Patent ID: 8442268

Claim:
An image analysis apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory device storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein, when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to operate as a plurality of functional units including: an identification unit operable to define a plurality of scenes within image data, identify one or more persons who appear in each of the plurality of scenes, and determine scene information for each of the plurality of scenes, the scene information indicating, for each respective scene of the plurality of scenes, at least one of the following factors: one or more persons appearing in the scene; an image-captured time of the scene; and an image-captured place of the scene; a scene evaluation value calculation unit operable to calculate a first evaluation value for each of the plurality of scenes by using the scene information; and a person evaluation value calculation unit operable to calculate a second evaluation value for a specific person by using the first evaluation value for a scene, of the plurality of scenes, in which the identification unit has identified the specific person.