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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1997
Kunio Yoshihara, Sagamihara, JP;
Hiroshi Sumio, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Sakai, Yokohama, JP;
Hidenori Ozaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Ken Kuroda, Yokohama, JP;
Takehito Utsunomiya, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Yaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Michiko Hirayu, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image retrieval apparatus, a desired image is recorded on a storage medium so as to correspond to an index image, and a recorded image is retrieved using an index image selected by the user. When recording an image on a storage medium or when retrieving an image from a storage medium, an index image can be assigned using a mark sheet on which a plurality of index images are printed. The image retrieval apparatus prints a mark sheet having a format corresponding to the number and the size of index images input by the user.