Patent ID: 6288787
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A method, comprising:detecting end of page when graphic data are received at an image formation apparatus from a host computer;when end of page is detected, transmitting selected data to a post-processor unit;when end of page is not detected, processing said graphic data to generate graphic element data, said processing of said graphic data being performed by a pre-processor unit;processing said graphic element data to generate bitmap data corresponding to a respective band on a recordable medium during a transporting of the recordable medium along a path of conveyance in said image formation apparatus; andforming an image on the recordable medium corresponding to said bitmap data;said processing of said graphic element data to generate said bitmap data further comprising:generating said bitmap data corresponding to said respective band on the recordable medium when said respective band increases at start of a present page;when said bitmap data have been generated, detecting end of the present page, said detecting of end of the present page being performed by a graphic execution unit; andwhen end of the present page is detected, stopping said forming of said image on the recordable medium.