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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2008
Masaaki Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaichi Niro, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Taeko Ishizu, Saitama, JP;
Motohiro Kuroda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaichi Niro, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Taeko Ishizu, Saitama, JP;
Motohiro Kuroda, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit, an area setting unit, and an adding unit. The obtaining unit obtains an adding method by which additional information is to be added to image data containing content information. The area setting unit sets an additional-information area to which the additional information is to be added based on the adding method and the content information. The adding unit adds the additional information to the additional-information area by the adding method.