Information Access Method Triggered by User’s Interests during Comic Reading

This paper proposes a system to facilitate information access based on the interests of a user within the content of comics. Many objects, such as foods, gadgets, and monuments, are depicted in comics. When a user reads a comic, they may take an interest in such objects. Consequently, they may wish to eat and/or view the actual object. Our prototype system provides a seamless exploration environment for such users. The system employs organized comic content information as linked data. Thus, users can explore information found in comics, based on this structured data.