Control arrangement for a printing system
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorRui Amorim
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Abstract
A printing system for producing prints from a print job is provided. The printing system includes first and second digital fronts ends as well as an image path. The image path communicates selectively with the first digital front end and the second digital front end, and receives (1) printable information from the first digital front end when the first digital front end and the image path are configured in a first mode, and (2) printable information from the second digital front end when the second digital front end and the image path are configured in a second mode. A selection system disposes the first digital front end and the image path in the first mode, or the second digital front end and the image path in the second mode.
Claims19
A printing system for producing prints from a print job, comprising:
- a first digital front end capable of decomposing the print job;
- a second digital front end capable of decomposing the print job;
- an image path, communicating selectively with said first digital front end and said second digital front end, for receiving a decomposed print job from said first digital front end when said first digital front end and said image path are configured in a first mode, and for receiving a decomposed print job from said second digital front end when said second digital front end and said image path are configured in a second mode;
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- a selection system for disposing either said first digital front end and said image path in the first mode, or said second digital front end and said image path in the second mode.
A print control system for use with a print engine, comprising:
- a first control subsystem for decomposing a first job to obtain a first set of print-related information;
- a second control subsystem for decomposing a second job to obtain a second set of print-related information;
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- a switching system communicating selectively with said first control subsystem and said second control system;
- said switching system being disposed in a first switching state at a first time to direct the first set of print-related information from said first control subsystem to the print engine, and being disposed in a second switching state at a second time to direct the second set of print-related information from said second control subsystem to the print engine.
A method for producing prints from a print job, comprising:
- configuring a first digital front end, a second digital front end and image path in such a way that the image path receives a rasterized print job from the first digital front end when the first digital front end and the image path are configured in a first mode, and that the image path receives a rasterized print job from the second digital front end when the second digital front end and the image path are configured in a second mode;
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- disposing either the first digital front end and the image path in the first mode, or the second digital front end and the image path in the second mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.