Patent ID: 6247031
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
In an image filing system adapted to read an image from a document, to store data relating to the image read from the document in a memory, and to read the data from the memory to display an image represented by the data read from the memory, a method of furnishing said document with auxiliary document identification data in addition to main document identification data identifying the document, the auxiliary document identification forming a portion of said image and being representative of a characterizing feature of the image, comprising the steps of:a) reading an original document image from the document, generating the data relating to the image read from the document, and storing the generated data into said memory,b) receiving, as said main document identification data, a keyword identifying the document,c) generating said auxiliary document identification data in response to an instruction entered by an operator of the system, this step including the steps of specifying said portion of said image and storing image data representing said portion of said image into said memory,d) in response to an instruction entered by the operator of the system, searching for a document identified by at least one keyword from among a plurality of documents having their data stored in said memory, ande) displaying said at least one keyword and auxiliary data for each document found in said search of step (d).