MODULAR IMAGE QUERY SYSTEM

An image query and storage apparatus and method including a plurality of dynamically linkable feature modules is disclosed. Each of the plurality of feature modules extract a different set of feature information from an input image. The method and apparatus further includes a database coupled to the plurality of feature modules. The database includes storage for the different set of feature information for each of the plurality of feature modules. The method and apparatus support a query by image content of the database of images using the dynamically linked plurality of feature modules. The method and apparatus further includes a plurality of dynamically linkable scoring modules for processing feature specific scoring information generated by the feature modules.