Patent ID: 6470098
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method of combining images, comprising the steps of:reading blocks of image data of a first image; reading corresponding blocks of image data of a second image; logically combining the corresponding blocks of image data of the first and second images; writing into a print buffer the logically combined blocks of image data; printing the blocks of image data which are stored in the printer buffer, after the buffer has M complete main-scan lines of image data; reading additional blocks of image data of the first image reading additional corresponding blocks of image data of the second image; logically combining the additional corresponding blocks of image data of the first and second images; writing into a print buffer the logically combined additional blocks of image data; and printing the additional blocks of image data which are stored in the printer buffer, after the buffer has another M complete main-scan lines of image data.