JP2781014B2 - Image filling device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an image storing a large number of image information including various documents, figures, and the like in a searchable file format in a memory such as a magnetic hard disk or an optical disk. It relates to a firing device.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in order to search for image information registered in a storage device by the image filling device as described above, a direct search in which a document number determined at the time of registering the image information is input and searched, or a search in image information is performed. The title of a desired item is input as a search condition from among the titles of a plurality of items registered in association with each other and searched.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in such an image filling apparatus, if an image information is registered without inputting a title for a certain item or all items, if the image information is to be searched thereafter, the document number or the like is to be remembered. Otherwise, the registered image information has to be searched and examined one by one, which is a troublesome task for the operator.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to enable easy retrieval of image information having an item for which a title has not been input.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an image information input means 1 for inputting image information and an image information inputted by the means to a memory 2 in a file format as shown in a functional block diagram of FIG. Image information storage means 3 to be stored
Title input means 4 for inputting a title for each item with respect to the stored image information, and title storage means 5 for storing the input title in the memory 2 for each item in association with the image information. A search condition input means 6 for inputting search conditions for searching image information stored in the memory 2 for each of the above items, and image information having a title that matches the search condition input by the search condition input means 6 from the memory 2. In the image filing apparatus including the image information search and output means 7 for searching and outputting, the items for which no title has been input by the title input means 4 into the title storage means 5 are predetermined for each type of the item. Non-input item storage means for storing data indicating non-input in the memory 2 instead of the title
5a, and a search condition input means 6 is provided with a title non-input search instruction means 6a for giving a search condition that a title is not input for an arbitrary item. Title uninput image information search means for searching the memory 2 for image information having the data indicating the non-input corresponding to the type of the item, for an item for which an input condition has not been entered by the instruction means 6a. 7a is provided.

[Operation] The image filling apparatus according to the present invention, when registering image information, for an item for which a title has not been input, stores, for each item type, a non-input which has not been input by the non-input item storage means 5a. The indicated data is stored in the memory 2 instead of the title.

Then, when a search condition that a title has not been input for an arbitrary item is input by the title non-input search instructing means 6a at the time of image information search, the title uninput image information search means 7a inputs the search condition. Then, image information having uninput data corresponding to the type of the item is searched from the memory 2.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIG. 2 and subsequent drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an image filling device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

This image filling device includes a keyboard 8, an image input unit 9, a storage device 10, a display unit 11, a printer 12, and a registration / search processing unit 13.

The keyboard 8 has various input keys including a non-input key, and inputs various data, inputs instructions for registering / searching and printing image information, inputs a title when registering image information, and inputs images. It is responsible for inputting search conditions including title not input when searching for information.

That is, the search condition input means 6 including the title input means 4 and the title non-input search instructing means 6a in FIG.
Plays a role.

The image input unit 9 is an image scanner device that reads an image by converting the image into image information, a floppy disk device that reads image information stored in a floppy disk, and the like.
It plays the role of the image information input means 1 in FIG.

The storage device 10 is a hard disk device, an optical disk device, or the like, and stores image information, a title for each item corresponding to the image information, data indicating a type of an uninput item of the image information whose title is not input, and the like. . That is,
It plays the role of the memory 2 in FIG.

The display unit 11 is a display device such as a CRT and an LCD,
It displays image information and various information at the time of registration and search of image information.

The printer 12 is a printing device such as a laser printer, a wired printer, or a thermal printer, and is used when printing image information on paper.

The registration / search processing unit 13 is a micro computer having a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. The registration / search processing unit 13 controls the entire apparatus, and also stores image information read from the image input unit 9 and corresponding image information. A process of registering a title for each item input from the keyboard 8 with the storage device 10; a process of storing data indicating a type of an item for which no title has been input in the storage device 10 when registering image information; It manages the process of searching and reading image information from the storage device 10 that matches the search condition including the non-input.

That is, the registration / search processing unit 13 includes the image information storage unit 3, the title storage unit 5 including the uninput item storage unit 5a, and the title uninput image information search unit 7a in FIG.
And plays the role of image information search and output means 7 including.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of adding a title for each item to the image information read by the image scanner as the image input unit 9 and registering it in the storage device 10.

First, when the image is converted to image information by the image scanner and stored in the page buffer, the registration / search processing unit
13 to register in the optical disk device.

Then, when a title for each item is input from the keyboard 8, the title is registered in the title information storage section of the hard disk by the hard disk device.

At this time, for items for which a title has not been input, data indicating that no title has been input for each of the predetermined item types is registered in the title information storage unit, and the process ends.

Next, a description will be given of an image information search process with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, as a search condition of image information, when a title is input by the keyboard 8 or an unentered key indicating an item for which a title has not been input is pressed, a title corresponding to the search condition or data indicating an unentered title is displayed. Search from the information storage unit.

Then, image information that matches the retrieved title or data indicating that data has not been input is read from the image information storage unit, stored in the page buffer, displayed on the display screen of the display unit 11, and the processing is terminated.

 Next, data indicating an uninput will be described.

The data indicating this non-input is stored in the title file of the title information storage unit.

There are three types of title files: one record has 64 bytes, 128 bytes, and 256 bytes.
The bytes are storage areas for system management information such as a document number indicating image information, and the remaining 56 bytes, 120 bytes, and 248 bytes can be used by being divided into a maximum of 16 items (also referred to as “fields”).

Then, at the time of item division, the number of bytes to be allocated is set according to each item type. The eight item types are listed below.

Please note that the numbers in the Katsuko on the line following the description of each type are
The number of bytes to allocate for the item.

CL type: Left-justified character string type (1 to 60 bytes / item) CR type: Right-justified character string type (1 to 60 bytes / item) S type: Lookup table type (1 byte / item) M type: From reference table 5 types can be selected (5 bytes / item) T type: Hierarchical reference table type (3 bytes / item) NS type: Numeric type (0 to 32767) (2 bytes / item) NL type: Numeric type (0 to 2147483647) (4 bytes / item) D type… Date type (4 bytes / item) Thus, when registering the title of the registered image information,
For items for which the operator has not entered a title, data indicating that no entry has been made is registered in the area assigned to each of the above items.

That is, if the type of an unentered item is a CL type or a CR type, a space (20H) is packed by the length of the item as data indicating an uninput, and a null (0
1 byte for H), 5 bytes for null (0H) for M type, 3 bytes for null (0H) for T type, -32768 (0FFFF) for NS type
H), NL type sets -2147483648 (0FFFFFFFFH), D type sets null (0H) to 4 bytes.

Next, referring to FIG. 5, a description will be given of a search process for a title-uninput item.

When the operator presses an unentered key for an item, the type of the item is checked on the display unit 11 and sent to the registration / search processing unit 13, and the registration / search processing unit is checked based on the item type. 13 searches the title file of the title information storage unit of the storage device 10 one record at a time.

That is, if the item is a CL type or CR type, a search is made as to whether a space (20H) for the item length is registered. If the type is S type, null (0H) is 1 byte, and if the type is M, null (0H) is 5 bytes. 3 bytes for byte, T type, -32768 (0FFFFH) for NS type, -2147483648 (0FFFFFFFFH) for NL type, and 4 bytes for null (0H) for D type. Search for.

Then, if unentered data is registered in the item where the unentered key is pressed, the record is displayed on the display unit 11.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the image filling apparatus according to the present invention can be configured such that, when registering image information, even if a title corresponding to the image information is registered without being input, if an uninput key is pressed for that item, You can easily search.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the basic configuration of an image filling apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an image filling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of registering image information and a title according to the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of searching for image information; and FIG. 1 ... image information input means 2 ... memory 3 ... image information storage means 4 ... title input means 5 ... title storage means 5a ... non-input item storage means 6 ... search condition input means 6a ... Title non-input search instruction means 7 Image information search and output means 7a Image non-title image information search means 8 Keyboard 9 Image input unit 10 Storage device 11 Display unit 12 Printer , 13 …… Registration / search processing unit

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An image information input means for inputting image information,
Image information storage means for storing the image information input by the means in a file format in a memory, title input means for inputting a title for each item with respect to the stored image information, and the input title A title storage unit for storing in the memory corresponding to the image information for each item; a search condition input unit for inputting a search condition for searching for the image information stored in the memory for each item; An image information search and output unit for searching the memory for image information having a title that matches the search condition input by the unit and outputting the image information, and wherein the title storage unit stores the title input unit. For items for which a title has not been input, the data indicating that the item has not been input is determined in advance for each type of the item. An unentered item storage means for storing in the memory in place of the title is provided, and a search condition input means is provided with title non-input search instruction means for giving a search condition that a title has not been input for an arbitrary item, For an item for which an uninputted search condition has been given by the title uninputted search instructing means, image information having data indicating the non-input corresponding to the type of the item is stored in the memory. An image filing apparatus characterized by comprising a title-uninputted image information search means for searching from a list.