JPH0370074A - User open terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve service for users by leading a user open terminal equipment into the work of a library. CONSTITUTION:A user open terminal equipment 8 is composed of an information input means 1, information registering means 2, information updating means 3, information deleting means 4, information retrieving means 5 and information output means 6. The user can calculate a place, where desired information is existent, from a picture display device 7. For example, when the user inputs a keyword concerning the desired information from a picture 21, the table of keywords corresponding to the inputted keyword is displayed in a picture 22. When the keyword is selected from the picture 22, the table of books, magazines and AV is displayed in a picture 23. When the name of the correspondent book is selected from the picture 23, the bibliographic information of books, magazines and AV are displayed in a picture 24. When the picture is further developed, a picture 25 displays the place where the books, magazines and AV are existent. Thus, since the place, where the information are existent, is displayed, the place, where the information desired by the user are existent, is calculated without depending on the skill of a librarian or searching around a stack room in the library.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a location search device that allows a user to obtain the location of the information he or she seeks in a conversational manner.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, if a user wanted to obtain the information they were looking for at a library, they would ask a library worker to confirm the location of the information.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Conventionally, as mentioned above, there is a drawback that the quality of service to users differs depending on the location of the information desired by the user and the level of skill of the library worker. Another problem is that users have to search through the archives in the library in order to find the location of the information they are looking for.

The problem to be solved by the present invention, that is, the purpose of the present invention is to display the location of information so that users can see the location of information without relying on the skill level of library workers or searching through the archives in the library. The goal is to find the location of the information you are looking for.

[Means to solve the problem]

The user open terminal device of the present invention can be used for books and magazines.

an information input means for inputting information that is a keyword for a question regarding AV; an information registration means for registering bibliographic information corresponding to a question regarding books, i-magazines, and AV; an information update means for updating bibliographic information; An information deletion means to delete, an information search means to search for questions regarding books, magazines, and AV, and books.

It has information output means for outputting bibliographic information corresponding to questions regarding magazines and AVs, and the locations of books, magazines, and AVs.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the user-opened terminal device 8 includes information input means 1, information registration means 2. Information update means 3, information deletion means 4
．． Information search means 5. It is composed of information output means 6. The user can obtain the location of the information he/she desires from the screen display device 7.

In the information input means 1, a user inputs a keyword related to the information he/she desires. A library worker uses the information registration means 2 to register bibliographic information of books, magazines, and AVs.

The information updating means 3 updates the bibliographic information of the book 1m magazine and AV. Information deletion means 4 deletes bibliographic information of books, magazines, and AVs. The user uses the information search means 5 to search for the information he/she desires, and outputs the location of the information to the screen display device 7. The information output means 6 has a function that allows bibliographic information of books, magazines, and AV to be registered, updated, and deleted interactively from the screen display device 7.

Next, the functions of the user-opened terminal device will be explained with reference to FIG.

First, the user inputs a keyword related to the information he or she desires from the screen 21. A keyword list corresponding to the keyword is displayed on the screen 22. When you select the relevant keyword from screen 22, books, magazines, A
A list of V is displayed.

When you select the title of the book from screen 23, the book,
Bibliographic information of magazines and AVs is displayed. When the screen is expanded further, the screen 25 becomes a screen displaying the locations of books, magazines, and AVs.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention introduces a terminal device open to users into library services, thereby allowing users to perform the task of confirming the location of information requested by users, which previously relied on the skill level of library workers. Since this can be done accurately, it is possible to improve the service provided to the users.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the user-opened terminal device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the user-opened terminal device. 1... Information input means, 2... Information registration means, 3...
- Information update means, 4... Information deletion means, 5... Information search means, 6... Information output means, 7... Screen display device, 8... User open terminal device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] an information input means for inputting information serving as keywords for questions regarding books, magazines, and AV; an information registration means for registering bibliographic information applicable to questions regarding books, magazines, and AV; and an information update means for updating bibliographic information; An information deletion means for deleting bibliographic information, an information search means for searching for questions regarding books, magazines, and AV, and information for outputting bibliographic information and locations of books, magazines, and AV corresponding to questions regarding books, magazines, and AV. What is claimed is: 1. A terminal device open to a user, characterized in that it has an output means.