Image processing apparatus and method and computer program product for controlling the same
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorHiroaki Takeuchi
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Abstract
A scanner-characteristic correcting unit converts read image data into normalized image data. A first image processing unit applies a first image processing on the normalized image data. A color determining unit performs a color determination of the normalized image data. A controller image processing unit that applies a second image processing on the normalized image data is provided in a removable manner. When a B&W plotter unit is connected to an image processing apparatus without the controller image processing unit, the first image processing unit generates binary image data of the image data before a result of the color determination is output.
Claims12
An image processing apparatus to which a scanner unit that reads an image of an original and either one of a color plotter unit that records a color image and a black-and-white plotter unit that records a black-and-white image are configured to be connected, the image processing apparatus comprising:
- a scanner-characteristic correcting unit that converts image data read by the scanner unit into normalized image data to compensate for a characteristic of the scanner unit;
- a first image processing unit that applies a first image processing on the normalized image data to generate image data to be output;
- a color determining unit that determines whether the normalized image data is color image data or black-and-white image data;
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- an attaching and removing unit that can attach and remove a controller image processing unit that applies a second image processing on the normalized image data to generate image data to be output, wherein
- when the black-and-white plotter unit is connected to the image processing apparatus and the controller image processing unit is not attached, the first image processing unit generates binary image data of the image data by applying the first image processing on the normalized image data before a result of color determination of the image data by the color determining unit is output.
A method of controlling an image processing apparatus to which a scanner unit that reads an image of an original and either one of a color plotter unit that records a color image and a black-and-white plotter unit that records a black-and-white image are configured to be connected, the method comprising:
- converting image data read by the scanner unit into normalized image data to compensate for a characteristic of the scanner unit;
- first image processing including applying a first image processing on the normalized image data to generate image data to be output;
- determining whether the normalized image data is color image data or black-and-white image data;
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- attaching a controller image processing unit that applies a second image processing on the normalized image data to generate image data to be output in a removable manner, wherein
- when the black-and-white plotter unit is connected to the image processing apparatus and the controller image processing unit is not attached, the first image processing includes generating binary image data of the image data by applying the first image processing on the normalized image data before a result of color determination of the image data is output.
A computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium having computer-readable program codes embodied in the medium for implementing a method of controlling an image processing apparatus to which a scanner unit that reads an image of an original and either one of a color plotter unit that records a color image and a black-and-white plotter unit that records a black-and-white image are configured to be connected, the program codes when executed causing a computer to execute:
- converting image data read by the scanner unit into normalized image data to compensate for a characteristic of the scanner unit;
- first image processing including applying a first image processing on the normalized image data to generate image data to be output;
- determining whether the normalized image data is color image data or black-and-white image data;
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- attaching a controller image processing unit that applies a second image processing on the normalized image data to generate image data to be output in a removable manner, wherein
- when the black-and-white plotter unit is connected to the image processing apparatus and the controller image processing unit is not attached, the first image processing includes generating binary image data of the image data by applying the first image processing on the normalized image data before a result of color determination of the image data is output.
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