Automatic selection of best shots from among a plurality of photographic images is enabled, while retaining photographic images of scenes, for which a possibility exists that a user feels are necessary, regardless of image quality. A readout portion reads out a plurality of photographic images, which...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7639877?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7639877 - Apparatus and program for selecting photographic images