US 11,809,928 B2
Information processing apparatus that determines whether to set a color mode based on processing corresponding to a monochrome mode, method, storage medium storing program, and system
Tomohiro Suzuki, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/745,745.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-097465 (JP), filed on Jun. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0405539 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. G06K 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 15/1889 (2013.01) [G06K 15/1805 (2013.01); G06K 15/188 (2013.01); G06K 15/1852 (2013.01); G06K 15/1885 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
one or more circuits; or
one or more processors and at least one memory, the at least one memory being coupled to the one or more processors and having stored thereon instructions executable by the one or more processors,
wherein at least one of the one or more circuits or the execution of the instructions by the one or more processors cause the information processing apparatus to function as:
an acquisition unit configured to acquire input image data representing a print target image;
a setting unit configured to set a color mode in place of a monochrome mode on condition that the monochrome mode and multiplexing of additional information on the print target image are set as print settings based on the input image data;
a generation unit configured to generate, based on the input image data, color image data corresponding to printing in the color mode which represents a color of the monochromated print target image by a value of a color signal;
a multiplexing unit configured to perform, for the color image data generated by the generation unit, processing for multiplexing the additional information on the print target image; and
a control unit configured to cause a printing apparatus to print a multiplexed image on which the additional information is multiplexed based on the color image data processed by the multiplexing unit in the color mode set by the setting unit,
wherein the at least one of the one or more circuits or the execution of the instructions by the one or more processors further causes the information processing apparatus to function as a first determination unit configured to determine whether to execute setting of the color mode by the setting unit,
wherein if it is determined, by the first determination unit, to execute the setting of the color mode by the setting unit, the setting unit sets the color mode in place of the monochrome mode,
wherein the first determination unit determines to execute the setting of the color mode by the setting unit based on execution of processing corresponding to the monochrome mode in the printing apparatus,
wherein upon determining, based on information acquired from the printing apparatus, that the processing corresponding to the monochrome mode is executed in the printing apparatus, the first determination unit determines to execute the setting of the color mode by the setting unit, and
wherein the first determination unit determines, based on the information acquired from the printing apparatus and a black list, whether the processing corresponding to the monochrome mode is executed in the printing apparatus.