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Searching apparatus, searching method, and searching system

US9633049B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 2013
Grant dateApr 25, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/532
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A searching apparatus comprising: a storage unit that stores therein indexes for searching for an object included in an image and cooperative information indicating a function of cooperating with the object in association with each other; a receiving unit that receives a captured image; an extracting unit that extracts an object included in the captured image; a calculating unit that calculates a degree of similarity between the object searched for by an index stored in the storage unit and the object extracted from the captured image by the extracting unit; a searching unit that searches for one or more objects based on the degree of similarity from the storage unit; and a presenting unit that presents the cooperative information associated with the index corresponding to the object as a search result of the searching unit to a source of the captured image.

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