Patent ID: 8773725

Claim:
An information processing apparatus, comprising: a latent image generating unit configured to generate a latent image; a background image generating unit configured to generate a background image that serves as a background of the latent image; and a print image generating unit configured to generate a print image including the latent image and the background image, wherein the latent image generating unit is configured to generate the latent image using both of a first color component to be printed with a first color material and second color components to be printed with second color materials having an optical property different from an optical property of the first color material, or generate the latent image using only the second color components; wherein the background image generating unit is configured to generate the background image using only the second color components when the latent image generating unit uses both of the first color component and the second color components, and generate the background image using both of the first color component and the second color components when the latent image generating unit uses only the second color components; and wherein the latent image generating unit and the background image generating unit are configured to generate the latent image and the background image using the first color component and the second color components such that the latent image and the background image in the print image are printed in substantially a same color.