Patent ID: 6219454
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
An image processing apparatus comprising:input means for inputting first compressed data generated by compressing a first piece of image data, second compressed data generated by compressing a second piece of image data that is different from the first piece of image data, and third compressed data generated by compressing selection data to be used for making a selection between the first piece of image data and the second piece of image data;storing means for storing the first compressed data, the second compressed data, and the third compressed data that have been input by said input means;expanding means for reading out, from said storing means, the first compressed data, the second compressed data, and the third compressed data that are stored in said storing means, and for expanding the compressed data individually into first expanded data, second expanded data, and third expanded data, respectively; andimage processing means for executing at least an image composing process based on the respective expanded data that have been generated by said expanding means through expansion.