KEYWORD EXTRACTION METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology that facilitates Web access based on information (search keyword) in an advertisement by extracting a search keyword from an image simulating a search column of a search engine and making a search by this search keyword.

SOLUTION: The disclosed method includes steps of: acquiring image information; analyzing the image information; specifying a simulated search column area corresponding to a predetermined pattern simulating a search column; and extracting a search keyword from the simulated search column area, wherein the search keyword is used to perform search processing or the pre-processing of a search.

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