Information processing apparatus, method and recording medium therefor
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasakazu Nomoto
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus that is adapted to perform a program installation is connected with an electronic device for input/output of a color image and is provided with a memory unit. When the apparatus discriminates that a selected color correction data file is not present in the memory unit, but is installed in another information processing apparatus, the selected color correction data file is transferred from the other information processing apparatus to the information processing apparatus.
Claims9
An information processing apparatus connected in communicable manner with an electronic device for inputting or outputting a color image and provided with a memory unit in which a first control program for said electronic device and plural color correction data files associated with the first control program are installed from a computer readable predetermined memory medium and executes a color correction process based on any of the plural color correction data files, said apparatus comprising:
- selection means for selecting any of the color correction data files according to the condition of a color image processing executed by said electronic device;
- first discrimination means for discriminating whether the color correction data file selected by said selection means is present in the memory unit;
- third search means adapted, when said first discrimination means discriminates that the color correction data file selected by said selection means is not present in the memory unit, to search another information processing apparatus installed with a second control program for controlling an electronic device similar in characteristics to the electronic device controlled by the first control program;
- second discrimination means for discriminating whether the color correction data file selected by said selection means is installed in another information processing apparatus searched by said third search means;
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- transfer means adapted, when said second discrimination means discriminates that the color correction data file selected by said selection means is installed in said another information processing apparatus, to transfer the color correction data file selected by said selection means from said another information processing apparatus to said information processing apparatus itself.
An information processing method for an information processing apparatus connected in communicable manner with an electronic device for inputting or outputting a color image and provided with a memory unit in which a first control program for said electronic device and plural color correction data files associated with the first control program are installed from a computer readable predetermined memory medium and executes a color correction process based on any of the plural color correction data files, said method comprising:
- a selection step of selecting any of the color correction data files according to a condition of a color image processing executed by said electronic device;
- a first discrimination step of discriminating whether the color correction data file selected in said selection step is present in the memory unit;
- a third search step adapted, when said first discrimination step discriminates that the color correction data file selected in said selection step is not present in the memory unit, to search another information processing apparatus installed with a second control program for controlling an electronic device similar in characteristics to the electronic device controlled by the first control program;
- a second discrimination step of discriminating whether the color correction data file selected in said selection step is installed in another information processing apparatus searched in said third search step;
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- a transfer step adapted, when said second discrimination step discriminates that the color correction data file selected in said selection step is installed in said another information processing apparatus, to transfer the color correction data file selected in said selection step from said another information processing apparatus to said information processing apparatus itself.
A computer readable memory medium storing a program for an information processing method for an information processing apparatus connected in communicable manner with an electronic device for inputting or outputting a color image and provided with a memory unit in which a first control program for said electronic device and plural color correction data files associated with the first control program are installed from a computer readable predetermined memory medium and executes a color correction process based on any of the plural color correction data files, said method comprising:
- a selection step of selecting any of the color correction data files according to the condition of a color image processing executed by said electronic device;
- a first discrimination step of discriminating whether the color correction data file selected in said selection step is present in the memory unit;
- a third search step adapted, when said first discrimination step discriminates that the color correction data file selected in said selection step is not present in the memory unit, to search another information processing apparatus installed with a second control program for controlling an electronic device similar in characteristics to the electronic device controlled by the first control program;
- a second discrimination step of discriminating whether the color correction data file selected in said selection step is installed in another information processing apparatus searched in said third search step;
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- a transfer step adapted, in case said second discrimination step discriminates that the color correction data file selected in said selection step is installed in said another information processing apparatus, to transfer the color correction data file selected in said selection step from said another information processing apparatus to said information processing apparatus itself.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.