JPS63189952A - Image registration control system in image storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically and continuously register images by checking the state of another medium in driving when the storage medium becomes full and selecting a proper medium. CONSTITUTION:The states of storage media 2a'-2n' every registration of image information, and when its fullness is decided, the states of the media are sensed from a medium drive 2a with the minimum number. When the storing medium is set during the driving of the medium, the medium is automatically initialized and registered. In case of an initialized medium, registration in the medium is continued when the medium is uninputted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a method for registering image information in an image storage device.

[Prior art]

5. How to deal with media FULL in image storage device
I will explain this while referring to the diagram. In FIG. 5, the image storage device 11 registers data (image information and associated search information) in the storage media 5a' to 5n' in the media drives of the media 5a to 5n, and registers the input search information. This is a device whose purpose is to search for and retrieve desired data that meets conditions from a medium (CR7 display or hard copy). Registration of image information is performed as described below. An image document is read from the image reading device 12, and search information accompanying the image information is entered from the keyboard 13 (or read from the floppy disk set in the electronic search device 11) and searched in the database of the image storage device 5. Information storage media 5a' to 5
Image information and search information are each registered in an arbitrary one (li') of n'.

As described above, search information and image information are stored in the storage medium 51.
' If you continue to register, the storage medium will eventually become FULL. Conventionally, when the media becomes full during image registration, the operator either specifies another media drive containing an initialized storage medium, or sets such a storage medium anew. There was a drawback that image registration could not be continued unless it was restarted.

〔the purpose〕

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and provides an image registration method that can automatically select an appropriate storage medium and continue registration even if the storage medium currently being registered becomes full. The purpose is to provide

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the electronic image storage device.

In the figure, 21 is a keyboard, 22 is a display, 23 is an image storage device main body, 24 is an image reading device, 2
5 is a printer, and 2a to 2n are media drives. The image storage device 24 accesses the media drives 2a to 2n to store the storage media 2a' to 2 therein.
Data can be written to or read from n'.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main body of the image storage device. 31 is the image image in the x and y axis directions.
Circuit that scales N+1 times (N=2.3゜4,...)
, 32 is a circuit that reduces the image to 1/N (N=1
,2. ), 33 is a memory storing a system program, 34 is an interface for an image reading device, 3
5 is a circuit for companding image information; 36 is a CPU section for controlling the entire system; 37 is a circuit for memory management;
8 is a memory section for displaying on a CRT, 39 is a floppy disk drive, 40 is an R3-232C level interface section, 41 is a media drive control section,
42 is a system bus for address and data control. Image storage devices are storage media 2a' to 2n'
The main function is to detect image information that matches the search conditions entered from the keyboard 21 from among the image information registered in the , and display the image on the display 22 or create a hard copy using the printer 25. This is the intended device. Prior to such a search, storage media 2a'~
Image information and search information must be created in an arbitrary medium 21' of 2n', and a database regarding the search information must be created in the image storage device 23.

At this time, the number of images to be registered is not necessarily one original.
It would be more convenient to be able to search for a number of related images at once, rather than searching for a single item. Here, a document consisting of several related image manuscripts is called an image document.
Certain specific search information (referred to as a search keyword) is assigned to each image document. Furthermore, a collection of related image documents will be called a cabinet.

It is also assumed that this cabinet can span multiple storage media.

Below is the first procedure for registering image information using this example.
I will explain its operation based on the diagram.

First, when registration is selected by the operator, 5TEPI
Then, the image storage device asks whether it is a new registration or an additional registration. In the case of new registration, if the selected cabinet does not exist, a new cabinet is defined and then registered. In the case of additional registration, if the selected cabinet exists, it is possible to register by adding to that cabinet.

Select the media to be registered in 5TEP2, and then in 5TEP3
The image original is read by the image reading device 24.

The read image is displayed on the display 22, and the operator checks the image and performs image editing, etc., and then
If EP4 determines that the document that has just been read is the first page of an image document, enter the search keyword in 5TEP5,
When the number of pages of the image document is input from the keyboard 21 and the specification is completed, the image information and search information are written to the storage medium selected in 5TEP2, and the search information database in the image storage device is updated. Ru. 5TEP4
If it is determined that this is not the first page of the image document,
At TEP6, image information is written to the storage medium, and page information is updated in the medium and in the image storage device.

5TEP7 checks the status of the storage medium every time one piece of image information is registered, and if it is found to be FULL, the process moves to step (2) and an appropriate medium is selected. F.U.
If it is determined that it is not LL, the operator is then asked in 5TEP8 whether or not to end the registration, and if the operator is designated to end, a termination message is displayed on the display 22 and the registration mode is exited. If it is specified that the process is not finished, the image document is read again from the image reading device and the above operation is repeated.

Next, we will discuss the process (■) when the media is determined to be FULL.

As shown in 5TEP9, first, the state of the media drive with the lowest number (2a in this example) is sensed. 5TEPIO determines whether or not a storage medium is set in the media drive, and if so, proceeds to 5TEPII, determines whether the storage medium has been initialized, and selects uninitialized media. If so, the device number 2j of the media drive is stored in 5TEP16 and the process moves to ◎. 5TEP11
If it is determined that the storage medium has been initialized, then in 5TEP12 the medium is not input (image data).

If no search information is registered, the device number 2k of the media drive is stored with 5TEPI"7 and the process moves to ◎.

If it is determined in 5TEP12 that the medium is not in an uninput state, then in 5TEP13 it is checked whether image information and search information belonging to a cabinet of the same type as the currently selected cabinet exists in the storage medium. . If it is determined that there is, in 5TEP 24, the operator is informed by displaying on the display 22 that the storage medium on which registration is to be continued has been changed, and with confirmation, the process returns to ① to restart registration.

If it is determined in 5TEPIO that no storage medium is set, or if it is determined in STE''P13 that there is no suitable storage medium, after the 5TEP16゜5TEP1717) process, the process is taken over to 5TEPI4 and the currently sensed If it is determined that it is not the last media drive, 5TEP15 senses the state of the next numbered media drive.However, in 5TEP15, the state of the next numbered media drive is sensed. It is assumed that sensing is not performed on the media drive in which the storage medium determined to be FULL is set.If the media drive currently sensed in 5TEP14 is the media drive with the final number (2n in this example). If it is determined, then 5TEP18 determines whether there is any media that has been initialized but has not been input, and if so, 5TEP
The process moves to step 24, where registration is continued in the storage medium 2j'.

If it is determined in 5TEP18 that there is no initialized and uninputted storage media, the process moves to 5TEP19, where it is determined whether or not there has been any uninitialized media, and if there is,
The process moves to TEP 20, where the storage medium 2' is automatically initialized, and then the process moves to 5TEP 24, where registration continues to the storage medium 2'. If it is determined in 5TEP19 that there is no uninitialized media, 5
In TEP21, select the storage medium currently set in one of the media drives and continue registration, or
Alternatively, ask the operator whether to set a new storage medium in one of the media drives and perform the process in ■ again.

If it is selected to use the set medium, the process moves to 5TEP23 and requests the operator to specify the storage medium for which registration is to be continued. After being requested, return to ■ and resume registration. In 5TEP21, when a new media set is selected, the process moves to 5TEP22, and the operator selects the desired media drive (or multiple media drives).
It is possible to load/remove storage media. At this time, the storage media set status of each media drive can be confirmed on the display 22.

When the process of 5TEP22 is completed, the process starts again from (2).

When the storage medium becomes full during the registration of image information and search information through the processing described above, the system senses another media drive, and ■ If a storage medium with the same type of cabinet is set, that media is loaded. Continue to register.

■If an initialized and uninputted storage medium is set, continue registration to that medium.

■If an uninitialized storage medium is set, that medium will be automatically initialized and registered.

In cases other than ■■ to ■, a message and screen are displayed requesting the operator to specify or set a new storage medium.

As mentioned about the automatic media selection method, other than when the storage medium becomes FULL, for example, if a hardware error occurs in the media drive currently being used, or an I10 error occurs in the storage media currently being registered. The automatic media selection method to which the present invention is applied will be effective even when various errors occur and registration cannot be continued on the storage medium currently in use.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a system in which automatic storage media switching devices (hereinafter referred to as ALS) 4A to 4N are connected to media drives 4a to 4n, respectively. 41 is the keyboard, 4
2 is a display, 43 is an electronic search device body, 44 is an image reading device, 45 is a printer, 4a to 4n are media drives, 4a' to 4n' are storage media set in each, and 4A to 4N are media drives. In the connected ALS, 4A' to 4N' each represent a number of storage media set in the ALS.

The ALS has several storage media internally, and the operator or the image storage system selects the storage media required and automatically sets or removes the storage media in the media drive managed by each. It is a device that has the function of

In the system shown in Fig. 4, storage media (those with the same type of cabnet, those that have been initialized and have not yet been input, and those that have not yet been initialized) that can be automatically continuously registered in the media drives 4a to 4n are stored in the media drives 4a to 4n. (something) does not exist (tomo)
Internal storage media 4A' to 4N' of ALS4A to 4N
If there is a storage medium that allows continuous registration, the storage medium can be changed automatically (without the operator's intervention), and registration can be continued continuously.

〔effect〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, even if the storage medium becomes full while image information and search information are being registered in the storage medium, as long as there is a suitable storage medium in another media drive, It is now possible to automatically continue registering to the media without the intervention of an operator.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a flowchart of the registration procedure using the present invention, Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an image storage device, Figure 3 is a configuration diagram of the electronic search device itself, and Figure 4 is a system configuration using ALS. A diagram showing an example, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a system outline of an image storage device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an image storage device having multiple media drives, when a large number of images are being registered in a storage medium, if the storage medium becomes full in the middle of a page, the system goes to check the status of the storage media in other media drives. An image registration management method in an image storage device that allows selecting an appropriate storage medium and automatically and continuously registering to that medium.