Patent ID: 6307638
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
An image processing apparatus for receiving an image signal output from a host computer having binarizing means for binarizing a multivalue image signal by a software process, comprising:receiving means for selectively receiving the multivalue image signal or a binary image signal output from said host computer;binarizing means for binarizing the multivalue image signal received by said receiving means and outputting a binary version of this image signal; andoutput means for outputting the binary image signal received by said receiving means from the host computer or a binary image signal output by said binarizing means to a predetermined printing means,wherein said receiving means receives the multivalue image signal when a binarizing method by said binarizing means of said host computer and a binarizing method by said binarizing means of said image processing apparatus are the same.