Patent ID: 7783115

Claim:
A printing-recommended image selection apparatus for selecting a printing-recommended image whose printing is recommended from a plurality of images, the apparatus comprising applying a processor to perform: classification means for carrying out classification of the images into categories; analysis means for carrying out analysis of the images; suitability calculation means for carrying out calculation of printing suitability, based on a result of the classification by the classification means and a result of the analysis by the analysis means; selection means for carrying out selection of the printing-recommended image from the images, according to the printing suitability, and importance degree setting means for calculating a degree of importance for each of the categories through weighted addition of a number of images in the category, a number of categories related to the category, and a number of hierarchical levels below the category according to: weight= a 1×(the number of images in the category)+ b 1×(the number of categories related to the category)+ c 1×(the number of levels below the category), where a 1, b 1, and c 1 are weighting coefficients.