JPH0736190B2 - Information registration search device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an information registration / retrieval device for managing a document such as a document or a drawing as image information converted into an image signal.

<Prior Art> Recently, an electronic file has been put into practical use as a device for managing a large amount of documents, drawings, and the like.

This electronic file registers image information (hereinafter referred to as primary information) obtained by converting an original such as a document into an image signal with search information (hereinafter referred to as secondary information) for searching the primary information. However, the necessary primary information is searched using the secondary information.

However, in reality, it is often the case that the necessary primary information cannot be determined only by the secondary information, and ultimately it is necessary to display the primary information to determine whether or not it is necessary. For this reason, it takes several seconds to display the primary information, so that the work efficiency is low and the work is complicated.

<Objects of the Invention> The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information registration / retrieval device capable of accurately performing a searching operation in a short time when searching registered information. And

According to the present invention, in an information registration / retrieval device for registering and retrieving image information obtained by converting an original into an image signal, an image information storage means for storing the image information and reduced image information of the image information, and the image information storage means. The search information storage means for storing the search information such as a keyword for searching the image information and the reduced image information stored in, and the search information storage means for storing the image information corresponding to the input search information are searched. And a first display step of reading the reduced image information of the image information retrieved by the retrieval means from the retrieval information storage means and sequentially displaying the retrieved image information at predetermined time intervals, and a first of the first display steps. In response to the instruction operation, the sequential display of the reduced image information is stopped and the reduced image information is continuously displayed, and search information such as a keyword corresponding to the reduced image information A second display step of reading out from the search information storage means and displaying at the same time, and image information corresponding to the reduced image information read out from the image information storage means in response to a second instruction operation in the second display step, and switching display is performed. And a display control unit that controls the third display step.

<Embodiment> FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the information registration / retrieval apparatus of this embodiment. 1
Is a keyboard for inputting various commands and the like, 2 is primary information (image information), secondary information (search information), and reduced primary information (reduced image information) obtained by thinning out primary information CRT 3 is a CP that controls this information registration and retrieval device
U and 4 are control circuits for controlling the display of information. 5 is a memory for temporarily storing information, 6 is primary information and reduction 1
A compression / expansion circuit for compressing and expanding the next information, 7 is an interface circuit, 8 is a reduction circuit for thinning the primary information to generate reduced primary information, 9 is a scanner for reading an original, 10
Is a storage device for storing primary information, secondary information and reduced primary information, and 11 is a printer.

The operation will be described below.

At the time of registration, the original to be registered is 12 lines / mm by the scanner 9.
The information is converted into primary information at a resolution of × 12 lines / mm, the primary information is stored in the memory 5 through the interface circuit 7, and displayed on the CRT 2 at a resolution of 6 lines / mm × 6 lines / mm.
When secondary information such as a title and a keyword for this primary information is input from the keyboard 1 and a registration execution command is further input, the CPU 3 reads the primary information from the memory 5, and the reduction circuit 8 uses the primary information. Is reduced to 1/4 × 1/4 information, that is, reduced primary information with a resolution of 3 lines / mm × 3 lines / mm, and then compressed by the compression / expansion circuit 6, and this compressed reduced primary information is interfaced. Memory device 10 through circuit 7
Write to the reduced primary information storage area. Next, the CPU 3 again reads the primary information from the memory 5, compresses the primary information by the compression / expansion circuit 6, and then writes it in the primary information storage area of the storage device 10 through the interface circuit 7. Further, the CPU 3 writes the input secondary information in the secondary information storage area of the storage device 10 through the interface circuit 7. The registration is completed by the above processing. When registering a plurality of pieces of primary information, the above processing is repeated.

At the time of search, when a start command is input from the keyboard 1, the CPU 3 reads a plurality of reduced primary information from the storage device 10 into the memory 5, and the reduced primary information is compressed / expanded by the compression / expansion circuit 6
After decompressing with, display on CRT2. At this time, the CPU 3 gives an instruction to the control circuit 4 to display the reduced primary information without thinning it out. That is, it is displayed in a size of about 1/2 × 1/2 of the original size. Then, the CRT 2 sequentially displays, for example, a plurality of reduced primary information in one second (first display step).

When the user selects the desired reduced primary information from the reduced primary information sequentially displayed on the CRT 2, the user inputs a stop command from the keyboard 1. When a stop command is input,
The CPU 3 continuously displays the selected reduced primary information and stores the secondary information corresponding to the reduced primary information in the storage device.
The data is read from 10 and displayed (second display step). FIG. 2 shows the contents of the screen of the CRT 2 at this time, and the secondary information 30 is displayed together with the selected reduced primary information 20. The secondary information 30 is composed of a document number a, a registration date b, a title c, and a keyword d.

After confirming the displayed reduced primary information and secondary information, the user inputs a primary information display command from the keyboard 1.
When the primary information display command is input, the CPU 3 outputs the primary information corresponding to the reduced primary information being displayed from the storage device 10 to the memory 5.
Is read out, and the primary information is restored by the compression / expansion circuit 6 and then displayed on the CRT 2 (third display step). At this time, the CPU 3 issues a command to the control circuit 4 and outputs the primary information of 6 lines.
Displayed at a resolution of / mm x 6 lines / mm. After that, when an output command is input from the keyboard 1, the CPU 3 reads from the memory 5
The next information is read and the printer 11 prints this primary information.

Since the information conversion speed in the storage device 10 is slower than the information transfer speed between the memory 5 and the compression / expansion circuit 6,
It is possible to display the data at a higher speed by compressing / decompressing the information.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, rough selection is performed with a reduced image, and the confirmation is displayed by displaying search information, and finally a normal image is displayed. Since the selection is made by narrowing down the display steps in stages, there is an effect that a target image can be obtained accurately and at high speed.

Specifically, in the first display step, the search results are sequentially displayed as reduced images, and in the second display step, if a desired reduced image is found, the sequential display of the first step is stopped and reduced. An image and search information such as a keyword are displayed at the same time, and in the third display step, if the search information is also desired by the user, display control is performed so that normal image information is finally displayed. That is, the display control is performed in which the reduced images are sequentially displayed by one operation and the secondary information is read and simultaneously displayed. In the first table step of making a rough selection, only the reduced image is displayed, so that the data reading speed in the sequential display is high, so that the display speed can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure shows an example of display contents according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... keyboard, 2 ... CRT 3 ... CPU, 4 ... control circuit 5 ... memory 6 ... compression / expansion circuit 8 ... reduction circuit, 10 ... storage device 20 ... reduction primary information, 30 …… Secondary information

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Sakuji Takano 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Within Sharp Corporation (56) References JP-A-59-214959 (JP, A) JP-A-58 -2977 (JP, A) JP-A-57-108961 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An information registration / retrieval device for registering and retrieving image information obtained by converting an original into an image signal, and image information storage means for storing the image information and reduced image information of the image information, and the image information storage. Search information storage means for storing search information such as keywords for searching the image information and reduced image information stored in the means, and searching the search information storage means for image information corresponding to the input search information. A searching unit for obtaining the thumbnail image, a first display step of reading the reduced image information of the image information searched by the searching unit from the search information storage unit, and sequentially displaying the thumbnail image information at a predetermined time interval; and a first instruction in the first displaying step. In response to the operation, the sequential display of the reduced image information is stopped to continue the display of the reduced image information, and the search information such as the keyword corresponding to the reduced image information is displayed. A second display step of reading out from the retrieval information storage means and displaying simultaneously, and image information corresponding to the reduced image information read out from the image information storage means in response to a second instruction operation in the second display step, and switching display And a display control unit that controls the third display step.