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Image search method and apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 2000-10-27
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Granted: 2004-04-06
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Expires: 2020-10-27
Abstract
Abstract An image search apparatus searches image data based on an input search condition, and displays a graphic view of plural images based on plural image data obtained as search results. In this view display, when plural image data are obtained by a new search, the view displayed images are respectively updated. Upon update of the display of each of the displayed images, if the image data of the displayed image is the same as the image data of an image to be displayed after the update, the execution of a update display is prohibited. Thus, the display of previous search results are effectively utilized, and the speed of view display of images as search results is increased, and an efficient image search operation can be realized.
Inventors
- 👤 Kunihiro Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:27
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/51
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
An image search apparatus comprising: search means for performing an image data search based on an input search condition; display means for displaying a view of plural images indicating plural image data obtained from the search by said search means; update means for updating the view displayed by said display means based on image data obtained from a new search by said search means; determination means for determining whether or not each of the plural images displayed by said display means is the same as an image after an update by said update means; and control means for, if said determination means determines that the displayed image is the same as the image after the update by said update means, skipping the update by said update means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
An image search apparatus comprising: search means for performing an image data search based on an input search condition; display means for displaying a view of plural images indicating plural image data obtained from the search by said search means; update means for updating the view displayed by said display means based on image data obtained from a new search by said search means; determination means for determining whether or not each of the plural images displayed by said display means is the same as an image after an update by said update means; and control means for, if said determination means determines that the displayed image is the same as the image after the update by said update means, skipping the update by said update means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The image search apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said display means displays the view of images obtained from reduction processing on the image data obtained from the search.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The image search apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said display means displays the view of images obtained from icon data included in the image data obtained from the search.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
The image search apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said determination means determines whether or not each of the plural images displayed by said display means is the same as the image after the update by said update means by determining whether or not image data indicated by the displayed image is the same as image data to be indicated by the image after the update.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
128 words
The image search apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising storage means for storing a display position of each of the plural images displayed by said display means and identification information to specify the image data indicated by the image displayed in the display position, linked with each other, wherein it is determined whether or not the image data of each of the plural images displayed by said display means is the same as the image data to be indicated by the image after the update, by obtaining the identification information of the image data corresponding to the displayed image from said storage means, and comparing the obtained identification information with the identification information of the image data to be indicated by the image after the update.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The image search apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising cache means for caching image data indicating the plural images in the view displayed by said display means, wherein said update means updates the view by utilizing the image data cached by said cache means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The image search apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said update means performs update processing by using the image data cached by said cache means first.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
135 words
An image search method comprising: a search step of performing an image data search based on an input search condition; a display step of displaying a view of plural images indicating plural image data obtained from the search at said search step; an update step of updating the view displayed at said display step based on image data obtained from a new search at said search step; a determination step of determining whether or not each of the plural images displayed at said display step is the same as an image after an update at said update step; and a control step of, if it is determined at said determination step that the displayed image is the same as the image after the update at said update step, skipping the update at said update step.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
135 words
An image search method comprising: a search step of performing an image data search based on an input search condition; a display step of displaying a view of plural images indicating plural image data obtained from the search at said search step; an update step of updating the view displayed at said display step based on image data obtained from a new search at said search step; a determination step of determining whether or not each of the plural images displayed at said display step is the same as an image after an update at said update step; and a control step of, if it is determined at said determination step that the displayed image is the same as the image after the update at said update step, skipping the update at said update step.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The image search method according to claim 8 , wherein at said display step, the view of images obtained from reduction processing on the image data obtained from the search are displayed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The image search method according to claim 8 , wherein at said display step, the view of images obtained from icon data included in the image data obtained from the search are displayed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
70 words
The image search method according to claim 8 , wherein at said determination step, it is determined whether or not each of the plural images displayed at said display step is the same as the image after the update at said update step by determining whether or not image data indicated by the displayed image is the same as image data to be indicated by the image after the update.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
137 words
The image search method according to claim 11 , further comprising a step of providing storage means for storing a display position of each of the plural images displayed at said display step and identification information to specify the image data indicated by the image displayed in the display position, linked with each other, wherein at said determination step, it is determined whether or not the image data of each of the plural images displayed at said display process is the same as the image data to be indicated by the image after the update, by providing obtaining the identification information of the image data corresponding to the displayed image from said storage means, and comparing the obtained identification information with the identification information of the image data to be indicated by the image after the update.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
49 words
The image search method according to claim 8 , further comprising a cache step of caching the image data indicating the images in the view displayed at said display step, wherein at said update step, the view is updated by utilizing the image data cached at said cache step.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The image search method according to claim 13 , wherein at said update step, update processing by using the image data cached at said cache step is performed first.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
152 words
A computer-readable medium holding a control program for performing an image search by a computer, said program comprising: code of search process for performing an image data search based on an input search condition; code display process for displaying a view of plural images indicating plural image data obtained from the search at said search process; code of update process for updating the view displayed at said display process based on image data obtained from a new search at said search process; code of determination process for determining whether or not each of the plural images displayed at said display process is the same as an image after an update at said update process; and code of control process for, if it is determined at said determination process that the displayed image is the same as the image after the update at said update process, skipping the update at said update process.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
152 words
A computer-readable medium holding a control program for performing an image search by a computer, said program comprising: code of search process for performing an image data search based on an input search condition; code display process for displaying a view of plural images indicating plural image data obtained from the search at said search process; code of update process for updating the view displayed at said display process based on image data obtained from a new search at said search process; code of determination process for determining whether or not each of the plural images displayed at said display process is the same as an image after an update at said update process; and code of control process for, if it is determined at said determination process that the displayed image is the same as the image after the update at said update process, skipping the update at said update process.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The medium according to claim 15 , wherein at said display process, the view of images obtained from reduction processing on the image data obtained from the search are displayed.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
The medium according to claim 15 , wherein at said display process, the view of images obtained from icon data included in the image data obtained from the search are displayed.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
68 words
The medium according to claim 16 , wherein at said determination process, it is determined whether or not each of the plural images displayed at said display process is the same as the image after the update at said update process, by determining whether or not image data indicated by the displayed image is the same as image data to be indicated by the image after the update.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
136 words
The medium according to claim 18 , further comprising code of process for providing storage means for storing a display position of each of the plural images displayed at said display process and identification information to specify the image data indicated by the image displayed in the display position, linked with each other, wherein at said determination process, it is determined whether or not the image data of each of the plural images displayed at said display process is the same as the image data to be indicated by the image after the update, by providing obtaining the identification information of the image data corresponding to the displayed image from said storage means, and comparing the obtained identification information with the identification information of the image data to be indicated by the image after the update.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
48 words
The medium according to claim 15 , further comprising code of cache process for caching the image data indicating the images in the view displayed at said display process, wherein at said update process, the view is updated by utilizing the image data cached at said cache process.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
27 words
The medium according to claim 20 , wherein at said update process, update processing by using the image data cached at said cache process is performed first.
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