Patent ID: 8185474

Claim:
An image processing apparatus configured for connection to a computer through a network comprising: an image acquiring component to acquire a plurality of still images; an encoding component to generate encoded data by encoding said acquired plurality of still images using an encoding key stored in advance; a decoding component to decode said encoded data using said encoding key or a decoding key corresponding to said encoding key; a moving image generating component, based on said decoded plurality of still images, to generate a moving image in a slide show form in which said plurality of still images are sequentially displayed; an outputting component, in response to a moving image reproduction demand from said computer, to transmit said generated moving image to said computer; a content generating component to generate a moving image Web page causing said computer to display said generated moving image; a location information transmitting component to transmit location information of said generated moving image Web page to said computer; and a content transmitting component, in a case where transmitted location information of said moving image Web page is instructed by a user, to transmit said moving image Web page to said computer, wherein: said moving image reproduction demand from said computer is carried out when in said moving image Web page it is instructed to reproduce a moving image; and said outputting component, in response to a moving image reproduction demand from said computer, transmits said moving image to said computer.