Appeal No. 94-3603
Application 08/001,121
Kita et al. (Kita) 5,172,245 December 15, 1992
(effective filing date October 16, 1987)
Kita discloses an image storage and retrieval system using
hierarchical category and sub-category menus. The data storage
arrangement is shown in figure 5. The bit data storage region 82
stores primary information 82a such as image information. The
code data storage region 81 stores secondary information, which
is retrieval information for retrieving the primary information,
and is formed of areas 81a for storing broad sort names such as a
primary menu, areas 81b for storing detailed sort names such as a
secondary menu, and areas 81c for storing retrieval items
(column 3, lines 35-45). Information is retrieved by an operator
as shown in figure 6 (where the lower boxes 42-45 represent
screen displays) in a manner that corresponds to information
retrieval in a file cabinet (column 4, lines 29-42).
Registration (initial storage) of information in the system is
described, in part, as follows (column 6, lines 47-51, referring
to figure 12): "the operator inputs secondary information formed
by a title and a keyword corresponding to the primary information
from a keyboard 1, and inputs a registration run command from the
keyboard 1 at a step S35."
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