摘要:
Disclosed are systems and methods for compiling a set of images into a single document image file having a version key and a color plane associated therewith. The version key is employed in association with the images and color planes to cause a raster image processor to select, or ignore, color planes and thereby enable printing of a plurality of multi-versioned documents from a common image file set.
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a method of preparing production tickets that involves selecting order data from at least a first data field in an ordering system, feeding the selected order data to a workflow management system, and generating a production ticket for a print production job using at least a portion of the selected order data to name the print production job. One embodiment employs a join identifier to include several related files on the same production ticket. Corresponding configuration tools and workflow management systems also are disclosed.
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a method of preparing production tickets that involves selecting order data from at least a first data field in an ordering system, feeding the selected order data to a workflow management system, and generating a production ticket for a print production job using at least a portion of the selected order data to name the print production job. One embodiment employs a join identifier to include several related files on the same production ticket. Corresponding configuration tools and workflow management systems also are disclosed.
摘要:
A method for printing at a local printer using the resources of a networked remote application server in which the networked remote application server responds to a print executable request from a local client by downloading a print proxy executable that obtains printing parameters. Upon receipt of printing parameters from the print proxy executable, the networked remote application server generates a printer-dependent data stream and downloads the data stream to the print proxy executable running on the local client. The print proxy executable then uses local printer utilities to execute the print job.
摘要:
An apparatus and method are implemented in a halftone printing system utilizing logic blocks that permit a halftone elliptical dot to be represented by an elliptical envelope that is formed from a combination of straight lines that are drawn from tangent points, on the outer periphery of the elliptical dot, through reference axis for the elliptical dot. The intersection points of the tangent lines on the reference axis define the size (density) of the elliptical dot. Storing the intersect points as sets of values for each size elliptical dot provides a unique representation set that is used to reconstruct a selected elliptical dot size for printing a halftone image.
摘要:
A tile-oriented technique and associated apparatus for manipulating a continuous tone (contone) image through image rotation, anamorphic scaling and digital halftone screening for use in illustratively implementing a page description language. Specifically, an incoming contone image is first partitioned into aligned non-abutting tiles. Overlapping blocks are then defined which will hold output data for corresponding tiles. To effect rotation and anamorphic scaling of the contone image, two-dimensional sampling increments, in fast and slow scan directions, are defined to relate movement between successive pixels in an output block to movement between corresponding pixels in the contone image. Similar, though independent, sampling increments, based in part upon screen angle and screen ruling, are defined for movement between successive pixels in a halftone reference cell. Incremental sampling occurs in the contone image to yield a corresponding sampled contone value. This value, in conjunction with incremental halftone sampling addresses, then defines a sampling location that is read in a halftone reference plane, the resulting output of which is single bit halftone data that defines a writing spot. Each tile in the contone image is successively processed with resulting output data for that tile being written into appropriate pixel locations in a corresponding block in the output image. Clipping variables, incrementally varying in two-dimensional fashion and in unison with the contone pixel sampling location, define valid output data for a contone tile that is to be written into a corresponding block.
摘要:
A data template for a personalized printed product, where data fields for specific graphical components of the product indicate whether or not these graphical components can be edited and specify an edit order. An application parses the data template and presents the operator with interface screens in a sequence determined by edit order fields. Each interface screen prompts the user to complete the entry of a graphical component.
摘要:
A tile-oriented technique and associated apparatus for manipulating a continuous tone (contone) image through image rotation, anamorphic scaling and digital halftone screening for use in illustratively implementing a page description language. Specifically, an incoming contone image is first partitioned into aligned non-abutting tiles (e.g. 215.sub.1, 215.sub.2, . . . , 215.sub.9). Overlapping blocks (e.g. 217.sub.1, 217.sub.2, . . . , 217.sub.9) are then defined which will hold output data for corresponding tiles. Two dimensional sampling increments, in fast and slow scan directions, are defined to relate movement between successive pixels in an output block to movement between corresponding pixels in the contone image. Similar, though independent, sampling increments, also in the fast and slow scan directions and based in part upon screen angle and screen ruling, are defined for movement between successive pixels in a halftone reference cell. To generate output data for each successive pixel location in a block, incremental sampling occurs in the contone image to yield a corresponding sampled contone value. This value, in conjunction with incremental halftone sampling addresses, then defines a sampling location that is read in a halftone reference plane (e.g. 242.sub.181), the resulting output of which is single bit halftone data that defines a writing spot. Each tile in the contone image is successively processed, using two nested loops (1950, 1960), with resulting output data for that tile being written into appropriate pixel locations in a corresponding block in the output image.