Patent ID: 8416321
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus configured to record an image file obtained by a shooting operation in a recording medium folder in a recording medium, the image processing apparatus comprising: a user interface configured to allow a user to set units of date/time for use in automatically creating a new folder for storing image files; a first recording unit configured to record the units of date/time set via the user interface; a second recording unit configured to record date/time of a last shooting operation; a selecting unit configured to compare the date/time of the last shooting operation recorded in the second recording unit and a date/time of an image file which is lastly shot among image files existing in the recording medium folder, and designate, as a final shooting date/time, that date/time which is older between the date/time of the last shooting operation recorded in the second recording unit and the date/time of the image file which is lastly shot among image files existing in the recording medium folder; a folder creation unit configured to compare a date/time of a shooting operation with the final shooting date/time designated by the selecting unit to determine whether to create a new folder in the recording medium; and a third recording unit configured to record an image file in an existing folder in the recording medium, wherein, in response to the folder creation unit determining to create a new folder in the recording medium, the folder creation unit automatically creates the new folder in the recording medium, the new folder corresponding to the set units of date/time recorded in the first recording unit, and the third recording unit records the image file obtained by the shooting operation in the new folder in the recording medium created by the folder creation unit as an existing folder in the recording medium, and in response to the folder creation unit determining not to create a new folder in the recording medium, the folder creation unit refrains from automatically creating a new folder in the recording medium but the third recording unit records the image file obtained by the shooting operation in an existing folder in the recording medium.