Patent ID: 7545992

Claim:
An image processing system comprising: an input unit, adapted to input image information including information related to a first type of object which is to be vectorized and a second type of object which is not to be vectorized; a storage unit, adapted to store the input image information; a first processing unit, adapted to execute a vectorization process on the information related to the first type of object included in the input image information; a second processing unit, adapted to execute a resolution conversion process on the information related to both the first type of object and the second type of object included in the input image information, wherein resolution of information related to each of the first and second type of object after the conversion is lower than that before the conversion; a determination unit, adapted to determine which of first information and second information is to be transmitted, based on a ratio of the first type of object and the second type of object included in the input image information, the first information including the first type of object that has been vectorized by said first processing unit and the second type of object that has not been vectorized, and the second information including the first type of object and the second type of object both of which are converted by said second processing unit; and a transmission unit, adapted to transmit either the first information or the second information, based on a result of a determination by said determination unit, and to transmit location information indicating a storage location of the input image information stored in said storage unit.