IP Library Granted Patent US 7,671,905
Granted Patent B2
US 7,671,905 · App. 10/836,838 · Granted Mar 2, 2010

Image processing apparatus and method for image processing relevant images

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Patent No.
US 7,671,905
App. No.
10/836,838
Granted
Mar 2, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image processing apparatus is provided which includes a memory for storing plural photographic images, an input key for instructing a desired photographic image among the photographic images stored in the memory to be subjected to image processing, a determining section to determine whether a photographic image related to the photographic image which is instructed to be subjected to the image processing by the input key is stored in the memory, and an informing section to inform a user when the determining section determines that the related photographic image is stored.

Claims (18)

1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

storing means for storing plural photographic images;

instructing means for instructing a desired photographic image among the photographic images stored in the storing means to be subjected to image processing;

determining means for determining whether a related photographic image, which is related to the desired photographic image, is stored in the storing means; and

informing means for informing a user when the determining means determines that the related photographic image is stored,

wherein the desired photographic image and the related photographic image are related by one of: (i) both being included in a plurality of images which are continuously photographed, and (ii) both being included in a plurality of images which are panoramically photographed.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image processing comprises one of: a reproducing and display processing, a storing area moving processing, a reproducing order changing processing, a deleting processing, a processing for transmission to an external device, and a printing processing.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

input means for inputting information;

wherein the related photographic image comprises one of a plurality of images which are arbitrarily grouped by the input means.

4. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

a memory for storing plural photographic images;

an input key for instructing a desired photographic image among the photographic images stored in the memory to be subjected to image processing;

a determining section to determine whether a related photographic image, which is related to the desired photographic image, is stored in the memory; and

an informing section to inform a user when the determining section determines that the related photographic image is stored,

wherein the desired photographic image and the related photographic image are related by one of: (i) both being included in a plurality of images which are continuously photographed, and (ii) both being included in a plurality of images which are panoramically photographed.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the image processing comprises one of: a reproducing and display processing, a storing area moving processing, a reproducing order changing processing, a deleting processing, a processing for transmission to an external device, and a printing processing.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the related photographic image comprises one of a plurality of images which are arbitrarily set as a group by the input key.

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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 041370 FRAME 0790. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 30, 2017
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To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO.,LTD.
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From: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
To: BEJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO.,LTD.
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