Patent ID: 7502527
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a mode selecting unit for selecting any one of a plurality of image selection modes including a first mode for selecting composite image reproduction data formed of a plurality of layers of component image data as a first object, and a second mode for selecting a layer of the plurality of layers of the component image data from the composite image reproduction data as a second object; an image selecting unit for selecting any one of the first and second objects in accordance with one of the plurality of the image selection modes selected by the mode selecting unit; and a processing unit for executing a predetermined process for one of the first and second objects selected by the image selecting unit, wherein the composite image reproduction data is displayed on a display by composing the plurality of layers of the component image data without a user intervention after selection of the first mode, wherein each of the plurality of layers of the component image data is displayed on the display by being split from the composite image reproduction data without a user intervention after selection of the second mode, wherein the composite image reproduction data is formed of the plurality of layers of the component image data having different attributes, wherein the mode selecting unit further selects one of: wherein the layers of the component image data for the selection in the third mode or the fourth mode does not include any image component which is not a part of the composite image reproduction data, and wherein each of the layers of the component image data is displayed in a different display frame respectively in the second mode.