JPH11184924A - Scheduling device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a scheduling device capable of easily searching for plan-related information. SOLUTION: An OCR engine 1 for converting image data read from a document image into text data, a keyword extraction engine 2 for automatically extracting a keyword from the text data, and a plan based on time factors such as date and time. It has an associating scheduler 3, a browser engine 6 for searching a network such as the Internet, and a link / search engine 4 for associating files in a plurality of information sources with a schedule of the scheduler by automatically extracted keywords.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a scheduling device having an information search function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional scheduling apparatus, scheduling is mainly to write a plan in a calendar.

On the other hand, in order to efficiently and accurately execute a plan, information related to the plan (plan related information) is usually used.
It is necessary to confirm and investigate.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional scheduling apparatus is not capable of assisting the execution of a plan by retrieving plan-related information from a plurality of stored information sources. After confirming with the scheduler, it is necessary to separately retrieve information related to the information from the information source, and if there are multiple information sources, it is necessary to memorize where and what information exists, There was a problem that information retrieval could not be easily performed.

[0005] In this schedule apparatus, it is required that the search of the plan related information can be easily performed.

[0006] It is an object of the present invention to provide a scheduling apparatus that can easily retrieve plan-related information.

[0007]

To solve this problem, the present invention provides an OCR engine for converting image data read from a document image into text data, and a keyword extraction for automatically extracting keywords from the text data. An engine, a scheduler that associates plans with time factors such as date and time, a browser engine that searches the network such as the Internet, and a scheduler based on keywords that automatically extract files from multiple information sources And a link / search engine to be associated with.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a scheduling apparatus that can easily search for plan-related information.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides an OCR engine for converting image data read from a document image into text data, and a keyword extraction engine for automatically extracting keywords from text data. And a scheduler that associates plans with time factors such as date and time, a browser engine that searches the network such as the Internet, and files in multiple information sources that are automatically extracted into a scheduler plan using keywords It has a link / search engine to associate with, and has the effect that information related to the plan (plan related information) is easily searched from the scheduler.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the browser engine is started based on a keyword automatically extracted. Has the effect of enabling a search on the network.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. (Embodiment 1) FIGS. 1 and 2 are block diagrams showing a scheduling apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an OCR (optical character reader) engine for converting image data read from a document image into text data, and 2 automatically extracts a keyword from the text data obtained by the OCR engine 1. 3 is a scheduler for associating a plan with a time factor such as date and time, and 4 is a keyword automatically extracted by the keyword extraction engine 2 to make files in a plurality of information sources into a plan of the scheduler 3. The link / search engine to be associated, 5 is a file management / storage engine, 6 is a browser engine, and 7 is the Internet. The scheduling device according to the present embodiment includes components 1 to 6.

The operation and the like of the scheduling device configured as described above will be described.

First, when the original image is not text data but image data, as shown in FIG. 1, the OCR engine 1 performs OCR processing to convert the original image into text. Thus, the keyword is automatically extracted by the keyword extraction engine 2 from the text file or the text file. The keywords in this case are, for example, company names, telephone numbers, fax numbers, personal names, proper nouns, and the like.
At this time, an inquiry is made to the user in order to confirm the extracted keyword, and if the keyword is insufficient, an input is accepted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the information source such as the manuscript or the like for which the keyword has been determined is linked (linked) to the date and plan of the scheduler 3 by the link / search engine 4 and then file management / accumulation. A database is created by the engine 5.

Since the scheduler 3 and the database are constructed while being linked by a keyword or the like, when the scheduler 3 confirms the plan of the day, for example, information related to the plan (plan related information) is linked. -It can be easily called by the search engine 4. For example, when there is a company name and the like, if the company name is further searched, the history such as past transactions and business talks can be easily retrieved. In addition, they can assist in the execution of plans and tasks. When the information is not enough, the browser engine 6 can be started by using the keyword to perform a search on the Internet 7.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the files in the plurality of information sources are associated with the plan of the scheduler 3 by the automatically extracted keywords. Information (plan related information) can be easily searched. In addition, since the browser engine 6 is started based on the keyword, a search on a network such as the Internet connected to the browser is enabled.

[0017]

As described above, according to the scheduling apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the OCR for converting image data read from a document image into text data.
An engine, a keyword extraction engine that automatically extracts keywords from text data, a scheduler that associates plans with time factors such as date and time, and a browser engine that searches networks such as the Internet. By providing a link / search engine for associating the files in the schedule with the schedule of the scheduler by the automatically extracted keywords, an advantageous effect that the schedule-related information can be easily searched from the scheduler is obtained.

According to the invention of claim 2, according to claim 1,
In the invention described in the above, the browser engine is started based on the automatically extracted keywords,
An advantageous effect of enabling a search on a network such as the Internet connected to a browser is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a scheduling device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a scheduling device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 OCR Engine 2 Keyword Extraction Engine 3 Scheduler 4 Link / Search Engine 5 File Management / Storage Engine 6 Browser Engine 7 Internet

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An OCR engine for converting image data read from an original image into text data, a keyword extraction engine for automatically extracting keywords from the text data, and a plan based on time factors such as date and time. An associating scheduler, a browser engine for searching a network such as the Internet, and a link / search engine for associating files in a plurality of information sources with the schedule of the scheduler using the automatically extracted keywords. Scheduling device. 2. The scheduling device according to claim 1, wherein the browser engine is started based on the automatically extracted keyword.