JPH03131968A - Information filing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute accurate retrieval even if correspondence between the keywords of respective areas and retrieving codes can not be obtained by retrieving plural retrieving information storage areas based upon retrieving information added by a retrieving information adding part. CONSTITUTION:When a user selects an area to be retrieved out of the retrieving information storage area 2 through a keyboard 3 and inputs a keyword, each data are transferred to a keyword comparing part 7 through a system control part 10. Retrieving area information and keyword data are transferred to a keyword/retrieving code conversion part 5 and a corresponding retrieving code is formed and returned to the keyword comparing part 7. When a retrieving code exists, the retrieving code is transferred to a retrieving information adding part 8, and when all the areas and the retrieving information data are stored, the system control part 10 executes retrieval and displays the executed result on a CRT 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention uses keywords to search for desired information from a plurality of registered information, and subdivides the search information storage area. The present invention relates to an information file device that searches across multiple areas.

(b) Conventional technology In information file devices that record information on removable large-capacity recording media such as optical discs, and search and reproduce the recorded information, it is necessary to increase the amount of recorded information and to manage the storage media. The number of storage media increases due to convenience and other reasons. Accordingly, the amount of data for search information also increases. In order to manage this data, - Contracts are managed hierarchically using concepts such as cabinets and binders. Each search information storage area obtained by dividing the search information storage area for each storage medium into a cabinet area is used as a cabinet area, and the area that follows this cabinet area is used as a binder area, and the search information of each piece of information is stored in each binder area. It is accumulating. There is also an information file device in which a filing system can be freely set in each binder, that is, search classification items can be freely set. (Sanyo Electric Technical Report Vol. 41) In such an information file device, there is a method in which the cabinet/binder to be searched is specified in advance at the time of search, and then the search information is set and the execution of the search is instructed. A method for searching all cabinets corresponding to storage media installed in drive devices
-744) etc. are being considered.

In the above device, the search code converter converts the search code corresponding to the input keyword, and in some cases, if the same keyword is used in multiple search categories of one binder, the search code converter converts the search code corresponding to the input keyword. Since the search code will be different for each search category, it is necessary to enter the keyword multiple times for each search category. In addition, if the search code converter is used across binders, the correspondence between keywords and search codes in each binder can be freely created, so the correspondence between keywords and search codes in the binder is different from that in other binders. If the correspondence between keywords and search codes is not equal, searches across multiple binders will not be accurate and will be meaningless.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention As mentioned above, the search code conversion unit and method using a search code corresponding to an input keyword are considered as a type of search method. However, as the amount of search data increases with the increase in registered information, the search data must be managed by dividing it into multiple areas.

In such cases, if the same keyword is used in multiple classification items in one binder, the same keyword will result in a different search code for each item, so the keyword must be entered for each item each time, and the input method In some cases, you may not be able to find the information you need.

Additionally, if you try to search across multiple binders, the search across multiple binders will be inaccurate if the correspondence between the keyword and search code in the binder in which you entered the keyword is not the same as the correspondence between the keyword and search code in the binder in which you entered the keyword. It cannot be done and becomes meaningless. Therefore, although the advantage of being able to freely create a filing system is that when considering searches across multiple binders, keywords cannot be used in common, which adds constraints to the creation of a filing system.
On the contrary, it becomes inconvenient.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and includes one or more storage media and search information that accumulates search data associated with information registered on the storage media. A storage area, a search information storage area management unit that is associated with a plurality of search information storage areas, a means for inputting keywords as part of the search information, and conversion into a search code in which keywords are associated with each area in advance. a keyword/search code conversion unit to perform the search; a search code conversion unit according to the search information;
In an information file device equipped with a search section, means for specifying one or more search information storage areas according to the following, and a keyword comparison section for comparing whether or not an inputted key food is used in all specified areas. , comprising a search information storage area and a search information addition section that adds a search code to the search information, and is characterized in that a search is performed across a plurality of search information storage areas using the search information added by the search information addition section. It is something.

(E) Effect In the present invention, it is compared whether a keyword input as a keyword for a certain area is used in each area of the search information storage area designated as a search area, and if the keyword is used, the area is is converted into a search code, and the area is searched using the search code. If the same keyword is used in multiple classification items in a binder, you can enter the keyword once in one classification item and use the same keyword for the other classification items with the search code converter. Search can be performed accurately across the search code converter area, and in some cases, even if the correspondence between keywords and search codes of each binder is not equal.

(F) Examples The present invention will be explained below with reference to drawings showing examples thereof.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information file device according to the present invention.

(1) is a storage medium such as an optical disk. (2
) is a search information storage area, and the area is subdivided into area A, area B, and so on. (3)
is an input code converter for keywords and search areas, and a keyboard. (4) is the search information storage area (
2) A search information area management unit that manages the area according to the above. (5) is a keyword/search code conversion unit that converts input keywords into search data for searching information.

(6) Based on the search information, the search information area management unit (4
) is a search unit that searches for information from the search information storage area (2). (7) is a keyword comparison unit that checks whether a keyword is used in each search information area. (8) is a search information addition unit that adds a search information area and a search code as search information. (9) is a CRT that displays keywords, search area information, and search results.
(10) is a display device for each of the above means (1) to
This is a system control unit that controls (9).

FIG. 2 is a display example of the search information storage area (2) managed by the search information area management section (4).

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of correspondence data between keywords and search codes managed by the keyword/code converter.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of search information data added by the search information adding section.

The operation of the present invention will be explained below with reference to the flow diagram shown in FIG.

First, when the system control unit (10) is instructed to input search conditions from the keyboard (3) (FIG. 5A), the system control unit (10) enters the search information storage area (2) managed by the search information area management unit (4). ) and display them on the CRT (91) as shown in FIG. 2 (FIG. 5B).

Using the keyboard (3), the user selects the area in which he/she wishes to search from the search information storage area (2) displaying search areas and enters a keyword (Fig. 5 C, D).
). Here, we select "Area A", "Area B", and "Area D" in the schematic diagram in Figure 2, and also select 2 as keywords.
Enter the type keywords rOA and rFAJ. Then, the user instructs the execution of the search (Fig. 5E).

The input area and keyword data are sent one data at a time to the keyword comparison unit (10) via the system control unit (10).
7).

The keyword comparison section (7) first passes the search area information "area A" and the data of the keyword rOAJ to the keyword/search code conversion section (5). keyword·
The search code change IQ section (5) generates correspondence data between the passed data and the managed keywords and search codes (Figure 3).
rool is created as a search code corresponding to the keyword "OA" in "Area A" (Figure 5 F).
L. Return to keyword comparison section (7). This area and the search code are stored in the keyword comparison section (7) by the system control section (
10), and when the search code exists, the system control unit (10) in FIG. 5G passes it to the search information addition unit (8) and stores it (FIG. 5H). In addition. When the search code does not exist, the process is the keyword Search code change I
Returned to the previous stage of IA.

This process is performed for each area and each keyword. "
The search code corresponding to the keyword rFAj in "Area A" is '002J,' and the search codes corresponding to the keywords rOAJ and "FA" in "Area B" are rl.

0" and r200J, the keyword/search code conversion unit (5) creates roloJ as a search code corresponding to the keyword rOAJ in the area DJ, and stores it in the search information addition unit (8). Since the keyword rFAJ is not used, a search code corresponding to rFAJ is not created.

As a result, the search information adding section (8) accumulates search information data as shown in FIG. When the storage of search information data for all areas and keywords is completed (Fig. 5), the system control unit (10) starts executing the search (Fig. 5 J).The system control unit (lO) The search information adding section (8) requests and fetches the stored search information data, and passes this data to the search section (6).The search section (6) manages the search information data in the search information area management section (4). The search information stored in the search information storage area (2) is searched using the search information data, and the result is passed to the system control unit (10), which displays it on the CRT (91). K).

As mentioned above, the user selects the area he or she wishes to search for, enters the keyword he or she wishes to search once, and then converts it into the search code required for each selected area and searches all the selected areas. Please view the results.

(g) Effects As described above, in the present invention, when attempting to perform a search across multiple areas, the input code of the keyword is used in each area in order to search for the search code corresponding to the input keyword in the specified area. There is no need for a conversion unit, and accurate searches can be performed even if the correspondence between keywords and search codes in each area is not equal.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure shows one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a block diagram,
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the search information storage area, Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the corresponding data between keywords and search codes, Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the search information data, and Fig. 5 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation. It is. (2)...Search information storage area, (4)...Search information area management section, (5)...Keyword/search code conversion section, (6)...Search section, (7)... Keyword comparison unit, (8)...Search information addition unit, (10)...System control unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Single or multiple storage media, an accumulated search information storage area that accumulates search data associated with information registered in the storage media, and a search that subdivides the search information storage area into multiple areas and manages the area. an information storage area management unit; a means for inputting keywords as part of search information;
In an information file device that is equipped with a keyword/search code converter that converts keywords into search codes associated with each area in advance, and a search unit that searches according to the search information, one or more subdivided search information storage areas can be stored. comprising means for specifying a plurality of keywords, a keyword comparison unit that compares whether the input keyword is used in all specified areas, and a search information addition unit that adds a search information storage area and a search code to the search information, An information file device characterized in that a search is performed across a plurality of search information storage areas using search information added by a search information adding section.