Patent ID: 6209010
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer implemented method for wrapping data to an arbitrary path defined by a page description language, comprising the steps of:identifying a path defined in a page description language specification as a data-wrapping path, the data-wrapping path having a path boundary;associating a data block with the data-wrapping path; andgenerating a bitmap representation of the data block according to the path boundary and according to a pre-defined flow rule;the identifying step including a step of associating a graphics state with the path;the generating step including a step of applying the graphics state to the data block;the identifying step including a step of interpreting the page description code specification to produce a rendering command display list for static data defined in the page description code specification, and the computer implemented method further comprises a step of storing the display list in memory; andthe identifying step including a step of storing the graphics state associated with the path in memory, whereby the generating step can be repeated for multiple data blocks to generate multiple bitmap representations.