Image filing system which has retrieval data containing link information between image data

Patent 5276805 Issued on January 4, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date:

January 4, 2011. 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.

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Inventor

Hamaguchi, Akira

Application

No. 530512 filed on 05/30/1990

US Classes:

345/537Data transfer between memories

Examiners

Primary: Shaw, Dale M.
Assistant: Tung, Kee M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Sughrue, Mion, Zinn Macpeak & Seas

Foreign Patent References

62-271187 JP. 11/13/1987
63-6664 JP. 01/13/1988
63-18436 JP. 01/13/1988

International Class

G06F 015/20

Foreign Application Priority Data

1989-05-30 JP

Abstract

An image filing system has first and second image storage devices and a retrieval data storage device. Image data representing a plurality of images are stored in the first image storage device, and retrieval data corresponding to the image data are stored in the retrieval data storage device. Desired image data are specified according to the corresponding retrieval data, and retrieved from the first image storage device and outputted to the second erasable random-access image storage device. Link information which indicates other image data related to the specified image data is added to the retrieval data. When desired image data are specified according to the corresponding retrieval data and retrieved and outputted to the second image storage device, the other image data related to the desired identified image data can quickly and efficiently be retrieved according to the link information.