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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kotaro Yano, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Yashiro, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/68 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30247 (2013.01); G06K 9/00771 (2013.01); G06K 2009/00322 (2013.01);
Abstract
A search apparatus comprises a determining unit configured to determine a plurality of attributes of an object designated in a first image, and determine a plurality of attributes of an object that is different from the designated object; and a search unit configured to search a second image for the designated object in accordance with a search condition based on the plurality of attributes of the designated object and the plurality of attributes of the object that is different from the designated object.