Patent ID: 6023556
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
A method of processing image data to be sent as a print job to be printed on a printer comprising,creating a lob specification bydefining a lob as being constituted of one or more documents,defining each said document as being constituted of one or more sheets of paper, each sheet being of a specific size,defining each said sheet of paper as being constituted of one or two sides of paper,defining at least one composite frame for each said side of a sheet to be printed, each said composite frame being defined by composite frame parameters that specify the display of said composite frame on said side of a sheet,defining one or more individual frames to appear in each said composite frame, each said individual frame being defined in terms of individual frame parameters that specify image data to be used in the individual frame and the display of said individual frame in said composite frame,each said composite frame being referenced in position with respect to said side to be printed in said composite frame parameters,each said individual frame being referenced in position with respect to its respective composite frame in said individual frame parameters,inputing said job specification and said image data specified in said individual frames of said lob specification to a printer controller run by printer controller software,positioning said composite frames of each said side as determined by said composite frame parameters and size of said sheet of paper and positioning each said individual frame within the respective said composite frame as determined by said individual frame parameters by said printer controller,generating control signals by said printer controller to control interface circuitry in response to said individual frame parameters and said composite frame parameters,receiving said control signals and said image data for each said individual frame at said interface circuitry,assembling a bit map for said side at said interface circuitry based upon said image data as specified by said control signals for all individual frames on said side, andoutputting said bit map from said interface circuitry to said printer.