Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program to execute image processing method

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a reception unit constructed to receive a first image from a client;
• a determination unit constructed to determine whether an operation environment of the client when a previously received second image different from the first image was received is identical to an operation environment of the client when the first image is received;
• and
• an execution unit constructed to execute re-evaluation of an attribute of an object included in the received first image in a case where the determination unit determines that the operation environment of the client when the second image was received is identical to the operation environment of the client when the first image is received, and there is information indicating that an attribute of an object included in the second image has been re-evaluated.

An image processing method comprising the steps of:

• receiving from a client, an image and an object included in the image;
• storing an operation environment of the client as metadata of the object included in the image;
• evaluating an attribute of the object received in the receiving step;
• making as metadata a record indicating that the attribute has been re-evaluated, when an instruction is input to re-evaluate the attribute of the object which has undergone attribute evaluation in the evaluating step;
• and
• executing re-evaluation of an attribute of a received other image, upon receiving another image different from the image, when an operation environment of a client which has instructed to perform image processing of the other image is identical to the operation environment of the client which is stored in the storing step, and the record is made in the making step indicating that the attribute has been re-evaluated.

An image processing method comprising controlling at least one processor to perform the steps of:

• receiving a first image from a client;
• determining whether an operation environment of the client when a previously received second image different from the first image was received is identical to an operation environment of the client when the first image is received;
• and
• executing re-evaluation of an attribute of an object included in the received first image, in a case where it is determined that the operation environment of the client when the second image was received is identical to the operation environment of the client when the first image is received, and there is information indicating that an attribute of an object included in the second image has been re-evaluated.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a reception unit constructed to receive a first image from a client;
• a determination unit constructed to determine whether an application of the client when a previously received second image different from the first image was received is identical to an application of the client when the first image is received;
• and
• an execution unit constructed to execute re-evaluation of an attribute of an object included in the received first image in a case where the determination unit determines that the application of the client when the second image was received is identical to the application of the client when the first image is received, and there is information indicating that an attribute of an object included in the second image has been re-evaluated.