摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To delete a page that is determined not to have a fixed volume of information, from print image data. <P>SOLUTION: The image output apparatus includes: a means to classify drawing objects of print image data in units of pages; a differential drawing object extracting means to extract a differential drawing object that is not commonly used between the pages from among the classified objects; a page information volume determination means to determine whether each of the page is in the print image data has a fixed volume of information, on the basis of the differential drawing object; and a page erasure means to erase such a page that is determined not to have a fixed volume of information by the page information volume determination means, from the print image data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |