JPH03245244A - Correction information writing device for electronic publication medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily write the correction information on an electronic publication medium by storing additionally the unrevised information into a revise information storage part of the publication medium via a write control part based on the compared revised edition number. CONSTITUTION:When an IC card 10 is set to an IC card interface 20, a personal computer 12 reads a book name 26, a publication version 28, and the latest revised edition number (n) out of the card 10 via the interface 20. Then the computer 12 has an access to a floppy disk 18 to decide whether the name 26 and the version 28 include the same book name 42 and version 44 or not. If not, i.e., the revision information is available, the edition number (n) of the card 10 is compared with the latest revised edition number N of the disk 18. If n<N is satisfied, the computer 12 reads the wrong writing correction information on the number N = n + 1 out of the disk 18 and writes it into a revision information storage part 24 via the interface 20. Meanwhile the end of correction of the wrong writing is displayed on a display 14 with n = N and a fact that no correction is required is displayed on the display 14 with N = 0 respectively.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a technology for correcting errors in electronic vending media.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, publications have meant books printed on paper or the like. However, in recent years, for example, IC cards, CD-
Electronic publishing media in which books are recorded on ROMs and the like are now being published. Such electronic publishing media require an interface to read and display the recorded content, but there are some issues such as the large amount of information storage compared to the size of the electronic publishing media itself, and the ease of portability. Due to its advantages, future developments are attracting attention.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in publications such as those mentioned above, it is impossible to eliminate all errors and typos at the time of publication, and it is necessary to revise them from time to time. In the case of printed publications, corrections were made by, for example, attaching errata or publishing revised editions, but attaching paper pieces of errata to electronic publishing media would damage the image of the electronic publishing media, and Waiting for a revised version may pose a problem in that corrections cannot be made in a timely manner.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a quick and reliable correction information writing device that is suitable as a technology for correcting errors in electronic publication media.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the correction information writing device for electronic publication media according to the present invention includes a storage means for revised information in which correction information in electronic publication media is recorded for each revised edition. , a revision information writing means for writing the revision information read from the storage means into a revision information storage section of the electronic publication medium; Comparing means for comparing the version number with the revised version number of the revised information recorded in the storage means, and additionally storing unrevised revision information in the revised information storage section of the electronic publishing media based on the compared revised version number. A write control unit.

[Operation] According to the electronic publication media correction information writing device of the present invention having the above configuration, the revision information storage means records the correction information on the electronic publication media for each revised version, and the revision information writing means stores the correction information. The revision information read from the means is written into the revision information storage section of the electronic publication media, and when writing, the number of revisions of the revision information stored in the electronic publication by the comparison means and the number of revisions recorded in the storage means are written. The number of revised editions of the revised information is compared, and the unrevised revised information is additionally stored in the revised information storage section of the electronic publishing medium.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a correction information writing device for electronic publishing media according to the present invention.

In the figure, ]0 is an example of I as an electronic publishing media.
C card, 12 is, for example, a personal computer equipped with comparison means and a write control section, 14 is a display, 16 is a keyboard, 18 is a storage means, for example, a floppy disk, 2
0 is an IC card interface as a revision information writing means.

As shown in FIG. 2, the IC card 10 includes a book data storage section 22 and a revision information storage section 24. As shown in the figure, the book data storage unit 22 stores various data such as a book core 26, a publication version 28, and book text data 30. In addition, the revision information storage unit 24 stores, for example, error correction information 32 at the first revision and error correction information 34 at the second revision, depending on the number of revisions, 36.
38.

The latest revision number n (in this example, n=2) of this IC card 10 is stored as revision number data 40, and is updated every time new revision information is stored. There is. However, the initial value of n is 0.

In addition, electronic publishing media is not limited to IC cards.
It may be a CD-ROM.

The floppy disk 18 is, as shown in FIG. 3, provided online or offline by a publisher, for example.
Revision information for each book core 42 and its publication version 44 is recorded. These revised information can be found on IC card 1.
Error correction information 4 that should be written in the revision information storage unit 24 of 0
6, its revised edition number 48, revised edition number data 50 indicating the latest revised edition number N, and the like. Note that although a floppy disk]8 is illustrated as a storage means, a CD
- Various embodiments such as ROM, cassette, etc. are possible.

In the above configuration, the personal computer 12 is installed at a retail store such as a bookstore or a distribution base such as a wholesale store, and can correct typographical errors at any time during sales or the distribution process. The personal computer 12 stores a comparison means and a write control unit in a ROM (not shown) as a processing program, for example.
The correction information writing process is controlled according to this processing program.

Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the present invention in FIG. 1 will be explained with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 4.

First, the IC card 10 is connected to the IC card interface 20.
Waits until it is set (step 101). Once set, the personal computer 12 reads out the book title 26, publication version 28, and latest revision number n from the IC card 10 via the IC card interface 20 (step 10).
2).

Next, the personal computer 12 accesses the floppy disk 18 and determines whether there is a book version 42 and a publication version 44 that are the same as the book version 26 and publication version 28 described above (step 103). If YES, it is determined whether the latest revision number N is N-0 (step 104); if NO, that is, if there is revision information,
The latest revision numbers n and N on the IC card 10 and floppy disk 18 are compared (step 105).

Here, if n<N, the personal computer 12 reads the error correction information for the revision number N-n+1 from the floppy disk 18 (step 106), and stores it in the revision information storage unit 24 of the IC card 10 via the IC card interface 20. Write (step 107), count up the latest revision number n in the IC card 10 by n=n+1 (step 108), and return to step 105.

In this way, the revision information storage section 24 of the IC card 10 additionally stores unrevised revision information.

On the other hand, in the comparison at step 105, if nmN, the display 14 displays "error correction completed" (step 109), and if n>N, displays "error occurred" (step 110), and the personal computer 12 ends the process. do.

Further, if the judgment in step 104 is N-0, display ``No error correction'' on the display 14 (step 1
11) If the judgment in step 103 is that there is no corresponding book name or publication version, select "Display "No registration" (
112), the personal computer 12 ends the process.

In this way, just by setting the IC card 10, the
Since the presence or absence of revision information in the C card 10 is automatically checked, it is possible to save time and effort for a person to enter data such as book information and search.

Further, even if the set IC card 1o has been corrected many times and some error correction information is missing, it is possible to reliably correct the error correction information for the latest revision number without omission. Note that when the latest revised version of the corrected information is provided, in addition to the error correction information, the unrevised revised information is also written to the electronic publication media. At this time, it will be updated to the published version.

Therefore, there is no need to attach an errata to the electronic publication media, and the contents of the IC card 10 can be revised by writing correction information.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the correction information writing device for electronic publication media according to the present invention, revision information is written to the electronic publication media simply by setting the electronic publication media, so that the edition number can be changed. Even old electronic publishing media can be revised to the latest version, and errors can be corrected on electronic publishing media at any time.

Further, since revision information for unrevised portions can be additionally stored, processing time is not wasted and revision information is not stored redundantly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the correction information writing device for electronic publishing media according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a data image diagram of an IC card, Figure 3 is a data image diagram of a floppy disk, and Figure 4 is a bookmark diagram. It is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the invention. 10... IC card (electronic publication) 12...
Personal computer (comparison means, writing control section) 18... Floppy disk (storage means) 20... IC card interface (revised information writing means)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A revision information storage means in which correction information in an electronic publication medium is recorded for each revised edition, and a revision information writing means for writing the revision information read from the storage means into a revision information storage section of the electronic publication medium. and,
A correction information writing device for an electronic publication medium including a comparison means for comparing the number of revised versions of the revised information stored in the electronic publication medium and the number of revised versions of the revised information recorded in the storage means; A correction information writing device for an electronic publication medium, comprising: a write control section that additionally stores unrevised revision information in a revision information storage section of the electronic publication medium according to the revised version number.