JPH085229B2 - Electronic catalog device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention 【Overview】

Regarding an electronic catalog device that uses a CD-ROM, etc., we provide an electronic catalog device that can print the illustration displayed on the screen of the display device and automatically mark the selected part of the illustration. For that purpose, a display device, a printing device, an image data storage means for storing image data of an illustration including many parts, and a code data storage for storing code data including coordinate information and character information about the parts. Means, image output means for displaying the illustration on the screen of the display device based on the image data, component selection means for selecting a component from the illustration displayed on the screen, The collating means for collating the correspondence between the parts in the illustration and the parts in the code data, and the parts selecting means. Therefore, selected component information storage means for storing information on the selected component, and print output means for printing the illustration by the printing device,
According to the information stored in the selected part information storage means,
Marking output means for marking the selected part by the printing device.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to an electronic catalog device using a CD-ROM or the like. With the development of new media in recent years, it has become possible to easily convert an enormous amount of information including image information into electronic files. For example, catalogs of products and parts that were composed of booklets or microfilms can be converted into CD-RO.
It is about to be replaced by an electronic catalog device using M etc. In such an electronic catalog device, since the number of users who use the electronic catalog device is often unspecified, good operability such as easy handling, easy viewing of catalog contents, and easy confirmation is required. .

[Prior art]

Catalogs of products and parts are used not only for advertising for a wide range of customers, but also for facilitating the distribution of products, such as when a dealer receives an order from a customer or when a dealer places an order with a manufacturer. Is often used to do. Therefore, in the catalog, image information such as parts, photographs, drawings, or illustrations of these products and character information such as product name, product name code, product number, standard, or price are classified and arranged. It is designed so that it is easy to find products that meet the customer's requirements. For example, an automobile parts catalog is used as an indispensable part for ordering parts at an auto repair shop or an automobile parts dealer, etc. For a large number of parts, a list of product name codes over many pages composed mainly of character information such as the product name of each component, product name code, and product number, and large grouped units such as car bodies and engines And an illustration showing an exploded view in which each part in the group is further subdivided together with a product name code. By referring to the list of part name codes and the illustrations, the person in charge of ordering the parts can search for the part name code or part number of the target part. However, since the number of parts of automobiles is too large, the number of kinds of product names is also huge in proportion to it, and since the character length of the product names is long and there are many misleading parts with similar product names, It is not easy for the person in charge to find out and select the product name code or the product number of the target part from both the product name code list and the illustration. Therefore, the contents of such a catalog are stored on one or several CD-ROMs, and the computer can be used to search and display the product name code of the target part, and the product name code searched and selected. There has been proposed an electronic catalog device that searches for a product number from vehicle information and vehicle information.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

As such an electronic catalog device, image information including Islat, and character information centered on characters,
Each of them is stored in a separate CD-ROM as an image database and a text database, and by reading specified data from an input device such as a keyboard or mouse, the data of the corresponding part of each CD-ROM is read out.
In addition, it is conceivable that the image is displayed on the screen of the display device. For example, when a person in charge of a store receives an order for a part from a customer by telephone using such an electronic catalog device, vehicle information such as a car model, a vehicle model, and a registration date, and a part name or a shape of the part. And the information about the parts, such as the position where the parts are attached, by telephone from the customer,
Based on these pieces of information, a part corresponding to the target part is searched for from the illustration displayed on the screen, and the corresponding product name code or product number is selected or input. However, in such an electronic catalog device, it is not possible to confirm whether or not the component (product name code) selected on the screen exactly matches the component requested by the customer. Therefore, there is a problem that an ordering mistake is not discovered until the ordered parts reach the customer's hands, the delivery date of the correct parts is significantly delayed, and the inventory of unnecessary parts increases. In order to prevent such problems from occurring, a hard copy of the illustration displayed on the screen is made, the person in charge manually marks the relevant part in the hard copied illustration, and this is sent to the customer. Although it must be confirmed, the work involved in marking is a heavy burden on the person in charge, and the ordering business may be confused due to a mistake in marking. In view of the above problems, the present invention is capable of preventing an ordering error by printing an illustration displayed on the screen of a display device and automatically and accurately marking a selected part in the illustration. The purpose is to provide an electronic catalog device that can be used.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, is an image data storing image data of a display device 6, a printing device 7, and an illustration RT including a large number of parts PT. In order to display the storage means 15, the code data storage means 16 for storing code data including coordinate information and character information about the part PT, and the illustration RT on the screen 45a of the display device 6 based on the image data. Image output means 31, a component selection means 39 for selecting a component PT from the illustration RT displayed on the screen 45a, a component PT in the illustration RT and a component PT in the code data. Matching means 21 for matching correspondence
A selected part information storage means 22 for storing information on the part PT selected by the part selection means 39, a print output means 33 for printing the illustration RT by the printing device 7, and a selected part information storage According to the information stored in the means 22, it comprises marking output means 29 for marking the selected part PT by the printing device 7.

[Action]

The image output means 31 displays the illustration RT including many parts PT on the screen 45a of the display device 6. On the screen 45a, when the component PT is selected by the component selecting means 39, information regarding the selected component PT is stored in the selected component information storing means 22. Where the selected part
The information about the PT is character information such as a product name code included in the code data, or coordinate information, and a product name and a product number associated with each other via the code data. When obtaining these pieces of information, the collating means collates the correspondence between the part PT in the illustration and the part PT in the code data. The print output means 33 prints the illustration RT by the printing device 7, and the marking output means 29 automatically marks the selected part PT. Marking is performed, for example, by changing the print color of the relevant part or product name code, by attaching an identification symbol near the part or product name code, or by enclosing the product name code in a frame or underlining LU. .

【Example】

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic catalog device A according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, an electronic catalog device A includes a CD reading unit 13, 14, a CD reading unit for reading out predetermined data from an image disc 11 or a text disc 12 which is a CD-ROM.
An image data storage unit 15 that stores the data read by the reading units 13 and 14, a code data storage unit 16, a text data storage unit 17, and a decompression processing unit 18 that decompresses the data stored in the image data storage unit 15, Decompression processing unit
Bit map memory 19 in which data corresponding to the original image is expanded and written by the output data of 18, CRT display unit 45, VRAM (image memory) in which image data for displaying image information by CRT display unit 45 is written
41, character RAM 43, VRAM 41 into which character data for displaying character information by the CRT display unit 45 is written
Alternatively, a mouse for selecting or inputting data or a command displayed on the screen 45a of the CRT display unit 45, the display control unit 44 performing a read operation from the character RAM 43 or a switching operation.
39, the printer 7, and a control unit 5 for controlling the entire electronic catalog device A such as writing necessary data in the VRAM 41 and the character RAM 43 or outputting necessary data to the printer 7. In addition, VRAM41, character
The display device 6 is configured by the RAM 43, the display control unit 44, and the CRT display unit 45. In the image disk 11, the entire picture table of contents, which is composed of a plurality of perspective views of groups of vehicles and engines, which are roughly classified, and the structure of the group units shown in each of the whole picture tables are further subdivided to structurally relate them. As shown in FIG. 5, a detailed picture table of contents comprising a number of outline drawings of detailed structural units and an exploded view of the detailed structural units shown in each detailed picture table, as shown in FIG. A large number of records RC configured in a format in the order of the data DC are stored. The image header HD includes the data length of the entire record RC, the data length of each data, the number of vertical and horizontal pixels, and the like. The image data DM is an illustration composed of an overall picture table of contents, a detailed picture table of contents, and exploded views composed of a large number of parts PT, and illustration characters RM added to these figures (second part).
(See FIG. 3 and FIG. 3) is imaged and compressed by the MMR method or the like. The code data DC has the contents such as the coordinate position of the illustration character RM in the image data DM. As shown in FIG. 6, the upper left corner of each illustration RT is the coordinates (0,0). The start and end coordinates of the illustration character RM,
It consists of character string classification and character code. The illustration characters RM include frame numbers such as "1" and "2" added to the above-mentioned overall picture table, FIG numbers such as "12-34" added to the detailed picture table, and exploded views. Parts PT
There are those corresponding to the product name codes CH such as "12345" added to. The upper left corner of the rectangle surrounding each of these illustration characters RM is the start coordinate position, and the lower right corner is the end coordinate position. Of these data read from the image disk 11, the image data DM is stored in the image data storage unit 15,
The code data DC is stored in the code data storage unit 16, respectively. It should be noted that the text disk 12 stores a database consisting of files centering on character information such as the product name of each part PT, the product name code CH for the product name, and the product number for the same object as the image disk 11 described above. Now, the control unit 5 detects the coordinates by the input from the mouse 39, the coordinate detection unit 38, the detection collation unit 21 that detects the illustration character RM or the product name code CH based on the coordinate data from the coordinate detection unit 38, the detection collation. In the product name buffer 22 that stores the product name code CH detected by the unit 21, the highlighted display output processing unit 23 that outputs a signal for highlighting the product name code CH output from the detection and matching unit 21, and in the bitmap memory 19 Of the image data of the image output unit 31, the text data storage unit 17, or the product buffer 22 which performs various data processing such as thinning out or partially cutting out the image data of the character RAM 4 in various formats.
3 to the character output unit 32, a print output unit 33 that outputs necessary data to the printer 7 by adding necessary processing based on the data in the bitmap memory 19, and the product name code CH stored in the product name buffer 22. Marking output unit 29 that outputs a signal for printing with an underline LU
It consists of Of these, the image data storage unit 15, the bitmap memory 19, the product name buffer 22, the VRAM 41, and the character RA
M43 is a readable / writable memory (RAM), the code data storage unit 16 and the text data storage unit 17 are magnetic disk devices, the expansion processing unit 18 is a logic circuit or a dedicated IC circuit, and the control unit 5 and the display control unit 44. Are each composed of a CPU (central processing unit) including a microcomputer, a program stored in a memory, peripheral circuits thereof, and the like, and a keyboard (not shown) and the like are also connected as necessary. Next, the operation of the electronic catalog device A will be described. FIG. 2 shows an example of an exploded view displayed on the screen 45a of the CRT display unit 45. In the exploded view FA1 shown in Fig. 2, select the product name code search in the menu screen (not shown), and in the detailed picture table of contents
By selecting the FIG. Number “12-34” and then selecting the partial enlargement, the data corresponding to this is read from the image disk 11 and displayed. At the upper right of the screen 45a shown in FIG. 2, the product name code table GH created by the character output unit 32 is displayed in a window together with the exploded view FA1. Also, this exploded view FA1 is a single illustration corresponding to the FIG number "12-34".
A part of RT is displayed, and only the exploded view FA1 can be scrolled up, down, left, and right with the window display fixed by the mouse 39. In the exploded view FA1, find the target part PT,
Illustration character RM attached to the part PT, for example, "1235
When you move the cursor to the position of "2" and press the entry key of the mouse 39, the coordinate detection unit 38 detects the coordinates of the position of the illustration character "12352" in the illustration, and the coordinate data is input to the detection matching unit 21. To be done. In the detection / collation unit 21, the coordinate data input from the coordinate detection unit 38 and the start coordinates and end coordinates of the code data DC stored in the code data storage unit 16 are sequentially compared, and the characters of the corresponding code data DC are compared. The code, that is, the product name code "12352" in this case is stored in the product name buffer 22 as shown in FIG. At the same time, the highlighting output processing unit 23 outputs a signal to the image output unit 31, and surrounds the product name code “12352” displayed on the screen with, for example, a frame WK colored in red, which is selected. Highlight what has been done. In addition, select the product name code "12352" and the quantity entered from the keyboard (not shown) in the product name code table.
Display in GH. The screen of Fig. 2 shows the product code "12352" and "12354".
Regarding the above, the state after the selection as described above is shown. After the product name code CH is selected as described above, by pressing the product number translation key on the keyboard (not shown), the selected product name code CH is automatically translated into the product number by referring to the entered vehicle information. Further, by pressing an ordering key (not shown), the part PT of that part number is automatically ordered from the manufacturer via a communication line or the like. After the product name code CH is selected, the printer 7 prints a component confirmation sheet DCP by pressing a component confirmation key (not shown). FIG. 3 is a view showing the component confirmation sheet DCP printed by the printer 7. The parts confirmation sheet DCP has an exploded view displayed on screen 45a.
The illustration RT including FA1 is printed and the selected part PT
Is marked by printing an underline LU on the product name code CH. That is, when the above-mentioned component confirmation key (not shown) is pressed, the marking output unit 29 causes the address of the illustration character RM of the product name code CH stored in the product name buffer 22, that is, the starting coordinate position of a rectangle surrounding the illustration character RM and The end coordinate position is input from the detection / collation unit 21, underline LU data is generated at a position corresponding to the lower side of the rectangle, and output to the print output unit 33. Print output section 33
Reads out the data of the illustration RT from the bitmap memory 19, combines the data with the data of the underline LU from the marking output unit 29, and outputs the combined data to the printer 7. The printer 7 prints the above component confirmation sheet DCP based on these data. By having the customer check the parts confirmation sheet DCP, it is confirmed whether the parts PT requested by the customer have been ordered correctly. In the above embodiment, in order to select the product name code CH of the part PT, in addition to the selection on the screen 45a of the exploded view FA1, select in the product name code list based on the text disk 12, or from a keyboard not shown. You can enter. Further, by reselecting the once selected product name code CH with the mouse 39, the product name code CH is deleted from the product name buffer 22 and the highlighted display disappears from any screen. According to the above-described embodiment, the component confirmation sheet DCP for confirming the selected and ordered component PT on the screen 45a is automatically created, and the selected component PT is accurately marked with an underline LU. Therefore, the person in charge of the ordering is freed from the marking work and the marking mistake is prevented. Therefore, even if there is a mistake in the selection of the part PT, it can be detected early, and the confusion of the ordering business due to the marking mistake can be prevented, the delivery of the ordered parts can be delayed and the inventory of unnecessary parts can increase. Be prevented. In the above embodiment, the component confirmation sheet DCP has 1
Although only part of the illustration RT is printed, the entire illustration RT may be printed. By doing so, the component PT selected in the illustration RT having the same FIG number can be confirmed by one component confirmation sheet DCP. Further, as a marking method, by changing the printing color of the part PT or product name code CH, by attaching an identification symbol such as an asterisk in the vicinity of the part PT or product name code CH, or enclosing the product name code CH in a frame, Various marking methods can be adopted. In the above-described embodiment, the selected product name code CH is stored in the product name buffer 22.
The item name or its coordinate position may be stored together with the CH or instead of the item name code CH. In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described where the expressions of the illustration character RM and the product name code CH are the same as each other.
Other illustrated characters such as characters, symbols, figures, and product name codes may be used. Further, the image data DM, the code data DC, the illustration RT, the exploded view FA1, the parts PT, and other configurations such as illustrations and character displays are arbitrary. Further, the entire electronic catalog device A or the configuration of each part can be various configurations other than those described above, and the present invention can be applied to parts or products other than automobiles.

According to the present invention, marking for confirming a selected component is automatically performed, and a marking mistake is prevented. Therefore, even if there is a component selection error, this is discovered early, and it is possible to prevent an ordering error due to a selection error or a marking error. Therefore, when the present invention is used for receiving and ordering parts, for example, it is easy to confirm whether or not the parts requested by the customer are correctly ordered, order mistakes are prevented, and parts accompanying re-ordering, etc. are prevented. This will prevent delays in delivery and increase in inventory of unnecessary parts as much as possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic catalog device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an example of an exploded view displayed on the screen of a CRT display unit, and FIG. 3 is a component confirmation sheet printed by a printer. 4 and 5 are diagrams showing the structure of the product name buffer, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the format of data stored in the image disc, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the format of code data. In the figure, A is an electronic catalog device, RT is an illustration, AF1 is an exploded view (illustration), PT is a part, LU is an underline (marking), 6 is a display device, 7 is a printer (printing device), and 15 is image data. Storage unit (image data storage unit), 16 is a code data storage unit (code data storage unit), 21 is a detection collation unit (collation unit), 22 is a product name buffer (selected component information storage unit), and 29 is a marking output unit ( Marking output means), 31 is an image output section (image output means), 33 is a print output section (print output means), 39 is a mouse (component selection means), and 45a is a screen.

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP 62-144457 (JP, A) JP 62-113277 (JP, A) JP 2-220170 (JP, A) JP 1-180344 (JP , A) Actual development Sho 63-68061 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display device, a printing device, image data storage means for storing image data of an illustration including many parts, and code data storage for storing code data including coordinate information and character information about the parts. Means, image output means for displaying the illustration on the screen of the display device based on the image data, component selection means for selecting a component from the illustration displayed on the screen, Collating means for collating the correspondence between the part in the illustration and the part in the code data, the selected part information storing means for storing information on the part selected by the part selecting means, and the printing device for printing the illustration. Print output means for printing by, and according to the information stored in the selected component information storage means,
An electronic catalog device comprising: marking output means for marking the selected part by the printing device.