Image processing apparatus that is capable of two-color printing, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor

摘要

An image processing apparatus that is capable of reducing the printing time when printing data saved and is capable of two-color printing. A raster conversion unit generates raster image data by developing image information that shows an image expressed in arbitrary colors. A storage unit stores the raster image data converted by the raster conversion unit and a color mode that is specified from among “full color”, “single color”, and “two-color” when the raster image data is printed. A color conversion unit generates output image data by processing the raster image data according to the selected color mode. A control unit makes a printer unit print the output image data that is generated by processing the raster image data stored in the storage unit by the color conversion unit when being instructed to print the image.

主权项

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
a receiving unit configured to receive data and attribute information of the data, the attribute information including at least first information indicating whether the data should be printed as an output image or stored, and second information indicating that the data is printed as an output image in a “two-color” mode; a raster conversion unit configured to convert the data into raster image data; a storage unit; a printing unit; and a control unit configured to determine, according to the attribute information, whether the data should be printed as an output image or stored, wherein in a case where it is determined that the data should be printed as an output image, said control unit executes a color conversion process in which the raster image data is converted, according to the attribute information, to two color image data, and subsequently executes a print process in which said printing unit outputs the two color image data, and in a case where it is determined that the data should be stored, said control unit controls said storage unit to store the raster image data together with the attribute information, without the raster image data converted to the two color image data.