Information sharing system, image processing apparatus, and image processing method

An image processing apparatus, comprising:

• an image input unit to input image data;
• an image dividing unit to divide the image data to generate divided image data items;
• an image data storage unit to store the divided image data items at respective storage destinations and output position data items indicating the respective storage destinations of the divided image data items;
• a notification data generation unit to generate notification data items each including a corresponding divided image data item and a corresponding position data item acquired from the image data storage unit;
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• a transmission unit to sequentially transmit the notification data items to a counterpart image processing apparatus via a communication network to cause the counterpart image processing apparatus to reproduce the image data by developing the divided image data items in order of receipt of the divided image data items based on the divided image data items and the position data items included in the notification data items.

An image processing method, comprising:

• inputting image data;
• dividing the image data to generate divided image data items;
• storing the divided image data items at respective storage destinations in a memory;
• outputting position data items indicating respective storage destinations of the divided image data items;
• generating notification data items each including a corresponding divided image data item and a corresponding position data item acquired from the memory;
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• sequentially transmitting the notification data items to a counterpart image processing apparatus to cause the counterpart image processing apparatus to reproduce the image data by developing the divided image data items in order of receipt of the divided image data items based on the divided image data items and the position data items included in the notification data items.