Patent ID: 7251357
Filing Date: 2007-07-31
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A background image setting method for setting a background image for laying out thereon a first image represented by image data, the background image setting method comprising the step of: setting the background image based on information regarding the first image, wherein the information is obtained from the entire first image, the information regarding the first image is information representing a color analysis result for the image data, wherein in the case where the image data comprises a plurality of image data sets, the color analysis result is a color analysis result for all the image data sets, wherein the information representing the color analysis result is generated based on a ratio of an area of a hue having a predetermined value or more to an entire area in the first image or in each of images represented by the image data sets, wherein the predetermined value or more is not determined by analyzing the first image using image processing.