A coded image on a recording medium (a card) which records desired information
as an optically readable coded image (a dot code) contains predetermined record
location information indicating a record location at which the image is recorded
on the card, as, for example, an element of a physical format of the image. A coded
image reading apparatus for reading the coded image from the card has image inputting
means (a pickup). The apparatus includes a CPU, which includes and can execute
record location determining means (a program) for obtaining record location information
from an input image and determining a record location of the image. The card is
guided so that the proper read operation can be performed in accordance with this
function of determination.