electronic dictionary

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To provide a medium where video is recorded with versatility and to facilitate retrieval, by providing an information retrieval device used for an electronic dictionary, etc., with a memory wherein additional information to be displayed selectively in relation with index words is stored, and a means of displaying fixed display contents and additional information. CONSTITUTION:Index words and display contents to be displayed fixedly in relation with them are stored in an index word memory MU in prescribed order, and the contents of the memory MU are retrieved according to the specifying signal of a retrieval key to display the display contents on a television set TV through a video disk device VD. This information retrieval device is provided with an importance memory MM stored with additional information to be displayed selectively in relation with the index words, and a selective output control part MS which selects the additional information in the memory MM according to the specifying signal of a selection key. Thus, the fixed contents by the index word and the additional information from the memory MM are displayed on the set TV to provide a video recording medium with versatility, facilitating retrieval.

Inventors

• 👤 Shintaro Hashimoto
• 👤 伸太郎 橋本
• 👤 Mitsuhiro Saiji
• 👤 才治　光博

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