Kristin E Smith

US Patent:

6947162, Sep 20, 2005

Filed:

Aug 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/943620

Inventors:

Steven Rosenberg - Palo Alto CA, US
Carl Staelin - Halfa, IL
Kristin Smith - Meridian ID, US
Doug Kaltenecker - Meridian ID, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06K015/00

US Classification:

358 115

Abstract:

Format processing systems for converting the format of a document are disclosed. In this regard, a representative document processing system includes a file conversion system configured to receive information corresponding to a first document as well as receive information corresponding to a second format to which the information corresponding to the first document is to be converted. Additionally, the file conversion system is configured to retrieve information corresponding to a set of format rules, the set of format rules corresponding to the second format. The file conversion system converts the information corresponding to the first document to image data having at least one object group. Thereafter, the file conversion system converts the image data to converted data representative of the first document and exhibiting the second format. Methods and other systems also are provided.