Embedded display list interpreter for multiprocessor-based printer
US6115131A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0065
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processing unit for a printer system. The processing unit is comprised of a master processor and multiple parallel processors. The master processor builds the display list from a page description program or from some other graphics programming. It partitions the display list into sublists and distributes the sublists to the parallel processors. The parallel processors interpret the sublists, thereby rendering the image as bitmapped data.
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