JPH0192874A - Image information retrieving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain rapid and smooth image information retrieval based upon human engineering operation and to improve the efficiency of office processing by constituting the display format of retrieving image information so as to variably set it. CONSTITUTION:Image information is read out from an image information storing part 2 and displayed under the control of a retrieval/display control part 11. The control part 11 and a system control part 5 control the format of image display in accordance with control signals inputted from a page shifting speed variable signal input part 12 and a shifted page number variable signal input part 13 newly formed in a console 8. Since the display time interval of image information can be optionally set by a page shifting speed variable signal setting means, retrieval can be attained so that pages are turned at a high speed at first, and the sped is decelerated near a required page. Consequently, the handling of the device can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an image information retrieval device that can facilitate image information retrieval and improve office processing efficiency.

(Prior Art) Recently, image information storage and retrieval systems aimed at streamlining office processing have attracted attention, and various systems have been developed. This type of system files information such as documents and drawings as image information, searches for and copies this as needed, and uses it for office processing. Figure 2 shows its basic configuration. Various image information input from an image input section 1 is stored in a storage section 2 consisting of microfilm, magnetic tape, magnetic disk, etc. for retrieval purposes. The information is stored together with the number and is output as a hard copy using a duplication unit 3 such as a printer, or is displayed as an image on an image display unit 4 such as a CRT display. The system control unit 5 controls a series of operations of the input unit 1, storage unit 2, etc. in accordance with control commands input from a search information input unit 6 and a console unit 8 having a system sequence control mode setting unit 7. This control form is variously set depending on the specifications required for the system. Of course, the usefulness of such a device system is greatly affected by the performance and reliability of the hardware that makes up each part, but even more important is the ease of handling, including the search method. gender becomes an important subject of evaluation.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the past, there has been a function in which image information of a search address specified and input is output, or when search information is input, multiple pieces of image information matching the search address are output. Most of them are equipped with the following functions, and they are not necessarily ergonomically easy to handle. In order to sufficiently improve this usability, it is necessary to optimize the file management software and establish a search method that focuses on ergonomic search, and various improvements have been attempted. That is the reality.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to perform smooth image information retrieval based on an ergonomic viewpoint and to improve the administrative processing efficiency of image storage retrieval. The object of the present invention is to provide a highly practical image information retrieval device.

[Configuration of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides an image information retrieval device that selectively retrieves and displays desired image information from accumulated image information of a plurality of images. a display image information storage means for temporarily storing desired image information; a display control means for controlling the desired image information stored in the means so that it is sequentially displayed one page at a predetermined time interval; The present invention is characterized by comprising a variable page break speed setting means for variably setting a predetermined time interval at which desired image information is displayed.

(Function) According to the present invention, the time interval for displaying image information can be arbitrarily set by the page change speed variable setting means, so that, for example, pages are turned at a fast speed at the beginning, and when the required page is approached, the page turn is stopped. It becomes possible to perform a search at a slower speed, and it becomes possible to greatly improve the ease of handling.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the apparatus, in which the same parts as those of the conventional apparatus shown in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals. The feature here is that the display reading of image information from the image information storage section 2 is performed under the control of the search and display control section 11. The search display control section 11 and the system control section 5 operate according to control signals input from a page break speed variable signal input section 12 and a page break number variable signal input section 13 newly provided in the console section 8.
It functions to control the form of image display.

An image search address storage section 14 is provided in the control input section of the image information storage section 2, and is configured to store a plurality of search addresses for searching images to be displayed.

The search addresses stored in the storage section 14 are sequentially read out under the control of the search display control section 11 and given to the image information storage section 2, and are thereby stored at the corresponding search address from the storage section 2. Image information is read out sequentially. and,
The image information read out from the storage section 2 is temporarily stored in the display image information storage section 15, and then read out to the display section 4 under the control of the search and display control section 11 to display the image. It is now possible to do so.

Image retrieval in the device configured as described above is performed, for example, as follows. Now, when the search mode is set in the system sequence control mode setting unit 7,
The system control unit 5 controls each unit to set it in a search standby state and waits for input of search information from the search information input unit 6. When information such as a keyword for a desired image and its filing date and time are inputted from the input section 6, the system control section 5 creates a list of storage addresses for the corresponding image information according to the file management software. This is written into the image search address storage section 14 via the search display control section 11. When the writing of this storage address list is completed, the search display control section 11 activates the image search address storage section 14 under the control of the system control section, etc., and sequentially reads out the stored storage addresses to obtain image information. Addresses of storage unit 2 are specified in sequence. As a result, the image information stored at the corresponding address is sequentially read out and stored in the display image information storage section 15.

However, at this time, information for controlling the display form is inputted to the search display control section 11 from the variable signal input sections 12 and 13, and the control section 11 selects the images temporarily stored in the storage section 15 according to these information. The information is read out to the display section 4 and displayed as an image. The page break speed variable signal input section 12 inputs information for variably setting the display speed of image information to be displayed, that is, the image display time per page,
The page break number variable signal input section 13 is used to input information for varying the degree of address extraction in the image search address list, so that all images are displayed sequentially or -
Settings such as display every other page or every second page are made. In other words, the number of pages to display an image is specified.

Thus, by controlling the search display format in this way, a search format is set that matches the operator's search intention for, for example, material files, miscellaneous files, dictionary files, etc., and an ergonomic search becomes possible. Specifically, a list is created with a rough idea of the pages (image addresses) where the desired image information exists, and the desired image information is searched by turning the pages according to the list. You will be killed. For example, display images every few pages,
In the vicinity of the address of the desired image information, the page is turned page by page to ensure that the desired image information is retrieved. In this case, it goes without saying that the page turning speed can be variably set as described above. Therefore, it is possible to quickly and efficiently search for images by changing the search display format from checking the displayed images.
It is possible to significantly improve administrative processing efficiency. Moreover, as mentioned above, it is easy to handle and has excellent controllability, making it highly practical. Therefore, it is widely applicable to various image information searches. In addition, since the image information searched according to the list is temporarily stored in the storage section 15 for display and then displayed as an image, even if the storage section 2 is a magnetic tape or the like, even if it takes time to read out the information, the image information can be displayed. There is no problem with display. Further, after performing an image search and displaying a desired image in this manner, it is only necessary to make a hard copy of the image, making it possible to use it extremely economically.

Note that the present invention is not limited only to the above embodiments. For example, instead of directly providing information from the variable signal input section 12.13 to the search display control section 11, the system control section 5
You may also give it via . Further, the input means for these control information may be configured to be inputted by operating a switch, a variable resistor, etc., and can be variously modified depending on specifications.

In short, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the gist thereof.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, by configuring the display format of search image information to be variably settable, it is possible to perform a quick and smooth image information search through ergonomic handling operations. , it has tremendous effects such as greatly improving the efficiency of office processing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a device showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a basic configuration diagram showing an example of a conventional device. 1... Image input unit, 2... Image information storage unit, 3...
- Image information duplication section, 4... Image display section, 5... System control section, 6... Search information input section, 7... System sequence control mode setting section, 8... Console section, 11 ... Search display control section, 12... Page break speed variable signal input section, 13... Page break number variable signal input section, 14
. . . Image search address storage unit, 15 . . . Image information storage unit for display. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] In an image information retrieval device that selectively searches and displays desired image information from accumulated image information of a plurality of images, display image information temporarily stores the retrieved desired image information. a storage means; a display control means for controlling the desired image information stored in the means to be sequentially displayed one page at a predetermined time interval; and a predetermined time interval at which the desired image information is displayed. 1. An image information retrieval device comprising: variable page break speed setting means for variably setting page break speed.