Method, apparatus and computer program product for querying by image colors using JPEG image format

摘要

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for querying by image colors using a JPEG format for images from the internet. First an image color is selected. A DCT coefficient is acquired from a JPEG image. The acquired DCT coefficient is compared with the selected image color. A match within the JPEG image is identified responsive to the acquired DCT coefficient being near the selected image color. An average color can be used for querying JPEG formatted images from the internet.