Search supporting system, search supporting method and search supporting program
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1. A search supporting system comprising:
- a memory that stores instructions; and
a computer that is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to;
receive an input image,extract a contour of the input image and generate image data of the contour,determine a product type of a target based on the image data of the contour,search a database, based on the type of the target and on preference information of a user, to select a first target image that best coincides with the contour by comparing image characteristics information that represents characteristics of an image of the image data of the contour with image characteristics information that represents characteristics of the first target image that is included in the database, the preference information being accumulated in the database for each of a plurality of product types, andoutput, together with the first target image, a second target image on a display, the second target image being different from the first target image and being from the database.
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Abstract
In a database, product image data is accumulated. A search portion acquires product image data having the image characteristics information that is the same as or similar to the image characteristics information that indicates the characteristics of the image of input image data from the database for the input image data. A search server outputs information on another product that is different from the product corresponding to the product image data together with the product image data acquired by the search portion.
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1. A search supporting system comprising:
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a memory that stores instructions; and a computer that is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to; receive an input image, extract a contour of the input image and generate image data of the contour, determine a product type of a target based on the image data of the contour, search a database, based on the type of the target and on preference information of a user, to select a first target image that best coincides with the contour by comparing image characteristics information that represents characteristics of an image of the image data of the contour with image characteristics information that represents characteristics of the first target image that is included in the database, the preference information being accumulated in the database for each of a plurality of product types, and output, together with the first target image, a second target image on a display, the second target image being different from the first target image and being from the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of supporting a search, the method being performed by a computer executing instructions stored in a memory, the method comprising:
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receiving an input image; extracting a contour of the input image and generating image data of the contour; determining a product type of a target based on the image data of the contour; searching a database, based on the type of the target and on preference information of a user, to select a first target image that best coincides with the contour by comparing image characteristics information that represents characteristics of an image of the image data of the contour with image characteristics information that represents characteristics of the first target image, the preference information being accumulated in the database for each of a plurality of product types; and outputting, together with the first target image, a second target image on a display, the second target image being different from the first target image and being from the database.
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a search supporting program that causes a computer to perform the operations of:
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receiving an input image; extracting a contour of the input image and generating image data of the contour; determining a product type of a target based on the image data of the contour; searching a database, based on the type of the target and on preference information of a user, to select a first target image that best coincides with the contour by comparing image characteristics information that represents characteristics of an image of the image data of the contour with image characteristics information that represents characteristics of the first target image, the preference information being accumulated in the database for each of a plurality of product types; and outputting, together with the first target image, a second target image on a display, the second target image being different from the first target image and being from the database.
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