Patent ID: 11936821
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method of controlling an image processing apparatus capable of controlling (a) album data for a first subject containing a common page and an individual page for the first subject, and (b) album data for a second subject containing the common page and an individual page for the second subject, the method comprising:
a first determination step of performing a first determination process which determines whether or not a predetermined image which the image processing apparatus has is an image already contained in the album data for the first subject and the album data for the second subject;
a second determination step of performing a second determination process which determines whether or not the predetermined image which the image processing apparatus has is an image already contained in the album data for the first subject;
specifying a change target for a page contained in the album data for the first subject, wherein (1) control is performed such that an image other than any of images already contained in the album data for the first subject and the album data for the second subject is specified as a change target for the common page contained in the album data for the first subject by performing control in such a way to specify an image which is determined by the first determination process not to be an image already contained in the album data for the first subject and the album data for the second subject, and (2) control is performed such that an image other than any of the images already contained in the album data for the first subject is specified as a change target for the individual page for the first subject contained in the album data for the first subject by performing control in such a way to specify an image which is determined by the second determination process not to be an image already contained in the album data for the first subject;
displaying the specified change targets; and
changing at least one page contained in the album data for the first subject based on the specified change target according to a change operation for changing the album data for the first subject.