APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SITUATION CHANGE OF DIGITAL PHOTO AND METHOD, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SITUATION-BASED CLUSTERING IN DIGITAL PHOTO ALBUM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for situation-based clustering in a digital photo album by which a user easily stores a photo group in an album and shares photos grouped with other users. SOLUTION: The apparatus for clustering includes a photo description information generation unit 110 generating photo description information describing a photo and including at least a photo descriptor, an album tool description information generation unit 120 generating album tool description information including a predetermined parameter for situation-based clustering of digital photos, an album tool 130 creating photo album through situation-based clustering by using the photo description information and the album tool description information, a photo group information generation unit 140 generating predetermined photo group description information from the output of the album tool and a photo album information generation unit 150 generating predetermined photo album information by using the photo description information and the photo group description information. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI