JP5320825B2 - Display device, display method, and display program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To visually grasp a logical relation of a plurality of search results among sets. <P>SOLUTION: One circle is displayed in a first area for each search condition to receive an instruction for selecting a plurality of circles regarding the circle displayed in the first area. Then, when the instruction for selecting a plurality of figures is received, duplication is decided between the plurality of sets, corresponding to the plurality of figures which receive the instruction in accordance with items respectively corresponding to the plurality of selected circles and items of AND having all or a part of the plurality of search conditions as constituent components. Then, the plurality of circles are displayed in a second area, in an arrangement showing a duplicated relation between the plurality of sets. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The disclosed invention relates to a display device, a display method, and a display program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a search system is known in which a computer searches for information that matches a search condition (such as a keyword) and acquires a set of search results that match the search condition, such as Internet search. As a technique for displaying the search results of such a search system, a technique for displaying a set of search results as one figure (such as a circle) for each search condition on a display screen is known.

  For example, when a computer displays a figure for each search condition, there is a technique for expressing the number of search results using the size of the figure (for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, for example, when a computer accepts an operation for overlapping a plurality of graphics for a graphic displayed for each search condition from a user, information that matches all the search conditions corresponding to the plurality of superimposed graphics is re-searched. There is technology (Patent Document 2 etc.). That is, for example, when the computer accepts an operation for overlapping a circle “A” corresponding to the search condition “A” and a circle “B” corresponding to the search condition “B” from the user, the search condition “A and B Search again for information matching "".

JP-A-6-266778 (page 1-7, FIG. 1) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-44520 (page 1-4, FIG. 1)

  By the way, in the above-described conventional technique, there is a problem that an overlap between a plurality of search results cannot be visually recognized. That is, with the technique using the size of a figure, the user cannot visually recognize the overlap between a plurality of search results, although the user can visually recognize the number of search results. In addition, in the technology of accepting user operations and performing a re-search, the computer only re-searches information that matches all the search conditions corresponding to the plurality of superimposed figures, and the user can perform a plurality of search results. The overlap between them cannot be visually recognized.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the conventional technology, and provides a display device, a display method, and a display program capable of visually recognizing an overlap between a plurality of search results. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the purpose, a graphic corresponding to a set of search results that match the search condition for each search condition in the first area divided on the display screen output to the output unit First display means for displaying is provided. In addition, a receiving unit that receives an instruction to select a plurality of graphics for the graphic displayed in the first area by the first display unit is provided. Further, when an instruction to select a plurality of graphics is received by the receiving unit, each of the number of search results that matches each of the plurality of search conditions corresponding to the selected plurality of graphics, and all of the plurality of search conditions or Overlap between a plurality of sets corresponding to a plurality of figures for which an instruction has been received by the receiving means based on each number of search results that match each of the AND conditions indicated by a logical product having a part as a component Determination means for determining Further, in the second area divided on the display screen, a plurality of figures corresponding to the plurality of sets are displayed in an arrangement indicating an overlapping relationship between the plurality of sets determined by the determination unit. Two display means are provided.

  It is possible to visually recognize an overlap between a plurality of search results.

  Exemplary embodiments of a display device, a display method, and a display program according to the disclosed invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, an overview of the display device according to the first embodiment, a configuration of the display device, and a processing flow will be described in order, and then other embodiments will be described.

[Outline of display device]
First, the outline of the display device 100 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of the display device 100 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing only a display screen displayed by the display device 100. In the following description, a set of search results obtained by performing a search using the search condition “a” is referred to as a set “a”, and a figure indicating the set of search results is described as a circle “a”.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display device 100 according to the first embodiment includes a first area 20 and a second area 30 that are divided on a display screen 10 that is output to a display unit (also referred to as an “output unit”). And display information respectively.

  That is, the display device 100 according to the first embodiment displays a graphic corresponding to a set of search results that match the search condition in the first region 20, and specifically, as one circle for each search condition. indicate. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, when the search condition “a” to the search condition “d” are input, the display device 100 displays the circle “a” to the circle “d” in the first region 20.

  In addition, the display device 100 according to the first embodiment receives an instruction to select a plurality of graphics for the graphics displayed in the first region 20. Further, for example, as illustrated in (1) of FIG. 1, the display device 100 receives a drag and drop operation for moving the circle “a” and the circle “b” to the second region 30 from the user.

  And the display apparatus 100 which concerns on Example 1 determines the duplication between several sets corresponding to the received several figure. For example, the display device 100 displays the number of search results obtained when searching using the search conditions “a” and “b” and the search results obtained when searching using the search conditions “A and B”. The overlap between the set “a” and the set “b” is determined based on the number of cases. To explain with a specific example, the display device 100 determines that the set “a” and the set “b” when the number of search results when the search condition “A and B” is used is “0”. Are determined to be non-overlapping, and if it is greater than “0”, it is determined that the set “a” and the set “b” overlap.

  As shown in (2) of FIG. 1, the display device 100 according to the first embodiment includes a plurality of display devices 100 corresponding to a plurality of sets in the second region 30 in an arrangement indicating an overlapping relationship between the plurality of sets. The shape of is displayed. For example, if the display device 100 determines that the set “a” and the set “b” do not overlap, the two circles are arranged so that the circle “a” and the circle “b” do not overlap. Is displayed, and when it is determined that the set “a” and the set “b” overlap, two circles are displayed in such an arrangement that the circle “a” and the circle “b” overlap.

  For this reason, the display device 100 according to the first embodiment can visually grasp the logical relationship between sets of a plurality of search results.

[Configuration of display device]
Next, the configuration of the display device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the display device 100. As shown in the figure, the display device 100 includes a display unit 101, an input unit 102, a storage unit 200, and a control unit 300, and is connected to the server device 400.

  Here, first, the server device 400 connected to the display device 100 will be described. Server device 400 is connected to display device 100. In the server apparatus 400, conditions used for searching are input by the display apparatus 100, and specifically, search conditions, logical product conditions, and logical sum conditions are input. Then, the server device 400 executes a search using the conditions input by the display device 100, and for example, a search result that matches the search conditions, the logical product conditions, and the logical sum conditions in the information published on the Internet. And get the number of cases. Then, the server device 400 sends the number of search results and the search results to the display device 100.

  Next, each part of the display device 100 will be described. The storage unit 200 stores data necessary for display processing by the control unit 300, and includes a number storage unit 201 and a search result storage unit 202.

  The number storage unit 201 is connected to the inquiry execution unit 301 and the graphic display control unit 302. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the number storage unit 201 stores the number of cases obtained as a search result that matches the search condition in association with the search condition. In the example shown in FIG. The number of cases “120” is stored in association.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the number storage unit 201 stores the number of logical products and the number of logical sums obtained as search results that match the logical expression conditions in association with combinations of search conditions. A logical expression is a logical product condition represented by a logical product having all or part of a search condition as a component, or a logical sum condition represented by a logical sum having a whole or part of the search condition as a component. is there. The number of logical products is the number of results obtained as search results that match the logical product conditions. The number of logical sums is the number of results obtained as a search result that matches the logical sum condition.

  Specifically, in the example illustrated in FIG. 3, the number storage unit 201 stores “number of logical products” and “number of logical sums” for each “combination” indicating a combination of search conditions. The number of logical products “80” and the number of logical sums “340” are stored in association with “a, b”.

  Here, the association between the search condition and the number of cases and the association between the combination of the search conditions and the number of logical products and the number of logical sums are input by the inquiry execution unit 301 and used by the graphic display control unit 302.

  The search result storage unit 202 is connected to the inquiry execution unit 301 and the search result display control unit 303, and stores search results in association with search conditions, logical product conditions, and logical sum conditions. Here, the search condition, the logical product condition, and the association between the logical sum condition and the search result are input by the query execution unit 301 and used by the search result display control unit 303.

  The display unit 101 is connected to the graphic display control unit 302 and the search result display control unit 303. The display unit 101 includes a monitor and the like, and is controlled by the graphic display control unit 302 and the search result display control unit 303 to display information on the display screen 10 as shown in FIG.

  For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the display unit 101 is controlled by the graphic display control unit 302, so that the first area 20, the second area 30, and the search condition reception area 40 are displayed on the display screen 10. And the third area 50 is displayed. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of the display screen 10 displayed on the display unit. Here, the search condition receiving area 40, the first area 20, the second area 30, and the third area 50 are different on the display screen 10 on which information is displayed by the display unit 101. It is an area.

  Here, the search condition receiving area 40 is an area for receiving a search condition from a user. The first area 20 is an area in which a set of search results is displayed by the graphic display control unit 302 as one graphic for each search condition. The second area 30 is an area in which a graphic is displayed by the graphic display control unit 302 in an arrangement showing an overlapping relationship between sets. The third area 50 is an area where the search result is displayed by the search result display control unit 303.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, an example of the display screen 10 including the search condition reception area 40 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the search condition reception area 40 may not be included. Also, in the following, when information (for example, a circle) is displayed from the display unit 101 under the control of the graphic display control unit 302 or the search result display control unit 303, the graphic display control unit 302 or the search for convenience of explanation. It is described only when the result display control unit 303 displays information. For example, when the graphic display control unit 302 controls the display unit 101 to display a circle in the first region 20, only when the graphic display control unit 302 displays a circle in the first region 20 for convenience of explanation. Describe.

  An input unit 102 (also referred to as “accepting unit” or “region selection receiving unit”) is connected to an inquiry execution unit 301, a graphic display control unit 302, and a search result display control unit 303, and also includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and the like. And accepts instructions from the user. For example, the input unit 102 receives an operation for designating a search condition from the user in the search condition reception area 40 and sends the received search condition to the inquiry execution unit 301 and the graphic display control unit 302. For example, the input unit 102 receives a keyboard operation for designating the search condition “a” from the user, and sends the search condition “a” to the inquiry execution unit 301 and the graphic display control unit 302.

  Further, the input unit 102 receives an instruction to select a plurality of graphics for the graphic displayed in the first area 20, and sends information for identifying the selected graphic to the inquiry execution unit 301 and the graphic display control unit 302. send. For example, the input unit 102 receives a drag and drop operation for moving the circle “a” and the circle “b” to the second area 30 from the user, and sends the “a” and “b” to the inquiry execution unit 301. To the graphic display control unit 302.

  When the input unit 102 receives a search result display instruction that is an instruction to display the search result, the input unit 102 sends the search result display control unit 303 to the search result display control unit 303. Specifically, the input unit 102 receives an instruction from the user to select an arbitrary area on the graphic displayed in the second area 30 and controls the search result display control to identify the selected area. Send to part 303. For example, the input unit 102 receives a mouse operation for clicking an arbitrary region on the circle displayed in the second region 30 and sends information for identifying the clicked region to the search result display control unit 303.

  The control unit 300 executes a program that defines a display processing procedure and the like, and includes an inquiry execution unit 301, a graphic display control unit 302, and a search result display control unit 303, and controls display processing by the display device 100.

  The inquiry execution unit 301 is connected to the number storage unit 201, the search result storage unit 202, the input unit 102, and the server device 400. Further, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the conditions used for the search to the server device 400 when the search condition is received from the input unit 102 and when information for identifying a plurality of figures is received from the input unit 102. .

  Note that the case where information for identifying a plurality of figures is received from the input unit 102 is not limited to the case of receiving information for identifying a plurality of figures at a time. You may accept.

  First, a case where a search condition is received from the input unit 102 will be described. The inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the received search condition to the server device 400. For example, when the search condition “a” is received from the input unit 102, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the search condition “a” to the server device 400.

  Further, when the inquiry execution unit 301 receives the number of cases from the server device 400, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs it to the number storage unit 201 in association with the search condition input to the server device 400. For example, when the query execution unit 301 receives the number “120” for the search condition “a”, the query execution unit 301 inputs the number “120” to the number storage unit 201 in association with the search condition “a”. When the query execution unit 301 receives a search result corresponding to the search condition, the query execution unit 301 inputs the search result to the search result storage unit 202 in association with the search condition.

  Next, a case where information for identifying a graphic is received from the input unit 102 will be described. The inquiry execution unit 301 inputs to the server device 400 each logical product condition having all or part of a plurality of search conditions corresponding to a plurality of graphics identified by the received information as components. For example, when “a” and “b” are received from the input unit 102, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs a logical product condition “a and b” to the server device 400. For example, when the inquiry execution unit 301 receives “a”, “b”, and “c” from the input unit 102, the logical product conditions “a and b”, “a and c”, and “b and c” are used. And “a and b and c” are input to the server apparatus 400.

  Further, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs, to the server device 400, each logical sum condition having all or part of a plurality of search conditions corresponding to a plurality of figures identified by the received information as components. For example, when “a” and “b” are received from the input unit 102, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the logical sum condition “a or b” to the server device 400. Further, for example, when the inquiry execution unit 301 receives “a”, “b”, and “c” from the input unit 102, the logical sum conditions “a or b”, “a or c”, and “b or c”. And “a or b or c” are input to the server apparatus 400.

  Further, when the inquiry execution unit 301 receives the number of logical products or the number of logical sums from the server device 400, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the number of logical products and the number of logical sums in the number storage unit 201 in association with the combination. For example, when receiving the logical product number “80” for the logical product condition “a and b”, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the logical product number “80” to the number storage unit 201 in association with the combination “a b”. . For example, when the query execution unit 301 receives the logical sum number “340” for the logical sum condition “a or b”, the query execution unit 301 associates the logical sum number “340” with the combination “a b” in the number storage unit 201. input.

  When the query execution unit 301 receives a search result corresponding to the logical product condition or logical sum condition from the server device 400, the query execution unit 301 inputs the search result to the search result storage unit 202 in association with the logical product condition or logical sum condition. To do.

  In the first embodiment, the case where the inquiry execution unit 301 receives both the number of logical products and the number of logical sums from the server device 400 will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the inquiry execution unit 301 accepts only one of the number of logical products or the number of logical sums from the server device 400, and uses the number of accepted cases (for example, the number of logical products and the number of cases) (the number of logical sums). May be calculated.

  In the first embodiment, a case will be described in which the query execution unit 301 inputs logical product conditions and logical sum conditions to the server device 400 when information for identifying a plurality of figures is received from the input unit 102. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the query execution unit 301 receives the search condition from the input unit 102, the query execution unit 301 inputs the search condition and a logical product condition and a logical sum condition that include all or part of the received search condition as components. May be.

  The graphic display control unit 302 (also referred to as “first display unit”, “determination unit”, or “second display unit”) is connected to the display unit 101, the input unit 102, and the number storage unit 201. 101 controls information displayed on the display surface 10. Specifically, the graphic display control unit 302 performs a first display process for displaying information in the first area 20, determines a duplication relationship, and displays information in the second area 30. Process.

  First, the graphic display control unit 302 will be described from the viewpoint of first display processing. When a search condition is received from the input unit 102, a graphic corresponding to a set of search results that match the search condition is displayed in the first area 20 for each search condition. For example, the graphic display control unit 302 displays one circle for each search condition in the first region 20, for example, the circles “a” to “a” corresponding to the search conditions “a” to “d”. A circle “d” is displayed (see FIG. 4).

  Here, the graphic display control unit 302 performs the first display asynchronously with the processing performed by the inquiry execution unit 301 (search condition input processing to the server, processing for inputting the number of cases to the number storage unit 201, etc.). Process. That is, the graphic display control unit 302 performs the first display process regardless of whether or not the process performed by the inquiry execution unit 301 is completed.

  The graphic display control unit 302 will be described from the viewpoint of second display processing. In the description of the graphic display control unit 302, “a” and “b” are received from the input unit 102 unless otherwise specified. When the graphic display control unit 302 receives information for identifying a graphic from the plurality of input units 102, the graphic display control unit 302 determines overlap between a plurality of sets corresponding to the plurality of graphics identified by the received information. And duplication of the set “b” is determined.

  Specifically, the graphic display control unit 302 calculates the number of matching search results for each of the plurality of search conditions corresponding to the plurality of graphics identified by the information received from the input unit 102 from the number storage unit 201. get. For example, the graphic display control unit 302 acquires the number “120” associated with the search condition “a” and the number “300” associated with the search condition “b” from the number storage unit 201.

  In addition, the graphic display control unit 302 changes the size of each graphic displayed in the second region 30 to a size corresponding to the number of cases. For example, when the number of cases corresponding to the circle “a” is “120” and the number of cases corresponding to the circle “b” is “300”, the graphic display control unit 302 determines the size of the circle “b”. Is larger than the circle “a” and displayed in the second area 30. For example, when the number of cases is “0”, a circle is displayed as a point, and when the number of cases exceeds a predetermined upper limit, the circle is displayed as the maximum size. The maximum size is set in advance by the user, for example.

  In addition, the graphic display control unit 302 stores, from the number storage unit 201, each of the number of logical products that match each of the logical product conditions having all or part of the plurality of search conditions corresponding to the selected plurality of graphics as components. get. For example, the graphic display control unit 302 acquires the number of logical products “80” associated with the logical product condition “a and b” from the number-of-cases storage unit 201.

  Here, the graphic display control unit 302 performs the second display asynchronously with the processing performed by the inquiry execution unit 301 (search condition input processing to the server, processing for inputting the number of cases to the number storage unit 201, etc.). Process. That is, the graphic display control unit 302 performs the second display process regardless of whether the process performed by the inquiry execution unit 301 is completed.

  Specifically, when the figure display control unit 302 inquires about the number of cases, the process of inputting the number of cases is not performed by the inquiry execution unit 301, and if the number of cases cannot be acquired, the size of the circle is displayed. To the standard size and continue the second display process. Then, for example, the graphic display control unit 302 acquires the number of cases with a standard size after a certain period of time, and changes the size of the circle to a size according to the number of cases. The standard size is set in advance by the user, for example.

  In addition, when the figure display control unit 302 acquires the number of logical products and the number of logical sums, the process of inputting the number of cases by the inquiry execution unit 301 is not performed, and the number of logical products and the number of logical sums can be acquired. If not, the second display process is continued as “not set”. Then, for example, the graphic display control unit 302 acquires the number of cases that have not been set after a predetermined time has elapsed, and performs the second display process again.

  Further, the graphic display control unit 302 acquires the number of cases and the number of logical products acquired from the number storage unit 201, and determines overlap between a plurality of sets corresponding to a plurality of figures identified by the information received from the input unit 102. To do.

  For example, when determining the overlapping relationship for two sets, the graphic display control unit 302 determines whether (1) the number of logical products is “0” for the two sets, for example, the number of logical products It is determined whether “a and b” is “0”. Here, when the logical product number is “0”, for example, when the logical product number “a and b” is “0”, the graphic display control unit 302 sets the set “a” and the set “ b ”is determined not to overlap. Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, the graphic display control unit 302 displays the second region with the circle “a” and the circle “b” being separated from each other. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of an arrangement of figures displayed in the second area in the first embodiment.

  Here, when the number of logical products is “unset” when determining whether the number of logical products is “0”, the graphic display control unit 302 determines that the relationship does not overlap, for example. To continue.

  Further, when the logical product number is not “0”, for example, when the logical product number “a and b” is not “0”, the graphic display control unit 302 compares the logical product number with the two numbers. To do. Specifically, the graphic display control unit 302 compares the number of logical products with the number of two cases, (2) determines whether the number of logical products is the same as the number of two cases, and (3) from the number of logical products. Also determine if the number of the two is large. The graphic display control unit 302 compares the number of logical products with the number of two, and (4) determines whether one number is the same as the number of logical products and the other number is larger than the number of logical products. .

  Here, when the graphic display control unit 302 determines (2), for example, the number of logical products for the logical product condition “a and b”, the number of cases for “a” (number of cases “a”), If it is determined that the number of cases for “b” (number of cases “b”) is the same, it is determined that the two sets have a completely overlapping relationship. Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, the graphic display control unit 302 is arranged in an arrangement in which two circles overlap each other, for example, in an arrangement in which a circle “a” and a circle “b” completely overlap. The second area 30 is displayed.

  When the graphic display control unit 302 determines that (3), for example, the number “a” is larger than the number of logical products for the logical product condition “a and b”, and the logical product condition “a and b”. If it is determined that the number “b” is larger than the number of logical products for “b”, it is determined that the two sets partially overlap each other. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 5C, the graphic display control unit 302 displays the second region 30 in an arrangement in which the circle “a” and the circle “b” partially overlap. Then, the graphic display control unit 302 changes the size of the overlapping portion to a value corresponding to the number of logical products.

  If the graphic display control unit 302 determines that (4), for example, the number of logical products and the number of cases “b” for the logical product condition “a and b” are the same, and the number of cases “a” is the number of cases. If it is determined that the value is larger than “b”, it is determined that the set “b” is included in the set “a”. Then, as shown in FIG. 5D, the graphic display control unit 302 has an arrangement in which the other circle is included in one circle, for example, the circle “b” is included in the circle “a”. Are displayed in the second area 30 in the arrangement.

  Further, when determining the overlapping relationship for three or more sets, the graphic display control unit 302 determines the overlapping relationship for all combinations. For example, when determining the overlap between the sets “a” to “c”, the graphic display control unit 302 first determines the overlap relationship for the combination of the two sets, for example, the set “a”. And the set “b” are determined. Then, the graphic display control unit 302 determines the overlapping relationship for each of the two sets for which the overlapping relationship has been determined and the combination of the two sets for the third set. For example, the graphic display control unit 302 includes a combination of the set “c” and the set “a”, a combination of the set “c” and the set “b”, and the set “c” and the set “a and b”. The overlapping relationship is determined for the combination. Then, the graphic display control unit 302 displays the circle “a”, the circle “b”, and the circle “c” in the second region 30 in an arrangement that indicates the overlapping relationship between the determined sets.

  When determining the overlapping relationship for four or more sets, the graphic display control unit 302 for each of the three sets for which the overlapping relationship has been determined for each of the fourth set and each combination of the three sets. Determine the overlap relationship. For example, the graphic display control unit 302 includes a combination of the set “d” and the set “a”, a combination of the set “d” and the set “b”, and a combination of the set “d” and the set “c”. The overlap relationship is determined for. Further, for example, the graphic display control unit 302 determines an overlapping relationship between the combination of the set “d” and the set “a and b” and the combination of the set “d” and the set “a and c”. Further, for example, the graphic display control unit 302 determines an overlapping relationship between the combination of the set “d” and the set “b and c” and the combination of the set “d” and the set “a and b and c”. . Then, the graphic display control unit 302 displays the circle “a”, the circle “b”, the circle “c”, and the circle “d” in the second area 30 in an arrangement that indicates the overlapping relationship between the determined sets. To do.

  For example, an example of an arrangement showing an overlapping relationship between three sets (set “a”, set “b”, and set “c”) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of the arrangement of graphics displayed in the second region 30 in the first embodiment. For example, the case where the number of logical products is larger than “0” and the number of each case is larger than the number of logical products for all combinations will be described. As shown in FIG. 6A, the graphic display control unit 302 displays three circles in the second region 30 in an arrangement in which all the circles partially overlap each other. For example, the graphic display control unit 302 partially overlaps the circle “a” and the circle “b”, the circle “a” and “c”, the circle “b” and the circle “c”, and the circle “a”. Three circles are displayed in the second region 30 in an arrangement in which the circle “b” and the circle “c” overlap.

  Further, for example, for the combination of the set “a” and the set “b” and the combination of the set “a” and the set “c”, the number of logical products is larger than “0”, and the number of cases is the logical product. A case where it is determined that the number is larger than the number of cases will be described. A case where the number of logical products is “0” for the combination of the set “a” and the set “c” and the combination of the set “a”, the set “b”, and the set “c” will be described. As shown in FIG. 6B, the graphic display control unit 302 partially overlaps the circle “a” and the circle “b”, the circle “a” and “c”, and the circle “b” and the circle “ Three circles are displayed in the second region 30 in an arrangement that does not overlap with “c”.

  For example, the case where the number of logical products is “0” for all combinations will be described. As shown in FIG. 6C, the graphic display control unit 302 displays all the circles apart from each other. For example, the graphic display control unit 302 overlaps between the circles “a”, “b”, and “c”. Three circles are displayed in the second region 30 in an arrangement without the.

  Further, for example, a case will be described in which it is determined that the combination number of sets “a” and “b” is greater than “0” and that each number is greater than the number of conjunctions. Further, the combination of the set “a” and the set “c” and the combination of the set “b” and the set “c” will be described assuming that the number of logical products is “0”. As shown in FIG. 6D, the graphic display control unit 302 includes three circles in an arrangement in which the circle “a” and the circle “b” partially overlap and the circle “c” has no overlap. Displayed in the second area 30.

  A case where two sets are included (included) in one set will be described. For example, for example, the number of logical products for the logical product condition “a and b” is the same as the number “b”, the number “a” is larger than the number “b”, and the set “b” A case where it is determined that the relationship is included is described. Further, for example, the number of logical products for the logical product condition “a and c” is the same as the number “c”, the number “a” is larger than the number “c”, and the set “c” A case where it is determined that the relationship is included is described. Further, for example, a case will be described in which it is determined that the number of logical products is greater than “0” and the number of cases is greater than the number of logical products for the combination of the set “b” and the set “c”. As shown in FIG. 6E, the graphic display control unit 302 includes a circle “b” and a circle “c” contained in a circle “a”, and a portion of the circle “b” and the circle “c”. Three circles are displayed in the second region 30 in an overlapping arrangement.

  The search result display control unit 303 (also referred to as “result display unit”) is connected to the display unit 101, the input unit 102, and the search result storage unit 202. When the search result display control unit 303 receives the information for identifying the area from the input unit 102, the search result display control unit 303 acquires the search result corresponding to the area (result display area) identified by the received information from the search result storage unit 202. And displayed in the third area 50.

  Specifically, when there is one figure including the result display area, the search result display control unit 303 displays the search result that matches the search condition corresponding to the figure in the third area 50. . For example, the search result display control unit 303 acquires the search result associated with the logical product condition “a” from the search result storage unit 202 when the circle including the result display area is only the circle “a”. And displayed in the third area 50.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of figures including the result display area, the search result display control unit 303 displays a search result that matches the logical product condition including all the search conditions corresponding to the plurality of figures as a third element. Displayed in area 50. For example, when the circles including the result display area are the circle “a”, the circle “b”, and the circle “c”, the search result display control unit 303 sets the logical product condition “a and b and c”. The associated search result is acquired from the search result storage unit 202 and displayed in the third area 50.

  The display device 100 may be applied to an information processing apparatus such as a known personal computer, workstation, mobile phone, PHS (Personal Handyphone System) terminal, mobile communication terminal, or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). Specifically, the number storage unit 201, the search result storage unit 202, the input unit 102, the display unit 101, the inquiry execution unit 301, the graphic display control unit 302, and the search result display control unit 303 are connected to a known personal computer or the like. It can also be realized by installing each function.

[Processing by the display device 100 according to the first embodiment]
Next, processing by the display device 100 according to the first embodiment will be described. Below, first, the flow of the display process in the 1st area | region 20 is demonstrated, the flow of the display process in the 2nd area | region 30 is demonstrated, and the flow of a search result display process is demonstrated after that.

[Display Process in First Area 20]
With reference to FIG. 7, a flow of display processing in the first region 20 of the display device 100 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of display processing in the first region 20 of the display device 100 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the display device 100, when the search condition is input by the user (Yes at Step S101), the inquiry execution unit 301 executes an inquiry (Step S102). That is, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the received search condition to the server device 400. For example, when the search condition “a” is received from the input unit 102, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the search condition “a” to the server device 400.

  And the inquiry execution part 301 acquires the number of cases from the server apparatus 400 (step S103), and inputs the acquired number of cases into the number storage part 201 (step S104). For example, when the inquiry execution unit 301 accepts (acquires) the number “120” of the search condition “a”, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the number “120” in association with the search condition “a” into the number storage unit 201.

  In the display device 100, when the search condition is input by the user (Yes at Step S101), the graphic display control unit 302 displays a circle in the first area 20 (Step S105). For example, when receiving the search condition “a” from the input unit 102, the graphic display control unit 302 displays a circle “a” in the first region 20.

[Display Process in Second Area 30]
The flow of the display process in the second area 30 of the display device 100 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of display processing in the second region 30 of the display device 100 according to the first embodiment. In the following, processing when two circles are displayed in the second region 30 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the display device 100, when a plurality of figures are selected by the user (Yes at Step S201), the inquiry execution unit 301 executes an inquiry (Step S202). That is, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs, to the server device 400, logical product conditions each having all or part of a plurality of search conditions corresponding to a plurality of graphics identified by the received information as components. For example, when the query execution unit 301 receives “a”, “b”, and “c” from the input unit 102, the query execution unit 301 sets the logical product conditions “a and b”, “a and c”, and “b and c”. Input to the server device 400.

  Then, the inquiry execution unit 301 acquires the number of logical products, the number of logical sums, and the search results from the server device 400 (step S203), and stores the number of logical products, the number of logical sums, and the search results in the number storage unit 201 and the search results. The data is input to the storage unit 202 (step S204). For example, when receiving the logical product number “80” for the logical product condition “a and b”, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the logical product number “80” to the search result storage unit 202 in association with the combination “a b”. To do.

  Further, in the display device 100, when a plurality of figures are selected by the user (Yes in step S201), for example, a drag and drop operation for moving the circle “a” and the circle “b” to the second region 30 is performed. When done, the graphic display control unit 302 acquires the number of cases from the number-of-cases storage unit 201 (step S205). For example, the graphic display control unit 302 acquires the number “120” associated with the search condition “a” and the number “300” associated with the search condition “b” from the number storage unit 201.

  Then, the graphic display control unit 302 changes the size of the circle according to the “number of cases” (step S206). For example, when the number of cases corresponding to the circle “a” is “120” and the number of cases corresponding to the circle “b” is “300”, the figure display control unit 302 The size of the circle “b” is made larger than the circle “a” and displayed in the second area 30.

  Then, the graphic display control unit 302 acquires the number of logical products (step S207). For example, the graphic display control unit 302 acquires the number of logical products “80” associated with the logical product condition “a and b” from the number-of-cases storage unit 201.

  Then, the graphic display control unit 302 selects one unselected combination (step S208). For example, when the graphic display control unit 302 determines overlap between the sets “a” to “c”, the combination of the set “a” and the set “b”, the set “a” and the set “c” ”And a combination that has not yet been selected from among the combinations“ b ”and“ c ”.

  Then, the graphic display control unit 302 determines whether the logical product number is “0” (step S209). Here, if the figure display control unit 302 determines that the number of logical products is “0” (Yes in step S209), the figure display control unit 302 determines that the relation does not overlap and displays the figure (circle) apart ( Step S210).

  On the other hand, when determining that the logical product number is not “0” (No at Step S209), the graphic display control unit 302 compares the logical product number with the two numbers (Step S211). Here, the graphic display control unit 302 determines whether the number of logical products and the number of two are the same (step S212). When the graphic display control unit 302 determines that the number of logical products and the number of two are the same (Yes in step S212), the graphic display control unit 302 displays two circles in a completely overlapping arrangement (step S213). For example, when the graphic display control unit 302 determines that the logical product number “a and b” and the number “a” and the number “b” are the same, the graphic display control unit 302 determines that the two circles are completely overlapped, The circle “a” and the circle “b” are displayed in the second area 30 in a completely overlapping arrangement.

  Further, when the graphic display control unit 302 does not determine that the number of logical products and the number of two are the same (No in step S212), the graphic display control unit 302 determines whether the number of two is larger than the number of logical products (step S214). ). If the graphic display control unit 302 determines that the number of two items is larger than the number of logical products (Yes in step S214), the graphic display control unit 302 displays the images in a partially overlapping arrangement (step S215). For example, if the graphic display control unit 302 determines that the number of cases “a” and the number of cases “b” are larger than the number of logical products for the logical product condition “a and b”, the two circles partially overlap each other. And the circle “a” and the circle “b” are displayed in the second region 30 in a partially overlapping arrangement. Then, the graphic display control unit 302 changes the size (area) of the overlapping portion to a size corresponding to the number of logical products (step S216).

  If the graphic display control unit 302 determines that the number of two items is not larger than the number of logical products (No in step S214), the graphic display control unit 302 determines that the relationship is included (step S217). Then, the graphic display control unit 302 displays the second region 30 in a relationship in which two circles are included, for example, in a relationship in which the circle “a” is included in the circle “b” (step S30). S218).

  Then, the graphic display control unit 302 determines whether the processing has been completed for all combinations (step S219). If the graphic display control unit 302 determines that the processing has not ended (No at step S219), it repeats the processing from step S208 to S218 described above. On the other hand, when it is determined that the graphic display control unit 302 has ended (Yes at Step S219), the display process in the second area is ended.

[Search result display processing]
Moreover, the flow of the search result display process of the display device 100 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of search result display processing of the display device 100 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the display device 100, when a search result display operation is performed (Yes in step S301), for example, when a mouse operation specifying a result display area is received, the search result display control unit 303 displays the result. The search result corresponding to the area is displayed in the third area 50 (step S302). For example, the search result display control unit 303 displays the search result corresponding to the search condition “a” in the third area 50 when the circle including the result display area is only the circle “a”. Further, for example, when the circle including the result display area is the circle “a”, the circle “b”, and the circle “c”, the search result display control unit 303 performs the logical product condition “a and b and c”. The search result associated with is displayed in the third area 50.

[Effect of Example 1]
As described above, according to the first embodiment, the display device 100 displays one circle in the first region 20 for each search condition, and displays a plurality of circles for the circle displayed in the first region 20. Accept an instruction to select. Then, the display device 100 performs duplication between a plurality of sets based on each of the numbers corresponding to the plurality of selected circles and each of the number of logical products having all or part of the plurality of search conditions as components. judge. Then, the display device 100 displays a plurality of circles in the second region 30 in an arrangement showing an overlapping relationship between the plurality of sets. As a result, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to visually grasp the logical relationship between sets of a plurality of search results.

  That is, according to the first embodiment, when a plurality of circles are selected and moved to the second region 30 from the first region 20 in which a set of search results is displayed as a circle for each search condition, the search results are moved. By determining the overlap between sets and displaying them on a Venn diagram, the overlap between search results can be visually recognized.

  Further, for example, according to the first embodiment, even a user who does not know a method of searching using logical product or logical sum (for example, elementary school student), the first region 20 to the second region 30. Logical operations and logical sums can be used intuitively and simply by moving the circle to the right. In addition, for example, it is possible to easily adjust the search conditions, and it is possible to improve the convenience for the user when performing a search using complicated search conditions or when a huge search result is obtained. is there.

  So far, as the first embodiment, the method of displaying only the circle corresponding to each search condition in the second region 30 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a circle corresponding to the logical product condition may be displayed in the second region 30. Therefore, in the second embodiment, a method for displaying a circle corresponding to the logical product condition in the second region 30 will be described. In addition, below, the point similar to the display apparatus 100 which concerns on Example 1 is demonstrated easily, or description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the display device 100 according to the second embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the input unit 102 (also referred to as “integrated reception unit”) integrates the graphic displayed in the second region 30 by the graphic display control unit 302. Accept instructions from users. The integration instruction is an instruction to display an area where a plurality of arbitrary figures overlap as one figure. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of the display screen 10 displayed on the display unit 101 according to the second embodiment.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the input unit 102 sets, as the integration instruction, a portion where the circle “a” and the circle “d” displayed in the second area 30 by the user overlap as one circle. Accept selection to display. Then, the input unit 102 sends the received instruction to the graphic display control unit 302 and the inquiry execution unit 301. For example, the integrated instruction to display the circle “a” and the circle “d” as one graphic “z”. Send.

  In the display device 100 according to the second embodiment, the inquiry execution unit 301 acquires the number of cases, the number of logical products, and the number of logical sums. Here, a case where circles “a” to “d” are displayed in the second region 30 and the circles “a” and “d” are defined as one circle “z” will be described as an example.

  For example, in the display device 100 according to the second embodiment, the inquiry execution unit 301 acquires the number of cases corresponding to the search condition “z” from the server device 400. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 11, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the number of logical products corresponding to the logical product condition “a and d” to the number storage unit 201 as the number of cases corresponding to the search condition “z”. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of information stored in the number storage unit 201 in the second embodiment.

  For example, in the display device 100 according to the second embodiment, the inquiry execution unit 301 acquires the number of logical products, the number of logical sums, and the search result from the server device 400. For example, the inquiry execution unit 301 may calculate the number of logical products and the number of logical sums for logical product conditions and logical sum conditions that include all or part of the search conditions “b”, “c”, and “z”. The search result is acquired from the server device 400. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the number of logical products and the number of logical sums to the number storage unit 201. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an example of information stored in the number storage unit 201 according to the second embodiment. Further, the inquiry execution unit 301 inputs the search result to the search result storage unit 202.

  In the display device 100 according to the second embodiment, the graphic display control unit 302 determines an overlap between a set of search results that match the integrated logical condition and a set corresponding to the non-integrated graphic. Here, the integrated logical condition is a logical product condition indicated by a logical product having all search conditions corresponding to a plurality of figures received by the input unit 102 as constituent elements. Further, the non-integrated graphic is a graphic excluding a plurality of graphic to be integrated among the graphics currently displayed in the second area 30. For example, the non-integrated figure is a circle “a” to a circle “d” displayed in the second region 30, and the circle “a” and the circle “d” are one circle. b "and circle" c ".

  Here, a case where circles “a” to “d” are displayed in the second region 30 and the circle “a” and the circle “d” are one circle will be specifically described. . In the display device 100 according to the second embodiment, the graphic display control unit 302 acquires the number of cases corresponding to the logical product condition “a and d”, the search condition “b”, and the search condition “c” from the number storage unit 201. . Further, the graphic display control unit 302 calculates the number of logical products for the logical product condition including all or part of the logical product condition “a and d”, the search condition “b”, and the search condition “c”. Obtained from the number storage unit 201. Then, the graphic display control unit 302 determines an overlapping relationship among the set “a and d”, the set “b”, and the set “c” from the number of cases acquired from the number storage unit 201 and the number of logical products.

  In the display device 100 according to the second embodiment, the graphic display control unit 302 displays only the graphic corresponding to the integrated logical product condition and the non-integrated graphic in the second region 30 in the arrangement indicating the determined overlapping relationship. To do. For example, when circles “a” to “d” are displayed in the second region 30 and the circles “a” and “d” are one circle, the graphic display control unit 302 Only the circle “a and d”, the circle “b”, and the circle “c” corresponding to the integrated AND condition “a and d” are displayed in the second area 30. Further, the graphic display control unit 302 does not display the circle “a” and the circle “d” in the second region 30.

  In the display device 100 according to the second embodiment, the graphic display control unit 302 further displays one graphic corresponding to the integrated logical product condition in the first region 20. For example, circles “a” to “d” are displayed in the first area 20, and the circle “a and d” is used instead of the circles “a” and “d” in the second area 30. An example of the display will be described. Here, the graphic display control unit 302 displays the circle “a and d” in addition to the circles “a” to “d” in the first region 20.

  Here, the graphic display control unit 302 is asynchronous with the processing performed by the query execution unit 301 (search condition input processing to the server, processing for inputting the number of cases to the number storage unit 201, etc.), and the integrated logical product condition. Process to display the circle corresponding to. That is, the graphic display control unit 302 performs a process of displaying a circle corresponding to the integrated logical product condition regardless of whether or not the process performed by the inquiry execution unit 301 is completed.

[Processing by Display Device According to Second Embodiment]
Next, an integration process performed by the display device 100 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the integration process in the first area of the display device according to the second embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 13, in the display device 100 according to the second embodiment, when an integration instruction is accepted (Yes at Step S401), the inquiry execution unit 301 executes an inquiry (Step S402). Then, the inquiry execution unit 301 acquires the number of cases, the number of logical products, the number of logical sums, and the search results from the server device 400 (step S403), and inputs them to the number storage unit 201 and the search result storage unit 202 (step S404). .

  In the display device 100 according to the second embodiment, when the integration instruction is received (Yes at Step S401), the graphic display control unit 302 determines an overlapping relationship (Step S405). For example, the graphic display control unit 302 displays the circle “a” to the circle “d” in the second region 30 and sets the circle “a” and the circle “d” as one circle. The overlapping relationship between “a and d”, the set “b”, and the set “c” is determined.

  In the display device 100 according to the second embodiment, the graphic display control unit 302 displays the integrated circle in the second region 30 (step S406), and displays the integrated circle in the first region 20 (step S406). S407).

[Effect of Example 2]
As described above, according to the second embodiment, the display device 100 receives an integration instruction and determines an overlap between a set corresponding to the integrated logical product condition and a set corresponding to the non-integrated graphic. Then, the display device 100 displays only the graphic corresponding to the integrated logical product condition and the non-integrated graphic in the second area 30 in an arrangement indicating the overlapping relationship. As a result, the number of figures displayed in the second area 30 can be reduced, and the display result displayed in the second area 30 can be simplified without reducing the search conditions. .

  Further, according to the second embodiment, the display device 100 further displays one graphic corresponding to the integrated logical product condition in the first region 20, so that the search condition corresponding to the logical product of a plurality of graphics can be easily set. Can be used.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention may be implemented in other embodiments besides the above-described embodiments. Therefore, other embodiments will be described below.

[About the storage unit]
In the first and second embodiments, the graphic display control unit 302 and the search result display control unit 303 have been described as acquiring the number of cases and the search results from the storage unit 200, but the present invention is not limited to this. Absent. For example, the display device 100 does not have the storage unit 200, and the inquiry execution unit 301 may make an inquiry whenever the number of cases or search results are necessary. The inquiry execution unit 301 may send the number of cases and the search results to the graphic display control unit 302 and the search result display control unit 303 each time an inquiry is made.

[About asynchronous processing]
In the first embodiment, the method of performing the processing by the inquiry execution unit 301 asynchronously with the processing performed by the graphic display control unit 302 and the search result display control unit 303 has been described, but the present invention is limited to this. It is not a thing. For example, the graphic display control unit 302 and the search result display control unit 303 may perform processing after the processing by the inquiry execution unit 301 ends.

[Combination of Examples]
In the first embodiment, for example, in addition to (A) a method of displaying a circle in an arrangement showing an overlapping relationship in the second region 30, (B) a method of displaying a search result in the third region 50. The case of implementing is described. Further, in the second embodiment, for example, in addition to (C) a method of integrating and displaying a plurality of circles, (D) a case of implementing a method of displaying the integrated circles in the first region 20 will be described. did. However, the present invention is not limited to such a combination of methods. For example, in addition to the method (A), one or a plurality of methods (B) to (D) may be combined. May be. Note that the method (D) is a method that is performed in combination with the method (C).

[System configuration]
In addition, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including various data and parameters shown in the documents and drawings (for example, FIGS. 1 to 13) are arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. can do.

  Further, each component of each illustrated apparatus is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or arbitrarily distributed in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured. For example, to explain using the example shown in FIG. 2, the server device 400 and the display device 100 may be integrated into the same device, and the input unit 102 and the display unit 101 are distributed outside the display device 100. Then, information may be transmitted / received to / from the input unit 102 or the display unit 101 via a network.

[program]
The various processes described in the first embodiment can be realized by executing a prepared program on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. In the following, an example of a computer that executes a display program having the same function as that of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a program of the display device 3000 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the display device 3000 according to the first embodiment includes an operation unit 3001, a microphone 3002, a speaker 3003, a server device 3004, a display 3005, a communication unit 3006, a CPU 3010, a ROM 3011, an HDD 3012, and a RAM 3013 via a bus 3009. Connected and configured.

  The ROM 3011 has a control program that performs the same functions as the inquiry execution unit 301, the graphic display control unit 302, and the search result display control unit 303 shown in the first embodiment, that is, as shown in FIG. An inquiry execution program 3011a, a graphic display control program 3011b, and a search result display control program 3011c are stored in advance. Note that these programs 3011a to 3011c may be integrated or separated as appropriate, similarly to each component of the display device 100 shown in FIG.

  Then, the CPU 3010 reads out these programs 3011a to 3011c from the ROM 3011 and executes them, and as shown in FIG. It functions as the result display control process 3010c. Each process 3010a to 3010c corresponds to the inquiry execution unit 301, the graphic display control unit 302, and the search result display control unit 303 shown in FIG.

  The HDD 3012 is provided with a case number table 3012a and a search result table 3012b. Each table 3012a to 3012b corresponds to the number storage unit 201 and the search result storage unit 202 shown in FIG.

  Then, the CPU 3010 reads the number table 3012a and the search result table 3012b, stores them in the RAM 3013, and executes the display program using the number data 3013a and the search result data 3013b stored in the RAM 3013.

[Others]
The display device 100 described in the present embodiment can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. The program can be distributed via a network such as the Internet. The program can also be executed by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-ROM, an MO, and a DVD, and being read from the recording medium by the computer.

  The following appendices are further disclosed with respect to the embodiments including the first to third embodiments.

(Supplementary Note 1) First display means for displaying, for each search condition, a graphic corresponding to a set of search results matching the search condition in the first area divided on the display screen output to the output unit ,
Receiving means for receiving an instruction to select a plurality of figures for the figure displayed in the first area by the first display means;
When an instruction to select a plurality of graphics is received by the receiving unit, each number of search results that match each of the plurality of search conditions corresponding to the selected plurality of graphics, and all or part of the plurality of search conditions Based on each of the number of search results that match each of the logical product conditions indicated by the logical product having a component as a component, determine the overlap between a plurality of sets corresponding to a plurality of figures for which the instruction has been received by the receiving unit Determination means to perform,
A second area that displays a plurality of figures corresponding to the plurality of sets in an arrangement indicating an overlapping relationship between the plurality of sets determined by the determination unit in the second area divided on the display screen. Display means;
A display device comprising:

(Additional remark 2) About the figure displayed on the said 2nd area | region by the said 2nd display means, It further has an integrated reception means which receives the instruction | indication which displays the area | region where several arbitrary figures overlap as one figure,
The determination means includes a set of search results that match an integrated AND condition indicated by a logical product including all search conditions corresponding to a plurality of figures received by the integrated receiving means, and the second area. Determining the overlap with the set corresponding to the non-integrated graphic that is not received by the integrated receiving means among the currently displayed figures,
The second display means displays only the graphic corresponding to the integrated logical product condition and the non-integrated graphic in the second area in an arrangement showing the overlapping relationship determined by the determining means. The display device according to Supplementary Note 1.

(Supplementary note 3) The display device according to supplementary note 2, wherein the first display means further displays one figure corresponding to the integrated logical product condition in the first region.

(Supplementary Note 4) In the second area where a plurality of figures are displayed by the second display means, an area selection receiving means for receiving an instruction to select an arbitrary area on the figure;
When there is one figure including the area accepted by the area selection accepting means, the search result that matches the search condition corresponding to the figure is displayed in the third area divided on the display screen. When there are a plurality of figures including the area accepted by the area selection accepting means, search results that match the search conditions indicated by the logical product having all the search conditions corresponding to the plurality of the figures as components are displayed. A result display means for displaying in the third area;
The display device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, further comprising:

(Appendix 5) The server
A first display step for displaying, for each search condition, a graphic corresponding to a set of search results matching the search condition, in the first area divided on the display screen output to the output unit;
A receiving step for receiving an instruction to select a plurality of figures for the figure displayed in the first area by the first display step;
When an instruction to select a plurality of figures is accepted by the accepting step, each number of search results matching each of the plurality of search conditions corresponding to the selected figures and all or part of the plurality of search conditions Based on the number of search results that match each of the logical product conditions indicated by the logical product having the element as a component, determine the overlap between a plurality of sets corresponding to the plurality of figures for which the instructions have been received by the receiving step A determination step to
A second area that displays a plurality of figures corresponding to the plurality of sets in an arrangement showing an overlapping relationship between the plurality of sets determined in the determination step in the second area divided on the display screen. Display process;
The display method characterized by including.

(Additional remark 6) The 1st display step which displays the figure corresponding to the set of the search results which satisfy | fills search conditions for every search condition in the 1st area | region classified on the display screen output to the output part, ,
An accepting step of accepting an instruction to select a plurality of figures for the figure displayed in the first area by the first display step;
When an instruction to select a plurality of figures is accepted by the accepting step, each number of search results that match each of the plurality of search conditions corresponding to the selected figures and all or part of the plurality of search conditions Based on the number of search results that match each of the logical product conditions indicated by the logical product having the elements as components, determine the overlap between the plurality of sets corresponding to the plurality of figures for which the instructions are received by the receiving step. A determination step to:
A second area that displays a plurality of figures corresponding to the plurality of sets in an arrangement indicating an overlapping relationship between the plurality of sets determined in the determination step in the second area divided on the display screen. A display step;
A display program characterized by causing a computer to execute.

1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a display device according to Example 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of a display device according to Example 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a number storage unit in the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit in the first embodiment. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of an arrangement of graphics displayed in a second area in Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of an arrangement of graphics displayed in a second area in Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of display processing in a first region of the display device according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of display processing in a second region of the display device according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of search result display processing of the display device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of a display screen displayed on a display unit in the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of information stored in a number storage unit in the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of information stored in a number storage unit in the second embodiment. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of integration processing in a first region of the display device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a program of the display device according to the first embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display screen 20 1st area | region 30 2nd area | region 40 Search condition reception area | region 50 3rd area | region 100 Display apparatus 101 Display part 102 Input part 200 Storage part 201 Number storage part 202 Search result storage part 300 Control part 301 Inquiry execution Unit 302 graphic display control unit 303 search result display control unit 400 server device

Claims (5)

First display means for displaying, for each search condition, a graphic corresponding to a set of search results that match the search condition, in the first area divided on the display screen output to the output unit;
Receiving means for receiving an instruction to select a plurality of figures for the figure displayed in the first area by the first display means;
When an instruction to select a plurality of graphics is received by the receiving unit, each number of search results that match each of the plurality of search conditions corresponding to the selected plurality of graphics, and all or part of the plurality of search conditions Based on each of the number of search results that match each of the logical product conditions indicated by the logical product having a component as a component, determine the overlap between a plurality of sets corresponding to a plurality of figures for which the instruction has been received by the receiving unit Determination means to perform,
A second area that displays a plurality of figures corresponding to the plurality of sets in an arrangement indicating an overlapping relationship between the plurality of sets determined by the determination unit in the second area divided on the display screen. Display means;
For the graphic displayed in the second area by the second display means, comprising an integrated reception means for receiving an instruction to display an area where any plurality of graphics overlap as one graphic,
The determination means includes a set of search results that match an integrated AND condition indicated by a logical product including all search conditions corresponding to a plurality of figures received by the integrated receiving means, and the second area. Determining the overlap with the set corresponding to the non-integrated graphic that is not received by the integrated receiving means among the currently displayed figures,
The second display means displays only the graphic corresponding to the integrated logical product condition and the non-integrated graphic in the second area in an arrangement showing the overlapping relationship determined by the determining means. A display device. Wherein the first display means, the display device according to claim 1, wherein the further display one figure corresponding to the integrated logic AND condition in the first region. In the second area where a plurality of figures are displayed by the second display means, area selection accepting means for accepting an instruction to select an arbitrary area on the figure;
When there is one figure including the area accepted by the area selection accepting means, the search result that matches the search condition corresponding to the figure is displayed in the third area divided on the display screen. When there are a plurality of figures including the area accepted by the area selection accepting means, search results that match the search conditions indicated by the logical product having all the search conditions corresponding to the plurality of the figures as components are displayed. A result display means for displaying in the third area;
The display device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a. The server
A first display step for displaying, for each search condition, a graphic corresponding to a set of search results matching the search condition, in the first area divided on the display screen output to the output unit;
A receiving step for receiving an instruction to select a plurality of figures for the figure displayed in the first area by the first display step;
When an instruction to select a plurality of figures is accepted by the accepting step, each number of search results matching each of the plurality of search conditions corresponding to the selected figures and all or part of the plurality of search conditions Based on the number of search results that match each of the logical product conditions indicated by the logical product having the element as a component, determine the overlap between a plurality of sets corresponding to the plurality of figures for which the instructions have been received by the receiving step A determination step to
A second area that displays a plurality of figures corresponding to the plurality of sets in an arrangement showing an overlapping relationship between the plurality of sets determined in the determination step in the second area divided on the display screen. Display process;
For the graphic displayed in the second area by the second display process, an integrated reception process for receiving an instruction to display an area where a plurality of arbitrary graphics overlap as one graphic,
The determination step includes a set of search results that match an integrated logical product condition represented by a logical product including all search conditions corresponding to a plurality of figures received by the integrated reception step, and the second area. Determining the overlap with the set corresponding to the non-integrated figure, which is the figure that was not accepted by the integration acceptance step among the figures currently displayed in
In the second display step, only the graphic corresponding to the integrated logical product condition and the non-integrated graphic are displayed in the second region in an arrangement indicating the overlapping relationship determined in the determination step. Display method. A first display step for displaying, for each search condition, a graphic corresponding to a set of search results that match the search condition, in the first area divided on the display screen output to the output unit;
An accepting step of accepting an instruction to select a plurality of figures for the figure displayed in the first area by the first display step;
When an instruction to select a plurality of figures is accepted by the accepting step, each number of search results that match each of the plurality of search conditions corresponding to the selected figures and all or part of the plurality of search conditions Based on the number of search results that match each of the logical product conditions indicated by the logical product having the elements as components, determine the overlap between the plurality of sets corresponding to the plurality of figures for which the instructions are received by the receiving step. A determination step to:
A second area that displays a plurality of figures corresponding to the plurality of sets in an arrangement indicating an overlapping relationship between the plurality of sets determined in the determination step in the second area divided on the display screen. A display step;
For the graphic displayed in the second area by the second display step, let the computer execute an integrated reception step for receiving an instruction to display an area in which any plurality of graphics overlap as a single graphic,
The determination step includes a set of search results that match an integrated AND condition indicated by a logical product having all search conditions corresponding to a plurality of figures received by the integration receiving step as components, and the second area Determining the overlap with the set corresponding to the non-integrated figure that is the figure that was not accepted by the integration receiving step among the figures currently displayed in
In the second display step, only the graphic corresponding to the integrated logical product condition and the non-integrated graphic are displayed in the second region in an arrangement indicating the overlapping relationship determined in the determining step. Display program.

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