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Image search method for searching and retrieving desired image from memory device

  • US 5,553,277 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1992
  • Issued: 09/03/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. 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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