Searching apparatus, searching method, and searching system
US9633049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2033 |
Classification
- 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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