JPH056387B2 - - Google Patents

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/search device of this type called an electronic file. Under the control of the CPU, this electronic file reads the original with a scanner and converts it into an image signal as primary information. Secondary information such as keywords for searching this primary information is input by keyboard input etc. Then, the information stored in the storage device is searched for the corresponding primary information based on the search conditions entered as secondary information from the keyboard, and the necessary information is registered and stored in the storage device. The primary information is displayed on the display each time and printed by the printer.

The flow of the printout operation of the primary information retrieved from the electronic file is as shown in FIG. That is, when a material serving as primary information is retrieved in step S1 based on the search conditions input in the secondary information, this material is displayed as an image on the display in step S2, and the operator returns to step S3.
Instruct via the keyboard whether or not to print out the displayed material. When printing out, in the next step S4, use the keyboard to issue print execution instructions such as printing only one page of the displayed image or printing all pages of the document including the displayed image, and set the print mode such as the number of copies to be printed. Let's do it. Then, the CPU of the electronic file determines whether the print execution instruction is to print all pages of the document in step S5, and determines whether to print one page in step S6. If one page is to be printed, one page is printed in step S8.
If neither all pages nor one page are printed, the operator resets the print mode in step S9. Finally, in step S10, it is determined whether or not a print end command has been received from the operator via the keyboard. If there is a end command, the printing operation is ended in step S11, but if there is no end command, the process returns to step S4. and repeat the printing operation. The above electronic file is equipped with a next page processing function that facilitates operation. When the retrieved primary information spans multiple pages, pressing the "Next Page Key" or "Previous Page Key" will display the next page processing function. Images from the next and previous pages can be displayed one after another.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in the above-mentioned conventional printing of documents using electronic files, only one page that has been searched and displayed on the display is printed by instructing it to be printed via the keyboard each time, or the above-mentioned method is used. If you want to print only a few pages out of a large number of pages, you can either print all the pages of the document at once.
Printing each page has the disadvantage that it takes time and effort to repeatedly operate the keyboard, making the work extremely complicated. However, if all pages are printed, recording paper is wasted due to unnecessary material being printed, and processing time increases. Needless to say, it would be a waste.

Also, first select the page to be printed on the display screen using the "Next page key" or "Previous page key",
Another option is to write down the first and last page numbers and then input the page numbers from the keyboard to print them, but this method does not allow you to directly visually grasp the relationship between pages and images, making the work much easier. The disadvantage is that it becomes complicated and there are many erroneous operations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide information that allows the primary information of a series of pages to be printed on a display screen to be easily specified in relation to the image, and that allows the primary information of the series of pages to be printed out efficiently. An object of the present invention is to provide a registration search device.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, the information registration and search device of the present invention searches based on the added secondary information and allows the operator to search the primary information displayed on the display. page designation means for designating the first and last pages of primary information of a series of pages to be printed while looking at the pages one after another; a memory for storing the primary information; a display holding means for storing primary information of a page designated in a memory and retaining it while being displayed on a part of the display; and storing primary information of a page subsequent to the initially designated page in the memory; and a page feed means for displaying the page one after another on the display, and a printer for printing out the primary information of this page and the primary information stored in the memory when the next page is designated by the page designation means to the printer. It is characterized by comprising a control means.

<Function> When the primary information retrieved based on the secondary information is displayed on the display, the operator uses the next page key etc. to display the primary information one after another on the display screen and print it. When, for example, the first page of the primary information of a series of pages to be displayed appears, that page is designated by the page designation means. Then, the display holding means stores the primary information of the specified first page in the memory and holds it as it is displayed on a part of the display, and the page turning means responds to the instruction of the next page key etc. Based on this, the primary information of the pages following the first page is stored in the memory and displayed one after another on the display. Finally, when the last page of the primary information of the series of pages to be printed appears on the screen of the display, when the operator specifies that page using the page designation means, the print control means selects the last page of the specified page. The primary information of the page and the primary information stored in the memory are printed out to the printer. In this way, the operator can easily specify the primary information of a series of pages to be printed while looking at the display screen, and can efficiently print out the specified primary information.

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

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, and 1 is a block diagram showing a display holding means, a page turning means, and a print control means, which will be described later, and which is capable of programming the entire electronic file. 2 is a keyboard for manually inputting various commands and data, 3 is primary information consisting of image information, and 2 is for searching this primary information. A CRT that displays the following information on the screen, 4 is this CRT
3 is a control circuit that controls the display, 5 is the above CRT3
6 is an interface circuit that connects the CPU 1 and peripheral devices; 7 is a scanner as an input device that reads a document and converts it into image information; 8 is an optical A storage device consisting of a magnetic disk stores primary and secondary information, and a printer 9 serves as an output device for printing the retrieved primary information on recording paper.

The keyboard 2 is equipped with a next page key and a previous page key for displaying the primary information of the searched next page and previous page one after another on the screen of the CRT 3, as well as the previous page key, as in the conventional example. A page designation key is provided for designating the first and last pages of a series of pages of primary information to be printed out to the printer 9 from among the primary information. The keyboard 2 also includes a print execution key for instructing the printer 9 to output primary information of a series of pages designated by the page designation key.

The CPU 1 is configured to input image information, that is, primary information inputted from the scanner 7, and a keyword inputted from the keyboard 2 for searching the image information.
The next information is added and registered and stored in the storage device 8, while the primary information that matches the search conditions input as secondary information from the keyboard 2 is added to the storage device 8.
This function is the same as the CPU function of conventional electronic files. The display holding means of the CPU 1 is the first page specified on the screen of the CRT 3 by the page specification key of the keyboard 2.
The following information (see FIG. 3a) is stored in the memory 5 and is retained as it is displayed on a part of the CRT 3 (see FIG. 3b). The page turning means of the CPU 1 stores the primary information of the page following the first specified page in the memory 5 one after another based on instructions from the next page key and the previous page key of the keyboard 2, and stores the primary information of the page following the first specified page in the memory 5 one after another. The images are displayed one after another on the screen (see Figure 3b). Further, the print control means of the CPU 1, when the next page is designated on the screen of the CRT 3 by the page designation key,
The primary information of this page and the primary information stored in the memory 5 are printed out to the printer 9.

The print processing operation of the electronic file having the above configuration will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the flowchart of Figure 2, step S1
~S4, S6~S12 are the same printing processes as steps S1~S11 of the conventional electronic file flowchart shown in Fig. 4, including printing one page of only the display image and printing all pages of the document including the display image. , the explanation is omitted. Now, when the page designation key of the keyboard 2 is activated, it is determined in step S5 of FIG. 2 that designation of the print range begins, and the process proceeds to step S13. That is, the operator displays the retrieved primary information one after another on the screen of the CRT 3 using the next page key and previous page key, and displays the primary information of a series of pages to be printed, for example, if the first page is the third When the page appears as shown in Figure a, specify the page using the page designation key. Then, the display holding means of the CPU 1 stores the primary information of the specified first page in the memory 5, and
The page is kept displayed in the upper right corner of the CRT 3 as shown in FIG. The images are displayed one after another on the CRT 3 as shown in Figure 3b. Next, when the last page of the primary information of the series of pages to be printed appears on the screen of the CRT 3, the operator specifies the last page using the page designation key in step S14. And the steps
In S15, after reconfirming whether it is okay to print out the primary information of the designated series of pages, the print execution key on the keyboard 2 is pressed. Then, CPU1
In step S16, the printing control means prints out the primary information of a series of pages from the first page to the last page stored in the memory 5 to the printer 9. and,
When the print output is completed, the process advances to step S11, where it is determined whether or not there is a print end command. Note that if the page designation key of the keyboard 2 is not in the operating state, a negative determination is made in step S5, and the same one-page or all-page printing process as in the prior art is performed in steps S6 and subsequent steps.

In this way, according to the above embodiment, the primary information of a series of pages to be printed is associated with the image.
It can be easily specified on the CRT3 screen, and the primary information of a series of pages can be printed quickly and efficiently without the trouble of repeatedly printing one page as in the conventional case, and without wasting recording paper or processing time by printing all pages. It can be output. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a print execution key is provided and the primary information of a series of pages specified by the page designation key is reconfirmed before printing out. This has the advantage of eliminating waste.

In the above embodiment, the page designation key is used to first designate the first page of the primary information of a series of pages to be printed, and then to designate the last page, but this may be reversed. In addition, the printing end instruction is given at the same time in step S4 in Fig. 2, and the steps
The determination in S11 as to whether there is a print end command may be made immediately after step S4. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

<Effects of the Invention> As is clear from the above description, the information registration and retrieval device of the present invention allows an operator to search primary information based on secondary information and display it on a display while viewing the primary information one after another in page order. The first and last pages of the primary information of a series of pages to be printed are specified via the page specifying means, and the primary information of the page specified for the first time is stored in the memory and displayed on the display. The primary information of the page following the first specified page is stored in the memory and displayed one after another on the display by the page turning means, and the page specifying means is used to display the next page. When a page is specified, the primary information of this page and the primary information stored in the memory mentioned above are printed out to the printer by the print control means, so the primary information of the series of pages to be printed is can be easily specified on the display screen by associating it with the image.
The primary information of a specified series of pages can be printed out quickly and efficiently.

[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, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of the printing process for the electronic file, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of display of the electronic file, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the conventional printing process for the electronic file. 1...CPU, 2...Keyboard, 3...CRT, 5...
Memory, 8...Storage device, 9...Printer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Secondary information for searching this primary information is added and registered to primary information obtained by converting the original into an image signal, and this secondary information is used to obtain the necessary primary information. In an information registration and retrieval device that searches for information, displays the retrieved primary information on a display, and prints it out on a printer, an operator prints out the primary information displayed on the display while viewing the primary information one after another in page order. 1 of the series of pages to be
page designation means for designating the first and last pages of the next information; a memory for storing primary information; and storing in the memory the primary information of the page first designated by the page designation means; and a display holding means for holding the page as it is displayed on a part of the display, and a page turning means for storing the primary information of the page following the first designated page in a memory and displaying it one after another on the display; Information registration characterized by comprising a print control means for printing out the primary information of this page and the primary information stored in the memory to the printer when the next page is designated by the page designation means. Search device.