Image searching system and image searching method

An image searching system comprising:

• a communication apparatus;
• and
• a searching apparatus provided outside the communication apparatus, wherein
• the communication apparatus comprises:
• storing unit configured to store plural pieces of image data, the image data each including an object image and being associated with a shooting orientation and feature information;
• selecting/detecting unit configured to select specific image data from the plural pieces of image data stored in the storing unit;
• first searching unit configured to search for image data similar to the image data selected by the selecting/detecting unit, based on the feature information associated with the selected image data;
• first sending unit configured to send the searching apparatus the shooting orientation and the feature information of at least one of the image data selected by the selecting/detecting unit and the similar image data located by the first searching unit;
• and
• the searching apparatus comprises:
• receiving unit configured to receive the shooting orientation and the feature information sent from the first sending unit of the communication apparatus;
• reconstructing unit configured to reconstruct a three-dimensional shape of the object image included in the image data, based on the shooting orientation and the feature information received by the receiving unit;
• second searching unit configured to search through an information disclosing network based on the three-dimensional shape of the object image reconstructed by the reconstructing unit to obtain image data of an image including the object image having a shooting orientation different from the shooting orientation received by the receiving unit;
• and
• second sending unit configured to send the communication apparatus the image data obtained by the second searching unit.