Provided are an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program capable of reducing user's labor in automatically creating a photo album. A plurality of candidate images are acquired, user selection information regarding a user-selected image selected by a user is acquired from the plurality of candidate images, and a user-selected image is obtained on the basis of an analysis result of the user-selected image. An attribute is given to the user-selected image, and a user selection standard that is a standard in selecting the user-selected image is estimated on the basis of a user selection ratio represented by a ratio of the number of selected images having the same attribute to a total number of user-selected images. An auto-selected image is selected from non-selected images that are not selected by the user in the candidate images on the basis of the user selection standard.

An electronic album generating apparatus includes an accepting unit configured to accept order information of an electronic album from a user, a specifying unit configured to specify a theme of the electronic album; a selecting unit configured to select, from a plurality of learned models generated by machine learning based on a past order of the user from whom the order information was accepted, a learned model to be used to generate the electronic album a generating unit configured to generate an electronic album based on the order information and the learned model selected by the selecting unit. In a case in which the learned model generated by machine learning based on the past order of the user has not learned the theme specified by the specifying unit, the selecting unit selects another learned model which has learned the theme.

An image processing apparatus displays, based on a layout result for model album data and a layout result for similar album data, a region having a difference satisfying a predetermined condition in the layout result for the similar album data, in a highlighted manner more than other regions.

The present disclosure relates to system(s) and method(s) for generating an automatic virtual photo album. The system receives a signal. The signal is configured to enable a rear camera and a front camera of a device to click a set of images. The set of images comprise a subset of front images and a subset of rear images. The subset of front images is further analysed. Based on the analysis, the system extracts a photographer mood. The system further links the photographer mood with the subset of rear images. Upon the linking, the system generates an automatic photo album.

An album creating app obtains model templates forming a model album, candidate images to be used to create an album, and a candidate template usable as an alternative template to the model templates. For each model image included in each model template, the app selects a similar image being one of the candidate images which is more similar to the model image than the other candidate images. Then, in a case where a similarity between the model image in the model template for a processing target and the selected similar image is smaller than a predetermined threshold, the app determines which of the model template for the processing target and the candidate template is to be used as a template for processing of the processing target. Then, the app creates a layout by placing, on the template determined, an image similar to an image placed on the template determined.

A method and system for organizing slides by analyzing content and offering alternative solutions for placing content on the slides in an effective and visually interesting organization is provided. The presentation application automatically generates alternative design suggestions for the provided content that effectively utilize the slide space pursuant to analytics performed on the content. Providing alternative design suggestions for organizing content on a slide assists in quickly and easily creating presentations that effectively utilize slide space.

An imaging system that includes a plurality of mobile type apparatus. Each of the plurality of mobile type apparatuses performs, in a case where a preset imaging target and a mobile type apparatus to which a role of an imaging target is assigned are present in an acquired image, a control for forming an image on a recording medium, discharges the recording medium on which the image is formed, to a preset delivery target in a deliverable state, and controls movement of the mobile type apparatus for delivering the recording medium to a delivery target. The plurality of mobile type apparatuses include at least one mobile type apparatus to which the role of the imaging target is assigned, and at least one mobile type apparatus to which a role of a imaging responsibility is assigned.

A system and method for generating a digital image collage is provided. The method comprises displaying a user interface comprising a collage template including a layout, and a catalog segment; displaying a plurality of digital images in the catalog segment; generating a first aperture in the layout to establish a first arrangement, and populating the first aperture with the first selected digital image; changing the layout from the first arrangement to a second arrangement, wherein the second arrangement comprises randomly dividing the first aperture into a second aperture and a third aperture, populating the second aperture with the first selected digital image, and populating the third aperture with the second selected digital image thereby generating the digital image collage.

In the image processing apparatus, the image processing method, and the recording medium of the invention, an image analysis unit analyzes the contents of each of a plurality of images acquired by an image acquisition unit, and an evaluation value calculation unit calculates an analysis evaluation value of each image based on the analysis result of each image. A group forming unit forms one or more groups, each of which includes a plurality of similar images, by specifying similar images among the plurality of images. The evaluation value calculation unit calculates an overall evaluation value by adding a value to an analysis evaluation value of each of the plurality of similar images based on evaluation information, which indicates high evaluation for the plurality of similar images, for each of the groups.

An information processing method includes steps of obtaining a plurality of images and date and time information on the plurality of images, setting, for each of the plurality of images, reliability information indicating reliability of the date and time information as photographing date and time, scoring each of the plurality of images by analyzing, laying out at least a part of the plurality of images on a template based on the date and time information and a score obtained by the scoring, and notifying a message to a user based on the set reliability information. When an image that does not have photographing date and time information is obtained, low reliability information is set to the image. When the image is laid out on the template, the message is notified to a user based on the low reliability information.