Image editing apparatus, image editing method, image processing apparatus, and method for controlling image processing apparatus

An image processing apparatus that transmits image data obtained by reading a document in a document reader to an image editing apparatus and that outputs print data received from the image editing apparatus, the image processing apparatus comprising:

• a storage unit adapted to store image data obtained by reading a document in the document reader;
• a transmitting unit adapted to transmit the image data to the image editing apparatus;
• a receiving unit adapted to receive print data from the image editing apparatus;
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• an image editing unit adapted to obtain image data stored in the storage unit if the print data received by the receiving unit includes type information indicating the type of image editing process and to execute the image editing process specified by the type information.

An image editing method for an image editing apparatus capable of executing an image editing process on image data input from an external apparatus and transmitting edited image data to the external apparatus, the image editing method comprising:

• an input step of inputting a command of an image editing process to be executed on the image data;
• a determining step of determining whether the image editing process is to be executed on the image data based on a type of the image editing process specified in the input step;
• a generating step of generating type information indicating the type of the specified image editing process if the determining step determines that the image editing process specified in the input step is not to be executed on the image data;
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• a transmitting step of transmitting the type information generated in the generating step to the external apparatus.

An image processing method for an image processing apparatus that transmits image data obtained by reading a document in a document reader to an image editing apparatus and that outputs print data transmitted from the image editing apparatus, the image processing method comprising:

• a storage step of storing image data obtained by reading a document in the document reader;
• a transmitting step of transmitting the image data to the image editing apparatus;
• a receiving step of receiving print data transmitted from the image editing apparatus;
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• an image editing step of obtaining image data stored in the storage step if the print data received in the receiving step includes type information indicating the type of image editing process and executing the image editing process specified by the type information on the image data.

An image processing apparatus that transmits image data obtained by reading a document in a document reader to an image editing apparatus and that outputs print data transmitted from the image editing apparatus, the image processing apparatus comprising:

• an input unit adapted to input a command of an image editing process to be executed on image data obtained by reading a document in the document reader;
• a determining unit adapted to determine whether the image editing process is to be executed on the image data based on a type of the image editing process specified by the input unit;
• a processing unit adapted to execute the image editing process on the image data if the determining unit determines that the image editing process specified by the input unit is to be executed on the image data and to generate type information indicating the type of the image editing process if the determining unit determines that the image editing process is not to be executed;
• a resolution converting unit adapted to convert the image data edited by the processing unit to low-resolution image data;
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• a transmitting unit adapted to transmit the image data to the image editing apparatus,
• wherein the transmitting unit is adapted to transmit the low-resolution image data converted by the resolution converting unit if the image data has been edited by the processing unit and to transmit the type information generated by the processing unit and the image data whose resolution is not converted if the image data has not been edited by the processing unit.

An image processing method for an image processing apparatus that transmits image data obtained by reading a document in a document reader to an image editing apparatus and that outputs print data transmitted from the image editing apparatus, the image processing method comprising:

• an input step of inputting a command of an image editing process to be executed on image data obtained by reading a document in the document reader;
• a determining step of determining whether the image editing process is to be executed on the image data based on a type of the image editing process specified in the input step;
• a processing step of executing the specified image editing process on the image data if the determining step determines that the image editing process specified in the input step is to be executed on the image data and generating type information indicating the type of the image editing process if the determining step determines that the image editing process is not to be executed;
• a resolution converting step of converting the image data edited in the processing step to low-resolution image data;
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• a transmitting step of transmitting the image data to the image editing apparatus,
• wherein the transmitting step transmits the low-resolution image data converted in the resolution converting step if the image data has been edited in the processing step and transmits the type information generated in the processing step and the image data whose resolution is not converted if the image data has not been edited in the processing step.