US20140010444A1
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Apparatus, image processing method and storage medium storing program
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 2013-07-02
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2033-07-02
Abstract
Abstract Images of a layout target for a template are acquired. The plurality of acquired images are edited using editing processing corresponding to a category corresponding to a layout. The edited images are arranged on the template corresponding to the category.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeru Sasaki
- 👤 Hiroyasu Kunieda
- 👤 Yusuke Hashii
- 👤 Hiroyuki Sakai
- 👤 Naoki Sumi
- 👤 Kiyoshi Umeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:54
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T11/00; G06T11/60; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/58; G06F16/583; G06F16/5838; G06F16/90; G06F16/903; G06F16/9038; G06V; G06V40/00; G06V40/10; G06V40/16; G06V40/172
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
1 . An apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image of a layout target for a template; an editing unit configured to edit the image acquired by said acquisition unit using editing processing corresponding to a category of the template; and an arranging unit configured to arrange the image edited by said editing unit on the template corresponding to the category.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
1 . An apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image of a layout target for a template; an editing unit configured to edit the image acquired by said acquisition unit using editing processing corresponding to a category of the template; and an arranging unit configured to arrange the image edited by said editing unit on the template corresponding to the category.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said editing unit trims a region corresponding to the category of the image of the layout target based on the category.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said editing unit specifies a region of an editing target in the image of the layout target and changes a color of the specified region to a color corresponding to the category.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
4 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said acquisition unit acquires images in number or size corresponding to the category as the layout target for the template corresponding to the category.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said arranging unit arranges a plurality of images acquired by said acquisition unit on the template such that each of the plurality of images is arranged at an arrangement position corresponding to the category.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
6 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said arranging unit arranges a plurality of images acquired by said acquisition unit on the template such that the plurality of images are arranged in an arrangement order corresponding to the category.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
7 . The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said arranging unit arranges the plurality of images in accordance with an arrangement order based on the category and time information corresponding to each of the plurality of images.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
8 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a decision unit configured to decide the category of the template based on an output timing of a layout in which the image acquired by said acquisition unit is arranged on the template, wherein said editing unit performs the editing using the editing processing corresponding to the category decided by said decision unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
9 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein said acquisition unit acquires an image corresponding to the category of the template out of a plurality of images based on the output timing and an attribute of each of the plurality of images that are arrangement candidates for the template.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
10 . An image processing method executed in an image processing apparatus for laying out an image on a template, comprising: acquiring images of a layout target for the template; editing the plurality of acquired images using editing processing corresponding to a category corresponding to the layout; and arranging the edited images on the template corresponding to the category.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
59 words
10 . An image processing method executed in an image processing apparatus for laying out an image on a template, comprising: acquiring images of a layout target for the template; editing the plurality of acquired images using editing processing corresponding to a category corresponding to the layout; and arranging the edited images on the template corresponding to the category.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein in the editing, a region corresponding to the category of each image of the layout target is trimmed based on the category.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein in the editing, a region of an editing target in each image of the layout target is specified, and a color of the specified region is changed to a color corresponding to the category.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
13 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein in the acquiring, images in number or size corresponding to the category are acquired as the layout target for the template corresponding to the category.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
14 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein in the arranging, the plurality of acquired images are arranged on the template such that each of the plurality of images is arranged at an arrangement position corresponding to the category.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
15 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein in the arranging, the plurality of acquired images are arranged on the template such that the plurality of images are arranged in an arrangement order corresponding to the category.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
40 words
16 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein in the arranging, the plurality of images are arranged in accordance with an arrangement order based on the category and time information corresponding to each of the plurality of images.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
52 words
17 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising deciding the category of the template based on an output timing of a layout in which the acquired images are arranged on the template, wherein in the editing, the editing is performed using the editing processing corresponding to the decided category.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
52 words
18 . The method according to claim 17 , wherein in the acquiring, an image corresponding to the category of the template is acquired out of a plurality of images based on the output timing and an attribute of each of the plurality of images that are arrangement candidates for the template.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
53 words
19 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute: acquiring images of a layout target for a template; editing the plurality of acquired images using editing processing corresponding to a category corresponding to the layout; and arranging the edited images on the template corresponding to the category.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
53 words
19 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute: acquiring images of a layout target for a template; editing the plurality of acquired images using editing processing corresponding to a category corresponding to the layout; and arranging the edited images on the template corresponding to the category.
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