SHOE IMAGE RETRIEVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD USING MATCHING PAIR

摘要

Provided are a shoe image retrieval apparatus and method using a matching pair, which can accurately retrieve image information corresponding to an inputted image from the database and provide the retrieved image information, by normalizing a correspondence relation in consideration of geometric image transformation about the matching pair and allowing a similar image to be retrieved by applying the normalized correspondence relation. It is possible to detect optimum geometric image transformation from a matching pair between the inputted shoe image and the image stored in the database and simultaneously retrieve a plurality of objects in the inputted shoe image based on the detected geometric image transformation, thereby providing an efficient shoe retrieval service.

主权项

1. A shoe image retrieval apparatus using a matching pair comprising:
a matching region search unit configured to extract features from a query image and search a matching region based on the extracted features; a matching information detection unit configured to detect a matching pair between the searched matching region and an image stored in a database and detect geometric image transformation using the detected matching pair; and a similar image retrieval unit configured to retrieve image information corresponding to the query image from the database based on the detected geometric image transformation.