Patent ID: 6396593
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
A PostScript to bitmap conversion subsystem within an automated printing system for producing printed materials, said conversion subsystem comprising:a server computer in communication with said automated printing system; a master service hosted on said server computer and being arranged to accept a request for conversion of a file from within said automated printing system said file including instructions for printing said printed materials; a database in communication with said automated printing system and suitable for storing said file and one or more conversion parameters; a conversion software module arranged to accept said request for conversion of said file, retrieve automatically said conversion parameters from said database, set one or more default parameters for performing conversion of said file based on said request made from said master service to perform said conversion, thereby allowing said default parameters to be set differently for various clients that make requests, and being further arranged to receive one or more other parameters for performing conversion of said file and to save said other parameters; and a PostScript to bitmap conversion software tool arranged to accept said file, to receive said conversion parameters from said conversion software module and to perform conversion of said file under the control of said conversion software module and using said conversion parameters, whereby conversion of said file to bitmap format is performed automatically.