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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2001
Naomi Nakane, Yokohama, JP;
Naomi Nakane, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus includes a scanner unit which scans a plurality of photographic images and which outputs image information upon receiving instruction of automatic edit processing, an extracting unit which extracts a position and a size of each of the plurality of photographic images, an image editing unit which outputs an edit image, in which the plurality of photographic images are laid out within a predetermined layout, on the basis of the position and the size of each of the plurality of photographic images, and a printer unit which prints the edit image on an image forming medium. According to the present invention, scanning a plurality of photographs at the same time allows a photograph album to be automatically printed out.