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Image processing method and apparatus and storage medium storing processes of executing the method
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1999-04-22
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Granted: 2003-04-15
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Expires: 2019-04-22
Abstract
Abstract An image processing apparatus having a discriminating unit for discriminating a data type of a color document and a selecting unit for selecting an output device for outputting the color document from a plurality of output devices in accordance with a discrimination result by the discriminating unit and color reproduction range information of output devices. An optimum output device can be selected from a plurality of output devices, while taking into consideration the color reproduction ability of each output device with respect to the data type of each color document.
Inventors
- 👤 Shuichi Kumada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:54
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/46; H04N1/56; H04N1/60; H04N1/603; G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/025; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0082; G06K2215/0094
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: discriminating means for discriminating an image type of a color document; and selecting means for automatically selecting an output device for outputting the color image from among a plurality of output devices on the basis of a discrimination result obtained by said discriminating means and color gamut information of the plurality of output devices.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: discriminating means for discriminating an image type of a color document; and selecting means for automatically selecting an output device for outputting the color image from among a plurality of output devices on the basis of a discrimination result obtained by said discriminating means and color gamut information of the plurality of output devices.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said discriminating means discriminates whether or not the color document contains only an image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: setting means for setting whether or not importance is attached to an image, in accordance with a user's manual instruction; and extracting means for extracting an image included in the color document if said setting means attaches importance to an image, wherein said selecting means selects an output device for outputting a color image, in accordance with the extracted image and the color gamut information of the plurality of output devices.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the color gamut information is written in profiles of the output devices.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said selecting means has a gamut check function of discriminating whether a subject color is in the color gamut, and wherein the gamut check function executing a gamut check process by using a gamut checking method corresponding to the discriminated image type.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising setting means for setting the plurality of output devices in accordance with a user instruction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
An image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein driver software corresponding to the output device selected by said selecting means is activated to perform an image forming process.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
61 words
An image processing method comprising: a discriminating step, of discriminating an image type of a color document; and a selecting step, of automatically selecting an output device for outputting the color document from among a plurality of output devices on the basis of a discrimination result obtained in said discriminating step and color gamut information of the plurality of output devices.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
An image processing method comprising: a discriminating step, of discriminating an image type of a color document; and a selecting step, of automatically selecting an output device for outputting the color document from among a plurality of output devices on the basis of a discrimination result obtained in said discriminating step and color gamut information of the plurality of output devices.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
70 words
A storage medium for storing an image processing program, the image processing program comprising: a discriminating function of automatically discriminating an image type of a color document; and a selecting function of selecting an output device for outputting the color document from among a plurality of output devices on the basis of a discrimination result obtained with said discriminating function and color gamut information of the plurality of output devices.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
70 words
A storage medium for storing an image processing program, the image processing program comprising: a discriminating function of automatically discriminating an image type of a color document; and a selecting function of selecting an output device for outputting the color document from among a plurality of output devices on the basis of a discrimination result obtained with said discriminating function and color gamut information of the plurality of output devices.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
78 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: inputting color gamut information of a subject output device; inputting color gamut information of a plurality of output devices different from the subject output device; and automatically selecting an output device for performing a proof for the subject output device from the plurality of output devices, on the basis of the color gamut information of the subject output device and the color gamut information of the plurality of output devices.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
78 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: inputting color gamut information of a subject output device; inputting color gamut information of a plurality of output devices different from the subject output device; and automatically selecting an output device for performing a proof for the subject output device from the plurality of output devices, on the basis of the color gamut information of the subject output device and the color gamut information of the plurality of output devices.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
64 words
An image processing method according to claim 10 , wherein the color reproduction range information is stored in a multi-dimensional table, and wherein the number of grids of a multi-dimensional table representing the color gamut information of the plurality of output devices is converted according to the number of grids of a multi-dimensional table indicating the color gamut information of the subject output device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
82 words
An image processing method according to claim 11 , wherein an output device for performing a proof for the subject output device is automatically selected by comparing the number of grids indicating an inside of a color gamut of the multi-dimensional table representing the color gamut information of the subject output device with the number of grids indicating an inside of a color gamut included in the multi-dimensional table representing the color gamut information of each of the plurality of output devices.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image processing method according to claim 10 , wherein the color gamut information is stored in a profile to be used by a color matching process.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image processing method according to claim 10 , wherein the subject output device and the plurality of output devices are network printers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
An image processing method according to claim 10 , wherein a user is notified if a high precision proof is not possible.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
86 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: inputting a multi-dimensional table representing color gamut information of a first device and a multi-dimensional table representing color gamut information of a second device; and comparing a color gamut of the first device with a color gamut of the second device by matching the number of grids of the multi-dimensional table representing the color gamut information of the first device and the number of grids of the multi-dimensional table representing the color gamut information of the second device.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
86 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: inputting a multi-dimensional table representing color gamut information of a first device and a multi-dimensional table representing color gamut information of a second device; and comparing a color gamut of the first device with a color gamut of the second device by matching the number of grids of the multi-dimensional table representing the color gamut information of the first device and the number of grids of the multi-dimensional table representing the color gamut information of the second device.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
85 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: inputting means for inputting color gamut information of a subject output device and color gamut information of a plurality of output devices different from the subject output device; and selecting means for automatically selecting an output device for performing a proof for the subject output device from among the plurality of output devices, on the basis of the color gamut information of the subject output device and the color gamut information of each of the plurality of color output devices.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
85 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: inputting means for inputting color gamut information of a subject output device and color gamut information of a plurality of output devices different from the subject output device; and selecting means for automatically selecting an output device for performing a proof for the subject output device from among the plurality of output devices, on the basis of the color gamut information of the subject output device and the color gamut information of each of the plurality of color output devices.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
88 words
A computer readable storage medium storing a program, the program comprising the steps of: inputting color gamut information of a subject output device and color gamut information of a plurality of output devices different from the subject output device; and selecting automatically an output device for performing a proof for the subject output device from among the plurality of output devices, on the basis of the color gamut information of the subject output device and the color gamut information of each of the plurality of color output devices.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
88 words
A computer readable storage medium storing a program, the program comprising the steps of: inputting color gamut information of a subject output device and color gamut information of a plurality of output devices different from the subject output device; and selecting automatically an output device for performing a proof for the subject output device from among the plurality of output devices, on the basis of the color gamut information of the subject output device and the color gamut information of each of the plurality of color output devices.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
98 words
A memory medium storing computer-executable code for effecting performance of an image processing method that comprises the steps of: inputting a multi-dimensional table representing color gamut information of a first device and a multi-dimensional table representing color gamut information of a second device; and comparing a color reproduction range of the first device with a color gamut of the second device by matching the number of grids of the multi-dimensional table representing the color gamut information of the first device and the number of grids of the multi-dimensional table representing the color gamut information of the second device.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
98 words
A memory medium storing computer-executable code for effecting performance of an image processing method that comprises the steps of: inputting a multi-dimensional table representing color gamut information of a first device and a multi-dimensional table representing color gamut information of a second device; and comparing a color reproduction range of the first device with a color gamut of the second device by matching the number of grids of the multi-dimensional table representing the color gamut information of the first device and the number of grids of the multi-dimensional table representing the color gamut information of the second device.
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