Patent ID: 8054474
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An image data producing apparatus comprising: a page dividing portion that divides data described in a page description language into a plurality of pages; a plurality of image processors that form raster data from the plurality of pages; and a controlling portion that allocates the plurality of pages from which the raster data is formed to respective image processors of the plurality of the image processors, and causes each of the plurality of the image processors to execute registration of a printing resource with at least a change of the printing resource for any of the respective pages by controlling each of the plurality of the image processors irrespective of the allocation of the plurality of pages, wherein the printing resource is a font or a form, the plurality of image processors form the raster data and register the printing resource for allocated pages by the controlling portion, and the plurality of image processors register the printing resource with respect to non-allocated pages by the controlling portion and do not form the raster data with respect to the non-allocated pages by the controlling portion.