JP5865810B2 - Search instruction device, search instruction method and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for retrieving information.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-133867 describes an apparatus for searching for an image. In this apparatus, when a magnifying glass-like virtual icon is dragged and superimposed on a displayed image, a search is performed, and a search result of information on the image on which the virtual icon is superimposed is displayed. In this apparatus, information can be retrieved simply by dragging a virtual icon, so that retrieval can be easily performed.

JP 2011-43875 A

  By the way, when searching for information, there are cases in which it is desired to obtain character information such as texts instead of still image or moving image information depending on the purpose of use of the information. In some cases, it is desired to obtain image information such as still images and moving images instead of text information. However, in Patent Document 1, it is not possible to search for the type of information desired by the user, such as only the search result of text information, only the search result of still images, or only the search of moving images. Can't get information as search results.

  The present invention has been made under the above-described background, and an object thereof is to make it easy to obtain the type of information desired by a user when searching for information.

  The present invention provides a first display control means for displaying on the display means a content and a plurality of search images each representing a type of search processing and different images for each type, and any one of the displayed search images. The moving means that moves according to the user's operation and the information that is in the position that overlaps the moved search image in the displayed content are specified, and the type of search processing of the specified information that overlaps the information An instruction unit that designates the type represented by the search image and instructs the search unit to search for the information, an acquisition unit that acquires a result of the search performed by the search unit in response to the instruction, and acquired by the acquisition unit There is provided a search instruction device having second display control means for controlling the display means so that a result is displayed.

  In the present invention, the plurality of search images may include a search image corresponding to a character search process and a search image corresponding to an image search process.

  In the present invention, each of the plurality of search images may correspond to a search process for a predetermined language.

  In addition, the present invention provides a first display control step for displaying on the display means a content and a plurality of search images each representing a type of search processing and different images for each type, and any of the displayed search images And a step of moving the image according to the user's operation, in the displayed content, the information at the position overlapping with the moved search image is specified, and the type of search processing of the specified information is overlapped with the information. An instruction step for designating the type represented by the search image and instructing the search means to search for the information; an acquisition step for acquiring a result of the search performed by the search means in response to the instruction; and There is provided a search instruction method including a second display control step for controlling the display means so that an acquired result is displayed.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first display control step for causing a computer to display content and a plurality of search images representing different types of search processing and different images for each type on the display means, and the displayed search A moving step of moving any of the images in accordance with a user operation; and identifying information in a position overlapping the searched image in the displayed content, and specifying the type of search processing of the identified information An instruction step for designating the type represented by the search image superimposed on information and instructing the search means to search for the information; an acquisition step for acquiring a result of the search performed by the search means in response to the instruction; A program for executing a second display control step for controlling the display means so that the result obtained by the obtaining means is displayed is provided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily obtain the type of information desired by the user when searching for information.

2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 1. FIG. The flowchart which showed the flow of the process which the control part 102 performs. The flowchart which showed the flow of the process which the control part 102 performs. The figure which showed an example of the screen displayed. The figure which showed an example of the screen displayed. The figure which showed an example of the screen displayed. The figure which showed an example of the screen displayed. The figure which showed an example of the screen displayed. The figure which showed an example of the screen displayed. The figure which showed an example of the screen displayed. The figure which showed an example of the screen displayed. The figure which showed an example of the pictogram which concerns on a modification. The figure which showed an example of the pictogram which concerns on a modification.

[Embodiment]
(Hardware configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus 1 (search instruction apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is a computer device called a so-called tablet terminal provided with a touch screen, hardware buttons, and the like on a plate-shaped housing. As illustrated in FIG. 1, each unit of the information processing apparatus 1 is connected by a bus 101.

The communication unit 105 has a function of a communication interface that performs wireless communication. The information processing apparatus 1 controls the communication unit 105 to connect to the Internet or the like via a wireless local area network (LAN) or a mobile communication network, and performs data communication and voice communication.
The operation unit 104 includes a plurality of hardware buttons for operating the information processing apparatus 1. The operation unit 104 is provided on the surface of the display unit 1042 and the display unit 1042, which is an example of a display unit that displays an image. The operation unit 104 transmits the image displayed on the display unit 1042, and detects a position touched by a finger. A touch screen 104A integrated with the position detection unit 1041 is provided. As the display unit 1042, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, or the like is used. However, the display unit 1042 is not limited thereto, and may be another display. The position detection unit 1041 is an example of an operated means operated by a user. The position detection unit 1041 is an electrostatic capacitance type, and electrodes are arranged in a matrix. When the user's finger is touching the touch screen 104A, position data representing the coordinates of the position touched by the finger is generated in the position detection unit 1041, and the generated position data is supplied from the position detection unit 1041 to the control unit 102. The If the user's finger is not touching the position detection unit 1041, position data is not generated and position data is not supplied to the control unit 102.

  The storage unit 103 includes a nonvolatile memory. The storage unit 103 stores a program OS that realizes an operating system and various application programs. As the application program, there are a program P1 that realizes the function of a Web browser, a program P2 that realizes a function of performing a search using an external device (an example of a search unit, for example, a server device) having a search engine function, and the like. I remember it.

The control unit 102 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 102A, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102B, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 102C, and the like. When the CPU 102A executes an IPL (Initial Program Loader) stored in the ROM 102B, the program OS stored in the storage unit 103 is executed, an operating system is realized, and various application programs can be executed.
When the user performs an operation to instruct execution of the program P1, the function of the Web browser is realized. When the function of the Web browser is realized, the communication unit 105 is controlled to connect to the Internet, and a Web page can be acquired and displayed. Further, when the user performs an operation to instruct execution of the program P2, a function of performing a search using a search engine is realized.

(Description of functional block)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functional blocks related to the characteristic functions according to the present invention among the functions realized in the control unit 102.
The first display control unit 201 is a block that controls the display unit 1042 so that an image of a web browser and images of pictographs C1 to C3 described later are displayed.
The moving unit 202 is a block that moves a pictograph displayed on the display unit 1042 in accordance with an operation performed by the user in the position detecting unit 1041.

The instruction unit 203 is a block that instructs an external device having a search engine function to search for information. The instruction unit 203 identifies information in a position overlapping the moved pictogram on the web page displayed on the web browser, and specifies the type of search processing for the identified information as the type represented by the pictogram superimposed on the information. . The instruction unit 203 includes the specified information and the specified type as search parameters, and controls the communication unit 105 to transmit a message instructing the search to the external device.
The acquisition unit 204 acquires search result data transmitted from the external device via the communication unit 105. The acquisition unit 204 sends the acquired data to the second display control unit 205.
The second display control unit 205 is a block that controls the display unit 1042 so that the search result image represented by the data sent from the acquisition unit 204 is displayed.

(Operation example of embodiment)
Next, an example of the operation of the present embodiment will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4 and the screen examples shown in FIGS.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen in a state where the control unit 102 (first display control unit 201) that has executed the programs P1 and P2 displays the Web page and the pictograms C1 to C3. An area A1 shown in FIG. 5 is a display area of the Web browser, and displays a Web page URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and a Web page as an example of content. The Web page includes text information such as text and image information such as still images and moving images. An area A2 shown in FIG. 5 is a display area for the program P2. In the area A2, pictographs C1 to C3, which are examples of search images indicating search functions, are displayed. In the area A2, a text box T1 for displaying a character string as a search keyword is displayed.

When the user touches any position of pictogram C1 to pictogram C3 in area A2 with his / her finger and moves the finger without releasing it from touch screen 104A, control unit 102 (moving unit 202) controls display unit 1042, The same pictogram as the pictogram at the position touched by the finger is moved as the finger moves. The user moves the pictograph to a position where information to be searched is displayed.
For example, when searching for character information, the user moves the finger after touching the position of the pictogram C1 with the finger. Further, when searching for a still image, the user moves the finger after touching the position of the pictogram C2, and when searching for a moving image, the user touches the position of the pictogram C3 with a finger. Move your finger. When the pictogram C1 is moved, the display illustrated in FIG. 6 is displayed. When the pictogram C2 is moved, the display illustrated in FIG. 7 is displayed. When the pictogram C3 is moved, the display illustrated in FIG. Become.

The user moves the pictograph to a position where information to be searched is displayed on the Web page. When the moved pictogram overlaps the character string in the web page, the control unit 102 executes the processing shown in FIG.
First, the control unit 102 performs morphological analysis of a character string at a position where a pictogram overlaps, and specifies a word that overlaps the pictogram (step SA1). When the control unit 102 specifies the word that overlaps the pictogram, the control unit 102 controls the display unit 1042 so that the specified word is displayed in the text box T1 (step SA2).
For example, when searching for “DVD + RW”, the user moves one of the pictographs C1 to C3 to the position of “DVD + RW”. As illustrated in FIG. 9, when the pictogram moves to a position where it overlaps “DVD + RW”, the control unit 102 specifies “DVD + RW” as a character string that overlaps the pictogram, and “DVD + RW” is displayed in the text box T1. The display unit 1042 is controlled as described above.

  In addition, when the finger is separated from the position detection unit 1041, the control unit 102 executes the process of FIG. Specifically, first, the control unit 102 determines whether any of the pictogram C1 to pictogram C3 is in a position overlapping the character string before the finger is released. If any of pictogram C1 to pictogram C3 does not overlap the character string before the finger is released (NO in step SB1), control unit 102 ends the process in FIG.

On the other hand, when the pictogram C1 is in a position where the character string overlaps the character string before the finger is released (YES in step SB1), the control unit 102 (instruction unit 203) connects to an external device having a search engine function (for example, connected to the Internet The server apparatus is instructed to retrieve information (step SB2).
Specifically, the control unit 102 determines a character string displayed in the text box T1 as a search keyword. Further, the control unit 102 determines the type of search processing. When the pictogram C1 is in a position where it overlaps the character string, the control unit 102 determines the type of search processing to search for a character string on the Web page. In addition, when the pictogram C2 is in a position overlapping the character string, the control unit 102 determines the type of search processing as a still image search process, and when the pictogram C3 is in a position overlapping the character string, Decide the type to video search processing. The control unit 102 includes the determined keyword and the type of search processing as search parameters, and controls the communication unit 105 to transmit a message instructing the search to the external device.

  When the external device having the search engine function acquires this message, the external device searches for information according to the parameters included in the acquired message, and transmits Web page data indicating the search result to the information processing device 1. . Data transmitted from the external device is received by the communication unit 105. When the communication unit 105 receives Web page data as a search result, the control unit 102 (acquiring unit 204, second display control unit 205) acquires the received data (step SB3), and the Web page represented by the acquired data That is, the display unit 1042 is controlled so that the search result is displayed (step SB4).

  For example, when the user releases his / her finger from the position detection unit 1041 from the state where the pictogram C1 overlaps the character string, as shown in FIG. 10, the web page describing a hyperlink to the web page including the identified character string Is displayed. Further, when the user lifts his / her finger from the position detection unit 1041 from the state where the pictogram C2 overlaps the character string, as shown in FIG. 11, a Web page on which a still image related to the specified character string is arranged is displayed. The When the user lifts his / her finger from the position detection unit 1041 from the state where the pictogram C3 overlaps the character string, as shown in FIG. 12, the hyperlink to the moving image related to the specified character string and the moving image are extracted from the moving image. A Web page on which a single frame image is arranged is displayed.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to instruct the user to search for the type of information desired by simply moving the pictogram corresponding to the type of information to be searched, and to easily obtain the search result.

[Modification]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, It can implement with another various form. For example, the present invention may be implemented by modifying the above-described embodiment as follows. In addition, you may combine each of embodiment mentioned above and the following modifications.

  In the embodiment described above, the information processing apparatus 1 is a tablet terminal, but is not limited to a tablet terminal. For example, even in a desktop computer device, the display device may be provided with a touch screen, and the configuration of the above-described embodiment may be employed. In a configuration without a touch screen, the pictogram may be moved by dragging the pictogram by operating the mouse. In addition, in the devices having a touch screen such as a feature phone, a smartphone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a printer device, a facsimile device, a navigation device, a video camera, a digital camera, an electronic dictionary, and an electronic book reader, A configuration may be adopted.

  In the embodiment described above, an image search is performed in response to an operation with a finger, but the use of the operation is not limited to the finger. For example, a stylus pen that is an example of a pointer is used. You may make it operate by.

  In the above-described embodiment, the search function is realized by executing the program P2. However, when the program P1 is executed, the function related to the program P2 may be realized. In the above-described embodiment, the function related to the program P2 may be provided in the operating system instead of the application program.

  In the embodiment described above, the search is performed by superimposing the pictograph C1 on the character string. However, the pictograph C1 may be superposed on the image in the Web page to search for information related to the image.

  In the embodiment described above, the pictograph is an image showing the search function, but the content of the image showing the search function is not limited to that shown in FIG. For example, using the pictogram (a) in FIG. 13 as a pictogram indicating a function for searching for character information, and using the pictogram (b) in FIG. 13 as a pictogram indicating a function for searching for a still image, the video information is searched. The pictograph shown in FIG. 13C may be used as a pictograph indicating the function to be performed.

In the embodiment described above, there are character string search processing, still image search processing, and moving image search processing as types of search processing, and the user selects these to perform search. Is not limited to these.
For example, when the pictogram shown in FIG. 14A is superimposed on a character string, the information processing apparatus 1 may instruct a search engine that searches for Japanese information to search for information. When the pictogram shown in FIG. 14B is superimposed on the character string, the information processing apparatus 1 instructs the search engine that searches for English information to search for information, and FIG. When the pictograms shown in the above are superimposed on a character string, the search engine for searching German information should be instructed to search for information.

  In the above-described embodiment, the search is performed by superimposing pictographs on the Web page, but the superimposition of pictographs is not limited to the Web page. For example, a pictograph may be superimposed on a sentence (an example of content) displayed by a word processor, and a search may be performed for a word in which the pictograph overlaps.

  In the embodiment described above, the word overlapped with the pictogram is displayed in the text box T1, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, a word in which pictographs overlap may be displayed in reverse video, or the color of a word in which pictographs overlap may be changed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the external device is instructed to search for information. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, the information processing apparatus 1 executes a search function (an example of a search unit) that is realized by executing a program that searches character information and image information stored in the information processing apparatus 1, and stores information on the program. A search may be instructed.

  The program for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments includes a magnetic recording medium (magnetic tape, magnetic disk (HDD (Hard Disk Drive), FD (Flexible Disk))), optical recording medium (optical disk, etc.), and magneto-optical recording medium. Alternatively, the program may be provided in a state stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a semiconductor memory and installed in the information processing apparatus 1. Alternatively, the information processing apparatus 1 may be downloaded and installed via a communication line.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information processing apparatus, 101 ... Bus, 102 ... Control part, 102A ... CPU, 102B ... ROM, 102C ... RAM, 103 ... Memory | storage part, 104 ... Operation part, 104A ... Touch screen, 105 ... Communication part, 201 ... 1st DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display control part, 202 ... Moving part, 203 ... Instruction part, 204 ... Acquisition part, 205 ... 2nd display control part, 1041 ... Position detection part, 1042 ... Display part.

Claims (5)

First display control means for displaying on the display means a content and a plurality of search images representing the types of search processing and different images for each type;
Moving means for moving any of the displayed search images according to a user operation;
In the displayed content, information at a position overlapping with the moved search image is specified, and the type of search processing of the specified information is designated as the type represented by the search image overlapped with the information. Instruction means for instructing search means to search;
Obtaining means for obtaining a result of a search performed by the search means in response to the instruction;
And a second display control means for controlling the display means so that the result obtained by the obtaining means is displayed.   The search instruction device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of search images include a search image corresponding to a character search process and a search image corresponding to an image search process.   The search instruction device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of search images corresponds to a search process of a predetermined language. A first display control step for displaying on the display means a content and a plurality of search images representing the types of search processing and different images for each type;
A moving step of moving any of the displayed search images according to a user operation;
In the displayed content, information at a position overlapping with the moved search image is specified, and the type of search processing of the specified information is designated as the type represented by the search image overlapped with the information. An instruction step for instructing the search means to search; and
An acquisition step of acquiring a result of the search performed by the search means in response to the instruction;
And a second display control step of controlling the display means so that the result acquired in the acquisition step is displayed. On the computer,
A first display control step for displaying on the display means a content and a plurality of search images representing the types of search processing and different images for each type;
A moving step of moving any of the displayed search images according to a user operation;
In the displayed content, information at a position overlapping with the moved search image is specified, and the type of search processing of the specified information is designated as the type represented by the search image overlapped with the information. An instruction step for instructing the search means to search; and
An acquisition step of acquiring a result of the search performed by the search means in response to the instruction;
And a second display control step for controlling the display means so that the result obtained in the obtaining step is displayed.

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