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Method for information retrieval with scaled down images
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1996-10-07
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Granted: 1998-06-23
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Expires: 2016-10-07
Abstract
Abstract An information processing system for creating a search data for an application-specific data is proposed. An application processing section inputs or edits data on the basis of an application program. An application-specific data storage section stores the application-specific data input or edited by the application processing section. A search data is created by a search data creating section for searching the application-specific data stored in the application-specific data storage section for a specific data. The search data creating section also creates a correspondence between the search data and the application-specific data. A search data storage section stores the search data created by the search data creating section. A correspondence storage section stores the correspondence between the search data and the application-specific data. Further, a data output section connected to and shared by a plurality of data input or editing units including the application processing section and the search data creating section. The search data creating section creates the search data from the application-specific data sent from the application processing section to the data output section.
Inventors
- 👤 Tetsuo Tanaka
- 👤 Toshiaki Kohno
- 👤 Hiroshi Tomita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 13:23
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; G06F16/48; G06F16/50; G06F16/54; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99934; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S707/99948
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for browsing a plurality of kinds of media data, by using a processor connected to an input device, a display device and a storage device, comprising the steps of: (a) respectively storing in the storage device, image data characterizing media data, said image data being generated by execution of each of a plurality of application programs; (b) respectively modifying said image data stored in said storage device such that a display form of said image data is modified according to modifying methods wherein said modifying methods are determined in accordance with the form of each of said image data; (c) generating browsing data by arranging a plurality of said modified image data thereon based on an instruction from said input device; and (d) outputting said browsing data on said display device.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for browsing a plurality of kinds of media data, by using a processor connected to an input device, a display device and a storage device, comprising the steps of: (a) respectively storing in the storage device, image data characterizing media data, said image data being generated by execution of each of a plurality of application programs; (b) respectively modifying said image data stored in said storage device such that a display form of said image data is modified according to modifying methods wherein said modifying methods are determined in accordance with the form of each of said image data; (c) generating browsing data by arranging a plurality of said modified image data thereon based on an instruction from said input device; and (d) outputting said browsing data on said display device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said step (b) comprises the step of: generating said modified image data by cutting out a limited region of said image data stored in said step (a).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said step (b) comprises the step of: generating said modified image data by scaling down a part of said image data according to a scaling down ratio determined corresponding to the form of said image data.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
209 words
A method for browsing a plurality of kinds of media data, by using a processor connected to an input device, a display and a storage device, comprising the step of: (a) respectively storing in the storage device, image data characterizing said media data, said image data each being generated by execution of each of a plurality of application programs, wherein each of said image data is constructed with a plurality of page data selected from said media data; (b) respectively modifying said image data stored in said storage device such that a display form of said image data is modified according to modifying methods wherein said modifying methods are determined in accordance with the form of each of said image data; (c) generating browsing data by arranging a plurality of kinds of said page data derived from each of said modified image data thereon based on an instruction from said input device; (d) outputting said browsing data on said display device; and (e) selecting one of modified image data among from said browsing data outputted in said step (d) by using said input device, and displaying sequentially at a predetermined time interval a plurality of said page data corresponding to said selected modified image data on said display device.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
209 words
A method for browsing a plurality of kinds of media data, by using a processor connected to an input device, a display and a storage device, comprising the step of: (a) respectively storing in the storage device, image data characterizing said media data, said image data each being generated by execution of each of a plurality of application programs, wherein each of said image data is constructed with a plurality of page data selected from said media data; (b) respectively modifying said image data stored in said storage device such that a display form of said image data is modified according to modifying methods wherein said modifying methods are determined in accordance with the form of each of said image data; (c) generating browsing data by arranging a plurality of kinds of said page data derived from each of said modified image data thereon based on an instruction from said input device; (d) outputting said browsing data on said display device; and (e) selecting one of modified image data among from said browsing data outputted in said step (d) by using said input device, and displaying sequentially at a predetermined time interval a plurality of said page data corresponding to said selected modified image data on said display device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
156 words
In a program storage device readable by a computer, including a program of instruction which are executable by said computer for performing method steps for browsing a plurality of kinds of media data, said computer is connected to an input device, a display device and a storage device, said method, comprising the steps of: (a) respectively storing in the storage device, image data characterizing media data, said image data being generated by execution of each of a plurality of application programs; (b) respectively modifying said image data stored in said storage device such that a display form of said image data is modified according to modifying methods wherein said modifying methods are determined in accordance with the form of each of said image data; (c) generating browsing data by arranging a plurality of said modified image data thereon based on an instruction from said input device; and (d) outputting said browsing data on said display device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
156 words
In a program storage device readable by a computer, including a program of instruction which are executable by said computer for performing method steps for browsing a plurality of kinds of media data, said computer is connected to an input device, a display device and a storage device, said method, comprising the steps of: (a) respectively storing in the storage device, image data characterizing media data, said image data being generated by execution of each of a plurality of application programs; (b) respectively modifying said image data stored in said storage device such that a display form of said image data is modified according to modifying methods wherein said modifying methods are determined in accordance with the form of each of said image data; (c) generating browsing data by arranging a plurality of said modified image data thereon based on an instruction from said input device; and (d) outputting said browsing data on said display device.
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