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

摘要

An image processing apparatus implements appropriate image processing on image data stored in a storage unit of the image processing apparatus easily and efficiently, and distributes the image data to an external apparatus. An image format conversion unit implements image processing such as resolution conversion processing, filter processing, γ correction processing, and halftone processing on image data stored in an HDD serving as an image data storage unit so that the image data conform to conditions, such as image quality and format, specified by an external client apparatus. The image-processed image data are then distributed to the external client apparatus.

主权项

1. An apparatus connectable to external apparatuses, comprising:
a scanner device configured to read a document and create image data based on the document; a memory configured to store a plurality of the image data accessible by any of the external apparatuses, each of the plurality of the image data having been created from the document and having an image format; a printing device configured to print the plurality of the image data; a request receiving unit configured to receive, from one external apparatus among the external apparatuses, a request for selecting at least one image data among the plurality of the image data which are created by the scanner device and stored in the memory, and for converting an image format of the selected at least one image data to a second image format; an image data format converter configured to create converted image data by converting the image format of the selected at least one image data to the second image format according to the request received by the request receiving unit; and a sending unit configured to send the converted image data to the external apparatus which sent the request.