Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, And Recording Medium

• US 20080104685A1
• Filed: 10/22/2007
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Saka, Masaaki, Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Toriyama, Hideyuki, Nabeshima, Takayuki, Ishiguro, Kazuhiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,635,688 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/7
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00846 based on detection of a dedicated indication, e.g. marks or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00875 Inhibiting reproduction, e.g. by disabling reading or reproduction apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4413 involving the use of passwords, ID codes or the like, e.g. PIN
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/444 to a particular document or image or part thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0091 Digital copier; digital 'photocopier' H04N2201/0093 and H04N2201/0094 take precedence

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.

Claims

1. 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.

2. The image processing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the number of pages to be processed at one time is set in advance on a shared password, and the output permitting portion prohibits the image data of all the pages from being outputted, if the number of the pages which image data are inputted by the input portion, is different from that number set in advance.

3. The image processing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein attributes of pages to be processed at one time are set in advance on a shared password, and the output permitting portion prohibits the image data of all the pages from being outputted, if attributes of the pages which image data are inputted by the input portion include any attribute different from those attributes set in advance.

4. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

an input portion that inputs image data of a plurality of pages of document;

a password detector that detects an individual password uniquely issued for each page, which is given to each of the pages;

a password giving portion that gives to each sheet to be outputted, a shared password issued for each page in common, after the password detector detects the individual password given to each of the pages; and

a display that displays the shared password.

5. The image processing apparatus as recited in claim 4, further comprising:

an entry requester that requests entry of an individual password about each of the pages, if the password detector detects the individual password given to each of the pages,

and wherein;

the password giving portion generates the shared password based on the individual password entered in response to the entry request, and gives it to each sheet to be outputted.

6. The image processing apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein if the password detector detects the individual password given to each of the pages, the password giving portion requests entry of a shared password issued for each plurality of pages in common and also gives to each sheet to be outputted, the shared password entered in response to the entry request.

7. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

an accepter that accepts entry of a shared password;

a generator that generates an individual password uniquely issued for each page based on the entered shared password, and the number of individual passwords generated herein is the same as that of image data to be outputted;

a display that displays the generated individual password; and

a giving portion that gives the generated individual password and the shared password to each of the image data to be outputted.

8. An image processing method, comprising:

inputting image data of a plurality of pages of document;

detecting a password given to each of the pages;

judging from the password detecting result whether or not a shared password issued for each plurality of pages in common is detected in addition to an individual password uniquely issued for each page;

requesting for entry of a shared password if it is judged in the password judging step that a shared password is detected, and requesting for entry of an individual password about each of the pages if it is judged in the password judging step that a shared password is not detected; and

permitting image data of all the pages each having a shared password, which is the image data inputted in the inputting step, to be outputted if the appropriate shared password is entered in response to the request for entry of a shared password, and permitting image data of a page having an individual password, to be outputted if the appropriate individual password is entered about that page in response to the request for entry of an individual password.

9. The image processing method as recited in claim 8, wherein the number of pages to be processed at one time is set in advance on a shared password, and the image data of all the pages are prohibited from being outputted, if the number of the pages which image data are inputted in the inputting step is different from that number set in advance.

10. The image processing method as recited in claim 8, wherein attributes of pages to be processed at one time are set in advance on a shared password, and the image data of all the pages are prohibited from being outputted, if attributes of the pages which image data are inputted by the input portion include any attribute different from those attributes set in advance.

11. An image processing method, comprising:

inputting image data of a plurality of pages of document;

detecting an individual password uniquely issued for each page, which is given to each of the pages;

giving to each sheet to be outputted, a shared password issued for each plurality of pages in common, after detecting the individual password given to each of the pages; and

displaying the shared password.

12. The image processing method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:

requesting entry of an individual password about each of the pages if the individual password given to each of the pages is detected,

and wherein;

the shared password is generated based on the individual password entered in response to the entry request and is also given to each sheet to be outputted, in the password giving step.

13. The image processing method as recited in claim 11, wherein if the individual password given to each of the pages is detected in the password detecting step, entry of a shared password issued for each plurality of pages in common is requested and also the shared password entered in response to the entry request is given to each sheet to be outputted, in the password giving step.

14. An image processing method, comprising:

accepting entry of a shared password;

generating an individual password uniquely issued for each page based on the entered shared password, and the number of individual passwords generated herein is the same as that of image data to be outputted;

displaying the generated individual password; and

giving the generated individual password and the shared password to each of the image data to be outputted.

15. A recording medium having an image processing program stored therein to make a computer of an image processing apparatus execute:

inputting image data of a plurality of pages of document;

detecting a password given to each of the pages;

judging from the password detecting result that a shared password issued for each plurality of pages in common is detected in addition to an individual password uniquely issued for each page;

requesting entry of a shared password if it is judged in the password judging step that a shared password is detected, and requesting entry of an individual password about each of the pages if it is judged in the password judging step that a shared password is not detected; and

permitting the image data of all the pages each having a shared password, which is the image data inputted in the inputting step, if the appropriate shared password is entered in response to the request for entry of a shared password, and permitting 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.

16. The recording medium as recited in claim 15, wherein the number of pages to be processed at one time is set in advance on a shared password, and the program further makes the computer execute prohibiting the image data of all the pages from being outputted, if the number of the pages which image data are inputted in the inputting step is different from that number set in advance.

17. The recording medium as recited in claim 15, wherein attributes of pages to be processed at one time are set in advance on the shared password, and the program further makes the computer execute prohibiting the image data of all the pages from being outputted, if attributes of the pages which image data are inputted in the inputting step include any attribute different from those attributes set in advance.

18. A recording medium having an image processing program stored therein to make a computer of an image processing apparatus execute:

inputting image data of a plurality of pages of document;

detecting an individual password uniquely issued for each page, which is given to each of the pages;

giving to each sheet to be outputted, a shared password issued for each plurality of pages in common, after detecting the individual password given to each of the pages; and

displaying the shared password.

19. The recording medium as recited in claim 18, wherein the program further makes the computer execute requesting entry of an individual password about each of the pages if the individual password given to each of the pages is detected, and the shared password is generated based on the individual password entered in response to the entry request and is also given to each sheet to be outputted, in the password giving step.

20. The recording medium as recited in claim 18, wherein if the individual password given to each of the pages is detected, the program makes the computer execute requesting entry of a shared password issued for each plurality of pages in common and also giving to each sheet to be outputted the shared password entered in response to the entry request.

21. A recording medium having an image processing program stored therein to make a computer of an image processing apparatus execute:

accepting entry of a shared password;

generating an individual password uniquely issued for each page based on the entered shared password, and the number of individual passwords generated herein is the same as the number of image data to be outputted;

displaying the generated individual password; and

giving the generated individual password and the shared password to each of the image data to be outputted.