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Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 10, 2014
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tetsuyuki Minamihara, Sapporo, JP;

Eiji Tanaka, Sapporo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06T 3/60 (2006.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06T 3/40 (2013.01); G06T 3/4038 (2013.01); G06T 3/60 (2013.01); G06T 2200/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

A collage image creating method includes a first step that creates a collage image by determining arrangements of the plurality of images according to a placement algorithm including a rotation angle of each image as a parameter; and a second step that recreates a collage image by re-executing the first step to at least one of a change due to an addition or deletion of an image which configure the collage image, a change in arrangement position of at least one image among images which are included in the collage image, a change in rotation angle of at least one image among images which are included in the collage image, and a change in arrangement size of at least one image among images which are included in the collage image.


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