Patent ID: 7130492
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus for searching for desired image data from a plurality of image data, comprising: input means for inputting an image as a search condition which is drawn in a user drawing area; storage means for storing the plurality of image data in one-to-one correspondence with image feature amounts of the image data; image feature amount calculating means for calculating the image feature amount of an input image drawn in the user drawing area on the basis of each color component value in a predetermined color space of each of regions obtained by segmenting the input image by a predetermined segmentation pattern comprising the user drawing area; and similar image searching means for searching for image data similar to the input image on the basis of the image feature amounts calculated by said image feature amount calculating means and the image feature amounts of the image data stored in said storage means, wherein the predetermined segmentation pattern is composed of the first segmented regions not containing the periphery of the input image and the second segmented regions have different shapes from the first segmented regions.