supplementary Note 4) Inquiry means for sending inquiry information for inquiry about the determination condition to the first IC tag or the second IC tag,
The determination means performs the determination based on information transmitted from the first IC tag or the second IC tag based on the inquiry information.
The search system according to attachment 3.
(Appendix 5) A search system for searching for publications described in Appendix 1 or Appendix 2.
Consists of a storage space for storing the publication and a terminal device,
In the storage space,
Processing for relaying information transmitted from the terminal device to the first IC tag or the second IC tag of the publication, and from the first IC tag or the second IC tag of the publication Relaying means for relaying the transmitted information to the terminal device,
In the terminal device,
An input means for entering search conditions;
Search condition transmission means for transmitting the input search condition to the relay means;
Publication that obtains the bibliographic information stored in the first IC tag of the publication satisfying the search condition transmitted or the description content information stored in the second IC tag of the publication Object information acquisition means;
Output means for outputting part or all of the acquired bibliographic information or the description content information,
A search system characterized by
(Appendix 6) A search system for searching for publications described in Appendix 1 or Appendix 2.
Publication information acquisition means for acquiring the bibliographic information stored in the first IC tag of the publication and the description content information stored in the second IC tag of the publication;
Storage means for storing the acquired bibliographic information and the description content information;
An input means for entering search conditions;
Search means for searching for the publication satisfying the search condition based on the bibliographic information or the description content information stored in the storage means;
Output means for outputting a part or all of the bibliographic information or the description content information of the publication found by the search means;
A search system comprising:
(Appendix 7) When the predetermined piece of paper of the publication is replaced with a new piece of predetermined paper,
The publication information acquisition means acquires the description content information stored in the second IC tag given to the new predetermined unit,
The storage means replaces and stores the acquired new description content information with the description content information of the predetermined set before being replaced.
The search system according to appendix 6.
(Appendix 8) A search system for searching for publications described in Appendix 1 or Appendix 2,
Consists of a plurality of storage spaces and terminal devices for storing the publications,
In the storage space,
Relaying the information transmitted from the terminal device to the first IC tag or the second IC tag of the publication stored in the storage space; and the first IC of the publication A relay means for performing processing for relaying information transmitted from the tag or the second IC tag to the terminal device;
In the terminal device,
An input means for entering search conditions;
Search condition transmission means for transmitting the input search condition to the relay means;
Publication that obtains the bibliographic information stored in the first IC tag of the publication that satisfies the search conditions transmitted or the description content information stored in the second IC tag of the publication Information acquisition means;
It is determined in which storage space the publication is stored by detecting from which relay means the bibliographic information or the description content information of the acquired publication is transmitted. Storage location determination means;
Output means for outputting the bibliographic information or part of the description content information of the publication determined to satisfy the search condition and information indicating a storage location of the publication;
A search system comprising:
(Supplementary note 9) A computer program used in a computer for searching for publications described in supplementary note 1 or supplementary note 2,
Processing to enter search criteria;
Processing for determining whether the publication satisfies the search condition;
The bibliographic information stored in the first IC tag of the publication determined to satisfy the search condition or the description content information stored in the second IC tag of the publication is acquired. Processing,
A process of outputting a part or all of the acquired bibliographic information or the description content information;
A computer program for causing a computer to execute.

  The present invention is particularly preferably used for managing a library such as a library or a bookstore. For example, it is possible to easily search for a desired publication. In addition, since an IC tag is used as a storage medium, not only information can be stored, but also unauthorized removal and theft can be prevented.

It is a figure which shows the example of the whole structure of a publication search system. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure of a publication. It is a figure which shows the example of the information memorize | stored in a main IC tag and a sub IC tag. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure of a storage space. It is a figure which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the example of a functional structure of a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the example of a publication search top screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a word search screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a registration word list screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a search result screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a bibliographic information screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a document browsing screen. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of a process of the terminal device in 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the terminal device in 2nd embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of a process of the terminal device in 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the whole structure of the publication search system which concerns on 3rd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a functional structure of an information management server. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of a process of the relay unit at the time of registering the information of a publication in an information management server. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of a process of the information management server at the time of registering the information of a publication. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of a process of the host computer at the time of searching a publication. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of a process of the information management server at the time of searching a publication. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of a process of the relay unit when a part of publication is replaced. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of a process of the information management server when a part of publication is replaced.

Explanation of symbols

1, 1C Publication search system (search system)
3 Terminal equipment 22 Relay unit (relay means)
41 Main IC tag (first IC tag)
42 Sub IC tag (second IC tag)
81 Bibliographic information 84 Content information (description content information)
301, 321, 601 Search condition input part (input means)
303, 323 Publication information acquisition unit (publication information acquisition means)
304, 324 Matched publication discriminating section (discriminating means)
306, 326 Search result display section (output means)
322 Condition matching inquiry part (search condition sending means)
604 Publication Search Department (Search means)
606 Search result transmission unit (output means)
608 Publication information database (storage means)
BK Publication PB Paper T Storing space

Claims (4)

A publication consisting of a plurality of pieces of paper, a first IC tag for storing bibliographic information related to the bibliography of the publication, and a description of the given collection given to each given batch of the publication A publication information management system for managing information related to publications to which a second IC tag for storing description content information is attached ,
Detecting means for detecting that the predetermined group has been replaced with another predetermined group or that a new predetermined group has been added;
The description content information stored in the second IC tag given to the other predetermined group or the new predetermined group when the replacement or the addition is detected is detected. Bibliographic information updating means for updating the bibliographic information stored in the first IC tag of the publication based on the read description content information read,
A publication information management system characterized by comprising: A publication consisting of a plurality of pieces of paper, a first IC tag for storing bibliographic information related to the bibliography of the publication, and a description of the given collection given to each given batch of the publication A publication information management system for managing information related to publications to which a second IC tag for storing description content information is attached ,
Publication information acquisition means for acquiring the bibliographic information stored in the first IC tag of the publication and the description content information stored in the second IC tag of the publication;
Storage means for storing the acquired bibliographic information and the description content information;
Detecting means for detecting that the predetermined group has been replaced with another predetermined group or that a new predetermined group has been added;
The description content information stored in the second IC tag given to the other predetermined group or the new predetermined group when the replacement or the addition is detected is detected. Bibliographic information update means for updating the bibliographic information and the description content information about the publication, stored in the storage means, based on the read description content information read,
A publication information management system characterized by comprising: A publication consisting of a plurality of pieces of paper, a first IC tag for storing bibliographic information related to the bibliography of the publication, and a description of the given collection given to each given batch of the publication A computer program for use in a computer for managing information on a publication to which a second IC tag for storing description content information is attached ,
A process of detecting that the predetermined group has been replaced with another predetermined group or that a new predetermined group has been added;
The description content information stored in the second IC tag given to the other predetermined group or the new predetermined group when the replacement or the addition is detected is detected. A process of updating the bibliographic information stored in the first IC tag of the publication based on the read description content information read;
A computer program for causing a computer to execute. A publication consisting of a plurality of pieces of paper, a first IC tag for storing bibliographic information related to the bibliography of the publication, and a description of the given collection given to each given batch of the publication A publication information management method for managing information on a publication to which a second IC tag for storing description content information is attached ,
A process of detecting that the predetermined group has been replaced with another predetermined group or that a new predetermined group has been added;
The description content information stored in the second IC tag given to the other predetermined group or the new predetermined group when the replacement or the addition is detected is detected. A process of updating the bibliographic information stored in the first IC tag of the publication based on the read description content information read;
Publication information management method that makes a computer execute.

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