Database registration system and database registration method
First Claim
1. A system in which various feature values possessed by a multimedia object are used to search for a similar object, comprising:
- a feature value calculation section configured to calculate one or more types of feature values from the multimedia object which is registered;
a category setting section configured to set a category, which is based on the feature value calculated by the feature value calculation section, on a database storing the multimedia object; and
a registration section configured to associate with the multimedia object which is registered, the feature value calculated by the feature value calculation section and the category set by the category setting section and to register the multimedia object, the feature value, and the category into the database.
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Abstract
A system in which various feature values possessed by a multimedia object are used to search for a similar object comprises a feature value calculation section configured to calculate one or more types of feature values from the multimedia object which is registered. The system further comprises a category setting section configured to set a category, which is based on the feature value calculated by the feature value calculation section, on a database storing the multimedia object. Further, the system comprises a registration section configured to associate with the multimedia object which is registered, the feature value calculated by the feature value calculation section and the category set by the category setting section and to register the multimedia object, the feature value, and the category into the database.
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12 Claims
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1. A system in which various feature values possessed by a multimedia object are used to search for a similar object, comprising:
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a feature value calculation section configured to calculate one or more types of feature values from the multimedia object which is registered;
a category setting section configured to set a category, which is based on the feature value calculated by the feature value calculation section, on a database storing the multimedia object; and
a registration section configured to associate with the multimedia object which is registered, the feature value calculated by the feature value calculation section and the category set by the category setting section and to register the multimedia object, the feature value, and the category into the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method in which various feature values possessed by a multimedia object are used to search for a similar object, comprising:
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calculating one or more types of feature values from the multimedia object which is registered;
setting a category, which is based on the calculated feature value, on a database storing the multimedia object; and
associating with the multimedia object which is registered, the calculated feature value and the set category to register the multimedia object, the feature value, and the category into the database.
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12. A system in which various feature values possessed by a multimedia object are used to search for a similar object, comprising:
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feature value calculation means for calculating one or more types of feature values from the multimedia object which is registered;
category setting means for setting a category, which is based on the feature value calculated by the feature value calculation means, on a database storing the multimedia object; and
registration means for associating with the multimedia object which is registered, the feature value calculated by the feature value calculation means and the category set by the category setting means to register the multimedia object, the feature value, and the category into the database.
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