KR20110074423A - System and method for retrieving detailed image files - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention receives an EGF image file newly produced by the EGF file forming apparatus, parses the image and information data stored in the EGF image file, and stores them in each field of the database unit, thereby allowing the client to access the EGF file search site easily. Not only can be searched easily, but also various information that the creator of the EGF image file wants to be delivered, and the site where price comparison and sale of the corresponding product are made by using the URL link value connected to the product set as the specific area within the image. To provide an EGF file search system and method that can be easily moved to.

Description

EGF file searching system service and method therefor}

The present invention relates to an EGF file retrieval system and method for efficiently retrieving an EGF image file using information data stored in an image and a file including related information in the image (hereinafter referred to as an EGF (Effective Graphic Format) image file). will be.

With the development of the IT industry and the Internet infrastructure, images are commonly used as an efficient means of information delivery.In addition to the acceleration of information digitization, the importance and usage of images in information delivery are increasing. Many portal sites and search sites are provided with a large amount of images a day, and clients receive a variety of information by viewing the images provided by the portal site and the search site.

At this time, the clients can access the content providing site through the communication network (telephone network, wired network, wireless network, internet network, etc.) using each terminal to directly read the content including the image and receive the information. I access the site and browse through the images. In particular, with the increase in the use of images, the use of the search service for outputting search results based on the content has also increased. Accordingly, various researches on the image search service have been conducted, and various image search engines and applications have been presented. have.

Generally, a system for an image search service analyzes a specific image to detect a feature of an image, a storage unit for storing feature data detected by the image and the feature detection unit, and a search unit to search the storage unit according to a search keyword to search results. It consists of a search unit for detecting the.

In order to improve the efficiency of image retrieval, such an image retrieval service stores the information having high information value about the image in a meta tag and utilizes it in the image retrieval. The search method using) is used in the new site because the image file provider anticipates and inputs the search keyword to be used for the search in advance.

However, in the conventional meta tag search method, since it is virtually impossible to input related information in an unlimited amount of contents (including images), the content providing site applies meta tags only to the contents provided by them. Is generated.

In addition, the conventional meta tag search method is used to search on a website that provides a meta-tagged image, but cannot be linked to a website with a different address, and accordingly, clients may apply a different search to a website having a different address. There is a problem of using the service.

In addition, a search site that provides a search service using a conventional meta tag method stores only simple information (file name, registration date, source, and link information provided with an image) in a meta tag, and then connects to the link information. The website is mainly composed of news content providing sites or group community spaces such as cafes, and personal community spaces (blogs, personal homepages) such as blogs and personal homepages.

Accordingly, a file viewer searching for an image file clicks on the link information stored as a meta tag in the image file and moves to the web page, and the file viewer must access the site of the relevant link information one by one. Since the site can determine whether the site provides the information they want, the file viewer can not select the link information at his or her will, and the search time is delayed.

In addition, the conventional meta tag search method does not store related information in the image file itself, and since the expected keyword text to be used for the search is simply stored in the meta tag, the image file has a low information transfer power. This is not a fundamental solution to the problem of inability to deliver correctly.

 In addition, in the conventional meta tag search method, since the information on a specific region cannot be input in the image, the problem that the detailed related information about the image cannot be stored still persists.

To alleviate some of these problems, content (image-containing) authors and providing sites apply various effects, such as text color and size transformation, using Script, HTML, and CSS (appliing CSS to HTML documents). By providing contents (including images) in which a large amount of information is stored, file viewers accessing the site can read contents and receive a large amount of information compared with the conventional art.

However, the service type that provides the content including the image in such a form does not increase the information transmission power of the image file and thus cannot be a solution to the fundamental problem.

In addition, since the service is provided only to the site that provided the image or the site where the related work is performed, the file viewer can access the site to receive the information stored in the improved image. do.

Accordingly, in order to solve this problem, content providing sites edited a conventional image file with a 'flash' program, and developed a flash file containing images with various effects as well as storing various information. The same effect can be applied to other sites as well as the specific site where the file is produced and provided.

However, even if you are an expert at Flash programs, Flash files can take a long time, and the production process is too complicated for non-expert users to work on, and it is not easy to create files. The problem arises that the file can be edited only if the program is installed separately.

In addition, since the flash file was developed for the purpose of providing a dynamic image file to the service user, information data such as text and text stored in the file cannot be used separately for the search service and other services except for the visual expression.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, the problem of the present invention is that the various information data stored in the EGF image file is stored in the database portion, respectively, the client increased the utility range of the search keyword for image retrieval remarkable search efficiency In addition, since the information data for each specific area is stored in the database unit, the clients can search even the detailed areas of the image, thereby further increasing the search efficiency. Because the client is linked to an information site that provides detailed information about the search, such as a specific shopping site (open market site, auction site, general shopping site, etc.), the client moves to the information providing site to further image the image of the specific area. Search EGF file is received provided the relevant information to provide a system and method.

In the EGF file retrieval system for providing the EGF image files including the image and the information data that is related information for each of the images in response to the search request in the EGF file search system: EGF file forming apparatus for creating and editing; An EGF file search server which receives the produced and edited EGF image file from the EGF file forming apparatus and stores the information data, and provides the search result according to the search request; It includes a client that is connected to the EGF file search server via a communication network and makes the search request.

In addition, the EGF file search server in the present invention is a reading unit for extracting the image and the information data from the received EGF image file; A database unit for storing the image and the information data extracted from the reading unit; Preferably, a search unit for receiving a search keyword from the client to provide the search results corresponding to the search keyword.

Also, in the present invention, the information data stored in the EGF image file may include the image and the file name of the image, position values of specific regions of the image, detailed descriptions of the image of the specific region, and detailed description of the entire image. It is preferable to include at least one of the.

Also, in the present invention, the information data stored in the EGF image file may include at least one of a file name, a detailed description of the entire image, URL link values connected to the specific region, a producer, a production date, a capacity, and sizes. It is preferable to include.

In the present invention, the database unit comprises an image field in which the image is stored; A main word field in which the main word is stored; A link value field in which the URL link value is stored; It is preferable to include a specific region description field in which respective details of the main words are stored.

In the present invention, the communication network is further connected to the information providing site for providing detailed information on the image of the specific area, the URL link value of the EGF image file is preferably the URL address of the information providing site.

In addition, another solution of the present invention is to receive and store the EGF image file from the EGF file forming apparatus for producing and editing the EGF image file containing the image and the information data related to the image, according to the client's search request An EGF file search server for providing the EGF images as a search result, comprising: a reading unit configured to extract the image and the information data of the received EGF image file, respectively; A database unit for storing the extracted image and information data; And a search unit that receives a search keyword from the client and provides a search result corresponding to the search keyword to the client.

In the present invention, the information data stored in the EGF image file is at least one of the image, position values of specific regions of the image, URL link values connected to the specific region, and detailed descriptions of the image of the specific region. It is preferable to include the above.

Also, in the present invention, the information data stored in the EGF image file preferably includes at least one of a file name, a detailed description of the entire image, a producer, a production date, a capacity, and sizes.

In the present invention, the database unit comprises an image field in which the image is stored; A main word field in which the main word is stored; A link value field in which the URL link value is stored; It is preferable to include a specific region description field in which respective details of the main words are stored.

Further, in the present invention, the database unit includes a file name field in which the file name is stored, a full image detail field in which a detailed description of the entire image is stored, and an additional description including the producer, the production date, the capacity, and the sizes. It is preferable to further include the stored description field.

In the present invention, the EGF file search server preferably further includes an analysis unit for determining the storage path by parsing the image and the information data detected by the reading unit.

In the present invention, the reading unit analyzes the characteristics and format format of the EGF image file, the image recognition and analysis unit for determining and extracting the presence of characters in the image; It is preferable to include an extraction unit for extracting the image and the information data stored in the EGF image file.

Also, in the present invention, the reading unit may further include an output unit for converting the image recognized by the image recognition and analysis unit and the information data extracted by the extraction unit into an XML language for output.

In addition, the EGF file search server in the present invention preferably further comprises a display unit for displaying the image and the information data.

In the present invention, the EGF file search server further comprises a data transmission and reception unit for transmitting and receiving data with the outside, the EGF file forming apparatus automatically transmits and receives the EGF image file when the production and editing of the EGF image file is completed It is desirable to send negative.

In addition, the EGF file forming apparatus in the present invention comprises a specific region designation unit for setting the specific region; An interface providing unit providing an interface to which the information data including position values of the set specific regions are input; It is preferable to include a memory for storing the image and the information data input through the interface.

Also, in the present invention, the URL link value is preferably a URL address value of an information providing site that provides detailed information on the specific area.

In the present invention, the display unit displays the search results detected by the search unit, the search result is the details of the image, the position values, the URL link values and the image of the specific region of the searched EGF image file It is preferred that the searched EGF image files be arranged and displayed, with explanations.

In the present invention, it is preferable that a mouse click button is displayed on the search result to move to a detail view web page in which both the image and the information data of the searched EGF image file are displayed.

Also, in the present invention, when the image is displayed on the detail view web page, the display unit preferably displays the number of the link values stored in the EGF image file only for a pre-stored time.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the display unit displays the main word list when the client mouses over the image on the detail view web page.

In addition, another solution of the present invention is to store the EGF image files stored in the database and the information data that is related information about the image to provide a search result when the search keyword is input to the EGF image files corresponding to the search keyword A method for searching an EGF file, comprising: an input step of inputting a search keyword; A detection step of detecting an EGF image file corresponding to the search keyword from the EGF image files previously stored in the database unit; And displaying an image of the detected EGF image files and the information data.

In the present invention, the process of storing the EGF image file in the database unit in the detection step includes: generating the EGF image file; A receiving step of receiving the generated EGF image file; An extraction step of extracting images and information data of the received EGF image file, respectively; A parsing step of parsing the extracted image and information data; And storing the parsed image and information data in a database unit, respectively.

In the present invention, the information data stored in the EGF image file is at least one of the image, position values of specific regions of the image, URL link values connected to the specific region, and detailed descriptions of the image of the specific region. It is preferable to include.

Also, in the present invention, the information data stored in the EGF image file preferably includes at least one of a file name, a detailed description of the entire image, a producer, a production date, a capacity, and sizes.

In addition, after the extraction step is performed in the present invention, it is preferable to further include an output step of converting the extracted image and the information data in an XML language and output.

According to the present invention having the above problems and solutions, the client is able to browse all the EGF image files produced to date by being registered with the EGF file search server at the same time the EGF image file is produced.

In addition, when the EGF file search server receives the EGF image file, the EGF image file extracts the images and information data stored in the EGF image file and stores them in each field of the database unit. You will have a variety of databases, which will significantly increase your search efficiency.

In addition, the EGF file search server displays the URL link value stored in the EGF image file when displaying the search results, and the URL link value is stored in the URL address of the website where detailed information data about the image and the subject word of the specific area is provided. Accordingly, the general user who receives the search results from the EGF file search server can access the site of the URL address connected to the EGF image file selected by the user, and receive more detailed information. In particular, when an EGF image file is produced for the purpose of selling a product, or when an image of a specific area is produced for the purpose of selling a product, the URL link value is the URL address of a price comparison site where the price comparison is made or the URL of an open market site where the product is sold. By storing the address and URL address of external shopping sites affiliated with the price comparison site, a client viewing an EGF image file can move to an open market site and affiliated shopping site where the product is searched. Accordingly, information providing sites (open market sites and shopping sites) that provide contents with EGF image files increase the number of visitors and the sales rate by using EGF image files only.

In addition, the EGF image file to be applied to the present invention can be utilized in various search sites having different addresses, thereby allowing clients to be provided with a high information transfer image file having various related information.

1 is a block diagram showing an EGF image file applied to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing an EGF file forming apparatus applied to the present invention.
3 is an explanatory diagram showing an EGF file search system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the present invention when the EGF image file of FIG. 1 is produced for the purpose of merchandise sales.
5 is a relation diagram for explaining an EGF file search system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a block diagram illustrating an EGF file search server applied to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a database unit of FIG. 6.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a web page on which search results are displayed by the display unit of FIG. 6.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion “A” of FIG. 8.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion “B” of FIG. 8.
11 is a real picture of a web page in which search results are displayed in a "photo type" by the display unit of the present invention.
12 is a real picture of a web page in which search results are displayed in a "list" form by the display unit of the present invention.
13 is a view showing a detail view web page of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a photograph showing a detail view web page of FIG. 13. FIG.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a process of storing an EGF image file in each field of the database unit of FIG. 7.
16 is a flowchart illustrating a process of searching for an EGF image file according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing an EGF image file applied to the present invention.

The EGF (Effective Graphic Format) image file 100 of FIG. 1 applied to the present invention is an image file of a new format format in which an image classified into specific regions and related information (hereinafter referred to as information data) related to the image are stored. .

In addition, the EGF image file 100 includes an image storage unit 101 in which an image 83 is stored, a file name storage unit 103 in which a title (file name) of an entire image file is stored, and a specific region set on the image 83. Location storage unit _a (105) for storing the location of the location, the main word storage unit _a (107) for storing the main word for a specific area, and the link value storage unit _a (where URL link information for the specific area is stored) 109), and an image detail storage unit _a (111) in which a detailed description of the main word of the specific area stored in the main storage unit _a (107) is stored, and a producer and a production date for the specific area are added. An additional description storage unit _a 113 for storing general information and an overall image description storage unit 115 in which detailed descriptions of the entire image file are made are generated by compressing the components configured as described above.

The file name storage unit 103 stores a title (file name) of the EGF image file 100, and means a title of an image file that is commonly used.

The position storage unit _a 105 stores pixel values of a specific area a on the image 83 to which additional information is to be attached in the image 83 to be edited by the producer.

The main word storage _a 107 stores a main word for most efficiently describing the specific area a stored in the position storage _a 105.

The link value storage unit _a 109 stores URL link information of a web site that is previously designated to be connected to the specific area a stored in the position storage unit a a105.

Image detail storage unit _a (111) is a detailed description of the image of the specific area (a) stored in the location storage unit _a (105), the detail is that the image of the specific area (a) is most efficiently It is configured to be described.

Additional Description The storage unit 113 stores a producer, a production date, and a capacity of the EGF image file 100.

The detailed image description storage unit 115 stores a detailed description of the entire image 83.

As described above, in the EGF image file 100 applied to the present invention, the image 83 is classified into at least one or more specific regions, and in each specific region, detailed descriptions of the main words and images of the specific region and URL link values are stored. Since not only the image 83 but also information data related to the image 83 is provided, the information transmission power of the image file itself is increased, and the client viewing the EGF image file 100 provides detailed information that the file creator wants to deliver. It can be delivered correctly.

2 is a block diagram showing an EGF file forming apparatus applied to the present invention.

The EGF file forming apparatus 200 of FIG. 2 performs the operation of storing new information data in the imported image file to generate and edit the EGF image file 100 of FIG. 1, and to the input receiving unit 209 which will be described later. Memory 201 in which the input information data, authentication information, and position values of specific areas received from the specific area designation unit 205 are stored, and an authentication unit for authenticating members of the producer (editor) and real name authentication of non-members ( 203, a specific region designation unit 205 for designating a specific region on the image to be described in detail by the producer, a display unit 211 for displaying images and information data of the input EGF image file 100, An input receiving unit 209 into which information data is input, and an interface providing unit 207 providing interfaces provided with a specific region setting function and an information data input function.

The specific region designation unit 205 sets images of a specific region in which the author wants to input new information data in the image of the input image file, and the set specific regions include information data which is related information about the specific region. It is input through the input receiving unit 209.

In addition, the setting of the specific area and the input of the information data are provided in the interface provided by the interface providing unit 207, so that the producer performs the function in a simple work process through the provided interface.

The input receiving unit 209 receives information data and command data through a keyboard, a mouse, a touch screen, etc. mounted in each user, and new information data that a producer wants to attach to the input image file, in detail. Key words that can be most efficiently described by each specific area set by the specific area designation unit 205, position values of each specific area, detailed descriptions of images of each specific area, and URL links connected to each specific area. Information is entered.

In addition, the input receiving unit 209 may further include information data including a file name, a detailed description of the entire image, a producer, a production date, a capacity, and sizes.

As described above, the EGF file forming apparatus 200 applied to the present invention generates an EGF image file 100 including an image and information data related to the image so that the conventional image file uses only one image as an information transfer means. Not only the calendar is low, but the information that the producer wants to deliver is accurate and can be solved the problem that can not be delivered in detail.

In addition, the EGF file forming apparatus 200 may further increase the information transmission power by storing the URL address of the information providing site that provides detailed information on the specific region as the URL link value of each specific region. If 100 is produced for the purpose of selling the product, the product selling site may generate revenue only by providing the EGF image file 100 to its own site. This is because the conventional image file is merely for inducing visitation of the site. You can solve the problems used for the purpose.

3 is an explanatory diagram showing an EGF file search system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an EGF file retrieval system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the EGF file retrieval system 1 includes an EGF file forming apparatus 200 for producing and editing the EGF image file 100 of FIG. 1. Links to respective clients 10-1, ..., (10-N), EGF file search server 2 which searches for EGF image files and provides search results, and EGF file forming apparatus 200. Information providing site (4), and a communication network (3) providing a path for transmitting and receiving data.

Clients 10-1, ..., (10-N) provide a parameter according to the format of EGF file search server 2 to request a service provided by EGF file search server 2 In FIG. 3, for convenience of explanation, an EGF file forming apparatus 200 for manufacturing and editing the EGF image file 100 is mounted in each of the clients 10-1, ..., 10-N. As an example, the EGF file forming apparatus 200 may not be mounted on each of the clients 10-1,..., And 10 -N.

In addition, the clients 10-1, ..., (10-N) are connected to the EGF file search server 2 and the information providing site 4 through the interlocking programs (web browser, Netscape, etc.) mounted in each of them. On the screens of the clients 10-1, ..., (10-N), the web pages of the web server (2), (4) is down and services provided by the web server (1), (4) and The content is provided.

At this time, the content refers to digital information that can be moved through the communication network (3), and specifically means all digital information such as text, code, voice, sound, image, video, and the like.

In addition, the clients 10-1, ..., 10-N include wired communication modules or wireless communication and mobile communication modules according to the form of the communication network 3, and a desktop computer capable of connecting to the communication network 3 And a notebook computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a mobile communication terminal (mobile phone, cellular phone, IMT 2000, etc.), an Internet TV, or the like.

The communication network 3 provides a connection path through which various data are transmitted and received between the web servers 1 and 4 and the clients 10-1, 10, and 10-N. LAN, a wide area network (WAN), such as wired, wireless (Network) network, mobile communication network and the like. If a mobile communication network is applied to the communication network 3, the mobile communication network is configured with a DCN (Data Core Network) (not shown) and various controllers (not shown) to convert the command signal of the mobile communication terminal into an Internet-specific protocol.

When the EGF file search server 2 receives the search keywords from the clients 10-1, ..., (10-N), the EGF file search server 2 receives the search results (EGF image files) corresponding to the search keywords. ), ..., (10-N) is a computer that provides, EGF file search server (2) and clients (10-1), ..., (10-N) is a modem and ISDN, XDSL, etc. It is connected to the communication network 3 by a wired Internet connection method or a wireless Internet connection method.

In addition, the EGF file search server 2 registers the EGF image file 100 of FIG. 1, extracts each piece of information data of the registered EGF image file 100, and stores them in the database unit. In this case, as described in FIG. 1, the file name of the EGF image file 100 and a detailed description of the entire image, position values of specific regions in the image, key words of each specific region, and details of the image of each specific region as described in FIG. 1. Descriptions, and additional descriptions including URL link information connected to each specific region, producer and production date, capacity, and size.

In addition, when the client 10-1 accesses the server, the EGF file search server 2 provides the client 10-1 with a search page including a search keyword input box. When inputted, the database unit 25 is searched to extract information data (stored in the database unit 25) corresponding to the search keyword, and the EGF image files corresponding to the extracted information data are searched by the client 10-. Is provided to 1).

In addition, when the EGF file search server 2 provides the client 10-1 with the search results, all the information data stored in the corresponding EGF image file are displayed on the web page, so that the client 10-1 retrieves the retrieved EGF image file. By reading all the information data stored in the field, the creator of the corresponding EGF image file can receive all the information to be delivered.

The information providing site 4 is a website having a URL address stored in the link value storage unit 109 of the EGF image file 100, and detailed information about images classified into specific regions in the EGF image file 100 is shown. Informational website.

Also, the URL address of the information providing site 4 may be provided from the EGF file search server 2 when the producer of the EGF image file 100 produces the EGF image file 100 through the EGF file forming apparatus 200, or the producer You can enter it directly and save it. Accordingly, the EGF image file 100 may store the URL address of the information providing site 4 connected to each specific region as a link value, thereby delivering more detailed information about the image of the specific region.

For example, when a photograph (image) combining a pension, a mountain, and a river is produced as an EGF image file 100, when a producer classifies the pension image into a specific region, the producer provides more detailed information about the pension. The URL address of the providing site) can be stored in a specific area of the EGF image file 100, and the file viewer who reads the same reads the pension image classified into the specific area and at the same time, various information data about the pension (main control and specific area). Detailed description, URL link information) can be accessed as well as access to the pension homepage stored and provided in the link value storage unit 109 to receive a variety of information.

4 is an explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the present invention when the EGF image file of FIG. 1 is produced for the purpose of merchandise sales.

4 is an EGF file retrieval system 1 'when the EGF image file 100 of FIG. 1 is produced for merchandise sales, and the EGF file retrieval system 1' is an EGF file retrieval server 2 and a client. (10-1), (10-2), ..., (10-N) are configured in the same manner as in FIG. 2, and the EGF file search server (2) includes a price comparison site (5) and an open market site (7). ), Affiliated shopping sites 9-1, 9-2, ..., 9-N are connected to the communication network 3 to transmit and receive data.

The open market site 7 is a site where a corresponding product is registered and sold when an EGF image file 100 producer produces an EGF image file 100 for the purpose of selling a product. And a detailed description of the product, the price, the EGF image file 100, etc., are stored in a database unit (not shown), and the image and information data (detailed description of the whole image, image of the registered EGF image file 100). Location values of specific regions in the region, key words of each specific region, detailed descriptions of images of each specific region, URL link information connected to each specific region, producer and production date, capacity, size, etc. )

In addition, the open market site 7 provides the product comparison data of the registered goods to the price comparison site 5 by allowing the database unit (not shown) to be linked to the price comparison site 5 described later.

Affiliated shopping sites (9-1), (9-2), ..., (9-N) are sites where product sales are affiliated with price comparison sites (5), which will be described later, and generally, such as auctions and interparks. Malls and shopping sites.

In addition, affiliated shopping sites (9-1), (9-2), ..., (9-N) is stored in the database (not shown) the product data for the registered product when the product is registered, the stored product The data is provided to the price comparison site 5 and used as a basis for price comparison.

The price comparison site 5 provides price comparison data of sites where a specific product is sold using registered product data. The price comparison site 5 is linked to a database unit (not shown) of an open market site 7 and performs internet shopping. In cooperation with the sites, affiliated shopping sites 9-1, 9-2, ..., and (9-N) are provided with product data of registered products. Accordingly, the price comparison site 5 displays product data of all products registered in the open market site 7 and the affiliate shopping sites 9-1, 9-2, ..., and 9-N. Price comparison between sites.

In addition, the price comparison site 5 provides the secured product data to the EGF file forming apparatus 200. Accordingly, the producer of the EGF image file 100 can access the price comparison site 5 through the EGF file forming apparatus 200 to read the product data of the desired product. Since the URL addresses of the sites (9-1), (9-2), ..., and (9-N) are also provided, the URL address of the specific information site where detailed information desired by the author is provided can be displayed in the EGF image file (100). It is stored in the link value storage of.

In addition, in Figure 4 EGF file forming apparatus 200 of the price comparison site (5), open market site (7) and affiliate sites (9-1), (9-2), ..., (9-N) For example, the URL address is provided so that the creator selects one of the provided URL addresses and stores it as a link value. However, the author may directly input the URL address of another site in the link value of the EGF image file 100. It's okay.

In addition, in FIG. 4, the EGF image file 100 is produced for the purpose of merchandise sales, and the URL link values stored in the EGF image file 100 are compared to the price comparison site 5, the open market site 7, and the affiliate shopping site 9-. 1), (9-2), ..., (9-N) and the like described as an example of the URL address value, but the EGF image file 100 is not produced for merchandise sales EGF image file (100 ) May store a URL address value of an address of a site where detailed information about the image is provided. That is, the price comparison site 5, the open market site 7, the affiliate shopping site 9-1, 9-2, 9-N, etc. of FIG. Belongs to (4), this information providing site (4) can be variously applied according to the purpose of production of the EGF image file (100).

5 is a relation diagram for explaining an EGF file search system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the EGF file forming apparatus 200 classifies an image into specific regions, and the classified specific regions include a file name and a detailed description of the entire image, position values of specific regions, and key words of each specific region. The EGF image file 100 is produced and edited by storing a detailed description of an image of each specific region, URL address information connected to each specific region, a producer and a production date, a capacity, and sizes (information data). You lose.

In addition, FIG. 5 is described as an example that the EGF image file 100 is produced for the purpose of merchandise sales, as in FIG. 4. In the case where the EGF image file 100 is simply produced for the purpose of information transmission, the producer is an EGF file forming apparatus Through 200, the URL address of the information providing site 4 is stored in the EGF image file 100.

In addition, when the production of the EGF image file 100 is completed, the EGF file forming apparatus 200 transmits the produced EGF image file 100 to the EGF file search server 2 regardless of the producer's selection, and the EGF image file ( The received EGF file search server 2 extracts the image and information data stored in the EGF image file 100, and stores the extracted image and information data in each field of the database unit.

In addition, when the EGF image file 100 is produced for the sale of goods, the producer may open the market information site 5 and shopping site 9-1, where product information and various information about the corresponding product are registered in each specific area. 9-2), ..., (9-N), the URL address value of the price comparison site is stored, the file viewer can receive the product information on the image (commodity) of the specific area by itself to view the image The open market site 5 and shopping sites 9-1, 9-2, ..., 9-N will increase the number of visitors. In general, since Internet shopping malls (shopping sites) are directly connected to the product sales rate, the online shopping malls (shopping sites) may increase the product sales rate simply by using the EGF image file 100.

Also, when the EGF image file 100 is registered, the EGF file search server 2 stores images and information data stored in the EGF image file 100 in the database unit 25 of FIG. 5, which will be described later.

The EGF file search server 2 displays the search results by displaying the EGF image files 100 corresponding to the search keyword when the clients 10-1, ..., 10-N input the search keyword. 10-1), ..., (10-N), and the search results include URL link values (open market site (7) and price comparison site (5), affiliate shopping site) stored in the EGF image file (100). (9-1), (9-2), ..., the client 10-1 viewing the search results by providing " click " Sites with URL addresses where (10-N) are stored (open market site (7) and affiliate shopping sites (9-1), (9-2), ..., (9-N), price comparison sites (5) to be easily connected.

6 is a block diagram illustrating an EGF file search server applied to an embodiment of the present invention.

The EGF file search server 2 of FIG. 6 is a data transmission / reception unit 11 receiving the EGF image file 100 generated by the EGF file forming apparatus 200 and periodically transmitted to the data transmission / reception unit 11. A crawler 13 for collecting the EGF image file 100, a reader 15 for extracting the image 51 and the information data 60 stored in the collected EGF image file 100, and a reader ( An analysis unit 17 for extracting only necessary information from the image and information data 60 extracted by 15 and the image 51 and information data 60 extracted from the analysis unit 17 are stored, respectively. The database unit 25, the input unit 27 through which the search keywords entered by the clients 10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-N are received, and the information data corresponding to the search keywords. The search unit 29 for searching the EGF image file 100 including the fields 60 and the EGF file search for the clients 10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-N. On the server (2) Which comprises a display unit 31 for displaying a search result.

The data transceiving unit 11 transmits and receives data to and from an external website through the communication network 3, and when the new EGF image file 100 is generated by the EGF file forming apparatus 200, the EGF file forming apparatus 200. EGF image file 100 is received from.

In addition, the data transmission / reception unit 11 receives an open market site (7), a price comparison site (5), and an affiliate shopping site (9-) having a corresponding URL address when a move command is inputted to a URL link value stored in the EGF image file (100). 1), (9-2), ..., (9-N), open market site (7), price comparison site (5), affiliate shopping site (9-1), (9-2) , ..., (9-N) provide the client 10-1, (10-2), ..., (10-N) with a result page corresponding to the received keyword.

The crawler 13 periodically collects the EGF image file 100 transmitted to the data transceiver 11, and the cycle is pre-stored in the database unit 25 according to the operator's selection of the EGF file search server 2. It is determined by time.

The reading unit 15 reads and extracts the image 51 and the information data 60 of the EGF image file 100 collected by the crawling unit 13.

In addition, the reading unit 15 includes an image recognition and analysis unit 17 in which recognition and reading of the image 51 and the information data 60 stored in the collected EGF image file 100 is performed, and the image recognition and analysis unit 17. Extracting unit 19 for extracting the read image and the information data, and an output unit 21 for converting the extracted image and information data in the XML language and outputs.

The image recognition and analysis unit 17 recognizes the image of the collected EGF image file 100 when the crawler 13 collects the EGF image file 100.

In addition, the image recognition and analysis unit 17 analyzes the characteristics and format of the recognized image through an image analysis algorithm after image recognition, analyzes whether there is a recognizable character in the image, etc. Optical Character Recognition (OCR), which is used for analysis, is used. If a character is extracted from an image, the extracted character is converted into editable text.

The extraction unit 19 stores information data (file name and detailed description of the entire image, location values of specific regions in the image, key words of each specific region, and each specific information stored in the EGF image file 100 collected by the crawler 13). Detailed descriptions of the image of the region, URL link information connected to each specific region, creator and production date, capacity, size) are extracted.

The output unit 21 converts the image recognized by the image recognition and analysis unit 17 and the information data extracted through the extraction unit 19 into an XML language and outputs the converted information.

The analyzing unit 23 is a parser to which parsing is performed, and the fields 251 and 253 of the database unit 25 described later by analyzing the image and information data extracted by the reading unit 15. ), (255), (257), (259), (261), (263), (265) of which is to be stored, that is, the path information to be stored is determined.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a database unit of FIG. 6.

As shown in FIG. 7, the database unit 25 stores the image parsed from the analysis unit 23 and respective information data as fields corresponding to the image field 251 and the information data field 253. The image field 251 stores an image of the registered EGF image file 100.

The information data field 253 also includes a file name field 255 of the EGF image file 100, a full image description field 257, a main control field 259, a link value field 261, and a specific region detail. The description field 263 and the producer field 265.

The file name field 255 stores the file name information data of the analyzed EGF image file 100, and the detailed image description field 257 stores detailed information information about the image of the EGF image file 100. The field 259 stores main word information data of a specific area that can be most efficiently described for an image of a specific area, and the link value field 261 stores URL link value information data connected to a specific area. In the region description field 263, detailed description information data of an image classified into a specific region is stored, and in the producer field 265, producer information data of the EGF image file 100 is stored.

When the search keyword is inputted by the clients 10-1, ..., (10-N), the search unit 29 stores the information data (file name and detailed description of the entire image, image) stored in the database unit 25. Search for location values of specific regions, key words of specific regions, detailed descriptions of images of each specific region, URL link information linked to each specific region, author and production date, capacity, size, etc. Each of the pieces of information data is detected, and the EGF image file 100 including the retrieved information data is detected. At this time, all the information data of the retrieved EGF image file 100 is displayed on the web page so that the clients 10-1, ..., 10-N can be read by the display 31.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a web page on which search results are displayed by the display unit of FIG. 6.

The display unit 31 causes the image 83 and the information data of the EGF image file 100 output from the search unit 29 to be displayed on the web page 8 as shown in FIG. 8, and the web page 8 ) Is provided with a keyword input field 73 into which a search keyword 74 is input, and a "search" button 75 on which a search is executed is located above. At this time, when a user inputs a search keyword 74 and clicks "search" to perform a search, the entire image search result display field 80 in which this image search result is displayed and a shopping search result are displayed. The search result display field 90 is displayed.

In addition, the entire image search result display field 80 is arranged by sorting the EGF image files 100 corresponding to the search keyword, the search results are displayed centered on the "image", the overall shopping search result display field (90) is a search result Is exhibited around "shopping".

In addition, the image display and shopping search results of the brief information of the EGF image file 100 are arranged and displayed in the total image search result display column 80 and the total shopping search result display column 90. Sort according to similarity with (74). For example, the information data of the most similar EGF image file 100 is displayed in the first display field 81-1.

That is, the display 31 displays an image corresponding to the search keyword 74 when the clients 10-1, ..., 10-N input the search keyword 74 to perform an image search or a shopping search. And a search result composed of the EGF image files 100 of the information data is displayed to the clients 10-1, ..., 10-N.

In addition, the search results of FIG. 8 are used when sorting the search results in a general search site.

For example, "list type" among "list type" and "photo type" used in the related art is applied.

As described above, the EGF file search server 2 applied to the present invention automatically generates an EGF image file generated from the EGF file forming apparatus 200 when the EGF image file 100 is newly generated by the EGF file forming apparatus 200. By receiving 100), all EGF image files 100 registered at the time of search can be used as a search target.

In addition, the EGF file search server 2 extracts all the information data stored in the registered EGF image file 100 and stores them in the fields of the database unit 25 to provide various and accurate search results according to the search keywords. Will be.

In addition, since the EGF file search server 2 stores information data in the EGF image file 100 itself, the conventional meta tag search method is not linked to sites having different addresses, so the meta tag for each site is not linked. The problem of having to re-enter the input is solved.

In addition, the EGF file search server 2 provides the URL address of the information providing site 4 to the EGF file forming apparatus 200, so that the creator of the EGF image file 100 can easily link the URL address value. The providing site 4 increases the number of site visitors through the EGF file search server 2 only by providing the EGF image file 100 to its own site, and the sales rate when the information providing site 4 is a product selling site. This can be increased.

In addition, the EGF file search server 2 extracts and displays all information data stored in the EGF image file 100 when providing a search result, so that a searcher can receive detailed information about the EGF image file 100 to be searched. do.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of portion “A” of FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of portion “B” of FIG. 8.

The image search result display fields 81-1, 81-2, ..., and 81-N of FIG. 9 are the EGF image files 100 searched among the entire image search result display columns 80 of FIG. ) Is a display field (A) which briefly displays information, the image 83 of the searched EGF image file 100, the file name 85 of the corresponding EGF image file 100, and the corresponding EGF image file 100 The producer 87 and the production date 89 are displayed to display the image and file name, the producer, and the production date stored in the retrieved EGF image file 100.

The shopping result display fields 81-1, 81-2, ..., and 81 -N of FIG. 10 are the EGF image files 100 searched among the entire image search result display columns 80 of FIG. 8. ) Is a display field that briefly displays information about the image 83 of the searched EGF image file 100 and the main words 95, 95 ', ..., ( 95-N), the seller's price (94), (94 '), ..., (94-N), producer (87), production date (89), detailed description of the specific area It consists of a " detailed information " click field 97 that takes you to the detail view web page being displayed.

In addition, the display unit provides a detailed view web page in which detailed information on the corresponding EGF image file 100 is displayed when the "detail" click field 97 is clicked, and the detailed view web page will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 13. Shall be.

FIG. 11 is a real picture of a web page in which search results are displayed in a "photo type" by the display unit of the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a real picture of a web page in which search results are displayed in a "list type" by the display unit of the present invention. to be.

The search result web page 8 of FIG. 11 is an actual web screen in which the search results are arranged in a "photo type", and as described with reference to FIG. Image search fields 81-1, 81-2, ..., (81-N) in which each of the EGF image files searched through the search result display field 80 are displayed are arranged and displayed. In the display field 81-1, an image 83, "Hong Gil-dong shopping" 85, which is the file name of the EGF image file 100, "sanmeck" 87, and production date 89 are displayed. In this case, the searcher clicks the image 83 in each of the display fields 81-1, 81-2, ..., 81-N, and the "detailed view" web in order to view more detailed information. Go to the page.

In addition, the shopping search result display fields (91-1), (91-2), ..., (91-N) in which each of the EGF image files searched through the total shopping search result display field (90) are displayed are arranged. Each display field (91-1), (91-2), ..., (91-N) is an image 83 of the corresponding EGF image file 100 and the items to be sold. Key words (93-1), (93-2), ..., (93-N), the selling price 94 set by the producer, and the selling point (95) indicating the site where the product is sold are displayed. On one side of each of the display fields 91-1, 91-2, ..., and 91-N, a "detailed information" click button and an item 97 are displayed.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a detail view web page of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a photograph showing the detail view web page of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 13, the display unit 31 includes an image 83 of the EGF image file 100 and additional description information data (manufacturer and production date, file name and capacity) when the detail view web page 70 is provided. , Size) 84, and each of the main words 93, 93 ', 93' 'of the specific regions classified in the EGF image file 100, and each of the main words 93, 93'. ), (93 '') and the detailed description (96), (96 '), (96' ') of each subject, the file name (85) of the EGF image file 100, and the file name ( 85) Clients 10-1, ..., (10-N) viewing the detail view web page 70 are positioned underneath so that the details 98 for the entire image 83 are displayed. The creator of the image file 100 can receive all the information to be delivered.

In addition, the display unit 31 exposes “price comparison” 87 and “view product” buttons 89 and 89 ′ on the right side of the main keywords 93, 93 ′, and 93 ″. When the client 10-1 clicks the "price comparison" button 87, the client 10-1 is directed to a price comparison site 5 which provides price comparison data of shopping sites for the main word (product) and 93, and the "product" Click the "View" button (89) and open market site (7) selling affiliated items (93) and affiliated shopping sites (7-1), (7-2), ..., (7 -N), the client 10-1 selects a purchase for the corresponding main word (merchandise) 93.

In addition, in the present invention, when the display unit 31 displays the search result, the search result is described as an example of applying the “photo type” of FIG. 11 and the “list type” of FIG. 12, but the search result is not limited thereto. The arrangement of the display columns, the list of information data displayed in each display column, and the display methods may be variously applied.

As described above, the EGF file retrieval system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has the EGF file forming apparatus 200 newly produced and edited when the EGF image file 100 is newly produced and edited through the EGF file forming apparatus 200. The EGF image file 100 is automatically transmitted to the EGF file search server 2, and the EGF file search server 2 stores the received EGF image file 100 in the database part to be accurate at the time of searching, and various search results. Can be provided.

In addition, the EGF file search server 2 extracts all the information data stored in the received EGF image file 100 and stores them in each field of the database unit 25 to provide a more efficient search service.

In addition, the EGF file search server 2 provides the URL address of the information providing site 4 to the EGF file forming apparatus 200, and the producer who directly accesses the provided information providing site according to his / her choice. The URL address is stored in the link value storage unit 109 of the EGF image file 100.

In addition, since the image file provided as a search result according to the present invention stores various related information on its own, the conventional meta tag search method is efficient for the search by storing the search keyword prediction phrase in the meta tag, but the image file provided as the search result The problem of low information transmission still can be solved.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the conventional meta tag search method can be used only in a specific site where meta tag storage related work is performed, a problem of providing different search results according to the search site can be supplemented.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a process of storing an EGF image file in each field of the database unit of FIG. 7.

The EGF image file 100 is generated by the EGF file forming apparatus 200 mounted in each of the clients 10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-N (S200). The newly produced EGF image file 100 is transmitted from the EGF file forming apparatus 200 to the data transmission / reception unit 11 of the EGF file search server 2 (S210). The crawler 13 collects the EGF image file 100 transmitted to the data transceiving unit 11, and the crawler 13 collects the EGF image file 100 according to a period previously stored in the database unit 25. (S220). The image 83 of the EGF image file 100 collected by the image recognition and analysis unit 17 is recognized and analyzed. In this case, an image analysis algorithm such as optical character recognition (OCR) is used to analyze the image 83 (S230). The extractor 19 extracts the image 83 and the information data of the analyzed EGF image file 100 (S240). The output unit 21 converts the extracted image 83 and the information data into an XML language and outputs the converted image 83 (S250). Each of the extracted image 83 and the information data is parsed by the analysis unit 23 (S260). The parsed image and information data are fields 251, 253, 255, 257, 259, 261, 263, and 265 of the database unit 25 corresponding to the parsed image and information data, respectively. The newly produced EGF image file 100 is stored in the EGF file search server 2 by being stored in S270.

16 is a flowchart illustrating a process of searching for an EGF image file according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 16, the client 10-1 accesses the EGF file search server 2 (S10). In operation S20, a search keyword 74 for searching for an image to be searched by the client 10-1 is input to the keyword input field 73 provided by the display unit 31. The client 10-1 selects whether the search is an image search or a shopping search (S30).

When the client 10-1 selects an image search, the search unit 29 searches the database unit 25 to extract information data corresponding to the search keyword 74, and the EGF image including the extracted information data. The file 100 is extracted (S40). The image 83 and the information data of the extracted EGF image file 100 are displayed according to the display unit 31, and the display unit 31 displays the image 83 and the detailed description 98 of the image and the entire region. Respective details 96, producer 87 information data for the images of the user are displayed. In this case, the display 31 determines whether the image alignment form and the information data are present (S50). The client 10-1 reads the displayed image 83 and the information data, and reads a detailed description 96 of the image of each specific region (S60). In addition, the client 10-1 receives information about the producer 87 (S70). In addition, the client 10-1 reads the image 83 and the detailed description 98 of the entire image (S80).

When the client 10-1 selects the shopping search in step 30 (S30), the search unit 29 searches the database unit 25 to extract information data corresponding to the search keyword 74, and the extracted information. The EGF image file 100 including the data is extracted (S90). The image 83 and the information data of the extracted EGF image file 100 are displayed according to the display unit 31, and the display unit 31 displays the image 83 and the detailed description 98 of the image and the entire region. Each of the details 96, author, URL link value 109 information data for the image of the user is displayed. In this case, the display unit 31 determines whether or not each image alignment type and information data are displayed (S100). In this case, the display unit 31 determines whether or not each image alignment type and information data are displayed (S100). The client 10-1 reads the displayed image 83 and the information data, and reads a detailed description 96 of the image of each specific region (S110). In addition, the client 10-1 receives information about the producer 87 (S120). In addition, the client 10-1 reads the image 83 and the detailed description 98 of the entire image (S130). In addition, the client 10-1 may access the open market site 7 and the affiliate shopping sites 9-1, 9-2, ..., and 9-N through URL link information stored in a specific area. Access to receive a product purchase page (S140). In addition, the client 10-1 accesses the price comparison site 5 through URL link information stored in a specific area and receives a price comparison page (S140).

1: EGF file search server 3: Communication network 4: Information site
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In the EGF file retrieval system for providing EGF image files including the images and information data that is related information for each of the images in the search request:
An EGF file forming apparatus for producing and editing the EGF image file;
An EGF file search server which receives the produced and edited EGF image file from the EGF file forming apparatus and stores the information data, and provides the search result according to the search request;
EGF file retrieval system comprising a client connected to the EGF file search server via a communication network to perform the search request. The method of claim 1, wherein the EGF file search server
A reading unit which extracts the image and the information data from the received EGF image file;
A database unit for storing the image and the information data extracted from the reading unit;
And a search unit that receives a search keyword from the client and provides the search result corresponding to the search keyword. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the information data stored in the EGF image file includes the image and the file name of the image, position values of specific regions of the image, detailed descriptions of the image of the specific region, and the entire image. EGF file search system comprising at least one of the description. The method of claim 3, wherein the information data stored in the EGF image file includes at least one of a file name, a detailed description of the entire image, URL link values connected to the specific region, a producer, a production date, a capacity, and sizes. EGF file search system comprising a. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the database unit comprises: an image field in which the image is stored; A main word field in which the main word is stored; A link value field in which the URL link value is stored; And a specific region description field in which respective descriptions of the subjects are stored. The method of claim 4, wherein the communication network is further connected to the information providing site for providing detailed information on the image of the specific area, the URL link value of the EGF image file EGF, characterized in that the URL address of the information providing site File Search System. Receives and stores the EGF image file from an EGF file forming apparatus that creates and edits an EGF image file storing information and information data related to the image, and provides the EGF images as a search result according to a client's search request. On an EGF file search server:
A reading unit configured to extract the image and the information data of the received EGF image file, respectively;
A database unit for storing the extracted image and information data;
And a search unit for receiving a search keyword from the client and providing a search result corresponding to the search keyword to the client. The method of claim 7, wherein the information data stored in the EGF image file includes at least one of the image, position values of specific regions of the image, URL link values connected to the specific region, and detailed descriptions of the image of the specific region. EGF file search server comprising the above. The EGF file search server of claim 8, wherein the information data stored in the EGF image file includes a file name, at least one of a detailed description of the entire image, a producer, a production date, a capacity, and sizes. . The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the database unit comprises: an image field in which the image is stored; A main word field in which the main word is stored; A link value field in which the URL link value is stored; EGF file search server, characterized in that it comprises a specific area description field in which each of the detailed description of the subject word is stored. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the database unit includes a file name field in which the file name is stored, a full image detail field in which a detailed description of the entire image is stored, and an additional description including the producer, the production date, the capacity, and the sizes. EGF file search server, characterized in that it further comprises a stored additional description field. 8. The EGF file search server of claim 7, wherein the EGF file search server further comprises an analyzer configured to determine a storage path by parsing the image and the information data detected by the reading unit. The method of claim 7, wherein the reading unit
An image recognition and analysis unit for analyzing characteristics and format formats of the EGF image file, and determining and extracting characters from the image;
EGF file search server comprising an extraction unit for extracting the image and the information data stored in the EGF image file. The EGF file search of claim 13, wherein the reading unit further comprises an output unit converting the image recognized by the image recognition and analyzing unit and the information data extracted by the extracting unit into an XML language and outputting the converted XML data. server. The EGF file search server of claim 7, wherein the EGF file search server further comprises a display configured to display the image and the information data. The method of claim 7, wherein the EGF file search server further comprises a data transceiver for transmitting and receiving data with the outside,
The EGF file forming apparatus automatically transmits the EGF image file to the data transmitting / receiving unit when the production and editing of the EGF image file is completed. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the EGF file forming apparatus is
A specific area designation unit configured to set the specific areas;
An interface providing unit providing an interface to which the information data including position values of the set specific regions are input;
And a memory for storing the image and the information data input through the interface. The EGF file search server of claim 9, wherein the URL link value is a URL address value of an information providing site that provides detailed information about the specific region. The display apparatus of claim 15, wherein the display unit displays the search results detected by the search unit, and the search result is detailed about the image, the position values, the URL link values, and the image of the specific region of the searched EGF image file. An EGF file search server comprising descriptions, wherein the searched EGF image files are arranged and displayed. The EGF file search server as set forth in claim 19, wherein the search result displays a mouse click button moving to a detail view web page in which both the image and the information data of the searched EGF image file are displayed. The EGF file search server of claim 20, wherein the display unit displays the number of the link values stored in the EGF image file only for a pre-stored time when the image is displayed on the detail view web page. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the display unit displays the main word list when the client mouses over the image on the detail view web page. An EGF file search method comprising: storing EGF image files storing information and information data related to an image, in a database unit, and providing the EGF image files corresponding to the search keyword as a search result when a search keyword is input:
An input step of inputting a search keyword;
A detection step of detecting an EGF image file corresponding to the search keyword from the EGF image files previously stored in the database unit;
And displaying the image and the information data of the detected EGF image files. The process of claim 23, wherein the EGF image file is stored in the database unit in the detecting step.
A generation step of generating the EGF image file;
A receiving step of receiving the generated EGF image file;
An extraction step of extracting images and information data of the received EGF image file, respectively;
A parsing step of parsing the extracted image and information data;
And storing the parsed image and information data in a database unit, respectively. The method according to claim 23 or 24, wherein the information data stored in the EGF image file is at least one of the image, position values of specific regions of the image, URL link values connected to the specific region and details of the image of the specific region. EGF file search method comprising at least one. The method of claim 25, wherein the information data stored in the EGF image file includes a file name, at least one of a detailed description of the entire image, a producer, a production date, a capacity, and sizes. . The method of claim 24, further comprising: an output step of converting the extracted image and the information data into an XML language and outputting the extracted data after the extraction step is performed.

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