System and method for converting graphic files for printing
US11327701B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1296
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A workflow method for creating a printed sheet from a graphics file and an associated job description. The graphics file and an associated job definition are received in a digital front end (DFE), and a raster imaging processor (RIP) in the DFE converts the graphics file from a native format to RIPped data and stores the RIPped data in digital storage. A print controller retrieves the RIPped data from the digital storage and streams the RIPped data as an output. A communication interface, connected to a screening engine processor, receives the streamed RIPped data and the job definition from the DFE and converts the streamed RIPped data to converted RIPped data having a format readable by the screening engine processor, and to pass information from the screening engine processor to the DFE.
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