Picture Synthesis Method and Apparatus, Instant Communication Method, and Picture Synthesis Server

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• an acquisition unit stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to obtain a plurality of pictures to be combined;
• a determination unit stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to determine visual centers of the plurality of pictures to be combined;
• a tailoring unit stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to tailor the plurality of pictures to be combined according to the visual centers of the plurality of pictures to be combined and a first set specification;
• and
• a combination unit stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to combine the plurality of tailored pictures to be combined to obtain a combined picture.

A device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• a receiving unit stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors that is configured to separately receive pictures to be combined from a plurality of clients that conduct instant communications;
• a determination unit stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors that is configured to determine visual centers of the pictures to be combined;
• a tailoring unit stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors that is configured to tailor the pictures to be combined according to the visual centers of the pictures to be combined and a first set specification;
• a combination unit stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors that is configured to combine the tailored pictures to be combined to obtain a combined picture.