Apparatus and method for setting degrees of importance, apparatus and method for representative image selection, apparatus and method for printing-recommended image selection, and programs therefor
US7783115B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B27/28
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of images are classified into hierarchical categories. A degree of importance for each of the categories is set according to at least one of: the number of images therein, the number of images in an upper-level category, the number of categories related to the category, the number of hierarchical levels below the category, and the number of hierarchical levels from the uppermost level to the level of the category.
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