Patent ID: 9407804
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G11B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image processing apparatus for generating a number of synthetic images representative of motion transitions, said apparatus comprising: a memory device having stored thereon a program; and a computer which upon execution of the program from the memory performs as (i) a valid sound range setting section to set according to a user manipulation a first valid range indicative of a first time range with regard to received images arranged in a time-series manner, the first valid range having a first plurality of images associated therein in which a number of images in the first plurality of images is less than that in the received images; (ii) a sound determination section to determine whether a specific sound is included in the first valid range; and (iii) an image selection section to select a second plurality of images that continue in a time-series manner in a second valid range indicative of a second time range in a case the specific sound is determined to be included in the first valid range, the selected plurality of images are for use in generating the number of synthetic images, the second valid range includes (i) a before portion which precedes a detection position of the specific sound detected in the set first valid range and (ii) an after portion which is after the detection position of the specific sound, said before portion being larger than said after portion such that a number of images in the before portion is larger than that in the second portion.