Method, apparatus, and system for searching for image and image-related information using a fingerprint of a captured image
US9230151B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/1365
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and system for searching for images and image-related information are described in which the image information search system includes: an image reproducing apparatus reproducing or capturing an image; and an image/information search server searching for image/information associated with the captured image. In the image and image-information search apparatus and method, a user can easily acquire his or her desired image file or image-related information while he or she is watching images, even when he or she does not know any detailed identification information associated with his or her desired image.
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