JPS63132381A - Picture data retrieving and displaying system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain a system easy in storing and redisplaying a screen by receiving picture data requiring a storage together with a file name, redisplaying the file name and extracting a similar picture relating to the feature point of the picture inputted by an operator by the use of an inference mechanism. CONSTITUTION:The window name of the screen to be stored is stored in a window name table 40. The contents of the window coinciding with the name stored in the window name table 40 are taken out from a window buffer 21. In the window buffer 21, the window name, a pointer indicating an address in which the picture information of a window and the picture information for a picture element unit are stored. The file name for storing the taken out picture information is received and stored in a disk 5. At that time, the registered file name is managed by an OS. Then, the file name of the stored screen is received for reading the stored screen information is received and the picture information is formed in the window buffer 21. The window name is stored in the window buffer 21. The start point and the end point of the fetched picture information are set to the respective areas of the window buffers 21.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an image data search and display system in a system that utilizes various image databases such as medical images and microscopic images, and particularly relates to an image data search and display system that uses screen display results that have appeared in the past. This article relates to an image data search and display system that is suitable for tasks that require repeated comparisons and studies.

[Conventional technology]

BACKGROUND ART Recently, in various fields such as medicine, remote sensing, and semiconductor manufacturing, there has been an increasing amount of research into creating a database of image data and using it for diagnosis, analysis, and the like.

One of the important issues in performing diagnosis using image databases is the effective use of workstations with multi-window display functions, that is, the ability to quickly store and redisplay window display screens. be.

Regarding the internal configuration of a conventional workstation having a multi-window display function, see, for example, Nikkei Electronics Nα374, 1985-7-29 No. 141-161.
Discussed on page. As a method of storing the window display screen, there is a method of storing the figure of the window display screen as a code in a segment buffer, as shown in the above-mentioned literature.

Another important issue in using image databases is to quickly search for images to be used for diagnosis from a huge amount of image data. To achieve this goal, a search that depends on image content is required. Image search methods that depend on image content include a method that searches for images by pattern matching using partial images as search keys, and a method that searches for images by pattern matching using partial images as search keys. There is a method in which a search key is set for abnormal content on an image and similar images are searched using this search key.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the screen storage method described above, when the window being displayed disappears, the stored figure in the segment buffer corresponding to the window disappears. For this reason, there is a problem in that a new screen must be created in order to redisplay the screen after the window has disappeared. Although it is possible to create hard copies in advance, it is difficult to file a large amount of hard copies, and it is also difficult to search for the drawings you want to see.

Further, the conventional method of searching image data for use in diagnosis has a problem in that only images with the same search key can be searched.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its first purpose is to solve the above-mentioned problems in conventional image data search/display systems, and to provide an image data search/display system that facilitates saving and redisplaying screens. The purpose is to provide a display system.

A second object of the present invention is to provide an image data search and display system in which it is easy to save and redisplay screens, and it is easy to search for necessary screens.

[Means for solving problems]

The first object of the present invention is to provide an arithmetic device, a bitmap
In a workstation having a display and a keyboard, a means is provided for accepting a window display screen to be saved; a means for storing image information of the window save screen received by the means; and a means for storing image information of the window save screen received by the means; This is achieved by an image data retrieval/display system characterized in that the image data search/display system is provided with a means for accepting the image information again and a means for displaying the saved screen received by the means in a window.

The second object of the present invention is to provide an arithmetic device.

In a workstation having a bitmap display and a keyboard, a means is provided for accepting a window display screen to be saved; a means for storing image information of the window save screen received by the means; A means for accepting the stored image information to be redisplayed, a means for displaying the saved screen received by the means in a window, and a means for extracting feature points on one image and displaying similar information related to the feature points This is achieved by an image data search/display system characterized by including a search means for searching images.

[Effect]

In the image storage/redisplay method according to the present invention, image data that needs to be stored is accepted together with a file name, and is redisplayed using the file name.

Further, in the stored image search method according to the present invention, similar images related to the feature points of the image input by the operator are extracted using the inference machine 1.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a workstation equipped with a multi-window display function showing one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is the main processor, 2 is the window display section, and 3 is the main processor.
is the engineering/○ interface, 4 is the disk interface that controls the disk device 5, and 6 is the screen save/
Showing the redisplay controller.

The window display section 2 includes a window buffer 21, C
RT controller 22. Frame buffer 23, CR
A groove is formed from T27 or the like.

The outline of the saving operation of the window display screen in this embodiment is to extract the image information corresponding to the window name received from the I10 interface 3 from the window buffer 21,
onto the disk 5 via the disk interface 4;
The file name received from the T/○ interface 3 is stored. Furthermore, when redisplaying the screen, window display information corresponding to the window name received from the I10 interface 3 is created on the window buffer 21.

The processing contents of the screen save/redisplay controller 6 will be explained below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2(a) is a flowchart showing the screen saving process.

Step 11: Accept the file name of the screen to be saved,
It is stored in the window name table 40 in the format shown in FIG.

Step 12: The content of the window that matches the name stored in the window name table 40 is retrieved from the window buffer 21. The window name and image information of the window are stored in the window buffer 21, as shown in FIG. A pointer indicating an address and image information in units of pixels are stored.

Step 13: Accept the file name for saving the extracted image information.

Step 14: The extracted image information is stored on the disk 5 as a file. At this time, the registered file name is managed by O8.

FIG. 2(b) is a flowchart showing the screen redisplay process.

Step 16: Accept the file name of the saved screen to read the saved screen information.

Step 17: Read the file with the file name accepted in step 16, and create image information in the window buffer 21.

Step 18: In order to display the captured image information in a specified window, a window name is accepted.

Step 19: Store the accepted window name in the window name storage area of the window buffer 21.

The start point and end point of the image information captured in step 17 are set in respective areas of the window buffer 21.

According to the embodiment described above, it is possible to realize a workstation in which the screen can be easily saved and redisplayed.

Next, other embodiments of the present invention will be shown. The embodiment described below is a specific example of an image data search/display system that extracts feature points on an image and searches for similar images related to the feature points when performing a single image search. This is an abnormality diagnosis system for semiconductor manufacturing processes that uses the diagnostic results of past microscopic images to search for similar phenomena caused by the same cause.

FIG. 5 is a system configuration diagram equipped with the above-mentioned search function. In FIG. 0, 7 is a computer that controls the entire system, and abnormality content reception is carried out by section 71. Abnormality cause estimation unit 72
．． It consists of a search section 739 and a display order determination/display section 74. 8A is a rule file in which knowledge related to diagnosis is stored, and 8B is a history file in which the correspondence between knowledge and image data and the number of times they have been searched are stored. Further, 8C is a file for storing microscope image data, and 9 is a display device having the multi-window display function described in the previously shown embodiment.

The outline of the operation of this embodiment is as follows. That is, the user displays an image to be diagnosed on the screen of the display device 9. If an abnormality is detected by observing this image, if you enter the abnormal phenomenon using a keyboard, tablet, etc., the diagnostic system will use the above abnormal phenomenon as a search key to infer the cause, and then determine whether the abnormality occurs from the cause of the abnormality. Estimate the phenomenon. By using these estimated abnormal causes and abnormal phenomena as search keys, related images can be searched. Furthermore, by using the number of searches described above, images and abnormality causes can be displayed on the display device in descending order of frequency of use for diagnosis.

The details of the operation will be explained below according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In step 31, the system receives an image to be diagnosed from the user, displays it on the display device 9, and proceeds to step 32.

Step 32 The system waits for an abnormal phenomenon to be input.

If an abnormal phenomenon is input, this is accepted and the process proceeds to step 33.

In step 33, the system records the abnormal phenomenon input in step 32 and the [if abnormal phenomenon A] in the rule file 8A.
Extract the knowledge that matches the abnormal phenomenon described in the if part 82 of the diagnostic knowledge stored in the then abnormality cause abnormality cause expression, and extract the abnormality cause described in the then part 83 of this knowledge and the extracted knowledge. Rule number 81
is stored in the knowledge storage table 80 shown in FIG. 7, and the process proceeds to step 34.

In step 34, the system calculates the cause of the abnormality estimated in step 33 and the knowledge stored in the rule file 8A.
The knowledge that matches the cause of the abnormality described in the han section is extracted, the rule number of the extracted knowledge is stored in the knowledge storage table 80, and the process proceeds to step 35.

In step 35, the system searches the history table 90 in which the image number 91 in which the abnormal phenomenon occurs and the knowledge number 92 used to search for this image are stored, as shown in FIG. The image corresponding to rule number 81 stored in the knowledge storage table shown in is searched from the microscope image file 8C. After finishing, proceed to step 36.

Step 36: The system determines the display order so that the images stored in the history table 90 and having the highest number of diagnostic uses 93 are displayed on the display device 9. If the same image is retrieved from different abnormal phenomena, the display order is determined using the average number of diagnostic uses, and step 37
Proceed to.

Step 37: The system displays the microscope images on the display device 9 in the order determined in step 36. After finishing, proceed to step 38.

The step 38 system updates the history table of the images retrieved in step 35. In step 37, the number of times 93 of diagnostic use of the image used by the user for diagnosis is updated. After finishing, proceed to step 39.

Step 39: If the user specifies termination, the process ends, and if one diagnosis is to be continued, the process returns to step 31.

According to the embodiment described above, it is possible to search for similar images with the same abnormality contents, similar images with different phenomena but considered to be caused by the same abnormality, from among the accumulated images in which past abnormal phenomena were diagnosed. Furthermore, since it is possible to display images searched in order of frequency of use based on past usage results, abnormality diagnosis can be realized more quickly and reliably.

In the above embodiment, an example was shown in which the present invention was implemented in a workstation having a multi-window display function, but the present invention should not be limited to this.
It can also be used in ordinary workstations that do not have a multi-window display function.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided an arithmetic device.

In a workstation having a bitmap display and a keyboard, a means is provided for accepting a window display screen to be saved; a means for storing image information of the window save screen received by the means; Since the reception means for re-displaying the stored image information and the means for displaying the saved screen received by the reception means in a window are provided, image data retrieval is facilitated in saving and re-displaying the screen. - It has the remarkable effect of realizing a display system.

Furthermore, if the above system is equipped with a search means that extracts the feature points of the image owner and searches for similar images related to the feature points, it is easy to save and redisplay the screen, and the necessary This has the effect of realizing an image data search/display system in which screen searches are easy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a configuration diagram of a workstation with a multi-window display function, showing the first embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 (
a) and ('b) are flowcharts showing the operation;
4 is a diagram showing the contents of the window name table, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents of the window buffer, FIG. 5 is a system configuration diagram showing the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is its operation flowchart. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the contents of the knowledge storage table, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the contents of the history table. 1: Main processor, 2: Window display section, 21: Window buffer, 22: CRT controller, 23:
Frame buffer, 27: CRT, 3: I10 interface, 4: Disk interface, 5: Disk device, 6: Screen save/redisplay controller, 7:
Calculation fi, 71: Abnormality content reception section, 72: Abnormality cause estimation section, 73: Search section, 74: Display order determination/display section,
8A: Rule file, 8B = History file, 8C: Microscope image data file, 9: Display device, 40
:Window name table, 50:Wind buffer, 8
0: Knowledge storage table, 90: M history table. Representative Patent Attorney 7 Months 1 Katsu Male=? 5th) η 6th) η

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a workstation having an arithmetic unit, a bitmap display, and a keyboard, an accepting means for saving a window display screen, and image information of the saved window screen received by the accepting means. Image data comprising a storage means, a reception means for redisplaying the image information stored in the storage means, and a means for displaying the saved screen received by the reception means in a window. Search and display system. 2. In a workstation having an arithmetic unit, a bitmap display, and a keyboard, an accepting means for saving a window display screen, a means for storing image information of the saved window screen accepted by the accepting means; receiving means for redisplaying the image information stored in the storage means; means for displaying the saved screen received by the receiving means in a window; and extracting feature points on the image and displaying information related to the feature points An image data search/display system comprising: a search means for searching for similar images.