Patent ID: 7518751
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus capable of communicatively connecting to an image input-output device, the image processing apparatus comprising: a color space conversion unit for converting a color space, which is dependent on the image input-output device, of an image which is output from a device driver of the image input-output device into a common color space used in an OS of a host computer, by performing color matching processing using a profile corresponding to the image input-output device, where the color matching processing is performed using a color matching module included in the OS; a resolution conversion unit for converting a resolution of the image which is output from the device driver of the image input-output device into a common resolution; a determination unit for determining the extent of a match between a particular image and an image converted into said common color space and said common resolution; and an image processing control unit for controlling processing of said image output from the device driver based on the extent of the match as determined by the determination unit, wherein the color space conversion unit, the resolution conversion unit, the determination unit and the image processing control unit are running on the OS, and the color space conversion unit, the resolution conversion unit, the determination unit and the image processing control unit are constructed independently of the device driver of the image input-output device.