Patent ID: 7679765

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: an input unit adapted to input image data; a memory including a first storage region and a second storage region for storing the image data inputted by said input unit; a transmission unit adapted to transmit set information including first set information indicating setting of the first storage region and second set information indicating setting of the second storage region to another image processing apparatus; and a determination unit adapted to determine whether or not a password necessary to access the first storage region is included in the first set information and to determine whether or not a password necessary to access the second storage region is included in the second set information, wherein, if it is determined by said determination unit that the password necessary to access the first storage region is included in the first set information and the password necessary to access the second storage region is not included in the second set information, said transmission unit transmits the set information not including the first set information but including the second set information.