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IMAGE SEARCHING SYSTEM AND IMAGE SEARCHING METHOD

  • US 20100250588A1
  • Filed: 03/29/2010
  • Published: 09/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An image searching system comprising:

  • a communication apparatus; and

    a searching apparatus provided outside the communication apparatus, whereinthe communication apparatus comprises;

    storing unit configured to store plural pieces of image data, the image data each including an object image and being associated with a shooting orientation and feature information;

    selecting/detecting unit configured to select specific image data from the plural pieces of image data stored in the storing unit;

    first searching unit configured to search for image data similar to the image data selected by the selecting/detecting unit, based on the feature information associated with the selected image data;

    first sending unit configured to send the searching apparatus the shooting orientation and the feature information of at least one of the image data selected by the selecting/detecting unit and the similar image data located by the first searching unit; and

    the searching apparatus comprises;

    receiving unit configured to receive the shooting orientation and the feature information sent from the first sending unit of the communication apparatus;

    reconstructing unit configured to reconstruct a three-dimensional shape of the object image included in the image data, based on the shooting orientation and the feature information received by the receiving unit;

    second searching unit configured to search through an information disclosing network based on the three-dimensional shape of the object image reconstructed by the reconstructing unit to obtain image data of an image including the object image having a shooting orientation different from the shooting orientation received by the receiving unit; and

    second sending unit configured to send the communication apparatus the image data obtained by the second searching unit.

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