Patent ID: 7634141

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: importing means for importing a plurality of images from an external apparatus; means for controlling said importing means such that said importing means does not import images previously imported; a first classifying means for classifying a first group of at least two of the plurality of images by a predetermined time unit based on time information attached to the images; a second classifying means for classifying a second group of at least two of said plurality of images into a predetermined category; display means including a first display area for simultaneously displaying at least two input bars and a second display area for displaying images, said display means displaying a third input bar including a first time unit when a first input bar of said at least two input bars is selected; input means for selecting one of said input bars displayed on said display means; display control means for controlling said display means to display the images classified into time units smaller than said first time unit by the first classifying means on said second display area of the display means when the third input bar is selected by said input means, and for controlling said display means to display images classified into said category when the other of said two input bars is selected by said input means.