Patent ID: 8635688

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: an input portion that inputs image data for a plurality of pages of document; a password detector that detects one or more than one password embedded into each of the plurality of pages; a shared password judger that judges in response to a detecting result from the password detector with respect to each of the plurality of pages, whether or not a shared password embedded into each of the plurality of pages is detected, wherein the shared password is in common among each of the pages in which the shared password is detected; an individual password judger that judges in response to the detecting result from the password detector whether or not an individual password embedded into each of the plurality of pages is detected, wherein the embedded individual password for each of the plurality of pages is different; a first entry requester that requests entry of the shared password in response to the shared password judger judging that the shared password is detected; a second entry requester that requests entry of the individual password for each of the plurality of pages in response to the individual password detector judging that the individual password is detected for the page in response to the shared password not being detected; and an output permitting portion that permits an output of image data of all the plurality of pages each having the shared password in common, in response to the appropriate shared password being entered in response to the request for entry of the shared password, and permits an output of image data of the page having the individual password in response to the appropriate individual password being entered for the page in response to the request for entry of the individual password.