Patent ID: 7872765
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for generating a custom printer description file, the computer-implemented method comprising: based on a Postscript Printer Description (PPD) file and translation data, automatically generating the custom printer description file; wherein a computer can automatically translate, based on the custom printer description file, a first print data stream into a second print data stream; wherein the first print data stream contains first commands that instruct a Postscript-enabled printing device to perform operations; wherein the second print data stream contains second non-Postscript commands that instruct a non-Postscript-enabled printing device to perform the operations; wherein the second commands correspond to the first commands; wherein the step of automatically generating the custom printer description file comprises generating a Foomatic-extended PPD file; wherein the steps are performed by one or more computing devices.