Apparatus and method for describing 3-dimensional image data and apparatus and method for retrieving 3-dimensional image data
First Claim
1. An apparatus for describing three-dimensional image data, comprising:
- a descriptor database for storing descriptors describing characteristics of the three-dimensional image data at an acquisition procedure, a representing procedure, and a display procedure;
a descriptor adding means for reading in a descriptor describing the characteristics of the three-dimensional image data inputted from outside at each step and adding the descriptor to the three-dimensional image data; and
a registration means for registering the three-dimensional image data with the descriptor endowed by the descriptor adding means in a three-dimensional image data database.
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus and method for describing three-dimensional, image data, an apparatus and method for retrieving three-dimensional image data, and a computer-readable recording media for recording the programs. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for describing three-dimensional image data, and a computer-readable recording-medium that implements the method. Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for retrieving three-dimensional image data suitable for various application areas and display apparatuses, and a computer-readable recording-medium that implements the method. The image description apparatus includes: a descriptor database for storing descriptors describing characteristics of the three-dimensional image data; a descriptor adding unit for reading in a descriptor describing the characteristics of the three-dimensional image data and adding it to the three-dimensional image data; and a registration unit for registering the three-dimensional image data with the descriptor in a three-dimensional image data database.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for describing three-dimensional image data, comprising:
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a descriptor database for storing descriptors describing characteristics of the three-dimensional image data at an acquisition procedure, a representing procedure, and a display procedure;
a descriptor adding means for reading in a descriptor describing the characteristics of the three-dimensional image data inputted from outside at each step and adding the descriptor to the three-dimensional image data; and
a registration means for registering the three-dimensional image data with the descriptor endowed by the descriptor adding means in a three-dimensional image data database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for describing three-dimensional image data, comprising the steps of:
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a) a descriptor adding unit recognizing characteristics of the three-dimensional image data at an acquisition procedure, a representing procedure, and a display procedure;
b) the descriptor adding unit reading in descriptors for describing characteristics of the three-dimensional image data at each step based on the recognition from a descriptor database;
c) the descriptor adding unit adding the descriptors to the three-dimensional image data; and
d) the descriptor adding unit registering the three-dimensional image data endowed with the descriptors in a three-dimensional image data database. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable recording media for recording a program that implements a three-dimensional image data description method in a three-dimensional image data description provided with a processor, comprising the steps of:
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a) a descriptor adding unit recognizing characteristics of the three-dimensional image data at an acquisition procedure, a representing procedure, and a display procedure;
b) the descriptor adding unit reading in descriptors for describing characteristics of the three-dimensional image data at each step based on the recognition from a descriptor database;
c) the descriptor adding unit adding the descriptors to the three-dimensional image data; and
d) the descriptor adding unit registering the three-dimensional image data endowed with the descriptors in a three-dimensional image data database. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An apparatus for retrieving three-dimensional image data, comprising:
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an input means for receiving data on characteristics of the three-dimensional image data from a user at an acquisition procedure, a representing procedure, and a display procedure;
a descriptor database for storing descriptors based on the characteristics of the three-dimensional image data at the acquisition procedure, the representing procedure, and the display procedure;
a descriptor abstraction means for abstracting out of the descriptor database a descriptor corresponding to the data inputted from the input means;
a descriptor comparison means for comparing the descriptor abstracted from the descriptor abstraction means with descriptors of three-dimensional image data stored in a three-dimensional image data database, and retrieving three-dimensional image data matched with the abstracted descriptor; and
an output means for outputting the three-dimensional image data retrieved by the descriptor comparison means to the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for retrieving three-dimensional image data, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving data on characteristics of the three-dimensional image data to be retrieved from a user at an acquisition procedure, a representing procedure, and a display procedure;
b) a descriptor abstracting unit abstracting a descriptor matched with the inputted data out of a descriptor database that stores descriptors matched with the characteristics of the three-dimensional image data at the acquisition procedure, the representing procedure, and the display procedure;
c) a descriptor comparison unit comparing the abstracted descriptor with descriptors of three-dimensional descriptors stored in a three-dimensional image data database and retrieving three-dimensional image data matched with the abstracted descriptor; and
d) an output unit outputting the three-dimensional image data retrieved by the descriptor comparison unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable recording medium for recording a program that implements a three-dimensional image data retrieving method in a three-dimensional image data retrieving apparatus provided with a processor, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving data on characteristics of the three-dimensional image data to be retrieved from a user at an acquisition procedure, a representing procedure, and a display procedure;
b) a descriptor abstracting unit abstracting a descriptor matched with the inputted data out of a descriptor database that stores descriptors matched with the characteristics of the three-dimensional image data at the acquisition procedure, the representing procedure, and the display procedure;
c) a descriptor comparison unit comparing the abstracted descriptor with descriptors of three-dimensional descriptors stored in a three-dimensional image data database and retrieving three-dimensional image data matched with the abstracted descriptor; and
d) an output unit outputting the three-dimensional image data retrieved by the descriptor comparison unit. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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