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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Yasuhiro Muramatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Akihito Masumura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Morita, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiko Urushihara, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Muramatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Akihito Masumura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Morita, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiko Urushihara, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a management unit configured to manage a template arranged to determine the placement of an image, a clipping unit configured to clip a part of a first image, and a placement unit configured to dispose a second image clipped from the first image by the clipping unit on the template, wherein the clipping unit clips the second image from the first image so as to include a region which maintains the aspect ratio of a region of the template where an image is disposed, and also includes the first image as much as possible.