An image searching system, an image searching method, and a medium storing
an image searching program for improving search accuracy while reducing
the user burden when searching for similar images based on a plurality of
key images are disclosed.A plurality of feature quantity types is
extracted from each of plural key images (S42), and feature quantities of
the same type are compared between the key images to select those feature
quantities having approximately equal values as the key image feature
quantities to be used as search criteria (S43). Feature quantities in the
target images are then extracted (S45) and a degree of similarity between
the target image and key images is calculated based on a key image
feature quantity and the same feature quantity in the target image (S46)
Based on the resulting degree of similarity, target images having a high
similarity to the key image are output as the search result (S47).