Patent ID: 7805679

Claim:
A slide show generation apparatus for generating an image of slide show from an image group comprising a predetermined number of images, the slide show generation apparatus comprising: image selection means for selecting the predetermined number of images from a plurality of images whose quantity is larger than the predetermined number; reproduction order setting means for setting reproduction order of the predetermined number of images; change reception means for receiving change of the reproduction order and change in any one or more of the images in the image group, from a user; generation means for generating the image of slide show based on the changed image group and the changed reproduction order; and the generation means generating a simplified slide show image in a smaller size than the image of slide show based on the image group before the change and the reproduction order before the change, and the slide show generation apparatus further comprising storage means for storing the plurality of image, the simplified slide show image, and information representing the reproduction order in an externally accessible manner.