JPH07302270A - Electronic filing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display or print the header pictures of a retrieval object easily visibly at all times in a list at the time of retrieving main pictures stored in a medium. CONSTITUTION:By retrieval conditions inputted by an operation part 1, when a retrieval part 7 is controlled by a data processing part 6 and the respective header pictures retrieved from the medium of a picture storage part 4 are displayed in the list by a display part 3 or printed in the list by a printing part 5, the respective caption pictures are arrayed in plural stages in the vertical direction of a display screen or a printing paper surface and the caption pictures are arrayed from left to right or from the right to the left corresponding to a selected array mode. Thus, an operator can select an easily visible array mode corresponding to the kind of the caption pictures (same as the kind of the main pictures).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic file system, and more particularly to a found image display section for displaying a list of searched found images and a found image printing section for printing a list of found images.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic file devices for reading images of various documents and storing them in a large-capacity storage medium such as a magneto-optical disk have been widely used, and a storage space for a large number of documents created or used in an office or the like. You can save time and retrieve required documents quickly and efficiently when needed.

As such an electronic file system,
An image read from an original by an image scanner, or a file of an entire image (actual image) of equal size based on image data such as an image created by graphic processing, and a found image file that is the finding of each actual image And an image storage unit that stores searchable images in a medium (nonvolatile storage medium) such as a magneto-optical disk so that they can be searched, and search conditions are input from the above media by inputting search conditions. The search section to display, the found image display section that displays a list of each searched found image, or the found image printing section that prints the list, and the found image selected from the displayed list or the printed list. An image output unit for displaying or printing a corresponding main image and outputting the image is provided.

In this case, the found image for the main image is, for example, JP-A-60-74082 and JP-A-60.
No. 156172, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-26147, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-26148, etc., an image obtained by cutting or extracting a part of a characteristic portion of the main image (image data), Alternatively, the entire main image or an image obtained by reducing the cut image (extracted image) to a predetermined small size is created and used.

Therefore, the found image is considerably smaller than the main image, and it is possible to list a large number of found images on one screen or print a large number of found screens on one sheet surface. The selection of the desired main image can be facilitated.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional electronic file system as described above, the arrangement direction of the found images is always constant when the found images are displayed as a list or printed as a list at the time of retrieval. Therefore, there is a problem that the list-displayed or printed find-images are difficult to see depending on the type of the find-image, and for example, in the case of a horizontally-written document or a vertically-written document, either one becomes difficult to see. This invention was made in view of the above points,
An object of the present invention is to make it easy to see the result of the list display or list print of the found images in such an electronic file system.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electronic file system including the above-mentioned found image display section, wherein the found image display section is
A step arrangement means for arranging each searched found image in a plurality of rows in the vertical direction of the display screen when displaying the searched found images, and arranged the found images from left to right for each step. An array mode selecting means for selecting one of a mode and a mode for arranging from right to left. According to the array mode selected by the means, the step array means outputs a found image from left to right for each step. Or array from right to left.

Further, array mode storage means for storing and storing the array mode selected by the array mode selection means in the medium of the image storage section is provided, and the found image display section lists each searched found image. At the time of displaying, it is preferable that the step arrangement means arranges the found images for each step from left to right or from right to left according to the arrangement mode stored in the medium.

Alternatively, when the array image storage means for storing and storing the array mode selected by the array mode selection means in the system memory is provided, and the found image display section displays each searched found image as a list. Further, according to the arrangement mode stored in the system memory, the step arrangement means may arrange the found images for each step from left to right or from right to left.

Further, in the electronic file system having the above-mentioned found-image printing unit, the found-image printing unit prints each found image when printing a list of the found found images. Step arrangement means for arranging a plurality of steps in the vertical direction of the paper, and arrangement mode selecting means for selecting either a mode in which the found images are arranged from left to right or a mode in which they are arranged from right to left for each step. And the step arrangement means arranges the found images for each step from left to right or from right to left according to the arrangement mode selected by the means.

Further, there is provided an array mode storing means for storing and storing the array mode selected by the array mode selecting means in the medium of the image storage section, and the found image printing section lists the searched out found images. At the time of printing, it is preferable that the step arrangement means arranges the found images for each step from left to right or from right to left according to the arrangement mode stored in the medium.

Alternatively, when an array mode storage unit is provided for storing the array mode selected by the array mode selection unit in the system memory and storing the array mode, the found image printing unit prints a list of the searched found images. Further, according to the arrangement mode stored in the system memory, the step arrangement means may arrange the found images for each step from left to right or from right to left.

[0013]

In the electronic file system including the found image display unit according to the present invention, when the found image display unit displays a list of the searched found images, the found images are displayed in the vertical direction of the display screen. In addition to arranging the plurality of rows in the plurality of rows, and according to the arrangement mode selected by the arrangement mode selecting means, the found images are arranged from left to right or right to left in each step, so that the operator can find the kind of the found image ( It is possible to select an arrangement mode that is easy to see according to the same type as the main image).

Further, if the array mode selected by the array mode selecting means is stored in the medium of the image storage unit and saved, the array mode is saved for each registration system and the found image display unit searches. When listing each of the found images that have been created, it is automatically determined whether to arrange the found images for each row from left to right or from right to left according to the arrangement mode stored in the media. By switching, the display can be easily displayed in the arrangement mode designated for each registration system.

Alternatively, if the array mode selected by the array mode selecting means is stored in the system memory and saved, the array mode is saved for each system, and the found image display section searches each searched image. When displaying the list of the output images, the output images are automatically arranged from left to right or from right to left for each stage according to the arrangement mode stored in the system memory. Therefore, once the array mode is selected and stored, it is not necessary to select the array mode each time the same type of main image is searched thereafter.

Also, in the electronic file system provided with the found image printing unit according to the present invention, when the found image printing unit prints a list of the found images, the found images are printed on the printing paper surface. In addition to arranging in a plurality of rows in the vertical direction, the operator finds out the found images for each step according to the arrangement mode selected by the arrangement mode selection means, so that the operator finds the found images. It is possible to select an arrangement mode that is easy to see according to the type (the same as the type of the main image).

Further, if the array mode selected by the array mode selecting means is stored in the medium of the image storage unit and saved, the array mode is saved for each registration system, and the found image printing unit searches. When printing out a list of each of the found images, it is automatically determined whether to arrange the found images of each stage from left to right or from right to left according to the arrangement mode stored in the media. By switching, the display can be easily displayed in the arrangement mode designated for each registration system.

Alternatively, if the array mode selected by the array mode selecting means is stored and stored in the system memory, the array mode is saved for each system, and the found image printing section searches each searched image. When printing the output images as a list, the output images are automatically arranged from left to right or from right to left for each stage according to the arrangement mode stored in the system memory. Therefore, once the array mode is selected and stored, it is not necessary to select the array mode each time the same type of main image is searched thereafter.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic file system showing an embodiment of the present invention. This electronic file system includes an operation unit 1, an image input unit 2, a display unit 3, an image storage unit 4, a printing unit 5, a data processing unit 6, a search unit 7, a system memory 8a, a main image memory 8b, and a found image. It comprises a memory 8c for display, a memory 8d for display and a bus 9.

The operation unit 1 is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse for inputting various operation information such as image input, image registration, and image cutout. The image input unit 2 is an input unit for inputting image data created by an image reading device such as a scanner that optically reads an image of a document or another device.

The display unit 3 is an LCD or a CR for displaying a list of images read from an original document and their found images (cut images, etc.), the searched main image and various messages.
A display device such as T, and also serves as a display of the image output unit of the present invention and an image output unit for displaying and outputting a main image corresponding to the selected found image.

The image storage unit 4 makes searchable media (magneto-optical disk, etc.) searchable by associating a large number of main image files based on the image data input from the image input unit and found image files of each main image. It is a device that stores in a hard disk or the like. The printing unit 5 is also used as a found image printing unit that prints a list of found found images on paper and an image output unit that prints and outputs the main image corresponding to the selected found image on paper. Printer, dot system,
Various printers such as a thermal transfer system, an inkjet system, or a laser system can be used.

The data processing unit 6 has a CPU, and constitutes a microcomputer together with a ROM and a RAM in the system memory 8a, and controls the entire electronic file system and various data for the main image and the found image (cut image). Perform processing. The search unit 7 is controlled by the data processing unit 6 and finds a found image that matches various search conditions input from the operation unit 1 and that corresponds to each main image stored in the medium of the image storage unit 4. A search is performed from images, and when a found image is selected, a main image corresponding to the found image is searched.

The system memory 8a includes a ROM that stores programs used by the data processing unit 6 and the search unit, a RAM as a working memory, and a non-volatile memory (for example, a magnetic disk) that stores data to be saved. The main image memory 8b is a memory that temporarily stores the image data input from the image input unit 2 as a main image, and also temporarily stores the data of the main image read from the image storage unit 4. . The found image memory 8c is a memory for temporarily storing data of a found image such as a cut image cut from the main image.

The display memory 8d is a memory for storing various display data such as main image data and found image data to be displayed on the display section 3. The bus 9 is a communication line for exchanging various kinds of data between the above respective units.

Next, each process of this electronic file system will be described. [Input of Main Image] (1) Main Image Input from Image Input Unit 2 An image is optically read from a document set in the image input unit 2 and digitized, and the digitized main image data is transferred to a data transfer unit. Is stored in the main image memory 8b. Alternatively, image data created by another device such as graphics processing or input by facsimile reception is used as the main image data as the main image memory 8b.
It can also be stored in.

(2) Main image input from the image storage unit 4 The main image data stored in the medium of the image storage unit 4 is read out and stored in the main image memory 8b. On this occasion,
When the main image data is compressed and stored, the main image data is expanded, reproduced and stored in the main image memory 8b. When the main image data is not subjected to conversion processing such as compression, the main image data is directly stored in the main image memory 8b.

[Display of Main Image] (1) Display of Main Image The image data in the area to be displayed in the main image data stored in the main image memory 8b is subjected to scaling processing, and after the scaling processing, The image data is transferred to the main image display area of the display memory 8d and displayed on the display unit 3.

(2) Scroll display of the main image When the scroll movement is instructed, the main image memory 8b
An area to be newly displayed is calculated by scrolling in the main image data stored in, the image data in the area is subjected to scaling processing, and the image data after the scaling processing is displayed as the main image in the display memory 8d. It is transferred to the area and displayed on the display unit 3. It should be noted that there is a method of issuing this scroll movement instruction by pressing a scroll button or following the mouse cursor.

(3) Display of main image by changing display magnification When the display magnification is instructed, the image data of the area to be displayed in the main image data stored in the main image memory 8b is changed with a new magnification. The image is subjected to the doubling process, and the image data after the scaling process is transferred to the main image display area of the display memory 8d and displayed by the display unit 3.

(4) Display of main image by changing display method When the display method is instructed, the image data in the area to be displayed in the main image data stored in the main image memory 8b is changed to a new scaling method. Then, the scaling processing is performed, and the image data after the scaling processing is transferred to the main image display area of the display memory 8d and displayed by the display unit 3.

(5) Rotation display of main image When the rotation display of the main image is instructed, the main image memory 8 is displayed.
The image data of the area to be displayed in the main image data stored in b is rotated, scaled, transferred to the display memory 8d, and displayed on the display unit 3.

[Designation of Image Cutout Frame] FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process of designating an image cutout frame for a main image in the electronic file system. In this process, the main image is displayed on the display unit 3 under the control of the data processing unit 6, and when the start point of the image cutting frame is instructed by the operation unit 1 after the instruction to change the image cutting frame, the mouse cursor is moved. A rubber band image cutout frame is displayed accordingly.

Then, the data processing unit 6 judges whether or not it is the end point instruction of the image cutting frame, and if it is not the end point instruction, it waits with the rubber band displayed, and if it is the end point instruction (by mouse click etc.), it is confirmed by the operator. It is determined whether or not there is an OK instruction (by operating the confirmation key or the like). If there is no confirmation OK instruction, this process ends,
If there is an instruction of confirmation OK, the area of the image cutting frame by the start point and the end point is calculated, the image cutting frame of the area is output (displayed), and the image cutting frame designating process is ended.

Therefore, since the size of the image cutting frame can be directly specified for the main image in the main image display state, the image cutting frame can be specified together with the size of the portion to be cut at the time of cutting. it can.

[Change of Image Cut-Out Frame After Designation] (1) Scroll Movement of Image Cut-Out Frame When the scroll movement is instructed after the image cut-out frame is designated, the image in the main image display area of the display memory 8d is displayed. A new display position is calculated by scrolling the clipping frame, and an image clipping frame is drawn at that position and displayed on the display unit 3. The scroll movement may be performed by pressing a scroll button or by following the mouse cursor.

(2) Rotation display of image cutting frame When the rotation of the image cutting frame is instructed, the image cutting frame stored in the main image display area of the display memory 8d is rotated and drawn with the same size. , Is displayed by the display unit 3.

[Crop of Image by Image Crop Frame] FIG. 3
3 is a flow chart showing a process of the electronic file device when an image is cut out from a main image. In this process, the image cropping frame is specified after the mode setting, and whether or not the image is cropped is determined. If the image is cropped, the corner arrangement mode, the center arrangement mode, the center vertical alignment arrangement mode, the center horizontal alignment arrangement mode, the left -Determine which of the upper right corner placement modes is set.

Then, in the corner arrangement mode, the corner arrangement processing is performed, in the center arrangement mode, the center arrangement processing is performed, in the center vertical arrangement arrangement mode, the center vertical arrangement arrangement processing is performed, and in the center horizontal arrangement arrangement mode, the center horizontal arrangement arrangement processing. The
In the left / upper right corner placement mode, the left / upper right corner placement processing is performed and this processing ends.

In each of these processes, the main image within the specified image cutout frame is cut out and the cutout image is placed in the cutout image region. In the corner placement process, the cutout image is placed at the corner of the cutout image region. To place. In the center placement process, the cut image is placed in the center of the cut image area. In the center vertical alignment processing, the cut image is arranged so that the vertical direction is in contact with the side and the horizontal direction is located in the center in the cut image area. In the center side-by-side arrangement processing, the cut image is arranged so that the horizontal direction is in contact with the side and the vertical direction is at the center in the cut image area, and the process returns.

In the left / upper right corner arranging process, it is determined whether the cut image is vertically long or horizontally long, and if it is long, the cut image is moved to the upper right corner in accordance with the upper right end point in the cut image area. If it is horizontally long, the cropped image is placed close to the upper left corner according to the upper left corner.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the left / upper right corner arrangement processing. In this process, when there is a cut instruction, the size of the cut image (effective cut image) is obtained, and it is determined whether the size of the valid cut image is portrait or landscape. If it is portrait, the placement is performed by aligning the upper right corner of the cut image area. If it is horizontally long, the arrangement is determined by aligning the upper left end point in the cut image area, and the rectangular data of the cut image is transferred as the found image data from the main image memory 8b to the found image memory 8c, and the cut image is cut. The image area (found image area) is stored in the determined arrangement position, and this processing is ended.

Therefore, when the vertical writing character string is changed to the horizontal writing character string and vice versa, the vertical writing character string is automatically set to the upper right end in the cut image area without changing the end point of the cut image. Since the horizontally written character strings are respectively arranged at the upper left corners in the cut image area, a complicated operation is not necessary.

[Specific Example of Upper Left Corner Arrangement] FIG. 5 is a view showing main image data stored in the main image display area of the main image memory 8b or the display memory 8d and a horizontally long image cutting frame, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a clipped image by the image clipping frame of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a diagram when the clipped image of FIG. 6 is arranged at the upper left corner in the found image area of the found image memory 8c.

As shown in FIG. 5, when a cropping instruction is issued when a horizontally long image cropping frame 11 is designated for the master image in the master image display area 10, as shown in FIG.
A horizontally long cropped image 12 having a horizontal length X and a vertical length Y (Y <X) in 1 is cut out, and the cutout image 12 is preset in the found image memory 8c as shown in FIG. The cut image 12 is transferred to the origin O (0, 0) of the image area 13 with its upper end point A aligned. Therefore, the horizontally long cropped image 12 is arranged so as to contact the upper left corner of the found image area 13.

[Specific Example of Arrangement in Upper Right Corner] FIG. 8 is a view showing main image data stored in the main image display area of the main image memory 8b or the display memory 8d and a vertically long image cutting frame, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a cut image by the image cut frame of FIG.
FIG. 10 is a diagram when the cutout image of FIG. 9 is arranged at the upper right corner in the found image area of the found image memory 8c.

As shown in FIG. 8, when a vertically long image cutting frame 11 'is designated for the main image in the main image display area 10 and a cut instruction is issued, the image is displayed as shown in FIG. A vertically long cut image 12 'having a horizontal length X and a vertical length Y (Y> X) in the cut frame 11' is cut, and the found image memory 8c for arranging the cut image 12 'is searched. Image output area 1
Calculate the starting point in 3.

The starting point P is (Lx-X, 0) when the vertical length of the found image area 13 is Ly and the horizontal length is Lx. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the starting point P of the preset found image area 13 of the found image memory 8c is set.
The cut image 12 'is transferred to (Lx-X, 0) with its upper end point A aligned. Therefore, the cutout image 12 ′ is arranged so as to contact the upper right corner of the found image area 13.

[Storing of Found Image Data in Medium] As described above, when cutout is instructed, it corresponds to the designated image cutout frame in the main image data stored in the main image memory 8b. The image data is cut out, and the image data is transferred to the found image memory 8c as the found image data, and is arranged and stored at a predetermined position in the found image area as described above.

The found-out image data is drawn in the found-out image display area of the display memory 8d and is displayed on the display unit 3. After the operator confirms this, if there is an instruction to store the found image, the found image (cut image) data is transferred from the found image memory 8c to the image storage unit 4 and is transferred as the main image data. Correspond and store in media. In addition, you can reduce the entire main image to the size of the found image area,
Alternatively, when the cutout image is larger than the size of the found image area, it can be reduced to the size of the found image area and stored in the medium as the found image of the main image.

This found image is stored in the medium as a found image file in a document management file as shown in FIG.
The document number, the main image file, and the found image file are written so as to form a pair. In FIG. 11, “DOC” means a document, “IMG” means an image, and “SUB” means a sub (found image).

[List Display of Listed Images and List Printing] When a search condition is input by the operator from the operation unit 1 of FIG. The document management file is searched, the data of the found image file that meets the search condition is read out, and the found image memory 8c temporarily stores the data, and the processing of the data processing unit 6 causes the display memory 8d or The printing memory of the printing unit 5 is arranged in a plurality of stages and developed, and the result is displayed as a list on the display unit 3 or the printing unit 5 prints a list on paper.

For example, if document numbers 3 to 9 are input as search conditions for the document file shown in FIG.
Document numbers corresponding to 3 ≦ document number ≧ 9 are searched to obtain document number strings 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Data of the found image is read out from each found image file of the document of the document number sequence, and is sequentially arranged in a plurality of stages in the display memory 8d or the printing memory as shown in FIG. Display a list of results or print a list. In FIG. 12, a plurality of rectangular areas each having a number inside indicate each found image, and the inside number indicates the document number.

The operator knows the search result by looking at the list display or list print of the found images, and can select the found image or the document number of the desired document by operating the key of the operation unit 1 or the mouse. Then, the main image of the desired document is searched for and displayed or printed. When displaying or printing out a list of found images in this way, depending on the content or type of the found image, it may be better to arrange the arrangement direction of each stage from left to right, or if it is better to arrange from right to left. There is.

FIGS. 13 and 14 show a specific example of the list display or list print of the found images. FIG. 13 shows an example of a case where the found image of each document is a horizontally long horizontal writing character string cut by the horizontally long image cutting frame described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. In this case, the found image of each stage is shown. It is easier to see the arrangement from left to right as indicated by the arrow L.
When the left-to-right arrangement mode key 21 provided in (is shown by hatching), the "left-to-right arrangement mode" is set.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 13, for example, the found images 14a to 14g of the above-mentioned document numbers 3 to 9 are stored in the display memory 8d or the printing memory (not shown) in three steps from left to right. Bitmaps are sequentially expanded to
It is arranged in three steps.

Further, when the memory key 23 is pressed in this setting state, the set “left →→” is set in the array mode storage area provided corresponding to the document management file shown in FIG. Code indicating "right array mode",
For example, "01" is written. Alternatively, at this time, the code indicating the “left → right arrangement mode” is set in the system memory 8
You may make it write in the non-volatile memory in a.

FIG. 14 shows the found image of each document as shown in FIGS.
This is an example in the case of a vertically-oriented vertically written character string cut out by the vertically-oriented image cropping frame described by 0. In this case, the found images in each column are arranged from right to left as indicated by arrow R. Is easy to see, the "right-to-left array mode" is set by pressing the right-to-left array mode key 22 (shown by hatching) provided on the operation unit 1 of FIG.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 14, for example, the found images 15a to 15g of the vertical character strings of the document numbers 3 to 9 are displayed in the display memory 8d or the printing memory (not shown).
Is sequentially expanded from right to left up to three in each stage and arranged in three stages.

Further, when the memory key 23 is pressed in this setting state, the set “right →” is set in the array mode storage area provided corresponding to the document management file shown in FIG. Code indicating "left array mode",
For example, "10" is written. Alternatively, at this time, the code indicating the “right → left arrangement mode” is set in the system memory 8
You may make it write in the non-volatile memory in a.

In this embodiment, the left-right array mode key 2
1 and the right-to-left array mode key 22 are array mode selection means, and the code indicating the array mode of the found image selected by them is stored in the media inserted in the image storage unit 4 and stored. By doing so, the array mode can be saved for each medium, that is, for each registration system. If the code indicating the arrangement mode of the selected found image is written in the nonvolatile memory in the system memory 8a, the arrangement mode can be saved for each system.

As described above, if the set array mode is saved, it is not necessary to set the array mode each time the list of displayed images is displayed or printed, and the array image is inserted into the image storage unit 4. Depending on the media registration system
Alternatively, since the arrangement direction of the found images is automatically switched according to the system used, a list display or list print of the easily found images can be obtained without any troublesome operation.

Then, only when it is desired to change the arrangement direction, the arrangement mode may be switched by the left-to-right arrangement mode key 21 or the right-to-left arrangement mode key 22. When the array mode is stored in both the media and the system memory, the array mode stored in the medium may be prioritized.

Next, the found image is stored in the memory (display or print memory) according to the array mode set as described above.
FIG. 15 and FIG. 1 show the details of the processing for expanding the bitmap on top.
6 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flow chart of the main routine, and FIG. 16 is a flow chart of a subroutine of the process (step 2) for obtaining the arrangement position on the memory in FIG.

When a range of document numbers (see FIG. 11) is designated as the retrieval condition and the document number string is obtained, the process of FIG. 15 starts, and first, in step 1, the first document number of the document number string is obtained. Next, in step 2, a process of obtaining the arrangement position on the memory is executed, and in step 3, the found image is developed into a bitmap at the obtained position. Then, in step 4, it is determined whether or not there is a next document number, and if there is, the process proceeds to step 5 to obtain the next document number and returns to step 2, and the processes of steps 2 to 5 are performed in step 4 to the next document number. Repeat until you determine that there is no number. When there is no next document number, the process ends.

As shown in FIG. 16, the subroutine of the process for obtaining the arrangement position on the memory in step 2 first discriminates the arrangement mode set or saved in step 21, and selects the "left-right arrangement mode". For example, the routine proceeds to step 22, and it is judged whether the last time is the rightmost. If the result is NO, the arrangement position is set to the right position of the previous found image in step 23. However, in the case of the first found image, since there is no previously found image, the position is set to the leftmost position in the first row. The starting point in this case is the point SP1 shown in FIG. If the result of the determination in step 22 is YES (the last time is the rightmost), the array stage is set to the next stage in step 24, and the arrangement position is set to the leftmost position in step 25.

If the array mode is "right-to-left array mode" in step 21, the process proceeds to step 26 and it is determined whether or not it is the leftmost position last time. If the result is NO, step 27
The layout position is set to the left of the previous found image. However, in the case of the first found image, since there is no previously found image, the position is set to the rightmost position in the first row. The starting point in this case is the point SP2 shown in FIG. If the judgment in step 26 is YES (the last time is the leftmost), in step 28 the array row is set as the next row,
In step 29, the placement position is set to the rightmost position.

[0068]

As described above, according to the present invention, at the time of searching in the electronic file system, it is possible to make the result of the list display or the list print of the found images by the cut image or the reduced image of the main image always easy to see. You can
Therefore, the arrangement direction of the found images is switched according to the type of image, the arrangement mode is saved for each media or in the system, and the arrangement direction of the found images is automatically set at the time of subsequent list display or list printing. You can also decide.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic file system showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process when an image clipping frame for a main image is designated according to the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process when an image is cut out from the main image.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a subroutine for left / upper right corner placement processing in FIG.

5 is a main image memory 8b or a display memory 8 of FIG.
It is a figure which shows an example of the main image data stored in the main image display area of d, and a horizontally long image cropping frame.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a cut image by the image cut frame 11 of the same.

7 is a diagram when the cutout image 12 of FIG. 6 is arranged in the upper left corner in the found image area of the found image memory 8c of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a main image memory 8b or a display memory 8 of FIG.
It is a figure which shows an example of the main image data stored in the main image display area of d, and a vertically long image cropping frame.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a cut-out image by the image cut-out frame 11 ′ of the same.

10 is a diagram when the cutout image 12 'of FIG. 9 is arranged at the upper right corner in the found image area of the found image memory 8c of FIG. 1. FIG.

11 is a diagram showing an example of a format of a document management file stored in a medium in the image storage unit 4 of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of expansion of a plurality of found images retrieved from the document file into a display memory or a printing memory.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a specific example of a list display or list print of found images when the array mode is “left → right array mode”.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a specific example of a list display or list print of found images when the array mode is “right → left array mode”.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing details of a process of developing a found image into a bitmap on a memory according to a set array mode in the embodiment of FIG.

16 is a flowchart showing the contents of a subroutine of a process for obtaining the arrangement position on the memory in step 2 in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Operation unit 2: Image input unit 3: Display unit 4: Image storage unit 5: Printing unit 6: Data processing unit 7: Search unit 8a: System memory 8b: Main image memory 8c: Found image memory 8d: Display memory 9: Bus 10: Main image display area 11, 11 ': Image cutout frame 12, 12': Cutout image 13: Found image area

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[Claims] 1. An image storage unit for storing a large number of main image files and found image files of each main image in association with each other in a searchable manner in a medium, and inputting search conditions to enter the search conditions. A search unit that searches the media of the image storage unit for the matching found image, a found image display unit that displays a list of the found found images, and a main image that corresponds to the selected found image. In an electronic file system including an image output unit that displays or prints and outputs, when the found image display unit displays each searched found image as a list, the found images are displayed above and below the display screen. A plurality of stages arranged in the direction, and an arrangement mode selection unit for selecting one of a mode for arranging the found images from left to right and a mode for arranging the found images for each stage. , Selected by the means According to the sequence mode, the electronic file system, wherein the stage arrangement means which is adapted to sequence the left Heading image or from right to left to right in each stage. 2. An image storage unit that stores a large number of main image files and found image files of each main image in a searchable manner in a medium and a search condition is input to the search condition. A search unit that searches the media of the image storage unit for the matching found image, a found image display unit that displays a list of the found found images, and a main image that corresponds to the selected found image. In an electronic file system including an image output unit that displays or prints and outputs, when the found image display unit displays each searched found image as a list, the found images are displayed above and below the display screen. A step arrangement means for arranging a plurality of steps in the direction, an arrangement mode selecting means for selecting either a mode for arranging the found images from left to right or a mode for arranging the found images for each step, and the means. Array selected by The over de and a sequence mode storing means for storing and stored in the medium of the image storage unit,
An electronic file system, wherein the step arrangement means arranges the found images for each step from left to right or from right to left in accordance with the arrangement mode stored in the medium. 3. An image storage unit that stores a large number of main image files and found image files of each main image in a searchable manner in a medium in association with each other, and inputs a search condition to enter the search condition. A search unit that searches the media of the image storage unit for the matching found image, a found image display unit that displays a list of the found found images, and a main image that corresponds to the selected found image. In an electronic file system including an image output unit that displays or prints and outputs, when the found image display unit displays each searched found image as a list, the found images are displayed above and below the display screen. A step arrangement means for arranging a plurality of steps in the direction, an arrangement mode selecting means for selecting either a mode for arranging the found images from left to right or a mode for arranging the found images for each step, and the means. Array selected by Array mode storing means for storing and storing the mode in the system memory, and the step array means outputs the found image from left to right for each step according to the array mode saved in the system memory. An electronic file system characterized by being arranged from right to left. 4. An image storage unit that stores a large number of main image files and found image files of each main image in association with each other in a searchable manner in the medium, and inputs a search condition to enter the search condition. A search unit that searches the media of the image storage unit for the matching found image, a found image printing unit that prints a list of each found found image, and a main image that corresponds to the selected found image. In an electronic file system having an image output unit that displays or prints and outputs, when the list image printing unit prints the found images searched, the found images are printed above and below the printing paper surface. A plurality of stages arranged in the direction, and an arrangement mode selection unit for selecting one of a mode for arranging the found images from left to right and a mode for arranging the found images for each stage. , Selected by the means According to the sequence mode, the electronic file system, wherein the stage arrangement means which is adapted to sequence the left Heading image or from right to left to right in each stage. 5. An image storage unit that stores a large number of main image files and found image files of each main image in a searchable manner in a medium in association with each other, and inputs a search condition to set the search condition as the search condition. A search unit that searches the media of the image storage unit for the matching found image, a found image printing unit that prints a list of each found found image, and a main image that corresponds to the selected found image. In an electronic file system having an image output unit that displays or prints and outputs, when the list image printing unit prints the found images searched, the found images are printed above and below the printing paper surface. A step arrangement means for arranging a plurality of steps in the direction, an arrangement mode selecting means for selecting either a mode for arranging the found images from left to right or a mode for arranging the found images for each step, and the means. Array selected by The over de and a sequence mode storing means for storing and stored in the medium of the image storage unit,
An electronic file system, wherein the step arrangement means arranges the found images for each step from left to right or from right to left in accordance with the arrangement mode stored in the medium. 6. An image storage unit that stores a large number of main image files and found image files of each main image in the medium in a searchable manner by associating them with each other, and inputs a search condition to the search condition. A search unit that searches the media of the image storage unit for the matching found image, a found image printing unit that prints a list of each found found image, and a main image that corresponds to the selected found image. In an electronic file system having an image output unit that displays or prints and outputs, when the list image printing unit prints the found images searched, the found images are printed above and below the printing paper surface. A step arrangement means for arranging a plurality of steps in the direction, an arrangement mode selecting means for selecting either a mode for arranging the found images from left to right or a mode for arranging the found images for each step, and the means. Array selected by Array mode storing means for storing and storing the mode in the system memory, and the step array means outputs the found image from left to right for each step according to the array mode saved in the system memory. An electronic file system characterized by being arranged from right to left.