JPH10254906A - Retrieval system and retrieval result display method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To visually perceive a retrieved object by displaying specifically this object on a main screen via a display means. SOLUTION: An object register table 401 is used when the objects are registered with their categories and usually stored in an external storage. Then the table 401 is updated when the objects are registered or deleted. If 8 objects are stored in two storage areas (α, β, for example, both areas α and β are retrieved in a main window 501 showing the inside of the area αwith 'catalog' used as a retrieval key and these retrieval results are shown in a retrieval result display window 502. In such cases, it's specified that the objects A and B included in the area αand an object F included in the area β have category 'catalogs'. Thus, the objects can be visually detected on a main screen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a search system for searching for objects in, for example, a database system or a file system, and a search result display method for displaying search results by the search system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional search system, an input device for inputting an object name or a keyword, a registration unit for registering an object corresponding to the object name, and a registration unit using the object name or the keyword as a search key are registered. There is known an apparatus including a search unit for searching for a corresponding object from among the objects, and a display unit for displaying a list of the search results on a main screen.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional search system, search results can be displayed in a list, but objects displayed on the search result display screen and objects related to the objects are displayed on the main screen. Could not be explicitly displayed in the. That is, there is no means for explicitly knowing where the searched object is in the main screen.

Further, when the search key is ambiguous, or when an object related to an object searched by a certain search key is searched, it is necessary to execute another search with another search key, and the search operation is complicated. Was.

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a search system that allows a searched object to be visually found on a main screen. It is another object of the present invention to provide a search system capable of explicitly displaying an object related to a searched object on a main screen by one search operation.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a search result display method realized by these search systems.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first aspect of the present invention, comprising: input means for inputting at least an object name and a keyword; registration means for registering an object corresponding to the object name; A search system comprising: a search unit for searching for an object from objects registered by the registration unit using an object name or a keyword as a search key; and a display unit for displaying a list of search results on a main screen. Is a structure in which a searched object is explicitly displayed on the main screen.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided input means for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, registration means for registering an object corresponding to the object name, and registration by the registration means using at least the object name or the keyword as a search key. In a search system having first search means for searching for a corresponding object from the searched objects and display means for displaying a list of the search results on a main screen, an object related to the object searched for by the first search means is displayed. A second search unit for searching for an object is provided, and the display unit includes, together with the object searched for by the first search unit,
The related object searched by the second search means is explicitly displayed on the main screen.

[0008] A third invention has input means for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, and registration means for registering an object corresponding to the object name, wherein the registration is performed using at least the object name or the keyword as a search key. In a search system for searching for a corresponding object from objects registered by means and displaying a list of the search results on a main screen,
First reading means for reading a search key used in the last search, second reading means for reading a category other than the search key of the selected searched object,
Area acquisition means for acquiring the storage area of the selected object; first determination means for determining whether the target object in the acquired storage area is the selected object; and determining that the object is the selected object. When determined by the first determination unit, the first rendering unit renders the target object as a selected search object on the main screen, and the first determination unit determines that the object is not the selected object. The second determination means determines whether or not the target object is an object having the same category as the search key. The second determination means determines that the target object is an object having the same category as the search key. When judged by the judging means, the object is searched for an object having a search category. A second drawing unit for drawing on the main screen as an object, and the second determining unit determines that the target object is not an object having the same category as the search key. Third determining means for determining whether or not the object has a category; and when the third means determines that the object has another category, the target object is determined by the searched object. And a third drawing means for drawing as an object having the same category.

A fourth invention has an input means for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, and a registration means for registering an object corresponding to the object name, wherein the registration is performed using at least the object name or the keyword as a search key. In a search system for searching for a corresponding object from objects registered by means and displaying a list of the search results on a main screen,
First reading means for reading a search key used in the last search, second reading means for reading a category other than the search key of the selected searched object,
Area acquisition means for acquiring the storage area of the selected object; first determination means for determining whether the target object in the acquired storage area is the selected object; and determining that the object is the selected object. When determined by the first determination unit, the first rendering unit renders the target object as a selected search object on the main screen, and the first determination unit determines that the object is not the selected object. The second determination means determines whether or not the target object is an object having the same category as the search key. The second determination means determines that the target object is an object having the same category as the search key. When judged by the judging means, the object is searched for an object having a search category. A second drawing unit for drawing on the main screen as an object, and the second determining unit determines that the target object is not an object having the same category as the search key. Third determining means for determining whether or not the object has a category; and when the third means determines that the object has another category, the target object is determined by the searched object. A third drawing means for drawing as an object having the same category as the above, and when it is determined by the third means that the object is not an object having another category of the searched object, whether or not all the categories have been examined And a fourth judgment means for judging When investigated have is that a fourth rendering unit that renders the objects do not have the selected object and related the target object.

A fifth invention has an input means for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, and a registration means for registering an object corresponding to the object name, wherein the registration is performed using at least the object name or the keyword as a search key. A search system for searching for a corresponding object from objects registered by means and displaying a list of the search results on a main screen is used to explicitly display the searched object on the main screen. .

A sixth invention has an input means for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, and a registration means for registering an object corresponding to the object name, wherein the registration is performed using at least the object name or the keyword as a search key. A related object search step of searching for an object related to the searched object by using a search system that searches for the object from objects registered by the means and displays a list of the search results on a main screen; And a display step of explicitly displaying the related object searched by the search step on the main screen.

A seventh invention has an input means for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, and a registration means for registering an object corresponding to the object name, wherein the registration is performed using at least the object name or the keyword as a search key. A first reading step of reading a search key used in the last search by using a search system that searches for a corresponding object from objects registered by the means and displays a list of the search results on a main screen; A second reading step of reading a category other than the search key of the searched object, an area obtaining step of obtaining a storage area of the selected object, and whether the target object in the obtained storage area is the selected object First judgment step for judging A first drawing step of drawing the target object as a selected search object on the main screen when it is determined by the first determination step that the object is a selected object; And a second determining step of determining whether the target object is an object having the same category as the search key, and determining the same category as the search key. A second drawing step of drawing the target object as an object having a search category on the main screen when the object is determined to be an object having the search key; and an object having the same category as the search key. Is not the second decision A third determining step of determining whether the target object is an object having another category of the searched object, and determining that the target object is an object having another category of the searched object. When the determination is made in the third step, a third drawing step of drawing the target object as an object having the same category as the searched object is executed.

An eighth invention has input means for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, and registration means for registering an object corresponding to the object name, wherein the registration is performed using at least the object name or the keyword as a search key. A first reading step of reading a search key used in the last search by using a search system that searches for a corresponding object from objects registered by the means and displays a list of the search results on a main screen; A second reading step of reading a category other than the search key of the searched object, an area obtaining step of obtaining a storage area of the selected object, and whether the target object in the obtained storage area is the selected object First judgment step for judging A first drawing step of drawing the target object as a selected search object on the main screen when it is determined by the first determination step that the object is a selected object; And a second determining step of determining whether the target object is an object having the same category as the search key, and determining the same category as the search key. A second drawing step of drawing the target object as an object having a search category on the main screen when the object is determined to be an object having the search key; and an object having the same category as the search key. Is not the second decision A third determining step of determining whether the target object is an object having another category of the searched object, and determining that the target object is an object having another category of the searched object. A third drawing step of drawing the target object as an object having the same category as the searched object when the third step determines that the object is not an object having another category of the searched object; A fourth determining step of determining whether or not all categories have been investigated when determined in step 3; and rendering the target object as an object having no relation to the selected object when all categories have been investigated. First 4 is executed.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system to which a search result display method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

The information processing system includes a display device 201
, An input device 202, a central processing unit 203, an external storage device 204, and a memory 205.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of a main window for displaying objects in a storage area of a database system or a file system to which the search result display method of the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 301 denotes the inside of the storage area α, and 5
Assume that there are two objects (A, B, C, D, E). 302 indicates the inside of the storage area β, and it is assumed that there are three objects (F, G, H). Reference numeral 303 denotes a button for changing a storage area to be displayed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an object registration table.

This object registration table is a table for registering an object with a category attached thereto, and is usually stored in the external storage device 204 and updated when an object is registered or deleted. In this embodiment,
It is assumed that eight objects are stored in two (α, β) storage areas.

Categories such as "catalog" and "printer" are added to each category. Categories have no priority.

FIG. 4 shows a main window for displaying objects in a storage area of a database system or a file system to which the search result display method of the present invention is applied, and a search result display window for displaying search results by a specific search key. FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 501 denotes a main window for displaying the inside of the storage area α. Here, a search result of the storage areas α and β using “catalog” as a search key is displayed in a search result display window 502.

In this example, the objects A and B in the storage area α and the object F in the storage area β have the category “catalog”.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram in which a search result display window for displaying a search result by a specific search key and objects related to the searched specific object are explicitly displayed in the main window.

A search result display window 602 is shown. When the main window update button 603 is pressed after selecting the object A, the object A is displayed regardless of the current display area of the main window 601.
Is displayed in the main window 601.
The object related to the object A is searched again and displayed again in the main window 601.

The degree of relevance defining the relevant object is determined as follows.

Relevance 1: The selected object itself is called an object having a relevance of 1. In the main window, for example, the association is indicated by being surrounded by a red frame.

Relevance level 2: An object having the same category as the retrieval key at the time of retrieval is called an object of relevance level 2. For example, the association is indicated by surrounding it with a yellow frame.

Relevance 3: Among the categories of the selected object, an object having a category that is not a search key is called an object having a relevance of 3. For example, a green frame indicates the association.

Relevance 4: Other objects are referred to as objects having a relevance of 4. In particular, do not enclose.

The object A has categories of "catalog" and "printer". The search key is assumed to be “catalog”. Therefore, 601 in the main window
In the example, since the object A is the selected object itself, the object A is displayed with the attribute of the degree of association 1. Object B
Has the search key “catalog” in the category, and is displayed with the attribute of the relevance 2. Object C is
Since it has the category of “printer”, it is displayed with the attribute of the degree of association 3. Since the objects D and E do not have any category of “catalog” or “printer”, the relevance is 4, and there is no change in display.

If the display storage area of the main window 601 is changed to β while the object A is still selected in the search result 602, the objects F,
G and H are also associated with each other (not shown). Object F is displayed with the attribute of relevance 2 and objects G and H
Is displayed with the attribute of relevance 4.

Further, when the object F is selected in the search result window 602, the storage area β including the object F is displayed in the main window according to the above-described method, and the relevance of the object in the main window to the object F is determined. And reappear accordingly. In this way, by simply selecting the searched object, the storage area of the object is displayed in the main window, and even when the category to be searched is only partially known, the object related to the selected object is specified. It can be displayed explicitly with attributes.

The program is stored in an external storage device (FD, CD-ROM, ROM, magnetic tape, etc.) on the PC / WS side and a storage medium on the printer side.
The program may be stored in a storage device (memory) by a reading device (not shown) in each central processing unit. Needless to say, the present invention is also applicable to a case where the present invention is implemented by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus. In this case, the storage medium storing the program according to the present invention constitutes the present invention. Then, by reading the program from the storage medium into a system or apparatus, the system or apparatus operates in a predetermined manner.

FIG. 6 shows a central processing unit 203 of the present system.
9 is a flowchart showing registration processing of an object in a database system or a file system performed by the user.

In step S 701, an object name of an object to be stored is input through the input device 202. In step S702, a storage area for storing the object is selected. In step S703, a category of the object is input. In step S704, the object is stored.

In step S705, the object registration table 401 is transferred from the external storage device 204 to the memory 205.
Read in. In step S706, the object stored in step S704 is registered in the object registration table. In step S707, the object registration table is stored in the external storage device 204, and the process ends.

FIG. 7 shows a central processing unit 203 of the present system.
9 is a flowchart showing an object search process performed by the user.

In step S801, a search key required for a search is input through the input device 202. Step S8
In 02, a storage area to be searched is selected. Step S8
At 03, an object is retrieved from the storage area by a known method. In step S804, a search result window is opened. In step S805, the searched object is displayed in the search result window, and the process ends.

FIG. 8 shows a central processing unit 203 of the present system.
9 is a flowchart showing a main window update process that is performed in response to a search result performed by the main window.

This process is started when a main window update button 603 is pressed after one object is selected in the search result window 602. Step S90
In step 1, the category used as a search key is obtained from an area (not shown) in the memory. In step S 902, among the categories of the selected searched object, categories other than the search key are acquired from the object registration table 401. In step S903, a storage area where the selected object is stored is acquired. Hereinafter, the processing from step S904 to step S912 is performed on all objects in the storage area acquired in step S903.

In step S904, it is determined whether or not the selected object is the object selected in the search result window. If the selected object is itself, in step S905, it is displayed in the main window with the attribute of the degree of association 1 in the main window. If it is determined in step S904 that the object is not the selected object itself, it is determined in step S906 whether or not the object has the same category as the search key. S
At 907, an attribute with a relevance of 2 is displayed in the main window.

If it is determined in step S906 that the category does not have the same category as the search key, then in step S908,
When it is determined that the selected object has the same category as the category other than the search key among the categories of the selected object, the object is displayed in the main window with the attribute of relevance 3 in step S909. If it is determined in step S908 that they do not have the same category, it is determined whether all the categories of the object selected in step S910 have been investigated.
Execute the process from.

If it is determined that all the categories have been examined, then in step S911, the attributes are displayed on the main window with the attribute of the relevance of 4. In step S912, it is determined whether all objects in the storage area have been displayed in the main window. If there are undisplayed objects, the processing is restarted from step S904, and if all objects have been displayed, the processing ends.

Thereafter, when the storage area of the main window is updated while a specific object in the search result display window is selected, step S903 in the processing of FIG. Is obtained. "

In the above embodiment, the objects in the database system and the file system are displayed as thumbnails, but may be displayed in a list format. Further, in the above embodiment, the attribute related to the degree of association is indicated by “surrounding with a frame”, but another attribute may be used. Further, in the above embodiment, the search key is a category added to the object, but another attribute of the object may be used.

[0048]

As described in detail above, according to the first aspect, there is an effect that a searched object can be visually found on the main screen.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, one search operation allows
Since the object related to the searched object can be explicitly displayed on the main screen, there is an effect that even when the search key is ambiguous, the related object can be visually found (ambiguous search operation).

According to the third aspect, the same effects as those of the first and second aspects can be realized with a simple configuration.

According to the fourth aspect, the same effects as those of the first and second aspects can be accurately realized with a simple configuration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing system to which a search result display method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a main window that displays objects in a storage area of a system to which a search result display method according to the present invention is applied;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an object registration table.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a main window.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another display example of the main window.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating registration processing of an object.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an object search process.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a main window update process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 201 display device 202 input device 203 central processing unit 204 external storage device 205 memory 301 inside storage area α 302 inside storage area β 303 button for changing storage area to be displayed 501 main window displaying inside storage area α 502 search result Display window 601 Main window 602 Search result display window 603 Main window update button

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, a registration unit for registering an object corresponding to the object name, and an object registered by the registration unit using at least the object name or the keyword as a search key. In a search system having search means for searching for a corresponding object from among them and display means for displaying a list of the search results on a main screen, the display means explicitly displays the searched object on the main screen. Search system characterized by the following. 2. An input unit for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, a registering unit for registering an object corresponding to the object name, and at least an object registered by the registering unit using at least the object name or the keyword as a search key. In a search system having first search means for searching for an object from among them and display means for displaying a list of the search results on a main screen, searching for an object related to the object searched by the first search means A second search unit configured to display the related object searched by the second search unit together with the object searched by the first search unit on the main screen. Search system characterized by the following. 3. An input means for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, and a registration means for registering an object corresponding to the object name, wherein at least the object name or the keyword is registered as a search key by the registration means. A first reading means for reading a search key used in the last search, wherein the first search means reads a search key used in the last search, and Second reading means for reading a category other than the search key, area obtaining means for obtaining the storage area of the selected object, and determining whether or not the target object in the obtained storage area is the selected object A first determining means and a selected object When the first determination unit determines that the object is a selected object, the first rendering unit renders the target object as a selected search object on the main screen; When determined by the determination unit, a second determination unit that determines whether the target object is an object having the same category as the search key; and an object having the same category as the search key. A second drawing unit configured to draw the target object as an object having a search category on the main screen when the second determination unit determines that the target object is not an object having the same category as the search key; When the target object is determined by the determination means 2, A third determining unit for determining whether the object is an object having another category of the searched object; and a third determining unit determining that the object is an object having another category of the searched object. And a third drawing unit for drawing the target object as an object having the same category as the searched object. 4. An input unit for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, and a registration unit for registering an object corresponding to the object name, wherein the registration unit registers at least the object name or the keyword as a search key. A first reading means for reading a search key used in the last search, wherein the first search means reads a search key used in the last search, and Second reading means for reading a category other than the search key, area obtaining means for obtaining the storage area of the selected object, and determining whether or not the target object in the obtained storage area is the selected object A first determining means and a selected object When the first determination unit determines that the object is a selected object, the first rendering unit renders the target object as a selected search object on the main screen; When determined by the determination unit, a second determination unit that determines whether the target object is an object having the same category as the search key; and an object having the same category as the search key. A second drawing unit configured to draw the target object as an object having a search category on the main screen when the second determination unit determines that the target object is not an object having the same category as the search key; When the target object is determined by the determination means 2, A third determining unit for determining whether the object is an object having another category of the searched object; and a third determining unit determining that the object is an object having another category of the searched object. A third drawing unit that draws the target object as an object having the same category as the searched object; and a third drawing unit that determines that the object is not an object having another category of the searched object. And fourth drawing means for drawing the target object as an object unrelated to the selected object when all categories are checked. A search system characterized by the following. 5. An input means for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, and a registration means for registering an object corresponding to the object name, wherein at least the object name or the keyword is registered as a search key by the registration means. A search result display method characterized by using a search system that searches for a corresponding object from the searched objects and displays a list of the search results on a main screen, and explicitly displays the searched objects on the main screen. 6. An input unit for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, and a registration unit for registering an object corresponding to the object name, wherein the registration unit registers at least the object name or the keyword as a search key. A related object search step of searching for an object related to the searched object by using a search system that searches for a corresponding object from the searched objects and displays a list of the search results on a main screen; And a display step of explicitly displaying the related object on the main screen. 7. An input unit for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, and a registration unit for registering an object corresponding to the object name, wherein the registration unit registers at least the object name or the keyword as a search key. A first reading step of reading a search key used in the last search using a search system for searching for a corresponding object from the searched objects and displaying a list of the search results on a main screen; A second reading step of reading a category other than the search key, an area obtaining step of obtaining a storage area of the selected object, and determining whether a target object in the obtained storage area is the selected object A first decision step to make A first drawing step of drawing the target object as a selected search object on the main screen when it is determined by the first determination step that the object is a selected object; A second determining step of determining whether the target object is an object having the same category as the search key, when determining in the first determining step; A second drawing step of drawing the target object as an object having a search category on the main screen when it is determined by the second determination step that the target object is not an object having the same category as the search key; In the second determination step A third determining step of determining whether the target object is an object having another category of the searched object; and determining that the target object is an object having another category of the searched object. When determined in the third step, the third step is to render the target object as an object having the same category as the searched object.
And a drawing step. 8. An input means for inputting at least an object name and a keyword, and a registration means for registering an object corresponding to the object name, wherein at least the object name or the keyword is registered as a search key by the registration means. A first reading step of reading a search key used in the last search using a search system for searching for a corresponding object from the searched objects and displaying a list of the search results on a main screen; A second reading step of reading a category other than the search key, an area obtaining step of obtaining a storage area of the selected object, and determining whether a target object in the obtained storage area is the selected object A first decision step to make A first drawing step of drawing the target object as a selected search object on the main screen when it is determined by the first determination step that the object is a selected object; A second determining step of determining whether the target object is an object having the same category as the search key, when determining in the first determining step; A second drawing step of drawing the target object as an object having a search category on the main screen when it is determined by the second determination step that the target object is not an object having the same category as the search key; In the second determination step A third determining step of determining whether the target object is an object having another category of the searched object; and determining that the target object is an object having another category of the searched object. When determined in the third step, the third step is to render the target object as an object having the same category as the searched object.
And a fourth determining step of determining whether or not all the categories have been investigated when it is determined in the third step that the object is not an object having another category of the searched object; And a fourth drawing step of drawing the target object as an object having no relation to the selected object when the category is checked.