Patent ID: 8259348

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a first print information receiving unit that receives first print information, the first print information including image data and color information related to colors of the image data, the color information comprising a color gamut of a color space of the image processing apparatus; a color conversion parameter generating unit that generates, from an input color profile information included in the color information and an output color profile information, a color conversion parameter for an image output apparatus to convert, based on the color information, color signals of the image data in the color gamut of the color space of the image processing apparatus to color signals of the image data in a color gamut of a color space of the image output apparatus; a second print information transmitting unit that generates second print information, the second print information comprising the color conversion parameter and the first print information, and transmits the second print information to the image output apparatus for printing an image of the converted color signals of the image data in the color gamut of the color space of the image output apparatus on a recording medium; and a determination unit that determines, based on the color information received in the first print information receiving unit, whether to generate the color conversion parameter, wherein if the determination unit determines to generate the color conversion parameter, the color conversion parameter generating unit generates the color conversion parameter, and wherein if the color conversion parameter generating unit generates the color conversion parameter, the second print information transmitting unit generates the second print information and transmits the second print information to the image output apparatus.