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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Osamu Iinuma, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/02 (2006.01); G06K 15/14 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/14 (2013.01); G03G 15/50 (2013.01); G06K 15/005 (2013.01); G06K 15/1871 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus and an image processing method are provided for allowing a user to achieve a desired image quality while controlling toner consumptions. An amount of toner reduced is calculated based on a set toner reduction rate. For objects other than an object specified as an excluded object to which toner reduction is not applied, a toner reduction rate for achieving the calculated amount of toner saved is calculated.