To perform optimum image processing on an image even without an explicit instruction by a user and to further execute the optimum image processing even when storage capacity of a memory for image processing is comparatively small.
This image processor is provided with a read means which reads additional information indicating the contents of image data attached to the image data and an image processing means which performs different kinds of image processing to the image data according to the contents of the additional information. In a program transfer control part, the additional information of the image data is decoded (a step S1), a module of a necessary image processing program is selected or a parameter of a module to be used, etc. is selected (a step S2) according to the contents of the additional information. Then, the determined module of the image processing program is loaded from a ROM in an image data processing part according to control of the program transfer control part (a step S3), the image processing program is actually operated on a processor to the image data and various image processing is performed to the image data (a step S4).
ISHIKAWA MASAAKI
ABE TEI
Naoto Koyama
Akira Kashiwagi