Patent ID: 7280240
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an image data processing section for executing at least one image processing operation with respect to digital image data; a database; and a condition setting section; and wherein said condition setting section comprises: a set-up subsection for automatically setting initial values for image processing conditions for the at least one image processing operation based on the digital image data; and an image processing condition coding section which sets in response to customized requests from a customer a plurality of changed values for image processing conditions for the at least one image processing operation from among plural levels and/or plural combinations of typically preset image processing conditions for the at least one image processing operation, as well as encodes said set plurality of changed values for image processing conditions in batch mode in response to the customized requests from the customer and which allow said coded plurality of changed values for image processing conditions together with customer information to register into said database; and a set value changing subsection for changing the initial values for image processing conditions which have been automatically set by the set-up subsection into the set plurality of changed values for image processing conditions when said plurality of changed values for image processing conditions have been set, or into the plurality of changed values for image processing conditions which have been read out from said database in response to the customized requests from the customer when said plurality of changed values for image processing conditions have been registered into said database in response to the customized requests from the customer, wherein said image data processing section performs said at least one image processing operation based on the plurality of changed values for image processing conditions in response to the customized requests from the customer.