JP5039658B2 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention displays or displays the first to nth images when selecting and displaying or printing the first to nth images from a plurality of image format files stored in a storage medium. The present invention relates to a method for determining the order of printing.

  In particular, with respect to the function of printing an image in a memory card, various printing forms are provided with the recent spread of digital cameras. For example, a plurality of image files are stored in the memory card, and each image file includes a thumbnail image and a main image.

  There is also a form in which one image is printed from these image files or a plurality of images are printed in an index format according to a user instruction. In addition, functions for removing red-eye and adjusting brightness of images are also provided. In addition, as described above, the image file used for these printing functions includes one main image and thumbnail, and data having a configuration in which a plurality of images are stored in one file is also conceivable.

  On the other hand, there are various uses of these image data, and there is not only the printing function described above, but also a function of transmitting image data attached to an e-mail and transmitting it as a FAX image.

  In addition, it is known to store a plurality of different images in one file (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to the invention described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to provide an imaging apparatus that performs white balance bracket imaging while effectively using the capacity of a medium or the like and shortening the data storage time.

  In addition, when printing an image that exists in a multi-image format file with a printer, when selecting a desired image from a plurality of similar images in the multi-image format file, each image is displayed sequentially from the top of the file. It is possible to select. However, as described above, there is a problem that it is troublesome for the user to display and select images one by one from the top of the file in order.

By the way, in the multiple image format file, it is possible to prepare various image flags indicating the type of image for each of the first to nth images. As a method of using this image flag, for example, it is conceivable to set a flag for an image to be displayed with priority. When displaying a multi-image format file with a printer, it is conceivable to display an image with the image flag set to 1 first. In this way, the user can quickly select an image to be displayed from a large number of images.
JP 2005-198017 A

  In the multi-image format file, it is conceivable to prepare an image flag in addition to an image flag indicating an image to be displayed with priority. For example, an image flag indicating the relationship between a plurality of images can be considered.

  In this case, when displaying the images included in the multiple image format file, it is considered that there is a desirable display order for the user, such as continuously displaying related images among the multiple images.

  However, in the above technique, an image to be displayed first among a plurality of images in the file can be shown, but the display order is not defined. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not known how to determine the display order.

SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that can appropriately determine the output order of a plurality of images included in a file .

In view of the above problems, the image processing apparatus of the present invention is a file that includes a plurality of images, and that specifies a file that is output preferentially when the image included in the file is output. An image processing apparatus to process, an acquisition unit that acquires the file including a plurality of images, and the plurality of files included in the file based on information included in the file acquired by the acquisition unit Among the images, the specifying means for specifying the image output with priority and the image related to the image, and the priority specified by the specifying means among the plurality of images. Determining means for determining an output order when outputting the plurality of images so that the output image and the image related to the preferentially output image are output preferentially; And features.

According to the present invention, the output order of a plurality of images included in a file can be determined appropriately.

  The best mode for carrying out the invention is the following embodiment.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of an apparatus showing an overview of an MFP 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The MFP 100 is an example of an image processing apparatus, and includes an operation unit 101, a card interface 102, a reading unit 103, and a recording unit 104.

  Normally, as shown in FIG. 1, the reading unit 103 and the recording unit 104 are installed in a closed state. When executing reading, executing copying, or executing printing from a card, at least one of the reading unit 103 and the recording unit 104 is opened to execute a function desired by the user.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of MFP 100.

  In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structure.

  The MFP 100 includes an operation unit 101, a card interface 102, a reading unit 103, and a recording unit 104. Further, the MFP 100 includes a CPU 200, a ROM 201, a RAM 202, a nonvolatile RAM 203, a display unit 204 as a display device, an image processing unit 205, a compression / decompression unit 206, a driving unit 207, and a sensor unit 208. Have

  The CPU 200 controls various functions provided in the MFP 100 and executes an image processing program stored in the ROM 201 in accordance with a predetermined operation on the operation unit 101. The ROM 201 stores a control command program for the MFP 100 and the like.

  The reading unit 103 includes a CCD, and the CCD reads a document image and outputs analog luminance data of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) colors. Note that the reading unit 103 may use a contact image sensor (CIS) instead of the CCD.

  The card interface 102 stores an image read by the reading unit 103 in response to an operation of the operation unit 101 in a memory card or the like. For example, an image captured by a digital still camera and stored in a memory card or the like is stored in the operation unit 101. The function to read according to the operation of.

  Note that the image processing unit 205 can perform desired image processing on the image data stored via the card interface 102 and the image data read via the card interface 102.

  The compression / decompression unit 206 performs compression / decompression processing on the image read by the reading unit 103 and the image output by the recording unit 104. For example, compressed image generation processing such as JPEG and decompression processing.

  The image processing unit 205 performs input image processing on the image read by the reading unit 103 and the image decompressed by the compression / decompression unit 206. The image processing unit 205 also executes output image processing of an image obtained by decompressing the image read via the card interface 102 by the compression / decompression unit 206. Input image processing and output image processing convert between a color space (for example, YCbCr) used in a digital camera or the like and a standard RGB color space (for example, NTSC-RGB or sRGB). Also, functions such as image data resolution conversion processing, header information generation processing and analysis processing included in image files that contain image data, image analysis processing and image correction processing, thumbnail image generation processing and correction processing, etc. It has.

  When the image data obtained by these image processes is stored in the RAM 202 and stored in the memory card via the card interface 102, the storage process is executed when the required predetermined amount is reached. Even when printing is performed by the recording unit 104, when the necessary predetermined amount is reached, a recording operation by the recording unit 104 is executed.

  The nonvolatile RAM 203 is a battery-backed SRAM or the like, and stores data unique to the MFP 100.

  The operation unit 101 has a direct photo print start key for selecting image data stored in the storage medium and starting recording. The operation unit 101 has a scan start key for starting reading of a monochrome image or a color image, a monochrome copy start key used for copying, and a color copy start key. The operation unit 101 includes a mode key for designating a mode such as copy and scan resolution and image quality, a stop key for stopping an operation such as copying, a numeric keypad and a registration key for inputting the number of copies, and an image file selection means for printing. It also has cursor keys to specify. The CPU 200 detects the pressed state of these keys and controls each unit according to the pressed state.

  The recording unit 104 is configured by an inkjet type inkjet head, a general-purpose IC, and the like, reads out storage data stored in the RAM 202 under the control of the CPU 200, and prints it out as a hard copy.

  The driving unit 207 includes a stepping motor for driving the paper supply / discharge roller, a gear for transmitting the driving force of the stepping motor, a driver circuit for controlling the stepping motor, and the like in each operation of the reading unit 103 and the recording unit 104. It is constituted by.

  The sensor unit 208 includes a recording sheet width sensor, a recording sheet presence sensor, a document width sensor, a document presence sensor, a recording medium detection sensor, and the like. The CPU 200 detects the state of the original and the recording paper based on information obtained from these sensors.

  The display unit 204 displays contents according to the key press state of the operation unit 101. Further, the contents of processing performed by the MFP 100 are also displayed.

  The MFP 100 is an example of an image processing apparatus that processes a plurality of image format files that include a plurality of image data in one image file. The MFP 100 includes multiple image format auxiliary information. The multiple image format ancillary information is information that is provided in the first image included in the multiple image format file and includes information indicating that there is a vertical relationship between the first to nth images. The multi-image format auxiliary information is information including information indicating a main image in the plurality of images and information indicating which image has a vertical relationship.

  The reading unit 103 is an example of a file reading unit that reads the multiple image format file stored in the storage medium. The display unit 204 is an example of an output unit that outputs an image included in the multiple image format file.

  The CPU 200 is an example of an information acquisition unit that acquires the multiple image format auxiliary information included in the multiple image format file read by the file reading unit from the multiple image format file. The CPU 200 outputs an image when the output means outputs an image based on the information indicating the vertical relationship between the images and the information indicating the main image in the multiple images among the multiple image format auxiliary information. It is an example of the priority determination means which determines the priority of this. The output means is means for outputting images in order of priority determined by the priority determination means.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a multiple image format file according to the first embodiment.

  In this multi-image format file, n images are concatenated and stored in this way. Here, the n images are defined as a first image, a second image,..., An nth image from the top of the file.

  FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a multiple image format file, in which a plurality of images starting with an SOI marker and ending with an EOI marker are connected. The multiple image format file includes first to nth images. After the SOI marker at the head of the file, there are Exif attachment information 401 of the first image, multiple image format attachment information 402 of the first image, and a first image compressed by JPEG. An EOI marker is present after the first image compressed with JPEG. The Exif is an exchangeable image file format, which is a standard for image files for digital cameras.

  The SOI marker of the second image exists after the EOI marker of the first image, and then the Exif attached information of the second image, the multiple image format attached information 403 of the second image, and the second image compressed with JPEG Exists. Another information may exist between the EOI marker of the first image and the SOI marker of the second image.

  After the EOI marker of the second image, there is an SOI marker of the third image, and thereafter, there is Exif attached information of the third image, multiple image format attached information 403, and a third image compressed with JPEG. . Another information may exist between the EOI marker of the second image and the SOI marker of the third image.

  Similarly to the above, there are a fourth image, a fifth image,..., An nth image.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram showing the multiple image format auxiliary information 402 of the first image.

  The multiple image format ancillary information 402 of the first image includes an APP2 marker and an identifier indicating the multiple image format. The identifier indicating the multiple image format is described as “multiple image format” in FIG. Furthermore, a header, an index IFD 404, and a first image IFD are included. The index IFD 404 is information indicating the entire configuration from the first image to the nth image, and is provided only in the multiple image format attached information 402 of the first image.

  FIG. 3C is a diagram showing the multiple image format attached information 403. The multi-image format attached information 403 is provided for images other than the first image.

  The multiple image format ancillary information 403 is provided with an APP2 marker and an identifier indicating that the format is a multiple image format. The identifier indicating the multiple image format is described as “multiple image format” in FIG. Furthermore, a header and an nth image IFD are provided. The n-th image IFD includes information unique to the n-th image. For example, an entry number indicating what number image (in the order stored in the file) the image is in the file is included.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an index IFD 404 in a multiple image format.

  FIG. 4A shows the internal structure of the index IFD 404.

  The index IFD 404 includes a version of a plurality of image formats, the number of images included in the file, an offset indicating the address of entry 1 in the figure, and a unique ID list indicating the addresses of the unique IDs of the first image to the nth image. It is remembered. The index IFD 404 stores the total number of frames and the offset to the first image information IFD shown in FIG.

  Further, as the IFD value, an entry 406 for each of the first image to the nth image and a unique ID from the first image to the nth image are stored. The entry will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The information included in the multiple image format ancillary information 402 for the first image is different from the information included in the multiple image format ancillary information 403 for the second and subsequent images.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram showing the structure of each entry 406 of the first image to the n-th image. Each entry 406 of the first image to the nth image stores an image type 407, an image data offset indicating an address where each image is stored, a lower image 1 entry number, and a lower image 2 entry number. Yes.

  Note that the lower image is an image having a subordinate relationship with the image of interest, such as a display image for displaying the image of interest on the monitor. This display image has the same content as an upper image (hereinafter referred to as an upper image), but is created at a lower resolution. Monitor display does not require a higher resolution than printing, and further requires a reduction in processing time until display, so it is effective to include such display images as lower-level images in the same file. It is.

  The lower image entry number is a number indicating the number of entries that are lower images of the image of interest.

  FIG. 4C shows the internal structure of the image type 407. The image type 407 stores a main image flag, a lower image flag, and an upper image flag. Here, in addition to the upper image and the lower image, a main image is defined. This is because it is considered effective that all images are not in a parallel relationship in a multiple image format file. For example, when displaying on a monitor, the user can select an image to be displayed from a plurality of images included in the file, but the image displayed first is important for the user. For example, in the case of a file that is captured and saved with several steps of white balance changed to + and-using the bracket shooting function, in order for the user to select an image, the white balance is first set to 0 as a reference. It is desirable that the image at the position is displayed. As described above, it is necessary to distinguish a central image from a plurality of images from other images. Therefore, a central image among a plurality of images is defined as a main image.

  In the multiple image format file in the present embodiment, there may be an image that is a main image and a lower image. For example, the low-resolution image for display is a lower-order image with respect to the high-resolution image for printing. First, it is desirable that the image is to be displayed. Therefore, such an image is a main image and a lower image.

  As the main image flag, 1 is stored when the image of interest is the main image, and 0 is stored otherwise.

  As the lower image flag, 1 is stored when the image of interest is positioned below the other image, and 0 is stored otherwise.

  As the upper image flag, 1 is stored when the image of interest is positioned higher than other images, and 0 is stored otherwise.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for determining whether or not to display a file stored in the memory card.

  First, in S501, the file extension is identified. Assume that the extension indicating the multiple image format file in the first embodiment is “XYZ”. If the extension is not “JPG” or “XYZ”, the file is not displayed and the file is not added to the list (S505). If the extension is “XYZ”, the file is determined to be a display target file and added to the list (S504). If the extension is “JPG”, the process proceeds to S502.

  In S502, it is determined whether or not the file name with the extension “JPG” is the same as the file name with “XYZ”. If the file names are different, the file is determined to be a display target file and added to the list (S504). In the case of the same file name, an image with the extension “JPG” is determined to be an image included in the extension “XYZ”, and is not registered as a file to be displayed (S503). As a result, redundant files are not continuously displayed, and the load when the user selects an image can be reduced.

  In addition, although Example 1 is an Example which determines whether a file is made into the object made to display on a display apparatus (display order), instead of doing in this way, it is made into an object made to print on a printing apparatus ( The printing order may be determined.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing priorities of various flags included in the image type 407 of the entry 406 shown in FIG. 4B in the MFP 100 of FIG.

  The priority for determining the flag is the highest in the main image flag, followed by the upper image flag and then the lower image flag. In the first embodiment, it is defined as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the priority of the upper image flag may be the highest.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of creating a display list for displaying a plurality of images in a plurality of image format files according to the priority of the flag shown in FIG.

  In S701, the multiple image format auxiliary information 402 of the first image is analyzed, and the main image flag stored in the image type 407 is analyzed for each of the first to nth images. If the main image flag of the analyzed image is 1, the process proceeds to the next S702. If the main image flag is 0, the process proceeds to S714.

  In S714, it is determined whether there is a next entry number. If there is a next entry number, the process proceeds to S701. If there is no next entry number, the creation process is terminated.

  In S702, the upper image flag and the lower image flag are analyzed. If the upper image flag is 0 and the lower image flag is 0, it is determined that the image of interest is the image to be displayed first, and is added to the top of the file list (S704). Thereafter, the process proceeds to S714.

  If it is determined in S702 that the lower image flag is 1, the image of interest is determined to be the main image in S701, and thus the image of interest is the first image to be displayed. Is added to the top of the file list (S705). Then, a higher-order image of the image of interest is searched and added to the file list as an image to be displayed next (S706), and the process proceeds to S707. In S706, if an image with the upper image flag of 1 is not found, nothing is done in Embodiment 1 and the process proceeds to S707.

  In the above description, the upper image of the image of interest is displayed next to the image of interest. In this case, as a premise, the image of interest is a main image and a lower image. In this rule, first, the main image is displayed first, so that it is registered in S705. Next, since the main image is a lower image, an upper image for the main image is added to the list in accordance with a rule.

  In the next S707, the lower image 1 entry number of the image found in S706 is referred to and it is determined whether or not it is the same as the main image entry number. If it is the same as the entry number of the main image, the lower image 2 entry number is further referenced in S708. If the lower image 1 entry number of the image found in S706 is not 0, there is a lower image in addition to the main image. Therefore, a lower image other than the main image is displayed as an image to be displayed next to the upper image. It adds to the file list (S709). If the lower image 1 entry number of the image found in S706 is 0, the next image is analyzed. If the lower image 1 entry number of the image found in S706 is different from the main image entry number, the image of the lower image 1 entry number is registered in the file list as the image to be displayed next (S710). When the processes of S708, S709, and S710 are finished, the process proceeds to S714.

  If the upper image flag is 1 in S702, it is determined that the image is the first image to be displayed and added to the top of the file list (S703). Next, referring to the lower image 1 entry number included in the main image entry 406, the image of the lower image 1 entry number included in the main image entry 406 is displayed as a file list to be displayed next. (S711). If no image for the lower image 1 entry number is found in S711, nothing is done in the first embodiment and the process proceeds to S712.

  In the next step S712, the lower image 2 entry number included in the main image entry 406 is referred to. As a result of S712, if the lower image 2 entry number 0 included in the main image entry 406 is not 0, another lower image exists. Therefore, the image of the lower image 2 entry number is added to the file list as the image to be displayed next (S713). If the lower image 2 entry number included in the main image entry 406 is 0, the next image is analyzed. When the processing of S712 and S713 ends, the process proceeds to S714.

  In S702, if both the upper image flag and the lower image flag are 1, this case (when the main image includes the upper image and the lower image) is not assumed in the first embodiment. The image is not a display target image.

  In the first embodiment, the flowchart for determining whether or not a file is a display target is used. However, a flow for determining whether or not a file is a display target may be used.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an example of determining the display order according to the flowchart of FIG. 7 in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example in which both the main image flag and the upper image flag are particularly set to 1 in an entry 406 of a certain image.

  FIG. 8A shows an entry 406 from the first image to the fourth image. In FIG. 8A, the lower image flag is set to 1 for the first image (image of entry 1). In the second image (image of entry 2), the upper image flag is set to 1, and the main image flag is set to 1. In the second image, the lower image 1 entry number is set to 1, and the lower image 2 entry number is set to 4. In the third image (image of entry 3), all the flags are set to 0. The lower image flag is set to 1 for the fourth image (image of entry 4).

  Next, according to the flowchart of FIG. 7, the entry information is analyzed and the display order is determined.

  Since the main image flag of the second image is 1, it is added to the file list as the first image to be displayed. At this time, since the upper image flag is 1, the lower image exists in the second image, the lower image 1 entry number is checked, and what number image is the lower image for the second image (this main image). (How many entry numbers are there). Since this entry number is 1, the first image is added to the file list as an image to be displayed next. Furthermore, since the lower image 2 entry number is set to 4, the fourth image is added to the file list as an image to be displayed following the first image.

  Since all the flags of the third image are set to 0, the third image is added to the file list as an image to be displayed following the fourth image.

When not referring to the flag, as shown in the upper part of FIG.
The first image → second image → third image → fourth image was displayed. By executing the above processing, as shown in the lower part of FIG.
The second image → first image → fourth image → third image is displayed. As a result, the image reflecting the user's intention is displayed first, and therefore, the user's trouble of selecting the image can be reduced.

  In the first embodiment, images with no flag set are displayed in the order from the top of the file, but instead of doing this, for example, the images may be displayed in order from the latest shooting date and time.

  Further, instead of determining the display order, for example, the order of allocation to the recording paper when printing a plurality of images of a multi-image format file may be determined.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an example in which the display order is determined according to the flowchart of FIG. 7 in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which both the main image flag and the lower image flag are set to 1 in an entry 406 of an image. FIG. 9A shows the entry 406 of the first image to the fourth image.

  In the example shown in FIG. 9A, the lower image flag is set to 1 for the first image. The second image has the lower image flag set to 1 and the main image flag set to 1. In the third image, all flags are set to 0. The fourth image has the upper image flag set to 1. The lower image 1 entry number is set to 1, and the lower image 2 entry number is set to 2.

  Next, for the example shown in FIG. 9, the entry information is analyzed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, and the display order is determined. Since the main image flag of the second image is 1, the second image is added to the file list as the first image to be displayed. At this time, since the lower image flag of the second image is also 1, the process of S706 in FIG. 7 is performed.

  First, an upper image flag of an image other than the second image is checked to search for an upper image of the second image. Then, since the upper image flag of the fourth image is 1 and the lower image 2 entry number is 2, it can be seen that the fourth image is an upper image for the second image. Therefore, the fourth image is added to the file list as an image to be displayed next to the second image.

  Since the lower image 1 entry number of the fourth image is 1, it is assumed that the image displayed next to the fourth image is the first image, and is registered in the file list.

  Since all the flags of the third image are set to 0, the third image is an image added to the file list after the image having the image flag such as the main image flag, the upper image flag, and the lower image flag. Therefore, here, it is added after the first image in the file list.

If the flag is not referred to by performing the above processing, as shown in the upper part of FIG.
The first image → second image → third image → fourth image was displayed. By executing the above processing, as shown in the lower part of FIG.
The second image → the fourth image → the first image → the third image is displayed. As a result, the image reflecting the user's intention is displayed first, and the time and effort for selecting the image can be reduced.

  In the first embodiment, images with no flag set are displayed in the order from the beginning of the file. For example, the images may be displayed in order from the latest shooting date and time. In the first embodiment, the display order is determined. Instead of this, for example, the order in which a plurality of images of a multi-image format file are printed may be determined.

  In the above embodiment, if the means is changed to a process, the above embodiment can be grasped as an invention of the image processing method.

1 is an external view of an apparatus showing an overview of an MFP 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of MFP 100. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a multiple image format file in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the index IFD404 of a multiple image format. It is a flowchart which determines whether the file memorize | stored in the memory card is made into display object. 4 is a diagram illustrating priorities of various flags included in an image type 407 of an entry 406 illustrated in FIG. 4B in the MFP 100 of FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of creating a display list for displaying a plurality of images in a multiple image format file according to the priority of the flag shown in FIG. 6. In Example 1, it is explanatory drawing of the example which determines a display order according to the flowchart of FIG. In Example 1, it is explanatory drawing of the example which determines a display order according to the flowchart of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

100: MFP,
101 ... operation unit,
102: Card interface,
103 ... reading unit,
104 ... Recording section,
200 ... CPU,
201 ... ROM,
202 ... RAM,
203 ... non-volatile RAM,
204: Display unit 205 ... Image processing unit,
206 ... compression / decompression unit,
207 ... Drive unit,
208 ... sensor unit,
401 ... Exif attached information of the first image included in the multiple image format,
402 ... Multiple image format auxiliary information of the first image,
403 ... Multi-image format attached information other than the first image,
404 ... index IFD,
406 ... entry,
407: Image type.

Claims (7)

An image processing apparatus that processes a file that includes a plurality of images and that specifies an image to be output with priority when an image included in the file is output,
Obtaining means for obtaining the file including a plurality of images;
Based on the information included in the file acquired by the acquisition unit, the image output with priority among the plurality of images included in the file, and an image related to the image, Identifying means for identifying;
Among the plurality of images, the image that is specified by the specifying unit and is output with priority, and the image that is related to the image that is output with priority is output with priority. Determining means for determining an output order when outputting the plurality of images;
An image processing apparatus comprising: In claim 1,
The image processing apparatus characterized in that the specifying means specifies the image output with priority specified in the file by referring to a flag included in the file . In claim 1 or 2 ,
The specifying means refers to the information included in the file indicating the association of the plurality of images included in the file, and determines the image related to the image output with priority as the plurality of images. An image processing apparatus characterized by being identified from the image of the image . In any one of Claim 1 to 3,
An image processing apparatus, wherein the plurality of images are displayed on a display device in accordance with the output order of the plurality of images determined by the determining means. In any one of Claim 1 to 3,
An image processing apparatus that causes a printing apparatus to print a plurality of images according to an output order of the plurality of images determined by the determination unit. An image processing method for processing a file including a plurality of images, in which an image to be output preferentially when an image included in the file is output,
An acquisition step of acquiring the file including a plurality of images;
Based on the information included in the file acquired in the acquisition step, the image output with priority among the plurality of images included in the file, and an image related to the image, A specific process of identifying;
Among the plurality of images, the image that is specified in the specifying step and is output with priority, and the image that is related to the image that is output with priority is output with priority. A determining step for determining an output order when outputting the plurality of images;
An image processing method comprising: A program for causing a computer to execute the image processing method according to claim 6.

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