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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2009
Applicant:
Takashi Isoda, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Isoda, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/373 (2006.01); G09G 5/377 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The apparatus of the present invention includes a reduction ratio determination unit that determines a reduction ratio in each of a plurality of image data based on a character size included in each of the plurality of image data; a reduction unit that reduces the plurality of image data according to the respective reduction ratio; a layout trial unit that arranges the plurality of reduced image data according to a plurality of layout methods; and a layout determination unit that determines a layout method from the plurality of layout methods based on the number of the plurality of image data arranged.