JPH1199705A - Handy printer and retrieving system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handy printer capable of printing a retrieval result on an own desired writing sheet such as a notebook or the like on a even at any place by retrieving to gradually approach a retrieval result desired to be sought and simply retrieving by anyone. SOLUTION: The retrieving system comprises the steps of judging whether a plurality of data relating to a reading content by a scanner of the handy printer are existed in a memory in the printer or host computer or not (S15 to S19), and displaying the plurality of the data in the case of existence (S21). The system further comprises the steps of selecting any information from the data (S23), printing it as needed (S25, S27), and further retrieving information of a lower order (S29, S41, S43).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer which can be carried by hand, and more particularly to a searchable handy printer and a search system using the printer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when trying to put a postcard on a person who is not very familiar, the person's last name and company name are clearly known, but the department or section to which the person belongs is merely memorable. You may not know at all about the name or address. Also, while the company name and affiliation of the person to be found are clear, the memory of the name may not be clear, and in such a case, if there are multiple candidates including that name, the name to be found will be Sometimes it can be identified. To find those questions, use a business card or directory, or a database that stores those data, narrow down the related items in order, and gradually approach the search results that you ultimately seek out Such a search is possible.

[0003]

However, in the above case, the search cannot be performed unless a computer is installed or a business card, a list of names, etc. are available. Further, in a database search using a computer, the operation of the computer itself for the search is often complicated, and is not necessarily an effective search method for all persons. In some cases, even a business card or a list cannot easily reach a target person or item. Further, in the conventional search method, the search result can be written by hand or can be printed only on specific paper by a printer installed in a specific place. However, for example, there is a demand to print a search result in a notebook or a postcard with non-handwritten characters in a place where no installed printer exists.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it is possible to perform a search that gradually approaches a search result to be searched for. An object of the present invention is to provide a handy printer and a search system capable of printing a search result on desired paper at any place.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a handy printer, comprising: a main body which can be gripped by hand; a traveling member for causing the main body to travel on a print-receiving medium; When the main body is run by the running member, the print head faces the print medium, and when the main body is run by the run member, the read head faces the print medium, and the items correspond to items such as words and images. Then, a related information storage unit storing a plurality of related information, and a search target such as a word or an image are read by the read head, and an item corresponding to the read search target and a plurality of related information are stored in the related information storage unit. Determining means for determining whether or not the information is stored;
When the determining means determines that the corresponding item and the plurality of related information are present in the related information storage means, the related information print command means for causing the print head to print the corresponding plurality of related information, and the corresponding plurality of related information. A lower information storage unit further storing lower information corresponding to each of the information, and one of a plurality of related information printed by the print head in accordance with a command of the related information print command unit is read by the read head,
There is provided lower-order information print command means for extracting lower-order information corresponding to the read related information from the lower-order information storage means and causing the print head to print the lower-order information.

According to the handy printer described above, if there is information related to the search target read by the read head,
A plurality of related information is printed by the print head based on a command from the related information print command unit. If the information that is considered to be closest to the desired search result is read again by the read head from among the related information, the lower information related to the read information and that can include the desired information is obtained by the lower information print command means. Printing is performed by the print head based on the command. If this handy printer is used, if a search object such as a phrase related to the information to be searched is written by hand, for example, the information finally obtained is obtained by a series of subsequent processes in the handy printer. In this way, anyone can operate it very easily anywhere. In addition, the obtained search results can be easily recorded on any paper such as a notebook or a postcard.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a handy printer, a main body which can be gripped by hand, a traveling member for causing the main body to travel on the printing medium, and a medium for printing when the main body is caused to travel by the traveling member. When the main body is caused to travel by the traveling member, a reading head facing the medium to be printed, display means having a display function, and a plurality of pieces of related information corresponding to items such as words, images, etc. And a determination unit that reads a search target such as a phrase or an image with the read head and determines whether an item corresponding to the read search target and a plurality of pieces of related information are stored in the relevant information storage unit. Means and the determination means determine that the corresponding item and the plurality of related information are present in the related information storage means, the corresponding plurality of related information is displayed on the display means and / or Related information presenting command means that can be displayed and / or printed on the character head, lower-level information storage means further storing lower-level information corresponding to each of the corresponding pieces of related information; One of the plurality of printed pieces of related information is read by a read head, lower information corresponding to the read related information is taken out from lower information storage means, and the lower information is displayed and / or displayed on a display means and / or a print head. First and lower information presenting instruction means that can be printed, selecting means capable of selecting any of a plurality of related information displayed on the display means, and lower information corresponding to the related information selected by the selecting means are stored in lower information. Means for displaying and / or printing the lower-level information on the display means and / or the print head. It is intended.

According to the above-mentioned handy printer, a plurality of pieces of related information relating to a search object can be printed and displayed. In order to obtain lower-level information from the printed multiple pieces of related information, one of the multiple pieces of related information may be read by a reading head, and the lower-level information may be printed or displayed. On the other hand, when obtaining lower-level information from the displayed plurality of related information, one of the displays may be selected by the selection means, and the lower-level information corresponding thereto may be printed or displayed.

Further, the handy printer according to the third aspect of the present invention provides a hand-held main body, a traveling member for causing the main body to travel on the printing medium, and a printing medium for causing the main body to travel by the traveling member. And a read head facing the medium to be printed, and a related information storage storing a plurality of related information in correspondence with items such as words, images and the like when the main body is run by the running member. Means, a search object such as a phrase, an image, or the like is read by a read head, and an item corresponding to the read search object and a plurality of related information are stored in a related information storage unit or an external storage unit, or via a wired or wireless connection. Means for determining
If it is determined by the determining means that the corresponding item and the plurality of related information are present in the related information storage means or the external storage means, the corresponding plurality of related information is taken out via a wire or wirelessly and printed by the print head. One of the related information print command means to be obtained, the lower information storage means further storing lower information corresponding to each of the corresponding plurality of related information, and the plurality of related information printed by the print head according to the command of the related information print command means. A low-level information print command for reading out the low-level information corresponding to the read related information from the low-level information storage unit or the external storage unit via wire or wireless, and causing the print head to print the low-level information. Means.

This handy printer has the same function as the handy printer of the first aspect. In addition, since the related information can be searched for from the external storage means, the search range is greatly expanded.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a handy printer, comprising: a main body which can be gripped by hand; a traveling member for causing the main body to travel on the medium to be printed; When the main body is caused to travel by the traveling member, a reading head facing the medium to be printed, display means having a display function, and a plurality of pieces of related information corresponding to items such as words, images, etc. And a related information storage unit that stores a search target such as a phrase or an image with a read head, and whether an item corresponding to the read search target and a plurality of pieces of related information are stored in the related information storage unit or the external storage unit. A determination unit that determines via a wired or wireless connection, and a case where the corresponding item and a plurality of related information are determined to exist in the related information storage unit or the external storage unit. The related information presenting instruction means for extracting the corresponding plurality of related information via a wired or wireless connection and displaying and / or printing on the display means and / or the print head, and corresponding to each of the corresponding plurality of related information The lower-level information storage means further storing the obtained lower-level information, and one of a plurality of pieces of related information printed by the print head in response to a command from the related-information presenting means is read by the reading head, and the lower-level information corresponding to the read related information is stored in the lower order. First / lower-level information presentation instructing means capable of displaying and / or printing lower-level information from the information storage means or external storage means via a wired or wireless means, and displaying the lower-level information on the display means and / or the print head; Selecting means for selecting any one of the plurality of pieces of related information, and lower-level information corresponding to the related information selected by the selecting means; Removed from the external memory via a wired or wireless, that the lower information on the display means and / or the print head, in which a second-order and low-order information presentation command means capable of displaying and / or printing.

This handy printer has the same function as the handy printer of the second aspect. In addition, since the related information can be searched for from the external storage means, the search range is greatly expanded.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a search system comprising: a handy printer according to the third or fourth aspect;
It comprises external storage means. In such a search system, a search that gradually approaches a search result to be found is possible, and anyone can easily search for the search result, and further, the search result can be printed on a desired writing paper such as a notebook. In addition, since the related information can be searched for from the external storage means, the search range is very wide.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a handy printer and a retrieval system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1A is a side view of a handy printer, FIG. 1B is a bottom view thereof, and FIG. 1C is another side view thereof.

As shown in FIG.
0 has a vertically elongated substantially rectangular parallelepiped gripping portion 11. The grip portion 11 functioning as a main body has a size that can be gripped by hand, and the handy printer 10 is entirely portable. A mounting portion 12 such as an input / output unit is provided on the bottom surface 1B of the grip portion 11 and protrudes downward from a portion from the inside thereof. The mounting portion 12 in FIG.
The inside thereof is shown, and the mounting portion 12 in FIG.
Indicates the appearance.

At the center of the mounting portion 12 in the horizontal direction, the roller 1
4. Specifically, a roller 14 having a central axis length several times the roller diameter is provided. The rollers 14 allow the handy printer 10 to travel on a printing medium such as paper 15. The roller 14 is provided with an encoder (not shown) for detecting the travel distance. A scanner 16 having a width substantially equal to the central axis length of the roller 14 is installed on the mounting portion 12 adjacent to the roller 14 and parallel to the central axis. The position of the scanner 16 is in the direction in which the roller 14 is rotated to advance the handy printer 10. This scanner 16
Can read images such as characters and symbols.

The mounting portion 12 has an inkjet head 18 having a width substantially equal to the width of the scanner 16.
Is installed adjacent to the roller 14 and parallel to the central axis thereof, and on the opposite side of the roller 14 from the scanner 16 side.

When the handy printer 10 travels among the four side surfaces of the gripper 11, a switch or the like is provided on one side surface 1S having an area slightly smaller than the front and rear surfaces 1F and 1R as described below. Is provided. First, a power switch 20 is provided near the top, and when the power switch 20 is pressed, the handy printer 10 becomes operable. The handy printer 10 can execute other functions in addition to the search execution function. When the power switch 20 is pressed, one of the functions is changed to a liquid crystal display as a display section located near the center of the side surface 1S. (LCD) 2
2 is displayed. If the display is different from the function that the user intends to perform, pressing 2 or 4 of the four scroll buttons 24 provided immediately above the LCD 22 changes the function displayed on the LCD 22. . When a function to be performed by the user is displayed, the user can press the enter button 26 provided on the scroll button 24 and beside the power switch 20 to execute the function. Become.

In addition to the above-mentioned display, when each of the above functions is performed, various displays are performed on the LCD 22 as needed to perform the functions. For example, as in the case of selecting the above-described execution function, a candidate to be selected may be displayed on the LCD 22. In this way, a parallel choice (for example, male or female) is selected from the selection items. In this case, the user presses the scroll button 2 or 4 and moves to another selection item (for example, after selecting one option of a certain selection item with the scroll button 2 or 4 and To move to a lower selection item related to the option), the user presses the scroll button 1 or 3 and presses the confirm button 26 when necessary. Also,
A display asking whether or not to execute, such as "whether to print", is also displayed. If the answer is yes, pressing the confirm button 26 causes the execution to be performed by the handy printer 10 itself or by the action of the user. Done.

Below the LCD 22 on the side surface 1S, there is a print switch 28, which can be printed by pressing it. On the top of the handy printer 10, there is an infrared transmitting / receiving unit 30, which can communicate with an external information device such as a host computer.

The control section of the handy printer 10 will be described with reference to the schematic block diagram of FIG. The control unit includes a search information storage memory 42 in which various items and related information corresponding to the respective items are stored in a hierarchical manner, a main ROM 44 storing control programs and the like, a RAM 46
And a timer 48 having a clock function and a calendar function,
It is connected to the CPU 40.

Further, the CPU 40 has a power switch 2
0, LCD 22, scroll button 24, confirm button 2
6, and the print switch 28 are connected. In addition, the scanner 16 operates together with the encoder 52 via a character recognition processing unit 54 that recognizes and decodes the read characters.
Connected to 0. The character recognition processing unit 54 obtains the data obtained from the scanner 16 and the travel distance of the roller 14 obtained from the encoder 52 (that is, the position of the roller 14).
Decodes the character read by the scanner 16 against a decoding information storage memory 56 connected to the CPU 40;
This is a known processing unit using a hardware circuit.

Further, the ink jet head 18 is connected to the CPU 40 via the ink jet head controller 60.
Connected to Inkjet head controller 6
0 controls the ink jet head 18 in accordance with the position of the roller 14 detected by the encoder 52;
A print image is formed based on the font stored in the font data memory 58 connected to the PU 40. Further, a transmission / reception mechanism 62 built in the infrared transmission / reception unit 30 is connected to the CPU 40. The transmission / reception mechanism 62 includes a communication control circuit 63, a transmission circuit 64,
And a receiving circuit 65.

An external information processing apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in cooperation with the handy printer 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the external information processing device 70. External information processing device 7
Reference numeral 0 denotes a host computer including a so-called CRT 71 and a keyboard 72, which can process and store data input and output by a user. In addition, a communication window 73 is formed in the external information processing device 70, and serves as an optical opening for infrared communication, similarly to the one installed in the handy printer 10.

The internal mechanism of the external information processing device 70 is shown in FIG.
As shown below, the CPU 80 and the communication mechanism 81
, ROM 82, RAM 83, and frame memory 84
And a display control circuit 85.
The communication mechanism 81 manages wireless communication with the handy printer 10. The CPU 80 manages all of the external information processing devices 70 and mainly performs various arithmetic controls. ROM8
Reference numeral 2 stores a program to be executed in cooperation with the CPU 80, and the RAM 83 stores a number of items and hierarchically related information corresponding to each item, character data, and image data. The frame memory 84 has a CRT
The data to be displayed at 71 is temporarily stored. The display control circuit 85 controls display on the CRT 71.

Next, a search method using the handy printer 10 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The searcher hand-writes a phrase (for example, “○ × △ Corporation” which is the name of the company to which the user belongs) related to the information to be searched for (for example, the name of a specific person), and also switches the power switch of the handy printer 10. After turning on 20,
With the scroll button 24 and the confirmation button 26, L
When "execute search" displayed on the CD 22 is selected and the execution of the search becomes possible, the handy printer 10 is run on paper. As a result, the scanner 16 reads a search target phrase (for example, XX Corporation) on the paper (S1. S means "step".
Similar). Then, when "read error" is displayed on the LCD 22 (S3: YES), S1 is repeated again.
If a reading error has not occurred or has been eliminated (S3:
NO), the character recognition processing is executed by the CPU 40, the character recognition processing unit 54, and the decoding information storage memory 56 (S
5) After that, the recognized character (for example, XX Corporation) is displayed on the LCD 22 (S7). If the displayed character is different from the character on the paper, that is, if there is a reading error (S9: YES), the process returns to S1 and the searcher executes reading by the scanner 16 again. If no reading error has occurred (S9: N
O) Since "Print" is displayed on the LCD 22, it is selected whether or not to display the display recognition character on the paper (S11).

When performing printing, the searcher executes (S1
1: YES), the print switch 28 is depressed, and the handy printer 10 is caused to run on the paper to print. After the printing is completed, the message "Do you want to continue searching?" Is displayed, and the confirm button 26 is pressed (S14: YES), or S1
1, when the display recognition character is not printed (S11: N
O), the CPU 40 determines whether data corresponding to the read content in S1 is stored in the ROM 46 in the handy printer 10 (S15 in FIG. 5), and the data corresponding to the read content is stored. (S15: YE
S), proceed to S21, if not stored (S15:
NO) and execute communication with the host computer 70 (S
17) It is determined whether or not there is corresponding data in the RAM 83 (S19). Data corresponding to the read content is stored in the RAM 83
(S19: NO), "NO RELATED INFORMATION" is displayed on the LCD 22, and the process ends. If there is corresponding data in the RAM 83 in the host computer 70 (S19: YES), the process proceeds to S21. Also, S14
If the search is not to be continued (S14: NO), one of the scroll buttons 24 is depressed, and this processing ends.

At S21, a plurality of related information (for example, section name, product, performance) is displayed on the LCD 22. The search executor selects the information most relevant to the information desired by the user (for example, the name of a section) from among the scroll buttons 24.
And the confirmation button 26 (S23). When printing the selected information (S25: YES), the print switch 28 is pressed, the handy printer 10 is run on the paper, and the printing is executed (S27). After the printing is completed, the message “Do you want to continue searching?” Is displayed on the LCD 22. If the search is to be continued (S28: YES), the enter button 26 is pressed, and if the search is not continued (S28: NO),
One of the scroll buttons 24 is pressed. When the confirm button 26 is pressed (S28: YES), or S25
If printing is not to be performed (S25: NO), the process proceeds to the lower-level information search processing subroutine (S29).

In the lower information search process in S29, as shown in FIG. 6, lower information (for example, general affairs department, human resources department, development department) related to the information selected in S23 is displayed on the LCD 22 (S31). ). From among a plurality of pieces of lower-level information, the search executor displays information (for example, general affairs department) most relevant to the information he or she seeks using the scroll button 24 and the confirm button
6 is selected (S33). When printing the selected information (S35: YES), the user depresses the print switch 28 and causes the handy printer 10 to run on the paper,
Printing is executed (S37). Thereafter, if no further search is to be performed (S39: NO), this process ends.
If it is determined in S39 that a further search is to be performed (S39
39: YES) or S37 for performing a further search
If it is determined that printing is not necessary (S35: NO),
A second lower information search processing subroutine (S41) is performed. By executing the subroutine for the second time,
For example, “member, location, telephone number” is
Is displayed, and "Member" is selected from among them, and "Member" is printed as necessary.

If the search is to be continued, a third lower information search processing subroutine (S43) is performed. By executing the subroutine for the third time, for example,
“Loom Komuro, Poko Matsuda, Q tree Imai” is displayed on the LCD 22, and “Q tree Imai” is selected from them, and “Q tree Imai” is printed as necessary.

According to the above-described embodiment, desired information can be narrowed down and searched out from words and the like related thereto with a very simple device and operation.
In addition, there is an advantage that the obtained information can be written on hand-held paper, a notebook, a postcard, etc. instead of handwritten characters.

Further, when there is no relevant information in the handy printer 10, the relevant information can be wirelessly extracted from the external information device without performing a complicated operation on the external information device.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can take various embodiments. For example, the host computer 70 may not be used, or the search information storage memory 4 may be used.
The related information and lower-level information retrieved from the memory 2 and the memory 82 may be always printed without being displayed on the LCD 22. In the latter case, when any information is selected from the related information, all the related information may be printed, and then any one of them may be read by the scanner 16.

[0034]

As described in detail above, the handy printer and the search system according to the present invention enable anyone to easily execute a search that gradually approaches the search result to be searched for, and furthermore, the search results can be obtained. Can be printed on desired paper at any place. Further, in the present invention, those having a communication function are subject to restrictions on the place of use, but the searchable range is greatly expanded.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of a handy printer of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control unit of the handy printer.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an external information device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the first half of a search process using the handy printer.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the latter half of the search processing using the handy printer.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a lower-level information search process during the search process.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Handy printer, 11 grip part, 12 mounting part, 14 roller, 16 scanner, 18 inkjet head, 20 power switch, 22 LCD, 24
Scroll button, 26 confirm button, 28 print switch, 30 infrared transmitting / receiving section, 40 CPU, 42 search information storage memory, 52 encoder, 54 character recognition processing section, 60 inkjet head controller,
62 communication mechanism, 70 external information equipment

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification symbol FI H04N 1/107 H04N 1/04 A // G06T 11/60 G06F 15/62 325A

Claims (5)

[Claims] A main body that can be gripped by hand, a traveling member that causes the main body to travel on a medium to be printed, a print head that faces the medium to be printed when the main body is caused to travel by the traveling member, When the main body is caused to travel by the traveling member, a read head facing the print-receiving medium, related information storage means storing a plurality of related information in correspondence with items such as words, images, and the like, words, images, And a determination unit for determining whether an item and a plurality of pieces of related information corresponding to the read search object are stored in the related information storage unit. Multiple related information,
When it is determined that the related information is present in the related information storage means, related information print command means capable of causing the print head to print the corresponding plurality of related information, and lower information corresponding to each of the corresponding plurality of related information. Further, the stored lower-order information storage means, any one of the plurality of pieces of related information printed by the print head in accordance with the command of the related information print command means is read by the read head, and the lower-order information corresponding to the read related information is read. A handy printer, comprising: a lower information print commanding means for taking out the lower information from the lower information storage means and printing the lower information on the print head. A main body that can be gripped by hand, a traveling member that causes the main body to travel on a medium to be printed, a print head that faces the medium to be printed when the main body is caused to travel by the traveling member, When the main body is caused to travel by the traveling member, a read head facing the print-receiving medium, display means having a display function, and related information storage storing a plurality of related information in association with items such as words and images. Means for reading a search object such as a word or an image with the read head and determining whether an item corresponding to the read search object and a plurality of pieces of related information are stored in the related information storage means; Depending on the means, the corresponding items and multiple related information,
When it is determined that the related information is present in the related information storage means, the related information presentation instruction means for displaying and / or printing the corresponding plurality of related information on the display means and / or the print head; A lower-level information storage unit further storing lower-level information corresponding to each of the plurality of related information; and one of the plurality of related information printed by the print head according to a command from the related information presenting unit, read by the read head, First / lower information presentation instruction means for taking out lower information corresponding to the read related information from the lower information storage means, and displaying and / or printing the lower information on the display means and / or the print head; Selecting means for selecting any one of the plurality of pieces of related information displayed on the display means, corresponding to the related information selected by the selecting means; And a second / lower information presentation instructing means for displaying and / or printing the lower information from the lower information storage means and displaying and / or printing the lower information on the display means and / or the print head. Printer. 3. A main body that can be gripped by hand, a traveling member that causes the main body to travel on a medium to be printed, and a print head that faces the medium to be printed when the main body is caused to travel by the traveling member. When the main body is caused to travel by the traveling member, a read head facing the print-receiving medium, related information storage means storing a plurality of related information in correspondence with items such as words, images, and the like, words, images, And the like, and the item corresponding to the read search object and a plurality of related information are stored in the related information storage unit or the external storage unit, and it is determined via a wired or wireless connection. Determining means, and the corresponding item and the plurality of related information by the determining means are:
When it is determined that the relevant information is present in the relevant information storage means or the external storage means, the corresponding plurality of relevant information is taken out via a wired or wireless connection, and the relevant information print command means capable of causing the print head to print, A lower-level information storage unit further storing lower-level information corresponding to each of the corresponding plurality of related information; and the read head reads any one of the plurality of related information printed by the print head according to a command of the related information print command unit. Read from the lower information storage means or the external storage means corresponding to the read related information, from the lower information storage means or the external storage means via a wired or wireless means, and print the lower information on the print head; A handy printer comprising: 4. A main body that can be gripped by hand, a traveling member that causes the main body to travel on a medium to be printed, a print head that faces the medium to be printed when the main body is caused to travel by the traveling member, When the main body is caused to travel by the traveling member, a read head facing the print-receiving medium, display means having a display function, and related information storage storing a plurality of related information in association with items such as words and images. Means, a search object such as a word or an image is read by the read head, and an item corresponding to the read search object and a plurality of pieces of related information are stored in the related information storage means or the external storage means, wired or wireless. And a corresponding item and a plurality of pieces of related information are determined by the determining unit.
When it is determined that the relevant information is present in the relevant information storage means or the external storage means, the corresponding plurality of relevant information is taken out via a wire or wirelessly, and displayed and / or displayed on the display means and / or the print head. Related information presenting instruction means that can be printed; lower information storage means further storing lower information corresponding to each of the corresponding plurality of related information; and the plurality of information printed by the print head according to an instruction of the related information presenting means. Any of the related information is read by the read head, lower-level information corresponding to the read related information is retrieved from the lower-level information storage unit or the external storage unit via a wire or wirelessly, and the lower-level information is displayed by the display unit and And / or first / lower-level information presentation instructing means capable of displaying and / or printing on the print head, and before displaying on the display means. From a plurality of related information, selecting means capable of selecting any one, lower-level information corresponding to the related information selected by the selecting means, taken out from the lower-level information storage means or the external storage means via wired or wireless, A handy printer comprising: second and lower order information presenting instruction means for displaying and / or printing lower order information on the display means and / or the print head. 5. A search system comprising the handy printer according to claim 3 and said external storage means.