摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To properly perform security management for image data, when advertisement data are contained in a printing image. <P>SOLUTION: An image processing device comprises an image input means to input document information as image data by a photoelectric conversion; a storage means to store the advertising data, in advance; a security level setting means to set a security level of the advertising data; a discrimination means to discriminate whether the advertising data stored in the storage means is included in the image data; an image forming means to form a copy image in response to the image data; and a means to determine the security level of the image data by the result discriminated by the discriminating means and the set security level set by the security level setting means to determine whether the second-hand copy is permitted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO |