Patent ID: 7852529
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a print region storing section that stores a print region of a medium; an image data producing section that produces image data that contains a first item of data and a second item of data, such that an image represented by the second item of data appears on an image represented by the first item of data when the image data is printed on the medium; an image region detecting section that detects an image region of the image data; a comparing section that compares the print region with the image region and outputs a comparison result indicative of a margin of the print region with respect to the image region; a deciding section that determines that the image data should be printed in a borderless printing mode if the comparison result is smaller than a reference value; and an image size expanding section that enlarges only the first item of data if the image data should be printed in the borderless printing mode, and an image data processing section that processes the image data such that the image data is ready to print, the image data being processed such that the image represented by the second item of data appears on the image represented by the first item of data when the image data is printed on the medium, wherein when the image region is placed over the print region of the medium, if the print region has a margin that does not overlap the image region and that is smaller than a predetermined area, said deciding section determines that the image data should be printed in the borderless printing mode.