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1. An image processing system comprising:
a plurality of intermediate-data generating apparatuses;
the plurality of intermediate-data generating apparatuses interpreting data of pages forming document data described in a page description language,the pages being assigned to the corresponding intermediate-data generating apparatuses, so as to generate a plurality of elements of intermediate data of the pages; and one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses;
the one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses obtaining elements of the intermediate data assigned to each of the one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses,
the elements of the intermediate data being obtained from the plurality of elements of intermediate data generated by the plurality of intermediate-data generating apparatuses, whereinthe one or more drawing data generating apparatuses each draw the obtained elements of the intermediate data so as to generate drawing data,
including information concerning each of pixels forming each of the obtained elements of the intermediate data,the one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses each including a memory that stores intermediate data of a common element used in the obtained elements of the intermediate data,or stores drawing data of the common element generated from the intermediate data of the common element, wherein
if the intermediate data or the drawing data of the common element is stored in the memory,
the one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses generate drawing data of the obtained elements of the intermediate data assigned to the one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses by using the intermediate data or the drawing data of the common element stored in the memory, wherein the number of the one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses is smaller than the number of the plurality of intermediate-data generating apparatuses, wherein the image processing system further comprises a plurality of intermediate-data generating apparatuses;
the plurality of intermediate-data generating apparatuses interpreting data of pages forming document data described in a page description language,the pages being assigned to the corresponding intermediate-data generating apparatuses, so as to generate a plurality of elements of intermediate data of the pages, and wherein
each of the plurality of intermediate-data generating apparatuses interprets data for every page of the document data, but only generates a respective portion of intermediate data corresponding to the respective portion of intermediate data assigned to the corresponding intermediate-data generating apparatus; one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses;
the one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses obtaining elements of the intermediate data assigned to each of the one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses,
the elements of the intermediate data being obtained from the plurality of elements of intermediate data generated by the plurality of intermediate-data generating apparatuses, whereinthe one or more drawing data generating apparatuses each draw the obtained elements of the intermediate data so as to generate drawing data,
including information concerning each of pixels forming each of the obtained elements of the intermediate data,the one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses each including a memory that stores intermediate data of a common element used in the obtained elements of the intermediate data,or stores drawing data of the common element generated from the intermediate data of the common element, wherein
if the intermediate data or the drawing data of the common element is stored in the memory,
the one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses generate drawing data of the obtained elements of the intermediate data assigned to the one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses by using the intermediate data or the drawing data of the common element stored in the memory, wherein the number of the one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses is smaller than the number of the plurality of intermediate-data generating apparatuses. |
