IMAGE OUTPUTTING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable only a user necessity for image data obtained from an external unit to be selectively printed and output. SOLUTION: An image outputting apparatus 1 includes an image input means 11 for acquiring print image data; a character raw extracting means 12 for extracting a character raw included in the image to be printed and output from the acquired image data; a storage means 16 for holding to store information regarding the specific character raw; a central processing means 13 for judging whether the character raw extracted by the character raw extracting means 12 coincides with the specific character raw or not based on the information held to be stored in the storage means 16, and for determining whether the printing and outputting are performed or not for the image data acquired by the image input means 11 from the judged result; and an image output means 15 for printing to output only the image data determined to print and output by the central processing means 13 on recording paper. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI