EP0435316A2
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Electronic filing apparatus using part of read image information as retrieval informations
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1990-12-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-12-28
Abstract
Abstract An area of image information read by a scanner (38) is designated by a mouse (26, 25a) to designate a part of the image information as retrieval information. The designated part of the image information is recognized in an OCR (22) as the retrieval information which is then stored in an information recording medium (28, 30) in association with the image information. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Masaharu C/O Intell.Property Div. Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:42
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/93; G06F16/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
An electronic filing apparatus for recording on an information recording medium image information and associated retrieval information and for retrieving desired image information from the information recording medium by designating the recorded retrieval information, comprising: read means for successively reading a plurality of items of image information to be recorded; first means for temporarily storing the image information read by said read means; designation means for designating an area including a part of the image information; second means for temporarily storing area information relating to the area designated by said designating means, said second means being held to store the information temporarily stored therein when no next area of the image information is designated; recognition means for recognizing the part of the information in the designated area as retrieval information based on the area information temporarily stored in said second means in the image information stored temporarily in said first means; and third means for recording the retrieval information recognized by said recognition means on said information recording medium in association with the image information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
60 words
An electronic filing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said designation means includes: means for displaying image information together with a cursor; means for moving said cursor to start and end points of said area; and switch means, provided on said moving means, for generating an instruction signal to fetch position data of said start and end points.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
An electronic filing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said recognition means includes an optical character reader for executing pattern recognition to recognize image information in said area as a sequence of characters and outputting said image information as ASCII codes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
151 words
An image information recording apparatus for recording on an information recording medium image information and associated retrieval information, comprising: read means for successively reading image information to be recorded; first means for temporarily storing the image information read by said read means; designation means for designating an area including a part of the image information; second means for temporarily storing area information relating to the area designated by said designation means, said second means storing the information temporarily stored therein until a new area of the image information is designated; recognition means for recognizing the part of the information in the designated area as retrieval information based on the area information temporarily stored in said second means in the image information stored temporarily in said first means; and third means for recording the retrieval information recognized by said recognition means on said information recording medium in association with the image information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
An image information recording apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that said designation means includes: means for displaying image information together with a cursor; means for moving said cursor to start and end points of said area; and switch means, provided on said moving means, for generating an instruction signal to fetch position data of said start and end points.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
An image information recording apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that said recognition means includes an optical character reader for executing pattern recognition to recognize image information in said area as a sequence of characters and outputting said image information as ASCII codes.
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