Method and apparatus to permit efficient multiple parallel image processing of large jobs
US6825943B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/1857
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention disclosed and claimed herein comprises a system and method for parallel conversion processing of a print job in a print system having a plurality of RIP engines, comprising the steps of: defining the print job for RIP of select portions of the print job in parallel; partitioning the print job into select portions according to defined boundaries; generating a substitute RIP instruction for each select portion of the print job; and processing the RIP requirements of each select portion in an assigned one of the plurality of RIP engines according to the substitute RIP instruction.
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