IMAGE MATCHING APPARATUS AND IMAGE MATCHING METHOD

摘要

An image matching apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store image data of one or more devices that are connected to a local network; an obtaining unit configured to obtain image data of device image obtained by capturing a device; a specification unit configured to specify one or more local networks to be used for image matching; and an image matching unit configured to perform image matching of the obtained image data against the stored image data of one or more devices that are connected to the specified local network.