System, apparatus, method, program and recording medium for processing image

An information processing method comprising:

• generating, by at least one processor, a compressed image corresponding to an image such that a resolution of the compressed image is lower than a resolution of the image;
• extracting, by the at least one processor, a feature of the compressed image by image analysis;
• generating, by the at least one processor, metadata including feature information based on the feature extracted from the compressed image, wherein the feature information is at least in part indicative of a position and a size of the feature contained in the compressed image;
• associating, by the at least one processor, the metadata with the compressed image and the image;
• and
• controlling, by the at least one processor, transmission, to a device different from an information processing apparatus including the at least one processor, of (1) the compressed image selected from a plurality of compressed images and (2) the metadata corresponding to the compressed image,
• wherein the transmission is for controlling searching images, on the device, based on the metadata and displaying the searched images, on the device, related to the metadata.

A non-transitory storage medium configured to store a program executable by a computer, the program comprising:

• generating a compressed image corresponding to an image such that a resolution of the compressed image is lower than a resolution of the image;
• extracting a feature of the compressed image by image analysis;
• generating metadata including feature information based on the feature extracted from the compressed image, wherein the feature information is at least in part indicative of a position and a size of the feature contained in the compressed image;
• associating the metadata with the compressed image and the image;
• and
• controlling transmission, to a device different from an information processing apparatus including the computer, of (1) the compressed image selected from a plurality of compressed images and (2) the metadata corresponding to the compressed image,
• wherein the transmission is for controlling searching images, on the device, based on the metadata and displaying the searched images, on the device, related to the metadata.