| US 7,487,151 B2 | ||
| Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program for implementing information processing method, information processing system, and method for information processing system | ||
| Noriyuki Yamamoto, Kanagawa (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 15, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/987,158. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-403146 (JP), filed on Dec. 02, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0165782 A1, Jul. 28, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 707—7 [707/E17.009] | 43 Claims |
| 1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
modification means for acquiring M information sets each including N pieces of individual information and modifying at least
partially the N pieces of individual information of each of the M information sets such that correlations among the N pieces
of individual information are emphasized, where N is an integer equal to or greater than 2 and M is an integer equal to or
greater than 1;
generation means for generating a reference information set including N pieces of individual information for use as a reference
in a calculation of similarity, from the M information sets each including N pieces of individual information modified by
the modification means; and
similarity calculation means for acquiring, as a comparative information set, a new information set including N individual
information elements and calculating the similarity of the comparative information set with respect to the reference information
set produced by the generation means.
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