Patent ID: 7889363
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an input/output circuit; an interface circuit; a print media input device, a print engine that applies image-forming material to print media at an image-forming station, and an output pathway that directs said print media to an output area; wherein: (a) said input/output circuit receives a print job that contains digital image data; (b) said interface circuit contains input and output devices that are configured: (i) to move a sheet of print media from said print media input device to said print engine which applies said image-forming material to a surface of said sheet at said image-forming station; and (ii) to move said sheet through said output pathway; (c) said digital image data includes, for specific sheets of blank print media for said print job, both: (d) said print engine applies, to said at least one sheet of blank print media, both said foreground data and said background data during the same print job in real time.