JPS5925252B2 - File search device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a file search device.

Recently, as more and more computer systems are equipped with large capacity storage devices such as system disks,
As a result, a large number of files are being handled more and more, and there is a particular demand for the development of a search device for such files. Conventionally, this type of file search process has been carried out using a coated 10-key input method, a reader input method, a key coder, a barcode reader, etc., but this method is difficult in terms of operability and price. Various problems arose.

The present invention was invented in view of these conventional problems, and unlike the conventional key coater, etc., which has a key for each file, it uses an index of data marked on each file. A retrieval device is slidably provided on a board having a large number of sections in which the retrieval device is written, and the storage device is operated from the address where the retrieval device is located to search for a desired file.

Hereinafter, one practical example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In Figure 1, 1 is a board whose surface is divided into multiple sections vertically and horizontally, and each section 1-1, 1-2, . For example, product names, customer names, etc. are listed as index information corresponding to the data. There are a plurality of boards configured in this manner, and the file searcher selects the desired board from the board address (marked with 2 in Figure 2) on the main body of the search machine (not shown).
), and as a measure for positioning on the facing surface of this board, positioning holes 3 are drilled in at least four corners of the board 1 on the facing surface 2 of the board. It is configured to be inserted and supported by the provided positioning protrusion 4. Reference numeral 5 denotes a first angle reader installed outside one side of the board surface 2, and as shown in FIG. The upper part 5B is rotatably placed on top of the lower part 5A and is composed of a hollow cylindrical body that is pivotally supported via a bottom plate (cord plate) 5B1 to a pivot shaft 6 that stands from the center of the lower part 5A. And then,
As clearly shown in FIG. 4, on the lower surface of the bottom plate 5B1, coded angle information Cal, ca2, . . . is provided in each section drawn on a parabola at one interval from the center, and
Inside the lower part 5A, there is a first optical reading means consisting of a light projector 7 that illuminates the lower surface of the bottom plate 5B1, and an optical reading element 9 that receives specific angle information light based on the projector 7 through a lens 8. It is provided.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a second angle reader, which is a cylindrical body with an open bottom and is rotatably compatible with the upper part 10B connected to the upper part 5B of the first angle reader 5 via a connecting arm 11 and the lower surface thereof. It consists of a hollow cylindrical body with the above-mentioned upper part 5B on the top surface.
Angle information Cbl, Cb coded similarly to the bottom plate 5B1 of
It consists of a lower part 10A which is pivoted to a pivot shaft 12 provided at the center of the upper part 10B via an upper plate (cord plate) 10A which has been subjected to A second optical reading means consisting of a projector 13, a lens 14, and an optical reading element 15 is installed in the upper part 10B to read the angle information Cbl, Cb2, . . . .

Reference numeral 16 indicates a lower section 16A connected to the lower section 10A of the second angle reader 10 via a connecting arm 17.
The search device has an upper section 16B rotatably mounted on the upper section 6A, and a search switch 21 is mounted on the upper surface of the upper section 16B.
a. 10 keys 21b that contribute to file data correction;
and a function key 1, and a pointer 18 is provided on the side.

In the present invention, the pointer 18 of the searcher 16 is configured as described above.
When positioned in a desired section on the board 1, angle information is output from the first and second angle readers 5 and 10 according to the section, and based on this, the desired file stored in the storage device is output. The data is selected, and the circuit that performs this operation will be explained below.

This is shown in Figure 6, where 5 and 1 are shown in Figure 6.
0 is the first and second angle reader, and 19 is a code converter that encodes and outputs angle information from both angle readers when it is input, and this is output from the board selection circuit 20. A search switch 21 to which a board signal corresponding to the board to be searched is input and is provided in the search device 16.
It is designed to work when a becomes 0N. Reference numeral 22 denotes a storage file selection circuit which outputs the coded angle information from the code converter 19 as a file selection signal and retrieves desired file data from the storage device 23 at the next stage.

The data from the storage device 23 is then sent to the next computer system arithmetic unit 24, and if there is an error in the data, it is to be corrected using the correction 1.0 key 21b of the searcher 16. There is. The present invention is constructed as described above, and its operation will be explained below.

Assuming that the category having the index information of the desired file to be selected is 1-20, as shown in FIG.
This can be done by locating it in section 1-20.
That is, when the search device 16 is shown as a dotted line, the first and second angle readers 5 and 10 detect the first angle information of the code plates 5B1 and 10A1 that have rotated as the search device 16 is deflected. and the angle information corresponding to the second optical reading means, and sends the angle information based on this to the code converter 19. At this time,
A board signal (a code signal unique to the board currently placed on the board destination surface) is input to the code converter 19 from the board selection circuit 20. When the search switch 21a is turned ON in such a state, the code converter 19 converts the angle information from the angle readers 5 and 10 into codes, and sends the encoded angle information to the storage device file selection circuit. 22. The circuit 22 operates the storage device 23 according to the encoded angle information, and the device 2
3, and sends this data signal to the computer system arithmetic unit 24 at the next stage.
As described above, the present invention includes a plurality of boards in which index information of file data held in a storage device is divided into a large number of sections, and a board set for searching among the plurality of boards. Board selection means for performing identification;
a first means for rotatably supporting one end of the first arm near the set position of the board; and a first means for rotatably connecting the other end of the first arm and one end of the second arm. a second pivoting means; and a search device provided at the other end of the second arm, the first and second pivoting means comprising:
Built-in first and second angle readers configured to face a part having a code plate provided with angle information that rotates in accordance with the movement of each arm and a part having means for reading the angle information; The search device includes a lower part having a pointer connected to a second arm and an upper part having a key such as a search switch on the upper surface, and the earth part is rotatably supported with respect to the lower part. This is a file search device characterized by a first and a second file search device that move on the board surface.
The first and second angle readers associated with the arms are incorporated within the means for pivoting the arms, simplifying the configuration of the arms on the board surface so that the port surface can be easily seen and the arms can be moved to the desired position. It is easy to move, and the upper part of the searcher that is operated by keys is rotatable with respect to the lower part, so that it can be freely rotated to a position that is easy for the operator to operate regardless of the movement position of the arm, and this operability is also good. , it is possible to provide a device with excellent input operability for this type of file search.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are a plan view and an exploded perspective view of the device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the first angle reader applied to the same device, and FIG. Figure 5 is a bottom view of the code plate provided in the angle reader, Figure 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the second angle reader in the device of the present invention, and Figure 6 is a diagram of the device of the present invention. This is a block-like electrical circuit diagram. 1: Board, 1-1 to 1-n: Division, 5, 10: Angle reader, 5B1, 10A1: Code board, Cal to Ca
n (Cbl to Cbn): angle information, 11, 17: connecting arm, 16: search device, 23: storage device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of boards in which index information of file data held in a storage device is divided and arranged in a large number, a board selection means for identifying a board set for search among the plurality of boards, and the board a first means for rotatably supporting one end of the first arm in proximity to the set position; and a first means for connecting and rotatably supporting the other end of the first arm and one end of the second arm. and a search device provided at the other end of the second arm, and the first and second pivot means each have angle information that rotates in accordance with the movement of each arm. First and second angle readers configured to face the part having the provided code plate and the part having the means for reading the angle information are built in, and the search device is connected to a second arm. 1. A file search device comprising a lower part having a pointer and an upper part having a key such as a search switch on the upper surface, and the upper part is rotatably supported relative to the lower part.