摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic document printing system which can shorten entire printing time by early starting a printer when electronic document data formed of a format in which the structure description necessary to interpret the structure of data is described at the last of the electronic document like a PDF format is printed. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic document printing system 10 comprises a printer 30 for directly rasterizing an electronic document formed of a format in which the structural description necessary to interpret the structure is described at the last of the electronic document, and a computer 20. The computer divides electronic document data into at least three or more data blocks, sequentially transfers the data block from the last to the printer and sequentially transfers the divided data blocks from the head data block after a reception acknowledging signal showing the reception of mutual converting table from the printer. Thus, the transferring and printing processes of the electronic document data are overlapped and can be processed, and the printing time can be shortened. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |