Patent ID: 7308119
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An image retrieval apparatus comprising: retrieving means for retrieving at least one image that includes a face of a person from plural images; display means for displaying the at least one image retrieved by said retrieving means; designation means for designating an image from the at least one image displayed by said display means to register as reference face data; registering means for extracting feature data of the face in the image designated by said designation means and for registering the feature data as the reference face data, which is for image retrieval; and image retrieving means for retrieving an image which contains the reference face data registered by said registering means from a plurality of images, by extracting feature data of a face in each image within the plurality of images and comparing the extracted feature data with the feature data registered by said registering means.