JPH0412670B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention stores image information such as documents in a storage device, and extracts required image information from various image information stored in the storage device as needed. The present invention relates to an image information storage and retrieval device for searching and reading out images.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Recently, image information such as documents that are generated in large quantities is read by optical two-dimensional scanning, and this read image information is stored in a storage medium of a storage device. Image information storage and retrieval devices have been put into practical use that search for and read out required image information according to the image information, and output it in a form that can be visually viewed on an output device.

In such an image information storage and retrieval device,
When searching and reading out image information, the operator needs to input a title corresponding to the desired image information. Therefore, for example, in a situation where specific image information is frequently read out many times, the operator has to input the same title each time, which is extremely troublesome. Furthermore, there is a problem that the risk of incorrectly inputting a title increases, and furthermore, the operation takes time, resulting in a decrease in work efficiency.

[Purpose of the invention]

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to enable the operator to easily search and read out desired image information as many times as necessary with extremely simple operations. An object of the present invention is to provide an image information storage and retrieval device that can reduce the burden placed on users, prevent erroneous retrieval and reading, and reduce operating time and improve work efficiency. .

[Summary of the invention]

This invention stores the storage position of read image information in an image information storage device in association with an identification name and comment as input identification information, and stores the read image information again. When searching and reading, corresponding image information is searched and read based on the specified identification information.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, a main control device 1 is composed of a CPU and its peripheral devices, and includes a management information storage device such as a floppy disk device 2 as the peripheral devices. Reference numeral 3 denotes a keyboard, which is an input device, and is used to input various operation commands and titles for searching information for searching. Reference numeral 4 denotes a reading device, for example, a two-dimensional scanning device, which scans the original (document) 5 two-dimensionally with a laser beam to output an electric signal corresponding to image information on the original 5. Reference numeral 6 denotes an optical disk device which is an image information storage device, which is read by the two-dimensional scanning device 4 and sent to the main controller 1.
The image information supplied through the optical disc 7 is stored in a storage medium, that is, an optical disk 7. A plurality of optical disks 7 are prepared according to the classification of the image information to be stored, and each is called a file.
A file number, file name, etc. are attached. Reference numeral 8 denotes a display device, which is an output device, such as a CRT display device, which displays image information read by the two-dimensional scanning device 4 and supplied via the main control device 1, or read from the optical disk device 6 and sent to the main control device. This is for displaying image information etc. supplied via 1. Reference numeral 9 denotes a recording device, a so-called hard copy device, which is an output device, and the image information is read by the two-dimensional scanning device 4 and supplied via the main controller 1, or the image information is read from the optical disk device 6 and sent to the main controller. The image information and the like supplied through the hard copy 10 are output as a hard copy 10.

Therefore, the floppy disk device 2 has the following features:
It stores management information for managing each file of the optical disk device 6, and the storage format is as shown in FIG. That is, management information for each file is stored sequentially, and each management information is assigned a file number, which is assigned to the file in advance,
It consists of file name, bookmark information storage address, and others. Bookmark information, which is identification information, is stored in the identification information storage section (predetermined area) of the floppy disk device 2 or the optical disk device 6. Here, the bookmark information consists of a bookmark name, an image information storage address, and a comment, as shown in FIG. created and stored by Further, the bookmark information storage address included in the management information indicates whether the bookmark information is stored in the identification information storage section of the floppy disk device 2 or the optical disk device 6, and furthermore, where the bookmark information is stored. It is something to do.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4.

Now, when the operator sets the search/read mode with the keyboard 3 and inputs a title corresponding to desired image information, the desired image information is searched and read from the optical disk device 6 based on the title. The read image information is displayed on the CRT display device 8 and, if necessary, is recorded and outputted on the hard copy device 9. At this time, if the operator performs a bookmark designation operation on the keyboard 3 and inputs a comment (such as a combination of simple symbols that the operator can easily remember), the unused bookmark name (number) and the above-mentioned storage address of image information,
Bookmark information is created based on the comments entered above, and the bookmark information is displayed on the floppy disk device 2.
Alternatively, it is stored in the identification information storage section of the optical disk device 6. Furthermore, the storage address of this stored bookmark information is added to the management information of the floppy disk device 2.

On the other hand, when the operator sets the bookmark function usage mode using the keyboard 3, all the bookmark information stored in the floppy disk device 2 or the optical disk device 6 is displayed on the CRT display device 8. Therefore, when you input a bookmark name or comment for any bookmark information among the displayed bookmark information using the keyboard 3, that is, when you specify any bookmark information, the image information storage address of the specified bookmark information is Image information is retrieved and read from the optical disk device 6. The read image information is displayed on the CRT display device 8 and, if necessary, is recorded and outputted on the hard copy device 9.

By specifying bookmarks in this way, you can easily search and read the required image information by inputting a simple bookmark name or comment. It's very convenient. In particular, erroneous searches and reading can be prevented, and furthermore, operation time can be shortened and work efficiency can be improved.

In the above embodiment, the bookmark information includes the bookmark name and comment items, but both are not necessarily required, and bookmark information can be specified using only one of them. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without changing the gist.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, required image information can be easily searched and read out any number of times with extremely simple operations, thereby reducing the burden on the operator. It is possible to provide an image information storage and retrieval device that can prevent erroneous retrieval and reading, reduce operating time, and improve work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the invention.
The figure is an overall schematic configuration diagram, Figure 2 is a diagram showing the storage format of the floppy disk device, Figure 3 is a diagram showing the contents of bookmark information, and Figure 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation. . 1... Main control device, 2... Floppy disk device (management information storage device), 6... Optical disk device (image information storage device).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An image information storage device that stores a plurality of pieces of image information, searches and reads out required image information from the image information storage device according to an input search title, and displays it. In an image information storage and retrieval device that is displayed on an image information storage device, identification information consisting of an identification name and a comment for distinguishing the read image information from other image information stored in the image information storage device is provided. an input means for inputting information; a storage means for storing the identification information inputted by the input means in correspondence with a storage position in the image information storage device of the read image information; Display means for displaying the identification information on the display device; Designation means for specifying either an identification name or a comment in the identification information displayed on the display device by the display means; , readout means for searching the image information storage device based on one of the identification name and comment specified by the specification means and rereading the read image information. Features: Image information storage and retrieval device.