Patent ID: 7616230
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image sensing apparatus configured to directly instruct a printing apparatus to print image data stored in a storage medium, comprising: an image processing unit, configured to execute predetermined image processing for the image data to be printed; an information acquiring unit configured to acquire information on a capability of image processing executable by the connected printing apparatus; and a determination unit configured to determine which of the image sensing apparatus and the printing apparatus is to perform set image processing, when execution of image processing is set for image data to be printed, said determination being made on the basis of information representing a capability of said image processing unit and information on the capability of the image processing executable by the printing apparatus, wherein the information representing the capability of said image processing unit and the information on the capability of the image processing executable by the printing apparatus contain, respectively: information representing a version of a module which performs image processing, and information representing whether the module performs the image processing by software or hardware, and wherein said determination unit determines processing by one of the image sensing apparatus and the printing apparatus that has a said module exhibiting a newer version as a default, and determines, if a predetermined setting has been set, processing by one of the image sensing apparatus and the printing apparatus that has its said module performing the image processing by hardware even if the version of that module is older than the version of the other said module performing the image processing by software.