JPH06124308A - Information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] With regard to the search of a database, an object of the information organization processing device is to support the information search work by appropriately classifying the search results and showing the status of the search result information. [Structure] A world knowledge 1 and an organization processing unit 2 are provided, and the world knowledge 1 classifies the required things in order according to the superordinate concept of the required number of stages, and determines the things and the concepts. Retaining the information of the structure indicating the name, when the organization processing unit 2 receives an organization request specifying the concept name of the world knowledge 1, the search result information including the search keyword and the data searched by the search keyword. 3, the search result information is classified by using the concept name immediately below the specified concept in the classification of the world knowledge included in the search result information as a classification key, and the predetermined result is generated based on the classification result. Configure to display information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information organization processing device for assisting information retrieval work by classifying and organizing a large amount of information retrieved from a database in a computer according to appropriate criteria.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a database system using a computer, a large amount of information is searched as a result of searching a large-scale database with a certain search keyword, and further search conditions are set to narrow down the information. In some cases, it may be difficult to properly select a subsequent search keyword unless the tendency of the content of such information is grasped to some extent.

Therefore, for example, by devising some suitable search keywords, a trial search is sequentially performed on the above-mentioned search results by using each of the search keywords,
It is often necessary to estimate the information status of the original search result by classifying the information by looking at each number of information searched.

However, in order to do so, it is necessary to prepare appropriate search keywords, specify them individually, and repeat the search. It takes a lot of skill to select the keywords, and it is troublesome to repeat the trial search. There is a problem that it takes.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information organization processing device for assisting information search work by appropriately classifying search results in a database and showing the status of search result information.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention. The figure shows a configuration of an information organization processing device, which has a world knowledge 1 and an organization processing unit 2. In the world knowledge 1, required objects are sequentially classified according to a higher concept of a required number of stages. Then, the information of the structure indicating the name of the thing and the concept is held.

In the first invention, when the rearrangement processing unit 2 receives a rearrangement request designating the concept name of the world knowledge 1, the search result information 3 including the search keyword and the data searched by the search keyword 3 With respect to the search result information, the search result information is classified by using the concept name immediately below the specified concept in the classification of the world knowledge as a classification key, and the predetermined information generated based on the classification result. Is displayed.

According to the second invention, each name of the world knowledge 1 in the first invention can be added with an attribute name representing an attribute of the thing or concept represented by the name. In this case, if the concept name used as the classification key has the attribute name and the classification key included in the search result information has a name different from the attribute name, , Process as if it does not correspond to the classification key.

In the third invention, in the first or second invention, the related word information 4 holds information obtained by grouping the required names constituting the world knowledge. In this case, the organization processing unit 2 displays the related word information of the group including the immediately preceding search keyword in the name when waiting for the input of the organization request.

In a fourth aspect of the invention, in the first, second or third aspect of the invention, the world knowledge 1 can hold information of world knowledge limiting users as personal knowledge 5. In this case, the organizing processing unit 2 uses the personal knowledge 5 as a part of the world knowledge 1 when executing the organizing request of the limited user of the personal knowledge 5.

[0011]

When the information arrangement processing device of the present invention is used to classify the search results of the database and to know the general situation, for example, by specifying what kind of concept the classification should be made, each subordinate belonging to that concept is specified. As a concept or concrete thing, the name registered in the world knowledge is used as a classification key,
By searching the search results, for example, the number of pieces of search information belonging to each classification key is displayed in a list format.

Therefore, it is not necessary to individually specify the keywords and perform the individual searches for classification. According to the above purpose, the world knowledge is constructed by gathering, so to speak, encyclopedic knowledge and hierarchically classifying the names indicating them.

In order to make the information organization processing device easier to use, attribute names can be added to each name of world knowledge so that the same name of different attributes (for example, "Chiba" prefecture and "Chiba"
The city may be distinguished, related word information may be provided to support selection of concepts to be organized, and personal world knowledge may be registered and used.

[0014]

EXAMPLE FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the structure of the world knowledge 1 of FIG. 1. In the example of "prefecture", which is a superordinate concept, there is a local name at a lower level and a prefecture name at a lower level. An example of the attribute name is shown in brackets here.

Further, in the example of the superordinate concept "sales business", "department store" and the like are in the subordinate position, and major store names are indicated for the department store. The personal knowledge 5 also has a similar structure, for example, a salesperson of a computer registers his or her own model name as a superordinate concept of "model in charge" as shown in the example in the figure.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of related word information.
As shown in the figure, for example, for the keyword "Mid-year-end gift", related words such as year-end, bonus, sales, shipping, and department stores are registered. In this case, if those related words are shown as a reference, it will be a reference for selecting the classification key.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of processing of a database system including the information organization processing device of the present invention. In the database system, when a search keyword is received in processing step 10, search is performed in processing step 11. Is executed, and the number of information items retrieved in processing step 12 is displayed.

As a result, by another search keyword,
If there is a request for narrowing down the information, the request is identified in processing step 13 and the process returns to processing step 10. If not, control is passed to the information organizing processing device, and the information organizing processing device performs processing step 14 Identify whether there is a request for information organization or whether it has been completed.

When there is a request for organizing information, it is identified whether the search keyword previously searched for is registered in the related word information 4 in processing step 15, and if it is registered, the corresponding related word is searched in processing step 16. indicate.

Next, when the designation of the concept name for classification is received in the processing step 17, the world knowledge 1 and the corresponding personal knowledge 5 if registered are referred to in the processing step 18,
The retrieved information is classified using a name lower than the specified concept name as a classification key.

The classification result is counted as the number of pieces of information including each classification key, and the number of pieces of information is displayed as the arrangement result in processing step 19, and thereafter, for example, the processing returns to processing step 13,
As described above, it is identified whether another search keyword is designated.

FIG. 5 shows an example of display by the above processing,
The world knowledge and related word information correspond to those illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. In FIG. 5, the upper frame indicates that the database was first searched using “Misewari” as the search keyword, and 238 items of information were searched.

When a request for organizing information is entered there,
Since "Mitoseki" is registered in the related word information, the related word list is displayed as in the lower right frame of FIG. Next, if "Department Store" is specified as the classification request, the search information is classified according to the store names registered under the department store in the world knowledge, and the number of records for each store name and their total The total number of department stores that have been opened is displayed in the lower left frame.

[0024]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, in the database search, the search results are classified appropriately and the status of the search result information is indicated to support the information search work. Therefore, there is a remarkable industrial effect that a database that enables users to easily and efficiently perform information retrieval can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the structure of world knowledge, etc.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining related word information.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of processing of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 World Knowledge 2 Sorting Processing Section 3 Search Result Information 4 Related Word Information 5 Personal Knowledge 10-19 Processing Steps

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A world knowledge (1) and a rearrangement processing unit (2) are provided, and in the world knowledge (1), required objects are sequentially classified according to a concept of a required number of stages. Then, the information on the structure indicating the name of the thing and the concept is held, and the rearrangement processing unit (2) searches when receiving a rearrangement request designating the concept name of the world knowledge (1). With respect to the search result information (3) consisting of a keyword and data searched by the search keyword, the concept name immediately below the specified concept in the classification of the world knowledge included in the search result information is used as a classification key. An information organization processing device configured to classify search result information and display predetermined information generated based on the classification result. 2. The name of the world knowledge (1) can be added with an attribute name indicating an attribute of a thing or a concept represented by the name, and the rearrangement processing unit (2) If the concept name used as the classification key has the attribute name and the classification key included in the search result information has a name different from the attribute name, it is treated as not corresponding to the classification key. The information organization processing device according to claim 1. 3. The related world information (4) as related word information (4)
Holding the information grouping the required names that compose the, the rearrangement processing unit (2), when waiting for the input of the rearrangement request, the related words of the group including the immediately preceding search keyword in the name. The information arrangement processing device according to claim 1 or 2, which displays information. 4. The world knowledge (1) can hold information of world knowledge limiting users as personal knowledge (5), and the arrangement processing unit (2) can store the personal knowledge (5). ) When executing the rearrangement request of the limited user in (1), the personal knowledge is used as a part of the world knowledge (1).
Alternatively, the information organization processing device according to claim 3.