JP4977542B2 - Information retrieval display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information search / display apparatus, and more particularly, to an information search / display apparatus that reads a previously stored information and executes a process on the information content by performing a specific operation on the display.

Information such as documents and images is stored in a recording device such as a hard disk (HDD) as one file for each data created by the user, for example.
Further, when a large number of files are stored in a database for each user in a server or the like, first, information for specifying a user is input, and only files related to the user are searched.

  In addition, there is a system in which information for identifying a user (personal information) is stored in an ID card in advance, and the information for identifying the user is easily input by reading the personal information of the ID card with a card reader.

For example, in Patent Document 1, an image file composed of patient personal information, patient image data, and time information is recorded in a storage device and stored in advance in a patient ID card by a card reader. An individual management system for image data that reads personal information of the patient, searches for an image file having personal information that matches the read personal information, and displays the contents of the file on a display is disclosed.
JP-A-11-19046

In the conventional technology such as the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, a file stored in a predetermined format can be searched and displayed easily using personal information input from an ID card as a clue.
However, all the stored files are not always stored in one predetermined format, and may be created by various application software and stored in a format specific to the application.

  For example, various document creation application software exists in a document file, and the file contents may be read and displayed only by the application software. The same applies to image files. For example, the contents of a file compressed with special application software may not be displayed unless it is decompressed with the application software.

  When the technology of Patent Document 1 is used, an image file including personal information of the owner of the ID card can be searched and read by reading the ID card with a card reader. However, if the image file is created with special application software, the user needs to perform a specific operation for opening the image file with the application software after being read.

Further, when the read file is required to be confidential, it may be necessary to input an authentication code such as a password or a personal identification number after performing an operation for opening the file.
Therefore, even if a desired file can be read with a simple operation using conventional technology, but the file can only be opened with specific application software, the file is confirmed on the screen. For this reason, the user needs to further perform a specific input operation, which places a heavy burden on the user and sometimes has poor operability.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and reduces the operational burden on the user for searching for information and processing the information for display, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information search and display device that can be improved.

The present invention provides a display unit that displays one or a plurality of icons on a display screen, and a non-contact card that is provided at a position corresponding to each icon on the back of the display unit. The communication unit having one or a plurality of radio wave detection units capable of communicating with the contactless card, the icon, and the operation object associated with each icon are stored in association with each other, Select an icon at a position corresponding to the storage unit that stores the processing to be executed in advance and the radio wave detection unit that has established communication when the contactless card is approached, and associate the icon with the selected icon from the storage unit A control unit that extracts a predetermined operation object and executes a predetermined process on the extracted operation object, wherein the operation object includes authentication information assigned to each operation object. Stored in the storage unit and the communication unit acquires the user authentication information stored in the contactless card via the radio wave detection unit approached by the contactless card. Before executing the process for the object, compare the authentication information given to each operation object with the user authentication information obtained from the contactless card,
The operation object to which the authentication information that matches the user authentication information acquired from the contactless card is extracted from the storage unit, and only the icon associated with the extracted operation object is displayed on the display unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information search and display device characterized by displaying.

  According to this, an operation object associated with an icon in advance can be obtained simply by operating the contactless card to a desired icon to the extent that communication with the radio wave detection unit is established. Can be executed, the operation burden on the user for executing the process can be reduced, and the operability can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, the operation target is an information device, and device information including a device name of the information device, authentication information assigned to each information device, and operation screen information is stored in the storage unit. The information device is stored in association with each icon, and the control unit extracts the information device to which the authentication information matching the user authentication information acquired from the contactless card is given from the storage unit, and the extracted Only the icon associated with the information device is displayed on the display unit, the icon displayed at the position where the contactless card is approached is selected, and the operation screen of the information device associated with the selected icon The present invention provides an information search and display device that displays an operation screen on the display unit using information .
Further, according to the present invention, the operation object is an application program, and the storage unit stores a program name of the application program, a folder in which the entity of the application program is stored, and authentication information given to each application program. Is stored in association with the icon, and the control unit stores the program information of the application program to which the authentication information matching the user authentication information acquired from the contactless card is given from the storage unit. Extract, display only the icon associated with the extracted program information on the display unit, select the icon displayed at the position where the contactless card is approached, and associate with the selected icon The specified application program There is provided an information search display device comprising and.

In the present invention, when the operation target is a file, the control unit reads a file stored in the storage unit and causes the display unit to display the file.
When the operation target is a file, the control unit may perform a process of transferring the file stored in the storage unit to the contactless card.
Furthermore, when the operation target is a file, the control unit may perform processing for acquiring a file stored in the contactless card via the communication unit and storing the file in the storage unit.
According to this, the user can easily execute a predetermined process such as a process of displaying a file corresponding to the icon simply by bringing the contactless card close to the icon.

Further, according to the present invention, user authentication information for specifying an owner of a contactless card is stored in the storage unit and the contactless card, and the communication unit is connected via a radio wave detection unit to which the contactless card is approached. The user authentication information stored in the contactless card is acquired, and the control unit executes an authentication process using the user authentication information before executing the process for the operation target.
Here, in the authentication process performed by the control unit, it is confirmed that the user authentication information stored in the storage unit matches the user authentication information stored in the contactless card, and the two authentication information matches. In some cases, the processing on the extracted operation object may be executed.
According to this, only a user who has succeeded in authentication can execute processing on the operation target object, and security can be improved. Further, only by performing an operation of bringing the contactless card closer to the icon, both the authentication process for ensuring security and the process for the operation target can be executed, and the user's operation can be made easier.

Further, in the present invention, when the operation object is stored in a storage unit together with authentication information given for each operation object, the communication unit includes a radio wave detection unit to which a non-contact card is approached. User authentication information stored in the contactless card via the control unit, before the control unit executes the process for the operation target, the authentication information given to the operation target and the contactless card An authentication process using the acquired user authentication information is executed.
According to this, authentication becomes possible for every operation target object.

  Here, after the communication unit acquires user authentication information from the contactless card, an operation object to which authentication information matching the user authentication information acquired from the contactless card is added is extracted from the storage unit. Only the icon associated with the extracted operation object may be displayed on the display unit.

  According to this, since the corresponding icon is displayed only for the operation target that has been successfully authenticated, the icon corresponding to the operation target that cannot be used by the user is not displayed, reducing the operation burden on the user, Usability can be further improved.

In addition, after the communication unit acquires user authentication information from a contactless card, the control unit includes an operation object to which authentication information that matches the user authentication information acquired from the contactless card is given. Corresponds to all operation objects by changing the display form of the icons extracted from the storage unit and associated with the extracted operation objects from the icons associated with the operation objects not extracted. The attached icon may be displayed on the display unit.
According to this, since the icons corresponding to the operation objects that the user can use and the operation objects that cannot be used are displayed in different display forms, the user can select the icon of the operation object that can be used by the user. It is possible to easily identify which one, and the operability can be further improved.
Here, the icon display form refers to, for example, the icon color and the icon shape. To change the display form, the icon color can be changed to an identifiable color, or the icon shape can be identified. This means changing to another shape.
In the present invention, the operation target includes a file, information device information, an application program, and the like. In the following embodiments, these operation objects will be described, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

  According to the present invention, one or a plurality of icons are displayed on the display screen, the radio wave detection unit capable of communicating with the contactless card is provided at a position corresponding to each icon, and an operation associated with the selected icon Since a predetermined process for the object is executed, the user simply performs an operation to bring the contactless card closer to the desired icon to the extent that communication with the radio wave detection unit is established. Thus, it is possible to execute processing on the operation target, reduce the operation burden on the user, and improve operability.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this.
In the following embodiment, a case where the operation target is a file will be mainly described.
<Configuration of information retrieval display device>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the information search / display apparatus according to the present invention.
The information search / display apparatus 10 of the present invention mainly includes a display unit 1, a display control unit 2, a storage unit 3, a communication unit 4, and a control unit 5.
The display unit 1 is a display panel such as an LCD, and is a part that displays an operation screen and information contents such as documents and images.
The display control unit 2 is a part that creates data to be displayed on the display unit 1 and gives the data to the display unit 1.
For example, one or more icons are displayed at a predetermined position on the display screen of the display unit 1. Further, based on an instruction from the control unit 5, a result of executing the application software and an operation screen are displayed on the display unit 1.
The storage unit 3 is a semiconductor memory such as a ROM or a RAM, a recording medium such as a hard disk, a CD or a DVD, and stores various information.

The storage unit 3 mainly stores file information 31, display information 32, antenna information 33, user information 34, application software 35, and the like.
The communication unit 4 is a part that transmits and receives data to and from the IC card 100. When the IC card 100 is a non-contact card, it has a function capable of wireless communication 90 with the IC card, and mainly includes one or a plurality of antenna units 41 and a communication control unit 42.
The antenna unit 41 is a part that performs wireless communication with the IC card, and corresponds to a radio wave detection unit.

The control unit 5 is a part that operates the display unit 1, the communication unit 4, and the like and performs main processing for realizing the functions of the information search / display device 10, and includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O controller, timer It is realized by a microcomputer such as.
The control unit 5 mainly includes a file search unit 51, an authentication unit 52, and a process execution unit 53.

The IC card 100 stores information (user authentication information) and a file for identifying a user of the card, a memory unit 102 for storing these information, and a communication unit of the information search / display device 10. 4 is provided.
Further, as will be described later, the IC card is preferably a non-contact type card in order to perform an input operation by performing wireless communication in the vicinity of one of the plurality of antenna units 41.
Therefore, the communication unit 101 preferably has the function of the wireless communication 90.

The file search unit 51 is a part that reads a requested file from a large number of files stored as file information 31 in the storage unit 3 and delivers the read file to the process execution unit 53.
The authentication unit 52 is a part that compares the user information 34 stored in advance in the storage unit 3 with the user authentication information obtained from the IC card 100 by wireless communication 90. As a result of this comparison, if the authentication is successful, file search or file processing by application software is performed.

The process execution unit 53 selects an appropriate application software 35 for the file read by the file search unit 51, starts the application software, and opens the read file. This is the part that performs the specified processing.
As a process executed by the process execution unit, for example, when the operation target is a file, the read file is opened, the opened file is displayed on the display unit, and the opened file is transferred to the IC card. Saving the file, acquiring a file stored in the IC card, and storing the file in the storage unit 3.
Which application software is to be used for the read file is determined by the file information 31 stored in advance.

The antenna unit 41 of the communication unit 4 is a part that performs wireless data communication with the IC card 100, and a plurality of antenna units 41 are preferably provided as will be described later.
The communication control unit 42 is a part that controls the operation of the antenna unit 41. Based on an instruction from the control unit 5, the communication control unit 42 transfers data to the IC card 100 via the antenna unit, and receives information from the IC card 100. It is a part to get.

FIG. 2 shows an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of information stored in the storage unit 3 of the present invention.
The file information 31 is information for specifying a file created or used by a specific application. For example, one file information includes a file name, a folder name, an application name, and authentication information FL.
Further, the file itself specified from the file information is also stored in the storage unit 3.

For example, in FIG. 2, one file has a file name “FL001”, a folder name in which the file is stored is “FDA01”, and an application that can open the file is “APR-AAA”. The authentication information FL required to open the file is “CODE01”.
If a file “FL001” is read by the file search unit 51 and processed by the process execution unit 53, the “application name” given to the file is referred to and the application software “APR-AAA” is downloaded. When activated, the file “FL001” is opened to display the file contents on the display unit 1.

The authentication information FL is information used in the authentication process by the authentication unit 52, and is information to be compared with, for example, the card recognition information IC acquired from the IC card 100.
If the authentication information FL assigned to each file matches the card authentication information IC acquired from the IC card 100, it is determined that the authentication is successful.
Further, as will be described later, a file having authentication information FL that matches the card authentication information IC is extracted, and only the icon associated with the file is displayed on the display unit.

However, the authentication information FL is not indispensable, and whether to use the authentication information FL may be selected by setting.
Such file information 31 is created by the control unit when the user creates a file, for example. The application name is generated by the application program executed when the file is created and stored for each file.

The display information 32 is a correspondence list of display icons displayed on the display unit 1 and file names associated with the display icons.
If there are n icons (ICON01 to 0n) to be displayed on the display unit 1, one file (FL001 to 00n) corresponds to each icon.
In FIG. 2, for example, a file with the file name “FL002” corresponds to the display icon ICON02.

As will be described later, when the IC card 100 is brought close to the display icon ICON02 displayed on the display unit 1, the file having the file name “FL002” is selected as a search target. The correspondence list between the display icon and the file name is generated by the control unit when the file is created, for example.
Since the display icon corresponds to each file, the display icon may be stored as one piece of information in the file information 31.
The antenna information 33 is information indicating the position of the antenna unit 41, and is one-to-one correspondence with the display icon displayed on the display unit 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining the positional relationship between the display unit 1 and the antenna unit 41 of the present invention.
The display unit 1 is a display such as an LCD, PDP, EL, or cathode ray tube. Various information is displayed on the display unit. In FIG. 3, twelve display icons (ICON01 to ICON12) are displayed on the display screen. Indicates the state. However, the number of display icons is not limited to twelve.
The antenna unit 41 is formed on a panel substrate arranged in parallel on the back of the display screen of the display unit 1, and has the same number of antenna parts (antenna number: ANT01) as the display icon at a position overlapping each display icon of the display unit 1. To ANT12). In FIG. 3, for the sake of explanation, the display screen of the display unit 1 and the panel substrate of the antenna unit 41 are shown shifted, but each antenna portion is provided at a position corresponding to each display icon.

  For example, an antenna portion ANT01 is provided directly behind the display icon ICON01. In FIG. 3, there are twelve antenna portions with antenna numbers ANT01 to ANT12. Each antenna part is a part that performs wireless communication with the IC card 100 and is a part that detects a radio wave transmitted from the IC card (a radio wave detection unit). Only the antenna portion where the IC card 100 is closer than the predetermined distance (L) can perform wireless communication with the IC card.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the IC card 100 is brought close to the display icon ICON11 of the display unit 1, and the distance between the antenna portion ANT11 and the IC card directly behind the display icon is the distance L (for example, 5 mm). When the following occurs, wireless communication with the IC card 100 is established via the antenna portion ANT11. At this time, the other antenna portions (ANT01 to 10 and 12) do not communicate with the IC card 100.

Although not shown, each antenna part is connected to the communication control unit 42, and the communication control unit 42 recognizes which antenna part has established communication with the IC card 100.
In addition, each antenna portion is arranged in a matrix, and is connected to the communication control unit 42 via a selector element. By the polling processing of the communication control unit 42, communication between each antenna portion and the IC card is sequentially established. It may be checked whether or not.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the IC card 100 is brought close to the display icon ICON11, wireless communication between the antenna part of the antenna number ANT11 and the IC card 100 is established. Therefore, via this antenna part (ANT11), For example, the card authentication information IC (CODE01) stored in the IC card 100 is acquired.
In addition, when the antenna part that has established communication with the IC card 100 is the ANT11, the control unit 5 refers to the antenna information 33 so that the control unit 5 causes the user to bring the IC card 100 closer to the display icon ICON11 corresponding to the ANT11. Recognize that.
That is, the display icon ICON11 at the position corresponding to the antenna part ANT11 with which communication has been established is selected.

The fact that the user brings the IC card 100 close to the ICON 11 means that an operation intended to open the file having the file name (FL011) associated with the ICON 11 is performed. In this case, the file (FL011) intended by the user is opened with the application software having the application name associated with the file by the process as described later, and the contents of the file are displayed on the specific part of the display unit 1. Display on the screen.
As described above, in a display state where a plurality of icons are displayed, the user can easily select the file intended by the user simply by operating the IC card 100 to one of the displayed icons. Can be displayed on the screen.

  In FIG. 2, user information 34 is a list of users who can use the apparatus 10 of the present invention, and is information stored in the storage unit 3 in advance. For example, the information of one user (01) includes a name (NM01), an ID code (NID001), and authentication information (CODE01). Here, as the authentication information (CODE01) of the user information 34, information corresponding to the authentication information FL of the file information 31 may be used.

  The user information 34 is user authentication information for specifying the owner of the IC card, and the same information as the user information 34 is stored in advance in the memory unit 102 of the IC card. User information stored in the memory unit 102 of the IC card includes a name, an ID code, and card authentication information IC, and is stored when the IC card is issued. The card authentication information IC of the IC card is information that is compared with the authentication information FL given for each file. The user information 34 is not limited to the three pieces of information shown in FIG. 2. For example, the user information 34 may not include a name and may include information such as an address and sex.

The application software 35 itself is stored in the storage unit 3. The storage unit 3 stores one or a plurality of application software that can be used in the device 10 of the present invention and setting data necessary for the software.
Here, each application software itself and the application name of the file information 31 are stored in association with each other.
As described above, the file information 31 and the like stored in the storage unit 3 shown in FIG. 2 may be stored in a non-volatile rewritable memory so that it can be added, changed, or deleted later. Preferably, for example, it may be stored in a hard disk (HDD).

<Search display process>
Next, an embodiment of the search display process of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 4 shows an explanatory diagram of an embodiment in which a plurality of display icons are displayed on the display unit 1.
In FIG. 4, twelve display icons are displayed, and the name or number of the presentation file is displayed corresponding to each display icon.
For example, “Presentation 01” is displayed on the display icon in the upper left, and this display icon indicates that the file number 01 among the presentation files is associated. Here, the presentation file is the operation target, and the process of opening the presentation file and displaying it on the display unit 1 corresponds to a predetermined process for the operation target.

Such association is based on preset display information 32. Based on this display information 32, a display as shown in FIG.
Although not shown in FIG. 4, as described with reference to FIG. 3, the antenna portions are arranged in the areas associated with the positions of the respective display icons on the back surface of the display unit 1.
For example, the antenna portion of the antenna number “ANT02” is arranged at the position of the display icon “Presentation 02”.

Therefore, when the user brings the IC card 100 close to a desired display icon, communication is established between the IC card and the antenna portion corresponding to the close display icon, and data communication is performed.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the IC card 100 is brought close to the display icon (ICON 11) portion where “Presentation 11” is displayed, the IC card 100 and the position of “Presentation 11” are arranged. Communication is established with the antenna portion (antenna number ANT11). Then, as shown in FIG. 5, data communication is performed between the IC card and the antenna portion of the ANT11. At this time, when the communication control unit 42 recognizes that data communication has been performed via the ANT 11, the control unit 5 executes an authentication process, a file search process, and an application execution process as described later. By such processing, the file (presentation file “Presentation 11”) having the file name (FL011) associated with the antenna (ANT11) and the display icon (ICON 11 of the presentation 11) is displayed on the display unit 1 ( (See FIG. 6).

  The above is the outline processing contents of one embodiment of the present invention. By the time the contents of “Presentation 11” in FIG. 6 are displayed, the user displays the IC on a desired display icon as shown in FIG. All you have to do is move the card closer, and the operation is very easy. That is, it is possible to greatly reduce the user's operational burden until a desired presentation file is selected and opened using a compatible application, and the contents are displayed on the display unit, thereby improving operability. .

<Flowchart of Search Display Processing Example 1>
FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of the first embodiment of the search display process of the present invention.
In step S <b> 1, the control unit 5 initially displays a display icon on the display unit 1.
Here, the display information 32 is referred to, the file name corresponding to the display icon is acquired, and the file name of the corresponding file is displayed together with the display icon.
However, instead of the file name, a name or number that can identify the corresponding file, such as “Presentation 01” as shown in FIG. 4, may be displayed.
Further, the display number and display position of the display icons displayed on the display unit 1 are not limited, and the user may be able to make initial settings in advance.

In step S2, in order to recognize which antenna portion performs communication with the IC card, the control unit 5 sets the antenna number variable ATNO to the initial value (= 1). It is assumed that the number of antennas (Max) is known in advance.
In step S3, the communication control unit 42 checks whether or not communication with the IC card is performed via the antenna portion of the currently set antenna number (ATNO). This communication check is performed, for example, by activating the antenna part of the antenna number ATNO and outputting a radio wave for establishing a predetermined link from this antenna part, and then returning a reply radio wave from the IC card 100 from the same antenna part within a certain period of time. This may be done by checking whether or not it is received.

When the communication control unit 42 confirms reception of the return radio wave from the IC card 100, the control unit 5 determines that a communication link is established and the IC card is detected via the antenna portion.
If the IC card 100 is detected in step S4, the process proceeds to step S7, and if not detected, the process proceeds to step S5.
Here, if the IC card is not detected, it means that there is no IC card 100 near the antenna portion of the current ATNO number.

  Further, when the link is established and the IC card 100 is detected, it means that there is an IC card near the antenna portion of the current ATNO number, and the user displays a display icon corresponding to the antenna portion. , Meaning that the IC card is intentionally approached. At this time, the antenna number ATNO by which the link is established is temporarily stored for the subsequent processing of step 11. Or you may memorize | store the number of a corresponding display icon with an antenna number.

In step S5, since the IC card is not detected in the antenna part of the currently checked antenna number ATNO, the control unit 5 sets the next antenna number in order to check communication through the next antenna part. That is, 1 is added to the antenna number ATNO.
In step S6, it is checked whether or not the current antenna number exceeds the number of antennas (Max).
If the number of antennas (Max) has not been exceeded, the process returns to step S3 in order to check the communication with the antenna part of the newly set current antenna number ATNO. If the number of antennas (Max) has been exceeded, the process returns to step S2 in order to check communication again from the first antenna number.

In step S7, since the link with the IC card 100 is established, the communication unit 4 performs data communication with the IC card through the antenna having the current antenna number ATNO using a predetermined protocol.
In this data communication, identification information (ID code) stored in advance in the IC card is received from at least the IC card 100. In addition, information such as name and card authentication information IC may be transmitted and received.

In step S8, an authentication process is performed.
Here, the authentication unit 52 compares the received identification information (ID code) of the IC card with the user information 34 stored in advance in the storage unit 3.
For example, in the user information 34 as shown in FIG. 2, if there is a user ID code (NID001) that matches this identification information (ID code), it is determined that the authentication has succeeded.

In step S9, if the authentication is successful, the process proceeds to step S11. If the authentication is unsuccessful, the process proceeds to step S10.
In step S10, in order to notify the user that the authentication has failed, an error display indicating the authentication failure is displayed on the display unit 1, and the process returns to step S2.

In step S11, a file search process is performed.
Here, the file search unit 51 acquires the file name of the file intended by the user, using the antenna number ATNO of the antenna part that detected the IC card.
Antenna information 33 and display information 32 are used to acquire the file name.
That is, first, the corresponding display icon number is extracted from the antenna number ATNO using the antenna information 33, and the corresponding file name is acquired from the extracted display icon number using the display information 32.

In step S12, an application execution process is performed.
Here, first, the process execution unit 53 uses the file information 31 to extract a file that matches the acquired file name, and acquires the application name included in the file.
Then, the application software 35 corresponding to the application name is activated, and the file itself corresponding to the file name acquired in step S11 is read using the application software.

In step S13, the control unit 5 opens the read file and causes the display unit 1 to display the contents of the file. For example, the display as shown in FIG. 6 is performed.
Thereafter, the process returns to step S2, and the IC card detection operation is repeated.
However, since the file contents are displayed on the display unit 1 and the display of the display icon is erased, the user does not immediately return to step S2 but returns to the icon display screen as shown in FIG. You may wait for instruction input.

  In the process flow described above, when the process proceeds from step S4 to step S7, the user needs an operation to bring the IC card closer to the display icon, but in other processes, the user needs a special operation or input. do not do. Therefore, the operation burden on the user can be reduced and the operability can be improved.

<Flowchart of Search Display Processing Example 2>
FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the second embodiment of the search display process of the present invention.
Here, an embodiment is shown in which only the display icon corresponding to a file that can be heard only by a person who has the authority to open the file is displayed using the authentication information FL assigned to each file. Also, when displaying an important file that contains confidential information, security is set for each file, and the operability of the user for selecting the file is improved.

In FIG. 8, the processing from step S1 to S9 and the processing from step S11 to S13 are the same as those in the first embodiment shown in FIG.
In step S9 of FIG. 7, when authentication failed, the error display process of step S10 was performed. In FIG. 8 of the second embodiment, only the processes of steps S21 and S22 are performed. And different.
Only different processes will be described below.

In step S9, if the identification information (ID code) of the IC card does not match the user information, in the first embodiment, the user performs processing (display processing, etc.) for all the files associated with the display icons. ) However, some of the files are created by the user themselves, and some files are not created but have viewing authority.
Therefore, in the authentication process in step S8, the user is not a person who can search and display the selected file, but the user created the file corresponding to the display icon displayed in the initial display in step S1. When there is a file or a file having browsing authority, only files having such browsing authority are displayed.
Here, the authentication information FL assigned to each file in the file information 31 of FIG. 2 is used. This authentication information FL corresponds to the card authentication information IC acquired from the IC card, and when the two match, it is permitted to display a file having the authentication information FL.

Therefore, in FIG. 8, when authentication fails in step S9, the process proceeds to step S21.
In step S21, the card authentication information IC acquired from the IC card is compared with the authentication information FL of the file corresponding to the currently displayed display icon.
For example, in the case of FIG. 4, the file information 31 of the file corresponding to the twelve displayed icons is examined, and the file in which both authentication information (FL and IC) matches is extracted.

Next, in step S <b> 22, the display icon associated with the file having the authentication information FL that matches the card authentication information IC of the IC card is extracted from the display information 32.
Then, only the extracted display icon is displayed on the display unit 1. At this time, the display icon corresponding to the file whose authentication information does not match is deleted.
For example, when eight display icons are extracted from the twelve display icons displayed in the initial display, the eight display icons are displayed, and the display icons not extracted are deleted.

  At this time, the user can see that there are only eight files corresponding to the display icons that the user can select because the displayed icons are eight. In addition, when all twelve are displayed, it is impossible to know which display icon corresponds to the file that the user can use unless the IC card is brought close to the display icon. . However, since the deleted display icon corresponds to a file that cannot be used by the user, the icon corresponding to the file that cannot be used is deleted and only the icon corresponding to the available file is displayed. This facilitates selection of a file that can be used by the user, and improves operability.

  Further, in the flowchart of FIG. 8, in step S22, only display icons corresponding to files with matching authentication information are displayed, and display icons corresponding to files that do not match are not displayed. You may make it display the display icon of the file which did not correspond with a file with a mutually different display form. That is, step S22 may be replaced with the following step S22a.

  Step S22a: The display form of the display icon corresponding to the file that matches the authentication information IC of the IC card is changed to be different from the display icon corresponding to the file that does not match.

For example, a display icon corresponding to a file that does not match the authentication information IC of the IC card is displayed in black, and a display icon corresponding to the matched file is displayed in red.
Alternatively, the display icon corresponding to the file that does not match the authentication information IC of the IC card may be displayed in a rectangular shape, whereas the display icon corresponding to the matched file may be displayed in a circular shape.
According to this, since the user can visually and clearly know the file that can be used and the file that cannot be used, the user can easily perform the file selection operation thereafter.

<Example 3>
In the above embodiment, the file itself associated with the display icon is stored in the storage unit 3, but the storage capacity of the memory unit 102 of the IC card 100 is large enough to store the file. In some cases, a file created by the owner of the IC card or a file having usage authority may be stored in the IC card 100 in advance.
Then, when necessary, such as before a presentation, a file in the IC card 100 may be acquired via the communication unit 4 and stored in the storage unit 3 of the apparatus. In this way, it is not necessary to save all the files used by this device in the storage unit 3, and the user who uses the device obtains the necessary files from the IC card 100 before starting the use. Then, the data is stored in the storage unit 3, and when the use of the file is completed, the file may be deleted from the storage unit 3. Accordingly, the storage capacity of the storage unit 3 can be saved.

  On the contrary, if a file that can be used by the owner of the IC card exists only in the storage unit 3 of the apparatus, the authentication information FL of the file and the card authentication information IC of the IC card After confirming the coincidence, the file stored in the storage unit 3 may be transferred to the memory unit 102 of the IC card.

<Example 4>
In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which a file specified by an IC card is displayed by associating a file with a display icon. Here, an embodiment in which a device is associated with a display icon instead of a file will be described. The device means various information devices, for example, a client personal computer (PC), a hard disk (NAS), a printer, and other peripheral devices connected to the information search / display device of the present invention over a network. In this embodiment, device (information equipment) information is an operation target.

The display icons as shown in FIG. 3 are displayed on the display unit 1, the antenna unit 41 is arranged in correspondence with each display icon, and the IC card is brought close to the display icon in the same manner as in the first embodiment. is there.
However, the fourth embodiment is different in that each display icon is associated with a different device. When the IC card 100 is brought close to the display icon, a display related to the device, for example, an operation screen of the device, for example, is displayed on the display unit 1 in order to use the device corresponding to the display icon to which the IC card is approached. .

FIG. 9 shows an explanatory diagram of one embodiment of display information and device information used in the fourth embodiment. Here, as the display information 32, a device name (such as DE001) is stored in association with a display icon instead of a file name.
Also, device information is used instead of the file information 31. The device information includes, for example, a device name and authentication information DV for each device.

Further, device operation screen information (screens 01 to 0n) is stored for each device (DE001 to 00n). For example, when the device is a PC, a list of files stored in the hard disk of the PC is stored as operation screen information.
When the device is a printer, a setting screen for enabling print settings (size, number of sheets) and print output instruction of the printer is stored as operation screen information.

The search processing flow in the fourth embodiment and the IC card operation performed by the user are almost the same as those shown in FIG. 7, but the device name is displayed together with the display icon on the initial screen, and steps S11 and S12 are performed. , S13 is different.
In the fourth embodiment, in step S11, the antenna information 33 and the display information 32 of FIG. 9 are used to acquire the device number corresponding to the antenna number and display icon to which the IC card 100 is approached.

Next, in step S12, the operation screen corresponding to the acquired device name is read using the device operation screen information. In step S13, the read operation screen is displayed on the display unit 1.
By performing such a display, it becomes possible to operate the device selected by the user using the IC card. Thereafter, by viewing the displayed operation screen and making an input for the user to perform a desired operation, the device can perform an operation intended by the user. For example, if the device is a printer, the user views the operation screen, specifies the number of prints and the size, and then inputs an instruction to start printing, the instruction input is given to the printer, and printing according to the instruction is performed. Executed.

  Also in the fourth embodiment, the user only needs to make the IC card 100 approach the display icon until the operation screen for using the device is displayed, and the user can easily operate the device. There is no need for complicated operations to make it possible to use.

<Example 5>
Here, an embodiment in which an operation for starting an application program is performed will be described. In the fifth embodiment, the application program is an operation target.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of display contents on the display unit in the fifth embodiment.
FIG. 10 shows a state in which twelve display icons and the function names of application programs associated with the respective display icons are displayed on the display unit 1. For example, the display icon 01 displays the function name of the program that executes the “document editing” function. The displayed content may be the program name itself, not the function name of the program.
When the user brings the IC card close to the display icon in such a display state, the application program associated with the close display icon is selected and the application program is activated.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of one embodiment of display information and the like used in the fifth embodiment.
In FIG. 11, display information 32 indicates the correspondence between display icons and program names of application programs.
Program information is information for each program, and information of one program includes a program name (PRG01) for identifying the program, a folder name (PFD01) in which the application program is stored, and authentication information PG. The authentication information PG is information stored for each program and checked before starting the program. For example, the authentication information PG is compared with the card authentication information IC of the owner identification information stored in the IC card. If they match, it is determined that the authentication has succeeded, and then the program that has succeeded in the authentication is determined. to start.

In the fifth embodiment, the application program can be activated by the following processing.
First, with the display icon screen as shown in FIG. 10 displayed, the IC card is brought close to a display icon corresponding to a desired application program to be executed by the user. The antenna portion of the antenna number corresponding to the approached display icon becomes active, and communication with the IC card 100 is established. At this time, the card authentication information IC of the IC card is acquired from the IC card. Then, by examining the antenna information 33 in the storage unit 3, the display icon corresponding to the antenna number with which communication has been established is selected, and the corresponding program name is acquired from the selected display icon.

  Further, the program information shown in FIG. 11 is used to search for program information corresponding to the acquired program name, the storage folder name in which the entity of the application program corresponding to the program name is stored is read, and the authentication information Read PG. Then, the read authentication information PG and the card authentication information IC acquired from the IC card are compared to check whether they match.

If both authentication information (PG, IC) match, authentication is successful and the user is allowed to use the application program. That is, the application program corresponding to the display icon instructed by the user approaching the IC card is activated.
On the other hand, if the authentication information does not match, the program is not started and an error is displayed indicating that the user has no authority to start the application program.
Also in the fifth embodiment, the user can select an application program to be activated and authenticate the user with respect to the program simply by operating the IC card closer to the display icon. Therefore, the user's operation for starting the application program can be facilitated, and the operability can be improved.

1 is a configuration block diagram of an embodiment of an information search / display apparatus of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of one Example of the information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the positional relationship of the display part and antenna part of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of one Example of the state of the display icon displayed on the display part of this invention. It is explanatory drawing at the time of making an IC card approach the display icon of the display part of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of one Example of the content of the file displayed on the display part of this invention. It is a flowchart of the search display process of Example 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart of the search display process of Example 2 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of one Example of the display information etc. which are utilized in Example 4 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the specific example of the display content of the display part in Example 5 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of one Example of the display information etc. which are utilized in Example 5 of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display part 2 Display control part 3 Memory | storage part 4 Communication part 5 Control part 10 Information search display apparatus 31 File information 32 Display information 33 Antenna information 34 User information 35 Application software 41 Antenna part 42 Communication control part 51 File search part 52 Authentication Unit 53 processing execution unit 90 wireless communication 100 IC card 101 communication unit 102 memory unit

Claims (6)

A display unit that displays one or more icons on the display screen;
A communication unit having one or a plurality of radio wave detection units which are provided at positions corresponding to the respective icons on the back surface of the display unit and can communicate with the non-contact card when the non-contact card is approached When,
A storage unit that stores the icon and an operation object associated with each icon in association with each other, and stores in advance a process to be executed for each operation object;
An icon at a position corresponding to the radio wave detection unit with which communication is established by the contactless card being approached is selected, and an operation object associated with the selected icon is extracted from the storage unit and extracted. A control unit that executes a predetermined process for the operation object ;
The operation object is stored in the storage unit together with authentication information given for each operation object,
After the communication unit has acquired the user authentication information stored in the contactless card via the radio wave detection unit that has been contacted with the contactless card,
The control unit compares the authentication information given to each operation object with the user authentication information acquired from the contactless card before executing the process for the operation object,
The operation object to which the authentication information that matches the user authentication information acquired from the contactless card is extracted from the storage unit, and only the icon associated with the extracted operation object is displayed on the display unit. An information search and display device characterized by displaying. The operation object is an information device;
In the storage unit, device information consisting of a device name of the information device, authentication information given to each information device, and operation screen information is stored in association with each icon,
The control unit extracts from the storage unit the information device to which the authentication information that matches the user authentication information acquired from the contactless card is extracted, and only the icon associated with the extracted information device is An icon displayed on the display unit and displayed at a position where the contactless card is approached is selected, and the operation screen is displayed on the display unit using the operation screen information of the information device associated with the selected icon. The information search and display device according to claim 1, wherein the information search and display device is displayed. The operation object is an application program;
The storage unit stores program information including a program name of the application program, a folder in which the entity of the application program is stored, and authentication information assigned to each application program in association with the icon,
The control unit extracts the program information of the application program to which the authentication information that matches the user authentication information acquired from the contactless card is extracted from the storage unit, and an icon associated with the extracted program information 2 is displayed on the display unit, an icon displayed at a position where a contactless card is approached is selected, and an application program associated with the selected icon is started. The information search and display device described in 1 . The operation object is a file;
The information search and display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit reads a file associated with the selected icon from the storage unit and causes the display unit to display the file. The operation object is a file;
The information search and display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit transfers a file associated with the selected icon to a contactless card. The operation object is a file;
The information search and display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit acquires a file stored in a contactless card via the communication unit and stores the file in the storage unit.

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