JPS6057432A - Information retreiving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the retrieving time by registering simultaneously both KANJI (Chinese character) codes and KANJI reading codes as the keys for retrieval of information. CONSTITUTION:The reading of KANJI is read in KATAKANA (square form of Japanese syllabary) out of a keyboard KEY as a keyword for retrieval. Then a reading address is put at a position R1 of the head code of a FILE in a magnetic memory DISK, and the contents are read by an item. A reading address is put at the position of the next record R2. Then the KATAKANA code of a name reading field F2 of the record R1 is compared with a fed KATAKANA code. If coincidence is obtained, the contents of the corresponding record are displayed in a display device CRT. The presence or absence of the next retrieval request is asked to the operator. Then the retrieval is started again when a retrieval request is given. While the retrieving action is over when no request is given. When no coincidence is obtained from comparison of KATAKANA codes, the record R2 is read by item to perform a comparison in the same way or the absence of a retrieving subject is displayed to the CRT.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to an information retrieval device that can handle kanji, and in particular, registers kanji codes as keywords that serve as clues for information retrieval, and also registers the code 2 of the reading of the kanji. The present invention relates to an information retrieval device in which search time can be shortened by simultaneously registering keywords as keywords.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, when registering a kanji code as a keyword for information retrieval with information retrieval devices that can handle kanji using electronic computers such as office combinators and Japanese word processors, it is generally necessary to use kana-kanji conversion or Using a kanji conversion method such as Romaji-Kanji conversion, the reading of the input kanji was converted into an actual kanji code, and this converted kanji code was registered as a keyword. Furthermore, when searching for a kanji code registered in this way, create a kanji code using a kanji conversion method such as kana-kanji conversion or romaji-kanji conversion, just as when registering the keywords described above. Since the search was performed using kanji codes, there were disadvantages in that the operation was not easy and the search took a long time.

〔the purpose〕

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and create an actual kanji code from the reading of the kanji using a kana-kanji conversion means or a romaji-kanji conversion means when registering a kanji code as a keyword for information retrieval. When you register a kanji, you can also add the kana code or romaji code of the reading of that kanji to the created kanji code and register it. When searching for information, you can also search from the kana code or romaji code. In this way,
An object of the present invention is to provide an information retrieval device that can significantly shorten retrieval time.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of the information retrieval device of the present invention. KEY is a keyboard used as an input device, and can be used to register keywords as clues for searching for related information, or to enter character/symbol data input keys and character processing keys for inputting search keywords, as described later. It has function keys. The CPU is a central processing unit such as a microprocessor, and performs calculations and logical judgments for registering and searching information, and controls each component such as the keyboard KEY via the system bus BUS.

The MEM is a main storage device, and stores in advance the control procedure of the central processing unit CPU, which will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3 and 1. The CRT is a display device such as a CRT display or a liquid crystal display, and displays key data inputted from the keyboard Y, search result information, and the like. DISK is a magnetic storage device such as a floppy disk device, and stores information files to be registered and searched.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a file stored in the magnetic storage device ff1DIsK shown in FIG. This file FIL
F: is multiple records R/, R2, RJ...Rn
It is assumed that each record R/ to Rn is composed of the following fields F/-Fj.

■Name field Fl: This is a field in which the name is registered in Kanji code.

■Name reading field FJ: This is a field in which the reading of the kanji corresponding to the above-mentioned names of name feet A/F/ is registered in katakana code.

■Date of birth field F3: This is a field in which the date of birth of the person corresponding to the name in the above-mentioned name field F/ is registered.

Note that it is also possible to add fields other than this to register related information such as address, for example.

In the file FILE shown in FIG. 2, three records R/NRJ are registered. For example, in the first record R/, the keyword "Akira Tanaka" is pronounced "
``Tana Chikara'' and ``Akira'' are entered using the katakana key on the keyboard KEY, and the result obtained through the kana-kanji conversion process is ``
Both the kanji code for ``Akira Tanaka'' and the katakana code for ``Akira Tanaka'' whose pronunciation has been input are registered in fields F/ and Fco, and furthermore, the date of birth is registered in field F3.

Next, an example of the data registration procedure of the apparatus of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be explained with reference to section 7 of FIG. 3.

First, in step S/, a katakana code is read from the keyboard KEY, and in the next step S-, a kana-kanji conversion process is performed from the katakana hood to obtain a kanji code. In the next step S3, the kanji character corresponding to the kanji code obtained in step 84 is displayed on the display device CRT.

In the next step BQ, the operator is asked whether the kanji displayed on the display device CRT is correct or not, and the first operator makes a decision. If the displayed kanji is incorrect, the process returns to step S- again and the search is continued until the correct kanji code is obtained.

On the other hand, if the displayed kanji is correct, the process proceeds to steps S and S6, and the kanji code of the kanji and the katakana code of the reading of the kanji are stored in the name field F/ of the record in the file FIIJ of the magnetic storage device DISK. and the name reading field F (see Figure 1).

Next, the process proceeds to step S7, where data on the date of birth is read from the keyboard KEY and written into the date of birth field F3 of the corresponding record as shown in FIG. 2, thereby completing the registration of one record R/. Next step Sg
asks the operator whether all the data registration work has been completed, and if the registration work has not been completed, returns to step S/ again and starts the next record, e.g. Start registering the record R. If it is determined that the registration work is finished in step S, the data registration work 'f: complete@Next, an example of the data retrieval procedure of the apparatus of the present invention shown in FIGS. This will be explained with reference to Chard 7 in Figure 7.

First, in step 8/, the reading of the kanji is read in the katakana hood as a search keyword from the keyboard KEY. In the next step S-, a read address is assigned to the position of the first record R/ of the file FIIJ in the magnetic storage cylinder disk. Next, proceed to step S3, read the contents of that record R/, and proceed to step S4t.
The read address is positioned at the position of the next record R.

Next, in step S, check the reading field F, 2 of the name of record R/ read in step Sj,
It is determined whether the katakana code stored in the field Fλ matches the katakana code input in step S/. If they do not match, the process proceeds to step S6, and in step S3 it is determined whether the read interrecord R/ is the last record. If it is determined that it is not the last record, return to step SJ, read the next record R, and repeat the sea bream in step S. When it is determined in step S6 that it is the last record, the process moves to step S, displays on the display @ CRT that the search was not successful or that there is no search target, and then moves to the next step S? Proceed to.

Up to step S, if it is determined that the katakana code in the field Fco and the manually generated katakana code match, the process moves to step SS, where the content of the corresponding record is displayed on the display device PI, CRT, and step S9 Proceed to 〇 In step S9, the operator is asked whether there is a next search request, and if there is a search request, the process returns to step 8/
Go back and start searching again in the same way as above. When there are no more search requests, all search operations are finished.

In addition, in this example, we have explained the case where a katakana code of the appearance of the kanji is registered as a keyword in addition to the kanji code, and when searching, the search is performed only from the katakana code. Of course, if the Romaji code is added to the Kanji code and registered instead of the hood, it is possible to search only from the four-maji code.

〔effect〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the kana code of the reading of the kanji or the 11~ character/-d is added to the kanji/-d and registered as a keyword for information retrieval. Alternatively, it is possible to search for information only from kana code or romaji code without performing Romaji-kanji conversion processing, so it is possible to significantly shorten the search time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the device of the present invention, Figures 2 and 2 are explanatory diagrams showing an example of the configuration of files, records, and fields in the magnetic storage device of Figure 7, and Figure 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the magnetic storage device of the present invention. 70-chart showing an example of the registration procedure of the device of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. KEY...Keyboard, CPU...Central processing chain, CRT...Display device, MEM...Main storage device, DISK...Magnetic storage device. Special edition by Kazuto Canon Co., Ltd. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Input means for inputting keywords for information retrieval in at least either kana or Roman characters, Kanji conversion means for converting the kana or Roman characters input from the input means into Kanji codes, and the Kanji conversion means a registration means for registering the domain study code converted by the domain code and the kana or Roman characters inputted from the previous/old input means as keywords for information retrieval; 1. An information retrieval device comprising: a retrieval means for retrieving. (Hereafter, margin)