Patent ID: 7898686

Claim:
An encoded raster document forming system comprising: storage means adapted for storing an electronic document as executable primary raster code instructions, which raster code instructions include instructions representative of dot placement in an rendering of the electronic document by an associated document output engine; means adapted for receiving overlay data corresponding to the electronic document; conversion means adapted for converting received overlay data to executable secondary raster code instructions; means adapted for outputting the primary raster code instructions and the secondary raster code instructions for generation of a bitmapped image output from a combination thereof; decoding means adapted for decoding the primary raster code instructions and the secondary raster code instructions into bitmapped document image; means adapted for receiving an electronic page description language document encoded in a page description language; conversion means adapted for generating the primary raster code instructions in accordance with the received electronic page description language document; and means adapted for communicating the generated primary raster code instructions to the storage means.