Information search apparatus and method, and computer readable memory
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Abstract
A search request input processing unit holds an input query word in a query word holding unit. An associative word unfolding processing unit acquires associative words in association with the query word held in the query word holding unit with reference to an associative word dictionary. An image content search processing unit using associative words makes a keyword search of image information on the basis of the obtained associative words and the query word. A sensory pattern unfolding processing unit obtains the query word and sensory patterns corresponding to associative words of the query word, and searches image information using feature amounts of the obtained sensory patterns. A search result integration processing unit integrates the search results obtained by the image content word search processing unit and sensory pattern search processing unit.
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48 Claims
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42. A data processing apparatus for searching information, comprising:
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first search means for determining a first matching level between a keyword and a word corresponding to information stored in a database;
second search means for determining a second matching level between a feature amount of an image and a feature amount corresponding to information stored in a database;
weight input means for inputting a first weight for the first matching level and a second weight for the second matching level; and
integration means for integrating the first matching level weighted by the first weight and the second matching level weighted by the second weight. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. A data processing apparatus implemented information search method, comprising:
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a first search step of determining a first matching level between a keyword and a word corresponding to information stored in a database;
a second search step of determining a second matching level between a feature amount of an image and a feature amount corresponding to information stored in a database;
a weight input step of inputting a first weight for the first matching level and a second weight for the second matching level; and
an integration step of integrating the first matching level weighted by the first weight and the second matching level weighted by the second weight. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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48. A computer readable memory for storing a computer program for searching information, the computer program comprising:
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code for a first search step to determine a first matching level between a keyword and a word corresponding to information stored in a database;
code for a second search step to determine a second matching level between a feature amount of an image and a feature amount corresponding to information stored in a database;
code for a weight input step to input a first weight for the first matching level and a second weight for the second matching level; and
code for an integration step to integrate the first matching level weighted by the first weight and the second matching level weighted by the second weight.
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