Patent ID: 8941844
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus for forming an image by executing N (N is an integer not less than 2) printing scans for a single region on a printing medium comprising: a readout unit configured to read out image data of a region corresponding to a printing scan of interest from input image data; a print data generation unit configured to generate print data which is used in the printing scan of interest and has the number of tones smaller than the number of tones of the input image data from the image data of the region read out by said readout unit by halftone processing; and an obtaining unit configured to obtain position fluctuation information, wherein the position fluctuation information indicates a position shift amount from an ideal position in a direction of conveyance of a printing medium for the printing scan of interest, and wherein said readout unit controls a readout position of the region corresponding to the printing scan of interest in accordance with the position fluctuation information.