Display control apparatus, display control method, computer program, and recording medium

A display control method comprising:

• calculating, by a processor, the degree of similarity of each of a plurality of second images to a selected first image;
• controlling, by the processor, displaying of the second images in the order of similarity;
• and
• selecting, by the processor, in response to an instruction from a user, one second image from among the plurality of second images displayed in the order of similarity, wherein the selected one second image is of a group of images identified by a same group identification as belonging to a predetermined group, the predetermined group being determined in accordance with an image capturing date;
• in response to the selection of the one second image, the displaying of the selected one second image and a third image belonging to the predetermined group being controlled by the processor, so that the third image and the selected one second image are displayed in the order of image capturing time in the predetermined group and the displaying switches between (i) the displaying of the second images in the order of similarity to the first image with the first image and the selected one second image displayed separately in an expanded view and (ii) the displaying of the third image belonging to the predetermined group and the selected one second image in the order of image capturing time.

A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium for causing a computer to perform steps of:

• calculating the degree of similarity of each of a plurality of second images to a selected first image;
• controlling displaying of the second images in the order of similarity;
• and
• selecting, in response to an instruction from a user, one second image from among the plurality of second images displayed in the order of similarity, wherein the selected one second image is of a group of images identified by a same group identification as belonging to a predetermined group, the predetermined group being determined in accordance with image capturing date;
• in response to the selection of the one second image, the displaying of the selected one second image and a third image of the predetermined group being controlled, so that the third image and the selected one second image are displayed in the order of image capturing time in the predetermined group and the displaying switches between (i) the displaying of the second images in the order of similarity to the first image with the first image and the selected one second image displayed in an expanded view and (ii) the displaying of the third image belonging to the predetermined group and the selected one second image in the order of image capturing time.

A display control apparatus comprising:

• a calculating unit configured to calculate the degree of similarity of each of a plurality of second images to a selected first image;
• a display control unit configured to control displaying of the second images in the order of similarity;
• and
• a selecting unit configured to select, in response to an instruction from a user, one second image from among the plurality of second images displayed in the order of similarity, wherein the selected one second image is of a group of images identified by a same group identification as belonging to a predetermined group, the predetermined group being determined in accordance with image capturing date;
• in response to the selection of the one second image, the display control unit controlling the displaying of the selected one second image and a third image belonging to the predetermined group, so that the third image and the selected one second image are displayed the order of image capturing time in the predetermined group and the displaying switches between (i) the displaying of the second images in the order of similarity to the first image with the first image and the selected one second image displayed in an expanded view and (ii) the displaying of the third image belonging to the predetermined group and the selected one second image in the order of image capturing time.