JPS61141050A - Method and index book for indexing information of character and still picture data base - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an index having high consistency by selecting a screen serving as an index among plural information screens and arraying the selected screen. CONSTITUTION:Information transmitted from an information input center 5 or an input terminal 6 is accumulated as character/still picture data 7, which is transmitted to the terminal of each user through a videotex network 8 from a CAPTAIN system 4. At this time, a large amount of information with sudden changes is directly transmitted as a character/still picture data 1 to user's terminal through a computer 2 by user's access. Then the screen selected among offered information is stored as an index in a memory device.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to an information indexing method and an index book used in an information providing system that provides a plurality of information screens based on one character or a still image, such as videotex. ,.

[Prior art]

The most common information providing system based on text/still image databases is Videotex (eg Captain System).

This method allows a central computer to be connected to the terminals of individual users (homes, offices, etc.) using telephone lines, and users can freely access characters stored in the central computer.・It is a system that displays graphical information on the cathode ray tube of a terminal device, and is expected to become popular as a new media in the information society.

However, in the above-mentioned system, when a user seeks information, it is necessary to search for the information the user is looking for from among a huge number of information and information screens stored in a central computer.

As the above-mentioned search method, there is a method in which the user first searches by observing the screen displayed on the cathode ray tube of the terminal device while switching sequentially.

However, this method takes a long time to search, requiring a lot of time and effort on the part of the user.Moreover, telephone charges are collected during that time, which increases costs.

In order to solve the above problems, we will publish magazines and books that have the themes of the text and still image database as text and print them.
A conceivable method is for the user to select the information he/she desires by looking at the text in the above-mentioned magazines, etc.

[Problems to be solved by the present invention]

However, the method using printed matter described above has the following drawbacks.

■The information provider (
Since it is necessary to collect the information from IP addresses, print it, and bind it into a book, it takes a long time from the time the provided information is created until the table of contents is printed and bound. Therefore, it is practically impossible to immediately publish a table of contents of the information provided, which changes day by day.

Furthermore, the information provider requires effort to create a table of contents that represents the information content, and it is extremely difficult to create an appropriate table of contents in a short time.

-■ Because there is a lack of consistency between the table of contents prepared in advance and the actual screen information provided, there is no guarantee that a user who searches the screen after looking at the printed table of contents will be able to obtain the information he or she wants.

■It is difficult to get an idea of the content of the provided information from the table of contents.

The present invention solves the drawbacks of the conventional methods as described above, and provides an information index that has high consistency with the content of provided information, is easy to grasp the image of the content, and can immediately follow provided information that changes day by day. The purpose is to provide a method and index.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the information indexing method of the present invention selects each information screen that represents a series of information from among a plurality of information screens, that is, the screen that serves as an index, and then uses the selected information screen group to Each piece of information is arranged according to the type of information to which it belongs, and the selected and arranged information screen itself is used as an index of the entire information.

Furthermore, in the index book of the present invention, a predetermined group of information screens selected as information screens representative of a series of information out of a plurality of information screens are arranged and printed according to the type of information to which each piece of information belongs. It is structured so that it serves as an index book.

[Embodiments of the invention]

The present invention will be described in detail below based on Examples.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, information sent from an information input center 5 or an input terminal 6 of each company is accumulated as text/still image data 7.

The above text/still image data 7 is then sent from the captain system 4 to each user's terminal via the Videotex network 8.

On the other hand, there is a large amount of information, and information that changes rapidly.

For example, seat reservations for passenger planes and trains are stored separately as text/still image data 1 and sent directly to the user terminal via the computer 2 when the user accesses it (direct information center), or the computer 3 and the captain system 4 to the user terminal (indirect information center).

Next, a method for creating an index from the provided information sent as described above will be explained.

First, in Pl, provided information is received by the user terminal.

Next, in P2, a screen to be used as an index is selected from among various screens of provided information.

Details regarding this screen selection will be described later, but in any case, screens that clearly show the content of the provided information are selected, and the types of information (by information content and information provider side) are selected for each screen.
Attach the appropriate code.

Next, in P3, the selected screen is made into a hard copy using a printer, and in P4, it is encoded using a scanner.
to store it in the storage device as screen data.

Note that instead of P3 and P4, as shown in P9, the code signal of the selected screen may be directly taken out from the terminal, converted into a code, and stored.

Next, in P6, the selected screen groups are arranged according to the type 1 to which each piece of information belongs, such as content such as department store information or tourist guide, information provision sound, etc., and page editing is performed.

This page editing is automatically performed using a computer using the code corresponding to the type of information added in P2.

Next, on P7, regarding the above page editing screen,
An index band is created by creating a block copy using computer typesetting, printing and binding using P8.

As shown in PIO to P13, PIO is printed from the video signal of the user terminal using a video printing system.
Create a film of the screen selected in step 2.

Workers edit the pages while watching the film,
You may use a method of creating a block copy using a normal method.

Particularly when one screen is a color screen, there is a large amount of information to be stored, so the methods described in P3 to P9 are difficult to put into practical use due to the capacity of the storage device.
Method P13 is practical.

The index band created as described above is distributed to users, and the users look at screens arranged according to the selected type and search for information contents.

Next, the screen selection in P2 will be explained in detail.

Although various variations can be considered for the configuration of the information providing screen of each information provider (IP), there are generally three types of patterns shown in FIG. 2.

Among these, for users searching from the information field, IP
As a general rule, the name, main heading, and middle heading are not necessary, and the search will be performed by looking at the subheadings.

Therefore, when creating information to be provided, if a predetermined code is attached in advance to the subheading screen suitable as an index, it is possible to
Screen selection in step 2 can also be performed automatically using a computer.

However, at present, the above codes are not attached, and information types, main headings, middle headings, □
Since human judgment is required to determine which subheadings to select, one worker must monitor the display (CR) of the user terminal.
It is practical to make a selection by observing the screen while switching sequentially on the screen (T, etc.).

Next, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the index band created as described above, and shows an index based on the content of information.

In Figure 3, 9 is the title of the information book, and 10 is the screen number (
In reality, it is a 9-digit number, but for convenience of illustration it is omitted to 4 digits), and when the user transmits the number from the terminal device, information corresponding to the number is sent.

For example, if you want to know the price and service charge in the United States, you can send 0003 (actually 9 digits).

Note that 1# to 5# written on the 0002 screen are abbreviated numbers, and if you send 1#, the above-mentioned American information will be sent to you. Therefore, in the case of the example shown in FIG. 3, the contents are sufficiently displayed on the screens 0001 and 0002.

As mentioned above, the task P2 in FIG. 1 is to determine which screen should be selected to display the content in just the right amount.

Next, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the index band, and shows an index based on the titles of information-providing books.

As shown in FIG. 4, the titles of information books can be arranged in alphabetical order, alphabetical order, ABC order, etc.

You can search from the title of the information providing book.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the present invention, information screens representing a series of information from among a plurality of information screens are selected, and the selected information screen groups are arranged according to the type of information to which each piece of information belongs. Since the selected and arranged information screens themselves are configured to be used as an index for the entire information, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

■Since the index band is created simply by selecting screens directly from the provided information and arranging them, it is possible to easily follow the provided information that changes day by day, and always search for the latest information.

Furthermore, on the information provider's side, there is no need for any effort or difficulty in creating an index.

■Since the provided screen itself serves as an index, there is good consistency between the index and the information content, and users can easily and reliably search for the information they want.

■Since the provision screen itself serves as an index, you can easily get an idea of the provided information just by looking at it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information providing screen, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing examples of the index book of the present invention, respectively. Explanation of symbols 1...Text/still image data 2.3...Computer 4...Captain system 5...Information input center 6...Input terminal of each company 7...Text/still image data 8...Videotex network

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In an information providing system that provides multiple information screens with text and still images, each information screen that represents a series of information is selected from among the multiple information screens, and each of the selected information screen groups is 1. An information indexing method for a text/static database, characterized in that information is arranged according to the type of information to which it belongs, and the selected and arranged information screen itself is used as an index of the entire information. (2) In an information providing system that provides a plurality of information screens using text and still images, each information screen is selected as a group of information screens that represent a series of information among the multiple information screens. An index book arranged and printed according to the type of information it belongs to.