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AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsSanthosh Trichur Natrajan Kumar, Shajil Asokan Thaniyath
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A page may be divided into several blocks which do not span the entire width of a page. A bit map representing the page content may be generated by rendering the display lists representing the blocks. According to another aspect, a display list may be generated associated with a big portion of a page. The big portion may be divided into smaller portions at/before rendering, and bit maps may be generated for the smaller portions.
A method of generating a page content to be printed on a page, said method comprising:
A method of generating a page content to be printed on a page, said method comprising:
A printer for generating a page content to be printed on a page, said printer comprising:
A printer for generating a page content to be printed on a page, said printer comprising:
A printer controller for generating a page content to be printed on a page, said printer controller comprising:
A printer controller for generating a page content to be printed on a page, said printer controller comprising:
A computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for causing a printer to generate a page content suitable for printing on a page, wherein execution of said one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors contained in said printer causes said one or more processors to perform the actions of:
The computer readable medium of claim23, wherein said sub-part corresponds to a rectangle.
A computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for causing a printer to generate a page content to be printed on a page, wherein execution of said one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors contained in said printer causes said one or more processors to perform the actions of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data , e.g. computer output printers: using printers
Generation of the printable image: using an intermediate representation, e.g. a list of graphical primitives
Using an intermediate representation, e.g. a list of graphical primitives: parted in a plurality of segments per page
Graphical data reading
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to printers, and more specifically to a method and apparatus for rendering in a printer using bands.
2. Related Art
The present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the details of an example printer;
FIG. 2A is a flow chart illustrating the manner in which a page may be divided;
1. Overview and Discussion of the Invention
An aspect of the present invention enables a page to be divided into several blocks which do not span the entire width of a page. A bit map representing the page content may be generated by rendering the display lists representing the blocks. Due to the feature that the page need not span the entire page width, several advantages may be potentially realized as described below with reference to example environments.
Another aspect of the present invention enables a display list to be generated associated with a big portion of a page. However, the big portion may be divided into smaller portions at/before rendering, and bit maps may be generated for the smaller portions. By storing display lists only for the big portions, the memory requirements for storing the display lists may be reduced.