IMAGE RETRIEVAL DEVICE, IMAGE RETRIEVAL METHOD, SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique capable of retrieving an image as intended by a user of a distribution destination and a user of a distribution source device.SOLUTION: An image retrieval device includes: management means which manages subjects of images retained by the image retrieval device and a user of a distribution destination device by categories; reception means which receives information on the user of the distribution destination device and information on the requested subject from the distribution destination device; distribution destination user category determination means which determines a distribution destination user category to which the user of the distribution destination device belongs on the basis of the information on the user; subject category determination means which determines a subject category to which the subject requested by the distribution destination device belongs on the basis of the information on the subject; retrieval condition determination means which determines the retrieval condition of the image on the basis of the result obtained by comparing the distribution destination user category and the subject category; and image retrieval means which retrieves the image with the retrieval condition determined by the retrieval condition determination means.