JPH05135104A - Information retrieval device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the retrieval time by providing an interrupting means which can interrupt a retrieval process halfway. CONSTITUTION:Keys are hit and decided and when an input word is inputted, the word is set in an input word buffer; when the search key 1b of a keyboard 1 is operated, an information retrieval process is performed. Further, a process for initializing processed information storing how much the information retrieval process is carried out is performed. In this case, a memory used for the information retrieval process, the processed information, etc., are stored in a retrieval information work area (buffer). When an interruption is initiated, the information retrieval process after the interruption process is carried on and information corresponding to an index work is developed on a display buffer with the EN TER key 1e of the keyboard 1. Further, the data set on the display buffer are displayed on a display device 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information retrieving apparatus, and more particularly, it collates input headline information with headline information stored in advance in a storage means to determine the retrieved headline information and corresponding information corresponding thereto. The present invention relates to an information retrieving device for outputting via the output means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in information retrieval devices such as electronic dictionaries, headline information (keyword or headword)
And the information corresponding thereto are stored in the storage device, the heading information is searched by a predetermined method, and the searched heading information and the corresponding information (contents and meanings) corresponding thereto are output using a display device or the like. Things are known. Further, there is a function having a function of searching a plurality of heading information and selecting desired information from among the plurality of heading information by performing a search process using a special character called a wild card.

When such a function is provided, the wild card must be replaced with various character strings (hereinafter referred to as expansion of the wild card), and thus the search process takes time, so the search process is interrupted and input. It is known to have an interruption means for returning to the waiting state.

[0004]

However, in the conventional method, when the search process is interrupted by the above-mentioned suspending means, the information searched by the time it is interrupted is also abandoned. Even if it was searched, there was a problem that the corresponding information could not be displayed.

Further, in order to display desired information, it is necessary to wait until all the search processing is completed.
There is also a problem that an operator who waits for a long time for the retrieval process has to wait for the operator.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and even if the search process is interrupted in the middle, it is possible to output heading information and corresponding information about the information searched up to that point. Another object of the present invention is to provide an information search device capable of continuously performing the search process after the interruption process.

[0007]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention matches the entered headline information with the headline information stored in advance in the storage means, and searches the retrieved headline information and the corresponding headline information. In an information search device that outputs corresponding information via a predetermined output means, when the interrupting means for interrupting the search process and the information searched by the time the interrupting means is not the desired information And a continuation means for continuously processing the search processing after the interruption processing.

Here, when the search process is interrupted midway, the headline information searched up to that point is output sequentially through the output means, or when the search process is interrupted midway. The headline information searched up to that point can be collectively output via the output means.

[0009]

According to the present invention, in the information retrieving apparatus for retrieving the storage means from the inputted headline information and outputting the corresponding information corresponding to the headline information by the predetermined output system, even if the retrieval process is interrupted during the process. The information retrieved up to that point can be output, and the retrieval processing can be continued if necessary.

[0010]

Embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an information retrieval apparatus to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, reference numeral 2 is a CPU including a microprocessor and the like, and executes each processing of the program 4a stored in the ROM 4 according to an input from the keyboard 1. Here, the keyboard 1 is connected to the CPU 2 via an interface means (not shown).

The ROM 4 includes a dictionary 4b that stores heading information and corresponding information, and the information in the dictionary 4b is searched using a character string input from the keyboard 1. Specifically, the dictionary 4b stores data such as English-Japanese or Japanese-English dictionary processed and stored.

The RAM 3 is provided with an input buffer 3a for temporarily storing the input data from the keyboard 1, a display buffer 3b for expanding the data to be displayed, and a search information buffer 3c for storing the data used in the information search processing. ing.

The display 6 is an LCD panel or a CRT.
It is composed of a display and the like, and is driven via the display driver 5.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the apparatus in this embodiment. Here, 1 and 6 are the keyboard 1 and the display 6 in FIG. 1, respectively. Further, the keyboard 1 includes a character input key 1a for inputting an alphabet, a search key 1b for executing information search, and an S for executing search processing interruption.
TOP key 1c, cursor key 1d for moving the cursor to select an entry word, EN for selecting
It is composed of a TER key 1e and the like.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 show the flow of the program stored in the program storage area 4a of the ROM 4.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of data processing. First, a key is input in step S1, and the key is discriminated in step S2. In step S3, when an input word is input, it is set in the input word buffer 3a. In step S5, information search processing is performed when the search key 1b of the keyboard 1 is input. In step S4, a process of initializing the processed information that stores how far the information retrieval process of step S5 has been processed is performed.

The memory used in the information retrieval processing, processed information and the like are stored in the retrieval information work area (buffer) 3c.

In step S6, when the interruption process is performed, the information retrieval process after the interruption process is continuously performed.
In step S7, the ENTER key 1e of the keyboard 1
When is pressed to execute the selection of the entry word, the information corresponding to the entry word is expanded in the display buffer 3b. In step S9, the data set in the display buffer 3b is displayed on the display device 6.

Information retrieval is performed by repeating the above series of processing.

FIG. 4 shows in detail the information retrieval processing in step S5. In step S101 of FIG.
The entry word is set according to the input word or the processed information, and if there is no wild card in the input word in step S102, the process proceeds to step S103 to compare the input word with the set entry word.

If there is a wild card in step S102, the flow advances to step S104 to compare the input word in which the wild card is expanded with the set entry word. It is determined in step S105 whether or not they match, and if they do not match, the next headword is set in step S110 until the headword ends. If the headwords match, the headword found in step S106 is stored in the search word buffer.

In step S107, it is determined again whether or not there is a wild card. If there is a wild card, the process proceeds to step S108 and the search is repeated. If there is no wild card, the process proceeds to step S113 to display the found search word. Set in buffer 3b.

In step S109, step S1
In step 10, the processed information that stores the end of the search process before changing the entry word is changed. When the entry word to be set is completed, the process proceeds to step S111 to check whether there is a search word, and if there is, search step S11.
Proceed to step 3 and set the search word in the display buffer. On the other hand, if not, the process proceeds to step S112 to set the message in the display buffer 3b.

Since the information retrieval processing is completed as described above, the processed information is cleared in step S114.

FIG. 5 shows the interruption interruption process when the STOP key 1c of the keyboard 1 is pressed during the information retrieval process of FIG. First, in step S201, it is determined whether or not there is a search word up to that point, and if there is, the process proceeds to step S203 and the found search word is set in the display buffer 3b.

If there is no search term, step S2
02, the message is set in the display buffer 3b.

When the above processing is completed, step S9 in FIG.
Jump to and perform display processing.

FIG. 6 shows the flow of the continuous search process shown in step S6 of FIG. 3, which is executed when the search key 1b of the keyboard 1 is pressed.

First, in step S301, it is checked whether or not the processed information has been cleared. If the processed information has not been cleared, it means that the information retrieval process was interrupted midway, so that the subsequent information retrieval processes can be continued. , Step S3
In step 02, the information search process is executed. If the processed information has been cleared, the information retrieval process has been completed, and the process returns.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a series of processing for information retrieval when a character string including a wild card "*" is input, and "* each" is input in (A). .. When the search key 1b is pressed here, the information search process shown in FIG. 4 is executed, and an entry word including each at the end of the character string is searched. During this search process, STO
If the P key 1c is pressed, the information search process is interrupted, and the search words "beach", "each", and "leach" that have been found before the information search process is interrupted as shown in (B).
Is displayed.

Then, the cursor is moved with the cursor movement key ↓, the cursor is moved to "leach" as shown in (C), and the ENTER key 1e is pressed. The meaning of "leach" is displayed in the display buffer in the correspondence information expansion processing. Unfolded,
The display is performed as shown in (D).

In this case, the dictionary order is "leach".
It is stored in the processed information that the search process has been completed up to one of the entry words that is larger than the above and smaller than "peach".

When the search key 1b is pressed here, the information search process is continuously performed, and the found search words "peach", "reach", "te" are found as shown in (E).
ach ”is displayed.

When the cursor is moved again as shown in (F) and "reach" is selected with the ENTER key 1e, the meaning of "reach" is displayed as shown in (G).

As described above, even if the processing is interrupted during the search, the correspondence information can be confirmed for the search words found up to that point, and the search after the interrupt processing can be continued.

In this embodiment, the search word is displayed when the information search processing is completed or interrupted, but it may be displayed sequentially when the search word is found.

Next, another embodiment will be described.

Other Embodiment 1 To interrupt the information retrieval processing, as shown in FIG.
A timer may be set at the beginning of the information retrieval process, and if the retrieval takes a certain time or more, it may be interrupted. Of course, this time may be set by the operator.

Other Embodiment 2 It is also possible to count the number of headwords compared to interrupt the information retrieval process and execute the interrupt process at the time when it is compared with a certain number of words. Of course, this number of words may be set by the operator.

[0041]

As is apparent from the above, according to the present invention, in the information retrieval apparatus for outputting the retrieved heading information and the corresponding information corresponding thereto through the predetermined output means, the retrieval process is interrupted midway. If the search is time consuming due to the provision of interruption means,
The operator can interrupt the search process once to check the result of the search, and at the same time, the search process can be re-executed from where it was interrupted, so that the same search need not be repeated twice. This is good, and the search time can be shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of data processing in this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an information search process in this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of interruption processing according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a continuous search process in this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of operations and display states in the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment 1 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Keyboard 1a Character Input Key 1b Search Key 1c STOP Key 1d Cursor Key 1e ENTER Key 2 CPU 3 RAM 3a Input Buffer 3b Display Buffer 3c Search Information Work Area (Buffer) 4 ROM 4a Program Storage Area 4b Dictionary Storage Area 5 Display Driver 6 display

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An information retrieving device for collating input headline information with headline information stored in a storage means in advance, and outputting retrieved headline information and corresponding information corresponding thereto through a predetermined output means. In the above, in the case where the searching unit interrupts the search process in the middle and the information searched by the time the interrupting unit is not the desired information, the search process after the interrupting process is continued and processed. An information retrieval apparatus comprising: a continuation unit that 2. The information search device according to claim 1, wherein when the search processing is interrupted midway, the headline information searched up to that point is sequentially output through the output means. 3. The information search apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the search processing is interrupted midway, the headline information searched up to that point is collectively output via the output means.