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Image searching method and image processing method

  • US 6,813,395 B1
  • Filed: 07/14/2000
  • Issued: 11/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image searching method, comprising the steps of:

  • extracting or recognizing specific information for an image that either exists in the image or accompanies it or both exists in the image and accompanies it;

    allowing either the specific information as-obtained or related information relative to said specific information to be appendant to image data for said image;

    storing the image data as well as either information appendant to the image data as accessory information in a database;

    designating at least a portion of the accessory information as a searching condition;

    searching through said database under the designated searching condition;

    determining a degree of agreement with said accessory information appendant to a selected image data; and

    reading an image having the degree of agreement not lower than a predetermined value.

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