Patent ID: 7940425
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a calculation unit configured to calculate an amount of a first coloring material in an area including a plurality of pixels; a determination unit configured to determine an allowable amount of a second coloring material in the area on the basis of the amount of the first coloring material, calculated by the calculation unit, and a limit of the total amount of all the coloring material in the area; a control unit configured to control an amount of the second coloring material in the area so as not to exceed the allowable amount of the second coloring material; and a unit configured to display a user interface where either a first mode or a second mode is selected, wherein printing and fixing are performed with the first coloring material on a print sheet and then, printing and fixing are performed with the second coloring material on the first coloring material on the print sheet if the first mode is selected, and the calculation unit, the determination unit, and the control unit are caused to operate if the second mode is selected.