Patent ID: 8248671
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an image scanner that scans an original to acquire scanned image data; a first image processor that performs a first image process on the scanned image data to generate first-processed image data; an image storage unit that stores therein the first-processed image data; a second image processor that performs a second image process on the first-processed image data stored in the image storage unit to generate second-processed image data; an image output unit that outputs image data from one of the first-processed image data generated by the first image processor, the first-processed image data stored in the image storage unit, and the second-processed image data generated by the second image processor; a service selector through which output service of the image data that is provided to a user who uses the image processing apparatus is selected by the user; and an image processing controller that selects at least one of modes in which the image process is performed only by the first image processor, the image processes are performed by a combination of both the first image processor and the second image processor, and the image process is performed only by the second image processor according to a content of the service selected by the user with the service selector, and controls selected image process, wherein the image processing controller provides process control such that while service of outputting the scanned image data that has been permanently stored in the image storage unit is selected through the service selector and the scanned image data that has been permanently stored in the image storage unit is subjected to the image process only by the second image processor, service of outputting the scanned image data is selected through the service selector and the scanned image data is subjected to the image process only by the first image processor.