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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Won-Ki Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Moo-Hyun Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yeong-Woong Park, Seoul, KR;
Bo-Hyun Song, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Jun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for searching for an image are provided. The apparatus includes an image receiver configured to receive an image to be searched for; an image processor configured to detect an edge of the received image and to filter pixels included on the edge of the received image based on parameters related to gradients of the edge of the received image; and an image search unit configured to search for one or more images related to the image to be searched for based on the filtered pixels included on the edge of the received image.