Patent ID: 7916353
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A print control device, comprising: a superimposing unit configured to: an output unit configured to output the superimposed image data generated by the superimposing unit as print data for the print control device; memory having: a position storing unit configured to store a position of the additional image with respect to the main image by developing the additional image represented by the additional image data in the superimposing area with a predetermined color and subsequently developing the main image represented by the main image data in the superimposing area with a color of a background of the superimposing area, the color of the background of the superimposing area being different from the predetermined color; a first color conversion unit configured to apply a first color conversion to a first set of one or more pixels of the imaging area by referencing the superimposing area, the first set of one or more pixels corresponding to pixels of the superimposing area having the color of the background of the superimposing area; and a second color conversion unit configured to apply a second color conversion, separate from the first color conversion, to a second set of one or more pixels of the imaging area by referencing the superimposing area, the second set of one or more pixels corresponding to pixels of the superimposing area having the predetermined color, wherein the output unit is configured to output the superimposed image data corresponding to the imaging area to which the first color conversion and the second color conversion are applied by the first color conversion unit and the second color conversion unit, respectively.