Patent Document ID: 20150131925
Application ID: 14535794
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a candidate image acquisition unit which acquires candidate images for use in creating a composite image; a processed image determination unit which determines whether the candidate images are unprocessed original images or processed images created by processing the original images; an image count determination unit which determines whether or not the number of original images included in the candidate images is equal to or greater than a threshold value set in advance based on the determination result by the processed image determination unit; and a use image determination unit which determines when it is determined that the number of original images is equal to or greater than the threshold value, only the original images as images for use in creating the composite image and determines when it is determined that the number of original images is less than the threshold value, the original images and the processed images as images for use in creating the composite image or stops the creation of the composite image.