Patent ID: 8397162

Claim:
A method to generate a document data stream of a first format that is serially structured per page to be printed and that includes at least one multiple page document and at least one control command of said first format, comprising the steps of: in said first format document data stream linking contiguous document data of a multiple page document of a second format by use of said first format at least one control command, said second format document data being contained in a single first format object container without splitting the multiple pages of the document and also storing in said same single container corresponding resources for said second format multiple page document; also in said same single object container, providing reference data for calling pages of said second format multiple page document to be printed; and presenting the container containing the second format multiple page document along with said corresponding resources and calling reference data to a raster image processor so that the raster image processor has access by use of said single container to the multiple pages and the corresponding resources of said second format multiple page document.