公开(公告)号：US5572631A

公开(公告)日：1996-11-05

申请号：US242210

申请日：1994-05-13

申请人： Jitendra Kavathekar ,  Chris R. Gunning ,  Cheryl S. Freeman

发明人： Jitendra Kavathekar ,  Chris R. Gunning ,  Cheryl S. Freeman

IPC分类号： B41J5/44 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G06K15/00 ,  G09G5/22

CPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  G06K2215/0014 ,  G06K2215/002 ,  G06K2215/0042

摘要： A printer that allows a plurality of personalities access to a common rasterizer. The printer is constructed of an operating system, a scaleable font and a personality interface. The scaleable font is logically connected to the operating system as is the personality interface. Additionally, the personality interface is logically connected to the plurality of personalities and the common rasterizer. The personality interface allows the plurality of personalities to communicate with the operating system and the common rasterizer. When the operating system receives a print job, it activates one of the plurality of personalities to become an active personality. Next, the operating system sends the print job through the personality interface to the active personality and gives the active personality exclusive access to the common rasterizer.

摘要翻译： 一种允许多个人访问公共光栅化器的打印机。 打印机由操作系统，可缩放字体和个性界面构成。 可扩展字体与个性界面一样，逻辑上连接到操作系统。 此外，个性界面逻辑上连接到多个人物和公共光栅化器。 个性界面允许多个人物与操作系统和公共光栅化器通信。 当操作系统接收到打印作业时，它激活多个人物中的一个以成为活跃的个性。 接下来，操作系统通过个性界面将打印作业发送到活动个性，并给予对普通光栅化器的主动个性独占访问。