Patent ID: 6327043
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
A method for generating object optimized print data of an output image, comprising:inputting document data defining a document, the document comprising at least one page,converting the document data into a plurality of independent image objects, each independent image object having an object type, each page of the document comprising at least one of the plurality of independent image objects; andgenerating the object optimized print data for each page of the output image based on the at least one independent image object comprising each page and the object type corresponding to each independent image object;wherein the object optimized print data comprises a plurality of separate data types, the separate data types including at least one of print data, render control command data and printer controller command data, the print data comprising a plurality of separate print data types;selecting at least one object optimized processing procedure for the print data based on the render control command data, the printer controller data and print characteristic data; andapplying the selected at least one object optimized processing procedure to the print data;wherein the at least one object optimized processing procedure is selected from at least an object optimized color space transformation procedure, an object optimized half-tone generating procedure, an object optimized spatial filtering procedure, an object optimized trapping procedure and an object optimized printer artifact suppression procedure.