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Image search method for searching and retrieving desired image from memory device
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1992-12-29
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Granted: 1996-09-03
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Expires: 2012-12-29
Abstract
Abstract One unit of image/text information (a card) is formed from image information, which is for displaying respective ones of N--number of images, and text information, and a large number of cards are stored in a memory device to construct a data base. When search conditions such as a desired keyword or numerical range have been entered, at least one card which satisfies the search conditions is searched and retrieved from the data base by referring to the text information of each card. First images from each of the cards retrieved are reduced in size and then combined, the reduced and combined images obtained are displayed on a display device, and a desired item of image/text information is selected from the reduced and combined images.
Inventors
- 👤 Toru Hirano
- 👤 Kazumi Monden
- 👤 Masumi Hosokawa
- 👤 Kazuhiro Imaki
- 👤 Akihide Shima
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 17:26
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/53; G06F16/532; G06F16/54; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S707/99948
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
An image search method which comprises the steps of: forming one unit of image/text information composed of N--number of images and associated text information; forming a data base by storing a number of items of the image/text information in a memory device; retrieving one or more items of image/text information, which satisfy search conditions, from the data base by referring to text information when the search conditions have been inputted; reducing and juxtaposing each of the images in the items of image/text information retrieved and displaying the reduced and juxtaposed images that have been thus obtained on a display device; selecting a desired item of image/text information from the reduced and juxtaposed images; displaying only a first image of N--number of images and first item of text information in the selected item of image/text information on the display device; displaying N--number of page-turning indices in the proximity of a displayed image; making the sizes of the indices larger the smaller N becomes; and displaying only one of the N--number of images which is selected by the page-turning index corresponding thereto with the N--number of page-turning indices.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
An image search method which comprises the steps of: forming one unit of image/text information composed of N--number of images and associated text information; forming a data base by storing a number of items of the image/text information in a memory device; retrieving one or more items of image/text information, which satisfy search conditions, from the data base by referring to text information when the search conditions have been inputted; reducing and juxtaposing each of the images in the items of image/text information retrieved and displaying the reduced and juxtaposed images that have been thus obtained on a display device; selecting a desired item of image/text information from the reduced and juxtaposed images; displaying only a first image of N--number of images and first item of text information in the selected item of image/text information on the display device; displaying N--number of page-turning indices in the proximity of a displayed image; making the sizes of the indices larger the smaller N becomes; and displaying only one of the N--number of images which is selected by the page-turning index corresponding thereto with the N--number of page-turning indices.
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