Determining the complexity of a page prior to a print attempt
US5216754A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1247
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic printing system prevents printing failures and interruptions associated with the inability of an image generation subsystem to generate a page image in digital form in real-time by reviewing the page contents prior to submission to the image generation subsystem. The quantity, size, geometry and location of objects on a page are analyzed to generate an internal intermediate description of the page. A determination is made if sufficient resources exist to perform real-time imaging. If real-time imaging cannot be performed, the page will be automatically simplified before the job containing the page is submitted for printing.
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