System and method for efficient printing of variable information documents
US6476931B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0065
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of generating a printer-ready representation of a page from a collection page elements and a first set of page assembly instructions, when a portion of the page assembly instructions refer to the page elements, includes the steps of comparing the first set with at least one previously stored set of page assembly instructions, assembling the collection and the first set in accordance with the result of the step of comparing, thereby generating the printer-ready representation of the page, and storing the first set and the printer-ready representation.
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