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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 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., Chiyoda-Ku, 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 a detecting result drew by the password detector about each of the pages, whether or not a shared password issued for each page in common is detected in addition to an individual password uniquely issued for each page; an entry requester that requests entry of a shared password if it is judged by the password detector that a shared password is detected, and requests entry of an individual password about each of the pages if it is judged by the password detector that a shared password is not detected; and an output permitting portion that permits image data of all the pages each having a shared password, which is the image data inputted by the input portion, if the appropriate shared password is entered in response to the request for entry of a shared password, and permits image data of a page having an individual password, if the appropriate individual password is entered about that page in response to the request for entry of an individual password.