Resource-oriented printer system and method of operation

A computer-printer system employing a printer and a host computer for controlling and printing a document on the printer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, and a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed, the printer containing a print engine, the system comprising:

• a resource assembler examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form a selected set of resources required for printing the document, and translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within the document;
• a resource store for storing said subset of required resources and said set of primitives;
• a resource scheduler within the printer controlling transfer of said required resources and said set of primitives to said resource store;
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• a resource executor within the printer creating a bit-map data file corresponding to said required resources and said set of primitives and transferring said bit-map data file to the print engine for printing.

A computer-printer system including a printer and a host computer for controlling and printing a document on the printer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, and a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed, the printer containing a print engine, the system comprising:

• a first resource store storing a selected set of resources comprising a plurality of the resources required to print the document;
• a resource assembler examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form said selected set of resources required for printing the document, loading said selected set of resources in said first resource store, translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document, determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from said first resource store for printing said particular portion of the document, and defining the interdependency of said set of primitives with said subset of required resources;
• a second resource store for storing said subset of required resources and said set of primitives received from the host computer;
• a resource loader using said defined interdependency to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which said subset of required resources and said set of primitives will be sent to said second resource store and released from said second resource store;
• a resource scheduler controlling transfer of said subset of required resources and said set of primitives to said second resource store;
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• a resource executor creating a bit-map data file corresponding to said subset of required resources and said set of primitives and transferring said bit-map data file to the print engine for printing.

A system employing a host computer for controlling and printing a document on a printer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, and a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed, the printer containing a resource executor generating a bit-map data file corresponding to the data to be printed, and a print engine to control the page printing, the system comprising:

• a resource assembler examining the data file and translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document, and determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from said host resource store for printing said particular portion of the document;
• a resource loader to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which said subset of required resources and said set of primitives will be sent to the printer and released from the printer;
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• a resource scheduler controlling transfer of said subset of required resources and said set of primitives to the printer.

A printer system, employing a print engine, for printing a document from a host computer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed, a resource assembler examining the data file and translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document, determining a subset of the resources which are required for printing the particular portion of the document, and defining the interdependency of the set of primitives with the subset of required resources, the host computer also having a resource loader using the defined interdependency to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which the subset of required resources will be sent to the printer and released from the printer, the system comprising:

• a printer resource store for storing the subset of required resources received from the host computer;
• a resource scheduler controlling transfer of said subset of required resources and said set of primitives from the host computer and using the defined interdependency to determine when the subset of required resources and the set of primitives are present within said printer resource store, said resource scheduler generating an execute signal when all of the subset of required resources and the set of primitives are present within said printer resource store;
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• a resource executor receiving the subset of required resources and the set of primitives from said printer resource store and, upon receiving said execute signal, creating a bit-map data file corresponding to the subset of required resources and the set of primitives and transferring said bit-map data file to the print engine for printing.

A computer-printer system including a printer and a host computer for controlling and printing a document on the printer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, and a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed, the printer containing a print engine, the system comprising:

• a host resource store within the host computer storing a selected set of resources comprising a plurality of the resources required to print the document;
• a resource assembler within the host computer examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form said selected set of resources required for printing the document, loading said selected set of resources in said host resource store, translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document, determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from said host resource store for printing said particular portion of the document, defining the interdependency of said set of primitives with said subset of required resources, and transmitting said defined interdependency to the printer;
• a printer resource store within the printer for storing said subset of required resources and said set of primitives received from the host computer;
• a resource loader within the printer using said defined interdependency to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which said subset of required resources and said set of primitives will be sent to said printer resource store and released from said printer resource store;
• a resource scheduler within the printer controlling transfer of said subset of required resources and said set of primitives to said printer resource store;
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• a resource executor within the printer creating a bit-map data file corresponding to said subset of required resources and said set of primitives and transferring said bit-map data file to the print engine for printing.

A computer-printer system including a printer and a host computer for controlling and printing a document on the printer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, and a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed, the printer containing a print engine, the system comprising:

• a first resource store storing a selected set of resources comprising a plurality of the resources required to print the document;
• a resource assembler examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form said selected set of resources required for printing the document, loading said selected set of resources in said first resource store, translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document, determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from said first resource store for printing said particular portion of the document, defining the interdependency of said set of primitives with said subset of required resources, and transmitting said defined interdependency to the printer;
• a second resource store for storing said subset of required resources and said set of primitives;
• a resource loader using said defined interdependency to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which said subset of required resources and said set of primitives will be sent to said second resource store and released from said second resource store;
• a resource scheduler controlling transfer of said subset of required resources and said set of primitives to said second resource store;
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• a resource executor creating a bit-map data file corresponding to said subset of required resources and said set of primitives and transferring said bit-map data file to the print engine for printing.

A host computer for controlling and printing a document on a printer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, and a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed, the printer having a resource loader to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which data will be sent to the printer and released from the printer, a resource scheduler controlling transfer of data to the printer, a resource executor generating a bit-map data file corresponding to the data to be printed, a print engine to control the page printing and error sensors generating an error signal if an error occurs while printing, the system comprising:

• a first resource store storing a selected set of resources comprising a plurality of the resources required to print the document;
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• a resource assembler examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form said selected set of resources required for printing the document, loading said selected set of resources in said first resource store, translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document, determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from said first resource store for printing said particular portion of the document, defining the interdependency of said set of primitives with said subset of required resources, and transmitting said defined interdependency to the printer.

A printer system, containing a print engine, for printing a document from a host computer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed on the page, a host resource store storing a selected set of resources comprising a plurality of the resources required to print the document, a resource assembler examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form the selected set of resources required for printing the document, the resource assembler loading the selected set of resources in the host resource store, translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document, determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from the host resource store for printing the particular portion of the document, defining the interdependency of the set of primitives with the subset of required resources, and transmitting the defined interdependency to the printer, the system comprising:

• a printer resource store for storing the subset of required resources received from the host computer;
• a resource loader using the defined interdependency to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which the subset of required resources and the set of primitives will be sent to said printer resource store and released from said printer resource store;
• a resource scheduler within the printer controlling transfer of the subset of required resources and the set of primitives to said printer resource store;
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• a resource executor receiving the subset of required resources and the set of primitives from said printer resource store and creating a bit-map data file corresponding to the subset of required resources and the set of primitives and transferring said bit-map data file to the print engine for printing.

A method of using a computer-printer system including a printer and a host computer for controlling and printing a document on the printer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, and a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed, the printer containing a print engine, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form a selected set of resources required for printing the document;
• (b) loading said selected set of resources in a first resource store;
• (c) translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document;
• (d) determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from said first resource store for printing said particular portion of the document;
• (e) defining the interdependency of said set of primitives with said subset of required resources;
• (f) using said defined interdependency to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which said subset of required resources and said set of primitives will be sent to a second resource store and released from said second resource store;
• (g) transferring said subset of required resources and said set of primitives to said second resource store;
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• (h) creating a bit-map data file corresponding to said subset of required resources and said set of primitives and transferring said bit-map data file to the print engine for printing.

A method of using a computer-printer system including a printer and a host computer for controlling and printing a document on the printer by creating a set of draw primitives for a portion of the document and transmitting the set of draw primitives and associated resources required for printing the portion of the document to the printer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, and a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed, the printer containing a print engine, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form a selected set of resources required for printing the document;
• (b) loading said selected set of resources in a host resource store;
• (c) translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document;
• (d) determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from said host resource store for printing said particular portion of the document;
• (e) transferring said subset of required resources and said set of primitives to said printer resource store;
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• (f) creating a bit-map data file corresponding to said subset of required resources and said set of primitives and transferring said bit-map data file to the print engine for printing.

A method of using a host computer for controlling and printing a document on a printer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, and a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed, the printer having a resource scheduler to control transfer of data to the printer, a resource executor generating a bit-map data file corresponding to the data to be printed, and a print engine to control the page printing, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form a selected set of resources required for printing the document;
• (b) loading said selected set of resources in a first resource store;
• (c) translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document;
• (d) determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from said first resource store for printing said particular portion of the document;
• (e) defining the interdependency of said set of primitives with said subset of required resources;
• (f) using said defined interdependency to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which said subset of required resources and said set of primitives will be sent to a second resource store and released from said second resource store;
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• (g) transferring said subset of required resources and said set of primitives, according to said loading sequence, to said second resource store.

A method of using a printer system, containing a print engine, for printing a document from a host computer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed on the page, a host resource store storing a selected set of resources comprising a plurality of the resources required to print the document, a resource assembler examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form the selected set of resources required for printing the document, the resource assembler loading the selected set of resources in the host resource store, translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document, determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from the host resource store for printing the particular portion of the document, and defining the interdependency of the set of primitives with the subset of required resources, the host computer also having a resource loader using the defined interdependency to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which the subset of required resources will be sent to the printer and released from the printer, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) storing the subset of required resources and the set of primitives received from the host computer in a printer resource store;
• (b) controlling transfer of said subset of required resources and said set of primitives from the host computer;
• (c) using the defined interdependency to determine when the subset of required resources and the set of primitives are present within said printer resource store;
• (d) generating an execute signal when all of the subset of required resources and the set of primitives are present within said printer resource store;
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• (e) creating a bit-map data file corresponding to the subset of required resources and the set of primitives upon receiving said execute signal, and transferring said bit-map data file to the print engine for printing.

A method of using a computer-printer system including a printer and a host computer for controlling and printing a document on the printer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, and a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed, the printer containing a print engine and error sensors which generate an error signal in the event of an error in printing, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form a selected set of resources required for printing the document;
• (b) loading said selected set of resources in a first resource store;
• (c) translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document;
• (d) determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from said first resource store for printing said particular portion of the document;
• (e) defining the interdependency of said set of primitives with said subset of required resources;
• (f) transmitting said defined interdependency to the printer;
• (g) using said defined interdependency to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which said subset of required resources and said set of primitives will be sent to a second resource store and released from said second resource store;
• (h) transferring said subset of required resources and said set of primitives to said second resource store;
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• (i) creating a bit-map data file corresponding to said subset of required resources and said set of primitives and transferring said bit-map data file to the print engine for printing.

A method of using a host computer for controlling and printing a document on a printer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, and a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed, the printer having a resource loader to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which resources will be loaded into the printer and released from the printer, a resource scheduler to determine a resource executor generating a bit-map data file corresponding to the data to be printed, and a print engine and error sensors which generate an error signal in the event of an error in printing, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form a selected set of resources required for printing the document;
• (b) loading said selected set of resources in a first resource store;
• (c) translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document;
• (d) determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from said first resource store for printing said particular portion of the document;
• (e) defining the interdependency of said set of primitives with said subset of required resources;
• (f) transmitting said defined interdependency to the printer;
• (g) transferring said subset of required resources and said set of primitives to said second resource store.

A method of using a printer system, containing a print engine, for printing a document from a host computer, the host computer having a resource storage area for storing resources, a plurality of resources stored in the resource storage area, a data file for the document containing data describing a plurality of objects to be printed on the page, a host resource store storing a selected set of resources comprising a plurality of the resources required to print the document, a resource assembler examining the data file and selecting some of the resources from the resource storage area to form the selected set of resources required for printing the document, the resource assembler loading the selected set of resources in the host resource store, translating the data file into a set of primitives corresponding to the plurality of objects within a particular portion of the document, determining a subset of said selected resources which are required from the host resource store for printing the particular portion of the document, defining the interdependency of the set of primitives with the subset of required resources, and transmitting the defined interdependency to the printer, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) storing the subset of required resources and the set of primitives received from the host computer in a secondary resource store;
• (b) using the defined interdependency to determine a loading and releasing sequence in which the subset of required resources and the set of primitives will be sent to said secondary resource store and released from said secondary resource store;
• (c) controlling transfer of said subset of required resources and said set of primitives from the host computer according to said loading sequence;
• (d) determining when the subset of required resources and the set of primitives are present within said secondary resource store;
• (e) generating an execute signal when all of the subset of required resources and the set of primitives are present within said secondary resource store;
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• (f) creating a bit-map data file corresponding to the subset of required resources and the set of primitives upon receiving said execute signal, and transferring said bit-map data file to the print engine for printing.