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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1999
Applicants:
Tomoo Iizumi, Yokohama, JP;
Masahiko Murata, Chofu, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoo Iizumi, Yokohama, JP;
Masahiko Murata, Chofu, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K015/00 ; H04N001/46 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processing apparatus which is set to receive data in the RGB format cannot directly receive image data in the YMCK format although a print process is finally done in the YMCK format. In this embodiment, when RGB data is input from a host computer, renderers respectively render the R, G, and B data, the rendered R, G, and B data are converted into YMCK data by a color space converter, and the YMCK data is output to an engine. On the other hand, when YMCK data is input, renderers respectively render Y, M, C, and K image data, and directly output them to the engine.