Method and apparatus for printing computer generated images
US6860203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/1863
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method (40) and apparatus (30) is described for performing image rendering of high resolution computer generated images using limited memory and constrained rendering architectures. An image is segmented into a plurality of tiles (110). A graphics renderer (17), which is usually used for rendering low resolution images onto a display device (19), is used to render one tile (110) at a time. The rendered tile images are combined to form a band of the image (101) and the image data of the band (101) is transferred to a printer engine (20) for printing. Each band (101) is rendered and transferred to the printer engine (20) until the whole image is printed.
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