Patent ID: 8988710
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus, comprising: a reception unit configured to receive PDL (Page Description Language) data from a host; a main board, comprising a main CPU (Central Processing Unit), configured to not only control print operation for printing an image on a printing medium, but also analyze the PDL data and generate rendering data based on the analysis of the PDL data; at least one extension board, comprising a sub-CPU, configured to analyze the PDL data and generate rendering data based on the analysis of the PDL data; and a storage unit configured to store information indicating a status of said extension board, wherein said main board further comprises: wherein the processing performance of said extension board for the PDL data is higher than the processing performance of said main board, and said main board is shorter in initialization time than said extension board, and wherein, in a case where the information stored in said storage unit indicates that said extension board requires initialization to start PDL processing, said selection unit selects said main board, and in a case where the information stored in said storage unit indicates that said extension board does not require initialization to start PDL processing, said selection unit selects said extension board.