| US 7,576,781 B2 | ||
| Image processing of image data | ||
| Toshie Imai, Nagano-ken (Japan); and Yoshihiro Nakami, Nagano-ken (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 05, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/752,381. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-001922 (JP), filed on Jan. 08, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0207730 A1, Oct. 21, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 5/28 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 348—222.1 [348/231.3; 348/231.6] | 15 Claims |

| 1. An image processing method for executing image processing of image data generated by an image data generating apparatus,
said method comprising:
acquiring shooting information that indicates shooting conditions at the time of shooting, said shooting information describing
a plurality of shooting condition parameters;
acquiring image processing control information that designates a plurality of picture quality adjustment parameters to be
used during image processing in an image processing apparatus, said image processing control information describing a plurality
of specifying parameters, and said image processing control information designating image processing conditions to be used
in said image processing apparatus, said image data generating apparatus being separate from said image processing apparatus;
setting said plurality of picture quality adjustment parameters on the basis of said plurality of specifying parameters, while
for any of said plurality of picture quality adjustment parameters that is not set by means of said specifying parameters,
setting these said picture quality adjustment parameters on the basis of said shooting condition parameters; and
executing image processing of said image data in said image processing apparatus using said set picture quality adjustment
parameters.
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