Patent ID: 7720314
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing device comprising: an output image generating unit which generates an output image in accordance with an input image; a device identification information storage unit which stores device identification information, which is information for identifying the image processing device itself; a standard information storage unit which stores standard information; a comparison information generating unit which generates comparison information in accordance with first information including the device identification information retrieved from the device identification information storage unit; a tracing identification information generating unit which generates tracing identification information, which has contents different from the standard information, in accordance with second information including the device identification information retrieved from the device identification information storage unit; an adding unit which adds the tracing identification information generated by the tracing identification information generating unit to the output image; an output unit which outputs the output image; a determining unit which determines whether or not the comparison information generated by the comparison information generating unit matches the standard information retrieved from the standard information storage unit; and a control unit which controls to prohibit the output image to be output by the output unit according to a determination result of the determining unit.