JP3387604B2 - Serial display processing method - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention, in a system for displaying information in the form of a book on a computer display, centrally manages book information for a plurality of books, and freely and quickly access book information desired to be read. It is an electronic library system that makes it possible, especially when the book information is continuously published in a magazine format, as if one serialized article spans multiple book information. The present invention relates to a serial display processing method capable of continuously reading through pages like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 13 shows an example of book display by a book metaphor. The book metaphor is a method of displaying images on a computer display as a book, and simulates book functions such as jumping from the table of contents and turning pages. The software consists of book information created according to predetermined rules and a program that displays the book information and realizes the book function. Recently, a computer equipped with such a book information display program has been put into practical use.

In FIG. 13, 90 is a page image of a book,
Reference numeral 91 represents various function buttons, 92 represents a tag button, and 93 represents a sticky note button. The function buttons 91 include a front cover button for instructing display of a front cover, a back cover button for instructing display of a back cover, a forward one page button for instructing display of the next page, a backward page button for instructing display of the previous page, Set the continuous forward button to continuously advance the page, the continuous backward button to continuously scroll the page, the stop button to stop the continuous forward and backward movement, and the setting / release of sticky notes. A sticky note setting button for instructing, an Undo button for instructing to return to the state before one operation, an end button for instructing to end the display, and the like.

The tag button 92 is a button displayed beside the page image 90 based on the book information. For example, when the tag button 92 of "Chapter 2" is selected, the page image 90 at the beginning of the second chapter is displayed. The sticky note button 93 is a button that can be set to an arbitrary page image by the sticky note setting button, and is displayed above the page image 90. When the sticky note button 93 is selected, the page image 90 in which the sticky note button 93 is set is displayed. By selecting and instructing these tag button 92, sticky note button 93, and other function button 91, the page image 90 of the desired book can be freely displayed.

[0005]

The information display system on the computer by the book information display program simulating the function of the book as described above is a book metaphor or an electronic book.
Or, it is called by a name similar to these and used. However, these conventional methods are basically methods of individually handling book information for each book, and there is no system capable of centrally managing information for a plurality of books. In the case of using a CD-ROM as a storage medium, it is possible to select information for a plurality of volumes, but the selection range is a fixed one that is closed to the range of the CD-ROM that is the providing medium. ， It was not a means to centrally manage the information of many independently published books.

Therefore, the user knows in advance which file the desired information is in and can access the desired information only by inputting the file name. Although this uses a computer, there is no big difference in management and access of books (book information) from paper books, and considering the listability of bookshelves,
It can even be said that it is inferior to a paper book.

Further, a magazine composed of serialized articles and the like is also treated as one book, like a book, and when the serialized articles are read continuously, the next magazine will be issued each time the issue of the magazine changes. I had to call and search for the article in it. This is essentially the same usability as a paper magazine, and it cannot be said that it makes full use of the power of computers.

Therefore, the present invention solves such a problem, centrally manages a large amount of book information, enables a desired book (book) to be easily and quickly found, and can be freely operated by a series of operations. In the new electronic library system that can be displayed on the screen, when the target book information is a magazine, a serialization display processing method that enables serialized articles to be read through as if it were a book The purpose is to do.

[0009]

FIG. 1 shows a structural example of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a computer, 2 is a display, 3 is a manual input device such as a mouse and a keyboard, 4 is a large-capacity file memory, 10 is an electronic library management unit, 11
Is a book management database, and 12 is a book display processing unit. The book display processing unit 12 has a serial display control means 13.

The large-capacity file memory 4 is means for accumulating book information for a plurality of books. Electronic library management department 10
Is a means for registering book information, accessing the book management database 11, searching for a desired book, narrowing down, displaying a list of narrowed down results, and the like.

The book management database 11 is means for managing search information for book information stored in the large capacity file memory 4. The book display processing unit 12 is means for reading book information corresponding to the searched book from the large capacity file memory 4 and displaying it. It also has means for restarting the electronic library management unit 10 in response to the input of book operation information.

In the case of the first aspect of the invention, the serial display control means 13 sets means for setting the serial read mode for serial articles of magazines in the book information stored in the large-capacity file memory 4, and a manual input device. when the pressurized et page forward or page backward is instructed, means for Ru checks whether the series reading mode has been set, you in series read mode
If the page advance is instructed and the page being displayed is
If it is the last page, judge whether the current number of serializations is the final one and serialize
Series of articles If the number is not the last times to display the first page of the same series of articles for the next issue of the magazine, the series number of the last round
Means to display a message indicating that the last round is being displayed, and when page backward movement is instructed in the serial read mode.
If the page being displayed is the first page of a serialized article, the current number of serializations
If the number of serialization is 2 or more, the last page of the same serialized article in the previous issue of that magazine is displayed, and the serialization is 1
If so, it has means for displaying a message indicating that the leading number is being displayed, and means for performing normal page advance or page backward when other page forward / backward instructions are given.

In the case of the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the respective means in the invention described in claim 1, the serialization display control means 13 displays the next page when the first page of the same serialized article in the next issue is displayed. When the issue is suspended, the book information of the next issue is read out and the first page of the serialized article is displayed, and the last page of the same serialized article of the previous issue is displayed. When the issue is a suspension, it has means for reading the book information of the previous issue and displaying the final page of the serialized article.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the serial display control means 13 determines which article is being displayed when the page input or page backward request is made from the manual input device 3 when the book information is displayed. The reader is asked to check the position of the page, and if it is in the middle, perform normal page advance or page retract, and whether to read the next issue when page advance is instructed on the last page of the serialized article. If the inquiry and the response to this inquiry are YES, the first page of the serialized article of the next issue will be displayed, and if NO, a means for performing normal page advance and a page backward instruction at the first page of the serialized article. If the answer to this inquiry is YES, the last page of the serialized articles of the previous issue is displayed, and if NO, the normal page retraction. With the means to do.

In the case of the invention as set forth in claim 4, the serial display control means 13 separates from the instruction of page forward or page backward for the serial articles of the magazine in the book information stored in the large-capacity file memory 4. Means for accepting an instruction for serial forward or serial backward, and, when the serial forward is instructed,
Judging whether the number of serializations is the final one, and if it is not the last one, whether the current page is the first / intermediate / last of the article ,
A means for displaying the first page of serialized articles, and the serialization number is checked when the serialization backward is instructed , and the serialization number is 2 or more.
If it is descending, it has a means for displaying the top page of the serialized articles of the previous issue , regardless of whether the current page is the top / middle / final of the article .

In the case of the invention of claim 5, the serialization display control means 13 is a means for inquiring the reader whether or not to display the serialization start issue when there is an instruction to display the cover page while the serialization articles of a certain issue are being displayed. And the response to this inquiry is YES
If so, it is checked which article the displayed page is, and the first page of the serialized article of the serialization start issue is displayed, and if NO, a means for displaying the cover of the currently displayed issue, and a certain issue. If there is an instruction to display the back cover during the display of the serialized article of, the means to inquire to the reader whether to display the final serial number, and if the response to this inquiry is YES, which page is being displayed is It has a means for checking whether there is any, and displaying the first page or the last page of the serialized article of the final serialized article, and if NO, displaying the back cover of the issue currently being displayed.

[0017]

The present invention is to add a serial display function of magazines to an electronic library system for centrally managing a plurality of books. The electronic library system manages book types such as magazines and books. In such a system, particularly in the present invention, when the type of book is a magazine, when the cover of the magazine is displayed, it is selected whether or not the serial display mode is set. Alternatively, a mode switching button may be provided as a navigation button for selection. If the serialization display mode is set in this way, 1 on the last page of the serialized article.
When the page forward button is instructed, the first page of the relevant serialized article in the next issue is displayed instead of the next page in that issue. If you indicate a retreat, the last page of the serialized article in the previous issue is displayed. Therefore, a unique management number is assigned to each article in the magazine. If you instruct you to move forward in the latest issue,
Display a message that there is no next issue. If you instruct the player to move backward in the first series, a message indicating that there is no previous issue is displayed. Serialized articles may be suspended depending on the issue, but since unique management information is added to each article, if there is no corresponding article in the next issue when instructing to move forward, the next issue is called. To do so. In the case of retreat, if the serialized article of the previous issue is suspended, the previous issue is read out.

As another method, without providing a serial display mode, when the page advance is instructed on the last page of the serialized article, an inquiry is made as to whether or not to read the next issue. If the response is YES, the serialized article of the next serialized article is read. Display the first page.

As another method, a serial forward / backward button is provided separately from the page forward / backward buttons. In this case, the user has to consciously properly use page forward / backward and serial forward / backward, which is somewhat annoying, but if used, the labor of operation is reduced. However, the transition condition to other issues may be the same as the above method, but the determination of the beginning / intermediate / final of the article is excluded, and the top page is displayed not only in the next issue but also in the previous issue. As a matter of course, it is possible to use the method different from the above-mentioned method that emphasizes article continuity.

As another method, when the cover page is designated during the display of the serialized articles in the magazine, the first page of the same serialized article of the serialization start issue is displayed instead of the cover of the issue, and the same serialized article is displayed when the back cover is specified. Display the first or last page of the last round of. However, you may want to display the front or back cover of the issue, so when you specify the cover / back cover, the front / back cover of that issue is displayed, or the serialization start issue or the last serialized article is displayed. To be selected.

[0021]

First, an electronic library system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration and an operation of an embodiment of an electronic library system in which book information of a book metaphor is centrally managed for a plurality of books and selectively displayed by various search means. The entire system comprises a computer 1, a display 2, a manual input device such as a keyboard and a mouse 3, and a large capacity file memory 4. Computer 1
Is an electronic library management department 10, a book management database 11,
The book display processing unit 12 is installed. S1 to S1 in the figure
Reference numeral 4 represents the order of operations relating to the search and display of books described below. When the electronic library system is started up, the electronic library management unit 10 is started and the start screen is displayed. When a search for a book is selected on the start screen, a search screen is displayed on the display 2 as in S1 shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the search key is input by the manual input device 3 as in S2, the electronic library management unit 10 accesses the book management database 11 as in S3, and the search keyword from the book management database 11 as in S4. Take over the list or book list. Thereby, the keyword list and the book list are displayed on the display 2 as in S5. Since there are various types of search keys, the display of the search screen in S1 and the search key input in S2 are repeated several times. Here, it is assumed that a search is performed by the type of book, the field of the book, the publisher, the author, the publication year, and the keyword, and the book list is displayed at the end. These search key information is the book management database 11
It is an element of the record corresponding to the book.

When the book list is displayed, a book is selected as in S6, and the electronic library management section 10 takes over the book information file name corresponding to the book name to the book display processing section 12 and performs control as in S7. hand over. Book display processing unit 1
2 accesses the large capacity file memory 4 as in S8, reads the book information as in S9, and displays the cover of the book (book) on the display 2 as in S10. After this, the input of the book operation in S11 and the display of the content of the book in S12 are interactively repeated, and when a book display end request is issued in S13, the book display processing unit 12 in S14.
Returns control to the electronic library management unit 10, and the electronic library management unit 10 redisplays the search screen.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the format (data structure) of book information of a magazine in the embodiment of the present invention. There is a book type at the beginning of the book information 30, and the style of the book information differs depending on the book type. Book information 3 if the type of book is a magazine
0 includes book management information (magazine management information) 31, article management information 32, book information 33 for each page, and additional information 34.
The book management information (magazine management information) 31 includes book type, book code, magazine name, issue number, publisher, date of publication, and the like.

The article management information 32 consists of article numbers corresponding to each page, first / intermediate / final display, and information such as the title of each article, author's name, first page number, last page number, and number of serializations. . The judgment code of whether or not it is the last time is also included in the serial number of times. For example, the first bit of the serialization number is set to 1 in the final round, and is set to 0 in other cases. Of course, it is possible to have additional information other than these, but what is indispensable for serial display is, for example, the book type, the book code, the issue number, and the article management information 32 described above. Note that the book code of a paper magazine also includes a portion corresponding to the issue number, and if a similar numbering system is used, the issue number is unnecessary.

In the case of a book, the article management information 32 is unnecessary, but the table-of-contents information is necessary. Therefore, it may be possible to use the article management information 32 of the magazine and the table-of-contents information so as to make them common. .

The book information 33 is display information for each page.
The additional information 34 is information such as screens and voices called from the book, which may correspond to a specific page, but may also be commonly used such as alarm sounds.

Embodiments of the present invention corresponding to each claim will be described below in detail. [First Embodiment] The first embodiment is an embodiment corresponding to the invention described in claim 1 or claim 2.

FIG. 4 is a display of a cover screen in the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 40 is various function buttons, 41 is a serial read mode setting button, 42 is a serial read mode release button, and 43 is a cover page display. The function button 40 is a button for inputting general operation instructions for page operation and the like.
Page forward / backward, continuous forward / backward, stop, sticky note setting, U
There are buttons for ndo, end, etc. to display the desired page,
It is used for operations such as setting sticky notes, or for inputting instructions to cancel or end operations. The serialization read mode setting button 41 is a button for setting a mode for reading serialized articles across a plurality of books in the magazine when the displayed book information is a magazine. The read mode is set. When the serial read mode release button 42 is instructed, the normal mode is set.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of page advance processing in the first embodiment of the present invention. When a page advance instruction is detected during magazine display (step S21), it is checked whether or not the serial reading mode is set (step S22).
If the serial read mode is set, the article management information 32 of FIG. 3 is searched by the current page number to check whether it is the final page of the article (step S23). If the final page, the article number is acquired from the article management information 32. (Step S24), the number of serializations corresponding to the article number is acquired (step S25),
It is determined whether or not the number of serializations is the final (step S2
6) If the serial number is not the final, the book code and the issue number are further acquired from the book management information 31 (step S27,
Step S28), advance the number by one (Step S
29), the book management database 11 is searched by the book code and the issue number to obtain the book file name (step S30).

If there is a corresponding book file name, the book information is read from the large-capacity file memory 4 according to the acquired book file name (step S31), and the existence of the corresponding article is confirmed assuming that there may be suspension (step S31). S3
2), if there is no corresponding article, issue number advance (step S29)
If there is a relevant article, the top page number corresponding to the article number is acquired (step S33), the page is displayed (step S34), and the page advance processing is ended.

If it is not the serial read mode in step S22 or if it is not the final page of the article in step S23, normal page advance processing is performed (step S35), and the page advance processing ends.

If it is the final time in step S26, a message indicating that the final time is being displayed is displayed (step S36), the confirmation button instruction is detected (step S37), and the page advance processing is ended.

If there is no corresponding book information file in step S30, a message is displayed indicating that the article currently displayed is the latest issue (not necessarily the latest issue because there may be suspension) (step S38), The instruction of the confirmation button is detected (step S39), and the page advance processing is ended.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of the page backward processing in the first embodiment of the present invention. The operation is basically the same as the case of page advance, but the article management information 32 of FIG. 3 is retrieved by the article number to obtain the serialization number, and if the current serialization number is the first, it is the serialization start issue. Is displayed, and if it is the second or later serialization, the number of issues is moved backward, the book information file is read, and the last page of the relevant article is displayed.

When the page backward movement instruction is detected while the magazine is displayed (step S41), it is checked whether or not the serial read mode is set (step S42). If the serial read mode is set, the current page number is used. The article management information 32 is searched to check whether or not it is the first page of the article (step S43). If it is the first page, the article number is acquired from the article management information 32 (step S44), and the number of serializations corresponding to the article number is checked ( Step S45), if the serial number is two or more, the book code and the issue number are further acquired from the book management information 31 (Steps S46 and S47), and the issue number is moved backward by one (Step S48), The book management database 11 is searched by the book code and the issue number to acquire the book file name (step S49).

The book information is read from the large-capacity file memory 4 with the corresponding book file name (step S5).
0), the presence or absence of the relevant article is confirmed (step S51), if there is no relevant article, the process returns to the issue number backward (step S48), and if there is the relevant article, the final page number corresponding to the article number is acquired (step). S52), the page is displayed (step S53), and the page backward processing is completed.

If it is not the serial read mode in step S42 or if it is not the first page of the article in step S43, normal page backward processing is performed (step S54).

If the serial number is one in step S45, a message indicating that the first issue is being displayed is displayed (step S55), and the page backward processing is terminated. [Second Embodiment] The second embodiment is an embodiment corresponding to the invention described in claim 3. FIG. 7 is a flow chart of page forward processing in the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a flow chart of page backward processing in the second embodiment of the present invention.

The difference between the flow chart of FIG. 7 and the flow chart of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is that whether or not the serial reading mode is checked is not checked. Display the inquiry screen,
The result is to decide whether to perform serial reading or normal page advance processing. Since there is no serial read mode, there is no mode setting screen shown in FIG.

The difference between the flow chart of FIG. 8 and the flow chart of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is that, as with page advance, an inquiry for serial reading is made instead of mode confirmation. In the second embodiment, it is troublesome for the user to inquire whether or not to perform the serial reading each time the page is advanced / retreated at the last page and the first page of the serialized article, but it is not necessary to reset the mode. It is convenient that it can be used together with normal page forward / backward.

In FIG. 7, when an instruction to advance the page is detected while the magazine is displayed (step S61), the article management information 32 is searched by the current page number to check whether it is the last page of the article (step S62). If it is the last page, an inquiry as to whether or not to perform serial reading is displayed (step S63),
It is checked whether or not serial reading is instructed (step S64). If serial reading is instructed, the article number is acquired from the article management information 32 (step S65), and the serial number of times corresponding to the article number is acquired. (Step S6
6), it is determined whether or not the serial number is the final number (step S67), and if the serial number is not the final number, the book code and the issue number are further acquired from the book management information 31 (step S68, step S69), The issue number is advanced by 1 (step S70), the book management database 11 is searched by the book code and the issue number, and the book file name is acquired (step S71).

If there is a corresponding book file name, the book information is read from the large capacity file memory 4 (step S
72), confirm the presence or absence of the corresponding article (step S73),
If there is no corresponding article, the process returns to the issue number advance (step S70), and if there is an applicable article, the top page number corresponding to the article number is acquired (step S74), and that page is displayed (step S75), and the page is displayed. The forward processing is ended.

If it is not the last page of the serialized articles in step S62 or if the serialized reading is not in step S64, normal page advance processing is performed (step S).
76).

If it is the final round in step S67, a message indicating that the final round is being displayed is displayed (step S77), the confirmation button instruction is detected (step S78), and the page advance processing is terminated. .

If there is no corresponding book information file in step S71, a message indicating that the article currently being displayed is the latest article (not necessarily the latest issue because there may be suspension) is displayed (step S79), The instruction of the confirmation button is detected (step S80), and the page advance processing is ended.

In FIG. 8, when an instruction to move the page backward is detected during the magazine display (step S91), the article management information 32 is searched by the current page number to check whether it is the first page of the article (step S92), If it is the first page, an inquiry for serial reading is displayed (step S93), and it is checked whether serial reading is instructed (step S94). If serial reading is instructed, the article number is acquired from the article management information 32. (Step S95), the serial number of times corresponding to the article number is checked (Step S96), and if the serial number is two or more, the book code and the issue number are further acquired from the book management information 31 (Step S97, Step S98). , Advance the issue number by one (step S99), search the book management database 11 by the book code and issue number,
A book file name is acquired (step S100).

The book information is read from the large capacity file memory 4 by the corresponding book file name (step S1).
01), and the presence or absence of the corresponding article is confirmed (step S10).
2), if there is no corresponding article, issue number backwards (step S99)
If there is a corresponding article, the last page number corresponding to the article number is acquired (step S103), the page is displayed (step S104), and the page backward processing is ended.

If it is not the first page of the serialized articles in step S92 or if the serialized reading is not in step S94, normal page backward processing is performed (step S).
105).

If the serial number is one in step S96, a message indicating that the first issue is being displayed is displayed (step S106), and the page backward processing is terminated. [Third Embodiment] The third embodiment is an embodiment corresponding to the invention described in claim 4.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the serial loading forward processing in the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the serial loading backward processing in the third embodiment of the present invention. This process is started by instructing the serial forward / backward button to be added as a navigation button.

9 and 10, the forward / backward serial loading is different from the first and second embodiments in that it can be started from any place, not only the last page / first page of the article. Of course, it is also advantageous that they can be used together without affecting the operability of normal page forward / backward operation.

In FIG. 9, immediately after the serialization advance is detected, the article number and the number of serializations are acquired to determine whether or not the serialization is the final time.
If it is not the final round, get the book code and issue number, and issue the issue number as 1.
One step forward, the book file name is searched, the book information is read, and the first page of the relevant article is displayed. Further, in the serialization backward processing shown in FIG. 10, after reading the book information file as in the serialization forward processing, the first page of the relevant article is displayed instead of the final page. It is easy to make this the final page like the first and second embodiments, but if it is used with a different effect, it may be used in combination with the first or second embodiment.

In FIG. 9, when an instruction to advance the serialization is detected while the magazine is displayed (step S111), the article management information 3
The article number is acquired from step 2 (step S112), the number of serializations corresponding to the article number is acquired (step S113),
It is determined whether or not the serial number is the final number (step S1
14) If the serial number is not the final, the book code and the issue number are further acquired from the book management information 31 (step S1).
15, step S116), advances the issue number by one (step S117), searches the book management database 11 by the book code and issue number, and obtains the book file name (step S118).

If the corresponding book file name can be acquired,
Book information is read from the large-capacity file memory 4 (step S119), and the presence or absence of the corresponding article is confirmed (step S119).
120), if there is no relevant article, advance issue number (step S1)
Returning to 17), if there is a relevant article, the top page number corresponding to the article number is acquired (step S121), that page is displayed (step S122), and the serial forward processing is ended.

If it is the final round in step S114, a message indicating that the final round is being displayed is displayed (step S123), and the serial forward processing is terminated. If there is no corresponding book information file in step S118, a message indicating that the article currently displayed is the latest issue (not necessarily the latest issue because there may be suspension) is displayed (step S124), and the confirmation button The instruction is detected (step S125), and the serial loading process is ended.

In FIG. 10, when an instruction to move back serially is detected during magazine display (step S131), the article number is obtained from the article management information 32 (step S132), and the number of serializations corresponding to the article number is checked (step S133). ),
If the serial number is two or more, the book code and the issue number are further acquired from the book management information 31 (steps S134 and S135), and the issue number is moved back by one (step S1).
36), the book management database 11 is searched by the book code and the issue number to obtain the book file name (step S137).

The book information is read by the corresponding book file name (step S138), the presence or absence of the corresponding article is confirmed (step S139), and if there is no corresponding article, the book number is set back (step S136) and the article is returned. If there is, the first page number corresponding to the article number is acquired (step S140), the page is displayed (step S141),
The serialization backward processing is ended.

If the number of serial loadings is one in step S133, a message indicating that the first issue is being displayed is displayed (step S142), and the serial loading backward processing is terminated. [Fourth Embodiment] The fourth embodiment is an embodiment corresponding to the invention described in claim 5.

FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of the cover page display process in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. This operation is started, for example, when the cover button of the function button (navigation button) 40 is instructed. First, whether or not the serialization start number is displayed is inquired, and if YES, it is checked whether the serialization start number or not, and serialization start If it is not an issue, the current article number, book code, issue number, and serialization number are acquired, the issue number of the serialization start issue is calculated from the issue number and serialization number, the book file name is searched, and the book information is read. If there is a corresponding article in the book information, the number of serializations is confirmed, and if it is the serialization start issue, the first page of that article is displayed. If there is no corresponding article, it is considered that the article has been suspended, and the number of issues is moved back by one and the file search is performed again. If the number of serialization is the second or later, it is considered that there was a suspension, but considering that there was at least (serialization number -1) or more suspensions, the serialization start issue from the serial number and the serialization number. Return to the calculation process. When the inquiry about the serialization start number display is NO, normal cover page display processing is performed. When the current serialization start number is displayed, the message indicating the serialization start number is displayed, and the process ends when the confirmation button instruction is detected.

FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of the back cover display processing in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. This operation is activated by the instruction of the back cover button, and inquires whether to display the latest issue. If YES, the current issue number is obtained and the serial number is obtained from the article number. If it is not the last issue, the next issue is issued. Check if there is, and if there is, go up the issue number and repeat the file name search until the file name is gone. If the file name is gone, the issue number is subtracted because the last issue is the latest issue. If the article is read out and there is a corresponding article, it is the latest article, so the first page of the article is displayed. If there is no corresponding article, the book name file is searched while subtracting the issue number until the corresponding article is found, and the reading of the book information is repeated. If it is being displayed the last time, a message to that effect is displayed.

This fourth embodiment can also be used in combination with the first to third embodiments. The process shown in FIG. 11 will be described in more detail below. When a cover display instruction is detected during magazine display (step S151), an inquiry as to whether or not to display the serialization start number is displayed (step S152), and it is determined whether or not the serialization start number is displayed (step S152). S153), if the serialization start number is displayed, the article management information 32 is searched by the current page number and the serialization number is read from the article management information 32 (step S
154), it is determined whether or not it is the serialization start issue (step S155), and if it is not the serialization start issue, the article number, the book code, and the issue number are acquired from the book information 30 (step S15).
6, step S157, 158), subtracting the number of serializations from the acquired number and adding 1 as the number of the serialization start issue (step S159), and searching the book management database 11 using the number. The book file name is acquired (step S160).

The book information is read from the large capacity file memory 4 by the corresponding book file name (step S1).
61), and confirm the existence of the corresponding article (step S16).
2) If there is a corresponding article, check the number of serializations (step S
163), if the number of serializations is one, the first page number corresponding to the article number is acquired (step S164), the page is displayed (step S165), and the cover page display process is ended.

When the serialization start number is not displayed in step S153, normal cover page display processing is performed (step S166). If the serialization start number is currently displayed in step S155, a message indicating that the serialization start number is being displayed is displayed (step S167), the instruction of the confirmation button is detected (step S168), and the cover page display process is ended. To do.

If there is no corresponding article information in step S162, the issue number is moved backward by one (step S1.
69), the book file name is searched again (step S1).
60).

In FIG. 12, when a back cover display instruction is detected during magazine display (step S181), an inquiry as to whether or not to display the latest number is displayed (step S18).
2) Judge whether or not the latest display is displayed (step S
183) If it is the latest display, the article management information 32 is searched by the current page number, the number of serializations is read from the article management information 32 (step S184), and it is determined whether or not it is the last serialization number ( Step S185), if it is not the final issue, the issue number is obtained from the article management information 32 (step S186), and one is added to the obtained issue number to determine whether or not there is a serialized article in the next issue. As the issue number (step S187), the book management database 11 is searched using the issue number, and the book file name is acquired (step S188).

If there is a corresponding book file name, 1 is added to the issue number to obtain the issue number (next issue) (step S18
9) Search for the corresponding book file name (step S1
90), and steps S189 and S190 are repeated until the issue with no book file name. In step S190, the number immediately before the number without the book file name is the latest number, so 1 is subtracted from that number to obtain the number (step S190).
191), and searches for the book file name (step S19
2) Read the book information by the book file name (step S193), confirm the existence of the corresponding article (step S194), and if there is no corresponding article, step S191.
If there is a relevant article, the top page number corresponding to the article number is acquired (step S195), the page is displayed (step S196), and the back cover display processing is terminated.

If the latest number is not displayed in step S183, normal back cover display processing is performed (step S197). If the current time is the last time in step S185, a message indicating that the last time is being displayed is displayed (step S198), the confirmation button instruction is detected (step S199), and the back cover display processing ends.

If there is no corresponding book file in step S188, a message indicating that the book is being displayed most recently is displayed (step S200), the confirmation button instruction is detected (step S201), and the back cover is displayed. The process ends. In each of the above embodiments, the book display function Un
It would be even more convenient to extend do and return to the original issue by pressing the Undo button.

[0069]

As described above, if the serialized display processing method of the present invention is used, continuous access to the next and previous issues of serialized articles is easy, and it is possible to reread from the serialization start issue and Since it is easy to check what happens, it is possible to realize a very convenient system for users. For example, read through a series of novels at once,
You can check what happened the last time while reading the latest episode, and you can see what happened the first time. Also, in academic and technical serialization courses, when you do not know which issue the purpose was for, it is much easier to go back and forward in the issue compared to paper books. Access to faster.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the configuration and operation of the electronic library system of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a format of book information of a magazine.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a serial read mode setting screen according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a page forward processing flowchart of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a page backward processing flowchart of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a page forward processing flowchart of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a page backward processing flowchart of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a serial loading process according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a serial loading backward processing according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a front cover display processing flowchart according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a back cover display processing flowchart of a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of book display by a book metaphor.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 computer 2 display 3 Human input means (keyboard, mouse, etc.) 4 Large file memory 10 Digital Library Administration Department 11 book management database 12 Book display processor 13 Serial display control means

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Toshiya Yoshimune 1-1-6 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (56) Reference JP-A-5-324732 (JP, A) JP-A 1-131960 (JP, A) (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 17/30

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A means for storing and managing book information by a computer and displaying selected book information as a book image, and a plurality of articles including serial articles and serial articles
In this case, a serial display processing method in a system including a means for managing book information for a plurality of books having information on the number of serializations , a display, a manual input device, and a large-capacity file memory for storing book information is used. there are, with respect to a series of articles of the magazine in the stored book information, and means for setting the series read mode, the manual input device or we page forward or page backward is instructed
When the whether the tone <br/> base that means series reading mode is set, place the page forward is instructed in the series read mode
If the page currently displayed is the last page of a serialized article, the current number of serializations
There it is determined whether the last round, to display the first page of the same series of articles for the next issue of the magazine if the series number of times is not the last round, series times
If the number is final, it means that the final article in the series is being displayed.
Means for displaying the message, and when page backward movement is instructed in the serial read mode.
If the page being displayed is the first page of a serialized article, the current number of serializations
If the number of serialization is 2 or more, the last page of the same serialized article in the previous issue of the magazine is displayed, and the serialization is 1
Then , a serial display process characterized by including means for displaying a message indicating that the first issue is being displayed and means for performing normal page advance or page backward when other page forward / backward instructions are given. method. 2. The serial display processing method according to claim 1, wherein the means for displaying the first page of the same serial article in the next issue is:
When the next issue is suspended, the book information of the next issue is read, the first page of the serialized article is displayed, and the last page of the same serialized article of the previous issue is displayed.
A serialization display processing method characterized in that when the previous issue is a suspension, the book information of the previous issue is read out and the final page of the serialized article is displayed. 3. A means for storing and managing book information by a computer and displaying selected book information as a book image, a means for managing book information for a plurality of books, a display, a manual input device, A serial display processing method in a system having a large-capacity file memory for storing book information, which is displayed when a page forward or page backward request is made from the manual input device when the book information is displayed. Find out which position in which article the inside page is, and if it is in the middle, perform normal page advance or page backward, and read the next issue when page advance is instructed on the last page of serialized articles. If the answer to this inquiry is YES, the first page of the serialized article of the next issue will be displayed. If the answer is NO, the normal page advance will be performed. The method to inquire to the reader whether to read the previous issue when the page backward is instructed on the first page of, and if the response to this inquiry is YES, display the last page of the serialized articles of the previous issue, If it is NO, a serial display processing method is provided with means for performing a normal page backward movement. 4. A means for storing and managing book information by a computer and displaying selected book information as a book image, and a plurality of articles including serial articles and serial articles
In this case, a serial display processing method in a system including a means for managing book information for a plurality of books having information on the number of serializations , a display, a manual input device, and a large-capacity file memory for storing book information is used. In addition to the instruction for page advance or page backward for the serial articles of the magazine in the accumulated book information, a unit for receiving an instruction for serial advance or page backward, and a case where the serial advance is instructed. ， The number of serialization is the final
If the current page is the first / intermediate / final of the article, the first page of the next serialized article is judged
A means for displaying, and when the serialization backward is instructed, the number of serializations is checked,
If the number of serializations is two or more, the first page of the serialized article of the previous issue will be displayed regardless of whether the current page is the first / intermediate / last of the article.
Series display processing method, characterized by comprising a means for displaying. 5. A means for storing and managing book information by a computer and displaying selected book information in the form of a book image, a means for managing book information for a plurality of books, a display, a manual input device, A serial display processing method in a system equipped with a large-capacity file memory for accumulating book information, and if a cover display instruction is issued while a serial article of a certain issue is being displayed,
If the answer to this inquiry is YES, the reader is asked whether to display the serialization start issue, and if the answer is YES, the page on which the serialization is started is checked and the first page of the serialization article is displayed. If the answer is NO, the method to display the cover of the issue currently being displayed, and if the instruction to display the back cover during the display of a serialized article for a certain issue, asks the reader whether to display the final serialized issue. If the inquiry method and the response to this inquiry are YES, the article on which the page is being displayed is checked to display the first page or the last page of the serialized article in the final serial issue, and if NO, the current page is displayed. A serial display processing method, characterized in that it has means for displaying the back cover of the middle issue.