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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2008
Takayuki Baba, Kawasaki, JP;
Susumu Endo, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuichi Shiitani, Kawasaki, JP;
Yusuke Uehara, Kawasaki, JP;
Daiki Masumoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigemi Nagata, Kawasaki, JP;
Rujie Liu, Beijing, CN;
Dai Miyawaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Takayuki Baba, Kawasaki, JP;
Susumu Endo, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuichi Shiitani, Kawasaki, JP;
Yusuke Uehara, Kawasaki, JP;
Daiki Masumoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigemi Nagata, Kawasaki, JP;
Rujie Liu, Beijing, CN;
Dai Miyawaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method for searching image data representing an image from a database by using a query image, the image data including information indicative of a shape of a contour of the image, comprising: obtaining a query image data representing the query image; extracting information indicative of a shape of a contour of the query image; and determining the image data in the database on the basis of correlation of the topological characteristics of the shapes of the contours of the images and the query image.