Image processing apparatus and method for combining image files and applying selected security processing
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1. A combination processing apparatus for combining image files, comprising:
- a combination unit which combines a first image file with a second image file to generate a third image file;
a selection unit which selects one of a first security processing related to the first image file or a second security processing related to the second image file; and
a processing unit which applies the selected security processing to the generated third image file.
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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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1. A combination processing apparatus for combining image files, comprising:
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a combination unit which combines a first image file with a second image file to generate a third image file; a selection unit which selects one of a first security processing related to the first image file or a second security processing related to the second image file; and a processing unit which applies the selected security processing to the generated third image file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of combining image files with a combination processing apparatus, the method comprising:
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a combination step of combining a first image file with a second image file to generate a third image file; a selection step of selecting one of a first security processing related to the first image file or a second security processing related to the second image file; and a processing step of applying the selected security processing to the generated third image file, wherein the combination step, the selection step, and the processing step are carried out by the combination processing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program executable by a computer to combine image files, the computer program comprising:
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a combination instruction configured to combine a first image file with a second image file to generate a third image file; a selection instruction configured to select one of a first security processing related to the first image file or a second security processing related to the second image file; and a processing instruction configured to apply the selected security processing to the generated third image file.
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