Patent ID: 7444036
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing device for processing a document including a document data body and at least one set of related data comprising: a display that displays an image of the document data body and an image for each set of related data overlaid on the image of the document data body at an overlay position determined for the set of related data; an image data generator that generates printing image data of the document data body of each overlay position when an instruction to print the document is received, regardless of whether or not the corresponding set of related data is displayed; a code image data generator that generates code image data for each set of related data on the basis of the set of related data; and a code image data combining unit that combines the generated code image data with the printing image data, wherein the code image data combining unit combines code image data with the image of the document data body corresponding to an overlay position of the set of related data corresponding to the generated code image data, translucently combines a base image with the printing image data corresponding to the overlay position of the set of related data corresponding to the generated code image data, and combines the generated code image data with the base image portion.