Systems and Methods for Color Data Compression

A computer-readable medium that contains instructions which, when executed by a processor, performs steps in a method for transferring image data to a printing device over a network connection, wherein the image data comprises at least one image block associated with a first print page, the image block comprising a plurality of color blocks, each color block being associated with a distinct color plane, the method comprising:

• computing a transition delay for the transfer of a second print page immediately succeeding the first page, wherein the transition delay is computed based on a function of a physical offset between successive color planes in relation to an order in which the color planes are processed on the printing device and the volume of data in the image block;
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• delaying scheduled transfers of image data associated with the second print page by the computed transition delay.

A system for transferring image data to a printing device over a network connection, wherein the image data comprises at least one image block associated with a first print page, the image block comprising a plurality of color blocks, each color block being associated with a distinct color plane, the system comprising:

• a bandwidth limit inspector configured to compute a transition delay for the transfer of a second print page immediately succeeding the first page, wherein the transition delay is computed based on a function of a physical offset between successive color planes in relation to an order in which the color planes are processed on the printing device and the volume of data in the image block;
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• a formatter configured to delay scheduled transfers of image data associated with the second print page by the computed transition delay.