Parallel printing system
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsStephen C. MORGANA, R. Victor Klassen, Andrew D. Spooner, Christopher S. Meteyer
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Abstract
A parallel Raster Image Processor system that includes a plurality of Raster Image Processors (RIPs) for parallel processing of a plurality of document jobs into a printer-ready format for the printing of the document jobs and a splitter. The splitter configured to combine the plurality of document jobs to form a plurality of chunks, each chunk is sent to a respective designated RIP for processing.
Claims29
A parallel Raster Image Processor system comprising:
- a plurality of Raster Image Processors (RIPs) for parallel processing of a plurality of document jobs into a printer-ready format for the printing of the document jobs;
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- a splitter configured to combine the plurality of document jobs to form a plurality of chunks, each chunk being sent to a respective designated RIP for processing.
A method of operating a printing system for parallel processing of a plurality of document jobs with a plurality of Raster Image Processors (RIPs) into a printer-ready format for printing of the document jobs, wherein the method is implemented in a computer system comprising one or more processors configured to execute one or more computer program modules, the method comprising:
- combining the plurality of document jobs to form a plurality of chunks, each chunk being sent to a respective designated RIP for processing.
A reversible splitter configured to:
- combine a plurality of document jobs to form at least one chunk, the plurality of document jobs being received by a Raster Image Processor system comprising at least one Raster Image Processor (RIP) and each chunk being sent to a respective designated RIP for processing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.