Patent ID: 7853873

Claim:
A data processing apparatus included in a data processing system, the data processing system including the data processing apparatus and an external device, the data processing apparatus comprising: object extracting means for extracting objects from an input image; integrating means for generating integrated electronic data by integrating object information of the extracted objects with layout control information, the layout control information including a script program for modifying a layout of the objects, the object information including original layout information of the objects; and outputting means for transmitting the integrated electronic data to the external device, wherein the external device is configured to execute the script program and perform: a displaying step of displaying an image of the original layout in accordance with the original layout information included in the object information, and instructing a user of the external device to select one or more objects to be enlarged; a determining step of determining magnification ratios of each object included in the integrated electronic data based on the one or more objects selected in the displaying step; and a modifying step of modifying the layout of the objects which are converted based on the determined magnification ratios of each object.