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US 5,335,316 AGranted
Output method and apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoichi Toyokura
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Abstract
An output apparatus receives print data from an external apparatus, analyzes the received print data, converts the analyzed print data into image data and stores the converted image data in a frame memory. The image data stored in the frame memory is checked and compressed in response to the check.
Claims8
An output apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving print data from an external apparatus;
- means for analyzing the print data received by said receiving means;
- means for converting the analyzed print data into image data;
- a frame memory for storing therein the image data converted by said converting means;
- means for checking the image data stored in said frame memory;
- and
- means for compressing the image data stored in said frame memory in response to a check made by said checking means.
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A method for outputting data, comprising the steps of:
- receiving print data from an external apparatus;
- analyzing the received print data in a frame memory;
- converting the analyzed print data into an image data;
- storing the converted image data in a frame memory;
- checking the stored image data;
- and
- compressing the stored image data in response to the checking performed in said checking step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.