JP6054792B2 - Time information search device, time information search program, and time information search method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a time information search device, a time information search program, and a time information search method. In particular, the present invention relates to a time information search device, a time information search program, and a time information search method that can search atypical data based on time information.

  A map search (a search based on coordinates) is generally performed by searching for data in which the user explicitly registers coordinate information in advance, and displaying the corresponding data (for example, patents). Reference 1). Further, the period search (search based on time) is generally performed by searching for data in which the user explicitly registers time information in advance and displaying the corresponding data.

JP 2012-078305 A

In recent years, in map search and time search, it is required to search not only data in which coordinate information, time information, etc. are explicitly registered, but also non-standard data such as document files.
However, the above-described technique has a problem that it is not possible to perform a period search and a time search for the atypical data such as a document file for the contents of the atypical data.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and atypical data such as a document file may be searched for a period search and a time search for the contents of the atypical data. An object of the present invention is to provide a time information search device, a time information search program, and a time information search method.

  The time information search device according to the present invention includes a time-related word extraction unit that inputs data including a plurality of words, and extracts from the input data at least one time-related word related to time by a processing device. A time information conversion unit for converting the time related word extracted by the time related word extraction unit into time information using a predetermined method, and adding the time information converted by the time information conversion unit to the data A time information additional data generating unit that generates time information additional data to which the time information is added; a time information additional data storage unit that stores the time information additional data generated by the time information additional data generating unit; A search condition input unit that inputs time related information that is information related to the time as a search condition, and the time input by the search condition input unit The time information additional data storage unit is searched based on continuous information, and the time information added to the time information additional data stored in the time information additional data storage unit matches the time related information. A data search unit for extracting information additional data and a search result output unit for outputting the time information additional data extracted by the data search unit as a search result are provided.

  In addition, the time information search device according to the present invention is connected to a display device, and the search condition input unit displays a period specification area for specifying a period on the display device, and the displayed period specification area And the data search unit searches the time information additional data storage unit based on the period input by the search condition input unit, and the time information additional data The time information added to the time information added data stored in the storage unit is extracted from the time information added data included in the period, and the search result output unit is a list of methods for displaying the search results. Is displayed on the display device, and the search result is displayed on the display device based on the display method selected from the method list.

  Further, in the time information search device according to the present invention, the search result output unit displays a data display list screen for displaying a list of the time information additional data extracted by the data search unit on the display device as the search result. It is characterized by doing.

  In the time information search device according to the present invention, the search result output unit displays a time axis including at least the period on the display device, and divides the displayed time axis into a plurality of predetermined periods. Counting the number of the time information additional data included in the predetermined period for each predetermined period of the plurality of predetermined periods divided, and the counting result in the predetermined period based on the counting result of the time information additional data Is displayed.

  In the time information search program according to the present invention, the time-related word extraction unit inputs data including a plurality of words, and extracts at least one time-related word related to the time from the input data by the processing device. Timing related word extraction processing, timing information conversion processing for converting the timing related words extracted by the timing related word extraction processing into timing information using a predetermined method, and timing information additional data A time information addition data generation process in which a generation unit adds the time information converted by the time information conversion process to the data, and generates time information additional data to which the time information is added; and the time information additional data A time information additional data storage process for storing the time information additional data generated by the generation process in the time information additional data storage unit; A search condition input process in which the input unit inputs time related information as a search condition, and a data search unit searches the time information additional data storage unit based on the time related information input by the search condition input process. A data search process for extracting the time information additional data in which the time information added to the time information additional data stored in the time information additional data storage unit matches the time related information, and a search result output unit However, the time information search device, which is a computer, executes a search result output process for outputting the time information additional data extracted by the data search process as a search result.

  In the time information retrieval program according to the present invention, the time information retrieval device is connected to a display device, and the search condition input process displays a period designation area for designating a period on the display device, and displays The period specified in the period specifying area is input as the time related information, and the data search process searches the time information additional data storage unit based on the period input by the search condition input process, The time information added to the time information added to the time information additional data stored in the time information additional data storage unit is extracted from the time information additional data included in the time period. A method list of display methods is displayed on the display device, and the search result is displayed on the table based on the display method selected from the method list. And displaying device.

  In the time information search program according to the present invention, the search result output process displays, as the search result, a data display list screen for displaying a list of the time information additional data extracted by the data search process on a display device. It is characterized by.

  In the time information search program according to the present invention, the search result output process displays a time axis including at least the period on the display device, and divides the displayed time axis into a plurality of predetermined periods. The number of the time information additional data included in the predetermined period is counted for each predetermined period of the plurality of predetermined periods, and the count result is displayed in the predetermined period based on the counting result of the time information additional data. It is characterized by doing.

  In the time information search method of the time information search device according to the present invention, the time related word extraction unit inputs data including a plurality of words, and at least one time related word related to the time is selected from the input data. A time-related word extracting step for extracting the time-related word extracted by the processing device, and a time information converting step for converting the time-related word extracted by the time-related word extracting step into time information using a predetermined method. A time information addition data generating unit that adds the time information converted by the time information conversion step to the data and generates time information additional data to which the time information is added; and A time information additional data storage unit for storing the time information additional data generated in the time information additional data generation step in the time information additional data storage unit. A search condition input step in which the search condition input unit inputs time related information as a search condition; and a data search unit stores the time information additional data based on the time related information input in the search condition input step. A data retrieval step of retrieving the time information additional data in which the time information added to the time information additional data stored in the time information additional data storage unit matches the time related information; The search result output unit includes a search result output step of outputting the time information additional data extracted in the data search step as a search result.

  According to the time information search device, the time information search program, and the time information search method according to the present invention, a time related word is extracted from data including a plurality of words, the extracted time related word is converted into time information, and data Since it is stored in the time information-added data storage unit, information included in the contents of the atypical data can be searched as a search target for a period search and a time search.

1 is a block configuration diagram of an information search system 500 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing information search processing (information search method) of the information search apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 1; The figure for demonstrating the attribute related word extraction process of the information search device 100 which concerns on Embodiment 1, a coordinate information conversion process, and an attribute information addition data storage process. The figure for demonstrating the attribute related word extraction process of the information search device 100 which concerns on Embodiment 1, a time information conversion process, and an attribute information addition data storage process. The figure which shows the structure of the attribute information addition data storage part 170 which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a search condition input screen 320 and an area designation screen 310 of the information search device 100 according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the search result map display screen 340 and the data display list screen 330 of the information search device 100 which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the search result map display screen 340 and the area distribution screen 350 of the information search device 100 which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. The figure which shows the search condition input screen 320 and the data display list screen 331 by the information search device 100 which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the search condition input screen 320 and the timeline display screen 360 of the information search device 100 which concerns on Embodiment 4. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the search result map display screen 340 and the area distribution screen 350 of the information search device 100 which concerns on Embodiment 5. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the search condition input screen 320, the area designation | designated screen 310, and the timeline display screen 360 of the information search device 100 which concerns on Embodiment 6. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information search device 100 which concerns on Embodiment 1-6, and the terminal device 300.

  The following embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the embodiments, directions such as “up”, “down”, “left”, “right”, “front”, “back”, “front”, “back” are for convenience of explanation. It is only described as such, and does not limit the arrangement or orientation of devices, instruments, parts, and the like.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an information search system 500 according to the present embodiment.
The functional configuration of the information search system 500 according to the present embodiment will be described using FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information search system 500 includes an information search device 100, an atypical data storage unit 200, and a terminal device 300.

The atypical data storage unit 200 stores atypical data (an example of data). Atypical data is also called semi-structured data or unstructured data, and includes text data such as word files, Excel files, and HTML files. The atypical data 210 includes character information such as position and time.
In FIG. 1, the atypical data storage unit 200 is arranged outside the information search device 100, but the atypical data storage unit 200 may be stored in a storage device included in the information search device 100.

  The terminal device 300 is a so-called client terminal, and is connected to the information search device 100 via a network or the like. The terminal device 300 is an information terminal device such as a PC (Personal Computer), a mobile terminal, a tablet terminal, or a smartphone. The terminal device 300 includes a display device 301.

The information search apparatus 100 includes a data input unit 110, a word division unit 120, an attribute-related word extraction unit 130, an attribute information conversion unit 140, an attribute information additional data generation unit 150, a search condition input unit 160, and an attribute information additional data storage unit 170. A data search unit 180 and a search result output unit 190 are provided.
The information search device 100 is an example of a position information search device and an example of a time information search device.

The data input unit 110 inputs the atypical data 210 from the atypical data storage unit 200. The atypical data 210 is text data including a plurality of words. Words included in the atypical data 210 have attributes.
For example, in the case of a word related to a specific meaning such as a word related to a position or a word related to time, the meaning is used as an attribute.
For example, the word “Hokkaido” is a word related to the position, and its attribute is the position. The word “mid-May” (word) is a word related to time, and its attribute is time.

The word dividing unit 120 divides the atypical data 210 input by the data input unit 110 into a plurality of words using a predetermined method. The word division unit 120 divides the atypical data 210 into a plurality of keywords (words) using, for example, a morphological analysis technique.
The word dividing unit 120 performs word division (keyword extraction) using morphological analysis, and divides a meaningful series of words as keywords (words).

The attribute-related word extraction unit 130 extracts the attribute-related word 220 for each attribute from the divided keywords.
The attribute related word extraction unit 130 includes a position related word extraction unit 131 and a time related word extraction unit 132.
The position related word extraction unit 131 extracts at least one position related word 221 related to the position from the keywords included in the atypical data 210.
In addition, the time-related word extraction unit 132 extracts at least one time-related word 222 related to the time from the keywords included in the atypical data 210.

That is, the attribute related word 220 includes a position related word 221 and a time related word 222. In the present embodiment, words related to “position” and “time” are extracted as attribute-related words, but words related to “food”, “energy”, “weather” and the like as other attributes. May be extracted.
In this embodiment, both the position related word 221 and the time related word 222 are extracted as the attribute related word 220, but only one of them may be extracted.

The attribute information conversion unit 140 converts the attribute related words 220 (position related words 221 and time related words 222) extracted by the attribute related word extraction unit 130 into attribute information 230 (coordinate information 231 and time information) using a predetermined method. 232).
The attribute information conversion unit 140 includes a coordinate information conversion unit 141 and a time information conversion unit 142.

  The coordinate information conversion unit 141 converts the position related word 221 extracted by the position related word extraction unit 131 into coordinate information 231 using a predetermined method. The coordinate information conversion unit 141 converts the position related word 221 into the coordinate information 231 by, for example, a geocoding technique (an example of the first method).

  The time information conversion unit 142 converts the time related word 222 extracted by the time related word extraction unit 132 into time information 232 using a predetermined method. The time information conversion unit 142 converts the time-related word 222 into the time information 232 by, for example, a method using a keyword-time conversion table that converts a word (keyword) into time (an example of a second method).

The attribute information additional data generation unit 150 adds the attribute information 230 (coordinate information 231 and time information 232) converted by the attribute information conversion unit 140 (coordinate information conversion unit 141 and time information conversion unit 142) to the atypical data 210. Then, the attribute information addition data 240 to which the attribute information 230 (coordinate information 231 and time information 232) is added is generated.
The attribute information additional data 240 is an example of position information additional data and also an example of time information additional data.
Further, the attribute information additional data generation unit 150 is an example of a position information additional data generation unit, and is also an example of a time information additional data generation unit.

  The attribute information additional data storage unit 170 stores the attribute information additional data 240 generated by the attribute information additional data generation unit 150.

The search condition input unit 160 inputs search conditions input via the terminal device 300 by the user.
For example, the search condition input unit 160 inputs position related information related to a position as a search condition.
For example, the search condition input unit 160 inputs time-related information related to time as a search condition.

The data search unit 180 searches the attribute information additional data storage unit 170 based on the search condition input by the search condition input unit 160 and adds it to the attribute information additional data 240 stored in the attribute information additional data storage unit 170. The attribute information additional data 240 whose attribute information 230 matches the search condition is extracted.
For example, when position related information is input as a search condition, the data search unit 180 extracts attribute information additional data 240 in which the coordinate information 231 added to the attribute information additional data 240 matches the position related information.
In addition, when time related information is input as a search condition, the data search unit 180 extracts attribute information additional data 240 in which the time information 232 added to the attribute information additional data 240 matches the time related information.

The search result output unit 190 includes a display method input unit 191.
The search result output unit 190 outputs the attribute information additional data 240 extracted by the data search unit 180 to the display device 301 of the terminal device 300 as a search result.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing information search processing (information search method) of the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining attribute-related word extraction processing, coordinate information conversion processing, and attribute information additional data storage processing of the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining attribute-related word extraction processing, time information conversion processing, and attribute information additional data storage processing of the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
The information search process of the information search apparatus 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Although not shown, the information search device 100 includes hardware such as a processing device, a storage device, an input device, an output device, and a communication device. The hardware is used by each unit of the information search apparatus 100. For example, the processing device is used to perform calculation, processing, reading, writing, and the like of data and information in each unit of the information search device 100. The storage device is used to store the data and information. The input device is used for inputting the data and information, and the output device is used for outputting the data and information. The communication device is used for data transmission / reception with the terminal device 300 or the like.

<S110: Attribute-related word extraction processing (position-related word extraction processing, time-related word extraction processing)>
In S <b> 110, the attribute related word extraction unit 130 extracts the attribute related word 220 from the atypical data 210 input by the data input unit 110.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in S <b> 111, the data input unit 110 inputs atypical data 210 from the atypical data storage unit 200. Here, it is assumed that the input atypical data 210 is a word file with the file name “abc1.doc”.

In S <b> 112, the word division unit 120 performs word division by morphological analysis on the input atypical data 210. In addition, the attribute-related word extraction unit 130 extracts keywords (attribute-related words 220) (position-related words 221 and time-related words 222) for each attribute from the divided words.
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, “mid-October 2004” is extracted here as the time-related word 222 (keyword related to time). “Hokkaido”, “Hakodate”, and “Osaka Botanical Garden” are extracted as position-related words 221 (positional keywords). As other keywords, “flower exposition”, “held”, “flower”, “exhibition” are extracted.

<S120: Attribute information conversion process (coordinate information conversion process, time information conversion process)>
In S120, the attribute information conversion unit 140 converts the attribute related words 220 (position related words 221 and time related words 222) into attribute information 230 (coordinate information 231 and time information 232) using a predetermined method.

As shown in FIG. 3, in S121, the coordinate information conversion unit 141 of the attribute information conversion unit 140 uses, for example, geocoding technology, based on the keyword-coordinate conversion table, “Hokkaido” that is the position-related word 221. , “Hakodate” and “Osaka (botanical garden)” are converted into coordinate information 231 (attribute information 230).
For example, “Hokkaido” is converted to “latitude XX, longitude YYY” in the approximate center of Hokkaido, and “Hakodate” is converted to “latitude AA, longitude BBB” in the approximate center of Hakodate. ) "Is converted into" latitude CC, longitude DDD "in the approximate center of Osaka.

Also, as shown in FIG. 4, in S121, the time information conversion unit 142 of the attribute information conversion unit 140 determines the time based on a keyword-time (time) table or the like for converting keywords and time (time). The related word 222 “mid-October 2004” is converted into time information 232 (attribute information 230).
For example, “mid-October 2004” is converted to “October 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20” in October 2004. In addition, for example, the time-related word 222 “spring” is converted to “3,4, May”, and the time-related word 222 “October 3, 2012” is changed to “October 3, 2012”. Is converted to "day".

<S130: Attribute Information Additional Data Generation Processing (Coordinate Information Additional Data Generation Processing, Time Information Additional Data Generation Processing)>
<S140: Attribute information additional data storage processing (coordinate information additional data storage processing, time information additional data storage processing)>
The attribute information additional data generation unit 150 adds the attribute information 230 (coordinate information 231 and time information 232) converted by the attribute information conversion unit 140 (coordinate information conversion unit 141 and time information conversion unit 142) to the atypical data 210. Then, attribute information additional data 240 is generated.
The attribute information additional data storage unit 170 stores the attribute information additional data 240 generated by the attribute information additional data generation unit 150 in the storage device.

As shown in FIG. 3, in S <b> 131, the attribute information additional data generation unit 150 adds coordinate information 231 to the atypical data 210. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in S <b> 132, the attribute information additional data generation unit 150 adds time information 232 to the atypical data 210.
Then, as shown in S <b> 141, the attribute information additional data 240 generated by the attribute information additional data generation unit 150 is stored in the attribute information additional data storage unit 170.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of the attribute information additional data storage unit 170 according to the present embodiment. The attribute information additional data storage unit 170 stores attribute information 230 such as coordinate information 231 and time information 232 in association with file names.
For example, the attribute information 230 may be embedded in a text file (word file, Excel file, or the like) and stored in the attribute information additional data storage unit 170.

  Further, as described above, the attributes are not limited to “position” and “time”, but may be other attributes. Alternatively, either “position” or “time” may be processed as an attribute.

<S150: Search condition input process>
The search condition input unit 160 inputs the search condition input by the user via the display device 301 of the terminal device 300.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the search condition input screen 320 and the area designation screen 310 of the information search device 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the search result map display screen 340 and the data display list screen 330 of the information search device 100 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the search condition input unit 160 displays a search condition input screen 320 on the display screen 302. The search condition input unit 160 inputs position related information and time related information input from the displayed search condition input screen 320 as search conditions.

  The search condition input screen 320 includes a keyword area 321 for inputting a search keyword, a period specifying area 322 for inputting time related information as a search condition, a range specifying area 323 for inputting position related information as a search condition, and a search A method list area 324 and a search button 325 for designating a result display method are displayed.

In the keyword area 321 (keyword), a search keyword is input by the user. In FIG. 6, nothing is specified.
A time bar 3221 is displayed in the period designation area 322 (time / (period)). The time bar 3221 is provided with a period start mark 3222 and a period end mark 3223, and a period between them is a designated period.

The user moves the period start mark 3222 and the period end mark 3223 on the time bar 3221, and inputs time related information as a search condition by specifying the period.
The keyword area 321 and the period designation area 322 are provided with check boxes. You can specify keywords and time periods by checking the check box.
Here, since the keyword area 321 and the period designation area 322 are not checked, it indicates that no keyword and period are designated.
The method for specifying the search keyword and the search period is not limited to the above method, and other methods may be used.

  In the range designation area 323, a check box is added to the display “search for data within the object range designated on the map”. When this check box is checked, the search condition input unit 160 displays the area designation screen 310 on the display screen 302.

A map is displayed on the area designation screen 310. The user designates a position range 3231 desired to be designated as an area to be searched while enlarging or reducing the map displayed on the area designation screen 310.
The area designation screen 310 in FIG. 5 shows a state where a position range 3231 from around Hokkaido to around Hiroshima is selected in a map of Japan.
The search condition input unit 160 inputs the position range 3231 selected on the map displayed on the area designation screen 310 as position related information (search condition). Then, the search button 325 is pressed by the user.

<S160: Data Search Process>
When the search button 325 is pressed, the data search unit 180 is activated.
The data search unit 180 searches the attribute information additional data storage unit 170 based on the search condition input by the search condition input unit 160 and adds it to the attribute information additional data 240 stored in the attribute information additional data storage unit 170. The attribute information additional data 240 whose attribute information 230 matches the search condition is extracted.

  Here, based on the position range 3231 selected on the map displayed on the area designation screen 310, the data search unit 180 extracts attribute information addition data 240 including the coordinate information 231 included in the position range 3231 by the processing device.

Here, it is assumed that the attribute information additional data storage unit 170 stores the attribute information additional data 240 as shown in FIG.
The data search unit 180 determines that “latitude XX, longitude YYY”, “latitude AA, longitude BBB”, and “latitude CC, longitude DDD” are included in the latitude / longitude range of the position range 3231, and the file name The text file “abc1.doc” is extracted from the attribute information additional data storage unit 170. The information extracted by the data search unit 180 may be link information to the text file instead of the text file itself.

  Further, the data search unit 180 determines that “latitude PP, longitude QQQ” is included in the latitude / longitude range of the position range 3231, and stores the Excel file with the file name “xxxx01.xls” as attribute information addition data. Suppose that it extracts from the part 170.

<S170: Search result output process>
As illustrated in FIG. 6, the display method input unit 191 displays a search result display method list (method list area 324) on the display screen 302 of the display device 301. Alternatively, the search condition input unit 160 may display the method list area 324 on the search condition input screen 320.
In the search condition input screen 320, display method options are displayed so that the user can select a search result display method.
Here, it is assumed that list display 311, map display 312, timeline display 313, and distribution display 314 are options.
The display method input unit 191 inputs a display method selected from the above options.
The search result output unit 190 displays the search result on the display screen 302 based on the display method selected in the method list area 324.

When the map display 312 is selected in the method list area 324, the search result output unit 190 displays the search result map display screen 340 (see FIG. 7) on the display screen 302.
The search result output unit 190 displays a map including at least the position range 3231 on the search result map display screen 340, and the coordinate information added to the extracted attribute information addition data 240 on the displayed map. A mark 3232 indicating the presence of the attribute information additional data 240 is displayed as a search result at a position corresponding to H.231.

For example, when the file name “abc1.doc” shown in FIG. 5 is extracted, “latitude XX, longitude YYY” (Hokkaido), “latitude AA, longitude BBB” (Hakodate) on the map of the search result map display screen 340. For example, a mark 3232 such as a balloon or a flag is displayed at the position of “latitude CC, longitude DDD” (Osaka). The mark 3232 is attached with a code for identifying the mark 3232 such as a number or alphabet.
Here, “latitude XX, longitude YYY” (Hokkaido), “latitude AA, longitude BBB” (Hakodate), and “latitude CC, longitude DDD” (Osaka) correspond to balloons 1, 2, and 3.

  Further, “latitude PP, longitude QQQ” of the file name “xxxx01.xls” shown in FIG. 5 also displays a mark 3232 (balloon 4) at the position “latitude PP, longitude QQQ”.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the search result output unit 190 displays a data display list screen 330 that displays a list of file locations corresponding to the numbers on the display screen 302. The data display list screen 330 displays file link destination information such as URL (Uniform Resource Resource Locator) as the location of the file corresponding to the balloon displays 1, 2, 3, and 4.
These search result map display screen 340 and data display list screen 330 may be displayed in a superimposed manner.
This is the end of the description of the information search process of the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.

As described above, according to the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, not only data in which coordinate information is explicitly registered, but also map search (= coordinates) for non-standard data such as document files. Search based on.
In addition, according to the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, attribute related words are extracted from atypical data such as document data including a plurality of words, the extracted attribute related words are converted into attribute information, and non- Since it is added to the fixed data and stored in the attribute information additional data storage unit 170, information included in the content of the non-standard data can be searched for non-standard data such as a document file.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the present embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.
The same functional configuration as that of Embodiment 1 is denoted by the same reference numeral, and the description thereof may be omitted.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the search result map display screen 340 and the area distribution screen 350 of the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the position range 3231 is input as a search condition by the user, the attribute information additional data 240 is searched by the position range 3231, and then the search result display method by the user is “ A case where “distribution display 314” is selected will be described.

At this time, the search result output unit 190 displays a map (search result map display screen 340) including at least the position range 3231 on the display device 301, and is included in a predetermined area for each of a plurality of predetermined areas of the displayed map. The number of attribute information additional data 240 (data number) to be counted is counted, and identification information is displayed in a predetermined area based on the count result of the attribute information additional data 240.
The identification display is to represent the distribution of the count results of the attribute information additional data 240 by, for example, color-coding a predetermined area.
Alternatively, a count result for each predetermined area may be displayed by displaying a flag for each predetermined area.

  When “distribution display 314” is selected by the user, the search result output unit 190 displays a search result map display screen 340 that is a display of the search result of the map search, and an area distribution screen 350 that shows the distribution of the number of data. Is displayed. The area distribution screen 350 may be superimposed on the search result map display screen 340.

In FIG. 8, a part of the Japan map is divided into three predetermined areas 351, 352, and 353 on the area distribution screen 350. The search result output unit 190 counts the number of data for each of the three predetermined areas 351, 352, and 353, and assigns a color or shade corresponding to the number of data to a predetermined range.
The predetermined range can be specified by the user, for example. If it is a Japanese map, it can be displayed for each prefecture, region, etc. If it is a world map, it can be displayed for each country, continent, etc.

Alternatively, the search result output unit 190 may automatically display the distribution map on the area distribution screen 350 without designating a predetermined area.
In this case, for example, the search result output unit 190 may count the number of data in the position range 3231, calculate the distribution density of the number of data, and generate a distribution map according to the distribution density.

  When a large amount of data is hit in a map search, if a search result is displayed on the search result map display screen 340 described in the first embodiment, a large amount of balloons are displayed, making it difficult to see. According to the area distribution screen 350 of the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the distribution of the information amount of information (coordinate information, measurement data, satellite image, document information, etc.) having the coordinate information 231 is represented by color, range, shading. Therefore, even when a large amount of information (data) is hit in a map search, the distribution display based on the number of hits can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner.

  As described above, according to the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to visually grasp the distribution trend of related documents and the like in the position range 3231 specified by the user.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
In the present embodiment, differences from the first and second embodiments will be mainly described.
In the first and second embodiments, the case where position related information is input as a search condition has been mainly described. In the present embodiment, a method of inputting information related to time (time related information) as a search condition, searching the attribute information additional data storage unit 170, and outputting hit data will be described.
The same functional configuration as in the first and second embodiments is denoted by the same reference numeral, and the description thereof may be omitted.

  The present embodiment and the first embodiment are different in the processing of S150 to S170 described in FIG. Therefore, in the present embodiment, processing corresponding to S150 to S170 of the first embodiment will be described as S150a to S170a.

<S150a: Search condition input process>
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a search condition input screen 320 and a data display list screen 331 by the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. The configuration of the search condition input screen 320 in FIG. 9 is the same as that of the search condition input screen 320 in FIG.

In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which a check box in the period designation area 322 is checked on the search condition input screen 320 and time related information is input as a search condition.
In the time bar 3221 of the period designation area 322 (time / (period)), the user moves the period start mark 3222 and the period end mark 3223 to designate the period.
The search condition input unit 160 inputs a period between the period start mark 3222 and the period end mark 3223 as the search period 3233.

<S160a: Data Search Process>
When the search button 325 is pressed, the data search unit 180 is activated.
The data search unit 180 searches the attribute information additional data storage unit 170 based on the search period 3233 input by the search condition input unit 160 and extracts attribute information additional data 240 whose time information 232 matches the search condition. .

  Here, based on the search period 3233 specified by the time bar 3221, the data search unit 180 extracts attribute information additional data 240 including the time information 232 included in the search period 3233 by the processing device.

Here, it is assumed that the attribute information additional data storage unit 170 stores attribute information additional data 240 as shown in FIG.
If the data search unit 180 determines that the search period 3233 includes “October 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20” in the search period 3233, the file name “abc1 . Doc ”attribute information additional data 240 is extracted from the attribute information additional data storage unit 170.

<S170a: Search result output process>
As shown in FIG. 9, the display method input unit 191 inputs the display method selected in the search result display method.
Here, it is assumed that the list display 311 is selected.

When the list display 311 is selected in the method list area 324, the search result output unit 190 displays the data display list screen 331 on the display screen 302.
The search result output unit 190 displays a list of attribute information addition data 240 extracted in the data search process on the data display list screen 331. For example, the location (URL, link information, etc.) of each file of the extracted attribute information additional data 240 is displayed.

  As described above, according to information retrieval apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, atypical data 210 is retrieved by time (time, period) using time information 232 added to atypical data 210. Can do.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
In the present embodiment, differences from the third embodiment will be mainly described.
The same functional configuration as that of the third embodiment is denoted by the same reference numeral, and the description thereof may be omitted.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the search condition input screen 320 and the timeline display screen 360 of the information search device 100 according to this embodiment.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a search period 3233 is input as a search condition, search of the attribute information additional data 240 is executed by the search period 3233, and thereafter, the user displays “timeline display” as a search result display method. A case where “313” is selected will be described.

  At this time, in this embodiment, the search result output unit 190 displays a timeline 361 (an example of a time axis) including at least the search period 3233 on the display device 301 and displays the displayed timeline 361 in a plurality of predetermined times. Dividing into periods, the number of attribute information additional data 240 included in the predetermined period is counted for each predetermined period, and the count result is displayed in the predetermined period based on the counting result of the attribute information additional data 240.

As illustrated in FIG. 10, when “timeline display 313” is selected by the user, the search result output unit 190 displays, for example, a timeline 361 divided for each month, and attribute information corresponding to each month. The counting result of the additional data 240 is displayed. The counting result is displayed with a mark such as an insect pin mark 362 or the like, and the magnitude of the counting result is represented by the size of the insect pin mark 362.
Further, a timeline bar 364 corresponding to the timeline 361 may be provided. For example, the user may be able to change the search period 3233 for displaying the search results by operating the timeline bar 364.

  For example, when the insect pin mark 362 is selected by the user, a list of files hit in the month corresponding to the selected insect pin mark 362 is displayed on the screen 363 below it.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10, “Hana Expo” is entered as a search keyword, the search period 3233 is designated as “August 15, 2011 to December 15, 2004”, and the search button 325 is pressed. And
In this case, on the timeline display screen 360, five in August 2004, six in September 2004, 43 in October 2004, four in November 2004, and one in December 2004 Indicates that the document was hit. From this timeline display screen 360, the user can estimate that an event related to “Hana Expo” has occurred in October 2004.

As described above, according to the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to visually grasp the trend of distribution of related documents and the like in the search period 3233 specified by the user.
In addition, since the amount of data corresponding to the keyword can be displayed in time series, it is possible to assist in estimating the occurrence time of an event related to the keyword.

Embodiment 5. FIG.
In the present embodiment, differences from the first and second embodiments will be mainly described.
The same functional configuration as in the first and second embodiments is denoted by the same reference numeral, and the description thereof may be omitted.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the search result map display screen 340 and the area distribution screen 350 of the information search device 100 according to the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a position range 3231 is input as a search condition, and the attribute information additional data 240 is searched by the position range 3231. A case where “314” is selected will be described.

  At this time, in the present embodiment, the search result output unit 190 displays a map (search result map display screen 340) including at least the position range 3231 on the display device 301, and for each of a plurality of predetermined areas of the displayed map. In addition, the number of attribute information additional data 240 included in the predetermined area is counted, and the identification information is displayed in the predetermined area based on the counting result of the attribute information additional data 240. This process is the same as the search result output process described in the second embodiment.

When “distribution display 314” is selected by the user, the search result output unit 190 displays an area distribution indicating the distribution of the number of attributes information additional data 240 on the search result map display screen 340 that is a result of the map search. A screen 350 is displayed.
In the present embodiment, the search result output unit 190 further displays a date / time receiving unit 3511 that receives designation of date / time on the area distribution screen 350.
The date reception unit 3511 receives the date specified by the user as the search period 3233. The date and time reception unit 3511 is displayed in a scrollable manner, and the user can select a desired date and time while scrolling the date and time reception unit 3511.

When the date and time reception unit 3511 receives the date and time, the data search unit 180 further searches the search result searched based on the position range 3231 using the date and time (search period 3233) received by the date and time reception unit 3511 as a search condition.
Then, the data search unit 180 displays the attribute information additional data 240 searched by the position range 3231 and the search period 3233 and extracted from the attribute information additional data storage unit 170 on the area distribution screen 350.

FIG. 11 shows that “2004/10/3” is selected by the date and time reception unit 3511.
At this time, the data search unit 180 further searches the attribute information additional data 240 extracted using the position range 3231 as a search key, using the search period 3233 of “2004/10/3” as a search key. The data search unit 180 searches the time information 232 of the attribute information additional data 240 using the search period 3233 of “2004/10/3” as a search key, and extracts hit data.

The search result output unit 190 displays the attribute information additional data 240 extracted by the data search unit 180 on the display screen 302 as a search result.
At this time, when the distribution display 314 is selected as the search result display method, an area distribution screen 350 is displayed as shown in FIG. The display method at this time is the same as that described in the second embodiment.
When another search result display method is selected, the search result is displayed on the display screen 302 according to the selected display method.

  In the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the date and time reception unit 3511 scrolls the date and time, thereby collecting the data corresponding to the date and time (that is, the attribute information additional data 240 extracted by the data search unit 180). (Aggregation result) is reflected on the area distribution screen 350 in conjunction with the scrolling of the date and time reception unit 3511.

  As described above, the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment searches the attribute information additional data storage unit based on the position range and search period input by the search condition input unit, and the attribute information additional data storage unit. The coordinate information added to the attribute information additional data stored in the database matches the position range, and the time information added to the attribute information additional data includes the attribute information additional data included in the search period as a search result. A data search unit is provided. Further, a search result output unit is provided that displays a method list of search result display methods on a display device and displays the search results on the display device based on a display method selected from the method list.

  According to the distribution display method of the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, even when a large amount of data is hit in a map search, the distribution display based on the number of hits can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner. Furthermore, it becomes possible to grasp the tendency for each period and season.

  As described above, according to the information search apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to visually grasp the trend of distribution of related documents and the like in the position range and search period specified by the user.

Embodiment 6 FIG.
In this embodiment, differences from Embodiments 1 to 5 will be mainly described.
The same functional configuration as in the first to fifth embodiments is denoted by the same reference numeral, and the description thereof may be omitted.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the search condition input screen 320, the area designation screen 310, and the timeline display screen 360 of the information search device 100 according to the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the position range 3231 and the search period 3233 are input as search conditions, and the attribute information additional data 240 is searched by the position range 3231 and the search period 3233, and the user performs A case where “timeline display 313” is selected as the search result display method will be described.
The method for specifying the position range 3231 and the search period 3233 on the search condition input screen 320 is as described above.

  In this case, the search result output unit 190 displays a timeline 361 (time axis) including at least the search period 3233 on the display screen 302 and divides the displayed timeline 361 into a plurality of predetermined periods. For each predetermined period of the predetermined period, the number of data of the attribute information additional data 240 included in the predetermined period is counted, and the counting result corresponding to each predetermined period is displayed.

As described above, according to the information search device 100 according to the present embodiment, the atypical data 210 can be searched using the coordinate information 231 and the time information 232 of the attribute information additional data 240.
In addition, the temporal tendency of the designated position range 3231 can be visually grasped.

  In FIG. 12, by inputting a search keyword into the keyword area 321, it is possible to support estimation of the occurrence time of the event in the designated position range 3231 with respect to the event related to the search keyword.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information search device 100 and the terminal device 300 according to the first to sixth embodiments.
A hardware configuration example of the information search device 100 and the terminal device 300 will be described with reference to FIG.

The information search device 100 and the terminal device 300 are computers, and each element of the information search device 100 and the terminal device 300 can be realized by a program.
As a hardware configuration of the information search device 100 and the terminal device 300, an arithmetic device 901, an external storage device 902, a main storage device 903, a communication device 904, and an input / output device 905 are connected to the bus.

The arithmetic device 901 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes a program.
The external storage device 902 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, or a hard disk device.
The main storage device 903 is a RAM (Random / Access / Memory).
The communication device 904 is, for example, a communication board or the like, and is connected to a LAN (Local / Area / Network) or the like. The communication device 904 is not limited to a LAN, but is an IP-VPN (Internet / Protocol / Virtual / Private / Network), a wide-area LAN, an ATM (Asynchronous / Transfer / Mode) network, a WAN (Wide / Area / Network), or the Internet. It does not matter if it is connected to. LAN, WAN, and the Internet are examples of networks.
The input / output device 905 is, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, a display device, or the like. Instead of the mouse, a touch panel, touch pad, trackball, pen tablet, or other pointing device may be used.
The display device 301 (display screen 302) (see FIG. 1) may be an LCD (Liquid / Crystal / Display), CRT (Cathode / Ray / Tube), or other display device.

The program is normally stored in the external storage device 902, and is loaded into the main storage device 903 and sequentially read into the arithmetic device 901 and executed.
The program is a program that realizes a function described as “unit” shown in FIG.
Further, an operating system (OS) is also stored in the external storage device 902. At least a part of the OS is loaded into the main storage device 903. ”Is executed.
An application program is also stored in the external storage device 902, and is sequentially executed by the arithmetic device 901 while being loaded in the main storage device 903.
In the description of the first and second embodiments, “determination of”, “determination of”, “extraction of”, “detection of”, “setting of”, “registration of”, “ Information, data, signal values, and variable values indicating the results of the processing described as “selection”, “generation of”, “input of”, “output of”, and the like are stored in the main storage device 903 as a file. Has been.
In addition, data received by the information search device 100 and the terminal device 300 is stored in the main storage device 903.
Further, the encryption key / decryption key, random number value, and parameter may be stored in the main storage device 903 as a file.

  The configuration in FIG. 13 is merely an example of the hardware configuration of the information search device 100 and the terminal device 300, and the hardware configuration of the information search device 100 and the terminal device 300 is limited to the configuration described in FIG. Alternatively, other configurations may be used.

  In addition, the information search method according to the present invention can be realized by the procedure shown in the first to sixth embodiments.

  In the above embodiment, the data input unit 110, the word division unit 120, the attribute related word extraction unit 130, the position related word extraction unit 131, the time related word extraction unit 132, the attribute information conversion unit 140, the coordinate information conversion unit 141, the time It has been described that the elements such as the information conversion unit 142, the attribute information additional data generation unit 150, the search condition input unit 160, the data search unit 180, and the search result output unit 190 are independent functional blocks. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the position-related word extraction unit 131, the time-related word extraction unit 132, the coordinate information conversion unit 141, and the time information conversion unit 142 are realized by one functional block, and a search condition input unit 160, the data search unit 180, and the search result output unit 190 may be realized by one functional block. Alternatively, these functional blocks may be configured in any other combination.

  As mentioned above, although Embodiment 1-6 of this invention was demonstrated, you may implement combining 2 or more among these Embodiment. Alternatively, one of these embodiments may be partially implemented. Alternatively, two or more of these embodiments may be partially combined. In addition, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible as needed.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Information search device, 110 Data input part, 120 Word division part, 130 Attribute related word extraction part, 131 Position related word extraction part, 132 Time related word extraction part, 140 Attribute information conversion part, 141 Coordinate information conversion part, 142 Time Information conversion unit, 150 attribute information additional data generation unit, 160 search condition input unit, 170 attribute information additional data storage unit, 180 data search unit, 190 search result output unit, 191 display method input unit, 200 atypical data storage unit, 220 attribute related words, 221 position related words, 222 time related words, 230 attribute information, 231 coordinate information, 232 time information, 300 terminal device, 301 display device, 302 display screen, 310 area designation screen, 311 list display, 312 map Display, 313 timeline display, 314 distribution 320 Search condition input screen, 321 Keyword area, 322 Period specification area, 323 Range specification area, 324 Method list area, 325 Search button, 330, 331 Data display list screen, 340 Search result map display screen, 350 Area distribution screen 360 Timeline display screen, 361 Timeline, 362 Bug pin mark, 363 screen, 364 Timeline bar, 901 Arithmetic unit, 902 External storage device, 903 Main storage device, 904 Communication device, 905 Input / output device, 3221 Time bar , 3222 Period start mark, 3223 Period end mark, 3231 Position range, 3232 mark, 3233 Search period, 3511 Date and time reception unit.

Claims (3)

A time-related word extracting unit that inputs data including a plurality of words, and extracts from the input data at least one time-related word related to the time by a processing device;
A time information conversion unit that converts the time related word extracted by the time related word extraction unit into time information using a predetermined method;
Adding the time information converted by the time information conversion unit to the data, generating a time information additional data to which the time information is added;
A time information additional data storage unit for storing the time information additional data generated by the time information additional data generation unit;
A search condition input unit for inputting position-related information is information relating to the position as a search condition,
A data search unit for searching the time information additional data storage unit based on the position related information input by the search condition input unit , and counting the time information additional data related to the position related information for each predetermined area ; ,
A search result output unit for displaying an area distribution screen displaying the distribution of the time information addition data counted by the data search unit on a map on a display device and displaying a scrollable date reception unit for receiving designation of the date ; With
The data search unit further includes:
Based on the time information added to the time information additional data, the time information additional data related to the date and time designated by scrolling the date and time reception unit is counted for each predetermined area, and the date and time reception unit A time information retrieval device that reflects the distribution of the time information additional data on the area distribution screen in conjunction with the date and time designated by scrolling . A time-related word extraction unit that inputs data including a plurality of words, and extracts from the input data at least one time-related word related to time by a processing device;
A time information conversion unit that converts the time related word extracted by the time related word extraction process into time information using a predetermined method;
A time information additional data generation unit that adds the time information converted by the time information conversion processing to the data, and generates time information additional data with the time information added;
A time information additional data storage process for storing the time information additional data generated by the time information additional data generation process in a time information additional data storage unit;
A search condition input process, wherein the search condition input unit inputs position related information, which is information related to the position, as a search condition;
A data search unit searches the time information additional data storage unit based on the position related information input by the search condition input process , and counts the time information additional data related to the position related information for each predetermined area. Data search processing to
The search result output unit displays an area distribution screen showing the distribution of the time information additional data counted by the data search process on a map and a scrollable date reception unit that accepts designation of the date Further, the data search unit further stores the time information additional data related to the date and time specified by scrolling the date and time reception unit based on the time information added to the time information additional data in the predetermined area. The time information search device, which is a computer, performs a search result output process that counts each time and links the distribution of the time information additional data to the area distribution screen in conjunction with the date specified by scrolling the date reception unit. time period information retrieval program that Ru is executed. A time-related word extracting unit that inputs data including a plurality of words, and extracts at least one time-related word related to the time from the input data by the processing device;
A time information conversion unit that converts the time related word extracted by the time related word extraction step into time information using a predetermined method;
A time information additional data generating unit that adds the time information converted by the time information conversion step to the data and generates time information additional data to which the time information is added; and
A time information additional data storage step of storing the time information additional data generated by the time information additional data generation step in a time information additional data storage unit;
A search condition input step, wherein the search condition input unit inputs position related information, which is information related to the position, as a search condition;
A data search unit searches the time information additional data storage unit based on the position related information input in the search condition input step , and counts the time information additional data related to the position related information for each predetermined area. Data search process to perform,
The search result output unit displays an area distribution screen showing the distribution of the time information additional data counted in the data search process on a map and a scrollable date / time reception unit that accepts designation of the date / time. Further, the data search unit further stores the time information additional data related to the date and time specified by scrolling the date and time reception unit based on the time information added to the time information additional data in the predetermined area. counting each said in conjunction with the date reception unit date and time specified by the scrolling, the search result of the time period information retrieval device outputting step Ru and a to reflect the distribution of the time information adding data to the area distribution screen Time information search method.

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