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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2010
Osamu Iinuma, Machida, JP;
Osamu Iinuma, Machida, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus connected via a network to a plurality of image forming apparatuses that implement a first gradation correction, or a second gradation correction. The image processing apparatus includes a selection unit configured to select the first gradation correction or second gradation correction, for each of the connected plurality of image forming apparatuses, an instruction unit configured to send an instruction to an image forming apparatus for which a first gradation correction has been selected by the selection unit, a reading unit configured to read out patch patterns that have been printed by the image forming apparatus for which the second gradation correction has been selected, and a transmission unit configured to transmit data for correcting readout values of the patch patterns to the image forming apparatus for which the second gradation correction has been selected.