JPH11282861A - Image information search navigation processing method and its processing display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently perform retrieval processing with little information by setting an optional parameter to a retrieval setting item and narrowing down desired image information by setting an area of positional information of the image information on a map. SOLUTION: For instance, in retrieval of image information photographed by a satellite sensor, image retrieval 110 is shown from menu start and here, a user inputs and sets an optional parameter to setting items 111 to 119 of the image information retrieval. When retrieval 120 is executed after setting an item, retrieval of image information data is performed for these conditions. On the other hand, an area that is an object to be retrieved is designated 136 on a map 131 having global digital data, a scaling ratio 132, expansion 134, reduction 133, offset 135, etc., are set and retrieval is performed by matching the condition of an image information retrieval window. After the retrieval, a retrieval result list 150 and a summary image 170 are displayed. Further, a pointer of image information retrieved on the map 131 undergoes overlay display.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing image information captured by a camera, a sensor, a scanner, and the like. In particular, a large amount of image information exists on an image information storage medium. Related to the processing method to be displayed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A user assigns an arbitrary file name to an image and searches the image. The image attribute information is managed separately from the image information. On a computer having a relational database, a search was performed using one of the above-mentioned items as a key. Therefore, when there is a large amount of image information, a lot of time has been spent on tag management on the user side.

Further, in the search processing, image information search without user's visibility is performed, and if tag management is incorrect, the entire search processing is required.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional search method, an arbitrary tag set by the user is managed separately from image information. The image information had to be displayed once and checked, which required a lot of time.

If wrong information is entered at the time of retrieval, the image information is read from the storage medium and displayed.
The procedure of reading the image information again is taken, and it takes a long time to display the image information that the user wants to acquire. For example, if the image size is 5000 × 50
Assuming that an original image of 00 pixels / byte size is used, it takes 0.1 seconds to search for image information and 0.9 seconds to display, an archive system with 10,000 image information has a data capacity of 250 GB and processing time. Requires less than three hours.

[0006] It is an object of the present invention to overcome the conventional problems,
Image information search that can visualize large-scale archive image information search and can efficiently search for image information with a small amount of information stored by the user, reducing the burden on the user and reducing the processing time An object of the present invention is to provide a navigation processing method.

Further, since the displayed image information can be directly used by the application software, the processing time can be shortened, and a system for comprehensively processing from retrieval, display and application software is provided. It is in.

[0008]

An object of the present invention is to provide a processing method for retrieving an image desired by a user from an image information storage medium, wherein the image information is retrieved from a large number of image information in the image information storage medium. At this time, the user can set an arbitrary parameter depending on the image information in the image information search setting item, and set the area of the position information of the image information that the user wants to obtain on the map in the processing device, thereby satisfying the search condition. Summary of image information The image information list is displayed together with the image information attribute information list, and the points of the image information searched on the map are displayed in an overlay, so that the user can narrow down the image information that the user wants to acquire. It is achieved by processing.

Further, when the user selects the image information to be acquired, the image information is displayed by displaying the blinking image information, and after confirming the user, the image information is subjected to linkage processing to image information application software.

The present invention can also be applied to a process of searching for location information using information that can specify an area, for example, a telephone number or a postal code. The present invention is also applicable to grasping a patient's disease by selecting an area on a schematic diagram of a human body in the medical field.

Further, the present invention can be applied to the display processing of the image information desired by the user in time series by managing a plurality of image information at the same position and different creation times.

The image information processing apparatus to which the method of the present invention is applied can be applied to a commercially available computer processing display apparatus without using a dedicated apparatus.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition,
The same reference numerals are given to the same elements throughout the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) Here, it is assumed that image information photographed by a satellite sensor is handled as an example. Satellite images observe the entire earth. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment. FIG. 2 also shows a flowchart of this embodiment.

An image search 110 is displayed from the start of the menu. Here, the user inputs and sets arbitrary parameters in the setting items of the image information search. As the setting items, the items recognized by the user can be arbitrarily selected. Storage location 1 for internal or external storage media such as disk devices and removable devices
11, a satellite sensor 112 such as Landsat-TM or SPOT-PAN, an image correction processing level 113, and an image section 114 indicating whether the current image is processed or processed. Select one of these items or select all items. Also, image name 1
Input 15 and the position 116 of the observation place
7. Arbitrary path-row 118 and shooting date 119 are input. Various items such as place names can be set as search items. When the search 120 is executed after setting the above items, the image information data is searched based on these conditions.

Alternatively, search setting is performed on a map 131 having digital data of the whole world. 136 to specify an area to be searched. The map search 130 can select the scale 132 and can change the scale of the map 131. In addition, the map is enlarged / reduced 133 to change the enlargement ratio to be easy for the user to see. Further, there is an offset 135 for changing the center of the display map. After the area is selected, a search is performed in accordance with the conditions of the above-described image information search window.

After the search, a search result list 150 and a summary image 170 are displayed. In the search result list 150, the number 151 of image information items and the attribute information 152 are displayed. As the attribute information, each item of the image search 110 and a comment set by the user are displayed. Items other than those displayed can be checked by scrolling. When the number of searched cases is large, each case can be displayed by scrolling. When the number of cases is, for example, 100 or more, a display confirmation message is output and the user is asked. Further, here, the search image can be deleted, and after confirmation, the unnecessary image can be deleted immediately.

Each image is illuminated on the summary image 170. In this embodiment, an image of 256 × 256 pixels is displayed. It can be visually confirmed, and it becomes easy to compare and determine similar images and the like. When displaying images, each image has the color characteristics of the image, automatically adjusts the contrast of the current image, and is displayed in a color expression that is easy for the user to see. In addition, scrolling is performed to confirm all items.

Further, the points of the searched image information are displayed on the map 131 as an overlay.

Next, when the user selects an item of the image to be acquired or the summary image from the search result list and the summary image, a 512-512 pixel-sized bokeh image having been automatically adjusted in contrast to confirm the final image. An image 190 is displayed.

If the displayed blinking image information is not the image information that the user intends to acquire, another blinking image is displayed by selecting another matter from the search result list, the summary image, and points on the map. You. The search result list 150, the summary image 170, and the points on the map 131 are linked with each other, and the selected and displayed subject names are highlighted, and the image information displayed in a blinking manner can be understood (FIG. 3).

When the image information to be obtained by the user is displayed, the image information is passed to the image information application software by selecting the image information application software 153 in the search result list 150. , An input file setting 410 is displayed. The selected image name is passed to the input image name 411, and the user sets the display band 412 to be displayed by the image information application software. Run 4
After 13, the image information application software is activated and the set image information is displayed.

If the image information name 115 desired by the user is clear in the image search 110, the search processing can be performed by inputting this item. Although it is not possible to directly compare with the conventional technology, the complexity of managing image information names can be reduced, and the processing time can be searched from the items stored by the user and the image information can be confirmed visually, greatly reducing the processing time Can be.

(Embodiment 2) Next, the image information search navigation according to the present invention will be described as applied to a case where a search is performed using information that can designate an area other than digital data as position information. FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the image information search navigation.

Here, a case where a search process is performed on a resident register such as a municipal office is applied.

In the position information search 510, items of a district name 511, a station number 512 and a postal code 513 belonging to the municipalities can be selected. Other items include a storage location 514 of an internal or external storage medium such as a disk device or a removable device, an image name 514, a person name 516, and a ledger type 51.
5 and so on, and set arbitrarily. Search processing is performed by search 517. In the search result list, the number of search cases is displayed, and as the attribute information, the items of the position information search 510 are displayed.
You can scroll the number of cases.

Each image is illuminated as a summary image, and in this embodiment, a 512 × 512 pixel size image is displayed. You can check it visually, and scroll to check all items.

The search result list and the summary image are linked, and each of the selected and displayed subjects is highlighted.
After confirming the image information, output processing such as printout is performed.

The dual management of the resident register and the ledger for managing the resident register is eliminated, and the work of the person in charge is reduced.

(Embodiment 3) This embodiment is applied to a case in which the user wants to display the aging image information to be acquired for a plurality of image information having the aging history at the same position.

In the first embodiment, scrolling is provided for each image of the summary image 710, and by operating the scroll bar, the image at the same position can be moved forward and backward, which is useful for finding a change point of the image. In addition, it is possible to prevent the summary images at the same position from being scattered and displayed.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, the image information retrieval navigation provides a processing method capable of efficiently and visually retrieving image information, shortening the time required for displaying image information, and reducing work. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a screen for image information search navigation according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of image information search navigation according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a search result linkage of the image information search navigation according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a screen for transferring image information to image information application software.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram of a position information search screen of image information search navigation according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of image information search navigation according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram of a summary image screen of image information search navigation according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

110: Image search, 130: Map search, 131: Digital map, 150: Search result list, 170, 710: Summary image, 190: Blink image, 310: Conceptual view of overlay screen, 320, 330 ... Selection highlighting, 410 ... Input file setting, 510 ... Position information search.

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Claims (6)

[Claims] In a processing method for searching for an image that a user wants to acquire from an image information storage medium, an image information search setting item is used when searching for image information from a large number of image information existing in the image information storage medium. Set parameters that depend on image information, set the area of the position information of the image information that the user wants to acquire on the map in the processing device, and display a summary image information list of the image information that matches the search condition. Display the image information attribute information list together,
Further, a method of processing image information search navigation, which is a method of overlay-displaying points of image information searched on a map, and narrowing down and searching image information desired by a user, and a processing display apparatus thereof. 2. A processing method for searching an image information storage medium for an image to be obtained by a user according to claim 1, wherein, when searching for image information from a large number of image information existing in the image information storage medium, Set image information dependent parameters in the image information search setting item, display the map in the processing device for the position information of the image information that the user wants to acquire, set the area on the map, and set the image information that matches this search condition A summary image information list is displayed together with the image information attribute information list, and the points of the searched image information are displayed on the map as an overlay. When the user selects the image information that he or she wants to acquire, it displays the blinking image information of the image information. Image information search navigation processing method and processing and displaying apparatus, wherein the emissions software is a method for linkage processing. 3. An image according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the position information is a method of performing a search process using information that can specify an area (for example, a telephone number, a zip code, and a schematic diagram of a human body). Information retrieval navigation processing method and processing display device. 4. In any one of claims 1 to 3, when the user selects image information to be obtained from each search result list, the corresponding information is linked, and each search result list and image information are highlighted. Processing method of image information search navigation and a processing display device thereof. 5. A method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of pieces of image information having different creation times are managed at the same position, and the image information desired by the user is displayed in chronological order. A processing method of image information search navigation characterized by the following, and a processing display device thereof. 6. A large-scale archiving system for image information, image information search, map search, image information search attribute list, summary image information display, map overlay display, and magic image according to any one of claims 1 to 5. An image information search navigation processing method and processing display device, wherein information processing and image information are realized by image information application software.