Patent ID: 6867877
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A printer characterized by comprising: composition-file acquisition means for acquiring any one of the composition files from a first recording medium for recording composition files, wherein each of the composition files comprises both composition data and identification data, wherein the composition data is for combining any given image with a predetermined image so as to print the composite image, and wherein the identification data represents attributes of the composition data corresponding to the identification data; storage means for storing composition data acquired from said first recording medium; parameter retrieval means for retrieving from a predetermined table parameters corresponding to identification data acquired from said first recording medium; image-data acquisition means for acquiring at least one image data which comprise said any given image from a second recording medium for storing given image data; composition means for combining the image data acquired from said second recording medium with the predetermined image of the composition data in said storage means so as to generate printing data using said parameters; and printing means for printing images on a print medium according to said printing data.