Image data supply system for selectively supplying a number of image data
US5713022A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99948
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image data supply system using optical disks each storing high resolution image data has an image data supply device which supplies a particular one or ones of the image data to a user terminal. The image data supply device constitutes a data base for searching which stores in a hard disk reduced versions of original images stored in the optical disks and search information associated with the reduced versions. When a request in the form of key words is sent from the user terminal to the image data supply device, a data base supervisor built in the supply device searches the data base of the hard disk and drives an auto changer and a compact disk reader to read desired image data immediately. The image data is sent to the user terminal over a high speed communication network.
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