Image Processing Method, Computer Readable Recording Medium Stored With Image Processing Program, And Image Processing Apparatus
AssigneeKonica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
InventorShigeru Sakamoto
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Abstract
A printer controller as an image processing apparatus having a plurality of processing units executes grouping a plurality of objects into one group for overlapping objects one of which overlaps with another object among the overlapping objects, and another group for independent object which does not overlap with another object. The printer controller calculates the drawing area for each of the groups obtained in the grouping process, and distributes the groups into the number of parallel processes to be executed by the plurality of processing units based on the calculated drawing area of each group.
Claims20
An image processing method used on an image processing apparatus having a plurality of processing units for processing print data containing a plurality of objects defining page contents, comprising:
- (a) grouping said plurality of objects into one group for overlapping objects one of which overlaps with another object among the overlapping objects, and another group for independent object which does not overlap with another object;
- (b) calculating a drawing area for each of the groups obtained by the grouping process in said step (a);
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- (c) distributing said groups into the number of parallel processes to be executed by said plurality of processing units based on the drawing area of each group calculated in said step (b).
A computer readable recording medium stored with an image processing program for processing print data containing a plurality of objects defining page contents in order to operate an image processing apparatus having a plurality of processing units, said image processing program causing said image processing apparatus to execute a process comprising:
- (a) grouping said plurality of objects into one group for overlapping objects one of which overlaps with another object among the overlapping objects, and another group for independent object which does not overlap with another object;
- (b) calculating a drawing area for each of the groups obtained by the grouping process in said step (a):
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- (c) distributing said groups into the number of parallel processes to be executed by said plurality of processing units based on the drawing area of each group calculated in said step (b).
An image processing apparatus having a plurality of processing units for processing print data containing a plurality of objects defining page contents, comprising:
- a grouping unit for grouping said plurality of objects into one group for overlapping objects one of which overlaps with another object among the overlapping objects, and another group for independent object which does not overlap with another object;
- a calculating unit for calculating a drawing area for each of the groups obtained by the grouping process by said grouping unit;
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- a distributing unit for distributing said groups into the number of parallel processes to be executed by said plurality of processing units based on the drawing area of each group calculated in said calculating unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.