公开(公告)号：US20130010325A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-10

申请号：US13176050

申请日：2011-07-05

申请人： John T. Varga ,  Rose E. Visoski ,  David Ward ,  Robert Keeble

发明人： John T. Varga ,  Rose E. Visoski ,  David Ward ,  Robert Keeble

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06K15/1857 ,  G06K15/1852

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for processing a logical page in parallel with graphics for the sheet that are defined in a job ticket. The system includes multiple parallel Raster Image Processors (RIPs) and a control system. The control system receives print data and a job ticket, identifies a graphic that is associated with a logical page and defined in the job ticket, and transmits the logical page to a parallel RIP for processing. The parallel RIP determines page dimensions from the logical page, transmits the page dimensions, and rasterizes the logical page. The control system determines a location for the graphic based upon the transmitted page dimensions, and directs another RIP to rasterize the graphic in order to generate a rasterized graphic in parallel with the RIP that is rasterizing the logical page.

摘要翻译： 提供了系统和方法，用于处理与作业单中定义的工作表的图形并行的逻辑页面。 该系统包括多个并行光栅图像处理器（RIP）和一个控制系统。 控制系统接收打印数据和作业单，识别与逻辑页面相关联并在作业传票中定义的图形，并将逻辑页面发送到并行RIP进行处理。 并行RIP从逻辑页面确定页面维度，传输页面维度，并对逻辑页面进行光栅化。 控制系统基于传输的页面尺寸确定图形的位置，并引导另一个RIP光栅化图形，以便与正在光栅化逻辑页面的RIP并行生成光栅化图形。

公开(公告)号：US08587814B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-19

申请号：US13221529

申请日：2011-08-30

申请人： David Ward ,  John T. Varga ,  Robert Keeble

发明人： David Ward ,  John T. Varga ,  Robert Keeble

IPC分类号： G06F15/00 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G06K1/00

CPC分类号： G06K15/1894 ,  G06K15/1861 ,  G06K15/1886 ,  G06K2215/0088

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for implementing adaptive rasterized print data management. The printing system is able to acquire a print job and instructions for printing multiple copies of the job. The control unit is also able to initiate processing of a first copy of the print job, to instruct a Raster Image Processor (RIP) to rasterize a data segment of the print job, and to determine a transfer time to transfer the rasterized data segment to a marking engine if it were stored at the first memory. Further, the control unit is able to determine a threshold value, and to facilitate storage of the rasterized data segment at the second memory if the transfer time is greater than the threshold value.

摘要翻译： 提供了系统和方法来实现自适应光栅化打印数据管理。 打印系统能够获取打印作业和打印作业的多个副本的说明。 控制单元还能够启动对打印作业的第一副本的处理，以指示光栅图像处理器（RIP）光栅化打印作业的数据段，并且确定将光栅化数据段传送到 一个标记引擎，如果它存储在第一个内存。 此外，如果传送时间大于阈值，则控制单元能够确定阈值，并且便于将光栅化数据段存储在第二存储器。

公开(公告)号：US20130050742A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-28

申请号：US13221529

申请日：2011-08-30

申请人： David Ward ,  John T. Varga ,  Robert Keeble

发明人： David Ward ,  John T. Varga ,  Robert Keeble

IPC分类号： G06K15/02

CPC分类号： G06K15/1894 ,  G06K15/1861 ,  G06K15/1886 ,  G06K2215/0088

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for implementing adaptive rasterized print data management. The printing system is able to acquire a print job and instructions for printing multiple copies of the job. The control unit is also able to initiate processing of a first copy of the print job, to instruct a Raster Image Processor (RIP) to rasterize a data segment of the print job, and to determine a transfer time to transfer the rasterized data segment to a marking engine if it were stored at the first memory. Further, the control unit is able to determine a threshold value, and to facilitate storage of the rasterized data segment at the second memory if the transfer time is greater than the threshold value.

摘要翻译： 提供了系统和方法来实现自适应光栅化打印数据管理。 打印系统能够获取打印作业和打印作业的多个副本的说明。 控制单元还能够启动对打印作业的第一副本的处理，以指示光栅图像处理器（RIP）光栅化打印作业的数据段，并且确定将光栅化数据段传送到 一个标记引擎，如果它存储在第一个内存。 此外，如果传送时间大于阈值，则控制单元能够确定阈值，并且便于将光栅化数据段存储在第二存储器。

公开(公告)号：US08947743B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-03

申请号：US13176050

申请日：2011-07-05

申请人： John T. Varga ,  Rose E. Visoski ,  David Ward ,  Robert Keeble

发明人： John T. Varga ,  Rose E. Visoski ,  David Ward ,  Robert Keeble

IPC分类号： G06K15/02

CPC分类号： G06K15/1857 ,  G06K15/1852

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for processing a logical page in parallel with graphics for the sheet that are defined in a job ticket. The system includes multiple parallel Raster Image Processors (RIPs) and a control system. The control system receives print data and a job ticket, identifies a graphic that is associated with a logical page and defined in the job ticket, and transmits the logical page to a parallel RIP for processing. The parallel RIP determines page dimensions from the logical page, transmits the page dimensions, and rasterizes the logical page. The control system determines a location for the graphic based upon the transmitted page dimensions, and directs another RIP to rasterize the graphic in order to generate a rasterized graphic in parallel with the RIP that is rasterizing the logical page.

摘要翻译： 提供了系统和方法，用于处理与作业单中定义的工作表的图形并行的逻辑页面。 该系统包括多个并行光栅图像处理器（RIP）和一个控制系统。 控制系统接收打印数据和作业单，识别与逻辑页面相关联并在作业传票中定义的图形，并将逻辑页面发送到并行RIP进行处理。 并行RIP从逻辑页面确定页面维度，传输页面维度，并对逻辑页面进行光栅化。 控制系统基于传输的页面尺寸确定图形的位置，并引导另一个RIP光栅化图形，以便与正在光栅化逻辑页面的RIP并行生成光栅化图形。

公开(公告)号：US09639792B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US13185202

申请日：2011-07-18

申请人： John T. Varga ,  David Ward ,  Lisa A. Morgan

发明人： John T. Varga ,  David Ward ,  Lisa A. Morgan

IPC分类号： G06K15/00

CPC分类号： G06K15/401

摘要： Methods and systems herein provide for efficiently resolving how a rasterizer responds to out of memory conditions when attempting to write raster data to a solid state memory. In one embodiment, a print controller determines that the solid state memory is no longer available for storing raster data. The print controller determines that a process is utilizing the shared memory to complete an operation, where completing the operation frees up a portion of the solid state memory. The print controller suspends the rasterizer from writing raster data to a hard disk, and waits for the process to complete the operation. The print controller then instructs the rasterizer to resume writing raster data to the solid state memory.

公开(公告)号：US20130021636A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-24

申请号：US13185202

申请日：2011-07-18

申请人： John T. Varga ,  David Ward ,  Lisa A. Morgan

发明人： John T. Varga ,  David Ward ,  Lisa A. Morgan

IPC分类号： G06K15/02

CPC分类号： G06K15/401

摘要： Methods and systems herein provide for efficiently resolving how a rasterizer responds to out of memory conditions when attempting to write raster data to a solid state memory. In one embodiment, a print controller determines that the solid state memory is no longer available for storing raster data. The print controller determines that a process is utilizing the shared memory to complete an operation, where completing the operation frees up a portion of the solid state memory. The print controller suspends the rasterizer from writing raster data to a hard disk, and waits for the process to complete the operation. The print controller then instructs the rasterizer to resume writing raster data to the solid state memory.

摘要翻译： 这里的方法和系统提供了当试图将光栅数据写入固态存储器时，有效地解决光栅化器如何响应不足的存储器条件。 在一个实施例中，打印控制器确定固态存储器不再可用于存储光栅数据。 打印控制器确定进程正在利用共享存储器来完成操作，其中完成操作释放固态存储器的一部分。 打印控制器暂停光栅化器将光栅数据写入硬盘，并等待处理完成操作。 打印控制器然后指示光栅化器将光栅数据重新写入固态存储器。

公开(公告)号：US20100134808A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-03

申请号：US12326253

申请日：2008-12-02

申请人： Samuel N. Hopper ,  John T. Varga

发明人： Samuel N. Hopper ,  John T. Varga

IPC分类号： G06K15/00

CPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/1856 ,  G06K15/1857

摘要： Printing systems, print controllers, and associated methods of partitioning sheetside bitmaps are disclosed. A print controller in one embodiment connects to a plurality of printhead controllers that are operable to control a plurality of printhead arrays. The print controller includes an interpreter system operable to receive a print job, and to convert an image in the print job into a full sheetside bitmap comprised of an array of pixels. The print controller also includes a partitioning system operable to process the full sheetside bitmap to identify the pixels in the full sheetside bitmap designated for printing on each of the printhead arrays, and to generate a partitioned sheetside bitmap for each printhead array that contains essentially the pixels designated for printing on the printhead array. The print controller further includes an interface system operable to transmit the partitioned sheetside bitmaps to the printhead controllers associated with the printhead arrays.

摘要翻译： 公开了打印系统，打印控制器以及相关的划分片状位图的方法。 一个实施例中的打印控制器连接到可操作以控制多个打印头阵列的多个打印头控制器。 打印控制器包括可操作以接收打印作业的解释器系统，并将打印作业中的图像转换为由像素阵列组成的完整的片材位图。 打印控制器还包括分区系统，其可操作以处理完整的片材位图，以识别指定用于每个打印头阵列上的打印的完整片材位图中的像素，并且为每个打印头阵列生成分割的片材位图，其基本上包含像素 指定用于打印头阵列上的打印。 打印控制器还包括可操作以将划分的片材位图传送到与打印头阵列相关联的打印头控制器的接口系统。

公开(公告)号：US08538199B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-17

申请号：US12749007

申请日：2010-03-29

申请人： Larry M. Ernst ,  Nenad Rijavec ,  Natalie Dawn Ross ,  Mikel J. Stanich ,  John T. Varga

发明人： Larry M. Ernst ,  Nenad Rijavec ,  Natalie Dawn Ross ,  Mikel J. Stanich ,  John T. Varga

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06T3/4007

摘要： Non integer scaling of images to reduce artifacts is presented herein. One embodiment includes determining a scaling resolution based on a pixel resolution of the image and a pixel resolution of an output device (i.e., factors of the scaling resolution). The image is converted to the scaling resolution to change (e.g., increase) the pixels of the image by the first factor. A grid is generated to scale the converted image. The grid has a number of sections defined according to the second factor times the pixel resolution of an output device. The converted image is sectioned according to the grid. Each section of the grid includes an integer number of pixels of the converted image. The color values of the pixels of the converted image are averaged within each section of the grid to compute a single color value for each section of the grid and scale the image.

摘要翻译： 本文介绍了图像的非整数缩放以减少伪影。 一个实施例包括基于图像的像素分辨率和输出设备的像素分辨率（即缩放分辨率的因素）来确定缩放分辨率。 图像被转换成缩放分辨率以改变（例如，增加）图像的像素乘以第一因子。 生成网格以缩放转换的图像。 网格具有根据第二因子定义的多个部分乘以输出设备的像素分辨率。 转换的图像根据网格进行分段。 网格的每个部分包括转换图像的整数像素。 转换图像的像素的颜色值在网格的每个部分内进行平均，以计算网格的每个部分的单个颜色值并缩放图像。

公开(公告)号：US20100128292A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：US12621651

申请日：2009-11-19

申请人： Jean M. Aschenbrenner ,  Reinhard H. Hohensee ,  David E. Stone ,  John T. Varga ,  Rose E. Visoski ,  Glenn Wardell

发明人： Jean M. Aschenbrenner ,  Reinhard H. Hohensee ,  David E. Stone ,  John T. Varga ,  Rose E. Visoski ,  Glenn Wardell

IPC分类号： G06K1/00 ,  G06K15/00 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/1836 ,  G06K15/1852 ,  G06K15/1856 ,  G06K15/1861

摘要： A command is provided as a means to instruct a printer to pre-rasterize and store presentation objects according to specified presentation parameters. The stored rasterized objects are available to the printer for use during printing when a print job is submitted to the printer which includes a presentation object already rasterized, saving significant processing at print time. The rasterized objects are stored with information identifying the object and the parameters used in the rasterization process and the printer is enabled to identify the appropriate rasterized object for inclusion in the print job. Objects may also be selected by a printer at print time as most closely matching the required parameters and then adjusted as needed at print time to completely conform with the requirements of inclusion in the job. This capability allows the printer to perform trimming-on-the-fly or other real-time operations while enjoying the time-saving benefits of a pre-rasterized object.

摘要翻译： 提供命令作为指示打印机根据指定的呈现参数预光栅化和存储呈现对象的手段。 当将打印作业提交到包括已经光栅化的演示对象的打印机时，存储的光栅化对象可供打印机使用以在打印期间使用，从而在打印时保存显着的处理。 光栅化对象被存储有识别对象的信息和在光栅化过程中使用的参数，并且打印机被启用以识别包含在打印作业中的适当的光栅化对象。 打印机也可以通过打印机在打印时选择对象，最符合要求的参数，然后在打印时根据需要进行调整，以完全符合包含在作业中的要求。 该功能允许打印机在实现光栅化前的对象的同时享受节省时间的优势，即时执行修整或其他实时操作。

公开(公告)号：US08339659B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-25

申请号：US12326253

申请日：2008-12-02

申请人： Samuel N. Hopper ,  John T. Varga

发明人： Samuel N. Hopper ,  John T. Varga

IPC分类号： G06K15/10

CPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/1856 ,  G06K15/1857

摘要： Printing systems, print controllers, and associated methods of partitioning sheetside bitmaps are disclosed. A print controller in one embodiment connects to a plurality of printhead controllers that are operable to control a plurality of printhead arrays. The print controller includes an interpreter system operable to receive a print job, and to convert an image in the print job into a full sheetside bitmap comprised of an array of pixels. The print controller also includes a partitioning system operable to process the full sheetside bitmap to identify the pixels in the full sheetside bitmap designated for printing on each of the printhead arrays, and to generate a partitioned sheetside bitmap for each printhead array that contains essentially the pixels designated for printing on the printhead array. The print controller further includes an interface system operable to transmit the partitioned sheetside bitmaps to the printhead controllers associated with the printhead arrays.

摘要翻译： 公开了打印系统，打印控制器以及相关的划分片状位图的方法。 一个实施例中的打印控制器连接到可操作以控制多个打印头阵列的多个打印头控制器。 打印控制器包括可操作以接收打印作业的解释器系统，并将打印作业中的图像转换成由像素阵列组成的完整的片材位图。 打印控制器还包括分区系统，其可操作以处理完整的片材位图，以识别指定用于每个打印头阵列上的打印的完整片材位图中的像素，并且为每个打印头阵列生成分割的片材位图，其基本上包含像素 指定用于打印头阵列上的打印。 打印控制器还包括可操作以将划分的片材位图传送到与打印头阵列相关联的打印头控制器的接口系统。