Patent ID: 6067097
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
A drawing processing apparatus, comprising:input means for inputting drawing data produced by coding in prescribed drawing instructions a drawing object on a page composed of a prescribed number of scanning lines;load estimated value calculating means, on the basis of said drawing data inputted to said input means, for calculating a load estimated value in response to existence frequency of vectors constituting the outline of at least said drawing object on each of said scanning lines;a plurality of drawing processing means for drawing said drawing object;processing area assignment means, on the basis of said load estimated value and a load reference value, for splitting said page into a plurality of partial drawing processing areas and assigning said partial drawing processing area to each said drawing processing means;transfer control means for transferring said vectors required for drawing processing in said partial drawing processing area assigned by said processing area assignment means to said corresponding drawing processing means; andoutput means for synthesizing and outputting the results of drawing processing by each said drawing processing means.