| US 7,526,135 B2 | ||
| Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program, and storage medium | ||
| Osamu Iinuma, Kawasaki (Japan); Shinichi Kato, Kawasaki (Japan); and Naoki Ito, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 01, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/215,977. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-255772 (JP), filed on Sep. 02, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0044636 A1, Mar. 02, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 9/36 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 382—232 | 15 Claims |
| 1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
an image composition unit configured to generate a composite image by compositing first and second images;
a specification unit configured to specify a generation process of the first and second images;
a selection unit configured to select a compression parameter to compress the composite image based on the combination of
the generation process of the first and second images specified by said specification unit; and
an image compression unit configured to compress the composite image using the compression parameter selected by said selection
unit,
wherein said image composition unit generates the composite image by compositing the first image regarded as a semitransparent
image and the second image.
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