JPS61158499A - File retrieval device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a file search device, and more particularly to a file search device that stores a large number of files and searches for files.

(Prior art) An example of a file search device is
It is disclosed in Publication No. 649 and the like. In this conventional file search device, a lever provided on the file is made to protrude from the periphery of the file when searching for a file.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In such a conventional file search device, it is necessary to move a lever when searching for a file, and the mechanical structure thereof is complicated. Furthermore, if the lever of the file is moved many times, it may cause malfunction due to wear and the like.

Therefore, the main purpose of this invention is to
An object of the present invention is to provide a file search device.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a file storage unit, a plurality of files stored in the file storage unit, a light emitting unit formed in each of the plurality of files, and a file retrieval unit. an input means for inputting search data, a search means for searching for a specific file according to the search data from the input means, and a means for causing a light emitting part of a file searched by the search means to emit light. , a file search device.

(Operation) Individual data of files stored, for example, in the file storage section is registered in the search means, and the search means searches for files according to the search data input from the input means. Further, power is supplied to the light emitting unit of the searched file, and the corresponding light emitting unit emits light.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, the light emitting section of the searched file emits light, so the corresponding file can be easily confirmed. Furthermore, since the file does not have a moving part like a conventional lever, the structure of the device is simplified, and there is no failure due to wear or the like, so its lifespan is extended.

The above objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. This file search device IO includes a box-shaped cabinet 12. This cabinet 12 includes four extractors 14a, 1
4b, 14c and 14d are arranged in order from the top. Among these extracts 142 to 14d, as described later,
A large number of files 30, 30. ... is stored.

Also, these extractions 14a, 14b, 14c and 14
Location lamps 16a, 16b, 16c and 16d, which act as position display tubes, are provided on the front surface of d, respectively. These location lamps 16a-1
The reference numeral 6d is composed of, for example, a light emitting diode or an ordinary lamp, and its lighting is used to identify the extraction in which the file 30 to be searched is stored.

Furthermore, inside these extractors 14a to 14d, a hanging frame 20 is provided, especially as shown in FIG. This hanging frame 20 has two support parts 2 extending in parallel in the depth direction along both width directions of the extractor.
6, and the longitudinal end of this support portion 26 is connected to the connecting portion 24.
are connected.

The support 26 is then lifted by the legs 22.22, thereby ensuring the necessary length for suspending the file 30. A holding member 28 is formed parallel to the support portion 26 at a distance from the outside of the support portion 26 .

The file 30 is configured as a hanging type, and is supported in a suspended state by the support portion 26 of the hanging frame 20. That is, the file 30 is made by bending a single sheet material into a U-shape, and poles 32a and 32b are attached to both ends of the sheet material.

Both ends of the rods 32a and 32b are formed into a hook shape,
Both ends thereof are support parts 26 on both sides of the hanging frame 20.
are placed on top of each other. Therefore, in this embodiment, the file 30 is configured as a hanging type file or holder. However, file 3
The type or shape of 0 may be arbitrary.

A heading section 34 is formed on one pole 32a of the file 30. This heading section 34 is for displaying, for example, the name of the document saved in the file 30. Furthermore, a light emitting diode 36 as a light emitting section is formed above the index section 34, for example. Also,
A lead wire 38 is connected to the light emitting diode 36 . This lead wire 38 passes through the file 30 and is led out from the bottom of the file 30. Then, when power is supplied to the light emitting diode 36 through the lead wire for three days, the light emitting diode 36 emits light, thereby confirming the existence of the file 30.

Note that it is of course possible to use a normal lamp instead of the light emitting diode 36.

The cabinet 12 includes a microcomputer main body 100
The microcomputer main body 100 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., which will be described later, as well as a floppy disk drive unit 111 that constitutes an external storage section. A keyboard 104 and a light pen 106 constituting input means are connected to the computer main body 100, as well as a CRT display 114 and a printer 120 as output devices.

Briefly, based on search data input from the keyboard 104, the CPU in the microcomputer main body 100 searches for individual data of files registered in the ROM, Frosopidc, or the like. This individual data is stored in each file 3 stored in extractions 14a-14d.
0,30. ...data and their files 3
0 storage location (extraction), and if the corresponding file 30 is found as a result of the search, the location lamp 16 of the extraction 14a-14d that stores the file 30.
a-16d and the light emitting portion of the file 30, that is, the light emitting diode 36 (FIG. 2) are driven. therefore,
Location lamps 16a to 16 are used to extract the corresponding file.
The file 30 can be identified by the illumination of the light emitting diode 36, and if the extraction is opened, the corresponding file 30 can be confirmed from the outside by the illumination of the light emitting diode 36.

Next, the circuit configuration of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. The control circuit of this file search device 10 is as follows:
It includes a CPU 100a included in a microcomputer main body 100 (FIG. 1). The CPU 100a is supplied with electrical signals from the input keyboard 104 and the light pen 106 via the input ink face 102. Moreover, this CPU 00 a has RAM 108. It is connected to a ROMI 10 in which operating programs and the like are written and a floppy disk drive unit 111.

This disk drive unit 111 acts as an external storage device, and the floppy disk 11 used therein is
Data can be written to or read from 1a. This floppy disk 111a can store input data and data read by a reading device, and can also store all files 30, 30, . . . used in the file search device 10 of this embodiment.
. . ., its name, code number, and number of stages indicating the extraction position in which the file is stored are written in advance in correspondence. Therefore, using either the file name or its code number as search data, it is possible to search for a desired file and the extract containing that file.

The output of the CPU 100a is connected via an output interface 112 to a CRT display 114, an LED
A drive 118 and a printer 120 are connected. This LED drive 118 has location lamps 16a-16d on its output and each file 10.10.
The light emitting diodes 22, 22. ... are connected to the location lamps 16a to 16d and the light emitting diodes 22, 22. This is for driving the lighting of...

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B.

First, when the power is turned on, each part is initialized, and in the first step Sl, the CRT display 114 (FIG. 1)
A menu will be displayed. Thereafter, in the next step S3, the operator uses the input keyboard 104 to input file data such as the name of the file 10 to be searched or its code number, or various commands. Note that in this step S3, the light pen 106 may be used to input file data of the file 10 and the like.

In the next step S5, the CPU 100a determines whether the number of file data input in step S3 is 10 or more. If the number of data items is 10 or more, an error process is performed, and if it is less than 10 items, the process advances to the next step S7.

In step S7, what was input in step S3 is
It is determined whether the file data is the name of the file 10 or the code number. Such a determination can be made based on the number of digits and format entered. If the data is file data, the process advances to step S9. If it is a command, the process advances to step 315.

In step S9, the CPU 100a searches the contents of the floppy disk 1lla (FIG. 3) for the 7 file data, and determines whether there is a corresponding file. If there is a corresponding file 10, in the next step S11, the corresponding file 1 is
A code number of 0 is displayed. If there is no corresponding file in step S9, in step S13,
"None" is displayed, and the process returns to step S3 as if step Sll had passed.

On the other hand, in step S15, the CPU 100a
In step S3, it is determined whether the input command is a search command. If it is not a search command,
Proceeding to step S17, it is determined whether the command is a registration command. If the command is not a registration command in step S16, the process advances to step S17, and it is determined whether the command is a menu display command. If it is a menu display command, the process returns to step S1. If not, return to step S3.

In step S15, when a search command is detected,
Search processing is performed in step S21. In the first step S21 of the search subroutine shown in FIG. 4B, each part, especially the output, is reset.

In the next step S23, the CPU 100a sends a signal to the LED drive 118 via the output interface 112 to cause the extracted location lamp containing the corresponding file 30 to emit light based on the file data searched in step S9. give. Based on the signal, the LED drive 118 applies power from a power source (not shown) to the extraction location lamp containing the retrieved file 30, and the location lamp 16
Make any one of a to 16d emit light. Therefore, the location of the extraction containing the file 10 to be searched can be known by the light emission of the location lamp.

Then, the process advances to step S25.

In this step S25, the CPU 100a provides a signal for causing the light emitting diode 36 of the corresponding file 30 to emit light to the LED drive 118 via the output interface 112, based on the file data searched in step S9.

Based on the signal, the LED drive 118 applies power from a power source (not shown) to the light emitting diode 36 of the searched file 30, causing the light emitting diode 36 to emit light. Therefore, the location of the file 30 to be searched can be known from the light emitted from the light emitting diode 36. Then, the process returns to the main routine. It goes without saying that in order to view the light emitting state of the light emitting diode 36 of the file 30 to be searched, it is necessary to open the extraction of the location lamp lit in the previous step S23.

Further, if a registration command is detected in step 516 shown in FIG. 4A, the CPU 100a executes a registration subroutine in the next step S20. Although a detailed explanation will be omitted, this registration subroutine writes and saves the file data input in the previous step S3 on the floppy disk 1lla (FIG. 3).

In the above-described embodiment, the file storage section is configured with four vertical extraction stages, but the arrangement and number of extractions can be changed arbitrarily, and the present invention can be used even when there is only one file storage section. It is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the extraction of the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the embodiment of FIG. 1. 4A and 4B are flow diagrams of the FIG. 1 embodiment. In the figure, 10 is a file search device, 12 is a cabinet, 14a to 14d are extractors, 16a to 16d are location lamps, 20 is a clicking frame, 30 is a file, 36 is a light emitting diode, 100a is a CPU, 1
04 is an input keyboard, 111 is a floppy disk drive, 111a is a floppy disk, and 114 is a CRT display. Patent applicant Licht Sangyo Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Oka 1) Kei Zen (and 1 other person) Figure 2 Figure 4A Figure 4B Procedure amendment form) May 1985 250

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A file storage section, a plurality of files stored in the file storage section, a light emitting section formed in each of the plurality of files, and a device for inputting search data for searching the files. A file search device comprising: input means; search means for searching for a specific file according to search data from the input means; and means for causing the light emitting section of the file searched by the search means to emit light. 2. A plurality of the file storage units are provided, and a position display tube is provided in association with each of the plurality of file storage units, and a position display tube related to the corresponding file storage unit in which the searched file is stored. Claim 1 comprising means for causing the position display tube to display a position.
File search device described in section. 3. The file search device according to claim 2, wherein the position display tube includes a light emitting means, and the means for displaying the position includes a driving means for driving the light emitting means. 4. The file search device according to claim 3, wherein the file storage section includes a plurality of extractors provided in one cabinet so as to be freely accessible. 5. The file according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the file is configured as a hanging file, and includes a hanging frame provided in the file storage section and for suspending and supporting the file. Search device. 6. The file search device according to claim 5, further comprising a heading section formed on the upper edge of the file. 7. The file search device according to claim 6, wherein the light emitting section is provided in the index section.