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Method of and a system for generating multiple-degreed database for images
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-07-07
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Granted: 2001-01-02
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Expires: 2018-07-07
Abstract
Abstract Ranked database is generated for referring to images. The database contains references or key text to images, and the references are ranked for predetermined degrees of relevance to the images.
Inventors
- 👤 Masajiro Iwasaki
- 👤 Yingjieh Huang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:43
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/58; G06F16/583; G06F16/5846
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of generating a database for images, comprising: inputting input document data containing text data and image data, the image data further including images; selecting relevant text portions of the text data according to predetermined degrees of hierarchical relevancy for each of the images, the predetermined degrees of the hierarchical relevancy each defining a level of relevance in reference to the images; and storing the relevant text portions and the images in a predetermined hierarchical order based upon the predetermined degrees of the hierarchical relevancy.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of generating a database for images, comprising: inputting input document data containing text data and image data, the image data further including images; selecting relevant text portions of the text data according to predetermined degrees of hierarchical relevancy for each of the images, the predetermined degrees of the hierarchical relevancy each defining a level of relevance in reference to the images; and storing the relevant text portions and the images in a predetermined hierarchical order based upon the predetermined degrees of the hierarchical relevancy.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of generating a database for images according to claim 1 wherein the images include a table, a picture, a diagram and a figure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of generating a database for images according to claim 1 wherein the relevant text portions include a caption, a key sentence, a key paragraph and a key page.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of generating a database for images according to claim 1 further comprising searching one of the images based upon a search word.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of generating a database for images according to claim 4 wherein said searching further comprises: inputting the search word; comparing the search word to each of the relevant text portions for a match; and outputting the match.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of generating a database for images according to claim 5 further comprising specifying a search limit in the relevant text portions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of generating a database for images according to claim 6 further comprising determining a relevancy degree when there are multiple ones of the relevant text portions prior to outputting the match.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of generating a database for images according to claim 5 wherein outputting the match with corresponding ones of the images when there are multiple ones of the relevant text portions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of generating a database for images according to claim 8 wherein the predetermined degrees of the hierarchical relevancy are outputted with the corresponding ones of the images.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of generating a database for images according to claim 5 wherein the predetermined degrees of the hierarchical relevancy are determined by a distance to the images.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
108 words
A system for generating a database for images, comprising: an input unit for inputting input document data containing text data and image data, the image data further including images; a processing unit connected to said input unit for selecting relevant text portions of the text data according to predetermined degrees of hierarchical relevancy for each of the images, the predetermined degrees of the hierarchical relevancy each defining a level of relevance in reference to the images; and a storage unit connected to said processing unit for storing the relevant text portions and the images in a predetermined hierarchical order based upon the predetermined degrees of the hierarchical relevancy.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
108 words
A system for generating a database for images, comprising: an input unit for inputting input document data containing text data and image data, the image data further including images; a processing unit connected to said input unit for selecting relevant text portions of the text data according to predetermined degrees of hierarchical relevancy for each of the images, the predetermined degrees of the hierarchical relevancy each defining a level of relevance in reference to the images; and a storage unit connected to said processing unit for storing the relevant text portions and the images in a predetermined hierarchical order based upon the predetermined degrees of the hierarchical relevancy.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system for generating a database for images according to claim 11 wherein the images include a table, a picture, a diagram and a figure.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system for generating a database for images according to claim 11 wherein said processing unit selects the relevant text portions including a caption, a key sentence, a key paragraph and a key page.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system for generating a database for images according to claim 11 further comprising a search unit connected to said storage unit for searching one of the images based upon a search word.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
59 words
The system for generating a database for images according to claim 14 wherein said search unit further comprises a search word input sub-unit for inputting the search word, a comparison sub-unit for comparing the search word to each of the relevant text portions for a match, and an output sub-unit connected to said comparison sub-unit for outputting the match.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system for generating a database for images according to claim 15 wherein said search word input sub-unit specifies a search limit in the relevant text portions.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system for generating a database for images according to claim 16 wherein said search unit further comprises a relevancy determination unit for determining a relevancy degree when there are multiple ones of the relevant text portions prior to outputting the match.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system for generating a database for images according to claim 15 wherein said output sub-unit outputs the match with corresponding ones of the images when there are multiple ones of the relevant text portions.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system for generating a database for images according to claim 18 wherein said output sub-unit outputs the predetermined hierarchical degrees of the relevancy with the corresponding ones of the images.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system for generating a database for images according to claim 15 wherein said processing unit determines the predetermined hierarchical degrees of the relevancy based upon a distance to the images.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
96 words
A recording medium containing a computer program for generating a database for images, the computer program comprising the steps of: inputting input document data containing text data and image data, the image data further including images; selecting relevant text portions of the text data according to predetermined degrees of hierarchical relevancy for each of the images, the predetermined degrees of the hierarchical relevancy each defining a level of relevance in reference to the images; and storing the relevant text portions and the images in a predetermined hierarchical order based upon the predetermined degrees of hierarchical relevancy.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
96 words
A recording medium containing a computer program for generating a database for images, the computer program comprising the steps of: inputting input document data containing text data and image data, the image data further including images; selecting relevant text portions of the text data according to predetermined degrees of hierarchical relevancy for each of the images, the predetermined degrees of the hierarchical relevancy each defining a level of relevance in reference to the images; and storing the relevant text portions and the images in a predetermined hierarchical order based upon the predetermined degrees of hierarchical relevancy.
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