Patent Document ID: 8155379
Application ID: 11878221
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An automatic reproduction method for automatically sequentially reproducing images cut out from multiple original images, wherein a multi-screen is updated by sequentially arranging the cut out images in multiple divided areas obtained by dividing the multi-screen, the method comprising the steps of: determining, when cutting out an image to be reproduced from the original image, whether or not the original image is an image including a face image of a person; if it is determined that the original image is an image including a face image of a person, cutting out the image of a face area including the face image from the original image, and, if it is determined that the original image is an image which does not include a face image of a person, cutting out the image of a predetermined area to be cut out; and arranging the cut out image in the divided area of the multi-screen; wherein the arranging the cut out image comprises arranging one or more cut out images in a first type of multi-screen and subsequently arranging one or more cut out images in a second type of multi-screen, wherein the first type of multi-screen and the second type of multi-screen have at least one of a different number of divided areas and different aspect ratios.