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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2014
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Foo.log Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoharu Aizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, Tokyo, unknown;
foo.log Inc., Tokyo, unknown;
Abstract
Provided is an image processing apparatus which is connected to and accessible to a database storing a plurality of pieces of previously prepared reference data, and which stores at least one piece of individual data having an image captured by the user in association with the information regarding the food/beverage contained in the captured image. The image processing apparatus compares information of the food/beverage in the captured image with the reference data stored in the database and the individual data, and acquires the food/beverage information included in the reference data together with the reference image similar to the captured image, the food/beverage information associated with the captured image in the individual data, or the food/beverage information in the reference data or the individual data including the food/beverage information relating to the captured image.