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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2008
Taeko Ishizu, Yashio, JP;
Akihiro Mihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Shimura, Yokosuka, JP;
Masaaki Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Haike Guan, Yokohama, JP;
Yasushi Abe, Yokohama, JP;
Motohiro Kuroda, Yokohama, JP;
Taeko Ishizu, Yashio, JP;
Akihiro Mihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Shimura, Yokosuka, JP;
Masaaki Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Haike Guan, Yokohama, JP;
Yasushi Abe, Yokohama, JP;
Motohiro Kuroda, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus configured to embed embedment information in image data includes an embedment information acquisition unit configured to acquire embedment information to be embedded in the image data, an information embedment manner determination unit configured to determine an information embedment manner to embed the embedment information according to one of the acquired embedment information and image data to be generated by embedding the acquired embedment information in the image data, and an information embedment unit configured to embed the acquired embedment information in image data according to the information embedment manner determined by the information embedment manner determination unit.