Interactive Search Method for Ambiguous Target Image

We propose an image retrieval system by which an ambiguous target image can be retrieved The advantages of this system were examined using a facial database. An ambiguous image, such as a favorite face, was chosen as the target image. In the system, similar faces to the prototype, which was created by repeated retrieval over some period of time, were used to estimate the goal image. One of the main aims was to evaluate the method's ability to lead the retriever to the goal image without measuring the psychological preference of the retriever directly. It was found that ambiguous facial image retrieval is possible without subjective labels in the data, but with the presentation of faces similar to the prototype for the next candidates.