Image processing apparatus managing user profiles, image processing method managing user profiles, and storage medium thereof
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYasuhiro Hino
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a holding unit for holding setting information for every user, an input unit for inputting a print job, and an adjustment unit for specifying a user who instructs the print job according to print job information and adjusting a color image on the basis of the setting information of the specified user. Accordingly, a precise color adjustment fitting to each user can be realized by providing the profile for the color adjustment for every user.
Claims14
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- storage means for storing user profiles for a plurality of users, the user profiles containing information for adjusting the output of a print job;
- input means for inputting the print job, the print job containing a plurality of printing objects;
- adjustment means for specifying a user who instructs the print job according to print job information and adjusting an object of the plurality of printing objects on the basis of a user profile from the user profiles, the user profile corresponding to the specified user,
- management means for managing the user profiles of the plurality of users by causing a user profile to be corresponded to sender information of a user sending an E-mail;
- and
- change means for changing the managed user profile by using the E-mail sent by the user.
An image processing method comprising the steps of:
- storing in storage means user profiles of a plurality of users, the user profiles containing information for adjusting the output of a print job;
- inputting the print job, the print job containing a plurality of printing objects;
- specifying a user who instructs the print job according to print job information and adjusting an object of the plurality of printing objects on the basis of a user profile from the user profiles, the user profile corresponding to the specified user;
- managing the user profiles of the plurality of users by causing a user profile to be corresponded to sender information of a user sending an E-mail;
- and
- changing the managed user profile by using the E-mail sent by the user.
A computer readable medium which stores a computer-readable program to execute an image processing method, said method comprising the steps of:
- storing in storage means user profiles of a plurality of users, the user profiles containing information for adjusting the output of a print job;
- inputting the print job, the print job containing a plurality of printing objects;
- and
- specifying a user who instructs the print job according to print job information and adjusting an object of the plurality of printing objects on the basis of a user profile from the user profiles, the user profile corresponding to the specified user;
- managing the user profiles of the plurality of users by causing a user profile to be corresponded to sender information of a user sending an E-mail;
- and
- changing the managed user profile by using the E-mail sent by the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.