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OBJECT SEARCHING APPARATUS, OBJECT SEARCHING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

  • US 20140029806A1
  • Filed: 06/25/2013
  • Published: 01/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An object searching apparatus for searching through a database of objects, comprising:

  • an image pickup unit for obtaining plural pieces of image data with an optical axis moved relatively to a subject to be shot;

    a distance calculating unit for calculating a distance from the image pickup unit to the subject based on the plural pieces of image data obtained by the image pickup unit;

    a clipping unit for clipping a main object of the subject from the image data, wherein the subject at least consists of the main object and a background;

    a real-size calculating unit for calculating a real size of the main object of the subject, using a size of the clipped main object on the image data, the distance calculated by the distance calculating unit and a focal length of the image pickup unit; and

    a searching unit for accessing the database of objects to search for a sort of the main object of the subject, using the real size of the main object calculated by the real-size calculating unit.

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