Patent ID: 8698821
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a generation unit constructed to generate an image data file; a first attribute setting unit constructed to set first attribute information for determining whether an alteration of the image data file is inhibited or not; a second attribute setting unit constructed to set second attribute information for determining whether an alteration of the image data file is inhibited or not, wherein the second attribute information is stored in a storage area different from the one for the first attribute information; a storing unit constructed to store the image data file generated by the generation unit in a storage device; and a determination unit constructed to determine that, when the first attribute information has such an attribute that does not inhibit the alteration of the image data file, the alteration of the image data file is not inhibited, even if the second attribute information has such an attribute that inhibits the alteration of the image data file, wherein the first attribute information is stored in the image data file in the storage device, wherein the storage device stores respective second attribute information for each image data file stored in the storage device in a respective area corresponding to each image data file in the storage device, which a file system handles, and wherein when the storing unit stores the image data file generated by said generation unit, the first attribute information has such an attribute that does not inhibit the alteration of the image data file and the second attribute information has such an attribute that inhibits the alteration of the image data file.