Systems and methods for converting the format of information

A format processing system for converting information corresponding to a first document, the information corresponding to the first document exhibiting a first format, the format processing system comprising:

• a format conversion system configured to receive information corresponding to the first document;
• receive information corresponding to a second format to which the information corresponding to the first document is to be converted;
• retrieve information corresponding to a set of format rules, the set of format rules corresponding to the second format;
• convert the information corresponding to the first document to image data having at least one object group;
• and convert the image data according to the format rules to converted data representative of the first document and exhibiting the second format.

A computer readable medium for use in a computer system for converting the format of information corresponding to a first document, the first document exhibiting a first format, said computer readable medium comprising:

• logic configured to enable information corresponding to the first document to be received;
• logic configured to enable information corresponding to a second format to which the information corresponding to the first document is to be converted to be received;
• logic configured to enable information corresponding to a set of format rules to be retrieved, the set of format rules corresponding to the second format;
• logic configured to enable the information corresponding to the first document to be converted to image data having at least one object group;
• and
• logic configured to enable the image data to be converted according to the format rules to converted data representative of the first document and exhibiting the second format.