Multimedia data retrieval device and method

摘要

The multimedia data retrieval device of this invention includes: a content storage section for storing a plurality of compressed contents; a client terminal for inputting feature data, a feature data storage section for reading feature data extracted from at least one of the compressed contents from the content storage section and storing the feature data of the at least one compressed contents; and a content retrieval section for selecting feature data approximate to the feature data input via the client terminal among the feature data stored in the feature data storage section, and retrieving a content having the selected feature data from the content storage section.