发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for distributing pages to individual print engines in a multiple print engine |
摘要 |
A multiple print engine is provided wherein a plurality of print engines are configured as a single virtual print engine. A software RIP engine is provided for receiving a print job, ripping that print job to provide a rasterized image, which rasterized image is parsed into a plurality of pages. Each of the pages has associated therewith information as to the printing characteristics for that page. Each of the print engines also has associated therewith printing parameters. A job distributor is provided for selectively distributing the rasterized pages to engines based upon their associated print characteristics.
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申请公布号 |
US6850335(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.02.01 |
申请号 |
US19990228872 |
申请日期 |
1999.01.11 |
申请人 |
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. |
发明人 |
BARRY MICHAEL W.;BARTHOLMAE JACK N.;ROWE FRANCIS A.;TOMPKINS E. NEAL;ZUBER PETER A. |
分类号 |
G06F15/00;(IPC1-7):G06F15/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F15/00 |
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