Patent ID: 7884847

Claim:
An image processing system comprising an imaging device for capturing an image and an image processing apparatus for processing the image, the imaging device including: imaging means for capturing the image; first recording means for recording information relating to the image as data embedded in data having a predetermined data structure, the information being associated with the image; and first transmission control means for controlling transmission of the image to the image processing apparatus; and the image processing apparatus including: reception control means for controlling reception of the image transmitted from the imaging device; feature extracting means for extracting a feature of the received image; second recording means for recording the feature, extracted from the received image, as data containing the feature of the received image embedded in data having the same structure as the predetermined data structure in the imaging device, the feature being associated with the received image; and second transmission control means for controlling transmission of the data containing the feature of the received image to the imaging device and for causing recording, on the first recording means of the imaging device, of the transmitted data containing the feature of the received image embedded in data having the same structure as the predetermined data structure.