JPH02206874A - Image data retrieving system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To speed up the display or the printing of image data occurring after the retrieval of the image data by distributing and holding an image data storage device to be used frequently. CONSTITUTION:A retrieving request is given to an image information retrieval device 1 from instruction device 6, 15 through communicating means 7, 13, and an image data retrieving data base 4 is retrieved. The address of image storage device 10, 17 is obtained from image address management file 9, 16 based on an image address obtained as the result of retrieval. Then, the image data is obtained from the device 10, 17, and an image is displayed on the device 6, 15, and the printing of the image is executed by image printing device 11, 18. Thus, by distributing and holding the image data storage device, the transfer processing time of the image data occurring at the time of the display or the printing of the image data can be shortened.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an image data retrieval system.

In particular, the present invention relates to an image data retrieval system in which image data retrieval information is managed centrally, while image data is stored in a distributed manner, thereby enabling high-speed retrieval and print processing.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, image data retrieval systems manage image data retrieval information and image data in the same device, so if the image data display and printing devices are distributed, it takes a lot of processing time to transfer the image data. Ta.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-mentioned conventional image data retrieval system.

Search processing can be performed at high speed, but it takes a lot of time to transfer large amounts of image data for display and printing.

Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a system that quickly displays and prints image data generated after searching for image data by distributing and holding frequently used image data.

[Means to solve the problem]

According to the present invention, an image information retrieval device includes an image data retrieval database for quickly retrieving image data, image data retrieval means for retrieving the database, and image data transfer means. On the other hand, the image control device includes an image storage device storing image data, an image printing device, and an image address management file. Also connected to the image control device is an image data retrieval/print instruction device for instructing image data retrieval and printing, and for displaying image data. A plurality of image control devices are connected to the image information search device via lines.

〔Example〕

Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, the image information retrieval device 1 of this embodiment includes an image retrieval means 2, a communication means 3, and an image data searching database 4. In addition.

The image information retrieval device 1 may include image data storage means.

Image control device 5 (12) is 1 communication means 7 (13
).

Image processing means 8 (14), instruction device 6 (15) for instructing image data search and printing, and displaying image data, image address management file 9 (16), image storage device 10 (17) ,
Image printing device 11 (18) is included.

The communication means 7 and 13 are connected to the communication means 3 of the image information retrieval device 1 by lines 19 and 20, respectively.

Here, in comparison with the conventional configuration, since the image storage device is connected to the image information retrieval device,
It takes a lot of time to display and print images on a pointing device or an image printing device connected to the image control device via lines 19 and 20.

On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the instruction device 6 or 15 issues a search request to the image information retrieval device 1 via the communication means 7 or 13, and the image data retrieval database 4f
Search. Based on the image address obtained as a result of the search, obtain the address of the image storage device IO or 17 from the image address management file 9 or 16,
Image data is obtained from the image storage device 10 or 17 and the image is displayed on the indicating device 6 or 15.

The image is printed by the image printing device 11 or 18.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention has the effect of shortening the image data transfer processing time that occurs when displaying or printing images by distributing and holding image data storage devices. be.

In the figure, l is an image information retrieval device, 2 is an image retrieval means, 3 is a communication means, 4 is a database for image data retrieval, 5.12 is an image control device, 6.15 is an instruction device, and 7.13 is a communication means .

8.14 is an image processing means, 9.16 is an image address management file, 10.17 is an image storage device, 1
1.18 is the image printing device, 19.20 is the line money.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) An image storage device in which image data is stored, an image printing device, a plurality of image control devices having an image address management file, a database for searching image data, means for searching therefor, and means for communicating with each of the image control devices. an image information retrieval device, the image data retrieval/print instruction device connected to each image control device searches the image data retrieval database and displays it on the image data retrieval/print instruction device; An image data retrieval system characterized by printing using a printing device.