Patent ID: 6275300
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A method for producing a combined page having all of the composition of a first page plus all of the composition of a second page, the method comprising:(a) rasterizing the first page into at least one raster image;(b) allocating a structure for each raster image;(c) copying band data from the first page to the structure;(d) allocating a buffer for each raster image;(e) attaching the buffer for each raster image to the structure for the raster image to create a store for the raster image;(f) saving each raster image to the store for the raster image;(g) rasterizing the second page into at least one raster image; and,(h) combining the at least one raster image from the first page with the at least one raster image from the second page to create the combined page.