Architecture for a digital printer with multiple independent decomposers
US5715379A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digital printing system includes a plurality of decomposers which operate simultaneously and independently. Each decomposer outputs page images of decomposed data at essentially random times. The page images from the decomposers are retained in a buffer until requested by a marker which controls the printer hardware. A buffer manager records where in the buffer each page image is stored, and a stream handle is assigned to every set of page images intended to form a multi-page document. When the marker requests a particular set of page images for printing, the marker invokes a stream handle. The buffer manager, receiving the stream handle, retrieves the necessary page images from recorded locations in the buffer.
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