Image selection support system for supporting selection of well-photographed image from plural images
First Claim
1. An image selection support apparatus comprising:
- an image inputting section which inputs a plurality of images;
a specific area inclusion area deciding section which decides an area including a specific area in each of the plurality of images input by the image inputting section using a Kohonen-type learning vector quantization neural net or a Kohonen self-organizing neural netan image displaying section which enlarges and displays a plurality of areas, arranged in an array in one screen, that include a specific area in each of the plurality of images determined by the specific area inclusion area deciding section;
an image selecting section, which allows a user to select a desired image from the plurality of areas that are enlarged and arranged in an array in one screen, and that include the specific area and are displayed by the image displaying section; and
a selected image storing section, which stores the image selected by the image selecting section, after the image is selected by the image selecting section.
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Abstract
A feature area extracting section extracts an area having a unique feature in an image input to an image selection support apparatus. A specific area feature collating and determining section determines whether or not the area having a feature and extracted by the feature area extracting section is a specific area. A specific area image reading section decides a rectangular area including the specific area, and reads image information of the rectangular area. The specific area image reading section has at least one of an enlargement displaying section which enlarges and displays the image information read by the specific area image reading section, a thumbnail display section which reduces and displays the input image, and an original image displaying section which enlarges and displays the input image.
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28 Claims
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1. An image selection support apparatus comprising:
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an image inputting section which inputs a plurality of images; a specific area inclusion area deciding section which decides an area including a specific area in each of the plurality of images input by the image inputting section using a Kohonen-type learning vector quantization neural net or a Kohonen self-organizing neural net an image displaying section which enlarges and displays a plurality of areas, arranged in an array in one screen, that include a specific area in each of the plurality of images determined by the specific area inclusion area deciding section; an image selecting section, which allows a user to select a desired image from the plurality of areas that are enlarged and arranged in an array in one screen, and that include the specific area and are displayed by the image displaying section; and a selected image storing section, which stores the image selected by the image selecting section, after the image is selected by the image selecting section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An image selection support method comprising:
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inputting a plurality of images; deciding an area including a specific area within each of the input plurality of images using a Kohonen-type learning vector quantization neural net or a Kohonen self-organizing neural net; enlarging and displaying a plurality of areas, arranged in an array in one screen, that include a specific area in each of the plurality of images decided by the act of deciding; user-selecting a desired image from the plurality of areas that are enlarged and arranged in an array in one screen, and that include the specific area and are displayed by the act of displaying; and storing the image selected by the act of user selecting, after the image is selected by the act of user-selecting. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer readable programs to support image selection by a computer, the computer readable programs comprising:
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a first computer readable program which makes the computer execute an image inputting step of inputting a plurality of images; a second computer readable program which makes the computer execute a specific area inclusion area deciding step of deciding an area including the specific area within each of the plurality of images input in the image inputting step using a Kohonen-type learning vector quantization neural net or a Kohonen self-organizing neural net; a third computer readable program which makes the computer execute a displaying step of enlarging and displaying a plurality of areas, arranged in an array in one screen, that include a specific area in each of the plurality of images determined by the specific area inclusion area deciding step; a fourth computer readable program which makes the computer execute an image selecting step of allowing a user to select a desired image from the plurality of areas that are enlarged and arranged in an array in one screen, and that include the specific area and are displayed by the displaying step; and a fifth computer readable program which makes the computer execute a selected image storing step of storing the image selected by the image selecting step, after the image is selected by the image selecting step. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An image selection support apparatus comprising:
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an image inputting section which inputs a plurality of images; a specific area inclusion area deciding section which decides an area including a specific area in each of the plurality of images input by the image inputting section an image displaying section which enlarges and displays a plurality of areas, arranged in an array in one screen, that include a specific area in each of the plurality of images determined by the specific area inclusion area deciding section; an image selecting section, which allows a user to select a desired image from the plurality of areas that are enlarged and arranged in an array in one screen, and that include the specific area and are displayed by the image displaying section; an area dividing section which divides an image into units having meaning; a feature amount extracting section which extracts a physical feature amount of each of the areas divided by the area dividing section; a similarity determining section which determines similarities of the feature amounts extracted by the feature amount extracting section and feature amounts of other images with respect to the plurality of images; and an image display order deciding and storing section which decides a display order such that the images determined as being similar to each other by the similarity determining section are displayed close to one another, and stores the display order in a memory, wherein the image displaying section further comprises an image display order reading section which reads the display order of the images stored in the memory by the display order determining and storing section, and enlarges and displays a plurality of areas, arranged in an array in one screen, that include the specific area in the display order of the images.
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27. An image selection support method comprising:
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inputting a plurality of images; deciding an area including a specific area within each of the input plurality of images; enlarging and displaying a plurality of areas, arranged in an array in one screen, that include a specific area in each of the plurality of images decided by the act of deciding; user-selecting a desired image from the plurality of areas that are enlarged and arranged in an array in one screen, and that include the specific area and are displayed by the act of displaying; dividing an image into units having meaning; extracting a physical feature amount of each of the divided areas; determining similarities of the extracted feature amounts and feature amounts of other images with respect to the plurality of images; deciding a display order such that images determined as being similar to each other are displayed close to one another, and storing the display order in the first memory area; and enlarging and displaying a plurality of areas, arranged in an array in one screen, that include the specific area in the display order of the images.
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28. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer readable programs to support image selection by a computer, the computer readable programs further comprising:
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a first computer readable program which makes the computer execute an image inputting step of inputting a plurality, of images; a second computer readable program which makes the computer execute a specific area inclusion area deciding step of deciding an area including the specific area within each of the plurality of images input in the image inputting step; a third computer readable program which makes the computer execute a displaying step of enlarging and displaying a plurality of areas, arranged in an array in one screen, that include a specific area in each of the plurality of images determined by the specific area inclusion area deciding step; a fourth computer readable program which makes the computer execute an image selecting step of allowing a user to select a desired image from the plurality of areas that are enlarged and arranged in an array in one screen, that include the specific area and are displayed by the displaying step; a fifth computer readable program which makes the computer execute an area dividing step of dividing an image into units having meaning; a sixth computer readable program which makes the computer execute a feature amount extracting step of extracting a physical feature amount of each of the areas divided by the area dividing step; a seventh computer readable program which makes the computer execute a similarity determining step of determining similarities of the feature amounts extracted by the feature amount extracting step and feature amounts of other images with respect to the plurality of images; an eighth computer readable program which makes the computer execute an image display order deciding and storing step of deciding a display order such that the images determined as being similar to each other by the similarity determining step are displayed close to one another, and storing the display order in a memory; and the third computer readable program which makes the computer execute the displaying step comprising; a ninth computer readable program which makes the computer execute an image display order reading step of reading the display order of the images stored in the memory by the display order deciding and storing step, and enlarges and displays a plurality of areas, arranged in an array in one screen, that include the specific area in the display order of the images.
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