Patent ID: 7956895

Claim:
An image output device connected to an image processing apparatus to exchange information therewith, the image output device comprising: a first acquisition unit for acquiring RAW data which is undeveloped image data stored in a first storage unit; a first transmission unit capable of transmitting information; a first reception unit capable of receiving information; and a first control unit that causes the first transmission unit to transmit to the image processing apparatus a confirmation command for confirming compatibility information including information relating to RAW data processable by the image processing apparatus, that, when the first reception unit receives from the image processing apparatus a response result to the confirmation command, determines on the basis of the received response result whether the image processing apparatus can process the RAW data, and that causes the first transmission unit to transmit the RAW data to the image processing apparatus, when it is determined that the image processing apparatus can process the RAW data; wherein the first acquisition unit further acquires analysis enabling information used to analyze the content of the RAW data, the analysis enabling information including at least one of a color filter arrangement which is information of an arrangement of color filters, a RAW recording format which is information of a recording format of the RAW data, a RAW compression method which is information relating to a compression method of data included in the RAW data, a RAW image size which is information of an image size of the RAW data, crop information which is information of print start coordinates and prim end coordinates, and a white/black level which is information relating to a shift of numerical values of white and black; wherein the first control unit determines on the basis of the received response result whether the image processing apparatus can process the RAW data without the analysis enabling information, and causes the first transmission unit to transmit the analysis enabling information and the RAW data to the image processing apparatus, when it is determined that the image processing apparatus cannot process the RAW data without the analysis enabling information; and wherein, when it is determined that the image processing apparatus cannot process the RAW data without the analysis enabling information, and the first control unit causes the first transmission unit to transmit the analysis enabling information and the RAW data to the image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus can process the RAW data using the analysis enabling information without JPEG data corresponding to the RAW data being transmitted to the image processing apparatus.