Patent ID: 8300944
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: related information storage means in which (i) related information set with respect to reference image data is stored, and (ii) in a case where the related information has been changed, change history information indicating that change history is stored; a determination section for determining whether or not there is a similarity between input image data and the reference image data; a related information obtaining section for obtaining the related information from the related information storage means in a case where the determination section determines that there is a similarity between the input image data and the reference image data; a related information adding section for adding the related information obtained by the related information obtaining section to the input image data; and related information updating section for updating, based on the change history information, related information of the input image data to which related information has been added by the related information adding section.