Patent ID: 8311322

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: an image dividing unit that divides a first image and a second image into a plurality of first divided images and a plurality of second divided images, respectively; a corresponding divided image extract unit that extracts the second divided images corresponding to the first divided images; a difference extract unit that extracts a difference image having a difference generated due to additional entry or extraction between pixels included within each of the first divided images and pixels included within each of the second divided images; a first change unit that, in a case where the first divided images has such a movement relationship that it can be moved relative to the second divided images, changes a color of the second divided images into a first color; a second change unit that changes a color of the difference image extracted by the difference extract unit into a second color; and an image output unit that outputs the second divided images with the color changed by the first change unit and the difference image with the color changed by the second change unit.