Image filing apparatus and method for displaying a retrieval result list representing the retrieval of a stored document image or for displaying the index of a document image retrieved by retrieval means

Claim 2

An image filing apparatus comprising: input means for inputting an image of a document and an image of an index sheet to set an index for the document, the index sheet having an index area into which an operator writes a name of the document; storing means for storing the image of the document input by said inputting means in a storage medium; and processing means for (i) extracting an image of the index area of the index sheet input by said inputting means, (ii) handling the extracted image as an image representing a name of the document image to be stored in said storage medium, (iii) retrieving the document image stored in said storage medium based on retrieval information selected by an operator, and (iv) controlling a display device to display the extracted images corresponding to the document images retrieved by said processing means as a name list of the retrieved document images.

Claim 3

An image filing apparatus for storing a document image which is read by an image reading means to a storage medium, for retrieving desired document images from said storage medium, and for displaying a list of a plurality of retrieved images on display means, comprising: memory means for storing a first index based on code information to identify the document image and a second index based on image information to identify the document image based on the image read by the image reading means; and processing means for (i) setting the first index and storing the first index in said memory means, (ii) setting the second index and storing the second index in said memory means, (iii) retrieving the document image stored in said storage medium in accordance with retrieval information selected by an operator; and (iv) controlling the display means to display a retrieval result list of the retrieved documents, wherein said processing means controls the display means to display one of the first index and the second index in the retrieval result list when only one of the first index and the second index for the same document image is stored in said memory means and controls the display means to display the first index in the retrieval result list when both the first index and the second index are stored in said memory means.

Claim 4

An image filing apparatus for storing a document image which is read by an image reading means to a storage medium, for retrieving desired document images from said storage medium, and for displaying a list of a plurality of retrieved images on display means, comprising: memory means for storing a first index based on code information to identify the document image and a second index based on image information to identify the document image based on the image read by the image reading means; and processing means for (i) setting the first index and storing the first index in said memory means, (ii) setting the second index and storing the second index in said memory means, (iii) retrieving the document image stored in said storage medium in accordance with retrieval information selected by an operator; and (iv) controlling the display means to display a retrieval result list of the retrieved documents, wherein said processing means controls the display means to display one of the first index and the second index in the retrieval result list when only one of the first index and the second index for the same document image is stored in said memory means and controls the display means to display the first index in the retrieval result list when both the first index and the second index are stored in said memory means.

Claim 5

An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said processing means extracts an image of a predetermined area of a specific sheet read by the image reading means and controls the display means to display the extracted image as a second index.

Claim 6

An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined area of the specific sheet is an area into which an operator writes a document name.

Claim 7

An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a display area of the first index in said display means is also used as a display area of the second index.

Claim 8

An image filing apparatus for storing document images which are read by an image reading means in a storage medium, for retrieving a desired document image from the storage medium, and for displaying a list of a plurality of retrieved images on display means, comprising: input means for inputting code information representing document names of the document images which are stored in said storage medium; and processing means for (i) extracting the image written by an operator in a specific area of a specific sheet which is read by said image reading means together with the document image; (ii) handling the extracted image as an index of the document image; (iii) retrieving the document image in accordance with retrieval information selected by an operator; and (iv) controlling the display means to display a retrieval result list of the retrieved document images, wherein said processing means causes a character represented by the input code information to be listed in the retrieval result list when code information representing the document name is input on the document image by said input means, and causes the extracted image handled as an image representing the document name to be listed in the retrieval result list when the code information representing the document name is not input on the document image by said input means.

Claim 9

An image filing apparatus for storing document images which are read by an image reading means in a storage medium, for retrieving a desired document image from the storage medium, and for displaying a list of a plurality of retrieved images on display means, comprising: input means for inputting code information representing document names of the document images which are stored in said storage medium; and processing means for (i) extracting the image written by an operator in a specific area of a specific sheet which is read by said image reading means together with the document image; (ii) handling the extracted image as an index of the document image; (iii) retrieving the document image in accordance with retrieval information selected by an operator; and (iv) controlling the display means to display a retrieval result list of the retrieved document images, wherein said processing means causes a character represented by the input code information to be listed in the retrieval result list when code information representing the document name is input on the document image by said input means, and causes the extracted image handled as an image representing the document name to be listed in the retrieval result list when the code information representing the document name is not input on the document image by said input means.

Claim 10

An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the specific area of the specific sheet is an area into which an operator writes a document name.

Claim 11

An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a display area of the first index in said display means is also used as a display area for the second index.

Claim 12

An image filing apparatus comprising: inputting means for inputting an image of a document and an image of an index sheet to set an index of the original; storing means for storing the image of the document input by said inputting means in a storage medium; processing means for extracting an image of a predetermined area of the index sheet input by said inputting means; and converting means for converting the extracted image to a character code; wherein said processing means further performs the functions of setting the converted character code as an index of the document image which is stored in the storage medium, retrieving the document image stored in said storage medium, and causing a display device to display the index of the retrieved document image, and wherein when said converting means converts the extracted image to the character code, said processing means causes the display device to display the character represented by said character code, and when said converting means cannot convert the extracted image to the character code, said processing means causes the display device to display the extracted image.

Claim 13

An image filing apparatus comprising: inputting means for inputting an image of a document and an image of an index sheet to set an index of the original; storing means for storing the image of the document input by said inputting means in a storage medium; processing means for extracting an image of a predetermined area of the index sheet input by said inputting means; and converting means for converting the extracted image to a character code; wherein said processing means further performs the functions of setting the converted character code as an index of the document image which is stored in the storage medium, retrieving the document image stored in said storage medium, and causing a display device to display the index of the retrieved document image, and wherein when said converting means converts the extracted image to the character code, said processing means causes the display device to display the character represented by said character code, and when said converting means cannot convert the extracted image to the character code, said processing means causes the display device to display the extracted image.

Claim 14

An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined area of the index sheet is an area into which an operator writes a document name.

Claim 15

An image filing method comprising the steps of: a) inputting an image of a document and an image of an index sheet to set an index for the document, the index sheet having an index area into which an operator writes the name of the document; b) extracting an image of the index area of the index sheet input in said inputting step; c) storing the image of the document input in said inputting step in a storage medium; d) handling the image extracted in said extracting step as an image representing the name of the document image to be stored in the storage medium; e) retrieving the document image stored in the storage medium based on retrieval information selected by an operator; and f) causing a display device to display the extracted images corresponding to the document images retrieved in said retrieving step as a name list of the retrieved document images.

Claim 16

An image filing method comprising the steps of: a) inputting an image of a document and an image of an index sheet to set an index for the document, the index sheet having an index area into which an operator writes the name of the document; b) extracting an image of the index area of the index sheet input in said inputting step; c) storing the image of the document input in said inputting step in a storage medium; d) handling the image extracted in said extracting step as an image representing the name of the document image to be stored in the storage medium; e) retrieving the document image stored in the storage medium based on retrieval information selected by an operator; and f) causing a display device to display the extracted images corresponding to the document images retrieved in said retrieving step as a name list of the retrieved document images.

Claim 17

A control method in an image filing apparatus for storing a document image, which is read by image reading means, in a storage medium, for retrieving desired document images from the storage medium, and for displaying a list of a plurality of retrieved images on display means, comprising the steps of: a) setting a first index based on code information to identify the document image; b) setting a second index based on image information to identify the document image based on the image read by the image reading means; c) storing the first index set in said step a) and said second index set in said step b) in a memory; d) retrieving the document image stored in the storage medium in accordance with retrieval information selected by an operator; and e) causing the display means to display a retrieval result list of the document images retrieved in said step d), wherein said causing step causes one of the first index and the second index to be displayed in the retrieval result list when only one of the first index and the second index for the same document image is stored in the memory and causes the first index to be displayed when both the first index and the second index are stored in the memory.

Claim 18

A control method in an image filing apparatus for storing a document image, which is read by image reading means, in a storage medium, for retrieving desired document images from the storage medium, and for displaying a list of a plurality of retrieved images on display means, comprising the steps of: a) setting a first index based on code information to identify the document image; b) setting a second index based on image information to identify the document image based on the image read by the image reading means; c) storing the first index set in said step a) and said second index set in said step b) in a memory; d) retrieving the document image stored in the storage medium in accordance with retrieval information selected by an operator; and e) causing the display means to display a retrieval result list of the document images retrieved in said step d), wherein said causing step causes one of the first index and the second index to be displayed in the retrieval result list when only one of the first index and the second index for the same document image is stored in the memory and causes the first index to be displayed when both the first index and the second index are stored in the memory.

Claim 19

A method according to claim 12, wherein said step b) extracts an image of a predetermined area of a specific sheet read by the image reading means and displays the extracted image as the second index.

Claim 20

A method according to claim 13, wherein the predetermined area of the specific sheet is an area into which an operator writes a document name.

Claim 21

A method according to claim 12, wherein the display area of the first index in said display means is also used as the display area of the second index.

Claim 22

A control method in an image filing apparatus for storing document images, which are read by image reading means, in a storage medium, for retrieving a desired document image from the storage medium, and for displaying a list of a plurality of retrieved images on display means, comprising the steps of: a) inputting code information representing document names of the document images which are stored in the storage medium as code information; b) extracting the image written in a specific area of a specific sheet which is read by the image reading means together with the document image; c) handling the image extracted in said step b) as an image representing a name of the document image; d) retrieving the document image in accordance with retrieval information selected by an operator; and e) causing the display means to display a retrieval result list of the document images retrieved in said step d), wherein said causing step causes a character represented by the input code information to be listed in the retrieval result list when code information representing the document name is input on the document image in said step a) and causes the extracted image handled in said step c) to be listed in the retrieval result list when the code information representing the document name is not input on the document image in said step a).

Claim 23

A control method in an image filing apparatus for storing document images, which are read by image reading means, in a storage medium, for retrieving a desired document image from the storage medium, and for displaying a list of a plurality of retrieved images on display means, comprising the steps of: a) inputting code information representing document names of the document images which are stored in the storage medium as code information; b) extracting the image written in a specific area of a specific sheet which is read by the image reading means together with the document image; c) handling the image extracted in said step b) as an image representing a name of the document image; d) retrieving the document image in accordance with retrieval information selected by an operator; and e) causing the display means to display a retrieval result list of the document images retrieved in said step d), wherein said causing step causes a character represented by the input code information to be listed in the retrieval result list when code information representing the document name is input on the document image in said step a) and causes the extracted image handled in said step c) to be listed in the retrieval result list when the code information representing the document name is not input on the document image in said step a).

Claim 24

A method according to claim 16, wherein specific area of the specific sheet is an area into which an operator writes a document name.

Claim 25

A method according to claim 16, wherein a display area of the document name in said display means is also used as a display area for the index.

Claim 26

An image filing method comprising the steps of: a) inputting an image of an original document and an image of an index sheet to set an index of the original; b) storing the image of the document input in said step a) in a storage medium; c) extracting an image of a predetermined area of the index sheet input in said step a); d) converting the image extracted in said step c) to a character code; e) setting the character code converted in said step d) as an index of the document image which is stored in the storage medium; f) retrieving the document image stored in the storage medium; and g) causing a display device to display the index of the document image retrieved in step f), wherein when said step d) converts the extracted image to the character code, said causing step causes the display device to display the character which is represented by said character code, and when said step d) cannot convert the extracted image to the character code, said causing step causes the display device to display the extracted image.

Claim 27

An image filing method comprising the steps of: a) inputting an image of an original document and an image of an index sheet to set an index of the original; b) storing the image of the document input in said step a) in a storage medium; c) extracting an image of a predetermined area of the index sheet input in said step a); d) converting the image extracted in said step c) to a character code; e) setting the character code converted in said step d) as an index of the document image which is stored in the storage medium; f) retrieving the document image stored in the storage medium; and g) causing a display device to display the index of the document image retrieved in step f), wherein when said step d) converts the extracted image to the character code, said causing step causes the display device to display the character which is represented by said character code, and when said step d) cannot convert the extracted image to the character code, said causing step causes the display device to display the extracted image.

Claim 28

A method according to claim 19, wherein the predetermined are of the index is an area into which an operator writes a document name.