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US 8,620,112 B2Granted
Image management apparatus and image management method searching for a development unit to perform a development process parameter set on a raw image data
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorChiaki Mikawa
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Abstract
A RAW image, a parameter set used in a development process for the RAW image data, and attribute information of the parameter set are obtained, and a development processing apparatus (or development processing software) to be used for development of the RAW image is determined. The attribute information of the parameter set includes information which identifies a development processing apparatus (or development processing software) that performed development. Based on this information, an apparatus or software which is to perform a development process is searched for. The RAW image and development process parameters are transmitted to the detected development processing apparatus or software.
Claims28
An image management apparatus comprising:
- an obtaining unit configured to obtain RAW image data and attribute information relating to each of a plurality of development process parameter sets recorded in association with the RAW image data;
- a selection unit configured to select, based on the attribute information obtained by said obtaining unit, a development process parameter set to be used in a development process for the RAW image data among the plurality of development process parameter sets recorded in association with the RAW image data;
- a search unit configured to search, based on information which is contained in the attribute information for the development process parameter set selected by the selection unit and which can identify a developing unit capable of handling the development process parameter set selected by the selection unit, for a developing unit which is to perform a development process for the RAW image data;
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- a notifying unit configured to notify the developing unit found as a result of the search by said search unit of the development process parameter set selected by the selection unit and the RAW image data.
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An image management method executed by an image management apparatus, comprising:
- an obtaining step of obtaining RAW image data and attribute information relating to each of a plurality of development process parameter sets recorded in association with the RAW image data;
- a selection step of selecting, based on the attribute information obtained by the obtaining step, a development process parameter set to be used in a development process for RAW image data among the plurality of development process parameter sets recorded in association with the RAW image data;
- a search step of searching, based on the information which is contained in the attribute information for the development process parameter set selected by the selection step and which can identify developing unit capable of handling the development process parameter set selected by the selection step, for a developing unit which is to perform a development process for the RAW image data;
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- a notifying step of notifying the developing unit found as a result of the search in the search step of the development process parameter set selected by the selection step and the RAW image data.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable code of a program for causing a computer to function as an image management apparatus, the program comprising:
- code of an obtaining step of obtaining RAW image data and attribute information relating to each of a plurality of development process parameter sets recorded in association with the RAW image data;
- code of a selection step of selecting, based on the attribute information obtained by the obtaining step, a development process parameter set to be used in a development process for RAW image data among the plurality of development process parameter sets recorded in association with the RAW image data;
- code of a search step of searching, based on the information which is contained in the attribute information for the development process parameter set selected by the selection step and which can identify developing unit capable of handling the development process parameter set selected by the selection step, for a developing unit which is to perform a development process for the RAW image data;
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- code a notifying step of notifying the developing unit found as a result of the search in the search step of the development process parameter set selected by the selection step and the RAW image data.
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An image management apparatus comprising:
- a memory storing computer executable code of a computer program;
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- a processor for executing the code stored in the memory, wherein, when executed by the processor, the code causes the image management apparatus to execute:
- obtaining RAW image data and attribute information relating to each of a plurality of development process parameter sets recorded in association with the RAW image data;
- selecting, based on the attribute information obtained by said obtaining step, a development process parameter set to be used in a development process for the RAW image data among the plurality of development process parameter sets recorded in association with the RAW image data;
- searching, based on information which is contained in the attribute information for the development process parameter set selected by the selecting step and which can identify a developing unit capable of handling the development process parameter set selected by the selecting step, for a developing unit which is to perform a development process for the RAW image data;
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- notifying the developing unit found as a result of the search by said searching step of the development process parameter set selected by the selecting step and the RAW image data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.