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Image retrieval system for retrieving a plurality of images which are recorded in a recording medium
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1999-02-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-02-18
Abstract
Abstract An image retrieval system for retrieving a plurality of images recorded in a recording medium, records data concerning operations and processing for image files as history data. A desired image is found based on the history data. Further, an image is found based on a combination of photographing condition in a photographing operation, and the history data of the operations executed for the image file. Therefore, the image retrieval system allows the image to be efficiently, exactly, and conveniently found without a trouble of assigning key information to the image file.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahito c/o Minolta Co. Ltd. Niikawa
- 👤 Kenji c/o Minolta Co. Ltd. Nakamura
- 👤 Yasuhiro c/o Minolta Co. Ltd. Morimoto
- 👤 Katsuyuki c/o Minolta Co. Ltd. Nanba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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2026-11-02 17:45
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32128; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/58; G06F16/583; G06F16/5838; H04N2101/00; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3204; H04N2201/3205; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3214; H04N2201/3215; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3242; H04N2201/3252; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3277
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
An image retrieval system which retrieves a plurality of
images recorded in a recording medium, comprising: an indicating means for indicating commands of a
processing to be executed for the image; a setting means for setting up history data for retrieving
said image in accordance with the processing commanded by said
indicating means; and, a retrieval means for retrieving the image based on said
history data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image retrieval system as claimed in claim 1, wherein
said setting means further assigns a priority in said history data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
An image retrieval system as claimed in claim 1, wherein
said setting means sets up history data according to at least one of a
printing information for an image, a display time for an image and
number of editing an image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image retrieval system as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the system further comprising a recording means for recording the
history data set by the setting means into the recording medium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image retrieval system as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the system further comprising a compression means for compressing
the image based on the history data set by the setting means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
An image retrieval system as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the system further comprising a reproduction means for reproducing
an image which is retrieved based on said history data and
photographing conditions of the image.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
An image retrieval system as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the system is capable of holding a first recording medium which
records a plurality of images photographed by a photographing
system, and a second recording medium into which the image
recorded in said first recording medium is transferred and recorded.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
An image retrieval system as claimed in claim 7, wherein
the setting means sets up history data when the image is transferred
and recorded from said first recording medium into said second
recording medium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
An image retrieval system as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the system further comprising an interface means for transferring
the image into an external device, wherein the setting means sets up
history data when the image is transferred from the image retrieval
system into the external device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
An image retrieval system as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the system further comprising a power interruption means for
interrupting a power supply into the system after a predetermined
time, wherein the setting means corrects said history data when the
power interruption means interrupts the power supply.
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