Apparatus and method for controlling image processing based on image quality and/or processing speed as control parameters
First Claim
1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
- first process means for performing color matching processing on inputted image data;
second process means for converting the image data outputted by said first process means into density image data;
third process means for performing masking processing on the density image data outputted by said second process means;
fourth process means for performing correction on the density image data outputted by said third process means in accordance with a pixel position;
quantization means for quantizing the density image data outputted by said fourth process means;
control means for controlling at least one of the process operations of said first to fourth process means and the quantization method performed by said quantization means; and
setting means for setting a level of at least one of image quality and image processing speed,wherein said control means performs the control based on the image process condition set by said setting means.
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Abstract
Inputted image data is subjected to image processing by the matching unit 513, luminance-density conversion unit 514, input correction unit 515, masking unit 516, head shading (HS) processing unit 517, tone reproduction curve (TRC) processing unit 518 and binarize processing unit 519. The selecting unit 133 controls at least the on/off of the process operation of the HS processing unit 517 and a binarization method of the binarize processing unit 519, in accordance with an image process condition set by the setting unit 14. On account of the above, when an image is printed, it is possible to easily set image quality and processing speed that is suitable for the usage of an output image.
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25 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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first process means for performing color matching processing on inputted image data; second process means for converting the image data outputted by said first process means into density image data; third process means for performing masking processing on the density image data outputted by said second process means; fourth process means for performing correction on the density image data outputted by said third process means in accordance with a pixel position; quantization means for quantizing the density image data outputted by said fourth process means; control means for controlling at least one of the process operations of said first to fourth process means and the quantization method performed by said quantization means; and setting means for setting a level of at least one of image quality and image processing speed, wherein said control means performs the control based on the image process condition set by said setting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image processing method comprising:
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a first process step of performing color matching processing on inputted image data; a second process step of converting the image data processed in said first process step into density image data; a third process step of performing masking processing on the density image data processed in said second process step; a fourth process step of performing correction on the density image data processed in said third process step in accordance with a pixel position; a step of quantizing the density image data processed in said fourth process step; a step of controlling at least one of the process operations in said first to fourth process steps and the quantization method performed in said quantizing step; and a step of setting a level of at least one of image quality and image processing speed, wherein the control in said controlling step is performed based on the image process condition set in said setting step.
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8. A storage medium storing computer-readable program codes for performing image processing, comprising:
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program codes for a first process step of performing color matching processing on inputted image data; program codes for a second process step of converting the image data processed in said first process step into density image data; program codes for a third process step of performing masking processing on the density image data processed in said second process step; program codes for a fourth process step of performing correction on the density image data processed in said third process step in accordance with a pixel position; program codes for a step of quantizing the density image data processed in said fourth process step; program codes for a step of controlling at least one of the process operations in said first to fourth process steps and the quantization method performed in said quantizing step; and program codes for a step of setting a level of at least one of image quality and image processing speed, wherein the control in said controlling step is performed based on the image process condition set in said setting step.
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9. An image processing apparatus for recording an image by utilizing a plurality of recording elements, comprising:
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correcting means for correcting unevenness of the plurality of recording elements; selecting means for selecting a half-tone processing method; and setting means for setting correction operation of said correcting means in accordance with the selected half-tone processing method. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An image processing method for recording an image, utilizing a plurality of recording elements, comprising the steps of:
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correcting unevenness of the plurality of recording elements; selecting a half-tone processing method; and setting correction operation in said correcting step in accordance with the selected half-tone processing method. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A storage medium storing computer-readable program codes for recording an image, utilizing a plurality of recording elements, comprising:
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program codes a step of correcting unevenness of the plurality of recording elements; program codes a step of selecting a half-tone processing method; and program codes a step of setting correction operation in said correcting step in accordance with the selected half-tone processing method.
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