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Abstract

An image processing apparatus, an image processing system, and an image information transmission method which are high in a secrecy nature in transmission of image information are provided. The image processing apparatus has an MFP 1 which includes: a scanner section 11 for reading an image to obtain electronic data; an encryption section 12a for encrypting electronic data to be sent, which is obtained by reading an image with the scanner section 11, with electronic data, which is obtained by reading a sheet K with the scanner section 11, as encryption key data; and a network interface section 19 for sending the electronic data encrypted by the encryption section 12a to an MFP 2, and an MFP 2 which includes: a network interface section 29 for receiving the image information sent from the MFP 1 as electronic data; a scanner section 21 for reading an image to obtain electronic data; and a decryption section for decrypting the received electronic data with electronic data, which is obtained by reading an image on the sheet K with the scanner section 21, as decryption key data.

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