Image search device, image search method, program, and computer-readable storage medium
US9747305B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F18/2413
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image search device is configured to: obtain a plurality of query feature amounts each indicating a local feature of an image serving as a query; select image feature amounts respectively corresponding to the respective query feature amounts so that one image feature amount is selected relative to one of the plurality of query feature amounts for each of a plurality of images to be searched from image feature amounts respectively indicating local features of each of the images to be searched; generate a score indicating a degree of similarity between each of the plurality of images to be searched and the image serving as the query based on the image feature amounts selected relative to the plurality of query feature amounts; and select at least one image from the plurality of images to be searched based on the score generated for the image.
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