Patent ID: 7317828
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a compression processor which compresses a color image data; a storage device which stores the data compressed by said compression processor; an expansion processor which expands the data read from said storage device; a first background controller which controls background of the color image data not yet compressed by said compression processor, said first background controller outputs to the compression processor; a second background controller which controls background of the image data expanded by said expansion processor; a decider which decides which of manual background control mode and automatic background control mode is set, a background control level being set manually in the manual background control mode or automatically based on the image data in the automatic background control mode; and a controller which activates said first background controller when said decider decides that the manual background control mode is set and activates said second background controller when said decider decides that the automatic background control mode is set.