Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.

Abstract: There is provided an image recording apparatus including an image-capturing section that captures an image of the observed person, an observer's point of sight measuring section that measures a point of sight of the observer when the image-capturing section captures the image of the observed person, an observer's point of sight judging section that judges whether the point of sight of the observer which is measured by the observer's point of sight measuring section is present within a predetermined area, and an image storing control section that stores the image of the observed person which is captured by the image-capturing section, when the observer's point of sight judging section judges that the point of sight of the observer is present within the predetermined area.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.

Abstract: A plurality of images are grouped using imaging date and time in supplementary information of an image. The number of images included in each group becomes importance, and images belonging to a group of which the importance is equal to or more than a threshold are evaluation targets in an image evaluation apparatus. An image file representing an image that is an evaluation target is given to the image evaluation apparatus, and image evaluation is performed. Automatic layout of an electronic album is performed using an image of which the image evaluation is high. Since all images stored in a recording medium carried by a user are not image evaluation targets, but images considered to be important become image evaluation targets, a time according to the image evaluation is shortened and a waiting time for the user is also shortened.

Abstract: A multiplicity of person images are classified into groups person by person. Representative thumbnail person images, which are representative of persons represented by person images included in respective ones of person image groups, are decided. The representative thumbnail person images decided are displayed on the display screen of an electronic album generating apparatus. A representative thumbnail person image, which represents a person desired to be pasted into a desired frame of the electronic album, is selected from among the representative thumbnail person images displayed. A person image to be pasted into a designated frame is decided automatically from among person images of a person represented by the representative thumbnail person image that has been selected.

Abstract: A region of interest extracting section automatically extracts regions of interest from within original images by obtaining the degree by which the features of portions within the original images differ from the features of surrounding portions, based on the colors of the original images, brightnesses of the original images, and the orientations of linear components that appear in the original images. A partial image generating section generates partial images by cutting out images of predetermined sizes that include the regions of interest, which are extracted by the region of interest extracting section, from the original images. The generated partial images are displayed.

Abstract: An electronic album editing system for editing an electronic album in consideration of categories into which images are classifies is provided. The electronic album editing system includes: a first storage section for classifying a plurality of images included in a first electronic album into a plurality of categories; a second storage section for classifying a plurality of images included in a second electronic album into a plurality of categories; a category selection section for selecting one category of the images stored in the second storage section; a range acquiring section for acquiring the range of the image information corresponding to the one category; a category detection section for detecting a category corresponding to the range similar to the acquired range using range information previously stored in the first storage section; and an editing section for storing the image classified into the detected category in the second storage section.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes an extension width determination unit for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes a extension width determination unit for determining a extension width based on a depression time of the cursor at a reference position on an image display unit where a releasing operation of the cursor was performed, which is a time during which the cursor had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed, and an ornament piece arrangement unit for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at positions radially extended away from the reference position with the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit.

Abstract: An image evaluating device includes an information acquiring unit that acquires history information of a user communication terminal having a camera function, an image storage unit that stores images at least a part of which is captured by the use of the camera function of the user communication terminal, and an image evaluating unit that calculates evaluation values of the respective images stored in the image storage unit based on the history information acquired by the information acquiring unit.

Abstract: An image publishing device includes an image storage that stores images owned by a user, an image analyzer that performs image analyses on each of the images stored in the image storage, and a publishing/non-publishing decision unit that makes a publishing/non-publishing decision on each of the images based on results of the image analyses made on each of the images.

Abstract: An electronic album editing system for editing an electronic album in consideration of categories into which images are classifies is provided. The electronic album editing system includes: a first storage section for classifying a plurality of images included in a first electronic album into a plurality of categories; a second storage section for classifying a plurality of images included in a second electronic album into a plurality of categories; a category selection section for selecting one category of the images stored in the second storage section; a range acquiring section for acquiring the range of the image information corresponding to the one category; a category detection section for detecting a category corresponding to the range similar to the acquired range using range information previously stored in the first storage section; and an editing section for storing the image classified into the detected category in the second storage section.

Abstract: A printing order reception apparatus includes display means for carrying out various kinds of display, input means for carrying out various kinds of input, and a plurality of types of slots for inserting therein various types of media each storing an image and equipment including a medium storing an image. In the case where a medium or equipment is inserted into a specific one of the plurality of types of slots, processing for printing the image stored in the medium or the medium included in the equipment is switched between execution of printing processing according to a predetermined printing condition and execution of printing processing according to a printing condition different from the predetermined printing condition. Then, processing for printing the image is carried out according to the switched printing condition.

Abstract: An electronic album editing system for editing an electronic album in consideration of categories into which images are classifies is provided.

Abstract: A print order can be placed easily by use of a printing order reception apparatus. A printing order reception apparatus 1 has slots 3A to 3F for inserting therein various types of recording media and a digital camera including a recording medium. When the digital camera is inserted in the slot 3A therefor, printing processing is carried out according to a predetermined printing condition. When a recording medium is inserted in a corresponding one of the remaining slots, ordinary printing processing is executed wherein a user specifies an image to print, a print size, and a quantity.

Abstract: An image capturing system can provide an image having the desirable composition captured by an image capturing apparatus to the user is provided. The image capturing system includes: an image capturing unit; a composition storage section for storing a plurality of compositions of the image captured by the image capturing unit; plurality of position indication units for indicating a position at which a main subject should be located in order to capture an image having the composition stored in the composition storage section; and a composition presentation section for presenting the composition of the image captured by the image capturing unit for the plurality of position indication units when the main subject is located at the position indicated by the position indication unit. The image capturing unit is fixedly installed in a predetermined position.