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Image search apparatus and method, and computer readable memory

  • US 6,567,551 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/1999
  • Issued: 05/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An image search apparatus for managing image data, and searching the managed image data for desired image data, comprising:

  • management means for managing image data and image feature amounts thereof in correspondence with each other;

    display means for displaying a query condition list comprising a plurality of query conditions defined by the image feature amounts, wherein each of the plurality of query conditions is a character string which expresses contents of an ambiguity level set for the image feature amount, wherein the character strings and the ambiguity level are stored in a storage medium in correspondence with each other;

    matching means for matching the image feature amounts that define the query condition designated by a user designation operation for selecting a desired one of the plurality of query conditions in the query condition list, with corresponding image feature amounts of image data managed by said management means; and

    output means for outputting image data as search results on the basis of matching results of said matching means.

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