JP2005354411A5

JP2005354411A5 -

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Publication number: JP2005354411A5
Application number: JP2004172998A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2004-06-10
Publication date: 2007-07-26
Anticipated expiration: 2024-06-10

Claims

An image recording apparatus for capturing and recording an image,
Connection means for connecting to the image recording apparatus in a detachable manner image storage means for storing image data;
Search condition storage means for storing search condition data including a key image or a keyword as a search condition for performing image search on the image data stored in the image storage means connected to the connection means;
Search and extraction means for searching and extracting the image data that matches the search condition data from the image storage means connected to the connection means;
Even if the image storage means is removed from the connection means or replaced with another image storage means, the searched and extracted image data is accumulated and held until an explicit erasure instruction is given. And an internal storage means.

2. The search and extraction unit searches and extracts the image data that matches the search condition data from each of the plurality of image storage units that are sequentially attached to and detached from the connection unit . The image recording apparatus described.

The search condition storage unit is a non-volatile storage medium, and the search condition data is commonly used for a plurality of the image storage units that are sequentially attached and detached. Image recording device.

A power-off switch for instructing power-off of the image recording apparatus;
Non-volatile storage means for saving the search condition data when the power-off switch is instructed from the power-off switch;
3. The image recording according to claim 2, further comprising a read / write control unit that reads the search condition data from the nonvolatile storage unit and writes the search condition data to the search condition storage unit when the image recording apparatus is powered on again. apparatus.

Non-volatile storage means;
When the search extraction is completed, a selection unit that selects whether to store the search condition data in the nonvolatile storage unit;
The search condition when the data to be stored in a nonvolatile storage means is selected, the image recording apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 further comprising a write control means for writing said search condition data.

Flag control means for setting a flag indicating that the search is being performed at the start of the image search process by the search extraction means, and resetting the flag at the end of the image search process;
Flag determining means for determining whether the flag is set when the image recording apparatus is powered on;
A first message display means for displaying a message for inquiring whether or not to continue the image search process when the flag is set;
First input means for inputting an instruction as to whether or not to continue the image search process;
To any one of claims 1 to 5 further comprising a first continuation instruction means for instructing continuation of the image search processing in the search and extraction unit when the instruction to continue the image retrieval processing is input The image recording apparatus described.

A second message display means for displaying a message for inquiring whether or not to change the search condition data when the execution of the image search process is instructed;
Second input means for inputting an instruction to change the search condition data;
Said search the condition data of the change instruction is inputted, the image recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 further comprising a changing means for changing the search condition data.

When the image search processing is completed for any of the image storage means, third message display means for displaying a message for inquiring whether or not to continue the image search processing by attaching / detaching to / from another image storage means When,
Third input means for inputting an instruction as to whether or not to continue the image search process;
When an instruction to continue the image search process is input and the other image storage means is connected to the connection means, a second continuation instruction that instructs the search extraction means to continue the image search process the image recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 further comprising a means.

When the image search process based on the search condition data ends, a writing unit that writes end information indicating the end of the image search process based on the search condition data to the image storage unit connected to the connection unit;
Detection means for detecting that the image storage means in which the end information is stored is connected to the connection means;
9. A fourth message display unit for displaying a message indicating that the image search process for the search condition data is completed when the connection is detected by the detection unit. The image recording apparatus according to any one of the above.

A method for controlling an image recording apparatus for capturing and recording an image,
A connection step of connecting an image storage means for storing image data to the image recording apparatus in a detachable manner;
Reading search condition data including a key image or a keyword as a search condition when performing an image search for the image data stored in the image storage means connected to the image recording device;
A search and extraction step of searching and extracting the image data that matches the search condition data from the image storage means;
Even if the image storage means is removed from the image recording apparatus or replaced with another image storage means, the searched and extracted image data is cumulatively stored until the explicit deletion instruction is given. And a method for controlling the image recording apparatus, comprising the step of storing and holding in the recording apparatus.

Image storage means for storing image data while being connected in a detachable manner, and key images or keywords that serve as search conditions for performing image search on the image data stored in the connected image storage means For a computer comprising search condition storage means for storing search condition data and built-in storage means for cumulatively storing the image data searched and extracted by the image search,
Reading the search condition data from the search condition storage means;
A search and extraction step of searching and extracting the image data that matches the search condition data from the image storage means;
Even if the image storage means is removed from the computer or replaced with another image storage means, the image data that has been searched and extracted is cumulatively stored in the built-in storage means until there is an explicit erasure instruction. A computer program for executing the step of storing and holding the program.