Raster image processor allocation scheme
US10656888B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/1859
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments herein describe RIP allocation schemes that consider a number of factors during page scheduling to improve the performance of a print controller. One embodiment comprises an apparatus that includes a plurality of RIPs collectively comprising a total number of RIPs that process logical pages. The apparatus further includes a scheduler. The scheduler receives a print job, determines that a number of available RIPs of the plurality of RIPs to process logical pages in the print job is less than the total number of RIPs, and to iteratively increase a number of the logical pages in the print job that are assigned to each of the available RIPs as the number of available RIPs increases over time.
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