Translating PDL-based print stream to job ticket-based print stream
US8289537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1248
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Using techniques described herein, separate “job ticket” data and printable data may be generated automatically from a PDL-compliant print stream. According to one technique, an automated mechanism receives a PDL-compliant print stream as input. The PDL-compliant print stream describes both printable content and control data, as described above. The automated mechanism separates the printable content data from the control data. The automated mechanism may translate the printable content data from a printer definition language into a format that is designed to be understood by human beings. The automated mechanism generates two separate “packages” of data; one “package” describes the printable content, and the other “package,” the “job ticket,” describes the control data. Thus, in one embodiment of the invention, the automated mechanism separates the PDL-compliant print stream into a “job ticket” and printable content data. The “job ticket” may be stored separately from the printable content data.
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