Parallel distributed printer controller architecture
US5819014A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/124
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printer architecture utilizing network resources to distribute printer controller and translator functions and thereby process several print jobs in parallel. The several print jobs can be transferred, in order of completion, to a print engine for a high speed real time printing operation, or stored as pre-rasterized images for subsequent access and delivery to the print engine.
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