Information searching apparatus
February 28, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3848235 High speed information processing system System for storage and retrieval of video information on a cyclical storage device Pictorial information retrieval system Information processor Data disc optical reader containing a device for automatic data access Associative crosspoint processor system Digital video and audio file system Device for interactive video playback Patent #: 4449198 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/758734 filed on 07/25/1985US Classes:707/3Query processing (i.e., searching)ExaminersPrimary: Heckler, Thomas M.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG11B 27/031 (20060101)G06F 17/30 (20060101) G11B 27/034 (20060101) G11B 27/10 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1984-07-31 JPAbstractThere is an information searching apparatus comprising: a photo disc device in which a plurality of image files are stored; a selecting circuit to select and read out one or a plurality of image files from among the image files stored in the photo disc device in accordance with a predetermined condition; a second memory device such as a semiconductor memory or a photo magnetic disc device to store the one or a plurality of image files read out by the selecting circuit; and a controller to control the readout of the image files from the photo disc device in accordance with the memory capacity of the second memory device and with the information quantity of the image files selected by the selecting circuit. In this apparatus, the search and readout of the image files are controlled by different controllers, so that a desired image file can be obtained for a short time. | |
