Patent ID: 8237937
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a PDL image data receiving unit configured to receive PDL image data from a first external device; a fax data receiving unit configured to receive from a second external device fax data having an image format different from an image format of the PDL image data; a storing unit configured to store a plurality of image data having different image formats including the PDL image data received by the PDL image data receiving unit and the fax data received by the fax data receiving unit; a printing unit configured to print the PDL image data and the fax data; a first receiving unit configured to receive a reception request from a third external device to acquire at least one of the PDL image data and the fax data; a second receiving unit configured to receive a format indication from the third external device; an image data format converter configured to convert the image format of the at least one of the PDL image data and the fax data requested by the third external device into according to the format indication received by the second receiving unit; and a sending unit configured to send the image data converted by the image data format converter to the third external device, wherein the first and second external devices are not the same devices as the third external device.