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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2000
Mizuki Muramatsu, Machida, JP;
Mizuki Muramatsu, Machida, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method for controlling output of a specific image, and a storage medium. For example, image data which is open to the public on the Internet may be printed out without permission by an ill-disposed person, even if it has a copyright. In this invention, when information indicating the presence of a copyright is stored in extended property information of image data, which complies with a hierarchical data format that hierarchically stores image data of a plurality of resolution, original image data, i.e., the image data of interest is controlled not to be output at a high resolution, thereby preventing original image data from being printed out without permission of the copyright holder.