JPH0348970A - Image filing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the easy retrieval of a title even if the title is registered in an uninput state by storing the data into a memory in place of the title via an uninput item storage mans and then retrieving the data out of the memory via a title uninput image information retrieving means. CONSTITUTION:When the image information is registered, an uninput item storage means 5a stores the data showing the uninput state decided previously for each type of the item into a memory 2 in place of the title for the item whose title is not inputted. A retrieving condition input means 6 contains a title uninput retrieving instruction means 6a to give the retrieving conditions showing the uninput state of a title to an optional item. When the retrieving conditions are inputted by the means 6a at retrieval of the image information, a title uninput image information retrieving means 7a retrieves the picture information containing the uninput data corresponding to the relevant item out of the memory 2. Thus the title can be easily retrieved even if the title is registered in an uninput state.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to an image filing system that stores a large amount of image information, including one figure of various documents, in a memory such as a magnetic hard disk or an optical disk in a searchable file format. Regarding equipment.

C. Prior Art] Conventionally, in order to search for image information registered in a storage device using an image filing device such as the one described above, there have been two methods: direct search, in which the document number determined at the time of registering the image information is entered, and search is performed. A search was performed by inputting the title of a desired item as a search condition from among the titles of a plurality of items registered in association with image information.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in such an image filing device,
If you register image information without entering a title for a certain item or all items.

If you want to search for that image information afterwards, you will need to remember the document number, etc. Otherwise, you will have to search and examine the registered image information one by one, which is very time-consuming for the operator. There was a problem in that it was a time-consuming task.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and an object of the present invention is to facilitate the search for image information having items for which titles have not been input.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes an image information input means 1 for inputting one image information as shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. an image information storage means 3 for
title input means 4 for inputting a title for each item of the stored image information; 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 the image information stored in memory 2 for each of the above items; In an image filing device comprising an output image information search output means 7, for an item for which a title has not been input by the title input means 4 in the title storage means 5, a predetermined non-input state is indicated for each type of the item. Uninput item storage means 5 for storing data in the memory 2 instead of the title
atI-provided.

The search condition input means 6 is provided with a title no-input search instruction means 6a for giving a search condition that no title is input for any item.

The image information search output means 7 stores image information in the memory 2 for an item for which an uninput search condition has been given by the no-title input search instruction means 6a, which has data indicating that no input has been made corresponding to the type of the item. A title-uninput image information retrieval means 7a is provided for searching from.

[For production]

The image filing device according to the present invention provides information on items for which titles have not been input when registering image information.
The uninputted item storage means 5a stores in the memory 2 predetermined data indicating uninputted for each type of item in place of the title.

When searching for image information, if the title-uninput search instruction means 6a inputs a search condition that a title has not been input for an arbitrary item, the title-uninput image information retrieval means 7a inputs the search condition for that item. Image information having uninput data corresponding to the type is searched from the memory 2.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described based on the drawings from FIG. 2 onwards.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an image filing device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

This image filing device includes a keyboard 8 degrees, an image input section 9. Storage device 101 display unit 11. Printer 12. It consists of a registration/search processing section 13.

The keyboard 8 has various input keys including unentered keys, and is used for inputting various data, inputting instructions for registering/searching image information, printing, etc., inputting a title when registering image information, It is also responsible for inputting search conditions, including not inputting a title, when searching for image information.

That is, it plays the role of the search condition input means 6 including the title input means 4° and the title-uninput search instruction means 6a in FIG.

The image input section 9 is an image scanner device that converts an image into image information and reads it, a floppy disk device that reads image information stored on a floppy disk, etc., and 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, and data indicating the type of an item of image information for which a title has not been input. . That is,
It plays the role of memory 2 in FIG.

The display unit 11 is a display device such as a CRT or LCD, and displays one image information and various information when registering/searching image information.

The printer 12 is a printing device such as a laser printer, a wire dot printer, or a thermal printer, and is used to print image information on paper.

The registration/search processing unit 13 includes a CPU, RAM, and ROM.
The microcomputer is equipped with a microcomputer that controls the entire device, and also stores the image information read from the image input section 9 and the title of each item input from the keyboard 8 corresponding to the image information. A process for registering image information in W10, a process for storing data indicating the type of item for which a title has not been input in the storage device 10 when registering image information, and a process for storing image information that matches search conditions including title not input in the storage device. It controls the processing of searching and reading from 10.

That is, this registration/search processing section 13 is similar to the image information storage means 3 in FIG. Title storage means 5 including uninputted item storage means 5a. and an image information search output means 7 including a title-uninput image information search means 7a.

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

First, when an image is converted into image information using an image scanner and stored in a page buffer, the registration/search processing unit 1
3 to register it in the optical disk device.

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 no title was entered,
Data indicating non-input for each predetermined item type is registered in the title information storage section, and the process ends.

Next, image information retrieval processing will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, as a search condition for image information, when a title is input using the keyboard 8 or a blank key indicating an item for which no title has been input is pressed, the title corresponding to the search condition or data indicating that no title has been input is retrieved from the title information. Search from memory.

Then, the image information matching the searched title or the data indicating non-input is read from the image information storage unit, stored in the page buffer, and displayed on the display screen of the first display unit 11, and the process is completed.

Next, data indicating non-input will be explained.

Data indicating this non-input is stored in the title file of the title information storage section.

The title file has 64 bytes of code.

There are three types, 128 bytes and 256 bytes, and the first 8 bytes of each are storage areas for system management information such as document numbers indicating image information.

The remaining 56, 120, and 248 bytes can be divided into up to 16 items (also called "fields").

There are eight types of 0 item types that set the number of bytes to be allocated for each item type when dividing items, and they are listed below.

Note that the number in parentheses on the next line of each type's description is the number of bytes allocated to that 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: Reference table type (1 byte/item) M type...5 items can be selected from the reference table (5 bytes/item) T type...Hierarchical reference table type (3 bytes/item) NS type...Numeric type (0 to 32767) (2 bytes/item) Item) NL type...Numeric type (0 to 214748364
7) (4 bytes/item) D type...Date type (4 bytes/item) In this way, when registering the title of registered image information, each of the above items is added to the item for which the operator has not input a title. Register data indicating no input in the area allocated to .

In other words, the type of the uninputted item is CL type and CR type.
For type, fill in spaces (20H) by the length of the item as data to indicate non-input, for S type, fill in 1 byte of null (OH), and for M type, fill in 5 nulls (0) 1).
byte, T type is null (O) I) by 3 bytes, NS type is -32768 (OFFFFH), NL type is -2147483648 (OFFFFFFFFH)
, D type sets null (OH) to 4 bytes.

Next, the search process for items with no title input will be explained with reference to FIG.

When the operator presses the floor key for a certain item,
The type of the item is checked on the display section 11 and sent to the registration/search processing section 13, and based on the type of the item, the registration/search processing section 13 codes the title file in the title information storage section of the storage device 10 one by one. search for.

That is, if the item is a CL type or a CR type, a search is made to see if a space for the item length (20H) is registered. Byte, null if T type (
OH) is 3 bytes, -32768 (O
FFFFH), -214748 for N L type
3648 (OFFFFFFFF) I) If it is a D type, search whether 4 bytes of null (OH) are registered.

If uninput data is registered in the item for which the oyster key was pressed, that record is displayed on the display unit 11.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the image filing device according to the present invention, when registering one image information, even if the title corresponding to the image information is registered without being input, the image filing device according to the present invention will not be able to press the floor entry key for that item. You can easily search for it.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the basic configuration of an image filing device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an image filing device that is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing the process of registering image information and titles according to the embodiment of FIG. 2, and FIG. Similarly, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the image information search process, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the search process for items with no title input. 1... Image information input means 2... Memory 3...
Image information storage means 4...Title input means 5...
・Title storage means 5a...Uninput item storage means 6...Search condition input means 6a...No title input search instruction means 7...Image information search output means 7a...No title input image information search means 8...Keyboard 9...Image input unit 10...Storage device
11...Display unit 12...Printer 13...
Registration/search processing unit Fig. 2 11 s3 Fig. I4 Fig.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An image information input means for inputting image information, an image information storage means for storing the image information inputted by the means in a memory in a file format, and an image information storage means for storing the stored image information. a title input means for inputting a title for each item, a title storage means for storing the input title in the memory in association with the image information for each item, and a search for the image information stored in the memory. a search condition input means for inputting search conditions for each item, and an image information search output means for searching and outputting image information having a title matching the search condition inputted by the means from the memory. In an image filing device comprising: for an item for which a title has not been input by the title input means in the title storage means, data indicating non-input predetermined for each type of item is written in place of the title. an uninputted item storage means to be stored in the memory, a title uninputted search instruction means for giving a search condition that a title has not been inputted to an arbitrary item in the search condition inputting means, and an image information search outputting means. and a title for searching the memory for image information having data indicating the non-input corresponding to the type of the item for an item to which a non-input search condition is given by the title non-input search instruction means. An image filing device characterized by being provided with means for searching for uninputted image information.