Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable medium

An image processing method of performing image thinning processing, comprising:

• a thinning step capable of executing a plurality of thinning processes which have different output image qualities and processing times;
• an acquisition step of managing status information indicating a status of an image processing apparatus;
• a division step of dividing an image into a plurality of divided images;
• a prediction step of predicting a processing time when thinning processing executed in the thinning step is applied to each divided image divided in the division step;
• and
• a selection step of selecting, based on the status information acquired in the acquisition step and the predicted processing time predicted in the prediction step, thinning processing to be applied to each divided image from the plurality of thinning processes executed in the thinning step.

A computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as

• a thinning unit configured to able to execute a plurality of thinning processes which have different output image qualities and processing times;
• an acquisition unit configured to acquire status information indicating a status of the computer;
• a division unit which divides an image into a plurality of divided images;
• a prediction unit configured to predict a processing time when thinning processing executed by the thinning unit is applied to each divided image divided by the division unit;
• and
• a selection unit configured to select, based on the status information acquired by the acquisition unit and the predicted processing time predicted by the prediction unit, thinning processing to be applied to each divided image from the plurality of thinning processes executed by the thinning unit.