JP2000148340A - Document browsing support system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a document browsing support system that makes it easy to use printed and organized electronic documents and that can be generally used using various browsing software. I do. SOLUTION: A document browsing means for browsing a homepage document on the Internet acquires information on a link destination of a hyperlink portion in a document being browsed (step S2).
Then, an image of a barcode of the information related to the link destination address is created (step S3), and stored in the storage device (step S4). Next, the created and saved barcode is inserted at or near the position where the hyperlink is inserted in the homepage document.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a document browsing support system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when collecting some information using the Internet, a related home page is often browsed from one end. In some cases, bookmarks may be attached to pages that are likely to be relevant for later compiling, but it is better to print and organize them in paper files for better browsing as materials.

[0005] However, in the case of a printed page, it is very troublesome to view the linked page later. That is, it is necessary to input the URL printed on the keyboard or read the URL from the history, and redisplay the printed page on the computer.

[0004] Therefore, the hyperlink destination is previously recorded on a home page as a barcode image, and when this page is printed, the barcode on the printed page is read to change the link destination page. Techniques for enabling display have been proposed.

[0005]

However, in the prior art in which hyperlink destinations are barcode images and recorded in advance on a homepage, unless a homepage using such a technology is widely spread,
There is a bug that works only on a very small number of pages.

It is also conceivable to develop Internet browsing software that automatically inserts a barcode of a hyperlink into a document described in the HTML format when the document is downloaded from the Internet.

[0007] However, with such means, the Internet browsing software is dedicated software, and there is a disadvantage that the Internet cannot be browsed using Internet browsing software that is widely spread. .

An object of the present invention is to provide a document browsing support system which makes it easy to use a printed and organized electronic document, and which can be generally used by using various kinds of browsing software. Is to do.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information acquiring means for acquiring information on a hyperlink of a document browsed by a document browsing means for browsing an electronic document, and the hyperlink. Code symbol creating means for creating an optically readable code symbol of information relating to the link destination address, and inserting the code symbol at or near the position where the hyperlink is inserted in the document Insertion means;
Is a document browsing support system including

[0010] Therefore, since a code symbol of information relating to the address of the link destination of the hyperlink can be created and included in the document, when the document is printed and organized, the code symbol on the printed paper is read. Since the link destination address of the target document can be obtained, the target document can be easily re-viewed by the document viewing unit. Further, since it is not necessary to insert barcode image data in a homepage in advance as in the related art, this document browsing support system can be generally used for various homepages and the like. Furthermore, since this document browsing support system is a system separate from document browsing means (the function is realized by document browsing software), it can be used together with various browsing software for browsing digitized documents. Becomes

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information acquiring means for acquiring document data of a document browsed by a document browsing means for browsing an electronic document, and a hyperlink included in the document data. Search means for searching for information relating to the information, code symbol creation means for creating a code symbol of information relating to the address of the destination of the hyperlink which can be read optically, and the hyperlink inserted in the document. And a means for inserting the code symbol at or near the position where the code symbol is located.

Therefore, a code symbol of information relating to the address of the hyperlink can be created and included in the document. When the document is printed and organized, the code symbol on the printed paper is read. Since the link destination address of the target document can be obtained, the target document can be easily re-viewed by the document viewing unit. Further, since it is not necessary to insert barcode image data in a homepage in advance as in the related art, this document browsing support system can be generally used for various homepages and the like. Furthermore, since this document browsing support system is a system separate from document browsing means (the function is realized by document browsing software), it can be used together with various browsing software for browsing digitized documents. Becomes

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the code symbol is an optical two-dimensional code.

Therefore, it is possible to cope with the case where the link destination address is relatively long.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, a reading device for optically reading a printed code symbol, and a read code symbol recorded on the read code symbol are provided. Calling means for calling the document indicated by the linked address via the document browsing means.

Therefore, when the document is printed and organized, the address of the link of the target document can be obtained by reading the code symbol on the printed paper, so that the target document can be obtained by the document browsing means. It is possible to easily browse again.

[0017]

[First Embodiment of the Invention] FIG.
1 is a block diagram illustrating a document browsing support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a document browsing support system of the present invention, which comprises a document browsing support means 2 and a code reading device 3. Reference numeral 4 denotes a document browsing unit for browsing an electronic document on the Internet. The document browsing means 4 is specifically realized by a commercially available and distributed Internet browser.

When the user operates the document browsing means 4 to finish browsing a document on the Internet, a document reading completion notice is generated from the document browsing means 4. Therefore, the document browsing support system 1 receives this notification. Alternatively, the document browsing means 4 is monitored at regular intervals, and the document browsing support system 1 monitors a change from a state during document reading to a state of document reading completion. With any one of these methods, each time the reading of a new document by the document browsing means 4 is completed, the timing can be known.

The processing performed by the document browsing support system 1 when the reading of the document is completed will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, it is checked whether or not there is a hyperlink portion in the document to be read (step S1). If there is a hyperlink portion (Y in step S1), address information of the link destination is obtained (step S1). Step S2). This processing implements the information acquisition means of the present invention. Taking a document written in the HTML format as an example, the link destination address is <a
href = “link destination address”>,
Some document browsing means 4 (browser software) have a means for acquiring the address of the link destination in advance, so that this address can be easily acquired.
Therefore, an image of a barcode as an example of an optically readable code symbol indicating the address of the link destination is generated (step S3), and stored as an image file in a predetermined storage device (step S4). By this processing, the code symbol creating means of the present invention is implemented. Then, using the <IMG> tag at the position of the relevant hyperlink part in the document or in the vicinity thereof,
Insert the previous image file (step S
5). Or change the object that displays the barcode to <
Insert using the OBJECT> tag, and set the link destination address in the properties. By this processing, the insertion means of the present invention is implemented. The processing in steps S1 to S5 is performed for all the hyperlink parts in the document, and when the processing for all the hyperlink parts is completed, FIG.
Is completed (N in step S1).

As described above, the user operates the widely-used document browsing means 4 and browses the document without being conscious of the document browsing support system 1 at all.
A barcode indicating the address of the link destination is automatically inserted into the hyperlink portion.

The address of the link destination is about 50 characters in some cases. To deal with that case,
If a two-dimensional code as shown in FIG. 3 is used as a code symbol, the two-dimensional code can be inserted into a relatively small area.

In FIG. 1, a code reading device 3 is a device for reading a bar code and a two-dimensional code from a document on which a document in which the bar code and the two-dimensional code are inserted is printed. Specifically, in the case of a barcode, a barcode reader may be used. This apparatus implements the reading apparatus of the present invention. By reading a barcode or the like from a document with the code reading device 3, the document browsing support unit 2 can obtain the link destination address of the hyperlink portion. And document browsing support means 2
Instructs the document browsing means 4 to acquire the document at the address from the Internet and display it. this is,
Some Internet browsers that implement the document browsing unit 4 have a function of receiving an instruction from the outside, and can be implemented by using such a function. By this processing, the calling means of the present invention is implemented.

As described above, according to the document browsing support system 1, a barcode or the like of information relating to the address of a hyperlink can be created and included in the document. By reading the barcode or the like on the printed paper, the address of the link destination of the target document can be acquired, so that the target document can be easily re-viewed by the document viewing unit 4. In addition, since it is not necessary to insert per-code image data into a homepage in advance as in the related art, the document browsing support system 1 can be generally used for various homepages and the like. further,
Since the document browsing support system 1 is a system different from the document browsing means 4, it can be used together with various Internet browsers as the document browsing means 4.

[Second Embodiment of the Invention] FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a document browsing support system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, members having the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 are the same as those in the first embodiment of the present invention, and the following description will focus on differences between the second embodiment of the present invention and the first embodiment of the present invention. However, detailed description of common points is omitted.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the link destination address is obtained from the document browsing means 4. However, some Internet browsers that implement the document browsing means 4 do not have such a function. Embodiment 2 of the present invention corresponds to such a case.

That is, as in the case of the first embodiment of the present invention, when the document browsing support means 2 receives a document reading completion notification from the document browsing means 4, the processing shown in FIG. 2 is performed. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating processing performed by the document browsing support system 1 when reading of a document is completed.

That is, first, the document browsing support means 2 acquires a document whose reading is to be terminated from the document browsing means 4 (step S11). Alternatively, the address of the document for which reading of the document is to be ended may be obtained, and the data of the document may be obtained based on the obtained address. This processing implements the information acquisition means of the present invention.

Then, the document browsing support means 2 analyzes the acquired document and searches for a hyperlink portion. If there is a hyperlink part (Y in step S12),
Search for link destination address information (step S1)
3). This processing implements the search means of the present invention. Taking a document written in the HTML format as an example, the link destination address is expressed in the form of <a href=“link destination address”>, so that this address can be easily searched. it can. Therefore, an image of a barcode as an example of an optically readable code symbol indicating the address of the link destination is generated (step S14), and stored in a predetermined storage device as an image file (step S15). By this processing, the code symbol creating means of the present invention is implemented. And
Using the <IMG> tag, the image file is inserted into the document at or near the location of the hyperlink portion (step S16). Alternatively, an object that displays a barcode is inserted using the <OBJECT> tag, and the address of the link destination is set in the property. By this processing, the insertion means of the present invention is implemented. The processes in steps S12 to S16 are performed for all the hyperlink portions in the document, and when the processes for all the hyperlink portions are completed (N in step S12), the document subjected to the process is viewed. This is transmitted to the means 4 (step S17), and the processing in FIG. 5 ends.

As described above, according to the document browsing support system 1, a bar code or the like of information relating to the address of a hyperlink can be created and included in the document. By reading the barcode or the like on the printed paper, the address of the link destination of the target document can be acquired, so that the target document can be easily re-viewed by the document viewing unit 4. In addition, since it is not necessary to insert per-code image data into a homepage in advance as in the related art, the document browsing support system 1 can be generally used for various homepages and the like. further,
Since the document browsing support system 1 is a system different from the document browsing means 4, it can be used together with various Internet browsers as the document browsing means 4.

[0030]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment corresponding to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. First, the document browsing means 4 was realized using Microsoft Internet Explorer (“Internet Explorer” is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation). The document browsing support means 2 is realized by creating software different from Internet Explorer. Then, the completion of the reading of the document is notified from the document browsing means 4 to the document browsing support means 2.
The "Document Complete Event" of the Internet Explorer was used as a means for notifying the user, and the "href property" of the "Anchor object" of the Internet Explorer was used as a means for acquiring the link destination address of the hyperlink portion. As a code symbol, a QR code which is a two-dimensional code was used, and a QR code of a link destination address acquired by the document browsing support unit 2 from the document browsing unit 4 was created. The insertion of this QR code into the document can be performed by using "An
This was done by inserting an <img> tag using the "insert Ajacent HTML method" of the "chor object". A commercially available code reader is used as the code reading device 3, and the address of the link destination obtained from the QR code read by the code reading device 3 is acquired by the Internet Explorer using the "navigate2 method" of the Internet Explorer, and the link destination is acquired. The homepage document indicated by the address is displayed.

FIG. 6 shows a screen display example of a home page when this embodiment is not applied, and FIG. 7 shows a print example of the home page. On the other hand, FIG. 8 shows a screen display example of a home page in which a QR code is displayed by applying this embodiment, and FIG. 9 shows a print example of the home page. 8 and 9 that the QR code 5 is displayed at the position of the hyperlink.

[0032]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a code symbol of information relating to a link destination address of a hyperlink can be created and included in a document. By reading the bar code on the paper, it is possible to obtain the link destination address of the target document, so that the target document can be easily re-viewed by the document viewing unit. In addition, since it is not necessary to insert per-code image data in a homepage in advance as in the related art, this document browsing support system can be generally used for various homepages and the like. Furthermore, since this document browsing support system is a system separate from document browsing means (the function is realized by document browsing software), it can be used together with various browsing software for browsing digitized documents. Becomes

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since a code symbol of information relating to a link destination address of a hyperlink can be created and included in a document, when a document is printed and organized, the printed page space is reduced. By reading the code symbol, the address of the link destination of the target document can be obtained, so that the target document can be easily re-viewed by the document viewing unit. In addition, since it is not necessary to insert per-code image data in a homepage in advance as in the related art, this document browsing support system can be generally used for various homepages and the like. Furthermore, since this document browsing support system is a system separate from document browsing means (the function is realized by document browsing software), it can be used together with various browsing software for browsing digitized documents. Becomes

The invention described in claim 3 can cope with the case where the address of the link destination is relatively long in the invention described in claim 1 or 2.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, when a document is printed and arranged, a code symbol on a printed paper surface is read to achieve the object. Therefore, the target document can be easily re-viewed by the document viewing means.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a document browsing support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process performed by the document browsing support system.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of a two-dimensional code created by the document browsing support system.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a document browsing support system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process performed by the document browsing support system.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a screen display example of a home page when the embodiment of the present invention is not applied.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a print example of the homepage.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a screen display example of a home page when the embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a print example of the homepage.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Document browsing support system 4 Document browsing means

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Claims (4)

[Claims] An information acquisition unit for acquiring information relating to a hyperlink of the document browsed by a document browsing unit for browsing an electronic document; and a code symbol of information relating to a link destination address of the hyperlink. A document browsing support system comprising: a code symbol creation unit that creates a readable code; and an insertion unit that inserts the code symbol at or near the position where the hyperlink is inserted in the document. 2. An information acquiring unit for acquiring document data of a document browsed by a document browsing unit for browsing a digitized document, and a retrieval unit for retrieving information related to a hyperlink included in the document data. Code symbol creating means for creating an optically readable code symbol of information relating to the address of the link destination of the hyperlink; and wherein the document has the hyperlink inserted at or near the position where the hyperlink is inserted. A document browsing support system comprising: an insertion unit for inserting a code symbol. 3. The document browsing support system according to claim 1, wherein the code symbol is an optical two-dimensional code. 4. A reading device that optically reads a printed code symbol, and a calling unit that calls a document indicated by a link destination address recorded in the read code symbol via the document browsing unit. The document browsing support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: