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

研究结果如下：对计算机在东方学和人文科学领域的使用现状进行了分析。在此基础上，对剩余的研究课题进行了思考，并指出了今后的研究方向。(2)利用互联网对美国、英国和日本的文化进行了比较研究。(3)对计算机图像处理在史学中的实际应用进行了研究。此外，还用Macintosh进行了琉球外交文书《灵气环传》的图像处理实验。(4)提出了一种利用摄像机输入古籍图像的有效方法。并尝试对文档进行分割和识别。(5)利用面向对象的数据库引擎开发了一个包含文本信息的图像数据库，并结合冲绳历史信息的研究取得了以下成果：(1)开发了“热带欢”检索系统，并对其进行了句法分析。(2)设计了基于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百万胶片图像数据库中的任何图像。(3)对不同属性的多个数据库进行了统一检索实验。古文献图像识别与处理工具的开发是今后研究的课题。

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.