摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that a desired image cannot be searched readily in the order of date or name. <P>SOLUTION: A desired comparison algorithm is selected among a plurality of algorithms for sorting an image file (S3, S4), an image file containing digital image data is sorted according to the selected comparison algorithm (S7), and the index of the image file is recorded in the ascending order or descending order according to the sorting order. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO |