Image searching apparatus, image printing apparatus, print ordering system, over-the-counter printing terminal apparatus, image capturing apparatus, image searching program and method

摘要

An image searching apparatus comprising:a readout section which reads out image data in which an image of a subject and identification information capable of uniquely identifying the subject are related;an input section for inputting identification information indicating a search target subject and an outward characteristic image of the search target subject;a first extraction section which extracts images to which the identification information is related from the image data read out by the readout section;and a second extraction section which compares the images extracted by the first extraction section with the outward characteristic image to extract images which include the outward characteristic image.