Patent ID: 6765687
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image processing method for printing a plurality of images on a printing medium of a prescribed size, comprising:an image-printing instructing step, of instructing printing upon designating a plurality of images and the size of the printing medium; a comparison step, of calculating image size from data representing the plurality of images designated in said image-printing instructing step and comparing the image size with the size of the printing medium; a layout step, of deciding a layout of the plurality of images on the printing medium based upon a result of the comparison performed in said comparison step; a printing step, of printing the plurality of images on the printing medium, in the layout decided at said layout step; and a timekeeping step, of starting measurement of time in response to the instructions given in said image-printing instructing steps, wherein said layout step is executed in a case where a plurality of images to be printed are designated before a predetermined period of time is measured in said timekeeping step.