Patent ID: 8699078
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an information obtainment unit that obtains an image information item including a bitmap data item regarding a binary image; a plate-information generating unit that specifies, by analyzing an image information item obtained by the information obtainment unit, which plate of a color among plates of a plurality of colors corresponds to a binary image represented by the image information item, and that generates a plate information item indicating whether or not an image information item exists for each of the plates; an instruction obtainment unit that obtains a first generating instruction or a second generating instruction, the first generating instruction being an instruction for instructing generation of a job file, the job file being a file for associating the plurality of colors of the plates with process colors of an image forming apparatus and for causing the image forming apparatus to collectively form images for the plates, the second generating instruction being an instruction for instructing generation of a job file, for each of the plates, for causing the image forming apparatus to form an image on the basis of a bitmap data item included in an image information item which corresponds to the plate and which has been obtained by the information obtainment unit; a job-file generating unit that: an output unit that outputs the job file, which has been generated by the job-file generating unit, to the image forming apparatus.