US 12,461,697 B2
Image processing apparatus performs masking processing to prevent leakage of an image generated by printing process, image processing system, non-transitory computer readable medium storing image processing program, and image processing method
Masaki Abe, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/891,094.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-046007 (JP), filed on Mar. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0305770 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06K 15/10 (2006.01); H04N 1/44 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1238 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1222 (2013.01); G06K 15/107 (2013.01); H04L 2209/605 (2013.01); H04N 1/4453 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to:
in a case of printing data to be printed, perform masking processing on a predetermined concealed portion of the data to be printed according to a predetermined access policy; and
perform a process of embedding and outputting inquiry information for inquiring about the concealed portion in the data to be printed to which the masking processing has been performed,
wherein the inquiry information includes data identification information for identifying the data and access policy identification information for identifying the access policy, and
wherein the processor is configured to:
acquire the inquiry information from a reading result of a printed matter on which the inquiry information is printed,
acquire a current access policy by using the access policy identification information,
restore and display the concealed portion of the data corresponding to the data identification information according to the current access policy, and
make the concealed portion undisplayable without restoring the concealed portion in a case where a masking result of current data and the reading result of the printed matter do not match.