Patent ID: 6441913
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
An image processing apparatus comprising:input means to which at least a first piece of image data compressed using a first compression type, a second piece of image data compressed using a second compression type, and selection data to selectively specify the first piece or the second piece of image data are input; image-structure converting means for converting the image structures of the first piece and the second piece of image data received from said input means to an image structure of an output device; and combining means for combining the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same image structure as of said output device on a basis of the selection data, wherein the image structure to be converted by said image-structure converting means is defined by a color space, and said combining means combines the first piece and the second piece of image data having the same color space as of said .output device on a basis of the selection data.