Apparatus and method for determining the page description language in which a print job is written
US5402527A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1288
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a printing system for producing prints from a print job written in one of a plurality of page description languages with the print job assuming the form of a print job stream. The printing system includes a plurality of page description language analyzing units for sampling the print job stream, each analyzing unit outputting an information signal which provides information regarding the print job stream. A filter, which receives the information signals, processes the information signals and outputs a filtered signal which indicates the page description language in which the print job is written.
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