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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2004
Kan Takaiwa, Tokyo, JP;
Kan Takaiwa, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capture apparatus determines whether a compression format of a selected image is a first compression format or a second compression format, and determines whether a first substitute image compressed in the first compression format is stored in a recording medium if the compression format of the selected image is the second compression format. The image capture apparatus generates a second substitute image compressed in the first compression format from the selected image, if the compression format of the selected image is the second compression format. The image capture apparatus transmits the selected image to a printing apparatus if the compression format of the selected image is the first compression format, and transmits the second substitute image to a printing apparatus in place of the selected image if the first substitute image is not stored in the recording medium.