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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2003
Hyun-woo Kim, Kyungki-do, KR;
Tae-kyun Kim, Kyungki-do, KR;
Won-jun Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Seok-cheol Kee, Kyungki-do, KR;
Hyun-woo Kim, Kyungki-do, KR;
Tae-kyun Kim, Kyungki-do, KR;
Won-jun Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Seok-cheol Kee, Kyungki-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, Kyungki-do, KR;
Abstract
An image retrieval method and apparatus using iterative matching are provided. The method comprises: (a) extracting K similar images in order of matching rank by retrieving N reference images stored in an image database through comparison between a query image selected by a user and the reference images; and (b) performing iterative matching for M similar images, which are ranked higher and selected from the K similar images, with a predetermined frequency, and rearranging the matching ranks of the M similar images. According to the method and apparatus, among similar images retrieved by using a query image selected by a user, M similar images that are ranked higher are selected, and by performing iterative matching for the M similar images using the high-ranked similar image, M similar images are rearranged in order of similarity and output. Accordingly, accuracy of the matching can improve greatly and a load to the retrieval engine due to iterative retrieval can be minimized.