Image processing apparatus, image processing method and image processing program storage medium

An image processing method comprising the steps of:

• acquiring an object image;
• displaying said object image acquired in said image acquiring step;
• recognizing position information about a predetermined image pattern relative to said object image by capturing said image pattern from within said object image acquired in said image acquiring step;
• controlling display of a menu image in overlaid relation to said object image displayed in said displaying step in accordance with an outcome of the recognition in said captured position information recognizing step;
• and
• starting a previously related process based on said menu image displayed by said menu display controlling step as well as on said position information recognized in said captured position information recognizing step,
• wherein said captured position information recognizing step captures a visible code from within said object image acquired in said image acquiring step, and recognizes position information about an image pattern of said visible code relative to said object image, and wherein said starting means starts said process related to a cursor positioned on a display button overlaid on said captured visible code.

An image processing program storage medium for storing an image processing program in a manner executable by a computer, said image processing program comprising the steps of:

• acquiring an object image;
• displaying said object image acquired in said image acquiring step;
• recognizing position information about a predetermined image pattern relative to said object image by capturing said image pattern from within said object image acquired in said image acquiring step;
• controlling display of a menu image in overlaid relation to said object image displayed in said displaying step in accordance with an outcome of the recognition in said captured position information recognizing step;
• and
• starting a previously related process based on said menu image displayed by said menu display controlling step as well as on said position information recognized in said captured position information recognizing step,
• wherein said captured position information recognizing step captures a visible code from within said object image acquired in said image acquiring step, and recognizes position information about an image pattern of said visible code relative to said object image, and wherein said starting means starts said process related to a cursor positioned on a display button overlaid on said captured visible code.