Patent ID: 7684089
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A printer comprising: a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern set in a host unit to an image based on printing data received from the host unit if the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is set in the host unit, the synthesizing unit configured to synthesize a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern set in the printer to an image based on printing data received from the host unit if the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is set in the printer, and the synthesizing unit configured to allow a user to select either a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern set in the host unit or a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern set in the printer and to synthesize the selected copy-forgery-inhibited pattern to an image based on printing data received from the host unit if the copy-forgery-inhibited patterns are set respectively in both host unit and printer; and a printing unit configured to print the image synthesized by the synthesizing unit.