Patent ID: 6052494
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
An image filing apparatus comprising:input means for inputting an image of a document and an image of an index sheet to set an index for the document, the index sheet having an index area into which an operator writes a name of the document;storing means for storing the image of the document input by said inputting means in a storage medium; andprocessing means for(i) extracting an image of the index area of the index sheet input by said inputting means,(ii) handling the extracted image as an image representing a name of the document image to be stored in said storage medium,(iii) retrieving the document image stored in said storage medium based on retrieval information selected by an operator, and(iv) controlling a display device to display the extracted images corresponding to the document images retrieved by said processing means as a name list of the retrieved document images.