JPH09282422A - Printed matter and information provision system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the information provision system which is small in data processing quantity when information relating to printed information is taken out and enables a user to surely take desired relative information out, and the beautiful printed matter which is used for the information provision system. SOLUTION: Address information indicating an address of a magnetic disk drive 20 stored with relative information relating to visible information 2 recorded on a recording form 1 is recorded invisibly on the recording form 1 while make to correspond to a relative part relating to the information stored in the address of the magnetic disk drive 20 that the address information out of the visible information 2 recorded on the recording form 1 indicates, and marks 4a, 4b, and 4c showing that the relative information is stored on the magnetic disk drive 20 are visually recorded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information providing system capable of storing related information related to print contents printed on a printed matter in a storage medium and extracting the related information as needed, and an information providing system therefor. The present invention relates to printed matter used in an information providing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a first conventional example of such a printed matter and information providing system, there is JP-A-5-298501. In this publication, on the recording paper,
A printed matter that prints information such as letters and patterns and also records a frame-shaped address code mark for reading the frame image related to the printed information from the storage medium that is stored in advance. It is disclosed. This system reads the address code marks in a square pattern recorded on the recording paper by an optical reading means such as a flatbed scanner, and a predetermined frame image based on the arrangement and combination of the read code marks. Is taken out from the storage medium and displayed on the image display device.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-5 as a second conventional example.
In the 6941 publication, information such as characters, line drawings, and photographs is printed for each page, and for each page, the information such as characters, line drawings, and photographs is printed corresponding to the information. A printed matter attached to an electronic book is disclosed in which address information indicating an address of related information is attached as a mark. Keep this printed material in the hands of the user of the e-book, and the user can use the mark reading device to print characters, line drawings,
By bringing the mark close to a photograph or the like, the mark printed so as to be superimposed on each of these pieces of information is read, and the related information stored in advance in the storage medium is displayed on the image display device. This mark is printed by superimposing on information such as characters, line drawings and photographs by a transparent bar code or magnetic printing, and can be read by the mark reading device but is invisible to the user.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-9 as a third conventional example.
Japanese Patent No. 6305 discloses that a human-readable symbol on a recording sheet on which a symbol is not present
Disclosed is a printed material in which a mark corresponding to code information indicating the meaning or attribute information of the symbol is printed in a machine-readable printing material, for example, a yellow color material or temperature-sensitive ink, in a margin area near the symbol. Has been done. Since this mark is printed with a printing material that is difficult for the human eye to see, it is possible to obtain a printed matter that does not disturb the human eye.

[0005]

However, in the first conventional example, information such as characters and patterns printed on the recording paper for one page of the printed matter, which is read by the flatbed type scanner, is stored. A large amount of data processing is required to identify information such as characters and pictures from the address code mark and the address code mark, and separately extract them, which increases the system load. Also,
The field-shaped address code mark code printed on a printed matter is unsightly to the user, although the user's purpose and purpose are unknown, even though it seems to be meaningful to the user. In addition, it is not preferable in terms of the aesthetic appearance of the printed matter.

Further, in the second conventional example, since the mark is printed by a transparent bar code or magnetic printing, it is not known where the mark is printed. Also, since the mark cannot be seen by the user,
There is a problem that it is difficult to accurately instruct related information with a pen-type mark reading device, and operability is poor. Further, in the third conventional example, the mark corresponding to the code information indicating the meaning or attribute information of the symbol is printed in the margin area in the vicinity of the symbol, so that the symbol is laid out on the recording paper. Then, there is a problem that a big restriction is generated.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention provides an information providing system that allows a user to accurately retrieve desired related information, with a small amount of data processing when extracting related information related to printed information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a printed matter having an excellent appearance used for the information providing system.

[0008]

The printed matter of the present invention which achieves the above-mentioned object is a printed matter in which visible information is recorded on a recording sheet, and the related information related to the visible information recorded on the recording sheet is The address information indicating the address of the stored storage medium is associated with the relevant portion of the visible information recorded on the recording sheet that is related to the information stored at the address indicated by the address information, It is invisiblely recorded on the top and on the recording paper,
It is characterized in that a mark indicating that information related to the related part is stored in the storage medium is visibly recorded in association with the related part.

Here, the mark may be an underline added to the related portion. Further, the mark may be a color attached to the related portion. Further, the information providing system of the present invention that achieves the above-mentioned object reads out the related information from the printed matter in which the visible information is recorded on the recording paper and the storage medium in which the related information related to the visible information is stored. In an information providing system including an information output device that outputs relevant information in a perceptible form, in the printed matter, address information indicating an address of the storage medium is
Of the visible information recorded on the recording sheet, it is invisiblely recorded on the recording sheet in association with a relevant portion related to the information stored at the address represented by the address information, and A mark indicating that the information related to the related portion is stored in the storage medium is visibly recorded on the recording paper in association with the related portion. The reading means reads the address information invisiblely recorded on the printed matter, the information reading means reads information from the address of the storage medium represented by the address information read by the reading means, and the information reading means. It is characterized by comprising an output means for outputting the read information in a perceptible form.

Here, the "perceptible form" means that the form is not particularly limited as long as it is a form capable of transmitting information to humans. Specifically, for example, it is visually perceptible. It includes displaying or printing so as to be possible, or outputting as sound so that it can be perceptually perceived.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a first embodiment of a printed matter of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the printed matter 10 is
It is a printed matter such as a book, a magazine, a newspaper, or an in-house document in which visible information 2 such as characters, line drawings, and photographs is printed on a recording sheet 1. The relevant information related to the visible information 2 such as characters, line drawings, and photographs printed on the printed matter 10 is stored in advance in a predetermined storage medium (not shown), and the user of the printed matter 10 has the relevant information. There is an information provision system that can take out the information freely. Details of the information providing system will be described later.

Three mark areas 4 are set in the margin 3 of the printed matter 10, and these mark areas 4 represent addresses of the storage medium in which the relevant information related to the visible information 2 is stored. The address information is invisiblely recorded, and the marks 4a, 4b, 4c indicating that the information related to the related portion is stored in the storage medium are also visually recorded.

In this embodiment, the address information which is invisiblely recorded on the recording paper 1 is printed in the form of a bar code. The invisiblely recorded bar code and the visually recorded mark are printed in a state of being superimposed in the mark area 4. The printing in the superposed state means, for example, that the mark is printed with normal ink or toner and the address information is printed with transparent ink or toner. Here, “transparent” means invisible to human eyes under normal illumination. As a concrete printing material,
Inks or toners that have a high spectral reflectance only in the ultraviolet range, magnetic transparent inks or toners, temperature-sensitive materials that are invisible at room temperature but develop color when they become hot, and only in the infrared range Examples thereof include ink or toner having a high spectral reflectance. However, in the case of ink or toner having a high spectral reflectance only in the infrared region, a black printing material is used for the marks 4a, 4b, 4c.

The mark area 4 is provided at a position corresponding to the relevant portion of the visible information 2 recorded on the recording sheet 1 in which the relevant information relating to the visible information 2 is stored in the storage medium. Has been. That is, for example, of the print contents of the visible information 2 printed on the recording paper 1,
The mark area of the related information related to the print content of the line is set in the right margin portion of the same first line.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of marks visibly recorded in the mark area of FIG. In FIG. 2A, an arrow figure instructing to scan a reading means such as a pen according to the printed arrow is visibly printed in an area surrounded by a broken line in which address information is invisiblely recorded. It shows the state. In addition, FIG. 2B shows a state in which the message “Please scan here” is visibly printed in the area surrounded by the broken line in which the address information is invisiblely recorded. There is. Similarly, FIGS. 2C and 2D show states in which desired messages are visibly printed in areas surrounded by broken lines in which address information is invisiblely recorded. ing.

Next, another embodiment of the printed matter of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a second embodiment of the printed matter of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, printed matter 11
In this case, visible information 2 such as characters, line drawings, and photographs is printed on the recording paper 1, and a desired related portion of the visible information 2 is underlined 5. The underline 5 corresponds to the marks 4a, 4b, 4c in the first embodiment, and the related portion with the underline 5 is superimposed on the visible information of the related portion and the related portion. Address information indicating the address of the storage medium of the related information related to is printed with transparent ink. The underline 5 may be one underline or two underlines, but since these are often used in ordinary documents,
In order to prevent confusion between the underline that is normally used and the underline as a mark for extracting related information, it is desirable to use an underline colored in a specific color or a wavy underline as the underline as a mark.

As a third embodiment of the printed matter of the present invention,
Instead of underlining the desired related part in the visible information 2 in FIG. 3, the characters of the related part may be printed in a different color from other characters. Next, an embodiment of the information providing system of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the information providing system of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an operation of the embodiment of the information providing system of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the information providing system 100, a printed matter 10 in which visible information 2 is recorded on a recording sheet 1 and a magnetic disk in which related information related to the visible information 2 is stored. An information output device 30 for reading the related information from the device 20 and outputting the related information to a display device or a printer is provided. As described with reference to FIG. 1, in the mark area 4 of the printed matter 10, a bar code indicating the address of the related information in the magnetic disk device 20 is invisiblely recorded, and the related information is recorded in the magnetic disk device 20. Marks 4a, 4b, 4c indicating that the data are stored in the are recorded visually.

The information output device 30 includes a pen type scanner 31 for reading a bar code invisiblely recorded in the mark area 4 of the printed matter 10 and a bar code for the magnetic disk device 20 read by the pen type scanner 31. A computer 32 that reads the related information from the address that is represented, a display device 33 that outputs the related information read by the computer 32 as an image, and a printer 34 that outputs the printed information are provided. Further, the computer 32 includes a receiving means 32a and a central processing unit 32.
b.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, an operation of extracting related information from the printed matter 10 (see FIG. 1) of the first embodiment will be described. When the user browses the visible information 2 such as characters, line drawings, and photographs printed on the printed matter 10, the information providing system 1 provides relevant information desired by the user.
In order to take out the mark from 00, the mark associated with the relevant portion of the visible information 2 that the user wants to take out is selected from the marks 4a, 4b and 4c visually recorded on the recording paper 1, and the mark is selected. Area 4 is a pen-type scanner 31
Scan with. By scanning with the pen-type scanner 31, the barcode invisiblely recorded in the mark area 4 is read, and the read barcode is passed from the pen-type scanner 31 to the computer 32. The receiving means 32 a provided in the computer 32 converts the bar code received from the pen-type scanner 31 into an electric signal and converts the bar code into a central processing unit 32.
pass to b. The central processing unit 32b analyzes the received electric signal, converts it into an address in the magnetic disk device 20, and retrieves the related information in the magnetic disk device 20 by the obtained address. The retrieved related information is taken out from the magnetic disk device 20, displayed on the display device 33, and further output as a printed matter from the printer 34 in response to a user's instruction.

When the bar code is printed with an ink or toner having a high spectral reflectance only in the infrared region, the pen-type scanner 31 uses a light source including the infrared region and an infrared ray that reacts only in the infrared region. It is composed of a sensor. When the barcode is printed with ink or toner having a high spectral reflectance only in the ultraviolet region, the pen-type scanner 31 is composed of a light source containing ultraviolet rays and a sensor that detects fluorescence emitted in response to the ultraviolet rays. It When the barcode is printed with a transparent magnetic ink or toner, the pen-type scanner 31 need only be a magnetic sensor. When printed with a temperature-sensitive material, it is composed of a heater and an image sensor that reacts in the visible light region.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the address information indicating the address of the storage medium is printed in the form of a bar code has been described, but the form of this address information is not limited to the bar code. For example, it may be in the form of numbers, letters such as alphabets, or a square mark code. In the above embodiment, an example in which a pen-type scanner is used as the reading means for reading the address information recorded invisible on the printed matter has been described, but the reading means is not limited to the pen-type scanner, For example, a mouse or a touch screen may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example of using a computer as the information reading means for reading information from the address information read by the pen type scanner has been described, but the information reading means is limited to a so-called general-purpose computer. However, a dedicated microcomputer or the like may be used instead. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the display device and the printer are used as the output unit that outputs the read information in a perceptible form has been described, but the output unit is not limited to these devices. For example, a voice output device or the like may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example in which a magnetic disk device is used as a storage medium for storing related information has been described, but the storage medium is not limited to the magnetic disk device, and for example, a floppy disk device. , A magneto-optical storage device, an optical storage device or the like may be used.

[0025]

As described above, according to the printed matter and the information providing system of the present invention, the address information indicating the address of the storage medium in which the related information is stored is invisiblely recorded in addition to the visible information. Since only the address information can be read by the reading means, a small amount of data processing is required to retrieve the related information.

Further, since the address information is recorded in association with the related portion related to the information, the user can accurately take out the desired related information. Further, since the marks that are unpleasant to the user are not visually printed on the printed matter, it is possible to obtain a printed matter having an excellent appearance. Further, since the address information is not copied even if this printed matter is copied, related information cannot be extracted from the copy, and a printed matter with high confidentiality can be created.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a first embodiment of a printed matter of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of marks visibly recorded in a mark area of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a second embodiment of a printed matter of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of an information providing system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of an embodiment of the information providing system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Recording Paper 2 Visible Information 4a, 4b, 4c Mark 5 Underline 10, 11 Printed Material 20 Magnetic Disk Device (Storage Medium) 30 Information Output Device 31 Pen Type Scanner (Information Reading Means) 32 Computer (Information Reading Means) 33 Display Device ( Output means) 34 Printer (output means) 100 Information providing system

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. In a printed matter in which visible information is recorded on a recording sheet, address information indicating an address of a storage medium in which relevant information related to the visible information recorded on the recording sheet is stored is the recorded information. Of the visible information recorded on the paper, it is invisiblely recorded on the recording paper in association with a relevant portion related to the information stored at the address represented by the address information, and A printed matter, on which a mark indicating that information related to the related portion is stored in the storage medium is visibly recorded on a recording sheet in association with the related portion. 2. The printed matter according to claim 1, wherein the mark is an underline added to the related portion. 3. The printed matter according to claim 1, wherein the mark is a color given to the related portion. 4. A form in which the relevant information can be perceived by reading the relevant information from a printed material in which visible information is recorded on a recording sheet and a storage medium storing relevant information relating to the visible information. In an information providing system including an information output device for outputting, the printed matter has address information indicating an address of the storage medium, among the visible information recorded on the recording sheet,
The information is invisiblely recorded on the recording paper in association with the related portion related to the information stored at the address represented by the address information, and the information related to the related portion is stored in the storage medium. The mark that indicates that
The information output device is configured to be visibly recorded on the recording paper in association with the related portion, and the information output device includes a reading unit for reading address information invisiblely recorded on the printed matter, The storage medium includes information reading means for reading information from an address represented by the address information read by the reading means, and output means for outputting the information read by the information reading means in a perceptible form. An information providing system characterized by being a thing.