A study and its application of providing system of vast multimedia information in the Oriental studies

研究结果如下：分析了计算机在东方研究和人文学科中的应用现状。最后对剩余的研究课题进行了展望，并指出了今后的研究方向. (2)对美国、英国和日本使用互联网的文化进行了比较研究。(3)对计算机在图像处理中的实际应用进行了历史研究。此外，图像操作与琉球外交文件“Rekidai Hoan”的例子进行了实验使用Macintosh。(4)提出了一种利用摄像机输入古文献图像的有效方法。并对文本进行了分割和识别。(5)本研究结合冲绳历史资料的研究，取得了以下成果：（1）开发了“礼记还”的检索系统，并对“礼记还”进行了句法分析研究。(2)设计了一个基于WWW的缩微胶片图像信息检索系统。使用该系统，可以从任何地方通过互联网检索出一百万部电影图像数据库中的任何图像。(3)在多个不同属性的数据库中进行了统一检索方法的实验。古文献图像识别与处理工具的开发是今后的研究课题。

The research results are as follows ; An analysis of present situation for using the computers in the field of Oriental studies and Humanities was done. Then the remaining subjects are considered and its direction for a future study was given. (2) A comparison of culture between US,UK,and Japan using the Internet was investigated and researched. (3) A study of practical use in the image processing of computer into the historical studies was carried out. Also, the image operations with examples of Ryukyu diplomatic document "Rekidai Hoan" were experimented using Macintosh. (4) An effective method for inputting the images of ancient documents using the video camera was developed. And a segmentation and recognition of the documents was tried. (5) A image database with its text information was developed using the object oriented database engine.The results in connection with a study of Okinawa historical information are as follows ; (1) A retrieval system of "Rekidai Hoan" was developed, and a study of syntax analysis of it was carried out. (2) Microfilm Image Information Retrieval System (MIRS) through the WWW was designed. Any image out of a million films image database can be retrieved from anywhere via the Internet using this system. (3) An experiment of unified retrieval method throughout the several databases with different attributes was started. A development of the tools for recognizing and processing the ancient document images is a subject for a future study.