Patent ID: 6804028
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
An image processing apparatus comprising:a receiver, arranged to receive image information, based on first and second page description languages, which is input from an external data processing apparatus; an image-type discriminator, capable of determining which one of color image information and monochrome given image information is, said discriminator being arranged to receive the image information received by said receiver and to determine whether that information is color or monochrome; a color development unit, arranged to receive and develop the color image information, responsive to a determination result produced by said discriminator, into color image data for each pixel; a monochrome development unit, arranged to receive and develop the monochrome image information, responsive to the determination result produced by said discriminator, into monochrome image data for each pixel; a data merger, arranged to receive and merge the color image data and the monochrome image data developed respectively by said color and monochrome development units, in a page sequence; memory arranged to receive and store output image data from said data merger; and an output unit that outputs the output image data stored by said memory, to an external image output apparatus, wherein said development units develop one of color image data and monochrome image data by analyzing one of (i) image information based on the first and second page description languages and (ii) image information based on one of first and second page description languages, which is created by the external data processing apparatus.