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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
May. 17, 1993
Akira Morisawa, Ichikawa, JP;
Kamon Hasuo, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuo Ohtani, Kodaira, JP;
Ryuichi Masuda, Funabashi, JP;
Hirokazu Higuchi, Fujisawa, JP;
Takeshi Nakamura, Tama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed an image searching apparatus capable of searching an image stored in a memory medium, corresponding to a search image, selected from the plural search images registered in advance. The apparatus can generate a synthesized image, including the registered search images, together with marking areas, to be marked by the operator for selecting the search image, and prints the synthesized as a marking sheet which is to be marked by the operator and then read by the apparatus again, whereby the apparatus effects the image search, based on the marking provided on the marking sheet.