Patent ID: 7505068

Claim:
An image processing apparatus for applying effects to a stored image, the apparatus comprising an optical reader; a feed mechanism for feeding a card past a sensor of the reader when the card is inserted in the reader, the card having a two-dimensional pattern of a certain resolution printed thereon, the sensor being configured to read the two-dimensional pattern of the card as it is fed therepast with a resolution capacity of at least twice the certain resolution so as to generate image processing program data represented by the two-dimensional pattern in an external format; a reader interface that is connected to the reader to receive the program data from the reader, the reader interface being configured to transform the program data to an internal format suitable for processing; and a processor that is connected to both the reader and the reader interface to control operation of the reader and the reader interface and to apply the image processing program to the stored image to generate an output image with desired effects.