Image processing apparatus and image processing method

An image processing method for generating synthetic image data based on inputted image data from an external device, the method comprising the steps of:

• causing image data including an image section and an additional information section associated therewith to be inputted from the external device;
• saving the image data inputted to input means in an image memory;
• and
• generating synthetic image data to respectively display a plurality of image data saved in the image memory on a plurality of designated regions assigned to inside one screen;
• wherein in the step of generating the synthetic image data, the image data including the image section and the additional information section is displayed on a first designated region within the one screen, and synthetic image data is generated so that an image section which enlarged an image section of the image data to be displayed on the first designated region is displayed on a second designated region inside the one screen.

An image processing apparatus for generating synthetic image data based on inputted image data from an external device, the apparatus comprising:

• an input section that inputs image data including an image section and an additional information section associated therewith from the external device;
• an image memory that saves the image data inputted to the input section;
• an image processing section that generates synthetic image data to display respectively a plurality of image data saved in the image memory on a plurality of designated regions assigned to inside one screen;
• and
• an output section that outputs the synthetic image data,
• wherein the image processing section is so arranged that the image data including the image section and the additional information section is displayed on a first designated region within the one screen, generating synthetic image data so that an image section which enlarged an image section of the image data to be displayed on the first designated region is displayed on a second designated region inside the one screen.