Hitachi's Visual Search Finds Similar Images from Millions of Targets in 1 Second
 

*Source: Tech On (http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english...0725/136751/)*
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Hitachi Ltd. has developed a search technology that can find images similar to a specified image from millions of images and video data in one second.

The technology assesses the similarity of images based on image characteristics presented as high-dimensional numeric information. The information is acquired by automatically detecting information regarding the images, such as color distribution and shapes. The technology can be applied to video search as well.

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