In-RIP sorting of objects in the slow scan direction
US5988899A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/103
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of processing page description data for printing on a printing device having a print engine for printing on an output media. The method includes receiving page description data comprising objects to be placed on the output media where each object has a position on the output media. An area to be printed on the output media is divided into a first and subsequent bands. The objects are interpreted one object at a time to produce display list data. When all objects that intersect the first band have been interpreted, display list data for the first band is rendered without regard to whether objects or portions of objects in subsequent bands have been interpreted.
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