Patent ID: 8270015

Claim:
An image processing apparatus that receives image data and transfers the received image data to a transfer destination apparatus, the image processing apparatus comprising: a setting unit configured to allow a user to set, for the transfer destination apparatus of the image data, instruction information for instructing a transfer method of the image data; a storage unit configured to store the set instruction information; a determination unit configured to determine whether the received image data is color image data or monochrome image data; a decision unit configured to decide on the transfer method based on the instruction information stored in the storage unit, when the image data is color image data; and a transfer unit configured to transfer the image data in accordance with the decided transfer method; wherein the transfer method includes a first transfer method of transferring color image data, a second transfer method of converting the color image data to monochrome image data and transferring the monochrome image data, and a third transfer method of storing the color image data in the storage unit and transmitting a report showing that the image data has been received, to the transfer destination apparatus, wherein the instruction information is settable as a transfer destination dependent instruction for transferring the image data in accordance with a capability of the transfer destination apparatus, a forced monochrome instruction for forcibly converting the color image data to monochrome image data and transferring the monochrome image data, or a transfer destination instruction for allowing the user of the transfer destination apparatus to instruct the transfer method, and wherein the decision unit decides on the first transfer method as the transfer method if the transfer destination dependent instruction is set as the instruction information and color printing is available in the transfer destination apparatus, decides on the second transfer method as the transfer method if the transfer destination dependent instruction is set as the instruction information and color printing is not available in the transfer destination apparatus, decides on the second transfer method as the transfer method if the forced monochrome instruction is set as the instruction information, and decides on the third transfer method as the transfer method if the transfer destination instruction is set as the instruction information.