System and method using a split printer driver to control a computer printer device
US5768487A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1285
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A split printer driver comprising a separate page driver for optimizing and storing print data into a journal file, a journal file processor for retrieving the optimized print data from the journal file, and a separate render driver for receiving the optimized print data from the journal file processor, processing the optimized print data using an image processor, rendering the optimized print data into picture elements, and providing the picture elements to a printer to produce high-quality printed images.
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