Image editing system, image management apparatus, and image editing program

Claim 2

1 . An electronic album editing apparatus that edits an electronic album in which a plurality of images are arranged, the electronic album editing apparatus comprising: an editing unit configured to edit an image file; a storage unit configured to store editing information about the editing performed by the editing unit; a display control unit configured to control display so that the images are displayed in the electronic album based on the image file and the editing information that is stored in the storage unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether the images that are displayed by the display control unit overlap with each other based on the editing information stored in the storage unit; and a notification unit configured to notify a result of determination performed by the determination unit.

Claim 3

2 . The electronic album editing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic album includes a plurality of pages, the storage unit stores the editing information by linking the editing information with the pages, and the determination unit performs determination processing with respect to the images that are linked to different pages of the electronic album.

Claim 4

3 . The electronic album editing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a completion instruction unit configured to instruct to complete the editing performed by the editing unit, wherein when the completion of the editing is instructed by the completion instruction unit, the determination unit performs the determination processing.

Claim 5

4 . The electronic album editing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a print instruction unit configured to instruct to print the image that is displayed by the display control unit, wherein when the printing is instructed by the print instruction unit, the determination unit performs the determination processing.

Claim 6

5 . The electronic album editing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the editing unit performs cropping processing or magnification and reduction processing to the image as the editing.

Claim 7

6 . The electronic album editing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a management unit configured to manage attribute information of the image by linking the attribute information to the image; and a decision unit configured to decide the image to be subjected to the determination processing performed by the determination unit based on the attribute information that is managed by the management unit.

Claim 8

7 . A method for editing an electronic album in which a plurality of images are arranged, the method comprising: editing an image file; storing editing information about editing performed on the image file; controlling the images to be displayed in the electronic album based on the image file and the stored editing information; determining whether the displayed images overlap each other based on the stored editing information; and notifying a result of the determination of whether the displayed images overlap each other.

Claim 9

7 . A method for editing an electronic album in which a plurality of images are arranged, the method comprising: editing an image file; storing editing information about editing performed on the image file; controlling the images to be displayed in the electronic album based on the image file and the stored editing information; determining whether the displayed images overlap each other based on the stored editing information; and notifying a result of the determination of whether the displayed images overlap each other.

Claim 10

8 . A computer-readable memory medium storing instructions which, when executed by an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform operations comprising: editing an image file; storing editing information about editing performed on the image file; controlling display so that images are displayed in an electronic album based on the image file and the stored editing information; determining whether the displayed images overlap with each other based on the stored editing information; and notifying a result of the determination of whether the displayed images overlap each other.

Claim 11

8 . A computer-readable memory medium storing instructions which, when executed by an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform operations comprising: editing an image file; storing editing information about editing performed on the image file; controlling display so that images are displayed in an electronic album based on the image file and the stored editing information; determining whether the displayed images overlap with each other based on the stored editing information; and notifying a result of the determination of whether the displayed images overlap each other.

Claim 12

9 . An electronic album editing system that edits an electronic album in which a plurality of images are arranged, and includes a server apparatus capable of communicating with a client apparatus via a network, the electronic album editing system comprising: the client apparatus includes: an editing unit configured to edit an image file; a display control unit configured to control display so that the images are displayed in the electronic album based on the image file and editing information about the editing performed by the editing unit; and an editing information sending unit configured to send the editing information to the server apparatus; and wherein the server apparatus includes: an editing information receiving unit configured to receive the editing information from the client apparatus; an editing information storage unit configured to store the editing information that is received by the editing information receiving unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether the images that are displayed by the display control unit overlap with each other based on the editing information stored in the editing information storage unit; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire a file path of image determined that overlap with other image.

Claim 13

9 . An electronic album editing system that edits an electronic album in which a plurality of images are arranged, and includes a server apparatus capable of communicating with a client apparatus via a network, the electronic album editing system comprising: the client apparatus includes: an editing unit configured to edit an image file; a display control unit configured to control display so that the images are displayed in the electronic album based on the image file and editing information about the editing performed by the editing unit; and an editing information sending unit configured to send the editing information to the server apparatus; and wherein the server apparatus includes: an editing information receiving unit configured to receive the editing information from the client apparatus; an editing information storage unit configured to store the editing information that is received by the editing information receiving unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether the images that are displayed by the display control unit overlap with each other based on the editing information stored in the editing information storage unit; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire a file path of image determined that overlap with other image.

Claim 14

10 . A system according to claim 9 , further comprising: a notification unit configured to notify a result of determination performed by the determination unit to the client apparatus.

Claim 15

11 . A system according to claim 10 , wherein the editing information receiving unit receives the editing information from another client apparatus also and the notification unit notifies the result of determination performed by the determination unit to another client apparatus also.