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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2005
Yohsuke Konishi, Nara, JP;
Yohsuke Konishi, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-Shi, JP;
Abstract
The subject invention provides an image searching device ensuring both accuracy and speed in image searching operation. The image searching device comprises: characteristic generation sectionfor (i) receiving scan-image-information produced by an image scanning section which scans an original image, which is formed on a recording material according to original image information, and for (ii) extracting a characteristic of the scan-image-information, which is used for specifying the scan-image-information; acquisition sectionfor acquiring candidates for original image information corresponding to the scan-image-information, according to the characteristic, from a storage sectionwhich stores a plurality of image information items; comparison sectionfor comparing each of the candidates for the original image information with the scan-image-information on a pixel basis; and determination sectionfor determining the original image information corresponding to the scan-image-information, according to a result of comparison by the comparing means.
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