Patent ID: 8355167
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for creating a pattern color space for use in conjunction with processing a print job, comprising: a) defining a variable portion of a pattern color space in a page description language; b) defining a fixed portion of the pattern color space in the page description language; c) defining a bounding shape for the pattern color space in the page description language; d) defining a procedure for painting the variable and fixed portions within the bounding shape in the page description language; and e) at least temporarily, saving the pattern color space defined in a) through d) to a storage device associated with a printing system and accessible to a print controller for processing a prospective print job and communicating a corresponding bitmap representation of the prospective print job to a print engine, wherein the variable portion of the pattern color space is based at least in part on variable data associated with the prospective print job and at least one object within the prospective print job identifies the pattern color space for a color parameter.