JP6289717B1 - Entrance examination information retrieval device, system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an entrance examination information search system and the like for reducing the burden of examination examination policies and examination subject selection. An entrance examination information search system comprising an information management server and a user entrance examination information search apparatus connectable to the information management server via a network, wherein the entrance examination information search apparatus includes Accepts input of two or more examination subjects from the user and transmits the inputted two or more examination subjects to the information management server, and the information management server registers at least a combination of examination subjects necessary for each entrance examination And a comparison process of the combination of the two or more examination subjects transmitted from the entrance examination information search device and the examination subjects necessary for each of the entrance examinations registered and managed, If the combination of required subjects for each entrance examination is one less than the two or more entered subjects, the information regarding the entrance exam will be displayed. To reply to the information retrieval apparatus. [Selection] Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for searching for entrance examination information, and more particularly to a system for searching a database having entrance examination information such as test dates and test subjects.

  Conventionally, various database search systems that can be used via devices such as computers (PCs), mobile phones, and smartphones have been proposed. In particular, various approaches have been made in search services for databases having information on universities and vocational schools.

  For example, for a database that organizes and aggregates various school description information for a large number of universities and vocational schools, a search that realizes the function of application guidelines / school department reverse lookup that selects the school departments using the specifics of the application guidelines as search criteria A system has been proposed (Patent Document 1).

That is, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique specified by the following items (A) to (E).
(A) An information processing system using a computer, which functions as a WWW server by communicating with an external user computer via a network.
(B) Manage a database that organizes and aggregates various school explanation information about local governments, universities, vocational schools, and private organizations that conduct multiple education. This database includes a recruitment guideline database that classifies a plurality of school explanation information for each school department, classifies the same school department for each recruitment guideline, and describes the recruitment guideline for each section.
(C) Communicating with the accessing user computer, delivering screen configuration data for prompting input of search conditions, receiving search conditions input on the screen, and responding to the search conditions in a database And the delivery of the screen configuration data of the report screen of the search result are repeated as appropriate.
(D) As the search condition input screen, at least one or more recruitment guideline / school department reverse lookup search condition input screens are provided for specifying the details included in the recruitment guideline as search conditions.
(E) School department information that matches the search conditions of the specified application guidelines by searching the application guidelines database based on the search conditions entered on the application guidelines / school department reverse lookup search condition input screen on the user computer. And a report screen expressing the information as a list is delivered to the user computer.

JP 2001-125922 A

However, the recent entrance examination situation has become increasingly complex year by year, and is particularly noticeable for the university entrance examination system. For example, it is not necessary for the university entrance examination center exam to take all subjects / subjects, but it is customary to take only the subjects required by the desired university (within the department / department). In addition, there are cases where private universities impose entrance examinations for center examinations, so there is a problem that the burden of examining examination policies is increasing for students.
In addition, there are multiple test dates and locations for the same department at the university. For example, the same test date may be used for different departments within the same university or between different departments within the same department. The method of taking an exam is becoming increasingly complex, with an increasing number of cases adopting a so-called “same day application” where a single application is accepted at the same time.
In view of this situation, it is very significant to promote the securing of learning time, which is the main part of the examinee, by reducing the burden of examining the examination policy for the examinee. In addition, it is desirable to have a system that can reduce the burden of selecting subjects to be taken and provide more detailed advice.

  Accordingly, a search system or the like according to an embodiment of the present invention is an entrance examination information search system including an information management server and a user entrance examination information search apparatus connectable to the information management server via a network. The entrance examination information retrieval apparatus accepts input of two or more examination subjects from the user and transmits the inputted two or more examination subjects to the information management server. A combination of required subjects for each exam is registered and managed, and the two or more subjects that have been transmitted from the entrance examination information search device and the entrance exams required for each entrance exam that is registered and managed When the comparison with the combination of subjects is performed and the required combination of subjects for each entrance examination is one less than the two or more subjects entered above It is characterized in that returns information about the entrance examination to the entrance examination information search apparatus.

  According to the search system or the like according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the load of examination policy examination, selection of examination subjects, and the like, and to promote the securing of learning time that is the main part of the examination student.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of whole structure of the system containing the entrance examination information search apparatus (information processing apparatus) concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the external appearance structure of the entrance examination information search apparatus (information processing apparatus) concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the functional block of the entrance examination information search apparatus (information processing apparatus) concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation example of the entrance examination information search system concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the transition examples, such as a screen state, in the entrance examination information search apparatus (and system) concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the example of a search process of the entrance examination information search apparatus (and system) concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the other example of a search process of the entrance examination information search apparatus (and system) concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of a screen display of the entrance examination information search apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the other example of a screen display of the entrance examination information search device concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the other example of a screen display of the entrance examination information search device concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the other example of a screen display of the entrance examination information search device concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the other example of a screen display of the entrance examination information search device concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the other example of a screen display of the entrance examination information search device concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the other example of a screen display of the entrance examination information search device concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the other example of a screen display of the entrance examination information search device concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the other example of a screen display of the entrance examination information search device concerning one Embodiment of this invention.

  A search system and the like according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration example of an entrance examination information search system including an entrance examination information search apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the entrance examination information search system 10 has an information management server 11 and an entrance examination used by a user (typically, but not limited to, an examinee) as a typical configuration. An information search device (in the figure, for example, portable information terminals or tablet terminals 12a to 12d, a mobile phone 13, and PCs 14 and 15 are shown. Hereinafter, these entrance examination information search devices are referred to as "information processing devices" or As shown in FIG. 1, the server 11 and various terminals are mutually connected by a public line such as a dedicated line or the Internet (as a wired line, 16 to 18). It is connected so that it can communicate. Further, the line may be wired or wireless, and in the case of wireless, the portable information terminal or tablet terminal 12 and the mobile phone 13 enter the Internet 19 via a base station, a wireless router, etc. not shown wirelessly. Further, they are connected to the information management server 11 via a line 18 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

  Note that many mobile phones, portable information terminals, and tablets at the time of filing of the present application have processing capabilities (communication processing speed, image processing capability, etc.) comparable to PCs, and should be said to be small computers. is there.

  A program or software necessary for carrying out the present invention is normally installed or stored in an HDD or SSD in a storage unit of a portable information terminal or PC, and a memory in the storage unit is executed as necessary when the program or software is executed. Are read as all or a part of the software modules, and are executed by the CPU.

  It should be noted that the execution of the calculation is not necessarily performed by a central processing unit such as a CPU, and an auxiliary arithmetic unit such as a digital signal processor (DSP) (not shown) can be used.

  Also, the hardware configuration of the information management server 11 can basically adopt a PC. Although the present invention is not limited to this, the information management server 11 can process large-scale data by operating a plurality of PCs in parallel when raising the hardware specifications as necessary. A suitable configuration can also be taken.

  FIG. 2 shows an external configuration of a tablet terminal as an information processing apparatus (entrance examination information search apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus (tablet terminal) 12 includes a housing part 121, a display 122, and a hardware button 123 provided at a lower center part of the housing 121. The display 122 is typically composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and can display various information such as characters and images. In addition, a menu button or a software keyboard is displayed on the display 122 and can be used as an instruction (command) to the tablet terminal 12 by touching it with a finger or a touch pen (not shown). In this respect, the hardware button 123 is not an essential component, but is implemented as a button having a certain function for convenience of explanation of the present invention. Of course, these hardware buttons 123 can be replaced with menu buttons displayed on a part of the display 122.

  The display 122 includes a multi-touch input panel, and touch input position coordinates on the touch input panel are transmitted to the processing system (CPU) of the tablet terminal 12 via an input device interface (not shown). It is processed. And this multi-touch input panel is comprised so that the several contact point with respect to a panel can be sensed simultaneously. This detection (sensor) can be realized by various methods, and is not necessarily limited to the contact sensor. For example, an indication point for the panel can be extracted using an optical sensor. Furthermore, in addition to a contact sensor or an optical sensor, a capacitive sensor that senses contact with human skin can be used as the sensor.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, the tablet terminal 12 can include a microphone and a speaker. In this case, it is also possible to determine the voice of the user picked up from the microphone and use it as an input command. Further, although not shown in FIG. 2, a camera device such as a CMOS is mounted on the back surface of the tablet terminal 12 or the like.
Furthermore, the tablet terminal 12 is equipped with an acceleration sensor (motion sensor) and gyro for detecting the movement and tilt of the terminal, an electronic compass for knowing the direction, and a GPS module for acquiring the current position.

  FIG. 3 illustrates a functional block diagram of hardware constituting the tablet terminal 12 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the tablet terminal 12 is realized by individual operations of hardware described below and their cooperative operations.

  In FIG. 3, the tablet terminal 300 as a whole hardware block is roughly divided into an input unit 301 including a hardware button 123 in FIG. 2, a multi-touch input panel provided on the display 122, a microphone, and the like, and a program Storage unit 302 configured with a hard disk, RAM, and / or ROM for storing data and data, etc., central processing unit 303 configured with a CPU that performs various numerical calculations and logical operations by a program, display 122, etc. A communication interface including a display unit 304 including a control unit 305 for controlling a chip and an electric system, a slot for accessing the Internet, a port for optical communication, and a communication interface Unit 306, speaker and vibration Output unit 307, a time measuring unit 308 for measuring time, a sensor unit (detection sensor unit) 309 including an image sensor such as a CMOS, and a power source unit for supplying power to each module in the apparatus These modules are connected to each other by a communication bus or a power supply line as needed (in FIG. 3, each line is collectively shown as a connection 311 in which each line is appropriately divided for convenience).

  The sensor unit (detection sensor unit) 309 includes an acceleration sensor (motion sensor) for detecting movement and tilt of the tablet terminal 300 (12), a gyro, an electronic compass for knowing the direction, and a tablet terminal. A GPS sensor module for specifying the position of 300 (12) may be included. A signal detected by an image sensor such as a CMOS constituting the sensor unit 309 is processed as input information in the input unit 301.

  Further, the program or software necessary for implementing the present invention is normally installed or stored in a hard disk or the like constituting the storage unit 302, and when executing the program or software, all of the program or software is stored in the memory in the storage unit 302 as necessary. Alternatively, it is read out as a part of software module and is executed by the CPU 303.

  It should be noted that the execution of the calculation is not necessarily performed by the central processing unit 303 such as a CPU, and an auxiliary arithmetic unit such as a digital signal processor (DSP) (not shown) can be used.

  Next, the operation of the entrance examination information retrieval system or the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus (user terminal) in one embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

上記項目のうち、システムにログインするために必要なＩＤ及びパスワードは必須であるが、その他の項目は任意項目である。但し、本発明の他の実施形態における入学試験情報検索システムを完全なオープンシステムとする場合（そして、ユーザごとの情報や検索結果のうち指定された情報を保存する必要がない場合）には、ＩＤ及びパスワードも不要とすることができる。 (Example of data structure)
First, as an overall operation flow of the entrance examination information search system in one embodiment of the present invention, typically, a user's information processing device (smart phone or PC) accesses an information management server to search for necessary information. Although taking a form, a user (taker or the like) downloads application software for operating his / her user terminal as an entrance examination information search apparatus according to the present invention from the information management server via the user terminal. This application software is software for processing at least a part of the program according to the present invention. Then, the downloaded application software is installed in the user terminal. At this time, if necessary, the user terminal can upload and register profile information as shown in the following table to the information management server in addition to the user's own mail address as user registration information.

Among the above items, an ID and a password necessary for logging in to the system are indispensable, but other items are optional items. However, when the entrance examination information search system according to another embodiment of the present invention is a completely open system (and when it is not necessary to save the information for each user and the specified information among the search results), An ID and password can also be made unnecessary.

  In addition, in the information management server, entrance examination information is stored and managed for each institution such as a university or vocational school, or for each department or examination date. It suffices if the data structure here is managed by a so-called relational database, and various tables can be linked using specific items (for example, university names, departments, department names, etc.) as keys.

※上表の（配点）部分に相当するａａ、ｂｂ、ｃｃ、ｘｘ等には配点等の具体的な数値が入る。 In one embodiment of the present invention, the entrance examination information for each institution such as a university or vocational school is, for example, for each institution according to a management table as shown in the following table (the following table is a part of the management table). (The following table is an example of a management table (part) for managing entrance examination information of a certain university A).

* Aa, bb, cc, xx, etc. corresponding to the (scoring) part of the above table contain specific numerical values such as scoring.

  In addition, for the same-day application, an upper limit can be set for the number of same-day applications within a university or faculty of the same university. For example, even if there are 5 departments within A University B, which can be applied for on the same day, such as C, D, E, F, and G, the maximum number of applications for the same day for that department (department) is 2 and so on. Yes (that is, if C and E are selected, D, F, and G can no longer be selected). Information for determining this can be defined and managed in a table or the like as appropriate.

  The above data items are stored and managed on the information management server as entrance examination information for each institution. In addition, each item name and item value in the above table is expressed in a language for the purpose of understanding the invention, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be defined as a numerical value (depending on how RDB is used). For example, a table associated with display names for displaying items defined as these numerical values will be prepared separately).

(Data structures, databases, and other examples of processing systems)
The above-described configuration and the like are only part of the embodiment, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a relational database management system (RDBMS) may be employed to appropriately construct a data structure system that can be easily processed by SQL. In that case, individual items may be digitized or multiple items may be merged and digitized and managed, and the features of the present invention may not be fully understood. The explanation will focus on understanding.

  The examinee and the like will search the entrance examination information managed on the information management server and obtain a search result together with the operation on the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus. The retrieval flow will be described with reference to FIG. This will be described below.

  FIG. 4 shows an entrance examination information search apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, which explains how an entrance examination information search is performed after an application is activated on a user terminal, and how various information providing services are provided ( And an example of an operation flowchart of the system). Note that there are operation variations of the present invention even in a portion not described with reference to FIG. 4, and the flow itself described with reference to FIG. 4 does not limit the extension of the present invention.

  In step S401, when an application on the user terminal (already downloaded and installed from the information management server) is activated, the process proceeds to step S402, and login processing from the user terminal (that is, a user such as an examinee) to the information management server is performed. Is called.

  When the user terminal is a PC, it is not always necessary to install a dedicated application, and login can be performed by accessing a specific site using web browser software (hereinafter, for convenience of understanding the invention). The user terminal is a terminal such as a smartphone).

  Next, it progresses to step S403 and a search condition is input from a user terminal. Various items can be used as input items (parameters). For example, national / public / private universities (category of national university, public university, private university), deviation values of institutions such as universities, desired departments (departments), test subjects , A desired test location, a test date (typically, it is preferable to specify in a period from what month to what day), a candidate's special subject, and the like.

  Next, when there is an input of a search item, it is determined whether or not the search can be started in step S404, and if it is possible (Yes), the search process after step S405 is performed. The process returns to S403 (so-called input waiting state).

In step S405, a normal search according to the search condition input from the terminal in step S403 is performed in the information management server. As an example, narrowing down the search target based on the specified examination date (designated period), deviation value, desired faculty (department), examination place, etc., and the same-day co-applicable department (department) ) Extraction process, extraction process of the combined undergraduate (department) of the center test and individual test.
For example, these searches or extractions are transmitted as a search query to an information management server holding the data in the RDB format, and can be obtained as search or extraction results. For example, the same-day application information can be managed as flag information as exemplified in the above table, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it can be converted into a SQL calculation code and managed. It is good (a known method can be adopted for various operations in that case).
Search or extraction results can be displayed in various forms as will be described later as information related to the entrance examination.

In step S406, further information search is performed in the information management server. In one embodiment of the present invention, in this step, a search or extraction process is performed for the undergraduate (department) of a university that imposes one more subject than the subject specified as the search condition (details). An example of a simple operation flow will be described later with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B).
Alternatively, it is possible to perform a search or extraction process of a university department (department) in which only one of the examination subjects designated as a search condition imposes an examination subject (an example of a detailed operation flow) Will be described later with reference to FIG. 6B).

  Next, the process proceeds to step S407, and the search results executed in steps S405 and S406 are returned to the terminal and displayed on the display of the terminal. Here, what is set not to be displayed (for example, the search result of the special search in step S406 may not be displayed in detail, or may be set to display only the presence or summary of the result) is displayed. Or can be kept to a partial display (for example, display of digest information).

  Alternatively, a determination step (not shown) is performed between step S405 and step S406 (determination as to whether or not to execute a special search by the user), and step S406 is skipped when it is determined that special search is unnecessary. Such control can also be performed.

  In step S408, a determination is made as to whether or not to further display the specific result of the search result list displayed in step S407 (this determination is also determined based on the presence / absence of a user instruction). In step S409, detailed display is performed. Further, the process proceeds to step S410, where it is determined whether or not there is a “My concurrent application registration” instruction that is a registration function of the user's examination policy (examination schedule) (this judgment is also made based on the presence / absence of the user instruction). In the case of Yes, the process proceeds to step S411, and the examination department (department) corresponding to the item displayed in detail in step S409 is incorporated into the examination schedule. On the other hand, if No in step S410, the process returns to step S408.

  If NO in step S408, the process advances to step S412 to determine whether or not the search condition has been changed by a user operation. If YES, the process returns to step S405. If NO, the process advances to step S413. .

  In step S413, it is determined whether or not the application is to be ended, and if an instruction to end the application is given by a user operation (not shown) (Yes), the process proceeds to step S414 and ends as this flow, but in the case of No in step S413. Return to step S408.

FIG. 5 shows a transition example of screen states and the like in the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus (and system) according to the embodiment of the present invention based on the operation flow described with reference to FIG. This screen state transition example is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this.
In FIG. 5, St means “State” or “Screen Transition”.

The most basic state (as an initial state) is illustratively the comprehensive search start screen St501 and / or the university name search start screen St502. These screens may be configured as separate screens, may be laid out within the same screen, or may be provided separately by switching tabs or the like.
In this embodiment, in order to facilitate understanding of the invention, the following explanation will be made focusing on “comprehensive search”.

When a search condition is appropriately input on the search start screen St501 and / or St502 and a search instruction is given, the screen transitions to a search result list display screen St503. The first point to be noted here is that the search results are displayed for each examination date (admission test implementation date), arranged as necessary by deviation value, university, department, or department.
On the screen St503, an on / off switch interface (check box or the like) for special search result display (Plasta 1 display or Minus 1 display), which will be described later, is prepared, and when this is turned on in the same screen, the special search result is displayed. It is redisplayed including the display.

  In addition, on the search result list display screen St 503, it is possible to display the same-day concurrent application approval / disapproval display, center test / individual test combined use type display, center test use display, center test result advantage display, subject high payout display, etc. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Then, when a specific university on a specific examination date is designated on the screen St503, a transition is made to the detailed display screen St504 for the undergraduate department (department) of the university. On the screen St504, the faculty (department) and the examination system / examination subject (admission system information that can be taken) are displayed. In particular, the special search result (Plasta 1 subject) is highlighted by being color-coded. In addition, it is possible to indicate a single application / same day application (details will be described later with reference to FIG. 7 and subsequent figures).

  When a designation button such as “College details” is pressed on the detail display screen St504, for example, a transition is made to the detail display screen St505 of the university (details will be described later with reference to FIG. 14).

  On the other hand, when the My concurrent application registration designation is made by turning on a specific check box (not shown) on the detailed display screen St504, the screen shifts to the My concurrent application registration screen St506. In one embodiment, the screen St506 can be controlled to be swiped in with respect to the main screen (details will be described later with reference to FIG. 10 and the like).

  In the My concurrent application registration screen St 506, the examination department (department) already entered by the deletion instruction is deleted, the information sharing with other users (not shown) is performed by the sharing instruction, or another examination schedule sheet (concurrent application registration sheet) Another feature is here) or switch between these sheets.

  As shown in FIG. 5, it is possible to make a transition from the transitioned screen to the transition source screen again by pressing a “return” button or a “close” button (not shown).

FIG. 6A shows a special search processing example of the entrance examination information search apparatus (and system) according to one embodiment of the present invention. This is a detailed flow of step S406 shown in FIG. This special search is called “Pla 1 search”, but the purpose of this special search is to additionally search faculties (departments) that can be taken by adding one more subject to the subject entered or specified in the search conditions. is there.
For example, when the examination subject specified in the search condition is “Japanese / English”, the department (department) whose examination subject is “national language / English / mathematics” is treated as the plastic department (department).

  Various algorithms for realizing the above-described operation are conceivable. An example of processing that is easy to understand for understanding the present invention will be described below.

(Plasta 1 search processing example 1)
First, when the processing is started in step S601 in FIG. 6A, the process proceeds to step S602, and zero or more records to be searched (examination department (department) and information items linked thereto) are extracted. Typically, all target records that match or hit in items other than the subjects to be taken are extracted.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S603, and whether or not the target record extracted in step S602 is 1 or more (or, if this step is the second or later order, whether or not there are still records to be compared and determined). If NO in step S603, the process proceeds to step S608, and the process ends. If YES, the process proceeds to step S604.

  In step S604, the number of subjects taken or specified in the search condition is compared with the number of subjects taken in the search target record to determine whether the number of subjects taken in the search target record is one or more. Is done. If No in step S604, the process returns to step S603, but if Yes, the process proceeds to step S605.

In step S605, one or more exam subjects entered or specified in the search condition and one or more exam subjects in the search target record are sorted (simple sort based on the character string code or for each subject). You may sort based on the numerical value assigned to. (The important point is that if one subject completely covers the other subject, it will be matched forward).
Then, the comparison is started from the first subject, and the next processing step is executed.
(1) If both subjects match, both subjects are incremented. (2) If they do not match, only the subject subject to be searched is incremented and recompared (at the same time, the number of inconsistencies is counted).
(3) End the process when there are more candidates for the search criteria. (4) If all the subjects for the search criteria remain exhausted, the last subject in the search target record will be the discrepant subject. Become

  Next, the process proceeds to step S606, where the number of inconsistent subjects counted in step S605 is determined. If the number of inconsistent subjects is only 1, the process proceeds to step S607. If no, the process returns to step S603, and the next record We will proceed with the comparison with the subjects for the exam.

  In step S607, the non-matching subject is flagged or separately recorded, and the fact that it is a plus one subject is distinguished and stored.

  The process determination flow shown in FIG. 6A is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. That is, it is possible to widely adopt a known algorithm or a modification of the algorithm in the case where one of both character strings has one character more than the other and the other character structure is completely identical. it can.

(Plasta 1 search processing example 2)
As another processing example, a comparison method using a bit operator can be adopted. As an example, if a numerical value in which only 1 bit at a specific position in a specific length of data for each subject is defined as 1 (on) is uniquely defined for each subject, a set of subjects to be taken can be combined into one by OR operation. it can. Then, it is possible to extract the difference subjects and the number of them by exclusive OR between the set bit string of the examination subjects inputted as the search condition and the collection bit string of the examination subjects of each department (department) of each university. By comparing the logical OR bit string with the set bit string of the test subjects entered as search conditions or the set bit string of the undergraduate (department) test subjects, the plastic one subject to be extracted in this embodiment can be specified.

(Plasta 1 search processing example 3)
As another example of processing, if the above bit operator concept and a general-purpose SQL processing system are used, processing equivalent to the Pla 1 search processing described so far is implemented by the arithmetic function provided by the SQL processing system. You can also.

FIG. 6B shows another special search processing example of the entrance examination information search apparatus (and system) according to an embodiment of the present invention. This is a detailed flow of step S406 shown in FIG. The special search here includes not only the plastic 1 search but also the minus 1 search. The purpose of the minus 1 search is to search for a faculty (department) that can be taken in less subjects by one less than the subjects to be entered or specified in the search condition. For example, when the examination subject specified in the search condition is “Japanese language / English / mathematics”, a department (department) having “national language / English” as an examination subject is treated as a minus one department (department).
FIG. 6B shows a specific processing flow of the comparison method using the bit operators described above (for example, comparison by logical operation processing is performed, but this can also be incorporated into an SQL processing system).

(Example of plastic 1 search processing and negative 1 search processing by bit operator and logical operation processing)
First, when the process is started in step S651 in FIG. 6B, the process proceeds to step S652, and zero or more records to be searched (examination department (department) and information items linked thereto) are extracted. Typically, all target records that match or hit in items other than the subjects to be taken are extracted.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S653, and whether or not the target record extracted in step S652 is 1 or more (or, if this step is in the second order or later, whether or not there are still records to be compared and determined). If NO in step S653, the process proceeds to step S658, and the process ends. If Yes, the process proceeds to step S654.

In step S654, a logical operation process is performed on the bit string of the examinee's (user's) examination subject and the bit string of the undergraduate (department) side examination subject extracted from one of the records to be searched, and the comparison processing is performed. It is determined whether or not one condition is satisfied (the first condition will be described later).
In the case of No in the same step, the current search target record is not applicable, so the search target record is incremented and the process returns to step S653. If Yes, the process advances to step S656.

  In step S656, a logical operation process is performed on the bit string of the examinee's (user's) examination subject and the bit string of the undergraduate (department) side examination subject extracted from the search target record, and then the comparison process is performed. It is determined whether or not two conditions are satisfied (the second condition will be described later).

  In the case of No in this step, since the current search target record is not applicable, the search target record is incremented and the process returns to step S653. However, in the case of Yes, the process proceeds to step S657.

Step S657 is a record that satisfies the first condition in step S654 and the second condition in step S656, and the department (department) corresponding to the record becomes the plastic 1 department (department) or the minus 1 department (department). .
Therefore, in this step, the search target record is marked by flagging it. According to the mark, it can be stored that it is a plastic 1 department (department) or minus 1 department (department), or can be displayed on a screen on a user terminal (for example of screen display, FIG. To explain).

(About the first condition and the second condition)
The first condition and the second condition determined in steps S654 and S656 are set as follows for the plus 1 search and the minus 1 search.

(First condition and second condition for plus 1 search)
The logic is to find a faculty (department) that requires one subject more subjects than the subject specified by the examinee. First, when taking the AND of the subject bit string on the candidate's side and the subject bit string on the undergraduate (department) side If it matches the subject bit string on the “Student” side (first condition), and XOR is taken between the subject bit string on the examinee side and the subject bit string on the undergraduate (department) side, only one bit (Second condition).
If the above first and second conditions are satisfied, there is one more subject for this department (department) than the designated subject for the student.

(First condition and second condition when searching for minus 1)
The logic is to find a faculty (department) that requires one less subject than the subject specified by the examinee. First, when the AND of the subject bit string on the student side and the subject bit string on the department (department) side is taken Is the same as the subject bit string on the “Faculty (Department)” side (first condition), and XOR of the subject bit string on the examinee side and the subject bit string on the undergraduate (Department) side is one. Only one bit is set (second condition).
If the above first condition and second condition are satisfied, the number of subjects undertaken by this faculty (department) is one less than the number of subjects designated by the students.

(Concrete example)
To give a more specific example, the bit string of subjects required by the department (department) is A department (department): 11110000.
Faculty B (Department): 00111100
And the bit string on the student side (subject as a search input condition) is student a: 00111000
Student b: 11111000
Suppose that

In the above example, in the case of finding a faculty (department) that requires one subject more than the subject of the candidate, first, the relationship between the subject of each faculty (department) around the candidate a When performing an AND operation to determine whether or not the condition is satisfied,
A (AND) a: 00110000
B (AND) a: 00111000
Thus, the B department (department) satisfies the first condition (that is, B (AND) a matches the examination subject bit string of the examinee a).

Therefore, taking the exclusive OR of the relationship between the examination subject of the B department (department) and the examination subject of the examinee a,
B (XOR) a: 00000100
Thus, School B (Department) satisfies the second condition.
That is, for examinee a, the B department (department) is the plastic 1 department (department).

Next, in the case of finding a faculty (department) that requires one less subject than the subject of the candidate, does the first condition be satisfied for the relationship with the subject of each faculty (department) around the candidate b? When performing an AND operation to determine whether or not
A (AND) b: 11110000
B (AND) b: 00111000
Thus, the A department (department) satisfies the first condition (that is, A (AND) b matches the examination subject bit string of the A department (department)).

Therefore, taking the exclusive OR of the relationship between the subject of A department (department) and the subject of examinee b,
A (XOR) b: 00001000
Thus, Faculty A (Department) will also satisfy the second condition.
That is, for the student b, the Faculty A (Department) is minus 1 Faculty (Department).

  FIG. 7 shows a screen display example of the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. The screen shown in FIG. 7 is a specific example corresponding to St501 and / or St502 and St503 in FIG.

  In FIG. 7, the display area 701 of the display screen unit 700 of the terminal (case and the like is omitted. The same applies to FIG. 7 and subsequent figures) is a display for switching between general search and university name search. Is specified.

The areas 702 and 703 exemplify input fields for inputting or specifying various search conditions. In this figure, it is assumed that parameters are input or specified as shown in the table below.

  A display area 704 shows an outline of the search results under the above search conditions, and a display area 705 shows an outline of the special search (Pla 1 search) results. As will be described later, when the check box 706 is turned on, details such as which department (department) is the plastic 1 department (department) are displayed.

In the area 707, for example, a list of results of “an entrance examination method that allows an examination to be taken only at the center” is displayed.
Note that a menu button is displayed in the area 708 (the description of the menu displayed when this button is pressed is omitted). In the area 709, a tab for wiping and displaying a My concurrent application box to be described later appears.

  FIG. 8A shows another screen display example of the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. The screen shown in FIG. 8A is a specific example corresponding to the state in which the plastic 1 display instruction is given and redisplayed in St503 of FIG.

  In the screen 800 of FIG. 8A, the check box 801 is turned on as shown in the figure, and in conjunction with the operation, in the area 707, if there is an additional subject subject, the department (department) that can be taken A “Plasta 1” icon is assigned (see area 802).

FIG. 8B shows another screen display example of the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. The screen shown in FIG. 8B is a specific example corresponding to the state where the minus 1 display instruction is given and redisplayed in St503 of FIG.
The minus 1 display is a display of a part or all of the result of the minus 1 search (described above).

  In the screen 850 of FIG. 8B, the check box 851 for displaying minus 1 is turned on as shown in the figure, and in conjunction with the operation, the area 852 has at least one subject less than the subject taking the exam. The departments (departments) that can be taken are displayed.

  Furthermore, in another embodiment, the department (department) that matches the subject of the examinee and the department (department) that can be taken at least one less than the subject of the examinee are mixed and displayed. A “minus 1” icon (not shown in FIG. 8) may be assigned to the (Department).

  FIG. 9 shows another screen display example of the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The screen shown in FIG. 9 is a specific example showing how the search condition (period) is being changed in S412 of FIG.

In the screen 900 of FIG. 9, when the area 703 is clicked, a calendar 901 is displayed, and the start and end of the examination period can be instructed by direct operation (in the figure, the start is January 9, 2017). It can be seen that the end date is designated March 29, 2017).
The start and end can be changed by direct manipulation (touch or click) of the date portion, and immediately after the change, the search is executed again under the changed conditions and the result is reflected.

  In addition, as shown in at least a region 902 of the calendar 901, the calendar 901 displays the number of universities or departments (departments) for which a day test is performed for each date. In this area, 2 schools on February 3 (here, the number of universities; the same applies in this paragraph) 3 schools on February 4, 2 schools on February 5 and 6 respectively, It is shown that exams will be conducted at 1 school on the 7th of March, 2 schools on the 8th and 9th of February respectively.

  FIG. 10 shows another screen display example of the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The screen shown in FIG. 10 is a specific example showing a state corresponding to steps S409 to S411 in FIG. 4 and St504 and St505 in FIG.

  In the screen 1000 of FIG. 10, when the My concurrent application registration / cancellation check box 1001 provided for each specific entrance examination system or faculty (department) is checked (turned on), the My concurrent application box 1002 appears from the upper right of the screen. To be controlled. In the My concurrent application box 1002, a registered department (department) is shown. The registered faculty (department) can be registered and displayed for each method (for example, an entrance examination method that can be taken only by the center examination and other methods) or organized by the date of the examination.

  FIG. 11 shows another screen display example of the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The screen shown in FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the My concurrent application box 1002 in FIG. 10 (however, the display contents are different).

  In the screen 1100 of FIG. 11, in the areas 1101 to 1104, the registered faculties (departments) are organized according to methods (for example, an entrance examination method that can be taken only by the center examination and other methods), or an examination date. Is displayed. The share button 1105 is a button for sharing information with other users (not shown). The delete button 1106 is a button for selecting an already taken entrance examination department (department) at a time or individually and deleting it.

  A tab 1107 is a UI for handling the information shown in FIG. 11 as one sheet, and a sheet can be added by pressing a sheet (tab) addition button 1108. In this case, the student can manage and save a plurality of My concurrent application lists. The plurality of My concurrent application lists are recorded and managed in a management table that can be registered for each user in the information management server.

  FIG. 12 shows another screen display example of the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. The screen shown in FIG. 12 is a specific example of a state in which the subject is displayed by color-coding or the like for the plastic subject in St504 of FIG.

In the screen 1200 of FIG. 12, a department (department) of a certain university is displayed, and an area 1201 indicates that this department (department) is a plastic department (department). In other words, of the search conditions for obtaining this result, the subject of the examination was Japanese / English, but the subject of this department (department) is Japanese / English / mathematics. This department (department) expresses that it is possible to take the examination by making the mathematical character display 1201 different from other subjects.
If the department (department) information displayed in FIG. 12 is minus 1 department (department), an icon (not shown) (such as “minus 1” icon representing minus 1 department (department)) is displayed. It may be. In that case, unnecessary subjects may be displayed in different colors or by writing the subject in parentheses (for example, “(math)”).

  FIG. 13 shows another screen display example of the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. The screen shown in FIG. 13 is a specific example showing detailed information of the same-day application department (department) in St504 of FIG.

  In the screen 1300 of FIG. 13, an area 1301 shows department (department) information that can be applied for on the same day at a certain university, and an icon “Same” is assigned to the right end area 1302 of each department (department). Has been. Each department (department) can also be given an icon of “single”, indicating that it is possible to take an independent examination (single icon can be omitted).

  In the area 1303 at the bottom of the screen 1300, the detailed information of each faculty (department) is described along with the entrance examination system and the subjects required for the examination.

  FIG. 14 shows another screen display example of the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. The screen shown in FIG. 14 is a specific example of the screen shown in St505 of FIG.

  In the screen 1400 of FIG. 14, a link to an HP (homepage), a start button for applying for a web application, and a button for browsing a university information video are arranged as university information. Each location and access information are shown in detail.

  As described above, the embodiments of the entrance examination information retrieval system and the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus have been described based on specific examples. However, as an embodiment of the present invention, in addition to a method or a program for implementing the system or apparatus, a program It is also possible to take an embodiment as a storage medium (for example, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, a magnetic tape, a hard disk, a memory card) on which is recorded.

  Further, the implementation form of the program is not limited to an application program such as an object code compiled by a compiler and a program code executed by an interpreter, but may be a form of a program module incorporated in an operating system. good.

  Furthermore, it is not always necessary for the program to be executed only by the CPU on the control board, but if necessary, an expansion board attached to the board or another processing unit (DSP or the like) mounted on the expansion unit. ) May be partly or wholly implemented.

  These features are mutually exclusive for all of the components described in this specification (including claims, abstract, and drawings) and / or for all steps of all disclosed methods or processes. Except for the combination, any combination can be used.

  Also, each feature described in the specification (including the claims, abstract, and drawings) serves the same purpose, equivalent purpose, or similar purpose, unless expressly denied. Alternative features can be substituted. Thus, unless expressly denied, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of identical or equivalent features.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to any specific configuration of the above-described embodiment. The invention includes all novel features or combinations thereof described in the specification (including claims, abstract, and drawings), or all novel methods or process steps described, or Can be extended to any combination.

10 Entrance Examination Information Retrieval System 11 Information Management Servers 12a to 12d Tablet Terminal (User Terminal and One Form of Entrance Examination Information Retrieval Device)
13 Mobile phone (a user terminal and a form of entrance examination information search device)
14, 15 PC (a user terminal and a form of entrance examination information search device)
19 Public lines (private lines, internet, etc.)

Claims (7)

An entrance examination information search system comprising an information management server and an entrance examination information search device for a user connectable to the information management server via a network,
The entrance examination information retrieval apparatus receives input of two or more examination subjects from the user and transmits the inputted two or more examination subjects to the information management server,
The information management server registers and manages at least a combination of examination subjects necessary for each entrance examination, and manages the registration with the two or more examination subjects transmitted from the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus. Perform a comparison process with the combination of subjects required for each entrance examination,
With a combination of the required examination subjects for each of the entrance test, when one subject less than 2 or more subjects of the examination is the input returns the information on the entrance examination to the entrance exam information retrieval device, the enrollment A system characterized in that the examination information search device displays a combination of the required examination subjects less than the one subject, or the subject less than the one subject .   The information management server further manages test dates for each entrance examination, and in the comparison process, the test date is a plurality of entrance exams having the same test date, and the input one or more examination subjects and the necessary items 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of entrance examinations that coincide with an appropriate examination subject and that can be applied for at one time are returned to the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the information management server includes a management table capable of registering a plurality of the concurrent applications as a list for each user. An entrance examination information search device in the system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
If the information returned to the entrance examination information search device is less than 1 input subject, the information related to the entrance exam that matches the entered 2 or more entrance subjects, An entrance examination information search apparatus characterized in that the entrance examination information is displayed separately from the information related to the entrance examination, which is one less than two or more inputted subjects . A program executed on an entrance examination information retrieval system comprising an information management server and an entrance examination information retrieval apparatus of a user connectable to the information management server via a network,
Causing the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus to accept input of two or more examination subjects from the user and transmitting the inputted two or more examination subjects to the information management server;
Let the information management server register and manage at least a combination of subjects required for each entrance examination, and the two or more entrance subjects transmitted from the entrance examination information search device and the entrance management of the entrance management A step to perform a comparison process with the combination of subjects required for each exam,
If the combination of required subjects for each entrance examination is one less than the two or more entered subjects, the information management server stores information related to the entrance exam to the entrance examination information search device . A step to reply ,
And a step of causing the entrance examination information retrieval apparatus to display a combination of the required examination subjects less than one subject or the subject less than one subject .   The information management server further manages test dates for each entrance exam, and in the comparison process, the test date is a plurality of entrance exams on the same date, and the input one or more examination subjects and the required 6. The program according to claim 5, wherein for a plurality of entrance examinations that coincide with an appropriate examination subject and that can be applied for at the same time in one examination, the entrance examination information search device is informed of that fact. The program according to claim 6 , wherein the information management server is provided with a management table capable of registering a plurality of the concurrent applications as a list for each user.

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