JPH0833898B2 - Electronic catalog device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

【Overview】

Regarding electronic catalog devices that use CD-ROMs, etc., the correspondence between illustration characters such as product name codes selected based on image data and character items such as product name codes selected based on text data can be easily displayed on the screen. For the purpose of providing an electronic catalog device that can be confirmed, a screen that is graphically displayed based on image data that includes multiple illustration characters, and text data that includes character items corresponding to each of the illustration characters. A code data including coordinate information and character information for each illustration character included in the image data, which is an electronic catalog device configured to be capable of switching and displaying a character display screen based on , And the illustration characters that are selected on the screen in which graphics are displayed and the characters that are selected on the screen in which characters are displayed. With respect to the selected character item, collation means for collating each other's correspondence, and product name information corresponding to the illustration character or the character item, and a product name buffer for storing the quantity of each product name information, When the coordinate is designated on the screen displayed graphically, the collating means detects the corresponding character information by comparing the designated coordinate with the coordinate information included in the code data. , For checking whether or not there is a correspondence between the detected character information and the character item, and when an illustration character or character item is selected on one screen, the corresponding illustration character or character item corresponding to the selected illustration character or character item is selected. The product name information is stored in the product name buffer, and a character item or an error corresponding to the selected illustration character or character item is stored. The byte character becomes configured to highlight the other screen.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to an electronic catalog device using a CD-ROM or the like. With the development of new media in recent years, it has become possible to easily convert an enormous amount of information including image information into electronic files. For example, catalogs of products and parts that were composed of booklets or microfilms can be converted into CD-RO.
It is about to be replaced by an electronic catalog device using M etc. In such an electronic catalog device, since the number of users who use the electronic catalog device is often unspecified, good operability such as easy handling, easy viewing of catalog contents, and easy confirmation is required. .

[Prior art]

Catalogs of products and parts are used not only for advertising for a wide range of customers, but also for facilitating the distribution of products, such as when a dealer receives an order from a customer or when a dealer places an order with a manufacturer. Is often used to do. Therefore, in the catalog, image information such as photographs, drawings, or illustrations of these products and parts, and character information such as product name, product name code, product number, standard, or price are classified and arranged. It is designed so that it is easy to find products that meet the customer's requirements. For example, an automobile parts catalog is used as an indispensable part for ordering parts at an auto repair shop or an automobile parts dealer, etc. For a large number of parts, a list of product name codes over many pages composed mainly of character information such as the product name of each component, product name code, and product number, and large grouped units such as car bodies and engines And an illustration showing an exploded view in which each part in the group is further subdivided together with a product name code. By referring to the list of part name codes and the illustrations, the person in charge of ordering the parts can search for the part name code or part number of the target part. However, since the number of parts of an automobile is too large, the types of product names are also enormous in proportion thereto, and furthermore, the length of characters of the product names is long and there are many similar confusing product names. Furthermore, since the specifications are different depending on the vehicle type, color, registration time, etc., there are many parts having different specifications even if the product name and the product name code are the same, and different part numbers are assigned to the respective components. In addition, since there are many parts having similar shapes for the same reason, it is easy for the person in charge to find and select the product name code or product number of the target component from either the product name code list or the illustration. is not. Therefore, the contents of such a catalog are stored on one or several CD-ROMs, and the computer can be used to search and display the product name code of the target part, and the product name code searched and selected. There has been proposed an electronic catalog device that searches for a product number from vehicle information and vehicle information.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

As such an electronic catalog device, image information including illustrations and character information centered on characters are provided.
Each of them is stored in a separate CD-ROM as an image database and a text database, and by reading specified data from an input device such as a keyboard or mouse, the data of the corresponding part of each CD-ROM is read out.
In addition, it is possible to display on both sides of the display device. In that case, the person in charge can switch between a screen in which an illustration is graphically displayed based on image data and a screen in which a list or the like is displayed in text based on text data so that the person in charge can switch between these screens. It is possible to find the product name code of the target part while switching and displaying the screens appropriately, and select and enter the product name code from both sides. However, when the image data and the text data are independent and unrelated data,
It is impossible to confirm whether or not the product name code found based on the image data and the product name code found based on the text data are the same. Therefore, in that case, in order to confirm whether the product name code found based on the image data is correct, the person in charge makes a note of the found product name code on a piece of paper, etc., and from the screen based on the text data. Find the product name code that matches the memo and check it by the product name, or find the product name code by the product name from the screen based on the text data for the same part, and the person in charge will check whether they match. You have to look at the screen and confirm. The same is true in the opposite case, and a person in charge will be burdened with a great deal of confirmation as to whether or not the found product code is correct. For this reason, there is a risk that an error may occur in which an incorrect product name code is selected and an incorrect order is placed for a part number different from a target component, thereby delaying the delivery date of the ordered component and increasing unnecessary inventory. . The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and shows on the screen the correspondence between illustration characters such as a product name code selected based on image data and character items such as a product name code selected based on text data. It is intended to provide an electronic catalog device that can be easily confirmed by.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a screen displayed graphically based on image data including a plurality of illustration characters, and a character based on text data including character items corresponding to the respective illustration characters. An electronic catalog device configured to be capable of switching between displayed screens and displaying, code data including coordinate information and character information about each illustration character included in the image data, and a graphic display. Means for collating the illustrated characters selected on the displayed screen and the character items selected on the displayed screen with each other, and product name information corresponding to the illustrated characters or the character items. And a product name buffer for storing the quantity of each product name information, and the collating means displays a graphic display. When coordinates are specified on the screen, the corresponding character information is detected by comparing the specified coordinates with the coordinate information included in the code data, and the detected character information and the character item are detected. It is for checking whether there is correspondence, and when an illustration character or character item is selected on one screen, while storing the product name information corresponding to the selected illustration character or character item in the product name buffer,
A character item or an illustration character corresponding to the selected illustration character or character item is configured to be highlighted on the other screen.

[Action]

The operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. When a predetermined illustration character RM is selected on the screen displayed graphically based on the image data DM, the matching item (detection matching unit) 21 causes the character item CH corresponding to the illustration character.
Is selected by collation, and then the screen is changed to a screen in which characters are displayed based on the text data, the character item CH corresponding to the illustration character RM is highlighted by coloring or a surrounding frame WK. Even when the predetermined character item CH is selected on the screen that is displayed based on the text data, if the screen is switched to the screen displayed based on the image data DM,
The illustration character RM corresponding to the character item CH is also highlighted. The collation selection in the collating means 21 is performed as follows, for example. That is, when the illustration character RM is selected on the screen displayed graphically, the coordinates of the illustration character RM on the screen are detected and the coordinates are designated. For each illustration character RM, the code data DC including the coordinate information and the character information is provided respectively, so the designated coordinates are compared with the coordinate information included in the code data DC, and the corresponding character information is obtained. Is detected. When the character information is detected, the correspondence between the character information and the character item CH is checked. If the character information and the character item CH have the same expression, for example, if they are both product name codes, those that match each other are selected as corresponding. Further, when an illustration character or a character item is selected on any screen, the product name information corresponding thereto is stored in the product name buffer. Therefore, by selecting an illustration character or a character item on the screen, the corresponding product name information is sequentially stored in the product name buffer. The selected product name can be easily confirmed by displaying the product name information stored in the product name buffer together with the quantity thereof on the screen as, for example, a product name code table. Furthermore, by using the product name buffer as an ordering file and transmitting the contents to the manufacturer via, for example, a communication line, the selected product name can be ordered reliably and promptly.

【Example】

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic catalog device A according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, an electronic catalog device A includes a CD reading unit 13, 14, a CD reading unit for reading out predetermined data from an image disc 11 or a text disc 12 which is a CD-ROM.
An image data storage unit 15 for storing the data read by the reading units 13 and 14, a code data storage unit 16, a text data storage unit 17, and a decompression processing unit for decompressing the data stored in the image data storage unit 15. 18, a bit map memory 19 in which data corresponding to the original image is expanded and written by the output data of the expansion processing unit 18, CRT
Display unit 45, VRAM (image memory) 41 into which image data for displaying image information is written by the CRT display unit 45, character RAM 43, V into which character data for displaying character information is written by the CRT display unit 45
Necessary for display control unit 44 that performs read operation and switching operation from RAM 41 or character RAM 43, mouse 39 that selects or inputs data or command displayed on the screen of CRT display unit 45, and VRAM 41 and character RAM 43 The control section 5 controls the entire electronic catalog device A by writing various data. In the image disk 11, the entire picture table of contents, which is composed of a plurality of perspective views of groups of vehicles and engines, which are roughly classified, and the structure of the group units shown in each of the whole picture tables are further subdivided to structurally relate them. As shown in FIG. 5, a detailed picture table of contents comprising a number of outline drawings of detailed structural units and an exploded view of the detailed structural units shown in each detailed picture table, as shown in FIG. A large number of records RC configured in a format in the order of the data DC are stored. The image header HD includes the data length of the entire record RC, the data length of each data, the number of vertical and horizontal pixels, and the like. The image data DM is made into an image of an illustration (see FIG. 2) including the entire picture table of contents, the detailed picture table of contents, and an exploded view, and the illustration characters RM attached to these figures, and the MMR method is used. It is compressed. The code data DC has the contents such as the coordinate position of the illustration character RM in the image data DM, and as shown in FIG. 6, the illustration with the upper left corner of each illustration as coordinates (0,0) The start and end coordinates of the character RM,
It consists of character string classification and character code. The illustration characters RM include frame numbers such as “1” and “2” appended to the above-mentioned entire picture table of contents, FIG numbers such as “12-34” appended to the detailed picture table of contents, and the exploded view. There is a corresponding item name code CH such as “12345”. The upper left corner of the rectangle surrounding each of these illustration characters RM is the start coordinate position, and the lower right corner is the end coordinate position. Of these data read from the image disk 11, the image data DM is stored in the image data storage unit 15,
The code data DC is stored in the code data storage unit 16, respectively. The text disk 12 stores a database consisting of files centering on the same object as the image disk 11 described above, including the product name of each part, the product name code CH for the product name, and character information such as the product number. Now, the control unit 5 detects the coordinates by the input from the mouse 39, the coordinate detection unit 38, the detection collation unit 21 that detects the illustration character RM or the product name code CH based on the coordinate data from the coordinate detection unit 38, the detection collation. In the product name buffer 22 that stores the product name code CH detected by the unit 21, the highlighted display output processing unit 23 that outputs a signal for highlighting the product name code CH output from the detection and matching unit 21, and in the bitmap memory 19 Of the image data of the image data of the text data storage unit 17 or the product name buffer 22 in various formats and the character RAM 43 in various formats. It comprises a character output unit 32 for outputting to. Of these, the image data storage unit 15, the bitmap memory 19, the product name buffer 22, the VRAM 41, and the character RA
M43 is a readable / writable memory (RAM), the code data storage unit 16 and the text data storage unit 17 are magnetic disk devices, the expansion processing unit 18 is a logic circuit or a dedicated IC circuit, and the control unit 5 and the display control unit 44. Is configured by a CPU (central processing unit) including a microcomputer, a program stored in memory, and its peripheral circuits, and a keyboard, printer, etc. (not shown) are also connected as necessary. There is. Next, the operation of the electronic catalog device A will be described. FIG. 2 shows an example of an exploded view displayed on the screen of the CRT display unit 45. In the exploded view FA1 shown in Fig. 2, select the product name code search in the menu screen (not shown), and in the detailed picture table of contents
By selecting the FIG. Number “12-34” and then selecting the partial enlargement, the data corresponding to this is read from the image disk 11 and displayed. At the upper right of the screen shown in FIG. 2, a part name code table GH created by the character output unit 32 is displayed in a window together with the exploded view FA1. Also, with the window display fixed by mouse 39, exploded view FA1
It is possible to scroll only up, down, left and right. In the exploded view FA1, move the cursor to one of the illustration characters RM, for example "12352",
When the entry key 9 is pressed, the coordinate detection unit 38 detects the coordinates of the position of the illustration character “12352” in the illustration, and the coordinate data is input to the detection / collation unit 21. In the detection / collation unit 21, the coordinate data input from the coordinate detection unit 38 and the start coordinates and end coordinates of the code data DC stored in the code data storage unit 16 are sequentially compared, and the characters of the corresponding code data DC are compared. The code, that is, the product name code "12352" in this case is detected. The detected product name code "12352" is the product name buffer 22 as shown in FIG.
Stored in. At the same time, the highlighting output processing unit 23 outputs a signal to the image output unit 31, and surrounds the product name code “12352” displayed on the screen with, for example, a frame WK colored in red, which is selected. Highlight what has been done. In addition, select the product name code "12352" and the quantity entered from the keyboard (not shown) in the product name code table.
Display in GH. The screen of Fig. 2 shows the product code "12352" and "12354".
Regarding the above, the state after the selection as described above is shown. Next, select the product name code "12352" from this state.
In order to confirm whether or not "12354" is the product name code CH of the target part, the "product name code list" displayed in the frame at the bottom of the screen is selected by the mouse 39. As a result, the product name code list TH1 of FIG. 3 is displayed on the screen of the CRT display unit 45 instead of the disassembling unit FA1 of FIG. FIG. 3 shows a product name code list TH1 corresponding to the exploded view FA1 displayed on the screen of FIG. This product name code list TH1 is the screen immediately after switching from the screen in FIG. In creating this product name code list TH1, the part corresponding to the above-mentioned exploded view FA1 is read from the text disk 12, and the product name code CH and the product name code “12352” stored in the product name buffer 22 are read. And "12354"
And are matched. In other words, from the product name code CH read from the text disk 12, the product name code "12352"
And the one that matches “12354” is selected. The product name code list TH1 is created by the character output unit 32 based on the selected result. In the product name code list TH1, the product name codes “12352” and “12354” selected on the screen of the exploded view FA1 are colored in yellow, for example, and it is highlighted that these are already selected. ing. Therefore, by checking the product name of the product name code CH highlighted in the product name code list TH1, it can be easily checked again by checking again whether or not it is the target part. Further, a product name code table GH1 similar to the product name code table GH shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the right side of the product name code list TH1. In this product name code table GH1, the selected product name code CH and its quantity are written based on the contents of the product name buffer 22, which enables the user to easily confirm the selected product name code CH and quantity. it can. Further, when another product name code CH is selected by the mouse 39 and input on the screen of the product name code list TH1, the product name code CH is similarly highlighted and additionally stored in the product name buffer 22. As a result, the next time you switch to the disassembled view FA1 screen, the product name code list T
The product name code CH selected in H1 is highlighted by the red frame WK and displayed in the product name code table GH. That is, all the product name codes CH selected on any screen of the exploded view FA1 or the product name code list TH1 are stored in the product name buffer 22 and highlighted on any screen. In either screen, by selecting the product name code CH once selected with the mouse 39 again,
The product name code CH is deleted from the product name buffer 22, and the highlighted display disappears from any screen. According to the above-described embodiment, it is not necessary to copy the selected product name code CH on the memo in order to confirm whether the selected product name code CH is correct on one screen, and it is possible to easily confirm on the other screen. In addition, it is possible to select from the screen that the person in charge can easily select according to the part, so it is easy for the person in charge to find and select the product name code of the target part, and the wrong product name code It is possible to prevent the mistake of placing an incorrect order due to the selection of a different part number from the target part, and to prevent delays in delivery of ordered parts and unnecessary increase in inventory. In the above-described embodiment, the selected product name code CH is stored in the product name buffer 22.
With the CH or in place of the product name code, the product name or its coordinate position may be stored. Also, the product name code CH selected from the screen displayed graphically by the image data DM and the product name code CH selected from the screen displayed textually by the text data are stored in different product name buffers so that they can be collated with each other. You may As a method of highlighting, the selected illustration character RM or item name code CH may be displayed with high brightness or blinking. In the above embodiment, from the selected product name code CH,
It may be configured to retrieve the part number of the target part based on vehicle information or the like. Further, the obtained product number may be automatically ordered through a communication line or the like. In the above-described embodiment, the case where the illustration character RM and the character item are the product name code CH that is the same expression as each other has been described, but those expressions are different from each other, and numbers, characters, symbols, and figures. Other illustrated characters or character items may be used. Also, image data
DM, code data DC, exploded view FA1, product name code list TH
1. Other configurations such as illustrations and character displays are optional. Further, the entire electronic catalog device A or the configuration of each part can be various configurations other than those described above.
The present invention can be applied to parts or products other than automobiles.

【The invention's effect】

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the illustration character or character item selected on one screen is correct on the other screen, and since it is possible to select from a screen that is easy to select, It is easy for the person in charge to find and select the desired information, and it is possible to prevent incorrect information from being selected. For each illustration character included in the image data, code data including coordinate information and character information is provided, so it is possible to easily and surely match the correspondence between the illustration character and the character item. Corresponding display of data and text data is surely performed. Further, since the product name buffer for storing the product name information and quantity is provided, the selected product can be easily confirmed by displaying the contents of the product name buffer on the screen, and the contents of the product name buffer can be displayed on the communication line, for example. It is possible to order the selected product reliably and promptly by transmitting the selected product to the manufacturer via, for example. Therefore, when the present invention is used for receiving and ordering parts, for example, it is possible to prevent an error that a wrong part is ordered with a part number different from that of the target part, delay delivery of ordered parts, and unnecessary inventory. The increase will be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic catalog device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an exploded view displayed on the screen of a CRT display unit, and FIG. 3 is an exploded view displayed on the screen of FIG. FIG. 4 shows a product name code list corresponding to the figure, FIG. 4 shows a structure of a product name buffer, FIG. 5 shows a format of data stored in an image disc, and FIG. 6 shows a code data format. FIG. In the figure, A is an electronic catalog device, RM is an illustration character, CH is a product name code (character item), DM is image data, DC code data, WK is a frame, 21 is a detection / verification unit (verification means), 22 is a product name buffer. Is.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A screen displayed graphically on the basis of image data containing a plurality of illustration characters, and a screen displayed on the basis of text data containing character items corresponding to the respective illustration characters. An electronic catalog device configured to be switchable and displayed, wherein code data including coordinate information and character information about each illustration character included in the image data, and selected on a screen displayed graphically For the illustration characters and the character items selected on the screen where the characters are displayed, collating means for collating each other for correspondence, item name information corresponding to the illustration characters or the character items, and each item name information And a product name buffer for storing the quantity, wherein the collating means coordinates on a screen displayed in a graphic form. When specified, the specified character information is detected by comparing the specified coordinates with the coordinate information included in the code data, and the detected character information and the character item are checked for correspondence. When an illustration character or character item is selected on one screen, the product name information corresponding to the selected illustration character or character item is stored in the product name buffer, and the selected illustration character or An electronic catalog device, characterized in that a character item or an illustration character corresponding to a character item is configured to be highlighted on the other screen.