Patent ID: 7864198

Claim:
An image processing method, comprising: providing a computer programmed to perform processing of an image displayed on an imaging screen, the processing comprising the steps of: specifying a noted image region, containing a noted image, in an original image, and extracting noted image information containing information relating to position and size of the noted image within the original image; forming a mask image to be displayed superimposed on the noted image, based on a mask image information file containing the noted image information, at least one relationship information representing a relationship to position and size of the noted image region, element image selection information representing selection of information of specified element images respectively corresponding to the relationship information, respective execution time information for graphic display determined by combining the relationship information and element image information corresponding to the relationship information, and at least one element image information selected using the element image selection information; wherein the mask image information file further comprises background image selection information showing information of a specified background image, and cutting a specified display image containing the noted image from the original image, forming a composite image having the specified display image superimposed on the specified background image at the same position and size as for the original image, and having the mask image superimposed on the noted image in the display image at the same location and same size as for the original image.