Patent ID: 8228551

Claim:
An image processing apparatus configured to process image data that contains a confidential image portion, the image data including specification information about the confidential image portion, the image processing apparatus comprising: an extracting unit configured to extract the specification information from the image data; a modifying unit configured to generate second processed image data by modifying the confidential image portion specified by the specification information extracted by the extracting unit; an output unit configured to output the second processed image data; a storing unit configured to store therein first orientation information; an acquiring unit configured to acquire a rotation angle pertaining to the image data; and a correcting unit configured to correct inappropriate orientation of the image data, wherein the specification information extracted by the extracting unit is position information about the confidential image portion and second orientation information about the image data, the acquiring unit is configured to acquire the rotation angle based on the second orientation information and the first orientation information, the correcting unit is configured to correct orientation of the image data by an angle corresponding to the rotation angle, and the modifying unit is configured to generate the second processed image data by modifying the confidential image portion, specified by the position information, of the image data having undergone correction performed by the correcting unit.