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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2014
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image output apparatus includes a first synthesis processing unit configured to generate a first synthetic image for display through a synthesis process and output the first synthetic image, a second synthesis processing unit configured to generate a second synthetic image for synthesis through a synthesis process and cause the second synthetic image to be stored in the external storage area, and an image selection control unit configured to instruct the second synthesis processing unit to generate the second synthetic image, select whether or not the second synthetic image is to be used as one of the input images used to generate the first synthetic image, and instruct the first synthesis processing unit to generate the first synthetic image including the plurality of selected input images.