Image search device, image search method, and image search program
US8643729B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/635
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image search device includes: a shooting unit configured to photographically shoot a subject; a display unit; a control unit configured to display a search key for image search on the display unit according to a shooting situation at the time of a shooting mode whereby the subject can photographically be shot by the shooting unit; a specifying unit which is used for specifying the search key displayed on the display unit; and a searching unit configured to search, in the event of the search key being specified via the specifying unit, an image based on the search key thus specified; with the control unit displaying, in the event of the image being searched by the searching unit, this search result on the display unit.
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