Image processing apparatus, image processing program and image processing method

[0021] Now, the present invention will be described in greater detail by referring to the accompanying drawings that illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration showing how an enabler is used in an embodiment of image processing apparatus according to the invention, which is a digital composite machine, or a multi functional peripheral (MFP). FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the multi functional peripheral of FIG. 1, showing the components thereof. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an operation of erasing data from the HDD of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an operation of detecting if the enabler shown in FIG. 2 is inserted into or pulled out from the USB interface of the MFP of FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, showing how the detecting operation is conducted. FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration showing how video data are stored in the HDD.

[0022] The digital composite machine, or MFP (multi functional peripheral) 100, comprises a CPU 10, a memory 11, a PCI bu