Image processing apparatus, image processing method and storage media

An image processing method, comprising:

• receiving input of a plurality of images;
• selecting each of the plurality of images one by one as a base image, and aligning the base image and each of comparison images, which are images excluding the base image among the plurality of images, for each of the base images based on the image features;
• selecting the comparison image to be combined with the base image from among the comparison images aligned with the base image for each of the base images, calculate a common region in which images included in the combination can be commonly drawn, and select the combination in which the ratio of the common region to the base image is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold;
• determining the combination that maximizes the number of comparison images from the selected combination;
• and
• outputting an image group corresponding to the determined combination and information indicating the base image corresponding to the image group.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage media stored an image processing program causing a computer to function as an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus comprising:

• an input unit configured to receive input of a plurality of images;
• an alignment unit configured to select each of the plurality of images one by one as a base image, and aligns the base image and each of comparison images, which are images excluding the base image among the plurality of images, for each of the base images based on the image features;
• a selection unit configured to select the comparison image to be combined with the base image from among the comparison images aligned with the base image for each of the base images, calculate a common region in which images included in the combination can be commonly drawn, and select the combination in which the ratio of the common region to the base image is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold;
• a determination unit configured to determine the combination that maximizes the number of comparison images from the selected combination;
• and
• an output unit configured to output an image group corresponding to the determined combination and information indicating the base image corresponding to the image group.