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US 2010/0073695 A1Published application
Methods and systems for increasing performance of server-based rendering
AssigneeGlobal Graphics Software Limited
InventorsAngus Duggan, Jonathan R. Wilson
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Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems for printing include a raster image processor that has a central processing unit (CPU) to decode graphical elements from a page description language (PDL); and a graphic processing unit (GPU) that is separate from, and coupled to, the CPU and renders the decoded graphical elements from the CPU into a raster.
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A raster image processor, comprising:
- a central processing unit (CPU) configured and arranged to decode graphical elements from a page description language (PDL);
- and
- a graphic processing unit (GPU) that is separate from, and coupled to, the CPU and configured and arranged to render the decoded graphical elements from the CPU into a raster.
A printing system, comprising:
- a raster image processor comprising
- a central processing unit (CPU) configured and arranged to decode graphical elements from a page description language (PDL), and
- a graphic processing unit (GPU) that is separate from, and coupled to, the CPU and configured and arranged to render the decoded graphical elements from the CPU into a raster;
- and
- a printing device coupled to the raster image processor and configured and arranged to print the raster.
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A method of printing, comprising:
- providing a plurality of graphical elements to a raster image processor, wherein the graphical elements are encoded in a page description language (PDL);
- decoding the graphical elements from the PDL using a central processing unit (CPU) of the raster image processor;
- rendering a raster of the decoded graphical elements using a graphic processing unit (GPU) of the raster image processor;
- and
- printing the raster.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.