Image processing apparatus and method for generating a control signal based on a discrimination of whether an input image includes a specific image
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKamon Hasuo, Ryuichi Masuda, Yuichi Sato, Ken-Ichi Outa
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus (or method) includes a reception unit (or step) for receiving digital color image data through an interface from an external apparatus, and a discrimination unit (or step) for discriminating, from the received digital color image data, whether an image represented by the digital color image data is a specific image. A control unit (or step) controls printing using the color image data in accordance with a discriminated result by the discrimination unit.
Claims48
A printer comprising:
- reception means for receiving color image data from an external apparatus;
- discrimination means for discriminating, from the color image data received by said reception means, whether or not an image represented by the color image data is a specific image;
- and
- control means for controlling, in accordance with a discriminated result by said discrimination means, printing using the color image data.
A color image processing apparatus comprising:
- reception means for receiving color image data from an external apparatus having no specific image judgment function;
- discrimination means for discriminating, from the color image data received by said reception means, whether or not an image represented by the color image data is a specific image;
- control means for controlling, in accordance with a discriminated result by said discrimination means, printing using the color image data.
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- reception means for receiving digital color image data through an interface from an external apparatus;
- and
- discrimination means for discriminating, from the digital color image data received by said reception means, whether an image represented by the digital color image data is a specific image.
A printing method comprising the steps of:
- receiving color image data from an external apparatus;
- discriminating, from the color image data received in said receiving step, whether an image represented by the color image data is a specific image;
- and
- controlling, in accordance with a discriminated result in said discriminating step, printing using the color image data.
A color image processing method comprising the steps of:
- receiving color image data from an external apparatus having no specific image judgment function;
- discriminating, from the color image data received in said receiving step, whether an image represented by the color image data is a specific image;
- and
- controlling, in accordance with a discriminated result by said discriminating step, printing using the color image data.
An image processing method comprising the steps of:
- receiving digital color image data through an interface from an external apparatus;
- and
- discriminating, from the digital color image data received in said receiving step, whether an image represented by the digital color image data is a specific image.
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