Patent ID: 6020970
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for converting a document represented in Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) format to a PostScript format comprising:scanning an object in an AFP file;determining if the scanned object is appropriate;if the scanned object is determined to be not appropriate, generating an error message;if the scanned object is determined to be appropriate, converting the scanned object to PostScript format;writing the converted object to a PostScript file; andrepeating scanning, determining, one of generating and converting, and writing if any object remains not scanned in the AFP file;wherein, if the scanned object is a text object, the converted object comprises text, lines, and font changes; andwherein, if the scanned object is a font object, an AFP font name is mapped to a Postscript font name which is added to a list of necessary fonts in the PostScript file.