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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2008
Applicant:
Shigeki Hachiro, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Shigeki Hachiro, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/21 (2006.01); H04N 1/40 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plurality of images stored in a storage medium are classified into image groups. The number of images stored in the storage medium is compared with a threshold value determined based on the number of classified image groups and the number of images included in each image group. An image group selection sheet or a print specification sheet is printed depending on a result of the comparison. Thus, it is possible to automatically determine an optimum type of sheet for use by a user to select images and print the determined type of sheet without printing a large number of sheets.