Image processing systems and methods for automatically generating image album data from multiple cameras
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1. An image processing system, comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU) configured to;
input first image data taken by a first image pickup apparatus, first additional information that corresponds to the first image data, second image data taken by a second image pickup apparatus different from the first image pickup apparatus and second additional information that corresponds to the second image data, wherein the first additional information is generated by the first image pickup apparatus and the second additional information is generated by the second image pickup apparatus;
determine a correlation between the first image data and the second image data based on the first additional information and the second additional information;
determine, based on the determined correlation, an album structure data from a plurality of album structure data, wherein the determined album structure data corresponds to link information for the determined correlation, wherein information associated with an event for which the first image data and the second image data are taken is designated as the link information; and
generate an album data to display the determined album structure data based on the determined correlation, wherein the first image data and the second image data are arranged based on layout information of the determined album structure data, on the display device.
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Abstract
First image data captured by a first image pickup apparatus and second image data captured by a second image pickup apparatus are stored in storing means. Thus, it is possible to correlate images with each other by using identification information of a user or the image pickup apparatus and identification information of an image capturing time, an image capturing position, or an image pickup target (event). Further, the correlated image data is edited on the basis of editing structure data, thereby generating album image data.
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1. An image processing system, comprising:
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a display device; and a central processing unit (CPU) configured to; input first image data taken by a first image pickup apparatus, first additional information that corresponds to the first image data, second image data taken by a second image pickup apparatus different from the first image pickup apparatus and second additional information that corresponds to the second image data, wherein the first additional information is generated by the first image pickup apparatus and the second additional information is generated by the second image pickup apparatus; determine a correlation between the first image data and the second image data based on the first additional information and the second additional information; determine, based on the determined correlation, an album structure data from a plurality of album structure data, wherein the determined album structure data corresponds to link information for the determined correlation, wherein information associated with an event for which the first image data and the second image data are taken is designated as the link information; and generate an album data to display the determined album structure data based on the determined correlation, wherein the first image data and the second image data are arranged based on layout information of the determined album structure data, on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
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circuitry configured to; acquire first image data taken by a first image pickup apparatus, first additional information that corresponds to the first image data, second image data taken by a second image pickup apparatus different from the first image pickup apparatus and second additional information that corresponds to the second image data, wherein the first additional information is generated by the first image pickup apparatus and the second additional information is generated by the second image pickup apparatus; determine a correlation between the first image data and the second image data based on the first additional information and the second additional information; determine, based on the determined correlation, an album structure data from a plurality of album structure data, wherein the determined album structure data corresponds to link information for the determined correlation, wherein information associated with an event for which the first image data and the second image data are taken is designated as the link information; and arrange the determined album structure data as album data and display the determined album structure data, based on layout information of the determined album structure data, wherein the first image data is arranged so as to be correlated with the second image data.
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22. A method of processing image data, comprising:
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in at least one processor; acquiring first image data taken by a first image pickup apparatus, first additional information corresponding to the first image data, second image data taken by a second image pickup apparatus different from the first image pickup apparatus and second additional information corresponding to the second image data, wherein the first additional information is generated by the first image pickup apparatus and the second additional information is generated by the second image pickup apparatus; determining a correlation between the first image data and the second image data based on the first additional information and the second additional information; determining, based on the determined correlation, an album structure data from a plurality of album structure data, wherein the determined album structure data corresponds to link information for the determined correlation, wherein information associated with an event for which the first image data and the second image data are taken is designated as the link information; and arranging the determined album structure data as album data to display the determined album structure data based on layout information of the determined album structure data, wherein the first image data is arranged so as to be correlated with the second image data, on a display device.
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:
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acquiring first image data taken by a first image pickup apparatus, first additional information corresponding to the first image data, second image data taken by a second image pickup apparatus different from the first image pickup apparatus and second additional information corresponding to the second image data, wherein the first additional information is generated by the first image pickup apparatus and the second additional information is generated by the second image pickup apparatus; determining a correlation between the first image data and the second image data based on the first additional information and the second additional information; determining, based on the determined correlation, an album structure data from a plurality of album structure data, wherein the determined album structure data corresponds to link information for the determined correlation, wherein information associated with an event for which the first image data and the second image data are taken is designated as the link information; and arranging the determined album structure data as album data to display the determined album structure data based on layout information of the determined album structure data, wherein the first image data is arranged so as to be correlated with the second image data, on a display device.
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