Patent ID: 8488039

Claim:
A digital image processing apparatus comprising a digital signal processing unit that at least detects digital color signals in an image input via an image photographing unit and calculates a color distribution chart for the image that represents a statistical distribution of the digital color signals across the entire image, wherein the digital signal processing unit comprises: a memory for storing a color information table; a search portion to obtain color information corresponding to the digital color signals in the image; a color distribution chart calculation portion for calculating the color distribution chart for the image based on the obtained color information and an optimized color arrangement distribution chart for the image based on optimized color arrangement information corresponding to the digital color signals from a color distribution information table that contains color distributions based on images predefined as having desirable color distributions in terms of similarity, familiarity, unambiguity, contrast, and order; and a display unit to display the image, wherein the digital signal processing unit overlays the calculated color distribution chart and the optimized color arrangement distribution chart on the displayed image.