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Method and system for dynamic flowing data to an arbitrary path defined by a page description language

a dynamic flow and page description technology, applied in the field of high-speed printing industry, can solve the problems of slowing the entire printing system, not including text or data flowing capabilities in typical pdl languages, and the processing time required to interpret and render one-hundred thousand pdl specifications, and achieve the effect of high-speed variable data printing operation

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-01
GAUTHIER FORREST P
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This approach significantly reduces processing time by interpreting the PDL specification only once, allowing for high-speed variable data printing by reusing cached graphic states for each merged bitmap, thereby improving efficiency in printing operations.

Problems solved by technology

Typical PDL languages are not designed for high-speed variable data printing because, with PDL languages and PDL interpreters, even if a single item of data in the document changes, an entirely new PDL specification must be created and interpreted.
The processing time required to interpret and render one-hundred thousand PDL specifications is enormous, significantly slowing the entire printing system.
Furthermore, typical PDL languages do not include any text or data flowing capabilities.

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[0034] As shown in FIG. 1, a system for performing the method of this invention includes a printer controller 10 having access to a job ticket file 12, a page description language (“PDL”) file 14, a source of variable data such as a merge file 16, and an optional printer configuration file 18. The system also contains an operator control terminal 20 for providing operator controls such as indicating the name and path of the job ticket file 12 for the specific print job.

[0035] The job ticket file 12 contains the guidelines for the print job which can include the names and locations of the PDL file(s) 14, the merge file(s) 16, the configuration file(s) 18, etc.; and may also include special instructions pertaining to features such as data wrapping, described below. The PDL file 14 is preferably a PostScript® (registered TM of Adobe Systems, Inc.) specification created by an application program, such as a word processor, illustrator, or computer-aided design system. The merge file 16 ...

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Abstract

Improvements to a method for flowing variable data, such as text data, image data, bar code data, and the like, into a path of a template defined by a PDL specification in a high-speed printing operation.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 436,749, filed Nov. 9, 1999, which claimed the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 107,583, filed Nov. 9, 1998. The disclosures of both applications are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates in general to the high speed printing industry, and more particularly a system and method for flowing variable data into a page description language file in a high speed printing environment. [0003] Application programs, such as word processors, illustrators, and computer-aided design systems are software packages used to create a document (text and graphics) on a computer screen and to simultaneously generate a page description language (“PDL”) specification, which is to be transferred to the printer or to any other type of raster or output device for creating a hard copy or copies of the document. Alternatively, a...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/00
CPCG06T11/60G06F17/212G06F3/0483G06F17/2247G06F40/106
Inventor WALKER, JAMES R.
Owner GAUTHIER FORREST P
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