JPH04188365A - Image filing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To comprehend the contents of an image on a display screen by designating an arbitrary position on a display means, recognizing a displayed character pattern, retrieving a data corresponding to a code data corresponding to the character, reading the retrieved data from a storing means and displaying it. CONSTITUTION:When a position designating means 9 designates the position displaying an arbitrary graphic on a picture displayed at a display means 8, a character pattern recognizing means 14 detects the position, recognizes the character pattern displayed at the position and outputs the code data corresponding to the character to a retrieving means 15. The retrieving means 15 retrieves the character on a storing means 50 and outputs the retrieved result to a display control means 6. Based on the information from the retrieving means 15, the display control means 6 reads the data corresponding to the character from the storing means 50 and displays the data in an area different from the area displaying the character on the display means 8. Thus, the contents of the retrieved picture can be easily comprehended on the display screen.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application fields] The present invention relates to an image filing device.

[Prior Art] When searching for an image, a conventional filing device searches for an image based on a keyword input by a user, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 186362/1983.

Furthermore, images within the same document were not displayed simultaneously on the same screen child.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The prior art described in Section 2 lacks consideration for understanding the image content on the display screen. That is, the instruction word contained in the image displayed on the screen, for example, "said"
, ``In Figure 3,'' ``As shown on the previous page, the images indicated by ``j'' and ``In the attached documents'' cannot be viewed simultaneously on the same screen, making it difficult to understand the contents. There was a case.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an image filing device that allows users to easily understand searched image content on a display screen.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made to achieve the above objects, and
a storage means for storing data, a display means for displaying an image based on the data, a position specifying means capable of specifying an arbitrary position of the display means, and a position specified by the position specifying means being detected. character pattern recognition means for recognizing the character pattern displayed at the position and outputting code data corresponding to the character, and data corresponding to the code data in the data stored in the storage means. An image filing device is provided, comprising: a search means for searching from the search means; and a display control means for reading the data searched by the search means from the storage means and displaying it on the display means.

In this case, it is preferable that the display control means has a function of simultaneously displaying the data and the image in which the characters are displayed on the display means.

Furthermore, this filing device is provided with a synonym storage means that stores synonyms similar in meaning and/or form to characters that may exist at the position specified by the two-note designating means, and the two-note search means includes: The display control means has a function of searching and outputting synonyms related to the characters specified by the above-mentioned specifying means from the data stored in the above-mentioned synonym storage means; It may have a function of reading data corresponding to a word from the storage means and displaying it on the display means.

[Operation] When the position specifying means specifies the position where an arbitrary figure is displayed on the image displayed on the display means, the character pattern recognition means detects the position and detects the position displayed at the position. A character pattern is recognized and code data corresponding to the character is output to a search means. The search means searches for the character on the storage means and outputs the search result to the display control means. The display control means reads data corresponding to the character from the storage means based on the information from the search means, and causes the data to be displayed on the display means in an area different from the area where the character is displayed.

Further, the search means searches the synonym storage means for a synonym for the character recognized by the character pattern recognition means, and outputs the search result to the display control means.

The display control means, based on the output results from the search means,
The information on the synonym is read out from the storage means and displayed.

[Example] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a filing device of the present invention.

This filing device uses a CPU that controls this device.
1-1 It has an image processing processor 2 that performs image processing, an adapter 3 that controls a display system, a CRT 8, and a mouse 9. Also, an optical disk 12 which is a storage medium, an optical disk adapter 11 which controls it, an image memory]-3, a character recognition processor 1-4 which recognizes dot data and converts it into a character code, and each auxiliary image from a given keyword. It has a search processor 1-5 that searches sub-tiles 1-5, which will be described later, attached to each data, and a synonym database 50 that stores synonyms and synonyms for given keywords. These devices are configured to transfer data to each other via Data Hasco-0.

The CPUI controls the entire apparatus, such as operating the optical disk adapter 12 via the optical disk adapter 11. In addition, the position pointed by the mouse 9 on the CRT B is detected, and the image displayed near the position is
It has a function of character recognition by a character recognition processor 14.

Furthermore, when the image processing processor 2 transfers data to the image data storage memory 5, the CPUI can specify an address where the image data is stored. That is, it has a function of specifying the position on the CRTa where the image data is displayed.

Therefore, the image processor 2 displays the data read from the optical disc 12 at the position specified by the CPUI.

As described above, the character recognition processor 14 has the function of processing image data, recognizing the character displayed at the position pointed by the mouse 9, that is, the keyword, and outputting this to the CPUI. . Note that this keyword is not limited to only characters, but may also be symbols, figures, etc.

The search processor 15 has a function of searching auxiliary image data, which will be described later, for a keyword input from the CPUI, and outputting an address where the auxiliary image data is recorded to the CPUI.

Further, a synonym database 50 is connected to the search processor 15, and has a function of searching for synonyms of keywords input from the CPUI and outputting them to the CPUI.

The synonym database 50 stores in advance synonyms of words that can be selected as keywords. For example, for the keyword "computer", words such as "calculator" and "computer J" are recorded. Also, the synonyms may be in different languages; for example, the keyword "apple" For ra
Words such as p p l e] may be stored. Furthermore, not only words but also figures, symbols, etc. having similar meanings and/or shapes may be stored.

The structure of data used in this embodiment will be explained using FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 2(a), the document includes a document name storage area 24 that stores the title of this document, and image data that indicates the address on the optical disk 12 where the image data of this document is stored. It is composed of a pointer 25 and an auxiliary image data pointer 26.

At the position on the optical disk 12 indicated by the auxiliary image data pointer 26, the subtitle 27 shown in FIG. 2(b) and the address where the auxiliary image data corresponding to the subtitle 27 are stored are stored. A pointer 28 indicating the location is recorded. Note that the subtile 1 is unique to each auxiliary image data and corresponds to a keyword searched by the search processor 15.

These data will be explained in relation to the display on C and RT8 shown in FIG. 2(c).

The document name 19 displayed at the top of the screen 16 is the title of the document recorded in the document name storage area 24.

Furthermore, what is pointed to by the cursor of the mouse 9 in the main display area 17 is a keyword.

"Fig. 2" displayed at the top and bottom of [auxiliary display area]-8 corresponds to subtile 1-27 of the auxiliary image searched for the keyword, in this case "Fig. 2 J." The auxiliary image data recorded at the address specified by the pointer 28 is displayed in the auxiliary display area 18.

Next, the relationship between document data and auxiliary image data will be explained using FIG.

In this embodiment, the auxiliary image data 32 does not indicate data within the document image data 31, but is provided independently from the document data 31.

Therefore, the auxiliary image data 32 to be displayed is not limited to the one related to the currently displayed page of the document data image 31, but may be the contents immediately before or after the document data image 31.

However, the relationship between the auxiliary image data 32 and the document data is as follows.
The present invention is not limited to this, and the auxiliary image data 32 may be provided within the document image data 31. Further, the auxiliary image data 32 is not limited to image data.

The operation of this embodiment will be explained using FIG. 4.

This figure shows the display state of the screen 1-6 of the CRT8.

In the second part of this screen 16, the document name recorded in the subtitle document name storage area 24 mentioned above is displayed.

Further, in the main display area 1-7, an image of a document recorded at a position on the optical screen 12 specified by the image data pointer 25 is displayed.

Here, when the mouse 9 in Fig. 1 is used to point to the image ``Fig. 4'' of the document image displayed in the main display area to the recognition processor 14.

The character recognition processor 14 performs character recognition on the image data at this position and detects the keyword "FIG. 4". Then, the keyword, that is, "Figure 4" is CP
Give it to Ul-. The CPUI outputs the keyword input from the character recognition processor 14 to the search processor 15.

The search processor 15 searches for a subtitle 27 in the data stored in the area on the optical disc code 2 indicated by the auxiliary image data pointer 26. Then, subtitle 2 corresponding to "Figure 4" in this case is added to the keyword.
7 and pointer 28, the address written in pointer 28 is reported to the CPUI.

The CPUI reads out the auxiliary image data recorded at the address position from the optical disc 12 via the optical disc adapter [Top]-3, and outputs it to the image memory]-3.

At the same time, it is also output to the image processing processor 2.

The image processor 2 decompresses image data that has been compressed for storage on the optical disc 12. Note that in this case, the image processing processor 2 performs image reduction, etc., as necessary. The expanded image data is then transferred to the display memory 7 via the image data storage memory 5. The image data is then displayed on the auxiliary display area 8 designated by the CPUI.

Next, an example of displaying synonyms of a keyword specified using the mouse 9 in the auxiliary display area 18 will be described with reference to FIG.

This figure shows a screen when synonymous keywords having similar meanings to the keyword specified in the main display area 1-7 are displayed in the auxiliary display area "-8."

The search processor 15 searches the synonym database 50 for synonyms corresponding to the keywords entered manually from the CPUI. Note that this synonym keyword I~ is stored in advance in the synonym database 50.

Upon detecting a synonym, the search processor]-5 outputs the synonym to the CPUI.

The subsequent display processing is as described above.

Note that the user uses the mouse 9 to specify a synonymous keyword displayed in the auxiliary display area 18, for example, "computer," and displays the auxiliary image corresponding to the synonymous keyword.
It can be displayed in the same way. This allows the user to display the desired auxiliary image data even when there are multiple synonyms.

Further, after displaying the auxiliary image corresponding to the keyword, it is also possible to perform a new search using the synonym.

Further, the main display area 17 currently displayed can be left as it is and the next process can be performed on the auxiliary display area 18.

That is, processing such as page turning of images can be performed while the data transfer destination of the image processing processor 2 remains in the auxiliary display area 18.

This makes it possible to process one document in a plurality of display areas, and also to switch between display areas, making the filing device convenient for users.

As described above, in this embodiment, since keywords are detected by performing character recognition on image data, there is no need to input keywords from a keyboard, etc., and the operation is easy. Moreover, this allows image data to be used more effectively.

In addition, a synonym database is provided to display synonyms similar to the selected keyword 1- as candidates.
The search is flexible, and it is possible to reduce the occurrence of situations where the target auxiliary image data cannot be retrieved because some of the keywords are different.

Furthermore, since the auxiliary images can be displayed on the same screen, the number of times the screen must be changed, that is, the pages must be turned, is reduced, making it easier to read documents.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the filing device according to the present invention has the following effects:
Since keywords can be directly recognized from the image data displayed on both sides and image data related to the keywords can be displayed, the user does not have to input keywords and is easy to use.

In addition, since synonyms are memorized, there are fewer cases where a keyword cannot be recalled because a part of it is different.
A more flexible and more practical search function has been achieved.Furthermore, since the recalled auxiliary images are displayed on the same screen, effects such as improved usability can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the data structure, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between document data and auxiliary image data, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of the operation of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which synonyms are searched and displayed. 1: CPU, 2: Image processing processor, 3: Adapter, 4: Code data storage memory, 5: Image data storage memory, 6: Display control unit, 7: Display memory, 8: C
RT, 9: Mouse, 10: Datamus, 11: Optical disk adapter, 12: Optical disk, 1-3 two image memory,
14: Character recognition processor, 15: Search processor, 1
6: Screen, 17: Main display area, 18: Auxiliary display area, 1
9: Document name, 24: Document name storage area, 25: Image data pointer, 26: Auxiliary image data pointer, 27: Subtiles 1 to 28, Near address, 31: Document image data, 32: Auxiliary image data, 50: Synonym data hese. Applicant Hitachi, Ltd. Representative Patent Attorney Tomi 1) Interest

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage means for storing data, a display means for displaying an image based on the data, a position specifying means for specifying an arbitrary position on the display means, and the position specifying means character pattern recognition means for detecting a position specified by the character pattern, recognizing a character pattern displayed at the position, and outputting code data corresponding to the character; and storing data corresponding to the code data in the storage means. An image filing device comprising: a search means for searching among stored data; and a display control means for reading out the data searched by the search means from the storage means and displaying it on the display means. 2. The display control means according to claim 1, wherein the display control means arranges and displays data corresponding to the character and an image in which the character is displayed on the same screen of the display means. Image filing device. 3. A synonym storage means that stores synonyms similar in meaning and/or form to the characters that may exist at the position specified by the specifying means, and the searching means stores synonyms similar in meaning and/or form to the characters that may exist at the position specified by the specifying means, The display control means has a function of searching and outputting related synonyms from the data stored in the synonym storage means, and the display control means stores the data corresponding to the synonyms output from the search means in the storage. 2. The image filing device according to claim 1, further comprising a function of reading data from the image filing means and displaying the image on the display means.