Patent ID: 8270000
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus for transmitting and receiving data to/from an external apparatus that has a storage apparatus, the image processing apparatus comprising: a first data acquiring unit that acquires image data to be subjected to image processing; a storage unit that stores the acquired image data; a transmission unit that transmits the acquired image data to the external apparatus so that the acquired image data is stored in both the storage apparatus thereof and the storage unit; a judgment unit that judges, prior to commencement of the image processing, whether the image data is stored in the storage unit; a second data acquiring unit that acquires the image data from the external apparatus if the judgment unit judges negatively; and an image processing unit that executes the image processing using the image data stored in the storage unit if the judgment unit judges positively, and executes the image processing using the image data acquired by the second data acquiring unit if the judgment unit judges negatively.