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Title:
CAMERA, IMAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, AND IMAGE RETRIEVING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008103850
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a camera, an image retrieval system, and an image retrieving method that can easily retrieve what a photographed subject is by taking information on the size of the subject etc., into consideration whatever shape the photographed subject has.

An MPU 41 decides a theme of an image photographed by the camera and the size of a main subject in the image. Information on the decision is recorded in a database 56a for image retrieval while related to the image.


Inventors:
NONAKA OSAMU
Application Number:
JP2006282912A
Publication Date:
May 01, 2008
Filing Date:
October 17, 2006
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Assignee:
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP
International Classes:
H04N5/225; G06F17/30; G06T1/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/91
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takehiko Suzue
Satoshi Kono
Makoto Nakamura
Kurata Masatoshi
Takashi Mine
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Sadao Muramatsu
Ryo Hashimoto



 
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