Patent ID: 6337746
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
Apparatus for printing a graphic image on a substrate, comprising:a computer containing at least one motherboard which carries a data bus and a random access memory, said computer being controlled by an operating system; means for storing image data in said random access memory; at least one interface card connected to said data bus and having a serial port connected to the data bus, a printing device interface, and means for transferring stored image data from said random access memory to said printing device interface; a digital printing device connected to said interface for printing the graphic image on the substrate on the basis of stored image data transferred from said random access memory, the digital printing device communicating with the data bus via the serial port; said printing device printing the graphic image in response to image data in a first format; said means for storing image data storing image data in a second format different from the first format; and said means for transferring stored image data comprising conversion means for converting image data in the second format into image data in the first format by multiplexing different portions of the image data in the second format and for delivering image data converted into the first format to said printing device.