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US 2003/0126126 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for searching multimedia object
OwnerJin Soo Lee, Heon Jun Kiminventors
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for searching a multimedia object which can simplify communication processes for the search by adding a feature description information database which exists in a server to a mobile terminal in the multimedia search of a server-client environment, especially a wireless communication environment. It is thus possible to efficiently use the system and cut down communication expenses.
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An apparatus for searching a multimedia object, comprising:
- a separated object storage including objects subject to the search;
- and
- a terminal performing the search without communicating with the separated storage and receiving the desired result from the separated storage, wherein the terminal includes a feature description information database for content-based search, a search engine for performing search by using at least one of the feature description information and index, a search interface for performing at least one of the query and the confirmation of search results, and a communication interface for receiving the feature description information, index and wanted result from the separated storage.
A method for searching a multimedia object, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring the multimedia object;
- storing the acquired multimedia object in an object storage;
- extracting feature description information required to search the multimedia object, and updating an index by using the extracted feature description information;
- storing the extracted feature description information and the index in a terminal through communication;
- performing the search by using the terminal on the basis of the stored feature description information and index;
- and
- receiving a desired object of the user among the search results from the object storage through the communication.
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A method for searching a multimedia object, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring the multimedia object;
- extracting feature description information required to search the acquired multimedia object, and updating an index by using the extracted feature description information;
- transmitting the acquired multimedia object to an object storage through the communication, and storing it in the object storage;
- describing connection information for connecting the object stored in the object storage to the feature description information in the feature description information;
- performing the search by using a terminal on the basis of the feature description information, index and connection information;
- and
- receiving a desired object of the user among the search results from the object storage through the communication
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.