Patent ID: 7535497

Claim:
A still image display method of displaying a still image in a display unit using a motion image, the motion image including multiple frame images which are continuous in a time sequence, the still image display method comprising: (a) displaying the motion image in a first display area of the display unit; (b) displaying an operation icon to be used by a user in a second display area; (c) accepting a select request via the operation icon, the select request requesting selection of a subject frame image that is being displayed in the first display area, when the select request is made; (d) generating spatial positional relationship data representing a relative spatial positional relationship of the subject frame image and other subject frame images which have been selected prior to the selection of the subject frame image, when the select request is accepted; and (e) displaying the subject frame image selected in step (c) in a third display area in accordance with the spatial positional relationship data, in addition to the other subject frame images, the displaying of the subject frame image being caused by the selection of the subject image, wherein if a plurality of subject frame images has overlapping pixels with mutually different resolutions, step (e) includes displaying the overlapping pixels of the subject frame image with a relatively high resolution, wherein if the plurality of subject frame images has overlapping pixels with mutually same resolutions, step (e) includes displaying the overlapping pixels of the subject frame image that comes later in the time sequence, and wherein the spatial positional relationship data includes first data representing a relative translational relationship of the subject frame image and other subject frame images, second data representing a relative rotational relationship of the subject frame image and other subject frame images, and third data representing a relative zooming relationship of the subject frame image and other subject frame images.