Patent ID: 7391528

Claim:
A digital printing system, comprising: a scheduler configured to schedule a print to be printed at a first site or a second site in response to an input digital image; a first digital printer located at a first site; a first image-rendering unit at the first site and in communication with the scheduler through a computer network, wherein the first image-rendering unit is configured to render the input digital image to generate a first rendered digital image without using a first printing resolution of the first digital printer; one or more first image processor at the first site, wherein the one or more first image processors are configured to process the first rendered digital image in accordance with the first printing resolution of the first digital printer and to produce a first processed digital image, wherein the first digital printer is configured to produce the print in response to the first processed digital image; a second digital printer located at a second site remote to the first site; a second image-rendering unit at the second site and in communication with the scheduler through the computer network, wherein the second image-rendering unit is configured to render the input digital image to generate a second rendered digital image without using a second printing resolution of the second digital printer; and a second image processor at the second site, wherein the second image processor is configured to process the second rendered digital image in accordance with the second printing resolution of the second digital printer and to produce a second processed digital image, wherein the second digital printer is configured to produce the print in response to the second processed digital image.