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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
May. 26, 2010
Eito Sakakima, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsu Fukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Yuji Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image analysis unit analysis information appended to an image and calculates the image capture time for each of the images. A time difference calculating unit calculates the image capture time difference between images arranged by an image managing unit by referring to the image capture time for each of the images calculated by the image analysis unit. A user instruction information managing unit sets a threshold that is used in the selection of images to be displayed in one screen and that serves as a determination reference for time differences based on input information of the user. The display determination unit compares an image capture time difference calculated by the time difference calculating unit and a threshold set by the user instruction information managing unit, and selects the images that satisfy this threshold as images to be display in the screen. A display processing unit displays thumbnails of images selected by the display determining unit in an index display in one screen in an image capture time sequence.