Appeal No. 2002-2177 Page 2
Application No. 08/777,424
however, required the preparation of a "huge" number of templates. (Spec. at 8.) The
appellants found selecting from such so many templates to be "troublesome." (Id.)
In contrast, the appellants' editing device automatically selects a template from a
plurality of templates based on data associated with photographs to be laid out. The
photographs are laid out according to the template. Based on a user's subsequent
input, the device then edits the layout. (Appeal Br. at 2.)
A further understanding of the invention can be achieved by reading the following
claim.
1. An image edit device comprising:
a layout unit for selecting a specific layout example from a plurality
of layout examples in accordance with a predetermined criterion, and
laying out a plurality of image data using said specific layout example;
a manual input unit; and
a correction unit for correcting at least one of said plurality of image
data of said specific layout example selected by said layout unit on the
basis of an input from said manual input unit,
wherein the layout unit decides a layout of at least positions of said
plurality of image data.
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