JPH01175670A - Electronic filing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To selectively use a fixed type and a portable type by involving a first memory means to involve a portable type memory medium, a second memory means to involve a fixed type memory medium and a means to select either of retrieval information of the portable type memory medium or the fixed type memory medium. CONSTITUTION:An optical disk device 33, which is a first memory means to involve an optical disk 34 as a portable type memory medium, and a magnetic disk device 31, which is a second memory means to involve a magnetic disk 32 as a fixed type memory medium, are involved in a memory device, and a selecting means 35 to select either of retrieval information of the optical disk 34 or the magnetic disk 32 corresponding to a use and to give it to a retrieval means 40 is involved in an electronic filing device 30. When the retrieval information is controlled with the optical disk 24, retrieval can be executed everywhere with carrying the medium, besides, when it is controlled with the magnetic disk 32, the medium can not be carried, but it can be controlled over the plural optical disks. Thus, the portable type and the fixed type can be used selectively while keeping their advantages.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is applied to an electronic filing device of an image processing device.

〔overview〕

The present invention provides an electronic filing device in which a portable storage medium and a fixed storage medium are provided as storage media for storing search information for searching image information, and one of the search information is selected and used depending on the purpose. By doing this, you can search for image information on any device using a portable storage medium that stores search information, and you can search for images stored on multiple portable storage media using a fixed storage medium that stores search information. This allows you to search for information all at once.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in electronic filing devices, the storage medium for search information, including control procedures and other information for searching desired information from a large amount of stored image information, is either portable such as an optical disk, or magnetic disk or magnetic disk. They only had one of the fixed types, such as drums.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, with such conventional electronic filing devices,
If only the portable type is used, the search information is stored together with the optical disk medium that stores the image information, but if the image information to be stored does not fit on one optical disk medium, which medium is used? The drawback is that the user has to manage what image information is included in the image.

In addition, search information is stored in fixed-only media, for example, on a magnetic disk built into an electronic filing device, but when an optical disk medium containing image information is loaded into another electronic filing device, the search information cannot be searched. There was a drawback that it could not be done.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, and allows image information to be searched on any device using a portable storage medium storing search information, and using a fixed storage medium storing search information on multiple portable storage media. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic filing device that can collectively search image information stored in a computer.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides an electronic filing device including a storage device including a storage medium for storing search information of a large number of image information converted into digital signals, wherein the storage device is a first storage device including a portable storage medium. and a second storage means including a fixed storage medium, and further includes means for selecting search information from either the portable storage medium or the fixed storage medium.

In the present invention, a large number of image information can be stored in the first storage means.

[Effect]

A first storage means including a portable storage medium and a second storage means including a fixed storage medium are provided as storage devices for storing search information for searching image information. The selection means selects search information from either of these two storage media depending on the purpose. Through this operation, image information can be searched on any device using a portable storage medium that stores search information, and image information stored on multiple portable storage media can be searched at once using a fixed storage medium that stores search information. can.

In other words, it can be used selectively by taking advantage of the fixed type and the portable type.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure is a block diagram of a workstation including an electronic filing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a workstation 20 includes an electronic filing device 30 equipped with a storage device including a storage medium for storing search information of image information converted into electrical signals, and a search means 40.

Here, the feature of the present invention is that the storage device includes:
The electronic filing device includes an optical disk device 33 as a first storage means including an optical disk 34 as a portable storage medium, and a magnetic disk device 31 as a second storage means including a magnetic disk 32 as a fixed storage medium. 30 includes a selection means 35 for selecting search information for either the optical disk 34 or the magnetic disk 32 and providing it to the search means 40 depending on the purpose.

The operation of the electronic filing device having such a configuration will be explained.

Fig. 1 shows a stand-alone configuration in which if search information is managed on an optical disk 34, searches can be carried out anywhere by carrying the medium, and if search information is managed on a magnetic disk 32, the optical disk medium cannot be carried, but it can be searched on multiple optical disks. can be managed across the board.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a local area network including the electronic filing device of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows how the center control device 10 and each workstation 2 to 2 are connected via a local area network (LAN) 50.
This is the device to which 03 is connected. Here, the storage medium for storing the search information is each magnetic disk 32. ．． 32□
and an optical disc 34□.

First, as a small-scale application, when searching for image information on the workstation 203, the medium storing the search information is specified as the optical disk 342, and the optical disk 342 is
Image information can be searched according to the search information stored in □.

Next, for medium-sized applications, workstation 20
．． When searching for image information, the medium in which the search information is stored is designated as the magnetic disk 32□, and even if the target image information spans several sheets, it can be managed all at once within the magnetic disk 322.

For even larger scale applications, workstation 201
~20. When searching for image information at each workstation, if the search information is specified on the magnetic disk 32, the image information stored in the optical disk device 331 can be used as a common resource for each workstation.
Even if there are multiple optical disks 341, the magnetic disk 40
．． It can be managed centrally.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention provides a small-scale system that stores search information in a portable storage medium and can search for image information on any device, and a system that stores search information in a fixed storage medium and searches for image information on any optical disk medium. It has the excellent effect of being able to coexist with large-scale systems by collectively managing which image information is stored in the system, taking advantage of various advantages.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic filing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a local area network including the electronic filing device of the present invention. 10...control device, 20. ~203...Workstation, 30.30. ．． 30□...Electronic filing device, 31.31,. 31□...Magnetic disk device, 32.32. ．． 322...magnetic disk, 33.3
3. ．． 33□... Optical disk device, 34.34. ．． 3
4□...Optical disc, 35.35. ．． 35□...Selection means, 40.40. ．． 40□・・・search means, 50・
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Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In an electronic filing device equipped with a storage device including a storage medium for storing search information of a large number of image information converted into digital signals, the storage device is a first storage means including a portable storage medium; , a second storage means including a fixed storage medium, and means for selecting search information from either the portable storage medium or the fixed storage medium. (2) The electronic filing device according to claim (1), wherein a large amount of image information is stored in the first storage means.