Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium storing image processing program

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image processing apparatus that includes:
• a reading section that reads a document image from a document;
• a storage section that stores a predetermined special pattern;
• a determination section that determines whether the special pattern is included in the document image read by the reading section;
• a breaking section that breaks the document image by applying a breaking pattern to the document image when the determination section determines that the special pattern is included in the document image;
• an output section that outputs the document image by printing the document image onto a recording medium,
• a controller that decides whether to control the output section to print and output the document image having the breaking pattern in accordance with the predetermined setting, and controls printing of the document image by the output section in accordance with the decision;
• and the image forming apparatus further comprises:
• a page number detector that detects whether a number indicating a page number is present in an area corresponding to a margin of the document image,
• wherein
• if the page number detects the number indicating the page number, the controller controls the output section to output the document image having the breaking pattern, and if the page number detector does not detect the number indicating the page number, the controller controls the output section not to output the document image having the breaking pattern.

A image forming apparatus comprising:

• a reading section that reads a document image from a document;
• a storage section that stores a predetermined special pattern;
• a determination section that determines whether the special pattern is included in the document image read by the reading section;
• a breaking section that breaks the document image by applying a breaking pattern to the document image when the determination section determines that the special pattern is included in the document image;
• an output section that outputs the document image by printing the document image onto a recording medium;
• a controller that decides whether to control the output section to print and output the document image having the breaking pattern in accordance with the predetermined setting, and controls printing of the document image by the output section in accordance with the decision;
• and
• wherein, the controller:
• determines, when a printing mode of printing performed by the output section is set to be a double-sided printing mode,
• whether the breaking pattern is applied only on either one of document images to be printed on both sides of the recording medium or the breaking pattern is applied to each of the document images to be printed on both sides of the recording medium;
• controls the output section to print the document image having the breaking pattern when it is determined that the breaking pattern is applied only on either one of the document images to be printed on both sides of the recording medium;
• and controls the output section not to print the document image having the breaking pattern when it is determined that the breaking pattern is applied to each of document images to be printed on both sides of the recording medium.

A non-transitory computer recording medium storing an image processing program which allows a computer to serve as:

• a storage section which stores a predetermined special pattern;
• a determination section which determines whether the special pattern is included in a document image;
• a breaking section which breaks the document image by applying a breaking pattern to the document image when the determination section determines that
• the special pattern is included in the document image;
• an output section which outputs the document image;
• a controller which decides whether to control the output section to output the document image having the breaking pattern in accordance with a predetermined setting, and controls output of the document image by the output section in accordance with the decision;
• and
• a page number detector that detects whether a number indicating a page number is present in an area corresponding to a margin of the document image, wherein if the page number detector detects the number indicating the page number, the controller controls the output section to output the document image having the breaking pattern, and if the page number detector does not detect the number indicating the pare number, the controller controls the output section not to output the document image having the breaking pattern.