Patent ID: 7539353

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: an image acquisition device that acquires image data from an image recording device on which the image data was recorded; a date and time information reading device that reads date and time information of the image data; an image display device that displays a reproduced image of the image data; an image selection device that selects image data displayed on the image display device; and an image data processing device that, based on the date and time information that was acquired by the date and time information reading device, performs predetermined processing on the reproduced image when the predetermined period has elapsed since the image data was captured, wherein said predetermined processing is at least one kind of processing selected from the group including: processing that applies a sepia or gray filter; processing that alters lightness, saturation, hue, resolution, or contrast; and processing that applies traces of vermiculation, or spots or crosses to the reproduced image or the image data, wherein in the case that the processing that applies a sepia or gray filter is performed, the greater the number of days since the image data was captured, the deeper the color of the sepia or gray filter may be made, wherein in the case that the processing that alters lightness, saturation, hue, resolution, or contrast is performed, the greater the number of days since the image data was captured, the larger the parameters for changing lightness, saturation, hue, resolution or contrast may be made, wherein in the case that the processing that applies traces of vermiculation, or spots or crosses is performed, the greater the number of days since the image data was captured, the greater the traces of vermiculation may be made.