EP0369829A2
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Information searching apparatus
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1989-11-20
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-11-20
Abstract
Abstract The information searching apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises: a memory device having a plurality of banks and containing a plurality of types of information data to be searched, as arranged in block; a table memory device containing, in table, the banks serving as the basis of the information to be searched, the number of changed banks and address data; and a table reading device for reading tabled information from the table memory device. This information searching apparatus is so arranged as to search the target information to be searched by obtaining the base bank information based on the tabled information from the table memory device, and by obtaining the number of changed banks and the address data of the base bank information. Further, this apparatus is arranged such that the user may learn synonyms and antonyms, or the translated terms, the phonetic symbols or the like of index words in dictionary data. Such data may be searched in a short period of time without any complicate operations, thereby to improve the learning efficiency.
Inventors
- 👤 Masataka Nakasuji
- 👤 Toshiaki Fujiwara
- 👤 Yoshiro Kihara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 17:34
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F15/00; G06F15/02; G06F15/025; G06F15/0283; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/901; G06F16/9017; G06F16/902; G06F40/00; G06F40/20; G06F40/237; G06F40/247; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 43
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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An information searching apparatus comprising: information memory means having a plurality of banks for storing a plurality of types of information data to be searched, a predetermined number of types of information data to be searched being grouped in one block; secondary table memory means containing, for every information data to be searched, (i) the number of changed banks which is the difference between (a) the base bank No., i.e., the top bank No. of the area containing the first information data to be searched of a block containing information data to be searched and (b) the top bank No. of the area containing said information data to be searched, and (ii) the real address of the information to be searched which is the top address of the area containing said information data to be searched; primary table memory means containing, for every block, (i) the top bank No. of the area containing the number of changed banks and the real address of the first information data to be searched of each block in the secondary table memory means, (ii) secondary table bank Nos. serving as addresses, (iii) secondary table addresses and (iv) the base bank No. of each block; primary table reading means for reading, from said primary table memory means, (i) the base bank No. of a block containing information data to be searched, (ii) the secondary table bank No. and (iii) the secondary table address, based on the block No. representing said block containing information data to be searched; secondary table reading means for reading, from said secondary table memory means, the number of changed banks for information data to be searched and the real address of the information to be searched, based on (i) the in-block information number representing where the real address of said information data to be searched is stored in the block in said secondary table memory means, (ii) the secondary table bank No. and (iii) the secondary table address; and information data reading means for reading, from said information memory means, the information data to be searched, based on said base bank number, said number of changed banks and said real address.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
360 words
An information searching apparatus comprising: information memory means having a plurality of banks for storing a plurality of types of information data to be searched, a predetermined number of types of information data to be searched being grouped in one block; secondary table memory means containing, for every information data to be searched, (i) the number of changed banks which is the difference between (a) the base bank No., i.e., the top bank No. of the area containing the first information data to be searched of a block containing information data to be searched and (b) the top bank No. of the area containing said information data to be searched, and (ii) the real address of the information to be searched which is the top address of the area containing said information data to be searched; primary table memory means containing, for every block, (i) the top bank No. of the area containing the number of changed banks and the real address of the first information data to be searched of each block in the secondary table memory means, (ii) secondary table bank Nos. serving as addresses, (iii) secondary table addresses and (iv) the base bank No. of each block; primary table reading means for reading, from said primary table memory means, (i) the base bank No. of a block containing information data to be searched, (ii) the secondary table bank No. and (iii) the secondary table address, based on the block No. representing said block containing information data to be searched; secondary table reading means for reading, from said secondary table memory means, the number of changed banks for information data to be searched and the real address of the information to be searched, based on (i) the in-block information number representing where the real address of said information data to be searched is stored in the block in said secondary table memory means, (ii) the secondary table bank No. and (iii) the secondary table address; and information data reading means for reading, from said information memory means, the information data to be searched, based on said base bank number, said number of changed banks and said real address.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 1, further comprising a liquid crystal display device having a dot matrix arrangement or the like for displaying searched information or the like.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 1, further comprising mode setting means formed by a key group in a matrix arrangement, a click such as a mouse, or the like, wherein there may be selectively set a variety of modes such as an English-English dictionary mode, a calender mode, a schedule mode, a calculation mode, a telephone number mode, a memo mode and the like.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 1, further comprising: a CPU serving as a central processing unit for processing the operations of said apparatus in the entirety thereof; an I/O port through which data are entered in and supplied from said apparatus; a ROM serving as a read-only memory containing an operation program of said apparatus, and the like; a RAM serving as a read/write random-access memory for storing data entered from the index word input means and for temporarily writing data while said CPU is under operation; and a real time clock serving as a circuit for counting, in real time, current date and time.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 1, wherein the information memory means has an arrangement including a meaning data memory unit for storing meaning data corresponding to spelling characters of index words.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 4, wherein the ROM has an arrangement including a primary table memory unit, a secondary table memory unit and a meaning data memory unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 4, wherein the CPU has an arramgement including primary table reading means, secondary table reading means and means for reading information to be searched.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus comprising: index word input means for entering an index word to be searched; display means for displaying searched informa tion data corresponding to an index word, and the meanings, translated terms, parts of speech, phonetic symbols, synonyms, antonyms and the like of said index word; index word searching means for searching desired information based on an entered index word; mode setting means for selectively setting a variety of operation modes of said apparatus such as an English-English dictionary mode, a learning mode and the like; and control means for displaying said information according to the set mode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus comprising: index word input means for entering an index word to be searched; display means for displaying searched informa tion data corresponding to an index word, and the meanings, translated terms, parts of speech, phonetic symbols, synonyms, antonyms and the like of said index word; index word searching means for searching desired information based on an entered index word; mode setting means for selectively setting a variety of operation modes of said apparatus such as an English-English dictionary mode, a learning mode and the like; and control means for displaying said information according to the set mode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus comprising: display means for displaying the spelling characters, synonyms and antonyms of an index word; index word input means for entering the index word spelling characters; index word searching means for searching the index word; synonym and antonym searching means for searching the synonyms and antonyms of the index word; whereby the index word corresponding to entered spelling characters is displayed when said index word searching means is operated after said index word input means has been operated to enter the index word spelling characters, and the synonyms and/or antonyms of the index word are displayed when said synonym and antonym searching means is operated; dictionary data memory means containing, as a series of dictionary data for every index word, an index word, the word Nos. of the synonyms of the index word, and/or the word Nos. of the antonyms of the index word, in an area determined by the word No. set for the index word; word No. reading means for reading the word Nos. for the synonyms and/or the word Nos. for the antonyms, stored in said dictionary data memory means; and index word reading & display means for reading and displaying, on said display means, the index words stored in the areas determined by the word Nos. for the synonyms and/or the word Nos. for the antonyms in said dictionary data memory means when said synonym and antonym searching means is operated, said word Nos. being read by said word No. reading means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus comprising: display means for displaying the spelling characters, synonyms and antonyms of an index word; index word input means for entering the index word spelling characters; index word searching means for searching the index word; synonym and antonym searching means for searching the synonyms and antonyms of the index word; whereby the index word corresponding to entered spelling characters is displayed when said index word searching means is operated after said index word input means has been operated to enter the index word spelling characters, and the synonyms and/or antonyms of the index word are displayed when said synonym and antonym searching means is operated; dictionary data memory means containing, as a series of dictionary data for every index word, an index word, the word Nos. of the synonyms of the index word, and/or the word Nos. of the antonyms of the index word, in an area determined by the word No. set for the index word; word No. reading means for reading the word Nos. for the synonyms and/or the word Nos. for the antonyms, stored in said dictionary data memory means; and index word reading & display means for reading and displaying, on said display means, the index words stored in the areas determined by the word Nos. for the synonyms and/or the word Nos. for the antonyms in said dictionary data memory means when said synonym and antonym searching means is operated, said word Nos. being read by said word No. reading means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 8 or 9, wherein the display means is a liquid crystal display device having a dot matrix ar rangement or the like.
Claim 14
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 8 or 9, wherein the index word input means includes a key group having a matrix arrangement, and a click such as a mouse.
Claim 15
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 8, wherein the mode setting means is formed by a key group in a matrix arrangement or a click such as a mouse for selectively set a variety of modes such as an English-English dictionary mode, a calender mode, a schedule mode, a calculation mode, a telephone number mode, a memo mode and the like.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 8 or 9, further comprising: a CPU serving as a central processing unit for processing the operations of said apparatus in the entirety thereof; an I/O port through which data are entered in and supplied from said apparatus; a ROM serving as a read-only memory containing an operation program of said apparatus, and the like; a RAM serving as a read/write random-access mem ory for storing data entered from the index word input means and for temporarily writing data while said CPU is under operation; and a real time clock serving as a circuit for counting, in real time, current date and time.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 13, wherein the ROM comprises: a memory unit containing spelling characters in order of word Nos. respectively set for index words; a dictionary data memory unit serving as dictionary data memory means containing, as a series of dictionary data, additional information of each index word such as the word Nos. for the synonyms, the word Nos. for the antonyms, the parts of speech and the like, said additional information being stored for every index word; and an index memory unit containing the bank Nos. and addresses of areas containing said dictionary data in said dictionary data memory unit, at addresses obtained by calculations made based on said word Nos.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 14, wherein the dictionary data memory unit containing, instead of the word Nos., binary sig nals representing the presence and absence of the synonyms and antonyms of index words.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 15, wherein the additional information has flags representing the presence and absence of the synonyms and antonyms of index words, and the word No. memory areas are not disposed for index words having neither synonyms nor antonyms.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 14, wherein the index memory unit contains the data in order of the word Nos. respectively set for the index words.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 14, wherein the index memory unit contains the word Nos. in contrast with the spelling characters of index words.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus comprising: display means for displaying an index word, parts of speech, translated terms, phonetic symbols and the like; index word input means for entering an index word; index word searching means for designating the display of the parts of speech and the translated terms of an entered index word; phonetic symbol designating means for designating the display of the phonetic symbols of the entered index word; and control means for displaying the parts of speech and translated terms of the entered index word when said index word searching means is operated after said index word input means has been operated, and for continuously displaying a plurality of phonetic symbols, if any, of the index word when said phonetic symbol designating means is operated, and for displaying, when the displayed phonetic symbols relate to specific parts of speech and/or specific translated terms of the index word out of the parts of speech and/or translated terms thereof, said specific parts of speech and/or specific translated terms together with the phonetic symbols.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus comprising: display means for displaying an index word, parts of speech, translated terms, phonetic symbols and the like; index word input means for entering an index word; index word searching means for designating the display of the parts of speech and the translated terms of an entered index word; phonetic symbol designating means for designating the display of the phonetic symbols of the entered index word; and control means for displaying the parts of speech and translated terms of the entered index word when said index word searching means is operated after said index word input means has been operated, and for continuously displaying a plurality of phonetic symbols, if any, of the index word when said phonetic symbol designating means is operated, and for displaying, when the displayed phonetic symbols relate to specific parts of speech and/or specific translated terms of the index word out of the parts of speech and/or translated terms thereof, said specific parts of speech and/or specific translated terms together with the phonetic symbols.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 19, wherein the control means comprises: a CPU serving as a central processing unit for processing the operations of said apparatus in the entirety thereof; an I/O port through which data are entered in and supplied from said apparatus; a ROM serving as a read-only memory containing an operation program of said apparatus, a variety of data such as an input/output control program, dictionary data and the like; a RAM serving as a read/write random-access memory for storing data entered from said index word input means and for temporarily writing data while said CPU is under operation; and a real time clock serving as a circuit for counting, in real time, current date and time.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 19, wherein the display means has an arrangement including a liquid crystal display device in a dot matrix arrangement.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 19, further comprising a mode setting key group for selectively calling and setting a variety of modes such as an English-English dictionary mode, a calender mode, a schedule mode, a calculation mode, a telephone number mode, a memo mode and the like.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 19, wherein the index word searching means and the phonetic symbol designating means are formed by a key group in a matrix arrangement, a click such as a mouse, or the like.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus comprising: display means for displaying the index word corresponding to entered spelling characters, the meanings and/or translated terms of the index word; dictionary data memory means containing, in a separated manner, the index word corresponding to entered spelling characters, and the meanings and/or translated terms of said index word; index word input means for entering the index word spelling characters; learning mode setting means for switching the operation mode to a learning mode; and control means for displaying, on said display means, the meanings and/or translated terms of the index word corresponding to spelling characters without display of said index word when, in said learning mode, the spelling characters are entered and said index word searching means is operated, and for displaying the index word only when a predetermined operation is made.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus comprising: display means for displaying the index word corresponding to entered spelling characters, the meanings and/or translated terms of the index word; dictionary data memory means containing, in a separated manner, the index word corresponding to entered spelling characters, and the meanings and/or translated terms of said index word; index word input means for entering the index word spelling characters; learning mode setting means for switching the operation mode to a learning mode; and control means for displaying, on said display means, the meanings and/or translated terms of the index word corresponding to spelling characters without display of said index word when, in said learning mode, the spelling characters are entered and said index word searching means is operated, and for displaying the index word only when a predetermined operation is made.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 24, wherein the control means comprises: a CPU serving as a central processing unit for processing the operations of said apparatus in the entirety thereof; an I/O port through which data are entered in and supplied from said apparatus; a ROM serving as a read-only memory containing an operation program of said apparatus and a variety of data such as an input/output control program, dictionary data and the like; a RAM serving as a read/write random-access memory for storing data entered from said index word input means and for temporarily writing data while said CPU is under operation; and a real time clock serving as a circuit for counting, in real time, current date and time.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 24, wherein the display means has an arrangement including a liquid crystal display device in a dot matrix arrangement.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 24, further comprising a mode setting key group for selectively calling and setting a variety of modes such as an English-English dictionary mode, a calendar mode, a schedule mode, a calculation mode, a telephone number mode, a memo mode and the like.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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An information searching apparatus as set forth in Claim 24, where in the index word input means and the learning mode setting means are formed by a key group in a matrix arrangement, a click such as a mouse, or the like.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
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A method of accessing information stored at respective addresses in respective memory banks, the method comprising producing first and second codes (X,Y) from source data, using the first code (X) to look up a bank number (A) and a first address (Pp), combining the first address (Pp) with the second code (Y) to look up an offset (A Y ) and a second address (a Y ), and then accessing the information to be retrieved from the second address (a Y ) in a memory bank (A + A Y ) determined by said bank number (A) and said offset (A Y ).
Claim 35
Independent Claim
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A method of accessing information stored at respective addresses in respective memory banks, the method comprising producing first and second codes (X,Y) from source data, using the first code (X) to look up a bank number (A) and a first address (Pp), combining the first address (Pp) with the second code (Y) to look up an offset (A Y ) and a second address (a Y ), and then accessing the information to be retrieved from the second address (a Y ) in a memory bank (A + A Y ) determined by said bank number (A) and said offset (A Y ).
Claim 36
Independent Claim
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A method of accessing information stored in a memory, the method comprising deriving a memory address from inputted source information, reading at least one code from that address, deriving from the or each code a further memory address which is longer than said code, and accessing target information stored in the memory at said further memory address.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
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A method of accessing information stored in a memory, the method comprising deriving a memory address from inputted source information, reading at least one code from that address, deriving from the or each code a further memory address which is longer than said code, and accessing target information stored in the memory at said further memory address.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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An information retrieval device having means permitting a user to input a source word, and means responsive to said inputting for displaying information related to that source word, the device further including phonetic symbol designating means which can be operated by a user after the displaying of said related information to cause the display of phonetic symbols related to the source word, the device being capable of displaying, for selected source words, respective groups of phonetic symbols associated with respective parts of speech, and to give an indication of those respective parts of speech.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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An information retrieval device having means permitting a user to input a source word, and means responsive to said inputting for displaying information related to that source word, the device further including phonetic symbol designating means which can be operated by a user after the displaying of said related information to cause the display of phonetic symbols related to the source word, the device being capable of displaying, for selected source words, respective groups of phonetic symbols associated with respective parts of speech, and to give an indication of those respective parts of speech.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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An information retrieval device having means permitting a user to enter a source word, and display means for displaying information related to the source word, wherein the device has means whereby a user can select a first or a second mode of operation, the device being operable in the first mode to display, in response to said inputted source word, an index word corresponding to the source word together with further information related thereto, and being operable in the second mode to display said further information but not said index word.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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An information retrieval device having means permitting a user to enter a source word, and display means for displaying information related to the source word, wherein the device has means whereby a user can select a first or a second mode of operation, the device being operable in the first mode to display, in response to said inputted source word, an index word corresponding to the source word together with further information related thereto, and being operable in the second mode to display said further information but not said index word.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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An information retrieval device having means permitting a user to enter a source word, and display means for displaying retrieved information corresponding to the source word, the device further including mode-setting means permitting a user to select between a plurality of modes, a memory storing a plurality of categories of textual information, and means responsive to said mode selecting means for determining which of the categories of information are to be displayed in response to the inputting of a source word.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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An information retrieval device having means permitting a user to enter a source word, and display means for displaying retrieved information corresponding to the source word, the device further including mode-setting means permitting a user to select between a plurality of modes, a memory storing a plurality of categories of textual information, and means responsive to said mode selecting means for determining which of the categories of information are to be displayed in response to the inputting of a source word.
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