Patent ID: 7095514

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: first receiving means for receiving, from an image generating apparatus having a forgery judging function, a result of judgment by the image generating apparatus having the forgery judging function; second receiving means for receiving color image data from any of the image generating apparatus having the forgery judging function and an image generating apparatus not having the forgery judging function, wherein if the color image data is received from the image generating apparatus having the forgery judging function, the color image data is received after receiving the result of judgment by said first receiving means; judging means for judging whether a color image composed of the color image data received by said second receiving means is a specific image; and output means for outputting the color image data so as to make an image forming unit form a color image by using the color image data received from said second receiving means, wherein said image processing apparatus controls formation of the color image according to the result of judgment in the image generating apparatus having the forgery judging function received by said first receiving means if the color image data is generated by the image generating apparatus having the forgery judging function, and controls formation of the color image according to a result of judgment by said judging means if the color image data is generated by the image generating apparatus not having the forgery judging function.