JPH01119171A - Information registration retriever - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce a labor and time for erroneous registration correction by storing second-order information inputted from an input device at need before or on the way of the reading processing of first-order information in a memory device after attaching on the first-order information. CONSTITUTION:An operator inputs the second-order information to be attached on the first-order information before or on the way of the reading processing of the first-order information arbitrarily by using a second-order information input mode key and a keyboard 2. And the latest second-order information is stored in the memory device 8 after being attached on read first-order information. In such a way, it is possible to perform the change and the correction of the second-order information in reading the first-order information that is a processing infeasible in an on-going device, and to reduce the labor and time for the erroneous registration correction remarkably, and to realize an efficient registration processing with superior operability.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to an information registration and retrieval device that converts originals such as documents and drawings into image signals and manages them as image information.

<Prior art> Conventionally, there is an information registration and retrieval device of this type called an electronic file.This electronic file is created by reading a document with a scanner and converting it into an image signal under the control of a CPU. Secondary information such as a keyboard for searching this primary information is added to this primary information by keyboard input, etc., and is registered and stored in a storage device, while search conditions are entered as secondary information from the keyboard. Based on this information, the corresponding primary information is searched from the information stored in the storage device, the necessary primary information is displayed on the display, and the printer prints out the necessary primary information.

The flow of the registration process using the electronic file is as shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is,
After setting the process to registration mode using the mode key on the keyboard, the operator selects the one to be registered in step Sl+.
Input the secondary information corresponding to the next information using the character keys on the keyboard, etc. to initialize the data. In step S12, the CPU determines whether the registration process has ended based on whether or not the registration mode key has been released. If it is determined that the registration process has not ended, the CPU proceeds to step S14, and converts the secondary information inputted in step S11 into primary information. Set as information to be added to. Next, in step S15, the original is read by a scanner, converted to an image signal, and inputted as primary information. It is determined in step SI7 whether or not the original has multiple pages. If there are multiple pages, the process in step S15 is performed. Repeat reading for the number of pages. After reading the primary information corresponding to the above-mentioned secondary information, in step SI8, when the operator presses the registration key on the keyboard, secondary information is added to the primary information and the magneto-optical disk etc. Store and register in the storage device. (2) When the registration of the material information is completed, the process returns to step S11 to repeat the registration of the next one material information, and if it is determined in step S12 that it is finished, the process proceeds to step St9 to end the registration process.

<Problem to be solved by the invention> However, the above-mentioned conventional registration process using electronic files is
Primary information reading process (step S15, S I 7
) before the keywords etc. that should be added to this primary information.
Input and set the following information in advance (step S11.514
), once the secondary information is set and the primary information reading processing loop is entered, the set secondary information can no longer be changed. Therefore, even if you notice an error in the secondary information set during the primary information reading process, you will not be able to correct it, and the incorrect secondary information will appear in the primary information that has been read over many pages. There is a drawback that the information is added and registered (step 91B). Such erroneous registration not only wastes registration processing time, but also requires retrieving the erroneously registered data and replacing it with correct secondary information in order to correct it, resulting in further waste.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to input secondary information as necessary before or during the reading process of primary information, and register the inputted secondary information by adding it to the read primary information. An object of the present invention is to provide an information registration device with excellent operability that can perform efficient registration processing.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, the information registration and retrieval device of the present invention includes a storage device for storing primary information to which secondary information is added, and a storage device for inputting secondary information. a switch means for operating the input device; and a primary device which has read secondary information inputted from the input device as necessary during or during the reading process of the primary information in response to a signal from the switch means. The present invention is characterized by comprising a registration processing means for adding information to the storage device and storing the information in the storage device.

<Operation> The original is converted into an image signal by a scanner or the like and read as primary information. Now, when the switch means is pressed during the primary information reading process, secondary information is input via the input device activated by this, and the registration processing means inputs this secondary information into the primary information that will be read later. It is added to the information and stored in the storage device. Further, the switch means is 1
When the secondary information is input through the input device by being pressed during the reading process of the next information, the registration processing means does not add the above-mentioned 2nd information to the read primary information until after the reading process is finished.
The following information is added and stored in the storage device. in this case,
Regardless of the secondary information input during the reading process, the secondary information input during the reading process will be added to the primary information. In this way, the operator can arbitrarily input secondary information using the switch means and input device before or during the reading process of primary information, and can add the inputted secondary information to the read primary information. Can be registered.

<Example> Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of an electronic file, which is an information registration and retrieval device of the present invention. 1 is provided with a registration processing means to be described later, and controls the entire electronic file according to a program to register information.

2 is a keyboard for manually inputting data such as various commands and secondary information, 3 is a secondary information such as primary information consisting of image information and keywords for searching this primary information. A CRT that displays information etc. on the screen, 4 a control circuit that controls the display of this CRT3,
5 is a memory that temporarily stores information to be displayed on the CRT 3; 6 is an interface circuit that connects the CPU and peripheral devices; 7 is a scanner that reads a document and converts it into image information; and 8 is a magneto-optical disk. , a storage device that stores primary information to which secondary information has been added, and 9 a printer that prints the retrieved primary information on recording paper.

The keyboard 2 is provided with a secondary information input mode key as a switch means which is pressed prior to key input of secondary information. The CPUI adds secondary information input from the keyboard 2 to search the image information input from the scanner 7, that is, primary information, and registers and stores the information in the storage device 8. The storage device 8 is searched for information that matches the search conditions input as secondary information, and the search results are displayed on the CRT 3. Such processing operations are different from those of conventional electronic files. There's no difference. The registration processing means of the CPU 1 receives a press signal of the secondary information input mode key of the keyboard 2, and executes the process during or during the primary information reading process by the scanner 7 (see steps S3 and S6 in FIG. 2). ), the secondary information input from the keyboard 2 is temporarily stored as necessary, and only after the primary information has been read (see step S7 in FIG. 2), the secondary information is temporarily stored in the read primary information. The latest secondary information is added and the primary information with secondary information is stored in the storage device 8 (see step S8 in FIG. 2).

Regarding the information registration processing operation of the electronic file with the above configuration,
The following description will be made with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Steps Sl, S2, S4 . S5, S7~S
9 are steps S11.9 in FIG. 3, which is a conventional example. S1
2, S14. This is the same process as SI5, SI7 to S19, and in this embodiment, step S which is a judgment step is added to this process.
3. S6 has been added. First, in step Sl, initial data such as secondary information for the primary information to be registered is input from the keyboard 2, and in the subsequent step S2, it is determined whether to continue or end the registration process by turning on or off the registration mode key. If it is determined to continue, the process advances to step S3.

In step S3, the registration processing means of the CPUI determines whether or not secondary information setting is necessary by turning on or off the secondary information input mode key, and if necessary, proceeds to step S4 to process the secondary information inputted in step Sl. Alternatively, the secondary information inputted again from the keyboard 2 is set as information to be added to the primary information, that is, it is temporarily stored, while if not, the process enters a loop of reading primary information over multiple pages by the scanner 7 in steps 85 to S7. . In step S6 of this loop, the registration processing means of the CPU 1 determines whether or not secondary information setting is necessary by turning on/off the secondary information input mode key, similarly to step S3 in Moe's description, and if necessary, proceeds to step S4. In the middle of the reading loop, the secondary information input again from the keyboard is stored in place of the previously stored secondary information, and the secondary information is changed.

If it is determined in step S7 that there are no remaining pages of the manuscript (l material), the reading loop is exited and step S7 is performed.
Proceeding to step 8, when the operator presses the registration key on the keyboard in this step, the secondary information stored up to that point is added to the read primary information and stored and registered in the storage device 8. 1 Once the material information has been registered, step S
Returning to step 1, the registration of the next one material information is repeated, and if it is determined in step S2 that it is finished, the process advances to step S9 and the registration process is ended.

As described above, according to the above embodiment, the operation console uses the secondary information input mode key and the keyboard 2 to input secondary information to be added to the primary information reading process at will before or during the primary information reading process. The latest input secondary information can be added to the read primary information and stored in the storage device 8, so it is possible to change the secondary information while the primary information is being read, which was impossible in the conventional example. , it becomes possible to make corrections, greatly reduce the effort and time required to correct erroneous registrations, and realize efficient registration processing with excellent operability. In addition, the input of secondary information during the primary information reading process shown in steps S6 and S4 broadly includes the input of secondary information at the time when the reading of l-material information is finished, and thus the input of the primary information After reading the information, it is possible to input secondary information to be added to it.

It goes without saying that the information registration and search device of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

<Effects of the Invention> As is clear from the above description, the information registration and retrieval device of the present invention operates an input device for inputting secondary information by a switch means, and performs a registration process that receives a signal from the switch means. By the means, the secondary information input from the input device is added to the read primary information and stored in the storage device as necessary during or during the reading process of the primary information. It is now possible to change or correct secondary information while the primary information is being read, which was impossible with conventional methods, and the effort and time required to correct erroneous registrations can be greatly reduced.
Efficient registration processing with excellent operability can be realized.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing one embodiment of an electronic file which is an information registration and retrieval device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of information registration processing of the electronic file, and FIG. 3 is a conventional electronic file. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of information registration processing. l...CPU, 2...Keyboard, 3...CRT
. 7...Scanner, 8...Storage device. Patent applicant: Sharp Corporation Agent
Patent attorney Aoyama Aoyama and 2 others Figure 1 x Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) This 1 is the primary information obtained by converting the original into an image signal.
In an information registration and search device that adds and registers secondary information for searching for secondary information and uses this secondary information to search for necessary primary information, primary information to which secondary information is added is stored. a storage device to
a switch means for operating an input device for inputting secondary information; and a switch means for operating an input device for inputting secondary information; and a switch means for receiving a signal from the switch means for inputting secondary information from the input device as necessary before or during the reading process of the primary information. An information registration and retrieval device characterized by comprising a registration processing means for adding information to read primary information and storing the information in the storage device.