Patent ID: 8130404

Claim:
An image processing system, comprising: an image input unit configured to input original image data; an original image data identification information generating unit configured to generate original image data identification information that identifies the original image data input by the image input unit; a secondary image generating unit configured to generate secondary image data based on the original image data; an interface unit coupled to an image data storing unit, the image data storing unit storing the original image data identification information in association with the original image data; secondary image output unit configured to generate composite image data by adding the original image data identification information to the secondary image data, and to provide the composite image data on a first recording medium; an image reading unit configured to read the composite image data from the first recording medium and input the composite image data; an identification information extracting unit configured to extract the original image data identification information from the composite image data read by the image reading unit; and an original image data output unit configured to retrieve, from the image data storing unit via the interface unit, the original image data identified by the original image data identification information extracted by the identification information extracting unit and provide the original image data in a visible format, wherein the original image data identification information is used to acquire the original image data stored in the image data storing unit.