Patent ID: 7982914

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a color conversion data storing unit configured to store color conversion data describing at least a relation between an image signal and color information represented by color materials; a color converting unit configured to convert the image signal into the color information in accordance with the color conversion data; a color-conversion-data input and output unit configured to capture the color conversion data from an external apparatus; an operating unit configured to instruct capture of the color conversion data via the color-conversion-data input and output unit, or display of attribute information relating to the captured color conversion data; and a control unit configured to read the color conversion data from the color-conversion-data input and output unit and write the color conversion data in the color conversion data storing unit when receiving instructions for capture of the color conversion data from the operating unit, and to cause a display to display the attribute information when receiving instructions for display of the attribute information of the color conversion data.