Patent ID: 8913269
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method implemented in a data processing apparatus for print portable document format (PDF) files with corrupted pages, comprising the steps of: rasterizing images of all non-corrupt pages but not corrupted pages of a PDF file, the corrupted pages of the PDF file being pages of the PDF file that cannot be displayed or printed correctly; printing all of and only the non-corrupt pages of the PDF file; gathering and recording file and page information including which pages are non-corrupt pages and which pages are corrupted pages in the PDF file based solely on information in the PDF file; allowing correction of the corrupted pages of the PDF file for reprint; retrieving saved file and page information for reprint of the PDF file; based on the file and page information retrieved, rasterizing images of the corrected corrupted pages; and printing the corrected corrupted pages while merging with the already-printed non-corrupt pages to produce a complete set of print out of all non-corrupt pages and corrected corrupted pages of the PDF file in a correct sequence according to the file and page information retrieved.