Abstract: Viewing of stereoscopic images is facilitated for every page of an electronic album. A page constituting an electronic album is selected. A stereoscopic image is then selected and the selected stereoscopic image is pasted in an image compositing area. An amount of parallax has been defined for the image compositing area, and the amount of parallax of the image compositing area in which the stereoscopic image has been pasted is read. The amount of parallax of the stereoscopic image is changed to that of the image compositing area.

Abstract: A device for automatically creating a photo album is disclosed. A face detection unit detects faces from an inputted image, an inclination determining unit determines an inclination of the inputted image based on inclinations of the faces, a temporary trimming reference area determining unit determines a trimming reference area containing one or more of the faces, a temporary trimming reference point determining unit determines a trimming reference point in the trimming reference area, an image rotating unit rotates the inputted image depending on the inclination of the inputted image, a trimming unit sets in the inputted image a layout frame of an image insertion area of a photo album template such that the layout reference point is positioned on the trimming reference point and the trimming reference area is contained within the layout frame and carries out trimming, and a template composition unit combines the trimmed area with the template.

Abstract: A parallax adjusting command is applied when a stereoscopic image is displayed in an image compositing area defined on a page constituting an electronic album. The amount of parallax is enlarged in response to application of a command for enlarging the amount of parallax. If enlarging the amount of parallax results in margins being produced when the stereoscopic image is displayed in the image compositing area, the enlargement of the amount of parallax is not reflected in the display of the stereoscopic image. Thus, margins are prevented from being produced in the image compositing area.

Abstract: Margins are prevented from being produced when the amount of parallax of a stereoscopic image has been enlarged. A parallax adjustment command is applied if a stereoscopic image is displayed in an image compositing area that has been defined on a page constituting an electronic album. The amount of parallax is enlarged in response to application of a command to enlarge the amount of parallax. If enlarging the amount of parallax will cause margins to be produced when the stereoscopic image is displayed in the image compositing area on the page, then this page is replaced by a page on which an image compositing area that will not produce margins has been formed.

Abstract: The image processing device includes an image data input unit for receiving data of moving images and still images; an image grouping unit for classifying the moving images and the still images into groups; an image analyzer for analyzing the moving images and the still images classified by group, and obtaining analysis information of the images, and information on relationship between the moving images and the still images; a frame image extractor for extracting frame images from the moving images according to at least one of the analysis information and the relationship information; a layout determining unit for determining a layout of the still images and the frame images according to at least one of the analysis information and the relationship information; and an image arranging unit for arranging the still images and the frame images according to the layout.

Abstract: The imaging device includes a template selector, a synthesis area selector for selecting a synthesis area for panoramic image in the selected template, a moving image acquiring unit, a detector for detecting/outputting the movement of the imaging device as movement information, a panoramic image producer for producing the panoramic image being a still image corresponding to the synthesis area from the moving images and the detected movement, a synthesized image producer for sequentially synthesizing the panoramic image into the synthesis area during moving image acquisition to produce/renew a synthesized image, a display for sequentially displaying the produced/renewed synthesized image on a display screen, and a storage for storing the template and the moving images, the panoramic image, and/or the synthesized image.

Abstract: An image processing device for determining extraction conditions for extracting still images from a moving image according to a template and arranging the still images. The image processing device includes an image data input unit, an operating unit, a display, a material selector for selecting a template applied to layout data and moving image data, an extraction condition determiner for determining extraction conditions for extracting still image data from the moving image data according to a selected template, a moving image analyzer for analyzing the moving image data, a still image data extractor for extracting the still image data meeting extraction conditions from the moving image data according to analysis results, and a layout synthesizer for producing the layout data by positioning the extracted still image data in corresponding synthesis areas of the template.

Abstract: The method includes producing first identification data used as reference; performing subject recognition on acquired images of subjects to obtain recognition images, producing second identification data, and matching the first identification data with the second identification data; tallying the acquired images based on matching results for each subject and by shooting tendency factor; judging whether a number of the acquired images or a proportion of the number of the acquired images of the subjects in respect of each of the shooting tendency factors is within a given range from tally results of the acquired images; and providing shooting assist so that the number of the acquired images or the proportion of the number of the acquired images in respect of the shooting tendency factor judged to be outside the given range is placed within the given range.

Abstract: In an aspect of the composite image creating method according to the present invention, an information processing apparatus executes the steps of: inputting material candidate images which are images composed of frames of a moving image and/or a plurality of still images that were taken by an image-taking apparatus; detecting a movement of the image-taking apparatus at image-taking time points of all or some of the material candidate images or analysis time points that are time points in a neighborhood of the image-taking time points; determining a condition for generating a composite image from among the material candidate images based on the movement of the image-taking apparatus detected; and creating a composite image based on the material candidate images and on the condition determined.

Abstract: A graphic arrangement deciding method includes the steps of: acquiring, by an information processing apparatus, photographed region information corresponding to information which identifies a photographed region and unphotographed region information corresponding to information which identifies an unphotographed region, from a wide-angle image; setting, by the information processing apparatus, order of priority of a partial region which is located at a desired position and has a desired size within the photographed region identified by the photographed region information, on the basis of an attribute of the partial region; and deciding, by the information processing apparatus, arrangement of one or a plurality of graphics associated with the wide-angle image, on the basis of the unphotographed region information and the order of priority of the partial region. Thus, a more attractive photo book is created with the use of an unphotographed part of an image having an uneven boundary region.

Abstract: If subject types of a still image material and a panoramic image are different, for example if the subject type of the still image material is animal and the subject type of the panoramic image is landscape, a layout determination unit determines a representative position in the point image as a position for placing the still image material. If a point image is of the same subject type, the layout determination unit determines, as the position for placing the still image material, a position outside the area of the panoramic image near the representative position in the point image. Thus, if there are a plurality of still image materials shot with different zoom factors and corresponding to the same point image, the layout determination unit can determine the layout of the still image materials according to the zoom factor for each still image material.

Abstract: Generation of a 3D model in accordance with a user's desire is enabled. A model generation unit generates 2D or 3D model parts from extracted original parts. These model parts have been applied with relative exaggeration relative to another subject person or a background. If the user has selected a subject person of which a default part is modified, among subject persons of which the original parts have been extracted, via an operation unit, a model adjustment unit accepts selection of a modification menu item and a part desired to be modified, via the operation unit. If the part desired to be modified is selected, the part is modified or replaced depending on the selected menu item and on an input to the operation unit or a touch panel. A character generation unit generates a character with the modified part (with the default part if no modification is performed).

Abstract: A content delivery system includes a data reproduction device and an in-store terminal that are connected to each other via a communication line. The data reproduction device includes a reproduction device for reproducing contents, a content element selection device, a transmission device for transmitting content element selection information and a reception device for receiving the contents, while the in-store terminal includes a data input device for inputting content information, a content element generation device, a reception device for receiving the content element selection information, a content generation modification device, a storage device, and a transmission device for transmitting contents. The in-store terminal generates contents based on content elements selected by the user of the data reproduction device, and the data reproduction device reproduces the contents received from the in-store terminal.

Abstract: An image display device includes a display unit (DU) and an operation screen, a first operation unit on the DU generating an operation signal, a second operation unit on a rear of the DU generating an operation signal, a hold state (HS) detection unit detecting a HS of the image display device, an image display mode decision unit determining an image display mode for displaying the image on the DU according to the HS, an image processor determining a content of the image to be displayed according to the HS, and an operation control unit controlling the first and second operation units according to the HS. A user interface of the DU is changed to a user interface corresponding to the HS by changing, according to the HS, one or more of the image display mode/content of the image, and a method for controlling the first and second operation units.

Abstract: An image editing method comprises: a step of acquiring identification information on each of a plurality of operation instruction units for instructing editing of an image, a step of automatically selecting one or more images for editing from a group of images to classify the one or more images into a group of usable images based on the identification information, a step of determining a right to edit reaching contents of processing which each operation instruction unit is authorized to perform against each image in the group of usable images, and a step of performing editing processing on an image to be edited in the group of usable images based upon the determined right to edit according to an editing instruction supplied from each operation instruction unit.

Abstract: This invention enables an intention of a photographer to be reflected with greater accuracy in image processing based on actions performed by the photographer when taking an image. Based on user information acquired by a user information acquisition section, supplementary information such as whether a composition flag is on or off and assignment of an image classification is recorded with an image. Based on the supplementary information, various types of image processing such as setting an image trimming range, imparting an effect, and arranging an image on a mount are performed.

Abstract: In a slideshow which reproduces a content associated with comment information, the reproduction timing of the content can be controlled according to the reproduction timing of the comment information. In a reproduction table, the following are associated with each other: reproduction order; image-document combinations indicated by an image (or the identification information of the image, such as a JPEG file name) and a document (or the identification information of the document, such as a TXT file name); the number of characters in the document; and reproduction time of the image and the document identified by the identification information of the image and the document, respectively. The greater the number of characters the document has, the longer the reproduction time the image associated with the document has. Not every image needs to be associated with the document. For example, basic reproduction time of 5 seconds is assigned to image No. 3.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides an object processing apparatus, comprising: a connecting unit which connects to one or more external information terminals; an input unit which accepts input of a desired object manipulation among predetermined one or more kinds of object manipulations corresponding to a particular object from an information terminal connected via the connecting unit; a processing unit which processes a desired object based on a kind of an object manipulation accepted by the input unit; a usage environment identifying unit which identifies a usage environment of an information terminal connected via the connecting unit; and an input control unit which restricts, in accordance with a usage environment of an information terminal identified by the usage environment identifying unit, a kind of an object manipulation that the input unit can accept from the information terminal.

Abstract: A contents display device configured to enable one or more users to perform screen operations of an application, comprises: a plurality of operating units respectively that executes operations of a screen; a contents storing unit that stores contents to be displayed on the screen; an operation information acquiring unit that acquires operation information related to an operating situation of each operating unit by the one or more users; a screen dividing unit that divides the screen based on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquiring unit; a display unit that displays contents stored in the contents storing unit based on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquiring unit on the screen divided by the screen dividing unit; and a process executing unit that executes operations performed by each operating unit.

Abstract: The image layout device configured to enable users to lay out images includes a layout data storing unit configured to store layout data sets that specify image arrangement regions for laying out the images, a layout selecting unit configured to automatically select the layout data set from the layout data storing unit based on a number of the users, an image storing unit configured to store images, one or more position instructing unit configured to select an image to be arranged based on the selected layout data set from stored images, and provide an instruction regarding an arrangement location with respect to the layout data set for the selected image and a layout processing unit configured to determine whether or not an instruction from the instructing unit is executable and, if it is executable, arrange the selected image in accordance with the selected layout data set.