Image managing apparatus, image managing method and image managing program
First Claim
1. An image managing apparatus, comprising:
- a storage part for storing an image;
an input part for inputting a user'"'"'s instruction; and
a central processing unit that operates as;
a grouping-processing part for classifying images displayed on an image-listing screen in an edit mode into a plurality of groups for display on the basis of the instruction from the input part;
a representative image extraction part for extracting at least two images among images in each of the plurality of groups in accordance with the instruction from the input part to be at least two representative images of each group;
a folding-button preparing part for preparing a folding button for displaying the at least two representative images of each group on the image-listing screen;
a folding-screen preparing part for preparing the image-listing screen to be a folding screen on which the at least two representative images of each group and at least one ungrouped image are displayed when the folding button displayed on the image-listing screen is operated;
an output part for outputting the image-listing screen to the outside;
an unfolding button preparing part for preparing an unfolding button for displaying on the folding screen another image of each group represented by the at least two representative images displayed on the folding screen; and
an unfolding-image preparing part for preparing the image-listing screen to be an unfolding screen including said another image of each group and the at least one ungrouped image, when the unfolding button displayed on the folding screen is operatedwherein the input part is configured to allow a user to select more than the at least two representative images of each group, and wherein the total number of images in each group is greater than the number of images corresponding to the selected representative images of each group,wherein the plurality of groups are hierarchically organized by one of date, place, or occasion into a parent group, and wherein an image of one of the plurality of groups is selected to be displayed as a representative image of the parent group, andwherein a screen transition between the folding screen and the unfolding screen is represented using animation, wherein during a transition from the unfolding screen to the folding screen, the images not selected as representative images appear to move behind the representative images so that only the representative images and the at least one ungrouped image are visible on the folding screen.
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Abstract
An image managing apparatus includes a storage part, an input part, a grouping-processing part, a representative image extraction part, a folding-button preparing part, a folding-screen preparing part and an output part. An image is stored in the storage part. A user'"'"'s instruction is input by the input part. The grouping-processing part is configured to classify images displayed on a screen into a group for display based on the instruction. The representative image extraction part is configured to extract an image in the group as a representative image of the group. The folding-button preparing part is configured to generate a folding button for displaying the representative image of the group on the screen. The folding-screen preparing part is configured to generate an image-listing screen (“folding screen)”) on which the representative image of the group and an ungrouped image are displayed when the folding-button displayed on the screen is operated.
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15 Claims
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1. An image managing apparatus, comprising:
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a storage part for storing an image; an input part for inputting a user'"'"'s instruction; and a central processing unit that operates as; a grouping-processing part for classifying images displayed on an image-listing screen in an edit mode into a plurality of groups for display on the basis of the instruction from the input part; a representative image extraction part for extracting at least two images among images in each of the plurality of groups in accordance with the instruction from the input part to be at least two representative images of each group; a folding-button preparing part for preparing a folding button for displaying the at least two representative images of each group on the image-listing screen; a folding-screen preparing part for preparing the image-listing screen to be a folding screen on which the at least two representative images of each group and at least one ungrouped image are displayed when the folding button displayed on the image-listing screen is operated; an output part for outputting the image-listing screen to the outside; an unfolding button preparing part for preparing an unfolding button for displaying on the folding screen another image of each group represented by the at least two representative images displayed on the folding screen; and an unfolding-image preparing part for preparing the image-listing screen to be an unfolding screen including said another image of each group and the at least one ungrouped image, when the unfolding button displayed on the folding screen is operated wherein the input part is configured to allow a user to select more than the at least two representative images of each group, and wherein the total number of images in each group is greater than the number of images corresponding to the selected representative images of each group, wherein the plurality of groups are hierarchically organized by one of date, place, or occasion into a parent group, and wherein an image of one of the plurality of groups is selected to be displayed as a representative image of the parent group, and wherein a screen transition between the folding screen and the unfolding screen is represented using animation, wherein during a transition from the unfolding screen to the folding screen, the images not selected as representative images appear to move behind the representative images so that only the representative images and the at least one ungrouped image are visible on the folding screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An image managing method, comprising the steps of:
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classifying images displayed on an image-listing screen in an edit mode into a plurality of groups for display on the basis of an instruction from an input part; extracting at least two images among images in each of the plurality of groups in accordance with the instruction from the input part to be at least two representative images of each group, wherein the input part allows a user to select more than two images as the at least two representative images of each group, and wherein the total number of images in each group is greater than the number of images corresponding to the selected representative images of each group; preparing a folding button for displaying the at least two representative images of each group on the image-listing screen; preparing the image-listing screen to be a folding screen on which the at least two representative images of each group and at least one ungrouped image are displayed when the folding button displayed on the screen is operated; preparing an unfolding button for displaying on the folding screen another image of each group represented by the at least two representative images displayed on the folding screen; preparing the image-listing screen to be an unfolding screen including said another image of each group and the at least one ungrouped image, when the unfolding button displayed on the folding screen is operated; and outputting the image-listing screen to the outside, wherein the plurality of groups are hierarchically organized by one of date, place, or occasion into a parent group, wherein a representative image of one of the plurality of groups is selected to be displayed as a representative image of the parent group; and wherein a screen transition between the folding screen and the unfolding screen is represented using animation, wherein during a transition from the unfolding screen to the folding screen, the images not selected as representative images appear to move behind the representative images so that only the representative images and the at least one ungrouped image are visible on the folding screen. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An image managing program stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium for allowing a computer to execute procedures of:
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classifying images displayed on an image-listing screen in an edit mode into a plurality of groups for display on the basis of an instruction from an input part; extracting at least two images among images in each of the plurality of groups in accordance with the instruction from the input part to be at least two representative images of each group, wherein the input part allows a user to select more than two images as the at least two representative images of each group, and wherein the number of images in each group is greater than the total number of images corresponding to the selected representative images of each group; preparing a folding button for displaying the at least two representative images of each group on the image-listing screen; preparing the image-listing screen to be a folding screen on which the at least two representative images of each group and at least one ungrouped image are displayed when the folding button displayed on the screen is operated; preparing an unfolding button for displaying on the folding screen another image of each group represented by the at least two representative images displayed on the folding screen; preparing the image-listing screen to be an unfolding screen including said another image of each group and the at least one ungrouped image, when the unfolding button displayed on the folding screen is operated; and outputting the image-listing screen to the outside, wherein the program allows the computer to hierarchically organize the plurality of groups by one of date, place, or occasion into a parent group, wherein a representative image of one of the plurality of groups is selected to be displayed as a representative image of the parent group; and wherein the program allows a screen transition between the folding screen and the unfolding screen to be represented using animation, wherein during a transition from the unfolding screen to the folding screen, the images not selected as representative images appear to move behind the representative images so that only the representative images and the at least one ungrouped image are visible on the folding screen. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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