Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Image storage or retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-13
2010-11-30
Perungavoor, Sath V (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Image storage or retrieval
C348S211300, C348S222100, C348S231200, C348S231990, C709S203000, C709S219000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07844140
ABSTRACT:
An image processing apparatus includes a generating unit for generating a database related to image data acquired by image sensing, a transmitting unit for transmitting image data to a server, a receiving unit for receiving characteristic data of the image data from the server, the characteristic data being based on the result of at least person extraction performed on the image data, a recording unit for recording, on a recording medium, the characteristic data related to the image data and received from the server as a part of the database generated by the generating unit, a searching unit for presenting the characteristic data such that the characteristic data can be designated, and searching the database so as to hit image data corresponding to the designated characteristic data, and a display unit for displaying images based on the image data hit by the searching unit.
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The above reference were cited in on Sep. 5, 2008 Chinese Office Action that issued in Chinese Patent Application 200710080168.8, which is enclosed with English Translation.
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C.
Cunningham Gregory F
Perungavoor Sath V
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