JP2006004157A5

JP2006004157A5 -

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Publication number: JP2006004157A5
Application number: JP2004179567A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2004-06-17
Publication date: 2007-03-29

Claims

Image storage means for storing an image and an image file including shooting information of the image;
An image input means for reading an image file from the outside;
An image search program to be executed by an image management apparatus having search means for searching for a desired image file from image files stored in the image storage means,
An image selection step of selecting a plurality of image files stored in the image storage means;
A shooting information extraction step of extracting shooting information associated with each image file selected in the image selection step;
A calculation step of calculating a distribution range of the shooting information extracted in the shooting information extraction step;
Based on the result calculated in the calculating step, a range determining step for determining a similar range of the photographing information;
A keyword correspondence step for associating a keyword with the similar range of the shooting information determined in the range determination step;
A keyword storing step for storing a similarity range of the photographing information associated with the keyword and the keyword;
A determination step of determining whether or not shooting information of the image falls within a similar range corresponding to the keyword with respect to the image file stored in the image storage unit;
If it is determined in the determining step that the shooting information is within a similar range corresponding to the keyword stored in the keyword storing step, a keyword adding step for adding the keyword to the image file A program to make it run.

A keyword display step for displaying a list of keywords stored in the keyword storage step;
A keyword selection step for selecting a keyword displayed in the keyword display step;
The program according to claim 1, further comprising a search step of searching for an image file to which the keyword selected in the keyword selection step is assigned.

A second image selection step of selecting an image file stored in the image storage means;
A keyword specifying step for specifying a keyword assigned to the image file selected in the second image selection step;
The program according to claim 1, further comprising: a search step of searching for an image file to which the same keyword as the keyword specified in the keyword specifying step is assigned.

Management information storage for executing the determination step and the keyword assigning step on the image file each time the image input means reads the image file, and storing the assigned keyword and the image file in the storage means The program according to claim 1, further comprising a step.

The program according to claim 1, wherein the photographing information is information stored in an Exif format image file.

Image storage means for storing an image and an image file including shooting information of the image;
An image input means for reading an image file from the outside;
A recording medium on which an image search program to be executed by an image management apparatus having search means for searching for a desired image file from image files stored in the image storage means is recorded;
An image selection step of selecting a plurality of image files stored in the image storage means;
A shooting information extraction step of extracting shooting information associated with each image file selected in the image selection step;
A calculation step of calculating a distribution range of the shooting information extracted in the shooting information extraction step;
Based on the result calculated in the calculating step, a range determining step for determining a similar range of the photographing information;
A keyword correspondence step for associating a keyword with the similar range of the shooting information determined in the range determination step;
A keyword storing step for storing a similarity range of the photographing information associated with the keyword and the keyword;
A determination step of determining whether or not shooting information of the image falls within a similar range corresponding to the keyword with respect to the image file stored in the image storage unit;
If it is determined in the determining step that the shooting information is within a similar range corresponding to the keyword stored in the keyword storing step, a keyword adding step for adding the keyword to the image file A recording medium on which a program to be executed is recorded.

Image storage means for storing an image and an image file including shooting information of the image;
An image input means for reading an image file from the outside;
An image search method for an image management apparatus comprising search means for searching for a desired image file from image files stored in the image storage means,
An image selection step of selecting a plurality of image files stored in the image storage means;
A shooting information extraction step of extracting shooting information associated with each image file selected in the image selection step;
A calculation step of calculating a distribution range of the shooting information extracted in the shooting information extraction step;
Based on the result calculated in the calculating step, a range determining step for determining a similar range of the photographing information;
A keyword correspondence step for associating a keyword with the similar range of the shooting information determined in the range determination step;
A keyword storing step for storing a similarity range of the photographing information associated with the keyword and the keyword;
A determination step of determining whether or not shooting information of the image falls within a similar range corresponding to the keyword with respect to the image file stored in the image storage unit;
And a keyword assigning step of assigning the keyword to the image file when the determining step determines that the shooting information is in a similar range corresponding to the keyword stored in the keyword storing step. An image search method characterized by that.

Image storage means for storing an image and an image file including shooting information of the image;
An image input means for reading an image file from the outside;
An image search apparatus comprising search means for searching for a desired image file from image files stored in the image storage means,
Image selection means for selecting a plurality of image files stored in the image storage means;
Shooting information extraction means for extracting shooting information associated with each image file selected by the image selection means;
Calculating means for calculating a distribution range of the photographing information extracted by the photographing information extracting means;
Based on the result calculated by the calculating means, range determining means for determining a similar range of the photographing information;
Keyword correspondence means for associating a keyword with the similar range of the shooting information determined by the range determination means;
Keyword storage means for storing a similarity range of the photographing information associated with the keyword and the keyword;
A determination unit that determines whether or not shooting information of the image falls within a similar range corresponding to the keyword with respect to the image file stored in the image storage unit;
When the determination unit determines that the shooting information is within a similar range corresponding to the keyword stored in the keyword storage unit, the determination unit includes a keyword adding unit that adds the keyword to the image file. An image search device characterized by the above.