Patent ID: 6970229

Claim:
An image input apparatus for inputting an image in order to record an image which corresponds to a visible image formed on an image recording medium onto a new image recording medium, the image input apparatus comprising: image reading means for reading the visible image formed on the image recording medium; display means for displaying an image which corresponds to image data which is read by the image reading means; order condition inputting means for inputting order conditions for forming an image which corresponds to the image formed on the image recording medium onto the new image recording medium; image processing means for carrying out predetermined image processing on the image data which is read by the image reading means on the basis of processing conditions which are set in accordance with the order conditions which are inputted by the order condition inputting means, and for changing a display image of the display means in accordance with image data which has been subjected to image processing; and recording means for recording, onto an order information recording medium, order information which includes the order conditions which are inputted by the order condition inputting means and the processing conditions which are set by the image processing means.