Patent ID: 8120674
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image retrieving apparatus for retrieving an image comprising: a connector component which connects an image storage component for storing image data to said image retrieving apparatus in detachable manner; a retrieval condition storage component which stores a retrieval condition data includes a key image and/or keyword to be used as an retrieval condition in retrieving on images stored in the image storage component connected to said image retrieving apparatus via said connector component; a retrieving component which retrieves an image satisfying the retrieval condition data from the image storage component; and a storage control component which controls an internal storage component to store a retrieval result obtained by said retrieving component; wherein after the image storage component is detached from said image retrieving apparatus and other storage component is attached to said image retrieving apparatus via said connector component, said retrieving component retrieves an image from the other storage component using retrieval condition data being same as the retrieval condition data used before the image storage component is swapped for the other storage component, and said storage control component causes the internal storage component to cumulatively store retrieval results obtained by said retrieving component.