| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately associate explanatory statements in captions or text with objects as metadata, even when the same anchor expression is used in the captions of a plurality of objects. <P>SOLUTION: An image processor includes an area division means (S702) for dividing image data into predetermined areas, an attribute information adding means (S703) for adding an attribute according to the areas to the divided predetermined areas, a character recognition means (S704) for performing character recognition processing to the areas to which the attribute relating to characters is added in the attribute information adding means, and a metadata processing means (S706) for extracting the metadata of the object areas to which a photograph, a figure, a table and/or a corresponding attribute are added in the attribute information adding means by use of a result of the character recognition processing, and associating the metadata with the objects of the object areas by use of an identifier that identifies a caption area accompanying the object areas. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT</p> |
