Image processing method and apparatus, program, and storage...

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2006-08-29

2006-08-29

Rao, Andy (Department: 2621)

Pulse or digital communications

Bandwidth reduction or expansion

Television or motion video signal

C375S240270

Reexamination Certificate

active

07099394

ABSTRACT:
It is an object of this invention to easily search many photographed images for a desired image. In order to achieve this object, an image processing apparatus for processing a plurality of photographed images and image information having attributes attached to the plurality of images includes a similarity determination device which determines similarities between a query image and the plurality of images, an attribute comparing device which compares an attribute of the query image and attributes of the plurality of images, and a weighting device which weights a similarity determination result obtained by the similarity determination device on the basis of the comparison result obtained by the attribute comparing device.

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