Patent Document ID: 9773193
Application ID: 14669507
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processor, wherein when the instructions stored in the memory are executed by the processor, the image processing apparatus functions as: inputting an image; determining, based on a quality of a processed image that is obtained by performing image processing on the input image using a reference image, whether to acquire another reference image from a communication apparatus using a search key according to the input image; identifying an object in the input image; specifying, based on the identified object, the search key for searching for the another reference image used in performing the image processing on the input image; acquiring, according to a result of the determining, the another reference image from the communication apparatus using the search key; and performing image processing by using the another reference image acquired from the communication apparatus, if the another reference image is acquired.