Recovery from an out of storage condition at a rip spool for storing raster data
US8599394B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/1886
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems herein provide for recovering from an out of storage condition at a rip spool for storing raster data. In one embodiment, a print controller receives a command to print multiple copies of a print job. The print controller buffers for rasterization multiple copies of print data for the print job, and determines if a rip spool has storage space available to store a complete rasterized version of the print job. If the rip spool does not have storage space available, then the print controller performs a rasterization process on the multiple copies of the print data for the print job, and provides multiple rasterized copies of the print job to a print engine. If the rip spool has storage space available, then the print controller performs a rasterization process on one copy of the print job and discards additional buffered copies of the print data.
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