Patent ID: 11941045
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 1:
2. The image searching apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the first obtaining unit presents a user with a first image group, which is the part of the plurality of search target images ranked in accordance with the first similarity, and obtains the feedback from the user regarding at least one image among the first image group,
wherein the second obtaining unit calculates the second similarity regarding each of the part of the plurality of search target images and presents the user with a second image group, which is the part of the plurality of search target images re-ranked in accordance with the second similarity, and
wherein the second obtaining unit, regarding the second image group, performs the evaluation of the effect based on a relationship between an array in accordance with the first similarity and an array in accordance with the second similarity.