Image processing apparatus, image compressing apparatus, image decompressing apparatus, image processing method, image compressing method, image decompressing method, information processing apparatus, information processing method, program and recording medium

An image processing apparatus, comprising:

• a code stream generating part configured to convert image data into two-dimensional wavelet coefficients, quantize the coefficients, and code the quantized coefficients so as to compress the image data and generate a code stream;
• an additional information creating part configured to create additional information concerning the image data;
• an additional information embedding part configured to embed the created additional information into the code stream as a code in an off-rule zone, which is not decoded by a JPEG 2000 standard rule;
• and
• a terminating code providing part configured to forcibly provide a terminating code at a position before a code length position defined by header information, wherein
• a zone defined from the position at which the terminating code is provided to the code length position is determined as the off-rule zone.