Image information management system and method thereof, and image information search system

An image information search system comprising:

• a storage medium on which identification information capable of specifying a user is stored;
• reading devices each of which reads the identification information stored on the storage medium;
• a plurality of electronic devices each of which is connected to the reading device and receives the identification information read by the reading device;
• one or more imaging device which shoots a video of the user of one or more of the electronic devices;
• and
• a processing device which is connected to the electronic devices and the imaging device,
• wherein the electronic device includes a unit which transmits, to the processing device, the identification information received from the reading device and a management number of the electronic device,
• wherein the imaging device includes a unit which transmits the image information to the processing device, and
• wherein the processing device includes:
• an imaging device information database which associates and stores the management number of the electronic device and the management number of the imaging device used to image the associated electronic device;
• a transmitting unit which receives the identification information and the management number of the electronic device from the electronic device, specifies the imaging device associated with the received management number of the electronic device by referring to the imaging device information database, and transmits an instruction signal to start shooting by the imaging device thus specified;
• an image information database which associates and stores the image information received from the specified imaging device, the identification information received from the electronic device and the management number of the specified imaging device in association with each other;
• and
• a choosing unit which chooses the image information associated with the identification information and stored in the image information database, based on inputted identification information, when specific image information is chosen from the image information stored in the image information database.