JP2004078973A - Document information management system - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to directly access the digital world from a paper document that is not converted to hypertext, and to further improve convenience.
A database means (101) storing a plurality of document files in advance, a document information section storing document information and a bar code information section converting electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information into bar code information and recording the converted information. The selection mark and barcode information are read from the medium sheet 102 having the mark, a marking unit 103 for selecting a desired word from the medium sheet 102 and giving a selection mark, and the medium sheet 102 after the selection mark is given. A reading unit 104, a search unit 105 for searching a corresponding document file from the database unit 101 using the word with the selection mark as a keyword based on the selection mark and the barcode information, and outputting the searched document file as related information And output means 106 for performing the operation.
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Description

The present invention relates to a document information management system for improving the interaction between humans and a computer environment (HCI: Human-Computer-Interaction) using paper on which a document is recorded (medium paper) as a medium, and a real-world paper. The document information management system is intended to improve the relationship between humans and the computer environment by introducing the manner of operation into a computer operation (virtual world).

The applicant has previously established the continuity and relevance of information between the digital world such as a computer and paper documents, and incorporated the paper documents into the digital world document information management system. Proposed a document information management system and a document information management method that enables direct access to the digital world using paper documents as a medium and realizes hypertext (paper hypertext) using paper documents ( Patent Document 1).

That is, the document information management system includes a file means for storing information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic in advance as a related information file, and at least one description made of any of words, sentences, symbols and graphics. A medium sheet on which information, description information and selection information for selecting specific description information from among the description information and connection information for connecting the relevant information file of the file means, and the selection information and the connection information Reading means for reading from a medium sheet, searching means for searching the relevant information file from the file means based on the selection information and the link information read by the reading means, and output means for outputting the relevant information file searched by the searching means And selection information from the medium paper by the reading means. And related information files, and searches the related information files stored in the file means for the corresponding related information files based on the read selection information and the linked information, and stores the searched related information files on a recording paper or a display screen. And the like.

In other words, the related information (related information file) stored in the file means can be searched for and output from the description information recorded at an arbitrary position on the medium paper.

By the way, personal computers have become so popular in recent years mainly because the operation method has become simple and easy with an object-oriented GUI (Graphic User Interface). The GUI brings real-world paper, pencils, and manners into the virtual world of displays as a metaphor. As a result, anyone can easily operate a computer without writing a program.

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However, according to Patent Document 1, it is possible to select one or more pieces of description information from selection information recorded on a medium sheet by using selection information, search for a related information file, and output the related information file. This allows direct access to the digital world using paper documents as a medium, but in order to access the digital world from paper documents, paper hyperlinks (links) are created in advance. Because it is necessary to use text (medium paper), it is not possible to directly access the digital world from paper documents that are not converted to hypertext, and even if it is paper hypertext, words other than buttons (description information) There was a restriction that the digital world could not be accessed using.

Further, according to the above-described conventional technology, although the operability of the computer has been dramatically improved by the introduction of a GUI in which the real world paper and pencil and the manner of operation have been introduced into the virtual world as a metaphor, the operability of the computer has been dramatically improved. There was no such thing as controlling a computer directly using the world's paper and pencil.

Further, according to the conventional technology, when a button on a hypertext is operated, if one button on the hypertext is designated, the operation is executed immediately and related information of a link destination is extracted, so that a plurality of links are extracted. It is not possible to extract related information at once by specifying a button, and there is a problem that operability and convenience are poor. In other words, it is not possible to perform operations such as extracting related information in a batch process by designating a plurality of buttons, and the use of hypertext is limited to use in a limited operation procedure.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to directly access the digital world from a paper document that is not converted into hypertext, and to further improve convenience.

Further, the present invention has been made in view of the above, and enables direct access to the digital world using words other than buttons (description information) on paper hypertext, thereby further improving convenience. Aim.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a document information management system capable of directly controlling a computer using a real-world paper and pencil as a method of operating the computer.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a document information management system which can perform batch processing by designating a plurality of buttons as a method of using hypertext.

In order to achieve the above object, a document information management system according to claim 1 comprises a database means in which a plurality of document files are stored in advance, a document information section in which document information including at least words is recorded, and the contents of the document information. A desired word is selected from the document information on the medium sheet having the bar code information portion in which the electronic information corresponding to is converted into the bar code information and recorded by a suitable marking means, and a selection mark is added. Reading means for reading the selection mark and bar code information from the subsequent medium sheet; and, based on the selection mark and bar code information read by the reading means, the database means using the word given the selection mark as a keyword as a keyword. Search means for searching for a corresponding document file from the Is obtained and an output means for outputting the document file as the relevant information.

(2) The document information management system according to the second aspect is the document information management system according to the first aspect, wherein the electronic information is described in a hypertext description language such as HTML, PDF, and XML.

Further, the document information management system according to claim 3 comprises a database means in which a plurality of document files are stored in advance, and a file means in which information relating to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic is stored in advance as a related information file; To link the document information section containing at least written information consisting of words, sentences, symbols, and graphics and word information consisting of words other than the above described information with the related information file of the file means A medium sheet having a bar code information section in which the link information and electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information section are converted into bar code information and recorded, and description information and word information recorded on the medium sheet And select desired description information or / and word information from at least one Marking means for providing the selection mark, reading means for reading the selection mark and bar code information from the medium sheet after the selection mark has been provided by the marking means, and selection mark and bar code information read by the reading means. Determining means for determining, based on barcode information, whether the information provided with the selection mark is written information or word information; and determining the selection mark when the determination result of the determining means is written information. And first search means for searching the file means for a relevant information file based on the link information in the bar code information; and when the determination result of the determination means is word information, Based on the electronic information in the barcode information, the database provided with the information provided with the selection mark as a keyword. Second search means for searching a corresponding document file from the search means, and output means for outputting the related information file and / or the document file searched by the first search means and / or the second search means. It is provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the document information management system according to the third aspect, the selection marks are different from each other as a selection mark added to the description information and a selection mark added to the word information. A specific written information marking pattern and a word information marking pattern are prepared in advance, and when the selection mark is a word information marking pattern, the determination means converts the information provided with the selection mark to word information. If the selection mark is a marking pattern for written information, the information is written information or word information based on whether or not there is link information corresponding to the information to which the selection mark has been added. Is determined.

Further, the document information management system according to claim 5 comprises a database means in which a plurality of document files are stored in advance, and a file means in which information relating to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic is stored in advance as a related information file; To link the document information section containing at least written information consisting of words, sentences, symbols, and graphics and word information consisting of words other than the above described information with the related information file of the file means A medium sheet having a bar code information section in which the link information and the electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information section are converted into bar code information, and at least one marking command comprising a predetermined pattern, Marker for applying to desired position on media paper Reading means for reading the marking command and bar code information from the medium paper after the marking command is given by the marking means; and A marking command analyzing means for analyzing the contents of the marking command; and, when the analysis result of the marking command analyzing means is a search for written information, the marking command is assigned based on the link information in the bar code information. First searching means for searching the file means for a related information file corresponding to the described information; and, when the analysis result of the marking command analyzing means is a search for word information, based on the electronic information in the bar code information. The unit to which the marking command is assigned Second search means for searching a corresponding document file from the database means using information as a keyword; and a related information file or / and a document file searched by the first search means and / or the second search means. And output means for outputting as

A document information management system according to a sixth aspect is the document information management system according to the fifth aspect, wherein the medium sheet specifies whether to search the written information or the word information. A designation field is provided, and the marking command analysis means analyzes whether the search is for written information or word information based on whether a marking command is given to the designation field. It is.

A document information management system according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the document information management system according to the fifth aspect, wherein the marking command includes a first selection marking command for searching for the written information and a word information of the word information. And a second selection marking command for performing a search, wherein the marking command analysis means determines whether the marking command is a first selection marking command or a second selection marking command. This is to analyze whether the search is a search for word information or a search for word information.

According to a eighth aspect of the present invention, in the document information management system according to the fifth aspect, the output unit includes a plurality of output devices, and the marking command is recorded on the medium paper. A selection marking command for selecting desired written information or / and word information from written information and / or word information, and an output device to which the selected written information or / and word information is to be output The marking command analysis means determines whether the search is for written information or word information based on the selected marking command, and is provided in the vicinity of the selected marking command. The output device of the output destination is specified based on the output destination marking command, and the output unit outputs the output device. Based on the analysis result of over King command analysis unit, and outputs the related information to the output device of the corresponding output destination.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the document information management system according to any one of the fifth to eighth aspects, the marking command further includes description information and / or word information selected by the selection marking command. And a marking command analyzing means for judging an output order of related information outputted corresponding to each selected marking command based on the output order marking command. The output means outputs the relevant information in the analyzed output order based on the analysis result of the marking command analysis means.

A document information management system according to a tenth aspect is the document information management system according to the eighth or ninth aspect, wherein the marking command is an AND for designating an AND search by connecting a plurality of the selected marking commands. A search marking command, wherein the marking command analyzing means, when the AND search marking command is used, the description information selected by each of the plurality of selection marking commands linked by the AND search marking command and / or When it is determined that the search is an AND search using the word information as a keyword, and the analysis result of the marking command analysis means is an AND search, the second search unit performs a search based on the electronic information in the barcode information. Description to which the selection marking command is given An AND search with a keyword distribution or / and word information is to search for a document file corresponding from the database means.

In the document information management system according to the eleventh aspect, in the document information management system according to any one of the eighth to tenth aspects, the marking command is used when the second search means performs a search. A search condition marking command for designating a search category as a search condition, wherein the marking command analysis means searches for related information output corresponding to each selected marking command based on the search condition marking command; Conditions are analyzed, and the second search means searches the database means for a corresponding document file based on the search conditions analyzed by the marking command analysis means.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the document information management system according to any one of the eighth to eleventh aspects, the marking command further outputs the related information as information output by the output unit. Output condition marking command for designating whether to output a bibliographic item of the relevant information or not, and the marking command analysis means outputs the relevant information for each selected marking command based on the output condition marking command. The output means outputs the related information or the related information for each selected marking command based on the analysis result of the marking command analyzing means. Output the bibliographic information of

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the document information management system according to any one of the eighth to twelfth aspects, the marking command further describes an arbitrary area (dialog) on the medium sheet by command description. A dialog marking command for setting as an area, an identification marking command for individually identifying written information or / and word information to which the selection marking command is added, and a search condition / command in the command description area set by the dialog marking command. A marking command analysis unit for identifying a command description area based on the dialog marking command; and a search / output described in the command description area. Condition markin A search condition / output condition is analyzed based on a command, and description information and / or word information described in the search condition / output condition is specified based on the identification marking command and the selection marking command, and the second search is performed. Means for searching a corresponding document file from the database means using corresponding description information and / or word information as a keyword under a corresponding search condition based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing means; Based on the analysis result of the marking command analysis means, the relevant information or the bibliographic item of the relevant information searched by the second search means is output under the corresponding output condition.

A document information management system according to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is the document information management system according to the fifth aspect, wherein the medium paper is searched for using the description information or / and word information specified by the marking command as a keyword. A search sheet designation field for designating the output of a search sheet for writing the search condition and output condition of the search sheet, and the marking command analysis means determines whether the marking command is assigned to the search sheet designation field. It is determined whether or not the output of the search sheet has been designated based on whether or not the output of the search command has been specified. Output of search conditions such as database specification, category specification, and related information or bibliographic items of related information Constant, specified destination, in which the filling of the output conditions specified and the output order for outputting a search sheet possible.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the document information management system according to the fourteenth aspect, further, when a search condition and an output condition are entered in the search sheet and read by the reading means, the reading is performed. Means for reading the search condition and the output condition from the search sheet; the marking command analyzing means for analyzing the search condition and the output condition based on the search condition and the output condition read by the reading means; Searching means for searching a corresponding document file from the database means using corresponding description information and / or word information as a keyword under a corresponding search condition based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing means; Based on the analysis result of the marking command analysis means, In, and outputs the bibliographic item of relevant information or related information retrieved by said second search means.

A document information management system according to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention is the document information management system according to the fifth aspect, further comprising operation display means capable of displaying and operating various types of information. A search dialog box for designating the display of a search dialog for entering a search condition and an output condition for performing a search using the description information or / and word information designated by the keyword as a keyword; Analyzing means for determining whether or not display of the search dialog is designated based on whether or not a marking command is given in the search dialog designation field; When the search result of the search dialog box is displayed, the search Displays a search dialog that allows you to enter search conditions such as the specification of resources, categories, etc., and output conditions such as output specification of related information or bibliographic items of related information, output destination specification, output order specification, etc. When the marking command analysis means inputs search conditions and output conditions to the search dialog via the operation display means, the marking command analysis means analyzes the search conditions and output conditions based on the input search conditions and output conditions, and A second searching means for searching a corresponding document file from the database means using a corresponding description information and / or word information as a keyword under a corresponding search condition based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing means; An output unit configured to output the second detection under a corresponding output condition based on an analysis result of the marking command analysis unit; And it outputs the bibliographic item of relevant information or related information retrieved by the means.

In the document information management system according to a seventeenth aspect, in the document information management system according to the sixteenth aspect, the operation display means includes a marking pen which is one of pointing devices. The search condition and the output condition are directly input to a search dialog on the display.

The document information management system according to claim 18 is the document information management system according to claim 16, wherein the operation display means has a mouse which is one of pointing devices. The input of the output condition is performed by the search dialog, such as the search conditions such as the specification of the search target database and the category, the output specification of the related information or the bibliographic item of the related information, the specification of the output destination, the specification of the output order, and the like. A selection menu for inputting the output condition and a search formula entry column for entering a search formula are displayed. The mouse is operated to specify a desired selection item from the selection menu, and a search formula is entered in the search formula entry column. Is directly input.

Further, a document information management system according to a nineteenth aspect provides a database means in which a plurality of document files are stored in advance, a display means for displaying a hypertext document and a non-hypertext document other than the hypertext, and a display means for displaying on the display means. Marking pen means having a marking pen for applying at least one marking command consisting of a predetermined pattern to a button of a hypertext document, a word other than a button of a hypertext document, or a word of a non-hypertext document; Execution instructing means for instructing execution of the marking command given by the marking pen means, and when execution is instructed by the execution instructing means, the marking command given by the marking pen means and the marking command are given. The marking command analyzing means for analyzing the contents of the marking command based on the button, a word or a word other than the button, and the marking command analyzing means analyze that the marking command is given to the button of the hypertext document. A first search unit for searching the database unit for related information linked to the button to which the marking command is assigned, and the marking command analysis unit determines that the marking command is not a button of the hypertext document. A second search means for searching the database means for related information using the word to which the marking command has been given as a keyword when it is analyzed that the first word or the non-hypertext word has been given; Search And output means for outputting the relevant information retrieved by the stage and / or second search means, those provided with.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the document information management system according to the nineteenth aspect, when the display means displays the hypertext document, the link function of the button of the hypertext document is stopped. Then, a designation item for designating the use of the hypertext as a non-hypertext document is displayed, and the marking command analyzing means uses the marking pen means to assign a marking command to the designation item. When the marking command is assigned to a word other than the button of the hypertext document or the non-hypertext word, and the marking command is not assigned to the designated item, Attached to button in hypertext document It is intended to analyze to have been.

In the document information management system according to a twenty-first aspect, in the document information management system according to the nineteenth aspect, the marking command performs a search using the first search unit using a link function of the button. And a second selection marking command for performing a search using the second search means using the button, a word other than the button or a word as a keyword, and When the marking command is a first selection marking command, the marking command analysis means determines that the marking command has been given to a button of the hypertext document, and the marking command is a second selection marking command. If the marking command is a button in the hypertext document, It is intended to analyze and given to the word or words of the non-hypertext non emissions.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, in the document information management system according to any one of the nineteenth to twenty-first aspects, the display means describes and attaches a desired marking command directly on a display screen. A text selection mode or a mode selection item for selecting a menu mode to be applied by selecting a desired marking command from a selection menu displayed on the display screen is displayed, and the mode selection item is displayed using the marking pen means. Is given a marking command to select a corresponding mode.

The document information management system according to claim 23 is the document information management system according to claim 22, wherein the output means is composed of a plurality of output devices, and the marking command has a link function of the button. A first selection marking command for performing a search using the first search means, and an output destination marking command for specifying an output device of an output destination of information corresponding to the selected button. An output condition marking command for designating whether to output the related information or to output a bibliographic item of the related information as information corresponding to the selected button, wherein the marking command analyzing means includes: When the text direct mode is selected via the selection item, the text direct mode is selected based on the first selection marking command. Then, the selected button is specified, the output destination output device is specified based on the output destination marking command assigned near the first selection marking command, and the button is assigned near the first selection marking command. It is determined whether to output the related information or the bibliographic information of the related information based on the output condition marking command, and the output unit determines the corresponding output destination based on the analysis result of the marking command analysis unit. Output related information or bibliographic items of related information.

A document information management system according to a twenty-fourth aspect is the document information management system according to the twenty-second or twenty-third aspect, wherein the output means comprises a plurality of output devices, and wherein the marking command is a link of the button. A first selection marking command for performing a search using the first search means using a function, wherein the display means displays a command when a menu mode is selected via the mode selection item; In the vicinity of the button to which the first selection marking command is assigned, as an output destination selection item for selecting an output device of an output destination of information corresponding to the selected button, and information corresponding to the selected button. A selection menu having an output condition selection item for selecting whether to output the relevant information or to output a bibliographic item of the relevant information. Is displayed, and when the desired output destination selection item and the output condition selection item are selected from the selection menu by using the marking pen means, the marking command analyzing means displays the mark based on the first selected marking command. A button is specified, an output device of the output destination is specified based on the selected output destination selection item, and related information is output based on the selected output condition selection item, or a bibliographic item of the related information is specified. The output means outputs the relevant information or the bibliographic items of the relevant information to an output device of a corresponding output destination based on the analysis result of the marking command analyzing means. is there.

According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the document information management system according to the twenty-fourth aspect, when the display means selects a bibliographic item of related information as the output condition selection item, A bibliographic item selection menu for selecting an output of desired relevant information from a plurality of bibliographic items of the relevant information is displayed near the button to which the first selection marking command is assigned, and the marking command analysis is performed. When a desired bibliographic item is selected from the bibliographic item selection menu using the marking pen means, the means specifies relevant information to be output based on the selected bibliographic item, and Outputs the corresponding specific related information based on the analysis result of the marking command analysis means.

The document information management system according to claim 26 is the document information management system according to any one of claims 19 to 21, wherein the marking command uses the button, a word other than the button or a word as a keyword. A second selection marking command for performing a search using the second search means, and an AND search marking command for specifying a AND search by connecting a plurality of the second selection marking commands; The marking command analysis means, when the AND search marking command is used, a button selected by each of the plurality of second selection marking commands linked by the AND search marking command, a word other than the button, or a word Is analyzed as an AND search with the keyword A search unit for searching the database unit for relevant information by performing an AND search using a keyword to which the second selected marking command is assigned, when an analysis result of the marking command analysis unit is an AND search; is there.

A document information management system according to a twenty-seventh aspect is the document information management system according to the twenty-second aspect, wherein the output unit includes a plurality of output devices, and the marking command includes the button and the button other than the button. A second selection marking command for performing a search using the second search means using the word or word as a keyword, and an output destination of the selected button, a word other than the button, or information corresponding to the word An output destination marking command for specifying the output device of the user and the selected button, a word other than the button, or a word or information corresponding to the word, specifying whether to output the related information or a bibliographic item of the related information And a search range marker for specifying a search range of the second search means. Wherein the marking command analysis means specifies a keyword based on the second selection marking command when the text direct mode is selected via the mode selection item, and Specifying the output device of the output destination based on the output destination marking command assigned near the marking command, and outputting the relevant information based on the output condition marking command assigned near the second selection marking command Alternatively, it is determined whether or not to output a bibliographic item of related information, and a search range for performing a search by the second search means is specified based on the search range marking command. Based on the search range analyzed by the marking command analysis means, the relevant information is obtained from the database means. Searching, said output means, based on the analysis result of the marking command analyzing unit, the output device of the corresponding output destination, and performs output of bibliographic items of output or additional information about.

A document information management system according to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention is the document information management system according to the twenty-second or twenty-seventh aspect, wherein the output means comprises a plurality of output devices, and And a second selection marking command for performing a search using the second search means using a word or a word other than a keyword as a keyword, wherein the display means selects a menu mode via the mode selection item. The output destination selection item for selecting an output device to which information corresponding to the selected button is to be output, in the vicinity of the button to which the second selection marking command is assigned, and An output for selecting whether to output the related information as information corresponding to the button or to output a bibliographic item of the related information. A selection menu having a condition selection item and a search range selection item for selecting a search range is displayed, and the marking command analysis means uses the marking pen means to select a desired output destination selection item from the selection menu. When the output condition selection item / search range selection item is selected, a keyword is specified based on the second selection marking command, and an output destination output device is specified based on the selected output destination selection item. Determining whether to output related information or a bibliographic item of related information based on the selected output condition selection item, and to perform a search by the second search means based on the search condition selection item. A search range for performing the search is specified, and the second search means searches the database based on the search range analyzed by the marking command analysis means. Means for searching for relevant information, and the output means outputs the relevant information or the bibliographic information of the relevant information to the output device at the corresponding output destination based on the analysis result of the marking command analyzing means. Is what you do.

Further, in the document information management system according to claim 29, in the document information management system according to claim 28, when the display means selects a bibliographic item of related information as the output condition selection item, A bibliographic item selection menu for selecting an output of desired related information from a plurality of bibliographic items of the related information is displayed near the keyword to which the second selection marking command is assigned, and the marking command analysis is performed. When a desired bibliographic item is selected from the bibliographic item selection menu using the marking pen means, the means specifies relevant information to be output based on the selected bibliographic item, and Outputs the corresponding specific related information based on the analysis result of the marking command analysis means.

Further, a document information management system according to claim 30 is a database means for storing a plurality of document files in advance, a display means for displaying a hypertext document and a non-hypertext document other than the hypertext, and a display means for displaying on the display means. Mouse operating means having a mouse for giving at least one marking command comprising a predetermined pattern to a button of the hypertext document, a word other than the button of the hypertext document, or a word of the non-hypertext document; Execution instruction means for instructing execution of the marking command given by the mouse operation means, and when the execution instruction means instructs execution, the marking command given by the mouse operation means and the button given the marking command given , Bota A marking command analyzing means for analyzing the contents of the marking command based on a word or a word other than the word, and when the marking command analyzing means analyzes that the marking command is given to a button of the hypertext document, First searching means for searching the database means for related information linked to the button to which the marking command is assigned; and the marking command analyzing means for causing the marking command to be a word other than the button of the hypertext document or the non-button. A second search means for searching the database means for related information using the word given the marking command as a keyword when it is analyzed that the word has been given to a word of the hypertext; and the first search means and / or No. And output means for outputting the relevant information retrieved by the retrieving means those having a.

A document information management system according to a thirty-first aspect is the document information management system according to the thirty-third aspect, wherein the mouse operating means performs a search using the first search means using a link function of the button. A first mouse operation for giving a first selection marking command to be performed, and a second button for performing a search using the second search means using the button, a word other than the button or a word as a keyword. And a second mouse operation for giving a selective marking command of the hypertext document when the marking command is a first selective marking command. If it is determined that the marking command has been given and the marking command is a second selection marking command, Over King command is performed to analyze the given to the words in the word or the non-hypertext except buttons of the hypertext document.

In the document information management system according to claim 32, in the document information management system according to claim 31, the display means displays a selection menu near a button to which the first selection marking command is assigned, By operating the mouse operating means to move the cursor to a desired selection item in the displayed selection menu and performing a designation operation, various designations for the button to which the corresponding first selection marking command is assigned are given. Is what you do.

A document information management system according to a thirty-third aspect is the document information management system according to the thirty-second aspect, wherein the output means comprises a plurality of output devices, and the display means comprises the first selection marking. Outputting the related information as an output destination selection item for selecting an output device of an output destination of information corresponding to the selected button and information corresponding to the selected button, near the button to which the command is assigned. And displaying a selection menu having an output condition selection item for selecting whether to output the bibliographic item of the related information or not, and the marking command analysis means uses the mouse operation means to select a desired menu from the selection menu. When the output destination selection item and the output condition selection item are selected, the button is specified based on the first selection marking command. Specifying an output device of an output destination based on the selected output destination selection item, and determining whether to output related information or a bibliographic item of the related information based on the selected output condition selection item. The output means outputs the related information or the bibliographic items of the related information to the output device of the corresponding output destination based on the analysis result of the marking command analyzing means.

According to a thirty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the document information management system according to the thirty-third aspect, the display means selects a bibliographic item of related information as the output condition selection item. When the display means is selected as the first selection item, the output of the desired related information is selected from the bibliographic items of the plurality of related information in the vicinity of the button to which the first selection marking command is assigned. A bibliographic item selection menu for displaying the selected bibliographic item. If the desired bibliographic item is selected from the bibliographic item selection menu using the mouse operating means, the bibliographic item selection menu is displayed. The related information to be output is specified based on the item.

In the document information management system according to claim 35, in the document information management system according to any one of claims 31 to 34, the marking command is an AND search by linking a plurality of the second selected marking commands. The mouse operation means includes a button and a word other than the button to which the second selection marking command is assigned, and a plurality of words or words other than the button, which are superimposed by a drag-and-drop operation. Applying the AND search marking command, wherein the marking command analyzing means selects, when the AND search marking command is used, each of the plurality of second selection marking commands connected by the AND search marking command. Button, other than button Alternatively, the second search means analyzes that the search is an AND search using a word as a keyword, and if the analysis result of the marking command analysis means is an AND search, the keyword to which the second selected marking command is assigned The relevant related information is searched from the database means by AND search.

A document information management system according to a thirty-sixth aspect is the document information management system according to the thirty-seventh or thirty-first aspect, wherein the output means comprises a plurality of output devices, and the marking command includes A second selection marking command for performing a search using the second search means using a word or a word other than a keyword as a keyword, wherein the display means is provided with the second selection marking command. A button, a word other than a button, or an output destination selection item for selecting an output device for outputting information corresponding to the selected button, a word other than the button, or a word other than the button, and the selected button, button The related information is output as a word other than the word or information corresponding to the word, or a bibliographic item of the related information is output A selection menu having an output condition selection item for selecting a search range and a search range selection item for selecting a search range is displayed, and the marking command analysis unit uses the mouse operation unit to select a desired item from the selection menu. When the output destination selection item / output condition selection item / search range selection item is selected, the keyword is specified based on the second selection marking command, and the output destination is specified based on the selected output destination selection item. And determining whether to output related information or to output a bibliographic item of the related information based on the selected output condition selection item, and determine the second information based on the search condition selection item. A search range for performing a search by the search means is specified, and the second search means determines a search range based on the search range analyzed by the marking command analysis means. The relevant means is searched from the database means, and the output means outputs the relevant information or the bibliographic information of the relevant information to an output device at the corresponding output destination based on the analysis result of the marking command analyzing means. This is to output.

A document information management system according to a thirty-seventh aspect of the present invention is the document information management system according to the thirty-sixth aspect, wherein the display means selects a bibliographic item of related information as the output condition selection item. When the display means is selected as the first selection item, the button to which the second selection marking command is assigned, a word other than the button, or the vicinity of the word, from the bibliographic items of a plurality of relevant information items, is displayed. Displaying a bibliographic item selection menu for selecting output of related information, wherein the marking command analysis means selects a desired bibliographic item from the bibliographic item selection menu using the mouse operating means; , And specifies the related information to be output based on the selected bibliographic item.

Furthermore, a document information management system according to claim 38 is a database means for storing a plurality of document files in advance, for displaying hypertext documents and non-hypertext documents other than hypertext, and for displaying various selection menus. A display unit, a mouse for selecting a desired word from words of the hypertext document or the non-hypertext document displayed on the display unit, and selecting the selection menu, and a mouse selected by the mouse. A search unit for searching the database unit for related information by using a word as a keyword; and an output unit for outputting the related information, wherein the display unit is configured to display a plurality of relevant information based on a search result of the search unit. The title of the related information is selected as a selection menu with the mouse. Displayed near the word, selecting the desired title from the selection menu by using the mouse, and outputs the related information said output means corresponds.

As described above, in the document information management system of the present invention (claims 1 and 2), a desired word is selected from a paper document (medium paper) in the real world, a selection mark is added, and the system reads the word. By using the word alone, the corresponding document (related information) can be searched using the word as a keyword, so that the digital world can be directly accessed from a paper document that is not converted into hypertext, and the convenience can be further improved.

Also, since the electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information is recorded on the medium paper, the identification (identification) of the added selection mark is determined by extracting the difference between the raster information of the document information section and the raster information of the electronic information. Easy to do. Therefore, since the selection mark is specified by the difference extraction, there is no need to particularly limit the type of the pen, the color of the pen, and the like as the marking means for adding the selection mark, and the workability is improved. Can be. Further, since the electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information can be obtained from the medium sheet, the word with the selection mark can be easily and accurately specified (extracted).

Further, the document information management system of the present invention (claim 3) determines whether the information provided with the selection mark is described information or word information. The relevant information file is searched based on the link information in the information, and if the information is word information, the information provided with the selection mark based on the electronic information in the selection mark and the barcode information is used as a keyword. In order to search for a document file, it is possible to directly access the digital world using words other than buttons (description information) on paper hypertext, thereby further improving convenience.

Also, since the electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information is recorded on the medium paper, the identification (identification) of the added selection mark is determined by extracting the difference between the raster information of the document information section and the raster information of the electronic information. Easy to do. Therefore, since the selection mark is specified by the difference extraction, there is no need to particularly limit the type of the pen, the color of the pen, and the like as a pen (marking means) for providing the selection mark, thereby improving workability. be able to. Further, since the electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information can be obtained from the medium sheet, the word with the selection mark can be easily and accurately specified (extracted).

Further, the document information management system according to the present invention (claim 4) includes a specific marking pattern for specific information and a marking pattern for word information which are different from each other as a selection mark to be added to the description information and a selection mark to be added to the word information. Since the selection mark is prepared, it is possible to perform a search using the described information as a keyword, thereby further improving convenience.

Further, the document information management system of the present invention (claims 5 to 12) can directly control the computer using a real-world paper (medium paper) and a pencil (marking means) as an operation method of the computer. Performance can be improved. In addition, by simply attaching a marking command to written information (buttons) on the paper hypertext and word information other than the written information with a pen or the like and reading the information into the system, the relevant information or bibliographic items can be searched. Further, workability and convenience can be improved.

Also, since the electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information is recorded on the medium paper, the identification (identification) of the added selection mark is determined by extracting the difference between the raster information of the document information section and the raster information of the electronic information. Easy to do. Further, since the marking command is extracted by the difference extraction, there is no need to particularly limit the type of the pen or the color of the pen as a pen (marking means) for giving the marking command, and the pen is used on a daily basis. A marking command can be easily given by using a pen.

(4) Since the electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information can be obtained from the medium paper, the word to which the marking command is assigned can be easily and accurately specified (extracted).

Further, the document information management system of the present invention (claim 13) can directly write search conditions and output conditions on a medium sheet using a dialog marking command, an identification marking command, and a search / output condition marking command. Complex search conditions and output conditions can be specified.

Further, the document information management system of the present invention (claims 14 to 15) uses abbreviations because it is possible to write search conditions and output conditions on a search sheet in which a keyword section and a list of search conditions and output conditions are recorded. Search conditions and output conditions can be entered, operations are easy, and complicated search conditions and output conditions can be specified.

In the document information management system of the present invention (claims 16 to 18), search conditions and output conditions can be specified using the operation display means, so that more complicated search conditions and output conditions can be specified. . Also, a variety of operating environments such as drag & drop, pop-up menus, and the like can be provided by using a marking pen, a mouse, and the like. In particular, when a marking pen is used, the operation manner on the medium paper and the operation manner on the display are unified, so that workability, operability, and convenience can be improved.

In the document information management system according to the present invention (claims 19 to 29), a marking command can be given on the screen using the display means and the marking pen means. Batch processing can be performed. In addition, since the same operation as the operation of paper and pencil in the real world can be performed as a computer operation manner, workability and convenience can be improved.

Also, it is convenient because related information or bibliographic items can be extracted from both hypertext documents and non-hypertext documents by simple operations. Further, more complicated search conditions and output conditions can be easily specified, and a variety of operation environments such as a pop-up menu using a marking pen can be provided. In addition, since the operation manner on paper (medium paper) and the operation manner on the display are unified by the marking pen, workability, operability, and convenience can be improved.

In the document information management system of the present invention (claims 30 to 37), a marking command can be given on a screen by using a display means and a mouse operation means. Batch processing can be performed. In addition, since the same operation as the operation of paper and pencil in the real world can be performed as a computer operation manner, workability and convenience can be improved.

Also, it is convenient because related information or bibliographic items can be extracted from both hypertext documents and non-hypertext documents by simple operations. Further, more complicated search conditions and output conditions can be easily specified, and a variety of operation environments such as a pop-up menu using a mouse can be provided.

The document information management system according to the present invention (claim 38) can use a hypertext document as a non-hypertext document with a simple configuration. In other words, keyword search processing can be easily performed using a hypertext document and a non-hypertext document.

Hereinafter, the document information management system of the present invention will be described in detail in the order of [Embodiment 1] to [Embodiment 11] with reference to the attached drawings.

[Embodiment 1]
The document information management system according to the first embodiment selects a desired word from a paper document in the real world, attaches a selection mark with a pen or the like, and causes the system to read the word. Related information). In other words, it is possible to directly access the digital world from a paper document that is not converted to hypertext.

FIG. 1 shows a claim correspondence diagram of the document information management system according to the first embodiment (document information management system according to claim 1). The database means 101 stores a plurality of document files in advance, and the document information containing at least words is stored. A medium sheet 102 having a barcode information section in which the recorded document information section and electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information are converted into barcode information, and a desired word is selected from the document information on the medium sheet 102. Marking means 103 for providing a selection mark by using the reading means 104, reading means 104 for reading the selection mark and barcode information from the medium paper 102 after the selection mark has been provided by the marking means 103, and a selection mark read by the reading means 104. Based on the barcode information and the barcode information, the word with the selection mark And retrieval means 105 for retrieving a document file corresponding the database unit 101, an output unit 106 for outputting a document file retrieved by the retrieval means 105 as the related information, and a. Here, it is assumed that the electronic information is described in HTML (Hypertext Description Language). However, as the hypertext description language, in addition to HTML, there are, for example, PDF, XML, etc., and it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to HTML alone.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a specific hardware configuration of the document information management system according to the first embodiment. As the database means 101, a file server 101 connected to a network Net such as an intranet can be used. The file server 101 has a large-capacity hard disk device, and a document file used in the system is stored in the hard disk device.

(4) Although the details will be described later, the medium sheet 102 is obtained by recording a document information section and a barcode information section on ordinary recording paper.

The marking means 103 is only required to be able to provide a selection mark on the medium paper 102, and the pen 103 is used here. However, the marking means 103 is not particularly limited. For example, a dedicated seal or the like may be attached and a selection mark may be given. May be added, and those which can give the above-mentioned selection mark can be used as the marking means 103 as a matter of course. That is, the marking means 103 can be variously modified within the scope of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

既存 As the reading means 104, an existing scanner 104 can be used. Further, a digital copier or the like may be used as the reading unit 104.

The search means 105 includes a general personal computer 105 including a display device, an operation input unit such as a keyboard and a mouse, a storage device such as a hard disk and a floppy (registered trademark) disk, and a personal computer (control device). Can be used. In the first embodiment, the personal computer (search means) 105 is equipped with software such as two-dimensional barcode decoding software and HTML source code development software (for example, a browser for an Internet / intranet).

{Circle around (2)} As the output means 106, a general printer 106 can be used.

Next, the configuration of the medium sheet 102 according to the first embodiment will be specifically described with reference to FIG. As shown in the drawing, the medium paper 102 includes a document information section 131 in which document information including at least words is recorded, a barcode information section 132 in which electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information is converted into barcode information and recorded. Is provided.

The document information recorded in the document information section 131 is general information to be output on paper (recording paper) by a printer or the like. As shown in the drawing, a text (text) or a figure (picture) is recorded. I have.

The barcode information in the barcode information section 132 is used to specify information recorded in the document information section 131. Therefore, electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information is recorded as barcode information.

As is clear from the above description, the medium paper 102 is apparently the same as a normal document output on recording paper. Therefore, it is needless to say that the medium paper 102 can be used as a normal document.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of selecting a word on the medium paper 102 using the pen (marking means) 103. As shown in the figure, by adding (adding) a selection mark 141 to a desired word from the words recorded in the document information section 131 of the medium sheet 102 using the pen 103, the word (keyword described later) is added. Make a selection. Here, the rewriting (marking) of the selection mark 141 may be any tool as long as it can be optically read by the scanner (reading means) 104, and is not particularly limited. However, by making the pen 103 used in general and daily use usable, it goes without saying that the convenience is good.

In the above configuration, the operation will be specifically described with reference to a schematic flowchart of the related information search / output process using the medium sheet 102 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, a selection mark 141 is given to a desired word on the medium paper 102 by using a pen (marking means) 103 in advance.

Next, the medium paper 102 to which the selection mark 141 has been attached is read by the scanner (reading means) 104 (S501). At this time, the scanner 104 reads, from the medium sheet 102, the document information section 131 and the barcode information section 132 to which the selection mark 141 has been added as raster information (image information).

When the personal computer (search means) 105 inputs the image information of the document information section 131 and the barcode information section 132 read by the scanner 104, the two-dimensional barcode information section 132 uses the two-dimensional barcode decoding software. The barcode (barcode information) is decoded and converted to the original HTML source code (electronic information), and then the decoded HTML source code is expanded into raster information using HTML source code expansion software. Then, the difference between the developed raster information and the read raster information of the document information section 131 is extracted, the image of the selection mark 141 and the noise image (a slight shift between the two raster information) are obtained, and further filtering is performed. The image is removed and the selection mark 141 is specified. Next, a word selected from the coordinate values of the selection mark 141 is specified as a keyword (S502).

Next, the personal computer (search means) 105 searches for the corresponding document file from the file server (database means) 101 using the specified keyword, and transfers the searched document file to the printer (output means) 106 ( S503, S504).

(4) The printer 106 outputs the received document file to the recording paper as the related information 151 (S505).

As described above, according to the document information management system of the first embodiment, a desired word is selected from a paper document in the real world, a selection mark is given with a pen or the like, and the word is read by the system. Since a document (relevant information) applicable as a keyword can be searched, it is possible to directly access the digital world from a paper document that has not been converted into hypertext, thereby further improving convenience.

Further, in the first embodiment, since the electronic information corresponding to the content of the document information is recorded as barcode information in the barcode information section 132 of the medium paper 102, the identification (identification) of the added selection mark 141 is performed. Can be easily performed by extracting the difference between the raster information of the document information section 131 read by the scanner 104 and the raster information of the electronic information as described above. In addition, since the selection mark 141 is specified by the difference extraction, the pen (marking means) 103 for providing the selection mark 141 does not need to be particularly limited in terms of pen type, pen color, and the like. The selection mark 141 can be easily given using the pen in use.

(4) Since the electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information can be obtained from the medium sheet 102, the word to which the selection mark 141 is added can be specified (extracted) easily and accurately. For example, if there is no electronic information of the document information, a method of extracting a corresponding word by OCR processing from the document information read as image information can be considered. In this case, however, there is a problem of accuracy of the OCR processing and processing time. , It is necessary to take care that the selection mark 141 does not overlap the word.

[Embodiment 2]
The document information management system according to the second embodiment is different from the conventional document information management system using paper hypertext (the document information management system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-91301) in that a button (description information) on paper hypertext is used. ) Allows for direct access to the digital world using words other than), further improving convenience.

FIG. 6 shows a claim correspondence diagram of the document information management system (document information management system of claim 3) according to the second embodiment. The database means 201 stores a plurality of document files in advance, and a specific word, sentence, File means 202 for storing information related to symbols or graphics as a related information file, and a document information section for recording at least word information consisting of written information consisting of words, sentences, symbols and graphics and words other than written information A medium sheet having a barcode information section in which link information for linking description information and a related information file of the file means 202 and electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information section are converted into barcode information and recorded. 203, description information and word information recorded on the medium paper 203 Marking means 204 for selecting desired description information and / or word information from among them and providing at least one selection mark, and a medium sheet 203 provided with the selection mark by the marking means 204, the selection mark and the bar. Reading means 205 for reading the code information, and judging means 206 for judging, based on the selection mark and the bar code information read by the reading means 205, whether the information provided with the selection mark is written information or word information. A first search unit 207 that searches the file unit 202 for a relevant information file based on the selection mark and the link information in the bar code information when the determination result of the determination unit 206 is the written information; If the determination result of the means 206 is word information, the power in the selection mark and the bar code information is Based on the information, a second search unit 208 that searches the database unit 201 for a corresponding document file using the information provided with the selection mark as a keyword, and the first search unit 207 and / or the second search unit 208 Output means 209 for outputting the retrieved related information file and / or document file.

FIG. 7 shows a specific example of a hardware configuration of the document information management system according to the second embodiment. As the database means 201 and the file means 202, a file server 210 connected to a network Net such as an intranet can be used. The file server 210 has a large-capacity hard disk device, in which document files and related information files used in the system are stored.

Although details will be described later, the medium sheet 203 is paper hypertext, and includes a document information section including written information corresponding to a hypertext button and word information other than the written information, and a hypertext link function. A barcode information section including electronic information corresponding to the contents of the link information and the document information section is provided.

(4) The marking means 204 only needs to be able to describe the selection mark on the medium paper 203, and the pen 204 is used here.

(4) As the reading means 205, an existing scanner 205 can be used. Further, as the reading means 205, a digital copier or the like may be used.

The determination unit 206, the first search unit 207, and the second search unit 208 include a display device, an operation input unit such as a keyboard and a mouse, a storage device such as a hard disk and a floppy (registered trademark) disk, and a personal computer. (Control device) can be used. In the second embodiment, software such as two-dimensional barcode decoding software and HTML source code development software (for example, a browser of the Internet / intranet) is mounted on the personal computer 211.

{Circle around (2)} As the output unit 209, a general printer 209 can be used.

Next, the configuration of the medium sheet 203 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown, the medium sheet 203 is provided with a document information section 221 and a barcode information section 222.

The document information section 221 records at least description information (underlined words in the figure) 223 corresponding to the button of the hypertext and word information 224 other than the description information 223. As other information recorded in the document information section 221, general information output to paper (recording paper) by a printer or the like can be recorded, and as shown in FIG. (Picture) etc. are recorded.

The barcode information section 222 is provided with a barcode information section including link information for realizing a hypertext link function and electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information section 221. The electronic information in the barcode information section 222 is used to specify information recorded in the document information section 221.

As is apparent from the above description, the medium paper 203 is apparently the same as a normal document output on recording paper. Therefore, it is needless to say that the medium sheet 203 can be used as a normal document.

Here, the connection information will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. The link information is described as a two-dimensional bar code together with the electronic information in the bar code information section 222 as described above. As shown in FIG. 9, the description information 223 and the related information file of the file server 210 (file means 202) are displayed. This is information for linking.

Specifically, the link information can be composed of, for example, described position information of each described information 223 on the medium sheet 203 and address information for associating the described position information with a related information file. . Here, as the description position information, for example, the appearance order of the description information 223 in the text on the medium sheet 203 can be used. FIG. 10 shows an example in which the connection information is configured by the described position information and the address information. As is apparent from the link information, when the description position information is specified, the address of the corresponding related information file is specified. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, when the specific description information 223 is selected with a selection mark or the like, the description position information can be specified from the coordinate position of the selection mark, and the related information corresponding to the specified description position information can be specified using the related information. Information files can be searched. Therefore, the description information 223 and the related information file can be connected by the connection information.

(4) Based on the selection mark and the barcode information read by the reading unit 205, it is determined whether the information provided with the selection mark is written information or word information.

The operation of the above configuration will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 shows an example in which a selection mark is added to the medium sheet 203, and FIG. 12 shows a schematic flowchart of a process of searching and outputting related information using the medium sheet 203 according to the second embodiment.

First, as shown in FIG. 11, from among the description information 223 (in this case, an underlined word) on the medium sheet 203 and words other than the description information 223 (corresponding to the word information 224), relevant information is described. The user selects the desired description information 223 or word, and adds a selection mark 231 to the corresponding desired description information 223 or word using a pen (marking means) 204. Here, as an example of the selection mark 231, an example in which a selection mark 231a is added to the description information 223 of "marking" and a selection mark 231b is added to the word "link" that is not the description information 223. That is, the selection mark 231 is added to both the description information 223 and the word (word information 224) at the same time.

(4) Next, the medium sheet 203 to which the selection marks 231a and 231b are added is read by the scanner (reading unit) 205 (S1201). At this time, the scanner 205 reads the document information section 221 and the barcode information section 222 provided with the selection marks 231a and 231b from the medium sheet 203 as raster information (image information).

When the personal computer (determination means 206) 211 receives the image information of the document information section 221 and the barcode information section 222 read by the scanner 205, the two-dimensional barcode decoding software is used to input the image information of the barcode information section 222. The two-dimensional barcode (barcode information) is decoded and converted into the original HTML source code (electronic information), and then the decoded HTML source code is developed into raster information using HTML source code development software. Subsequently, the difference between the raster information that has been developed and the raster information of the read document information section 221 is extracted, and the images of the selection marks 231a and 231b and the noise image (a slight shift between the two raster information) are obtained. To remove the noise image and select the marks 231a, 231 To identify. Next, information (description information and word information) to which the selection mark is added is specified from the respective coordinate values of the selection marks 231a and 231b (S1202).

Next, the personal computer (determination means 206) 211 performs a determination process to determine whether the information provided with the selection mark is written information or word information (S1203). In this determination processing, for example, by referring to the link information, it is determined whether or not there is description position information corresponding to the information to which the selection mark has been added. In this case, it is determined that the information is word information.

Subsequently, based on the determination result of step S1203, it is determined whether or not the information is description information (S1204). If the information is description information, the personal computer (first search means 207) 211 transmits the information in FIG. As shown in 10, the address of the related information file is specified from the link information (S1205), the relevant related information file is searched from the file server (file means 202) 210, and the searched related information file is output to the printer (output). Means) 209 (S1206, S1207). The printer 209 outputs the received related information file to the recording paper as the related information 241 (S1208).

On the other hand, if the information is not written information in step S1204, in other words, if it is word information, the personal computer (second search means 208) 211 specifies the information (word information) provided with the selection mark as a keyword. (S1209) Using the specified keyword, the file server (database means) 210 searches for a corresponding document file, and transfers the searched document file to the printer (output means) 209 (S1210, S1211). The printer 209 outputs the received related information file to the recording paper as the related information 241 (S1212).

As described above, according to the document information management system according to the second embodiment, a selection mark is given to written information (buttons) on paper hypertext and word information other than the written information with a pen or the like, and the system simply reads the information. Thus, since the relevant information can be searched, the workability and convenience can be further improved.

Further, in the second embodiment, since the electronic information corresponding to the content of the document information is recorded as barcode information in the barcode information section of the medium sheet, the identification (identification) of the added selection mark is performed as described above. As described above, it can be easily performed by extracting the difference between the raster information of the document information section read by the scanner and the raster information of the electronic information. Further, since the selection mark is specified by extracting the difference, there is no need to particularly limit the type of the pen or the color of the pen as a pen (marking means) for adding the selection mark, and the pen can be used on a daily basis. A selection mark can be easily given using a pen.

(4) Since the electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information can be obtained from the medium sheet, it is possible to easily and accurately specify (extract) the word with the selection mark.

In the second embodiment, only words are shown as description information for simplicity of description. However, in particular, the present invention is not limited to this. Similarly, a sentence, a symbol, or a graphic can be used as described information.

[Embodiment 3]
The document information management system according to the third embodiment has a configuration similar to that of the document information management system according to the second embodiment, and is used as a selection mark to be added to description information and a selection mark to be added to word information. A selection mark including a marking pattern and a word information marking pattern is prepared. Since the basic configuration and operation are the same as those of the second embodiment, only different portions will be described here.

FIG. 13 shows a marking pattern of two types of selection marks used in the third embodiment, one recorded with a written information marking pattern (O in the figure) as indicated by a selection mark 301, and another selection mark 302. , 302 are recorded with a word information marking pattern (thick underline in the figure).

In the second embodiment, the description information can be used only for extracting related information linked (link by linked information) as in the case of the hypertext button. However, as shown by the selection mark 302, the description information (for example, , The word “DB text” in the figure) and the word information marking pattern (thick underline in the figure), the written information can be designated as the word information. As a result, a search using the word “DB text” as a keyword (search by the second search unit 208) can be designated.

The description information marking pattern may be any pattern as long as the description information can be selected. However, the word information marking pattern specifies the length of the word example of the word information (that is, the word length). What can be done is desirable.

In the above configuration, when the selection marks 301 to 303 are word information marking patterns, the personal computer (determination means 206) 211 converts the information provided with the selection marks (here, the selection marks 302 and 303) into word information. When the selection mark (here, the selection mark 301) is the marking pattern for the description information, the description information is determined based on whether or not there is the connection information corresponding to the information provided with the selection mark 301. Or word information.

As described above, when the written information marking pattern is given to the written information on the medium paper 203 by the determination processing, a search using the linked information (search by the first search unit 207) is executed, and other search is performed. In this case, a search using the selected description information or word information as a keyword (search by the second search means 208) is executed.

According to the third embodiment, as described above, in addition to the effects of the second embodiment, it is possible to perform a search using written information as a keyword, and to further improve convenience.

[Embodiment 4]
The document information management system according to the fourth embodiment differs from the conventional document information management system using paper hypertext (document information management system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-91301) in that a button (description information) on paper hypertext is used. In addition to providing direct access to the digital world using words other than), the convenience has been further improved, and the computer can be directly controlled using real-world paper and pencils as a method of operating the computer.

Hereinafter, the document information management system according to the fourth embodiment will be described.
(1) Schematic configuration of system (2) Types of marking commands in search using link function (3) Types of marking commands in keyword search (4) Specific operations will be described in detail.

(1) Schematic Configuration of System FIG. 14 shows a claim correspondence diagram of the document information management system (document information management system of claim 5) according to the fourth embodiment, in which a database means 401 storing a plurality of document files in advance, File means 402 in which information relating to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic is stored in advance as a related information file; written information consisting of any of words, sentences, symbols and graphics; and word information consisting of words other than written information A bar code that is obtained by converting the document information part with at least recorded information, the link information for linking the described information with the related information file of the file means, and the electronic information corresponding to the content of the document information part into bar code information and recording the bar code information. A medium sheet 403 having an information section and a small A marking unit 404 for giving at least one marking command to a desired position on the medium sheet 403; and a reading command for reading a marking command and bar code information from the medium sheet 403 to which the marking command has been given by the marking unit 404. Means 405, a marking command analyzing means 406 for analyzing the contents of the marking command based on the marking command and bar code information read by the reading means 405, and a case where the analysis result of the marking command analyzing means 406 is a search for written information. The first search means 407 for searching the file means 402 for a related information file corresponding to the description information to which the marking command has been added, based on the link information in the barcode information, and the analysis results of the marking command analysis means 406. Is a word In the case of information search, a second search means 408 for searching a corresponding document file from the database means 401 using the word information to which the marking command is attached as a keyword based on the electronic information in the barcode information; And an output unit 409 that outputs the related information file or / and the document file searched by the first search unit 407 and / or the second search unit 408 as related information.

FIG. 15 shows a specific example of a hardware configuration of the document information management system according to the fourth embodiment. As the database means 401 and the file means 402, a file server 410 connected to a network Net such as an intranet can be used. The file server 410 has a large-capacity hard disk device, in which document files and related information files used in the system are stored.

The marking means 404 may be any as long as it can describe a marking command on the medium paper 403. Here, the pen 404 is used.

(4) As the reading means 405, an existing scanner 405 can be used. Further, a digital copier or the like may be used as the reading unit 405.

The marking command analysis unit 406, the first search unit 407, and the second search unit 408 include a display device, an operation input unit such as a keyboard and a mouse, and a storage device such as a hard disk and a floppy (registered trademark) disk. A general personal computer 411 including a personal computer (control device) can be used. In the fourth embodiment, software such as two-dimensional barcode decoding software and HTML source code development software (for example, a browser of the Internet / intranet) is mounted on the personal computer 411.

As the output unit 409, a plurality of output devices are arranged, and as shown, a first printer 412 connected to a personal computer 411, a second printer 413 connected to a network Net, and a personal computer. 411 display device 411a.

Note that the medium sheet 403 has basically the same configuration as the medium sheet 203 described in the second embodiment, and therefore, only different portions will be described here. The medium sheet 403 according to the fourth embodiment is provided with a specification field for specifying whether to search for written information or to search for word information.

Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, a check box 421 is provided in the header portion of the medium paper 403, and when searching for written information, “paper hypertext” is checked (indicated by a tick). When a word command is to be searched for, a "paper DB text" is checked (marking command indicated by a check mark).

Alternatively, as another method, as shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, it is checked whether or not word information search (option) is performed as shown in a check box 422 with search of written information as a default. You may do it.

Therefore, the marking command analysis means 406 analyzes whether the search is for written information or word information based on whether or not a marking command is given to the designated field (check box 421 or 422). I can do it.

(2) Types of Marking Commands in Search Using Link Function Here, when searching for description information of the medium paper 403 (search using the link function) using the specification column (check box 421 or 422), The types of marking commands that can be used will be described.

As shown in Table 1, the marking command includes a selection marking command for selecting desired description information from the description information recorded on the medium paper 403, and an output device for outputting the selected description information. , An output order marking command for specifying the output order of the selected written information, and an output unit 409 (first printer 412, second printer 413 or display device 411a). The output information includes an output condition marking command for specifying whether to output related information or a bibliographic item of the related information.

The bibliographic items of the related information include the directory information (name, creator name, creation date, classification, etc.) of the related information, the number of pages of the related information, and the abstract of the related information as necessary. Shall be included.

In the fourth embodiment, all of the functions other than the selected marking command function as a marking command in combination with the selected marking command.

Here, an example of the use of the marking command in the search using the link function shown in Table 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 16 or FIG. 17A, a search for the description information of the medium sheet 403 (search using the link function) is specified in advance using a specification field (check box 421 or 422). Shall be.

(4) Next, the user uses the pen 404 to assign a desired marking command to desired description information using the marking command shown in Table 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 16 or FIG. 17A, the description information “marking” and the description information “DB text” are selected and a selection marking command is given.

In this state, the selection of the description information “marking” and the description information “DB text” is specified, and at the same time, the display device 411a, which is the default of the output destination marking command, and the related information, which is the default of the output condition marking command, are output. Is specified.

Next, as shown in Table 1, as the output order of the two pieces of described information, the described information “DB text” is output first, and the described information “marking” is output second, as shown in Table 1. The number (order) is recorded at the upper left of the selected marking command, and the output order marking command is given.

When the output device of the output destination is designated, as shown in Table 1, the designation character (P1, P2, etc.) of the output destination is recorded at the upper right of each selection marking command, and the output destination marking command is written. Give. Here, it is specified that the description information “DB text” is output to the second printer 413 indicated by the specified character P2.

Further, when it is desired to output the bibliographic items of the related information, a circle is additionally written inside the selection marking command as in the output condition marking command added to the description information “DB text”, and the bibliographic items of the bibliographic items are described. Specify output.

As shown in FIG. 17B, although the search for the description information of the medium paper 403 (search using the link function) is not specified using the specification column (check box 422), the table 1 Is used, the assigned marking command is processed as a corresponding marking command among the types of marking commands (see Table 2) in the keyword search described later, or the marking command is used. It shall be invalid.

(4) The order in which the marking commands are applied is not particularly limited, and it goes without saying that the marking commands can be applied or added at a desired time by the user.

(3) Types of Marking Commands in Keyword Search Here, the types of marking commands that can be used when searching for word information (keyword search) on the medium paper 403 using the specification field (check box 421 or 422). explain.

As shown in Table 2, the marking command is a selection marking command for selecting desired description information from the description information recorded on the medium paper 403, and an output device for outputting the selected description information. , An output order marking command for specifying the output order of the selected written information, and an output unit 409 (first printer 412, second printer 413 or display device 411a). As the information to be output, an output condition marking command for specifying whether to output related information or a bibliographic item of related information, and an AND for specifying a search by linking a plurality of selection marking commands. And a search marking command.

In the fourth embodiment, all of the functions other than the selected marking command function as a marking command in combination with the selected marking command.

Here, an example of using the marking command in the keyword search shown in Table 2 will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 18, it is assumed that a search (keyword search) for word information on the medium paper 403 has been specified in advance using a specification field (check box 421).

Next, the user uses the pen 404 to apply a desired marking command to desired word information (or written information) using the marking command shown in Table 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, description information “marking”, word information “link”, description information “DB text”, word information “search engine”, and word information “document” are selected to give a selection marking command. .

In this state, the selection of the description information “marking”, word information “link”, description information “DB text”, word information “search engine”, and word information “document” is specified, and at the same time, the output destination marking command is the default. Designation of the display device 411a, output of related information which is the default of the output condition marking command, and OR search (independent processing) which is the default of the AND search marking command are specified. The description information selected here will be handled as word information hereinafter.

Next, if there is a combination for which an AND search is to be performed in the word information to which the selective marking command has been added, the corresponding word information is linked using the AND search marking command. For example, when it is desired to search for “DB text” and “search engine” by AND, two pieces of word information are linked as shown in the figure. By using the AND search marking command in this way, the search formula is directly written on the medium paper 403.

Also, as the output order of the above five word information, the result of the AND search of "DB text" and "search engine" is output first, the search result of "marking" is output second, and the third is " In order to output the search result of “link” and fourthly to output the search result of “document”, as shown in Table 2, record the number (order) at the upper left of each selection marking command, and output order Add a marking command.

When the output device of the output destination is specified, as shown in Table 2, the specified characters (P1, P2, etc.) of the output destination are recorded at the upper right of each selection marking command, and the output destination marking command is written. Give. Here, it is specified that the word information “document” is output to the first printer 412 indicated by the specified character P1.

Furthermore, when it is desired to output the bibliographic items of the related information, the underline is further written below the selection marking command as in the output condition marking command added to the word information “document”, and the bibliographic items are output. Is specified.

The order in which the marking commands are applied is not particularly limited, and it goes without saying that the marking commands can be added or added at a user's desired time.

(4) Specific Operation FIG. 19 is a schematic flowchart of a search / output process using a medium sheet and a marking command according to the fourth embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, a marking command is given on the medium paper 403 in advance.

Next, the scanner (reading unit) 405 reads the medium sheet 403 to which the marking command has been added (S1901). At this time, the scanner 405 reads, from the medium sheet 403, the document information section 221 and the barcode information section 222 to which the marking command has been added as raster information (image information).

When the personal computer (marking command analyzing means 406) 411 inputs the image information of the document information part 221 and the bar code information part 222 read by the scanner 405, the personal computer (marking command analyzing means 406) uses two-dimensional bar code decoding software to execute the bar code information part 222. Is converted to the original HTML source code (electronic information), and then the decoded HTML source code is developed into raster information using HTML source code development software. Then, the difference between the raster information that has been expanded and the raster information of the read document information section 221 is extracted, an image of the marking command and a noise image (a slight shift between the two raster information) are obtained, and further filtering is performed. To remove the noise image and use the marking command Extraction to. Next, information (description information and word information) to which the marking command is assigned is specified from the respective coordinate values of the marking command (S1902).

Next, the personal computer (marking command analysis means 406) 411 performs a marking command analysis process (S1903). This marking command analysis processing can be performed using pattern matching or the like based on the types of the marking commands in Tables 1 and 2 described above.

Specifically, first, based on whether or not a marking command is added to the designated field, whether to search for written information (search using the link function) or to search for word information (keyword search) Is determined. Next, it is determined whether the search is for written information or word information based on the shape (marking pattern) of the selected marking command. If the determination result by the selection marking command and the determination result by the specification column do not match, it is determined that the search for the word information is performed.

Next, when the AND search marking command is used, it is determined that the AND search is performed using the description information or / and word information selected by each of the plurality of selection marking commands linked by the AND search marking command as keywords. Then, the output device of the output destination is specified based on the output destination marking command given in the vicinity of the selected marking command, and the related information output corresponding to each selected marking command is output based on the output order marking command. The order is determined, and based on the output condition marking command, it is determined whether to output the related information for each selected marking command or to output the bibliographic item of the related information.

Next, based on the analysis result of step S1903, it is determined whether or not the search is a keyword search (S1904).

If it is not a keyword search, the personal computer (first search means 407) 411 specifies the address of the related information file from the link information of the medium sheet 403, and outputs the output order and output condition marking command specified by the output order marking command. A relevant information file or a bibliographic item is searched from the file server (file means 402) 410 based on the output condition specified in the above, and the relevant information file or the bibliography searched for the output device specified by the output destination marking command The objective is transferred (S1905).

The output device (first printer 412, second printer 413 and / or display device 411a) that has received the related information file outputs the received related information file or bibliographic item as related information (S1906).

On the other hand, if it is a keyword search in step S1904, the personal computer (second search means 408) 411 specifies the word information to which the marking command has been added as a keyword, and based on the specified keyword and the AND search marking command. A search expression is generated, and based on the output order specified by the output order marking command and the output condition specified by the output condition marking command, the relevant related information file (document file) or A bibliographic item is searched by a keyword, and the retrieved related information file or bibliographic item is transferred to the output device designated by the output destination marking command (S1907), and the process proceeds to step S1906.

As described above, according to the document information management system of the fourth embodiment, the computer can be directly controlled using the real-world paper (medium paper 403) and the pencil (pen 404) as an operation manner of the computer. Performance can be improved.

In addition, by simply attaching a marking command to written information (buttons) on the paper hypertext and word information other than the written information with a pen or the like and reading the information into the system, the relevant information or bibliographic items can be searched. Further, workability and convenience can be improved.

In the fourth embodiment, since the electronic information corresponding to the content of the document information is recorded as barcode information in the barcode information section of the medium sheet, the extraction of the assigned marking command is performed as described above. This can be easily performed by extracting the difference between the raster information of the document information section read by the scanner and the raster information of the electronic information. Further, since the marking command is extracted by the difference extraction, there is no need to particularly limit the type of the pen or the color of the pen as a pen (marking means) for giving the marking command, and the pen is used on a daily basis. A marking command can be easily given by using a pen.

(4) Since the electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information can be obtained from the medium paper, the word to which the marking command is assigned can be easily and accurately specified (extracted).

Further, the type of the marking command is not limited to Tables 1 and 2 described above. For example, a category of a search used when performing a keyword search (search by the second search means 408) is set as a search condition. A search condition marking command for designation may be provided. Specifically, as a correspondence table between search categories and search condition marking commands in advance, for example, the category of the technical report: A (A is added to the upper right of the selection marking command), and the category of the patent application: B (selection marking command) A correspondence table is created as shown in FIG. 7), a desired category is selected from the correspondence table, and a corresponding search condition marking command is given to the medium paper.

The marking command analysis means 406 analyzes the search condition of the related information output corresponding to each selected marking command based on the search condition marking command, and the second search means 408 analyzes the analyzed search condition ( (Category), the corresponding document file is searched from the database means 401.

As shown in Tables 1 and 2, the marking commands include a selection marking command (first selection marking command) for searching for written information and a selection marking command (first selection marking command) for searching for word information. The second selection marking command) is provided in a different pattern, and therefore, for example, in the medium sheet 403 having the specification column (check box 421) shown in FIG. The case may be defined as the mixed mode, and the search using the link function and the keyword search may be performed in the same manner as described in the third embodiment. In this case, the marking command analysis means 406 determines whether the search is for written information or word information based on whether the marking command is the first selected marking command or the second selected marking command. It shall be analyzed.

[Embodiment 5]
The document information management system according to the fifth embodiment has a configuration similar to that of the document information management system according to the fourth embodiment, in which an arbitrary area (dialog) is set on a medium sheet and search conditions and output conditions are set in the area. (Hereinafter referred to as a medium paper dialog mode). Since the basic configuration and operation are the same as those of the fourth embodiment, only different portions will be described here.

In the fifth embodiment, as shown in Table 3, as a marking command, a dialog marking command for setting an arbitrary area (dialog) on the medium paper 403 as a command description area and description information to which a selection marking command is added And / or an identification marking command for individually identifying word information, and a search / output condition marking command for describing a search condition / output condition in a command description area set by a dialog marking command. I have.

Here, an example of using the marking commands shown in Table 3 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the user uses the pen 404 to add a selection marking command to desired word information. For example, “marking”, “link”, “DB text”, “search engine”, and “document” are selected and a selection marking command is given.

(5) Next, a command description area is set at an arbitrary position on the medium paper 403 by using a dialog marking command.

Next, an identification marking command for individually identifying the word information (keyword) to which the selection marking command has been added is provided. Specifically, as shown in Table 3, an identification number (or an identification character) is given to the upper right of each selection marking command.

In FIG. 20, "1" is used as the identification number for "marking",
"2" as an identification number in "Link"
"3" as an identification number in "DB text"
"4" as an identification number in "Search Engine"
"5" as identification number in "Document"
Is given.

After that, the search condition and the output condition are described in the command description area set by the dialog marking command using the search and output condition marking command.
In FIG. 20, as search conditions and output conditions in the command description area,
2. (1 or 2) and3 → DB1-A → P1
1. 4and5L → DB1-A → P1
Is described. However, 2. And 1. 2 and 1 indicate the output order, L in the search condition indicates the specification of the bibliographic item of the related information, DB1 indicates the type in the database, A indicates the category, and P1 indicates the output device (the first printer 412). ).

When the scanner 405 reads the medium sheet 403 to which the dialog marking command, the identification marking command, and the search / output condition marking command have been added, the personal computer (marking command analysis unit 406) 411 issues a command based on the dialog marking command. Identify the description area, analyze the search and output conditions based on the search and output condition marking commands described in the command description area, and describe them in the search and output conditions based on the identification and selection marking commands. The entered description information and / or word information is specified.

Subsequently, the personal computer (second search means 408) 411 uses the relevant description information or / and word information as a keyword as a keyword from the file server (file means 402) 410 based on the analysis result. The relevant information file (document file) to be retrieved is retrieved and transferred to the corresponding output device based on the output conditions.

The output device (first printer 412, second printer 413 and / or display device 411a) that has received the related information file outputs the received related information file or bibliographic item as related information.

According to the fifth embodiment, as described above, in addition to the same effects as in the fourth embodiment, more complicated search conditions and output conditions can be specified.

[Embodiment 6]
The document information management system according to the sixth embodiment has the same configuration as the document information management system according to the fourth embodiment, except that a search sheet designation field for designating the output of a search sheet is provided on a medium sheet. A mode is provided in which output is enabled and a search condition or output condition is written and input to the output search sheet (hereinafter, referred to as a search sheet mode). Since the basic configuration and operation are the same as those of the fourth embodiment, only different portions will be described here.

As shown in FIG. 21, the medium sheet 403 according to the sixth embodiment has a search sheet specification field (search sheet mode) for specifying the output of a search sheet for inputting search conditions and output conditions used for keyword search. Check box) 451 is provided.

When a marking command (check point) is entered in the search sheet designation field 451, and word information (keyword) to be searched is selected by the selection marking command, and input to the personal computer (marking command analyzing means 406) 411 via the scanner 405, It is determined whether or not the output of the search sheet is specified based on whether or not the marking command is added to the search sheet specification column 451. If the output is specified, the first printer 412 determines A search sheet 452 as shown in FIG. 22 is output.

As shown in the figure, the search sheet 452 includes a keyword portion 453 in which word information to which a selection marking command is added is automatically numbered, search conditions such as a search formula, a database to be searched, and a category. An entry area 454 for inputting output conditions such as output designation of related information or bibliographic items of related information, designation of an output destination, designation of an output order, and a list 455 of search conditions and output conditions are output. .

When the user enters search conditions and output conditions in the entry area 454 of the search sheet 452 using the pen 404 and then causes the scanner 405 to read, the personal computer (marking command analysis means 406) 411 reads the read search conditions and Based on the output condition, the search condition and the output condition are analyzed, and the personal computer (second search means 408) 411 uses the relevant search condition to search the corresponding description information or / and the word information by a keyword based on the analysis result. As a result, the relevant related information file (document file) is retrieved from the file server (file means 402) 410 and transferred to the relevant output device based on the output condition.

The output device (first printer 412, second printer 413 and / or display device 411a) that has received the related information file outputs the received related information file or bibliographic item as related information.

According to the sixth embodiment, in addition to the same effects as in the fourth embodiment, more complicated search conditions and output conditions can be specified. In addition, since the keyword section 453 and the search condition / output condition list 455 are output to the search sheet, search conditions and output conditions can be entered using abbreviations, and operation is easy.

[Embodiment 7]
The document information management system according to the seventh embodiment has the same configuration as the document information management system according to the fourth embodiment, and further includes operation display means capable of displaying and operating various types of information. A search dialog specification field for specifying search conditions and output conditions using the operation display means is provided, and a mode for inputting search conditions and output conditions via the operation display means (hereinafter referred to as a display dialog mode) is provided. It is provided. Since the basic configuration and operation are the same as those of the fourth embodiment, only different portions will be described here.

As the operation display means of the seventh embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 23, a display device 701 equipped with a scanner 701a and a marking pen 702 which is one of pointing devices can be used. As shown in FIG. 24, a scanner 703 equipped with an LCD panel 704 and a marking pen 702 can be used. Here, the display device 701 and the LCD panel 704 are provided with a touch panel, and it is desired that the touch panel be transparent. For example, a touch panel of a resistive film type or a surface acoustic wave (ultrasonic) type is used. Used. In the surface acoustic wave type, a dedicated marking pen whose tip is made of a soft material that attenuates ultrasonic waves is used.

Note that the scanner 405 and the personal computer 411 shown in FIG. 15 can be used as operation display means, but the operation display means can be arranged at an arbitrary position on the network Net apart from the personal computer 411. In addition, it is desirable to adopt the device configuration shown in FIGS.

(4) The operation display means plays the role of the reading means 405 and the output means 409 as necessary.

As shown in FIG. 25, the medium sheet 403 according to the seventh embodiment is provided with a search dialog box (display dialog check box) 705 for specifying a display dialog mode.

A marking command (check point) is entered in the search dialog specification field 705, and word information (keyword) to be searched is selected by a selection marking command, and a personal computer (marking command analysis command) is input via the scanner 703 (or the scanner 701a or the scanner 405). When input to the means 406) 411, it is determined whether or not the display dialog mode is set, based on whether or not a marking command is given to the search dialog specification field 705. A certain LCD panel 704 (or the display device 701 or the display device 411a) is used to specify a search condition such as a search formula, a database to be searched, a category, or the like, output specification of related information or bibliographic items of related information, and output destination. Specification, output order specification Input of the output conditions to display the Find dialog as possible.

FIG. 26 shows a display example of a search dialog of the operation display means. As shown in FIG. 26, a keyword section 711 in which word information to which a selection marking command is added is automatically numbered, and a search formula and a search target database are designated. , An entry area 712 for inputting output conditions such as search conditions such as designation of a category, a designation of output of related information or bibliographic items of related information, designation of an output destination, and designation of an output order; A list of conditions 713 is displayed.

When the user writes search conditions and output conditions in the writing area 712 using the marking pen 702, and reads it with the scanner 703 (in this case, plays the role of the reading unit 405), a personal computer (marking command analysis unit) 406) 411 analyzes the search condition and output condition based on the read search condition and output condition, and the personal computer (second search means 408) 411 analyzes the search condition and output condition based on the analysis result. The relevant information file (document file) is searched from the file server (file means 402) 410 using the described information or / and word information as a keyword and transferred to the corresponding output device based on the output condition.

The output device (first printer 412, second printer 413, display device 411a, LCD panel 704 or display device 701) that has received the related information file outputs the received related information file or bibliographic item as related information. .

FIG. 27 shows another display example of the search dialog of the operation display means, in which an icon 721 automatically generated for word information to which a selection marking command has been added, a search formula, a search target database specification, a category specification, and the like. And an input area 722 for inputting output conditions such as output specification of search information, related information or bibliographic items of related information, output destination specification, output order specification, etc., and selection of search conditions and output conditions. , A search formula part icon 724 used when creating a search formula, and a cursor 725 are displayed.

Here, it is assumed that various operations are performed by drag & drop using a mouse as a pointing device of the operation display means.

First, on the display screen described above, the cursor 725 is positioned on the icon 721 of the desired word information, the mouse button is turned on, the icon 721 is dragged and moved to an arbitrary position in the entry area 722, and the mouse button is turned off ( Drop) to specify (set) the keywords that make up the search expression. Similarly, the search formula part icon 724 is moved by drag and drop to complete the search formula.

Next, the user moves the cursor 725 to the menu icon 723 displayed as default, and designates default items (DB-1, category A, related information, and printer 1 in the figure) for clicking the mouse button. On the other hand, when the cursor 725 is positioned on the menu icon 723 displayed as default and the mouse button is turned on, the menu is pulled down. The corresponding item is designated by moving the cursor 725 to the item to be designated in the pull-down menu and turning off the mouse button.

In this manner, the search condition and the output condition can be specified in the same manner as in FIG.

According to the seventh embodiment, in addition to the same effects as in the fourth embodiment, more complicated search conditions and output conditions can be specified. Also, a variety of operating environments such as drag & drop, pop-up menus, and the like can be provided by using a marking pen, a mouse, and the like.

Especially, when a marking pen is used, the operation manner on the medium paper and the operation manner on the display are unified, so that workability, operability, and convenience can be improved.

Embodiment 8
The document information management system according to the eighth embodiment has a configuration similar to that of the document information management system according to the seventh embodiment, and includes a medium sheet direct mode, a medium sheet dialog mode, a search sheet mode, and a display dialog mode on one medium sheet. Can be specified. Since the basic configuration and operation are the same as those of the fourth to seventh embodiments, only different portions will be described here.

{Circle around (2)} The medium paper direct mode is a mode in which a marking command is directly given on the medium paper 403 and the search condition / output condition is specified as shown in the document information management system of the fourth embodiment.

The medium sheet dialog mode is a mode in which an arbitrary area (dialog) is set on the medium sheet 403 as described in the document information management system according to the fifth embodiment and search conditions and output conditions are directly written in the area. Is shown.

In the search sheet mode, a search sheet designation field for designating the output of the search sheet is provided on the medium sheet 403 as shown in the document information management system according to the sixth embodiment, and the search sheet can be output. This shows a mode in which search conditions and output conditions are written and input to the output search sheet.

{Circle around (2)} The display dialog mode is a mode for inputting search conditions and output conditions via the operation display means as shown in the document information management system of the seventh embodiment.

FIGS. 28A and 28B show examples of a mode designation field provided on the medium sheet 403 according to the eighth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 28A, a mode designation field having four check boxes is provided. A desired mode may be selected from 801 or a search sheet mode and a display dialog mode may be selected from a mode designation field 802 having two check boxes, a search sheet mode and a display dialog mode, as shown in FIG. Can be selected, and the medium paper dialog mode can be determined by analyzing the marking command with the medium paper direct mode as a default.

According to the eighth embodiment, since various operation modes can be selected and used, various operations can be performed according to the situation of the user, and convenience and workability can be further improved.

As another method for specifying the media paper direct mode, the media paper dialog mode, the search sheet mode, and the display dialog mode on one medium paper, for example, as shown in FIG. A method for determining the mode is conceivable. In this case, a marking pattern (S in the figure) for specifying the search sheet mode and a marking pattern (D in the figure) for specifying the display dialog mode are newly defined as the mode specification marking commands, and these are selectively marked. It can be easily determined by giving it near the command. In the case of the medium paper dialog mode, the determination can be made by using the identification marking command shown in Table 3.

(4) Therefore, when the mode designation marking command or the identification marking command is not given, it is determined that the medium paper direct mode is set.

Embodiment 9
The document information management system according to the ninth embodiment allows a keyword search using words other than buttons on a hypertext in a conventional document information management system that can browse documents using a hypertext link function. In addition, batch processing can be performed by specifying a plurality of buttons on the hypertext.

Hereinafter, the document information management system according to the ninth embodiment will be described.
(1) Schematic configuration of the system (2) Specification method of hypertext link function (3) Specification of text direct mode and menu mode (4) Specification of search condition and output condition in search using button (link function) ( 5) Specification of search condition and output condition in keyword search (6) Schematic operation

(1) Schematic Configuration of System FIG. 30 shows a claim correspondence diagram of the document information management system of the ninth embodiment (document information management system of claim 14). A display unit 902 for displaying a hypertext document and a non-hypertext document other than the hypertext; a button of the hypertext document displayed on the display unit 902; a word other than the button of the hypertext document; Marking pen means 903 having a marking pen for applying at least one marking command having a predetermined pattern; execution instruction means 904 for instructing execution of the marking command applied by the marking pen means 903; 904 When execution is instructed, the marking command analysis means 905 for analyzing the contents of the marking command based on the marking command given by the marking pen means 903, the button to which the marking command is given, or a word or word other than the button. When the marking command analyzing means 905 analyzes that the marking command is assigned to the button of the hypertext document, the first searching means for searching the database means for related information linked to the button to which the marking command is assigned. 906, when the marking command analysis means 905 analyzes that the marking command has been assigned to a word other than the button of the hypertext document or a non-hypertext word, the keyword to which the marking command has been assigned is identified as a keyword. A second search means 907 for searching the database means for related information, and an output means 908 for outputting the related information searched by the first search means 906 and / or the second search means 907. .

FIG. 31 shows a specific example of a hardware configuration of the document information management system according to the ninth embodiment. As the database means 901, a file server 910 connected to a network Net such as an intranet can be used. The file server 910 has a large-capacity hard disk device, and stores therein hypertext documents and non-hypertext documents used in the system.

As the display unit 902, a display device 911 such as a general personal computer can be used. However, in the ninth embodiment, it is assumed that the display device 911 is provided with a touch panel for performing a pen operation with the marking pen means 903.

The marking pen means 903 uses a dedicated marking pen 903 for writing a marking command on the display means 902 (display device 911).

(5) As the execution instruction means 904, an execution designation button described later is displayed on the display device 911, and designation is performed using the marking pen 903. In other words, in the ninth embodiment, the display device 911 and the marking pen 903 play the role of the execution instruction unit 904.

The marking command analysis unit 905, the first search unit 906, and the second search unit 907 include a display device 911, a storage device such as a hard disk or a floppy (registered trademark) disk, and a personal computer (control device). A general personal computer 912 that has been used can be used.

As the output means 908, a plurality of output devices are arranged, and as shown, a first printer 913 connected to a personal computer 912, a second printer 914 connected to a network Net, and a personal computer. 912 display device 911.

As is clear from the above description, in the ninth embodiment, the display device 911 is also used as the display means 902, the execution instructing means 904, and the output means 908. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A device may be arranged.

(2) Method of Specifying Hypertext Link Function Next, with reference to FIGS. 32 and 33, a method of specifying whether to use a hypertext button (link function) will be described.

FIG. 32 shows a display example of the hypertext displayed on the display device 911. In the ninth embodiment, a first selection marking command 921 for performing a search using the first search unit 906 using a link function of a button as a marking command, and a word or a word other than a button or a button are used. And a second selection marking command 922 for performing a search using the second search means 907 using the keyword as a keyword.

In other words, the button “marking” to which the first selection marking command 921 has been assigned means that the search (browsing) using the link function has been designated, and the button to which the second selection marking command 922 has been assigned. This means that a search using “DB text” and the word “link” as keywords is specified.

After the marking command is given using the marking pen 903 and the execution button 930 is touched, the search specified by each marking command is executed.

Note that the marking command analyzing means 905 determines that the marking command has been given to the button of the hypertext document when the first selection marking command has been given, and performs the marking when the second selection marking command has been given. Parses the command as attached to a non-button or non-hypertext word in a hypertext document. That is, in FIG. 32, the button “DB text” to which the second selection marking command 922 has been assigned is processed as a word.

Further, as shown in FIG. 33, the link function of the button of the hypertext document is stopped, and a designation item (link function ON) 931 for designating use of the hypertext as a non-hypertext document is displayed. Alternatively, a marking command may be added to the designated item 931 to set whether the button is used as a button or as a word.

In this case, when the marking command is assigned to the designated item 931 using the marking pen 903, the marking command analysis unit 905 assigns the marking command to a word other than the button of the hypertext document or a non-hypertext word. If it is determined that the marking command has been given and the marking command has not been given to the designated item 931, it is analyzed that the marking command has been given to the button of the hypertext document.

(3) Designation of text direct mode and menu mode In the ninth embodiment, a text direct mode in which a desired marking command is directly described on a display screen and given, and a desired marking from a selection menu displayed on the display screen There are two modes, a menu mode for selecting and giving a command. As shown in FIG. 34, mode selection items 923 and 933 for selecting these are displayed on the display screen of the display device 911. I do. Here, when a marking command is given to the mode selection item 932, the text direct mode is designated. When a marking command is given to the mode selection item 933, a menu mode is designated.

Alternatively, the text direct mode may be set as the default mode, and the menu mode may be provided as an option, and only the menu mode designation field 933 is provided as shown in FIGS. 35 (a) and 35 (b). In this case, FIG. 10A corresponds to the designation (default) of the text direct mode, and FIG. 10B corresponds to the designation (option) of the menu mode.

(4) Specification of search condition and output condition in search using button (link function) Next, specification of search condition and output condition in search using button (link function) is described in (4) -1 Text Direct Mode , (4) -2 Menu mode will be described in this order.

(4) -1 Text Direct Mode FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions in a search using a button (link function) in the text direct mode.
In the text direct mode, the marking commands shown in Table 4 are used.

Note that since the types are basically the same as the types of the marking commands shown in Table 1 of Embodiment 4, detailed description is omitted, but here, the output order marking commands of Table 1 are not used. This is because the designation order can be recognized in real time in the operation of giving the selected marking command using the display device 911 and the marking pen 903, so that this designation order is set as the output order (that is, designated in the output order).

As shown in FIG. 9A, a marking command is assigned to a desired button using the marking pen 903, and after all the marking commands are assigned, the marking pen 903 is assigned as shown in FIG. Then, when the execution button 930 is touched, a search based on the selected button (here, two buttons of “marking” and “DB text”) is executed. In other words, the search for a plurality of buttons is started simultaneously as a batch process.

(4) -2 Menu Mode FIG. 37 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions in a search using a button (link function) in the menu mode.
In the menu mode, first, when a selection marking command is given to a desired button using the marking pen 903, a selection menu is displayed near the button to which the selection marking command is given.

The selection menu includes an output condition selection item (default is related information) for selecting whether to output related information or a bibliographic item of the related information as information corresponding to the selected button, and Two selection items of an output destination selection item (default is display device 911) for selecting an output device of an output destination of information corresponding to the button are displayed.

(4) As shown in FIG. 7A, when a selection item to be changed among the selection items of the selection menu is touched with the marking pen 903, a pop-up menu is displayed. Here, a pop-up menu of an output destination selection item (the default is the display device 911) is displayed. When the marking pen 903 is touched on an item to be designated in this state, the touched item is selected.

After all the selections are completed, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the execution button 930 is touched with the marking pen 903, the selected buttons (here, two buttons of “marking” and “DB text”) are selected. And a search is executed based on the selection items of the selection menu displayed in the vicinity thereof. In other words, the search for a plurality of buttons is started simultaneously as a batch process.

(5) Specification of search condition and output condition in keyword search Next, specification of search condition and output condition in keyword search will be described in the order of (5) -1 text direct mode and (5) -2 menu mode.

(5) -1 Text Direct Mode FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions in a keyword search in the text direct mode.
In the text direct mode, the marking commands shown in Table 5 shall be used.

Since the type of the marking command is basically the same as the type of the marking command shown in Table 2 of the fourth embodiment, the detailed description is omitted. However, in the operation of giving the selected marking command using the display device 911 and the marking pen 903, Since the specified order can be recognized in real time, the output order marking command is not used.

As shown in FIG. 38, a marking command is assigned to a desired word using the marking pen 903, and after all marking commands have been assigned, when the execution button 930 is touched with the marking pen 903, the selected word ( Here, five words of “marking”, “link”, “DB text”, “search engine”, and “document” are selected, among which “DB text” and “search engine” are AND-searched. , A keyword search is performed.

(4) -2 Menu mode FIGS. 39 to 41 are explanatory diagrams showing designation of search conditions and output conditions in a keyword search in the menu mode.
In the menu mode, first, when a selection marking command is given to a desired word using the marking pen 903, a selection menu is displayed near the word to which the selection marking command has been given.

The selection menu includes an output condition selection item (default is related information) for selecting whether to output related information or a bibliographic item of related information as information corresponding to the selected word, and a search range. Search range selection items (the default is DB1 and the default is category A, two selection items) for selecting a word, and an output destination selection for selecting an output device for outputting information corresponding to the selected word. An item (default is the display device 911) and four selection items are displayed. However, it is assumed that the DB1 and the category A are defined in advance as to what the object indicates. Here, DB1 indicates the type of database to be searched, and category A indicates the type of category to be searched in DB1.

As shown in FIG. 39, when the user touches a selection item to be changed among the selection items of the selection menu with the marking pen 903, a pop-up menu is displayed. Here, a pop-up menu of an output destination selection item (the default is the display device 911) is displayed. When the marking pen 903 is touched on an item to be designated in this state, the touched item is selected.

As shown in FIG. 40, after all selections are completed, when the execution button 930 is touched with the marking pen 903, the selected word (here, “link”, “DB text”, and “search engine” Search) and a keyword search based on the selection items of the selection menu displayed in the vicinity thereof.

By the way, when the related information data (bibliographic item of related information) is selected in the output condition selection item of the selection menu and the display device 911 is designated as the output destination of the related information data, another output destination is selected. (Such as a printer).

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 41, in order to select output of desired related information from a plurality of relevant related information data (bibliographic items of related information) in the vicinity of a keyword to which a selection marking command is added. Bibliographic item selection menu can be displayed. This processing is executed before hitting (touching) the execution button 930 with the marking pen 903, and the related information data (title, abstract, etc.) is displayed in a pop-up menu.

(4) The related information data is useful for confirming in advance whether the related information is truly desired information when the capacity of the related information is huge. Further, since there are a plurality of pieces of related information searched by one keyword, it is useful to select desired related information.

(6) Schematic Operation The schematic operation will be described with reference to the schematic flowchart of FIG. First, for the hypertext document or the non-hypertext document displayed on the display device (display unit 902) 911, a designation is made as to whether to assign a marking command in the text direct mode or to assign a marking command in the menu mode. Then, a marking command is given in the corresponding mode (S4201).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the execution button 930 has been turned on (S4202). If the execution button 930 has been turned on, the process proceeds to step S4203, and if not, the process returns to step S4201 to input a marking command. repeat.

In step S4203, the personal computer (marking command analysis means 905, first search means 906, second search means 907) 912 executes a marking command analysis process, and selects the selected bonder or keyword from the assigned marking commands. Is specified, the search condition / output condition is specified, and the corresponding search processing (search using the link function or keyword search) is executed (S4203, S4204). Note that the analysis of the marking command is substantially the same as the processing described in the fourth to eighth embodiments, and thus the description is omitted.

(4) Next, the output processing is executed, and for each selected button or keyword, the relevant information or bibliographic information is transferred to the output device designated as the output destination, and output by the output device (S4205).

According to the ninth embodiment, as described above, it is possible to provide a document information management system that can perform batch processing by designating a plurality of buttons as a method of using hypertext. In addition, since the same operation as the operation of paper and pencil in the real world can be performed as a computer operation manner, workability and convenience can be improved.

Also, it is convenient because related information or bibliographic items can be extracted from both hypertext documents and non-hypertext documents by simple operations.

(4) Since search conditions and output conditions can be specified using the display means and the marking pen means, more complicated search conditions and output conditions can be specified. In addition, a variety of operating environments such as a pop-up menu can be provided by using a marking pen. When a marking command is given (written) directly on the screen using a marking pen, the operation manner on paper (medium paper) and the operation manner on the display are unified, so workability, operability, Convenience can be improved.

It is apparent that a document information management system in which the document information management system of the ninth embodiment is integrated with the document information management systems of the first to eighth embodiments can be provided. By doing so, of course, a wider range of services can be provided.

[Embodiment 10]
FIG. 43 shows a claim correspondence diagram of the document information management system of the tenth embodiment (the document information management system of claim 25). As shown in the figure, the document information management system according to the tenth embodiment has a configuration similar to that of the document information management system according to the ninth embodiment, except that the marking pen unit 903 is replaced with a hypertext document button displayed on the display unit 902. A mouse operating means 1001 having a mouse for giving at least one marking command having a predetermined pattern to a word other than a button of a hypertext document or a word of a non-hypertext document. The other configuration is the same as that of the ninth embodiment, and the description is omitted.

FIG. 44 shows an example of a display screen of the display device (display means 902) 911 of the tenth embodiment. Even when a mouse (mouse operation means 1001) is used, the user operates the text on the display screen instead of opening a dialog from the menu screen for the operation, so that the same marking command operation as in the ninth embodiment can be performed. The manner is inherited.

(4) In hypertext documents displayed on the display screen, buttons are usually displayed in blue or underline (here, underline).

In the mouse operation of the mouse operation means 1001, it is determined whether the mouse is clicked when the cursor is on the button or in another part. In the former case, the button (link function) is used. In the latter case, it is recognized as a keyword search.

(4) In a hypertext document, the recognition of buttons is easy (that is, known). Therefore, when the mouse is clicked while the cursor is on the buttons, the corresponding buttons are highlighted (see 1010 in the figure).

On the other hand, if the mouse is clicked while the cursor is on a part other than the button, it is necessary to recognize the word at the corresponding position. That is, it is necessary to recognize where and how words are. In this case, the following two methods can be applied. One is based on the manner of marking, and the other is based on word recognition technology.

(4) As a marking method, for example, a mouse button is clicked on the first character of a word to specify a cursor, and then a mouse button is clicked on the last character of the word. Thus, the length of the word can be specified, and the word can be extracted. In this case, an underline is displayed for the corresponding word (see 1011 in the figure). Also, for example, the length of a word can be similarly specified by turning the mouse button on at the first character of the word specifying the cursor, moving the cursor to the last character of the word, and turning off the mouse button. .

As a method using the word recognition technology, there are a method of specifying an optimum word from a character designated by a cursor and characters in the vicinity thereof by a technique such as morphological analysis, and a method of extracting a word from a prepared text in advance by a technique such as morphological analysis. By extracting an index file (word table) for search, adding a text file, and referencing the character indicated by the cursor and the characters in the vicinity to the word table to find the optimal word. There is a way to identify it. The latter method has the advantage that the word table can be used for full-text search.

FIG. 45 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of designating a button of a hypertext document as a word (keyword). In the tenth embodiment, the button of the hypertext document can be specified as a word by operating the mouse with the mouse operating unit 1001. Specifically, it is specified by a different specific method of clicking. For example, when specifying as a button, a click is performed, and when specifying as a word, a shift key & click, a long click, a double click, or a second click is performed.

(4) When the hypertext button “DB text” is designated as a word, an underline 1011 indicating the designation of the word is displayed as shown in the figure.

FIGS. 46 (a), (b) and 47 are explanatory diagrams showing the specification of search conditions and output conditions for search using a button (link function) in a mouse operation. When the cursor is placed on a desired button and a mouse button is clicked, a pop-up menu is displayed, and at the same time, the button is highlighted (displayed with a marking command). Furthermore, the item is specified by clicking the item to be specified in the pop-up menu. Alternatively, when the cursor is placed on a desired button and the mouse button is turned on, a pop-up menu is displayed, and at the same time, the button is highlighted (displayed with a marking command). Subsequently, the user designates the item by moving the cursor 1020 to an item to be designated in the pop-up menu and releasing it.

(4) To correct the designation, for example, when the cursor is placed on the designated menu and the mouse button is clicked, a pop-up menu is displayed again and the modification can be performed.

(6) When all the designations (selection of buttons and selection of selection items) are completed, the cursor 1020 is moved to the execution button 930 and clicked to execute batch processing of the buttons.

By the way, if the display device 911 is designated as the output destination of the related information data, it is possible to execute processing different from other output destinations (such as a printer). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 47, a bibliographic item selection menu for selecting output of desired relevant information from a plurality of relevant information data (bibliographic items of the relevant information) can be displayed. . This processing is executed before clicking the execution button 930 with the mouse, and the related information data (title, abstract, etc.) is displayed in a pop-up menu.

(4) The related information data is useful for confirming in advance whether the related information is truly desired information when the capacity of the related information is huge. Further, since there are a plurality of pieces of related information searched by one keyword, it is useful to select desired related information.

When the cursor 1020 is moved to desired related information data (title, abstract, etc.) on the pop-up menu and the mouse button is clicked, a pop-up menu of an output destination is further displayed. By clicking, desired related information can be output to a desired output destination (output device).

FIGS. 48 to 52 are explanatory diagrams showing the specification of search conditions and output conditions for keyword search in mouse operation. Basically, it is the same as the specification of the search condition and the output condition in the keyword search in the menu mode shown in FIGS. 39 to 41 of the ninth embodiment, so that only different portions will be described here.

As shown in FIG. 48, when performing an AND search, a plurality of selected words (a button to which the second selection marking command is added, a word or a word other than a button) are operated by a mouse operation (drag and drop operation). By overlapping, an AND search marking command can be given. Other operations can be performed by operating the cursor 1020 with a mass, similarly to the operation using the marking pen 903 in the ninth embodiment.

According to the tenth embodiment, the same effects as in the ninth embodiment can be obtained as described above. It is apparent that a document information management system in which the document information management system according to the tenth embodiment and the above-described document information management systems according to the first to eighth embodiments are integrated can be provided. By doing so, of course, a wider range of services can be provided.

[Embodiment 11]
The eleventh embodiment is a simplified version of the document information management system according to the tenth embodiment, and includes a database unit 901, a display unit 902, and a desired hypertext or non-hypertext document. Mouse for selecting a word and selecting a selection menu (only the mouse of the mouse operation means 1001), and a search means (second information) for searching the database means 901 for related information using the word selected by the mouse as a keyword. (A part of the search means 907) and output means 908 for outputting related information.

In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 53, when the user operates the mouse to select a word, the search unit searches for related information using the selected word as a keyword, and the display device 911 displays the search result of the search unit. A plurality of relevant information data (titles) corresponding to the selected word are displayed as a pop-up menu (selection menu) in the vicinity of the word selected by the mouse.

As shown in FIG. 54, when a desired title is selected from this pop-up menu using a mouse, the output means 908 outputs the relevant information.

As is clear from the above description, the simple configuration can be applied to the case where the existing browser and search engine used on the Internet and the existing hypertext document described in HTML are used. The browser adds a search engine interface function using plug-in software. In addition, a word table is added as an index file to the hypertext document according to a keyword specification method.

According to the eleventh embodiment, a hypertext document can be used as a non-hypertext document with a simple configuration. In other words, keyword search processing can be easily performed using a hypertext document and a non-hypertext document.

As described above, the document information management system according to the present invention uses the paper (medium paper) on which the document is recorded as a medium to improve the interaction between humans and the computer environment (HCI: Human-Computer-Interaction). It is suitable for an information management system and a document information management system that brings the manner of using real world paper onto a computer (virtual world) to improve the relationship between humans and the computer environment.

FIG. 2 is a claim correspondence diagram of the document information management system according to the first embodiment (the document information management system of claim 1). FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific hardware configuration example of the document information management system according to the first embodiment; FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a medium sheet according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of selecting a word on a medium sheet using a pen (marking means) according to the first embodiment. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a process of searching and outputting related information using a medium sheet according to the first embodiment; FIG. 14 is a diagram corresponding to a claim in the document information management system according to the second embodiment (document information management system according to claim 3). FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific hardware configuration example of a document information management system according to a second embodiment; FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a medium sheet according to the second embodiment. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a role of connection information according to the second embodiment. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration example of connection information according to the second embodiment; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which a selection mark is added to a medium sheet according to the second embodiment. 13 is a schematic flowchart of a process of searching and outputting related information using a medium sheet according to the second embodiment. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing marking patterns of two types of selection marks used in the third embodiment. FIG. 15 is a diagram corresponding to a claim of the document information management system according to the fourth embodiment (the document information management system of claim 5). FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a hardware configuration of a document information management system according to a fourth embodiment. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage example of a designation field of a medium sheet and a marking command according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage example of a designation field of a medium sheet and a marking command according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of using a marking command according to the fourth embodiment. 14 is a schematic flowchart of a search / output process using a medium sheet and a marking command according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of using a marking command according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a search sheet designation field according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a search sheet according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an operation display unit according to the seventh embodiment. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an operation display unit according to the seventh embodiment. FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing a search dialog designation field according to the seventh embodiment. 129 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of a search dialog of the operation display unit in Embodiment 7. [FIG. FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing another display example of the search dialog of the operation display unit in the seventh embodiment. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a mode designation field provided on a medium sheet according to the eighth embodiment. 129 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another example of a mode designation method in Embodiment 8. [FIG. It is a claim correspondence diagram of the document information management system of Embodiment 9 (document information management system of Claim 14). FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific hardware configuration example of the document information management system according to the ninth embodiment. 129 is a diagram illustrating a method of specifying whether to use a hypertext button (link function) in Embodiment 9. [FIG. 129 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another method of specifying whether or not to use a hypertext button (link function) in Embodiment 9. [FIG. 129 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a mode designation method in Embodiment 9. [FIG. FIG. 50 is an explanatory diagram showing another method of specifying a mode in the ninth embodiment. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions in a search using a button (link function) in a text direct mode. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions in a search using a button (link function) in a menu mode. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions in a keyword search in a text direct mode. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions in a keyword search in a menu mode. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions in a keyword search in a menu mode. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions in a keyword search in a menu mode. 39 is a flowchart showing a schematic operation of the ninth embodiment. FIG. 35 is a diagram corresponding to a claim of the document information management system (the document information management system of claim 25) of the tenth embodiment. FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen of a display device (display means) according to Embodiment 10. FIG. 39 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of designating a button of a hypertext document as a word (keyword) in the tenth embodiment. FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions in a search using a button (link function) in the tenth embodiment. FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions in a search using a button (link function) in the tenth embodiment. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions for a keyword search in a mouse operation. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions for a keyword search in a mouse operation. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions for a keyword search in a mouse operation. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions for a keyword search in a mouse operation. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing designation of search conditions and output conditions for a keyword search in a mouse operation. 129 is an explanatory diagram illustrating operation of Embodiment 11. [FIG. 129 is an explanatory diagram illustrating operation of Embodiment 11. [FIG.

Explanation of reference numerals

101 Database means (file server)
102 medium paper 103 marking means (pen)
104 Reading means (scanner)
105 Search means (PC)
106 output means (printer)
201 database means 202 file means 203 medium paper 204 marking means (pen)
205 reading means (scanner)
206 determination means 207 first search means 208 second search means 209 output means (printer)
210 File server 401 Database means 402 File means 403 Medium paper 404 Marking means (pen)
405 reading means (scanner)
406 Marking command analysis means 407 First search means 408 Second search means 409 Output means (printer)
901 database means 902 display means 903 marking pen means (marking pen)
904 execution instruction means 905 marking command analysis means 906 first search means 907 second search means 908 output means 911 display device 912 personal computer 1001 mouse operation means

Claims (38)

A database means for storing a plurality of document files in advance,
A medium sheet having a document information section in which document information including at least words is recorded, and a barcode information section in which electronic information corresponding to the content of the document information is converted into barcode information and recorded;
Reading means for reading the selection mark and bar code information from the medium sheet after selecting a desired word from the document information on the medium sheet by a suitable marking means and providing a selection mark;
Searching means for searching a corresponding document file from the database means using the word given the selection mark as a keyword based on the selection mark and bar code information read by the reading means;
Output means for outputting the document file searched by the search means as related information;
A document information management system comprising: 2. The document information management system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic information is described in a hypertext description language such as HTML, PDF, and XML. A database means for storing a plurality of document files in advance,
File means for storing information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic in advance as a related information file;
To link the document information section containing at least written information consisting of words, sentences, symbols, and graphics and word information consisting of words other than the above described information with the related information file of the file means A medium sheet having a barcode information section in which the link information and electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information section are converted into barcode information and recorded;
Marking means for selecting desired description information or / and word information from the description information and / or word information recorded on the medium paper and providing at least one selection mark;
Reading means for reading the selection mark and barcode information from the medium paper after the selection mark has been given by the marking means;
Determining means for determining, based on the selection mark and barcode information read by the reading means, whether the information provided with the selection mark is written information or word information;
A first search unit for searching the file unit for a relevant information file based on the selection mark and the link information in the barcode information, when the determination result of the determination unit is written information;
When the result of the determination by the determination means is word information, a corresponding document file is read from the database means using the information provided with the selection mark as a keyword based on the electronic information in the selection mark and the barcode information. A second search means for searching;
Output means for outputting a related information file and / or a document file searched by the first search means and / or the second search means;
A document information management system comprising: As the selection mark, different specific information marking patterns and word information marking patterns are prepared in advance as a selection mark to be added to the description information and a selection mark to be added to the word information, respectively. If the selection mark is a word information marking pattern, the information provided with the selection mark is determined as word information, and if the selection mark is a writing information marking pattern, the selection mark is provided. 4. The document information management system according to claim 3, wherein whether the information is written information or word information is determined based on whether or not there is linked information corresponding to said information. A database means for storing a plurality of document files in advance,
File means for storing information related to a specific word, sentence, symbol or graphic in advance as a related information file;
To link the document information section containing at least written information consisting of words, sentences, symbols, and graphics and word information consisting of words other than the above described information with the related information file of the file means A medium sheet having a barcode information section in which concatenation information and electronic information corresponding to the contents of the document information section are converted into barcode information and recorded;
Marking means for applying at least one marking command consisting of a predetermined pattern to a desired position on the medium paper;
Reading means for reading the marking command and bar code information from the medium sheet after the marking command is given by the marking means;
A marking command analyzing means for analyzing the contents of the marking command based on the marking command and the bar code information read by the reading means; and if the analysis result of the marking command analyzing means is a search for written information, the bar First search means for searching the file means for a related information file corresponding to the description information to which the marking command has been added, based on the link information in the code information;
When the analysis result of the marking command analysis means is a search for word information, a corresponding document file is sent from the database means using the word information assigned with the marking command as a keyword based on the electronic information in the barcode information. Second search means for searching for
Output means for outputting the related information file and / or the document file searched by the first search means and / or the second search means as related information;
A document information management system comprising: The medium sheet is provided with a specification field for specifying whether to search for the written information or to search for word information.
The said marking command analysis means analyzes whether it is a search of written information or a search of word information based on whether a marking command is given to the designated field. Document information management system. The marking command includes a first selection marking command for searching for the written information and a second selection marking command for searching for the word information,
The marking command analysis means analyzes whether the search is a description information search or a word information search based on whether the marking command is a first selection marking command or a second selection marking command. 6. The document information management system according to claim 5, wherein: The output means is composed of a plurality of output devices,
The marking command includes a selection marking command for selecting desired description information or / and word information from description information and / or word information recorded on the medium paper, and the selected description information or / and word An output destination marking command for specifying an output device to which information is output,
The marking command analyzing means determines whether the search is a search for written information or a search for word information based on the selected marking command, and based on an output destination marking command assigned near the selected marking command. , Specify the output device of the output destination,
6. The document information management system according to claim 5, wherein the output unit outputs the relevant information to an output device at a corresponding output destination based on an analysis result of the marking command analysis unit. The marking command further includes an output order marking command for specifying an output order of the description information or / and word information selected by the selection marking command,
The marking command analysis means determines an output order of related information output corresponding to each selected marking command based on the output order marking command,
9. The document information management system according to claim 5, wherein the output unit outputs relevant information in an analyzed output order based on an analysis result of the marking command analysis unit. . The marking command further includes an AND search marking command for specifying a AND search by connecting a plurality of the selection marking commands,
The marking command analyzing means uses, when the AND search marking command is used, description information or / and word information selected by each of the plurality of selection marking commands linked by the AND search marking command as a keyword. Judge as AND search,
The second search means, when the analysis result of the marking command analysis means is an AND search, based on the electronic information in the bar code information, the description information and / or the word to which the selected marking command is added. 10. The document information management system according to claim 8, wherein a corresponding document file is searched from said database means by AND search using information as a keyword. The marking command further includes a search condition marking command for specifying, as a search condition, a search category used when performing a search by the second search means,
The marking command analysis means analyzes a search condition of related information output in response to each selected marking command based on the search condition marking command,
11. The document according to claim 8, wherein the second search unit searches the database unit for a corresponding document file based on search conditions analyzed by the marking command analysis unit. Information management system. The marking command further includes, as information to be output by the output means, an output condition marking command for specifying whether to output the relevant information or to output a bibliographic item of the relevant information,
The marking command analyzing means determines, based on the output condition marking command, whether to output related information for each selected marking command or to output a bibliographic item of related information.
12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the output unit outputs related information or a bibliographic item of the related information for each selected marking command based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing unit. One of the document information management system. The marking command further includes: a dialog marking command for setting an arbitrary area (dialog) on the medium paper as a command description area; and a description information and / or word information to which the selection marking command is added. And a search / output condition marking command for describing a search condition / output condition in the command description area set by the identification marking command and the dialog marking command,
The marking command analysis means specifies a command description area based on the dialog marking command, analyzes a search condition / output condition based on a search / output condition marking command described in the command description area, Specifying written information or / and word information described in the search condition / output condition based on the identification marking command and the selection marking command;
The second search means searches a corresponding document file from the database means using a corresponding description information and / or word information as a keyword under a corresponding search condition based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing means,
The output means outputs, based on an analysis result of the marking command analysis means, relevant information or a bibliographic item of the relevant information searched by the second search means under a corresponding output condition. Item 13. The document information management system according to any one of Items 8 to 12. A search sheet specification field for specifying a search condition for performing a search using the description information and / or word information specified by the marking command as a keyword and an output of a search sheet for inputting output conditions is provided on the medium sheet. Is provided,
The marking command analysis means determines whether or not the output of the search sheet is designated based on whether or not a marking command is given to the search sheet designation field,
The output means, when the analysis result of the marking command analyzing means is an output of a search sheet, search conditions such as a search formula, designation of a search target database, designation of a category, and bibliographic items of related information or related information. 6. The document information management system according to claim 5, wherein a search sheet in which output conditions such as output designation, output destination designation, and output order designation can be entered is output. Further, after a search condition and an output condition are written in the search sheet, the reading sheet is read by the reading means.
The reading means reads the search condition and the output condition from the search sheet,
The marking command analysis unit analyzes the search condition and the output condition based on the search condition and the output condition read by the reading unit,
The second search means searches a corresponding document file from the database means using a corresponding description information and / or word information as a keyword under a corresponding search condition based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing means,
The output means outputs, based on an analysis result of the marking command analysis means, relevant information or a bibliographic item of the relevant information searched by the second search means under a corresponding output condition. Item 14. The document information management system according to Item 14. In addition, an operation display means capable of displaying and operating various information is provided.
A search dialog designation field for designating a display of a search dialog for entering a search condition and an output condition for performing a search using the description information and / or word information specified by the marking command as a keyword on the medium sheet. Is provided,
The marking command analysis means determines whether display of the search dialog is designated based on whether a marking command is given to the search dialog designation column,
The operation display means, when the analysis result of the marking command analysis means is a display of a search dialog, a search condition such as a search expression, designation of a search target database, designation of a category, and bibliographic information of related information or related information. Displays a search dialog that allows you to enter output conditions such as item output specification, output destination specification, and output order specification.
When a search condition and an output condition are input to the search dialog via the operation display unit, the marking command analysis unit analyzes the search condition and the output condition based on the input search condition and output condition,
The second search means searches a corresponding document file from the database means using a corresponding description information and / or word information as a keyword under a corresponding search condition based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing means,
The output means outputs, based on an analysis result of the marking command analysis means, relevant information or a bibliographic item of the relevant information searched by the second search means under a corresponding output condition. Item 6. The document information management system according to Item 5. The operation display means has a marking pen as one of pointing devices, and directly inputs the search condition and the output condition to a search dialog on a display using the marking pen. Item 16. A document information management system according to Item 16. The operation display means includes a mouse which is one of pointing devices,
Further, the input of the search condition and the output condition is performed by the search dialog as the search condition, such as the specification of a search target database, the specification of a category, the output specification of related information or bibliographic items of related information, the specification of an output destination, the output. A selection menu for selecting and inputting output conditions such as designation of an order and a search formula entry column for entering a search formula are displayed. By operating the mouse, a desired selection item is designated from the selection menu. 17. The document information management system according to claim 16, wherein a search formula is directly entered in an entry field. A database means for storing a plurality of document files in advance,
Display means for displaying hypertext documents and non-hypertext documents other than hypertext;
A marking pen for giving at least one marking command consisting of a predetermined pattern to the button of the hypertext document, the word other than the button of the hypertext document, or the word of the non-hypertext document displayed on the display means. Marking pen means having;
Execution instructing means for instructing execution of a marking command given by the marking pen means,
When execution is instructed by the execution instructing means, the contents of the marking command are analyzed on the basis of the marking command given by the marking pen means, the button to which the marking command is given, and a word or word other than the button. Marking command analysis means to perform
When the marking command analyzing means analyzes that the marking command is given to the button of the hypertext document, a first information for searching the database means for related information linked to the button to which the marking command is given. Search means,
When the marking command analyzing means analyzes that the marking command is given to a word other than the button of the hypertext document or to the non-hypertext word, the database means uses the word given the marking command as a keyword. Second search means for searching for related information from
Output means for outputting related information searched by the first search means and / or the second search means;
A document information management system comprising: The display means, when displaying the hypertext document, stops a link function of a button of the hypertext document and displays a specification item for designating use of the hypertext as a non-hypertext document. And
The marking command analyzing means, when the marking command is given to the designated item using the marking pen means, gives the marking command to a word other than the button of the hypertext document or to the non-hypertext word. 20. The document information management system according to claim 19, wherein it is determined that the marking command has been given, and if a marking command has not been given to the designated item, it is analyzed that the marking command has been given to a button of the hypertext document. The marking command includes a first selection marking command for performing a search using the first search unit using the link function of the button, and a word or a word other than the button or the button as a keyword. And a second selection marking command for performing a search using the second search means.
When the marking command is a first selection marking command, the marking command analysis unit determines that the marking command is given to a button of the hypertext document, and determines that the marking command is a second selection marking command. 20. The document information management system according to claim 19, wherein in some cases, it is analyzed that the marking command is added to a word other than the button of the hypertext document or the non-hypertext word. The display means selects a text direct mode in which a desired marking command is directly described on a display screen and applied, or a menu mode in which a desired marking command is selected and applied from a selection menu displayed on the display screen. Display the mode selection items for
22. The document information management system according to claim 19, wherein a corresponding mode is selected by giving a marking command to said mode selection item using said marking pen means. The output means is composed of a plurality of output devices,
The marking command includes a first selection marking command for performing a search using the first search unit using the link function of the button, and an output of an output destination of information corresponding to the selected button. An output destination marking command for specifying a device and an output condition marking command for specifying whether to output the related information or the bibliographic item of the related information as information corresponding to the selected button. Including
When the text direct mode is selected via the mode selection item, the marking command analysis means specifies a button selected based on the first selection marking command, and specifies the first selection marking command. The output device of the output destination is specified based on the output destination marking command given in the vicinity of, and the related information is output or related information is output based on the output condition marking command given in the vicinity of the first selection marking command. Determine whether to output the bibliographic information of the information,
23. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the output unit outputs related information or a bibliographic item of the related information to an output device of a corresponding output destination based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing unit. Document information management system. The output means is composed of a plurality of output devices,
The marking command includes a first selection marking command for performing a search using the first search means using a link function of the button;
When the menu mode is selected via the mode selection item, the display means outputs an output destination of information corresponding to the selected button in the vicinity of the button to which the first selection marking command is assigned. An output destination selection item for selecting an output device and an output condition selection item for selecting whether to output the related information as information corresponding to the selected button or to output a bibliographic item of the related information. Display the selection menu you have,
The marking command analyzing means specifies a button based on the first selected marking command when a desired output destination selection item and an output condition selection item are selected from the selection menu using the marking pen means. Specifying an output device of an output destination based on the selected output destination selection item, and determining whether to output related information or a bibliographic item of the related information based on the selected output condition selection item. Judge,
23. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the output unit outputs related information or a bibliographic item of the related information to an output device of a corresponding output destination based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing unit. 23. The document information management system according to 23. The display means, when a bibliographic item of related information is selected as the output condition selection item, closes a button to which the first selection marking command is assigned, and displays the bibliographic information of the corresponding plurality of related information. Displays a bibliographic item selection menu for selecting the output of desired related information from the item,
The marking command analyzing means, when a desired bibliographic item is selected from the bibliographic item selection menu using the marking pen means, specifies relevant information to be output based on the selected bibliographic item. ,
25. The document information management system according to claim 24, wherein said output means outputs the corresponding specific related information based on an analysis result of said marking command analysis means. The marking command includes a second selection marking command for performing a search using the second search means using the button, a word or a word other than the button as a keyword, and a second selection marking command. AND search marking command for specifying AND search by linking a plurality of
The marking command analyzing means, when the AND search marking command is used, a button selected by each of the plurality of second selection marking commands connected by the AND search marking command, a word other than the button or a word. Is analyzed as an AND search with the keyword as
The second search means, when the analysis result of the marking command analysis means is an AND search, performs relevant search from the database means by performing an AND search using a keyword to which the second selection marking command is assigned. 22. The document information management system according to claim 19, wherein a search is performed. The output means is composed of a plurality of output devices,
The marking command includes a second selection marking command for performing a search using the second search means using the button or a word other than the button or a word as a keyword, and a command other than the selected button or button. An output destination marking command for specifying an output device of an output destination of the word or the information corresponding to the word, and outputting the related information as the selected button, the word other than the button or the information corresponding to the word, An output condition marking command for specifying whether to output a bibliographic item of information, and a search range marking command for specifying a search range of the second search means.
When the text direct mode is selected via the mode selection item, the marking command analysis unit specifies a keyword based on the second selection marking command, and specifies a keyword in the vicinity of the second selection marking command. An output device of an output destination is specified based on the output destination marking command provided, and related information is output based on an output condition marking command provided in the vicinity of the second selection marking command, or bibliography of the related information is performed. A search range for performing a search by the second search means based on the search range marking command,
The second search means searches the database means for relevant information based on a search range analyzed by the marking command analysis means,
23. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the output unit outputs related information or a bibliographic item of the related information to an output device of a corresponding output destination based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing unit. Document information management system. The output means is composed of a plurality of output devices,
The marking command includes a second selection marking command for performing a search using the second search means using the button, a word other than the button or a word as a keyword,
When the menu mode is selected via the mode selection item, the display means outputs an output destination of information corresponding to the selected button in the vicinity of the button to which the second selection marking command is assigned. An output destination selection item for selecting an output device and an output condition selection item for selecting whether to output the related information as information corresponding to the selected button or to output a bibliographic item of the related information, and Display a selection menu with search range selection items for selecting the search range,
The marking command analyzing means, when a desired output destination selection item, output condition selection item, or search range selection item is selected from the selection menu using the marking pen means, based on the second selected marking command. To specify a keyword, specify an output device of an output destination based on the selected output destination selection item, and output related information based on the selected output condition selection item, or a bibliographic item of the related information. Is determined, and a search range for performing a search by the second search means is specified based on the search condition selection items.
The second search means searches the database means for relevant information based on a search range analyzed by the marking command analysis means,
23. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the output unit outputs related information or a bibliographic item of the related information to an output device of a corresponding output destination based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing unit. 27. The document information management system according to item 27. When a bibliographic item of related information is selected as the output condition selection item, the display means displays a plurality of bibliographic items of the related information in the vicinity of the keyword to which the second selection marking command is assigned. Displays a bibliographic item selection menu for selecting the output of desired related information from the item,
The marking command analyzing means, when a desired bibliographic item is selected from the bibliographic item selection menu using the marking pen means, specifies relevant information to be output based on the selected bibliographic item. ,
29. The document information management system according to claim 28, wherein said output means outputs the corresponding specific related information based on an analysis result of said marking command analysis means. A database means for storing a plurality of document files in advance,
Display means for displaying hypertext documents and non-hypertext documents other than hypertext;
A mouse for giving at least one marking command consisting of a predetermined pattern to a button of the hypertext document, a word other than the button of the hypertext document, or a word of the non-hypertext document displayed on the display means; Mouse operation means,
Execution instruction means for instructing execution of the marking command given by the mouse operation means;
When execution is instructed by the execution instructing means, the contents of the marking command are analyzed based on the marking command given by the mouse operating means, the button to which the marking command is given, and a word or word other than a button. Marking command analysis means to perform
When the marking command analyzing means analyzes that the marking command is given to the button of the hypertext document, a first information for searching the database means for related information linked to the button to which the marking command is given. Search means,
When the marking command analyzing means analyzes that the marking command is given to a word other than the button of the hypertext document or to the non-hypertext word, the database means uses the word given the marking command as a keyword. Second search means for searching for related information from
Output means for outputting related information searched by the first search means and / or the second search means;
A document information management system comprising: The mouse operation means includes: a first mouse operation for giving a first selection marking command for performing a search using the first search means using the link function of the button; and a button other than the button and the button. A second mouse operation for giving a second selection marking command for performing a search using the second search means using the word or the word as a keyword.
When the marking command is a first selection marking command, the marking command analysis unit determines that the marking command is given to a button of the hypertext document, and determines that the marking command is a second selection marking command. 31. The document information management system according to claim 30, wherein in some cases, it is analyzed that the marking command is added to a word other than a button of the hypertext document or to the non-hypertext word. The display means displays a selection menu near the button to which the first selection marking command is assigned;
By operating the mouse operating means to move the cursor to a desired selection item in the displayed selection menu and performing a designation operation, various designations for the button to which the corresponding first selection marking command is assigned are given. 32. The document information management system according to claim 31, wherein: The output means is composed of a plurality of output devices,
The display means includes an output destination selection item for selecting an output device to which information corresponding to the selected button is to be output, in the vicinity of the button to which the first selection marking command is assigned, and the selected button. Displaying a selection menu having output condition selection items for selecting whether to output the related information or the bibliographic item of the related information as information corresponding to
The marking command analysis means specifies a button based on the first selection marking command when a desired output destination selection item and an output condition selection item are selected from the selection menu using the mouse operation means. Specifying an output device of an output destination based on the selected output destination selection item, and determining whether to output related information or a bibliographic item of the related information based on the selected output condition selection item. Judge,
33. The output means outputs related information or bibliographic items of the related information to an output device of a corresponding output destination based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing means. Document information management system. The display means is provided with the first selection marking command when a bibliographic item of related information is selected as the output condition selection item and the display means is selected as the output destination selection item. A bibliographic item selection menu for selecting the output of desired related information from the bibliographic items of the relevant related information in the vicinity of the button.
When a desired bibliographic item is selected from the bibliographic item selection menu using the mouse operating means, the marking command analyzing means specifies relevant information to be output based on the selected bibliographic item. The document information management system according to claim 33, wherein: The marking command includes an AND search marking command for designating an AND search by connecting a plurality of the second selection marking commands,
The mouse operation means assigns the AND search marking command by superimposing a plurality of buttons, words or words other than buttons to which the second selection marking command is assigned by a drag and drop operation,
The marking command analyzing means, when the AND search marking command is used, a button selected by each of the plurality of second selection marking commands connected by the AND search marking command, a word other than the button or a word. Is analyzed as an AND search with the keyword as
The second search means, when the analysis result of the marking command analysis means is an AND search, performs relevant search from the database means by performing an AND search using a keyword to which the second selection marking command is assigned. 35. The document information management system according to claim 31, wherein the document information is searched. The output means is composed of a plurality of output devices,
The marking command includes a second selection marking command for performing a search using the second search means using the button, a word other than the button or a word as a keyword,
An output device for outputting the selected button, the word other than the button, or the information corresponding to the word near the button or the word other than the button to which the second selection marking command is assigned; And an output destination selection item for selecting a button and an output for selecting whether to output the relevant information as information corresponding to the selected button, a word or a word other than the button, or a bibliographic item of the relevant information. Display a selection menu having condition selection items and search range selection items for selecting a search range;
The marking command analyzing means, when a desired output destination selection item / output condition selection item / search range selection item is selected from the selection menu using the mouse operation means, based on the second selection marking command. To specify a keyword, specify an output device of an output destination based on the selected output destination selection item, and output related information based on the selected output condition selection item, or a bibliographic item of the related information. Is determined, and a search range for performing a search by the second search means is specified based on the search condition selection items.
The second search means searches the database means for relevant information based on a search range analyzed by the marking command analysis means,
31. The output unit according to claim 30, wherein the output unit outputs related information or a bibliographic item of the related information to an output device of a corresponding output destination based on an analysis result of the marking command analyzing unit. 31. The document information management system according to item 31. The display means is provided with the second selection marking command when a bibliographic item of related information is selected as the output condition selection item and a display means is selected as the output destination selection item. A button, a word other than the button, or a vicinity of the word, displaying a bibliographic item selection menu for selecting output of desired related information from a plurality of bibliographic items of the relevant information;
When a desired bibliographic item is selected from the bibliographic item selection menu using the mouse operating means, the marking command analyzing means specifies relevant information to be output based on the selected bibliographic item. 37. The document information management system according to claim 36, wherein: A database means for storing a plurality of document files in advance,
Display means for displaying hypertext documents and non-hypertext documents other than hypertext and displaying various selection menus;
A mouse for selecting a desired word from words of the hypertext document or the non-hypertext document displayed on the display means and selecting the selection menu;
Search means for searching the database means for related information using the word selected by the mouse as a keyword;
Output means for outputting the related information,
The display means displays titles of a plurality of relevant information as selection menus in the vicinity of a word selected by the mouse, based on a search result of the search means,
When a desired title is selected from the selection menu using the mouse, the output means outputs relevant information.

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