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Title:
PICTURE RETRIEVING METHOD AND ITS DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3234064
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

PURPOSE: To provide a retrieving method and its retrieving device which execute precise retrieving through the use of color information from a picture data base.
CONSTITUTION: An illustration input part 30 inputs some illustration which is prepared with a retrieving key by a retrieving person, an illustration color information extracting part 50 extracts HVS color space data from the illustration, a stored picture data color information extracting part 40 extracts HVS color space data from the picture data base 20 and each availability of three attributes deciding part 60 decides the availability of each component in HSV color space data. Then, a retrieving candidate deciding part 70 calculates similarity, decides a retrieving candidate and displays a retrieving candidate picture on a display part 90. A control part 90 controls the whole picture retriving device.


Inventors:
Kazuko Tsujimura
Yuuichi Sakauchi
Application Number:
JP21846293A
Publication Date:
December 04, 2001
Filing Date:
September 02, 1993
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Assignee:
Canon Inc
International Classes:
G06F17/30; G06T7/00; (IPC1-7): G06F17/30
Domestic Patent References:
JP4209072A
Other References:
平田恭二、原良憲「概略画像を用いた画像検索」電子情報通信学会技術研究報告(DE92−2)、〔データ工学〕、Vol.92,No.51,1992 p.9〜16
阿部圭一,外2名「カラー画像の領域分割における領域統合処理」1990年電子情報通信学会秋季全国大会論文集(D−370)、〔分冊6〕情報・システム P.6−372
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasunori Otsuka (1 person outside)