IMAGE SUMMARIZING METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, k-TREE DISPLAY SYSTEM, k-TREE DISPLAY PROGRAM AND k-TREE DISPLAY METHOD

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively use a display space for indicating an image retrieval result. PSOLUTION: This invention (a) categorizes a plurality of images into one or more of equivalence kinds, (b) selects a representative image on one or more of respective equivalence kinds, (c) applies (k)-average algorithm on one or more of respective representative images for generating a plurality of first clusters, (d) repeats (c) a step until satisfying a predetermined first determination criterion, (e) applies the (k)-average algorithm on each image in one or more of equivalence kinds for generating a plurality of second clusters and (f) repeats (d) a step until satisfying a predetermined second determination criterion. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT