System and method for retrieving a document by inputting a desired attribute and the number of areas in which the attribute occurs as a retrieval condition
US5926824A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99934
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document image is divided into areas of every various attributes such as composition, photograph, chart, title, and the like. The attribute of each area and information indicating to which page of which document image each area belongs are managed by the data base. When the user inputs a desired attribute, the document image including the area having the inputted attribute is retrieved.
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