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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2007
Kazuhiro Ishiguro, Toyohashi, JP;
Takayuki Nabeshima, Toyokawa, JP;
Hideyuki Toriyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Toyokawa, JP;
Masaaki Saka, Toyohashi, JP;
Kazuhiro Ishiguro, Toyohashi, JP;
Takayuki Nabeshima, Toyokawa, JP;
Hideyuki Toriyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Toyokawa, JP;
Masaaki Saka, Toyohashi, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprising: an input portion that inputs image data of a plurality of pages of document; a password detector that detects a password given to each of the pages; a password judger that judges from the detecting results drew by the password detector whether or not different passwords are detected from each of the pages; a correlation judger that judges about each of the pages if the password judger judges that different passwords are detected from each of the pages, whether or not the passwords are correlated to each other; and an output permitting portion that permits the image data of all the pages, which are the image data inputted by the input portion, to be outputted without requesting entry of all passwords, if it is judged about each of the pages that the passwords are correlated to each other, on the other hand, requests entry of a password about each of the pages if it is judged about at least one of the pages that the passwords are not correlated to each other, then permits the image data of a certain page to be outputted, if an appropriate password is entered about that page.