Image processing device, copy apparatus and method generating generation-count information

Abstract

An image processing device comprises a receiving port, a processor, a storage and an output port. The receiving port receives old image data from a peripheral device. The processor electrically connected to receiving port performs a judging process on the old image data. When an old information block of the old image data is judged as containing old copy generation-count information, the processor generates a new information block containing new copy generation-count information according to the old copy generation-count information, and subtracts the old information block from the old image data and adds the new information block thereto to generate new image data and an encoding record. The storage electrically connected to the processor stores the encoding record. The output port electrically connected to the processor outputs the new image data. Copy apparatus and method using the image processing device are also provided.

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