Patent ID: 6731776
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image recording apparatus for printing a visible watermark, superimposed over an original image, on a recording medium, the apparatus comprising:a first memory for storing watermark print information including positional data of the watermark; a second memory for storing watermark effective data; a third memory for storing original image data; an original image data reader for reading out the original image data from the third memory; and a watermark data reader for reading out the watermark effective data based on the watermark print information, the read-out watermark effective data being superimposed over the read-out original image data, wherein the watermark print information further comprises: watermark print start raster line data, watermark print start position data for raster lines, watermark print length data for the respective raster lines, and a watermark print end flag.