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Information storage and retrieval system
Assignee: MINNIE LP
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Filing: 1984-08-01
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Granted: 1990-07-10
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Expires: 2004-08-01
Abstract
Abstract A digital camera is used to scan documents and generate a corresponding digital output signal. A data processor receives the digital output signal and generates corresponding index information. The video and index information are then stored on one or more optical disks for search and retrieval.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter J. Boyne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 02:29
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/21; H04N1/2166; H04N1/217; H04N1/2175; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; G06F16/90; G06F16/901; G06F16/9017; H04N1/32; H04N1/32502; H04N1/32507; H04N1/32512; H04N1/32523; H04N1/32529; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0081; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/0086; H04N2201/0087; H04N2201/0089; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S707/99951; Y10S707/99952; Y10S707/99953
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
An archival document image storage and retrieval system for storing image information representing the content of a plurality of archival documents, maintaining an index of descriptive terms and documents, and retrieving stored image information corresponding to a particular document in accordance with said index upon identification of a corresponding descriptive term, said system comprising: a camera for generating electronic digital output signal representing the image of a document; data processing means for providing a processor output representing both said image and index information corresponding to said document, said data processing means including means for receiving and storing said digital output signals from said camera representing a plurality of document images, means for retrieving said stored images from said means for storing after said digital signals representing said plurality of document images have been stored, means for recognizing the content of the images retrieved from said means for storing and producing recognition results, and means for generating said index information in accordance with said recognition results to thereby obtain said processor output; and digital optical storage means for optically recording said processor output.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
An archival document image storage and retrieval system for storing image information representing the content of a plurality of archival documents, maintaining an index of descriptive terms and documents, and retrieving stored image information corresponding to a particular document in accordance with said index upon identification of a corresponding descriptive term, said system comprising: a camera for generating electronic digital output signal representing the image of a document; data processing means for providing a processor output representing both said image and index information corresponding to said document, said data processing means including means for receiving and storing said digital output signals from said camera representing a plurality of document images, means for retrieving said stored images from said means for storing after said digital signals representing said plurality of document images have been stored, means for recognizing the content of the images retrieved from said means for storing and producing recognition results, and means for generating said index information in accordance with said recognition results to thereby obtain said processor output; and digital optical storage means for optically recording said processor output.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
An archival document image storage and retrieval system as defined in claim 1, further comprising a processor input means for providing a further input to said data processing means representing the content of a document, and wherein said data processing means further includes means for generating said index information in accordance with said further input.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
An archival document image storage and retrieval system as defined in claim 2, wherein said processor input means comprises a keyboard.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An archival document image storage and retrieval system as defined in claim 3, wherein said processor input means comprises an optical character recognizer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
An archival document image storage and retrieval system as defined in claim 4, wherein said digital optical storage means comprises at least one optical disk for storing said processor output.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An archival document image storage and retrieval system as defined in claim 5, wherein said digital optical storage means comprises a plurality of optical disks.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
182 words
An archival document image storage method for storing image information representing the content of a plurality of documents, maintaining an index of descriptive terms and documents for subsequent retrieval of stored image information corresponding to a particular document in accordance with said index upon identification of a corresponding descriptive term, said method including the steps of: generating with a camera a succession of electronic digital output signals representing the images of a corresponding succession of documents; recording said succession of digital output signals on a first storage medium; after said succession of digital output signals have been stored, reading said succession of digital output signals from said first storage medium; receiving said read digital signals in a data processing means, recognizing the content of at least a portion of said digital output signals from said first storage medium and producing recognition results, generating index information corresponding to each document in accordance with said recognition results and providing a processor output representing both the image of each document and the generated index information corresponding to each document; and optically recording said processor output.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
182 words
An archival document image storage method for storing image information representing the content of a plurality of documents, maintaining an index of descriptive terms and documents for subsequent retrieval of stored image information corresponding to a particular document in accordance with said index upon identification of a corresponding descriptive term, said method including the steps of: generating with a camera a succession of electronic digital output signals representing the images of a corresponding succession of documents; recording said succession of digital output signals on a first storage medium; after said succession of digital output signals have been stored, reading said succession of digital output signals from said first storage medium; receiving said read digital signals in a data processing means, recognizing the content of at least a portion of said digital output signals from said first storage medium and producing recognition results, generating index information corresponding to each document in accordance with said recognition results and providing a processor output representing both the image of each document and the generated index information corresponding to each document; and optically recording said processor output.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 7, wherein said step of optically recording said processor output comprises optically recording said processor output on a second storage medium different from said first storage medium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 8, wherein said first and second storage media are both optical disks.
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