JP2010252266A - Image arrangement apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image arrangement apparatus with which a user can sort images pleasantly. <P>SOLUTION: When a part 300a of an image 300 displayed on a display section 105 is touched with the user's finger or the like, a small region including the touched position is extracted as an image piece 300b. The image piece 300b is pasted on another image, thereby creating a my-map image. The user is capable of searching for an image using the my-map image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image organizing apparatus having a function of organizing images recorded on a recording medium.

  In recent years, the recording capacity of recording media for recording images has increased, and as the recording capacity increases, a large amount of images can be recorded. On the other hand, it is difficult for a user to search for a desired image from among a large number of images recorded on a recording medium. In view of such circumstances, various techniques for classifying and organizing images recorded on a recording medium have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 32000819

  Here, there are various conventional image classification techniques such as Patent Document 1 such as those that can be manually classified and those that are automatically classified. There is no such thing.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an image organizing apparatus that allows a user to categorize images happily.

  In order to achieve the above object, an image organizing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a display unit that displays a first image recorded in a recording unit, and a first image displayed on the display unit. A touch panel that detects the presence or absence of a touch operation and a touch position when the touch operation is performed, and a small area that includes the touch position in the first image when the touch operation is performed. An image piece extraction unit that extracts an image piece that is an image, and another image creation unit that creates a second image by pasting the extracted image piece on another image.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image organizing apparatus that allows a user to classify images happily.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the image organization apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the structure of the photosensitive touch panel as an example of a touch panel. It is a flowchart which shows the main operation | movement of the camera which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart shown about an image classification process. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of extraction of an image piece. It is a figure which shows the example of a my map image. FIG. 7A shows an example of the classification result file, and FIG. 7B is a diagram for explaining the face position and the face size recorded in the classification result file. It is a flowchart shown about my map image reproduction processing. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of my map image reproduction | regeneration processing. It is a flowchart shown about the modification of image piece extraction. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the extraction of the image piece of a modification.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image organizing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the image organizing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 uses a digital camera (hereinafter simply referred to as a camera) as an example.

  1 includes a control unit 101, an operation unit 102, an imaging unit 103, a face detection unit 104, a display unit 105, a touch panel 106, a recording unit 107, a clock unit 108, and a communication unit. 109.

  The control unit 101 is configured by an LSI or the like configured for a camera, and controls each block inside the camera 100 of FIG. 1 in response to an operation of the operation unit 102 by the user. The control unit 101 also performs image processing such as white balance correction and compression / decompression processing on the image acquired by the imaging unit 103. In addition, the control unit 101 of the present embodiment also has a function as an image piece extraction unit that extracts an image piece from an image (first image) displayed on the display unit 105 in response to an operation on the touch panel 106. Further, the control unit 101 according to the present embodiment functions as an image piece classification unit that classifies the extracted image pieces, and creates another image (second image) by arranging the image pieces according to the classification result. And a function as an image search unit for searching for an image from another image. Details of these functions will be described later.

  The operation unit 102 is an operation member for the user to operate the camera 100. The operation unit 102 includes, for example, a power button for switching on / off the power of the camera 100, a release button for instructing execution of shooting by the user, a playback button for instructing playback of an image by the user, and a user Includes a selection button for performing various selection operations related to the camera 100.

  The imaging unit 103 includes a photographic lens, an imaging element, an A / D conversion unit, and the like. The photographing lens is a lens for causing a light beam from a subject (not shown) to enter the image sensor. The image sensor converts an image of a subject based on the light flux from the photographing lens into an electrical signal. The A / D conversion unit converts an analog electric signal obtained by the image sensor into digital data (hereinafter referred to as image data).

  The face detection unit 104 detects a face area in the image data obtained by the imaging unit 103. The face area is determined by detecting facial features such as eyes, nose, and mouth from the image.

  The display unit 105 is provided on the back surface of the camera 100, for example, and displays various images such as an image acquired via the imaging unit 103 and an image recorded in the recording unit 107. The display unit 105 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display. The display unit 105 allows the user to check the composition of the subject and the photo opportunity.

  The touch panel 106 is provided integrally with the display unit 105, and detects whether or not the user performs a touch operation on the display screen of the display unit 105 and a touch position when the touch operation is performed. Further, the touch panel 106 detects the amount of pressing of the touch panel 106 by the user's finger or the like when the touch operation is performed, and the slide operation direction and the slide operation amount when the slide operation after the touch operation is performed.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a photosensitive touch panel as an example of the touch panel 106. A display unit 105 illustrated in FIG. 2A is an example of a liquid crystal display, and includes a display panel 105a and a backlight 105b. The display panel 105 a is configured by two-dimensionally arranging pixels including liquid crystal, and changes the light transmittance of each pixel under the control of the control unit 101. The backlight 105b uses, for example, a white light emitting diode (LED) as a light source, and emits light from the back surface of the display panel 105a according to the control of the control unit 101. In the example of this embodiment, the optical sensor as the touch panel 106 is disposed in each pixel of the display panel 105a.

  In such a configuration, for example, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the user's finger 200 contacts the display panel 105a, the light emitted from the backlight 105b is emitted at the position where the finger 200 is in contact. The reflected light is received by the optical sensor. The control unit 101 monitors the presence or absence of an output signal from an optical sensor arranged in each pixel, and detects the touch position of the user's finger 200 from the position of the optical sensor from which the signal is output.

  In addition, as shown by an arrow A in FIG. 2B, when the amount of pressing on the touch panel 106 by the user's finger 200 is increased, a signal is output compared to when the amount of pressing is small. The position of the optical sensor is distributed over a wide range. It is possible to detect the pressing force of the touch panel 106 by the user's finger 200 from the distribution of the optical sensors that output such signals.

  Further, as shown by the arrow B in FIG. 2C, when the user's finger 200 is slid, the position of the photosensor that outputs a signal is also shifted in the arrow B direction. The slide operation direction and the slide operation amount of the user's finger 200 can be detected from the position change direction and the position change amount of the optical sensor that outputs this signal.

  The touch panel 106 is not limited to a light sensitive type, and it is also possible to use various types of touch panels such as a pressure sensitive type touch panel that detects a touch operation based on a contact pressure of a user's finger or the like.

  The recording unit 107 records image data acquired through the imaging unit 103 and compressed by the control unit 101. The recording unit 107 records image data as an image file to which shooting conditions such as the shooting date and time counted by the clock unit 108 are added. The recording unit 107 in the present embodiment also has a recording area as the classification information recording unit 107a and a recording area as the organized image recording unit 107b. In the classification information recording unit 107a, a classification result file indicating the classification result of the image data by the control unit 101 is recorded. The organized image recording unit 107b records another image (hereinafter referred to as “my map image”) created as a result of organizing the image pieces according to the classification result file.

  The clock unit 108 measures the date and time when the image was taken. The communication unit 109 is a communication circuit for the camera 100 such as a USB interface to communicate with an external device.

  Next, the operation of the camera 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the main operation of the camera 100 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 3, the control unit 101 of the camera 100 first determines whether or not the power of the camera 100 is turned on (step S101). If it is determined in step S101 that the power is off, the control unit 101 ends the process in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the power is turned on in the determination in step S101, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the operation mode of the camera 100 is the shooting mode (step S102). If it is determined in step S102 that the operation mode of the camera 100 is the shooting mode, the control unit 101 operates the imaging unit 103 to display a through image. At this time, the control unit 101 operates the face detection unit 104 to detect a face area in the image data obtained via the imaging unit 103 (step S103). Thereafter, the control unit 101 performs an exposure calculation (step S104). In this exposure calculation, the control unit 101 measures the brightness of the subject based on the image data obtained via the imaging unit 103. Then, based on the measured brightness of the subject, the control unit 101 calculates an exposure amount so that the brightness of an image obtained via the imaging unit 103 at the time of shooting, which will be described later, is appropriate. At the time of shooting, the imaging unit 103 is controlled according to the exposure amount obtained in step S104.

  Next, the control unit 101 displays a through image on the display unit 105 (step S105). In this through image display, the control unit 101 sequentially processes images obtained via the imaging unit 103 and causes the display unit 105 to display the images. By continuously operating the imaging unit 103 and continuously displaying images obtained by the continuous operation on the display unit 105 of the camera 100, the display unit 105 can be used as an electronic viewfinder. With such a through image display, the user can determine the composition and the photo opportunity.

  After the through image display, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the release operation has been performed by the photographer, that is, whether or not the release button of the operation unit 102 has been pressed (step S106). If it is determined in step S106 that the release button has not been pressed, the process returns to step S101. In this case, the control unit 101 determines again whether the camera 100 is powered on. On the other hand, when the release button is pressed in the determination in step S106, the control unit 101 performs a shooting operation according to the exposure amount calculated in step S104. As a result of the shooting operation, the control unit 101 performs the shooting operation via the imaging unit 103. Various image processing is performed on the obtained image data to generate an image file, and the generated image file is recorded in the recording unit 107 (step S107). Thereafter, the control unit 101 reproduces the image file recorded in the recording unit 107 and displays the captured image on the display unit 105 (step S108).

  Next, the control unit 101 classifies image data in the image file recorded in the recording unit 107 (step S109). After the image classification, the control unit 101 creates a classification result file based on the classification result and records it in the recording unit 107, or updates the classification result file if a classification result file has already been created ( Step S110). Thereafter, the process returns to step S101. Details of the image classification in step S109 will be described later.

  In step S102, when the operation mode of the camera 100 is not the shooting mode, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the operation mode of the camera 100 is the playback mode (step S111). If it is determined in step S111 that the operation mode of the camera 100 is not the playback mode, the process returns to step S101. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S111 that the operation mode of the camera 100 is the playback mode, the control unit 101 performs a playback mode process. In this case, the control unit 101 reproduces the image file recorded last (the latest shooting date / time) among the image files recorded in the recording unit 107 and displays the image file on the display unit 105 (step S112). .

  Thereafter, the control unit 101 determines whether or not an image classification instruction has been made in accordance with a user instruction (step S113). This determination is made based on, for example, whether or not an operation of the operation unit 102 by the user or a user's finger touches an image classification instruction button (not shown) displayed on the display screen of the display unit 105. In the determination in step S113, when an instruction for image classification is given, the control unit 101 performs image classification processing (step S114). After the image classification, the control unit 101 creates a classification result file based on the classification result and records it in the recording unit 107, or updates the classification result file if a classification result file has already been created ( Step S115). Note that the image classification process in step S114 is the same as the image classification process in step S109. Details thereof will be described later.

  After step S113 or step S115, the control unit 101 determines whether or not to perform display other than normal (step S116). This determination is made based on, for example, whether the user has operated the operation unit 102 or has touched a not-shown My Map playback button or thumbnail display button displayed on the display screen of the display unit 105 by the user's finger or the like. If no other display is performed in the determination in step S116, the process returns to step S101.

  On the other hand, in the determination of step S116, when other display is performed, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the user has issued an instruction to reproduce my map (step S117). If it is determined in step S117 that a my map reproduction instruction has been issued, the control unit 101 reproduces the my map image recorded in the organized image recording unit 107b of the recording unit 107 (step S118). After the completion of the my map image reproduction process, the process returns to step S116. Details of the processing for reproducing the my map image will be described later.

  If it is determined in step S117 that a my map reproduction instruction has not been issued, the control unit 101 determines whether a thumbnail display instruction has been issued (step S119). If it is determined in step S119 that no thumbnail display instruction has been given, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the control unit 101 displays, on the display unit 105, a new image with the next shooting date and time among the image files recorded in the recording unit 107. It is displayed (step S120). Thereafter, the process returns to step S113.

  In the determination in step S119, when a thumbnail display instruction is given, the control unit 101 causes the display unit 105 to display the thumbnail image of the image recorded in the recording unit 107 (step S121). Thereafter, the control unit 101 determines from the output of the touch panel 106 whether a thumbnail image has been selected, that is, whether any of the thumbnail images displayed on the display unit 105 has been touched by a user's finger or the like (Step S101). S122). If it is determined in step S122 that the user's finger or the like has touched any thumbnail image displayed on the display unit 105, the control unit 101 displays an image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the touch position on the display unit 105. Is enlarged and displayed (step S123). Thereafter, the process returns to step S113. In the determination in step S121, when the user's finger or the like has not touched any of the thumbnail images displayed on the display unit 105, the process returns to step S113.

  Next, the image classification process in steps S109 and S114 will be described with reference to FIG. Prior to the image classification process, a photographed image or a reproduced image (hereinafter simply referred to as an image) 300 is displayed on the display unit 105 as shown in FIG. When the image classification process is started, the control unit 101, as shown in FIG. 5A, displays 301a to 301c indicating classification items for the user to classify the image pieces, and the user instructs the end of the image classification. An end button 302 for performing the above is displayed on the display unit 105 (step S201). Then, it is determined from the output of the touch panel 106 whether or not a touch operation has been performed on the display screen of the display unit 105 with a user's finger or the like (step S202). Until a touch operation is performed in the determination in step S202, the control unit 101 stands by while performing the determination in step S202.

  In the determination in step S202, when a touch operation is performed with the user's finger or the like, the control unit 101 detects the touch position of the user's finger or the like from the output of the touch panel 106 (step S203). Thereafter, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the detected touch position is the position of the end button 302 (step S204). In the determination in step S204, when the touch position is the position of the end button 302, the control unit 101 ends the process of FIG. In this case, the process is executed from step S110 or step S115.

  If it is determined in step S204 that the touch position is not the position of the end button 302, the control unit 101 determines whether the touch position is in the image 300 (step S205). If it is determined in step S205 that the touch position is not in the image 300, the process returns to step S202.

  If it is determined in step S205 that the touch position is in the image 300, the control unit 101 extracts a small area including the touch position as an image piece (step S206). For example, when the user's finger 200 touches the position of the flower 300a shown in FIG. 5A, the image piece 300b is extracted as a small region including the flower 300a. The size of the image piece 300b is set according to the pressing force of the user's finger 200. That is, when the user presses the display screen of the display unit 105, the image piece 300b having a size corresponding to the pressing strength is extracted. When the image piece 300b is extracted, as shown in FIG. 5A, a frame is displayed so that the extracted image piece 300b can be visually recognized. In the example of FIG. 5A, a rectangular image piece 300b is extracted. However, the shape of the image piece is not limited to a rectangle, and may be a circle, for example.

  After extracting the image piece 300b, the control unit 101 detects from the output of the touch panel 106 whether or not a slide operation such as a user's finger has been performed (step S207). If it is determined in step S207 that no slide operation has been performed, the process returns to step S202. On the other hand, when the slide operation is performed in the determination in step S207, the control unit 101 changes the position of the image piece 300b according to the slide operation amount of the user's finger 200 or the like as shown in FIG. Shift (step S208). Thereafter, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the position of the image piece 300b after the shift coincides with any of the classification item displays 301a to 301c (step S209). If it is determined in step S209 that the position of the shifted image piece 300b does not match any of the classification item displays 301a to 301c, the process returns to step S202. On the other hand, in the determination in step S209, when the position of the image piece 300b after the shift coincides with any of the classification item displays 301a to 301c, the control unit 101 selects the My item corresponding to the classification item corresponding to the position of the image piece 300b. A map image is created (or updated) (step S210).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a my map image. Here, FIG. 6A shows an example of a my map image when the classification item is “flower”, and FIG. 6B shows an example of a my map image when the classification item is “pet”. . As shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the My Map image in this embodiment is a background image corresponding to the classification item (for example, a flower field in the case of “flower”, and a flower field in the case of “pet”. This is an image created by pasting an image piece 301b on a pet hut 401). In FIGS. 6A and 6B, a frame indicating the boundary of the image piece 301b is shown. However, after the frame of the image piece 301b is erased, the frame is erased. It is desirable to perform pasting. Also, the My Map image of a person whose classification item is not illustrated, for example, a thumbnail image of a person's face is inserted into a frame image to make it look like a picture, or a person's face thumbnail is included in an image of a person's body Just paste an image.

  The My Map image as described above is an image that develops in a form according to the user's preference by freely pasting a part of the image taken or reproduced by the user. Therefore, the user can perform the image classification while enjoying it.

  Note that a return button 402 is also superimposed on the My Map image. The return button 402 is a button used when reproducing a my map image described later. Alternatively, an avatar 403 that is an image indicating a user may be synthesized, and a my map image to be reproduced when a my map image is reproduced later may be selected by operating the avatar 403.

  In step S210, after creating the my map image, the control unit 101 records classification information indicating that the image 300 and the image piece 301 correspond to each other in the classification result file (step S211). Further, the control unit 101 records information (number of faces in the image) other than the correspondence information between the image 300 and the image piece 301 and the like in the classification result file (step S212). Thereafter, the process returns to step S202.

  FIG. 7A shows an example of the classification result file. The classification result file shown in FIG. 7A has items of “number of faces”, “position, feature, size of face”, “image fragment”, and “shooting date / time”.

  As the “number of faces”, the number of face areas in the image data detected at the time of face detection in step S103 is recorded. “Face position, feature, and size” records what size and what face is included in which position in the image. In the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 7B, one screen is divided into nine areas A1 to A9, and the face positions are indicated by these A1 to A9. Further, the size of the face is indicated by three levels indicated by D1 to D3 depending on the sizes of the areas A1 to A9. D1 is a case where the face area size is smaller than the size of the area A1 to A9. D2 is a case where the face area is inscribed in the areas A1 to A9 (the sizes are almost equal). D3 is a case where the size of the face region is larger than the size of the regions A1 to A9. Furthermore, for facial features, an identifier indicating the facial features is recorded for each image data. For example, in the image 1, the face of the feature PA (for example, showing a family) exists in the area A4 with the size D2, and the face of the feature PA exists in the area A7 with the size D3. Indicates that

  In the “image piece”, correspondence information between the image piece and the image classified as described above is recorded. This correspondence information is recorded every time a My Map image is created. For example, image 1 indicates that it corresponds to flower A or person A in the My Map image.

  In “shooting date and time”, the shooting date and time recorded by the clock unit 108 is recorded. The camera 100 may be provided with a GPS function so that the shooting position can be recorded.

  Next, the my map image reproduction process in step S118 will be described with reference to FIG. When an instruction to reproduce the my map image is given, the control unit 101 displays a selection screen for the my map image (step S301). FIG. 9A shows an example of the selection screen. As shown in FIG. 9A, on the selection screen, item displays 501a to 501c indicating the classification of My Map images corresponding to the above-described classification items are displayed. In the example of FIG. 9A, the flower garden 501a corresponds to the classification item “flower”. The house 501b corresponds to the classification item “person”. Further, the pet house 501c corresponds to the classification item “pet”. Further, an end button 502 is also displayed on the selection screen.

  After the selection screen shown in FIG. 9A is displayed, the control unit 101 determines from the output of the touch panel 106 whether any of the item display items 501a to 501c has been selected by the user (step S302). ). If none of the item displays 501a to 501c is selected in the determination in step S302, the control unit 101 determines whether the user has selected the end button 502 from the output of the touch panel 106 (step S303). ). If it is determined in step S303 that the end button 502 has not been selected, the process returns to step S301. On the other hand, when the end button 502 is selected in the determination in step S303, the control unit 101 ends the process of FIG. Thereafter, the process returns to step S116 in FIG.

  In addition, when any of the item displays 501a to 501c is selected in the determination in step S302, the control unit 101 displays a my map image corresponding to the selected item as shown in FIG. 9B. It is displayed on the display unit 105 (step S304). FIG. 9B shows an example of a My Map image displayed when the flower field item display 501a is selected. This my map image is the one shown in FIG.

  After displaying the my map image, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the return button 402 has been selected by the user from the output of the touch panel 106 (step S305). If it is determined in step S305 that the return button 402 is selected, the process returns to step S301. In this case, the control unit 101 displays the selection screen shown in FIG. 9A again. On the other hand, when the return button 402 is not selected in the determination in step S305, the control unit 101 determines whether any image piece in the my map image is selected by the user from the output of the touch panel 106. (Step S306). If it is determined in step S306 that no image piece has been selected, the process returns to step S305. On the other hand, when an image piece is selected in the determination in step S306, the control unit 101 displays an image corresponding to the image piece selected by the user with reference to the classification result file on the display unit 105 (step S307). ). FIG. 9C shows a display example of a corresponding image when an image piece is selected. For example, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the image piece 300b is selected, the image 300 corresponding to the image piece 300b is displayed on the display unit 105. Note that when such a display is performed, a display 601 indicating that an image displayed on the display unit 105 is recorded as an electronic album may be performed.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, a part of an image is extracted as an image piece, a My Map image is created using the image piece, and a desired image can be searched from the My Map image. It is said. Thereby, the user can classify images while having fun.

  In the present embodiment, the size of the image piece to be extracted is changed by the pressing force of the touch panel 106. Thereby, the user can create a My Map image using an image piece of an arbitrary size.

  Here, in the above-described embodiment, the creation of the My Map image corresponding to the three types of classification “flower”, “person”, and “pet” is illustrated, but other classifications can be performed. Also good. Further, the classification item may be created by the user.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the small area | region containing a user's touch position is extracted as an image piece. In this case, an image piece including a background image in addition to a main object such as a flower is extracted. If the image piece is pasted on the My Map image while the background image is included, the created My Map image may be difficult to see. On the other hand, an image piece may be extracted as shown in FIG. Here, the process of FIG. 10 is performed in place of the process of step S206 of FIG.

  When the user's finger or the like touches the image displayed on the display unit 105 in the determination in step S205 in FIG. 4, the control unit 101 performs predetermined processing including the touch position as illustrated in FIG. A small area (rectangular, circular, etc.) 701 is set (step S401). Next, the control unit 101 changes the size of the small region 701 according to the pressing force of the user's finger 200 (step S402).

  Next, the control unit 101 acquires the image data in the small area 701 and detects the main color (the most common color) in the acquired image data (step S403). Thereafter, the control unit 101 detects a color portion that approximates the main color detected in step S403 in the small region 701 (step S404). That is, the main color of the small area 701 is considered to be the most important object in the small area 701. Next, the control unit 101 sets an area not surrounded by the main color and the approximate color area in the small area 701 as a background area, and converts the background area into a transparent image (step S405). For example, the main object in the small area 701 extracted as shown in FIG. 11B is a flower, and the main color in this case is the color of the petal. Therefore, in the process of step S405, for example, the portion of the branch 703 other than the portion surrounded by the region 702 having the petal color is formed into a transparent image as shown in FIG. In this way, an image piece is extracted. After the image piece is extracted, the processing after step S207 in FIG. 4 is executed.

  By extracting the image piece in this manner, even the background portion of the image piece is not pasted on the My Map image.

  Although the present invention has been described above based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and applications are naturally possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention. In the above-described embodiment, a digital camera is shown as an example of the image organizing apparatus. However, this embodiment is applicable to various devices having a touch panel.

  In the embodiment described above, the item displays 301a to 301c are always displayed when the image 300 is reproduced. On the other hand, the item display may be performed when the touch time on the image 300 by the user's finger or the like exceeds a predetermined time after the image 300 is reproduced.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the extraction of the image piece from the still image and the creation of the my map image are mainly described. However, the method of the above-described embodiment can be applied to a moving image. For example, if the image being reproduced is paused when the image being reproduced is touched with the user's finger or the like during the reproduction of the moving image, image fragment extraction similar to the case of a still image is performed thereafter. In addition, it is possible to create a my map image. When a corresponding image piece in the My Map image created in this way is selected, a moving image is reproduced from a frame in the moving image corresponding to the image piece.

  Further, the above-described embodiments include various stages of the invention, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, even if some configuration requirements are deleted from all the configuration requirements shown in the embodiment, the above-described problem can be solved, and this configuration requirement is deleted when the above-described effects can be obtained. The configuration can also be extracted as an invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Camera 101 ... Control part 102 ... Operation part 103 ... Imaging part 104 ... Face detection part 105 ... Display part 106 ... Touch panel 107 ... Recording part 107a ... Classification information recording part 107b ... Organized image Recording unit 108 ... Clock unit 109 109 Communication unit

Claims (7)

A display unit for displaying the first image recorded in the recording unit;
A touch panel for detecting the presence or absence of a touch operation on the first image displayed on the display unit and a touch position when the touch operation is performed;
An image piece extracting unit that extracts an image piece that is an image of a small area in the first image and including the touch position when the touch operation is performed;
Another image creation unit for creating the second image by pasting the extracted image piece on another image;
An image organizing apparatus comprising:   The image organizing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second image is configured by pasting a plurality of image pieces. An image piece classification unit for classifying the image pieces;
A classification information recording unit for recording the classification result as classification information;
Further comprising
3. The image organizing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the separate image creating unit creates the second image from only image pieces that are classified in the same manner with reference to the classification information. The touch panel further detects a slide operation from the touch position,
The image organizing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image piece classification unit classifies the image pieces according to a slide operation detected by the touch panel.   When an image piece pasted on the second image is selected, an image search unit is further provided for causing the display unit to display a first image corresponding to the selected image piece. The image organizing apparatus according to claim 1. The touch panel further detects a pressing force at the touch position,
The image organizing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image piece extraction unit specifies the small area according to the pressing force, and extracts an image piece according to the specified small area.   2. The image piece extracting unit detects a main color in the small area, converts an image of an area not including the detected main color into a transparent image, and then extracts the image piece. An image organizing device described in 1.

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