Method and apparatus for searching image information
US5253337A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/968
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image information search apparatus includes an input unit inputting a search start instruction and a search stop instruction, an image information storage unit for storing a plurality of pieces of image information, and a searching unit for, in response to the search start instruction, referring to the image information storage unit to sequentially read out predetermined some of the plurality of pieces of image information and display the readout image information, and in response to the search stop instruction, stopping referring of the image information storage unit and displaying image information a predetermined number of pieces of image information before image information displayed upon stop. In high-speed search/display such as page or document turn over search, when stop of a display is instructed, image information displayed when stop is determined can be displayed again.
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