JPH10105563A - Retrieving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a retrieving device which enables retrieval even when one part of an index word is inputted and can select either retrieval for easily retrieving the other index word including the target index word as well or speedy retrieval by providing a kind selecting means for retrieval for selecting either incomplete coincidence retrieval or complete coincidence retrieval. SOLUTION: A retrieval menu indicated on a display device 10 shows the complete coincidence retrieval and incomplete coincidence retrieval of respective English-Japanese and Japanese-English words. A user selects the incomplete coincidence retrieval or complete coincidence retrieval of the English-Japanese (or Japanese-English) word through a keyboard 8. When the incomplete coincidence retrieval is selected, based on the retrieval of an index word relevant to the inputted index word, the list of the relevant index words is displayed. When any arbitrary one relevant index word is selected out of this relevant index word list and when the complete coincidence retrieval is selected and the relevant index word is retrieved, an explanatory sentence corresponding to the relevant index word is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disk R storing a plurality of pairs of index words and explanatory sentences corresponding to the index words.
OM @ Electronic Book (8cm CD-ROM), CD-R
Searches for an input index term from a storage medium such as OM (12 cm CD-ROM), DVD (12 cm CD-ROM)｝, and semiconductor ROM, and displays a description corresponding to the searched index term. And a search device configured to perform the search.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional search apparatus of this type, when searching for an input index word from a storage medium storing a plurality of pairs of an index word and a description sentence corresponding to the index word, mainly a head-match search, Incomplete match search such as backward match search was performed.

[0003]

The incomplete match search can search even if a part of the target index word is input.
Although there is an advantage that other index words including a target index word can be known, there are also the following disadvantages.

That is, in a case where an English-Japanese dictionary or a Japanese-English dictionary is stored in a storage medium, in an incomplete match search, when an index word is input by an input device such as a keyboard, the corresponding index word including the input index word is input. A list is displayed on the display device, and when an appropriate index word is selected from the list, an explanation corresponding to the selected index word is displayed on the display device.

[0005] However, when an English-Japanese dictionary or a Japanese-English dictionary is stored in the storage medium, in the incomplete match search, a desired index word and its associated explanatory text are displayed after displaying a list of relevant index words. Is displayed, the time required for the search becomes longer. Also, when the number of relevant index words included in the list of relevant index words is large, it takes time to select the relevant index word, so that the time required for the search is further increased.

In view of the above, according to the present invention, a search can be performed even when a part of a target index word is input, and another index word including the target index word can be easily searched. An object of the present invention is to propose a search device capable of selecting a search that can be performed and a quick search.

[0007]

According to the present invention, an input index word is searched from a storage medium storing a plurality of pairs of an index word and a description sentence corresponding to the index word. In a search device configured to display an explanatory note corresponding to a word, an input means for inputting an index word, a search type selection means for selecting an incomplete match search and an exact match search, and a search type selection means When the incomplete match search is selected, the incomplete match search means for searching for an index word corresponding to the input index word input by the input means and the search type selection means select the exact match search. When an incomplete match search is selected by the search means for searching for an index word corresponding to the input index word input by the input means, and an incomplete match search is selected by the search type selecting means, A list of relevant index words is displayed based on the search by the means, and when any one of the relevant index words in the relevant index word list is selected, and the relevant index word is searched by the perfect match detecting means. In some cases, the search device displays an explanatory note corresponding to the index word.

According to the present invention, when the incomplete match search is selected by the search type selecting means by the display means, a list of relevant index words is displayed based on the search by the incomplete match search means. At the same time, when any one of the corresponding index words in the relevant index word list is selected and when the corresponding index word is searched for by the perfect match detecting means, an explanatory sentence corresponding to the relevant index word is displayed.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A circuit of a CD-ROM player as a search device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 is an optical disk (CD-ROM) as a storage medium, and 2 is an optical disk drive for rotating (driving) the optical disk 1 and reading (reproducing) information (character, image, sound, etc.) data stored in the optical disk 1. And an optical pickup device. The apparatus 2 includes a spindle motor for rotating the optical disk 1, an optical pickup for reading information data from the optical disk 1, a sled motor for moving the optical pickup in a radial direction of the optical disk 1, and a spindle for rotating the optical disk 1 at a constant linear speed. Spindle servo means for controlling the motor, tracking servo means for irradiating the track of the optical disc 1 with the focused laser beam from the optical pickup by tracking, and focusing the focused laser beam from the optical pickup on the surface of the optical disc 1 And a signal processing means for performing signal processing on a reproduction signal reproduced by the optical pickup.

The information data read by the optical pickup of the device 2 is supplied to a data processing device 3,
Data demodulation is performed, and the demodulated information data is supplied to the CPU 5 through the interface 4.

A ROM 6 and a RAM 7 are connected to the CPU 5. The ROM 25 stores a CD-R in the CPU 5.
A program for controlling the entire OM player, searching for information, and the like is stored. Search and stop of the optical disk drive and optical pickup device 2 described above are controlled by the CPU 5. Operands and the like are written into the RAM 7 and read out.

The keyboard 8 is connected to the CPU 5 through the interface 4. The keyboard 8 includes a power on / off key, a shift key, a function key, an alphabet key, a Roman character / character enlargement key, a YES key, a NO key, a cursor movement key, an input mode key, and the like.

Display data from the CPU 5 is supplied to a display controller 9 through the interface 4. The display controller 9 includes a display video RAM (V-RAM).
The display data supplied to the display controller 9 is written into the video RAM 11, and the display data read from the video RAM 11 is converted into a display signal by the display controller 9. The display signal is supplied to a display device (display device display means) 10 such as a liquid crystal display device to perform display. Here, CPU 5, interface 4,
In the display controller 9, the display device 10, and the V-RAM 10,
Display means is configured.

The operation of searching from a storage medium CD-ROM (optical disc) 1 in which, for example, English-Japanese dictionaries and Japanese-English dictionaries are stored will be described below with reference to FIG. In this case, the optical disc 1 includes words in a certain language (for example, Japanese) (or for example, English) and a language different from the certain language (for example, English) (or
For example, plural (many) pairs of explanations (meanings) of words in a certain language in Japanese are stored.

First, when the power of the search device is turned on, C
Based on the control of the PU 5, a search menu display signal from the display controller 9 is supplied to the display device 10.
Is displayed on the display device 10 (step ST-1). In this search menu, an English-Japanese word and an exact match search and an incomplete match search of Japanese-English words (other search is also possible, but illustration and explanation are omitted here) are shown.

In the steps subsequent to step ST-2, for simplicity of description, after an English-Japanese word or a Japanese-English word is selected, either one of a head match search (incomplete match search) and an exact match search is performed. The operation when selected is described.

In ST-2, the user selects one of a forward match search and an exact match search for English-Japanese words (or Japanese-English words) by operating keys on the keyboard 8.
In step ST-3, the CPU 5 determines which type of search has been selected (step ST-3).
If it is determined in step ST-3 that the forward match search has been selected, the process proceeds to step ST-4a, and if it is determined that the perfect match search has been selected, the process proceeds to step ST-4.
4b.

In step ST-4a, based on the control of the CPU 5, the display controller 9 supplies the input screen display signal for the forward match search from the display controller 9 to the display device 10 to display the input screen for the forward match search. The input screen for this prefix search is
3A (when an English-Japanese word is selected) and FIG. 4A (when a Japanese-English word is selected).

In step ST-5a, the user inputs an index word using the keyboard 8. When an English-Japanese word is selected, as shown in the display screen of FIG.
Enter "SHIRT". When a harmony word is input, for example, as shown in the display screen of FIG.
Enter

At step ST-6a, the CPU 5 searches the optical disc 1 for an index term ("SHIRT" or "Asa") that matches the head. In step ST-7a,
Based on the control of the CPU 5, a list display signal from the display controller 9 is supplied to the display device 10, and the list display signal is sent to the display device 10.
Display a list of applicable index words. When an English-Japanese word is selected, as shown in the display screen of FIG.
For example, a list of 11 corresponding index words including “rt” is displayed. If this list cannot be displayed on the screen of one page, it is also displayed on the screens of the next and subsequent pages. When a Japanese-English word is selected, as shown in the display screen of FIG. 4B,
A list of, for example, 20 corresponding index words including the word "asa" is displayed.

In step ST-8a, the user selects an appropriate index word from the list using the keyboard 8. In the case of English-Japanese words, for example, "shift" is selected. In the case of a Japanese-English word, for example, "morning" is selected.
In this way, the CPU 5 (search means) searches the optical disc 1 for a description corresponding to the index word, and
Based on the control of U5, an explanatory note display signal from the display controller 9 is supplied to the display device 10, and the retrieved explanatory sentence is displayed on the display device 10 as shown in step ST-9a. In the case of an English-Japanese word, as shown in the display screen of FIG. 3C, a Japanese sentence (meaning, explanation, etc. in Japanese) of the corresponding index word “shift” is displayed. In the case of a Japanese-English word, as shown in the display screen of FIG. 4C, a description sentence of the corresponding index word “morning” in English (meaning in English, explanation, etc.)
Is displayed.

If it is determined in step ST-3 that the perfect match search has been selected, the process proceeds to step ST-4b. In step ST-4b, based on the control of the CPU 5, an input screen display signal for a perfect match search from the display controller 9 is supplied to the display device 10 to display an input screen for a perfect match search. FIG. 5A shows the input screen of the perfect match search.
(When an English-Japanese word is selected) and FIG. 6A (when a Japanese-English word is selected).

In step ST-5b, the user inputs an index word using the keyboard 8. When English-Japanese words are selected, for example, as shown in the display screen of FIG.
Enter "SHIRT". When a harmony word is input, for example, as shown in the display screen of FIG.
Enter

In step ST-6b, the CPU 5 searches the optical disc 1 for an index word ("SHIRT" or "asa") for a perfect match. In step ST-7b, C
The PU 5 determines whether or not there is one corresponding index word. If the determination in step ST-7b is NO, step ST-8
In step b, a list display signal from the display controller 9 is supplied to the display device 10 based on the control of the CPU 5, and a list of the corresponding index words is displayed on the display device 10. In the case of English-Japanese words, since there is one corresponding index word, a list of the corresponding index words is not displayed. In the case of Japanese-English words, as shown in the display screen of FIG. 6B, for example, a list of two corresponding index words (“hemp” and “morning”) including the word of “asa” is displayed.

In step ST-9b, the user selects an arbitrary index word from the list using the keyboard 8. In the case of a Japanese-English word, for example, "morning" is selected. Thus, in step ST-10b, the CPU 5 (search means) searches the optical disc 1 for the description corresponding to the selected index word, and displays the description from the display controller 9 based on the control of the CPU 5. Display signal 10
And displays the retrieved description on the display device 10. In the case of a Japanese-English word, as shown in the display screen of FIG. 6C, a description in English (meaning in English, description, etc.) of the corresponding index word "morning" is displayed.

When YES is determined in the step ST-7b, the process directly proceeds to a step ST-10b, and in a step ST-10b, the previously searched explanation is displayed on the display device 10.
To be displayed. In the case of an English-Japanese word, as shown in the display screen of FIG. 3C, a Japanese description sentence (meaning, description, etc. in Japanese) of the corresponding index word “shirt” is displayed.

Next, another operation when searching from the English-Japanese dictionary and the storage medium CD-ROM (optical disk) 1 in which the Japanese-English dictionary is stored will be described with reference to FIG. In the case corresponding to 1, the same reference numerals are given and the duplicate description is omitted. In FIG. 7, it is not determined whether there is one corresponding index word in FIG.

That is, in step ST-7b, an explanatory sentence corresponding to the searched index word is displayed regardless of the number of the index words searched by the exact match search performed in step ST-6b. I do. Incidentally, the number of relevant index words searched by the exact match search is much smaller than the number of relevant index words searched by the prefix search. Taking the case of Japanese and English words as an example, as shown on the display screen of FIG. 8C, the English description sentences (meaning in English, explanation, etc.) of the corresponding index words "ah" and "morning" are displayed continuously. . 8A and 8B correspond to FIGS. 6A and 6B, respectively. Other operations are the same as those in FIG.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, another operation when searching from the English-Japanese dictionary and the storage medium CD-ROM (optical disk) 1 in which the Japanese-English dictionary is stored will be described. In the case corresponding to 1, the same reference numerals are given, and the duplicated description is omitted. FIG. 9 shows a case where a backward match search as an incomplete match search is added to FIG. In step ST-3, it is determined which type of search among the head-match search, the perfect-match search, and the tail-match search is selected. If it is determined in step ST-3 that the search selected by the user is a backward match search, the process proceeds to step ST-4c.

In step ST-4c, based on the control of the CPU 5, the display controller 9 supplies the input screen display signal for the backward match search to the display device 10 to display the input screen for the backward match search. Illustration and explanation of the display screen are omitted.

In step ST-5c, the user inputs an index word using the keyboard 8. When an English-Japanese word is selected, for example, "TION" is input. Also in this case, the illustration of the lower surface of the display is omitted.

In step ST-6c, the CPU 5 searches backward for an index word ("TION"). Step ST
In −7c, the display controller 9 is controlled based on the control of the CPU 5.
Is supplied to the display device 10 to display a list of relevant index words on the display device 10. When an English-Japanese word is selected, a list of many English words having "tion" at the end is displayed. Also in this case, the illustration of the lower surface of the display is omitted.

In step ST-8c, the user selects an arbitrary index word from the list using the keyboard 8. In the case of English-Japanese words, for example, "compositi
Select "on". The CPU 5 (search means) searches for an explanatory sentence corresponding to the selected index word, and
Based on the control of U5, the display controller 9 supplies the explanatory note display signal from the display controller 9 to the display device 10, and displays the retrieved explanatory sentence on the display device 10 as shown in step ST-9c. For English-Japanese words, the corresponding index word composi
The description of the word "tion" in Japanese (the meaning, description, etc. of the assembly, structure, organization, etc. in Japanese) is displayed. Also in this case, the illustration of the display screen is omitted.

Next, another operation when searching from the English-Japanese dictionary and the storage medium CD-ROM (optical disk) 1 storing the Japanese-English dictionary will be described with reference to FIG.
At 0, in the case corresponding to FIG. 7, the same reference numerals are given and duplicate explanations are omitted. In FIG. 10, the operation of FIG.
This is a case where a backward match search as an incomplete match search is added. The operations in steps ST-3 to 9c in FIG. 10 are the same as the operations in steps ST-3 to 9c in FIG.

The information data stored in the storage medium in the above embodiment is not limited to dictionary data.

[0036]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an input index word is searched from a storage medium storing a plurality of pairs of an index word and a description sentence corresponding to the index word. In a search device configured to display an explanatory note corresponding to an index word, an input means for inputting an index word, a search type selection means for selecting an incomplete match search or an exact match search, and a search type selection means for the search By means of, when incomplete match search is selected, an incomplete match search means for searching for an index word corresponding to the input index word input by the input means,
When the exact match search is selected by the search type selection means, an exact match search means for searching for an index word corresponding to the input index word input by the input means, and an incomplete match by the search type selection means When search is selected, a list of relevant index words is displayed based on the search by the incomplete match search means, and when any one of the relevant index words in the relevant index word list is selected, and When the corresponding index word is searched by the match detecting means, an explanatory sentence corresponding to the relevant index word is displayed. Therefore, even if a part of the target index word is input, the search is possible. In addition, it is possible to obtain a search device capable of selecting a search that can easily search for other index words including a target index word and a quick search. It is.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, an input index word is searched from a storage medium storing a plurality of pairs of an index word and a description sentence corresponding to the index word, and the searched index word is searched. In a search device configured to display an explanatory sentence corresponding to, an input means for inputting an index word, a search type selection means for selecting an incomplete match search and an exact match search, and the search type selection means, An incomplete match search unit that searches for a corresponding index word corresponding to the input index word input by the input unit when the incomplete match search is selected;
When the exact match search is selected by the search type selection means, an exact match search means for searching for an index word corresponding to the input index word input by the input means, and a search performed by the exact match search means A discriminating means for discriminating whether the corresponding index term is one or plural, and an incomplete match search when the discriminating means determines that the corresponding index term is plural, and a search type selecting means. Is selected, based on the search by the perfect match search means and the incomplete match search means, a list of relevant index words is displayed, and any one of the list of relevant index words is displayed.
Display means for displaying an explanatory note corresponding to the index word when the corresponding index word is selected and when it is determined that the corresponding index word searched by the determination means is one, Search can be performed even if a part of the target index word is entered, and a search that can easily search other index words including the target index word and a quick search are selected. A search device that can perform the search can be obtained.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the retrieval apparatus of the first aspect, the index term is a word in a certain language, and a description sentence corresponding to the index term is in a language different from the certain language.
Since the sentence is an explanatory sentence of a word in a certain language, it is possible to obtain a search device that can efficiently look up a dictionary in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the retrieval apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, the index term is a word in a certain language, and the description corresponding to the index term is in a language different from the certain language.
Since the sentence is a description sentence of a word in a certain language, in addition to the effect of the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a search device that can efficiently look up a dictionary.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing display contents (search menu) related to the description of the operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing display contents (in the case of English-Japanese words in a forward match search) related to the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing display contents (in the case of a Japanese-English word in a prefix search) related to the description of the operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing display contents (in the case of English-Japanese words in a perfect match search) related to the description of the operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing display contents (in the case of Japanese-English words in an exact match search) related to the description of the operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram showing display contents (in the case of a Japanese-English word in an exact match search) related to the description of the operation of the embodiment in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a circuit of the search device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 optical disk, 2 optical disk drive and optical pickup device, 3 data processing device, 4 interface, 5 CPU, 6 ROM, 7 RAM, 8 keyboard, 9 display controller, 10 display device, 11 V-RA
M.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. Searching an input index word from a storage medium storing a plurality of pairs of an index word and an explanatory sentence corresponding to the index word, and displaying an explanatory sentence corresponding to the searched index word In the search apparatus, the input means for inputting the index word, the search type selection means for selecting the incomplete match search and the exact match search, and the search type selection means perform the incomplete match search. When selected, an incomplete match search means for searching for an index word corresponding to the input index word input by the input means, and when the perfect match search is selected by the search type selection means, A perfect match search means for searching for an index word corresponding to the input index word input by the input means; and when the incomplete match search is selected by the search type selecting means, A list of relevant index words is displayed based on the search by the incomplete match search unit, and when any one of the relevant index words is selected from the relevant index word list, When a word is searched, a description corresponding to the index word is displayed. 2. Searching an input index word from a storage medium storing a plurality of pairs of an index word and an explanatory sentence corresponding to the index word, and displaying an explanatory sentence corresponding to the searched index word. In the search apparatus, the input means for inputting the index word, the search type selection means for selecting the incomplete match search and the exact match search, and the search type selection means perform the incomplete match search. When selected, an incomplete match search means for searching for an index word corresponding to the input index word input by the input means, and when the perfect match search is selected by the search type selection means, Exact search means for searching for an index word corresponding to the input index word input by the input means;
Determining means for determining whether there are a plurality of words or a plurality of words, and when the relevant index words are determined to be plural by the determining means, and when the incomplete match search is performed by the search type selecting means. When selected, a list of relevant index words is displayed based on the search by the perfect match search means and the incomplete match search means, and any one of the relevant index words in the list of relevant index words is displayed. Display means for displaying an explanatory note corresponding to the index word when is selected and when it is determined by the determination means that the index word searched for is one. Search device. 3. The search device according to claim 1, wherein the index word is a word in a certain language, and a description sentence corresponding to the index word is in a language different from the certain language. A search device, which is a description of a word. 4. The search device according to claim 2, wherein the index word is a word in a certain language, and a description sentence corresponding to the index word is in a language different from the certain language. A search device, which is a description of a word. 5. The search device according to claim 1, wherein the incomplete match search is a forward match search or a backward match search. 6. The search device according to claim 2, wherein the incomplete match search is a forward match search or a backward match search.