Patent ID: 7372586
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for generating an intelligent printer data stream (IPDS), comprising the steps of: combining into groups print data describing a plurality of pages to be printed by an IPDS command “DGB”; assigning a respective level to the groups whereby a specific operation number is respectively assigned in advance to the individual levels, the levels are respectively represented by a level number, and the operations are respectively represented by an operation number; providing a linkage between all level numbers and all operation numbers such that the level numbers can unambiguously be assigned an operation number; determining by means of the linkage which operation is assigned to a specific level; and wherein there are m operations, and the operation numbers assume only values i from 1 to m, so that via the linkage, the level number, whose modulo of m plus 1 corresponds to the operation number, is associated with that operation number.