Patent ID: 9277089
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method to control an image processing apparatus, the method comprising: displaying a plurality of image files, each including metadata in which linkage information representing a hierarchical relation with other image files is recorded, on a screen; receiving a selection of one of the plurality of image files displayed on the screen; searching for other image files belonging to a same group as the selected image file; reading the linkage information of each of the other image files belonging to the same group as the selected image file; and rearranging the display of the plurality of image files based on the selected image file, group information, and the read linkage information, wherein the rearranged display includes the display of the selected image file and the display of the other image files belonging to the same group as the selected image file.