JPH07200628A - Image retrieval device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the operation and to increase the binder-through retrieval speed by updating and storing the binders which are stored in a title management table of a magnetic disk and to undergoe the binder-through retrieval after rearranging the binders in order based on the key contents that set the order of indexes. CONSTITUTION:A batch index order composition mode is selected before plural binder groups are retrieved in a binder-through retrieval way. At the same time, a binder that has a key structure is selected for the binder-through retrieve. A CPU 34 compares the input key structure with that of each binder contained in a binder structure management table 26a to extract the binders of key structures that are coincident with each other. The numbers of these binders are stored in a main memory 38. Then the CPU 34 selects a binder to be retrieved and sets a key with which the order of indexes is set. Thus the CPU 34 updates and stores the storage contents of the table 26a after rearranging them in the order set based on the key contents.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image retrieving apparatus such as an image filing apparatus for registering and retrieving images.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an image such as a large amount of documents is read by a scanner (two-dimensional scanning device), the read image is stored in an optical disk, and any stored image is searched and read out. Output it to an output device, eg C
2. Description of the Related Art An image filing device which outputs an RT display device or a recording device in a visually recognizable state has been put into practical use.

In such an apparatus, a plurality of images are stored in an optical disk in a four-layered structure of cabinet, binder, document, and page, and a plurality of keys for searching each image corresponding to each of these images are provided. Title information (search information) is stored in a database on a magnetic disk with different title structures for each binder, and a desired image is searched from the optical disk by designating the title stored in this magnetic disk.

Normally, when a document is registered on an optical disk, its title information is constructed in a database on the magnetic disk in the order of registration. When searching for registered documents with conditions, check the registered titles one by one from the first registered title to the last title. Therefore, if the number of titles is large, it takes time in proportion to the search. Therefore, if you often search under certain conditions, if you sort the titles in advance according to the title key used for the search, it will be easier to find the target document without checking all the titles, and the search time Shortened. This rearrangement of titles is called index order organization. In this index order organization, numbers are rearranged in the order of numbers, or in the order of Japanese syllabary for reading.

Performing a search at high speed with this index order organization is called an index high-speed search.

Further, a plurality of binders having the same title structure in a plurality of cabinets is regarded as one binder, and a search through a plurality of binder groups is called a binder through search.

In such a binder through search,
When performing high-speed index search, it is necessary to organize a plurality of binder groups one by one in index order. In other words, the user needs to repeat the loading process of the optical disc, the selection of the binder, the setting of the index sequential organization key, and the removal of the optical disc after updating the database for all the binders, which is very troublesome.

[0008]

As described above, when performing the binder through search for a plurality of binder groups,
It is necessary to repeat the loading process of the optical disc, the selection of the binder, the setting of the index sequential organization key, and the removal of the optical disc after updating the database for all the binders, which is very troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when a binder through search is performed for a plurality of binder groups, an index sequential organization process can be performed without performing a loading process or a removal process on an image storage medium. Can be done
It is an object of the present invention to provide an image search device capable of simplifying operation and speeding up binder through search.

[0010]

An image retrieval apparatus of the present invention stores a plurality of images in a first storage medium in a four-layered structure of cabinet, binder, document, and page, and
A title composed of a plurality of keys for retrieving each image corresponding to each of these images is stored in a second storage medium with a different title structure for each binder, and the search information stored in the second storage medium is stored. In searching for a desired image from the first storage medium by designation, first selecting means for selecting a binder having the same title structure among a plurality of binders, and a binder selected by the first selecting means. The second selection means for selecting a key for index order organization from the title structure and the order stored by the keys selected by the second selection means are stored in the second storage medium. It is composed of changing means for changing the order of the titles of the binders selected by the first selecting means.

The image retrieval apparatus of the present invention stores a plurality of images in the first storage medium in a four-layered structure of cabinet, binder, document, and page, and retrieves each image corresponding to each of these images. A title composed of a plurality of keys is stored in a second storage medium in a different title structure for each binder, and a desired image is displayed by designating search information stored in the second storage medium. In the plurality of binders, first selecting means for selecting binders having the same title structure among a plurality of binders, display means for displaying the title structure of the binder selected by the first selecting means, and this displaying means. Second selecting means for selecting a key for performing index order organization from the displayed title structure, and the key selected by the second selecting means. One sequence in, and a said second changing means for changing the order of the selected binder title by the first selecting means stored in the storage medium.

The image retrieval apparatus of the present invention stores a plurality of images in the first storage medium in a four-layered structure of cabinet, binder, document and page, and retrieves each image corresponding to each of these images. A title composed of a plurality of keys is stored in a second storage medium in a different title structure for each binder, and a desired image is displayed by designating search information stored in the second storage medium. In a plurality of binders, when the collective index sequential inspection organization is instructed by the first instructing means for instructing the collective index sequential inspection organization. First selecting means for selecting a binder to have, second selecting means for selecting a key for index ordering from the title structure of the binder selected by the first selecting means, and Changing means for changing the order of the titles of the binders selected by the first selecting means stored in the second storage medium in the order of the keys selected by the second selecting means, and binder through search And a third selecting means for selecting a binder having the same title structure among a plurality of binders when the binder through search is instructed by the second instructing means. The fourth selection means for selecting a binder for searching a document from the binders selected by the selection means, the input means for inputting search conditions, and the search conditions input by the input means and the fourth selection means. Titles whose order has been changed by the changing means of the second storage medium corresponding to the selected binder are compared, and the titles that match or are related to each other are compared. And an output means for outputting.

[0013]

According to the present invention, a plurality of images are stored in the first storage medium in a four-layered structure of cabinet, binder, document, and page, and a plurality of keys for retrieving each image corresponding to each image are stored. Storing search information consisting of in the second storage medium with a different title structure for each binder,
In the one for searching a desired image from the first storage medium by designating the search information stored in the second storage medium, a binder having the same title structure is selected from among a plurality of binders and the selected image is selected. A key for index ordering is selected from the title structure of the binder, and the order of the titles of the selected binder stored in the second storage medium is changed according to the order of the selected key. It is something that is done.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the construction of an image retrieval apparatus of the present invention, for example, an electronic filing apparatus. That is, the electronic filing device includes a control module 10, a memory module 12, an image processing module 14, a communication control module 16, a scanner device 18, and an optical disk 20.
The optical disk device 22, the keyboard 23, the CRT display device 24, the printer device 25, the magnetic disk 26 and the magnetic disk device 27, the mouse 29, the system bus 30, and the image bus 32 are included.

The control module 10 is a CPU 34 that performs various controls for image storage, retrieval, editing processing, and the like.
And an optical disk device 22, a magnetic disk device 27, a keyboard 23, a mouse 29 and an interface circuit 36 for connecting the CPU 34.

The memory module 12 is a main memory 38 for storing various control programs for image storage, retrieval, editing, etc. and management information, and an image memory having a storage capacity corresponding to images of several pages of A4 size document. Page memory 40, a display memory 42 as a display interface, and a display controller 44. A buffer memory area 40a is provided in a part of the page memory 40. The page memory 40 is a memory that temporarily stores, for example, an image stored in the optical disc 20 or an image read from the optical disc 20.

The display memory 42 is for temporarily storing an image displayed by the CRT display device 24. In the display memory 42, an image actually displayed in the display window of the CRT display device 24, for example, an image from the page memory 40 or an image from the buffer memory 40a is enlarged, reduced, rotated, inserted or inserted. An image subjected to black-and-white reversal or the like is stored. The display control unit 44 controls the display processing of the CRT display device 24 and the like.

The image processing module 14 includes an enlarging / reducing circuit 46 for enlarging and reducing an image, a vertical / horizontal converting circuit 48 for rotating an image, and an encoding process for compressing an image (reducing redundancy). A compression / decompression circuit (CODEC) 50 for performing a decoding process for applying and decompressing (restoring the reduced redundancy), a scanner interface 52 for the scanner device 18, a printer interface 54 for the printer device 25, and scaling. The internal bus 56 connects the circuit 46 and the vertical / horizontal conversion circuit 48 with the compression / expansion circuit 50, the scanner interface 52, and the printer interface 54.

The compression / expansion circuit 50 includes an MH (Modified Huff).
Band compression or band expansion is performed using a man (man) method, an MR (Modified Read) method, or the like.

The communication control module 16 is, for example, an LA.
It is configured by a communication interface 58 such as a BCP (Bus Communica-tion Processor) connected to the N.
Further, the communication control module 16 is connected to an external device such as an FCP (facsimile connection mechanism) or a personal computer through an interface, and a UCP (Universal Communication).
Processor) may be provided.

The system bus 30 is a bus for control signals of various devices and connects the control module 10 with the memory module 12, the image processing module 14, and the communication control module 16. The image bus 32 is an image bus, and connects the memory module 12, the image processing module 14, and the communication control module 16.

The scanner device 18 is, for example, a two-dimensional scanning device and obtains an electric signal corresponding to an image on the original by scanning the original (document) two-dimensionally with a laser beam.

The optical disk device 22 is the scanner device 18
The images read by the method are sequentially stored in the optical disc 20. The optical disc 20 is searched for an image corresponding to the search code designated by the keyboard 23 or the like.

The keyboard 23 is used to input a unique search code corresponding to an image stored on the optical disk 20 and various operation commands for storage, search, edit processing and the like. Further, the mouse 29 moves the cursor (not shown) displayed on the display window of the CRT display device 24, for example, vertically and horizontally to give an instruction at a desired position so that the cursor is positioned. The display contents (various operation modes, area designation or icon for image editing, etc.) are selected or designated.

The CRT display device (cathode ray tube display device) 24 displays the image read by the scanner device 18 and the image retrieved from the optical disk 20. Icons and the like are displayed at the upper end, the lower end, and the right end on the display window of the CRT display device 24.

The printer device 25 prints out (hard copy) the image read by the scanner device 18, the image retrieved from the optical disk 20, or the image displayed on the CRT display device 24.

The magnetic disk device 27 stores various control programs on the magnetic disk 26 mounted on the magnetic disk device 27, and stores a search code input from the keyboard 23 and an image corresponding to the search code. The search data (title) including the storage address on the optical disc 20, the image size, and the like, the structure of each binder for the cabinet as the loadable optical disc 20, ... Are stored.

The document management system in this embodiment is shown in FIG.
Cabinet, binder, documents, page 5 as shown in
It has a hierarchy, and the cabinet corresponds to one side of the optical disc 20, .... Up to 8 in the cabinet
Up to 60,000 documents can be stored in the binder. Each document has a title, and its structure is defined for each binder. The document is a basic unit of the file, and in addition to the title, an annotation (description of the document) can be added. The document is composed of up to 4095 pages.

Each binder is provided with a title management table (title table) 26a, ..., A page management table (page table) 26b ,. In the title management table 26a, as shown in FIG. 3, search information (image name) including a plurality of search keys (affiliation, name) corresponding to one document number, that is, title number is stored correspondingly. ing. The page management table 26b stores a record number for each page of one document. As shown in FIG. 4, a title number, a page number, a record number, and this record number are recorded. The storage address (storage start position) of the original image for each number and the document size (image size) are stored. The storage address is a logical address, and the physical track address and the physical sector address are calculated from this at the time of access.

The magnetic disk 26 has a binder structure management table 26c for managing the structure (title structure) of each binder used in the title management tables 26a, ....

The binder structure management table 26c is
As shown in FIG. 5, it is composed of a cabinet serial number, a cabinet binder number, a binder name, and a binder structure. The binder structure is as shown in FIG.
It is composed of a key number for a plurality of keys, a key attribute, a key length indicating the number of digits of the key, and a key name.

When the key attribute is "0", it indicates a numerical value,
When it is "1", it indicates a character, and when it is "2", it indicates a kanji.

Next, the batch index sequential organization process before the binder through search process in the electronic filing apparatus having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

For example, when the CPU 34 is displaying the initial menu as shown in FIG. 8 on the CRT display device 24, the batch index sequential organization mode in the initial menu is selected. Then, the CPU 34 makes C
The RT display device 24 is guided to select a binder to perform a binder through search. In response to this guidance, the operator selects one binder having the binder key structure for performing the binder through search.

Then, the CPU 34 compares the input key structure with the key structure of each binder in the binder structure management table 26c, extracts the binder having the matching key structure, and stores the binder number in the main memory 38.

The extracted binder name is displayed on the CRT display device 24 as shown in FIG. 9 to guide the selection of the binder to be searched. In response to this guidance, the operator conducts a binder through search, the binder to be searched,
That is, select the binder for which you want to search documents. The selected binder name is displayed on the CRT display device 24, as shown in FIG. 10, to guide the selection of the original binder. In response to this guidance, the operator selects the original binder.

Then, the CPU 34 sets the key structure of the selected original binder to the binder structure management table 26.
The data is read out from c and displayed on the CRT display device 24 as shown in FIG. 11 to guide the setting of keys for organizing the index order. In response to this guidance, the operator sets the key that is the basis of the index order (see FIG. 12).

As a result, the CPU 34 causes the title management table 26 corresponding to all the binders selected above.
The stored contents of a, ... Are rearranged in an order based on the contents of the key that is the origin of the set index order and updated and stored.

Next, the binder through search process after the completion of the batch index sequential organization process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

After the collective index sequential organization processing is completed,
While the initial menu is being displayed on the CRT display device 24 by the CPU 34 as shown in FIG. 8, the binder through search mode in the initial menu is selected. Then, the CPU 34 causes the CRT display device 2 to
In step 4, we will guide you through the selection of binders for binder through search. In response to this guidance, the operator selects the binder having the key structure of the binder of the search source that performs the binder through search.
Choose one.

Then, the CPU 34 compares the input key structure with the key structure of each binder in the binder structure management table 26c, extracts the binder having the matching key structure, and stores the binder number in the main memory 38.

The extracted binder name is displayed on the CRT display device 24 to guide the selection of the binder to be searched. In response to this guidance, the operator selects the binder to be searched for the binder through search, that is, the binder that has searched the document, and stores the binder number in the main memory 38.

The CPU 34 reads the key structure of the selected binder from the binder structure management table 26c, and CR
The T display device 24 guides the selection of the original binder having the key name to be displayed. In response to this guidance, the operator selects the original binder having the key name to be displayed.

Then, the CPU 34 sets the key structure of the selected original binder to the binder structure management table 26.
read from c and display on CRT display device 24,
Guide you in entering search conditions. In response to this guidance, the operator inputs search conditions and instructs execution of binder through search. .

As a result, the CPU 34 updates the title management table corresponding to all the selected binders.
The contents stored in the bulls 26a, ... Are compared with the input search conditions, and the index high-speed search is performed at high speed.

As described above, a database of a plurality of binders having the same title structure constructed on a magnetic disk is collectively organized in an index order without loading an optical disk, and the database in which the collective index order is organized. Binder through search is performed at high speed by index high-speed search.

As a result, the operation can be simplified and the binder through search can be performed at high speed.

Therefore, the binder group to be binder-through can be collectively organized in the index order without loading an optical disk. Further, the user only has to select the binder of the same structure and the original binder and set the index sequential key, which simplifies the operation. Further, the binder through search can be easily performed by the index high-speed search.

That is, in the case of the binder through search, since the history data of the index order organization is not required, the history data is not written in the batch index order organization. Therefore, it is not necessary for the user to load the optical disc, and the operation of the user is simplified.

Further, since the iterative processing in the plurality of binder groups is all performed on the system side, the operation of the user is further simplified.

[0052]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention,
When performing a binder-through search for a plurality of binder groups, index order organization processing can be performed without performing loading processing or removal processing on the image storage medium, which simplifies the operation and further enables binder-through search. It is possible to provide an image search device capable of achieving high speed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an image search device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a document management system in the image search device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a storage example of a title management table in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a storage example of a page management table in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a storage example of a binder structure management table of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a storage example of a binder structure in the binder structure management table of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining collective index order organization processing.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an initial menu screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a binder selection screen of the same structure.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an original binder selection screen.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a collective index sequential organization key setting screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a batch index sequential organization execution screen.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a binder through search process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 ... Optical disk 22 ... Optical disk device 23 ... Keyboard 24 ... CRT display device 26 ... Magnetic disk 26a, ... Title management table 26b, ... Page management table 26c ... Binder structure management table 27 ... Magnetic disk device 29 ... Mouse 34 ... CPU

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of images are displayed on a cabinet, a binder,
Documents and pages are stored in the first storage medium in a four-layered structure, and a title composed of a plurality of keys for retrieving each image corresponding to each of these images is stored in the second storage unit in a different title structure for each binder. In an image retrieval apparatus for retrieving a desired image from the first storage medium by storing it in a storage medium and designating retrieval information stored in the second storage medium, a binder having the same title structure in a plurality of binders is used. And a second selecting means for selecting a key for index order organization from the title structure of the binder selected by the first selecting means.
And the order of the binder titles selected by the first selecting means stored in the second storage medium is changed according to the order of the selecting means and the key selected by the second selecting means. An image search apparatus comprising: a changing unit. 2. A plurality of images are displayed on a cabinet, a binder,
Documents and pages are stored in the first storage medium in a four-layered structure, and a title composed of a plurality of keys for retrieving each image corresponding to each of these images is stored in the second storage unit in a different title structure for each binder. In an image retrieval apparatus for retrieving a desired image from the first storage medium by storing it in a storage medium and designating retrieval information stored in the second storage medium, a binder having the same title structure in a plurality of binders is used. Selecting means for selecting, a display means for displaying the title structure of the binder selected by the first selecting means, and index order organization from the title structure displayed on the display means. Second selection means for selecting a key, and the first selection means stored in the second storage medium in the order of the keys selected by the second selection means. An image retrieving apparatus comprising: a changing unit that changes the order of the titles of the binders selected by. 3. A plurality of images are displayed on a cabinet, a binder,
Documents and pages are stored in the first storage medium in a four-layered structure, and a title composed of a plurality of keys for retrieving each image corresponding to each of these images is stored in the second storage unit in a different title structure for each binder. An image retrieval apparatus which retrieves a desired image from the first storage medium by designating search information stored in the second storage medium and stored in the second storage medium, wherein And a first selecting means for selecting a binder having the same title structure among a plurality of binders when the batch index sequential inspection organization is instructed by the first instructing means. Second selection of a key for index order organization from the title structure of the binder selected by the selection means
And the order of the binder titles selected by the first selecting means stored in the second storage medium is changed according to the order of the selecting means and the key selected by the second selecting means. A changing means, a second instructing means for instructing a binder through search, and a third selecting a binder having the same title structure in a plurality of binders when the binder through search is instructed by the second instructing means Selection means, fourth selection means for selecting a binder to search for a document from the binders selected by the third selection means, input means for inputting search conditions, and input by this input means. The search condition is compared with the title whose order has been changed by the changing means of the second storage medium corresponding to the binder selected by the fourth selecting means, Or an image retrieval apparatus being characterized in that comprising an output means for outputting the relevant title, the.