# US 2013/0155088 A1 · Method, apparatus and system for generating an image slideshow > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0155088 A1 - Document ID: US20130155088A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/714,301 - Filed: 2012-12-13 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-19 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: IJ Eric WANG; Jie XU; Mark Ronald TAINSH - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130155088A1 ## CPC - G06T 11/60: Creating or editing images; Combining images with text - G06F 16/4393: {Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums} - G06T 1/0007: {Image acquisition} - G11B 27/034: on discs (G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) ## Abstract A method of generating an image slideshow is disclosed. A plurality of candidate images is accessed for the image slideshow. The method determines a plurality of subsections of reference images in a photo book. A corresponding set of the candidate images is selected for each of the determined subsections of the reference images, each set of candidate images being selected based on at least one attribute type of a corresponding determined subsection. The image slideshow is generated using at least one candidate image from each selected set of candidate images. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of generating an image slideshow, said method comprising: accessing a plurality of candidate images for the image slideshow; determining a plurality of subsections of reference images in a photo book; selecting a corresponding set of the candidate images for each of the determined subsections of the reference images, each said set of candidate images being selected based on at least one attribute type of a corresponding determined subsection; and generating the image slideshow using at least one candidate image from each selected set of candidate images. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: selecting a first set of candidate images and a corresponding subsection of reference images sharing a first property; and selecting a second set of candidate images and a corresponding subsection of reference images sharing a second property said first property being different to the second property and where a property is a combination of attribute type and attribute value. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the first attribute type is different to the second attribute type. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein first and second attribute type are the same but first attribute value is the different to second attribute value. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the subsections of reference images are determined based on physical characteristics of the photo book. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the candidate images are clustered into sets based on an attribute type. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein a subsection of reference images corresponds to a set of candidate images if the subsection of reference images is contained within the set of candidate images. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising successively clustering the candidate images into sets based on different attribute types. ### Claim 9 An apparatus for generating an image slideshow, said apparatus comprising: means for accessing a plurality of candidate images for the image slideshow; means for determining a plurality of subsections of reference images in a photo book; means for selecting a corresponding set of the candidate images for each of the determined subsections of the reference images, each said set of candidate images being selected based on at least one attribute of a corresponding determined subsection; and means for generating the image slideshow using at least one candidate image from each selected set of candidate images. ### Claim 10 A system for generating an image slideshow, said system comprising: a memory for storing data and a computer program; a processor coupled to said memory for executing said computer program, said computer program comprising instructions for: accessing a plurality of candidate images for the image slideshow; determining a plurality of subsections of reference images in a photo book; selecting a corresponding set of the candidate images for each of the determined subsections of the reference images, each said set of candidate images being selected based on at least one attribute of a corresponding determined subsection; and generating the image slideshow using at least one candidate image from each selected set of candidate images. ### Claim 11 A computer readable medium having a computer program recorded there for generating an image slideshow, said program comprising: code for accessing a plurality of candidate images for the image slideshow; code for determining a plurality of subsections of reference images in a photo book; code for selecting a corresponding set of the candidate images for each of the determined subsections of the reference images, each said set of candidate images being selected based on at least one attribute of a corresponding determined subsection; and code for generating the image slideshow using at least one candidate image from each selected set of candidate images.