JPS60128568A - Information storage retrieval device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the operating time and mis-operation by displaying an attribute item name registered already on a display screen to select the corresponding item by means of a digitizer. CONSTITUTION:A CPU1 displays the key word name registered at present to an item name selecting area 16. Furthermore, the CPU1 initializes a page number variable storing the present page number to ''1''. Then the total page number is calculated from the number of the keyword name registered already, (page number/total page number) is displayed on an item name selecting area page number display section 19 so as to receive the retrieval condition input as to the key word. When the user selects the key word namge from the item selection area 16, the CRT cursor has only to be matched to a desired key word name while a cursor switch 10 is set. In this case, the key word name is known from the page number variable and the position of the CRT cursor 20 and this key word name is displayed on a retrieval condition display area 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to an information storage and retrieval device that reduces operating time and reduces erroneous operations by improving operability.

[Prior art]

As a conventional information storage and retrieval device, for example, search conditions (for example, attribute item names) are set using a keyboard or tablet connected to a computer, and the search conditions are selected from among a large amount of data stored in a computer. There are tools that allow you to search for data that matches your goals. When setting search conditions, data matching the search conditions can be output by memorizing the attribute items or inputting them from a keyboard or tablet while referring to a booklet containing the attribute items.

However, (7) Since conventional search condition input devices rely on memorization or reference to booklets, not only is it easy to waste time due to errors in memorizing search conditions or pressing wrong keys, but also it is difficult to input characters. When operated by a user who is not familiar with , there is an operational disadvantage in that it takes time to find the desired character from the keyboard layout.

[Object and structure of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and in order to shorten operation time and reduce erroneous operations by improving operability, the names of already registered attribute items are displayed on the display screen, and the corresponding items are selected using a digitizer. The present invention provides an information storage and retrieval device in which selection can be input as a search condition.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the information storage and retrieval device according to the present invention will be explained in detail.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, including a central processing unit (OPU) 1 that controls the entire system, a storage device 2 that stores programs to manage and control the system, and images recorded in the system. An image input device 3 that digitizes and inputs information, a secondary storage device 4 such as a magnetic disk or optical disk that stores information necessary for storing and searching images, image contents, search conditions, search results, etc. an output device 5 for outputting the information to an external device, a CRT display device 6 for displaying images, search conditions, search results, etc., and a keyboard 7 for manually inputting search conditions, control commands, etc.
a digitizer 8 that converts line segments of the image into digital information;
A cursor (for example, a mouse) 9 that forms a pointing device in combination with a digitizer 8 and outputs a movement signal according to the movement on the plane to move a 0T cursor (described later) on the ORT display device 6; A cursor switch 10 is provided at the cursor 9, and when turned on, inputs the item specified by the 3RT cursor as a search condition.
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FIG. 2 shows an example of a search table displayed on the CRT display device 6, and a message "" is displayed at the upper left corner of the screen to notify the user that the system control mode is in the search table creation state. A status display command 2 with the words "Search table creation" and a search start command 13 with the words "Start search" displayed at the upper right corner of the screen to notify the user of the start of the search according to the search conditions. An attribute specification area 14 which is a command to input search conditions for attributes and is displayed at the top of the screen, and a search condition display area 15 which displays search conditions input for each attribute in the center of the screen. ,
An item name selection area 16 for displaying registered attribute item names that can be selected as search conditions at the bottom of the screen, and an item name selection area 16 displayed at the bottom left of the search condition display area 15 for changing the page of the item name selection area 16. The previous page page change command 17 is composed of the phrase "Page", and the right side of the command 17 is "
a next page page change command 18 that is displayed with the words "next page"; and an item name selection area page number display section 19 that displays the page number and total page number of the current item name selection area on the right side of the command 18; It is composed of an ORT cursor 20 that moves on the display screen according to the operating position of the cursor 9.

In the above configuration, the search process is executed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the search table shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the O-T display device 6. The user then scales the coordinates of the cursor 9 to the screen size and moves the ORT cursor 20 to that position. 0 几T cursor 20
The movement can be realized by performing exclusive OR for each dot on the video RAM, erasing the ORT cursor at the old coordinates, and drawing all the ORT cursors at the new coordinates.

Next, it is determined in which frame of the attribute designation area 14 the CRT cursor 20 is located based on the purple color and its coordinates. For example, if the ORT cursor 20 is within the "Keyword" frame shown in FIG.
to be displayed. Furthermore, initialize the page number variable that holds the current page number to 1 in 0PU1, calculate the total number of pages from the number of registered keywords, and calculate (page number / total number of pages) as the item name selection area page number. It is displayed on the display unit 19 to accept input of search conditions regarding keywords.

If the keyword salt cannot be displayed on one page, move the CRT cursor 2° to the frame of commands 17 and 18 and switch the cursor to 1o! - When the user presses the page number variable 'a'' 1 t + 1 L, the page is displayed. When the user selects the keyword salt from the item name selection area 16, the desired Just place the X10'C cursor on the keyword salt.At this time, select the Hage number variable and the CRT cursor 2.
The keyword salt selected from the position o is known, and this keyword salt is displayed in the search condition display area 15.

On the other hand, it is also possible to input all search conditions from the keyboard 7 in the conventional manner. The search conditions may be input by memorization or by referring to a booklet, or may be input by referring to the attribute item names displayed in the item name selection area 16 described above. This search condition is directly displayed in the search condition display area 15.

Search processing based on the search conditions accepted through the above operations? When executing the search, the entire CRT cursor 20 is positioned within the frame of the search start command 13, and when the cursor switch 10i is pressed in this state, the operation is started.

As described above, when selecting the mental attribute item name displayed in the item name selection area 16 as a search condition, the attribute name for which all the search conditions are input can be moved by moving the cursor 9 connected to the digitizer 8 and operating the cursor switch 10. Since the user can perform all of the following: specification, changing the page of the item name selection area 16, selecting the attribute item name, and starting the search process, the user can perform the process without shifting his or her eyes from the CT display device 6 to other devices. can be carried out, and the operability can be completely improved.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the information storage and retrieval device of the present invention, all registered attribute item names are displayed on the display screen, a corresponding item is selected using a digitizer sound, and this is used as a search condition. Therefore, there is no need to memorize or refer to a booklet, and since the number of key operations can be reduced, operation time can be shortened and the input error rate can be reduced, thereby improving operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of screen display contents in the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the embodiment of the present invention. Explanation of symbols 1...Central processing unit (0T), 2...Storage device, 3...Image human power device, 4...Secondary storage device, 5
...Output device, 6...0 T display device, 7...
- Keyboard, 8... Digitizer, 9... Cursor, 10... Cursor switch, 11... Pass line. Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An information storage and retrieval device that retrieves and outputs information that matches set search conditions from stored information, comprising means for storing attribute items for which information is to be retrieved, and a display cursor on a display unit. a cursor moving means for outputting a movement command to move the cursor; a selection switch means provided on the cursor moving means for outputting a selection command for selecting the display content of the display section specified by the display cursor; The attribute item is displayed on the display section, the display cursor is moved based on the movement command, the attribute item being displayed is specified by the moved display cursor, and the specified attribute item is sent to the selection command. An information storage and retrieval device comprising: a central processing unit that displays search conditions determined by the selected attribute item on the display unit when selected by the attribute item.