Patent ID: 8531694

Claim:
An image processing apparatus that is capable of transmitting image data to a designated transmission destination, the apparatus comprising: a processor coupled to a memory, cooperating to function as: an input unit that inputs image data, an acquiring unit that acquires function restriction information representing an image processing function, the function restriction information corresponding to any of a plurality of image processing functions, for restricting use of the image processing function by a transmission destination user, a determining unit that determines a restriction function among the plurality of image processing functions for the image data input by the input unit based on the function restriction information acquired by the acquiring unit and an image processing function that can be implemented through combined use of the image processing apparatus and another image processing apparatus, and an appending unit that appends attribute information corresponding to the restriction function determined by the determining unit to the image data input by the input unit; and a transmitter that transmits the image data, to which the attribute information corresponding to the restriction function has been appended by the appending unit, to the transmission destination.