Patent ID: 7675647

Claim:
An image editing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying various kinds of information; reference-value sequence storage means for storing reference value sequences wherein reference values of a characteristic quantity or characteristic quantities representing a characteristic or characteristics of scenes arranged in predetermined order in each of events are arranged in the predetermined order; input means for receiving input of information on a predetermined one of the events, images on the predetermined event, and a template as photo album paper having at least one image insertion area in which an image or images are inserted; characteristic quantity calculation means for calculating the characteristic quantity or quantities of scenes represented by the respective images; image group generation means for generating image groups by classifying the images into the scenes in the predetermined event with reference to the characteristic quantity or quantities of the scenes calculated for the respective images; image display control means for arranging the image groups in the order of the scenes in the predetermined event with reference to the reference value sequence corresponding to the predetermined event, for generating a catalog of the images in the order of the arranged image groups, and for displaying the catalog on the display means; template display control means for displaying the template on the display means together with the catalog; and image selection means for receiving selection of the image or images to be inserted in the image insertion area or areas from the catalog; wherein the reference value sequence is a sequence of reference values of the characteristic quantity or characteristic quantities that correspond to subjects and scenes, which are calculated from pixel values, and are correlated with events; and wherein a plurality of images are arranged and displayed according to the reference value sequence.