Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer-readable recording medium storing information processing program

• US 20090073494A1
• Filed: 09/02/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Takemoto, Yuji
• Granted Patent: US 8,089,643 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.180
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/33307 prior to start of transmission, input or output of the picture signal only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/33369 Storage of mode or retrieval of prestored mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/33378 Type or format of data, e.g. colour or B/W, halftone or binary, computer image file or facsimile data

Abstract

An information processing apparatus which converts input image data having a data format before conversion into image data having a data format after conversion is disclosed. The information processing apparatus includes a data format storing unit which stores processing capability information of the information processing apparatus and information of the data formats after conversion by correlating the processing capability information with the information of the data formats after conversion, a processing capability information determining unit which determines the processing capability information of the information processing apparatus, and a data format conversion controlling unit which converts the input image data having the data format before conversion into the image data having the data format after conversion based on the determined result by the processing capability information determining unit by referring to the data format storing unit.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus which converts input image data having a data format before conversion into image data having a data format after conversion, comprising:

a data format storing unit which stores processing capability information of the information processing apparatus and information of the data formats after conversion by correlating the processing capability information with the information of the data formats after conversion;

a processing capability information determining unit which determines the processing capability information of the information processing apparatus; and

a data format conversion controlling unit which converts the input image data having the data format before conversion into the image data having the data format after conversion based on the determined result by the processing capability information determining unit by referring to the data format storing unit.

2. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

when the input image data are plural image data having corresponding plural data formats before conversion,

the data format conversion controlling unit converts the plural image data having the corresponding plural data formats before conversion into image data having one data format after conversion.

3. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a convertible data format information storing unit which stores information of the data formats before conversion and information of convertible data formats after conversion by correlating with each other;

wherein

the data format conversion controlling unit converts the input image data having the data format before conversion into the image data having the data format after conversion when the input image data having the data format before conversion can be converted into the image data having the data format after conversion by referring to the convertible data format information storing unit.

4. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:

a data format conversion priority order storing unit which stores priority order of the data formats after conversion;

wherein

when the input image data having the data format before conversion cannot be converted into the image data having the data format after conversion by referring to the convertible data format information storing unit, the data format conversion controlling unit converts the input image data having the data format before conversion into the image data having the data format after conversion by lowering the priority order with reference to the data format conversion priority order storing unit.

5. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a data format conversion candidate designating unit which designates a candidate of the data format after conversion;

wherein

the data format conversion controlling unit designates the candidate of the data format after conversion by using the data format conversion candidate designating unit.

6. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the processing capability information includes information of a storage unit of the information processing apparatus; and

the information of the data formats after conversion stored in the data format storing unit is different between a case where the storage unit has a free capacity of a predetermined capacity or more and a case where the storage unit has a free capacity less than the predetermined capacity or the information processing apparatus does not include the storage unit.

7. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the processing capability information includes information of a printout unit of the image data having the data format after conversion; and

the information of the data formats after conversion stored in the data format storing unit is different between a case where the printout unit prints out color image data and a case where the printout unit prints out monochrome image data.

8. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the processing capability information includes information of a destination of the information processing apparatus; and

the information of the data formats after conversion stored in the data format storing unit is different between differences of corresponding destinations of the information processing apparatuses.

9. An information processing method in an information processing apparatus which converts input image data having a data format before conversion into image data having a data format after conversion, comprising:

a data format storing step which stores processing capability information of the information processing apparatus and information of the data formats after conversion by correlating the processing capability information with the information of the data formats after conversion;

a processing capability information determining step which determines the processing capability information of the information processing apparatus; and

a data format conversion controlling step which converts the input image data having the data format before conversion into the image data having the data format after conversion based on the determined result by the processing capability information determining step by referring to the data format storing step.

10. The information processing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein:

when the input image data are plural image data having corresponding plural data formats before conversion,

the data format conversion controlling step converts the plural image data having the corresponding plural data formats before conversion into image data having one data format after conversion.

11. The information processing method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

a convertible data format information storing step which stores information of the data formats before conversion and information of convertible data formats after conversion by correlating with each other;

wherein

the data format conversion controlling step converts the input image data having the data format before conversion into the image data having the data format after conversion when the input image data having the data format before conversion can be converted into the image data having the data format after conversion by referring to the convertible data format information storing step.

12. The information processing method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

a data format conversion priority order storing step which stores priority order of the data formats after conversion;

wherein

when the input image data having the data format before conversion cannot be converted into the image data having the data format after conversion by referring to the convertible data format information storing step, the data format conversion controlling step converts the input image data having the data format before conversion into the image data having the data format after conversion by lowering the priority order with reference to the data format conversion priority order storing step.

13. The information processing method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

a data format conversion candidate designating step which designates a candidate of the data format after conversion;

wherein

the data format conversion controlling step designates the candidate of the data format after conversion by using the data format conversion candidate designating step.

14. The information processing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein:

the processing capability information includes information of a storage unit of the information processing apparatus; and

the information of the data formats after conversion stored by the data format storing step is different between a case where the storage unit has a free capacity of a predetermined capacity or more and a case where the storage unit has a free capacity less than the predetermined capacity or the information processing apparatus does not include the storage unit.

15. The information processing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein:

the processing capability information includes information of a printout step of the image data having the data format after conversion; and

the information of the data formats after conversion stored by the data format storing step is different between a case where the printout step prints out color image data and a case where the printout step prints out monochrome image data.

16. The information processing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein:

the processing capability information includes information of a destination of the information processing apparatus; and

the information of the data formats after conversion stored by the data format storing step is different between differences of corresponding destinations of the information processing apparatuses.

17. A computer-readable recording medium storing an information processing program in an information processing apparatus which converts input image data having a data format before conversion into image data having a data format after conversion, wherein:

the information processing program includes

a data format storing step which stores processing capability information of the information processing apparatus and information of the data formats after conversion by correlating the processing capability information with the information of the data formats after conversion;

a processing capability information determining step which determines the processing capability information of the information processing apparatus; and

a data format conversion controlling step which converts the input image data having the data format before conversion into the image data having the data format after conversion based on the determined result by the processing capability information determining step by referring to the data format storing step.

18. The computer-readable recording medium storing the information processing program in the information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein:

in the information processing program,

when the input image data are plural image data having corresponding plural data formats before conversion,

the data format conversion controlling step converts the plural image data having the corresponding plural data formats before conversion into image data having one data format after conversion.

19. The computer-readable recording medium storing the information processing program in the information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein:

the information processing program further includes

a convertible data format information storing step which stores information of the data formats before conversion and information of convertible data formats after conversion by correlating with each other;

wherein

the data format conversion controlling step converts the input image data having the data format before conversion into the image data having the data format after conversion when the input image data having the data format before conversion can be converted into the image data having the data format after conversion by referring to the convertible data format information storing step.

20. The computer-readable recording medium storing the information processing program in the information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein:

the information processing program further includes

a data format conversion priority order storing step which stores priority order of the data formats after conversion; and

when the input image data having the data format before conversion cannot be converted into the image data having the data format after conversion by referring to the convertible data format information storing step, the data format conversion controlling step converts the input image data having the data format before conversion into the image data having the data format after conversion by lowering the priority order with reference to the data format conversion priority order storing step.