公开(公告)号：US10019464B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US14820117

申请日：2015-08-06

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Won-Ki Kim ,  Moo-Hyun Kim ,  Yeong-Woong Park ,  Bo-Hyun Song ,  Jung-Jun Lee

IPC: G06K9/46 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06K9/20

CPC classification number: G06F16/5866 ,  G06F16/5854 ,  G06K9/2081 ,  G06K9/4609

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for searching for an image are provided. The apparatus includes an image receiver configured to receive an image to be searched for; an image processor configured to detect an edge of the received image and to filter pixels included on the edge of the received image based on parameters related to gradients of the edge of the received image; and an image search unit configured to search for one or more images related to the image to be searched for based on the filtered pixels included on the edge of the received image.