Data processing apparatus having function for retrieving abstract and original image data

• US 5,010,581 A
• Filed: 11/30/1988
• Issued: 04/23/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kanno, Masayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore, David K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Santos, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US07/278,086
• Time in Patent Office: 874 Days
• Field of Search: 382/56, 364/900, 364/200
• US Class Current: 382/305
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A data processing apparatus for electronically filing image date including reduced image data is disclosed. An operator sets up a retrieval mode in the filing apparatus, and enters a retrieval code for retrieving desired image data. These operations are made by using related keys on keyboard. A CPU makes a predetermined check, and stores the document number specified by the checked retrieval code into main memory. The CPU reads out a retrieval code table from magnetic disk, and displays it on the display on CRT display device. The operator checks if there is present or absent the abstract image data of A4 resulting from the original large image data of A1 or A2 as the already registered each document number. In a retrieval mode, the abstract image is retrieved, and the intended image data is pointed out by keyboard. In response to this, CPU reads out the corresponding image data from optical disk. The read out image data is passed through CODEC and enlarge/reduction circuit, and is displayed by CRT display device, in the form of an image of A1.

Claims

1. An image information filing apparatus comprising:

input means for inputting an original image which includes data covering a plurality of pages;

first memory means for temporarily storing the original image input by said input means;

drafting means for drafting an abstract image, the abstract image being formed of a predetermined portion or a combination of predetermined portions of the original image;

second memory means for storing the original image as stored in said first memory means and the abstract image drafted by said drafting means in association with the original image; and

retrieve means for retrieving the abstract image, based on retrieval data corresponding to both the original image and the abstract image, from the second memory means and for retrieving the original image associated with the abstract image when the retrieved abstract image is designated by the retrieval data,

in which said second memory means stores the abstract image as a first page of the original image.

2. An apparatus according the claim 1, in which said drafting means comprises size-changing means for changing the size of the original image stored in the first memory means, so as to extract the abstract image.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, in which said drafting means comprises means for reducing a first page of the original image stored in the first memory means so as to extract the abstract image.

4. An apparatus according to claim 2, in which said size-changing means comprises means for reducing the size of the original image.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second memory means stores both the original image and the abstract image such that they are represented in one data managing table.

8. An apparatus according to claim 2, in which said size-changing means comprises means for enlarging the size of the original image stored in said first memory means.

6. An image information filing apparatus comprising:

input means for inputting an original image which includes data covering a plurality of pages;

first memory means for temporarily storing the original image input by said input means;

drafting means for drafting an abstract image, the abstract image being formed of a predetermined portion or a combination of predetermined portions of the original image;

second memory means for storing the original image as stored in said first memory means and the abstract image drafted by said drafting means in association with the original image; and

retrieve means for retrieving the abstract image, based on retrieval data corresponding to both the original image and the abstract image, from the second memory means and for retrieving the original image associated with the abstract image when the retrieved abstract image is designated by the retrieval data, wherein said second memory means stores the original image and the abstract image such that they are represented in a different data managing table.

10. An apparatus according the claim 6, in which said drafting means comprises size-changing means for changing the size of the original image stored in the first memory means, so as to extract the abstract image.

11. An apparatus according to claim 6, in which said drafting means comprises means for reducing a first page of the original image stored in the first memory means so as to extract the abstract image.

12. An apparatus according to claim 6, in which said size-changing means comprises means for reducing the size of the original image.

13. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said second memory means stores both the original image and the abstract image such that they are represented in one data managing table.

14. An apparatus according to claim 6, in which said size-changing means comprises means for enlarging the size of the original image stored in said first memory means.

7. An image information filing apparatus comprising:

input means for inputting an original image which includes data covering a plurality of pages;

first memory means for temporarily storing the original image input by said input means;

drafting means for drafting an abstract image, the abstract image being formed of a predetermined portion or a combination of predetermined portions of the original image;

second memory means for storing the original image as stored in said first memory means and the abstract image drafted by said drafting means in association with the original image; and

retrieve means for retrieving the abstract image, based on retrieval data corresponding to both the original image and the abstract image, from the second memory means and for retrieving the original image associated with the abstract image when the retrieved abstract image is designated by the retrieval data,

in which said drafting means comprises means for specifying a desired portion of the original image, and means for combining the specified portions to draft the abstract image.

15. An apparatus according the claim 7, in which said drafting means comprises size-changing means for changing the size of the original image stored in the first memory means, so as to extract the abstract image.

16. An apparatus according to claim 7, in which said drafting means comprises means for reducing a first page of the original image stored in the first memory means so as to extract the abstract image.

17. An apparatus according to claim 7, in which said size-changing means comprises means for reducing the size of the original image.

18. An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said second memory means stores both the original image and the abstract image such that they are represented in one data managing table.

19. An apparatus according to claim 7, in which said size-changing means comprises means for enlarging the size of the original image stored in said first memory means.

9. An image information filing apparatus comprising:

input means for inputting an original image which includes data covering a plurality of pages;

first memory means for temporarily storing the original image input by said input means;

drafting means for drafting an abstract image, the abstract image being formed of a predetermined portion or a combination of predetermined portions of the original image;

second memory means for storing the original image as stored in said first memory means and the abstract image drafted by said drafting means in association with the original image; and

retrieve means for retrieving the abstract image, based on retrieval data corresponding to both the original image and the abstract image, from the second memory means and for retrieving the original image associated with the abstract image when the retrieved abstract image is designated by the retrieval data,

wherein said retrieve means comprises;

means for displaying a list of related titles of the original images relating to the retrieval data and an item of data representing whether or not the abstract image has been drafted from the original image;

means for indicating a desired item in the table; and

means for displaying the abstract image of the original image which is pointed out by said indicating means.

20. An apparatus according the claim 9, in which said drafting means comprises size-changing means for changing the size of the original image stored in the first memory means, so as to extract the abstract image.

21. An apparatus according to claim 9, in which said drafting means comprises means for reducing a first page of the original image stored in the first memory means so as to extract the abstract image.

22. An apparatus according to claim 9, in which said size-changing means comprises means for reducing the size of the original image.

23. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said second memory means stores both the original image and the abstract image such that they are represented in one data managing table.

24. An apparatus according to claim 9, in which said size-changing means comprises means for enlarging the size of the original image stored in said first memory means.