Image display system and method to identify images according to an aspect ratio of an editing layout

1. An image displaying method comprising:

displaying, on a graphical user interface (GUI), an editing window and a separate selection window, wherein the editing window comprises first and second layouts and the selection window comprises a first plurality of images;

receiving a first signal, indicating a user's choice of a first image from the selection window to be placed in the first layout of the editing window, based on an interaction of the user with the GUI;

determining, using a processor, the first layout to be a horizontal layout when the first image is a horizontal image and determining the first layout to be a vertical layout when the first image is a vertical image irrespective of the aspect ratio of the first layout;

determining, using a processor, the aspect ratio of height to width of the first and second layouts;

displaying, in response to receiving the first signal, a second plurality of images in the selection window, wherein each image displayed in the selection window has a horizontal or vertical orientation that is the same as the first image when the first and second layouts have the same aspect ratio, and

wherein each image displayed in the selection window has a horizontal or vertical orientation that is opposite to the first image when first and second layouts have opposite aspect ratios;

receiving a second signal, indicating the user's choice of a second image selected from the second plurality of images in the selection window to be placed in the second layout, based on a further interaction of the user with the GUI; and

displaying the user-selected second image in the second layout.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the aspect ratio of height to width of the first and second layouts comprises determining whether each layout has a first aspect ratio or a second aspect ratio, where the first aspect ratio indicates that the width of the layout is greater than the height thereof and the second aspect ratio indicates that the width of the layout is less than the height thereof.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining whether each of the second plurality of images has the first aspect ratio or the second aspect ratio.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

when a plurality of layouts are included in the editing window, receiving a selection of the first layout, into which the first image is to be displayed, from among the layouts.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, when the first image is placed in the first layout, determining the aspect ratio of height to width of a first region of the first layout, excluding a second region in which the image is present.

6. An image display system comprising:

a terminal including a display unit to display a selection window displaying one or more images, and an editing window in which one of the one or more images displayed in the selection window may be edited;

an editing server including a detection unit to identify a plurality of images having the same aspect ratio from among a plurality of images of different aspect ratios, and an editing unit into which the detected images are to be put to be edited; and

a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to:

display an editing window and a separate selection window, wherein the editing window comprises first and second layouts and the selection window comprises a first plurality of images;

receive a first signal, indicating a user's choice of a first image from the selection window to be placed in the first layout of the editing window;

determine the first layout to be a horizontal layout when the first image is a horizontal image and determining the first layout to be a vertical layout when the first image is a vertical image irrespective of the aspect ratio of the first layout;

display in response to the first signal, a second plurality of images in the selection window, wherein each image displayed in the selection window has a horizontal or vertical orientation that is the same as the first image when the first and second layouts have the same aspect ratio, and

wherein each image displayed in the selection window has a horizontal or vertical orientation that is opposite to the first image when first and second layouts have opposite aspect ratios;

receive a second signal, indicating the user's choice of a second image selected from the second plurality of images in the selection window to be placed in the second layout; and

display the user-selected second image in the second layout.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein in the editing window of the terminal, at least one layout is to be displayed and an image is to be displayed and edited in the layout, and

the editing server further comprises a layout aspect ratio determination unit to determine the aspect ratio of height to width of the layout.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the layout aspect ratio determination unit of the editing server is to determine whether the first and second layouts have a first aspect ratio or a second aspect ratio, where the first aspect ratio indicates that the width of a layout is greater than the height thereof, and the second aspect ratio indicates that the width of a layout is less than the height thereof.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the editing server further comprises an image aspect ratio determination unit to determine whether an image has a first aspect ratio or a second aspect ratio.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the editing server further comprises an image aspect ratio determination unit to determine whether the image has the first aspect ratio or the second aspect ratio.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein in the editing window of the terminal, a plurality of said layouts is displayed and the one or more images displayed in the selection window are put into and edited in one or more layouts of the plurality of said layouts, respectively.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of said layouts have different aspect ratios.