Patent ID: 7126702
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer readable storage medium having a print-control program to acquire print data, that creates intermediate files of the print data, reads the files into a memory, converts the files, and creates actual-data-for-printing, said print control program comprising: a print data acquisition step to acquire print data of a page; an intermediate file creation step to divide the acquired print data of a page into parts wherein a file size of each said part is within predetermined bounds, and to create a plurality of intermediate files; and an actual-data-for-printing creation step to read the plurality of intermediate files into memory for predetermined conversions, and create actual-data-for-printing from the plurality of intermediate files, wherein said actual-data-for-printing creation step further includes: creating a record list that makes the plurality of intermediate files correspond to a plurality of target zones into which a page print area is partitioned; referring to the record list for each said target zone; and reading the intermediate files corresponding to each said target zone into the memory; and creating said actual-data-for-printing for each said target zone.