Patent ID: 7433518

Claim:
An image selection support apparatus comprising: an image inputting section which inputs a plurality of images; a specific area inclusion area deciding section which decides an area including a specific area in each of the plurality of images input by the image inputting section using a Kohonen-type learning vector quantization neural net or a Kohonen self-organizing neural net an image displaying section which enlarges and displays a plurality of areas, arranged in an array in one screen, that include a specific area in each of the plurality of images determined by the specific area inclusion area deciding section; an image selecting section, which allows a user to select a desired image from the plurality of areas that are enlarged and arranged in an array in one screen, and that include the specific area and are displayed by the image displaying section; and a selected image storing section, which stores the image selected by the image selecting section, after the image is selected by the image selecting section.