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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shuichi Kumada, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
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.