Image display device, image display control method and program
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1. An image grouping device comprising:
- a first classifying means for classifying a plurality of items of image data in a first predetermined unit;
a second classifying means for breaking the plurality of the items of image data classified by the first classifying means into smaller groups in a second predetermined unit; and
a control means for controlling the plurality of the items of image data classified by the second classifying means to be displayed on a display;
wherein the control means automatically selects a background image according to background music during a slide show,wherein a first cover screen is provided for displaying information indicative of the first predetermined unit, a plurality of subevent cover screens, accessible from the first cover screen, are provided for displaying information indicative of respective second predetermined units, at least one of the subevent cover screens including a plurality of images of the corresponding second predetermined unit displayed in an overlapped fashion, and an image included in a particular second predetermined unit being accessible through the subevent cover screen corresponding to the particular second predetermined unit,wherein the first cover screen includes (i) a plurality of images of the corresponding first predetermined unit displayed in an overlapped fashion and (ii) text, the text being superimposed on the plurality of images of the corresponding first predetermined unit and being indicative of a date and subject related to the first predetermined unit, andwherein the first cover screen is displayed for each of (i) an event being selected from a screen displaying a listing of events, and (ii) a scrapbook mode being exited.
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Abstract
An image grouping device which may comprise a first classifying unit for classifying a plurality of items of image data in a first predetermined unit, a second classifying unit for breaking the plurality of the items of image data classified by the first classifying unit into smaller groups in a second predetermined unit, and a control unit for controlling the plurality of the items of image data classified by the second classifying unit to be displayed on a display. The control unit may automatically select a background image according to background music during a slide show.
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1. An image grouping device comprising:
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a first classifying means for classifying a plurality of items of image data in a first predetermined unit; a second classifying means for breaking the plurality of the items of image data classified by the first classifying means into smaller groups in a second predetermined unit; and a control means for controlling the plurality of the items of image data classified by the second classifying means to be displayed on a display; wherein the control means automatically selects a background image according to background music during a slide show, wherein a first cover screen is provided for displaying information indicative of the first predetermined unit, a plurality of subevent cover screens, accessible from the first cover screen, are provided for displaying information indicative of respective second predetermined units, at least one of the subevent cover screens including a plurality of images of the corresponding second predetermined unit displayed in an overlapped fashion, and an image included in a particular second predetermined unit being accessible through the subevent cover screen corresponding to the particular second predetermined unit, wherein the first cover screen includes (i) a plurality of images of the corresponding first predetermined unit displayed in an overlapped fashion and (ii) text, the text being superimposed on the plurality of images of the corresponding first predetermined unit and being indicative of a date and subject related to the first predetermined unit, and wherein the first cover screen is displayed for each of (i) an event being selected from a screen displaying a listing of events, and (ii) a scrapbook mode being exited. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An image display control method comprising the steps of:
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grouping a group of image data taken on close dates and times into an event in a plurality of items of image data; detecting a timing of a scene change; second grouping a group of image data contained in the event into a subevent broken into a smaller group based on the timing of a scene change; and controlling the group of image data from the second grouping step, wherein the controlling step controls a display to display all images of the group of image data from the second grouping step in the display, and overlap the images so at least a part of each image is displayed on the display, wherein a first cover screen is provided for displaying information indicative of the event, a plurality of subevent cover screens, accessible from the first cover screen, are provided for displaying information indicative of respective subevents, at least one of the subevent cover screens including a plurality of images of the corresponding subevent displayed in an overlapped fashion, and an image included in a particular subevent being accessible through the subevent cover screen corresponding to the particular subevent, wherein the first cover screen includes (i) a plurality of images of the corresponding event displayed in an overlapped fashion and (ii) text, the text being superimposed on the plurality of images of the corresponding event and being indicative of a date and subject related to the event, and wherein the first cover screen is displayed for each of (i) an event being selected from a screen displaying a listing of events, and (ii) a scrapbook mode being exited. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable memory having stored thereon a program which allows a computer to provide:
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an event clustering function of grouping a group of image data taken on close dates and times into an event in a plurality of items of image data; a scene change detecting function of detecting a timing of a scene change; a subevent clustering function of grouping a group of image data classified by the subevent clustering function and contained in an event into a subevent broken into a smaller group based on the timing of a scene change detected by the scene change detecting function; and a display control function of controlling the group of image data from the subevent clustering function, wherein the display control function controls a display to display all images of the group of image data from the subevent clustering function in the display, and overlap the images so at least a part of each image is displayed on the display, wherein a first cover screen is provided for displaying information indicative of the event, a plurality of subevent cover screens, accessible from the first cover screen, are provided for displaying information indicative of respective subevents, at least one of the subevent cover screens including a plurality of images of the corresponding subevent displayed in an overlapped fashion, and an image included in a particular subevent being accessible through the subevent cover screen corresponding to the particular subevent, wherein the first cover screen includes (i) a plurality of images of the corresponding event displayed in an overlapped fashion and (ii) text, the text being superimposed on the plurality of images of the corresponding event unit and being indicative of a date and subject related to the event, and wherein the first cover screen is displayed for each of (i) an event being selected from a screen displaying a listing of events, and (ii) a scrapbook mode being exited. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An image grouping device comprising:
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a first classifying unit configured to classify a plurality of items of image data in a first predetermined unit; a second classifying unit configured to break the plurality of the items of image data classified by the first classifying unit into smaller groups in a second predetermined unit; and a control unit configured to control the plurality of the items of image data classified by the second classifying unit to be displayed on a display; wherein the control unit automatically selects a background image according to background music during a slide show, wherein a first cover screen is provided for displaying information indicative of the first predetermined unit, a plurality of subevent cover screens, accessible from the first cover screen, are provided for displaying information indicative of respective second predetermined units, at least one of the subevent cover screens including a plurality of images of the corresponding second predetermined unit displayed in an overlapped fashion, and an image included in a particular second predetermined unit being accessible through the subevent cover screen corresponding to the particular second predetermined unit, wherein the first cover screen includes (i) a plurality of images of the corresponding first predetermined unit displayed in an overlapped fashion and (ii) text, the text being superimposed on the plurality of images of the corresponding first predetermined unit and being indicative of a date and subject related to the first predetermined unit, and wherein the first cover screen is displayed for each of (i) an event being selected from a screen displaying a listing of events, and (ii) a scrapbook mode being exited. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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