An information processing apparatus includes an arrangement unit and a display unit. The arrangement unit arranges an image in a page. The display unit displays, on a display, a page image indicating the arrangement of the image in the page by the arrangement unit. Based on that an image selected by a user is arranged in a plurality of pages, the display unit displays a plurality of page images, each indicating arrangement of the selected image in each of the plurality of pages.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus that generates album data including a plurality of pages has a page generation unit configured to generate common pages used in common in a plurality of pieces of album data and individual pages corresponding to a main object and a determination unit configured to determine, after sorting the common pages relating to generation-target album data based on an image capturing time representing the common pages, positions of the individual pages relating to the generation-target album data.

An information processing apparatus includes a selection unit, a switching unit, a layout unit, and an output unit and is to perform an object snapping function of laying out a new object in a spread page area by automatically aligning a position of the new object with respect to a layout position of an object already laid out in the spread page area. The selection unit selects an object as a selected object. The switching unit switches enabling and disabling of the object snapping function based on a user operation. The layout unit lays out the selected object in the spread page area by using the object snapping function in a case where the object snapping function is enabled. The output unit outputs album data including the spread page area in which the selected object is laid out.

The present invention provides a method for real-time generation and streaming of at least one interactive context based video according to video template, raw context related data and real time event data. The method comprising the steps of: receiving input data related to an identified template and context related data, receiving real time input of event data, while the subsequent portion of video is still in generation, choosing, updating and generating audible and visual materials, according to the predefined logic of the identified template in relation to real time data event, generating and encoding video frames for pre-defined portion based polling the generated/updated visual materials, generating continuous audio streams/frames for predefined portion of the video based on polling generated or updated audible materials and providing the generated streamable data of the predefined video portion at the external entity side, while the subsequent portion of video is still in generation.

An image connection system including an information gathering unit that gathers information on an image to be captured, an image requesting unit that requests the capture of an image from at least one mobile communication device at a predetermined location for a predetermined fee, an image routing device that routes an image form at least one mobile communication device to the requesting device.

A control method includes outputting an estimated feature value based on first layout data generated by a user, generating an album creation parameter based on the output estimated feature value, generating layout data based on the generated album creation parameter and an image used for second layout data generated by a user, and updating the album creation parameter based on a feature value based on the generated layout data and a feature value based on the second layout data. The first data and the second are uploaded to a server. When a number of pieces of layout data uploaded to the server is fewer than a predetermined number, data in units of album double-page spreads is used as the first layout data. When the number of layout data uploaded to the server is greater than the predetermined number, data in units of albums is used as the first layout data.

An image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and an image processing program for relatively easily creating an album similar to an example album are provided. A page (74) of an example album is displayed in a page display region (70), and one example image (80) among images pasted on the page (74) is displayed in an example image display region (80). An image (I1) similar to the example image (80) is displayed in a selected image region (90). In a case where a decision button (91) is clicked, the image (I1) is pasted at a position at which the example image is pasted. Similarly, an album is created by finding images similar to example images (Ir101 to Ir104) and the like pasted in an image pasting region. The album similar to the example album is created.

A device and algorithm for allowing a customer to choose a photo book cover template that is compatible with a photo having faces. The photo is compared with a set of templates arranged in a first order to determine how compatible the photo is to each of the templates, and a score indicative of compatibility is assigned. A re-sorted set of compatible templates combined with the photo is presented to the customer for consideration.

There is provided a photo album creation system configured to create album data used to create an album in which a plurality of images are laid out accepts editing for an image used for the album data; decides, based on information of each of the plurality of images, a resolution when printing the album before the acceptance of the editing; decides, based on the resolution decided by the first decision unit, a threshold used to make a warning; and makes a warning for an image whose resolution is less than the threshold based on a result of editing performed by the editing unit for the image used for the album data.

An object of the present disclosure is to create an album layout in accordance with the actual time-series in a case the time-series of the images used in the model album and the time-series of the candidate images used in the album to be created are different. One embodiment of the present invention is a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of candidate image; and a selection unit configured to select, based on analysis results of each of a plurality of model images used in a model album and analysis results of each of the candidate images, similar images each of which has a degree of similarity to any one of the model images higher than a predetermined value, from among the plurality of candidate images.