CN101331522B - Album creating apparatus - Google Patents
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An album creating apparatus for crating an album by automatically selecting an appropriate image to be laid out in an image layout frame arranged in a template and laying out the selected image in the image layout frame is provided. The album creating apparatus according to the present invention includes: a classification method storage section for classifying images into groups in association with the kind of album; an image input section; a kind of album determining section for determining the kind of album to be created; an image classification section for classifying the images into the groups based on the classification method stored in the classification method storage section in association with the kind of album; a template storage section for storing a template in which the image layout frame with which the classified group is associated is arranged; and an album creating section for laying out in an image layout frame the image classified into the group associated with the image layout frame to create the album.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to album creation equipment.Especially, the present invention relates to a kind of album creation equipment that has been used to create layout the atlas of a plurality of images.The application relates to and require the patented claim that the japanese patent application No. of submitting in Japan on October 18th, 2005 is 2005-303687 and the japanese patent application No. of submitting in Japan on January 20th, 2006 is the right of priority of the patented claim of 2006-012274; Introduced the content of this patented claim here, so that in designated state, take the circumstances into consideration with reference to this patented claim.
Background technology
In the open 2005-210689 of Japanese patent application, a kind of image editing apparatus is disclosed for example, this image editing apparatus according to information select will layout in the image layout frame of appointment image.In this image editing apparatus; Be used for specifying and be provided for each image layout frame in the information of the image of image layout frame layout; The image that is included in the atlas template should be by layout in this each image layout frame; The operator then specifies the image layout frame in template, thus according to this information select will layout in the specify image layout frame image.
Summary of the invention
Problem to be solved by this invention
But whether in above-mentioned conventional art, being used for specifying will be to open according to the personnel amount in the image, personnel orientation and human eye to select in the information of the image of image layout frame layout.Correspondingly, may select sometimes with the irrelevant image of the atlas kind of user expection as image that will layout in the image layout frame.In addition, when having selected the image of layout in the image layout frame, owing to need to confirm whether all images all is complementary with predetermined information, therefore, may expend for a long time sometimes image is selected.Therefore, atlas can not be created out apace.
Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of album creation equipment, album creation method, they can solve the problem of following conventional art to occur.Above-mentioned advantage and other advantages can realize through the characteristic that the combination independent claims are set forth.Dependent claims has then defined other effective instantiations of the present invention.
The problem solution
In order to address the above problem, the invention provides a kind of album creation equipment that layout has the atlas of a plurality of images that is used to create.This album creation equipment comprises: sorting technique storage area, this sorting technique storage area are used for those sorting techniques that image is classified are kept at a plurality of groups that are associated with the atlas kind; The image importation, this image importation is used for input picture; The atlas kind is confirmed part, and this atlas kind confirms that part is used for the atlas kind that definite image that uses the image importation to import is created; Image classification part, this image classification partly be used for based on the sorting technique that is kept at the sorting technique storage area and with the image classification of image importation input to confirming in a plurality of groups that atlas kind that part is confirmed is associated with the atlas kind; The designated key information acquiring portion is used to obtain theme that image the is comprised designated key information of appointment in addition; The designated key image extracts part, and the image that is used for the input in the image importation extracts first specify image that comprises designated key, and wherein this designated key is the designated key information specifies obtained by the designated key information acquiring portion; The template stores part; This template stores partly is used to store the template of the image layout frame of having arranged the group that classification partly classifies the image as by image classification, and is used for storing one and has defined in advance that be used to indicate should be with the template of the first designated key image arrangement at the composite information of the first image layout frame; And album creation part; This album creation partly is used for the image arrangement that is sorted in the group that is associated with the image layout frame in the image layout frame that the template that template stores is partly stored is arranged and be used for based on the predefined composite information of template that is kept at template stores part; The first designated key image arrangement that the designated key image is extracted extracting section is in the first image layout frame, to create atlas.
The sorting technique storage area can be stored the mutually different multiple sorting technique of category index.Image classification part can be based on each sorting technique in the multiple sorting technique that is stored in the sorting technique storage area and with the image classification of image importation input to confirming in a plurality of groups that atlas kind that part is confirmed is associated with the atlas kind.The template stores part can be stored the template that the image layout frame is associated with the mutually different a plurality of groups of category index.Layout creation of image atlas in the image layout frame that album creation part can be arranged through the template of partly storing in template stores, wherein this image is classified in related with the image layout frame, the mutually different a plurality of groups of category index.Then; The template stores part can be stored a template; Wherein this template is predesignated: when the image arrangement that will be sorted in first group is in the first image layout frame; Then should be in the second image layout frame with the image arrangement that is sorted in second group, and when the image arrangement that will be sorted in the 3rd group is in the first image layout frame, then should be in the second image layout frame with the image arrangement that is sorted in the four group group.Concerning the album creation part; During the first image layout frame of the template of partly storing in template stores when the image arrangement that will be categorized into first group; The image arrangement that can will be sorted in second group is in the second image layout frame; When the image arrangement that will be categorized into the 3rd group is in the first image layout frame of the template that template stores is partly stored, can with the image arrangement that is sorted in the four group group in the second image layout frame, create atlas thus.
This album creation equipment can also comprise the edit instruction notification section; This edit instruction notification section is used for announcing an instruction to the user, and wherein this instruction indication is should be with being sorted in image arrangement in the group that is associated with the image layout frame in the image layout frame that the template that template stores is partly stored is arranged.This album creation part can the layout user selects in the image layout frame according to the instruction of this edit instruction notification section announcement image, to create atlas.The template stores part can be stored a template; Wherein this template is predesignated: when the image arrangement that will be sorted in first group in the first image layout frame; Then should be in the second image layout frame with the image arrangement that is sorted in second group; And when the image arrangement that will be sorted in the 3rd group is in first frames images, then should be in the second image layout frame with the image arrangement that is sorted in the four group group.The edit instruction notification section can be announced instruction to the user; Wherein this instruction indication is: when the image arrangement that will be sorted in first group is in the first image layout frame of the template that template stores is partly stored; Then should be in the second image layout frame with the image arrangement that is sorted in second group; And when the image arrangement that will be categorized into the 3rd group is in the first image layout frame, then should be in the second image layout frame with the image arrangement that is categorized into the four group group.
The sorting technique storage area can be stored based at least one index and be used for sorting technique that image is classified, and wherein this index is the Image Acquisition place that is associated with the atlas kind of shell brochure and so on.In addition, the sorting technique storage area can also be stored based at least one index and be used for sorting technique that image is classified, and wherein this index is the subject categories that is associated with the atlas kind of wedding atlas and so on.Further, the sorting technique storage area can also be stored the sorting technique that is used for image classification based at least one index, and wherein this index is the Image Acquisition time that is associated with the atlas kind of recording of growing up atlas and so on.
The invention provides a kind of album creation method that layout has the atlas of a plurality of images that is used to create.This album creation method may further comprise the steps: the sorting technique that classifies the image as a plurality of groups that are associated with the atlas kind is stored in the sorting technique storage area; The input picture from the image importation; The kind of the atlas that definite image that uses the image importation to import is created; Based on the sorting technique that is kept in the sorting technique storage area, with the image classification of image importation input to confirming in a plurality of groups that atlas kind that step is confirmed is associated with the atlas kind; To have arranged and can supply the image classification step be the template of the image layout frame of group with image classification in one of storage in template stores part; With being sorted in image arrangement in the group that is associated with the image layout frame in the image layout frame that the template that template stores is partly stored is arranged, so that create atlas.
All essential feature of the present invention are not described here, in summary of the invention.And the inferior combination of these characteristics can realize the present invention.
Effect of the present invention
According to the present invention, album creation equipment with a plurality of image classifications to a plurality of groups that the atlas kind is associated in.Then, with group that the image layout frame is associated in selection will layout in the image layout frame automatically appropriate image, thus, the user can be quickly and easily in the image layout frame layout be fit to the image of atlas kind.
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Fig. 1 is the functional block diagram of album creation equipment 10;
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of display part 190;
Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of template for displaying part 194;
Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of display part 190;
Fig. 5 is the synoptic diagram of sorting technique storage area 120;
Fig. 6 is the concept map of image classification method and image arrangement;
Fig. 7 is the processing flow chart of album creation equipment 10;
Fig. 8 is the processing flow chart of album creation equipment 10;
Fig. 9 is the functional block diagram of album creation equipment 10;
Figure 10 is the synoptic diagram of specifying subject information 1400;
Figure 11 is the synoptic diagram of template 1300;
Figure 12 is the synoptic diagram of template 1600;
Figure 13 is the functional block diagram of album creation equipment 10;
Figure 14 is the synoptic diagram of template 1700;
Figure 15 is the synoptic diagram of master image composite information storage area 142;
Figure 16 is the synoptic diagram of subimage composite information storage area 144;
Figure 17 is the hardware block diagram of album creation equipment 10.
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Will the present invention be described through preferred embodiment hereinafter.These embodiment do not constitute restriction to the present invention according to claim, and with regard to the means that solve problem of the present invention, all combinations of the characteristic of in these embodiment, describing may not be necessary.
Fig. 1 is the functional structure instance of the album creation equipment 10 of the embodiment of the invention.This album creation equipment 10 comprises image importation 100; User instruction receiving unit 102; Image is selected part 104; Template is selected part 106; The atlas kind is confirmed part 110; Sorting technique storage area 120; Image classification part 130; Classified image store part 135; Template stores part 140; Album creation part 150; Atlas output 155; Template for displaying control section 160; Template candidate display control section 162; Image display control section 164; Use and subscribe receiving unit 170; Edit instruction notification section 180 and display part 190.Display part 190 comprises layout display part 192, template for displaying part 194 and image displaying part 196.The album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment based on cluster classes and with a plurality of image classifications in a plurality of groups.In addition; The purpose of the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment is to select an image that is suitable for creating atlas in the image among the group that is associated through the image layout frame that is classified at those with the atlas template is arranged, and the image layout in the atlas page quickly and easily that those atlas kinds of expecting with the user are adapted.
100 inputs of image importation are from the image of album creation equipment 10 outsides.Input picture is come through the network of storer and the Internet and so in this image importation 100.Here, each image in a plurality of images can add image information, for example Image Acquisition place, Image Acquisition time and date and focal length.In addition, the image that is input to image importation 100 can be the original image of the image that obtains, and handles the image that obtains through original image is carried out predetermined image.Image importation 100 offers the atlas kind with input picture and confirms part 110 and image classification part 130.The predetermined instruction that user instruction receiving unit 102 receives from the user.For example, when the user selects atlas kind time-like, user instruction receiving unit 102 can offer the atlas kind and confirms part 110 being used to discern atlas kinds of information that the user selectes.In addition, when the user selected to expect the atlas template, user instruction receiving unit 102 can offer template to the information that is used to discern the template that the user selectes and select part 106.Further, when the user select will layout in the image layout frame that the atlas template is arranged image the time, user instruction receiving unit 102 can offer image to the information that is used to discern the image that the user selectes and select part 104.
Image select part 104 to album creation part 150 provide show the user selected will be in the image layout frame that the atlas template is arranged the information of the image of layout, wherein this information receives from the user there.In addition, when the user select certain image and expection with its layout current in atlas during the different page of the page of layout with the user, image selects the part 104 can be to using the information that receiving unit 170 be provided for discerning this expection image of subscribing.Template selects part 106 then to be provided for discerning the information of the template of user's appointment to template candidate display control section 162.
The atlas kind is confirmed the kind of the atlas that part 110 definite images that will use image importation 100 to import are created.Especially, the atlas kind confirms that 110 pairs of a plurality of images from image importation 100 of part analyze, so that confirm the atlas kind.For example, the atlas kind confirms that brightness, saturation degree and the particular frequencies of 110 pairs of a plurality of images of part analyze, so that confirm the atlas taste, and for example city and tradition taste.In addition, the atlas kind confirms that part 110 can also confirm the atlas kind based on following: brightness, saturation degree and particular frequencies distribute; Be the image information that each image in a plurality of images adds, for example Image Acquisition place, Image Acquisition time and date, and be included in subject categories and the theme quantity in the image.
Give an example, the atlas kind confirm part 110 can based on Image Acquisition date and time, image-acquisition area, image-acquisition area distribute and the image that obtained in the subject categories that comprises and the atlas kind is confirmed as shell brochure.In addition, the atlas kind confirm part 110 can distribute based on Image Acquisition date and time, image-acquisition area, image-acquisition area, the subject categories that comprises in the image obtained and theme quantity and the atlas kind is confirmed as the wedding atlas.Further, the atlas kind confirms that part 110 can be based on the personnel's that comprise in the personnel that comprise in Image Acquisition date, Image Acquisition time, the image that obtained, the image that obtained the frequency of occurrences and Image Acquisition place and the atlas kind is confirmed as the recording of growing up atlas.Here, the atlas kind confirms that part 110 can be based on confirming the atlas kind from the information of user instruction receiving unit 102 receptions.For example, when the expection atlas kind time-like that the user specifies taste, theme and designers and so on through user instruction receiving unit 102, the atlas kind confirm part 110 will confirm the atlas kind of user's appointment be the atlas kind that will create.The atlas kind confirms that part 110 offers sorting technique storage area 120 with determined atlas kind.
Sorting technique storage area 120 has been stored and has been used for the sorting technique of image classification in the group that is associated with the atlas kind.For example, sorting technique storage area 120 is stored according to index and is used for sorting technique that image is classified, and wherein this index is the Image Acquisition place that is associated with shell brochure.In addition, sorting technique storage area 120 is also stored according to index and is used for sorting technique that image is classified, and wherein this index is the subject categories that is associated with the wedding atlas at least.Further, sorting technique storage area 120 is also stored according to index and is used for sorting technique that image is classified, and wherein this index is the Image Acquisition time that is associated with the recording of growing up atlas at least.Here, sorting technique storage area 120 can be stored the multiple sorting technique that is associated with some atlas kinds.For example, sorting technique storage area 120 can be stored based on these index of the personnel that comprise in Image Acquisition place, Image Acquisition time and date and the image and be used for sorting technique that image is classified.In addition, sorting technique storage area 120 can also be stored based on the such index of light source that Image Acquisition is used and be used for sorting technique that image is classified.Further, sorting technique storage area 120 can be stored based on the such index of CF that personnel wear clothing and be used for sorting technique that image is classified.Thus, sorting technique storage area 120 can be stored based on the such index of image texture and be used for sorting technique that image is classified.Here, texture can be the information that is used for the peculiar structure of indicating image.Especially, this texture can be the information that is used for the structure lines of theme that indicating image comprises and background.For example, when in image, comprising the street with office building, the sorting technique storage area can use the building texture to come image is classified.In addition, sorting technique storage area 120 can come image is classified based on horizontal texture, and wherein for instance, this horizontal texture can be respectively the texture of the walkway that comprises in the curtain that comprises in the image and the image and iron tower and so on.Sorting technique storage area 120 with those be received from the atlas kind and confirm that the corresponding sorting technique of atlas kind and the atlas kind of part 110 offer image classification part 130.
Based on the sorting technique that is kept in the sorting technique storage area 120, image classification part 130 combine atlas kinds that the atlas kinds confirm that part 110 is confirmed and with the image classification of image importation input in a plurality of groups.Especially; Image classification part 130 be based on image information and index and with a plurality of image classifications in a plurality of groups; Wherein for instance; Image information can be Image Acquisition time, date and Image Acquisition place; Index can be a plurality of personnel's of comprising in the personnel's that comprise in the subject categories that comprises in the image, the quantity that comprises the personnel that comprise in user designated person's image, the image that does not comprise the user designated person, the image, the image the frequency of occurrences, image intimate degree, image resolution ratio and image orientation, for example vertical and horizontal.Give an example, when the atlas kind was shell brochure, image classification part 130 will come a plurality of images are classified based on the index that receives from sorting technique storage area 120.Especially; Image classification part 130 is from sorting technique storage area 120 reception hints; Wherein this index is the Image Acquisition place; And the Image Acquisition location information that 130 pairs of this image classification parts are added on from a plurality of images that image importation 100 receives is analyzed, and with a plurality of image classifications with the corresponding a plurality of groups in each Image Acquisition place in.
In addition, image classification part 130 can be based on each method in the multiple sorting technique of sorting technique storage area 120 storage and combine atlas kind that the atlas kind confirms that part 110 confirms with the image classification of image importation 100 inputs in a plurality of groups.Give an example, when the atlas kind was shell brochure, image classification part 130 can come a plurality of images are classified based on the personnel that comprise in Image Acquisition place, Image Acquisition time, date or the image.Especially, for each Image Acquisition place, image classification part 130 with a plurality of image classifications in group.In addition, image classification part 130 also with a plurality of image classifications to each corresponding group of Image Acquisition time and date in.Further, image classification part 130 also with a plurality of image classifications to image in everyone the corresponding group that comprises.Give an example; If the atlas kind is the recording of growing up atlas, image classification part 130 can be based on the personage who comprises in the image, Image Acquisition time and date, Image Acquisition place or the personnel's that obtained quantity and with a plurality of image classifications in group so.Especially, image classification part 130 with a plurality of image classifications to the acquisition time of each image and date corresponding group in.In addition, image classification part 130 also with a plurality of image classifications to each corresponding group in Image Acquisition place in.Further, image classification part 130 also can sort images into obtain in each the corresponding group among the personnel.The image that this image classification part 130 will be passed through classification offers classified image store part 135.In addition, this image classification part 130 also offers template stores part 140 with the atlas kind.
Classified image store part 135 is to combine group identifier to come memory image, and wherein the unique identification of this identifier is by the group of image classification part 130 classification.For example; When the atlas kind is shell brochure; Image classification part 130 will combine to be used for the group identifier of each group of unique identification and store the group that is used for each classification; For example being the group of each Image Acquisition place classification, is the group of each Image Acquisition time and date classification, and is the group of everyone classification that comprises in the image.Classified image store part 135 is based on from the instruction of album creation part 150 and the image that will be sorted in the group offers album creation part 150.In addition, classified image store part 135 also can offer the image of each group image display control section 164.
Further, template stores part 140 can be stored a template of having arranged master map frame and subgraph frame.The master map frame is a framework that is used for arranging at atlas master image.The subgraph frame is a framework that is used on image, arranging the image that depends on master image.Here, the master image of present embodiment be one in the page to the most impressive image of user.For example, master image can be the emphasical maximum image in a plurality of images of layout in the page.Especially, compare with other images, master image can be bigger image, and wherein this image arrangement must be more more forward than other images, and than other images more near the center.In addition, master image can be an emphatically image of structure, and is one and is the theme and has used the image of visual effect.Simultaneously, the subimage of present embodiment can be an image littler than master image, this image by layout in other positions except that the center.
For instance, four image layout frames in template, have been arranged.Here, one of them image layout frame is greater than other three image layout frames.In this case; Comprised as atlas high priest's personnel's groups of pictures with have maximum sized image layout frame and be associated; In addition; Comprise with high priest personnel's in close relations groups of pictures and can be associated with other three image layout frames, wherein for instance, with high priest people in close relations can be lover, family members and friend.In addition, the groups of pictures that comprises personnel's principal character and a plurality of personnel can be associated with having maximum sized image layout frame, and the groups of pictures that does not comprise principal character then can be associated with other three image layout frames respectively.
Here, the association between the image layout frame is not limited by foregoing.For example, when a plurality of image layout frame of layout in template, the groups of pictures with high-resolution can be associated with a predetermined image layout frame, and the groups of pictures with low resolution then is associated with other image layout frames.In addition; When groups of pictures based on the master image orientation and with template in an image layout frame in a plurality of image layout frames of arranging when being associated, the subimage group that is directed to the corresponding predetermined direction in master image orientation can be associated with other image layout frames.In addition, when the groups of pictures that has shown certain predetermined persons is associated with an image layout frame, do not show that these personnel's groups of pictures can be associated with a plurality of other image layout frames.Then, the frame layout between each image distance can based on the main body that comprises in the theme number that comprises in the subject categories that comprises in Image Acquisition time and date, Image Acquisition place, the image, the image, picture drop-out point, the image move and image between the personnel that comprise intimate degree and be associated with the image layout frame of layout in the template.
The template that template stores part 140 will be used for each page of atlas offers album creation part 150.In addition, template stores part 140 also offers template for displaying control section 160 with the atlas template.Further, when template stores part 140 received the template that shows user's appointment and is the information that is used through template candidate display control section 162, template stores part 140 can provide and the corresponding template of this information to album creation part 150.Then; When user's appointment is used for the template of atlas; Template stores part 140 can provide an instruction to edit instruction notification section 180, and what wherein should instruction indicate is those are sorted in the image layout frame that the image arrangement in the image that is associated with the image layout frame arranges in the template that template stores part 140 is stored.
Edit instruction notification section 180 is announced an instruction to the user, and wherein this instruction indication is those are sorted in the image layout frame that the image arrangement in the group that is associated with the image layout frame arranges in the template of template stores part 140 storages.Especially; When the template of the page of the atlas of having selected to be used for to be included in predetermined kind; Template stores part 140 can provide an instruction to edit instruction notification section 180, wherein should instruction indicate be should be sorted in template in image arrangement in the group that is associated of at least one image layout frame of arranging in this image layout frame.In addition; When the image arrangement that will be sorted in first group is in the first image layout frame of the template of template stores part 140 storages; Edit instruction notification section 180 can be announced an instruction to the user, wherein this instruction indication be will be sorted in second group image arrangement in the second image layout frame.Further; When in the first image layout frame of the image arrangement that will be sorted in the 3rd group in the template of template stores part 140 storage; Edit instruction notification section 180 can be announced an instruction to the user, and wherein this instruction indication is should be with the image arrangement that is sorted in the four group group in the second image layout frame.When edit instruction notification section 180 received this instruction, edit instruction notification section 180 can will offer display part 190 about the information of this instruction.
The atlas that 155 outputs of atlas output receive from album creation part 150.Give an example, atlas output 155 can have the facing pages of image to be printed on the medium made of paper those layouts in the image layout frame of atlas, so that the output atlas.In addition, atlas output 155 can also be recorded in atlas on the recording medium of DVD and so on, so that the output atlas.Further, atlas output 155 can also send to atlas the terminal of user PC and so on through the network of LAN, WAN and the Internet and so on.
Template for displaying control section 160 impels display part 190 demonstrations to be stored in the template in the template stores part 140.The template of selecting in a plurality of templates that this template for displaying control section 160 impels display part 190 in template stores part 140, store for each the predetermined image layout areas explicit user in the atlas.Especially, template for displaying control section 160 impels the layout display part 192 that comprises in the display part 190 to show the template that derives from template stores part 140.
A plurality of templates of storage are arranged in 162 pairs of template stores parts 140 of template candidate display control section, and impel display part 192 to show these templates.Especially, template candidate display control section 162 has been arranged a plurality of templates in template for displaying part 194, and will show these templates.Then, template for displaying control section 160 can explicit user selected template in a plurality of templates that template candidate display control section 162 shows.For example, the user selects an expection template in a plurality of templates that template for displaying part 194 shows through template candidate display control section 162.The information that is used to discern the template that the user selectes then selects part 106 to be provided for template candidate display control section 162 through user instruction receiving unit 102 and template.Then, template candidate display control section 162 provides and the corresponding template of this information to template for displaying control section 160.Then, template for displaying control section 160 impels layout display part 192 to show the template that receives.In addition, template for displaying control section 160 also can be provided for discerning the information of the template that the user selects to template stores part 140.
Template candidate display control section 162 can change the display screen that can supply the selected template of template for displaying control section 160 explicit users, and impels template for displaying control section 160 to arrange a plurality of templates of storage in the template stores part, and shows these templates.In addition; Template candidate display control section 162 can also impel 160 arrangements of template for displaying control section and demonstration to be arranged in the candidate template of a previous and back page of 160 indicating template pages of template for displaying control section, and the candidate template in the page after arrangement and 160 indicating template pages of indicating template display control section.Thus, from design angle, through the template with reference to each page, in each template that is easy to just can to select to have diversity and uncertain quality when changing the page, thereby establishment is always the atlas that spectators provide brand-new enjoyment.In addition, through template, can select similar template for each page, and can create atlas with stable outward appearance with reference to each page.
Compare with the image that is categorized into other groups, image display control section 164 can more focus on to show the image be sorted in the group that image layout frame that the template that shows with template for displaying control section 160 arranges is associated, and shows this image.In addition, compare with the image that is sorted in other groups, image display control section 164 will more focus on to show the image in the group that the layout frame be sorted in the master image of arranging with the template that is used for 160 demonstrations of template for displaying control section is associated.For instance, and do not compare with the image that the image layout frame is associated, the image that image display control section 164 can will be associated with the image layout frame shows relatively largely.In addition, and do not compare with the image that the image layout frame is associated, image display control section 164 can also be showed the image that be associated with the image layout frame, the for example top position of display part 190 in the position that the user is easier to see.Further, image display control section 164 can show the image that is associated with the image layout frame through the visual effect of using such as flicker.Here, and compare with the image that the subgraph frame is associated, what image display control section 164 showed more emphatically is the image that is associated with the master map frame.
When the user has selected the image layout frame that template that template for displaying control section 160 shows arranges; Compare with the image that is categorized into other groups, image display control section 164 can more focus on to show and be sorted in the image in the group that is associated with the selected digital image layout frame.Especially, the user will select an expection layout frame, in this framework, image will layout in a plurality of image layout frames that the template that template for displaying control section 160 shows is arranged.The information that is used to discern the image layout frame that the user selects will offer image display control section 164 through user instruction receiving unit 102.Then, when receiving this information, compare with the image that is categorized into other groups, image display control section 164 will more focus on to show be sorted in the group that image layout frame that should information is associated in image.In addition, when the inside layout image of the image layout frame that comprises in template, image display control section 164 can impel layout display part 192 to show the template of image arrangement in the image layout frame.
Use and subscribe the reservation that receiving unit 170 receives 164 images displayed of a requirement use image display control section.Especially; When image display control section 164 shows the image of a layout among the page different with the current layout page of user; And when the user has selected this image, at this moment can select part 104 with being used to indicate the information that receives the reservation of using image to offer image through user instruction receiving unit 102.Then, when receiving this information, image is selected part 104 can this information offered to use and is subscribed receiving unit 170.Use 170 of reservation receiving units to be provided for showing and received the information that this use is subscribed to image display control section 164.Image display control section 164 impels image displaying part 196 demonstrations to be used to indicate use to subscribe the information that receiving unit 170 has received this use reservation, and said image.Give an example; When receiving the reservation of using image; Image display control section 164 can show this image; Wherein this image uses the reservation sign to be associated with one, has also added a mark in this external this image, and what this mark was indicated is to keep this image to use for image displaying part 196.Here, image display control section 164 can with one usage flag be associated with image, wherein this image has been selected once as the image in should the image layout frame of layout in the atlas template.When image display control section 164 shows on image displaying part 196 with service marking is associated image, at this moment can add one in the image of service marking and be used to indicate the mark that has used image having this.
Concerning the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment, a plurality of groups that this equipment becomes to be associated with the atlas kind with a plurality of image classifications.Then, be fit to the image of layout in the image layout frame will be automatically from group that the image layout frame is associated select and shown emphatically, can prevent the image that the user selects and the atlas kind has nothing to do thus.In addition, the image of layout in atlas is not in all images, to select, but in the image that the group through predtermined category comprises, select.Thus, when creating atlas, layout quickly and easily is fit to the image of this atlas kind in the image layout frame.
The album creation equipment of present embodiment can show will layout in atlas image; This image is associated with using the reservation sign; And in the process of layout atlas, will be used to the mark of indicating the user to subscribe for this image adds one, can prevent that so then the user from repeatedly using identical image.In addition, the album creation equipment of present embodiment can also show the image of layout in atlas, and this image is associated with service marking, and in the process of layout atlas, is used to indicate this image to be used mark once for it adds one.Thus, for instance, do like this and can avoid image is carried out repeatedly layout as master image to it.In addition, with this image as the master image layout once after, this image is easy to select once more does subimage.
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of the display part 190 in the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment.Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of the template for displaying part 194 in the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment.When the user clicked template selector button 600, template candidate display control section 162 can show the template for displaying part 194 that is on the intimate whole display part 190.On template for displaying part 194, will arrange and show a plurality of candidate template.Here, as the image arrangement instance, default image layout in advance is in a plurality of image layout frames that a plurality of templates are arranged.In this case, default image can be to be input in the album creation equipment 10 and to be kept at any image in the album creation equipment 10 in advance.In addition, when the user's modification template for displaying, the default image of layout in frames images can be revised and shown equally.
Especially, arranged a plurality of templates that are used for the atlas facing pages for each title in title 610, title 612 and the title 614 here, and shown these templates.For example, template 302, template 304 and the template 306 that is used for layout atlas front cover combines titles 610 and is arranged and shows.In addition, template 308, template 310, template 312 and the template 314 that is used for the layout of the page 1 and the page 2 combines titles 612 and is arranged and shows that wherein the page 1 is facing pages of atlas with the page 2.Further, the template 316 that is used for the layout of the page 3 and the page 4 combines titles 614 with template 318 and is arranged and shows that wherein the page 3 is atlas facing pages with the page 4.The user can select the expection template in a plurality of templates that shown.
For example, when the user selected template 318, the information that is used to discern the template 318 that the user selects will offer template through user instruction receiving unit 102 and select part 106.Then, template is selected part 106 to understand the information that will be used for recognition template 318 and is offered template candidate display control section 162.When receiving the information that is used for recognition template 318, template candidate display control section 162 can offer template for displaying control section 160 with template 318.Then, template for displaying control section 160 will impel layout display part 192 to show template as shown in Figure 2.
When having selected template 318, the information that template for displaying control section 160 can will be used for recognition template 318 offers classified image store part 135.The image that this classified image store part 135 will be included in the group that is associated with the image layout frame of arrangement in the template 318 offers image display control section 164.Then, image display control section 164 can show the image that receives on image displaying part 196.For example, image display control section 164 can be arranged breviary Figure 200 etc., and on image displaying part 196, shows the image that receives., on image displaying part 196, may not show breviary Figure 200 etc. here, but show original image without reduction.In addition, on image displaying part 196, can also show through dwindling the resulting image of original image.
Compare with thumbnail, the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment can more clearly illustrate the image with layout in image layout frame 700, thus the user can be more simple select truly will layout in image layout frame 700 image.
When the user selected the expection thumbnail on will layout other templates outside removing template 318 in image displaying part 196 thumbnail images shown, selected thumbnail 204 was subscribed mark 260 and usage flag 262 demonstrations with using respectively with thumbnail 212.For instance, the user clicks the thumbnail 204 and thumbnail 212 that subscribe to use, and the thumbnail 204 that user instruction receiving unit 102 is selected part 104 will be used to discern to be clicked through image and the identifier of thumbnail 212 offer to use subscribes receiving unit 170.Use to subscribe that receiving unit 170 will be used to discern the thumbnail 204 that received and the identifier of thumbnail 212 offers image display control section 164.Then, image display control section 164 can be subscribed mark 262 with the user by explicit user reservation mark 260, and wherein the reservation receiving unit 170 that is to use of this mark indication receives use reservation and thumbnail 204 and thumbnail 212.
The album creation equipment of present embodiment can show and have expection image that use to subscribe mark, wherein this image should layout in other templates different with the template of the current use of user.Thus, do like this and can prevent that the user from will expect that the image arrangement of layout in other templates different with the template of current layout is in other pages different with the page that should this image of layout.
Before layout template 318, when in template layout during image, the thumbnail 202 of this image will show with usage flag 250.Especially, image display control section 164 can with one service marking be associated with the image of layout in the image layout frame.Then, when on image displaying part 196, showing with image that service marking is associated, image display control section 164 can be with this image with usage flag 250 demonstrations.
The album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment can be with service marking with being shown by the image of user's layout in the atlas template.Can prevent thus the user with same image once more layout become master image.
Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of the display part 190 in the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment.This display part comprises layout display part 192, template for displaying part 194 and image displaying part 196.Here, the assembly that has a same reference numbers with the assembly of describing among above-mentioned Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 will have with above-mentioned Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 in the assembly identical functions described, thus, relevant with it description will be omitted.
Select an expection template in a plurality of templates 316,318,320 and 322 that the user can show on template for displaying part 194.Here, template for displaying part 194 can show any template except that current indicating template through scroll process.When the user had for example selected the expection template of template 318, selected template 318 will be presented on the layout display part 192.
When having selected template 318, the image that classified image store part 135 can will be included in the group that is associated with the image layout frame of arrangement in the template 318 offers image display control section 164.Then, image display control section 164 can show the image that receives on image displaying part 196.For example, breviary Figure 200 of the image that receives etc. can arranged and show to image display control section 164 on image displaying part 196.The user can handle and one of layout will layout in the image layout frame in image displaying part 196 thumbnail images shown 200 grades expection image through drag and drop.
Fig. 5 is an instance of the sorting technique storage area 120 of present embodiment.In a plurality of groups that sorting technique stores into the atlas kind is associated of this sorting technique storage area 120 with at least a classified image.This sorting technique storage area 120 can be stored multiple sorting technique, and these sorting techniques have the different index that is associated with one of atlas kind.As far as each atlas, this sorting technique storage area 120 has been stored the sorting technique of the suitable image of classifying, and wherein be used to select will the image of layout in atlas for this method.
This sorting technique storage area 120 can also deposit the sorting technique of those classified images in the atlas such as city or tradition and sample in a plurality of groups that are associated.Especially, this sorting technique storage area 120 can be stored brightness and the saturation degree such as image, and with this as sorting technique.In addition, sorting technique storage area 120 can also the sorting technique of classified image be deposited in a plurality of groups that the subject categories that image comprised of layout in atlas is associated in.For example, this sorting technique storage area 120 can be stored people, animal, goods, the vehicles, building and landscape, with this as sorting technique; Wherein for instance; Said animal can be a cat, and said goods can be figurines, and the said vehicles can be automobiles.
In addition, in a plurality of groups that this sorting technique storage area 120 can also store the sorting technique of classified image into image subject is associated.For example, when the atlas kind was shell brochure, sorting technique storage area 120 can memory image obtain that the place distributes, Image Acquisition time and date and the personnel that obtain, with this as sorting technique.In addition; If the atlas kind is the wedding atlas; So this sorting technique storage area 120 can store the personnel that obtain, the personnel amount of obtaining, Image Acquisition time, the predetermined persons frequency of occurrences, face size and the Image Acquisition place of the personnel that obtain on image-acquisition area, with this as sorting technique.
Further, when the atlas kind was the recording of growing up atlas, this sorting technique storage area 120 can be stored the personnel that obtain, Image Acquisition place and the personnel amount of obtaining, with this as sorting technique.Then; When the atlas kind is school annals; This sorting technique storage area 120 can memory image obtain place, Image Acquisition time and date, the personnel amount of obtaining, the personnel that obtain and the intimate degree between the personnel of obtaining, with this as sorting technique.In addition, when the atlas kind was the night scene atlas, sorting technique storage area 120 can be stored the CF degree of polarization such as image, with this as sorting technique.Here, in a plurality of groups that sorting technique storage area 120 can be stored in the sorting technique of classified image with the atlas designer is associated.
The sorting technique storage area 120 of present embodiment can come image is classified through the sorting technique that is associated with the atlas kind in advance automatically.Thus, and in all images, select the image of layout in atlas compared, can select image more fast, appropriately, effectively here.
Fig. 6 is image classification method and the concept map of the image arrangement in the album creation part 150 in the image classification part 130 of present embodiment.The a plurality of view data that in view data group 400, comprised a plurality of image I 1, I2, I3 and I4.When the user selects atlas kind time-like, sorting technique storage area 120 can provide and the corresponding image classification method index of atlas kind to image classification part 130.Then, image classification part 130 will classify the image as a plurality of groups based on the sorting technique index that receives.
For instance, the index of image classification method is personnel and Image Acquisition date.In this case, image classification part 130 can be categorized into each predetermined persons.Especially, image classification part 130 can classify the image as everyone that comprise in the image.For example, image classification part 130 becomes a plurality of image classifications: the groups of pictures of personnel A is indicated and comprised to dashed lines 404, and the groups of pictures of personnel B is indicated and comprised to dashed lines 406, and the groups of pictures of personnel C is indicated and comprised to dashed lines 408.In addition, image classification part 130 also can classify the image as and corresponding a plurality of groups of each Image Acquisition date.For example; Image classification part 130 becomes a plurality of image classifications: use solid line 410 indications and obtain the groups of pictures of date as D; Use solid line 412 indication and obtain the groups of pictures of date, and indicate and image capture data is the groups of pictures of F with solid line 414 as E.
Next, for instance, the user will select a template 450.In this case, when the user selects image layout frame 500, at this moment can from group that image layout frame 500 is associated select one to be fit to the image of layout in image layout frame 500, and with its automatic editing in image layout frame 500.For example, when comprising as high priest's personnel A and to obtain the date be the groups of pictures of D when being associated with image layout frame 500, album creation part 150 will select image I 1 and image I 3 as with the image of layout in image layout frame 500.In addition, in image layout frame 500, can also further add the condition that is used to select any image.Album creation part 150 can select to be included in satisfy this condition scope with interior image I 3, wherein this image through one alternately dot-and-dash line 402 indicate.
Then, album creation part 150 can be with selected digital image I3 layout in image layout frame 500.Can the personnel's that stipulate that this image comprises image-acquisition area and face area condition for the condition of interpolations such as image layout frame 500 greater than certain predetermined value, and the condition opened of the human eye that comprises in the specified image.Here, the image of layout in the image layout frame can be selected by the user.Next, the image that group comprised that is associated of each image layout frame of can be in image layout frame 502, image layout frame 504 and image layout frame 506 arranging in layout and the template of album creation part 150.Especially, album creation part 150 will based on the image condition and with template in the group that is associated of the image layout frame arranged come the appropriate image of layout.
For example, comprising personnel A and Image Acquisition date is that the groups of pictures of D is associated with image layout frame 502.In addition, this condition regulation: with the image of layout in image layout frame 500 compared, the image that resolution is lower is associated with image layout frame 502 equally.In this case, in image layout frame 502, will layout comprise the image that personnel A, Image Acquisition date D and resolution are lower than image I 3.For example, when the resolution of image I 1 is lower than the resolution of image I 3, at this moment can be in image layout frame 502 with image I 1 layout.In addition, be the groups of pictures of D when being associated when comprising personnel B and Image Acquisition date with image layout frame 504, album creation part 150 can be in image layout frame 504 layout image 15, wherein this image comprises personnel B and the Image Acquisition date is D.Then, be the groups of pictures of D when being associated when comprising personnel C and Image Acquisition date with image layout frame 506, it is that image I 6 layouts of D are in image layout frame 506 that album creation part 150 can will comprise personnel C and Image Acquisition date.
Here, in group, and said group is associated with image layout frame in being arranged in the atlas template image classification part 130 with the image classification of want layout.In addition, in order in the image layout frame, to select appropriate image, in being arranged in the image layout frame of atlas template, can also further add the image condition.For example; Concerning with layout each image in image layout frame 502, image layout frame 504 and image layout frame 506; Its condition is a combining image layout frame 500 and be each definition in image layout frame 502, image layout frame 504 and the image layout frame 506, and can add each condition to template.For example; Template 450 can be added a condition; Wherein this condition is stipulated: will the image of layout in image layout frame 502, image layout frame 504 and image layout frame 506 be to obtain on the identical date with the image of layout in image layout frame 500, and its resolution is lower than the image of layout in image layout frame 500.
Here, the condition in the image layout frame is not limited in the description of preceding text.For example, when the subject categories that comprises in based on image sorts images into group, in template, can add and be used for each the condition of different themes layout at a plurality of image layout frames.For example; In image layout frame 502, image layout frame 504 and image layout frame 506, can add a condition, wherein this condition regulation be layout those comprised with image layout frame 500 in the image of personnel's different personnel that image comprised of layout.In addition; In image layout frame 502, image layout frame 504 and image layout frame 506, can add a condition, wherein this condition be defined by layout comprise with image layout frame 500 in the images of pet of the people cat and dog together that comprise of the image of layout and so on.
When the high-resolution image of layout in the predetermined image layout frame, at this moment can be in any one image layout frame other lower resolution image or the higher resolution image of layout except that high-definition picture.Here, in template, can add one be defined by should the image that layout resolution is identical in all images layout frame condition.Further; When the theme that image comprised of layout in the predetermined image layout frame during all towards predetermined direction; At this moment can in template, can add a condition; Wherein this condition be defined by should be in other image layout frames different with the predetermined image layout frame layout towards with the theme of predetermined direction equidirectional, or towards the theme of different directions.In addition, according to the orientation of the image of layout in the predetermined image layout frame, in template, can add one in order to the condition with the image orientation of layout in any image layout frame except that the predetermined image layout frame to be set.For example; When the image surface court of layout in image layout frame 500 is horizontal; At this moment can add a condition, wherein this condition is defined as: the image of layout in image layout frame 502, image layout frame 504 and image layout frame 506 should be faced vertically or face laterally.
In the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment, image classification part 130 with a plurality of image classifications in a plurality of groups that the sorting technique with sorting technique storage area 120 storage is associated.Then; Album creation part 150 will be showed the image of a suitable layout in atlas; Wherein this image is to select in a plurality of images that comprise in the group of from the image layout frame, classifying, and this image layout frame is associated with this group, and this image layout frame is arranged in the atlas template.Thus, the user can create the expection atlas suitably, apace.
Fig. 7 is the treatment scheme instance of the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment.At first, image importation 100 input images (S1000).Image importation 100 offers the atlas kind with input picture and confirms part 110.Then, the atlas kind confirm 110 pairs of parts from the image importation 100 images that receive analyze so that confirm atlas kind (S1010).The atlas kind confirms that the atlas kind that part 110 is confirmed is provided for sorting technique storage area 120.When receiving atlas kind time-like, sorting technique storage area 120 can provide a kind of and the corresponding sorting technique of atlas kind to image classification part 130.
The sorting technique that image classification part 130 provides based on sorting technique storage area 120 and a plurality of image classifications that image importation 100 is provided are in a plurality of groups.Next, album creation equipment 10 shows an atlas editing screen (S1030) on display part 190.Especially, album creation equipment can be in the display part 190 be attend display layout display part 192, template for displaying part 194 and image displaying part 196.Then, template candidate display control section 162 receives and the corresponding a plurality of facing pages templates of selected atlas kind from template stores part 140, and on template for displaying part 194, arranges and show these templates (S1040).
The user selects an expection template (S1050) in a plurality of templates that template for displaying part 194 shows.When the user selected a template, the information that is used to discern selected template will offer template through user instruction receiving unit 102 and select part 106.Template candidate display control section 162 provides and the corresponding template of reception information to template for displaying control section 160.Then, template for displaying control section 160 template (S1060) that explicit user is selected on layout display part 192.In addition, template for displaying control section 160 also provides the image of the group that is associated with at least one image layout frame and adds the information to the image layout frame to classified image store part 135.
Classified image store part 135 to album creation part 150 provide be included in template in image and the information of adding for the image layout frame in the group that is associated of the image layout frame arranged.Album creation part 150 is selected an image (S1070) in the image layout frame of will layout in template, arranging.Especially, album creation part 150 based on the condition of add giving the image layout frame and with the image that group comprised that the image layout frame is associated in select the image of a suitable atlas kind.Here, will can select by the user by the image of layout in the image layout frame.In addition, image display control section 164 will show emphatically as with image and the selecteed image of layout in the image layout frame.Then, album creation part 150 is through the selected creation of image atlas page (S1080) of layout in the image layout frame.Next, album creation part 150 determines whether to have accomplished the editor (S1090) to each facing pages layout image in the atlas.In having to accomplish, during the editor of all facing pages layout images, then do not continue to select template, and continue as other page layout images (S1090: not) that edits outside the atlas facing pages atlas.
Simultaneously, when template by whole selections, and for all facing pages of atlas all layout during image (S1090: be), the atlas that album creation part 150 can will be passed through editor offers atlas output 155.Atlas output 155 prints to the atlas that receives on the medium made of paper, with output atlas (S1100).In addition, atlas output 155 also can be exported atlas on the recording medium of DVD and so on.Further, atlas output 155 can also provide atlas through the network of LAN, WAN and the Internet and so on, for example it is offered user PC.
The album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment with a plurality of image classifications to a plurality of groups that the atlas kind is associated in; And from group that the image layout frame is associated select an appropriate image automatically, with this as the image in the image layout frame of will layout in the atlas template, arranging.Thus, can prevent the irrelevant image of atlas kind that user's layout and user select.In addition and since needn't in all images, select will layout in atlas image, so can create atlas fast.
Fig. 8 is the treatment scheme instance of the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment.Especially, shown in Fig. 8 be select being used for of describing among Fig. 7 will layout in the subroutine of the step S1070 of the image of image layout frame.Album creation part variable n of 150 initialization (S1200).Here, this variable n can be an integer.Next, the user selects the first image layout frame, and layout is sorted in the image (S1210) in first group in this framework.Especially, select an expection image layout frame (the first image layout frame) that is used for the layout image in the image layout frame that the user can arrange in the template that layout display part 192 shows.Then; Classified image store part 135 is based on coming to image display control section 164 image that comprises in the group to be provided with the first image layout frame information corresponding, and wherein this framework is provided to classified image store part 135 from template for displaying control section 160 when the user selects this template.
Then, the image that comprises in the group that image display control section 164 shows with the first image layout frame is associated, wherein this framework receives (S1220) from classified image store part 135.Next, 150 one of the selection of album creation part will the image (S1230) of layout in the first image layout frame.Especially; Album creation part 150 based on the corresponding group of the first image layout frame in the image that comprises and the information of adding for the image layout frame select will the image of layout in the first image layout frame, wherein this image layout frame is when the user selects template, to be provided to classified image store part 135 from template for displaying control section 160.Here, will can select by the user by the image of layout in the first image layout frame.
Next, image display control section 164 is with the image selected of service marking and user be associated (S1240).Thus, layout may be displayed on the image displaying part 196 at the image of user in the template of pre-editing, wherein for instance, this image with one usage flag show.Therefore, when template and user when the template of pre-editing is different, can prevent in image arrangement the same image of layout once more.In addition, consider, in atlas, deliberately during the layout identical image, be easy to discern the image of layout in the image layout frame, and need not check the atlas facing pages from design.
Here; In images displayed on the image displaying part 196; What shown is will the expection image of layout in any one template different with the template of layout display part 192 current demonstrations; For example as the image of master image layout, the user will select one the image that will use, promptly subscribe and use an image (S1250).The information that is used to discern the image that the user selects will offer image through user instruction receiving unit 102 and select part 104.When receiving the message that is used for recognition image, image is selected part 104 can this information offered to use and is subscribed receiving unit 170.When receiving the information that is used to discern the image that the user selects, use and subscribe receiving unit 170 and can one be used and subscribe sign be associated with the image of user's selection (S1260).
Then, album creation part 150 can add 1 (S1270) with variable n.Album creation part 150 compares (S1280) with image layout frame quantity and the variable n that the user arranges in the template of pre-editing.When image layout frame number that variable n comprises in less than template, album creation part 150 confirms to exist the image layout frame of non-selected essential image, and will select this image (S1280: not) once more.Simultaneously, when image layout frame number that variable n comprises in greater than template, album creation part 150 is confirmed as the image that all images layout frame has been selected the layout of wanting, and transfers to next procedure (S1080) (S1280: be).
The album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment can show that with the image of layout in atlas wherein this image has the mark that uses the reservation sign and be used for subscribing layout atlas process indication user.Thus, can prevent the too much same image of layout in a plurality of facing pages.
Fig. 9 is the block diagram example of functional structure of the album creation equipment 10 of another embodiment of the present invention.Album creation equipment 10 comprises that image importation 100, designated key information acquiring portion 108, designated key image extract part 132, trim part 134, template stores part 140, album creation part 150, character information aligning part 152, character kind storage area 154 and atlas output 155.Here, the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment can have an above-mentioned part or all 26S Proteasome Structure and Functions with reference to the described album creation equipment 10 of figure 1-Fig. 8.Album creation equipment 10 is imported with image in image importation 100.This image importation 100 can be through storer and so on the recording medium that is used for memory image and the Internet and so on network and image is imported album creation equipment 10.Image importation 100 is extracted the control of part 132 and image is offered designated key image extraction part 132 according to the designated key image.In the image of image importation 100 inputs, can add the information that is used to indicate time, date, position and the condition of obtaining image here.
Designated key information acquiring portion 108 is obtained the designated key information that is used for the theme that specified image comprises.This designated key information can be the subject name that comprises in the image, be used for stipulating comprising the image of this theme information, be used for the information of the theme position of indicating image and the information that is used to indicate the condition when obtaining image.The information that is used to stipulate to comprise the image of this theme here, can be the filename of unique this image of identification.Designated key information acquiring portion 108 is obtained designated key information through having stored designated key recording of information medium and network, and wherein for instance, this recording medium can be a storer, and this network can be the Internet.Selectively, designated key information also can be by the user through designated key information acquiring portion 108 input album creation equipment 10.In addition, designated key information acquiring portion 108 is also obtained the designated key information that comprises character information, and wherein this character information indication is the characteristic of specifying theme.For instance, when this theme is the someone, is used in reference to first finger and decides the character information of theme characteristic and can indicate this people's name, age, sex and the color of wearing clothing thereof.Designated key information acquiring portion 108 can offer the designated key image with the designated key information of being obtained and extract part 132 and character information aligning part 152.
The designated key image extracts part 132 and from a plurality of images that image importation 100 receives, extracts the image that comprises designated key.Especially, what the designated key image extracted part 132 extractions is the designated key image that comprises designated key, and wherein designated key is the designated key information specifies that origin comes from designated key information acquiring portion 108.For example, the designated key image extracts part 132 stipulates to comprise the indicated designated key of designated key information based on the filename that comprises in the designated key information image.Then, the designated key image extracts part 132 and extracts the thematic map picture in the image that is included in regulation based on this document name.Next, the designated key image extracts part 132 will use the image in the zone that is used for the theme that the image that extracts comprises, and the use pattern repairing, and extraction comprises a plurality of designated key images of this theme.Here, designated key can be the high priest in the atlas.In addition, designated key image extraction part 132 can look like a plurality of thematic map that extracted to be categorized in a plurality of groups based on the Image Acquisition time.Especially; The designated key image extracts the group of part 132 can obtain a plurality of designated key image classifications in the scheduled time slot that has comprised when obtaining some designated key images a plurality of images, and has comprised the group of the image that obtains beyond the scheduled time slot when obtaining some designated key images.The designated key image extracts part 132 and according to the control of album creation part 150 the designated key image that is extracted is offered trim part 134 and album creation part 150.In addition, the designated key image extracts part 132 and also according to the control of trim part 134 a designated key image and the scheduled time slot when obtaining this designated key image is offered trim part 134 with another designated key image of interior acquisition.
Template stores part 140 storage be the template of output area, in this zone, will confirm to want the image layout frame of layout image in advance and be used for discerning will layout at the composite information of the image of this image layout frame.Especially, template stores part 140 will storing template, and wherein this template has defined in advance that be used for indicating should be with the composite information of the first designated key image arrangement at the first image layout frame.In addition, template stores part 140 can also store with template in the book character information that is associated of image layout frame.The template that is used for the atlas page here, is an instance that is kept at the template of template stores part 140.Then, the atlas page can be front cover, facing pages and 1/2nd a facing pages.Here; Composite information can be indicated the color of subject categories, the theme number in the image, theme facial expression and theme in theme orientation in the image layout frame, image direction component, Image Acquisition time and date, the image, and it can also be indicated the picture material of layout in the image layout frame in addition.For example, the first designated key image can be a master image.This master image is one and is used for making spectators stay the image of maximum impression at the atlas page.For instance, master image can be an image that comprises the high priest of atlas.In addition, this master image can be the image of stressing the most in a plurality of images of layout in the page.Especially, this master image can be an image greater than other images, and this image arrangement is in the position more more forward than other images, in addition this image also layout than other images more near the position at center.In addition, this master image can also be an emphatically image of structure, and one to subject application the image of visual effect.Template stores part 140 offers album creation part 150 with this template.
134 pairs of trim parts extract the designated key that comprises the designated key image of part 132 receptions from the designated key image and repair, to produce the finishing image.Trim part 134 can impel the designated key image to extract that part 132 is obtained a designated key image and at the scheduled time slot when obtaining this designated key image with interior another designated key image that obtains.Then; Trim part 134 will be repaired this designated key image and another designated key image; To produce a finishing image and another finishing image respectively, wherein these finishing images are mutually different with respect to the occupied area ratio of designated key image.Trim part 134 can only be repaired the designated key zone from the designated key image, to improve the occupied area ratio of finishing image with respect to the designated key image.In addition, trim part 134 can also produce the finishing image through changing the aspect ratio of extracting the designated key image of part 132 receptions from the designated key image.Then, trim part 134 can for extract from the designated key image part 132 receive and have a plurality of designated key images of mutually different aspect ratio each produce finishing image.In addition, trim part 134 can also be handled for the finishing image applications predetermined image that is produced, and for example light and shade is handled.This trim part 134 can offer album creation part 150 with the finishing image that is produced.
What character kind storage area 154 was stored is the character kind of information, and wherein this information indication is the font that is used for character information, size and the color that is associated with the theme identifying information.The information that is used for the regulation theme is kept at character kind storage area 154, and this information can be indicated subject name, and when this theme was the someone, it can also indicate sex, age and the arrangement (casting) of theme.Here; This arrangement can be the information that is used in reference to the situation of the person of leting others have a look in atlas, and indicating these personnel thus is the high priests in the atlas, and these personnel are supporting roles; Perhaps these personnel and high priest have particular kind of relationship, for example high priest's friend, brother, parents and grand parents.This character kind storage area 154 is provided for the character kind of information of pointing character font, size and color to character information aligning part 152 according to the control of character information aligning part 152.
Character information aligning part 152 will be used for indicating the character information of the designated key characteristic that receives from designated key information acquiring portion 108 to be arranged in the image layout frame of template.Especially, will reproduce in advance that the character information of the picture material of layout can be arranged in the image layout frame of template in the image layout frame.When album creation part 150 with the designated key image arrangement in the image layout frame time, character information layout part 152 will be revised according to the designated key information that receives from designated key information acquiring portion 108 and be kept at the template stores part 140 and the character information that is associated with the image layout frame.In addition; When album creation part 150 was arranged in the designated key image in the image layout frame, character information aligning part 152 can be revised according to the designated key information that receives from designated key information acquiring portion 108 and be kept at the template stores part 140 and a part of character information that is associated with the image layout frame.Then, character information aligning part 152 character information that can will pass through modification is arranged in the image layout frame of template.For example, character information aligning part 152 can will be arranged in the subject name that a part of character information in the image layout frame of template is modified as the designated key information indication that receives from designated key information acquiring portion 108.
In addition; Character information aligning part 152 can be revised and is kept in the template stores part 140 and the character information that is associated with the image layout frame according to being kept at character kind of information in the character kind storage area 154, and adjustment and show identical character information in the image layout frame.Especially, character information aligning part 152 is revised font, size and the color of character information according to the information that is used to indicate the theme characteristic, and wherein this theme characteristic is by the designated key information indication that is received from designated key information acquiring portion 108.More particularly; When receiving the indicated theme of designated key information from designated key information acquiring portion 108 during the age, character information aligning part 152 can will be kept in the template stores part 140 and the character information that is associated with the image layout frame is modified as and is kept in the character kind storage area 154 and the font, size and the color that are associated with the age.The character information that this character information aligning part 152 will pass through modification offers the album creation part 150 that is associated with the image layout frame.
The designated key image arrangement that album creation part 150 will be received from designated key image extraction part 132 based on the composite information that before the template that receives from template stores part 140, had defined is in the image layout frame, thus the establishment atlas.In addition, album creation part 150 also can be with the finishing image arrangement that is received from trim part 134 in the image layout frame, to create atlas.When receiving with the occupied area of designated key image than mutually different some finishing images from trim part 134 with another finishing image; Album creation part 150 can be with each the finishing image arrangement that receives in the pictures different layout frame, to create atlas.Thus, album creation part 150 can be to carrying out layout at a plurality of finishing images that obtain near the time.In addition, album creation part 150 also can be arranged in the character information that is received from character information aligning part 152 in the image layout frame that should arrange character information.Here, album creation part 150 is not only arranged in the image layout frame that is associated with character information and character display information, but also with character information overlapping be arranged on the image layout frame, with the establishment atlas.Album creation part 150 offers atlas output 155 with the atlas of being created.The atlas that this atlas output 155 will be received from album creation part 150 is recorded on the recording medium of DVD and so on.In addition, atlas output 155 can also show the atlas that receives from album creation part 150 on the display device of HDTV and so on.
The album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment receives the subject information that is used for specifying the theme that is included in image, and in a plurality of images, extracts the designated key image that comprises this theme automatically.Then, album creation equipment 10 automatically will with the corresponding designated key image arrangement of composite information in the image layout frame of template, to create image.Thus, be fit to the image of each the image layout frame in the atlas can be under the situation that does not have the user to select automatic editing, to create image.In addition, the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment can based on designated key information revise before with template in the character information that is associated of image layout frame, and arrange these character informations.Thus, the character information that satisfies stencil design can auto arrangement, can keep the consistance with the atlas stencil design simultaneously.In addition, the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment can be repaired the designated key image, and in the atlas template a plurality of finishing images of automatic editing, wherein each finishing image is mutually different with respect to the occupied area of designated key image than all.Thus, can prevent the similar image of layout in the atlas template, explain atlas abundant and outstanding design thereby can create automatically to have.
Figure 10 is the synoptic diagram of the designated key information 1400 of present embodiment.The theme that designated key information 1400 comprises in can specified image.Especially; Designated key information 1400 can be the set of specifying subject information 1402, designated key information 1404, designated key information 1406, designated key information 1408, designated key information 1410 and designated key information 1412; Wherein 1402 indications of designated key information is subject name; What designated key information 1404 was indicated is the image that comprises theme, and what designated key information 1406 was indicated is the position of theme in image, and what designated key information 1408 was indicated is the arrangement of theme in atlas; What designated key information 1410 was indicated is the date of birth of theme, and what designated key information 1412 was indicated is another characteristic of theme.For example, designated key information acquiring portion 108 receives designated key information 1404, and will comprise that the filename of the image of designated key offers designated key image extraction part 132.Then, the designated key image extracts part 132 and in the image of image importation 100 inputs, extracts the corresponding image of failure title of indicating with designated key information 1404.Then; The designated key image extracts part 132 and decide to extract the information of the indicated position of subject information 1406 image of the motif area that comprises in the image that extracts from being used in reference to first finger, and the image that is extracted through use and in a plurality of images that image importation 100 is imported extraction comprise the designated key image of this image.
Figure 11 is the instance that is kept at the template 1300 in the template stores part 140 of present embodiment.The template of template stores part 140 storage output areas, wherein this template has been predesignated the image layout frame and about the composite information with the image of layout in the image layout frame.Here, an output area can comprise a plurality of image layout frames.In addition, the shape of image layout frame can be the shape of the object that comprises in circular basically, basic polygon and the image.For example, template 1300 comprises image layout frame 1310 and image layout frame 1320.Then, composite information 1312 is associated with image layout frame 1310, and composite information 1322 is associated with image layout frame 1320.In this case, for instance, album creation part 150 is extracted the composite information 1322 that is associated with image layout frame 1320, and receives the designated key image that has with composite information 1322 information corresponding from designated key image extraction part 132.For example; When the information that is used to discern predetermined persons was associated with composite information 1322, album creation part 150 can be extracted in a plurality of designated key images that part 132 extracts at the designated key image and extract the designated key image that has comprised with the corresponding personnel of information that are used to the personnel that discern.Then, album creation part 150 is extracted at the designated key image and is extracted the designated key image that has comprised with the personnel's of stipulating corresponding personnel of information in a plurality of designated key images that part 132 extracts.Then, the album creation part 150 meeting designated key images that layout is extracted in image layout frame 1320 are to create atlas.
Character information 1314 is arranged in the template 1300 that is associated with image layout frame 1310.In addition, character information 1324 is associated with image layout frame 1320.Character information aligning part 152 can change character information 1314 and character information 1324 according to the designated key information that receives from designated key information acquiring portion 108.For instance; When receiving from designated key information acquiring portion 108 when being used to indicate the information of subject name; Character information aligning part 152 can be modified as a part of character information 1324 title of the theme that has received, and with this character information overlapping be arranged on the image layout frame 1320.Here, character information aligning part 152 can be revised a part of character information 1324, and in image layout frame 1320, arranges these character informations.In addition; When receiving from designated key information acquiring portion 108 when being used to indicate the information at theme age; Character information aligning part 152 can be modified as the font of character information 1314 and be kept among the character kind storage area 154 and the character font that is associated with this age, and in image layout frame 1310, arranges this character information.For example, when theme was certain girl, character information layout part 152 can be modified as the font of character information 1314 Latin body type (round letter), and can revise the color of character information 1314, for example it was modified as pink.
Figure 12 is the synoptic diagram instance that is stored in the template 1600 in the template stores part 140 of present embodiment.The corresponding designated key image of composite information that album creation part 150 and layout in image layout frame 1606, image layout frame 1608 and the image layout frame 1610 of template 1600 are associated with each image layout frame.Trim part 134 is through finishing designated key creation of image finishing image 1602 and finishing image 1604.Finishing image layout in template that album creation part 150 produces trim part 134.The designated key that comprises in the trim part 134 finishing designated key images is to produce the finishing image with respect to the occupied area ratio increase of designated key image.Thus, in atlas template 1600, can avoid the similar designated key image of layout, so, album creation equipment 10 can be created automatically to have and explain atlas abundant, outstanding design.Here, trim part 134 can be repaired the designated key that comprises in the designated key image, to produce finishing image 1602.In addition, trim part 134 can be handled through finishing and produce the finishing image 1604 that aspect ratio is different from original image.In addition, trim part 134 can also produce aspect ratio through the finishing processing and be different from the new finishing image of repairing image 1604, and the finishing image arrangement that this is new is in template 1600.
Figure 13 is the functional structure instance of the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment.The album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment comprises that image importation 100, condition rating unit 112, master map frame select part 114, master image to select part 116, subimage to select part 118, subimage composite information to confirm part 122, layout coupling calculating section 124, master image composite information weighting storage area 136, subimage composite information weighting storage area 138, template stores part 140, album creation part 150 and atlas output 155.In addition, template stores part 140 comprises master image composite information storage area 142 and subimage composite information storage area 144.Here, the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment can comprise hereinbefore a part or all 26S Proteasome Structure and Functions of the album creation equipment of describing with reference to figure 1-Figure 12 10.
Album creation equipment 10 is imported with image in image importation 100.Image importation 100 is selected the control of part 116 that image is offered master image and is selected part 116 according to master image.In addition, image importation 100 is also selected the control of part 118 and image is offered subimage selection part 118 according to subimage.Further, image importation 100 also offers condition rating unit 112 with image., in the image of image importation 100 inputs, can add the information that is used to indicate time and date, position and the condition of obtaining image in advance here, and the information that is used for the indicating image characteristic, for example, subject name, theme quantity and theme clothing.Here, album creation equipment 10 can also comprise the image analyzing section that is used for information extraction, with the image that comprises in the recognition image.Thus, on the image of image importation 100 input, be not used under the situation of label information that appointment is included in the theme in the image in advance, album creation equipment 10 can obtain the information that is used for the theme that specify image comprises.For example, album creation equipment 10 can comprise the template image storage area of the template image of having stored multiple theme.Image analyzing section can through with the template image storage area in the template image stored mate to come the subject categories that comprises in the image of specify image importation 100 inputs.In addition, the theme number that comprises in can also specified image of image analyzing section and the brightness and the saturation degree of image.
The template of template stores part 140 storage output areas, wherein this template has defined the image layout frame that is used for the layout image in advance, and is used for discerning the composite information of layout at the image of image layout frame.In addition, template stores part 140 also comprises master image composite information storage area 142 and subimage composite information storage area 144.Master image composite information storage area 142 has been stored the composite information of master image, wherein the indication of this information be with layout in the image layout frame and with a plurality of image layout frames of template in each master image condition that is associated.Especially, the master image condition can be the information that is used for stipulating the theme that will layout comprises at the image of image layout frame, and Image Acquisition condition that will the image of layout in the image layout frame.This Image Acquisition condition can be that index map similarly is the condition of obtaining indoor or outdoor, and to indicate this image be the condition of obtaining in distant view pattern or close shot pattern, or the condition of indicating predetermined focal length.Especially, master image composite information storage area 142 can store with a plurality of predetermined image layout frames in each a plurality of master image condition that are associated.For instance; As the master image condition, master image composite information storage area 142 can be with the associating information of the brightness of the orientation that is used for indicating the high priest in template, high priest position and the image of layout in the image layout frame in image and saturation degree in the predetermined image layout frame.This master image composite information storage area 142 can offer condition rating unit 112 with the master image condition.
In a plurality of image layout frames that subimage composite information storage area 144 combines in the template each is stored and is used for indicating with the subimage composite information of layout at the subimage of image layout frame, and wherein this information is to confirm according to the primary image content of layout in other image layout frames.Here, subimage can be the image of other themes the main theme that has comprised in atlas.In addition, subimage can also be one less than master image and be deployed in other images of positions except that the center.Especially; When in a plurality of image layout frames any one the image layout frame of master image that has been layout, subimage composite information storage area 144 will be according to the primary image content of layout in the master map frame stored layout each subimage condition in each the image layout frame except that the master map frame.More particularly; When in a plurality of image layout frames, having an image layout frame to be the master map frame; Subimage composite information storage area 144 will be stored the theme state that the image of layout in the master map frame comprised, and confirms the subimage condition that is associated with each image layout frame except that the master map frame according to the Image Acquisition condition of the image of layout in the master map frame.Here, the theme condition can be the CF of the theme that comprises in the kind, theme of theme orientation and the image in image.For example; When the theme that comprises when the master image of layout in the master map frame is the someone; Subimage composite information storage area 144 can depend on the orientation of personnel in master image, confirms content conditions, to confirm that the orientation of personnel in subimage is the subimage condition.This subimage composite information storage area 144 can offer the subimage composite information with the subimage condition and confirm part 122.
Condition rating unit 112 will be received from a plurality of images of image importation 100 and compare with each master image condition of the master image composite information indication that is received from master image composite information storage area 142.Especially; Condition rating unit 112 can be compared picture material with each the master image condition of image layout frame in being associated with template, and from master image composite information storage area 142, extracts and be used for the corresponding master image condition of picture material of each image layout frame.For example; Condition rating unit 112 will be used for stipulating that the information of the theme that the image that is associated with the image that is received from image importation 100 comprises compares with the information of master image condition indication; And extract the respective conditions that is used for master image, wherein the master image condition is associated with a predetermined image layout frame.Here, image analyzing section can analysis image, and the information of the theme that is provided for comprising in the specified image to condition rating unit 112.This condition rating unit 112 can offer the master map frame with comparative result and select part 114 and master image to select part 116.
Master image composite information weighting storage area 136 has been stored the weighting of master image condition, and wherein this weighting is associated with each indicated master image condition of the master image composite information in being kept at master image composite information storage area 142.Especially, master image composite information weighting storage area 136 can be stored the weighting that is associated with each master image condition according to the atlas theme.More particularly, master image composite information weighting storage area 136 can be each the storage different weights in a plurality of master image conditions.For example; Master image composite information storage area 142 is associated different weights with condition A, condition B, condition C and condition D; Wherein condition A indication is that image only comprises the high priest; Condition B representes that this image obtains outdoor, and condition C shows that light source is a daylight, and it is predetermined color that condition D then indicates high priest's clothes color.For example, the atlas theme is " visit ", and master image composite information storage area 142 can be associated with condition b rather than condition d than big weighting so.Master image composite information weighting storage area 136 offers master image with the weighting of master image condition and selects part 116 and layout coupling calculating section 124.
Master image composite information weighting storage area 138 has been stored the weighting of subimage condition, and wherein this weighting is associated with each subimage condition that the subimage composite information in being kept at subimage composite information storage area 144 is indicated.This subimage composite information weighting storage area 138 can be associated weighting according to the atlas theme with each subimage condition, and stores said weighting.Especially, the different weights of each the subimage condition in a plurality of subimages that subimage composite information weighting storage area 138 is related, and stored said weighting.In addition, when group image condition was identical with the master image condition, subimage composite information weighting storage area 138 can be confirmed the subimage weighting less than the master image weighting that is kept in the master image composite information weighting storage area 136, and stores said weighting.This subimage composite information weighting storage area 138 can offer subimage with the subimage weighting and select part 118 and layout coupling calculating section 124.
The master map frame selects part 114 in a plurality of image layout frames that template comprises, to select a master map frame that is used for the layout master image.In addition, the image layout frame that the master map frame selects part 114 also to select a picture material and the master image condition that is associated with the image layout frame to mate the most, with this as master map frame that should the layout master image.Especially; The master map frame selects part 114 can analyze the comparative result that is received from rating unit 112; And certain image layout frame is confirmed as the master map frame; In this image layout frame, the maximum quantity of a plurality of master image conditions that are associated with an image layout frame is complementary with picture material.For example; The master image condition that is associated with an image layout frame has four; In this image, comprise the high priest thus; Wherein this high priest is in predetermined direction, and the color that is through high priest's clothes on one's body that image comprises is a predetermined color, and the time and date that obtains image is a schedule time and date.In this case; The master map frame selects part 114 will select an image layout frame; In this framework layout the image that matees the most with a plurality of conditions of master image; That is to say that layout is four images that condition is mated the most with master image in this framework, with this as the master map frame.This master map frame is selected part 114 information of selected master map frame to be offered master image and is selected part 116.
Master image select part 116 based on be kept in the master image composite information storage area 142 the master image composite information and receive from image importation 100 and with a plurality of images that the master map frame of the master map frame information indication of selecting part 114 to receive from the master map frame is associated select one with the master image of layout in the master map frame.In addition, master image select part 116 also can chosen content and the image that matees the most of master image condition as the master map frame, wherein this master image condition is associated with a plurality of image layout frames.Especially; Master image selects part 116 meetings at the image of selection from a plurality of images of image importation 100 receptions with master image condition coupling; With this as master image; The weighting that wherein is kept at this master image condition in the master image composite information weighting storage area 136 is maximum, and the content of this master image condition and this image is mated the most.In addition; Master image selects part 116 to receive the weighting that is associated with each condition of master map frame from master image composite information weighting storage area 136; Wherein each condition of this master map frame all is complementary with a plurality of picture materials that are received from image importation 100; In addition, master image selects part also can calculate the total value of a plurality of weightings that receive, and the image of selecting to have max calculation weighting total value is as master image.Master image selects part 116 that selected master image is offered album creation part 150.In addition, master image is selected part 116 also will be used to indicate the information of selected primary image content to offer the subimage composite information to confirm part 122.Here, the master map frame is selected part 114 to have selected layout and is selected the master map frame of the master image that part 116 selects by master image, with this as the master map frame.
The subimage composite information confirms that part 122 is based on select the content of the master image of part 116 receptions to confirm the subimage condition for each subimage from master image; Wherein the subimage condition is by being kept in the subimage composite information storage area 144 and the composite information that is associated with subgraph frame indication, and the subgraph frame is an image layout frame that is different from the master map frame.Especially, the subimage composite information is confirmed part 122 definite subimage condition in the subimage condition of subimage composite information storage area 144 storages, and wherein the subimage condition is confirmed according to primary image content.For example, the subimage composite information confirms that part 122 can confirm as following condition with the subimage condition: the high priest's that personnel orientation that comprises in the subimage and the master image in the template comprise orientation is identical or different.This subimage composite information confirms that part 122 can offer subimage with determined subimage condition and select part 118.
Subimage selection part 118 is the image that each image layout frame is selected and the subimage condition is complementary in a plurality of images of image importation 100 inputs, wherein the subimage condition confirms that by the subimage composite information part 122 is definite.The image conduct that subimage selection part 118 can be selected to mate the most with the subimage condition is with the subimage of layout in the subgraph frame, and wherein the subimage condition confirms that by the subimage composite information part 122 is definite for each subimage.For example, subimage selects part 118 can select to have and the be complementary image of maximum quantity of condition of a plurality of conditions that are associated with the subimage of image layout frame, with this as subimage.In addition; The image that subimage selection part 118 can also be selected to satisfy the subimage condition wherein is kept in the subimage composite information weighting storage area 138 and with the subimage composite information and confirms that part 122 will be a maximum weighted for the weighting that the definite subimage condition of each subimage is associated as subimage.Further; Subimage selection part 118 can be calculated and be kept in the subimage composite information weighting storage area 138 and the total value of the subimage condition weighting that is associated with each condition of subimage; And select to calculate the maximum image of weighting total value as subimage, wherein the content of a plurality of images of all in the image layout frame, importing with image importation 100 of each subimage condition is complementary.This subimage selects part 118 can selected subimage be offered album creation part 150 and layout coupling calculating section 124.
Layout coupling calculating section 124 calculate be kept at master image composite information storage area 142 in and select primary image content that part 116 selects and master map frame to select the matching degree of the master image condition that the master map frame of part 114 selections is associated with master image.In addition, layout coupling calculating section 124 also calculate be kept at subimage composite information storage area 144 in and with subimage select part 118 chooser images content and layout the matching degree of the subimage condition that is associated of the subgraph frame of subimage.For example, when master image or subimage condition were more mated with the information that is used for the indicating image content, it is higher relatively that layout coupling calculating section 124 will calculate the layout matching degree.Then; Layout coupling calculating section 124 will come to be each layout calculation layout matching degree that each in wherein a plurality of image layout frames all is the master map frame based on the matching degree between the matching degree between master map frame that calculates and the master image condition and subgraph frame that calculates and the subimage condition.In addition; Layout coupling calculating section 124 also can be the master image weighting that is kept in the master image composite information weighting storage area 136 and is associated with the condition of master image in the master map frame and the weighted sum that is kept in the subimage composite information weighting storage area 138 and is associated with subimage condition in the subgraph frame; Wherein master map frame and master image select the primary image content of part selection to be complementary, and subgraph frame and subimage select part chooser picture material to be complementary.Then, with in a plurality of image layout frames each during as the master map frame, layout coupling calculating section 124 can be each layout calculation layout weighting.This layout coupling calculating section 124 can offer album creation part 150 for the matching degree of each layout calculation with it.
The subimage layout that album creation part 150 will be received from the master image of master image selection part 116 respectively and be received from subimage selection part 118 is in master map frame, subgraph frame, to create atlas.In addition, album creation part 150 also can be created an atlas, and in this atlas, layout coupling calculating section 124 all is the highest for the layout matching degree of each layout calculation.Especially, album creation part 150 will be created an atlas, and in this atlas, the layout weighting of layout coupling computing section will be maximum.Album creation part 150 offers atlas output 155 with the atlas of being created.The atlas that this atlas output 155 will be received from album creation part 150 is recorded on the recording medium of DVD and so on.In addition, atlas output 155 can also show the atlas that receives from album creation part 150 on the display device of HDTV and so on.
The album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment comprises in advance the template that master image and subimage condition is associated with each image layout frame.Then; A plurality of images that the album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment can will be input in the album creation equipment 10 are compared with the master image condition; And select an image that matees the most with the master image condition automatically, and the master map frame of master image of having selected a layout automatically as master image.Subsequently, the subimage condition of layout in the subgraph frame will be selected according to the content of selected master image automatically.Thus, be not that the outstanding atlas of layout can be by automatic establishment under the situation of each image appointment layout in a plurality of images the user.
Figure 14 is the instance that is kept at the template 1700 in the template stores part 140 of present embodiment.Figure 15 is the instance of the master image composite information storage area 142 of present embodiment.Figure 16 is the instance of the subimage composite information storage area 144 of present embodiment.
Condition rating unit 112 respectively with a plurality of images of image importation 100 input be associated with should the layout master image image layout frame 1702 and each the master image condition in the image layout frame 1704 compare.Then, the master map frame selects part 114 to select the master map frame based on the comparative result of condition rating unit 112.Especially; Based on the comparative result that is obtained through master image condition and picture material in the movement images layout frame 1702; And based on through master image condition and the resulting comparative result of picture material in the movement images layout frame 1704, master map frame selection part 114 will be selected the image layout frame, with this as the master map frame; In this image layout frame, should programming content quantity and the image that more matees of master image condition.For example, five image conditions respectively with image layout frame 1702 and image layout frame 1704 in each be associated.In this case; In a plurality of images of image importation input; If the amount of images that the master image condition in content and the image layout frame 1702 is mated the most is four; Perhaps the picture number of mating the most of the master image condition in content and the image layout frame 1704 is three, and the master map frame selects part 114 will select image layout frame 1702 as the master map frame so.
In addition; The comparative result that is obtained based on master image condition and picture material in the movement images layout frame 1702; And the comparative result that obtains based on the master image condition in the movement images layout frame 1704 and picture material, the master map frame select part 114 can select to have to be kept in the master image composite information storage area 126 and the image layout frame of the maximum weighted that is associated with each condition of the master image that is matched with picture material as the master map frame.For example; The master map frame select part 114 can with a plurality of master image conditions that image layout frame 1702 is associated in have a maximum weighted the master image condition with a plurality of master image conditions that image layout frame 1704 is associated in have a maximum weighted the master image condition compare, and the image layout frame of selecting to be associated with master image condition than weighting greatly is as the master map frame.Further; The comparative result that obtains based on the master image condition in the movement images layout frame 1702 and picture material; And the comparative result that obtains of the master image condition in the movement images layout frame 1704 and picture material; The master map frame selects part 114 can select to be kept at the image layout frame of the weighting total value in the master image composite information weighting storage area 126 that is associated with each matching condition of master image, with this as the master map frame.For example; The total value that the summation of total value of obtaining for the summation of asking for a plurality of master image condition weighting that is associated with image layout frame 1702 and the condition weighting of asking for a plurality of master image that are associated with image layout frame 1704 is obtained; Through these two total values are compared, the master map frame selects part 114 can select the bigger image layout frame of weighting total value as the master map frame.
In addition, master image is selected part 116 image that also chosen content and master image condition are mated the most in a plurality of images of image importation 100 inputs, and wherein the master image condition is associated with the master map frame that the master map frame selects part 114 to select.For example, master image select part 116 can select with image layout frame 1702 in the maximum image of the content that is complementary of the content of a plurality of master image as master image.In addition; Master image select part 116 can also chosen contents with the image of master image condition coupling as master image, wherein master image be weighted in that master image composite information weighting storage area 136 is stored and with weighting that each condition of master image is associated in be maximum.Further; In a plurality of images of image importation 100 inputs; Master image selects 116 pairs of parts to be kept in the master image composite information weighting storage area 136 and the weighted sum that is associated with each condition of at least one master image; And select the maximum image of weighting total value as master image, wherein a plurality of master image conditions in this master image and the image layout frame are complementary.
Subimage combination picture information determining portion divides 122 to select the content of the master image that part 116 selects to confirm the content with the subimage of layout in image layout frame 1704, image layout frame 1706, image layout frame 1708 and image layout frame 1710 according to master image, and its middle frame is different from the master map frame that the master map frame is selected part 114 selections.For example, subimage composite information storage area 144 can be stored a plurality of subimage conditions according to primary image content.Give an example, when layout master image in image layout frame 1702, the subimage composite information confirm part 122 will confirm with layout with image layout frame 1702 pictures different layout frames in the subimage condition.For example, the subimage composite information is confirmed the personnel's that part 122 can be confirmed to comprise in the subimage based on the high priest's who comprises in the master image clothes color clothes color.In addition, the subimage composite information confirms that part 122 can also confirm personnel's posture of comprising in the subimage based on the personnel's posture that comprises in the master image.Further, when layout master image in image layout frame 1704, the subimage composite information confirms that part 122 can confirm the subimage condition of layout in other image layout frames based on the primary image content of layout in image layout frame 1704.
In addition, when layout master image in image layout frame 1702 or 1704, each the layout weighting in can calculation template 1700 of layout coupling calculating section 124.Then, layout coupling calculating section 124 can the layout that weighting is bigger offer album creation part 150.For instance, when layout master image in image layout frame 1702, with image layout frame 1702 pictures different layout frames in, will layout with confirm corresponding each subimage of subimage condition according to primary image content.Then; Layout coupling calculating section 124 can be each the design conditions weighting total value in a plurality of image layout frames; Thus; The content of the image of the layout of wanting and the master image in the image layout frame or the condition of subimage are complementary, and in addition, this part is also asked for the summation of each image layout frame weighting that calculates for each layout.Then; Concerning each layout; Layout coupling calculating section 124 will confirm to have the layout of max calculation weighting; With this layout of mating the most, and this layout offered album creation part 150 as the master image in master image or subimage content and a plurality of image layout frame or subimage condition.
When layout master image in some image layout frames; The album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment can confirm automatically the subimage condition of layout in other subgraph frames just can be created the atlas that design aspect has outstanding layout thus at an easy rate according to the primary image content of institute's layout.In addition; When in a plurality of image layout frames each all is the master map frame; The album creation equipment 10 of present embodiment can use the master image and the weighting of subimage condition that are associated with a plurality of image layout frames to calculate the layout weighting, and selects optimal location automatically.Thus, the user non-selected with the most suitable a plurality of image layout frames of layout in each the situation of image under, can create atlas quickly and easily with outstanding design.
Figure 17 is the hardware configuration instance of album creation equipment 10.This album creation equipment 10 comprises: have the CPU peripherals through the interconnective CPU of console controller 1,582 1505, RAM 1520, graphics controller 1575 and display device 1580; Have the input-output unit that is connected to communication interface 1530, hard disk drive 1540 and the CD-ROM drive 1560 of console controller 1582 through IOC 1584, and the traditional input-output unit with ROM 1510, floppy disk driver 1550 and I/O chip 1570 of linking to each other with IOC 1584.
The album creation program that offers hard disk drive through RAM 1520 is stored on the recording medium, and is customer-furnished, and wherein for instance, this recording medium can be flexible plastic disc 1590, CD-ROM1595 or IC-card.This album creation program is installed on the hard disk drive 1540 in the album creation equipment 10, and is carried out by CPU 1505.
Be installed in the album creation equipment 10 and album creation equipment 10 operated, make it to serve as with reference to the described image of figure 1～Figure 16 importation 100, user instruction receiving unit 102, image and select part 104, template to select part 106, designated key information acquiring portion 108, atlas kind to confirm that part 110, condition rating unit 112, master map frame select part 114, master image to select part 116, subimage to select part 118, sorting technique storage area 120, subimage composite information to confirm that part 122, layout coupling calculating section 124, image classification part 130, designated key image extract part 132, trim part 134, classified image store part 135, master image composite information weighting storage area 136, subimage composite information weighting storage area 138, template stores part 140, master image composite information storage area 142, subimage composite information storage area 144, album creation part 150, character information aligning part 152, character kind storage area 154, atlas output 155, template for displaying control section 160, template candidate display control section 162, image display control section 164, use and subscribe receiving unit 170, edit instruction notification section 180, display part 190, layout display part 192, template for displaying part 194 and image displaying part 196 by the album creation program that CPU 1505 carries out.
Invention has been described though reference implementation here is routine, and technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the foregoing description.It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that in the above-described embodiments and can add different changes and improvement.Can know understanding in the scope that accessory rights requires, add this type of change and improved embodiment and be included in equally in the technical scope of the present invention.
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1. an album creation equipment is used to create the atlas that layout has a plurality of images, it is characterized in that: this image creation equipment comprises:
Sorting technique storage area, this sorting technique storage area are used for those sorting techniques that image is classified are kept at a plurality of groups that are associated with the atlas kind;
The image importation, this image importation is used for input picture;
The atlas kind is confirmed part, and this atlas kind confirms that part is used for the atlas kind that definite image that uses the image importation to import is created;
Image classification part, this image classification partly be used for based on the sorting technique that is kept at the sorting technique storage area and with the image classification of image importation input to confirming in a plurality of groups that atlas kind that part is confirmed is associated with the atlas kind;
The designated key information acquiring portion is used to obtain theme that image the is comprised designated key information of appointment in addition;
The designated key image extracts part, and the image that is used for the input in the image importation extracts first specify image that comprises designated key, and wherein this designated key is the designated key information specifies obtained by the designated key information acquiring portion; The template stores part; This template stores partly is used to store the template of the image layout frame of having arranged the group that classification partly classifies the image as by image classification, and is used for storing one and has defined in advance that be used to indicate should be with the template of the first designated key image arrangement at the composite information of the first image layout frame; And
The album creation part; This album creation partly is used for the image arrangement that is sorted in the group that is associated with the image layout frame in the image layout frame that the template that template stores is partly stored is arranged and be used for based on the predefined composite information of template that is kept at template stores part; The first designated key image arrangement that the designated key image is extracted extracting section is in the first image layout frame, to create atlas.
2. album creation equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
A plurality of sorting techniques that this sorting technique storing section stores is associated with an atlas kind with different index,
This image classification part based on be kept in the sorting technique storage area each sorting technique and with the image classification of image importation input to confirming in a plurality of groups that atlas kind that part is confirmed is associated with the atlas kind,
This template stores part is stored the template with image layout frame based on different index, and wherein this image layout frame is associated with a plurality of groups that image classification becomes; And
This album creation part will be sorted in image arrangement in a plurality of groups in the image layout frame that the template that template stores is partly stored is arranged based on the different index that is associated with the image layout frame.
3. album creation equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
This template stores is partly stored a template; Wherein this template is predesignated: when the image arrangement that will be sorted in first group is in the first image layout frame; Should be in the second image layout frame with the image arrangement that is sorted in second group; And when the image arrangement that will be sorted in the 3rd group is in the first image layout frame, should be in the second image layout frame with the image arrangement that is sorted in the four group group, and
When the image arrangement that will be categorized into first group is in the first image layout frame of the template that template stores is partly stored; The image arrangement that this album creation part will be sorted in second group is in the second image layout frame; When the image arrangement that will be categorized into the 3rd group is in the first image layout frame of the template that template stores is partly stored; The image arrangement that this album creation part will be sorted in the four group group is created atlas thus in the second image layout frame.
4. album creation equipment according to claim 1; It is characterized in that: also comprise the edit instruction notification section; This edit instruction notification section is used for announcing an instruction to the user; Wherein this instruction indication is should be with being sorted in image arrangement in the group that is associated with the image layout frame in the image layout frame that the template that template stores is partly stored is arranged
This album creation image that partly the layout user selects in the image layout frame according to the instruction of this edit instruction notification section announcement is to create atlas.
5. album creation equipment according to claim 4 is characterized in that:
This template stores is partly stored a template; Wherein this template is predesignated: when the image arrangement that will be sorted in first group is in the first image layout frame; Should be in the second image layout frame with the image arrangement that is sorted in second group; And when the image arrangement that will be sorted in the 3rd group is in first frames images, should be in the second image layout frame with the image arrangement that is sorted in the four group group, and
This edit instruction notification section is announced an instruction to the user; Wherein this instruction indication is: when the image arrangement that will be sorted in first group is in the first image layout frame of the template that template stores is partly stored; Should be in the second image layout frame with the image arrangement that is sorted in second group; And when the image arrangement that will be categorized into the 3rd group is in the first image layout frame of the template that template stores is partly stored, should be in the second image layout frame with the image arrangement that is categorized into the four group group.
6. album creation equipment according to claim 1; It is characterized in that: this sorting technique storage area is stored based at least one index and is used for sorting technique that image is classified; Wherein this index is the Image Acquisition place that is associated with the atlas kind, and this atlas kind is a shell brochure.
7. album creation equipment according to claim 1; It is characterized in that: this sorting technique storage area is stored based at least one index and is used for sorting technique that image is classified; Wherein this index is the subject categories that is associated with the atlas kind, and this atlas kind is the wedding atlas.
8. album creation equipment according to claim 1; It is characterized in that: this sorting technique storage area is stored the sorting technique that is used for image classification based at least one index; Wherein this index is the Image Acquisition time that is associated with the atlas kind, and this atlas kind is the recording of growing up atlas.
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