Apparatus, method and program storage medium for image interpretation
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1. An image interpretation apparatus comprising:
- a registration image information storage section which includes an object database in which an object image expressing a single object, at least one feature being able to specify a type of the object image, and semantic information corresponding to the object image are registered in correlation with one another;
an image obtaining section which obtains an input image to be a subject of interpretation of semantics;
an object image extraction section which scans the input image to detect its features, and extracts the registered object image included in the input image and the semantic information corresponding to the object image;
an arrangement information obtaining section which obtains arrangement information indicating a relationship between the input image and the object image;
a grammatical rule information storage section which includes a grammatical rule database in which at least one grammatical rule is registered for adding additional semantics to the input image corresponding to the relationship between the input image and the object image; and
an image interpretation section which retrieves the at least one grammatical rule based on the arrangement information, and interprets the semantics of the input image based on the semantic information on the object image and the at least one grammatical rule.
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Abstract
An image interpretation apparatus including a registration section, an image search section, and an image interpretation section is provided. The registration section registers an object image in an object database. The image search section searches a type, an attribute, and an arrangement, or a combination of the object images included in an input image. The image interpretation section interprets semantics of the input image based on the arrangement, the combination, or the like. Due to this configuration, plural pieces of semantics can be given to a single image, and a complex subsequent-stage process can be performed according to an image interpretation result.
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1. An image interpretation apparatus comprising:
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a registration image information storage section which includes an object database in which an object image expressing a single object, at least one feature being able to specify a type of the object image, and semantic information corresponding to the object image are registered in correlation with one another; an image obtaining section which obtains an input image to be a subject of interpretation of semantics; an object image extraction section which scans the input image to detect its features, and extracts the registered object image included in the input image and the semantic information corresponding to the object image; an arrangement information obtaining section which obtains arrangement information indicating a relationship between the input image and the object image; a grammatical rule information storage section which includes a grammatical rule database in which at least one grammatical rule is registered for adding additional semantics to the input image corresponding to the relationship between the input image and the object image; and an image interpretation section which retrieves the at least one grammatical rule based on the arrangement information, and interprets the semantics of the input image based on the semantic information on the object image and the at least one grammatical rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An image interpretation method comprising:
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registering an object image expressing a single object, at least one feature being able to specify a type of the object image, and semantic information corresponding to the object image in an object database, wherein the object image, the at least one feature, and the semantic information are correlated with one another; obtaining an input image to be a subject for interpretation of semantics; scanning the input image to detect its features, and extracting the registered object image included in the input image and the semantic information corresponding to the object image; obtaining arrangement information indicating a relationship between the input image and the object image; registering in an arrangement rule database at least one grammatical rule for adding additional semantics to the input image, corresponding to the relationship between the input image and the object image; and retrieving the at least one grammatical rule based on the arrangement information, and interpreting the semantics of the input image based on the semantic information on the object image and the at least one grammatical rule. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A machine-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an image interpretation process, the process comprising:
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registering an object image expressing a single object, at least one feature being able to specify a type of the object image, and semantic information corresponding to the object image in an object database, wherein the object image, the at least one feature, and the semantic information are correlated with one another; obtaining an input image to be a subject for interpretation of semantics; scanning the input image to detect its features, and extracting the registered object image included in the input image and the semantic information corresponding to the object image; obtaining arrangement information indicating a relationship between the input image and the object image; registering in an arrangement rule database at least one grammatical rule for adding additional semantics to the input image, corresponding to the relationship between the input image and the object image; and retrieving the at least one grammatical rule based on the arrangement information, and interpreting the semantics of the input image based on the semantic information on the object image and the at least one grammatical rule. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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