JPS63133272A - Updating method for image retrieving keyword - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the registration of a proper image retrieving keyword by displaying the image retrieving keyword in an image display state. CONSTITUTION:Images are read out of an image reader 7 and the corresponding retrieving keywords are registered through a keyboard 4. At the same time, a retrieving keyword is registered on a desired frame of a microimage film by means of a microreader 6. Then a certain conditional retrieving keyword is inputted to retrieval and display a desired image. When alteration processing is applied to the display image, the retrieving keyword is displayed with said image kept under display in case the alteration is required for the retrieving keyword.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a method for updating keywords for searching image information in a system that handles image information, such as an electronic file system.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, when updating image search keywords on this type of device, it was not possible to actually view the changed images, so it was necessary to This was accompanied by the inconvenience of making it difficult to identify specific keywords. If you use an electronic file system, even if you initially register a certain image search keyword and image, you will not be able to edit the image later and delete part of the image or add certain information to the image. If you add a new image or register a completely new image in place of the current image, the existing image search keywords may not be appropriate. In such a case, the conventional method has the disadvantage that it is inconvenient to update the image search keyword.

〔the purpose〕

The present invention has been made in view of the above drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to enable registration of appropriate image search keywords while viewing actual images.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 is a configuration diagram of this system. 1 is the main unit, which controls the entire system, including the CPU, various 1/F, memory (RO
M, RAM) is built-in. 2 is a CRT display on which image information and the like are displayed. Reference numeral 3 denotes an optical disk drive, which is an external memory for storing various information such as image information 9 and image search keywords. Reference numeral 11 denotes a keyboard for actually operating the system. 5 is a pointing device for specifying the position of a cursor or the like on the CRT. 6 is a league for micro image files so that microfilm can also be handled as image information. Reference numeral 7 denotes an image league section for electrically reading information from books, documents, etc.

8 is a printer section for outputting registered image information and the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the main unit of 1 in FIG. 1, including a reduction circuit, 10 a circuit for reducing an image to -, 11 a memory for storing image data, 12 an image league, a printer, Interface for micro league, 1
3 is a circuit that compands image information; 14 is a CPU board that controls system control; 15 is a circuit that manages memory; 16 is a memory section used for display on a CRT;
7 is a 5-inch or 8-inch floppy disk drive, 18 is an interface unit based on the R3-232C standard, 19 is a circuit for using this system on a LAN (Local Area Network), and 20 is an address and data control system. It's a bus.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the 14 CPU boards in FIG. 2. 21 is a central processing unit. 22 is a ROM that contains the minimum necessary programs when starting the system, 23
is a counter used for memory refresh, 24
is a circuit that functions as a clock that remembers the date and time, 25.2
6 is a buffer memory used for input/output with an external memory, and 27 is a circuit for controlling input/output with a hard disk. Image search keywords are held in this hard disk as a database. 28 is a circuit that controls input/output with the floppy disk.

Figure 4 shows the screen on a CRT at the time when an image search keyword is searched under certain conditions, an image corresponding to the keyword obtained as a result is displayed, and the image search keyword is about to be changed. It represents. That is 3
An image in which 0 is displayed is shown. 31 indicates a window displaying keywords for image search. 32 is the keyword for image search. First, read an image from Image League 7 in Figure 1 (Sl), and register a search keyword for that image from the keyboard (Sl).
2).

Alternatively, using Micro League 6, a search keyword for a desired frame image of the micro image film is registered. Then, after registering images and registering search keywords for each image, input search keywords with certain conditions and search for the desired image (S3).
, an image that meets the conditions is displayed (S4). If you perform image editing such as deleting or writing on part of the image on the hitting board 9 on the image displayed at that time, if it becomes necessary to change the search keywords, you can use the search keywords while the image is displayed. Figure 4 shows the screen on which the keywords are displayed (S
5).

Here, if the search keyword is changed while looking at the actual image (S6), it becomes easy to attach the optimal keyword to the image. Therefore, compared to the case where the search keyword is changed after the image disappears, there is no need to remember the details of the change, and the keyword can be changed appropriately. In Figure 6, OD means optical disc.
3 in Figure 1. Further, HD refers to a hard disk, which is managed by the HDC 27 shown in FIG. C
RT is 2 in Figure 1, all windows are keyword change windows for image search, Figures 4 and 5 (described later)
31. Further, FIG. 7 shows the operation when an image is stored on the optical disc OD.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, when various processes are performed on image information,
Although the keywords were changed immediately after that, the keywords for image search may be changed all at once after all the image information has been collected. Based on this idea, the CR7 screen is shown in Figure 5. In this figure, 33 is an image that has been subjected to image processing and is displayed in a reduced size. That is, when an unillustrated key on the keyboard 4 is selected after image processing has been performed, a plurality of images that have been subjected to image processing are displayed, and the keyword for image search can be changed in order from the beginning.

In the above description as well, the basic configuration of the embodiment is the same as that of the previous example.

〔effect〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, while displaying a registered image, a window is created above it, and an image search keyword is displayed in the window, allowing for modification. , it becomes possible to change accurate and appropriate image search keywords.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of this system, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the main body of l, Fig. 3 is a block diagram of 14 CPU boards, Figs. 4 and 5 are diagrams showing examples of CRT display screens, Figure 6,
FIG. 7 is a flowchart 1 showing the keyword changing operation. 1・・・・・・・・・・・・・This system main body, CO
U, memory. There are various types of 1/F. 2・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・CRT display between songs 3・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Drive for optical disc with the same song 4・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
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・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Image 31 displayed on the CRT...
Window 32 for displaying keywords for image search......One character of keyword for image search.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A method for updating keywords for image search, characterized in that an image is displayed in a system that handles image information, a keyword for image search is displayed in a state where the image information is displayed, and the keyword is corrected.