IMAGE RETRIEVAL DEVICE, IMAGE RETRIEVAL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To retrieve an image desired by a user.SOLUTION: An image retrieval device includes a reference image retrieval part 23 for retrieving a reference image on the basis of an inputted keyword, a related image retrieval part 25 for retrieving an image which is included in a relevant range associated with the keyword and is a related image associated with the reference image, and an image output part 27 for outputting the reference image and the related image as retrieval results.