Patent ID: 7522195

Claim:
An image display controlling apparatus comprising: a memory means for storing attention area information which indicates an attention area within a part of image data for each of a plurality of image data areas, and date and time information for each image data area, an evaluation means for evaluating the attention area information of each image data area based on a standard date and time information and the date and time information of each image data area, and setting a protection area within a part of the attention area of each image data area, and an adjusting means for adjusting a display position of the plurality of the image data areas and an upper and lower relationship of a superimposition without superimposing the protection areas, based on the evaluated result of the attention area information of each image data area, and the protection area of each image data, wherein the plurality of the image data areas are listed and displayed on a screen in accordance with the adjusted display position and the upper and lower relationship of the superimposition.