Patent ID: 7679768
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: reading means for reading image data; image area information generating means for producing image area information from the image data; compression means for compressing the image data; storing means for storing the compressed image data; setting means for setting a transmission destination to which the image data is transmitted; decision means for making a decision as to whether the image area information is necessary or not according to the transmission destination that is set; and control means for controlling, when said decision means makes a decision that the image area information is not necessary, said compression means in such a manner as to compress the image data at a compression rate lower than a compression rate when a decision is made that the image area information is necessary, wherein said decision means makes a decision that the image area information is not necessary when the transmission destination will never print the image data.