Patent ID: 7397947
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: determining means for determining whether image data to be processed includes color space information identifying a color space in which the image data is defined; inferring means for determining the color space of the image data that is to be processed based on characteristics of the image when the determining means determines that the image data does not include color space information identifying the color space; and processing means for performing a prescribed processing to the image data on the basis of information indicating the color space determined by the inferring means, wherein the inferring means: (1) performs conversion processing into another color space on data generated on the basis of the image data while assuming that the color space of the image data is a color space indicated by each of plural preset items of color space candidate information, to thereby obtain plural conversion processing results corresponding to the respective items of color space candidate information; (2) presents the plural conversion processing results to a user; (3) receives a manipulation of the user of selecting one of the plural conversion processing results; and (4) determines the color space of the image data to be a color space indicated by color space candidate information that corresponds to the conversion processing result selected by the manipulation of the user.