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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Masakazu Ohira, Osaka, JP;
Yasutaka Hirayama, Osaka, JP;
Takafumi Hosogi, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a two color process section and a color material usage estimation and calculation section. The two color process section generates, based on input image data of RGB inputted by reading an original document, image data of CMY for outputting a two-color image. The color material usage estimation and calculation section calculates, based on the image data of CMY generated by the two color process section, a usage of color materials used when the two-color image is outputted and generates information concerning the usage of color materials from a result of the calculation. The color material usage estimation and calculation section outputs the generated information concerning the usage of color materials to an image display device.