Patent ID: 7126613

Claim:
A graphic processing method comprising: determining whether graphic processing commands with respect to graphics of a document page are greater than processing commands with respect to texts and images of the document page; dividing the document page into a plurality of blocks, and storing the blocks; sampling the blocks to form a plurality of block samples, and storing the block samples; respectively applying a first processing method and a second processing method on the block samples to obtain a first processing time and a second processing time, wherein the first processing method includes converting color portions of a graphics from RGB color mode to CMYK color mode and performing dot layout of the color portions, while the second processing method includes converting color portions of a graphics from RGB color mode to CMYK color mode and performing dot layout of the color portions together with the shape of the graphics; determining whether the first or second processing time is shorter, and selecting the corresponding processing method; and implementing the selected processing method to process the document page.