Patent ID: 6559960
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: B41J,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
An image processing apparatus that is connectable to a computer through a connector, comprising:a receiver, arranged to receive image data from the computer through the connector; an inputter, arranged to input image data from an image source other than the computer; a printer, arranged to print at an invariant pixel pitch an image based on the image data received by said receiver and an image based on the image data inputted by said inputter; a setter, arranged to set a printing mode for printing an image based on the image data received by said receiver and a printing mode for printing an image based on the image data inputted by said inputter, wherein each printing mode relates to a printing image quality; and a controller, arranged to control said setter so as to set the printing mode for printing an image based on the image data received by said receiver in a case in which said printer is to print an image based on the image data received by said receiver, and to set the printer mode for printing an image based on the image data inputted by said inputter in a case in which said printer is to print an image based on the image data inputted by said inputter.