Image processor and image processing system

• US 20050024498A1
• Filed: 07/27/2004
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Iida, Takayuki, Nakamura, Hiroaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,548,645 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/001 Sharing resources, e.g. processing power or memory, with a connected apparatus or enhancing the capability of the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0072 Detecting the status of a connected apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera

Abstract

The image processor is connected to an image output apparatus or an image input apparatus, and has an image processing unit which performs predetermined image processing on image data using photographing information, a preprocessing unit which performs preprocessing on the image data, and a determination unit which determines whether the image output apparatus and the image input apparatus include the image processing unit or not. When the image output apparatus and the image input apparatus do not include the image processing unit, the determination unit determines that the image processor performs the preprocessing and the image processing. The image processing system has two image processors equipped with an image input function and an image output function, respectively.

Claims

1. An image processor connected to an image output apparatus, comprising:

image processing means for performing predetermined image processing on image data using photographing information when photographing to acquire said image data;

preprocessing means for performing preprocessing of said predetermined image processing on said image data; and

determination means for determining whether said image output apparatus comprises said image processing means or not, p1 wherein said determination means determines that said image processor performs said preprocessing and said predetermined image processing, when said image output apparatus does not comprise said image processing means.

2. The image processor according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined image processing is red-eye correction processing and said preprocessing is processing for selecting image data of an image which is expected to include red-eye from said image data.

3. An image processor which receives image data from an image input apparatus, comprising:

image processing means for performing predetermined image processing on said image data using photographing information when photographing to acquire said image data;

preprocessing means for performing preprocessing of said predetermined image processing on said image data; and

determination means for determining whether said image input apparatus comprises said image processing means or not,

wherein said determination means determines that said image processor performs said preprocessing and said predetermined image processing, when said image input apparatus does not comprise said image processing means.

4. The image processor according to claim 3, wherein said predetermined image processing is red-eye correction processing and said preprocessing is processing for selecting image data of an image which is expected to include red-eye from said image data.

5. An image processing system comprising:

a first image processor equipped with an image input function; and

a second image processor equipped with an image output function, wherein

both of said first image processor and said second image processor can transfer image data to each other, and comprise image processing means for performing predetermined image processing on said image data using photographing information when photographing to acquire said image data, and

at least one of said first image processor and said second image processor comprises means for determining the sharing of said preprocessing and said predetermined image processing between said first image processor and said second image processor.

6. The image processing system according to claim 5, wherein said predetermined image processing is red-eye correction processing and said preprocessing is processing for selecting image data of an image which is expected to include red-eye from said image data.