Patent ID: 6804020
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image processing apparatus which transfers image information to another device connected to said apparatus using a communication line and processes the image information by means of the other device, said apparatus comprising:reading means for reading an image and generating image information based on the image; transmitting means for transmitting image processing conditions for processing the image information obtained by said reading means to the other device; transferring means for transferring the image information obtained by said reading means to the other device, when image processing is executable by means of the other device under the transmitted image processing conditions; receiving means for receiving, when image processing is not executable by means of the other device under the image processing conditions transmitted by said transmitting means, a response indicating alternative image processing conditions under which image processing is executable in place of the transmitted image processing conditions, where the alternative image processing conditions include a range for user selectable values; displaying means for displaying alternative image processing conditions based on the response received by said receiving means; and selecting means for selecting a first mode where the image processing conditions are transmitted by said transmitting means before said reading means reads the image, or a second mode where the image processing conditions are transmitted by said transmitting means after said reading means reads the image.