Patent ID: 7916320
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a processing section for processing inputted image data; and a specific image adding section for adding a specific image to the image data depending on a security level when processing the image data in a color mode, wherein the specific image adding section adds a specific image different from the specific image for the color mode when the image data is processed in a black-and-white mode, a security level in the black-and-white mode being lower than the security level in the color mode based on a fixed level difference between the security levels of the color mode and the black-and-white mode, and the specific image adding section adds the specific image in the black-and-white mode when the security level in the color mode is not lower than a predetermined level, and does not add the specific image in the black-and-white mode when the security level in the color mode is lower than the predetermined level.