Patent attributes
The present application relates to a method for implementing picture search and a website server thereof. A method for implementing picture search includes: classifying, according to keywords in advance in a picture database, corresponding pictures by shape of objects in the pictures, and determining a sample picture for each shape type; wherein, after a server receives a picture search request sent from a client, the method includes: searching, by the server, in the picture database for the sample picture of several shape types classified in advance corresponding to the keywords in said search request, and returning, to the client, the searched sample picture of the several shape types; receiving, by the server, the sample picture of a certain shape type determined by the client, and searching, in the picture database for the pictures which correspond to said keywords and satisfy a predetermined request with the characteristic value of said determined sample pictures; returning, by the server, said found pictures to the client. The present application enables the user to search pictures of similar shapes according to the shape types, thereby satisfying the user's search demands.
