Patent ID: 7149000

Claim:
A print information processing system comprising a print data recording apparatus and a print data reproducing apparatus; said print data recording apparatus includes, a human-readable image generation unit which generates a human-readable image representing first data, a two-dimensional code image generation unit which generates a two-dimensional code image representing second data, a print data generation unit which combines said human-readable image and said two-dimensional code image to generate print data, and a printing unit which prints said print data on a print medium; said print data reproducing apparatus includes, a reading unit which reads said two-dimensional code image included in said print data printed on said print medium, and a print data decoding unit which decodes said two-dimensional code image read by said reading unit, to reproduce said second data, wherein said print data generation unit superimposes said human-readable image and said two-dimensional code image to generate said print data, wherein said print data generation unit superimposes said human-readable image on said two-dimensional code image to generate said print data, where different colors are assigned to the human-readable image and the two-dimensional code image, and wherein a first and second colors are assigned to said human-readable image and said two-dimensional code image, respectively, where said first color is similar to a third color of light with which said print medium is illuminated when said reading unit reads said two-dimensional code image.