Apparatus, method, and program for selecting images in a photo album

An image editing apparatus comprising:

• display means for carrying out various kinds of display;
• image display control means for displaying a catalog of images on the display means;
• template display control means for displaying a template, which is represented by template data, used as photo album paper on the display means together with the catalog, the template having at least one image insertion area and added with a plurality of sets of condition specification information to a header of the template data, the plurality of the sets of the condition specification information comprising conditions for determining a state of a subject in a given image that is appropriate for insertion in the at least one image insertion area, an image quality of the given image, or a state of the given image to be inserted in the at least one image insertion area;
• selection reception means for receiving selection of the at least one image insertion area in the template displayed on the display means;
• image sifting means for sifting appropriate images, from the catalog of images, agreeing with at least one of the plurality of sets of condition specification information for the selected at least one image insertion area, with reference to a set or sets of condition specification information among the plurality of sets of condition specification information for the selected at least one image insertion area;
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• image selection means for receiving selection of an image, among the appropriate images, to be inserted in the selected image insertion area.

An image editing apparatus comprising:

• display means for carrying out various kinds of display;
• image display control means for displaying a catalog of images on the display means;
• template display control means for displaying a template, which is represented by template data, used as photo album paper on the display means together with the catalog, the template having image insertion areas and added with sets of condition specification information to a header of the template data, the sets of condition specification information comprising conditions for determining a state of a subject in each of images to be inserted respectively in the image insertion areas or an image quality of the each of the images, the template also added with correspondence information representing correspondence between the sets of condition specification information of the respective image insertion areas for causing the images to be inserted respectively in the image insertion areas with relevance to each other;
• selection reception means for receiving selection of any one of the image insertion areas in the template displayed on the display means;
• image sifting means for sifting first appropriate images, from the catalog of images, agreeing with a first set of condition specification information, among the sets of condition specification information, for a predetermined one of the image insertion areas with reference to the first set of condition specification information for the predetermined image insertion area in the case where the predetermined image insertion area has been selected, and for sifting, in the case where another one of the image insertion areas is selected after selection of an image to be inserted in the predetermined image insertion area, second appropriate images, from the catalog of images, agreeing with a second set of condition specification information, among the sets of condition specification information, for the other selected image insertion area according to the correspondence information which refers to the second set of condition specification information for the other selected image insertion area corresponding to the first set of condition specification information for the image to be inserted in the predetermined image insertion area;
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• image selection means for receiving selection of images, among the first appropriate images and the second appropriate images, to be inserted respectively in the image insertion areas.

An image editing method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a catalog of images on display means;
• displaying a template, which is represented by template data, used as photo album paper on the display means together with the catalog, the template having at least one image insertion area and added with condition specification information to a header of the template data, the condition specification information comprising conditions for determining a state of a subject in a given image that is appropriate for insert ion in the at least one image insertion area, an image quality of the given image, or a state of the given image to be inserted in the at least one image insertion area;
• receiving selection of the at least one image insertion area in the template displayed on the display means;
• sifting appropriate images, from the catalog of images, agreeing with the condition specification information for the selected at least one image insertion area, with reference to the condition specification information for the selected at least one image insertion area;
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• receiving selection of an image, among the appropriate images, to be inserted in the selected image insertion area.

An image editing method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a catalog of images on display means;
• displaying a template, which is represented by template data, used as photo album paper on the display means together with the catalog, the template having at least one image insertion area and added with a plurality of sets of condition specification information to a header of the template data, the plurality of the sets of the condition specification information comprising conditions for determining a state of a subject in a given image that is appropriate for insertion in the at least one image insertion area, an image quality of the given image, or a state of the given image to be inserted in the at least one image insertion area;
• receiving selection of the at least one image insertion area in the template displayed on the display means;
• sifting appropriate images, from the catalog of images, agreeing with at least one of the plurality of sets of condition specification information for the selected at least one image insertion area, with reference to a set or sets of condition specification information among the plurality of sets of condition specification information for the selected at least one image insertion area;
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• receiving selection of an image, among the appropriate images, to be inserted in the selected image insertion area.

An image editing method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a catalog of images on display means;
• displaying a template, which is represented by template data, used as photo album paper on the display means together with the catalog, the template having image insertion areas and added with sets of condition specification information to a header of the template data, the sets of condition specification information comprising conditions for determining a state of a subject in each of images to be inserted respectively in the image insertion areas or an image quality of the each of the images, the template also added with correspondence information representing correspondence between the sets of condition specification information of the respective image insertion areas for causing the images to be inserted respectively in the image insertion areas with relevance to each other;
• receiving selection of any one of the image insertion areas in the template displayed on the display means;
• sifting first appropriate images, from the catalog of images, agreeing with a first set of condition specification information, among the sets of condition specification information, for a predetermined one of the image insertion areas with reference to the first set of condition specification information for the predetermined image insertion area in the case where the predetermined image insertion area has been selected, and for sifting, in the case where another one of the image insertion areas is selected after selection of an image to be inserted in the predetermined image insertion area, second appropriate images, from the catalog of images, agreeing with a second set of condition specification information, among the sets of condition specification information, for the other selected image insertion area according to the correspondence information which refers to the second set of condition specification information for the other selected image insertion area corresponding to the first set of condition specification information for the image to be inserted in the predetermined image insertion area;
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• receiving selection of images, among the first appropriate images and the second appropriate images, to be inserted respectively in the image insertion areas.

A computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an image editing method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a catalog of images on display means;
• displaying a template, which is represented by template data, used as photo album paper on the display means together with the catalog, the template having at least one image insertion area and added with condition specification information to a header of the template data, the condition specification information comprising conditions for determining a state of a subject in a given image that is appropriate for insertion in the at least one image insertion area, an image quality of the given image, or a state of the given image to be inserted in the at least one image insertion area;
• receiving selection of the at least one image insertion area in the template displayed on the display means;
• sifting appropriate images, from the catalog of images, agreeing with the condition specification information for the selected at least one image insertion area, with reference to the condition specification information for the selected at least one image insertion area;
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• receiving selection of an image, among the appropriate images, to be inserted in the selected image insertion area.

A computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an image editing method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a catalog of images on display means;
• displaying a template, which is represented by template data, used as photo album paper on the display means together with the catalog, the template having at least one image insertion area and added with a plurality of sets of condition specification information to a header of the template data, the plurality of the sets of the condition specification information comprising conditions for determining a state of a subject in a given image that is appropriate for insertion in the at least one image insertion area, an image quality of the given image, or a state of the given image to be inserted in the at least one image insertion area;
• receiving selection of the at least one image insertion area in the template displayed on the display means;
• sifting appropriate images, from the catalog of images, agreeing with at least one of the plurality of sets of condition specification information for the selected at least one image insertion area, with reference to a set or sets of condition specification information among the plurality of sets of condition specification information for the selected at least one image insertion area;
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• receiving selection of an image, among the appropriate images, to be inserted in the selected image insertion area.

A computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an image editing method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a catalog of images on display means;
• displaying a template, which is represented by template data, used as photo album paper on the display means together with the catalog, the template having image insertion areas and added with sets of condition specification information to a header of the template data, the sets of condition specification information comprising conditions for determining a state of a subject in each of images to be inserted respectively in the image insertion areas or an image quality of the each of the images, the template also added with correspondence information representing correspondence between the sets of condition specification information of the respective image insertion areas for causing the images to be inserted respectively in the image insertion areas with relevance to each other;
• receiving selection of any one of the image insertion areas in the template displayed on the display means;
• sifting first appropriate images, from the catalog of images, agreeing with a first set of condition specification information, among the sets of condition specification information, for a predetermined one of the image insertion areas with reference to the first set of condition specification information for the predetermined image insertion area in the case where the predetermined image insertion area has been selected, and for sifting, in the case where another one of the image insertion areas is selected after selection of an image to be inserted in the predetermined image insertion area, second appropriate images, from the catalog of images, agreeing with a second set of condition specification information, among the sets of condition specification information, for the other selected image insertion area according to the correspondence information which refers to the second set of condition specification information for the other selected image insertion area corresponding to the first set of condition specification information for the image to be inserted in the predetermined image insertion area;
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• receiving selection of images, among the first appropriate images and the second appropriate images, to be inserted respectively in the image insertion areas.