Patent ID: 7613318
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: B42D,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus for generating an image to be printed on a recording medium, comprising: a determination unit configured to determine an embedding position of respective pieces of a plurality of sub information into a main image to be printed on a print surface; an image processing unit configured to generate a composite image obtained by embedding respective pieces of the sub information into the main image by the embedding position determined by the determination unit; a first memory configured to store first information indicating a degree of optical shielding of each of a plurality of regions of a protection layer formed on the print surface of the recording medium; a second memory configured to store second information indicating a priority level of the embedding position of the sub information corresponding to the degree of optical shielding; and a third memory configured to store third information indicating importance levels of the respective pieces of the sub information, wherein the determination unit determines the embedding position of the respective pieces of the sub information based on: