Patent ID: 7630097
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an image processing unit that performs a first image processing on image data including one or more image constituent parts; an incompatible part detection unit that executes an incompatibility detection processing to detect an incompatible part of the image data, the incompatible part being incompatible with the first image processing, the incompatibility detection processing being integrally executed with image processing; an accounting unit that charges for the executed incompatibility detection processing; and a detection result storing unit that stores at least a result of the incompatibility detection processing in a separate location from the image data, wherein if a result of the incompatibility detection processing executed on given image data has been stored when the incompatible part detection unit is to execute the incompatibility detection processing on the given image data, the incompatible part detection unit executes the incompatibility detection processing only an already-detected incompatible part of the given image data; and if no result of the incompatibility detection processing executed on the given image data is stored when the incompatible part detection unit is to execute the incompatibility detection processing on the given image data, the incompatible part detection unit performs the incompatibility detection processing on the entire given image data.