IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
- determination unit adapted to determine whether a presetting image which presets, as a composing target, a security image designated as a composing target for each of a plurality of images which are designated to be combined exists among said plurality of images;
setting unit adapted to make setting to compose a security image with an image other than the presetting image and to output the composed image, when said determination unit determines that the presetting image exists; and
a combining unit adapted to combine the image, which is set by said setting unit to compose with a security image and to output, with the presetting image.
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Abstract
Two or more designated images are combined (S1254), and the type of security process to be performed for the combined image is input (S1253). The security process is performed for the combined image by using the information associated with the input type of security process (S1255).
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27 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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determination unit adapted to determine whether a presetting image which presets, as a composing target, a security image designated as a composing target for each of a plurality of images which are designated to be combined exists among said plurality of images;
setting unit adapted to make setting to compose a security image with an image other than the presetting image and to output the composed image, when said determination unit determines that the presetting image exists; and
a combining unit adapted to combine the image, which is set by said setting unit to compose with a security image and to output, with the presetting image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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combining unit adapted to obtain a third image by combining a first image for which setting is made to perform a first process with a second image for which setting is made to perform a second process; and
processing unit adapted to perform at least one of the first process and the second process for the third image obtained by said combining unit. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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combining unit adapted to obtain a third image by combining a first image with which first process information is associated with a second image with which second process information is associated; and
processing unit adapted to perform a process based on at least one of the first process information and the second process information for the third image obtained by said combining unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An image processing method comprising:
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a determination step of determining whether a presetting image which presets, as a composing target, a security image designated as a composing target for each of a plurality of images which are designated to be combined exists among the plurality of images;
a setting step of making setting to compose a security image with an image other than the presetting image and to output the composed image, when it is determined in the determination step that the presetting image exists; and
a combining step of combining the image which is set in the setting step to compose with a security image and to output, with the presetting image. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 17)
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15. An image processing method comprising:
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a combining step of obtaining a third image by combining a first image for which setting is made to perform a first process with a second image for which setting is made to perform a second process; and
a processing step of performing at least one of the first process and the second process for the third image obtained in the combining step.
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16. An image processing method comprising:
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a combining step of obtaining a third image by combining a first image with which first process information is associated with a second image with which second process information is associated; and
a processing step of performing a process based on at least one of the first process information and the second process information with respect to the third image obtained in the combining step.
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18. An image processing method comprising:
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a first holding step of holding an image group;
a second holding step of holding information associated with a security process which is performed to protect security of an image;
a combining step of combining not less than two designated images of the image group held in the first holding step;
an input step of inputting a type of security process, of security processes corresponding to pieces of information held in the second holding step, which is performed for the images combined in the combining step; and
a processing step of performing a security process for the images combined in the combining step by using information, of the pieces of information held in the second holding step, which is associated with security process having the type input in the input step. - View Dependent Claims (24, 27)
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19. An image processing method comprising:
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a holding step of holding a plurality of sets each including an image and information associated with a security process which is performed to protect security of the image;
a combining step of combining not less than two designated images of an image group held in the holding step;
an input step of inputting a type of security process to be performed for the images combined in the combining step;
a processing step of performing a security process for the images combined in the combining step by using information, of the respective pieces of information held in the holding step in sets with said not less than two images, which is associated with security process having the type input in the input step; and
a management step of managing the combined image for which the security process has been performed in the processing step and the information associated with security process having the type input in the input step in association with each other. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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25. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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first holding unit adapted to hold an image group;
second holding unit adapted to hold information associated with a security process which is performed to protect security of an image;
combining unit adapted to combine not less than two designated images of the image group held by said first holding unit;
input unit adapted to input a type of security process, of security processes corresponding to pieces of information held by said second holding unit, which is performed for the images combined by said combining unit; and
processing unit adapted to perform a security process for the images combined by said combining unit by using information, of the pieces of information held by said second holding unit, which is associated with security process having the type input by said input unit.
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26. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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holding unit adapted to hold a plurality of sets each including an image and information associated with a security process which is performed to protect security of the image;
combining unit adapted to combine not less than two designated images of an image group held by said holding unit;
input unit adapted to input a type of security process to be performed for the images combined by said combining unit;
a processing unit adapted to perform a security process for the images combined by said combining unit by using information, of the respective pieces of information held by said holding unit in sets with said not less than two images, which is associated with security process having the type input by said input unit; and
a management unit adapted to manage the combined image for which the security process has been performed by said processing unit and the information associated with security process having the type input by said input unit in association with each other.
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