Patent ID: 8605314
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for outputting an image, the apparatus comprising: a detection portion that detects a state of electronic paper placed on a predetermined location; and a transmission portion that sends, to the electronic paper, image data for displaying an image depending on the state of the electronic paper, wherein if the detection portion detects, as the state, that the electronic paper is placed in such a manner that a first surface of the electronic paper faces upward, then the transmission portion sends the image data without taking security measures to protect the image data, and if the detection portion detects, as the state, that the electronic paper is placed in such a manner that a second surface, different from the first surface, of the electronic paper faces upward, then the transmission portion takes the security measures to protect the image data, and sends the image data thus protected.