Information processing apparatus

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• receiving means for receiving a series of image information items formed of successive image information items of a plurality of recording media on each of which an image has been formed;
• setting means for setting, as a judgement area, image information of at least a portion of a region having a predetermined width and whose center is set to a boundary between the recording media, which are included in the series of image information items;
• determining means for performing predetermined image processing on the judgement area and determining whether the image information items of the plurality of recording media are independent of each other in terms of content or are continuous with each other in terms of content;
• and
• output means for outputting the series of image information items by splitting the series of image information items when the determining unit determines that the image information items of the plurality of recording media are independent of each other and for outputting the series of image information items together when the determining unit determines that the image information items of the plurality of recording media are continuous with each other,
• wherein the determining means performs binarizing processing as the predetermined image processing on the judgement area and determines that the image information items of the plurality of recording media are continuous with each other in terms of content when a blank area that continuously extends from one end to another end of the boundary is not present in the judgement area as a result of the binarizing processing.