Image filing method based on symbol retrieval condition
US5533186A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/532
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image filing method, in which a plurality of images are registered one by one, and the registered images are retrieved by adding a retrieval condition so as to be simple and not require time and labor at the registration and retrieval times. A plurality of symbols for featuring objects in the images are set in advance, and the images are registered corresponding to the selected symbols. At the image retrieval time, the symbols are selected, and the images corresponding to the selected symbols are read out.
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