Patent ID: 7812974

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: a storage unit which stores a document information; a first information extractor which extracts first feature information from said document information, the first feature information being a representation character size that represents a maximum size of characters whose accumulated number reaches a predetermined ratio of a total number of characters included in the document information, the accumulated number including numbers of characters included in the document information in order of character sizes of the characters beginning from a minimum character size; a second information extractor which extracts second feature information different from said first feature information from said document information, the second feature information being resolution information of image data included in the document information; a page number deciding unit which decides an arranged page number serving as the number of logical pages included in one physical page on the basis of said first feature information and said second feature information; and a page arranging unit which converts the document information stored in said storage unit into said logical pages, decides a reduction rate of the logical pages according to the arranged page number, and arranges said logical pages into said physical page on the basis of said arranged page number and the decided reduction rate.