Patent ID: 9338328
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: circuitry configured as a first generating unit that generates chromatic color material image data representing a recording amount of a chromatic color material in each pixel of an image from first image data indicating the image formed by using the chromatic color material; a second generating unit that generates transparent color material image data representing a recording amount of a transparent color material in each pixel of an image from second image data indicating the image formed by using the transparent color material; a storage unit that stores a total recording amount of color materials indicating an upper limit of a recording amount of the color materials and a maximum recording amount of the transparent color material indicating an upper limit of a recording amount assignable to the transparent color material, for color material image data indicating an image formed from the chromatic color material image data and the transparent color material image data; and a correcting unit that calculates a recording amount assignable to the transparent color material by subtracting the recording amount of the chromatic color material from the total recording amount of color materials, and corrects the recording amount of the transparent color material in each pixel of the transparent color material image data based on a ratio between the recording amount assignable to the transparent color material and the maximum recording amount of the transparent color material.