Image search method and apparatus
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1. An image search method comprising the steps of:
- a) searching for a desired image to be found, on the basis of an image created by a user as a query image;
b) allowing the user to select one or more images similar to said desired image from among search results for said desired image; and
c) designating the selected similar images as query images and re-searching for said desired image on the basis of the designated query images.
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Abstract
An image search method comprising the step of searching for a desired image to be found, on the basis of an image created by a user as a query image, the step of allowing the user to select one or more images similar to the desired image from among search results for the desired image, and the step of designating the selected similar images as query images and re-searching for the desired image on the basis of the designated query images.
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33 Claims
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1. An image search method comprising the steps of:
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a) searching for a desired image to be found, on the basis of an image created by a user as a query image;
b) allowing the user to select one or more images similar to said desired image from among search results for said desired image; and
c) designating the selected similar images as query images and re-searching for said desired image on the basis of the designated query images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An image search method comprising the steps of:
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a) outputting similar image candidates in response to a user'"'"'s query;
b) allowing the user to select images considered to be similar to a desired image to be found, from among said similar image candidates; and
c) calculating an availability of text information included in the selected similar images, determining a next query element as a result of the calculation and performing a re-search operation on the basis of the determined query element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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14. An image search method comprising the steps of:
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a) searching for a desired image to be found, on the basis of a keyword;
b) selecting images similar to said desired image from among search results for said desired image; and
c) designating the selected similar images as query images and re-searching for said desired image on the basis of the designated query images.
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18. An image search method comprising the steps of:
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a) allowing a user to create a query image and enter a keyword;
b) performing a rough search on the basis of the created query image and the entered keyword;
c) selecting images similar to a desired image to be found, from among results of the rough search; and
d) designating one or more of the selected similar images as query images and performing a re-search on the basis of the designated query images.
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25. An image search apparatus comprising:
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user interface means for sequentially and hierarchically combining and inputting different types of query elements for an image search based on said query elements; and
search means for performing the image search based on said query elements inputted by said user interface means to output search results corresponding to the sequential and hierarchical combination of said query elements.
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31. An image search method comprising the steps of:
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a) inputting a query for a rough search;
b) performing the rough search on the basis of the inputted query; and
c) selecting images similar to a desired image to be found, from among results of said rough search; and
d) designating one or more of the selected similar images as query images and performing a re-search on the basis of the designated query images. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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