发明授权
- 专利标题: Printing system for dividing a page into blocks
- 专利标题(中): 用于将页面分割成块的打印系统
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申请号: US08870699申请日: 1997-06-09
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公开(公告)号: US06304335B1公开(公告)日: 2001-10-16
- 发明人: Yoji Furuya , Masayoshi Suzuki , Yoshifumi Okamoto , Makoto Dohi
- 申请人: Yoji Furuya , Masayoshi Suzuki , Yoshifumi Okamoto , Makoto Dohi
- 优先权: JP8-156983 19960618
- 主分类号: B41B100
- IPC分类号: B41B100
摘要:
A printing system includes a host computer and a printer. The host computer includes a memory which store process steps that are executable by a processor, and a processor. The processor executes the process steps stored in the memory (1) to divide encoded image data in a page of encoded image data into blocks, each block having a size which is less than a storage capacity of a buffer on a printer, and (2) to transmit the blocks of encoded image data to the printer. The printer includes a memory which stores process steps that are executable by a processor, and a processor. The processor executes the process steps stored in the memory (1) to store a predetermined amount of encoded image data in a buffer, (2) to control a printer engine to print images based on the encoded image data stored in the buffer, and (3) to store additional encoded image data, including blocks of the encoded image data, in the buffer in place of the encoded image data for which images have been printed.