Image processing apparatus and method for controlling the image processing apparatus
US8842934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1219
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus, which can automatically arrange a plurality of images, includes a rectangle generation unit configured to divide the plurality of images into two or more groups and generate, for each group, a rectangle in which images of the group can be arranged. The image processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to generate a new rectangle by combining two of the rectangles generated by the rectangle generation unit, in which a rectangle composed of the plurality of groups is generated in such a way as to locate all frames of the plurality of images in the rectangle, and further configured to determine a layout of frames of the plurality of images. The image processing apparatus further includes an image generation unit configured to generate an image of the plurality of images disposed in one rectangle based on the layout of the frames of the plurality of images determined by the determination unit.
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